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User Manual for Hardware Installation
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Introduction to Hardware Devices
This document specifies the hardware device installation and configuration for the RISCO Access
Control System (RAC). The hardware devices communicate with the RAC application to provide and
control access to doors.
It is responsible for reading the user credentials, for example from user’s access card and taking
access decisions that is, whether to grant access or deny access. It takes the access decision based
on the access rules configured into it by the RISCO Service Platform (RSP) RAC system.
1.1 Getting Started on Hardware Setup
Before setting up the complete hardware, following prerequisites should be taken care of:
• Power Supply – Mandatory for all the devices, ratings input 100 – 240V~, 50/60 Hz.
• Ethernet Connectivity
• Battery – 12 V
• For Proxy you need (optional):
ο Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) SIM Card with GPRS connectivity.
ο PSTN Dial Up connection with internet connection enabled where this hardware is
being installed.
1.2 Devices
Following section will give you a brief on the devices used and their features, they include:
• Proxy
• Access Control Controller Boards (ACCB)
• Access Control IO board (ACIB)
• Readers
• Power Management Card (PMC)
Proxy
Proxy acts as a gateway for data transfer between the RISCO Access Controller (RAC) software and
the Access Control Controller Boards (ACCBs). This includes data transfer of proxy to RSP (like
events) and RSP to ACCB (configuration updates) communication.
Each section must have at least one Primary Proxy and one Backup (Standby) Proxy. The Standby
Proxy serves as a backup device in case of failure of the Primary Proxy. Only one Standby Proxy can
be defined for a Proxy.
Note: Standby Proxy is not mandatory. However, it is recommended to have one.
Features of Proxy
Proxy has the following interfaces:
• Local Area Network (LAN) / Wide Area Network (WAN)
• Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)
• Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)