SmartPSSLite Access Manual Eng
SmartPSSLite Access Manual Eng
User’s Manual
V1.0.0
Foreword
General
This manual introduces the functions and operations of the access control solution of the SmartPSS
Lite platform (hereinafter referred to as "the Platform"). Read carefully before using the platform, and
keep the manual safe for future reference.
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Revision History
Version Revision Content Release Time
V1.0.0 First release. April 2022
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Table of Contents
Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................I
1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Access Guide ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
3 Personnel Management .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Department Management .................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Staff Management..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.1 Card Type Setting ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.2 Adding Staff ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.2.1 Adding Staff One by One Manually ............................................................................................................ 4
3.2.2.2 Adding Staff in Batches .................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2.2.3 Extracting Staff Information from Other Devices..............................................................................10
3.2.2.4 Importing Staff Information from Local Storage ...............................................................................10
3.2.3 Issuing Card in Batches ..............................................................................................................................................10
3.2.4 Exporting Staff Information ....................................................................................................................................11
3.2.5 Searching for Staff........................................................................................................................................................11
3.2.6 Staff Display ....................................................................................................................................................................12
3.3 Permission Configuration ...................................................................................................................................................12
3.3.1 Adding Permission Group ........................................................................................................................................12
3.3.2 Configuring Permission .............................................................................................................................................14
4 Time Template Setting.....................................................................................................................................................................16
5 Advanced Functions Configuration ..........................................................................................................................................19
5.1 First Card Unlock ......................................................................................................................................................................19
5.2 Multi Card Unlock ....................................................................................................................................................................20
5.3 Anti-passback ............................................................................................................................................................................23
5.4 Inter-door Lock .........................................................................................................................................................................24
6 Access Controller Configuration .................................................................................................................................................26
7 Viewing Historical Event .................................................................................................................................................................28
8 Access Manager ...................................................................................................................................................................................30
8.1 Remotely Opening and Closing Door ............................................................................................................................30
8.2 Setting Always Open and Always Close .......................................................................................................................31
8.3 Resetting Door Status ...........................................................................................................................................................31
8.4 Setting Access Point ...............................................................................................................................................................32
8.5 Viewing Access Control Video ...........................................................................................................................................32
8.5.1 Viewing Single Access Control Video .................................................................................................................33
8.5.2 Viewing Multiple Access Control Videos ..........................................................................................................33
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8.6 Starting Real-time Event Monitoring ............................................................................................................................34
8.7 Rebooting Access Controller .............................................................................................................................................34
8.8 Viewing Access Control Details ........................................................................................................................................35
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1 Overview
The access control solution is used with the access control devices through SmartPSS Lite platform,
which is helpful in small and medium scenarios such as controlling doors remotely and configuring
alarms.
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2 Access Guide
You can quickly use the common functions of access control here.
Step 1 Select Access Control Solution in the left bar.
Step 2 Click Access Guide on the home page.
Step 3 Configure functions in the order from top to bottom and from left to right. For details
about how to use these functions, see the corresponding chapters.
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3 Personnel Management
Procedure
Step 1 Select Personnel Manager on the home page.
Step 2 (Optional) Select the company, and then click to modify company information, such as
region, email and website.
Step 3 Click in the Department List to add.
Step 4 Select a superior department, and then add a new sub-department. Click OK to confirm.
Related Operations
● Click in the Department List to delete.
● Select the department and click in the Department List to modify.
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3.2 Staff Management
You can add personnel information, issue cards, export personnel information to local, and freeze
cards.
● The system uses hexadecimal card number by default. Click to change to decimal card
number.
● When the card number type is changed, the card number in the Access Manger, user's card, and
History Event will also be changed.
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● The card number can be read automatically or filled in manually. To automatically
read card number, select the card reader next to Card No., and then place the card
on the card reader. The card number will be read automatically.
● You can select multiple USB cameras to snap pictures.
Step 3 Select Personnel Manger > User > Add > Certification to add staff certification
information, and then click Finish to save.
● Set password
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For second-generation access controllers, set personnel passwords; for other devices,
set card passwords. New passwords must consist of 6-8 digits.
● Configure card
1. Click to select Device or Card issuer as card reader.
2. Add card. The card number must be added if the non-second generation access
controller is used.
3. After adding, you can select the card as main card or duress card, or replace the card
with new one, or delete the card.
4. Click to display the QR code of the card.
Only 8-digit card number in hexadecimal mode can display the QR code of the card.
● Configure fingerprint
1. Click to select Device or Fingerprint Scanner as the fingerprint collector.
2. Add fingerprint. Click Add and Add Fingerprint, and then press finger on the
scanner for three times continuously.
