Specifications
WinDSX® 
  Microsoft Access
™ 
and SQL Server
™ 
Editions
DSX Access Systems, Inc. 10731 Rockwall Road Dallas, Texas 75238 / 888-419-8353 / 214-553-6140 / www.dsxinc.com
11/2012
WinDSX is a powerful access control and system monitoring 
application that harnesses the power of the Windows XP, 
Vista, and 7 Professional™ operating systems. WinDSX 
combines point monitoring and access control with Photo ID 
Badging, Time and Attendance, Alarm Graphics, DVR/NVR 
Integration, Elevator Control, Alarm Email/Text Message 
Notification, Threat Level Management, HazMat / Emergency 
Lockdown, and FIPS/TWIC card compatibility. 
WinDSX can support your access control needs from a single 
PC or multi-user Local Area Network to an enterprise solution 
with SQL Server as the database engine. The system utilizes 
TCP/IP network communications to provide user interaction 
and real time monitoring to the workstation PC’s located 
anywhere on the LAN or WAN. Password protection allows 
for operator specific capabilities at each workstation. 
There are two Editions of Software. WinDSX comes standard 
with a Microsoft Access database engine. WinDSX SQL is 
designed to work with Microsoft SQL Server as the database 
engine. Both editions of WinDSX have similar features and 
capabilities. Microsoft SQL Server is user supplied. 
WinDSX implements Point and Click operation with 
hierarchical tree views and pop up menus for ease of use. I/O 
monitoring and control is achieved through animated icons 
that depict the real time status of each input or output. I/O 
points can also be assigned to an Override Group to allow for 
multiple inputs and outputs to be monitored and controlled 
from a single icon. 
Scheduled Overrides can be assigned to individual Inputs and 
Outputs as well as Override Groups. These schedules allow 
operators to quickly assign time and date sensitive instructions 
determining the open/secure status of outputs and the armed 
state of inputs. 
Workstation Desktop
Graphic alarm maps can be configured to provide detailed 
information about any I/O point in the system. The graphic 
map displays the true real time status of each I/O point and 
allows the operator to perform manual overrides of the inputs 
and outputs directly from the map. 
Graphic Alarm Maps 
Cameras can be controlled with standard pan/tilt and zoom 
functions when the system is connected to a matrix type 
switcher. WinDSX has the ability to integrate with over 20 
different DVR and NVR systems. This integration allows 
stored and live video from the DVR to be accessed within the 
WinDSX software. All video is transmitted across a network 
connection. 
WinDSX flexible linking capabilities allow for any card, input 
or output in a location to link (interlock) with any other input 
or output in that location. Complicated applications such as 
mantraps are simply a matter of programming and require no 
additional equipment. This allows for custom solutions such as 
floor select elevator control and automatic handicap doors. 
Custom History reports can be defined choosing any 
combination of locations, doors, events, and cardholders 
providing as general or specific a report as needed. The reports 
can be previewed before printing and can be sent to a local 
printer or any printer on the LAN. Report configurations can 
be saved and run at any time. History reports can be 
preconfigured and automatically run up to twice a day each 
day of the week and even Emailed from the workstation they 
were created on. 
With the new Global Access Level Manager an unlimited 
number of temporary and permanent access levels can be 
assigned to card holders. These Access Levels now span 
across grouped locations. Temporary Access Levels are date 
controlled.










