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Access Professional Edition

Selection Guide

2 | Contents

Contents

3 System overview
3 Wiegand based hardware
4 RS485 Bus reader

5 Selection Guide – The Seven Steps to your Access System
6 Step 1: Choose Base Software License
6 Step 2 (optional): Add Size-Related Extensions
6 Step 3 (optional): Add Video Functionality
7 Step 4: Select Controller Type
8 Step 5: Select Type of Credentials and Readers
9 Step 6 (optional): Choose Video Devices
10 Step 7 (optional): Add Mechatronical Device Management

11 Application example: Office Buildings

15 Solutions and services

System overview | 3

System overview

The Access Professional Edition is a powerful and scalable access control application designed for
medium scale projects. The server-client software combines the most advanced Bosch access
control hardware to the respected family of Bosch video devices in one platform. Every aspect of
facility access control can be managed by the operator. The support of mechatronical locks and the
enrolment of corresponding credentials provide additional security for offline doors.

Wiegand based hardware

Connecting the AMC2-4W controller series the Access Professional Edition supports all standard
Wiegand readers coming with 125 kHz or 13.56 MHz carrier frequency and card technologies which
are widely available in the industry.

Operating Transport Controller Reader, Cameras

Enrollment

1 ... 16

DB Server

Printer

AMC2-4W

AMC2-4W-EXT

RS485

max. 1200 m

Ethernet

AMC2-16IO-EXT

Wiegand cable, max.
110 m

Bosch DVR

Bosch IP video encoder

Bosch IP cameras

1 ... 4

... 8 l/O

5 ... 8

... 8 l/O

... 16 l/O

... 512

1 ...

... 128

* The corresponding mechatronical devices

are available only in selected markets.

Mechatronical
devices*

4 | RS485 Bus reader

RS485 Bus reader

Connecting the AMC2-4R4 controller series to the Access Professional Edition, provides
thesupport to a wide range of bi-directional communication RS485 bus readers. Each readercan
be connected to the controller at a distance of up to 1 200 meters. RS485 bus readerconnections
can be used where a higher security level is needed, readers should be monitored or the distance
between controller and reader is higher than the 110 m provided byaWiegand bus. The Access
Professional Edition supports the standard RS485 readers comingwith 125 kHz or 13.56 MHz
carrier frequency and card technologies which are widely available in the industry.

Operating Transport Controller Reader, Cameras

Enrollment

* The corresponding mechatronical devices

are available only in selected markets.

1 ... 16

DB Server

Printer

Ethernet

RS485

max. 1200  m

AMC2-4R4

AMC2-16IO-EXT

Bosch DVR

Bosch IP video encoder

Bosch IP cameras

1 ... 8

... 8 l/O

... 16 I/O

... 512

1 ...

... 128

Mechatronical
devices*

The Seven Steps to your Access System | 5

Selection Guide – The Seven Steps to your
Access System

Step 1 Choose Base Software License

According to basic requirements such as number of users, readers, etc.

Step 2 (optional) Add Size-Related Extensions

Extend the selected starter kit with cardholders, readers, or operator licenses.

Step 3 (optional) Add Video Functionality

Activate the core video functionality inside Access Professional Edition that
provides image display and retrieval from archives. Add video channels as
needed.

Step 4 Select Controller Type

Select the controller to use in the access system based on the bus type and
reader/card formats desired in the installation.

Step 5 Select Type of Credentials and Readers

Select the type of reader based on the credential type or reader already in use

Step 6 (optional) Choose Video Devices

Choose from the wide range of Bosch video devices

Step 7 (optional) Add Mechatronical Device Management

Activate the management of access rights and the enrollment of credentials for
mechatronical locks and cylinders.