Avigilon ALTA - Appendix A: Configure Avigilon Alta Control Center with Legacy Systems

AppendixA:ConfigureAvigilonAltaControl
Centerwithlegacysystems
YoucanconfigureAvigilonAltaControlCentertosupportexistinglegacyaccesscontrolsystems.Inthissetup,
AvigilonSmartReadersreplacethelegacyWiegandreadersandAvigilonSmartHubACUsareinstalled
betweentheSmartReadersandthelegacypanel,withtheWiegandportsconfiguredasoutputstothelegacy
panel.Inthissetup,thelegacypanelmakestheaccesscontroldecisionswhiletheAvigilonhardwareallows
theuseofOpenpathcredentials(includingmobileandCloudKeycredentials).
Note:TheAvigilonProseriesreaders(VideoReaderProandVideoIntercomReaderPro)donotrequirethe
AvigilonAccessControlUnit(ACU).
Figure1MobileGatewaydiagram
Ifyou'resupportingalegacysystem,thereareafewitemsyouneedtoconfigureintheControlCenter:
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UnderEntrysettings,configuretheWiegandDevicetoOutput(Gateway)mode.SeeWieganddeviceon
page61.
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