Two-way Coppernic access integration for Genetec Security Center


    As physical security increasingly relies on mobility, Coppernic mobile terminals let field teams verify access anywhere - including offline. The ADDONXPERT CopperAccess plugin connects those terminals to Genetec Security Center in both directions: it keeps them provisioned with up-to-date access-control data, and it brings the access activity recorded in the field back into Security Center for reporting.

  • Automatic provisioning of Offline terminals - export cardholders, credentials, access rights, photos and presence status to Coppernic terminals, scheduled or on demand (SFTP/FTPS or local folder). Your teams verify access even without connectivity.
  • Precise sector targeting - export only the cardholders with access to a given sector and its full sub-hierarchy.
  • Department & Mustering information - optionally include cardholders' Department and Mustering data in the export.
  • Tailor-made exports - choose the exported values (last name, first name, photo, presence status) and add your own columns, including cardholder and credential custom fields.
  • Access brought back into Security Center - Coppernic terminal logs are imported automatically: each imported access appears in Security Desk (granted, denied, expired or unknown credential, access-rule denial), tied to the door and the cardholder, at the real event time.
  • Traceability & reporting - imported history feeds the Door, Cardholder and Credential activity reports, filterable by entity and time range.

Overview

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Application

Plugin configuration
    In Config Tool, the CopperAccess plugin provides the following options:
  • Configuration of file transfer servers (SFTP, FTPS or local folder)
  • Configuration of CopperAccess exports, on demand or periodic (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Sector-based filtering of the exported cardholders
  • Selectable column values - last name, first name, photo and presence status (on/off)
  • Additional custom export columns, including cardholder and credential custom fields
  • Optional Department and Mustering fields, optional badge ID alignment with the card format
  • Automatic import of Coppernic access logs (on/off, with configurable periodicity)


Operational use
    The 'CopperAccess' plugin allows you to leverage the following features:
  • List events from exports (Automatic and/or manual)
  • Export files via a 'Hot Action' event in Security Desk


Access import & reporting
    Beyond provisioning the terminals, CopperAccess brings field access back into Security Center:
  • Automatic import of access logs from Coppernic terminals on each export (on/off, with configurable periodicity)
  • Events in Security Desk for every imported access - granted, denied, expired credential, unknown credential, access-rule denial - tied to the door and the cardholder, timestamped at the real log time
  • Imported history feeds the Door activities, Cardholder activities and Credential activities reports, filterable by entity and time range

Key Features and Capabilities

FeaturesDetails
info General
Installation typeSecurity Center plugin
Transfer protocolsSFTP, FTPS or local folder
SchedulingOn demand or periodic (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly)
cloud_upload Export & provisioning
Exported dataCardholders, credentials, access rules, doors/zones and photos
Sector-based filteringOnly cardholders with access to the selected sector and its full sub-hierarchy
Selectable column valuesLast name, first name, photo and presence status - toggled on/off per export
Custom export columnsCardholder and credential custom fields, in addition to the default fields
Department & MusteringOptional export of the Department and Mustering fields
Badge ID alignmentOptional leading-zero padding to match the card format
All card formatsExport of every card format assigned to credentials
sync_alt Import & reporting
Coppernic access-log importAutomatic retrieval of terminal access logs on each export (on/off, configurable periodicity)
Security Center eventsIn Security Desk: access granted, denied, expired or unknown credential, access-rule denial - tied to the door and cardholder, at the real log time
Activity reportsFeeds the Door, Cardholder and Credential activity reports, filterable by entity and time range
description Files
File managementzones.csv, roles.csv, persons.csv and the photo folder are cleaned up before each export (operator.csv preserved)
* The "operator" file must be generated manually