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Door Does Not Open After Presentation To The Reader

Door Does Not Open After Presentation To The Reader

Tag/Finger does not open door

Using Events to Troubleshoot (Found in Dashboard > Transactions)

The Transaction page is a great place to do basic troubleshooting. When Tags don’t work, look at the event to determine the cause.

NOTE: On busy sites the transactions page might move too fast to see the problem event. In this case, run a Transaction Report on the Tagholder to see their latest events.

Here follows a list of denied events and their meaning…

Denied Location

Tag does not have access to that door.

Resolution:

Option 1: Select an Access Group in the Tagholders’ configuration page that includes that door.

Option 2 (Caution) Modify the assigned Access Group to include the desired door.

WARNING: Making changes to the area will affect all Tagholders using it.

Denied Time or Day

Tagholder’s access group does not include the time or day.

Resolution:

Option 1 Look at Enrollment > Access Time Patterns to adjust times/days, or grant the Tagholder an access group that contains a valid time pattern.

Option 2 Use the Show Edit Mode option found in Access Groups to see times assigned to the area, you can also make any required changes.

WARNING: Making changes to the access time pattern will affect all Tagholders using it.

Holidays can also cause denied time or day events. See if any holidays have been entered on the day of the denied event.

Denied APB

Tagholder needs to follow the rules of anti-pass-back (APB).

It is possible to override APB for individual Tagholders under Advanced in the Tagholder configuration. (Not Recommended)

Denied Tag Suspended

Tag is suspended.

Open the Tag under the Tagholders configuration and set the Tag Status to Normal.

Denied Tag Expired

Tag has an expiry date entered. Configure expiry dates under the Tagholders configuration.

Denied Location Locked

The default mode on the reader is set to Locked Or, there is a Device Time Pattern locking the reader.

Change the Default Mode on the Reader, If your log in prevents this: Contact the system administrator.

Denied Pin

The default mode on the reader is set to Card with Pin, OR, there is a Device Time Pattern enforcing Tag with Pin.

During this mode, users need to enter a pin code AFTER presenting their credentials (There will be a short beep alerting you to enter a pin)

Pins can be assigned under the Advanced section in the Tagholder configuration.

Denied Unknown Tag:

Here are a few possible reasons for denied unknown tag events.

Denied unknown tag, and there is no name.

Tag has not been assigned to a Tagholder (New Tag)

Denied unknown tag, and there is a name.

The tag is assigned to the person but;

  • They don’t have an access group assigned (Assign at least one access Group)
  • The controller needs to sync (See Next Section)
  • The Tagholder is non-current (Ensure that the current tick is active under Advanced in the Tagholders configuration page)

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FAQ

General

Can I initiate RS485 comms to a terminal from an existing IP terminal?

How to Select the Right Cable for the job

IDEMIA Sigma Lite Readers NOT compatible for use in AmanoNet or Nexus220

Network Configuration – Best Practices

Technical Bulletins

How to upgrade OMNIA hardware firmware using the OMNIA Firmware Upgrade Tool

OMNIA Run as a Service fix for v4.x

Upgrading To OMNIA 4.6.5 and 2019 SQL Express With Tools

Access Control

AmanoNet

AmanoNet Back up using IB Console

AmanoNet Minimum PC Requirements and Specifications

AmanoNet System Migration Notes

Archive Tagholders in AmanoNet

Archive Transactions in AmanoNet

AutoID IP Hardware in AmanoNet

How to move AmanoNet Access Control System from one PC to another (Firebird)

IDEMIA Sigma Lite Readers NOT compatible for use in AmanoNet or Nexus220

ImproNet/AmanoNet Database Backup: SQL

NOTICE! UPGRADE TO AMANONET 7.74 – EC2/400i NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Nexxus220

Change Default Password in Nexus220
Database Migration from Nexus220/IXP220 to OMNIA
How to fix a Java SE Binary Error in Nexus220 Software
How to get a copy of a database from Nexus220 Software
How to move Nexus220 to a different PC
IDEMIA Sigma Lite Readers NOT compatible for use in AmanoNet or Nexus220
Move Nexus220 Access Control System from one PC to another (Firebird)
Nexus220 Firmware Upgrade
Nexus220 Notifications Configuration/Email Configuration
Nexus220 The number of doors for this license has been exceeded
Nexus220 Web Reports Using Microsoft Edge
Reduce length of time on buzzer for readers in Nexus220

Omnia

Adding Widgets to the OMNIA Dashboard

Basic Trouble Shooting OMNIA

Batch Operations OMNIA

Change SYSDBA Password in OMNIA

Configuring Web Session Timeouts in OMINA

Create a Database for OMNIA 4.5 After Running the .iso

Create a Site Lockdown Input for OMNIA

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

Creating Operator Profiles

Creating Relay Actions I/O in OMNIA

Omnia Lite

Convert a Nexus Lite Database into OMNIA Lite Database

OMNIA LiTE Backup

PM Tronics Hardware

Amano Readers and Credentials

Change Modulation mode on XQT904 Quad Transmitter
How do I change Wiegand Output Mode on Amano readers?

Legacy Hardware

Factory Reset legacy Amano IP Cameras (sold prior to 2018)

Factory Reset Nexus220 controller

How do I factory reset the EC2 (400i) controller?

Setting IP on PMTronics Inc. Access Control Hardware

Partner Products

Partner Products

IDEMIA Sigma Lite Readers NOT compatible for use in AmanoNet or Nexus220

Setting Read Range on a Conekt Reader

Video Management Systems

Cathexis Video (Amano Vision)

Cathexis Video AV (AntiVirus Exceptions)

Quick Start Guide for Cathexis Vision Version 2025

AmanoDVMS

Which AmanoDVMS ports need to be open on my firewall?

Vision

AmanoVision web access user name case sensitivity usage

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