GLOSSARY - TM-5-6350-275-100213

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GLOSSARY

TERM

DEFINITION

Access

The method by which the reconfiguration program is entered-by pressing function keys

whose effects are displayed on a menu on your terminal screen.

Access Control

The subsystem which allows locations to be protected, by prohibiting all entry into them

except by authorized personnel carrying access cards.

Access Inhibited

A condition which can be applied to a security zone. While the condition applies, no

access is permitted into the zone.

Access Level

A record containing one or more zones into which access is permitted, with the times at

which they may be entered. Access levels are then assigned to holder records,

permitting different groups of personnel to be given access to different zones at different

times.

Accountability

The ability of the access control subsystem to keep track of access card holders as they

enter and leave security zones. Three levels of accountability are available: full, which

can track holders as they enter and leave zones; partial, which tracks holders only as

they enter zones; and none, which does not track holders. Accountability can also be

used to detect passback violations. The level of accountability is defined when the

system is configured. Accountability is also known as "Tracking".

Administration

A series of facilities which allow selected users to control aspects of the system.

Administrative facilities deal with management reports, procedures displayed on the

screen, log records, appending notes to records, and mailing.

Alarm

A warning in the form of an audible tone and written phrase, appearing on an operator's

screen. The phrase describes a system event which requires the operator's immediate

attention.

Alarm Call-up Time

The length of time that a display from a CCTV camera is "locked" to appear on a monitor

after it has been triggered by the generation of an alarm.

Alarm Frame

The area on an operator's monitor screen in which up to four "top of queue" alarms can

be displayed.

Alarm Queue

An area within the system in which alarms are held in order of their priority and the time

at which they were generated. Up to sixteen alarm queues can be maintained by the

system.

Alphanumeric Character

Any character that can be entered using the keyboard; that is, letters of the alphabet,

numeric digits, and special symbols such as the hash (#).

Analog

Any measurable quantity.

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