Door Access Reader Installation

Door Access Reader Installation

The door access reader is used for access control. A common application is bathroom door access. When a laundry card or App is applied to the reader, the reader will energize the attached door strike with 12 volts, allowing the door to be pushed through without turning the door handle. 

Parts

  • Reader (with Voltage Relay reader board preinstalled: ASSY-02-02-08)
  • Card Reader's cable harness
  • 12Vdc, 1A power supply 
  • Electric Door Strike - NOT INCLUDED in the parts kit. See section at the bottom for links for ordering from a 3rd party



Installation

  1. Install electric door strike in the door frame according to the instructions from the electric door strike manufacturer.

  2. Set the reader number using the DIP switches on the back of the reader board, just like for washer/dryer readers.
    For Door Access readers, switch #1 is ignored. If it is your first Door Strike Reader, then number it as Door #1.
    If installing multiple door readers, make sure you number all door readers, and that no 2 door reader's are displaying the same door reader number:



    See: Reader DIP Switch settings for more information about the dip switch settings, and for dip switch setting numbers above 4.

  3. Connect the electric door strike's 12VDC cable harness to the electric door strike.
    If you're using HES 5200 or HES 5000 strikes purchased from the link below, there should be a short 12VDC cable harness provided with the door strike.
    This cable should be plugged into the HES door strike, and connect directly to the mating connector on the reader's cable harness that we provide.

      


    If you receive a 12VDC harness with your HES door strike, that doesn't have a matching mating connector that matches our reader's harness, you can spice our reader's harness directly into the door strike's 12VDC harness, like in the pictures below:

      


    Note: The HES electric door strike is designed to operate on either 12VDC or 24VDC, HOWEVER when connecting it to our reader, it NEEDS to be setup so that it operates on 12VDC.
    The 12VDC wiring harness that is provided with the door strike is what get it's to operate on 12VDC.
    IF you do not have the 12VDC wiring harness, it is possible to connect the HES door strike without using it's 12VDC harness.
    To do this, you need to ensure that the wires are connected to the door strike according to the manufacturers instructions so that it operates correctly on 12VDC:


  4. Connect the reader's harness to the 12Vdc power supply that was provided with the door access reader kit



  5. Connect the AC-side of the 12Vdc power supply to a local 110V-220V AC power source.
    You'll need have a certified electrician make this connection


  6. Activate the card reader using the Activation card for the specific store location:




  7. Test the door access reader using either a regular user laundry card, or a property management card.
    When a laundry card is placed onto this reader, that will trigger the door strike to actuate, and allow the door to open:



Buying a 12V Electric door strike



Our reader kit does NOT include an electric door strike, so you'll need to procure your own. 
Ensure it is a 12V strike with a maximum current draw of 1A.
We recommend the HES 5200 which comes with a mating connector to our reader's cable harness. 

Here is one online source this part:



Door Handle Selection




You will want to select a door handle with a key, so that the door can be unlocked from the outside during a power outage or by management. 

And as for any bathroom door, you will want to install some deadbolt mechanism so that the occupant can lock the door from the inside. 


  






Troubleshooting

Symptom
Explanation and what to check for
The electric door striker will only work
when the door strike is oriented in a specific position
(usually when it's upside down, or on it's side).


When changing the orientation to a different position
the electric door strike doesn't not trigger 
Most likely the electric door strike is configured to operate on 24VDC instead of 12VDC

If you are using the HES 5200 electric door strike, this door strike has the ability to operate off of 12VDC or 24VDC, however, it needs to be set for 12VDC to work with our reader.

In order to configure it for 12VDC, you either have to use the 12VDC cable harness that is provided with the HES 5200 door strike:


Or you can follow the manufacturers instructions to wire the door strike so that it operates off of 12VDC:


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