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DSX Access Systems, Inc. 10731 Rockwall Road Dallas, Texas 75238 / 888-419-8353 / www.dsxinc.com
12/2010
To allow security personnel to simply press a
button and receive the Who Is In Report without
having a PC in the area would only require a
push button wired to any panel input and a
printer connected to the LAN.
Route History Reports Via Email-new
DSX has implemented the ability to route
predefined automated history reports to an email
address or multiple addresses through a SMTP
Server. History reports can be configured to
automatically run up to twice a day on any or all
days of the week. Reports can include any
information desired such as card holder activity,
alarms, or supervisory events from any or all
controllers from any given location.
These reports are pre-configured and saved and
will automatically run from the Workstation they
were created on. The SMTP server name and
the FROM address are both required and the
WinDSX database program must be running.
The files are saved in an RTF format and then
zipped prior to being emailed.
Microsoft Access™ & SQL Server™
DSX has two different versions of the WinDSX
software. Our traditional WinDSX software and a
version called WinDSX SQL. The difference
between the two is the type of database used to
store the system information.
The WinDSX software uses Microsoft Access™
files to store data and the WinDSX SQL uses
Microsoft SQL Server™ to store data. When
using SQL Server to store the data we have a
centralized set of database files that reside on
the SQL Server PC. Each of the WinDSX
workstations uses TCP/IP to make requests to
the SQL Server. The SQL Server program
executes the request and returns the results.
This is very different than how things happen in
the Access database.
When you use the Access version each
workstation actually “touches” the database.
With SQL Server only the SQL Server program
touches the database. This results in a database
that is much less susceptible to corruption. The
risk of database corruption is decreased in two
different ways. First the liability of a network
error causing corruption is eliminated, as the
only program that touches the database is SQL
Server, which is running on the same PC with
the database. Second the possibilities of
simultaneous or conflicting writes to the same
records are eliminated, as the SQL Server
program will only service one request at a time.
Additionally SQL Server is designed to handle
very large database files and a high number of
users. Increasing resources (speed, RAM) to the
SQL Server PC without making any hardware
changes to the Workstations can enhance your
systems overall performance. SQL Server also
provides high level of security for the system
data, as access to the data is restricted by SQL
Severs built in security procedures.
Basically SQL Server stands between the world
and the data. Its job is to protect the data from
unauthorized access, maintain the health of the
database, and respond to requests from the
workstations. The WinDSX SQL software is
typically used on mid to large size jobs.
Precision Card Start/Stop Date/Time
It is now possible to set a Time as well as a Date
for cards to Start (activate) and Stop (deactivate)
working. Cards can now be enabled for as little
as 15 minutes or indefinitely.
Auto-Incrementing Badge Number
You can now designate a UDF field as an auto-
incrementing card number. This field will
become a card serial number typically used for
badging applications. This UDF (data) field can
be placed on a badge template so that each
card printed can have a unique number printed
on it that is automatically assigned and
incremented. Each time a card is printed with a
badge template that contains this UDF field the
system will prompt the operator to print the card
as is or to increment the card number.
DSX-1030PR5 – Processor
The new DSX-1030PR5 Processor is now
available for upgrades to existing 1030 Series
I/O Controllers. This faster new retrofit processor
provides 512K of RAM and 512K of Flash ROM
to existing 1032, 1033, and 1034 Controllers.
The 1030PR5 processor is a direct replacement
of the existing 1030P processor and can be