Multiple Partition Access Examples

(GOTO Function)

¥A user can only be DELETED or CHANGED from within the partition he is assigned.

¥User numbers must be entered as 2-digit entries. Single digit user numbers must, therefore, always be preceded by a "0" (example, 03, 04, 05, etc.). Make sure the end user understands this requirement. Temporary codes are entered as 4-digit numbers.

Important!: Unless Ademco Contact ID reporting is used, only user codes #1Ð#15 can uniquely report to the central station using the communication formats provided. Users #16Ð#70 will report as User #15, if enabled for open/close reporting, for the other reporting formats.

To make a partitioned environment particularly useful, the system must allow for certain people to have access to other partitions. This is particularly true in the Factory/Office environment where the president of the company wants access to any area of his company. The VISTA-40 has total flexibility in supporting this requirement. On a USER basis, each user is programmed for a base partition (the one he normally is assigned) and the other partition which he can be authorized to access.

In addition, within each partition, each USER may be programmed to have different levels of authority. For example, User #3, the V.P. of Engineering, could be assigned to work within the Engineering Department (Partition 1) of ABC Manufacturing. Since he needs the full capabilities in his area, he is assigned as a MASTER with Level 1 authority. This means he may Arm, Disarm, Bypass, Add or Modify users in partition 1. It is also a requirement that he be able to gain access to the manufacturing area (partition 2) on an emergency basis. You can set this up easily with the VISTA-40 by now requesting that he also be assigned to partition 2, with a level of authority set lower, such as Level 4 (OPERATOR Level B) which allows him to Arm and Disarm, but nothing else. The control will automatically assign him the next available user number within partition 2 and does not require reprogramming of his already existing 4 digit security code! This type of setup can be done for each user of the system and for any combination of up to 2 partitions.

EXAMPLE OF MULTIPLE PARTITION ACCESS

Part 1

Part 2

User 3

User 5

Level 1

Level 4

Master

Oper B

In the above example, User 3 has MASTER authority in partition 1 and OPERATOR B authority in partition 2. His user number in partition 2 is User 5 and his 4 digit code is the same for both partitions. If a user number is already being used in a partition, the system will automatically assign another, unused User number.

Assigning users to the other partition is one thing, but how about actually being a user and trying to "see" one of the other partitions? The VISTA-40 has developed a simple key sequence (code + [*] + partition number 0Ð2; partition 0 returns to the default partition for that keypad) for a user to go to another partition.

Once there, the current display becomes attached to that partition and status requests, etc., are now displayed for that partition, unless a period of 120 seconds elapses with no key entries. To return to your original partition, you may enter the same key sequence and end it with your normal partition number or "0". You're now back to where you started. It's that simple! You may view this operation as a big selector switch and you are at the switch at the keypad.

EXAMPLE:

User may be regularly assigned to partition 1. This would be the default display for this user, however he may "select" to go to partition 2 for example. (Assumes he has been programmed for access to partition 2.) The user enters his normal access code and the proper sequence to select another partition followed by the number 2 for partition 2. The display will now select partition 2 information for view and further action.

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