User's Manual

Chapter 3: First-time B.A.S.I.S.® Offline System Configuration
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Defining the system
Overview
To define a B.A.S.I.S.® G or B.A.S.I.S. V system, you need to
configure:
 Card formats
 Badge types
 ‘Virtual’ offline access panels
 Guest readers
Although B.A.S.I.S. locks are offline (stand-alone) and are not
managed by access control panels, you must define Access
Panel settings for the locks. In effect, you define ‘virtual’
access control panels for the locks. More than one lock –
called a reader in B.A.S.I.S. – can share the same panel con-
figuration. However, these locks (readers) must all:
■ be managed by the same B.A.S.I.S. PC
■ share the same password
■ be located in the same time zone
■ use the same daylight saving time setting.
Defining card formats
Defining a card format is the starting point to configuring a
B.A.S.I.S. G system. But if B.A.S.I.S. G functionality is not
needed, a standard card format can be used or configured for
a reader assignment through
access levels. Badges using
standard formats on compatible tracks can only be assigned
readers through access levels.
To define a card format
1 From System Administration, click Administration > Card
Formats.
The Card format form displays
2 Click Add.
The Choose Card format type window displays