SALTO is the largest European company-developer of ACS, and Maxxess is a leader among open integrated security systems – a developer of the most comprehensive and powerful industrial solutions.
The executed high-quality integration of SALTO equipment with equipment from Maxxess / Mercury provides an extremely flexible and scalable implementation of programs in the field of ACS and security management. The eFusion software implements hundreds of integrations both with video cameras and video systems, as well as with fire alarm panels, security alarm panels, and further with systems that transmit data and with databases of other systems.
Industrial solution with a completely open architecture
- Full integration, supporting multi-user and multitasking modes
- Support for SALTO off-line and on-line locks, controllers from Mercury and PCSC
- Integration with databases: LDAP, Active Directory, Oracle, SQL and MySQL
- Integration with products of third-party manufacturers:
- More than 50 video products from more than 35 manufacturers of VMS systems, as well as integration with fire alarm panels, security alarm panels, PLC and BMS controllers and systems.
- Unique integration with intelligent mobile devices – IMD.
- A communication service for peripheral devices is presented, featuring operability analysis, monitoring, and display, as well as status diagnostics to inform the user about a possible overflow of the service with messages and about the message flow levels.
- An unlimited number of remote communication servers ensures a load balance between a multitude of channels of the communication service.
- The integrated system provides automatic simultaneous display of video from a multitude of cameras upon any event in the system
Integration of eFusion software from Maxxess with the SALTO system ensures effective communication between the Maxxess system and the SALTO locking system. The Maxxess system manages all access rights for all locks and controllers via the SALTO protocol. The user receives a comprehensive advantage from using low-cost wireless locks from SALTO and software from Maxxess with a high level of security and an open architecture. No cable routing work is required to install SALTO locks. These locks can be installed on virtually any door. Combining network controllers manufactured by Mercury and wireless locks from SALTO provides the user with the best combination of access control solutions.
The system supports two variant configurations from SALTO: SALLIS and SVN
SALLIS is a real-time wireless solution (on-line). eFusion or eAXxess systems communicate with the SALTO SALLIS wireless platform through our door access controllers to ensure the implementation of the capabilities of a general access control system for virtually any type of door. We realize this situation without using complex cable connections.
The part of the system with equipment from SALTO consists of:
- Locks
- Concentrators (Nodes) – Wireless communication devices between locks and routers
- Routers – Receive access requests and transmit them to Host devices
- Hosts – Act similarly to door controllers and make all decisions regarding access rights management
When an identifier is presented to the door, the lock reads the user’s ID and transmits the information to the node, router, and the Host. The Host receives the request and checks the user’s access rights. In any case, the ID check result is sent back to the lock. If the user is allowed passage, the door will open.
List of advantages:
1. Solving key management (access) tasks in real time simply by clicking a mouse. SALLIS locksets receive access denial information and remove denied key codes from the system in real time.
2. The system server receives the protocol of all access attempts in real time and sees the log of all passages through the door without a direct visit to the door.
3. Door operation management in real time: remote door opening, door alarm notifications, door forced entry, lock lockout.
4. Monitoring the state of lock battery discharge allows security personnel to know the power supply status of the locks in real time.
5. The system ensures the downloading of changes in door settings just as if the door were working with a wired controller and reader.
6. High level of protection. The system complies with the RF IEEE 802.15.4 standard with an exchange frequency of 2.4Ghz and supports 128Bit AES encryption.
7. SALLIS locksets continue to work when switching to off-line mode with two established behavior modes during loss of network communication, providing the user with normal access based on the analysis of the lock event log or emergency access codes.
8. The installation of SALTO software is not required for the operation of the locking system (except for the installation software, which can be subsequently removed).
SVN (Salto Virtual Network)
SVN is based on SHIP (Salto Host Interface Protocol) – a proprietary SALTO information exchange protocol that allows Maxxess to manage off-line wireless locks from SALTO through a graphical GUI from the Maxxess program. Even though the locks are managed by the service from SALTO, they obey and are launched through the GUI interface from Maxxess. Management is also carried out for off-line locks. Maxxess manages all rights for off-line access. When a user presents a card to a SALTO programming reader, the card updates its latest access rights for off-line locks. If the card is not updated, access through off-line locks will be denied after three days.
The part of the access system produced by SALTO consists of:
- Locks
- Wall readers – which perform a number of functions:
- As soon as a card is presented to a wall reader, information from the event memory is read from the card into the system database.
