My iGuard Selection Overview

 

Possible iGuard Configurations:
Single Doors or T/A Station  <1000 Users	Multiple Doors or T/A Stations < 1000 Users	Multiple Doors or T/A Stations > 1000 Users
LM520FSC-SP or LM520FSC or LM520SC Only	LM520FSC-SP or LM520FSC or LM520SC Only	No LM520FSC-SP Required for Master Unit Configuration
No Slave Unit Required	LM520FSC or LM520SC Slave Devices	LM520FSC or LM520SC Slave Devices
No Super Master Required	No Super Master Required	Up to 20,000 SuperMaster

Solution - Access Control:

Smart Card Only - order the LM520-SC for each door you need to secure.  You can use Smart Card or PIN to open the door.

Fingerprint and Smart Card - Order ONE LM520-FSC-SP as the primary master and then order one LM520-FSC for each door you wish to secure with Fingerprint and smartcard or fingerprint and PIN.  You can also use the LM520-SC Smart Card Only terminal intermittently with this solution instead of the LM520-FSC's.  Yes, you can mix and match.

Other Components Needed -

• If the iGuard solution is for an exterior door or a door that is not in a secure area, you will need the IG-ER-01 Secure Strike Relay for each door you want to protect.  This eliminates the possibility that someone can forcibly remove the iGuard from the door and cross two wires to "pop" the door.
• You will need a door strike or magnetic lock for each door.  We do sell the Securetron SD994c and SD995c door strikes as options for a self-install, although we ALWAYS recommend that you have a LOCAL CERTIFIED "low voltage electrician" do the install.
• Power and wiring - You will need a 12v power source (plug in or transformer panel) at each door location.  The iGuard requires 1.2A at 12v peak and the connector is 2.5mm CENTER POSITIVE POLARITY.  Each of these products can be purchased from our website for a self-install, although we ALWAYS recommend that you have a LOCAL CERTIFIED "low voltage electrician" do the install.  Additionally you will require a CAT5 network drop at each door to communicate with your network.
• Optional Devices - You can plug the iGuard into a wireless Ethernet bridge to communicate over 802.11 wireless networks. 
• Optional Super Master - Each iGuard network is capable of supporting up to 1000 users in native mode.  Should you go above 1000 we offer the iGuard Super Master which is a device that sits in your IT Closet and collects all of the data from the iGuards on your network while controlling access privileges to each iGuard on the network.
• Grounding - Each iGuard must be properly grounded to avoid ESD.  This is a requirement for warranty validation.
• Other Items - Please check with your local QUALIFIED LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICIAN AND LOCKSMITH for local fire codes and other ordinances that must be taken into consideration when you are designing and implementing an access control solution.
• Quick Egress Option - we recommend that if you are also using your access control solution for time/attendance that you place a SMART CARD ONLY iGuard on the inside of the door to facilitate speedy egress.

Solution - Time and Attendance:

The basic iGuard solution is similar to above however you do not require the door strikes. 

Solution - Integration:

Your iGuard solution may be integrated directly with any ODBC Compliant database including Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL, SQL Express and My SQL using the iServer toolkit or API Developers Kit provided FREE of charge with each iGuard. 

Polling of the access logs from the iGuards will happen "real time" when they are connected and local caching of the data will be uploaded to the master iGuard and database when the connection is restored after a network outage.  Each iGuard can store up to 4000 transactions in local memory.

If you are manually downloading the access logs into Excel or .CSV the access logs are designed to overwrite on a FIFO (First In First Out) basis.  When the 4001 record is written locally it will erase the 0001 record and so on.