Specifications
Alto 818 Installation and Operation
7-6 P/N 66109074001 Rev. D
7.2.3 LISTING CARD HOLDERS
A list that includes the name of every individual who will be issued a command card or be using
a keypad must be compiled. This list must itemize the days of the week and the time intervals
that each card holder or keypad user is authorized to gain entrance to each door in the system.
Fill out the card holder setup sheets in Appendix B, noting if the assignment is for a VIP2-only
user.
The names of the card holders/keypad users must be provided by the owner. Then, during the
meeting with the owner, the precise access requirements of each card holder/keypad user must
be determined and recorded on the list of card holders so that the access codes can be defined
accordingly. Employees with the same access requirements (i.e., the same access code) can
be sorted into groups so that their card codes can be entered during database setup with the
GROUP command.
In the stand-alone mode, the Alto 818 can retain in memory up to 2,000 key codes (for command
key or for VIP2-only codes) by name and number, or 5,200 key codes by number only. It is
possible to mix key codes with names and key codes without names. The following formula is
used for this purpose: 13 times the number of key codes with a name, plus 5 times the number
of key codes without names, must be equal or less than 56,000. For example: assume that 1,465
employees are to be assigned keys with names and numbers. To determine the number of
employees that can be assigned keys without names (X), the formula is applied as follows:
(13 x 1,465) + (5 x X) = 56,000
19,045 + 5X = 56,000
5X = 36,955
X = 7,391
Therefore, when 1,465 employees are assigned key codes with both numbers and names, an
additional 7,391 employees can be assigned key codes with numbers only.
A complete list of card holders should include the following six elements:
Key code.
Card holder name (12 characters maximum).
Access code.
Is the card holder to be privileged, granted access to a station reader for the purpose of
changing building modes?
Is a key trace report to be generated each time the card holder presents the card to a reader?
Is the location to be reported each time the card holder presents the card to a reader?