Paxton Switch2 User Manual

CARDLOCK & PROXIMITY
* IMPORTANT *
CARDLOCK or PROXIMITY
In all the explanations below, the actions for a CARDLOCK system have been used.
These actions are also used with the PROXIMITY system except that the instead of the
action “Swiping” a card for a CARDLOCK reader, the term “presenting” a PROXIMIY card
applies to PROXIMITY.
As you may notice there is no Arrow LED on the PROXIMITY reader and so any note
about this can be ignored with PROXIMITY. Also, ALL PROXIMITY readers have a fixed
sounder. This means they will always beep if a PROXIMITY card is presented to them.
PROXIMITY vandal proof reader
There are no LEDs on the vandal proof reader! This means visual indication does not
apply. The reader will indicate the various actions (presenting a PROXIMITY card etc.)
with high (accept) or low (reject) beeps.
Initialising the system
After the system has been wired up, be sure to check over the connections against the
wiring diagrams provided before powering up for the first time. When the system is
powered up for the first time the control unit will bleep 3 times a second. This indicates
that Switch2 is waiting to be initialised. If a CARDLOCK reader is connected the arrow
LED will also be flashing.
All the user cards will now work.
User cards
These are the cards the everyday user of the system will have. They can gain access
through a door by presenting the card to the reader. If the corresponding colour LED
on the reader is lit then the user can enter, assuming they have not been barred. If the
card is accepted the GREEN LED will flash (the RED and AMBER go out) and the door can
be opened. If the card is not accepted then the RED LED will flash (all the other LEDs will
go out).
NOTE: The control unit will beep each time a user card is used unless the system is set
for silent operation.
Shadow cards
To bar a user from entering an area guarded by a reader, the shadow card is used.
Swipe the shadow card through the reader (the reader beeps once and the control unit
beeps twice). If the barred user now tries to use the reader to gain entrance their access
will be denied.
Programming Switch2 using function cards
With the CARDLOCK or PROXIMITY reader connected to Switch2 the function cards are
used to alter system features. Some function cards come in the starter pack and others
come in the function card pack.
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Paxton Switch2 Specifications

General

Type	Proximity access card
Material	Plastic
Product color	Black, Green
Wireless connection	Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	49 mm
Width	28 mm
Height	11 mm