How to Create Floor Zone and Floor Accessibility at xPortalNet Client

Summary

• To configure Time Set

• To configure Time Zone

• To configure Floor Zone

• To configure Floor Accessibility

• To assign New Staff with the configured Floor Accessibility

Step-by-step Guide:

• To Configure Time Set:

Step 1: Go to xPortalNet Client > Data Setup > Access Data Setting > Time Set > Add.
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Figure 1: Add Time Set Window

Step 2: Fill up the Time Set information accordingly.

Step 3: Click OK to save the changes.

• To Configure Time Zone:

Step 1: Go to xPortalNet Client > Data Setup > Access Data Setting > Time Zone > Add.

Figure 2: Time Zone Setting Window.

Step 2: Fill up the Time Zone information accordingly.

Step 3: Click OK to save the changes.

• To Configure Floor Zone:

Step 1: Go to xPortalNet Client > Data Setup > Access Data Setting > Floor Zone > Add.

Figure 3: Add Floor Zone Window





Step 2: Fill up the information accordingly. Examples of floor zone setups are shown in screenshots that follow:

Figure 4: Example of Floor Zone 3 - This setting indicates that the assigned user of Floor Zone 3 can only access from 1F of Block A to 1F of Block A (only 1 accessible floor).



Figure 5: Example of Floor Zone 4 - This setting indicates that the assigned user of Floor Zone 4 can only access from 1F of Block A to 2F of Block A (2 accessible floors)

Step 3: Figure 4 and Figure 5 above represent two different ways of configuring the Zone Setting section of the Edit Floor Zone window. Figure 4 (Floor Zone 3) specifies that the user can only have access to one single floor while the method specified in Figure 5 (Floor Zone 4) allows users to configure multiple floors using the same 1 field (Zone #1).

Step 4: Suppose a maintenance personnel requires access to all 10 floors in a building, users can use the configuration method as shown in Figure 5, where the 'From' field will be ground floor or first floor of the building; and the 'To' field will the the 10th floor of the building. Once the Floor Accessibility containing the Floor Zone is assigned to the maintenance personnel's card, the personnel will have access to all 10 floors of the building.

Step 5: Click OK to save the changes.

• To Configure Floor Accessibility:

Step 1: Go to xPortalNet Client > Data Setup > Access Data Setting > Floor Accessibility > Add.

Figure 6: Add Floor Accessibility Window





Step 2: Fill up the information accordingly.

Step 3: Click OK to save the changes.

• To assign a New Staff with the Configured Floor Accessibility:

Step 1: Go to xPortalNet Client > Data Setup > Access Data Setting > Staff Record and click Get Now!

Figure 7: Add Staff Detail Window

 
Step 2: Fill up the information accordingly.

Step 3: After all the necessary fields has been entered, go to Floor Access Code and click 000-No Access box to assign a Floor Access Code to the Staff. The Select Floor Access window will be shown as per figure 9.

Figure 8: Red pointer indicating the button to be clicked

Figure 9: Select Floor Access Window


Step 4: After selecting the Floor Accessibility, users are required to also assign a Door Access Level for the new staff. 2 options are provided to assign Door Access Code as below:

• Click Door Accessibility tab, check the Use Predefined Setting checkbox and click 0000-No Access button to select Free Access or other Door Access Code in the list.
  
  Figure 10: Red pointer indicating the button to be clicked

• Users can also click Press to Select.. button at Door Access Code, and selecting either Free Access or other Door Access Code on List.
   

Step 5: Click OK to save the changes.

Step 6: Flash card to the reader to check and verify that the configured floor is accessible.