Saflec Systems (Pty) Ltd

Registration: 2003/009218/07

Saflec Systems
48 Richard Road
Industria North
1709

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RE: Saflec Systems Architecture

Introduction:
Saflec is a South African company and all hardware & software development is done at our
offices in Johannesburg. We have designed our system with the installers and end user in mind,
always thinking of ways to make the system more user-friendly and easier to use while keeping
it simple to design and install. Saflec has to date a large list of satisfied clients that are using our
system in all industries, including corporate, mining and government.

1. Detailed Specification

1.1. System Architecture

1.1.1. General
The Access Control system shall use a Client Server architecture based around a
modular PC network, utilizing industry standard operating systems, networks and
protocols

The system shall allow the distribution of system functions such as monitoring and
control and graphical user interface etc. across the network to allow maximum
flexibility and performance. The architecture shall include support of various Wide
Area Networks using standard hardware and software to link door controllers into a
single integrated system. The network protocol used shall be industry standard
TCP/IP.

1.1.2. Communications Redundancy

The system must be capable of supporting fully duplicated communications links to
Operator Workstations and field devices that support this type of connection

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1.1.3. Network
The Server Computer and Operator Workstation hardware shall be capable of
interfacing to an IEEE 802.3 Standard Local Area Network (LAN), and also
capable to operate using IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).

1.2. Computer Hardware

1.2.1. Server Computer

The system server computer shall comprise of the following minimum
requirements:

Server / VMWARE
Intel Core i5 330UM 1.20GHz
4GB of RAM
Graphics card capable of 1280x1024 pixel resolution and 65K colors
12 function-key keyboard
Mouse pointing device
80 GB Hard disk drive
DVD ROM drive
TCP/IP adaptor
UL Listed server computer platform shall be used when UL compliant
system is required.
Tenderer to include as an option, the utilization of Virtual machines (eg.
VMWare) if supported by the solution.

1.2.2. Operator Workstation

The system shall be capable of supporting simultaneous Operator Workstation
connections using a TCP/IP Local Area Network (LAN). The Network connection
must allow a limitless number of casual users access to the 80 connections on a
first-come-first-served basis.

The Operator Workstation shall comprise the following minimum hardware:

Intel Core i5 U540 1.20GHz2GB of RAM

Graphics card capable of 1280x1024 pixel resolution and 65K colors
A 50 GB Hard disk drive
A 12 function-key keyboard

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A mouse pointing device

TCP/IP adaptor

1.2.3. Printers
Printers shall be available for printing either reports or online alarms. Report
printers shall be any Windows compatible printer such as a laser printer. Alarm
printers shall be 132 column printers to allow real time alarms to be printed as
they occur.

1.2.4. Access Card Printers

Access card printers shall be available to print
• Temporary access cards
• Employee access cards
• Contractor access cards
• Replacement access cards

1.3. Communications
The ACCESS CONTROL system shall provide communications over a
variety of physical media topologies as follows:
Ethernet
Proprietary Networks

The system shall be capable of supporting separate communications links to

networks of control devices. Each connection shall operate independently of the
others and facilities shall be provided by system displays to individually place
these links in service or out of service.

Given the sufficient level of system privilege, it shall be possible to view,

manipulate and analyze all data in the system from any Operator Workstation on
the network, including those operating remotely.

Once a control device is configured and placed in service, the system shall
automatically begin background diagnostic scanning of the device to ensure that
communications are monitored independently of any monitoring scanning.

The system shall perform checks on data integrity of all data acquired from the

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device. If an invalid or time out response is received, the data shall be ignored
and the system will record the transaction as an error. Statistics shall be kept and
displayed by the system on errors encountered in communication by means of a
communications barometer. The barometer shall increment for every failed call
and decrement for each successful call. In addition, the system shall alarm
separate marginal and failure conditions based on user-defined limits to advise the
operator of the device and link that has failed. Communications statistics shall be
displayed as standard on the system and shall also be available as part of the
reporting system or custom displays.

1.4. System Software

The ACCESS CONTROL system server shall be based around the Microsoft
Windows 64 bit multi- tasking environment (Windows Server).

