Enterprise Security 2.1
New Features Review
December, 2010
© VYKON 2010
Simplified Personnel Entry View
• Create simplified personnel entry view that allows personnel, badge and access right
management on single page versus tabbed approach. The system has a new user role
titled Personnel Management which can be used to assign the appropriate privileges. When
upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1, this new role must be manually created. The user guide has a
new section which shows the process to enter the new role.
Tenant Filter For Personnel Data
• Provide mechanism to filter data based on tenant and apply to Personnel, Badges,
Access Rights, Intrusion Pins, Niagara Integration IDs, Users and Tenants.
Manually Lock a Door
• Provide an option on the Manual Override features to override a door when it is unlocked
via a schedule and lock it for a user defined period.
Guided Wizard Setup
• Provide the Guided Wizard option on start-up that was available on the 1.X versions.
Add Hyperlinks on the Network ID page
• Provide the ability to hyperlink from the items identified on the Network Identification Page
directly to the item listed in the view.
Copy/Paste Existing Devices
• To help reduce configuration time, the new version provides a mechanism to copy an
entire segment such as a door and paste it under another location to provide faster
system setup.
Scheduled Backups of Remote Station
• Provide a mechanism to schedule the backup process so it happens under the covers
without the requirement for user configuration. The user might define how often a backup
occurs and when, but everything else required is automatic.
Home Page View Expand/Collapse
• Provide the user the option to expand each of the groups. Since the sub navigation groups
have the same view, it will be able to expand the sub groups if desired.
Scheduled Access Right Assignment
• Provide the capability to apply a beginning and ending date to an access right when it is
assigned to an individual cardholder. To enable tracking of access right deactivation,
provide a report that will list all personnel assigned to an access right that is scheduled for
deactivation within a specified time period. Necessary report fields are: Person First and
Last Name, Badge Number, Tenant, Access Right, Deactivation Date.
Improved Parity Bit Calculation
Parity Layout 2 can include the
result of the Parity Layout 1 E
under the Format P
• Provide an enhancement to the card format setup function to allow a parity bit calculation
to include the calculated result of the previous parity layout definition.
Automatically Email Reports
• Provide the capability to schedule a report, automatically create PDF, and email the PDF
file to a list of recipients.
Save Reports With Columns/Filters
• Provide the ability to save reports once the user has configured the filter as desired.
Provide a link mechanism to add the saved report to the menu system.
Enhanced Reports by Date and Time
Time range can be set
by time range option or
schedule
• Provide the ability to specify report ranges that has both data and time of day
specifications. In addition, allow a schedule to be used to define the active period.
Instant Personnel/Badge History
Select ‘Show Access History’
• Provide the capability to request a history on a personnel record once the individual is
selected. While in the "People" view, the user should be able to select via one button and
see everything related to that individual's history. In addition, the same thing should be
available when viewing an individual badge.
Video Support For The Alarm Portal
• The Alarm Portal application now supports connections to the security components
including video playback from the alarm event list.
General Enhancements
• Add alarm to Burglar Panel
– Add a function to the burglar panel component to provide alarms if the
feedback does not match the desired state. There will need to be a new
property to allow the user to define the time allowed for the panel to change
state when directed. This property should be limited to a minimum value of 0
and a maximum value of 5 minutes. This property is the Alarm Delay.
• Assign a default console recipient when adding a new alarm class
– When a new alarm class is created, it will default to the one console
recipient if there is no other console recipient. If there is more than one, the
user is required to pick one.
• Acknowledge is required on alert by default on a new alarm class
– When the new alarm class is created, the “Ack Required” flag is set on alert
by default.
Reporting Enhancements
• Add “Export Table” button to all tables views
– Provide the “Export” button on all tabular views such that the user can
always have the option to export the data to a CSV or PDF file.
• Add optional case sensitivity on selection filters
– On the Supervisor, eliminate the case sensitive restriction when filtering
data.
• Ability to format PDF columns
– Provide the ability to configure report settings. Add, delete, or specify width
of columns, select paper size, etc.
• Access right report enhancements
– Provide the ability to access a report and send a pdf to a tenant showing any
access right changes that were made during a specific date range. As an
example, a report to provide proof the individuals whose rights were
requested to be removed were actually removed and the date which the
removal occurred.
Reporting Enhancements
• Personnel Report Enhancements
– Provide the ability to:
• Access history for a specified person by specified dates.
• Access history for a person that would list all assigned access rights and all doors
assigned to each access right.
• Access history for all personnel assigned to a tenant that would list all access rights
with expiration dates for tenant personnel.
• Access history on all doors accessed by selected person.
• Door Report Enhancements
– Provide the ability to:
• Access door history reports for a specified time period. Capabilities shall include
reporting on all doors in a building, a single specified door, or all doors assigned to a
specific access right.
• Access a report for all persons accessing a single door, or select group of doors.
• Provide a real-time status report showing the current status of all doors in the system.
The user should be prompted for filter conditions prior to running the query to prevent
excessive time.
• Select multiple readers when filtering the access history report. Provide a drop down
list of existing readers similar to the activity description select list with the following
features:
– Apply the current filters configured on the report to the readers list. If a tenant is
specified for example, only show readers for that tenant.
– Show access rights assigned to readers on pick list.
Reporting Enhancements
• Export Table based on row selection
– Provide the ability to export only specific rows the user desires to CSV
and/or PDF files.
• Future Time Filter Option for Filtering
– Some reports show time in the future (like the "Show Expiration Report"
and the badge issue and badge expiration dates). For these specific use
cases, there should more selections that represent the future.
