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How
to Enable/Disable Users with Rules
Users may be enabled
or disabled with rules based on time, system events, etc.
This newsletter will cover two practical applications of this
feature.
In this example a user is enabled/disabled based on date and time.
This can be helpful in access control applications. The user will
be enabled between
7:45am
and
5:30 pm
on Monday through Friday. The
user will be disabled during the remaining time and days.
In the first rule the user code is enabled at
7:45am
on Monday through Friday.
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WHENEVER
TIME OF DAY IS
7:45AM
AND THE DAY(S) OF THE WEEK
IS/ARE –MTWTF-
THEN
ENABLE Jane Smith (User 12) |
The following rule will disable the
user at
5:30PM
on Monday through Friday.
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WHENEVER
TIME OF DAY IS
5:30PM
AND THE DAY(S) OF THE WEEK IS/ARE
–MTWTF-
THEN
DISABLE Jane Smith (User 12) |
In
the next example, a user will be enabled/disabled when a task is
activated. This may be useful
for allowing a guest access to a rental property or second home.
A task is defined to enable the user, and another task is defined
to disable the user.
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WHENEVER
Enable Guest (Task 5) IS ACTIVATED
THEN
ENABLE Guest User (User 4)
WHENEVER
Disable Guest (Task 6) IS ACTIVATED
THEN
DISABLE Guest User (User 4) |
The property owner
can activate the task from the telephone remote control or the “virtual
keypad” application.
TIP:
For added security when using a graphic interface (ie, touchscreens, ElkRM,
etc.) you may not want to “show” these tasks.
Instead, program an F key to activate the task and check the
“requires code” box for that key.
This will insure that the person activating the task is authorized.
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