ACU Access Control - Portals

The 'Portals' section of 'Access Control' is what ties together the access control readers and door controllers together.

To add/amend a portal you'd need to access this within the settings via the cog in the top-right corner. Then, 'Access Control' on the left-hand side then 'Portals'.

This would require the readers to be set-up already - More information about this can be found here: Readers – Chronicle Computing

To add a new portal, simply select the green + button or, to amend an existing one, double-click on the line that includes the access control unit you'd make the change to. 

There are various options within the settings interface of a portal:

Name – This would be the name of that door/area.

Access Control Unit – Is the ‘unit name’ that is controlling the blade, readers and stores the access levels and times.

Blade - This is the device in the access control unit that controls the ‘readers’.

Normal unlock period - This is the amount of seconds that the door unlocks for.

Strike lock - This is an alternative type of lock as opposed to the magnet lock that is primarily used.

Reader Entry - This is the entry reader that would have been defined previously within 'Readers'

Reader Exit - This is the exit reader that would have been defined previously within 'Readers'

Normally open - This would mean that the door is normally unlocked

Unlock access times - This is where you can define specific timings that the door is accessible. This is done within 'Access Control Times'.

Fire group - This is where you can define the specific 'fire group' for this reader.