Group locks are the middle level in a locking system, below central locks and above individual locks. Group locks can also have subordinate or superior relationships to other group locks in the locking system.
Possible Group Lock Relationships in Locking System Hierarchy
Keys you assign to a group lock can open all of the individual locks in the group. This makes them ideal for keys you want to open locks in an area or certain areas of your facility but not all locks in the locking system.
Individual locks in a group all have a subordinate hierarchical relationship to the same group lock.
Details Page
Every group lock in a locking system has its own details page that stores its properties and documents its hierarchical relationships to other locks. You can access a group lock's details page by double-clicking a group lock in the Group Locks section on its locking system's details page.
Navigation to Group Lock Details Page
Each details page has the following information fields and sections.
Details
The Details section stores the following information fields for the group lock.
Details
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
Number |
A number or code to identify the group lock. This value must be unique from other central locks, group locks, and individual locks in the locking system. |
Name |
A name for the group lock. |
Hierarchy
The Hierarchy section outlines the group lock's hierarchical relationship to central locks and individual locks in the same locking system.
In the leftmost column,
•a down-arrow (
) indicates that the lock is below the group lock in the locking system hierarchy (i.e., an individual lock or a subordinate group lock).
•an up-arrow (
) indicates that the lock is above the group lock in the locking system hierarchy (i.e., a central lock).
Hierarchical Relationship Indicator
Refer to Establish Locking Hierarchies for more information.
Key
The Key section lists keys assigned to the group lock. Group Lock keys control access to group locks and individual locks with subordinate hierarchical relationships to the group lock.
Refer to Assign Keys to Locks.
Access to Rooms
The Access to Rooms section lists the rooms that keys assigned to the group lock can open. For a room to appear in this section,
•a door must be installed in the room and have the door's access to the room specified in the Access to Rooms section on the door's details page,
•a cylinder must be installed in an individual lock in the group lock's hierarchy,
•the cylinder mentioned in the previous bullet must be installed in the door described in the first bullet point, and
•the group lock must be assigned a key.
Access to Rooms Section and Group Lock Hierarchy
Refer to Manage Room Access.
