
Chapter 3: First-Time NT500 Offline System Installation & Setup
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Notes
Adding a channel
A door channel is the connection between a door and a con-
troller. A channels must be associated with a controller such
as the AC301 and AC512 controllers described above. Chan-
nels are required and provide a way to organize groups of
doors to allow for ease of programming.
To add a channel
1 From the Explorer Bar’s Navigator tab, click the Hardware
icon.
2 From the main menu click New > Create New Channel.
The Channel details window appears.
3 In the Name field, enter a name for the Channel.
4 In the Description field, enter a description of the Channel.
5 The Channel Type field should read Offline.
6 The Protocol Type field should read AC300/500 Series
RS232.
These two fields are not editable in offline mode.
7 Use the drop-down list to select the appropriate time zone.
8 Click Add.
Once a channel has been created, it can be assigned to a con-
troller. The channel is the mechanism through which doors
are then assigned to a controller.
To assign a controller to a channel
1 If not already viewing hardware, from the Explorer Bar's
Navigator tab, click the Hardware icon.
Connected, configured, and unconfigured controllers as
well as defined channels appear in the window.
2 To assign a controller to a channel, the controller icon can
be dragged and dropped onto the channel icon.
a) Click on the controller icon for the controller to be
assigned to a channel.
b) Holding down the left mouse button drag the icon to the
left side of the window where channels icons are dis-
played.
c) Once the controller icon is situated over the channel
icon release the left mouse button.
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