User's Manual

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InfoProx Entry Glossary
Lock sensing input: An input that monitors a lock sensor that is available on some locks.
Lock sensor: Indicates whether a lock is engaged.
MAC Address: The unique 48-bit address burned into Ethernet and Token Ring adapters,
identifying a specific network card from all others. The address is normally shown as 12
hexadecimal nibbles, for example, 00-50-F9-3A-64-BC.
NO/NC: Normally Open or Normally Closed contacts.
PIN: Personal Identification Number used with cards to allow access.
PIR: Passive infrared switch. Typically used for a REX.
Power to secure: Indicates that a door is locked (secured) when the door strike relay is
powered (engaged).
Power to unlock: Indicates that the door is unlocked when the door strike relay is
powered.
Proximity: A type of reader (read head) that operates without a card actually touching the
reader. The proximity reader uses wireless RF technology.
Reader: The InfoProx Entry Reader is the door control unit; however, reading cards to
allow access is only one function of the unit.
Relock delay time: The amount of time, in seconds, to delay relocking the door after a
valid card access. Sometimes referred to as relock time.
Relock time: see Relock delay time.
Request to exit input: The input that monitors the Request to exit (REX or RTE) switch.
The REX switch might be a pushbutton or PIR. This input is frequently placed on the
secure side of a door to allow egress without a card read.
REX: See request to exit.
Site Code: The site code is an encoded three-digit number that differentiates one set of
cards from another. The site code is embedded by the manufacturer of the cards, usually
at the request of the user.
Sounder: The piezoelectric device at the back of the InfoProx Reader from which sounds
emit, such as alarms or confirmation beeps. This is also called the Sound Device.
Standard door open time: See Door open time.
Supervised input: An input that detects four states: normal, alarm, open circuit, and
short circuit.
Swipe: To swipe a card is to present a card to the reader within the read range.
System Number: The system number is an embedded card number that appears in
hexadecimal format in the door control unit's LCD screen.
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