Hardware Navigation

Hardware Navigation


The software has three main working areas:

  1. Top - Toolbar and Ribbon - provides access to all software features.
  2. Middle - work space / data display area, typically using a Grid to display information.
  3. Bottom - quick-open status tabs for data windows.

Main User Interface

 

 

Locating Hardware

To view a list of all the hardware on the system, go to Setup >> Hardware Setup >> All.

 

Hardware All

 

 

At the top of the hardware window is the communications gateway(s) - you may have more than one. If you expand the gateways you will then see a list of all the controllers which exist on the system.

 

All Controllers

 

If you expand any of the controllers you will then be able to locate the controller's; readers, inputs or outputs.

 

Expand Controller

 

If you then select any of the hardware objects (reader, input or output) you will see its properties displayed on the properties grid on the right.

 

Hardware Properties

 

Viewing the Hardware Status

You can quickly view all the doors, controllers, inputs and outputs on the system via each of the quick-open tabs located in the lower left corner of the user interface.

 

Quick Open Tabs

 

Doors

All Hardware - Doors

 

 

Inputs

Input Status Grid

 

 

Outputs 

Output Status Grid

 

 

Controllers

Controller Status Grid


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