User`s guide
90  Guardall Director V4.74 User's Guide  21-0381E v4.7.4 
Checking Status or 
Controlling Floors 
Floor Status and Control 
The floor status screen shows the status of 
access-controlled floors in the system, and 
allows applying or removing access-control for 
specific floor(s)--as accessed from all elevator 
(lift) cabs in the system. 
Permissions/Authorities: This feature can be used by 
operators with "Control and Status" permission, when 
logged into 'Control & Status' as a user who has "door 
command" authority, and the ability to access the 
specific floors. 
Tip: You can also secure or desecure all floors as 
accessed from a specific elevator (lift) cab. For details, 
refer to "Viewing Status or Controlling Elevators". 
Also See ( V4.0): 
+ Visual Status and Control (Maps and Cameras) 
+ To connect: "New Installation? Try the Wizard" 
Status/Command Reference: 
Secure (controlled access): Access to the floor is 
controlled (i.e., elevator floor call-button(s) are initially 
de
-activated). To access the floor, persons with 
appropriate authority must present their access card 
and/or enter their PIN. 
Desecure (free access)
: Access to the floor is NOT 
controlled (elevator floor call-buttons are activated). 
Partially De/secured
:  Floors that presently have free 
access through some elevator (lift) cabs, while access 
is controlled though some other cabs (and/or where 
some floor relays are offline, and the status isn't 
known). 
Return to Auto
: This re-applies any defined 
scheduling for the specific floor (as accessed from all 
elevator cabs). 
Offline
: This indicates that a relay board is unable to 
communicate with the elevator controller (or the 
elevator controller module has lost communications 
with the panel). 
Initiate a Connection, and Access 
this Topic 
See if you're already connected with the 
panel(s) by checking the status bar at the 
bottom of the monitoring window. 
Multi-Account Systems: First select [Account 
Folders] in the 'tree', and double-click the desired 
account. 
If not presently connected, initiate a connection 
with the desired panel(s). 
For details, refer to "Connecting to the Associated 
Panel(s), An Overview" (under "Checking Status & 
Controlling Items", previous). 
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Then, select Control & Status - Floors from 
the MyTools bar, or
 select Floors under 
"Control & Status" in the 'tree'. 
Using the Tree: Click your site/account button in the 
tree, and open Control & Status, and Panel Control & 
Status (click the "+" beside each topic). 
Login with your user ID and PIN if prompted for 
this. 
Panel Groups and Panels: Open your specific panel 
group and panel if these are listed in the 'tree'. Tip
: 
The 'tree' can be set to show Control & Status topics in 
a single list (logical tree view), or on a panel-by-panel 
basis. For details, refer to "Other Desktop Choices". 
If the status screen is blank or inactive (or if you'd like 
more information), refer to "Accessing the Control and 
Status Topics for a Panel" (under "Checking Status & 
Controlling Items", previous). 
Note
: Grid view does not apply to this topic. 
Viewing the Status of Controlled Floors 
Access the "Floor" status topic as described 
previously/above. 
Then, visually skim through the list of floors to 
find your desired one(s). (For details on the 
displayed information, refer to the selection-
descriptions for this screen.) 
Tip: If floor relays are off-line, be sure to dispatch 
someone to correct the problem. 
Secure/Desecure Floors (Remove or 
Apply Access-Control to Floor(s) 
Access the "Floor" status topic as described 
previously/above. 
Then, refer to the item-descriptions for this 
screen while selecting your desired command: 
 To apply or remove access-control for all 
floors as accessed from all
 elevator (lift) 
cabs, refer to the "Floor Command for All 
Floors and All Elevators" selections. 










