Program Lock using Auditcon 2 Series Software

Question

How to Program Lock using Auditcon 2 Series Software?

Answer 

The first option on the Locks menu is “Program Lock”. This menu item is used to initiate the program locks wizard and is only applicable for Model 252 or 552 locks. It should be selected to define the original lock setup data, users, and time windows for a lock. 

If you choose the “Program the Lock” menu option from the Auditcon 2 Series PC software, you can define the following data in a lock:

• Lock ID
• Access Mode
• Lock Mode
• Sound ON/OFF
• Reporting Capabilities
• Delay Time and Delayed Opening Window
• Users

Note: The Program Lock operation requires a red SA key that has been properly prepared at the PC using the Auditcon 2 Series Software.

If you are programming a Model 552 lock, you can also set the Date & Time in the lock and define Time Windows.

Note: If you choose to set the time in the lock using the software, the operation requires a teal colored B key (P/N 202023), prepared at the PC using the Auditcon 2 Series Software, rather than a red SA key

1. Select Program Lock.

   The “Select lock model” screen is displayed.

   

   2. Select the Model number for the lock you wish to program.

   3. Click on Next.
   
   The Program Lock Options screen for the selected Model type is displayed.
    

   

   The program lock options for the selected model will be enabled. Any that are not available will be grayed.

   4. If you would like to assign a lock ID to the lock, enter a two-digit number (01-99) for the lock ID. Otherwise, you may leave the default of “00” for no lock ID assignment. This ID will identify a lock in an audit report.

   5. Select the lock mode. The default is Independent Mode.

   6. Select the access type. The default is Single User Access.

   7. Select whether you would like to have Sound turned “On or “Off” in the lock.

Note: Some beeps will always sound regardless of whether the sound is toggled “on” or “off”. They are as follows: beeps to indicate lock is powered, beeps that sound during the open window after a time delay, beep that accompanies the Clear () key, beeps that sound between combination entry for Dual access.

       8. Select the reporting capabilities for the lock. The default is All, but you can also choose to
           restrict the reporting capabilities to the Master User and other designated User IDs (00-03 for
           the Model 252 and 00-05 for the Model 552.)
       9. If you would like to set a time delay in the lock, enter a delay time and a delayed opening
           window value (in minutes). You can specify a time delay of 01-99 minutes. The time delay
           begins as soon as a single valid combination is entered. For the delayed opening window, you
           can specify a period of 1-20 minutes. After the specified time delay has expired, the delayed
           opening window will begin. During this window, you must re-enter the original combination
           that initiated the Time Delay. If you do not choose to set the Time Delay, it will default to a
           value of 0 in the lock.

Note: When Time Delay is set in a lock, designated Users (Access or Subordinate) become Time Delay Override Users. Users who have the ability to override Time Delay cannot open the lock. User ID 20 is designated for this purpose in a Model 252 lock while Users 90-99 are designated in a Model 552.

       10. If you are programming a Model 552 lock and would like to set the date and time in the lock,
             select the “Set time in lock” button. Otherwise select the “Do not set time” button.

Note: The date and time in the lock must be set if you are going to implement time windows or timed lockouts in the lock. The teal colored “B” key is required to program the lock if this option is selected

       11.  Click on Next to continue.

              You will be prompted with the Program Lock - Add/Delete Users screen.
              

Note: In Super/Sub mode certain User IDs are reserved for Supervisors. For a Model 252 in Super/Sub mode, User IDs 01 through 03 are reserved for a Supervisor. For a Model 552 User IDs 01 through 05 are reserved for Supervisors. Certain User IDs are reserved for the ability to perform a Time Delay Override when Time Delay has been set in the lock. For a Model 252 lock, User ID 20 can perform this action. For a Model 552, Users 90-99 have this ability.

        12. Select the User ID(s) for whom you want an add or delete operation performed at the lock.
             Indication an “Add” or “Delete” by moving them to the appropriate list box. You have several
             options available for selecting groups of users as follows:

                   To select an individual User ID, highlight the user in the appropriate list box and click the
                   or the button or simply double click on the group.

                   To select multiple sequential User IDs, click the first user you want to select, press and
                   hold down the Shift key, click the last group you want to select, and click the or the
                   button. Both users and all users in between are selected.

                   To select multiple non-sequential User IDs, press and hold down the Ctrl key, click each
                   user you want to select, and click the or the button.

Note: If you are programming the lock to operate in Independent Mode, you have the option to add all of the valid Users (other than the Master User) for a lock model at this time. If, however, you are programming the lock for Supervisor/Subordinate Mode, you will only have the option to add the valid Supervisor User IDs for the lock model. Once the Supervisor IDs have been defined in the lock and the Supervisor PINs have been manually changed at the lock, then the Add/Delete Users option can be selected from the software to add Subordinate Users for individual Supervisors.

          13. If you are programming a Model 252 lock, ensure that a Smart Key has been placed in the
                key reader and click on Finish and go to Step 16. Otherwise, if you are programming a
                Model 552 lock, click on Next to continue.
 

If you chose a Model 552 lock, you will also be prompted with the Program Lock - Time Window Upload screen.

Note: If you have set the Time Window Dialog Setting to “Use time window settings last entered”, the data displayed in the screen will default to the last data entered. See the “System Settings” option on the Settings Menu for details.

     14. To change the window settings for a given day, click on the Change Window Settings box for
           that day. If the box is not checked, the lock window settings will not be affected for that day
           and will remain set to whatever values are currently set at the lock.

Note: The time window access values will default to “no window restriction” at the lock unless defined otherwise via manual programming at the lock or via data upload to the lock from the software.

Once the Change Window Settings box has been selected for a specific day, the other input fields for that day will become enabled for data entry.

         14a. If you want No Window Restriction (24 hour access) for the selected day, select the
                appropriate box. All other input fields will become unavailable for that day.

         14b. If you want no lock access allowed for the selected day, select the No Access box. All other
                 input fields will become unavailable for that day.

         14c. If you want to limit access to a certain time period of the selected day, define an access time
                window by entering a Start Time and End Time under the Window 1 section of the screen.
                Specify all times in HH:MM format. Enter times as they would be set at the lock. If the time
                in the locks is set to GMT, use the same GMT time here. If set to local time at the lock, use
                the standard 24-hour format (00:00 to 23:59).

Caution: If a GMT offset is set, it is NOT used to adjust the values entered in Start Time and End Time. The time values entered should reflect lock times. There can be some drifting in the lock clocks in the Model 500 and 552 locks, up to 15 minutes per year. Because of this possible variance, there should be minor allowances made in both the starting time and the ending time when setting time windows.

Note: When data is entered for Window 1, the same Start and End Time will automatically be filled in for Window 2.

If you want to define a second access time window for the selected day, update the Start Time and End Time under the Window 2 section of the screen to the values for the second window. 

15. Tab to the Start Time in Window 2. If you want to define a second access time window for the selected day, update the Start Time and End Time under the Window 2 section of the screen to the values for the second window.

Note: If you do not choose to define a second window, the second window will default to the same time period as the first window.

Repeat steps 14 and 15 for each day that you would like to define lock access.

16. Once you are finished with the Time Windows screen, ensure that a Smart Key has been placed in
      the key reader and click on Finish.

17. The key should now be taken to the lock to program the lock data.

Note: Previous to uploading the Program Lock data to a lock, the Master User PIN must be “set” in the lock. The default PIN assigned to a new User or Supervisor ID is “502550”. A user must change this default PIN before any lock operations can be performed.