MKII Access Control

Quick Reference Guide

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Symetrix MKII Access Control System

Copyright 2013 Symetrix Data and Security Pty. Ltd.
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 Quick Reference Guide
How do I Open the Access Control Software?
The Symetrix Security Technician will have installed the
access control system on a Windows PC designated by
either yourself, or the person requesting the access control
system installation.
The software icon will be located on the Windows Desktop,
with the label “Access Control System 2011”, and can be
opened by simply double clicking on this icon.
The Access Control Software will display a login screen,
prompting you for your user name and password. The
default login user name is “admin”, and the default login
password is blank. (i.e. No password is specified).

How do I Add a new Card Holder?

To give a person access to one or more access controlled doors, you will need to add a new “Card
Holder” to the system, “Issue” a card to the card holder person, and then give the card holder
“Authority” to access one or more access control doors.

To add a new card holder to the access control system,

1. Open the access control software installed on your windows PC.
2. Login to the software using your user
name and password.
3. Click on the Card Holder icon located on
the access control software tool bar.
4. A list of currently active access control
card holders will be displayed.
5. Right click on the card holder list, and
select “New” from the drop down menu.
6. A new window will be displayed, prompting
you for the new Card Holder details.
7. Enter the User Number in the User: field
(Use the next available user number).
8. Enter the name of the card holder in the
Name: field.
9. The remaining fields are optional, and are
used for quickly searching for, and
administrating card holders on the system.
10. Click on the [OK] button to add the Card
Holder user to the system.

How do I Issue a Card to a Card Holder?

Once you have added a card holder to the system, the next step is to issue
(program) a new access control proximity card for the person to access doors
on the system.
1. Click to select the newly created card holder in the card holder list.
2. Right click on the card holder, and select “Issue Card” from the drop down
menu.
3. The Issue Card window will now be displayed.
4. Select the Door which you wish to read the new access control card from,
using the Issuer: drop down list.
(Choose All if you are unsure what door you will be reading
the access control card from).
5. Swipe the Access Control Card at the selected door /
card reader.
6. The software should automatically display the access
control card number in the Card: field.
7. Click on the [OK] button to issue the selected card to the
access control card holder.

How do I Authorise Access to one or more Doors?

Once you have added a card holder, and have
issued the card holder an access control card,
the next step is to authorise access to one or
more doors for the selected card holder.
This will allow or deny the card holder to pass
through certain doors configured in the system.

1. Click to select the newly created Card

Holder in the card holder list.
2. Right Click on the Card Holder, and select
“Authority” from the drop down menu.
3. The Authority Window will now be displayed.
4. If User Authority Levels have been
configured, you can simply select a User
Authority from the drop down list provided.
If you wish to manually define what doors the
card holder has access to, tick the Apply
Separate Setting check box, and tick the
Doors that the selected card holder will have
access to.
5. Finally, click on the [OK] button to save the card holders door access authority.

How do I Update the Date and Time for Daylight Savings?

During the commencement and completion of daylight savings time, the access control panels will
require the updated date and time to be sent to the configured access control panels.

To send the latest date and time to your access control system,
1. Open the access control software installed on your windows PC.
2. Login to the software using your user name and password.
3. Click on the Device Icon located on the Access Control Software
Tool bar.
4. A list of configured access control panels and access control doors
will now be displayed.
5. Right click on TCP/IP Item in the Device Interface List.
6. Right Click on the TCP/IP Device and select Update Parameters
from the drop down list.
The access control software will now update the access control panels
date and time using the Windows PCs configured date and time.
How do I Send my Changes to the Access Control Panels?
Once you have added a new card holder to the system, issued a card, and authorised the user to
access one or more doors, the final step is to send the programming
information from the access control software, to the access control
panels.
1. Click on the Device Icon located on the Access Control Software
Tool bar.
2. A list of configured access control panels and access control
doors will now be displayed.
3. Right click on TCP/IP Item in the Device Interface List.
4. Right Click on the TCP/IP Device and select “Download Card
Data”.
5. The software will now attempt to download the newly created and
revised access control card holder information, to all the configured
access control panels and doors configured in the system.

