dormakaba USA UVCICLASS User Manual

B.A.S.I.S.® Offline

Setup Guide

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Copyright ©

2004 Stanley Security Solutions, Inc. 

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T80946/Rev B ER-7991-40 April 2004

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Contents

1 Introduction

Related documents 1–1
Getting technical support 1–2
How to use this guide 1–2

2 Architectural overview

B.A.S.I.S. online and offline diagram 2–3
How B.A.S.I.S. G ‘Guest’ locks work 2–4
Components and connections 2–6
Feature comparison of B.A.S.I.S. G and B.A.S.I.S. V 2–7
Setup overview 2–10

3 First-time B.A.S.I.S.®

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Offline System Configuration

Installing the system 3–2
Defining the system 3–7

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4 Setting up and

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Maintaining B.A.S.I.S.® Offline Locks

Introducing B.A.S.I.S. Transport 4–1
Programming locks 4–2
Retrieving history records 4–11
Using diagnostics features 4–14

5 Managing

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B.A.S.I.S.® G Cardholders

Editing cardholders 5–2
Searching for cardholders 5–10
Encoding existing cardholders 5–12

A Glossary of Terms

Terms A–2

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C h a p t e r

Introduction

1

Thank you for choosing B.A.S.I.S.® G and V, the
world’s leading combination online and offline
access control system.

Use this guide to make sure that you set up your
system in the most efficient way and to get the
most out of it. The initial setup of the B.A.S.I.S. G
& V system is not trivial, but if done thoroughly it
will pay many dividends.

Related documents

The following documents are available to help
you install, maintain, or operate other related
systems. See your BEST Representative for more
information.

■ B.A.S.I.S. V Service Manual

■ B.A.S.I.S. G Service Manual

■ Alarm Monitoring User Guide

■ BadgeDesigner™ User Guide

■ FormsDesigner™ User Guide

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Notes ■ ID CredentialCenter User Guide

■ Basic Import Utility User Guide

■ Installation & Setup User Guide

■ MapDesigner™ User Guide

■ System Administration User Guide

■ Universal Interface Server User Guide

■ Replicator User Guide

■ View/Edit Only Workstation User Guide

■ Alternative Wiring Configurations Guide

■ Legato® Co-StandbyServer™ User Guide

■ Hardware Installation Guide

■ Visitor Management User Guide

■ Area Access Manager User Guide

■ Digital Video User Guide

■ Video Archive Server User Guide

■ Replication Administration User Guide

■ Digital Video Hardware User Guide

■ B.A.S.I.S. Interface User Guide

Getting technical support

Best Access Systems Representatives provide telephone
technical support for all B.A.S.I.S. V products. You may locate
the representative nearest you by calling 317-849-2250 Mon­day through Friday, between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm, eastern
standard time, or visit us on the web at www.bestaccess.com.

How to use this guide

This manual is intended for use as a training guide and a ref­erence in the setup of a B.A.S.I.S. offline system.

Chapter 2, Architectural Overview – This chapter provides an
overview of the B.A.S.I.S. online and offline worlds. If you are
already familiar with B.A.S.I.S. online and offline systems,
you can safely skip this chapter.

Chapter 3, First-time system configuration – This chapter pro­vides complete step-by-step instructions in the proper setup
of a new offline system.

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Chapter 4, Setting up and maintaining offline locks – This
chapter provides complete step-by-step instructions on the
proper setup of offline locks.

Chapter 5, Managing B.A.S.I.S. G Cardholders – This chapter
provides complete step-by-step instructions on adding, modi­fying, deleting and searching cardholders.

Chapter 1: Introduction

that are specifically used in the B.A.S.I.S. software. Terms that
appear in the glossary are set in italics when they are first
used.

NotesAppendix A, Glossary – This appendix provides a list of terms

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C h a p t e r

Architectural overview

2

This chapter describes the ‘big picture’ of the
online B.A.S.I.S.® access control system world
and how the offline B.A.S.I.S. G and V product
fits into that world.

The B.A.S.I.S. product line is composed of two
general architectural models used to address the
security needs of most customer requirements
and applications. These two models can be gen­erally categorized as

In an online application most access control deci­sions are performed by a component called an
Intelligent System Controller (ISC) or Access
Panel. The ISC is a circuit board with on-board
memory, and this on-board memory must be
configured by users who understand access con­trol functions and features.

online and offline.

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Notes This configuration is accomplished through an operator

entering data on or through a computer called a server. In the
world of B.A.S.I.S. this server is a computer where the access
control system database resides. An operator can enter con­figurations in the server database through a B.A.S.I.S. appli­cation that resides on the server or through one of many
possible B.A.S.I.S. workstations that exist on the access con­trol network.

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B.A.S.I.S. online and offline diagram

The B.A.S.I.S. system is capable of being configured as both
an online and an offline access control system. This means
that with B.A.S.I.S. you can manage readers, locks, control­lers, in fact, any access control hardware, whether or not they
are wired directly to a panel or not.

This diagram describes a typical combined online and offline
B.A.S.I.S. system.

Figure 2.1 B.A.S.I.S. online and offline diagram overview

PDA

B.A.S.I.S. G/V Workstation

Encoder

Server

LAN/WAN

Notes

Workstation

ISC

RIM

B.A.S.I.S.
Offline
Lock

B.A.S.I.S. Best Access Systems Integrated Solutions
CR Card Reader
DC Door Contact
IDH Max Integrated Door Hardware Lock
ISC Intelligent System Controller
LAN Local Area Network
LK Lock
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
RIM Reader Interface Module
RQE Request-to-exit switch
WAN Wide Area Network

IDH

Max

Lock

CR

RIM

LK

Analog Camera
Analog Camera

DCRQE

IP Camera
IP Camera

Alarm
Output
Board

Alarm
Input
Board

Siren

Strobe

Motion
detectors

Glass brk
sensors

Tamper
sensor

Video Server

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Notes

How B.A.S.I.S. G ‘Guest’ locks work

B.A.S.I.S. G offline locks are designed primarily for the col­lege and university dormitory. But they can be effectively
used in any application where a room has continuous occu­pancy change over a period of time, or where the lock loca­tion is remote or isolated enough that going out to reprogram
the lock becomes undesirable.

Guest functionality then is the lock feature that enables you to
add and delete users to and from the lock without having to
go out and visit the lock to reprogram it.

Operation

B.A.S.I.S. G allows that a range of badge numbers be pre-pro­grammed into the lock unit securing a dormitory room. These
badge numbers are available for issue and reuse as students
are assigned to their dormitory accommodations. The badge
number is automatically issued to a student when the lock for
the room is chosen in the cardholder setup screen. The card
number from the assigned range can then be encoded and
presented to the student for use in his or her assigned room.

New students may be assigned access to a particular room by
using badge IDs from the same range without ever needing to
re-program the lock. By taking advantage of the issue code
look ahead feature, a badge ID issued with an incrementally
higher issue code will deactivate any other like badge ID for
the lock.

The following diagram describes the design and process that
B.A.S.I.S. G locks use to achieve the guest functionality.

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Figure 2.2 Guest functionality diagrammed

Chapter 2: Architectural overview

Notes

1001 issue code: 00

Lost card Newly

encoded
card

1001 issue code: 01

B.A.S.I.S. G Lock Same B.A.S.I.S. G Lock

Issue codes

00
01
02
03

offset
of 1

range
of 3
valid
issue
codes

Auto

update

Issue codes

01
02
03
04

after use of the 1001
issue code 01 card

lost card
does not work

new offset

new
range

The diagram uses the following issue code look ahead values:

Look ahead

Value

function

Offset 1

Range 3

Number of issue

2

code digits

Also instructive is to see what happens when the issue code
has reached its limit. Let’s look at another diagram to see
what happens in this case. The issue code look ahead values
remain the same.

