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User's Manual

2007-10-11 Art.no. 9881190

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CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................................. 31.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................................................... 42.1 CONNECTING ONE READER................................................................................................................................................. 42.2 CONNECTING MORE READERS........................................................................................................................................... 4

3 CONFIGURING.................................................................................................................................................................................... 53.1 SETUP COMMUNICATION.................................................................................................................................................... 5

3.1.1 SETUP SERIAL PORT.................................................................................................................................................. 53.1.2 SETUP HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................ 6

3.2 SETUP READER......................................................................................................................................................................... 73.2.1 READER SETTINGS..................................................................................................................................................... 73.2.2 DATE AND TIME ......................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.3 SETUP AUTHORIZATION....................................................................................................................................................... 93.3.1 DAYZONES................................................................................................................................................................... 93.3.2 TIMEZONES................................................................................................................................................................103.3.3 HOLIDAYS ..................................................................................................................................................................11

4 AUTHORIZING..................................................................................................................................................................................124.1 ASSOCIATE TAG.....................................................................................................................................................................124.2 AUTHORIZE TAG....................................................................................................................................................................134.3 DEAUTHORIZE TAG..............................................................................................................................................................134.4 COPY AUTHORIZATIONS BETWEEN READERS.............................................................................................................144.5 CHECK AUTHORIZATIONS..................................................................................................................................................144.6 REVIEW EVENTS AND ALARMS.........................................................................................................................................15

5 ADVANCED OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................165.1 USING THE MULTI-LANGUAGE USER INTERFACE.......................................................................................................16

5.1.1 SELECT LANGUAGE.................................................................................................................................................165.1.2 ADD NEW LANGUAGE ...........................................................................................................................................165.1.3 TRANSLATE DIALOG...............................................................................................................................................16

5.2 INSIDE THE USED FILES .......................................................................................................................................................175.2.1 INIFILE .........................................................................................................................................................................175.2.2 DATA FILES ................................................................................................................................................................175.2.3 LANGUAGE FILES.....................................................................................................................................................185.2.4 EVENT FILES...............................................................................................................................................................18


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1 INTRODUCTIONNEDAP WinGate is software application for handling access control authorizations. NEDAP WinGatecommunicates directly with NEDAP TRANSIT extended readers without the intervention of a multidrop master.In fact NEDAP WinGate is the multidrop master. Up to 32 TRANSIT extended readers may be connected.

1.1

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista Unused serial port TRANSIT extended (or compatible) reader


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2 HARDWARE INSTALLATIONIn this chapter the communication interface connection is described. For details about connecting power-supply, antenna and other I/O, refer to the installation manual of your reader.It is only possible to connect readers that support the NEDAP APM/APN multidrop communication protocol. Thismeans that a TRANSIT standard cannot be connected to Wingate as described in chapter 2.1. It is required thatat least a TRANSIT extended reader is used.

2.1 CONNECTING ONE READERWhen only one reader is used, it is possible to use an RS232 communication board in the reader. The RS232interface on this board can be directly connected to the serial port on the PC. When the reader is equipped witha MD300 multidrop communication board refer to chapter 2.2 for more details about the wiring.

TRANSIT SIDE PC SIDE

25-pin SUB-D Connection Name 9-pin SUB-D Connection Name

2 TXD 2 RXD

3 RXD 3 TXD

7 GND 5 GND

Figure 1: RS232 Wiring

2.2 CONNECTING MORE READERSWhen more readers are used, it is required that the readers are equipped with a MD300 multidropcommunication board. Use an RS232/RS422 converter to connect the multidrop interface to your RS232 serialport. Nedap recommends the RS232/RS422 optical `isolator (art. no. IC457A-F) from BlackBox Corporation. Thisconverter can also be ordered at Nedap (art. no. 9880860).

MD 300

PREV

NEXT

T-

T+

R-

R+

R-

R+

T-

T+

DCE DTE

RXB

RXA

TXB

TXA

MD 300

PREV

NEXT

T-

T+

R-

R+

R-

R+

T-

T+

DB25

female

Reader 2

COM-port

DB25

male

Reader 1 PC

Figure 2: Multidrop wiring


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3 CONFIGURINGIt is necessary that communication and hardware configuration is correctly setup.