How do I Add or Modify Access Control Time Schedules?

Access control schedules allow the access control system to allow access to card holders during an
access control schedule date and time.
It is also possible to automatically unlock, or open a door during a pre defined schedule, such as
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, business operating hours, weekends, and other programmable
schedules.
This allows non card holders access to one or more doors, gates, and other access controlled areas
during these programmed times.

To Add or Edit an Access Control Door Schedule,

1. Click on the Device Icon located on the Access Control Software Tool bar.
2. A list of current access control devices and doors will now be displayed.
3. Click on the TCP/IP(TCP/IP) Interface located at the top of the form.
This will now display all the Access Control
Doors Configured in the system in the bottom
pane.
4. Right click on the door you wish to create a
schedule for and select “Time Zone" from the
drop down menu.
5. The Edit Time Zone window will now be
displayed, along with any existing schedule
items.
Please Note : Active Schedule items will have
the word Yes in the enabled field.
The first Time Zone entry is a default entry that
allows all valid cards to access the door 24
Hours a Day, 7 Days a week (Including
holidays).
6. This default time zone entry can be altered to
limit access to the door during certain times for
all card holders, or a new time zone can be added to the door that can be used to limit certain card
holders from accessing the door during certain times.
7. To Add or edit an existing time zone, right click on the Time Zone you wish to edit, and select
“Edit” from the drop down menu.
8. The Door Open Time window will now be displayed.
9. Tick the Enable: check box to enable this time zone.
10. Enter a name to aid in identifying the selected time zone in the Name: field.
11. Enter a start and end time in the
Time Scope: field.
12. Select which days this time zone will
be active by ticking the required days in
the Date Scope area.
13. Select a Verification Method: from
the drop down list. Options include,

Card : Swipe a valid card to open the

selected door during the time period.
Password : Enter a valid Pin number on
a keypad to access the door during the
time period (Where a keypad device has
been optionally fitted).
Card + Password : Both a card and
password are required to access the
selected door during the time period.
(Where a keypad device has been
optionally fitted)
Double Card : Two different card holder cards must be presented to gain access to the door during
the time period.
Free Pass : Any access control card holder (valid and non valid) can access the selected door during
the time period.
Card or Pin : A valid card or pin number can be used to access the selected door during the time
period.
Door Timer : The door will remain open / unlocked during the selected time period.
Alarm Timed Output : The door alarm output will be enabled during the selected time period.
Release Button Time Zone : The manual release button will allow door access during the time
period.

14. Click on the [OK] button to add the access control schedule to the system.
Once the access control schedule / time zone has been configured and added, you will need to upload
the time zone to the selected door.
15. Close the Time Zone window by clicking on the red X located at the top right hand of the window.
16. Right Click on the TCP/IP(TCP/IP) Interface located at the top of the form, and select Update
Parameters from the drop down menu.
The access control software will now send the updated schedule information to the configured access
control panels.

How do I Add or Change Software Login Details?

The default access control software login user name and password can be modified to help keep your
access control system secure from unwanted or
unauthorised changes.

It is also possible to add new software login users to the

system, and limit access to certain functions within the
access control software.
This function is ideal for organisations that wish to allow
access to reporting functions, or to allow department
managers to allow / deny access to employee groups,
without having unrestricted access to the system.
How do I change my Software Login Password?
To change the default blank login password (or your current login
password),
1. Open the access control software installed on your windows
PC.
2. Login to the software using your user name and password.
3. Click on the User Icon located on the Access Control Software
Tool bar.
4. A list of configured user names and users will be displayed.
The default user “Admin” will be displayed at the top of the list.
Right Click on the “Admin” user (Or your login user name), and
select “Edit” from the Drop Down List.
5. The Modify User form will now be displayed.
6. The current user name will be displayed in the User: field.
This can be modified if required.
7. The Name: field will display the full name of the selected
user, and can be modified if required.
8. Enter a new password for the selected user in the
Password: field.
9. Verify the new password by entering it again in the Repeat:
field.
10. Once you have completed your changes to the selected
user, click on the [OK] button to save.