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Notes

Figure 2.3 Guest functionality in rollover diagrammed

1001 issue code: 99

Lost card Newly

encoded
card

1001 issue code: 00

B.A.S.I.S. G Lock Same B.A.S.I.S. G Lock

Issue codes

00
01
02

offset
of 1

range
of 3
valid
issue
codes

Auto

update

Issue codes

00
01
02
03

after use of the 1001
issue code 00 card

new
offset

new
range

lost card
does not work

Components and connections

The following diagram describes the system ‘family’ – all the
types of hardware and software that it takes to create an
offline B.A.S.I.S. system.

Components include:

■ B.A.S.I.S. software, version 5.8, build 41b or higher

■ Dedicated computer, see your BEST representative for

complete details

■ B.A.S.I.S. G or V lock, includes cylindrical, mortise or exit

hardware trim models

■ Personal digital assistant (PDA). See www.bestaccess.com

for supported models.

■ Encoder

■ magnetic stripe

■ smart card (contact the factory for proper application)

■ Cables

■ computer to PDA

■ PDA to lock (requires PDA proprietary cable and BEST

part number BASD-CAB).

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Feature comparison of B.A.S.I.S. G and B.A.S.I.S. V

The differences between B.A.S.I.S. G and B.A.S.I.S. V can be
confusing since they share many of the same features. The
following table compares the two systems side by side.

B.A.S.I.S.

Feature Description G V

Guest (dormi­tory feature

Look ahead Issue code look ahead feature through off-

Encoding Provides the ability to encode both mag-

Passage
mode

Deadbolt
override

Key override
event

activa-

Use

tion date

Use deactiva­tion date

Two card con­trol

Enforce use
limit

Provides the ability to issue pre-created
badge ID's to students. This supports the
assignment of one reader directly to the
badge. Other readers may be assigned to
the badge through normal access level
assignment.

set and range fields.

stripe and smart cards from the card­holder/badge tab. Smart cards are
encoded using magstripe or Wiegand
simulated formats.

Allows the cardholder to place the reader
into an unlocked mode. This status is
cleared only by another passage mode
attempt or reader mode change occur­rence.

Allows the cardholder to retract the dead­bolt.

An event logged into history whenever
the key override feature is used in a mor­tise lock. Not supported in Cylindrical.

Determines if the lockset will use the acti­vation date field stored in the cardholder
record when validating. This option has
no impact on Dormitory functionality.

Determines if the lockset will use the
deactivation date field stored in the card­holder record when validating. This
option has no impact on Dormitory func­tionality.

Requires that two valid users must
present their cards in order to unlock the
door.

Allows for the temporary use of cards.
After a certain number of uses the card is
disabled. The number of uses is config­ured through the badge tab.

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Notes

B.A.S.I.S.

Feature Description G V

Denied
attempts

Logging
(grant, denies,
status)

Daylight sav­ing time

128K RAM 5000 Users/History

Card formats
(8)

Magnetic 5 bit ABA data only track 3 tracks

Wiegand Any valid Wiegand format

Online mode Automatic (time zone control of reader

Includes attempts count and time out
duration. Sometimes referred to as ‘Three
strikes your out.’

Provides the ability to filter the displaying/
logging of history events. This feature is
implemented at the Management System
level.

Support for all OS world time zones.

Support for up to eight card data formats
per reader. Facility codes are assigned
through card formats.

mode), Facility Code, Card Only,
Unlocked, Locked, Card and Pin, and Card
or Pin.

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always
logged

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config­urable

1 & 2

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Reader
modes (auto­matic unlock/
relock)

This feature provides the ability to change
operational modes at specified periods
through time zone control. The current
modes would be Facility Code, Card Only,
Unlocked, Locked, Card and Pin, Card or
Pin, and First Card Unlock.

Unlock dura­tion

Extended
unlock

The amount of time that the lockset will
remain unlocked for a valid access grant.

This feature provides the ability to extend
the unlock duration for certain cardhold­ers.

Chassis type Cylindrical & Mortise with support for a

user defined type ‘Custom’.

Holidays Special days of the year can be catego-

rized as one of eight types.

Time zones Time Zones are necessary for the use of

Access Levels. A time zone can be com­prised of up to six intervals.

Access levels Access Level assignment to readers.

Battery warn/
alarm

Panel pass­word

Diagnostics
(PDA)

Reported through the activation of LED’s
and the lock internal sounder.

Communication password is configured
at the Access Panel level.

The PDA will support the capability of per­forming diagnostics on the lockset.

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B.A.S.I.S.

Feature Description G V

Cycle count/

reset

DIagnostics

code

Backup bat-

tery level

Electronics

level

Unlock once This feature allows for the unlocking of

Reader mode This feature allows for the setting of the

Reader sup­port

The lockset will maintain a current count
of access grants. The count can be reset
by the user.

This code provides some feedback of the
lockset's status.

Displays the current level of the backup
battery.

Displays the current level of the main
electronics battery.

the door for the unlock duration.

current operating mode directly to the
reader through the PDA. This action
would override the online mode set at the
management system level. All online
reader modes are supported.

Dual Validation

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Notes

Magstripe track 3 tracks

Smart Card

HID Proximity

Motorola Proximity

Batch update This feature allows for the bulk updating

of Activation/Deactivation Dates.

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Notes

Setup overview

In the next chapter you will find complete step-by-step
instructions on the first-time configuration of a B.A.S.I.S.®
offline system. But listed here are the major steps of that pro­cess and cross-references where you can find each corre­sponding task.

Task 1 Install the system components. This task begins on page 3-2.

■ B.A.S.I.S. Software, see page 3-2.

■ Encoder, see page 3-3.

■ PDA, see page 3-5.

■ B.A.S.I.S. Transport, see page 3-6.

Task 2 Define the system. This task begins on page 3-7.

■ Card formats, see page 3-7.

■ Badge types, see page 3-9.

■ ‘Virtual’ offline access panels, see page 3-13.

■ Guest readers, see page 3-15.

Task 3 For B.A.S.I.S. V configuration only, set up time zones, holi-

days, access levels, and cardholders.

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First-time B.A.S.I.S.®

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Offline System Configuration

You are now ready to start setting up your
B.A.S.I.S.® offline system. The following tasks do
not include the installation of the locks them­selves. The installation of the B.A.S.I.S. G or
B.A.S.I.S. V locks are fully described in the fol­lowing installation instruction documents. Con­tact your BEST Representative for a copy of these
documents:

Title

Installation Instructions for Electronic
Stand-alone Cylindrical Locks

Installation Instructions for Electronic
Stand-alone Mortise Locks

Installation Instructions for Electronic
Stand-alone Exit Hardware Trim

Doc
number

T61835

T61836

T61828

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Notes Make sure that the B.A.S.I.S. G or V locks are at least on site

and ready to be programmed. Locks may be programmed
before installation.

Installing the system

Make sure that you have the following components before
you start installing the B.A.S.I.S. Offline system:

■ B.A.S.I.S. software, version 5.8, build 41b or higher

■ Dedicated computer, see your BEST representative for

complete details.

■ Personal digital assistant (PDA). See www.bestaccess.com

for supported models.

■ Encoder,

■ magnetic stripe

■ smart card (contact the factory for proper application)

■ Cables

■ computer to PDA

■ PDA to lock (requires PDA proprietary cable and BEST

part number BASD-CAB).

Installing the B.A.S.I.S. software

Before installing the B.A.S.I.S. software, also make sure that
you have completed the following checklist.

Determine whether your database will use Microsoft SQL

Server, Oracle, or MSDE.

Make sure you have an Information Technology person

who can configure the computer’s TCP/IP protocol.

