Paxton commissioning – 1 day

About – Commissioning by a Paxton Applications Engineer is a great way to make sure things go right first time, every time.

To get the most benefit from a commissioning visit, all physical installation work should be completed prior to the day. A representative of the installation company must be present while the system is being commissioned.

A typical day’s commissioning includes:

10am: Dataline checks

• Confirm data cable is to specification
• Take resistance readings
• Check for screen shorts
• Confirm screen continuity

11am: ACU tests

• Power up ACUs
• Confirm diagnostic LEDs
• Map ACU network
• Verify all wiring

12pm: Software installation

• Verify PC specification
• Install the latest version of Net2
• Check all ACUs are communicating
• Configure ACUs

1pm: Commissioning checks

• Amend card data format, if required
• Set up user tokens for commissioning checks
• Test all readers
• Ensure locking hardware functioning correctly

2pm: Operator training and site configuration

• Confirm exit buttons and contacts working as they should
• Ensure alarm events are reported
• Check all events are reporting back to the PC
• Setting up Net2 operators

Preparation required – To get the most benefit from a commissioning visit, all physical installation work should be completed prior to the day. A representative of the installation company must be present while the system is being commissioned.

You should ensure that the customer has a PC with suitable specification to install the Net2 software onto.

Details of the specific timezones and access levels that the end user requires created should be available. Gathering this information can be time consuming and is best completed before the visit.