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Multiple Sites

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Multiple Sites

• This presentation assumes you are already familiar with Doors and all its standard commands

• It covers the changes that appear in Doors software when multiple sites are enabled and configured

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What is Multiple Sites?

• Configuring Doors to manage access control for multiple sites– Each site is handled

individually– All sites can be managed

from one Doors installation on one PC

– All sites information is stored in one common database

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What is Multiple Sites?

• Configuring Doors to manage access control for multiple sites– Any Doors task can be

performed on any controller on any networked site

– However, you can communicate with, monitor, or edit only ONE site at a time

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Locate the Multiple Sites Option

• Click the button or Select the Setup > System pull-down menu option

• Click the System Options tab

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Enable Multiple Sites Mode

• Enable multiple sites mode by clicking in the Sites ON check box

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Confirm Multiple Sites Mode

• Confirmation is required to enable multiple sites– Several Doors databases

are affected by this change

• Click the button to enable multiple sites

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Save Multiple Sites Mode

• Click the button to ensure multiple sites mode is saved– If you exit without saving,

multiple sites mode is not enabled

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Sites Tab

• Once multiple sites has been enabled a Sites tab is added to the Setup > System window

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Enter Site Specific Information

• Enter site specific information in the provided fields• Use the scroll bar to access off-window fields

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Name and Address

• Site Name – enter a descriptive name for the site– The Site Name always remains on screen, the other

columns will scroll on or off with the scroll bar

• Site Address – enter the site’s street address

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Site Number and PIN

• Site Number – assigned by Doors, not editable• PIN – enter a site Personal Identification Number if

desired– The PIN is a “password” number that provides an extra level

of security

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Network Configuration Changes - Modem

• The conversion to Sites mode changes the location for setting Network Configuration parameters

– The host PC parameters remain in the Network Configuration tab

– The site specific parameters move to the Sites tab

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Network Configuration – Modem• These two fields are displayed for sites using

modems for communication • Phone Number – enter the site modem’s telephone

number• Modem Init – enter the modem’s initialization string,

if needed (the default string usually works fine)

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Network Configuration Changes – TCP/IP

• The conversion to Sites mode changes the location for setting Network Configuration parameters

– The host PC parameters remain in the Network Configuration tab

– The site specific parameters move to the Sites tab

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Network Configuration – TCP/IP

• These two fields are displayed for sites using TCP/IP Ethernet communication

• TCP/IP Address – enter the LAN unit’s TCP/IP address in standard “dot” notation

• Remote Port Number – enter the LAN unit’s remote port number: 10001 for LAN-50/500, 3001 for LAN-100

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Global Secure and Unlock Enable

• Global Secure Time – enter the time-of-day when all non time zone controlled doors should be locked

• Global Unlock Enable – select if a signal on the global unlock input is allowed to immediately unlock all doors (master controller only)– Not to be used for fire exit control

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Global Lock Enable and Comment

• Global Lock Enable – select if a signal on the global lock input is allowed to immediately lock all doors (master controller only)

• Comment – enter a descriptive comment about the site

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Adding Sites

• Click the button to add new sites to the sites database

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New Site Information

• Enter site information for each new site as described in slides 8 through 15

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Multi-Site Changes in Doors

• Changes are made in the following program and database operations when in multi-site mode:– Select Site button added to the toolbar– Access group wizard– Net update– Quick search reports– Setup users spreadsheet

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Displaying Site Information

• The button appears on the tool bar when multiple sites mode is enabled

• Click this button to display a list of available sites• The name of the current site is displayed on the title

bar

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Selecting Site to Display

• Scroll through the list and locate the site you wish to display

• Click on that site name• Click on the

button

• Information for the selected site is now displayed in Doors

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Switching Sites While Connected

• If you are connected to one site and attempt to perform a command on a different site, you will be prompted to confirm the old-site disconnection/new-site reconnection

• Click the button to switch sites

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Site Access Groups

• Open the Access Groups window by either clicking on the button

OR

• Click on the Access Groups pull-down menu option

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Access Group Changes

• A new window is added near the beginning of the Access Group wizard– This allows Access Group settings to be limited to individual

sites or be applied to all sites

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Site Access Groups

• Access Groups will now require you to click on the site icon(s) to be applied

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Multi-Site Update

• Open the Site Update window by either clicking on the button

OR

• Click on the Operate > Update Network pull-down menu option

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Sites to Update

• A new column is added to the Update Network spreadsheet– All recognized sites are listed in this column

• Update status is displayed for each site– Is an update required Yes/No?

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Type of Update by Site

• The type of update for each site can be individually selected– Click to perform a smart or total update– Click to skip an update or event collection– Click to collect events

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Update Results

• Update results are displayed by site

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Quick Search Reports by Site

• To open the Quick Search Event Report window, Click on the Reports > Searchable Events pull-down menu option

• Then click on the Quick Search tab

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Quick Report Changes

• Site selection radio buttons are added at the top of the Quick Search window– This allows quick searches to be limited to individual sites or

be applied to all sites

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User Management Changes

• Multi site mode allows user access parameters to be applied to one site or to all sites

• Before assigning user parameters, verify the user spreadsheet is set properly

• The Setup Users window title bar shows which site mode the users spreadsheet is in

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Managing Users at One Site

• This Setup Users spreadsheet is set to apply user parameters for one site– The title bar for the Doors

program window shows the Site name

– The title bar for the Setup Users window confirms the spreadsheet is in One Site mode

– Click the button to switch to All Sites mode

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Managing Users at All Sites

• This Setup Users spreadsheet is set to apply user parameters for all sites– The title bar for the

Setup Users window confirms the spreadsheet is in All Sites mode

– Click the button to switch to One Site mode

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Deleting a Site

• A site can be deleted from all the Doors databases– Use this command with extreme caution!

If a site is removed, all site related database information is deleted and is NOT recoverable

– Any site on the list can be deleted (it does not have to be the last entry on the list)

– Site databases will reconfigure to accommodate any changes

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Select the Site

• Click on the Site Name for the site to be deleted• Click on the button

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Confirm Site Deletion

• Because of the affect on Doors databases, you must confirm the deletion

• Click the button.

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Site Deleted

• The site is deleted

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Disabling Multi-Site Mode

• Multi-site mode can be disabled entirely, returning all Doors databases to a single site– Use this process with extreme caution!

Once sites are removed and multi-site mode is disabled, all site related database information is deleted from Doors and is NOT recoverable

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Delete Unneeded Sites

• To disable multi-sites mode you must delete all unneeded sites, leaving one remaining site

• Follow the process previously described to delete all unneeded sites, leaving one site

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System Options

• Click on the System Options tab • Click on the Sites button to display the Sites ON

check box• Click on the Sites ON check box and clear the

check mark

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Save Sites Mode Change

• Click the button to save this change