Issue
Schedule a meeting on a day when the site will be closed early. Steps are needed to ensure a door can be configured for 'card only' mode for the meeting.
Product Line
EcoStruxure Access Expert
Environment
Access Expert Hosted V3
Cause
At times it's necessary to schedule a meeting on a day when the site will be closed early. Steps are needed to ensure a door can be configured for 'card only' mode for the meeting and then revert back to the normal schedule or extend the meeting until the end of the standard schedule.
Resolution
Steps to configure a door(s) with a schedule using holidays and 2 T&Ps to temporarily place the door in Card Only mode and then revert back to the standard schedule. In this example, the standard schedule Unlocks the door from 8a-5p.
- Create a Holiday (Early Meeting) for the meeting date and ensure a Holiday Group Membership is selected
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Configure a schedule(Leave Early) for the meeting date(s) and length of the meeting.
Select the Holiday Group in this example named 'Early Meeting Test' in the far right drop-down.
The Holiday Group is needed for this to work.
Note: The short-duration example was used while testing this multiple times a day. -
Configure a T&P (Early Meeting TP) to temporarily change the reader mode to 'Card Only' using the schedule (Leave Early).
Select the Leave Early schedule and the 'Schedule-Became-Active' Event, the reader mode and the reader(s).
The "Indefinite" duration drop-down selection worked. The other drop-down options did not work for this schedule implementation.
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Configure a T&P (Early Meeting Cancel) to cancel the Temporary Reader mode and revert control back to the standard schedule and to Unlock the door.
Select the Leave Early schedule and the 'Schedule-Became-Inactive' Event, the reader mode and the reader(s).
Extend the meeting to the end of the standard schedule if needed to keep it in card-only mode.
Testing Results:
At 3:55p the Leave Early meeting schedule became active and the TP changed the reader mode to card only.
* Please disregard the Door held open highlights in the following snapshots
At 4:00p the Leave Early meeting schedule became inactive and the TP canceled the temporary reader mode. The door Unlocked in this example after control was handed back to the standard schedule.