- User access rights – are updated
- The card’s expiration date is updated
- A list of deleted users is loaded into the card to transfer this information into SALTO locks through which passage will be carried out using this card (virtual network).
- Uboxes – (controllers) which perform the card update procedure and provide communication between the SALTO software to execute permission changes and wired door controllers to allow or deny access.
- Software – SALTO software manages the SALTO ecosystem, and Maxxess software launches procedures in such a way that the decision to allow or deny access to a given area is implemented in accordance with the lock plan of end users.
When a card is presented to a wall reader, a card update procedure is performed with the setting of new access rights. At the same time, information from the event memory in the card is read, the card’s expiration date is updated, and card numbers that are denied access (blacklist) are entered into the card. At the same time, the Ubox controller notifies the door controller working with the Maxxess software that the person requesting access currently has access permission for the specified end user. If access is allowed, the controller opens the door.
List of advantages
1. Management of SALTO users, doors, time zones, calendars, etc., is performed from the Maxxess software.
2. The event log of wireless locks and detached locks is displayed in the Maxxess software. The battery discharge status in the lock is also displayed here.
3. The user has the ability to perform remote opening of RF locks.
Features of Maxxess/Salto integration
Unlike standalone locks, the Maxxess access system includes a function for installing readers to support the antipassback mode with installation variations: hard antipassback, soft antipassback, and a time window with antipassback, for each individual reader or area. The antipassback function supports both global and local antipassback management and registration.
The Maxxess software includes a full-fledged alarm monitoring and management function for alarms, problem situations, and malfunctions in the operation of various devices, including card readers for door access, as well as alarm and intrusion sensors connected to the inputs of peripheral controllers. Alarm handling capabilities include displaying alarm types, describing the alarm location, response instructions for the operator, audible notification, and operator response requirements, with all these parameters fully configurable on a per-point basis for each customer. Management capabilities include both a manual control menu for the operator and a subsystem for automatic generation of commands by a triggering event, by time schedule, and there is also an option to change command operation modes.
The Maxxess software features an easy-to-use intuitive graphical user interface that supports simple “point-and-click” database editing and supports system monitoring management. The graphical user interface is easy to read and has a fully configurable set of menus and tabs. The interface is multifunctional and supports working with multiple program windows, each providing the operator with different system functions. The windows are configured both by size and by position on the PC screen and can float, allowing them to be moved both across the screen and between multiple monitors.
The Maxxess software includes the capability for multi-user operations, working in a Client/Server configuration to support multiple workstations for monitoring, management, and data entry. The system is designed to work with virtually any standard computers, including standard Windows OS and Microsoft SQL Server relational database. The system also has the ability to configure backup servers working in hot standby.
The software interface of Maxxess contains fully interactive and dynamic full-color graphical maps using various types of graphical images and floor plans populated with graphical interactive icons. Graphical images of floor plans and the icons located on them support command menus and real-time map updates, displaying the current state of each object for review by means of icons.
System controllers
System controllers are intelligent devices with completely local information processing based on the use of a downloaded and locally stored system database and execution parameters. System controllers also contain memory for local storage of an event and message archive in case of communication loss with the central system server. Intelligent system controllers interact with and manage the operation of a multitude of peripheral object controllers. Intelligent system controllers support up to 32 peripheral object controllers and a corresponding maximum of up to 64 identification card readers.
The choice of controllers used in the system is also made taking into account support for a completely fault-free central system (Fault Tolerant Controller), which ensures the highest level of reliability thanks to the presence of an automatic system recovery process for the functioning of management systems. The fault-free central system must ensure network operation in Virtual Point Definition mode with point-to-point integration and communication redundancy.
Additional features implemented in Maxxess / Salto integration:
- The system includes a function of integration with a data exchange interface with CCTV video management and video surveillance systems. This function supports integration with video controllers, DVRs, NVRs, IP cameras, and video IP servers.
- This integration provides display, management, recording, and archiving of video and text information based on predefined events, as well as using a manual control menu directly from the screen interface of the eFusion system.
- The combined system contains an IIMM (Integrated Identity Management Module), which is a browser-technology-based toolset using a thin client application used for basic and advanced management of people, access rights, cards, and badge manufacturing.
- The system supports remote access for managers / operators to work with the system without requiring the installation of special software or a local system workstation.
