Radionics READYKEY K6100 User manual

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Model: READYKEY K6100

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1.0 Introduction...............................................................................................4

2.0 Terminology ..............................................................................................4

2.1 Glossary...................................................................................................................................................... 4

2.2 Notation....................................................................................................................................................... 5

3.0 Administration Readers ...........................................................................6

3.1 Readykey Proximity Reader...................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 External Magstripe or Wiegand-Compatible Reader............................................................................... 6

4.0 Dial Up Sites..............................................................................................6

4.1 Dialback....................................................................................................................................................... 6

5.0 Display Messages..................................................................................... 6

5.1 Priority 6

5.2 Clock Synchronization............................................................................................................................... 6

5.3 Prioritized Messages when PC On-Line................................................................................................... 6

5.3.1 Priority 1 - Buffer Full................................................................................................................................. 6

5.3.2 Priority 2 - Communications Errors............................................................................................................ 7

5.3.3 Priority 2 - Updates/On-line....................................................................................................................... 7

5.3.4 Priority 3 - Monitoring ................................................................................................................................ 8

5.4 Prioritized Messages when PC Offline..................................................................................................... 8

5.4.1 Priority 1 - Alarms...................................................................................................................................... 8

5.4.2 Priority 2 - Communications Errors............................................................................................................ 8

5.4.3 Priority 3 - Buffer Full................................................................................................................................. 8

5.4.4 Priority 3 - PC Offline................................................................................................................................. 8

5.4.5 Priority 4 - Updates.................................................................................................................................... 8

6.0 Alarms........................................................................................................ 9

6.1 Unauthorized Access................................................................................................................................. 9

6.2 Anti-Tamper ................................................................................................................................................ 9

6.3 Zone Alarm on Alarm Module/Alarm Event Manager..............................................................................9

6.4 PIN Reader Duress..................................................................................................................................... 9

7.0 Clock Synchronize....................................................................................9

8.0 Initialize/Download to Site .....................................................................10

8.1 What is an Initialize/Download?.............................................................................................................. 10

8.2 Download Procedure................................................................................................................................ 10

Figures

Figure 1 Front Panel........................................................................................................................................... 4

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Introduction

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1.0 Introduction

This document describes the use of a Central Network Controller (CNC) in a Readykey access control

system. The CNC allows the administration PC(s) to communicate with Readykey door controllers via a

number of different communication methods - including the Readykey six wire bus, leased line, fiber optic or

dial-up modem.

Most of the information in this document is specific to systems administered via Readykey for Windows, and

to the Mk II CNC only (distinguished by having a blanked off ‘Expansion Port’ on the rear of the cover).

NETWORK CONTROLLER

**MONITORING**

Key Reader

Display

LED

Figure 1 Front Panel

2.0 Terminology

2.1 Glossary

Note: A full glossary of terms used on Readykey access control systems can be found in 17149

Readykey for

Windows Access Control Overview.

Alarm

An alarm is an exceptional event that occurs on a system to which the operator (system administrator) needs

to be alerted. On a Readykey access control system it is necessary for operators to ‘acknowledge’ an alarm,

by use of their key/card or entering their name/password.

Division

A division can be regarded as a collective name for a number of sites in the access control system. The

system can be split by using multiple divisions.

Engine

A special Readykey application that runs all the time on Readykey for Windows systems in the background.

This application handles all communications between the other Readykey applications and the Readykey

hardware, including the CNC and door controllers.

Modem

When used on a Readykey for Windows system, this is a device which allows the CNC to communicate with

Readykey door controllers over a telephone (PSTN) line. Modems are always used in pairs - one at the

remote site, and the other connected to the CNC.

RS-232

A universal standard communications format. This format is used to allow remote Readykey door controllers

to communicate to a CNC via line drivers, modems, etc.

Site

A group of one or more Readykey door controllers which are usually in the same physical building, and

share a common communications route to the CNC.

Six Wire Bus

This is a Readykey communications method for connecting Readykey door controllers to a CNC or to each

other.

Transaction

Any event that occurs on a Readykey access control system is called a transaction. All transactions which

originate from a door controller are reported to the PC via the CNC, and stored on the PC hard disk for later

analysis.

Update

Any changes that are made to the Readykey for Windows system are automatically sent to all relevant door

controllers in the form of ‘updates’ when required. This is a small ‘packet’ of information that the door

controller can understand, and used to adjust its own database accordingly. An example would be a new

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keyholder being added - this would require the keycode and access information to be sent to the door

controllers.

2.2 Notation

In the remainder of this document, the following is used to describe parts of the message:

Site Numbers

Ssss Site Number, sss=001-128

- these are allocated automatically by Readykey for Windows and the CNC as sites are added to the system

during installation.