Make sure you have an Information Technology person

who can set up a server with the appropriate server soft­ware.

Get the hardware key or ‘dongle.’

For complete B.A.S.I.S. online software installation and con­figuration, see the

Guide. Contact your BEST Representative for a copy.

B.A.S.I.S. Installation and Setup User

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Installing the encoder

Two types of encoders are available for the B.A.S.I.S. Offline
system:

■ Magnetic stripe encoder

Unitech model MSR206

part number MSR206-33

■ Smart card encoder

GemPlus model GEMPC410

part number GCR410-P

BEST part number 1825235

For proper setup of the smart card encoder, contact
your BEST Representative.

The card encoder or some type of encoding device (that is, an
encoder or a printer with a built-in encoder) is required for
B.A.S.I.S. G locks. So the following instructions are required
for B.A.S.I.S. G functionality, but optional for B.A.S.I.S. V. For
a comparison of B.A.S.I.S. G and V, See “Feature comparison

of B.A.S.I.S. G and B.A.S.I.S. V” on page 2-7.

Notes

These instructions assume a stand-alone encoder.

To set up the encoder

1 Click Start > Programs > B.A.S.I.S. ET > System

Administration.

2 At the login window type your user name and password

and then click OK. 

If you do not know your user name or password, see your
System Administrator.

3 Click Administration > Workstations.

4 From the Workstation tab, confirm that the name of your

computer is in the list. If your computer is not in the list,
add your workstation by using the browse button and
select your workstation.

5 Click Add.

6 Type the name of your computer or click the browse

button and browse the network for your computer.

7 Click OK.

8 Click the Encoder tab.

9 Confirm that the encoder is physically connected to a COM

port on the computer, preferably COM1, and is powered
on.

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Notes 10 Click Add.

Figure 3.1 Configuring the encoder

Click to test
whether the
encoder is
online

11 Under Encoder Settings, in the name field, type a name for

the encoder.

12 In the Encoder Type field, select:

Magstripe Swipe Reader/Writer (Model 712 or 722)

13 Click Test.

Note The encoder can be tested at any time by returning to the

Encoder tab. You do not need to put the encoder in modify
mode to test the encoder.

14 Click OK.

15 Close System Administration.

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Installing the PDA

The Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is your link from the
B.A.S.I.S. workstation to the B.A.S.I.S. G and V lock.

With the help of your computer network administrator, if nec­essary, perform the following steps to set up the connection
between the PDA and the B.A.S.I.S. workstation.

To install Microsoft ActiveSync

1 Connect the PDA to the B.A.S.I.S. workstation.

2 Install Microsoft ActiveSync.

3 When prompted, set up a partnership with this computer

and remove all check marks associated with programs.

4 Restart the computer after ActiveSync completely installs.

5 Test the encoder and confirm ActiveSync connectivity

before proceeding. To test the encoder, see page 3-4.

Note When ActiveSync is running, the ActiveSync icon, shown in

the taskbar on the PC’s desktop, is green. When ActiveSync is
not running, the icon is gray.

Notes

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Notes

Installing B.A.S.I.S. Transport

Confirm that the following requirements are met for running
B.A.S.I.S. Transport. For detailed instructions see the
B.A.S.I.S. Installation & Configuration User Guide.

B.A.S.I.S. System Administration is installed.

B.A.S.I.S. Communication Server is installed.

Microsoft ActiveSync is installed.

A connection is established between the PDA and the PC

using ActiveSync.

Note Before you can install B.A.S.I.S. Transport, you must establish

a connection between the PDA and the B.A.S.I.S. PC.

To install B.A.S.I.S. Transport

You install B.A.S.I.S. Transport from the B.A.S.I.S. CD #1 onto
the PDA from the host with a connection established through
ActiveSync.

1 Open an Explorer window for B.A.S.I.S. CD #1. Stop the

auto-run of the B.A.S.I.S. installation wizard if it starts.

2 Navigate to the B.A.S.I.S. Transport folder.

3 Double-click the Transport executable (program) file.

The B.A.S.I.S. Transport Setup wizard appears.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Defining the system

Overview

To define a B.A.S.I.S.® G or B.A.S.I.S. V system, you need to
configure:

Card formats

Badge types

‘Virtual’ offline access panels

Guest readers

Although B.A.S.I.S. locks are offline (stand-alone) and are not
managed by access control panels, you must define Access
Panel settings for the locks. In effect, you define ‘virtual’
access control panels for the locks. More than one lock –
called a reader in B.A.S.I.S. – can share the same panel con­figuration. However, these locks (readers) must all:

■ be managed by the same B.A.S.I.S. PC

■ share the same password

■ be located in the same time zone

■ use the same daylight saving time setting.

Notes

Defining card formats

Defining a card format is the starting point to configuring a
B.A.S.I.S. G system. But if B.A.S.I.S. G functionality is not
needed, a standard card format can be used or configured for
a reader assignment through
standard formats on compatible tracks can only be assigned
readers through access levels.

To define a card format

1 From System Administration, click Administration > Card

Formats.

The Card format form displays

2 Click Add.

The Choose Card format type window displays

access levels. Badges using

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Notes

Choose the
appropriate
card format

3 Choose the appropriate card format and click OK.

The modify card format window displays

Figure 3.2 Defining card formats

When the
guest format
check box is
selected, the
data is offset
from the start
of the card by
the fact that
the activation
and deactiva­tion dates are
encoded onto
the card.

Set the access
control track
to 3.

Make sure to
adjust the total
characters on
the track to
the correct
access con­trol data
length.

A two-digit
issue code
is preferred

for 

B.A.S.I.S. G.

Define the
name, facility
code, total
characters,
and the guest
format.

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guest format is ‘Guest format.’

5 Complete all appropriate fields including facility code,

access control track, total characters on track, and the
guest format check box.

Defining badge types

To use B.A.S.I.S. G functionality, you must define a guest
badge type. This badge type allows you to define and allocate
a range of badge ID numbers that will be programmed into
the lock. Badge type is an ID Credential Center function used
in the configuration of Guest products and determines the
block or pool of badge numbers to be allocated to a group of
locks.

Also, badge type determines the card format to be encoded
on the badge. In this instance think of the badge type as a way
of allocating a block of badge numbers to a facility, building,
or other group of related guest locks.

Notes4 Type the name of the card format. A typical name for the

Applica­tion note

A badge type could be used to allocate a pool of badge num­bers for a dormitory from which smaller blocks of numbers
could be obtained for the individual dormitory units.

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Notes To define a guest badge type

1 From System Administration, click Administration > Badge

Types.

The Badge Types form displays

2 Click Add.

The modify badge type window displays

Figure 3.3 Selecting the Guest class for B.A.S.I.S. G badge
type

Choosing the
Guest classifica­tion enables the
features of the
Badge ID Allo­cation tab.

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3 Select the Guest class from the drop down box.

4 Complete all other necessary information on the tab.

5 Click the Printing/Encoding tab

The Printing/Encoding tab badge type displays

Make sure that
the Guest for­mat is selected
for encoding
Guest Badge
Types.

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Notes

Figure 3.4 Making sure that the Guest Card format is
selected for printing and encoding

6 Select the appropriate card format to be encoded for the

badge type.

7 Make sure that a check mark appears next to the selected

card format.

8 Click the Badge ID Allocation tab.

The Badge ID Allocation window displays

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Notes

Figure 3.5 Entering the range of Badge IDs

Enter the appro­priate range of
badge IDs for
your applica­tion.

Applica­tion note

9 Enter the First ID number in the badge range that you want

to create.

Make sure to allocate a range of badge numbers that will
facilitate the future growth of a group of locks. The size of the
range will determine the length of the reader list in the ‘Allow
Access To’ drop-down selection on the Badge tab under Card­holders.

