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, 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.