20 System examples and scenarios
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20.1 When to use a common area
20.1 When to use a common area
Common areas provide a convenient way of setting multiple areas within a single installation. A user
assigned to a common area has the ability to SET ALL areas within that common area (even those areas
that have not been assigned to that user). However, the users can only UNSET areas assigned to them.
Common areas should only be used when a single keypad is installed at the primary access location and is
shared by all users within the building (defining a common area on a system with multiple keypads in
different areas is not recommended).
Scenario:
2 departments of a business (Accounts and Sales) share a common access point (front door)
In this case, create 3 areas on the system (Common Area, Accounts, and Sales). The Common Area must
include the main access point (front door). Assign the zones in Accounts to Area 2 and the zones in Sales
to Area 3. Install a keypad at the front door and assign it to all 3 areas. Define 2 users (minimum) on the
system, one for each department, and assign the users to their respective areas and the common area.
Operation: Setting the system
The Accounts Manager leaves the office at 5 pm. When he enters his code at the keypad, the FULLSET
option presents the following 3 sub-menus:
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ALL AREAS: sets all areas assigned to the common area (Common Area, Accounts, and Sales)
and any additional areas assigned to the account manager; in this case there are no additional
areas. The exit timer for the front door informs the user to exit the building.
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COMMON: sets all areas assigned to the Common Area (Common Area, Accounts and Sales) and
starts the exit timer for the front door
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ACCOUNTS: sets the Accounts area only; the Sales area remains unset and access is still
permitted through the front door
When the last worker in the Sales department is leaving the building, he/she closes all doors and windows
in AREA 3 and enters his/her code at the keypad. The FULLSET option presents the following 3 sub-
menus:
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ALL AREAS: sets all areas assigned to the Common Area (Common area, Accounts, and Sales)
and any additional areas assigned to the sales worker; in this case there are no additional areas. The
exit timer for the front door informs the user to exit the building.
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COMMON: sets all areas assigned to the Common Area (Common Area, Accounts, and Sales) and
starts the exit timer for the front door.
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SALES: sets ALL areas assigned to the Common Area (Common area, Accounts and Sales); this is
because there are no other unarmed sub-areas on the system.
Operation: Unsetting the system
When the Accounts Manager returns to open the building and enters his code on the keypad, the UNSET
option presents the following 3 sub-menus:
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ALL AREAS: unsets all areas assigned to the accounts worker (Common Area, Accounts) and any
additional area assigned to the accounts worker. In this case there are no additional areas.
Note:
The accounts worker cannot UNSET the Sales area.
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COMMON: unsets ONLY the Common Area (Reception). This provides the option to unarm the
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