● Extract feature code
Click Extract to extract the face feature information from the device.
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Figure 3-5 Configure certification
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Figure 3-6 Permission configuration
After completing adding, you can click to modify information or add details in the
list of staff.
Step 6 (Optional) If the user that you added has face unlock permission of a device (for example,
ASI1212D model) with IR face feature function, and if you want to grant the user face
unlock permission of other devices with IR face feature function, operate the following
operations.
1) Click on the right of the user.
2) Click the authentication tag on the pop-up window.
3) Click .
4) Select devices with face features of the user.
5) Click OK, and then click Extract.
The user can unlock with faces on the selected devices that are with IR face feature
function.
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Step 4 Click OK.
Step 5 In the list of staff, click to modify information or add details of staff.
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3.2.2.3 Extracting Staff Information from Other Devices
Step 1 Click Personnel Manger > User > Extract.
Step 2 Select the needed device, and then click OK.
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3. Modify staff information, such as start time and end time for card validation.
● Enter manually
1. Select staff in card list and enter the corresponding card No..
2. Modify staff information, such as start time and end time for card validation.
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Figure 3-11 Search for staff
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Step 3 Set permission parameters.
1) Enter group name and remark.
2) Select the needed time template.
For details of time template setting, see "4 Time Template Setting".
3) Select the corresponding device, such as door 1.
Step 4 Click OK to save operations.
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Figure 3-16 Add permission group (2)
Related Operations
● Click to delete group.
● Click to modify group information.
● Double-click permission group name to view group information.
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Figure 3-17 Configure permission
Step 4 (Optional) Click in the left navigation bar to view the authorization progress.
If authorization failed, click in the list to view the possible reason.
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4 Time Template Setting
Time template is to configure the working hours of access controllers, such as when to open and
when to close. SmartPSS Lite provides 4 time templates by default. You can set new time templates
as needed.
● When the week plan and the holiday plan are in conflict, the holiday plan has higher
priority.
● After the time template is configured, assign the permission in Personnel Manager >
Permission Configuration when selecting time template.
1) Enter Template Name and description note.
2) Click Week Plan to set week plan to allow personnel to pass through during specified
periods from Monday to Sunday. You can add up to 4 needed time periods for each
day.
There are two methods.
● Method 1: Move the cursor to the period area. When cursor is , click the periods
that are not needed, and the periods become gray. During these periods, personnel
are not allowed to pass through. When cursor is , click the needed periods, and
the periods become green. Personnel are allowed to pass through during these
periods. Click Save.
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Figure 4-1 Set week plan (method 1)
● Method 2: Click to the right of the time bar, and set time period. You can apply
the set time period to other days. Click OK, and then Save.
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Figure 4-3 Set holiday plan (1)
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5 Advanced Functions Configuration
● The person to be granted with the first card unlock permission should be the General user type
and have permission of the certain door. Set the type when adding. For details, see "3.2.2 Adding
Staff".
● For details on permission assignment, see "3.3 Permission Configuration".
Step 1 Select Access Configuration > Advanced Config.
Step 2 Click the First Card Unlock tab.
Step 3 Click Add.
Step 4 Configure the parameters, and then click Save.
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Parameter Description
First Card Unlock is valid in the time period of the selected time
Timezone
template.
After First Card Unlock is enabled, the door is in either Normal mode
Status
or Always Open mode.
Select one or more users to hold first cards. Any one of them swiping
User
the first card means first card unlock is done.
Step 5 (Optional) Click , and then the icon changes to , indicating that First Card Unlock
is enabled.
The newly added First Card Unlock is enabled by default.
● The priority of First Card Unlock is higher than Multi Card Unlock. When enabled at the same
time, the platform performs First Card Unlock first.
● We do not recommend First Card Unlock user join Multi Card Unlock user group.
● The user type in the User Group cannot be VIP User and Patrol User. You can set the user type
when adding staff. For details, see "3.2.2 Adding Staff".
Step 1 Select Access Configuration > Advanced Config.
Step 2 Click Multi Card Unlock tab.
Step 3 Add user group.
1) Click User Group
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Figure 5-2 User group manager
2) Click Add.
3) Set up User Group Name. Select users from User List, and then click OK. You can
select up to 50 users.
4) Click at the upper-right corner of the User Group Manager page.
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Step 4 Configure parameter of multi card unlock.
1) Click Add.
4) Fill in the Valid Count for each group to be on site and the Unlock Mode. Click or
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to adjust the group sequence to unlock the door.
5) The valid count refers to the number of users in each group that must be on site to
swipe their cards. Use Figure 5-5 as an example. The door can be unlocked only if it
swiped by any person of group 1 and 2 persons of group 2.