– The selections are as follows:
• This Week
• This Month
• This Year
• Rest of Day
• Tomorrow
• Rest of Week
• Next Week
• Next 7 Days
• Rest of Month
• Next Month
Personnel Management Enhancements
• Adjust tabs on people display
– The data entry flow will work better when a user is creating a new
person if the badge and access rights tabs were reversed. Working
from left to right on a new entry leads you towards creating/enrolling a
badge before you select the appropriate access rights. If you select the
access rights first, when you leave the people page to create the card,
you will not need to return to that page.
• Import User Added Data Fields
– Provide a mechanism to include the user defined data fields as part of
the imported and exported data.
Enterprise Performance Enhancements
• Implement a Validation Cache
– Provide an application-level validation cache to ensure that badge
swipes happen as quickly as possible. This is particularly crucial during
times when other tasks are accessing the local database.
• Recover Multiple Stations at a Time
– When selecting more than one Station to "Recover", execute as a Job
that will run through all the stations in order. This shall eliminate the
need for the user to click "Recovery" for every station on a large-scale
system. However, users are on their honor not to try the Recovery
concurrently with separate browser sessions.
Replication Enhancements
• Batch updating support for replication
– Modify the replication to support batch updates of database records to speed
up the process.
• Replicate entire JACE at the same time
– Modify the replication process such that all records on an individual JACE
get replicated before moving on to the next JACE. This will allow all JACEs
online to successfully update. In addition, if a single JACE fails, skip it and
move on to the next one.
• Automate the re-join process
– Provide several mechanisms to recover the system in case of hardware
failure. The Force Join mechanism should allow the user to sync the data on
a Supervisor with the data on a JACE whenever a JACE or Supervisor
needs to be restored. The Backup/Restore mechanism should allow the user
to perform individual or system-wide backups and selectively restore any or
all parts of the system as necessary.
• Replication in progress should provide some form of indication
through UI
– Provide a mechanism to identify the status of the replication process so the
user can determine when it is complete.
New Part Numbers – Easy Ordering
• SEC-ENT
– SecurityAX Supervisor bundled part includes Enterprise Security application with 32
reader license, both MySQL and SQL Server database. Supervisor limited to security
JACEs only and cannot be licensed for BAS JACE connections or drivers. This is a
platform for system up to 100 JACEs. Includes oBIX client/server driver for
connecting to Niagara based JACEs only.
– This new part number will be used to phase out the existing SEC-MYS and SEC-SQL
part numbers.
• SEC-SBS
– SecurityAX Small Building Supervisor bundled part includes Enterprise Security
application with 32 reader license, both MySQL and SQL Server database.
Supervisor limited to security JACEs only and cannot be licensed for BAS JACE
connections or drivers. This is a platform for system up to 6 JACEs and 64 readers.
Includes oBIX client/server driver for connecting to Niagara based JACEs only.
– This new part number will be used to phase out the existing SEC-SBS-MYS and
SEC-SBS-SQL part numbers.
• SEC-ENT-64
– Large system SecurityAX Supervisor bundled part includes Enterprise Security
application with 32 reader license, both MySQL and SQL Server database.
Supervisor limited to security JACEs only and cannot be licensed for BAS JACE
connections or drivers. This is a platform for system up to 500 JACEs. Includes oBIX
client/server driver for connecting to Niagara based JACEs only.
New Part Numbers
• SEC-ENT-U
– Base Enterprise Security software license to upgrade an existing AX Supervisor,
including reader license for 32 readers, Enterprise Security application, and both
MySQL and SQL Server database drivers. This option requires existing AX
Supervisor software or Small Building Supervisor software.
– This new part number will be used to phase out the existing SEC-ENT-MYS and
SEC-ENT-SQL part numbers.
• SEC-AX-DEMO
– SecurityAX Supervisor demo system includes Enterprise Security application with 16
reader license, both MySQL and SQL Server database drivers, and WorkBench
Tools. The Supervisor includes video drivers with 4 cameras each, and 5000
cardholders. The demo system will include all current options available on the
Enterprise Security Supervisor in limited quantities.
• SEC-DEMO
– SecurityAX Supervisor demo system includes Enterprise Security application with 16
reader license, both MySQL and SQL Server database drivers, and Security
Maintenance Tools. The Supervisor includes video drivers with 4 cameras each,
and 5000 cardholders. The demo system will include all current options available on
the Enterprise Security Supervisor in limited quantities.
Other Part Numbers
• SEC-SBS-U
– Security SBS upgrade. Removes 64 reader and 6 JACE connection limits.
Supervisor requires additional reader licenses to expand system capacity.
• SEC-BAS-U
– Upgrade security supervisor to allow BAS driver and connection functionality.
Allows the addition of non-security controllers to be integrated into the same
enterprise security supervisor.
• SEC-R-16, SEC-R-64, SEC-R-256, SEC-R-1024
– 16, 64, 256, and 1024 Reader Licenses
Video Drivers
• DR-S-AXS-AX
– BASE AX Supervisor driver for AXIS IP cameras. Includes license for 16
cameras
• DR-S-AXS-4
– Additional 4 camera block for AX Supervisor AXIS IP camera driver
• DR-S-DED-AX
– BASE AX Supervisor driver for Dedicated Micros video. Includes license for 16
cameras. (Dedicated Micros DVR must be purchased separately)
• DR-S-DED-4
– Additional 4 camera block for AX Supervisor Dedicated Micros video driver.