Note: On multi-division Readykey for Windows systems you may have sites from different divisions communicating

through a single CNC as described above. The CNC display does not show the division information.

The Readykey Engine will display information about the relationships between Site Names and Numbers. To

view this information, double-click on the Readykey Engine icon in Readykey for Windows. For each site,

information will be displayed in the form:

MASTER <Master Name>, Site nnn - <Division Name>

Door Controllers

D/Ccc Door Controller Number, cc=01-32

The door controllers on each site will have a unique number, or address. These are allocated by the installer

during commissioning of the system.

Normally the first door controller will be address 1. The maximum address on each site will vary, dependent

on how the site communicates to the CNC.

Doors

Dddd Door Number, ddd=001-128

Doors are numbered consecutively on each site. Each door controller may have a maximum of 4 doors.

Door 001 on a site will correspond to door 1 on door controller 1, Door 004 to door 4 on door controller 1,

Door 005 to door 1 on door controller 2, etc. There may be gaps in the numbering if, for example a not all the

possible readers are installed on a particular door controller.

Zones

Zzzzz Zone Number, zzzz=0001-1024

If your system includes Alarm Modules or Alarm Event Managers, then each of these has eight ‘zones’ which

can be used to monitor additional devices. Each door controller may have up to four Alarm Modules or Alarm

Event Managers connected.

Zone 0001 corresponds to zone 1, door 1, door controller 1; Zone 0008 to zone 8, door 1, door controller 1;

Zone 0009 to zone 1, door 2, door controller 1, and so on.

Personnel

IDiiiii Personnel ID Number, iiiii=00001-18000

If your system includes Readykey PIN Readers, then users will need to enter a 4-digit PIN in addition to

using their key/card to gain access through those doors. By adding 1 to the last digit of their PIN, it is

possible for a keyholder to indicate that they are gaining access ‘under duress’. In this case, the ID number

of the keyholder will be indicated. The ID number of keyholders can be found within the Readykey for

Windows Personnel application.

Note: You should ask your installer to provide you with a list of ‘numbers’ for each site, door controller, door and zone

on your system.

The Personnel ID number is displayed for each keyholder in the Readykey for Windows Personnel

application as ‘Record Number’.

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3.0 Administration Readers

Administration readers are used for a number of purposes:

• Logging into the PC administration software (Readykey 6000 or Readykey for Windows)

• Keyholder administration

• Alarm Acceptance

3.1 Readykey Proximity Reader

A Readykey proximity reader is located behind the front panel bezel, towards the right-hand side.

To use the reader, simply hold the Readykey key/card within 3-4cm of the front panel in the area indicated.

3.2 External Magstripe or Wiegand-Compatible Reader

If any non-Readykey ID devices are in use, then a Wiegand-compatible or magnetic stripe reader may have

been connected to the CNC by the installer of your system.

The heartbeat LED will flash more rapidly than normal if a ‘bad read’ on the external reader is detected.

4.0 Dial Up Sites

Where sites communicate with the CNC via a dial-up modem, it is possible for the CNC to be programmed

either once or twice a day automatically without operator intervention, and regardless of whether the CNC is

online to the PC or not.

During these dial-up sessions, the CNC will transfer any ‘updates’ (database changes) to the door controllers

on the site and receive any transactions (events) that have taken place.

The dial-up times are programmed in Installer: Sites in Readykey for Windows. The Duration of each dial

up session is also programmable from 2 to 60 minutes.

Note: This is the maximum duration the CNC will stay on line to the site. However communications could cease

before this time expires if no transactions or updates are sent for two minutes.

4.1 Dialback

The door controllers on the remote sites may have been configured by your installer such that in the event of

an alarm occurring at the remote site they will initiate a communications session (‘dial-back’) to the CNC.

This feature is not programmable from the administration software - only from the door controller itself. The

duration of a dial-back session will be a fixed two minutes.

Note: When a dial-back takes place, only the high priority transactions (i.e. alarms) will be received by the CNC. No

other transactions (e.g. Access Authorized) will be received, nor will any updates for the sites be transmitted.

5.0 Display Messages

At various times a range of messages will appear on the CNC display. When a message is too long to fit on

the display it will scroll past in a 'ticker tape' fashion. Some messages are accompanied by an audible bleep,

especially alarms.

5.1 Priority

All the displayed messages are prioritized, to determine which is shown when there are more than one to be

displayed at any one time. The highest is the CLOCK SYNC message followed by the alarm messages; the

lowest priority is the MONITORING message which signifies nothing to report, and the PC is communicating

with the CNC.

5.2 Clock Synchronization

** CLOCK SYNC **

This message is displayed for 6 seconds with the sounder pulsing and occurs as described later in this

document.

