User's Manual

Chapter 2: Architectural overview
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Notes
Setup overview
In the next chapter you will find complete step-by-step
instructions on the first-time configuration of a B.A.S.I.S.®
offline system. But listed here are the major steps of that pro-
cess and cross-references where you can find each corre-
sponding task.
Task 1 Install the system components. This task begins on page 3-2.
■ B.A.S.I.S. Software, see page 3-2.
■ Encoder, see page 3-3.
■ PDA, see page 3-5.
■ B.A.S.I.S. Transport, see page 3-6.
Task 2 Define the system. This task begins on page 3-7.
■ Card formats, see page 3-7.
■ Badge types, see page 3-9.
■ ‘Virtual’ offline access panels, see page 3-13.
■ Guest readers, see page 3-15.
Task 3 For B.A.S.I.S. V configuration only, set up time zones, holi-
days, access levels, and cardholders.