Access levels
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Building Technologies
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Fire Safety
2018-07-19
5 Access levels
The access level describes one of several conditions of voice alarm control and
indicating equipment (VACIE) in which an appropriately authorized user can have
access to or a view of the following functions on the system:
● Activating operating elements
● Performing operations
● Viewing indicators and/or information
Access authorization is implemented on a country-specific basis and can be
enabled using the following protective measures, for example:
● Keyboard shortcut
● Key switch
● Locked cabinet door
● Closed room
● Other
Access levels 1…4 have the following properties:
Access level 1
Access level 1 is accessible to everyone or, depending on the configuration of the
voice alarm system, to authorized persons with a general responsibility for
monitoring safety.
Access level 2
Access level 2 is accessible to trained and authorized persons who are responsible
for safety.
In access level 2, the VACIE can be operated in the following operating conditions:
● Quiescent condition
● Voice alarm condition
● Fault warning condition
● Disablement condition
Access level 3
Access level 3 is accessible to trained and authorized persons for the following
rights and tasks:
● Changing system-specific data which is saved within the VACIE or controlled
by it:
– Designations
– Allocation to voice alarm zones
– Alarm organization
● Saving and changing emergency tones and messages
● Servicing the VACIE in accordance with the instructions and data from the
manufacturer
Access level 4
Access level 4 is accessible to persons who have been trained and authorized by
the VACIE manufacturer for the following rights and tasks:
● Servicing the VACIE
● Changing the firmware
● Changing fundamental functions
