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Adding OSDP (Secure Channel) readers to a Mercury controller
To add an OSDP (Secure Channel) reader to a Mercury LP or MP controller, you must first configure the reader on the controller using Config Tool, and then pair the reader to the controller using the Synergis™ Appliance Portal.

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    - Considerations for OSDP reader installation with Mercury
      There are several points to take into consideration before adding OSDP readers to your Mercury controllers.
    - Adding OSDP (Secure Channel) readers to a Mercury controller
      To add an OSDP (Secure Channel) reader to a Mercury LP or MP controller, you must first configure the reader on the controller using Config Tool, and then pair the reader to the controller using the Synergis™ Appliance Portal.
      - Configuring two OSDP readers per Mercury device
        The following Mercury devices can each support two OSDP readers: EP1501, LP1501, and MR51e. To enable this capability, you must configure both readers to use the first reader port on the Mercury device.
      - Configuring Mercury devices to use two OSDP readers per port
        The following Mercury devices can support two OSDP readers on each of their onboard reader ports: LP1502, LP4502, MP1502, MP4502, MR50-S3, and MR52-S3. You must enable this capability in the Synergis™ Appliance Portal before configuring the readers in Config Tool.
    - Adding MR51e panels to a Mercury controller
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Adding OSDP (Secure Channel) readers to a Mercury controller

2024-08-22

To add an OSDP (Secure Channel) reader to a Mercury LP or MP controller, you must first configure the reader on the controller using Config Tool, and then pair the reader to the controller using the Synergis™ Appliance Portal.

Before you begin

Enroll your controller with its downstream panels on your Synergis™ unit.

What you should know

To add an OSDP (Secure Channel) reader to a Mercury controller, you must pair the reader (exchange of keys) to the controller it is connected to. To pair a reader in secure mode to a different reader port when it is already securely paired to a reader port, reset the reader to factory default.
Starting in Synergis™ Softwire 11.2, connected OSDP readers do not respond when cards are presented to them, unless they are configured to control a door or elevator in Security Center.
Valid addresses for Mercury-controlled OSDP readers are 0 to 3.

Procedure

From the Config Tool homepage, open the Access control task, and click the Roles and units view.
From the entity tree, select the Synergis unit, and click the Peripherals tab.
If necessary, expand the controller to see the downstream MR panels and peripherals.
Click the reader () you want to configure and click Edit ().
In the Edit Reader dialog box, select OSDP 2 from the Type of reader list.

Note: The Secured option must be on.
Configure the other settings in the OSDP (Secure Channel) only section as necessary, and then click Save.
Log on to the Synergis Cloud Link unit.
Click Configuration > Advanced OSDP .
Find the row with the configured port, reader, and associated door, and click Start pairing.
This exchanges the keys, and the reader come back online. The reader is now secure. Any reader that rejects the key stays offline.
Repeat step 9 for the remaining readers.
This exchanges the keys, and the readers come back online. The readers are now secure; any reader that rejects the key stays offline.

After the pairing process is completed, the reader appears online in Config Tool.