Standard services supported by the server computer operating system will include
the following:
Multi-tasking Multi-user support
Real Time and relational databases to integrate connected systems
into unified presentation layer
ACCESS CONTROL Application software

Software at the Operator Workstation shall comprise of:

Windows Server
ACCESS CONTROL Client Application software
TCP/IP Networking

The networking software shall use the industry standard TCP/IP LAN protocol. The
server computer or an alternative network connected computer shall be capable of
acting as a File Server for graphic displays and cardholder photo images. All LAN
connected Operator Workstations shall be able to view custom displays and photo
images from the server computer.

All system peripherals shall be capable of being connected to the server computer
via the LAN.

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1.5. System support for Virtualization

The ACCESS CONTROL system shall be qualified and supported on VMware. This
support shall include operations of the ACCESS CONTROL server software, and
also related communications gateways and storage devices.

Completed test plans demonstrating the offered ACCESS CONTROL solutions

support for Virtual Machine platforms shall be available. Also characterizations of
performance results and required Virtual Machine settings shall be available.

1.6. Operator Interface

1.6.1. General
The operator interface provided by the system shall allow for efficient
communication of operational data and abnormal conditions. It shall provide a
consistent framework for viewing of information. The ACCESS CONTROL shall also
have an unlimited number of custom (facility specific) displays created to meet the
needs of the specific facility.

The operator interface software shall be capable of running in the Windows

server platform. The operator interface shall be interactive and totally graphics
and/or icon based. Graphics shall be capable of supporting at least 65,000
colors at a minimum 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution. The operator interface shall
also be compatible with Windows Terminal Services allowing remote PDA
devices to be used as mobile operator interfaces.

The operator interface shall employ standard Windowing conventions so as to

reduce required Operator training. In particular, standard tool bar icons and drop-
down menus shall be available on all standard and custom displays to allow easy
access to common functions. The tool bar and pull down menus shall be fully
configurable. Similarly, such functions shall also be available via a standard set of
Function-Key based pushbuttons without requiring configuration.

1.6.2. Operator Input Devices

The operator interface shall be capable of being mouse driven and simultaneously
support keyboard data input. Both fixed menus and configurable function keys
shall be supported to aid novice and experienced operator respectively. The

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interface shall also be capable of supporting a touch-screen for pointing and

command input.

The operator interface shall use a Tool Bar for common operator commands.
The operator shall be able to request display of commonly used displays and
activate system functions via Drop-Down menus

All operator interface input shall be possible using only the pointing device and
QWERTY section of the keyboard. Fast access to common functions shall be
possible using predefined function keys on the keyboard. A Keyboard overlay
shall be available to assist operators with using these function keys.

1.6.3. Operator Functions

The following functions shall be performed through the operator interface:

Display and control of field equipment

Initiate printing of reports

Archive and retrieve event logs

View ActiveX documents

Use ActiveX controls

Change own password

Monitoring of data communications channels

Configure system parameters

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1.6.4. Operator Security and Sign-On

If necessary, each operator can be assigned a user profile that defines their
permissions
All actions initiated by the operator shall be logged in the Event database by
operator identifier. In addition, any control actions to a given point shall only be
allowed if the control level configured in the operator's profile exceeds the level
assigned to the controlled point.
Utilities shall be provided to allow administration of the operator
passwords.

1.6.5. Sign-On/Sign-Off
The operator shall be permitted to sign on to the system if the correct Operator
Identity and the Operator Password have been entered. This password shall be
encrypted. It shall also be possible to have the system authentication integrated
directly into Windows, Windows Group Accounts, or an LDAP Server such that the
operator uses the pre-existing account details to sign on to the ACCESS
CONTROL system. This ensures that operators only need to remember 1 set of
credentials for both their workstation and the ACCESS CONTROL

During Operator Workstation lockout the other Windows functions of the

computer running the Operator Workstation software shall not be affected.

It shall be possible to assign operators either single or multi-user accounts.

Single user accounts enable the operator to sign-on to only a single Operator
Workstation thus preventing simultaneous sign-on by the same operator from
different workstations. Operators with the highest sign-on security level who may
require simultaneous access to more than one Operator Workstation would
typically use the multi-user password.

Each operator shall be assigned a password and a defined Scope of Responsibility

which defines the locations in the facility that may be managed and controlled by
the individual operator.

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1.7.1. Reporting
The system shall support a flexible reporting package to allow easy generation
of report data. The reports provided shall include pre-configured standard
reports for common requirements.