10 Enter the number of Badge IDs that you want to create.

11 Click Add.

12 Click OK.

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Defining ‘virtual’ offline access panels

Although B.A.S.I.S. Locks are offline (stand-alone) locks and
are not managed by access control panels, you must define
Access Panel settings for the locks. In effect, you define ‘vir­tual’ access control panels for the locks. Using the virtual
access panel concept allows the programming of guest locks
to follow the same conventions as B.A.S.I.S. online products.
Up to 64 locks (called a ‘reader’ in B.A.S.I.S.) can share the
same panel configuration. However, these locks ‘readers’
must all:

■ be managed by the same B.A.S.I.S. PC

■ share the same password

■ be located in the same time zone

■ use the same daylight saving time setting.

Note The default password is ‘BEST.’ Care should be given to faith-

fully document any changes to this password since the pass­word cannot be viewed from anywhere in the B.A.S.I.S.
application software.

Notes

To define a ‘virtual’ offline access panel

1 From System Administration, click Access Control >

Access Panels.

2 Click the Offline Lock tab.

3 Click Add.

The Offline Lock Access Panel window displays

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Notes

Figure 3.6 Naming the offline lock access panel

Name the
offline lock
access panel
appropriately
for all of the
possible 64
locks that it
controls.

The worksta­tion name refers
to the technical
name of the
computer to
which the PDA
is attached.

4 In the Name field, type the name of the ‘virtual’ access

control panel.

5 Click OK.

6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary.

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Defining the Guest reader/lock

In the B.A.S.I.S. software locks are referred to as readers to
conform and maintain consistency with B.A.S.I.S. online ter­minology conventions.

You can define up to 64 readers or locks for each ‘virtual’
offline access control panel. And each reader or lock will
accept up to eight different card formats. It would be highly
unusual to use this many formats in one lock.

In this section you will define a guest reader or lock.

To define a Guest reader/lock

1 From System Administration, click Access Control >

Readers.

2 Click the Reader tab – if not already on the reader tab.

3 Click Add.

The Add Reader window displays

Notes

Selecting the
Guest reader
type enables the
assignment of a
subset of badge
numbers from
the larger range
of numbers con­figured for a
Badge Type.

The automatic
setting for
‘online reader
mode’ allows
the lock to use
time zone con­trol and token
control when
programmed for
both.

Figure 3.7 Defining offline guest readers

4 In the Name field, type the name of the reader.

5 In the Panel field, select the ‘virtual’ offline access control

panel that controls the reader.

6 In the Type field, select Guest.

7 Select the appropriate reader mode.

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Notes 8 Under the Card Format section, select the Guest Card

Format.

Applica­tion note

Selecting the ‘Offline Guest’ reader type refers to a B.A.S.I.S.
V configuration. A selection of the Offline reader type is not
recommended.

9 Make any other selections as necessary.

10 Click OK.

The Reader is listed in the Reader listing at the top
of the window.

11 Repeat steps 3 – 10 for each additional lock/reader.

Now that you have defined the reader operation of the lock/
readers, you now need to configure the software so that the
correct chassis type is assigned to the lock/reader and other
offline features are configured appropriately.

Before you can complete this section you must know:

■ Chassis type of the lock/reader. The chassis type will most

likely be either mortise or cylindrical.

■ The maximum number of cardholders that will need to

access the lock/reader. This includes both guest cardhold­ers and those cardholders that access the reader by access
levels.

■ The number of guest badges that will be assigned from

the pool of badge IDs.

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Make sure
that the cor­rect reader is
selected when
selecting
offline fea­tures

The common
door feature
allows dupli­cation of a
badge range
between locks.

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NotesTo define other guest reader features

1 From System Administration, click Access Control >

Readers.

2 Click the Offline tab.

3 Select the Reader that you want to define. Make sure that

the check mark is next to the reader to be modified.

4 Click Modify.

The Modify Offline Reader window displays

Figure 3.8 Defining the offline reader

The number of
events is auto­matically cal­culated based
on the amount
of lock mem­ory and the
number of
cardholders
allocated.

Applica­tion note

5 In the Chassis Type field, select the chassis type that the

lock/reader has.

The custom chassis type enables the modification of the chas­sis volume. The chassis volume is a value used by engineers
that relates to the number of turns of the motor that is
required to unlock the lock. Only use the custom chassis type
at the direction of a technical support engineer or specific
instructions enclosed with the lock.

6 In the Cardholders field, select the total number of

cardholders that will need to access the lock/reader.

7 In the Look Ahead section, select the look ahead offset and

range. Normally for B.A.S.I.S. G locks, the offset is set to 1
and the range to 3. For more information on guest
functionality, see page 2-4.

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Notes 8 In the Guest Parameters section, select whether the lock/

reader will be a Common door.

9 In the Badge Type field, select a guest badge type from the

list that was created. See page 3-9.

10 In the Number of badges field, enter the number of guest

badges to be allocated to this lock/reader from the total
pool of badge IDs.

11 For a common door only: In the Badge Start Number field,

enter the starting badge number for the subset of numbers
to be used in this lock/reader. The badge end number is
automatically calculated from the numbers entered.

12 Click OK.

13 Repeat steps 3 – 12 for each lock/reader to be defined.

B.A.S.I.S. G Lock/reader 

programming is now complete

If you have finished the tasks up to this point, you have com­pleted all steps necessary for the programming of B.A.S.I.S. G
functionality. However, for B.A.S.I.S. V functionality, that is,
the use of time zones, access levels, holidays, etc, that you
may want to use for B.A.S.I.S. G lock/readers, see the
B.A.S.I.S. System Administration User Guide.

For a complete list of features comparing B.A.S.I.S. V and
B.A.S.I.S. G, see “Feature comparison of B.A.S.I.S. G and

B.A.S.I.S. V” on page 2-7.

Note If you assign cardholders using access levels to B.A.S.I.S. G

lock/readers, you will need to use the PDA to update the locks.

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C h a p t e r

Setting up and Maintaining
B.A.S.I.S.® Offline Locks

4

This section describes how to use your
B.A.S.I.S.® Transport software. The following
topics are covered.

Introducing B.A.S.I.S. Transport

The B.A.S.I.S. Transport software application lets
you:

■ program B.A.S.I.S. G and B.A.S.I.S. V Locks by

transferring reader configurations from
B.A.S.I.S. System Administration to the locks

■ transfer history records from B.A.S.I.S. Locks

to System Administration

■ view diagnostics information for B.A.S.I.S.

Locks.

In addition, you can use Transport to unlock a
B.A.S.I.S. Lock without using a card or PIN. You
also can change the lock’s mode of operation.

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Notes

Programming locks

To program a B.A.S.I.S. G or B.A.S.I.S. V Lock, you need to:

Define an access control panel and reader configuration

for the lock using B.A.S.I.S. System Administration. For
more information, see page 3-7 of this guide as well as the

B.A.S.I.S. System Administration User Guide.

Transfer the reader configuration from the PC to the PDA.

See the next section.

Transfer the reader configuration from the PDA to the lock.

See page 4-10.

Transferring reader configurations from the
B.A.S.I.S. PC to the PDA

After you have used System Administration to create the
reader configurations for the locks you want to program, you
can transfer the reader configurations from the B.A.S.I.S. PC
to the PDA. Perform these steps:

To transfer reader configurations from the B.A.S.I.S. PC to the PDA

1 Establish an ActiveSync connection between the PDA and

PC.

Note When ActiveSync is running, the ActiveSync icon, shown in

the taskbar on the PC’s desktop, is green.

