Alliance Arming Station
Installation Instructions
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Power up.
Upon initial power-up, the beeper will sound
two beeps indicating that the internal nonvolatile
memory is okay. All of the area LEDs may illuminate,
indicating that the system is armed. All areas must be
disarmed in order to enable access to the installer
programming menu options.
Text scrolling speed.
You can change the text scrolling
speed (for all LCD RAS in the system). Refer to the
Alliance programming manual for details.
Programming
The AL-1116 is fitted with a Smart card reader. You can use an
LCD RAS on the system data bus or a reader configuration card
to configure (change from the default settings) smart card
readers. The method you use depends on the reader’s mode
setting in menu option 7, Security Mode. The modes are:
Unsecured mode (default setting).
The reader is ready for
use with unprogrammed or blank smart cards in IUM-
equipped systems. You may use either an LCD RAS or a
reader configuration card to configure the reader, if required.
Secured mode.
You must configure the reader via a reader
configuration card before it can be used. The reader will
recognize only programmed smart cards, in either IUM or
non-IUM systems.
If used, the reader configuration card is programmed using Alli-
ance management software in conjunction with the AL-1623
Smart Card Programmer.
Main menu
The programming menu is structured in two sections:
• Menus 1 to 6 are common to both AL-1111 and AL-1116
models.
• Menus 7 to 12 apply only to the AL-1116 model.
To access the main menu, do the following:
1.
With all areas disarmed, press
Menu
,
installer code
,
Enter.
2.
To access the installer programming menu, press
19
,
Enter
,
Menu
,
28
,
Enter
.
3.
To access the RAS menu, press
2
,
Enter
.
4.
Enter the
RAS address
and press
Enter
.
You are now in the RAS main menu and the text display should
be similar to the following:
GE Security, RAS111X, Vxx
0-Exit, Menu:
In the sample,
111X
is the product name and
Vxx
is the firmware
revision number.
Navigation
The navigation sequence varies depending on where you are in
the menu. Navigate the main menu in the following manner:
• Press
Enter
to scroll forward and
Menu
to scroll backward
through the menu options.
• Each menu option has an associated option number. To
select a menu option and open its submenu, enter the option
number and press
Enter
.
• Press
0
,
Enter
to exit the RAS main menu.
Submenus typically offer a choice between a default setting and
alternative settings. Navigate the submenus in the following
manner:
• Press
Enter
to accept the currently displayed setting and to
return to the main menu.
• Press
Menu
to scroll to an alternative setting.
Menu options
The RAS menu provides numbered options. Options 7 to 12
apply only to the AL-1116 Smart Card reader RAS.
1. Access LED
Use this option to enable (default) or disable the blue access
LED.
2. Night light
A dimly lit keypad backlight provides a night light to easily
locate the keypad in dark locations. Use this option to enable
(default) or disable the night light.
3. Keypad backlight
The keypad backlight turns on bright for night time illumination
of the key labels. Use this option to enable (default) or disable
the keypad backlight.
4. Egress control
The unit is fitted with an egress (exit) control port (IN) on the
wiring connector. When connected to a simple push button
(
on page 3), the OUT (open) collector terminal may be
used to control a door relay.
Choose one of the following settings:
Egress only (default).
This setting requires you to connect
a simple push button to the IN terminal. A press of the
button will release the door lock relay. Used for a quick
exit from an area.
Egress disabled.
When the IN terminal is not used, we
recommend that you use the egress disable setting.
5. Reserved
Menu 5 is reserved for future development.
6. Factory defaults
Use this option to return all settings to factory defaults (if appli-
cable) shown in
.
7. Security mode
Use this option to select the type of user card the AL-1116 reader
will recognize. The reader will recognize configuration and
default cards in both mode settings.
Secured mode.
Only cards programmed on AL-1623
programmers will be recognized in this mode. The 4-
byte security password is used.
Unsecured mode.
The reader will recognize blank or
unprogrammed cards only, by using the card’s unique
serial number. The 4-byte security password is not
used. Unsecured mode (default) requires an expanded
memory system.
8. Valid card flash
Use this option to enable (default) or disable the blue LED flash
when a valid card is badged at the AL-1116 reader.
Table 1.
Factory defaults
Menu option
Default setting
1. Access LED
Enabled
2. Night light
Enabled
3. Keypad backlight
Enabled
4. Egress control
Egress only
7. Security mode
Secured mode
8. Valid card flash
Enabled
9. Protocol options
Wiegand format
10. Card beeps
Enabled
11. Option card
Enabled
