*iProtect™ Guarded Area

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Last updated: Oct 12, 2023 by Arnout van Wanrooij
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Installation Manual | IM-20210309-TP-13

iProtect Access / Security | Functionalities |

 

This manual represents the knowledge at the above-mentioned time. TKH security works non-stop to improve her products. For the most recent technical information please contact your consultant or dealer.

1 Introduction

This document describes the guarded area(s) functionality of iProtect™. This functionality was introduced with iProtect version 8.03.

1.1 Functional description

The purpose of a Guarded area is to monitor a group of inputs e.g. detectors, door contacts, passive infrared
detectors, smoke detectors, etc.
Arming and disarming the guarded area goes as far as possible without additional or conscious acts of the
'users'. Therefore, the Guarded area functionality is perfectly suited for manned- and unmanned sites or
places.
The system will always arm, even with failures. The system will automatically omit the input with a problem but can also be omitted by the user. All omits will be displayed and events/alarms will be send and stored in
iProtect™.

The most distinctive difference between a modern intrusion system and Guarded area (iProtect™) is the
combination with access control. Instead of using Keypads, iProtect™ is using the access control reader to
arm and disarm the area.
When a system is armed but the iProtect™ administrator wants to open the door to enter this area, the Guarded area will be switched off automatically and the door will go open.

Guarded area functionality is available when the system is online- or offline situation. That means that it is
functioning independently of the connecting status (e.g. network failure) with the iProtect™ database. The
operation of access control and intrusion functionality remains as it was and the user will not notice a network failure.
All the generated events will be stored locally and pushed to iProtect™ when the connection is established.

1.2 System setup

The Guarded area system setup is schematically processed in the drawing below:

The Orion and the Apollo supports resistor measurement (analog values). Other devices only support digital inputs.

 

For more information about the Apollo or Orion, please consult the technical documentation.

2 Guarded area

This chapter will describe the settings which can be made into iProtect™.

2.1 Guarded area group

Menu: Installation | Hardware | Alarm system | Guarded area group

Definition
You can add one or multiple Guarded areas to "Guarded area group". By doing this it is possible to monitor
several guarded areas with one operation.

Function

Only the data which is necessary to setup ‘Guarded area’ will be described.

Status

Alarm

Active when one of the Guarded areas has occurred an alarm

Alarm count

Number of counted alarms

Disarmed

Active when one of the Guarded areas is disarmed.

Disarmed counts

Number of disarmed counts

Too long disarmed

Active when one of the Guarded areas is disarmed too long

Long disarmed count

Number of too long disarmed counts

Partly armed

Active when one of the Guarded areas is still armed

Partly armed count

Number of partly armed counts

Manually omitted

Active when one of the Guarded areas is armed with a manual omit

Manually omitted count

Number of manually omitted counts

Tampered areas

Active when one of the Guarded areas has a physical tamper status

Tampered inputs countv

Number of tampered input counts

2.2 Guarded area

Menu: Installation | Hardware | Alarm system | Guarded area group | Guarded area

Definition
A Guarded area is used to monitor multiple inputs, assigned to a group (Guarded area). Multiple areas can be created from the same line or different lines.

Function
Only the data which is necessary to setup ‘Guarded area’ will be described.

Mode

Set or Unset the alarm manually

Line

Specific line for this Guarded area

Status

When arming- or disarming the Secured area, different statuses will be returned. Below the
meaning of the status with a short description:

Disarmed

System is turned off.

Arming

Walk out time has started, system is going to Arm.

Partly armed

System is armed but with one or more Omitted inputs

Walk in

User gets time to unset the armed area. When Walk in time has
expired and system is not disarmed, the system will go into Alarm.

Alarm

One of the inputs has been activated while the area is armed.

Too long disarmed

When ‘Auto arm’ is enabled and when there is no input change during
the time that is set (‘auto arm time’), the system will arm the area
automatically. When the system tries to arm the area but there is
continuously an input change during the ‘auto arm time’, the iProtect
user will get a message that the system cannot arm the area
automatically.

Event to database

Ready to set event

Ready to set event will be send during this Time zone

Input status event

Input status event will be send during this Time zone

If no timezone is selected the events will always send to the database.

