2. Overview
This section gives a brief overview on Aperio Locks and how Aperio Locks get used with
Access Portal.
Example network diagram & configuration requirements
Aperio is an Assa Abloy technology that enables mechanical locks to be wirelessly linked to a
new or existing access control system, while Access Portal is a modern Access Control
system that makes use of client server architecture. A typical Access Portal installation
consists of proprietary Impro hardware but can also be used with OEM access control
hardware such as Aperio Locks.
Aperio locks connect wirelessly to a communications hub which in turn connects via
ethernet to the Access Portal server. To achieve this, the Aperio Programming Application
needs to be used to pair locks to a communications hub and to configure a communications
hub to communicate with Access Portal.
Although Aperio v3 Locks support an offline cache of up to 200 credentials over the last 30
days, we recommend that the offline cache is only used if you are confidant the network will
only drop in emergencies. Since the offline cache does not follow any authentication rules,
a tagholder would be able to access a door after hours, etc if the network dropped or the
Access Portal server was down for maintenance.
Communications between Access Portal and the communication hub is encrypted using TLS.
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