2

On the PDA, make sure B.A.S.I.S. Transport is not running.
To exit Transport, see

3 On the PC, launch B.A.S.I.S. System Administration and

B.A.S.I.S. Communication Server.

4 From the System Administration main menu, click View,

then System Tree. See Figure 4.1

page 4-10.

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Figure 4.1 System Administration System Tree

You can expand the entries in the System Tree to see the hier­archy of access control devices in your system. To expand an
entry, click the plus sign (+) to the left of the entry. To collapse
an entry, click the minus sign (–) to the left of the entry.

Notes

5 Expand the Hardware entry to view the access control

panels defined for your system. Expand the access control
panels to view the readers defined for your system. See

Figure 4.2.

Figure 4.2 Expanding the System Tree to view readers

Note If a reader configuration has been created or updated at Sys-

tem Administration, but has not yet been sent to the PDA, a
red “X” appears on the reader’s icon, as well as on the icon
for the reader’s access panel.

6 Highlight the reader that you want to transfer to the PDA.

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Notes To highlight multiple readers, hold down the Ctrl key and click

each reader.

7 Right-click on the selection in the System Tree.

The menu shown in Figure 4.3 appears.

Figure 4.3 Right mouse button menu for readers in the
System Tree

Use the right
mouse button
on any reader
to display this
menu.

8 Click Download.

The PC begins transferring the highlighted reader
configurations to the PDA.

9 If that reader or panel already exists on the PDA, the PDA

will display a dialog requesting to overwrite the old
version of the reader. Tap OK.

10 On the PDA, watch the messages indicating the progress

of the transfer.

11 When the transfer is complete, a message appears stating,

“Complete download successful.” On the PDA, tap OK.

12 To disconnect the PDA from the PC, disconnect the PDA

from the ActiveSync connection.

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PDA

Serial cable

Transferring a configuration from the PDA to a lock

The sections below provide instructions for sending a panel/
reader configuration to a B.A.S.I.S. G or B.A.S.I.S. V Lock.

To connect the PDA to a lock

See Figure 4.4 and perform these steps:

Figure 4.4 Connecting the PDA to a lock

Notes

Communication
port

Programming
cable

1 Connect the serial cable to the PDA.

2 Connect the serial cable to the programming cable.

3 Connect the programming cable to the lock’s

communication port. The connector snaps into place.

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Notes To start B.A.S.I.S. Transport

On the PDA, tap Start, then Programs, then BAS, then

Transport.

The Main window appears, as shown in Figure 4.5

Figure 4.5 B.A.S.I.S. Transport Main window

To transfer a panel/reader configuration to a lock

1 Connect the PDA to the lock. See page 4-5.

2 Start B.A.S.I.S. Transport. See page 4-6.

3 From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Main window on the PDA,

tap View, then Transport.

The Transport window shows the Panel/Reader
Tree.

You can expand the entries in the Panel/Reader Tree to see
the hierarchy of access control panel/reader configurations on
the PDA. See

Figure 4.6

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Click the minus
sign to col-

lapse. 

Click the plus
sign to expand.

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Notes

Figure 4.6 Panel/Reader Tree

To expand a panel, tap the plus sign (+) to the left of the
panel. To collapse a panel, tap the minus sign (–) to the left of
the panel.

4 Highlight the reader configuration that you want to

transfer to the lock.

5 Tap Transport, then Configure Lockset.

The Login window appears, as shown in Figure 4.7.

Figure 4.7 Login window

6 If you are programming the lock for the first time:

a Leave the Enter Password field blank.

Note B.A.S.I.S. Locks do not have a factory-programmed default

password.

b Ignore the Preserve user pins checkbox.
c Tap OK.

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Notes A message appears stating, “Attempting login . . .

Please swipe a card . . . .”

d Use the temporary operator card to activate the lock.

A message appears asking, “Reader ID’s don’t
match. Continue anyway?”

7 Tap Yes.

The PDA begins transferring the selected reader
configuration to the lock.

On the PDA, watch the messages indicating the progress of

the transfer.

When the transfer is complete, a message appears stating,
“Configuration data transfer successful.”

8 Tap OK.

A message appears asking, “Delete this reader?”

9 We recommend that you tap Yes to delete the reader

configuration.

The reader configuration no longer appears in the
Panel/Reader Tree.

Note If you want to use this reader configuration for another lock,

tap No.

10 To return to the Main window, tap View, then Main.

11 To disconnect the PDA from the lock, press the button on

the programming cable connector and unplug the
programming cable from the lock’s communication port.
See

Figure 4.8

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Figure 4.8 Disconnecting the programming cable 

from the lock

Button on the

programming cable connector

Notes

If you are updating the configuration for the lock:

1 Enter the lock’s password in the Enter Password field.

For instructions to use the PDA’s virtual keyboard, see the
documentation provided with the PDA.

Note The password for a lock is the password programmed for the

reader in the virtual access control panel. You must enter the
password exactly as it was entered in the Password field on
the Offline Lock form in the Access Panels folder. Capitaliza­tion must be the same. The default password is ‘BEST.’

If the lock has a dual validation reader (with keypad):

■ To keep the user PINs already programmed, place a check

in the Preserve user pins checkbox.

■ Or, to reprogram the lock with the PINs stored in B.A.S.I.S.,

remove the check from the Preserve user pins checkbox.

Caution If users have reprogrammed their PINs at the lock and you do

not preserve the user PINs, users will no longer be able to
access the lock.

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Notes To manually change the PIN in a B.A.S.I.S. dual validation lock

If you must use your card and PIN to unlock the door during
some or all time periods, change your PIN periodically for
added security. You can change your PIN only during a time
period when both your card and PIN are required to unlock
the door. For more information about changing a lock’s mode,
see page 4-17.

Caution Do not write your PIN on your card or in a place where some-

one might see it.

1 Use your card at the lock.

2 From the lock keypad, immediately enter:

* + your current PIN + #

The red light remains on, indicating that you can
change your PIN.

Note If you make a mistake re-entering your new PIN, three short

Example of

changing

your PIN

3 Immediately enter:

your new PIN + #

4 Immediately re-enter:

your new PIN + #

The green light flashes to indicate that you success­fully changed your PIN.

tones sound and the red light turns off. Start over with step 1
and use your old PIN for step 2.

1 Use your card.

2 Enter * 1 2 3 4 #

3 Enter * 4 3 2 1 #

4 Re-enter * 4 3 2 1 #

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To exit B.A.S.I.S. Transport

From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Main window on the PDA,

tap View, then Exit.

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Retrieving history records

History retrieval overview

To retrieve and view history records from a B.A.S.I.S. G or
B.A.S.I.S. V Lock, you need to:

■ Transfer the history records from the lock to the PDA. See

the next section.

■ Transfer the history records from the PDA to the B.A.S.I.S.

PC. See page 4-13.

■ Use System Administration to generate reports using the

transferred records. See page 4-13.

You can retrieve history records from multiple locks and then
transfer all of the records to the PC at the same time.

Transferring history records from a lock to the PDA

1 Connect the PDA to the lock. See page 4-5.

2 Start B.A.S.I.S. Transport. See page 4-6.

Notes

3 From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Main window on the PDA,

tap View, then Transport.

The Transport window shows the Panel/Reader
Tree.

Note When transferring history records from the lock, you do not

need to highlight a reader in the tree.

4 Tap Transport, then Get History.

The Login window appears, as shown in Figure 4.9.

Figure 4.9 Login window

5 Enter the lock’s password in the Enter Password field.

For instructions to use the PDA’s virtual keyboard, see the
documentation provided with the PDA.

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Notes Note The password for a lock is the password programmed for the

reader configuration’s access control panel. You must enter
the password exactly as it was entered in the Password field
on the Offline Lock form in the Access Panels folder. Capitali­zation must be the same.

