Acre SPC42 - 18 System Examples and Scenarios; When to Use a Common Area

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18 System examples and scenarios

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18.1 When to use a common area 254

18.1 When to use a common area

Common areas provide a convenient way of setting multiple areas within a single installation. A user

assigned to a common area has the ability to SET ALL areas within that common area (even those areas

that have not been assigned to that user). However, the users can only UNSET areas assigned to them.

Common areas should only be used when a single keypad is installed at the primary access location and

is shared by all users within the building (defining a common area on a system with multiple keypads in

different areas is not recommended).

Scenario: 2 departments of a business (Accounts and Sales) share a common access point (front door)

In this case, create 3 areas on the system (Common Area, Accounts, and Sales). The Common Area

must include the main access point (front door). Assign the zones in Accounts to Area 2 and the zones in

Sales to Area 3. Install a keypad at the front door and assign it to all 3 areas. Define 2 users (minimum)

on the system, one for each department, and assign the users to their respective areas and the common

area.

Operation: Setting the system

The Accounts Manager leaves the office at 5 pm. When he enters his code at the keypad, the FULLSET

option presents the following 3 sub-menus:

ALL AREAS: sets all areas assigned to the common area (Common Area, Accounts, and Sales)

and any additional areas assigned to the account manager; in this case there are no additional

areas. The exit timer for the front door informs the user to exit the building.

COMMON: sets all areas assigned to the Common Area (Common Area, Accounts and Sales)

and starts the exit timer for the front door

ACCOUNTS: sets the Accounts area only; the Sales area remains unset and access is still

permitted through the front door

When the last worker in the Sales department is leaving the building, he/she closes all doors and

windows in AREA 3 and enters his/her code at the keypad. The FULLSET option presents the following

3 sub-menus:

ALL AREAS: sets all areas assigned to the Common Area (Common area, Accounts, and Sales)

and any additional areas assigned to the sales worker; in this case there are no additional areas.

The exit timer for the front door informs the user to exit the building.

COMMON: sets all areas assigned to the Common Area (Common Area, Accounts, and Sales)

and starts the exit timer for the front door.

SALES: sets ALL areas assigned to the Common Area (Common area, Accounts and Sales); this

is because there are no other unarmed sub-areas on the system.

Operation: Unsetting the system

When the Accounts Manager returns to open the building and enters his code on the keypad, the

UNSET option presents the following 3 sub-menus:

ALL AREAS: unsets all areas assigned to the accounts worker (Common Area, Accounts) and

any additional area assigned to the accounts worker. In this case there are no additional areas.

Note: The accounts worker cannot UNSET the Sales area.

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