Password Network Synchronisation (Pwd Netsync); Password Net Sync Rules - Honeywell X Series User Manual

Password Network Synchronisation (PWD NetSync)

(Main Menu > Configure > Passwords > Pwd NetSync)
Passwords can be synchronised over the network, a recorder can be designated as a mas-
ter of a password group and other recorders can be added to that password group as slaves.
The master will ensure all passwords and password policies are synchronised with all re-
corders in its password group. Limited changes can be made on slave recorders, eg. the
user may change passwords and this will be propagated to all the other devices in the pass-
word group.
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Password Net Sync Rules

1. To enable a recorder to use Password Net Sync the firmware option needs to be acti-
vated in the Credit system, see
2. Only recorders with the Password Net Sync option enabled in the Firmware options will
be available to the designated Master or Slave and be accessible in the password
group.
3. Ensure that the networked recorders to be included in the password groups are on the
same IP subrange of A.B.C.<x>, such that A.B.C is fixed and only <x> is variable.
4. Ensure that all recorders to be included in the same password group are configured to
be in the same Set with the same Start Port and have Peer Services enabled. This can
be checked from the Menu > Configure > Setup > Edit > Comms > Services > Peers
menu. Unless the network administrator states otherwise, there is no reason to change
the default Start Port value of 8955.
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5. Ensure that passwords are enabled from Menu > Configure > Passwords > User Admin
> Policy on all of the recorders to be included in a password group.
6. Recorders in the same Master/Slave password group must have the same revision of
firmware.
7. Recorders set up with ESS (Extended Security System) and non - ESS recorders can-
not be mixed in the same password group.
8. Choose a recorder to be the Master of the password group and go to the "Pwd Net-
Sync" dialog on that recorder from the Menu->Configure->Passwords menu. Set the
Type field to Master and the use the Associated Slaves field to pick from a list of availa-
ble recorders in order to make up the password group membership.
9. If a recorder is a part of a password group and the network becomes disconnected then
the recorder will notify you of the available options concerning its associated password
group. This will occur if you have to update a password or if you have the Alert function
set up to provide an Alert message that says the network cable is unplugged of if you
do a rescan of the system.
10. To remove a recorder from a password group set the recorder back to a stand alone
device and deactivate the Password Net Sync option in the Firmware Credits menu.
This will cause the recorder to reset. This recorder will no longer be available for use in
a password group. But the password system and policies will still be active using the
last group password.
11. If a Master is removed from a password group a new master can be assigned or all the
recorders can be returned to Stand alone recorders and the password group is dis-
solved.
12. As soon as confirmation is made in the Password Net Sync screen (using the tick)
then the information will be passed on to all recorders in that password group.
"Section 7: Firmware Options" on page 201.
For more information see "Peers" on
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