6 Tap OK.

A message appears stating, “Attempting

login . . . Please swipe a card . . . .”

7 Use the temporary operator card to activate the lock.

The lock begins transferring its history records to
the PDA.

On the PDA, watch the messages indicating the
progress of the transfer.

When the transfer is complete, a message appears
indicating the number of history records that were
transferred. See Figure 4.10.

Figure 4.10 History transfer completed message

8 Tap OK.

9 To return to the Main window, tap View, then Main.

10 To disconnect the PDA from the lock, press the button on

the programming cable connector and unplug the
programming cable from the lock’s communication port.
See Figure 4.8 on page 4-9.

You can view the history records only after they have been
transferred from the PDA to the PC. You cannot view the his­tory records on the PDA.

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1 On the B.A.S.I.S. PC, launch B.A.S.I.S. System

Administration and B.A.S.I.S. Communication Server.

2 Establish ActiveSync connection between the PDA and the

PC.

Note When ActiveSync is running, the ActiveSync icon, shown in

the taskbar on the PC’s desktop, is green.

When the connection has been established, the PDA
automatically transfers all history records to the PC.

On the PDA, watch the messages indicating that the
PDA is uploading history records to the PC.

When the history records have been uploaded, a
message appears indicating the number of history
records that were transferred.

NotesTo Transfer history records from the PDA to the B.A.S.I.S. PC

Note B.A.S.I.S. Transport does not need to be running during this

process.

Viewing history records

After you have transferred lock history records from the PDA
to the B.A.S.I.S. PC, you can use System Administration to
generate reports using the records.

For example, you can use the All Events Over Time report to
view and/or print all of the history events transferred from the
locks. For instructions, see the

tion User Guide.

B.A.S.I.S. System Administra-

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Notes

Using diagnostics features

Diagnostics overview

Figure 4.11 B.A.S.I.S. Transport Domestics window

You can use B.A.S.I.S. Transport to view diagnostics informa­tion for a lock. Figure 4.11 shows an example of the diagnos­tics information provided. The table below describes each of
the fields in the Diagnostics window.

This field Shows

Firmware IDID indicating the type of firmware in the lock. Technical

support personnel may ask you to provide this infor­mation.

Version Version number of the lock’s firmware. Technical sup-

port personnel may ask you to provide this informa­tion.

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This field Shows

Diagnos­tics Code

Hexadecimal number indicating firmware conditions,
such as firmware resets, that have occurred at the lock
since the diagnostics code was last cleared. The code
0x00 means no conditions have occurred.

To view the meaning of the code, tap the more button
(...). The Diagnostics Code window shows each active
diagnostics code and its meaning. See Figure 4.12. Tap
the close button (X) to close this win­dow.

Notes

Figure 4.12 Diagnostics Code
window

Technical support personnel may ask you to provide
this information.

To clear the diagnostics code, see page 4-20.

Online
Mode

Use Count Number of times access was granted since the use

Main Bat­tery

Backup
Battery

Whether the lock is under time zone control (Auto­matic) or set to a specific mode, such as Locked or
Unlocked. For more information, see “Changing a

lock’s online mode” on page 4–17

count was last reset. To reset the use count, see

page 4-19.

Current power level of the lock’s battery pack.
No shading in the status bar indicates an Alarm condi-

tion. The batteries are dead and must be replaced.
If the shading falls within the Warning range, the power

level is 30% or lower. You should replace the batteries
soon.

If the shading falls within the Good range, the power
level is between 30% and 100%.

Current power level of the lock’s coin cell battery, used
to back up the lock’s memory if the main battery pack
dies or is disconnected. If the backup battery is Bad,
you should replace it. Refer to the
Manual (T63300) or the B.A.S.I.S. V Service Manual
(T61805).

.

B.A.S.I.S. G Service

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Notes To view diagnostics information

1 Connect the PDA to the lock. See page 4-5.

2 Start B.A.S.I.S. Transport. See page 4-6.

3 From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Main window on the PDA,

tap View, then Diagnostics.

The Diagnostics window appears, with the fields
blank.

4 Tap Diagnostics, then Connect.

The Login window appears.

5 Enter the lock’s password in the Enter Password field.

For instructions to use the PDA’s virtual keyboard, see the
documentation provided with the PDA

Note The password for a lock is the password programmed for the

reader configuration’s access control panel. You must enter
the password exactly as it was entered in the Password field
on the Offline Lock form in the Access Panels folder. Capitali­zation must be the same.

6 Tap OK.

A message appears stating, “Attempting login . . .

Please swipe a card . . . .”

7 Use the temporary operator card to activate the lock.

The diagnostics information appears on the PDA, as shown in

Figure 4.11 on page 4-14.

Note To perform other activities while connected to the lock, see:

■ “Changing a lock’s online mode” on page 4–17

■ “Unlocking a door temporarily” on page 4–18

■ “Resetting the use count” on page 4–19

■ “Clearing the diagnostics code” on page 4–20.

8 When you have finished using diagnostics features, tap

Diagnostics, then Disconnect.

The PDA closes communications with the lock.

9 To return to the Main window, tap View, then Main.

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10 To disconnect the PDA from the lock, press the button on

the programming cable connector and unplug the
programming cable from the lock’s communication port.
See Figure 4.8 on page 4-9.

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Changing a lock’s online mode

When a B.A.S.I.S. G or B.A.S.I.S. V Lock’s mode of operation
is determined by its programming, the diagnostics informa­tion for the lock indicates that the lock’s “online mode” is
Automatic. In effect, the lock is under time zone control. For
information about defining time zones for a lock, see the
B.A.S.I.S. System Administration User Guide.

You can use the PDA to select a specific online mode of oper­ation for a lock and override time zone control. The selected
mode remains in effect until you restore the lock to time zone
control by setting the online mode to Automatic.

For example, during an emergency you might set a lock’s
online mode to Unlocked so that emergency personnel can
access the room. When the emergency is over, you can set
the lock’s online mode to Automatic to restore time zone con­trol.

The online mode will change only after disconnecting from
the lock.

Notes

The following online modes are available:

■ Automatic. The lock is under time zone control.

■ Card. Any valid card in the lock’s database can access the

lock.

■ Card and PIN. Any valid card and PIN combination pro-

grammed in the lock’s database can access the lock.

■ Card or PIN. Any valid card or PIN programmed in the

lock’s database can access the lock.

■ Facility Code. Any card with a valid facility code can

access the lock.

■ Locked. The door is locked. All cards and PINs are denied

access.

■ Unlocked. The door is unlocked.

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Notes To change a lock’s online mode, perform these steps:

1 If you are already viewing diagnostics information for the

lock, go to Step 2.

If you are not viewing diagnostics information for the lock,

perform Step 1 through Step 7 on page 4-16.

2 From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Diagnostics window on the

PDA (Figure 4.11 on page 4-14), tap Diagnostics, then Set
Online Mode, then the mode that you want.

A confirmation message appears.

3 Select OK.

4 When you have finished using diagnostics features,

perform Step 8 through Step 10 on page 4-16.

Unlocking a door temporarily

You can use the PDA to unlock a door for the default duration
programmed for a lock. This feature is useful when you need
to access the inside of the door to replace the lock’s batteries
or perform other maintenance for the lock.

To unlock a door temporarily, perform these steps:

1 If you are already viewing diagnostics information for the

lock, go to Step 2.

If you are not viewing diagnostics information for the lock,

perform Step 1 through Step 7 on

page 4-16.

2 From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Diagnostics window on the

PDA (Figure 4.11 on page 4-14), tap Diagnostics, then
Unlock Once.

A confirmation message appears asking, “Unlock
once?”

3 Select OK.

The lock unlocks for the default duration pro­grammed for the lock, letting you open the door.

