Aurora New Features and Enhancements Here are some of the improvements Keyscan has made to Aurora for even better access control management. Keyscan recommends downloading the latest version to take advantage of these new features and enhancements: Aurora Client 1.0.13.0 Added Enable Keyscan Credentials for Extended Card Format allowing Keyscan 36-bit format integration with an extended card format Added KABA Integrated Mode which integrates Kaba 17 byte credentials and Kaba SR series readers for operation in a Keyscan system Added new options when a credential is added from Active Directory - options are 1. Just Add 2. Deactivate all others 3. Delete Person Added auto delete on expiry options which occur when the Aurora Agent receives the deactivation transaction - options are 1. Not Used 2. Remove Credential from Site 3. Delete Credential 4. Delete Person Added DSC Arm with Master Code option Added ability to include report settings in People In/Out Report Added ability to include report settings in Cumulative Hours Report Added report period on each page in an Active/Expired Credential Report Added ability to include report settings in Group Status Report Added ability to include report settings in Alarm Watch Report Added ability to run Alarm Watch Report instantly without sending an e-mail Added wait cursor when saving Alarm Watch Report Added ability to include report settings in System Log Report Added ability to include report settings in Transactions Report Added ability to add common optional fields in Transactions Report Added check for selected people in Deleted People Report Added Door In/Out Summary Report Added Door Access Summary Report Added Total People by Hour Report Added validation for unused readers in Alarm Watch Report setup Added intrusion in front of partitions, zones, areas and users Added card expires option when searching for people Added full logging to Windows event log when doing an upgrade that changes internal versions
Added application launch option to save query changes per user when searching for people Added option Include comments in the People Information Report Changed permissions around adding system users Changed device control permissions added Changed the maximum field length for email addresses Changed AD search Changed visitor logging now shows comment and arrival date as name Changed AD group logic to grab more AD groups Changed Agent heart beat to its own timer thread Changed event settings email - was previously showing labels for Person & Credential on alarms that were not credential based Changed wording for intrusion partition, zones, areas and users to always have intrusion at the front of the intrusion item Changed displaying of inactive people in Alarm Watch Report - person status column is removed, inactive person is shown in red Changed Alarm Watch Report title style to match other reports Changed site combo box background in Holiday Reports setup page Changed site combo box background in Reader Access Reports setup page Changed temporary card options check to give the error if the valid from date is equal to valid to date when importing people Changed 8 Door Wireless Access Control Unit part number from CA8WL-AL to CA150WL Changed wording for intrusion partition, zones, areas and users to always have intrusion at the front of the intrusion item Changed intrusion tab items order in Device Image Setup page Changed intrusion tab item text in Device Image Setup page Changed intrusion tab items order and text in Present3 Setup Changed group header text and look in Present3 Setup Changed permission checking when saving the user Changed intrusion items order Changed encoding when reading the import people file Changed last scheduled database backup time to show in the Agent s local time Changed escalation to now turn on rather than turn off the auxiliary input Changed event escalation e-mail function to state the transaction type and device name in the subject line
Changed event action e-mail function to state the transaction type and device name in the subject line Changed selection of common optional fields shown in the transaction report to two Changed if common optional fields shown in the transaction report and the number of people in the report exceeds 1000, optional fields are not shown in the transaction report; in that case the last line of the report settings indicates the common optional fields are not shown Changed if holiday is today the system will trigger the time zones to send to all control units Changed message when setting door held open value to greater than maximum value Corrected issue when new user or user that needs to change the password logs in can now tab to new password box Corrected issue where you could change the email action - add people without being asked to save changes Corrected issue where you could change the on/off settings in the logging filter without being asked to save changes Corrected issue where an Admin user can not add system users Corrected issue with not being able to save the first selected schedule Corrected device status now refreshes when status is loaded in text view Corrected temporary group will be active when credential is sent to ACU and it should be based on date/time Corrected issue in validation of credential numbers Corrected issue with reverse network when changing the port number in Aurora it would not send this to the ACU Corrected issue of the card being cut off when printing in the case that the front and the back of the card have different orientation and/or printer orientation is different from the card template's orientation Corrected issue of e-mail not sent if more than one e-mail sent at the same time Corrected when saving a new ACU and the save would be successful Corrected issue when exporting active credential column and person active column is not selected Corrected issue of transaction report crashing Corrected issue of database backup not finishing Corrected concurrency issue when saving a schedule Corrected issue that prevented selecting IOCB inputs as global input triggers Corrected issue with holiday time block with no normal time blocks would cause Aurora to crash
Corrected issue with holiday time block merging Improved checking and updating of the agent's heartbeat Improved checking if SMTP host exists before sending an e-mail Improved performance of checking system health Removed double title from Alarm Watch Report previously titled Alarm Watch - People In/Out Report Removed unnecessary updating of the binding targets when refreshing in alarm watch setup Removed Armed and Reason tooltip from auxiliary output Moved Alarm Watch Report from site to report menu Aurora Communication Corrected issue with reverse network when panels trying to connect from same IP address but different ports Aurora Agent Added auto delete option Added sending of Total People by Hour Report - it is sent hourly if the report is set to Active and SMTP settings are valid Aurora Database Maintenance Added showing a message if the database is not updated Changed the message in Database Maintenance when localhost is changed to IP address Aurora SDK Added Kaba Integrated 17 byte credential support AURORA Migration Tool Changed appearance of GUI to look like the rest of the Aurora product line Added in feature to validate entry of the registration number of the System VII or Vantage database AURORA WEB CLIENT Added last refresh date/time to all pages Added option load per user search query information Added permissions for person pool Improved loading speed for visits Improved refresh to Person Details Transaction tab
Improved refresh to Door/Elevator Group Access Improved scalable mobile view