3.1 SETUP COMMUNICATION3.1.1 SETUP SERIAL PORTClick 'Options', 'Setup communication' to enter the setup communication dialog window.

Figure 3: Setup communication

Default baudrate, databits, parity and stopbits are: 9600, 7, even, 2.


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3.1.2 SETUP HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONClick 'Options', 'Setup hardware configuration' to enter the hardware configuration dialog window.

Figure 4: Setup hardware configuration

Select in the dialog window the number of readers that are connected. All connected readers must be TRANSIT

extended (or compatible) readers. A maximum of 32 readers may be connected. The connected readers musthave addresses starting from 0 through (total-number-of-readers) minus 1, leaving no blanks. The physicalposition within the multidrop loop is unimportant. For example when 5 readers are connected they must havethe addresses 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.The table below shows how to setup the addresses of a TRANSIT extended reader.

4 5 6 7 8

ON

4 5 6 7

8

ON

4 5 6

7

8

ON

4 5 6

7 8

ON

Reader 1 (address 0) Reader 2 (address 1) Reader 3 (address 2) Reader 4 (address 3)

4 5

6

7 8

ON

4 5

6

7

8

ON

4 5

6 7

8

ON

4 5

6 7 8

ON


4

5

6 7 8

ON

4

5

6 7

8

ON

4

5

6

7

8

ON

4

5

6

7 8

ON


4

5 6

7 8

ON

4

5 6

7

8

ON

4

5 6 7

8

ON

4

5 6 7 8

ON


4

5 6 7 8

ON

4

5 6 7

8

ON

4

5 6

7

8

ON

4

5 6

7 8

ON


4

5

6

7 8

ON

4

5

6

7

8

ON

4

5

6 7

8

ON

4

5

6 7 8

ON


4 5

6 7 8

ON

4 5

6 7

8

ON

4 5

6

7

8

ON

4 5

6

7 8

ON


4 5 6

7 8

ON

4 5 6

7

8

ON

4 5 6 7

8

ON

4 5 6 7 8

ON


Table 1: TRANSIT Extended address settings


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3.2 SETUP READER3.2.1 READER SETTINGSClick 'Readers', 'Settings' to enter the reader settings dialog window.

Figure 5: Reader settings

Reader infoHere the reader number is linked to a more meaningful name. The alias and the description are stored locally onthe PC.

Lock control'Unlock time' is the number of seconds that the relay is activated upon detection of an authorized tag.

'Open too long time' is the number of seconds that must have expired before a door-open-too-long message isgenerated. The reader uses the door contact to determine whether the door is open or closed.

'Automatic unlock' enables you to specify a period of time that the door is unlocked. E.g. the main entrance maybe automatically unlocked from 8:00 until 17:00 from Monday to Friday.

'Block identical tags' will block an authorized tag when identified a second time within the period of 'time'

'factor' seconds.

Parameters'Messages' enable the messages you like to receive from the selected reader.

'Authorization mode'. Normal means that only authorized tags are granted access. The authorization mode canalso be (temporarily) set to nobody or everybody. When everybody is selected, every identified tag is grantedaccess.


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3.2.2 DATE AND TIMETo view the date and time within the reader and to set the correct time on the reader click 'Readers', 'Date/Time'.

Figure 6: Date/Time

The dialog shows the current time on the PC and the time in the reader(s).Click 'Refresh' to reload the date and time from the reader(s).Click 'Set' to write the current PC date and time to all configured readers.


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3.3 SETUP AUTHORIZATION3.3.1 DAYZONESDayzones are programmable combinations of weekdays on which authorizations can apply.Click 'Readers', Dayzones' to enter the dayzones dialog window.

Figure 7: Dayzones

There are 14 free programmable dayzones and 2 predefined dayzones. When entering the dayzones dialogwindow the current dayzones settings are retrieved from the reader(s).

Changed settings are stored in all configured readers by clicking the OK button.

