C•CURE 800/8000 Software Configuration Guide - Tyco Security ...

Configuring AreasConfiguring AreasTo set up Areas in C•CURE 800/8000, you need to perform the followingtasks:1. Configure the apC panel or iSTAR cluster and controller(s) that willmanage your Areas. See the C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware ConfigurationGuide for detailed instructions on configuring panels, clusters, andcontrollers.2. Create the Readers that are connected to the panel or controller. See theC•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide for detailed instructionson creating readers on panels and controllers.3. Configure the Door objects associated with these Readers. See Chapter 5,“Doors” for detailed instructions creating Doors and assigning Readers toDoors.4. Create the Area objects are associated with these Doors and Readers.5. Configure the inbound and outbound readers for the Areas. See“Configuring Readers for an Area” on page 2-7 for detailed instructions.6. Configure Passback for the Area (optional). See “Configuring PassbackOptions for an Area” on page 2-7 for detailed instructions.7. Configure Events for the Area. See “Configuring Events for Areas” onpage 2-9 for detailed instructions.8. Configure Occupancy settings for the Area (optional). See “ConfiguringOccupancy Settings for Areas” on page 2-9 for detailed instructions.To aid in this process, it is suggested that you create a basic diagram showingall doors, readers, and areas you need to configure, and as you perform theconfiguration of each component, mark the diagram so that you know whichcomponents are configured and which remain to be configured. Figure 2-1 onpage 2-2 is an example if an area diagram.Only access readers that have been configured to a Door can be associatedwith an Area. Until a reader is configured to a door, it does not appear in thelist of Available Readers on the Configure Area dialog box.C•CURE 800/8000 Software Configuration Guide 2–5