The Synergis™ access control system supports many of the entities that are available in Security Center.
| Icon | Entity | Description |
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Access Manager (role) | Role that manages the door controllers in the system. |
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Access control unit | Door controller that a reader is attached to. |
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Door | Physical barrier controlled by an access control unit. |
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Elevator | A single elevator cabin. |
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Access rule | Logic used to determine whether or not to grant access. |
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Secured area | Physical location whose access is controlled by access rules and other access control behavior, such as antipassback, interlock, first-person rule, two-person rule, and so on. |
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Cardholder | Individual who possesses a credential. |
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Cardholder group | Group of cardholders sharing common characteristics. |
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Credential | Claim of identity, such as card, PIN, biometric scan, and so on. |
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Badge template | Custom-designed printing template for user credentials. |
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Schedule | Date and time range. |
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Partition | Group of entities on the system visible only to a group of users. |
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User | Individual who uses Security Centerapplications. |
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User group | Group of users sharing common characteristics. |
