Quick Start User guide

EntraGuard

Silver Telephone Entry Control

Quick Start Guide

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3.0 When Installing Controllers

• since this is a telephone entry system at least one phone line will be necessary, it is important to plan ahead to meet

power and telephone requirements for your system (if using a modem, the host computer will need 1 phone line, plus

one for each master controller in each network or each EntraGuard unit)

• mount controllers in environmentally suitable areas - the EntraGuard Silver unit is weather resistant, but care should

be taken to avoid areas of weather/temperature/humidity extremes

• mount the controller at least 3 feet away from the controller's power supply to prevent EMI radiated from the power

supply from affecting the controller

• use the enclosure as a mounting template to mark drilling holes for permanent mounting

• note the locations of the knockouts in the enclosures and remove the appropriate knockout for the easiest cable

routing into the controller

• route all controllers in a network in a single, continuous daisy-chain (with the EntraGuard Silver controller as the

master)

• route cables in accessible areas for ease of maintenance

• connect all controllers to a quality earth ground

• add transient suppression across electric devices attached to a controller output

• use an isolation relay (P/N IRP-1) if attaching to a parking gate, a turnstile, or any application using a large electric

motor

• verify the controller's supply voltage is 12 VDC – long power line runs cause a drop in voltage at the end of the run

• verify proper operation of the host computer's COM port or Ethernet/LAN WAN connection.

DO NOT

• make modem phone line connections through PBX telephone switching systems - most modems are not compatible

with PBX systems leading to disconnection problems with the modem

• locate the EntraGuard Silver controller near EMI sources - EMI sources can affect the performance of the controller

• use switching power supplies - they are EMI sources

• route network cables beside power cables - transients on the power cables may be picked-up by network and reader

cables

• stretch or over-tension cables

• route over sharp objects

• let the wires get tangled

• route the EntraGuard Silver controller as a slave to a PXL-250 master

• route all controllers in a network in spur, hub, or loop configurations

• connect earth ground

to the network cable shield - the EntraGuard Silver automatically connects earth ground to the

shield at one point on the network to prevent ground loops

• use gender changer plugs when making RS-232 serial communication connections (unless you know it is a "straight-

through" plug) - gender changers may have internal wiring changes that can disrupt communications

1. Ground wire is green, with or without yellow tracer.