Time Schedules

The system uses Time Schedules to support access levels, local linkage, and automatic override modes for readers, monitor points and control points. These schedules are used concurrently and a change to a time schedule immediately affects any cardholder (via the access level), control point, reader, monitor point, or other user defined actions in local linkage.

A Time Schedule is made up of one or more Time Intervals and the intervals have start and end times (usually for defining when a door unlocks then relocks).
A Time Interval is a block of time associated with days of the week.

The software supports 64 time schedules with 50 intervals for each NXT controller. Typically, different time schedules are defined for various groups of people such as employees, managers, janitorial staff, security, etc. These time schedules are then assigned to corresponding access groups.

Note:

When using PXL controllers you are limited to 32 time schedules and 4 intervals per day
When using MSC and SCP controllers you can utilize as many as 255 time schedules and 12 intervals per day
If you have a mixed system comprising of multiple hardware types, you are not limited by the lowest common denominator - each hardware type uses its own limitations.

The Time Schedules Window

From the Home Tab, click the icon and the Time Schedules window appears.

Time Schedules Window

There are three default time schedules.

Default Time Schedules

The first two schedules cannot be deleted from the system.

Always Active applies no time/date restrictions to access.
Never Active never allows access.

There is also one time schedule (Work Week) that can be used as is, edited to your specific needs, or can be copied and edited.

Time Schedule Limitations

When using multiple concurrent hardware platforms Doors.NET allows each hardware type to access its total number of available time schedules. Time schedules are not limited to the lowest common denominator.

Gateway Type	PXL	NXT	Mercury Powered NXT	Standard Mercury	ASSA Aperio	ASSA WiFi/POE	Allegion
Time Schedules	32	64	255	255	255	255	255
Intervals per Day	4	12	12	12	12	1 (a)	12
Intervals per Week	28	50	84	84	84	n/a	84

(a) Only 1 interval per schedule is allowed.

Example – A system with both PXL and NXT hardware allows only the first 32 time schedules to be used by PXL controllers and all 64 time schedules to be used by NXT controllers. However, the first 32 schedules must follow the PXL rules.