1.       From the Setup dropdown menu, choose the Schedules tab then click on Schedule. The Schedule List page displays.

2.       Click on the New Schedule button. The New Schedule page displays.

                                                                                                                                         Figure 159.      Create a Schedule

3.       Enter a brief, descriptive name in the Schedule Name field.

4.       You can create schedules to be used by the entire account or by individual sites. If you want this schedule to apply only to a specific site, click that option on the Site dropdown list. Otherwise accept the default, Universal.

5.       For site-specific schedules, you can define this as a Group Enabled Schedule. When you select the site from the Site dropdown list, an Enabling Group dropdown list displays. Select an Enabling Group and enter an associated Grace Period. Refer to the Creating a Group Enabled Schedule section before assigning an enabling group to any schedule.

 

WARNING: Group Enabled Schedules Group Enabled Schedules support Brivo Onair First-Person-In and Supervisor-on-Site functionality. If you assign an enabling group to a schedule without first understanding how this feature works you may inadvertently create a security risk. Refer to the Creating a Group Enabled Schedule section before assigning an enabling group to any schedule.

 

6.       If any holidays have been defined for the account, they will be listed under Holidays Observed. Click the Add Holiday link to call up the holiday popup window. Select the holiday(s) that you want to be observed by this schedule and then click the Close Window link. If you wish to remove a holiday from the list, highlight the holiday in question and click the Remove link.

7.       Draw blocks of time for which general access should be allowed.

8.       To define an access period, click on a gray column, drag up or down with your cursor, then release. As you drag, portions of the column are highlighted, indicating a period during which general access is allowed. When you release your cursor, the block snaps to the nearest hour.

9.       To extend an access period, highlight the gray area above or below the existing block. Make sure the new block touches the existing block. When you release your cursor, the blocks merge together.

10.    To adjust the access period to some fraction of an hour, click the existing blue block once. The Block field displays the start and end of the time period. Select the hour, minute and time of day from the dropdown menu to adjust the start or stop time. When you have the time set correctly, click Update Block.

11.    To delete an access period, click once on the blue block to select the time period, and then click Delete Block.

                                                                                                                                   Figure 160.      Delete Schedule Block

12.    To repeat an access period for the work week or the entire week, fill in the Monday column, and then click Copy Mon to Fri or Copy Mon to Sun.

13.    To clear all access periods, click Clear All.

14.    To revert to the most recently saved settings, click Revert.

NOTE: You must save a schedule first before choosing to Revert; if the schedule has not been saved, clicking Revert will result in returning to a blank schedule.

 

NOTE: The maximum number of time periods per day is 32, with the option to have a schedule block as short as one minute. A schedule is in effect only when it is applied to a group, device or floor.

 

15.    A schedule refers to its Holiday column during defined holiday periods. In the Holiday column, enter the general hours during which the door or floor can be accessed or the device activated during the holiday periods for this schedule. For example, you might have a schedule called “Work Day” that allows general access from 8AM to 6PM Monday through Friday. But on holidays, you want to limit access to 9AM to 1PM. For more information, see Creating a Holiday.

 

NOTE: If the Holiday column is left blank, no access will be permitted during observed holidays.

 

16.    Schedule Exceptions allow an administrator to create a One-Time Exception or Repeating Exceptions.

17.    For One-Time Exceptions, select whether or not it will be active during a normally closed portion of the schedule (Enabling Exception) or to be inactive during a normally open portion of the schedule (Disabling Exception). Then select the date from the popup calendar and then select the time in the Starts At: and Ends At: fields. Once complete, click the Add Exception button to add the One-Time Exception to the Schedule Exceptions list.

18.    For Repeating Exceptions, select whether or not the exception will be to be active during a normally closed portion of the schedule (Enabling Exception) or to be inactive during a normally open portion of the schedule (Disabling Exception).  Repeated exceptions are based on a weekly rotation, so select the 1^st through the 5^th, then the day of the week, and finally the time of day in the Starts At: and Ends At:  fields. Once complete, click the Add Exception button to add the Repeating Exception to the Schedule Exceptions List.

 

NOTE: Schedule Exceptions are only available to accounts with panels that have firmware version 5.0.16 or later. An error message will appear above the Schedule Exceptions box informing you if any of the panels on the account have earlier firmware.

 

19.    Click Save Schedule. The View Schedule page displays.