2024-11-04Last updated
To trigger actions when an access control event occurs, configure automation engine
rules in the Synergis™ Appliance Portal. For example, increase the minimum security
clearance of an area when a door input goes into a trouble state.
What you should know
Consider the following behavior during configuration:
- If the input configured in a condition is in an unknown state, the condition can never
be met.
- If the interface with inputs configured in conditions is removed, those conditions are
left empty and the rule becomes invalid.
- If the interface with inputs configured in conditions goes offline, those conditions
can’t be met until the interface comes back online.
Procedure
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Log on to the
Synergis Cloud Link unit.
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Click .
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Click Add a rule.
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In the Event section, select a trigger event from the list:
- Reader - Access granted
- Door - Held open alarm
- Door - Forced open alarm
- Door - Access granted
- Door - Access denied
- Door - Cardholder
authorized
Note: This event differs from the
Door - Access granted event because the automation engine rule is run once
access is authorized according to access rules, which occurs before access is
actually granted. With the Door - Cardholder authorized event, the automation
engine grants access and triggers the actions once all the conditions of the rule
are met. Starting in Security Center 5.13.0.0, if conditions aren't met, then an
Access denied: Denied by automation engine event is generated. In earlier
versions of Security Center, the Access denied event is
generated.
- Input state update
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In the Name field, enter a name for the rule.
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Configure the event:
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Depending on the event you selected, click
next to the Reader, Door, or
Input field.
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In the dialog box that opens, select the reader, door, or input, and then click
OK.
Note: If you have many readers, doors, or inputs, use the search box at the top of the
dialog box to search for them by name.
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If you selected the Door - Access granted, Door - Cardholder
authorized, or Input state update event, configure the additional
parameters as follows:
- Door - Access granted or Door - Cardholder authorized
- (Optional) To limit the rule to run only when specific cardholders are granted
or authorized access, retrieve the GUID of the
cardholder group from Config Tool, and then enter the GUID in the
Cardholder group field.
If no cardholder group is
specified, the rules are triggered for all cardholders.
- Input state update
- Select one or more states that the input must be in to trigger the action:
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(Optional) In the Conditions section, click Add
condition, and then configure the following:
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Next to the Input field, click
.
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In the dialog box that opens, select an input, and then click
OK.
Note: If you have many inputs, use the search box at the top of the dialog box to
search for them by name.
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Select the state that the input must be in for the condition to be met.
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(Optional) Add more conditions as required.
Tip: When you have multiple conditions, you can create groups of
conditions and use the And and Or
operators to organize them.
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In the Actions section, click Add an
action, and then select one of the following actions from the list:
- Output - Set
- Output - Clear
- Output - Pulse
- Area - Set minimum security clearance
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Configure the action:
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Depending on the action you selected, click
next to the Output or Area
field.
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In the dialog box that opens, select an output or an area, and then click
OK.
Note: If you have many outputs or areas, use the search box at the top of the dialog
box to search for them by name.
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If you selected the Output - pulse or Area - Set minimum security
clearance action, configure the additional parameters as follows:
- Output - pulse
- In the Seconds field, enter a number to define the
pulse interval.
- Area - Set minimum security clearance
- In the Minimum field, enter a value from 1 - 7 to
define the minimum security clearance required to access the area.
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(Optional) Configure more actions as required.
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Click Save.