Rack access

Add cards and assign users to those cards, and configure access to rack doors monitored by the Rack Access Pod 170 devices associated with the selected device group, or NetBotz Appliance or Appliances.   You use the left pane in this display to add up to 200 rack access cards for the selected device group, or NetBotz Appliance or Appliances, and assign users to those cards. You then select a card in the left pane, and select a device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170, or door in the right pane to enable, disable, or schedule the rack access for that card.   When no HID cards proximity cards have been registered for the selected NetBotz Appliance, the "NetBotz Appliance Settings" display appears when you access the Rack Access Settings option. This display allows you to specify the supported card type and auto lock timeout for the selected appliance.   You can access the "NetBotz Appliance Settings" display from the NetBotz Appliance Settings link to modify the Auto Lock Timeout only. To modify the supported card type, you must first remove all the cards associated with the appliance.   When one or more rack access cards swiped at a Rack Access Pod 170 device have not been registered to the associated NetBotz Appliance, the Show Unregistered Cards link is displayed. You can access the "Unregistered Cards" display from the link to select the rack access cards you want to register, or remove cards you do not want to register from the list.   Left pane:   Element Description List Card ID#: The identification number assigned to the card. User name: The user name assigned to the card. Add Select to add a rack access card to the list. Edit Select to modify the username, description, or authorization level for the selected card. Remove Select to remove a card from the list. Note: You must press Apply or OK to save the changes. Copy Select to copy the scheduled access of the selected card to one or more additional cards.     Right pane:   Element Description Card ID# Displays the card ID # selected in the table at left, the associated user name, description, and whether a swipe from an additional card is required to authorize rack access. Note: The additional card must not require an authorization card swipe. List Door: Select a device group, NetBotz Appliance, or Rack Access Pod 170 device, or check mark one or more doors to schedule access for the card selected. Scheduled Access: Icons for each door indicate whether access is scheduled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ( full green icon), some of the time (half green icon), or disabled (white icon). Enable Select to schedule door access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the selected device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170 device, or door. Disable Select to disable door access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the selected device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170 device, or door. Edit Access Select to modify weekly door access for the selected device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170 device, or door.     You can use the right-click options in the right pane to do the following:   Enable or disable rack access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the selected device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170 device, or door (Enable or Disable option). Schedule weekly rack access for the selected device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170 device, or door (Edit option). Expand or collapse the list for the selected device group, NetBotz Appliance, or Rack Access Pod 170 device (Expand or Collapse option). Select every door for every NetBotz Appliance in the list (Select All Doors option). Select every Door 1 door for the selection (Select All Door 1 Doors option). Select every Door 2 door for the selection (Select All Door 2 Doors option).    Note: To lock and unlock the doors, you use the Rack Access Control option, available in the right-click menu of the Device View or Map View for the selected controllable NetBotz Appliance or NetBotz Rack Access Device. See Rack access control display

  IMPORTANT: The Select all option in the Rack Access > Control option unlocks only one door on NetBotz 250 and 750 appliances. The NetBotz 250 and 750 do not allow both doors to be unlocked at the same time.   You can control locks on rack doors monitored by the selected NetBotz Rack Access PX-HID, or Rack Access Pod 170 devices associated with the NetBotz appliance. Note: You must select one NetBotz Rack Access Device or NetBotz Appliance at a time to configure Rack Access Control.   The state of the door, handle, or lock is Unplugged when the Rack Access Pod 170 has been removed from the NetBotz Appliance.    You can right-click a NetBotz Rack Access Device, NetBotz Appliance, or Rack Access Pod 170 to expand or collapse the list of door locks.  