5.3 Prioritized Messages when PC On-Line

5.3.1 Priority 1 - Buffer Full

**BUFFER FULL**

This message appears when the CNC has only room for 1000 transactions left in its internal memory. This

will occur if the PC is left disconnected for a long time. The length of time depends entirely on the rate

transactions come into the CNC from the Door Controllers. The message will clear when the CNC has room

for 1100 transactions.

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5.3.2 Priority 2 - Communications Errors

Ssss D/Ccc ERRee

This indicates an error in the communications link between the CNC and a Door Controller. In this case

ERRee represents the error number. E.g. S001 D/C03 ERR03. Error numbers are 01, 02, 03, 17 and 18. If

there is more than one error at any one time then the display will show each in turn, 3 seconds for each

message.

Comms Error 1

- a door controller was polled but no reply was received. This may be due to:

• the door controller may be disconnected from the communications cable

• the door controller may be switched off

• the door controller may be faulty

• one or more door controllers may have the same address set

Note: A Comms Error 1 can only occur on a Six Wire Bus site.

Comms Error 2

An incorrect reply was received to an issued command. This type of error rarely occurs and is usually due to

noise on the cable or a software incompatibility. Consult the installer of your system if you observe this error.

Comms Error 3

The reply from a door controller to a command was not received or understood. This may be due to:

• faulty communications cabling

• one or more door controllers may have the same address set.

Comms Error 17

There is a modem problem at either the CNC or the remote site. This type of error is sent to Readykey for

Windows as one of the following transactions:

• Modem Not Connected

• Re-dialing

• Line Unobtainable.

Comms Error 18

Although communications was established with the remote modem, the CNC was unable to communicate

with the Readykey door controller at the remote site. This type of error is reported to Readykey for Windows

as ‘D/C Not Responding’.

5.3.3 Priority 2 - Updates/On-line

SITE sss=nnnnn

SITE sss*nnnnn

This display indicates that the CNC is storing nnnnn updates waiting to be sent to a site, or the CNC is

online to a particular site. Updates are changes to the administration system database that need to be

transmitted to door controllers on the sites. A large number of updates are created when a download is

initiated. Updates are also queued up when changes are made at the administration system for a dial-up site

that is not currently online.

1. A maximum of 8 sites will be reported on this display. The number of updates for a particular site will be

displayed for 3 seconds.

2. If more than 8 sites have updates waiting then the following rules will apply:

• The number of updates for any sites that are currently online will ALWAYS be displayed, regardless

of the number of updates outstanding.

• The remaining ‘gaps’ in the display queue will be filled by the sites that have the largest number of

updates.

For example, if 3 sites are currently online, and a total of 12 sites have updates waiting, then the

number of updates for the 3 sites that are online, and for the 5 offline sites with the highest number

of updates queued will be displayed.

3. If a * appears instead of = then the site is currently online.

4. If there are no updates for a site that is currently online, then the CNC display will show

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SITE sss*00000

for that site.

5. During a download, the number of updates will change rapidly as described below.

5.3.4 Priority 3 - Monitoring

** MONITORING **

This message means that the PC is connected to the CNC, there are no errors reported in the

communications links to the door controllers, there are no alarms waiting to be acknowledged and no dial-up

sites are currently online.

5.4 Prioritized Messages when PC Offline

Note: The PC will be unable to take responsibility for alarm annunciation at certain times - for example if the

administration software is closed down, the PC is turned off, or is performing a backup operation or an

intensive task such as a transaction search or download (this will largely depend on the PC specification). At

this time alarms and communication errors will appear on the CNC display itself.

When these do occur, all the following messages will be accompanied by a bleep which will remain until

acknowledged with a valid operator key. Even once an alarm has been acknowledged at the CNC it will

need to be acknowledged again at the PC when it is again able to receive alarm events.

5.4.1 Priority 1 - Alarms

Note. These messages will be shown scrolling on the CNC display. A full description of alarm messages is shown

below. The different alarm messages are:

Ssss Dddd DOOR FORCED ALARM

Ssss D/Ccc ANTI-TAMPER

Ssss Zzzzz ALARM RECEIVED

Ssss Dddd Idiiiii DURESS ALARM

See the section below - Alarms - for full information on these messages.

5.4.2 Priority 2 - Communications Errors

Ssss D/Ccc ERRee

A description of these is shown in the section above (Prioritized Messages when PC Online).

5.4.3 Priority 3 - Buffer Full

**BUFFER FULL**

See the description above.

