The new 'Accommodation' feature from Nortech has been specifically developed to cater for lodging applications such as student accommodation, hostels, hotels and social housing, and for sites with complex access level issues.
Developed in response to requests from our customers, the ‘Accommodation’ feature is a powerful, complimentary extension to an individual’s access rights. The feature can be used to permit a cardholder unlimited access to a particular room, one obvious application being students’ accommodation (as illustrated in the presentation).
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2. Feature Overview
Where several people have similar access
requirements to numerous doors - Access Levels are
ideal.
When an individual has specific requirements to
access a specific door, it makes them unique.
Therefore, Access Levels become complicated and
difficult to manage.
Nortech’s ‘Accommodation’ feature allows cardholders
to be treated as individuals, as well as members of a
group.
3. Example - The People
Meet:
Jane, a
Dave, an Maths
English student
student
Mr Jones, a & Bob, the
lecturer cleaner
4. Example – The Place
Accommodation A college and accommodation
Facilities
facilities
Main School Gym
Office
Library
5. Dave
1. Dave has a room in the accommodation block
2. Can use the facilities in the accommodation block
3. Goes to the Main school
4. Uses the Gym
6. Jane
1. Jane has a room in the accommodation block
2. Can use the facilities in the accommodation block
3. Goes to the Main school
4. Uses the Library
7. Mr Jones
1. Mr Jones Can use the facilities in the
accommodation block
2. Goes to the Maine school
3. Uses the Teachers Office
4. Uses the Library
9. Rules for Movement
To set up access levels, we need to decide the
rules for a type of person
People who have the same rules will be in the
same access level
Every person with a different set of access
rules/requirements will need an access level
10. Access Levels
Students
1. All Students will be allowed to use the facilities in the accommodation
block
2. All students will be allowed in the main school
3. Only students who have paid for the gym can use it
4. Only students who do not use the gym can use the library
These conditions give us 3 access levels:
Students
Students who can use the gym
Students Who can use the library
11. Access Levels
Lecturers
1. All lecturers can go to the main school
2. All lecturers can go to the Office
3. All lecturers can go to the Library
4. All Lecturers can use the facilities in the accommodation block
This creates one access level:
Lecturers
12. Access Levels
Bob the cleaner
Bob must clean all areas of the campus, including the accommodation
rooms
This creates one access level:
Cleaners
13. Accommodation settings
1. Only the student(s) staying in a room in the accommodation block and
Bob should have access to that room
2. Each student should also have access to the relevant areas in the
college
3. There are 200 rooms in the accommodation block
These conditions give us 200 access levels
OR
We can use the 3 access levels for the students and assign
“accommodation rights” (using the Accommodation feature) to each
individual for use on their own door
This keeps access levels simple
17. Search for a name
Search for a name
(or part of the name) and
drag & drop them onto
the list (right) for the
required accommodation
door.
Each user in the list has
unrestricted 24 hour
access to that particular
door.
18. Simple
So, instead of having to create multitudes of access levels
you simply treat cardholders in 2 ways
1. Put them into their access level (e.g student and GYM)
2. Assign them ‘accommodation rights’ to their own door
The ‘Accommodation Feature’ simplifies the process of
card management when everyone needs to be treated
individually
When a card is disabled on the system the accommodation
rights are suspended, or alternatively, the accommodation
rights can be removed without affecting the access rights to
the rest of the system
