Chapter 11
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Kaba Ilco Lodging Access Control System
11.1.4 The Override Cylinder
All override cylinders should be tested every month, especially in humid environments,
to ensure emergency access is possible when required.
11.1.5 The Front Desk Unit
The read and write heads of the FDU magnetic stripe encoder must be kept clean to
ensure reliable reading and encoding of keycards. The encoder(s) should be cleaned once
a week for small hotels and once a day for higher volume hotels using the same type of
cleaning cards used to clean the locks.
There are no moving parts to be serviced in the FDU and it should never be disassembled
or opened.
After several years, the FDU battery pack may no longer be able to accept a charge and
the battery pack will have to be replaced. Contact Kaba Ilco for part number and
replacement instructions.
11.1.6 Synchronizing the Front Desk Units
Because the FDU is a stand-alone system, each FDU maintains its own internal time,
feature settings and valid authorization information. All the FDUs in the property should
be synchronized twice a year, by selecting any FDU, and using it to transfer data to each
of the other FDUs. This procedure, described in
Section 3.5.4 – Transferring Data to
Another FDU
, will ensure that all keycards encoded by any FDU on the property function
well together, and that all FDUs accept the same Authorization keycards and have the
same default expiries, etc.
11.2 Troubleshooting
Having read the sections of this manual relating to the information encoded on the
keycard, how keycards are cancelled, how the levels and addresses work, when keycards
expire, etc., a good knowledge is gained of the logical processes occurring inside the
locks and the FDU. This knowledge allows the user to understand any reported problems
with the system and determine the cause and solution.
11.2.1 Synchronizing the Front Desk Units
When troubleshooting, first determine whether the problem is caused by the equipment,
or by the way it is being used. If a lock does not recognize a specific keycard, but it
recognizes other keycards, the problem is probably in the keycard or its encoding. If no
keycard is acceptable, then it is probably a lock problem, such as a dead battery or
improper programming.
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