User's Manual

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
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Notesprogramming cable The cable used to connect the PDA to the B.A.S.I.S.
Lock.
reader interface mod-
ule (RIM)
A circuit board that acts as the integration point for
access activity at a particular opening. The RIM inte-
grates Card Reader, Door Position, Request-to-Exit,
and Lock Control activity with the ISC.
request to exit A sensor usually installed on the non-secure side of
the door that will mask the door position switch
upon activation.
time interval A specific range of time, which corresponds to a
particular day or days of the week. A time zone can
be comprised of several, individual intervals.
time zone A defined range of time for assignment to various
access control activities. A time zone may be
applied to a reader or readers when creating an
access level, to a reader to change the mode of
operation, to a relay to activate and deactivate, to an
input to mask and unmask, and a host of other oper-
ations.
two-card control The requirement for the presentation of two sepa-
rate, authorized credentials in order to gain entry
through an access controlled opening.
unlock duration The time that the lock momentarily unlocks.
use limit A configuration limiting a credential to a defined
number of uses.