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Occupancy limit zone

The occupancy limit zone is a key access control feature designed to ensure the safety and efficiency of a space. Through this feature, administrators can pre-set the maximum number of people allowed in each zone simultaneously to prevent overcrowding and achieve more systematic space management.

The main applications of the occupancy limit zone are as follows:

  • Safety Management: Prevention of safety incidents by limiting the maximum number of occupants based on fire safety regulations or building capacity limits.

  • Space Efficiency: Optimization of the work environment by maintaining appropriate occupancy in meeting rooms, laboratories, and workspaces.

  • Infectious Disease Response: Management of personnel in situations requiring social distancing or crowd density restrictions.

  • Real-time Monitoring: Real-time verification of current occupancy and entry/exit status for each zone.

  • Automatic Alerts: Immediate notifications to administrators upon reaching the set occupancy limit, enabling swift responses.

By utilizing these features, administrators can establish tailored personnel management policies suited to the characteristics of each space, ensuring safe and efficient facility operations.

Info

  • Up to 100 occupancy limit zones can be added.

  • Devices and firmware versions that can be configured in the occupancy limit zone are as follows:

    • FaceStation F2 firmware version 1.1.0 or higher

    • FaceStation 2 firmware version 1.5.0 or higher

Register occupancy limit zone​

  1. Click Settings on the Launcher page.

  2. Click Advanced AC on the left sidebar.

  3. Click ADD ADVANCED AC.

  4. Select Occupancy Limit and click Apply.

  5. Enter the name of the occupancy limit zone to add in the Info section.

  6. Configure the details of the occupancy limit zone in the Configuration section. For more information, refer to the following.

  7. In the Count Bypass section, you can select entry groups that can always pass through the occupancy limit zone. For more information, refer to the following.

  8. After completing all settings, click Apply at the bottom of the screen.

Info

Name allows a maximum of 48 characters, and the same name cannot be set for different zones.

Setting options guide​

You can modify the settings for the occupancy limit zone.

  • Mode: You can check the scope of application for the zone. The occupancy limit zone only supports Global mode and can be set for all devices registered in BioStar X.

  • Enable or temporarily deactivate zone settings with Enabled / Disable.

  • Entry Devices: Select the device to be used when entering. You can choose from the list of registered devices.

  • Exit Devices: Select the device to be used when exiting. You can choose from the list of registered devices.

  • Limit: Enter the number of persons to limit for entry. If the occupancy in the zone reaches the set limit, entry will be restricted. You can enter a number from 0 to 10,000; setting it to 0 allows entry without any limitation.

  • Auto Count Reset: You can set the time to automatically initialize the stored occupancy count. Every day at the set time, the occupancy count and the number of always-passing individuals will be reset.

  • Count Alert: You can send an alert to the administrator or log an event before the number of people in the zone reaches the set limit. When occupancy pre-alerts are enabled, the Alert 1 input field becomes active. To set Alert 2, click the button.

  • Network Failure Action: You can set whether to allow user entry and exit when a network error occurs in the configured devices for the zone. If set to allow entry and exit, restrictions on entry will be lifted if the device's network connection is lost, and users can enter even if the actual occupancy exceeds the limit.

Info

  • The same device cannot be set for both Entry Devices and Exit Devices at the same time.

  • You can select up to 128 devices for Entry Devices and Exit Devices.

  • Devices configured with Dual Authentication cannot be set as Entry Devices and Exit Devices.

  • Set the time for the Auto Count Reset option considering the standard time zone of the location where the zone is actually located. For example, if a BioStar X server is located in a UTC+1:00 region and the auto-reset time is set to 00:00, the BioStar X client in the UTC+2:00 region will have the occupancy automatically reset at 01:00.

  • You can set up to 2 Count Alert limits, and only numbers smaller than the limit can be entered. Alert 1 and Alert 2 cannot be set to the same value.

  • For more information about device registration, refer to the following.

Always-pass personnel setting​

Select entry groups that can always pass through the occupancy limit zone. Users belonging to the always-pass group can enter and exit regardless of the occupancy level, and they are not counted in the occupancy. The actual number of always-pass individuals present can be checked in the always-pass column of the occupancy limit zone list.

Info

  • When using a thermal camera connected to the device, setting Thermal & Mask Check Mode to Check without authentication will not work even if always-pass individuals are set.

  • You can set up to 16 Bypass Group groups.

Check zone list status​

View the list of occupancy limit zones. You can check the status of each zone's settings and occupancy count and change zone settings as needed.

  • Name: Check the name of the zone.

  • Status: Check the status of the zone.

    • Normal: Indicates that the number of users in the zone is less than the number set by Limit, Count Alert(Alert 1, Alert 2). Users can enter the zone.

    • Count Alert: Indicates that the number of users present has reached the value set in Alert 1 or Alert 2.

    • Full: Indicates that the number of users present has reached the limit set. Further entries are restricted.

  • Count/Limit: Check the current number of occupants compared to the capacity. If there is a discrepancy between the recorded occupancy and the actual number of users present due to situations like network errors, the administrator can click or or click the occupancy count to directly modify the count.

  • Count Bypass: Check the number of users currently in the always-pass group.

  • Device Status: Check the status of the configured devices.

    • Normal: Indicates that all devices configured in the zone are operating normally.

    • Network Failure: Indicates that one or more devices are experiencing network errors.

  • Full Screen: View the status of the occupancy limit zone in full screen.

Info

When Limit is set, you can enter occupancy counts up to a maximum of 50,000. If Limit is not set, you can enter counts up to a maximum of 999,999. You cannot enter numbers exceeding the maximum input value, and if the actual occupancy exceeds this value, the excess will not be recorded in the database.

Initialize occupancy​

You can reset the occupancy count and the number of always-pass individuals. Proceeding with the occupancy reset will delete all user's entry and exit information, and the accuracy of the occupancy count may vary depending on the network connection status.

  1. Click Settings on the Launcher page.

  2. Click Advanced AC on the left sidebar.

  3. Click Occupancy Limit in the zone list.

  4. Check the checkbox for the zone you want to reset in the occupancy limit zone list.

  5. Click Reset Count at the top right of the screen.

  6. When a confirmation message appears, click Apply.

Activate/deactivate zone​

You can activate a deactivated occupancy limit zone or deactivate an activated zone. Deactivating a zone will reset Current Occupancy and Bypass Count.

  1. Click Settings on the Launcher page.

  2. Click Advanced AC on the left sidebar.

  3. Click Occupancy Limit in the zone list.

  4. Check the checkbox for the zone you want to activate or deactivate from the occupancy limit zone list.

  5. Click Activate or Deactivate at the top right of the screen.

Delete zone​

  1. Click Settings on the Launcher page.

  2. Click Advanced AC on the left sidebar.

  3. Click Occupancy Limit in the zone list.

  4. Check the checkbox for the zone you want to delete from the occupancy limit zone list.

  5. Click Delete at the top right of the screen.

  6. When a confirmation message appears, click Apply.

Navigate the List Page​

Move between pages or set the number of items to appear on each page. Use the page navigation tool in the top right corner of the screen.

  • : Move to the first page.

  • : Move to the previous page.

  • : Move to the next page.

  • : Move to the last page.

  • Enter the page number in the input field to move to the desired page.

  • Click the row selection box to set the number of items displayed on each page.