Schedules Definition

A schedule indicates when the system will execute certain operations such as automatically unlocking doors, permitting access to employees, running automatic reports, monitoring inputs, etc. It also determines when events are to be acknowledged or when to activate relays controlling different functions (lighting, heat, etc.). You can use the same schedule in different menus, but it is recommended to create a different schedule for each application, because it is much easier to modify a particular schedule without affecting other applications.

Each schedule is composed of four intervals. Each interval has a starting and ending time. Each of these intervals can be individually selected for the seven days of the week, and for 4 holidays. EntraPass gives you the possibility of programming 99 schedules per gateway  and an unlimited number of system schedules. To do so, you must activate the Upgrade to advanced schedule capability  option in the System parameters dialog (Options toolbar > System parameters > Server) .

NOTE: For more information, please see System Parameters Configuration.

EntraPass supports two groups of schedules :

•   System schedules : System schedules for global functions such as operators login schedules and video triggers. These are not loaded in controllers.

•   Multi-site schedules : These are defined per connection. You can define 99 schedules per connection for such purposes as: power supervision (controllers), unlock schedule (doors), Rex schedule (doors), activation mode (relay), monitoring schedule (input).

If you are assigning or defining schedules, make sure that you are selecting the proper category for this schedule. For example, if you are assigning or defining a system schedule (for workstation, operators, alarm notifications, video triggers) this schedule will be available for selecting components of this category. If you are selecting a schedule for physical components such as controllers, doors, inputs, their schedules will be grouped  by site if you are using a multi-site Gateway . If you have defined two sites in your system, there will be two separate groups of schedules for each site. You can define up to 99 schedules for each site.

Defining a Schedule

1 - From the EntraPass main window, click the Definition  tab. Then click the Schedule button.

NOTE: If you have checked the Upgrade to advanced schedule capability option ( System   parameter  > Server  > Schedule  tab), the Gateway/Site  drop-down list appears for selection. From the Gateway/site  drop-down list, select a Site  or a System schedule (applicable to system components such as video triggers and operator login).

2 - From the Schedule  drop down list, select the schedule you want to modify or select the schedule applicable to the category selected in previous step, or click the New  button to create a new one.

3 - Assign a name (or modify an existing one) to the schedule. It is recommended to choose a meaningful name.

4 - You can click the Holiday  button in the toolbar to view the list of holiday that are defined in the system.

NOTE: EntraPass supports four types of holidays.

5 - Specify the Start time : This is the scheduled time when the interval becomes valid. It will become invalid when the end time has been reached.

6 - Specify the End time : This is the scheduled time when the interval is no longer valid.

NOTE: Start and end times are in 24-hour time format; this gives a range from 00:00 to 24:00. For any interval, the end time must be greater than the start time.

7 - Check the Days of the week during which this schedule interval will be valid. To do this, click in the checkbox below each day.

8 - Check the Holiday type ( Hol1, Hol2, etc.) column checkbox if you have defined four holidays in the Holiday definition menu and you want this interval to be valid during a holiday. You can also click on the + sign to display a calendar for the next 12 months showing holidays in one of the three colours identified in the legend.

NOTE: The legend is different from the one used to define holidays. See Holiday Definition for more information.

To Create a 2-day Continuous Interval

To create an interval from Monday 20:00 (8:00 PM) to Tuesday 08:00 AM, the schedule must be divided into two intervals:

1 - First define an interval for Monday from 20:00 to 24:00;

2 - Define a second interval for Tuesday from 00:00 to 08:00. The system considers these two intervals as one continuous interval.

Extended Schedule

This feature allows increasing the number of schedule intervals to 20.

NOTE: Schedules with 20 intervals in stand-alone mode can be used with KT-400 and KT-400 V1 controllers only.