Dayzone Description Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

910

11

12

13

14

15 Always

16 Never - - - - - - -

Table 2: Dayzones


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3.3.2 TIMEZONESTimezones are programmable time windows within the day on which authorizations can apply.Click 'Readers', 'Timezones' to enter the timezones dialog window.

Figure 8: Timezones

There are 14 free programmable timezones and 2 predefined timezones. The current timezone settings areretrieved from the reader upon entering this dialog.

Enter one or two periods per day and select if 'valid-on-holidays' applies to the timezone. See also chapter 3.3.3.

Changed settings are stored in all configured readers by clicking the OK button.

Timezone Description First block Second block Valid on

from until from until holidays

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 Always 00:00 23:59 00:00 23:59

16 Never 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 -

Table 3: Timezones


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3.3.3 HOLIDAYSClick 'Readers', 'Holidays' to enter the holidays dialog window. The current holiday settings are retrieved fromthe reader upon entering this dialog.

Figure 9: Holidays

It is possible to define up to 3 holiday dates. These holidays are treated as special dates on which a tag is onlyauthorized if the 'valid-on-holidays' option is enabled. See also chapter 3.3.2.

When more than 3 holidays are required enter the first three upcoming dates and reprogram when one or moredates have passed.


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4 AUTHORIZINGThe number of tags that can be authorized is limited only by the amount of memory placed inside the reader.The TRANSIT extended reader is shipped with enough memory to authorize 1000 tags.

4.1 ASSOCIATE TAGNEDAP WinGate allows you to associate a tag number with a person, vehicle or other identifiable object. Click'Tags', 'Associate tag' to enter the associate dialog window.

Figure 10: Associate tag

To associate a tag, with for example a person, you first enter the tag number in the tag number field. Then enterthe name of that person in the Alias field. The Alias is globally used in WinGate for referencing tags.

The group field can be used to categorize tags. For example persons can be categorized in employees, visitorsetc. Enter a new group in the group field or select it from the existing groups' list. The group field is optional, butwhen filled in, let's you easily authorize or deauthorize all members of a group.

The extra-info field can optionally be used to add any extra information about the tag that could not bespecified earlier. See chapter 5.2.2 for details about where and how this information is stored.


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4.2 AUTHORIZE TAGClick 'Tags', 'Authorize' to enter the authorize dialog window.

Figure 11: Authorize tag

To authorize a tag within the system you need to answer the questions: who?, where? and when?The authorizations are immediately updated in the reader(s) when applied with the OK button.

WhoSpecify who is authorized by tag number (range), by alias(es) or by group(s).

WhereSelect the readers to which the tag should be authorized.

WhenSelect on which day-, and timezone the tag is authorized. Two day-, and timezone combinations per reader pertag can be selected. When only one day-, and timezone combination is sufficient, set Dayzone 2 to Never andTimezone 2 to Never.

4.3 DEAUTHORIZE TAGClick 'Tags', 'Deauthorize' to enter the deauthorize dialog window.

To deauthorize a tag within the system you need to answer the questions: who? and where?The authorizations are immediately updated in the reader(s) when applied with the OK button.


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4.4 COPY AUTHORIZATIONS BETWEEN READERSIt may be very useful, when replacing a reader or when placing a new reader in the multidrop loop, to copy allauthorizations from one reader to another. In order to accomplish this click 'Tags', 'Copy authorizations'.

Figure 12: Copy authorizations

Select source reader, destination reader and click 'Copy'.In the figure above the authorization from reader 1 are copied into reader 3.

4.5 CHECK AUTHORIZATIONSClick 'Tags', 'Check authorizations' to enter the check authorization dialog window.

Select who and where before clicking the 'Check' button.When the 'Check' button is clicked the authorizations are requested from the readers and a report appears inwhich the authorizations are shown.

Figure 13: Check authorizations


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4.6 REVIEW EVENTS AND ALARMSEvents are stored inside the reader(s) until NEDAP WinGate retrieves them. The reader has a limited sized bufferto store the events. Once events are retrieved they are erased from the reader's event buffer. To review theevents stored inside a reader (or the readers) click 'File', 'Events'.