General

Camera

Camera which is logical connected to the Guarded area

Set/Unset input

Set/Unset the Guarded area using an (third party) input

Unset Reader

Unset the Guarded area using a local card reader

Area

Unset the Guarded area using a local card reader(s) connected to the area.

Walk in time

Time to enter the Area without generating an alarm (hh:mm:ss)

Walk out time

Time to leave the Area without generating an alarm (hh:mm:ss)

Auto arm¹

When active, the system will automatically Set the Guarded area
when no events occur

Auto arm time¹

The time that no events occur, the system will arm automatically (hh:mm:ss)

Pre-arming alarm buzzer¹

When active, the reader buzzer will be active during the Prearming
warning time. If within this time a detector is activated, the
system will stay unset during the Auto arm time.

Pre-arming warning time¹

The time frame before the walk-out time will be active (hh:mm:ss)

Max. unset time

send an event to the operator that the system is still unset

Max. alarm buzzer time (sec)

If an alarm occurred, the maximum buzzer time

The “Unset reader” setting does not need any additional configuration (see chapter 3,3), the cards with access rights on the reader unset the area.


The Area setting needs additional configuration (see chapter 3.3.3), you must specify who is allowed to unset the area, with this option you are able to setup access rights with and without disarm rights.

Status

Last mode change

Last time of mode change

Last disarm

Last time area was disarmed

Manually omitted

Manually set the Omit by the Input

Reset alarm memory

If an input caused an alarm, the user can check the specific inputs
and reset the alarm memory

Tampered inputs

If an input is tampered but also omitted, it will be displayed

Mute

In the event of an alarm while the system is unset, the user has the ability to deactivate either the buzzer alarm or the siren output alarm, or both

Alarm notification

Buzzer when disarming

The buzzer of the card reader will be active during disarming

Buzzer arming

Buzzer of the card reader will be active during arming

Alarm buzzer

Buzzer of the card reader will be active during an Alarm

Show guarded area status on LED

LED of the card reader will be blinking when armed

¹: See chapter 2.2.1

2.2.1 Example: Timing diagram

2.3 Reader behavior vs set and unset

Depending on the state of the reader the behavior is defined as follows:
Reader status is ‘office’, Guarded area is going to set
Response:

  • Reader status will change from ‘office’ to ‘normal’
    o Door closes

  • Reader goes to status ‘armed’

Reader status is ‘open’, auto-arm time has ended

Response:

  • The Guarded area will not set (waiting sequence) as long the reader is in status ‘open’. One of the
    reasons could be:
    o Reader mode set by operator to ‘open’
    o by reader input (door in latch mode)
    o when current status is open (by automatic latch)


Response when the reader mode ‘open’ is changed to normal/automatic/closed etc.

  • the pre-arming sequence will be started directly

 

Guarded area status ‘Armed’ and a reader is set to ‘Open’
Response:

  • The reader status will not change to status ‘Open’ until the guarded area is unset. One of the reasons
    could be:
    o Reader mode set by operator to ‘open’
    o by reader input (door in latch mode)
    o when current status is open (by automatic latch)


Reader status ‘armed’ and unlatched once by operator
Response:

  • Connected guarded area will unset

  • Reader goes to the defined status (e.g. normal, open, blocked etc.)

  • Door will be unlatched once, during the unlatch time


Reader status ‘emergency’, Guarded area is going to Set
Response:

  • Reader status will stay in ‘Emergency’

  • Door stays open

2.4 Guarded area input

Menu: Installation | Hardware | Input

Definition
An “Input" interprets incoming (contact) signals of an "Controller" from periphery parts like sensors, detectors, smoke detectors etc.

Function
Only the data which is necessary to setup ‘Guarded area’ will be described.

