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Overview

Why Use Software Inside a Lock?

With ordinary door locks, the need to make physical copies of metal keys and distributing them can be a huge organizational and

financial task -- and what will you do if someone causes a security breach by losing their key? The answer lies in the advantage

of software.

Software (also called firmware) is not "hard" or "fixed" like hardware is. Software is flexible and changeable to your needs. Soft-

ware exists inside your Alarm Lock™ series lock, and can be programmed (and re-programmed again and again) to suit your

changing requirements. No more metal keys to distribute...instead, distribute User Codes -- and delete them from the software

when needed. (A User Code is the software equivalent of a metal key--it is a series of numbers the User presses into the lock

keypad keys to unlock the lock). (Note: The PL3000 does not have a keypad---see WI1280).

Preparing to Program your Lock

There are two ways to make changes to the software inside your lock--either by using the lock keypad or by using DL-Windows.

Although using DL-Windows makes programming faster and easier, we recommend you familiarize yourself with the general

concepts of keypad programming as well. The first step to programming your lock without DL-Windows requires that you enter

something called "Program Mode".

What is Program Mode?

The software inside the lock has only two "modes"--Normal Mode and Program Mode. When you want to make changes to the

lock program, you enter Program Mode. When you finish programming and wish to put the lock into use, you exit Program Mode

to enter Normal Mode.

Use the keypad to enter Program Mode by pressing the Master Code of the lock that was set at the factory (see the Program-

ming Instructions of the individual lock for more information). The Master Code is like a secret password that allows you to enter

Program Mode. But since all locks are identical and leave the factory with the same Master Code, the factory Master Code is not

very secret and should be changed to your own personal Master Code. This way, only YOU can enter Program Mode and make

changes to the lock programming.

With most locks, changes to the lock are organized by their Function Number. Want to change the date inside the lock? Use

Function Number 38. Want to add a User Code? Use Function Number 2.

With DL-Windows, you first use the various DL-Windows computer screens to make the programming selections, then later you

send the programming selections from your computer to the lock's memory. You do this by clicking the

Comm button in DL-Windows and selecting Send to Lock (see image at right). You can also use DL-

Windows to receive programming from a lock, allowing you to observe the lock programming inside DL-

Windows. Because your lock can be programmed using DL-Windows, and then using the keypad, DL-

Windows will detect changes made by the keypad, and will alert you to these discrepancies in a screen named Lock Differ-

ences. See page 23 for more information.

The Global Users Screen

Perhaps the most significant part of DL-Windows is the Global Users screen and the concept of an "Account". An Account can

be thought of as simply a building in which Alarm Lock locks are installed. If there are 55 locks in this building, and one person

needs access to all of those locked doors, it would be convenient to assign that person one User Code to remember, and to enter

their name in the computer only once---rather than having to enter their name 55 times. The Global Users screen was developed

for this very reason--to support the concept of an Account, allowing a User Name to be entered only once, and to allow you--the

person in charge of the locks--to sit back and assign this User to all locks

in an Account with just a few clicks of the computer mouse.

Turn the page and learn the special terminology used with your lock, then

use the Quick Start checklist on page 11 to help you get started.

DL-Windows System Requirements

This application has been tested and approved for an IBM-compatible P4

1.6 GHz computer with 256MB RAM and a minimum of 100MB of hard

drive space running Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 or XP with one unused

RS-232 Serial Communications port (COM 1-4) required. If a COM port

is unavailable, please contact customer support for one of our USB

adapters (PCI-USB or ALPCI2-U). Depending on your system de-

mands, a slower PC may function properly but with significant user inter-

face problems, including long intervals for the system to respond.

Global Users Screen

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