Auto enrollment for configuring access control systems
AssigneeTyco Safety Products Canada Ltd.
InventorsStephan Frenette, Gabriel Labrecque
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for a facility supporting an access controller, at least one ingress card reader and an auto-enrollment type controller including a front panel having a single button, a controller board, a terminal block for connecting at least the one ingress card reader to the auto-enrollment type controller board and to connect the auto-enrollment type controller to door locks, and a mounting plate, with the auto-enrollment type controller being configured by a user according to operational requirements of the facility by the user asserting the button for a defined period of time.
Claims14
A system comprises:
- at least one ingress card reader;
- and
- an auto-enrollment type of access controller having a panel supporting a switch, a controller board, a terminal block for connecting at least the one ingress card reader to the auto-enrollment type controller board and to connect the auto-enrollment type controller to door locks, and a mounting plate, with the auto-enrollment type controller being configured by a user according to operational requirements of a facility by the user asserting the switch for a defined period of time, and with the auto-enrollment type of access controller upon assertion of the switch being configured to:
- send an enroll broadcast message to a server computer, the broadcast message being broadcast periodically for a predefined period of time;
- and
- receive an enrollment confirmation that indicates the auto-enrollment type access controller's credentials have been assigned to a controller table structure by the server computer.
An auto-enrollment type access controller comprises:
- a front panel having a switch;
- a controller board;
- a terminal block for connecting at least one card reader and door locks to the auto-enrollment type controller board;
- a mounting plate;
- and
- with the controller board comprising a processor and memory, with the processor configured to execute an auto-enrollment process upon an assertion of the switch for a predefined period of time and upon assertion of the switch, the processor being configured to:
- send an enroll broadcast message to a server computer, the broadcast message being broadcast periodically for a predefined period of time;
- and
- receive an enrollment confirmation that indicates the auto-enrollment type access controller's credentials have been assigned to a controller table structure by the server computer.
A method of enrolling auto-enrollment type access controller for access control, the method comprising:
- asserting a switch on the auto-enrollment type access controller for a specified duration to enter an auto-enrollment process;
- entering by the auto-enrollment type access controller an enroll mode that transmits to a gateway an enroll broadcast to cause the gateway to add the auto-enrollment type access controller's credentials to an unassigned controller table;
- receiving an enrollment confirmation from the gateway;
- acknowledging reception of the confirmation receipt by the auto-enrollment type controller;
- receiving via the gateway assignment information including IP configuration information designating the controller as a master controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.