Handling

Input mode

Follow input signal

the input follows the status of the contact signal

Type

Normally open

Normally open

 

Normally closed

Normally closed

 

Blocked

The input has no function and will not work

 

EOL

End Of Line*

 

DEOL

Dual End Of Line*

 

DEOL inverted

Dual End Of Line inverted*

 

TEOL

Triple End Of Line inverted*

 

TEOL inverted

Triple End Of Line inverted*

 

*Recommended resistor values: EOL: 4k7 or 5k6 and Masking 22K

Digital I/O status

Activated

Yes

Input is enabled

 

No

Input is disabled

Status

Omit

Off

Input takes part of Guarded area

 

On

Input does not take part of Guarded area

Physical

Unknown

No status known

 

Tamper short circuit

Depending on the used input type, a Tamper or
short circuit has occurred

 

Low resistance circuit

Will not be used

 

Closed circuit

Depending on the used input type, an Closed
circuit has occurred

 

High resistance circuit

Will not be used

 

Open circuitWill not be used

Depending on the used input type, an Open circuit
has occurred

 

Detector masked

Depending on the used input type, an Detector
masked has occurred

 

Tamper circuit voltage

Will not be used

 

Detector error

Will not be used

Logical

Unknown

No status known

 

Tamper

Depending on the used input type, an Alarm has
occurred

 

Idle

Depending on the used input type, the input is idle

 

Holdup alarm

When the input occurred and alarm, the alarm will
be stored as Holdup alarm. The user can reset this
status. See chapter 3.2

 

Local alarm

Depending on the used input type, a Local alarm
has occurred

 

Omitted

When the input is Omitted (bypassed)

 

Active

Depending on the used input type, the input is
active

 

Automatically omitted

Active when input is omitted by system

Guarded area

Guarded area

When a Guarded area is selected, the Input takes part of the Guarded area functionality

Last Omit status change

The last Omit status change

Input has caused an alarm

If an input caused an alarm, the value will be ‘true’. The user can reset the alarm memory manually

3 Guarded area setup in iProtect

This chapter will describe the settings which has to be made into iProtect™.

3.1 License

No extra licenses are needed when programming Guarded area’s into iProtect™.

3.2 Add Guarded area group

  • Click in iProtect™ Aurora on the menu item Installation | Hardware | Alarm system | Guarded area
    group.

  • Right-click in the browse window and select ‘Guarded area group’. The detail window opens.

  • Enter these data:

  • Name: Enter a logic name

  • Save the data.

3.3 Scenarios

  • Click with you right mouse button on the created “Guarded area group” (see chapter 4.2) and choose
    “Add Guarded area”. The detail window opens.

  • Enter the following data:

Name: Enter a logic name
Mode: unset
Line: select a specific Line for that specific Area
Unset reader: select a specific Reader which will unset the Area.
Walk-in time: Enter time which is needed.
Walk-out time: Enter time which is needed.
Auto arm: (check)
Auto arm time: Enter time which is needed

Max. unset time: Enter time which is needed
Buzzer when disarming: Check if needed
Buzzer when arming: Check if needed
Alarm buzzer: Check
Show guarded area status on LED: Check if needed
Max. alarm buzzer time (sec): 180 (seconds)

  • Save the data.

To link Inputs to the Guarded area, see chapter 3.4
To link create outputs on the (guarded area) line, see chapter 3.5

3.3.2 Scenario 2: Guarded area with local third-party input and card
reader

  • Click with you right mouse button on the created “Guarded area group” (see chapter 4.2) and choose
    “Add Guarded area”. The detail window opens.

  • Enter the following data:

Name: Enter a logic name
Mode: unset
Line: select a specific Line for that specific Area
Input: select an input, connected to the Third-party system (to set and unset the area)
Reader: select a specific Reader (optional)
Walk-in time: Enter time which is needed
Walk-out time: Enter time which is needed
Auto arm: (check)
Auto arm time: Enter time which is needed
Max. unset time: Enter time which is needed
Buzzer when disarming: Check if needed
Buzzer when arming: Check if needed

Alarm buzzer: Check
Show guarded area status on LED: Check if needed
Max. alarm buzzer time (sec): 180 (seconds)

  • Save the data.

When the Guarded area setup is finished, one output and three inputs have to be defined to get more feedback from the systems.

To link Inputs to the Guarded area, see chapter 3.4
To link create outputs on the (guarded area) line, see chapter 3.5

3.3.3 Scenario 3: Guarded area linked to an access control area

  • Click with you right mouse button on the created “Guarded area group” (see chapter 4.2) and choose
    “Add Guarded area”. The detail window opens.

