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Glossary
Access Level
One or more reader/schedule combinations,
used to control hardware access by one or
more cardholders. Access levels can be
assigned to active badges to define which
readers a badge has access to and at which
times.
ANSI
Acronym for the American National
Standards Institute, a voluntary organization
that creates standards for the computer
industry.
APB
An acronym for anti-passback. The
prevention of a badge gaining entry in an
access control system when that badge has
either recently entered the same Reader or
Area (Timed APB) or is not considered to be
in the proper current Area required to gain
entry into the new Area (Area APB). Put
simply, it is a method of monitoring a
cardholder's entry and exit actions to ensure
that the person does not transfer the card to
another individual to gain access.
Anti-Passback
Anti-Passback can be used to establish a
specific sequence in which credentials must
be used in order to gain access to an area.
Area APB
Areas are defined by the Readers that enter
and leave them. The current Area in which a
Badge is located is recorded. When a badge
attempts to gain entry into a given Area via a
given Reader, it is denied access if it is not
recorded as currently being in the Area the
given Reader is configured to be leaving.
Card Type
Categorizes card encoding technologies,
such as Magnetic, Wiegand, Smart Card,
First Access, etc.
Credential
An ID badge with an encoded number that
can be added to the System and used to grant
or deny access.
DHCP
Acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol. A communications protocol that
lets network administrators manage centrally
and automate the assignment of Internet
Protocol addresses in an organization's
network.
Door Contact
A two-part device that is used by a card
access system to indicate whether a door is
open or closed. Typically, one part is
mounted on the door and the other part is