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  1. How enable Alarm Name for Access Granted/Access Denied for Destination Floors.

    How to enable Alarm Name for Access Granted/Access Denied for Destination Floors   Procedure Steps   From System Administration open [Monitoring] and select [Alarms]. Find the alarm titled, Access Granted to Destination F...
  2. Error ''No Printable Actives Badges'' When Trying To Print A Badge

    Symptom "No Printable Actives Badges"  error message appears  when attempting to print a badge. Resolution For a badge to be printed: It must be in an active status It must have a Front and/or back layout If you do not have per...
  3. Configuring Custom IP for Elevator Dispatch

    Otis Compass V3       Procedure Steps OnGuard 7.3.345 is the first version of OnGuard to allow a custom IP address to be configured for the Elevator Dispatch with Otis Compass V3.     Backup the ACS.ini file. Open Notepad as Administrat...
  4. When I logout of Alarm Monitoring, windows shuts down

    Each time I log out of Alarm Monitoring, Windows shuts down on the computer being used Procedure Steps   The corrective action can only be completed by an OnGuard User with full administrative permissions   In System Administration:...
  5. Minimal Permissions for OG Credentials

    Question     What are the minimum permissions needed for OnGuard Credentials?     Answer     Launch System Administration > Administration > Users . Select the System Permission Groups sub-tab and choose or create your desired per...
  6. Card format not listed as assignable on Readers and Doors

    Symptom   After modifying the Maximum number of card formats in System Administration > System Settings > Hardware Settings , you cannot assign a newly created card format as it is not displayed as an assignable card format.   Resolu...
  7. Access Granted events for one panel were not appearing in reports or event log

    Symptom Access Granted events for one access panel do not show up in the reports or the event log.     Resolution   A custom alarm was created for an access panel, and the only options selected were Show Cardholder and Visual Ve...
  8. Invalid Badge or Denied, PIN Only Request error

    Symptom "Invalid Badge" or "Denied, PIN Only Request" error Resolution   Adjust the number of cardholders configured for the access panel. In System Administration, complete the following steps: 1) Navigate to Access Contr...
  9. You have no more database IDs remaining for object type 'Logical Device'

    Symptom   When attempting to add new Logical Devices to OnGuard, an error is generated indicating "You have no more database IDs remaining for object type 'Logical Device'."   Resolution   To resolve this issue, you must verify...
  10. ''Attempted an unsupported operation'' error when opening System Options in System Administration

    Symptom   When attempting to open System Options in System Administration, the following series of errors is generated:   "Attempted an unsupported operation Database Error: Found an inappropriate argument"  Resolution Thi...