Use this option, accessed from the NetBotz Appliance Configuration option, to configure access to rack doors monitored by NetBotz Appliances that monitor Rack Access Pod 170 devices.   To configure Rack Access Settings, you must be a Administrator, or a Device Administrator for the selected device group or the device group that contains the selected NetBotz Appliance. When no Rack Access Pod 170 devices are monitored by the selected NetBotz Appliance, the Rack Access Settings display is not available.   The NetBotz Appliance Rack Access Settings display appears the first time you access the Rack Access Settings option for a selected NetBotz Appliance. This display allows you to specify the supported card type and auto lock timeout for the selected appliance. You can access the display again, if needed, from the NetBotz Appliance Settings link in the Rack Access Settings display.   When the card type has already been specified, you can modify the Auto Lock Timeout only. To modify the supported card type, you must first remove all the cards associated with the appliance.   The Show Unregistered Cards link is displayed when one or more rack access cards swiped at a Rack Access Pod 170 device have not been registered to the associated NetBotz Appliance. You access the Unregistered Cards display from the link to select the rack access cards you want to register, or remove cards you do not want to register from the list.   You can add up to 200 rack access cards to the list for the device group, or NetBotz Appliance or Appliances selected. You identify the Card ID #, the user name, a description, and whether the card requires an authorization card swipe from another card to access the door.   You can modify the settings for each card, remove cards from the list one at a time, or copy the scheduled access of one card to another. Note: When you remove cards from the list, you must press Apply or OK to save the changes.   You select a card in the left pane to display its card ID #, user name, description, and authorization requirement, if any, above the right pane. The right pane allows you to select the doors on which to enable or disable access for that card, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by default. You can select a NetBotz Appliance, a Rack Access Pod 170, or a door, and press Edit Access to modify the weekly access schedule. Note: When you enable or disable door access, you must press Apply or OK to save the changes.   You must configure door access for one card at a time. You can then copy the scheduled access of one card to another.   Four menus provide access to the Rack Access Settings:   NetBotz Appliance Configuration option, accessed from the Device menu. Right-click menu NetBotz Appliance Configuration in the Device View and Map View of the Monitoring perspective. Right-click menu in the Device Groups view.   When you access the Rack Access Settings display from the right-click menu NetBotz Appliance Configuration in the Device View and Map View of the Monitoring perspective, the NetBotz Appliance you selected, and its associated Rack Access Pod 170 devices, are displayed in the right pane.   When you access the Rack Access Settings display from the NetBotz Appliance Configuration option, accessed from the Device menu, the device groups that contain NetBotz Appliances monitoring Rack Access Pod 170 devices, and their associated appliances and devices, are displayed in the right pane.   When you access the "Rack Access Settings" display from the right-click menu NetBotz Appliance Configuration in the Device Groups view of the Monitoring perspective, the device group you selected that contains NetBotz Appliances monitoring Rack Access Pod 170 devices, and its associated appliances and devices, are displayed in the right pane.

  Register one or more rack access cards swiped at a Rack Access Pod 170 device, and not registered to the associated NetBotz Appliance. Note You access this display from the "Rack Access Settings" display Show Unregistered Cards link, available only when a rack access card swiped at device for the selection has not been registered. Element Description List Card ID#: The identification number assigned to the card. Timestamp: The date and time the rack access card was swiped. Register Select to register the selected rack access cards. Remove Select to remove the selected unregistered rack access cards from the list. Remove All Select to remove all unregistered rack access cards from the list.  

  Define the specific periods of time, for each day of the week, during which rack access will be enabled or disabled for the card selected, and the device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170 device, or door selected, in the "Rack Access Settings" display. The table provides cells for 15-minute increments, and columns for every day of the week. You can do all of the following to schedule when rack access is enabled: Click a column title to enable or disable all of that day's cells. Drag your mouse from one cell to another cell in a column, to enable or disable a set of cells. Drag your mouse from a cell in one column to a cell in another column, to enable or disable an identical set of cells for each of the selected days. Enable or disable all cells (Enable All or Disable All button icons). Double-click or right-click a disabled cell to schedule access for the day selected (New Schedule option). Double-click or right-click an enabled cell to modify scheduled access for the day selected (Edit Schedule option). Right-click an enabled cell to disable scheduled access for the day selected (Remove Schedule option).  

  Identify the HID proximity card type used for the selected NetBotz Appliance, and specify the auto lock timeout. All cards registered to the NetBotz Appliance must use the same card type. The "NetBotz Appliance Rack Access Settings" display appears the first time you access the Rack Access Settings option for a selected NetBotz Appliance. You can specify one of four supported HID proximity card types: H10301 - Standard 26-bit H10302 - 37-bit without a facility code H10304 - 37-bit with a facility code CORP1000 - Corporate 1000 You can access the display again, if needed, from the NetBotz Appliance Settings link in the "Rack Access Settings" display. You can modify the Auto Lock Timeout only. To modify the supported card type, you must first remove all the cards associated with the appliance. The Auto Lock Timeout determines how long the device will wait (10 - 60 seconds) until it automatically locks the rack door after a card, a key, or a remote command is used to unlock it. If the door is open or the handle is up after the timeout expires, the device will issue the lock command until the door is closed and the handle is down. Additionally, the Auto Lock Timeout limits the time the device will wait for a second authorizing card swipe after a rack access card that requires authorization is swiped. Element Description Card Type The type of HID proximity card registered to the NetBotz Appliance selected. You can specify the card type once only. Auto Lock Timeout Specify the time the device will wait until it automatically locks the rack door after a card, a key, or a remote command is used to unlock it (10 - 60 seconds).  

  Modify the settings, with the exception of the card ID #, for a rack access card. Element Description Card ID # The number assigned to the rack access card cannot be modified. Note You can use the "Add Rack Access Card" display to add another card and copy settings to it. User Name Modify the user name assigned to the card. Description Modify the description. Requires Authorization Card Swipe Specify whether a swipe from an additional card is required to authorize rack access.