  • Enter the following data:

Name: Enter a logic name
Mode: unset
Line: select a specific Line for that specific Area
Area: select an Access area (to set and unset)
Walk-in time: Enter time which is needed
Walk-out time: Enter time which is needed
Auto arm: (check)
Auto arm time: Enter time which is needed
Max. unset time: Enter time which is needed
Alarm buzzer: Check
Max. alarm buzzer time (sec): 180 (seconds)

  • Save the data.

To link Inputs to the Guarded area, see chapter 3.4
To link create outputs on the (guarded area) line, see chapter 3.5

3.3.3.1 Alarm user Group and admittance

The alarm user Group determines whether the user may arm or disarm the Guarded area.

  • Open in iProtect™ Aurora the menu item Installation | Hardware | Alarm system | Third party | Alarm
    user group. The detail window opens.

  • Enter the following data:

Name: Enter a logic name
Arm: check if allowed to arm the Guarded area
Disarm: check if allowed to disarm the Guarded area

  • Save the record.

  • Click in the browse window and click the plus sign of the ‘alarm user group’ and select 'Area list'. Check
    the desired area(s) and save.

  • Open in iProtect™ Aurora the menu Access | Settings | Admittance to add the Alarm user group to an
    existing Admittance

  • Save the record

3.3.3.2 Card reader

  • Open in iProtect™ Aurora the menu item Installation | Hardware | Reader.

  • Select a card reader which will be used to arm or disarm the security area. The detail window opens.

  • Open the Tab Security Area:

Show security area status on LED: Select a desired security area
< The LED from the card reader will blink when security/guarded area is Armed>
Arm security/guarded area: Select a desired security area
Disarm security/guarded area: Select a desired security area

  • Save the record.

3.4 Add inputs to Guarded area

  • Click in the browse window (tree-view) and click the plus sign of the ‘Guarded area’. The 'Input list' will
    be displayed. Check the desired inputs and save.

  • Open in iProtect™ Aurora the menu item Installation | Hardware | Input or click with you right mouse
    button on the created Node (see chapter 3.3) and choose “Add input”. The detail window opens.

  • Enter the following data:

Name: Enter a logic name
Input mode: Follow contact signal
Type: See chapter 4.4
Bypass: Off
Guarded Area: Select the Guarded area

  • Save the record.

3.5 Add outputs

  • Click in iProtect™ Aurora on the menu item Installation | Hardware | Output.

  • Right-click in the browse window and select ‘Add output’. The detail window opens.

  • Enter these data:

Name: Enter a logic name for the output

Node: Select a Node which is on the same Line as the Guarded area.
Output mode: Follow source
Source: Follow guarded area status

Mode: Disarmed, Alarm, Armed, Arming, Partly armed, Pre-arming signal

auto arming, too long disarmed or Walk in

Source: Follow guarded area mode

Mode: Set or Unset

Source: Follow Guarded area alarm buzzer

  • Save the data.

4 Keymap

Table: GUARDINGAREA

Column:

NAME

Description for guarding area

 

HOLDALARM

Boolean signaling that there is or has been an alarm [to be
reset by the user]

 

MODE

Guarding mode

 

READYTOSET

All inputs in area are inactive or bypassed

 

STATUS

Current area status

 

SUPPRESSTAMPER

Boolean when activated to 'omit' all tampered inputs

 

TAMPERINPUT

This guarding area has tampered input(s)

 

MANUALLYOMIT

This guarding area has manually omitted input(s)

Table: ALARMINPUT

Column:

NAME

Description for input

 

ACTIVE

Kept for backward compatibility, will be removed in future

 

LOGICALSTATUS

Logical status of input

 

OMIT

Omit status of input

 

HOLDALARM

Hold alarm till reset by guarding area

 

ALARMSTATUS

Boolean if (AlarmCount <> 0)

 

PHYSICALSTATUS

Physical status of input

Table: ALARMOUTPUT

Column:

NAME

Description for output

 

ACTIVE

Is output active or inactive

 

ALARMSTATUS

Boolean if (AlarmCount <> 0)

 

GUARDINGAREAMODE:

If source = 15 (Follow guarding area mode), output is active
when the GuardingAreaId is in GuardingAreaMode

 

GUARDINGAREASTATUS:

If source = 14 (Follow guarding area status), output is active
when the GuardingAreaId is in GuardingAreaStatus