System management interface for radio frequency access control
First Claim
1. An RF access control system operable to control access through a security system access point, the access control system comprising:
- an access point module associated with the security system access point;
an access control panel operable to receive inputs regarding access control system configuration; and
a panel interface module associated with the access control panel, wherein new system configuration information is entered at one of the access control panel and the panel interface module and transmitted wirelessly from the panel interface module to the access point module to reconfigure the panel interface module and the access point module, wherein the access control panel is substantially fixed with respect to the panel interface module.
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Abstract
In an access control system, a method and system for system management. The RF access control system includes a wireless panel interface module that transmits system component settings to a system management interface and receives configuration information from the interface. The system also includes a system management interface for retrieving component settings from the wireless panel interface module and generating configuration information to adjust the settings. The wireless panel interface module transmits the configuration information to system components. The system further includes a wireless access point module that receives configuration information from the wireless panel interface module via an RF communication link. An access processor adjusts settings of the wireless access point module based on the configuration information. A control processor adjusts settings of the wireless panel interface module based on the configuration information. The system also includes an access point controlled by the wireless access point module.
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19 Claims
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1. An RF access control system operable to control access through a security system access point, the access control system comprising:
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an access point module associated with the security system access point; an access control panel operable to receive inputs regarding access control system configuration; and a panel interface module associated with the access control panel, wherein new system configuration information is entered at one of the access control panel and the panel interface module and transmitted wirelessly from the panel interface module to the access point module to reconfigure the panel interface module and the access point module, wherein the access control panel is substantially fixed with respect to the panel interface module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An RF access control system operable to control access to a plurality of access points, the RF access control system comprising:
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a plurality of access point modules, each access point module associated with one of the plurality of access points; a plurality of panel interface modules, each panel interface module associated with at least one access point module; and an access control panel adapted to receive system configuration information and deliver the system configuration information to at least one of the plurality of panel interface modules, the panel interface modules operable to wirelessly transmit the configuration information to at least one of the associated access point modules. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of managing system configuration in an RF access control system, the RF access control system operable to control access to a plurality of access points, at least one of the access points having a fixed position, the method comprising:
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providing an access control mechanism associated with each access point; physically connecting an access point module to each of the access control mechanisms; inputing system configuration information into an access control panel; communicating the system configuration information to at least one of a plurality of panel interface modules; sending an RF signal from the at least one panel interface module to at least one of the access point modules, the RF signal including system configuration information; and reconfiguring at least one of the panel interface modules at least one of the access point modules, or at least one of the access control mechanisms in response to the system configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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