1.7.2. Custom Reports

In addition to standard reports, configurable report generation facilities must be
provided to allow custom reports to be produced. They shall be able to be
configured at any time with the system online, and shall be able to access any
database values. At least three methods of custom report generation shall be
available, including the following:

1.7.3. Microsoft Excel Report

The ACCESS CONTROL shall provide the facility for the use of Microsoft Excel,
CVS and PDF as a reporting tool – allowing calculations such as summations,
maximal, minimal and standard deviations, and the production of graphs, charts
and tables. Systems that do not provide support for Microsoft Excel in this
respect shall not be acceptable.

Data accessible for Excel reporting shall include alarms, events, and point
parameter values.

1.7.4. SQL Reporting Services Custom Report

Being based on SQL Server, the ACCESS CONTROL system shall support a simple
custom report format using the SQL reporting services. This shall enable
customer reports to be designed in either Reporting Services, or Visual Studio
and shall enable access to all point data, cardholder data and alarm and event
data. The design of the SQL Custom Reports solution shall be available from any
of the LAN connected Operator Workstations. No addition license fees shall be
required to utilize this standard custom reporting solution. To facilitate rapid
development of simple custom reports the system shall be delivered with
template reports.

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1.8.1. Time Scheuldes

It shall be possible to specify time schedules for the control of all ACCESS
CONTROL points. It shall be possible to control a range of a single point to a large
number of points from a single schedule. A single time schedule shall define the
control to any combination of day and time.

The ACCESS CONTROL scheduling management system must be more flexible

than providing weekly schedules with a provision for a finite number of special
occasions/holidays. The ACCESS CONTROL scheduling system shall allow
schedules to be entered that recur on a non-weekly basis or only occur once on a
given day in the future.

Examples:
Schedules shall be capable of recurring on any multiple of weeks (every
1 week, every 2 weeks, every 7 weeks, etc.)

It shall be possible to enter a schedule that only occurs once on any

given day in the future

The ACCESS CONTROL time schedule must also provide the ability to override the
normal schedule for holidays or special occasions. The user shall be able to create
multiple different grouping of dates (Calendars) that can be assigned to individual
points as applicable.

Examples:

Daily or weekly recurring time schedules; capable of recurring until a

specified date or without end (Mon-Fri 7:00 to 18:00, Thursday 7:00 to
22:00)

Time schedules active for greater than 24 hours (Saturday-Sunday 9:00

to 14:00)

Time schedules that occur on a specified group of Calendar Days (e.g.

Holidays) Configuring time schedules must be done through a graphical
user interface whereby the operator selects the appropriate time span
from a calendar. Systems where times and days must be manually
entered or managed by an external spreadsheet type form are not
acceptable. The user interface must support the capability of navigating

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to any future date to allow the user to enter a time schedule

1.9.1. Cardholder Management System

The ACCESS CONTROL shall store security related cardholder/passholder
information in a relational database such as Microsoft SQL Server.

The cardholder database shall support at least 1,000,000 cardholders. The data
specific to the requirements of different ACCESS CONTROL systems. It shall be
possible to increase or decrease this number of user definable fields. Systems
without the ability to increase the number of user definable fields shall not be
accepted.

1.9.2. Cardholder Database

It shall be possible to define labels and field types for each of the user definable
fields. It shall be possible to define lists of choices for certain user fields to avoid
unnecessary typing, for example, defining a list of department names. It shall also
be possible to modify the layout of cardholder fields on the display screen to alter
the look to particular user’s requirements. It shall also be possible to create more
complicated calculations between user fields. For example, creating the value of
one user field based on the value of two others. It shall be possible to define
default values for all user fields, which shall be applied when the cardholder is first
added to the system.

1.9.3. Searching and Sorting

It shall be possible to define which user fields in the cardholder database are
searchable fields. All searchable fields shall be able to be used to call up a list of
cardholders who match a certain criteria. In addition, it shall be possible to search
on multiple cardholder characteristics at one time, for example, all cardholders in
department “X” who have a supervisor of “Y”. A list of matching cardholders shall
be displayed and an appropriate choice may be made.

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1.9.4. Multi-Selection
It shall be possible for multiple cardholders to be selected and a single edit to be
performed on all of these cardholders selected. For example, it shall be possible to
select all cardholders in department “X” and change their address to “Z” in a single
operation

1.9.5. Templates
The ACCESS CONTROL shall define templates in order to add groups of cardholders
with predefined characteristics. A template shall contain all the relevant details for a
particular group of cardholders such as all their user fields and access levels. When
adding a new cardholder to this group using the template, the cardholder shall be
added with the same characteristics as defined in the template.

