Advanced Features
Setup PIN-Only Access
PIN-Only Access 1.0 Introduction This document explains how to setup PIN-Only access when using a keypad connected to a PXL-500W or when using NXT and NXT-MSC controllers with a reader interface module. Notes: The feature setup varies slightly ...
Design Mode - Custom LED Modes
1.0 Introduction When using Mercury and NXT Mercury-Powered controllers there are three available default LED modes defined in the software that control how the reader’s LEDs behave when the various modes are set to the readers. Examples of these ...
Global Anti-Passback
1.0 Introduction This document explains how to setup Global Anti-Passback (Global APB) using NXT-MSC 4-door controllers. The guide uses 3 x separate NXT-MSC 4-door controllers and for this setup example each controller will have 2 x IN readers and 2 ...
Rollcall - Advanced
Advanced Rollcall is an option that can be enabled on your license. The main benefit of Rollcall Advanced is you have the option of adding muster readers and you also have the ability to automatically print area occupancy lists. An example of where ...
Setup Area Control
Area Control 1.0 Introduction Area Control is a licensed feature that is supported with the NXT Mercury Powered (MSC) and Mercury (SCP) controllers. The main functions of Area Control is to combined it with Local Linkage to: Restrict how many people ...
Global Lock, Lockout, Lockdown - Software
Global Lock from the Doors.NET Software 1.0 Introduction This section explains how to use the basic Situation Manager feature to set a Global Lock command via an icon in the software, allowing you to immediately lock a designated group of doors, over ...
Global Unlock - Software
Global Unlock from the Doors.NET Software 1.0 Introduction This section explains how to use the Global Unlock feature activated from the Doors.NET software via icons located on the home tab. This feature allows you to immediately unlock all doors or ...
Global Lock, Lockout, Lockdown - Hardware
Global Lock, Lockout, Lockdown - From a Hardware Input 1.0 Introduction Doors.NET provides the ability to program any available input on the system to immediately put the system into Lock, Lockout or Lockdown status by activating the input (for ...
Global Unlock - Hardware
Global Unlock From a Hardware Input 1.0 Introduction Doors.NET has the ability to perform a Global Unlock of all doors on the system from any available input on the system. As long as the input is not configured for a door function; such as ...
Advanced Situation Manager
Introduction Advanced Situation Manager is an extension of the Global Lock and Global Unlock features that are available. You can not only use the Situation Manager for unlocking and locking doors but you can create different system behavior for ...
Rollcall Client - Basic
Rollcall Basic The main purpose of the basic version of the Rollcall Client is to provide a list of all the cardholders that are 'In' a designated area. When setting up an area you select a reader (or readers), to be the 'In' readers, all other ...
Setup Anti-Passback (Using NXT-MSC Controllers)
The Anti Passback (APB) feature provides one-way card access into and out of a secure area. It prevents a cardholder from using their card and then passing that card back to someone in order for them to gain unauthorized access. Local APB is ...
Setup Anti-Passback (Using PXL-500 Controllers)
The Anti Passback (APB) feature provides one-way card access into and out of a secure area. It prevents a cardholder from using their card and then passing that card back to someone in order for them to gain unauthorized access. Local APB is ...
Setup an Airlock
Setup Airlock The airlock features is available on NXT-MSC or Mercury SCP controllers when Area Control is enabled on the license. This is so that you can set up two or more areas as 'airlock' areas. Anti-passback is not required for airlocks to ...
Setup E-Mail/SMS Notifications
Email/SMS Automation 1.0 Introduction Email/SMS Automation allows an operator to create a macro that will automatically send a message via email or SMS whenever a specific trigger occurs. The instructions below are based on a specific example of ...
Setup Credential Types
A card format is a set of instructions for the reader to use when decoding a card that a user has presented for identification. There are a number of different reader technologies on the market today. Most of the reader technologies output their data ...
Enable Advanced View
Advanced View is not enabled by default on a standard Doors.NET installation, even for the default System Administrator. If you highlight a controller in the hardware tree and can only see limited properties/settings then you will need to enable ...
Setup Cardholder Usage Counts
When using NXT-MSC or SCP controllers you can configure the system so that cards can only be used a certain number of times. Each cardholder can be configured with its own 'Usage Count' ranging from 1 - 256. Once this count has been reached they will ...
Setup Card + PIN
Card + PIN/Dual Verification 1.0 Introduction Card + PIN (or sometimes called 'Dual Verification') is an advanced feature that is supported on NXT, NXT-MSC and PXL controller types (when using a combination keypad and prox reader, such as the ...
What is Design Mode and How is it Used?
Doors.NET Design Mode Overview The Design Mode feature is only enabled if you are a System Administrator. If you have the standard version of Doors.NET you will also need to have Advanced View enabled. The Design Mode feature allows you to ...