In my last Blog we showed you how to create a passage mode schedule so the lock would unlock and relock at specific times of the day during the week. This week, we’ll show you how to create a schedule to restrict an individual or group of users to certain hours of the day during the week. Some common uses would be for shift workers, cleaning crews, contractors, delivery people, etc.
Scheduling a group of users 7am – 6pm Monday - Friday
1. Double click the lock you want this schedule to be active in
2. Click the “Schedule” icon at the top of the tool bar
3. Add a new time zone
4. Put 7:00am in the start time field and 6:00pm in the stop time field
5. There is short cut so you don’t have to retype this for each day; highlight 7:00am and right click your mouse, you’ll see a pop up window, choose “set all as current start”. This will copy the start time down the entire column. Do the same for the stop time
6. Make sure only Monday – Friday are enabled with check marks, double click those days not to be included.
7. The bottom half of the screen is where you schedule the time zone.
8. Write in a description, in the “User or Group” column, select the individual user or group number and select the correct time zone
9. Click the “Switch to Schedule” button. This will combine the two screens into a one and allows you to double check that you have done the schedule/time zone correctly.
By following these easy to do steps, you have the basis to create any type of schedule to open the lock, close the lock, and provide access to an individual user or a group of users. Next time we’ll show you how to create Holiday Schedules.
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