Notes and warnings

Product description

The IPA-ER-020 PACS controller is a multifunctional device designed for integration with the ELTEX access control system. Access may be granted via an RFID key, the "Exit" button, a command from the web interface, or an API command. The controller accommodates readers with Wiegand-26/34/37/40/42/58 interfaces for the retrieval of RFID keys. This device is capable of locally storing up to 10,000 keys and maintaining a log of 50,000 events. The device has a plastic housing and can be mounted on a DIN rail.

Main features

Use case

The figures below show the use of IPA-ER-020 controllers:

Figure 1 — IPA-ER-020 use case

Design

The IPA-ER-020 controller is made in a plastic case measuring 159.5 × 57.5 × 90.2 mm with the ability to mount on a DIN rail.

The appearance of the device is shown in the figure below:

Figure 2 — Appearance of IPA-ER-020

The diagram below shows the functional elements of the devices:

Figure 3 — Functional elements of IPA-ER-020

The description of the IPA-ER-020 elements is provided in the table below:

Basic supply package

The basic supply package includes:

• IPA-ER-020 PACS controller;
• Installation and initial setup guide.

Connection and installation

Operating conditions

• Do not install near heat sources;

• The device should be located in a place protected from direct sunlight;
• Do not expose the device to smoke, dust, water or other liquids. Avoid mechanical damage of the device;
• Do not open the device housing. There are no user-serviceable elements within the device;
• At the end of the service life, do not throw away the device with ordinary household waste.

Connecting devices

The following auxiliary equipment can be connected to IPA-ER-020 controller:

• Electromagnetic locks — to power relay contacts;
• Wiegand RFID readers — to Wiegand interfaces 1 and 2;
• "Output" buttons — to contacts of digital inputs DI2, DI4 and GND;
• Door opening sensors (reed relay) — to contacts of digital inputs DI1, DI3 and GND;
• Housing intrusion sensor — to CTR and GND contacts.

The equipment is connected according to the contact group layout shown in Figure 3.

For starting the operation connect the patch cord to the Ethernet interface and supply 12V power to the device.

Power connection

Power connection of IPA-ER-020 device is made to screw terminals GND and 12V, indicated on the decorative label as Power. To provide power, it is necessary to use a pulse power supply with the following output parameters: voltage +12 V, current 1.5 A.

Connection to external fire alarm

IPA-ER-020 supports external fire alarms. When a fire alarm is triggered, the Relay 1 and Relay 2 power relays are forced to open. When the signal stops, the relays close and the controller returns to normal operation.

External fire alarms are connected to the FireAlarm contacts. There are two possible connection methods:

1. Power supply;
2. Closing of dry contacts.

The logic of FireAlarm is determined by the position of the FA-0 jumper (options are shown in the figure below):

Figure 4 — FireAlarm interface FA-0 jumper positions

Power actuation

If the fire alarm uses the supply or removal of power as control (e.g. parallel to the lamp/annunciator) signals connect it to the controller via the FireAlarm X and Y contacts.

Figure 5 — Connection of fire alarm to FireAlarm by power actuation diagram

FireAlarm status value:

• Active — Relay 1 and 2 power relays are disabled (doors open);
• Inactive — Relay 1 and 2 power relays are enabled (doors are closed, access only by RFID cards or the "Exit" button).

Actuation by "dry contact" key

If the fire alarm uses a dry contact type short or open key as control signals, connect pin 12V to pin X. Connect the lines from pins Y and GND to the fire alarm.

Figure 6 — Connection of fire alarm to FireAlarm by "dry contact" key actuation scheme

FireAlarm status value:

• Active — Relay 1 and 2 power relays are disabled (doors open);
• Inactive — Relay 1 and 2 power relays are enabled (doors are closed, access only by RFID cards or the "Exit" button).

Web configurator

This section describes the configuration process through the web configurator.

After power-up, the device boots with a static IP address of 192.168.1.10 and waits for DHCP network settings. After the DHCP server responds, the device uses the data (IP address, mask, gateway) received from the server.

The web interface is available over HTTP.

When opening the web interface, an authorization page appears.:

Figure 7 — Authorization page

Enter username and password in the appropriate fields and click "Log in."

