HRX Terminals can now read Paxton Keyfobs and Cards

Hot off the press today, an additional proximity reader has been added to list of existing readers available with the HRX3000 and HRX5000 Time & Attendance clocking terminals.

The Paxton proximity reader (for Net2 systems) can now be fitted inside the HRX3000/5000 models to read both Paxton keyfobs and Paxton cards.

Paxton are a UK based company providing Access Control systems through a wide number of dealers/installers - including ourselves.

We hope that by including Paxton to the list of HRX compatible readers we will be able to provide an ideal Time & Attendance solution for companies who already have Paxton Net2 access control and are keen to use a single card/fob for both systems, as well as attracting new customers.

Anyone interested in Time & Attendance with Paxton readers should contact us for further information.

New Access Control Features

The latest HRX5000 firmware, PCB and Focus Pro software include a number of new access control features.

To provide a simple method of allowing global access to specific doors, an Access Rule for Group 99 can be defined. This will allow any registered card/fob to be granted access during the times and days set up in the rule. Anti-Passback timer is disabled on Group 99.

When using the new Version E of the HRX PCB, an HID reader will make the following beeps corresponding to the reason for denying access:

* 1 Beep Rules don't allow access

* 2 Beeps Within Anti Passback Time

* 3 Beeps Badge not recognised

The sounder wire (Yellow) on the HID Reader must be connected for this to function.

The HRX terminal has improved functionality when a second person presents their card while following someone else through the door. The lock timer is restarted when the second card is presented and the LED on the reader goes red and then back to green to indicate a valid transaction.

Within the Access Control rules, a Door Name field is now available to help identify different doors. This is an improvement over the current method where doors are identified by Clock ID and Relay number. The Door Names are held in the Focus database – not in the clocks.

Each Slave terminal now holds a copy of the Door Definition for its own two relays. It is actually updated when a transaction is made at the slave terminal.

Each Door Definition within the Access Control rules now has a Door Polarity setting of ‘Failed Locked’ (fail secure) or ‘Failed Open’ (fail safe).

This setting could be useful when using a Fail Locked (Fail Secure) type of lock. Normally a Fail Secure lock will be connected to the common and Normally Open terminals on the relay. This means that the relay has to switch from open to closed for the lock to open. So if the HRX develops a fault, or power to the HRX is lost, then the lock will remain locked.
By changing the Door Polarity setting to Fail Unlock with Focus, the lock should be connected to the Common and Normally Closed terminals on the relay. This means that the relay has to switch from closed to open for the lock to open. So if the HRX develops a fault, or power to the HRX is lost, then the lock will open.