Satel ACCO NET User manual

Access Control System
ACCO NET
Installation Manual
system version 1.5 acco_net_i_en 11/18
SATEL sp. z o.o.
ul. Budowlanych 66
80-298 Gdańsk
POLAND
tel. [phone]
www.satel.eu

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their technical specifications and software. Current information about the changes being
introduced is available on our website.
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The following symbols may be used in this manual:
- note,
- caution.

CONTENTS
1. General .............................................................................................................................2
2. Software components........................................................................................................2
3. System architecture...........................................................................................................3
4. Network requirements.......................................................................................................4
5. Suggested hardware requirements...................................................................................4
6. Installation of the ACCO NET system software.................................................................5
6.1 Installing the Debian operating system......................................................................5
6.2 Installing the server environment and ACCO NET system......................................18
6.3 Installing the ACCO NET system with remote database .........................................32
6.3.1 Preparing the database for remote connection ..................................................33
6.3.2 Installing a remote database..............................................................................35
6.4 Installing the ACCO-NT Conf / ACCO Soft / Map Editor programs..........................42
7. Configuring the settings...................................................................................................42
7.1 ACCO NET system components (without ACCO-WEB)..........................................42
7.2 ACCO-WEB application...........................................................................................43
7.3 Useful commands....................................................................................................43
7.3.1 Starting help for the installation script ................................................................44
8. Updating the ACCO NET system software to version 1.5...............................................45
8.1 Checking the currently installed system version......................................................45
8.2 System update procedure .......................................................................................45
8.3 Transferring the ACCO NET system to a new device..............................................62
8.3.1 System transfer procedure.................................................................................62
8.3.2 Deleting databases ............................................................................................63
8.3.3 Exporting databases ..........................................................................................63
8.3.4 Copying databases from the old system to a new one.......................................64
8.3.5 Importing databases...........................................................................................65
8.3.6 ACCO NET system update after importing databases.......................................66

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1. General
The ACCO NET access control system is designed for protection of buildings against access
by unauthorized persons. The ACCO NET system is made up of software and SATEL's
devices (access control panels, access control modules, expansion modules, keypads,
proximity card readers, etc.).
This manual covers installation of the software which enables configuration and then
management of the system (in version 1.5). It also describes the ACCO NET update
procedure as well as the method of transferring the databases to the updated system. The
system may include many objects with any number of access control panels. Communication
with the control panels takes place via the Ethernet network.
2. Software components
For the ACCO NET (version 1.5) system to operate, the Debian operating system is required.
Installation of the Debian 8 (“jessie”) system for the 64-bit PC (amd64) architecture is
described further in this manual, but if it has already been installed, you may skip this section.
The software necessary for proper operation of the system is offered as an installation
package which includes:
1. server environment software. It is not developed by the SATEL company (addresses of
websites on which licenses for each of the programs are available are given in
parentheses – as at September 2018):
– Apache (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html),
– PHP (http://php.net/license/3_01.txt),
– MySQL and JDBC MySQL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html),
– Java and JAVA SE (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html),
– ModSecurity (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html),
– Fail2Ban (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html),
– MariaDB (https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-license/),
– Wildfly (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html).
Please remember to legalize the server environment required by the system.
If you have already installed these programs, you may skip installation thereof.
2. ACCO NET access control system firmware:
– ACCO Server – program enabling data exchange between the access control panels,
database, and the ACCO Soft and ACCO-WEB programs,
– ACCO DB – database to which all system related data are saved, including
configuration and events,
– ACCO-EE – JavaEE component providing map data,
– ACCO-WEB – application for remote management and operation of the system,
– ACCO-NT Conf – installation file for the network settings configuration program (for
more information on the program and how it should be used, refer to the ACCO-NT
control panel installation manual),
– ACCO Soft – installation file for the system configuration program,
– Map Editor – installation file for the object map creating program.
The system owner / administrator is obliged to carry out the diagnosis of errors,
ongoing supervision and backup of the program and database with the frequency

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consistent with generally accepted practices (daily, weekly and monthly backups). This
will ensure proper and reliable operation of the program, in particular the possibility of
full and immediate recovery of all data from backups without incurring excessive costs.
Considering this obligation of the system owner / administrator, SATEL is not
responsible for the loss of data or costs resulting from the recovery of distorted or lost
data by the owner / administrator of the system.
3. System architecture
Fig. 1. An example of the ACCO NET system, in which the ACCO Server and database have
been installed on one computer (the settings are shown just for illustration).
The ACCO NET system can be installed on one device. Alternatively, it can be shared by
multiple devices, in which case distributed architecture will be used. The ACCO Soft
application for system configuration can be installed on several devices. All you need to use
the ACCO-WEB application for remote management of the system is the web browser