Configuring the controller through the web configurator

1. Switch to the "Administration" -> "Security" page and, for security purposes, change the password of the admin user to arbitrary. The default value is admin.

Figure 8 — "Security" page

To configure a network device, it is necessary to define the connection type:

• To set a fixed IP address, select "Static IP".

For static configuration, the following data Is required:

• • IP address;
  • Network mask;
  • Gateway;
  • DNS servers (if necessary).

• If this is a DHCP server that automatically assigns IP addresses, select "DHCP client".

Figure 9 — "Static IP" mode

Figure 10 — "Network Settings" page

Switch to the "EVI Platform" page. When using the "DHCP client" mode, it is possible to specify option 43 (Vendor Specific Information) on the DHCP server to automatically connect the controller to the EVI platform. If it is necessary to to enter the address manually, check the box next to the "Specify manually" item and register the server address.

Figure 11 — "EVI Platform" page

Controller authorization in the EVI Platform

Switch to the web interface to the "Controllers" page in the "Devices" section.

Figure 12 — "Devices" section

Click on the three dots to the left of the column of the "Name" table, select the "Authorize" item and click the "Authorize" button.

Figure 13 — "Controllers" page

The serial number is inserted automatically. Next, click the "Authorize" button.

Figure 14 — Controller authorization

After authorization, a notification will appear on the screen stating that the operation was successful.

Also, in the "Devices" section on the "Controllers" page, it is possible to use the function of automatically adding a controller to the system.

Figure 15 — "Controllers" page

Figure 16 — Automatic controller addition function

Device control panel

The main elements of the web interface are shown in Figure 8.

Figure 17 — Web interface navigation elements

1 — buttons for changing the language and exiting the web interface;

2 — upper horizontal tab menu;

3 — left vertical menu of tabs for making settings;

4 — shows the main device setting field corresponding to the selected tab from field 3;

5 — buttons for saving and canceling configuration changes.

"Device" menu

This menu contains system information about the device and the status of the controller elements.

"System Information" submenu

Figure 18 — "System Information" page

This page displays the following system information about the device:

• Device Name;
• Hardware Version;
• Firmware Version;
• Serial Number;
• Device Date and Time;
• Uptime;
• Network Settings.

"Controller Monitoring" submenu

Figure 19 — "Controller Monitoring" page

This submenu displays the current status of the relay, discret inputs, external intrusion sensor and fire alarm.

"Controller Settings" menu

This menu configures parameters related to the operation of relays, discret inputs, RFID keys and RFID reader interfaces.

"Keys" submenu

Figure 20 — "Keys" page

This submenu allows to configure the controller mode, import and export key files, and manually enter and delete keys.

The controller supports three operation modes:

• Base controller mode — device opens the relay when reading the key recorded in the database or using the "Exit" button;
• Key-Add mode — device writes keys to the database when they are applied to the Wiegand reader. In this case, the relay does not open;
• Free passage — device opens the relay when reading any key, regardless of whether it is in the database or not, and by the "Exit" button.

Keys are imported and exported as a CSV file. The file looks as follows:

Access can be 0-3. Parameter values are described below:

Example of filling import CSV file:

The keys are presented in the table with the ID, as well as the "Description" and "Access" fields.

• To add a key, click the "+ Add" button, then the form for adding a new key will open;
• To edit a key, click the "Edit" icon next to the key;
• To delete a key, select the appropriate flag to the left of the key and click "Delete";
• Use the "Delete all keys" button to delete all keys.

"Discret Inputs" submenu

Figure 21 — "Discret Inputs" page

In this submenu, settings for the operation of discret inputs of the device are available:

• Purpose — select whether a button or sensor is connected to the input. It is also possible to disable the discrete input function when "Disabled" is selected;
• Active state — selection of the state at which the input actuation will be recorded: closed or open;
• Send events "Door blocked" —  enables or disables the sending of a door block event. The flag is available only when the discret input destination is "Sensor";
• Door Block Timeout — timeout value in seconds after which a lock event will be sent if the door is not closed. The default is 30 seconds.