1.9.6. Cardholders and Cards

Multiple cards assigned to a single cardholder shall be able to be in different states.
For example, it shall be possible for a single cardholder to have both an “active”
card assigned and an “inactive”, “lost” or “stolen” card assigned.
The system is to have the capability to assign a temporary access card (eg to
replace a misplaced card) for a defined period of time while suspending the original
card.
It shall also be possible to support different technologies of access control cards in
the one system. For example, a single cardholder may have a proximity card, a
magnetic stripe card and a biometric template assigned to them.
Cards may be created and assigned to cardholders separately. It shall be possible
to “return” a card when a cardholder no longer requires it, and then reassign it to
another cardholder without having to delete and recreate the card.

When cardholders or cards are deleted or expired, or when a card is returned from
use by a cardholder, the system shall automatically download this to the field
controllers so these cards no longer provide access.

1.10. Access Permissions, Time Periods and Zones

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1.10.1 Time Periods

The ACCESS CONTROL shall support a minimum of 256 time periods.

The operator shall be able to access a summary display listing all time periods and
their descriptions. From this display the operator shall, if the operator is configured
for the time period’s Organization code, be able to go to a time period detail display
showing the time periods configurable parameters.
Once the changes have been saved the ACCESS CONTROL shall automatically
download the new data before it is enabled in the Access Control System. This shall
allow operators to make a number of changes but only be required to download
once.

1.10.2. Zones
The operator shall be able to access a summary display listing all zones and their
descriptions. From this display the operator shall, if the operator is configured for
the zones assigned Organization, be able to go to a zone detail display showing the
zone configurable parameters.
Zones shall be automatically created when card readers are configured in the
system. Zones are defined by the card readers, which allow entry to the physical
space, which the zone represents. One reader may only be defined as entering one
zone. Each reader will indicate the zone it allows entry to and optionally the zone
from which one has exited

1.10.3. Access Permissions

The operator shall be able to access a summary display listing all access
permissions and their descriptions. From this display the operator shall, if the
operator is configured for the access permission's Organization, be able to go to an
access permission detail display showing the access permission's configurable
parameters.
Once the changes have been saved the operator will be required to download the
new data before it is enabled in the Access Control System. This shall allow
operators to make a number of changes but only be required to download once.
Each access permission detail display containing changed data that has not been
downloaded shall clearly indicate this to the operator via a flashing warning
message. Download of this data shall cause the warning message to disappear.

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1.10.4. Assigning Access to Cardholders

Cardholders may have any number of different access levels assigned to them. This
shall not be limited by the FMSACCESS CONTROL system. Each of these access
levels may define a separate set of readers and times that will allow the cardholder
access. Operators shall be presented with a list of all access levels already assigned
to the cardholder and all access levels that are currently unassigned.

1.10.5. Deleting Cardholders

Cardholders may be deleted but retained in the database for future reference if
required. It shall then be possible to “undelete” the cardholder should this be
required. It shall also be possible to permanently delete the cardholder record in
order to prevent unnecessarily large databases from developing.

1.10.6. Card/Cardholder Expiry

Cardholder and card expiry dates may be defined down to a resolution of date and
time in minutes.

It shall be possible to assign cardholders and cards separate expiry dates, enabling
a card assigned to a cardholder to expire before the cardholder expires. However, it
shall not be possible for the card expiry date to exceed the cardholder expiry date
of the cardholder to which a card is assigned.

Expiry dates may be set up by default to be a particular given date, or a relative

period from the time the cardholder was created (e.g. 1 year).

It shall be possible to assign a cardholder a commencement date and have their

assigned cards automatically become active on this commencement date.

1.10.7. Cardholder Alarms

It shall be possible to specify that the cardholder generate an alarm when they use
their card. This setting may override the alarm setting of the reader to which a
cardholder may be presenting their card

1.10.8. Cardholder Events

All changes to cardholders in the system shall be logged in the event summary and
shall list the new value of the cardholder field. Similarly, any time a cardholder

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accesses a card reader; an event will be listed in the event summary. It shall be
possible to automatically view all the events generated for a particular cardholder
directly from the cardholder displays without having to run a separate report.

1.10.9. Uses Before Expiry

It shall be possible to define the number of times that a cardholder may use their
cards. This number shall be decremented every time the cardholder uses their card
at a reader until the number is 0, when the cardholder shall no longer have access.