5.4.4 Priority 3 - PC Offline

** PC OFFLINE **

The PC is switched off, is not running the administration program or there is a fault in the link between the

PC and CNC. On Readykey for Windows systems this may also be displayed if the PC is performing a

Backup operation or if the PC is particularly busy which means it cannot communicate with the CNC

properly.

5.4.5 Priority 4 - Updates

SITE sss=nnnnn

or:

SITE sss*nnnnn

See the description above.

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6.0 Alarms

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 Unauthorized 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-Tamper

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 Reader 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 Clock 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.

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8.0 Initialize/Download to Site

8.1 What is an Initialize/Download?

From time to time it may be necessary to perform a download operation to a door controller on a site. This

process sends a new copy of all the information programmed into the Readykey for Windows system to the

door controller(s) on the site being downloaded to.

Under normal day-to-day operation of a Readykey for Windows system, you should not need to perform a

download operation. Any changes made to the database (keys added etc.) will be sent automatically to the

relevant door controllers, either immediately or, in the case of sites that communicate via a modem, at the

next communications session.

However, if a door controller needs to be replaced for any reason, or if new door controllers are added to the

system, you should perform a download operation. Readykey Technical Support may occasionally advise

you to perform a download at other times if you are experiencing problems with your system.

A download is often preceded by an initialize, which erases the entire contents of a door controller’s memory.

It is a good idea to perform an initialize prior to a download when a new door controller is being added or an

existing door controller replaced.

Note: Performing an initialize and/or download operation can affect access through doors whilst the operation is in

progress, and that a download can take several hours to complete. The time taken will be dependent on the

type of communications link in use to the site, and the number of keyholders.

8.2 Download Procedure

1. Before performing a download operation, you should ensure that there are no updates remaining in the

CNC for any sites. The CNC display will show:

** MONITORING **

SITE sss=00000

when no updates are outstanding for any sites.

If the CNC shows updates outstanding for any dial-up site, e.g.

SITE sss=nnnnn

- where nnnnn is not 00000 - then you will need to perform a ‘force dial’ operation for each site.

(Use the Readykey Engine display, as described on page 5, to determine the site names in Readykey

for Windows for the site numbers displayed on the CNC.)

A force dial operation is done from within the Installer application - select the Force Dial option found

under the Utilities menu. Choose the Site (and Division, if applicable) you wish to dial and choose

Dial. Once communications are established with the site, the CNC display should change to:

SITE sss*nnnnn

and the Status within the Force Dial utility will change to Site is On Line.

2. Use Controllers within the Status application in Readykey for Windows to ensure all door controllers

are enabled and communicating without errors on the site being downloaded to. If the site

communicates via a dial-up modem, then you may need to Force Dial the site first as described above.

3. If new or replacement door controllers are being installed, then initialize each door controller in turn.

This is done from within the Installer application - choose Initialize and Download from the Utilities

menu.

Select the Site (and Division, if applicable) and then the Controller, and make sure Initialize is

chosen under Options. Choose OK to perform the initialize operation.

When the process is complete, Readykey for Windows will return the message ‘Initialize Complete’. If,

instead, you receive an error message, then you should verify that the site is online and no

communications errors are being reported using Status: Controllers.

The front panel of the door controller will also bleep, and you may notice either four or two (dependent

on door controller type) Automatic Lock transactions being shown on the Online Transaction Display or

printout.

Note: If you wish to initialize more than one door controller, then you will need to repeat the process for

each one individually.

4. To commence the download operation, from within the Initialize and Download screen (Installer:

Utilities: Initialize and Download) select the correct Division (if applicable) and Site for the door

controller(s) being downloaded to.

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You can now choose to perform a download to an individual door controller, or to all door controllers on

a site. Select the correct Door Controller from the list (or select All to download to all door controllers

on the site).

5. Choose OK to begin the download operation.

A download occurs in two stages - firstly from the PC to the CNC, and secondly from the CNC to the

door controllers. The first stage will occur relatively quickly, the second more slowly. The time required

for both however is dependent on the size of the Readykey for Windows system (primarily the number

of keyholders), and the time for the second phase is dependent on the speed and type of

communications link in place between the CNC and the site.

During the first stage, Readykey for Windows will indicate the % Complete, and the CNC will display an

increasing update count of the form:

SITE sss*nnnnn

When the % Complete reaches 100%, then a ‘Download Complete’ message on the PC will be shown.

It is important to realize that it is only the download to the CNC which is complete at this point.

The second stage of the download begins at the same time as the first, but will normally take longer to

complete. As the CNC transfers the updates to the site, the CNC display will now decrease to until it

shows:

SITE sss*00000

for a dial-up site, or:

** MONITORING **

or a non-dial-up site.

6. At this point you should confirm the downloads success by verifying that keyholders can gain access as

programmed through doors on the door controller/site.

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