"Wiegand" submenu

Figure 22 — "Wiegand" page

In this submenu, the operating mode of the Wiegand interface is selected. The following values are possible:

• wiegand26;
• wiegand34;
• wiegand37;
• wiegand40;
• wiegand42;
• wiegand58.

"Tamper sensor" submenu

Figure 23 — "Tamper sensor" page

In this submenu, it is possible to activate the tamper sensor and select its trigger state.

"Relay 1," "Relay 2" submenus

Figure 24 — "Relay 1" page

In these submenus there is a relay control button, which can be used to set the current state of "Relay On" or "Relay Off", set the time until the lock closes in key or button control mode (in seconds with a range of 1-30 seconds), and also select the relay operation mode.

"Network Settings" Menu

In this menu, the network interface and Ping utility settings are configured.

"Network Settings" submenu

Figure 25 — "Network Settings" page

This submenu contains the following network settings:

• Mode — select whether the network interface is DHCP or Static IP. The default value is DHCP;
• IP Address — static IP address of the device. The default is 192.168.1.10;
• Netmask — mask value. The default is 255.255.255.0;
• Gateway — IP address of the gateway. The default is 192.168.1.1;
• Primary/Secondary DNS — IP addresses of DNS servers. Not set by default.

"EVI Platform" submenu

This submenu contains the configuration of the link with the EVI Platform. The EVI Platform is a modular system for access control and management, video surveillance and analytics. Specify the platform address in the appropriate field. If it is necessary to enter the address manually, check the box next to the "Manual" item and register the server address.

Figure 26 — "EVI Platform" page

"Ping" submenu

Figure 27 — "Ping" page

This submenu allows to launch the Ping utility. To do this, specify the requested address in the "Hostname" field.

"Administration" menu

In this menu system log, security, date and time are configured, as well as configuration parameters and software updates. It is also possible to reboot the device.

"Syslog" submenu

Figure 28 — "Syslog" page

The system log settings are configured in this submenu:

• "Enabled" flag — enables or disables syslog entry. By default, logging is enabled;
• Mode — select the operating mode: local file only or duplicate messages to an external Syslog server. By default, only the file:
  
  • Syslog Server Address — field for entering the IP address of the external Syslog server. By default, the field is empty. Available when "Server and File" mode is selected;
  • Syslog Server Port — field for entering the Syslog server port. The default is 514. Available when "Server and File" mode is selected.
• File Size, KiB — field for setting the size of the local log file. The default is 3500 kB.

The following buttons are also available in the submenu:

• Download Syslog — download the local log file;

• View Syslog — view the current log content in a web browser.

"Security" submenu

Figure 29 — "Security" page

This submenu allows to change the default user password value to an arbitrary one.

Additional settings allow to restrict or provide access to the device via SSH, HTTP and HTTPS interfaces, as well as configure an idle timer, after which the user automatically exits the device configurator.

"Date and Time" submenu

Figure 30 — "Date and Time" page

This submenu displays the current date and time on the device and configures the following options:

• Mode — operation mode selection: setting the date and time manually or receiving them from the NTP server. By default, receiving data from the NTP server is selected;

• NTP server — the address of the NTP server for receiving data on the current date and time. It is not set by default;

• NTP Port — select the port number for requests to the NTP server (default is 123);
• Time Zone — select the time zone of the device. The default is "Moscow, Russia";

• "Enable daylight saving time" flag — automatic time conversion taking into account the time of year. Disabled by default.

"Firmware Upgrade" submenu

Figure 31 — "Firmware Upgrade" page

This submenu displays information on the current firmware version of the device and the download field of the firmware file for upgrading it. Software updates can also be performed by downloading the firmware file from an external TFTP, FTP, or HTTP(S) server.

"Configuration" submenu

Figure 32 — "Configuration" page

The following actions are possible in this submenu:

• Backup Configuration — downloading a configuration archive that includes a database of saved keys.;
• Restore Configuration — downloading a new configuration and key database to the device memory;
• Remote Interaction — downloading or uploading a configuration archive from an external TFTP, FTP or HTTP (S) server;

• Reset to Default Configuration — performing a configuration reset and/or database cleanup of stored keys.

"Reboot" submenu

Figure 33 — "Reboot" page

The submenu allows to reboot the device by pressing the corresponding button.