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1 General operation of the Gate Control BASE
The
Gate Control BASE
device was basically designed for control of electric gates and barriers.
However, it can be used to control other devices as well. Controlling can be performed according
to the configured control mode by making a phone call to the number of the SIM card installed
into the device. For compatibility with most gate automation control boards, upon setup you can
choose out of 5 different control modes, the one which is appropriate for your gate automation.
When controlling the system by call, it uses caller identification to identify the caller/user. Since
in order to identify the caller and perform the control it is sufficient to identify the caller ID, the
system rejects the call, thereby the call will be free of charge. However, it is possible that the
mobile service provider applies a call set-up fee on rejected calls (this is operator-dependent,
please ask your mobile service provider). When calling from an authorized phone number, the
device rejects the call and activates the appropriate output(s), and stores the event in the event
logs.
Controlling (opening/closing) is possible only from authorized phone numbers registered in the
device, or from any phone number, according to the configuration:
if there are users registered
with phone numbers in the user list, only calls from these phone numbers can control the
device. If there are no users registered, calls from any phone number will control the
device (in this case the device can only be configured through USB). If you use output
control mode No. 1, calls from a private (hidden) number will control output OUT2 in any
case.
The system supports up to 1000 users, for which different options and permissions can be
configured, such as role, 0-24 entry period, and access to outputs (gates), depending on the
output control mode chosen.
Users who are granted the
“
0-24 entry period
” permission can control the system anytime,
while users who are not granted this permission can control the system over the day only within
the time interval configured in the
“
Permitted entry period
” section in the “
General
” device
settings menu, i.e. control requests received from these users will be executed by the device
within the configured time period, and will be rejected outside the given period. If there are no
users registered in the device, the system can be controlled by anyone from any phone number
only within the configured permitted entry period.
The services to be activated on the SIM card installed into the
Gate Control BASE
device
should be chosen according to which services of the device you wish to use. For accessing the
device remotely (remote programming) over the Internet, mobile internet service is necessary.
The functions that use SMS sending need SMS service and the ones that use calls require voice
call service. For accessing the Internet, the SIM card may use either a public or a private APN,
but in case of using a SIM card that works in a private APN, accessing the cloud server IP
address in the given APN must be specifically enabled at the mobile service provider.
1.1 Differences between the 2G, 3G, 3GA and the 4G models
The only difference between the
2G
,
3G
and
4G
models is the type of the modem used.
The 3G (UMTS) and the 4G (LTE) communication makes possible higher speed, thereby
increasing the communication speed. The
2G
,
3G
and the
4G
models can be used in Europe,
while the
3GA
model is equipped with a pentaband UMTS/HSPA modem that can be used
worldwide. There is no difference between the mentioned models with regard to the available
functions or configuration.
For the
2G
model, calls made through the mobile network will cause delay in data
communication, since 2G modems are unable to use multiple communication channels
simultaneously.