1.10.10. Photo Identification Badges

It shall be possible to capture portraits and signatures for all cardholders and then
create photo identification badges using these images.

Image capture and printing of photo identification badges must be fully integrated
into the ACCESS CONTROL system and must use the same database. Any system,
which uses a separate photo badging system or separate database, will not be
acceptable.

Capture devices must include Video Capture cards, Digital Cameras, scanners and
signature tablets and capture facilities must support the MCI or TWAIN standards
for image capture. Devices may be connected directly via PC boards or through
serial or USB ports. If using a Video Capture card for image capture, a live preview
facility must be provided. Import and export facilities for images shall also be
available.

The ACCESS CONTROL system must provide a tool for the creation of photo
badging card layouts. This must allow the incorporation of standard display creation
facilities such as image import, a variety of fonts and text effects, a variety of tools
for drawing objects and a facility for linking to the cardholder database and any
user fields within this. This tool shall be the same tool as used for the creation of
custom graphics in the ACCESS CONTROL system as described in section 1.6.9 so
as to reduce training and maintenance requirements for the system.

In addition, it shall also be possible to incorporate bar codes and automatic

magnetic stripe encoding facilities into the photo badging system.

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1.11. Biometric Support

The ACCESS CONTROL shall provide the ability to use biometric devices such as
hand geometry readers for high security access control. These devices shall be fully
integrated into the ACCESS CONTROL system allowing centralised template
management of biometric templates. The ACCESS CONTROL system shall be the
master database for all cardholder information including biometric templates. The
ACCESS CONTROL shall allow for hand geometry changes over time by
automatically uploading validated hand templates and downloading them
automatically to those hand readers to which the user has access rights.

1.12. Visitor management

The ACCESS CONTROL shall optionally provide the ability to manage and track
visitors to the facility. This shall include visitors who are given access control cards.
It shall be possible to store information that defines who the visitor is, what
company they represented and whom they were visiting in the facility. This
information shall be displayed on a different display to that of a standard
cardholder so that operators can enter visitor information easily and without the
distraction of all the standard cardholder user fields.

The system shall be capable of doing the following:

Manage Incoming visitors : Record their data, assign a badge and print a pass
Manage outgoing visitors : Retrieve their badge and store the visit data
Pre-Registering Visitors
Temporary Badge assignment

The visitor management system shall have the ability to capture a visitor’s picture,
and store data of ID documents such as a passport when used with the
appropriate document capture tools like a scanner.
All information about when a visitor arrived and when a visitor departed shall be
recorded in the standard ACCESS CONTROL event summary. For visitors who are
assigned access control cards, it shall support the automatic expiry of their cards

1.13. Elevator Control

The ACCESS CONTROL shall be capable of controlling access to different floors of a
building

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1.14. Software Functions

1.14.1. Event Initiated Programs

Physical and software outputs or groups of outputs shall be assignable through
configurable algorithms to an input point. When an input changes state the
outputs assigned shall be activated as specified by their physical or configured
output modes.

When alarm events of individual or groups of points are suppressed by event

initiated programs, any occurrence of such alarm events during the suppress
mode shall not be enunciated, reported or journalized.

1.14.2. Event Management

Events shall consist of alarms, changes of state in a monitored status point,
cardholder movements, and changes in system status and operator actions.

All journal events shall be recorded as necessary to include event description,

condition, message, time of occurrence, operator responsible and any other
information or tags.

1.14.3. Report Management

The system shall support a flexible reporting package to allow easy generation of
report data. The reports provided shall include pre-configured standard reports for
common requirements such as Alarm Event reports and custom report generation
facilities that are configurable by the user.

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1.15. Server Software Architecture:

Saflec offers three server software options for all sizes of installations:

1.15.1. Basic Edition software V3

8 doors can be configured

Proximity readers only
Can not be used with client software
MS SQL as database platform
Once-off license
All standard functions included eg: reporting, anti-pass back and zone
control
Flexible user password control

1.15.2. Professional Edition software V3

12 doors can be configured

Proximity and biometric readers (Morpho and Virdi)
Can use client software for remote administration
MS SQL as database platform
Once-off license
All standard functions included eg: reporting, anti-pass back and zone
control
Flexible user password control

1.15.3. Corporate Edition software V3

Unlimited doors
All existing integration included
Can use client software for remote administration
MS SQL as database platform
Once-off license
All standard functions included eg: reporting, anti-pass back and zone
control
Multiple companies support
Flexible GUI interface
Multiple site support
Extremely flexible event-based action model.

