In the Access
Area Setup screen, select a Name and Description for the access area.
The initial
area worked on will be the Default area. We
suggest that this be renamed "Onsite" and be used to include
everything within the outside fence-line. Most
sites will only have this one area, but others may have individual buildings,
floors, or rooms that are controlled by access devices inside the property.
It is a
really good idea to begin working from the outside of your property to
the inside of your property.
In the Settings
Area, set the Lighting Area and
Alarm Zone Alarm Zones allow a site with multiple sirens to create areas or zones where the sirens sound only for alarms that occur in that area. For example, a site with multiple buildings can have a siren inside each building that sounds only for alarms that occur within that particular building. Most sites will only have one Default Alarm Zone. for this Access Area.
If these
have not yet been setup, just leave the Lighting
Area as (None) and the Alarm
Zone as the Default. You
can change these later after they are setup.
Set the Rearm Time for the access area. If
the door or gate to the area has a switch, or if there is motion sensors
or other alarm sensing devices in the area, this is the length of time
after someone has entered the area before the alarm will rearm. Generally,
for access areas, this should be set to 00:00 to leave it off, or be set
to a long enough time that the customer will have left the area completely.
If the
customer logs off the site correctly at the exit device (keypad, card
reader, etc) then the alarm will rearm anyway. The
Access Area Rearm Time is just a backup of this in case the customer tailgates
off the site. Refer
to the Rearming the Alarms and Turning
off Lights section for more information on this.
Set the AI
Devices that Enter or Exit this area. This
becomes especially important if you have access areas within access areas,
such as a gate accessed site that has a building on it with a keypad controlled
door and an elevator inside that is controlled by a keypad. In
this example, the entire site inside the gate/fence-line would be one
access area, the building would be a second access area, and each floor
of the building would be a separate access area.
If the area
is within a building, such as a floor or individually keypad controlled
room (wine storage or maintenance room), you need to identify the Building this Area is In. Select
the Building and Floor.
If the
Building has not been setup, click on the Buildings button at the bottom
of the window to setup the building. Refer
to the Setting Up Buildings section
for more information on this.
Set the Area
Alarm Inputs. These
are only used if there are motion sensors, glass break sensors, door switches,
window switches or other alarm inputs for the area as a whole. These
do not include individual unit alarms within the area. Those
are setup separately. Select
any alarm inputs from the list that are connected to this area.
Click Save at the bottom of the screen when
complete. If
Buildings, Lighting Areas, Alarm Zones or AI Devices have not been setup,
complete each of those before proceeding.
Refer to the Setting Up Buildings,
Setting Up Lighting Areas,
Setting Up Alarm Zones, or Setting Up AI Devices for more information
on each of these.