Honeywell VISTAKEY User Guide - Page 16

Performing Access Control Card Functions Access control card functions are performed using #79 Card Function Programming. #79 Card Function Programming provides capabilities for modifying the card database contained in the alarm system panel by adding cards, editing cards, and/or deleting cards. Cards can be added or deleted individually or by groups. To aid in keeping track of cardholders assigned to the system, we recommend that you copy the Cardholders Worksheet, provided near the end of this manual, and fill it in when assigning or re-assigning cards. Keep the following advisories in mind while enrolling cards into the system: • Any cards enabled for executive privileges have complete access to every access point, are permitted to disarm any partition in the system, and are always active regardless of timed event schedules for their access group. Only Expired Use and Expire Month affect the life of a card given executive privileges. Also, cards programmed with executive privileges need not be mapped to an access group unless an access group has specific events associated with it that you want to apply to the cards. • Any VISTA User Numbers that will be used for assignment to a card or cards, must be defined before performing #79 Card Function Programming. While performing access control card functions, only VISTA User Numbers that have been previously defined will be accepted. To assign VISTA User Numbers, refer to the procedures in your alarm system manual. • VISTA User Number field: Cards not mapped to valid VISTA user numbers or left at the default value 000 are permitted access to and are able to disarm partitions assigned to their access group. To prevent a card from accessing a door when the system is armed, the Armed Restriction must be set for the access goup. (Armed Restriction for an access group (if applicable) was set by your system installer. - 16 -