4 When you have finished using diagnostics features,

perform Step 8 through Step 10 on page 4-16.

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Resetting the use count

Every B.A.S.I.S. G and B.A.S.I.S. V Lock counts the number of
times access is granted to a card or PIN since the use count
was last reset. You can use this count to track how often a lock
is used during a selected time frame.

To reset the use count for a lock

1 If you are already viewing diagnostics information for the

lock, go to Step 2.

If you are not viewing diagnostics information for the lock,

perform Step 1 through Step 7 on page 4-16.

2 From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Diagnostics window on the

PDA (Figure 4.11 on page 4-14), tap Diagnostics, then
Reset, then Use Count.

A confirmation message appears asking, “Reset use
count?”

3 Select OK.

Notes

The lock’s use count is reset to 0.

4 When you have finished using diagnostics features,

perform Step 8 through Step 10 on page 4-16.

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Notes

Clearing the diagnostics code

The lock’s diagnostics code indicates firmware conditions,
such as firmware resets, that have occurred at the lock since
the diagnostics code was last cleared. For more information,
see page 4-15.

To clear a lock’s diagnostics code, perform these steps:

1 If you are already viewing diagnostics information for the

lock, go to Step 2.

If you are not viewing diagnostics information for the lock,

perform Step 1 through Step 7 on page 4-16.

2 From the B.A.S.I.S. Transport Diagnostics window on the

PDA (Figure 4.11 on page 4-14), tap Diagnostics, then
Reset, then Diagnostics Code.

A confirmation message appears asking, “Reset
diagnostics code?”

3 Select OK.

The diagnostics code is reset to 0x0000.

4 When you have finished using diagnostics features,

perform Step 8 through Step 10 on page 4-16.

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C h a p t e r

5

Managing



B.A.S.I.S.® G Cardholders

Introduction

Use this section to understand how to manage
B.A.S.I.S.® G cardholders. Managing cardholders
involves three activities:

■ Editing cardholders

■ Searching for cardholders

■ Encoding cardholders’ badges

These activities form the bulk of day-to-day oper­ations that are necessary for maintaining a
B.A.S.I.S. G System in good working order. This
section will help you master these activities.

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Notes

Editing cardholders

The first of the three activities, editing cardholders involves
the following:

■ Adding

■ Modifying

■ Deleting

Adding cardholders

Although it’s not required, to make the process of adding
cardholders more efficient, we recommend using the List
Builder feature of B.A.S.I.S. This feature allows you to build
lists of departments names, building names, locations, and
even custom cardholder information before actually creating
the individual cardholder records.

In the cardholder screen, the following are fields are drop­down lists that the user can pick from. If these lists are com­piled before adding cardholders users can create cardholders
quicker and more consistently:

■ Title

■ Department

■ Division

■ Location

■ Building

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Build lists of
departments
names, build­ing names,
locations, and
even custom
cardholder
information
before actually
creating the
individual card­holder records.

Chapter 5: Managing B.A.S.I.S.® G Cardholders

NotesTo create lists of cardholder data

1 From the System Administration application, click

Administration > List Builder.

The List Builder screen displays

Figure 5.1

2 Click the List that you want to add to, so that check mark

appears on the highlighted list.

3 Click Add.

4 Add the name of the building, department, etc, that will

appear in the cardholder screen drop-down list.

5 Click OK.

6 Repeat steps 2 through 5 until all lists are completed.

Before you start adding cardholders, make sure that you com­pile all student, employee, contractor, and other records that
will need badges.

If you have a large database of people that will need badges,
you may want to consider using B.A.S.I.S. Data Exchange, a
utility designed to make the process of importing large
administration databases or meal card databases into
B.A.S.I.S. See your local representative for more information.

But to individually create cardholders follow these steps.

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Notes To create a cardholder:

1 From System Administration, click Administration >

Cardholders.

2 Click Add.

The Add Cardholders window displays

Figure 5.2 Adding cardholders

Completion of at
least the last
name field is
required to tem­porarily save
the cardholder
record.

Only complete
those fields that
are necessary
for your busi­ness or institu­tion.

3 Complete all appropriate fields in the form.

Note Completion of at least the last name field is required to tem-

porarily save the cardholder record. Only complete those
fields that are necessary for your business.

Tip To more efficiently add cardholders, use the B.A.S.I.S. List

Builder feature described on page 5-3.

4 Click the Badge tab.

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Complete at
least two
fields: badge
type and allow
access to
(readers):

Chapter 5: Managing B.A.S.I.S.® G Cardholders

NotesThe badge form displays

Figure 5.3

5 Complete all appropriate fields in the form. For a compete

list of field definitions, see the System Administration Help
or the Glossary.

Note Completion of at least the badge type field and the reader

field (Allow access to) is required to temporarily save the
cardholder record. Complete only those fields that are neces­sary for your business.

6 Click OK.

7 Click Encode.

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Notes If the issue code is at zero, the following confirma-

tion is displayed:

Figure 5.4 Question regarding the issue code

Click No, if you
are assigning a
new badge.

Click Yes, if the
card is lost or
stolen.

8 Click No.

The Encode Badge window displays:

Click the Encode
button to start
the encoding
process.

Figure 5.5 Choosing a card format to encode

9 Make sure that the checkmark is on the card to be

encoded, then click Encode.

The encoder is initialized and prompts you to
encode the card:

Figure 5.6 The encoder is ready for the card swipe

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Encoder LED

Encoder slot
widens here

Chapter 5: Managing B.A.S.I.S.® G Cardholders

Notes10 Slowly swipe the card through the encoder as shown

below.

Figure 5.7 Swiping the magstripe card through the encoder

11 Confirm that the encoding is complete.

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Notes

Modifying cardholders

When a cardholder’s name, location, title, or any other piece
of data changes, use the modify function of the same card­holder forms that you used in adding a cardholder.

To be able to synchronize changes in other administration
databases or meal card databases, you can use the Data
Exchange application, the same utility used to import data.

For full import and export to and from ODBC compliant data­bases, including Odyssey’s CBORD meal card system, use
B.A.S.I.S. Interface™.

To modify a cardholder

1 From System Administration, click Administration >

Cardholders.

2 Search for the cardholder record that you want to modify.

For more information on searching, see page 5-10.

3 Click Modify.

The Modify Cardholders window displays

Figure 5.8 Modifying cardholders

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4 Select and change the field or fields that you want to

change.

5 Click OK.

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Deleting cardholders

To maintain a high degree of security, when someone gradu­ates, retires, is transferred, resigns, or is terminated, that per­son’s computer record, along with the person’s badge, must
be deleted or inactivated.

To delete a cardholder

1 From System Administration, click Administration >

Cardholders.

2 Search for the cardholder record that you want to delete.

For more information on searching, see page 5-10.

3 Click Delete.

4 Click OK.

A confirmation window displays

Figure 5.9 Confirming the cardholder to be deleted

Notes

5 Click Yes.

The cardholder record is deleted from the database.

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Notes

Searching for cardholders

The search facility of B.A.S.I.S. is extensive and is an impor­tant function that can be used for many reasons. It’s impor­tant to understand how to search if you’re:

■ modifying a cardholder

■ deleting a cardholder

■ checking the status of a cardholder

■ inquiring on a cardholder’s address, phone number, etc.

Search offers an efficient way to find a cardholder or a group
of cardholder records using any known piece of the card­holder’s data.

To search for a cardholder or a group of cardholders

1 From System Administration, click Administration >

Cardholders.

2 Click Search.

The Cardholder fields are cleared

The cardholder data fields are all cleared to enable you to
search for any cardholder record, even if you know as little as
one piece of cardholder data. Cardholders can be searched
for using one, two or more fields. This enables you to narrow
down the list of cardholder records. Once a cardholder or a
groups of cardholder records are displayed, you can page
through the records one by one.

