New integrations

• Axis A1001 ACS. Event monitoring and door control (open/close) via ONVIF Profile C is supported. 

• Modbus general-purpose protocol. Modbus TSP and RTU standards are supported. Integration of this protocol provides for connection of any device supporting these standards. Flexible configuration and integration versatility expand the ability to connect any device to ACFA Intellect software.

• Hikvision K1T605 series. Hikvision biometric controllers supporting access cards, fingerprints, and user photos as identifiers (in any combination) are integrated. A photo assigned to a user in the Access Manager module can be added to the controller. Fingerprints are also assigned using the Access Manager module. Bugs in the Hikvision integration module were fixed as well.  

• Virdi, biometric ACS. The AC series terminals for fingerprints authentication and MCP 040 cards authentication controller are integrated. The mode whereby АС terminals are connected to the MCP 040 controller is not supported.

• Alcoframe is a device determining the alcohol content in exhaled air through spectral analysis. The integration module allows setting a threshold value at which an alarm is issued.

• El-Far, PIDS. Integration with EL-Far software: receiving alarms and displaying them on the Map accurate to the zone, sending commands to controllers and sensors. 

• Vanderbilt SPC FSA. Monitoring and control of the Vanderbilt SPC series.

• Synchronization with Face Intellect service module. The module is designed to automatically synchronize photos of users in Access Manager with a database of reference faces in the Face Intellect software. A preliminary check of a photo has also been implemented: if the Face recognition server cannot process a photo or add it to the face database, user receives a notification.

• Forteza MIR-B PIDS. The new model of dual technology bistatic sensor has been integrated. Module errors have been fixed. 

New features and improvements

Service modules

• Access Manager:
  • The Cognitive Passport API by Cognitive Technologies is integrated to recognize the Russian Federation passports. The passport recognition module is activated when manufacturer’s protection dongle is installed allowing to fill-in user data from the scanned passport.
  • Added features:
    • Bulk user editing.
    • Buttons to assign and delete photos (with tips), buttons to add and delete users.
    • Setting background color using the configuration file.
    • Display user location on the property bar.
    • Search for users who are in the region for a long time.
    • Display and assignment of regions for which the user is responsible.
    • Assigning permissions to time zones similar to access levels.
  • Module errors have been fixed.

• Event Manager. Now it is possible to change event protocol background color in the Event Manager, as well as configure highlighting of events of a given type.

• Virtual Access Server. The two-factor authentication by card and face is implemented based on the Virtual Access Server without the use of scripts.

• Template Editor. The ability to add a 1D or 2D barcode to the template for further printing on the pass is supported. One or more of selected database fields can be encrypted in the barcode.

General-purpose protocol integrations

• OPC Wrapper. The new Moxa MX-AOPC UA Server is supported (please note that the UA format is not supported on its own yet).

• BACnet Wrapper. Possibility to skip events of certain types to reduce the system load was added. Module errors have been fixed. Device configuration reading was accelerated.

Security equipment (Drivers Pack support module)

Object properties grouping is supported to facilitate system configuration. Module errors have been fixed.

Integration modules

• HID ACFA system. The commands for recording access settings, time, and configuration to the VertX controller have been added. Errors in cards writing to controllers were fixed. Previously created but not connected controllers are not deleted from the equipment tree in search for devices.
• Castle/Sigur ACS:
  • The receipt and analysis of events from the Castle/Sigur manufacturer’s software has been improved, in particular, the user data can be received if unavailable in the Intellect software database.
  • The monitoring mode operation is supported without transmitting user data or processing access requests.
  • The mechanism for dynamic user data and access parameters transfer has been improved:
    • The basic user state in the Intellect software database is determined by the query to the MySQL Castle/Sigur software database.
    • An option to synchronize user data through request to the Intellect software server when there is no access to the manufacturer’s software database has been implemented.
• Suprema biometric ACS. Access cards can now be added to the database using Suprema XPASS reader.
• ZK Teco ACS. Several access cards per user support added, logic of access parameters dynamic change improved, recording of user data to the controller accelerated. Module errors have been fixed.

Bug fixes

Minor bugs fixed in: Visitor Management System and Time & Attendance service modules, FoxSec ACFA integration module, Morpho and Suprema 2 biometric ACSs.