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Configurable extra data fields with automatic lists, dropdown lists,

photographs or notes fields
Sequencing tasks (For example: enforcing T&A clockings before allowing
the tag holder to leave)
Extremely flexible event-based action model
Flexible user password control
Flexible plug-in modules for further integration to 3rd party applications

1.16. Client Software Architecture

Saflec offers two client software applications for remote administration on
Professional and Corporate Additions:

1.16.1. Client addition software V3

This has all the functions of the server software

1.16.2. Personnel Assistant V3 (PA)

Built-in card designer for printing cards or labels at a reception area

Visitor capturing with flexible options (For example: mandatory fields)
Configurable wizard for information capture

1.17. Hardware Architecture (Controllers & Expansion boards):

Our hardware doesn’t require any interface cards in the computers and our main
communication is done on Ethernet connections. We have combined the typical
topology of having a master controller and door controllers into one, by doing this
we only have controllers that are intelligent and decision making is done on the
door controller level. The access control information is downloaded to the
controllers which makes the system more reliable as it is not dependant on
external factors like operating systems, computers or networks.

Every controller can be linked on an RS-485 device network that can have up to 16
controllers. RS-485 is an easy and secure way of connecting multiple controllers
and allows long cable runs.
An entire system can have many device networks which means that the system
can essentially be as large as necessary, limited only by the server and network
capabilities.
One of our larger systems to date consists of more than 200 device networks, 500
controllers and 4000 access points spread across the whole of South Africa, but
centrally managed.

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Saflec offers a variety of Ethernet controllers. The entry level 3 series controller
and the new 6 series controllers

1.17.1. The SDC-320 Two Door Ethernet Controller offers the following features:

Fully offline operation

1000 cardholders
100 000 transactions stored while in offline mode (No connectivity to the
server)
On-board time/date battery backup
Micro SD memory.
Supplied with secure enclosure with Power Supply and battery backup
RS-485 reader network connection with a maximum of 4 readers.
RS-485 readers or Wiegand readers
Readers must be powered from the controller
4 digital inputs
1 Dedicated Fire input
1 Dedicated tamper input
2 x relay outputs
No Events or Actions between controllers. Only Anti-Passback between
controllers.

1.17.2. The SDC-325 Sallis Ethernet 8 Door Controller offers the following
features:

Fully offline operation

1000 cardholders
100 000 transactions stored while in offline mode (No connectivity to the
server)
On-board time/date battery backup
Micro SD memory.
Supplied with secure enclosure with Power Supply and battery backup
RS-485 reader network connection with a maximum of.
1 x Sallis RS-485 router
8 x Sallis RS-485 nodes

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1.17.3. The SDC-520 / 550 controllers have the following functionality. The 5
series were discontinued and replaced by the 6 series controllers.

Fully offline operation

3200 cardholders on SDC-550 and 30000 cardholders on SDC-520 (And
SDC-550 with SEB-700 expansion)
6000 transactions stored while in offline mode (No connectivity to the
server)
40 000 transactions stored if the Ethernet devices is used.
Supplied with secure enclosure with Power Supply and battery backup
Expansion headers for future expansion (SDC-550 Only)
Isolated RS-485 controller network connection
Isolated RS-485 reader network connection (Isolated on SDC-52x Only)
RS-232 connection (SDC-550) or USB connection (SDC-52x)
8 digital inputs & 5 relay outputs (SDC-550) and 4 digital inputs & 2
relay outputs (SDC-52x)
Expandable to 8 doors by using remote I/O expansion units
Events and Actions between controllers and device Networks.

