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E. The Card Access shall be capable of supporting a Primary server and a Secondary
server for disaster recovery systems and shall not be limited by distance from Primary to
Secondary.
1.5. ACS WORKSTATION
A. The ACS workstation PC shall contain the software, the GUI, and integration executables
only.
B. The ACS workstation shall have the ability to enroll card data automatically
1.6. SECURITY KEY
A. Security key will be required on all Host communication server PCs in order for the
system to operate. Lack of security key on the Host PC will cause the communication
software and the GUI to shutdown. The user will be notified of the missing security key by
means of a popup message.
B. The Security key shall be available as either a hardware or software key.
C. Security key will not be required at workstations.
D. The Security key will determine both hardware and software limitations.
1.
Hardware License Limitations:
The key will determine the number of
workstations that will be able to connect to the system simultaneously.
2.
Software License Limitations:
The key will determine the additional software
features that a user can activate. The features will include:
i. Max # of Secondary Communication Servers
ii. Max # of CCTV DVR/NVR Servers
iii. Time & Attendance
iv. Visitor Management Integration workstations
v. Max # of Scripting servers & Script editing capability
vi. Max # of Napco Integration Servers
vii. API Interface
1.7. DATABASE PARTITIONING
A. ACS shall support MSDE/MSSQL database, and shall allow virtually unlimited database
partitioning.
B. Database Partitioning shall support the ability to assign the following to individual
partitions:
1. Card holders
2. Controllers
