K6100-CNC
Alarms
K6100-CNC User Guide
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6.0 Alarm s
The CNC will display alarm messages when it cannot communicate with the PC for some reason - as
described above.
There are four types of alarm messages that may be displayed on the CNC.
6.1 Unau thorized Access
Ssss Dddd DOOR FORCED ALARM
This means that door ‘ddd’ on site ‘sss’ has been opened without a valid key/card being used, or a request to
exit switch pressed.
6.2 Anti-T amper
Ssss Dddd ANTI-TAMPER
This alarm will be displayed if the cable from the door controller to the reader (door ‘ddd’) on site ‘sss’ has
been disconnected or broken, or that the cover on a Readykey Alarm Event Manager or Readykey Alarm
Module has been removed.
Ssss D/Ccc ANTI-TAMPER
This variation on the above implies that the cover on door controller ‘cc’ on site ‘sss’ has been removed.
6.3 Zone Alarm on Alarm Module/Alarm Event Manager
If the system includes Readykey Alarm Modules or Alarm Event Managers, then you may see the following
message:
Ssss Zzzzz ALARM RECEIVED
This indicates that Zone ‘zzzz’ on Site ‘sss’ has been activated. Zone numbers are allocated separately for
each site. Each door controller may have up to four Alarm Event Managers / Alarm Modules, one per door.
Zones are numbered from 1 to 8 on door 1, door controller 1; 9-16 on door 2, door controller 1 etc.
6.4 PIN R eader Duress
Ssss Dddd IDiiiii DURESS ALARM
If your access control system includes Readykey PIN Readers, where the keyholders use a Readykey
key/card and 4-digit PIN number to gain access through a door, then it is possible for the user to add 1 to the
last digit of the PIN to signal ‘duress’. The above message indicates that the person with ID iiiii has indicated
a duress on door ddd on site sss. ID numbers are shown as Record Numbers in the Readykey for Windows
Personnel application.
7.0 Cloc k Synchronize
All events (transactions) that occur on a Readykey for Windows system are time and date stamped as they
occur to allow a history to be viewed, printed or searched on. Transactions that are generated by a door
controller (e.g. Access Authorized, Door Left Open, etc.) are time and date stamped by the door controller
itself.
It is important that all devices use a common time and date. This is done by the Readykey for Windows
system automatically synchronizing the clocks in the CNC and door controllers twice a day (at midnight and
midday) to the PC clock. (If the PC is offline, then the CNC itself will initiate a Clock Synchronize to the door
controllers at midnight.)
When a Clock Synchronize takes place, the CNC display will show:
** CLOCK SYNC **
However, there may be occasions when the PC is not running Readykey for Windows. When this happens,
the CNC will automatically synchronize the time in the door controllers to its own time at midnight.
Note: For remote sites that communicate via dial-up modem and are not online when a clock synchronization is
scheduled, this process will take place automatically the next time the site is online.
It is possible to ‘force’ a clock synchronization to take place at other times, by using the Clock Synchronize
option from the Utilities menu in the Readykey for Windows Installer application.
This might be done when the PC’s clock has been manually adjusted, e.g. for the change from GMT to BST
or vice versa.
Note: If you have a multi-PC Readykey for Windows system, then you should take care that the time on each PC is
the same - no attempt will be made by Readykey for Windows to modify the time on other PCs.