User's Manual

Contents
iv apC/8X Technical Manual
apS Battery Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Card Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Magnetic Stripe Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Wiegand Technology Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Proximity Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Paired Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Chapter 2 apC/8X Physical Requirements
Connecting External Devices to the apC/8X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
External Device Types and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
apC/8X Ports to Connect External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Equipment Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
apC/8X Event and Card Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Calculating Number of Cards Supported in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Calculating apC/8X Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
apC/8X Power Supply Current Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8
Calculating Power Supply Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
apC/8X Power Output Ratings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Chapter 3 Mounting the apC/8X
apC/8X Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Mounting the apC/8X Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Connecting the apC/8X Input Voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
Connecting a Power Failure Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Connecting the Advanced Power System (apS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Chapter 4 Connecting the apC/8X to a Host
Connecting to a Host Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Connecting via RS-232, RS-485, and Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
RS-232 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3