Host Schedules Overview

Host Schedules Overview

Host Schedules is a licensed feature that allows you to activate and deactivate Global Macros at certain times of day and on certain days of the week. Anything that can be setup as a Global Linkage Macro can be programmed to activate at a certain time.


Here are a few Host Schedule examples:

  • Automatically Export an Attendance Report (also requires the Professional Report Client).
  • Automatically unlock all doors at 5pm.
  • Grant Anti-passback free pass to everyone at certain times of day.
  • Mask Door Forced or Held Open on the weekends.
  • Place the facility into Lockout or Lockdown overnight.
  • Change the Reader Mode on certain doors to Card + PIN during certain times of day.

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