Site Configuration

A site, as opposed to a physical connection, is composed of one or many physical connections (see Connection Configuration for more information about connections).

This way, it is possible for a large number of “controllers”, communicating over IP within an EntraPass system, to be linked together into a common “virtual site” regardless of their physical connections.

2 - If you are defining a new Site , click the New button, assign a name to the new site and click the Save button. The bullet next to the site name will turn green.

General Parameters

1 - Click the General tab.

2 - In the Connection list section, you will find all the connections for that site. Right-click on a connection to view or edit it.

3 - Select a Graphic and a Video view to which the gateway is assigned, if applicable. The video view will only be activated If the video feature is enabled in EntraPass.

Information

1 - Click the Information tab.

• Enter site information in the fields (up to 20).

• The first 10 fields have already been populated. Double-click on a field to edit it (please refer to Change Site Labels for more details).

Comment

1 - Click the Comment tab:

• For more details about the Comment entry box, please refer to Comment Field.

Merge Connection Options

The Merge existing connection tab allows existing connections to be added to the site. By doing so, all logical and physical components linked to the connections will be transferred to the site. During the merge process, the system will combine access levels from the site and the merged connections. This process will create new access levels and assign them to users. These merged access levels will be renamed with the prefix “Combination:” followed by the names of merged access levels. Multiple instances of “Combination” in the name is the result of multiple access level merged between each connections.

Note...

Please ensure the total count of logical components of the site and the connections merged will not reach the limit site components. (100 Groups of each [Controller, Relay, Input, Access Level], 250 Access Levels, 100 Schedules, 256 Floors, 250 Floor groups). Otherwise, components will be lost if the limit is reached during the merge.

To merge connection(s) into a site,

1 - Click the Merge existing connection tab.

2 - Select the connections to be integrated with the site.

3 - Click the Save button. The system will then prompt the Merge connection options dialog (all are checked by default):

• Merge Identical Schedules: This option allows the system to find duplicate schedules between the site and the connection(s), and merges them into one. If not selected, all schedules from connection(s) will be transferred to the site even if duplicates exist.

• Add Site Name as Prefix to Component’s Name: When selected, this option add the site name as a prefix to all physical components name (controllers, doors, inputs, outputs and relays). For example, for a site named “Montreal Office”, a door named “Main Door” will become “Montreal Office, Main Door.

4 - Click OK to continue.

5 - Edit access level names from the list in both languages as needed. Click OK.

6 - The Merge results dialog will be displayed. Check for any error during the merge process. Click the Close button.

7 - To complete the merge process, you must close the Site definition window. A reload data of gateway(s)/ account will then be started.

Linked Component

Large EntraPass installations across multiple sites can contain many components(graphics, intrusion panels, and video servers). To simplify the management of a large number of components use Linked components to associate components with sites. Components can be linked and unlinked from a site. To create a linked component, complete the following steps:

1 - Click the Linked component tab.

2 - Select a component from the menu under the component type: Panel, Graphic, Video Server, or Video View.

3 - Select the link button to add the component to the Site.

4 - To unlink a component, select the component from the list and select the unlink button.