How do I add a new Software Login User Name?

To add a new user to the access control management
software,
1. Open the access control software installed on your
windows PC.
2. Login to the software using the administrator user name
and password. (The Default Administrator user name is
Admin, and the default password is left blank).
3. Click on the User Icon located on the Access Control
Software Tool bar.
4. A list of configured user names and users will be
displayed.
5. Right Click on the User List and select “New” from the
drop down menu.
6. The Modify User form will now be displayed.
7. Enter a login user name in the User: field. (This will be
used by the user to log in).
8. Enter a descriptive name for the new user in the Name: field. (This field helps identify who the
actual user is in your organisation).
9. Enter a new password for the selected user in the Password: field.
10. Verify the new password by entering it again in the Repeat: field.
11. Once you have completed adding the selected user, click on the [OK] button to save.
How do I Limit Access to the Software for Some Users?
In some cases, you may wish to limit what functions one or more access control software users can
and cannot change,
1. Open the access control software installed on your windows PC.
2. Login to the software using your user name and password.

3. Click on the User Icon located on the Access Control Software Tool bar.
4. A list of configured user names and users will be
displayed.
5. Right Click on the User you wish to limit or modify
access for, and select “Authority” from the drop down
menu.
6. The User Authority Setting form will now be displayed,
containing three tab pages.

Normal Tab Page : Allows the software user to configure

software and access control functions, such as add / edit /
remove card holders, change authority levels, update
schedules, and manually configure the access control
panels and doors.

Department Tab Page : Allows the software user to

access one or more departments configured in the system.
This allows the user to be limited to editing card holders
within the selected departments.

Area Tab Page : Allows the software user to access one or

more access control areas configured within the access
control system.

Once you have modified the software users authority

details, simply click on the [OK] button to save any
changes that you have made.

How do I View User and Card Access Log Details?

From time to time, you may be required to view historic door access records to determine who may
have accessed a particular area during a specific time, what doors a particular user has accessed, or
if a user has attempted to access a restricted area.

Fortunately, the Symetrix Access Control System allows you to generate simple to complex access
control reports, allowing you to filter information based on Cards Holders, Date and Times, and Doors,
depending on your report requirements.

To Generate an Access Control Report,

1. Open the access control software installed on your windows PC.
2. Login to the software using your user name and password.
3. Click on the Card Record Icon located on the Access Control Software Tool
bar.
4. Next, right click in the report area, and select Inquiry from the drop down
menu.
5. The Inquiry Card Events Window will now be displayed.
(The Inquiry Card Events Window will allow you to specify how you would like
to limit the returned information for your report)
6) So as to limit the size of the report,
it is recommended that you set a start
and end date for the events that you
wish to view, for the selected period.
7. If you want to limit the report to a
single person / card holder, Select the
person / card holder's name from the
“Name” drop down list.
8. If you want to limit the report to one
or more door(s) / gates / access
control points, it is recommended that
you select the door(s) / gates / access
control points you wish to include in
your report, by selecting these in the
“Device Scope”.
9. It is also possible to view card
holders based on Departments, or their Position if this information has been entered in the access
control software.
10. Finally, click on the [OK] button to view your access control report, based on the information
provided above.

Support and Service Contact Information

Your Access Control System was Installed by : Symetrix Data and Security Pty. Ltd.
Security System Sales and Support : (Ph) 1300 097 727
(Em): support@symetrix.com.au : (Web): www.symetrix.com.au

Your Software Login Username is : ________ Your Software Password is : ____________________

Your Web Interface Username is : _________ Your Web Interface Password is : ________________

Access Control Panel Model : ____________ Panel IP Address : ____________________________

Panel Web Port : ______________________ Panel Software Port : __________________________

Further Notes Regarding Your System :

Your access control system was installed on the __________________________________________

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