For Concert™-licensed buildings an ACS Systems panel is available that allows the building Administrator or Deployer to configure and test connectivity to the access control system that is being integrated with the elevators. The expectation is that the HGA (Hybrid Gateway Appliance) has been networked to both the access control system and the elevator system. Irrespective of the access control system in use, the Administrator or Deployer may:
Configure access control connectivity
Test access control connectivity by the HGA
View the status of the HGA cardholder cache
Force a fast cache refresh
Force a full cache refresh
For buildings utilizing LenelS2™ technology, Commander displays a connectivity configuration panel that requests the following data elements for establishing connectivity to LenelS2™:
The Name field is used to uniquely identify this access control system from potentially other access systems used at the property. The name can be any value meaningful to the property.
The Host field is used to indicate the DNS-resolvable hostname or IP address of the LenelS2™ NetBox controller. If a hostname is specified, it must be resolvable by the HGA, typically by having the HGA acquire its IP address and local DNS resolver information via DHCP and ensuring that the NetBox's hostname is registered with the building's DNS. If an IP address is specified, no DNS resolution is required. In either case, the HGA needs to be able to reach the NetBox over the IP network.
If the NetBox Web API is running behind a reverse proxy, the port may not be on the standard port of either 80 (for http) or 443 (for https). If so, a custom port number may be indicated.
For the HGA to interact with the LenelS2™ NetBox using its Web API, an account needs to be created on the NetBox that has System Setup privileges. In addition, the NetBox needs to have the following set on the Data Integration tab of the Network Controller panel in the Configuration Site Settings area of the LenelS2™ NetBox:
Enabled
Use Authentication
Use login username/password for authentication
If an SSL certificate has been deployed to the LenelS2™ NetBox, communications to the NetBox Web API can be performed over https. Toggling this control on enables SSL functionality.