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Creating an Input on a Wiegand Reader Module to Generate a Lockdown/Emergency Mode For a Single APC Controller In OMNIA

Creating an Input on a Wiegand Reader Module to Generate a Lockdown/Emergency Mode For a Single APC Controller In OMNIA

How to create an input that will put the single APC Controller into Lockdown or Emergency Mode in OMNIA

Emergency
Emergency inputs are associated with fire alarms (3rd Party System Activation) or emergency call points (Manual Activation).
Activating this input will raise an Emergency event that will unlock all your
emergency doors.
In the following example, we will use the DOS (Input 1) input on a Wiegand Reader Module to activate Emergency.

Input Emergency Mode Off Input Emergency Mode On Wiegand Reader Module (Input 1)

REMEMBER: DOS is always input 1 and RTE is always input 2

Lockdown 

Lockdown inputs are associated with Intruder/Active Shooter emergency call points.

Activating this input will raise a Lockdown event that will prevent the unlocking of your emergency doors.

In the following example, we will use the RTE (Input 2) input on a Wiegand Reader Module to activate Lockdown,

Input Lockdown Mode Off Input Lockdown Mode On Wiegand Reader Module (Input 2)

REMEMBER:  DOS is always input 1 and RTE is always input 2.

Location of Input 1 (DOS) and Input 2 (RTE) on Wiegand Reader Module for OMNIA

Note
This method will only affect the doors connected to the same system controller
as this Wiegand Reader Module. To activate Emergency mode across multiple controllers, see Configuring Emergency Input Across Multiple Controllers

Configuring an Emergency Input

These steps apply to any reader in any profile

  1. Open the Reader Profile ( Ensure this contains the correct reader being used for the input ) or Create a New Reader Profile ( Ensure you select the correct Reader being used for the input ) For This Scenario , a new Reader Profile was created. Reader Profile named Lockdown/Emergency. For Simplicity we have used the same Wiegand Reader Modules inputs for both Lockdown (Input 2)  and Emergency (Input 1). The Wiegand Reader Modules Fixed Address is 005DC20.
  2. Select Inputs then select Add Input
  3. Name the input.
  4. Select the type of input, for this case Emergency or Lockdown
  5. Select the Contact State and Input Number
  6. Save

1.  Open the Reader Profile

Located under Set-Up - Open Reader Profiles > Lockdown / Emergency, Select Readers Tab

Select the Reader the Inputs are associated with.

Select the Reader the Inputs are associated. Eg. Quick Door 3 (IN)

2. Select Inputs then select Add Inputs.

Select Inputs Tab, then Select "ADD INPUT"

3. Name the input.

4. Select the type of input, Lockdown or Emergency

Select the "type" of input, Lockdown or Emergency.

5. Select the Contact State and Input Number

REMEMBER:  DOS is always input 1 and RTE is always input 2.

Lockdown

Lockdown Select the Contact State and Input Number REMEMBER:  DOS is always input 1 and RTE is always input 2.

Emergency

Emergency Select the Contact State and Input Number REMEMBER:  DOS is always input 1 and RTE is always input 2.

Emergency and Lockdown Behavior
After creating an emergency or lockdown input, you need to decide how all your readers
will behave during Emergency Mode and Lockdown Mode.

Emergency Mode

By default, your readers will flash green but no relays will drive. The state of the relays will need to be changed.

Lockdown Mode

By default,  your readers will flash red and no relays will drive


To configure the Modes: go to, Setup>Hardware>Reader Profiles> select profile >Behavior


Steps:
1. Select the Reader Profile for the readers you wish to unlock/lockdown
2. Select the Behavior then Edit Behavior

3. Search for Emergency/Lockdown
4. Select Output States
5. Select Relay Contact State then for Emergency Mode select Drive relay in this mode, for Lockdown leave section at Do Not Drive Relay

Under Setup Tab, Select Reader Profiles > Default Reader Select Behaviour Tab Click "EDIT BEHAVIOR"
Select E (Emergency) or L (Lockdown)

Emergency

Emergency Relay Contact State Drive relay in this mode

Lockdown

Lockdown Relay Contact State Do NOT drive relay in this mode

Now all the readers in the selected Reader Profile will drive their relays during
Emergency Mode and will not drive relays in Lockdown Mode. Repeat these steps for any other required Reader Profiles.

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Adding Widgets to the OMNIA Dashboard

Adding Widgets to the OMNIA Dashboard

The OMNIA dashboard is the central hub for your access control system, the dashboard allows you to easily see useful information and make commonly used tasks available in one central page.

The OMNIA dashboard is the central hub for your access control system, the dashboard allows you to easily see useful information and make commonly used tasks available in one central page. 

From the dashboard, you can view status of doors, see live access transactions, view health aspects of the system and set up shortcuts that allow you to quickly do common tasks without having to leave the dashboard. 

Here is a list of available widgets: 

  • Access Group capacity Graph – Shows a graphical representation of people with a particular access group that are inside a given zone. 
  • Commands – Shows executable commands such as remote door open. 
  • Enrollment Graph – Total enrollments for the week and highest, lowest enrollments. 
  • Find Image – Shows the images of the person with matching id number. 
  • IP Camera – View live feed from an IP camera. 
  • Last 10 Transactions – Shows the last 10 transactions for a person. 
  • Live! – Shows a live view of access in the system. 
  • Monitor Comms Queue – Shows total queue size and total offline controllers. 
  • Monitor Door – Monitor a single door or reader on site. 
  • Quick Enroll – Enroll a person or asset. 
  • Shortcut – Shortcut loads a user defined view when clicked. 