1.17.4. The SDC-620 / 650 controllers have the following functionality:

Fully offline operation

250 000 cardholders
6 500 000 transactions stored while in offline mode (No connectivity to
the server)
Supplied with secure enclosure with Power Supply and battery backup
Expansion headers for future expansion (SDC-650 Only)
Isolated RS-485 controller network connection
Isolated RS-485 reader network connection (Isolated on SDC-52x Only)
RS-232 connection (SDC-650) or USB connection (SDC-52x)
8 digital inputs & 5 relay outputs (SDC-550) and 4 digital inputs & 2
relay outputs (SDC-52x)
Expandable to 8 doors by using remote I/O expansion units
Events and Actions between controllers and device Networks.
HID OSDP technology

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P.O. Box 3254, Cramerview, 2060. South Africa
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1.17.5. The SDC-655 Sallis Ethernet 15 Door Controller offers the following
features:

Fully offline operation

250 000 cardholders
6 500 000 transactions stored while in offline mode (No connectivity to
the server)
On-board time/date battery backup
Micro SD memory.
Supplied with secure enclosure with Power Supply and battery backup
RS-485 reader network connection with a maximum of.
1 x Sallis RS-485 router
15 x Sallis RS-485 nodes

Saflec manufactured remote I/O expansion units (SEB-710/721/722) to be used

with the 5 series door controllers. These units are used to increase the amount of
doors controlled by the controller to 8 doors and in cases where the doors are
situated far apart.

1.17.6. The SEB-710 units can only connect to the SDC-550 / 650 controller by
using the expansion header on the controller. The expansion units offer
the following

8 x outputs (potential free or powered)

8 x digital/analogue inputs
Additional 8 x digital/analogue or 8 x transistor outputs. (Must be used
as an input or output.
External power must be supplied for powered outputs.
Only the pc board is powered from the controller

1.17.7. The SEB-721 has a built-in remote receiver to be used with most rolling-code
(code hopping) remotes as a longer range option.

4 x digital inputs

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2 x relay outputs
Can be used with all 5 series controllers
RS-485 host connection to controller
Compatible with 1,2,3 & 4 button transmitters

1.17.8. The SEB-722 units have the following connections available:

Enclosure, 5 Amp PSU and 7aH battery

4 x digital inputs
2 x relay outputs
Can be used with all 5 series controllers
RS-485 host connection to controller
RS-485 slave reader network for 1-4 readers (SSR-201)
2 Wiegand ports for external devices.

1.18. Hardware Architecture (Readers & data converters)

We use RS-485 connections on our readers where possible as this makes

installations easier and less cable needs to be used. One can have up to 16 devices
connected directly to a controller (Up to 10 readers). This gives you the ability to
control 5 doors with both In & Out readers, or up to 8 doors using other devices
like the remote expansion board or Wiegand boards.

Our readers work on 125 KHz frequency and can read any EM4102, Hi-Tag 1 & 2
cards.
We manufacture the readers with the following connection options:
SSR-201, RS-485 reader with addressing
SSR-202, Wiegand reader (can be programmed to send out CLOCK &
DATA output) for 3rd party applications
SSR-250D, RS-485 display reader
SSR-250DKP, RS-485 display with a keypad reader
SSR-221, USB take-on reader (uses power from USB port and no drivers
needed – emulates a USB keyboard)
SSI-301W, RS485 to Wiegand converter. 12Vdc must be supplied to the
RS-485 connector and Wiegand connector

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P.O. Box 3254, Cramerview, 2060. South Africa
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Saflec recognizes that technology improves on a daily basis. The Wiegand

converter board can convert any 16, 24, 32 or 40 bit codes to our RS-485 network
so that any external readers can be used. This enables the end user to change
between technologies without changing the complete system. We have current
interfaces to Morpho, Virdi & Suprema biometric readers so that template
management is done with our software and no 3rd party interfaces are needed.
Any other readers can also be connected to our system as you can still run their
software separately if needed.

We are willing to consider integrating other 3rd party devices into the software, but
this will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Our software is integrated to various CCTV platforms. For more details please
contact our office or visit our webpage at www.saflecsystems.co.za

1.19. HID MultiClass SE Readers

HID Global’s iCLASS SE® platform goes beyond the traditional smart card model
to offer a secure, standards-based and flexible platform that has become the new
benchmark for highly adaptable, interoperable and secure access control solutions.
multiCLASS SE® readers simplify migration from legacy technologies with support
to 125 kHz EM4102 tecgnology.
The Saflec controllers are also fully integrated to the new Secured communications
offered by HID by using OSDP with Secure Channel Protocol. This includes the
option to add their Mobile functionality to the iClass reader leveraging mobile
devices to access doors, parking facilities and gates.

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Regards

Saflec Systems (Pty) Ltd.

Stuart House, 48 Richard Road, Industria North, Johannesburg, South Africa

P.O. Box 3254, Cramerview, 2060. South Africa
Tel: +27 (11) 477-4760 Fax: +27 (11) 477-5789
www.safsys.co.za