Locations are used for facility management using a top-down style that divides objects in the system in accordance to their physical locations. This allows objects to be viewed by their assigned locations (e.g. 1st floor, etc.) rather than by device addresses.
Most data types in Entré have an associated location: devices, events, personnel records, credentials (badge, login), privileges (user code profile), reports, and badge designs.
Note: Profile access restricts users' ability to view device locations.
Create a Location
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Go to Advanced > Locations.
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Select Add. Name the location, then select one of the following types:
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Region
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Campus
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Building
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Floor
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Area
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Sub-area
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Based on the option chosen, Parent displays the hierarchical parents of the selected type. For example, if a Campus is selected, the Parent only displays Regions that the operator has previously configured.
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Press Save and Close.
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Continue creating locations as needed. Once a hierarchical structure has been created, child locations can be added to each node by right-clicking the location and selecting Add [Location].
Assign a Location to Hardware
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Go to Configuration > Hardware.
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Double-click the device that will be assigned to a location. For this example, double-click DC Driver.
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Go to Location, then select a location or press Choose to select locations from a hierarchical tree.
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Press Save and Close.
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Note: The location associated with an event is generally set to correspond with the location of its device with the following exceptions:
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Any alarm duplicate or annotation has the same location as the original alarm
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Device commands have the location of the target device
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The location seen in the events module is the location associated with the event, not necessarily the location of the device
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