Figure 14: Evens and alarm


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5 ADVANCED OPTIONSUnderstanding the options explained in this chapter is not required to use NEDAP WinGate. It is assumed thatthe basic functionality's of NEDAP WinGate are clear before reading this chapter.

5.1 USING THE MULTI-LANGUAGE USER INTERFACENEDAP WinGate has a multi-language user-interface. This ensures a user-friendly interface for anyone.

5.1.1 SELECT LANGUAGESelect your language from the 'Options', 'Language' menu. When your language is not available contact NEDAPor add it yourself. See also chapter 5.1.2.

5.1.2 ADD NEW LANGUAGEWhen clicking 'Options', 'Language', and 'New' you will be asked to enter the name of the new language. Enterhere for example Deutsch and click 'OK'.

The new language will automatically be selected and all texts will get a prefix 'XXX '. This prefix indicates text

that hasn't been translated yet. To translate text refer to chapter 5.1.3.

5.1.3 TRANSLATE DIALOGNEDAP WinGate has a built-in language editor that allows you to translate dialog windows. When translating thecomplete user-interface first add a new language in order to prevent the current language to be overwritten.See chapter 5.1.2.

The built-in language editor can be entered by right-clicking the dialog and select 'Translate form'.

Figure 15: Language editor

Some language files contain a 'STRINGSECTION' section. When translating text that is in this section, it may notbe applied until you restart NEDAP WinGate.


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5.2 INSIDE THE USED FILES5.2.1 INIFILEThe inifile is used to store some of NEDAP WinGate settings that cannot be stored inside the reader. The inifile isonly read once at start-up of NEDAP WinGate. The contents of the inifile will be described below by means of anexample.

[options] // this section contains general optionsLanguage=English // selected user interface languageMaxReader=3 // number of readers connectedShowTips=0 // 0=do not show tips, 1=do show tips at startupShowToolBar=1 // 0=toolbar hidden, 1=toolbar visibleShowStatusBar=1 // 0=statusbar hidden, 1=statusbar visible

[communication] // this sections contains communication optionsComNumber=1 // selected com-portBaudrate=9600 // baudrateDatabits=7 // number of data bitsParity=2 // parity (0=none, 1=odd, 2=even)

Stopbits=2 // number of stop bits

5.2.2 DATA FILESThe data files are used to store additional information. They are not required to operate NEDAP WinGate. This isthe reason why they aren't included in the installation.The data files are stored in a subdirectory data\ in the directory where NEDAP WinGate is installed.All data files are in the CSV file format. CSV files are normal ASCII files, which can be edited with any normal texteditor like notepad.exe. Normally you will not change these files manually because NEDAP WinGate allows youto edit the contents in a far more user-friendly way.

The file readers.txt is used to store the reader information. See chapter 3.2.1. The reader information is split up

into three fields: Reader number, Alias and Description.

The file dayzones.txt file is used to store the dayzone descriptions. See chapter 3.3.1. The dayzones descriptionsare split up into two fields: Dayzone number and Description.

The file timezones.txt file is used to store the timezone descriptions. See chapter 3.3.2. The timezonesdescriptions are split up into two fields: Timezone number and Description.

The file persons.txt file is used to store the associations. See chapter 4.1. An association is split up into four fields:Tag number, Alias, Group and Extra information.


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5.2.3 LANGUAGE FILES The language files are used to store language specific information. For every installed language there is asubdirectory language\\ in the directory where NEDAP WinGate is installed.Language files are actually inifiles with the extension .lng. They can be edited (or printed) with any normal texteditor like notepad.exe. Normally you will not change these files manually because NEDAP WinGate allows youto view and edit its contents in a far more user-friendly way. See chapter 5.1.

5.2.4 EVENT FILESThe event files are stored in the subdirectory events\ in the directory where NEDAP WinGate is installed. Thefilename is E_yyyymmdd.log. The event files are in the CSV file format. The event information is split up into ninefields.

1. Record number2. Reader name3. Date4. Time5. Tag number6. Alias7. Group8. Extra info9. Event message description

Below an example of the contents of an events file (one line).

1,"Reader 1",2007-10-10,10:48,123456,???,,,"Not authorized tag, invalid time zone"

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