Security: Access Control

This article could be useful if getting a login error in AMS Map View v5 in a Domain environment.

When attempting to run the AECT utility to check PC specs, there may occur a situation where it doesn't run at all when selecting run as administrator or just double clicking on it to open it. Typically nothing will appear or possibly a text file may appear like the one in the screenshot from this article.

This article may be useful for individuals that have a problem applying licenses in AMS 5

This article explains in a step by step guide how can you setup pincodes to work in AMS 4.0

Alert Units are separate boards that contain 2 wet relay outputs that can be used to attach a "strobe" or a horn "siren" to trigger in the event of an alarm condition. This article will describe how to add an Alert Unit to the Security Escort software.

In the context of Bosch AMS (Access Management System), a "man-trap" refers to a security feature used to control access to a restricted area. This setup helps prevent unauthorized individuals from entering a secure area by trapping them between the doors until their identity and authorization can be verified.

This guide would be useful if a relay needs to be triggered from an access event to a external system. Ex: to sound a siren, turn on an LED, trigger another external relay, etc.

Once an elevator door model is used on an AMC controller in AMS, no other door models can be added to that controller.

Very often, it is easier to troubleshoot most AMS problems when logging is enabled. By default, this option is disabled in AMS. These steps will detail how to enable logging for AMS. Step-by-step guide  Log into the AMS server or client with administrative privileges 2     Click on the “Configuration” option\ 3     Next select the “Options” selection 4     Select the “Debug logfiles” option 5     Now check the “DMS, Terminal and MAC name” under the (Technicians) column. Leave the options under the (Support) column Unchecked unless specifically directed to. 6     In order for the logs to be available, the AMS server PC will need to be rebooted 7     After the AMS server is rebooted, reproduce the issue and it should now be listed in the log files for engineering to evaluate.    The log files are typically located in the C:\ProgramData\Bosch\Sicherheitssysteme\Access Management System\Logs

Check this article and find out if it is possible to connect AMC IP controllers together via RS485

This article can help with adding maps to a Security Escort system.

This article could be useful for you in case of AMS_RPS integration issues

This article contains how-to series about data migration from Access Professional Edition (APE) to Access Management System (AMS).

This article may be useful if migrating an Access Professional database to an AMS system

When upgrading from a version 2.xx escort to a version 3.xx, one of the steps is to backup and restore a transponder.xml file.

This article contains the part numbers for the Security Escort licenses 

This article describes the use of the AECT utility within the AMS installation folder, that will check your PC specs to see if AMS can be installed. This is only a "guide" as to the recommended specs for installing AMS.

When trying to access the Access Easy Controller via Microsoft Edge, Chrome or other web browsers, you may get an error, "the connection for this site is not secure", which prevents you from connecting to the AEC.

This article provides you with the response to the question: "if I have a newer AEC firmware version, "2.1.9.x", can I downgrade it to 2.1.8.5?"

You would need to upload firmware 2.1.9.4 FIRST and then you can got to 2.1.9.5