Setting up the Dashboard. 

Once logged in to OMNIA, select the menu item at the top left ‘Dashboard’. 

To add a widget, click on the blue plus sign at the top right.   

You will be presented with a menu: 

Click on the arrow to bring up a list of available widgets. 

Select the widget that you wouls like to use: 

Here I have sellected “Commands” and Set the command to act on a site level, this will allow me to reset Anti-Passback on the site. 

Note that you can customize the widget colors. 

The dashboard optimizes itself, always trying to fill empty space, so newly created widgets will fill from the top left, you can move widgets by dragging them. 

Once your widget is where you want it, click the green check at the top right.  

This is the completed widget. From here you can put the site into LOCKDOWN (If configured), EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN (If configured) or reset APB LOCKDOWN (If configured).  

Here is an example of a well populated Dashboard: 

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OMNIA CSV Imports

OMNIA CSV Imports

Importing Tagholders into OMNIA with .CSV File

The OMNIA application provides a simple CSV import utility that can be used to import tagholders, vehicles and visitors. 

  1. Create a CSV file with headers and required data. A list of fields available for import can be seen in the table below. 
Birthday Fax (H) Postal Address (W) 
Company Fax (W) Second Name 
Department First Name Street Address (H) 
Device Serial No Gender Street Address (W 
Driver’s License No ID Number Suffix 
Email (H) Last Name Title 
Email (W) Mobile Number Vehicle Color 
Email Address Name of person visiting  
Employee No Position  
Employer Postal Address (H)  

CSV Document should resemble this: 

  1. Go to the OMNIA Server Application and select the TOOLS tab: 

Click the ‘Browse’ button and browse to your caved CSV file and select the file: 

The Browse box should now show the path to your CSV file. 

  1. Move down to Step 2: Column Mapping, before doing anything else, create a New Profile Name. In the left of the table, you will see the column headers from you CSV file, we now need to map those to fields in the database that we want to populate with the import. 

Map the source to destination by clicking on the red DESTINATION rows on the right, these are drop-downs that you can use to map your CSV source to the correct field in the database, save the profile by clicking the save button: 

  1. Move down to Step 3: Process File, press the Process button  

Review the summary at the bottom to confirm that the import was successful: 

  1. Errors or failures are usually caused by the use of special characters, extra spaces before or after records, lines between records or mismatches between sours and destination mapping. 

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How to Print Tags in OMNIA

How to Print Tags in OMNIA

Printing Tags in OMNIA

NOTE:

Install your printer to the PC, before installing the Plugin Manager

To print tags in OMNIA you must install the OMNIA Plugin Mgr, Update the Printer Persistence File, and Create a Tag Template

See Knowledgebase article titled, How to Install the OMNIA Plugin Mgr.

How to Install The OMNIA Plugin Manager

Seen Knowledgebase article, How to Use the OMNIA Card Designer.

How to Use The OMNIA Card Designer

Select your printer in the Plugin Manager

Right click the OMNIA Plugin Manager Icon, select Plugin Status

From the Settings Tab, use the dropdown to select your printer click save settings.

Log into the OMNIA URL , if currently logged in, log out then back in.

Go to Enrollment\Tagholder and select a Tagholder

In the Tagholder Screen, Select Tags, then Select the Tag Code

Select Printing, the Print Window will appear. Select your previously designed Card Template by using the arrow and selecting the desired template

After Selecting the Template, Select Print

The print job will be sent to the Print Queue.

After the OMNIA Plugin Mgr has been installed, you may have to update the Printer Persistence.xml file.

          Update the Printer Persistence.xml file located at:

          C:\Program Files (x86)\OMNIA\OMNIA Plugin Manager\print\META-INF.

Open the file in Notepad to edit the path and the name of the Database.

Use the IP address of the Database or localhost if the Database resides on the PC you are wanting to print tags from.

Change the Database Name from Portal to OMNIA

NOTE: There are two (2) Locations on the Printing Persistence File that need to be updated.

Using IP of SQL Server

Using LOCALHOST

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    Updating OMNIA Printer Persistence File

    Updating OMNIA Printer Persistence File

    If the Card Designer Program does not connect to the OMNIA Database.

    After the OMNIA Plugin Mgr has been installed, you may have to update the Printer Persistence.xml file. er the OMNIA Plugin Mgr has been installed, you may have to update the Printer Persistence.xml file.

              Update the Printer Persistence.xml file located at:

              C:\Program Files (x86)\OMNIA\OMNIA Plugin Manager\print\META-INF.

    Open the file in Notepad to edit the path and the name of the Database.

    Use the IP address of the Database or localhost if the Database resides on the PC you are wanting to print tags from.

    Change the Database Name from Portal to OMNIA

    NOTE: There are two (2) Locations on the Printing Persistence File that need to be updated.

    Using IP of SQL Server

    Using LOCALHOST

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