Configure Anti-Passback Rules

Configure Anti-Passback Rules

The anti-passback feature is designed to minimizes the misuse or fraudulent use of access credentials such as passing back card to an unauthorized person, or tailed access. The anti-passback function establishes a specific sequence in which cards must be used in order to grant access. The person should exit via the door in the anti-passback group if he/she enters via the door in the anti-passback group.

Add the access points into different areas first. For details, refer to Add Element to Area.

  1. Click Logical View on the home page.
  2. Choose one of the following methods to enter the area's resource group page.
    • Select one area and click to enter the editing area page.

      Figure 1. Enter Area Editing Page
    • Select Group tab on the left to display all the resource groups of different areas.

      Figure 2. Enter Resource Group Page
  3. In the Anti-Passback field, click + or Add to add an anti-passback group.
    Figure 3. Add Anti-Passback Group
  4. Create a name for the group.
  5. Click Add to select the doors to add them to the group.
  6. Optional: Enable Forgive Anti-Passback Regularly to set a fixed time so that the platform can forgive the anti-passback violations occurred in this group automatically everyday.
    Anti-Passback Violation

    When a person attempts to use a card out of anti-passback rule's sequence, the access will be denied. This is called "Anti-Passback Violation". When anti-passback violation occurs, no entry is allowed unless the anti-passback violation event is forgiven.

    Note:

    You cannot set forgiving anti-passback violations regularly when there is only one door in the anti-passback group.

  7. Optional: You can locate the anti-passback group on the map by setting the locations of the doors in the group and setting the border of the region for detection.
    1. Check Add to Map.

      The region as well as the doors in the group will be added to the map of the area on the right.

    2. Drag to draw the region according to the actual needs.
    3. Drag the icons of the doors to set the their locations on the map.
    4. Right click to finish.
      Figure 4. Draw Anti-Passback Group on Map

    After adding the anti-passback group on the map, when an anti-passback alarm is triggered by the doors in the group, the client will notify the user by highlighting the region on the map and you can view the real-time alarms triggered in the region in the Monitoring module on the Control Client.

  8. Click Add.

    The anti-passback group is added in the table and you can view the doors in the group.

    Figure 5. Anti-Passback Rule
  9. Optional: Perform one or more of the following operations after adding the anti-passback group to the area.
    Option Description

    Edit Anti-Passback Group

    Click to edit the anti-passback group settings.

    You can edit the name of the group, add or delete doors in the group, change the forgiving anti-passback violation regularly settings, and edit the locations of the group and doors on the map.

    Set/Cancel Forgiving Anti-Passback Regularly to All

    When a person attempts to use a card out of anti-passback rule's sequence, the access will be denied. This is called "Anti-Passback Violation". When anti-passback violation occurs, no entry is allowed unless the anti-passback violation event is forgiven.

    Click Set Forgiving Anti-Passback Regularly to All and specify a fixed time so that the platform can automatically forgive the anti-passback violations occurred in all the anti-passback groups at that time everyday.

    Delete Anti-Passback Group

    Click to delete the added anti-passback group.

Configure Anti-Passback Rules

The anti-passback feature is designed to minimizes the misuse or fraudulent use of access credentials such as passing back card to an unauthorized person, or tailed access. The anti-passback function establishes a specific sequence in which cards must be used in order to grant access. The person should exit via the door in the anti-passback group if he/she enters via the door in the anti-passback group.

Add the access points into different areas first. For details, refer to Add Element to Area.

  1. Click Logical View on the home page.
  2. Choose one of the following methods to enter the area's resource group page.
    • Select one area and click to enter the editing area page.

      Figure 1. Enter Area Editing Page
    • Select Group tab on the left to display all the resource groups of different areas.

      Figure 2. Enter Resource Group Page
  3. In the Anti-Passback field, click + or Add to add an anti-passback group.
    Figure 3. Add Anti-Passback Group
  4. Create a name for the group.
  5. Click Add to select the doors to add them to the group.
  6. Optional: Enable Forgive Anti-Passback Regularly to set a fixed time so that the platform can forgive the anti-passback violations occurred in this group automatically everyday.
    Anti-Passback Violation

    When a person attempts to use a card out of anti-passback rule's sequence, the access will be denied. This is called "Anti-Passback Violation". When anti-passback violation occurs, no entry is allowed unless the anti-passback violation event is forgiven.

    Note:

    You cannot set forgiving anti-passback violations regularly when there is only one door in the anti-passback group.

  7. Optional: You can locate the anti-passback group on the map by setting the locations of the doors in the group and setting the border of the region for detection.
    1. Check Add to Map.

      The region as well as the doors in the group will be added to the map of the area on the right.

    2. Drag to draw the region according to the actual needs.
    3. Drag the icons of the doors to set the their locations on the map.
    4. Right click to finish.
      Figure 4. Draw Anti-Passback Group on Map

    After adding the anti-passback group on the map, when an anti-passback alarm is triggered by the doors in the group, the client will notify the user by highlighting the region on the map and you can view the real-time alarms triggered in the region in the Monitoring module on the Control Client.

  8. Click Add.

    The anti-passback group is added in the table and you can view the doors in the group.

    Figure 5. Anti-Passback Rule
  9. Optional: Perform one or more of the following operations after adding the anti-passback group to the area.
    Option Description

    Edit Anti-Passback Group

    Click to edit the anti-passback group settings.

    You can edit the name of the group, add or delete doors in the group, change the forgiving anti-passback violation regularly settings, and edit the locations of the group and doors on the map.

    Set/Cancel Forgiving Anti-Passback Regularly to All

    When a person attempts to use a card out of anti-passback rule's sequence, the access will be denied. This is called "Anti-Passback Violation". When anti-passback violation occurs, no entry is allowed unless the anti-passback violation event is forgiven.

    Click Set Forgiving Anti-Passback Regularly to All and specify a fixed time so that the platform can automatically forgive the anti-passback violations occurred in all the anti-passback groups at that time everyday.

    Delete Anti-Passback Group

    Click to delete the added anti-passback group.