- An asset management support option (Asset Management) can be included in the system, providing identification, configuration, and system tracking of physical devices when moving in and out of the facility. Devices (for example, a smartphone) can be assigned to a specific cardholder in the system database.
- The system includes support for a Data import / export utility, allowing the user in manual or automatic modes to use cardholder registration information or data columns from other databases, such as Oracle and SQL, or export data into files with these delimiters into external databases.
- Import / Export functions can be launched for execution in manual mode on a one-time basis or can additionally be configured to execute in automatic mode using a set time and days.
- eFusion contains a configurable Data Integration module, giving the system an integration interface to external systems of third-party manufacturers, such as fire and security alarm panels and other similar systems. Such integration allows a comprehensive security and access control system to track, register, and generate reports on alarms and events captured by external systems in real time.
- The presented integrated system has an interface to software products of third-party manufacturers, such as Human Resources, Financial cards (payment cards), laundry, library, auto-parking, and other access control systems.
- There is also an interface for working with smartphones and tablets.
- The system generates reports on events of passage through access doors, including cases with access denial, multiple passages, and other events such as door forced entry, door left open.
- The system can also generate independently created reports.
- The system can use any SMART RFID Read / Write identifiers, including Mifare and iClass.
- For on-line doors, the system supports a door (reader) lockout function.
- The system supports a multilingual communication interface.
- The system supports a communication mode via an AES 128 encoded interface. Wireless communication complies with the 802.15.4 standard.
- The eFusion system has a Remote Point Identification and Verification option for verifying the access rights of a cardholder by the facility’s security personnel using a wireless wearable device like a smartphone with a built-in card reader – PDA.
- The wearable device reads smart cards and interacts directly with the system database, ensuring identification and display of cardholder information using a wearable PDA device with wireless communication, and also establishes their access rights.
- A fingerprint reader can also be built into the wearable device.
- The system also features an option of a fully automatic application for ensuring control over personnel work – Guard Tour, which allows real-time monitoring and reporting on the status of implementation of configured security routes based on established time parameters for the patrol mode.
- The system also includes an elevator management function with configurable parameters, which uses a card reader placed inside the elevator cabin to form access rights to each floor individually for each cardholder.
- For each identifier holder, access rights can be set for specified floors of the building.
- This option is also used to monitor the occupancy of any area for the purpose of capturing and printing a report on the list of cardholders located at a given moment on a given floor.
- The eFusion system provides a Mobile Messaging service, which includes the capability to form and transmit critical emergency messages completely integrated into the system using a smartphone.
- This integrated service provides information about an emergency situation, crisis response instructions, and important information about current actions to counter a threat by means of effective communication using a mobile device.
- The system contains the ability to generate voice messages as a reaction to captured events using an Event Management function built into the system, as well as the ability to generate a programmed Event in response to a language voice mobile message from a client.
- SALTO lock parameters:
- Lock category: Grade 1 ANSI U.S. with a mortise lock mechanism, included in the list of UL certified devices
- Lock category: Grade 1 or 2 ANSI U.S. with a cylindrical lock mechanism, included in the list of UL certified devices
- Handles and plates comply with the ADA standard
- Exit activation and Panic devices are supplied by other manufacturers.
- Locks are manufactured in a moisture-protected design for outdoor use.
- Standard AA or AAA alkaline batteries are used, Battery service life is 30,000 – 40,000 openings
- The lock stores the last 1000 events in its electronic event memory for both access granted cards and access denied cards
- Both mortise and cylindrical locking mechanisms have a locking mechanism to counter latch jimmying. Reinforced steel is used in the lock to protect against drilling. As additional locking devices, locks with a code keypad, locks for clothing lockers or for secure storage (medicines, weapons, etc.) are produced
- Door plates are produced in ANSI standard for finish coating.
- Door devices have an option with BioCote® antimicrobial coating
Specifications
Maxxess offers a fully embedded software integration of all SALTO wireless lock products, including the SALLIS Wireless Products on-line system as well as the system using SVN Data-On-Card technology. eAXxess or eFusion in versions 6.1.1 or higher
The application software is fully compatible with x86 and x64 versions of the latest operating systems from Windows © including:
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
The application software is designed to use a standard environment including
- SQL Server 2014
- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2012 R2
- SQL Server 2008
- SQL Server 2008 R2