Tip This is another reason for using the B.A.S.I.S. List Builder fea-

ture. Searching for List Builder items (title, department, divi­sion, etc) enables the search facility to find all cardholders
with like data because the data for those fields were entered
using consistent terminology. For more information on using
the List Builder feature, see

page 5-3.

3 Select the tab that you want to search from. You can

search from any one of the following tabs. Each tab has its
own unique search features:

■ cardholder

■ badge

■ access levels

■ biometrics

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■ directory accounts

■ guard tours

■ reports

4 Select and complete any one or any combination of fields.

For example, to search for all students on the first floor of
Johnson East dormitory, the following screen shows that
two data fields are necessary:

Figure 5.10 Example of searching for all Johnson East, first
floor residents

Notes■ visits

Searching
specifically for
residents of
Johnson East
Dormitory . . .
on the first
floor.

Previous record

‘Rewind’ 10
records

First record

Next record

‘Fast-forward’
10 records

Last record

5 Click OK.

The search arrows appear in the lower right-hand
corner of the screen.

Figure 5.11 Search arrow definitions

6 Use the search arrows to page through the records that

met the search criteria.

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Encoding existing cardholders

Once a cardholder has been added with the proper badge
information, you’re ready to encode the card. For the com­plete encoder installation procedure, see page 3-3.

To encode an existing cardholder’s badge

1 From System Administration, click Administration >

Cardholders.

2 Click the Badge form tab.

3 Search for the cardholder record that you want to encode.

For more information on searching, see page 5-10.

The Encode badge form displays

Figure 5.12 Getting ready to encode a guest badge

Make sure
that a check­mark selects
the card­holder record
to be
encoded.

The encode
button is
available
when a guest
badge is
selected.

4 Make sure that the checkmark selects the record that you

want to encode.

5 Click Encode.

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Click No, if you
are assigning a
new badge.

Click Yes, if the
card is lost or
stolen.

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NotesIf the issue code is at zero, the following confirma-

tion is displayed:

Figure 5.13 Question regarding the issue code

6 Click No.

The Encode Badge window displays:

Click the Encode
button to start
the encoding
process.

Figure 5.14 Choosing a card format to encode

7 Make sure that the checkmark is on the card to be

encoded, then click Encode.

The encoder is initialized and prompts you to
encode the card:

Figure 5.15 The encoder is ready for the card swipe

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Notes 8 Slowly swipe the card through the encoder as shown

below.

Figure 5.16 Swiping the magstripe card through the encoder

Encoder LED

Encoder slot
widens here

9 Confirm that the encoding is complete.

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A p p e n d i x

Glossary of Terms

A

Use this glossary as a reference and whenever
you see a word in italic type, like this:

card format

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Appendix A: Glossary of Terms

Notes

Terms

access level An access control relationship made between a

access panel (Intelli-

gent System Control-

ler/ISC)

activation/deactiva-

tion date

ActiveSync A Microsoft utility designed to synchronize the data

antipassback A configuration limiting the ability of consecutive

reader or readers and a time zone or time zones. An
access level is assigned to a badge ID for the pur­pose of granting access through a reader or readers
during a specified time.

A circuit board with on-board memory that is
responsible for making most of the decisions in an
access control system.

The date that a credential becomes active or
expires.

between a PC-based application and a PDA applica­tion. ActiveSync is used to synchronize the data
between B.A.S.I.S. and B.A.S.I.S. Transport.

uses for a credential at a reader. Usually, configured
with readers installed on both the secure and non­secure side of an opening. Once a credential has
been used in a reader to gain access on one side of
the opening, the credential cannot be used in the
same reader until the credential is used to gain
access to a reader from the opposite side of the
opening.

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APB exempt Antipassback exempt. The cardholder with this priv-

ilege is exempt from antipassback rules.

badge The credential or token that carries a cardholder’s

data.

badge ID Part of the access control information that is

encoded to a token. This information, usually
numerical, is unique to a particular credential
holder.

badge type Used in B.A.S.I.S. to determine a number of param-

eters for a particular badge ID. These parameters
include the activation and deactivation dates,
default access groups, the applied badge design,
the printer used to print the badge, the required
data fields for cardholder entry, and a range of
badge ID's to be used for a specific group of badges.

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms

update B.A.S.I.S. locks and retrieve lock history.

battery alarm The diagnostic code that a B.A.S.I.S. Lock displays

when the main batteries are low.

battery warning The diagnostic code that B.A.S.I.S. Transport PDA

displays when the main batteries must be replaced.

card format The way that data is arranged and ordered on the

card.

cardholder An individual who is issued a particular credential.

chassis type The designation that defines the physical lock type.

Three types exist: cylindrical, mortise, or exit hard­ware. See those terms for more information.

common door A configuration setting that allows for the allocation

of duplicate badge ID ranges in separate offline
locks.

NotesB.A.S.I.S. Transport The application that runs on a PDA designed to

communication port The connector on the bottom of the B.A.S.I.S. Lock

that allows the lock to be connected to a PDA run­ning B.A.S.I.S. Transport.

communication

server

The server application designed to provide network
services to access panels, readers, PCs and PDAs.

credential A physical token, usually a card or fob, encoded

with access control information.

cylindrical Lock chassis that installs into a circular bore in the

door.

deadbolt override The ability for an authorized credential to retract

both the spring latch and the deadbolt when the
deadbolt is engaged.

diagnostic code The code in B.A.S.I.S. Transport that identifies the

processing error.

encoder The device, connected to a PC running B.A.S.I.S.,

used to encode magnetic stripe cards or smart
cards.

exit hardware Lock chassis type that supports the B.A.S.I.S. exit

hardware trim lock.

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Notes extended unlock The extra period of time the lock will unlock when

an authorized credential with extended unlock privi­leges is presented.

facility code Part of the access control information that can be

encoded to a credential. This information, usually

numerical, is unique to a group of credentials. 

Usually this feature is used to authenticate a creden­tial to a particular organization.

guest A feature that enables you to add and delete card-

holders to and from a lock without having to go out
to a lock to reprogram it.

input A hardware connection point used for status report-

ing of a particular sensor.

intelligent system

controller (ISC)

issue code Part of the access control information contained on

look ahead An offline feature where a higher issue code for a

mortise A lock chassis that installs into a mortised cavity in

output An B.A.S.I.S.on-board relay or switch that is config-

See access panel.

a credential that allows reuse of the badge ID when
a credential is lost, damaged, or stolen. Usually one
or two digits in length, this code increments forward
when creating a new credential. Access is granted
only when the badge ID and the issue code match
the current database information.

particular badge ID knocks out the same badge ID
with a lower issue code from an offline lock when
the badge ID with higher issue code is presented to
the lock.

the edge of a door.

urable to follow the status of an input, system con­dition, or a time zone.

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passage mode The ability to double present an authorized creden-

tial within the strike time to unlock an opening. The
lock is returned to its original status by a second,
double presentation of an authorized credential.

PDA Personal Digital Assistant.

Lock.

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms

Notesprogramming cable The cable used to connect the PDA to the B.A.S.I.S.

reader interface mod-

ule (RIM)

request to exit A sensor usually installed on the non-secure side of

time interval A specific range of time, which corresponds to a

time zone A defined range of time for assignment to various

A circuit board that acts as the integration point for
access activity at a particular opening. The RIM inte­grates Card Reader, Door Position, Request-to-Exit,
and Lock Control activity with the ISC.

the door that will mask the door position switch
upon activation.

particular day or days of the week. A time zone can
be comprised of several, individual intervals.

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 oper­ations.

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.

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