User Guide

4.h) Open/Close Schedule

Supervised Open/Close accounts can now be maintained by the dealer. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Some

schedules can be difficult to set up, especially when the closing occurs after midnight. For these more

difficult schedules, it is recommended that the initial setup be done by SENTRYNET’s Data Entry

department to ensure proper entry. After the initial setup, most accounts can be easily maintained by the

dealer.

Here is an example of a common schedule…

Allowance entries are formatted hh:mm.

The example shows allowances

of…

1 hour for Early Open

15 min for Late Open

30 min for Late Close

The schedule (Blue Box) is set

for openings Monday – Friday at

9AM and closings are at 6PM

(18:00). On Saturday the location

should open at 8AM and close at

noon and on Sunday the location

is closed. (No entry for Sunday.)

The Green Box shows the supervisory settings for the account. The automation system will be monitoring for

“Unauthorized Opening,” “Fail to Open,” “Fail to Close,” and NOT for “Late Open.”

The automation system will generate “Unauthorized Opening” signals if the site is opened (disarmed) when

the system expects it to be closed (armed). “Fail to Open” signals are generated if the site is not opened by the

Open Time plus the Allowance – 9:15AM M-F in this example. Likewise, “Fail to Close” signals are

generated if the site is not closed (armed) by the Closing Time plus the Allowance – 6:30PM M-F. Finally, the

system generates a “Late Open” signal if the site opens after the Open Time plus the Late Open Allowance

and before the Close Time plus the Late Close Allowance.

Important Notes:

• SENTRYNET does not monitor for Early Closings.

• Times must be entered in military time (2400 format)