User Identification; Pin Codes; Function Access; Alarm Groups - GE AL-1103 User Manual

6 Alliance System
User Manual

User identification

Users are identified by user names, number, or personal identification number (PIN) codes. In addition, they
are grouped according to their functions access.

Pin codes

The Alliance system requires unique PIN codes and/or cards that allow a user do specific tasks, such as arm or
disarm the system. The PIN code must be four to ten digits.
When you enter your PIN code on the keypad, each key pressed is indicated by an asterisk (*) on the display. If
you enter the wrong PIN code, or a code/card that is not valid at a particular arming station, the keypad will
beep quickly seven times. Correct a wrong code by pressing CLEAR (see Figure 1 ) and enter the correct
code.
If you access a menu and do not use any keys for two minutes, you will automatically exit from the menu. It is
a good practice to exit the menu using 0+ENTER (see Figure 1 ) or CLEAR rather than the time-out feature
because if someone else uses the menu before it times out, the functions they use will be logged against your
PIN code.
Users can only access the menu options that their PIN code has been authorized to access. When you try to
access an option that you are not authorized to access, the message You are not authorized to
enter displays.

Function access

The Alliance system combines options for alarm and access control. Alarm controls monitor zone inputs and
determine if an alarm should occur when an intruder is detected. Access controls monitor and control access to
the premises.
The following features are used to group functions together and consequently determine which functions a user
can access.:
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Alarm groups

• Door groups
• Floor groups
Alarm groups
Alarm groups contain options available to control the alarm system and perform functions.
There are many alarm groups and each one is assigned specific areas and a specific set of functions. Your user
number is assigned to an alarm group and therefore performs only the functions of that alarm group.
Time zones are allocated to each alarm group. This means that the functions of an alarm group can be further
controlled by the time.
Example: An alarm group for managers allows access to all Alliance system user operations at all times, while
an alarm group for a cleaning company only allows their cards to disarm an area for 1 hour between 17:00 and
23:00.