User guide
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Specifications and Requirements
- 3. Installation
- 4. System Overview
- 5. How to Set Up a Site
- 5.1 Adding Time Zones
- 5.2 Adding Holidays
- 5.3 Adding a Network
- 5.4 Adding Access Control Panels
- 5.5 Configuring the Doors
- 5.6 Configuring the Readers
- 5.7 Configuring the Inputs
- 5.8 Adding a Camera
- 5.9 Adding Panel Links
- 5.10 Creating Groups
- 5.11 Adding Users and Cards
- 5.12 Adding Departments, Users, and Visitors
- 5.13 Adding Access Areas
- 5.14 Adding Global Antipassback Rules
- 5.15 Car Parking
- 5.16 Adding Operators
- 5.17 Creating Elevator Control
- 5.18 Creating Status Maps
- 6. ViTrax™ Video Integration
- 7. Manual Operation
- 8. AxTraxNG™ Reports
- 9. Administrator Operations
- A. Firewall Configuration
- B. SQL Service Settings
- C. Network Configuration
- D. Restoring Factory Default Settings
- E. Configuring User Counters
- F. Cross Platform Camera Setup
- G. Enrolling Cards using MD-08 Desktop Reader
- H. SQL Server Installation Troubleshoot
- I. AxTrax.NET Watchdog
- J. Adding Custom Wiegand Formats

How to Set Up a Site
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Field Description
Alarm Handler
Opens the Alarm Handler configuration window, which contains the
following fields:
• Alarm Message: Type a personalized message to be displayed
on the screen as an alarm message when the selected event
occurs
• Popup Enabled: Select the checkbox to enable an alarm pop-
up message
• Select Color button: A color selection window opens allowing
a color selection for the alarm message
• Browse… button: Find and upload an audio wav file to be
sounded when the selected event occurs
• Sound Now button: After uploading the audio file click to
button to hear the audio file
• Local Sound Enabled: Select the checkbox to enable sound for
the alarm
• Fire Input Alarm: Select this checkbox to open all outputs,
usually relevant for fire alarms
The Alarm Handler function is only enabled when the
Generate
Alarm
checkbox is selected.
In addition, when a camera is linked to a panel, the following fields
appear in the window:
• Camera: List of available cameras
• Options: How the alarm is displayed
• Popop Enabled: Activates a popup to appear on the user’s
screen when alarm is triggered
• Close window options: Can choose By timer and specify the
time, or Manually
Numerous events and links can be defined in Panel Links. It is the operators’
responsibility to avoid conflicting or non-logical definitions. Not all events
sources that appear in the
Links
window are enabled in the panel; this too is
the operator’s responsibility to verify. Link condition operations should be
checked after making any changes in the links definitions.
To create a panel link:
1. In the Tree View, click AC Networks.
2. Select a network and expand a panel in the Tree View.
3. Select AC Links.
4. On the
Network
toolbar, click the icon.
The
Add Link
window opens.