Manual operations on doors

This dialog allows an authorized operator to manually modify the state of a door or a group of doors.

Operators can manually lock or unlock a door, temporary lock or unlock a door or a group of doors, and enable or disable readers on selected doors.

Table 1. Door icons
Icon Definition
"Lock_Door_icon.png"
Lock door or group of doors: will manually lock the selected door or group of doors.
"doormanualun.png"
Unlock door or group of doors: The selected door or group of doors will be manually unlocked and will remain unlock until the next valid change of the unlocking schedule or an operator manually locks the door or group of doors
"doortempunlock.png"
Temporarily lock/unlock door or group of doors: Temporarily unlocks a door or group of doors for a preset delay. Once the delay expires, the door or group of doors re-lock automatically.
"EP00479.png"
Return to schedule: Will re-apply the locking schedule for a door or a group of doors.
"Readericon.png"
Enable card reader: Will enable a previously disabled door reader.
"Readeroff.png"
Disable card reader: Will disable a door reader and user will not be able to access that door, even if they have access rights.
"arm_door.png"
Arm door (Multi-site Gateway with KT-400 only): Does a Request to arm on the alarm panel.
"disarm_door.png"
Disarm door (Multi-site Gateway with KT-400 only): Does a Request to disarm on the alarm panel.
"soft_reset_reader_icon.png"
Soft reset reader: will restart the reader by powering it off and then on again.
"hard_reset_reader_icon.png"
Hard reset reader:will restore the reader to its original factory state. It deletes all programmed settings.
Note: A hint is displayed when you move your cursor over a button. It gives details about the operation to be performed.

There are various reasons why you would want to perform one of these operations; for example you may need to “disable a reader” for a short period in order to deny access to the door, etc. This operation allows an operator to lock a door that was previously unlocked by an operator or a schedule. When a door is manually locked through the Operation menu, it remains locked until:

  • The presentation of a valid card (will re-lock after access), or
  • The next valid change of the automatic unlocking schedule (for a door defined with an unlocking schedule), or
  • An operator manually unlocks the door.