Specifications

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SECTION 3:
INSTALLATION PLANNING
Section 3 discusses information required to draw up an installation plan for an Alto 818 system.
Since all systems have their own particular requirements, this section can only provide general
guidelines to assist in the development of an access control system.
The design of any access control system requires careful consideration of the interplay between
the specific security needs of the owner and the capabilities of the available system hardware.
The site security requirements should be thoroughly discussed with the owner before the system
hardware is selected and an installation plan is drawn up. The owner should be made aware
of what system hardware is available to implement his or her requirements. See Table 2-1 for
a description of WSE hardware components compatible with the Alto 818 ACU.
The installation plan must be as comprehensive as possible and must take into consideration the
exact security requirements of the owner so that the appropriate system hardware is selected and
is located and set up correctly. The installation plan should be as complete as possible to avoid
problems during the actual install that could result in schedule delays and budget overruns. The
installation plan must be properly annotated to indicate all parameters that must be entered in
the database setup sheets that are prepared prior to database setup.