User's Manual

MorphoAccess® SIGMA Lite Series – Installation Guide

Section 1 : Introduction

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The individuals who are authorized to access the secured area have their User ID

listed in a so-called "White List" (in contrast with a black list).

The MorphoAccess® SIGMA Lite Series terminal and the Controller are

communicating using one of the available protocol (TCP/IP, Wiegand or Dataclock, or

RS485). The typical process is described below:

 After access request, and local checks, the MorphoAccess® SIGMA Lite Series

terminal sends the User ID, and the result of local checks, to the Controller

 The Controller performs additional checks, and sends its decision to the

MorphoAccess® SIGMA Lite Series terminal (which displays access granted or

access denied depending on the answer), and to the electric latch of the door

(though a door controller) if access is granted to the user

 The MorphoAccess® SIGMA Lite Series terminal sends an alarm signal to the

Controller as soon as a malicious operation is detected (terminal pulled out from

the wall or opened); please refer to the paragraph dealing with anti-pulling and

anti-tamper switches for more explanations.

The Controller is part of the global Access Control System of the secured area, which

can provide useful features such as manage:

 white lists (i.e. for VIP),

 black lists (i.e. for lost user cards),

 an access request log (who and when, access granted or denied,..),

 an event log (i.e. tamper detection, access control for evacuation of the

building,...).

The MorphoAccess® terminal is able to work alone, without Controller, but the

protection level of the secured area is lower.

An Alarm (3rd party product)

This element is connected to the MorphoAccess® SIGMA Lite Series terminal through

a dry contact.

The MorphoAccess® SIGMA Lite Series terminal sends the command to activate the

Alarm as soon as a malicious operation (terminal pulled out from the wall or having

its bottom cover opened out of maintenance operations) is detected; please refer to

the paragraph dealing with anti-pulling and anti-tamper switches for more

explanations.

A Door Electric Latch or equivalent (3rd party product)

The activation of this element, open the door or the gate, to provide the physical

access to the protected area. The Controller is the one which sends the command to

activate the latch if access is granted (i.e. if the individual's User ID is listed in the

Controller White List). Connection between these two elements is done through a dry

contact.