Integration with ACRE(Vanderbilt)

ACTentry provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to physical internal entry phones by associating the intercom with an access control door. This setup offers operators quick visual and audio recognition of visitors directly on their computer. Supporting models AA-12FB2M and AV-03BD, the system allows operators to grant or deny access, execute advanced commands, activate live monitoring, and track all activities through ACTpro software.

1. ACTentry Installation

ACTentry Server: Launch the ACTentry server setup and follow the on-screen instructions.

ACTentry Client: Launch the ACTentry client setup on each client computer and follow the on-screen instructions.

Navigate to Start Menu -> Access Control Technology, where you will find a shortcut for the Server and Client application.

2. Accessing ACTentry Server

The ACTentry server can be accessed from the start menu; navigate to Start Menu -> Access Control Technology, where you will find a shortcut for the Server application. This will open a Web browser to localhost:8500 .

To access the ACTentry server directly, launch a web browser and enter the server address or hostname with port 8500. http://[Server IP address]:8500

3. Login into the ACTentry server

The ACTentry server is hosted on port 8500. To access the ACTentry server, enter the ACTentry server IP address followed by the port number, http://<>:8500 (e.g. http://192.168.1.1:8500).

ACTentry server ships with a default username and password combination. On the first login, the Operator is forced to change the password.

Username: admin

Default Password: admin

The password can be changed at any time via the ‘Change Password’ option in the user menu. This will require the Operator to provide the old and new passwords.

ACTentry is installed with a password-of-the-day enabled. The Installer can use the password-of-the-day to access the ACTentry server if the original password is lost/forgotten.

The password-of-the-day can be enabled or disabled from the Setting option.

Vanderbilt recommends that the Operator use a strong password at all times.

4. Connecting to Access Control System

Select “Access Control” from the menu and press the + button to configure the connection with ACTpro.

Enter

Descriptive name of the access control system,
IP address or hostname of the access server
username and password for the ACTentry service to communicate with ACTpro

The username/password combination must match the username/password combination created from DBUser in ACTmanage.

Vanderbilt recommends a unique DBUser Account be created solely for communications between ACTentry and ACTpro.

Testing Access Control Connection: Confirm the communications channel between the ACTentry server and ACTpro is configured correctly by pressing the refresh button.

5. Licences

All licences for ACTentry are managed by the ACTpro licensing framework in the ACT ServerClient, including adding additional Client and Intercom licenses.

ACTentry automatically synchronises Licenses with ACTpro every hour. The Operator can force a manual synchronise from the license menu option from ACTentry server.

6. Adding Intercoms

To add an intercom, login into to ACTentry server ( http://[Server IP address]:8500 )
Select Intercoms from the menu
Select the + to add a new intercom and enter the connection details.

Intercom Connection Details:

Display Name: A descriptive name for the Intercom.
Intercom Model Select: the appropriate Intercom from the list of supported Intercoms.
Access Door: All doors from the access control system are displayed in the dropdown list. Select the door that will be associated with this Intercom.
IP Address The IP: Address that will be used to connect to the Intercom.
Port: Typically, 5060 is used for any SIP device. It is recommended to check with the intercom manufacturer for the port number.
Username: The username used to login into the Intercom.
Password: The password used to login into the Intercom.

7. Client Registration

ACTentry clients are automatically registered with the ACTentry server (automatic SIP registration) once the client software is correctly installed and configured.

All successfully registered clients will appear in the “Client” list as registered.

8. Changing Language

The display language can be changed from the dropdown list at the top of the page.

9. Settings

Password of the day

Password of the Day allows the security Installer to access ACTentry server if the password is lost or forgotten, you can contact Vanderbilt technical support to request a timelimited “Password of the Day”. Password of the Day is enabled by default and can be disabled from the Admin Settings menu.

Disable Live View

Live video view allows the operator to activate a call channel to the intercom from the client software and monitor activity at the intercom. This feature is enabled by default.

Live video view can be disabled from the Admin Settings menu.

10. BAS-IP Configuration

Setup Device to talk to ACTentry Server

Select the ‘Forward' Tab on the Navigation Menu. This will take you to the Forward settings, where you can set up call forwarding.

For the forwarding mode, select ‘All at once’. This will enable all endpoints to be called in parallel

To call the ACTentry Server, you must create a new forward endpoint. It is essential to note the Apartment number and Forward Settings endpoint. These values must be correct in order to make a successful call

Apartment number

The Apartment number is derived from the ‘Apartment Settings’ section on the ‘Panel’ page

The apartment number is formed from two values: the “Floor” and “Apartment”.

Example: 299 99 is the 2-digit apartment number 02 is the floor number; leading 0 can be omitted.

Example: 1050 50 is the apartment number 10 is the floor number.

Forward Settings

For the forward settings endpoint, you must enter the endpoint of the ACTentry Server's PC. Ensure it has the following format: sip:{ServerAddress}

You should now be able to make a call between the Intercom and the ACTentry Server. If you have ACTentry clients setup, it will call those clients

11. Configuring RTSP in device settings

On the Panel page in the device settings section. It is important to note that BAS-IP devices don’t support special characters for RTSP passwords. The RTSP password is the same password that will be used when setting up the intercom on the ACTentry Server.

12. Configuring BAS-IP Card Reader (MIFARE Classic)

Downloading mobile application:

Download the BAS-IP UKEY Config (published by BAS-IP LP) app from the Apple and Android app store.

Connecting to reader:

Ensure that your BAS-IP Intercom is powered ON.
Open the mobile UKEY Config app, and you should see the BAS-IP reader when within range. (You may need to select “Search”)
Press the connect button, and it will prompt you for a password. By default, this is ‘123456’.
Tap “Settings” to take you to the required menu.

Main Menu

After connecting to a reader and entering the correct credentials, you will be brought to the configuration menu. To update the MIFARE Configuration, you will need to select ‘MIFARE Profiles’

MIFARE Classic Configuration

Select from the list of MIFARE profiles to configure reading data from encoded MIFARE Classic cards.

Request the read keys from Vanderbilt support department for Vanderbilts encode MIFARE Classic cards.

The reader in the Intercom must be connected directly to the Access Control panel.

Please ensure that the settings in the associated image match exactly:

iOS UKey App

Security = SL1 6

Bytes Key = Requested from Vanderbilt support Department

Read sectors = 2 – 15

Read = By Address

Use Address = Big-endian

Card code Byte order = 0-3

Android UKey App