Added Features and Benefits
Microsoft SQL Server Database Backend
SQL Server allows for maximum security. Your data is protected from unauthorized access by integrating network security with server security. Since there is user level security, users can have restricted access to the data records thus protecting them from modification or retrieval by specifying user-level access privilege. In addition, with the data stored on a separate server, the server acts as a gateway that limits unauthorized access. SQL Server processes requests from users and only sends to the user the results of the request. Therefore, minimal information is transmitted over a network. This improves response time and eliminates network bottlenecks. This also allows SQL Server to be an ideal database for the Internet. Maintenance is easy on SQL Server. Both changes to the data structure and system back up are allowed while the server is active.
Separate Administration Program for User and Data Control
Passwords
| • | Complete user and data control program for security and safety. |
| • | New Super Administrator user. |
| • | Minimum password length. |
| • | Passwords meet new complexity requirements (upper/lower case, numbers, and special characters). |
| • | Number of allowed password failure attempts. |
| • | Password repeat count (number of times same password may be repeated). |
| • | Expired password locks account option. |
Users
| • | Notify users to log out. |
| • | Super Administrator can remove user as an Administrator. |
| • | Security Logs track users who have attempted to log in/out and change password. |
| • | Copy user rights from one dataset to another. |
Data
| • | Easy Data Backup and Restore System. |
| • | Enhanced data maintenance, now with built-in repair capability. |
| • | Assign, modify, and maintain user access to datasets. |
| • | Improved interface for creating and changing datasets. |
Multi-User Out of the Box
The program comes with two users plus a Super Administrator that provides you with different options. For example, you can install SiteMaster on two different PCs and each user can access the database concurrently. Or, you can add two users to the same PC, so both have access from the same location. There are other combinations possible. You may purchase additional user licenses from Matrix Security.
Graphical interface
| • | New icon buttons for direct access to all major screens. |
| • | Self-sizing and centering screens and lists. |
| • | Screens and background redesigned to reduce user fatigue. |
| • | Improved screen layouts to quickly identify and better organize data records. |
Operations
| • | Now separate, but still integrated Building, Room, and Door screens for less drill-down. |
| • | Rebuilt Create Rooms Wizard now allows you to edit rooms and edit/add doors on-the-fly. |
| • | Rekey Rooms Wizard now lets you look up and key-up doors without prior cylinder product assignments. |
| • | Multiple doors to a room are better managed and more easily accessed with a new list box. |
| • | Both, hardware groups and/or cylinder products can be assigned to doors when adding door records. |
| • | Quickly select all products at once to be added to a hardware group. |
| • | Easily add hardware groups to doors. |
| • | Door frames have been added to Door’s information. |
| • | A new Door Configuration screen adds fire inspection failure and hardware repair information. |
| • | For all Key System and Key Number Reports, these can be limited by entering a key’s starting symbol. |
| • | Improved Pinning Screen. |
Additional Improvements
| • | Help Manual now displays web-based training videos running inside its own window. |
| • | Training videos can still be download to run locally. |
| • | Future upgrades and add-ons may be added to SiteMaster by entering activation keys. |
