2.1
ON-LINE EVENTS EXPLAINED
To Galaxy, “Online events” means the Galaxy access control panel is able to communicate with the System
Galaxy database and communication server.
2.1.1
ACCESS DECISIONS AT THE PANEL
The panel always makes the access control decisions based on access privileges and cardholder programming
that is stored in the memory of the panel, regardless of whether the server/database is online or not.
When the panel is online with the Server and Database, it immediately transmits the access decision (granted
or denied) to the Software monitoring screen where the SG operator can monitor the event as well as logging
the event the database for system reporting.
2.1.2
UNINTERRUPTED EVENT LOGGING
Since SG uses true background services, Operators can sign in & out of SG software, or sign in & out of PC
user account, without interrupting the event communication between the panels and the SG Database. The
core GCS services continue operation as long as the PC is powered on. Therefore events that occur while the
SG software is logged out/shut down, or while the user is logged out of the PC OS, will be available from
System Reports based on the logging to the database.
2.2
OFF-LINE EVENTS EXPLAINED
“Offline events” means the Galaxy panel is unable to communicate with the System Galaxy database.
The Galaxy 635 panel is designed to remain fully operational during an ‘off-line’ condition and continues to
provide uninterrupted access control decisions. Events are stored at the panel until the connection to the
database is restored; at which time the panel retransmits all buffered events to the database.
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This can occur if the Communication/Database Server, database engine, or core GCS Services are down.
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Access decisions are based on the rules stored in the panel’s memory.
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Offline events are available in SG Activity History Reports after the event buffer has been transmitted.
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