5.3 Anti-passback
The anti-passback feature requires a person to enter/exit through defined entry/exit door group. You
cannot leave without matched entry record, nor can you enter without a complete entry/exit record
(for example, only entry record).
Step 1 Select Access Configuration > Advanced Config.
Step 2 Click Add.
Step 3 Configure parameters.
1) Select device and enter device name.
2) Select time template.
3) Set rest time and the unit is minute. For example, set the reset time as 30 minutes. If
one staff has swiped in but not swiped out, the anti-pass back alarm will be triggered
when this staff tends to swipe in again within the 30 minutes. The second swipe-in of
this staff is only valid after 30 minutes later.
4) Click In Group, and then select the corresponding reader.
5) Click Out Group and then select the corresponding reader.
6) Click OK, and then the configuration will issue to device and take effect.
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Figure 5-6 Anti-pass back configuration
Step 4 (Optional) Click , and then the icon changes to , indicating that Anti-passback is
enabled.
The newly added Anti-passback is enabled by default.
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5) Click OK.
Step 5 (Optional) Click , and then the icon changes to , indicating that Inter-door Lock is
enabled.
The newly added Inter-door Lock is enabled by default.
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6 Access Controller Configuration
You can configure access door, such as reader direction, door status and unlock mode.
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Parameter Description
Set door status, including Normal, Always Open and Always
Close.
Status
It is not the actual door status because SmartPSS Lite can only
send commands to the device. If you want to know the actual
door status, enable door sensor.
Keep Open Timezone Select time template when door is always opened.
Keep Close Timezone Select time template when door is always closed.
Enable alarm function and set alarm type, including intrusion,
Alarm overtime and duress. When alarm enabled, the SmartPSS Lite will
receive uploaded message when the alarm is triggered.
Enable door sensor so that you can know the actual door status.
Door Sensor
You are recommended to enable the function.
Enable and set the administrator password. You can access by
Administrator Password
entering the password.
Enable the function and set the time template, and then the
Remote Verification access of personnel have to be verified remotely through the
SmartPSS Lite during the template periods.
Set the video channel of the access control linkage. After setting,
Binding Channel when live viewing the access control videos, the real-time video of
the linked video channel will be displayed.
Set the unlock holding interval. The door will automatically close
Unlock Hold Interval
when time is over.
Set the timeout for alarm. For example, set close timeout as 60
Close Timeout seconds. If the door is not closed for more than 60 seconds, the
alarm message will be uploaded.
● Select And, and then select unlock methods. You need to
satisfy all the configured methods at the same time to open
the door.
Unlock Mode ● Select Or, and then select unlock methods. You can open the
door in any way you configured.
● Select Unlock by time period, and then select unlock mode
for each time period. The door can only be opened when you
satisfy the unlock methods during the period.
Step 4 Click Save, and then the configuration will issue to device and take effect.
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7 Viewing Historical Event
Historical door events include those happened on the SmartPSS Lite client and door devices. Before
viewing, extract historical events on the door devices to ensure that all events are searched.
Prerequisites
Make sure the personnel you search has been added to the platform.
Procedure
Step 1 Click Access Configuration > History Event on the home page.
Step 2 Extract events from door device to the local. Click Extract, set the time, select the door
device, and then click Extract Now.
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Figure 7-2 Search for events by filtering conditions
Step 4 (Optional) Click Export, and then save the searched door events to the local.
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8 Access Manager
After completing access controller configuration, you can remotely monitor access controller status
and operate access controller through the platform.
Step 3 View door status on Event Info list. For details, see "7 Viewing Historical Event".
Related Operations
Click to open Event Info list.
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● View access control information: You can view real-time access information in the Event Info list.
The information will be cleared after the platform restarts.
● Filter events: Select the event type in the Event Info, and the event list displays events of the
selected types. For example, select Alarm, and the event list only displays alarm events.
● Lock or unlock the event list: Click on the right side of Event Info to lock or unlock the event
list, and then the real-time events cannot be viewed.
● Delete events: Click on the right side of Event Info to clear all events in the event list.
● Click Event History to jump to the History Event page, click Event Configuration to jump to
the Event Configuration page.
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Figure 8-5 Reset door status
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time, the video you viewed is the video of the linked camera.
● If the access controller is equipped with a camera but does not link with an external camera, the
video you viewed is the video of the access control camera.
● If you cannot view access control video, it means that the access controller has no camera and is
not linked to an external camera. Please configure an external camera for access controller. For
details, see "6 Access Controller Configuration".
2) Drag the access controller in the organization tree to the corresponding window, or
click the window, and then double-click the access controller in the organization tree.
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Figure 8-8 Viewing multiple access control videos
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Figure 8-10 Reboot device
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