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running on your computer, smartphone or tablet. An example of the ACCO NET system is
shown in Fig. 1.
4. Network requirements
•Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
•IP address for each connected ACCO-NT control panel.
•If the ACCO-WEB application is to be accessible from another subnet, the web port (https;
default: 443), on which communication between ACCO Server and ACCO-WEB
application is to take place, should be redirected.
•If the ACCO Soft program is to be accessible from another subnet, the following ports
should be redirected:
– RMI port (default: 2500), on which communication between ACCO Server and ACCO
Soft program is to take place,
– DB port (default: 3306), on which communication between ACCO Server and database
is to take place.
Despite the standard encryption techniques (SSL) being used by Satel, if the
ACCO NET system is connected to a public network, additional security
measures must be used, including e.g. a firewall, intrusion detection and
prevention systems (IDS / IPS).
5. Suggested hardware requirements
Hardware requirements for the device on which the ACCO NET access control system will be
installed depends on the system size:
exemplary system 1 (1 ACCO-NT control panel, 30 access control modules, 30 users)
– RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) level 1 (requires at least two hard drives),
– 4 GB of RAM memory,
– processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD A4,
– network card, Fast Ethernet standard,
– Debian 8 (“jessie”) operating system for the 64-bit PC (amd64) architecture.
exemplary system 2 (3 ACCO-NT control panels, 100 access control modules, 300 users)
– RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) level 5 (requires at least three hard drives),
– 8 GB of RAM memory,
– processor: Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron,
– network card, Fast Ethernet standard,
– Debian 8 (“jessie”) operating system for the 64-bit PC (amd64) architecture.
Components of the device on which the access control system will be installed must
meet the requirements of the Debian 8 operating system (“jessie”) for the 64-bit PC
architecture (amd64).
One of the installed disks must have at least 7 GB of free space for installation of the
ACCO NET system. The size of the remaining disks to be installed must be selected
taking into account the following:
– number of events generated in the system (2 to 5 millions events will occupy
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– number of users simultaneously running the ACCO Soft program or ACCO-WEB
application,
– size of graphic files assigned to the maps,
– size of user photographs,
– length of defined names of objects, control panels, controllers, expanders,
partitions and users.
6. Installation of the ACCO NET system software
6.1 Installing the Debian operating system
It is recommended that the Debian operating system be installed on a computer
/ virtual machine, where no other operating system is installed.
The computer(s) / virtual machine(s) on which the ACCO NET system and
database are to be installed must have access to the Internet.
The Debian 8 (“jessie”) system for 64-bit PC (amd64) architecture is required. Below, we
present an example installation of the Debian operating system version 8.1.
1. On the https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/debian-installer/ website, select the
appropriate image “amd64” from among the CD “netinst” images and save it to the hard
disk. Having downloaded the ISO image, burn it to a CD or another carrier,
e.g. a pendrive.
2. Insert the burned CD into the computer optical disk drive or the pendrive into the
computer USB port. The splash screen of Debian system installer will be displayed.
3. Select the “Install” command and press ENTER.

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4. Select the language to be used for the installation process and press ENTER.
5. Select the location and press ENTER.

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6. Select the keyboard layout language and press ENTER.
7. Windows indicating the installation progress will be displayed successively.
8. Enter the host name to configure the network and press ENTER.

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9. Enter the domain name and press ENTER.
10.Define the password for the administrator (login: root) and press ENTER.

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11.Repeat the password and press ENTER.
12.Give a name to the user (your additional account) and press ENTER. The “satel” user
name shown on the screenshot is just an example.

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13.Enter the name for the new account (e.g. “satel”) and press ENTER.
14.Enter the new user password and press ENTER.

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15.Re-enter the password and press ENTER.
16.At the disk partitioning stage, select the “Guided – use entire disk” and press ENTER.

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17.When a command prompt to specify the disk to be partitioned is displayed, press ENTER.
18.Select the “All files in one partition (recommended for new users)” partitioning method and
press ENTER.

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19.Select the “Finish partitioning and write changes to disk” option and press ENTER.
20.When a prompt appears asking whether you wish to save the changes, select “Yes” and
press ENTER.

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21.Then a window will be displayed to show the progress of system installation.
22.Select the country for the http proxy server and press ENTER.
23.Select the archive name for http proxy server and press ENTER.

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24.Do not enter any http proxy related data, but select “Next” and press ENTER.
25.Next windows indicating the installation progress will be displayed.
26.When the “Configuration of popularity-contest package” window is displayed, select one
of the available options and press ENTER.

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27.Press repeatedly the space key to select software you want to install: “SSH server” and
“Standard system utilities” (leave the other fields unselected). Then, press ENTER.
28.Windows indicating the progress of installation will be displayed successively.

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29.When a prompt appears asking whether you wish to install the GRUB boot loader, select
“Yes” and press ENTER.
30.Highlight the name of the master boot record of the first hard disk on which the GRUB
boot loader will be installed and press ENTER.

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31.When information on installation completion is displayed, press ENTER. Restart of the
system will follow.
6.2 Installing the server environment and ACCO NET system
The server environment and the ACCO NET system can be installed using:
– a console running from the command line on a computer / virtual machine where the
ACCO NET system is to be installed,
– SSH using, for example, the PuTTY program, if you connect remotely to a computer /
virtual machine where the ACCO NET system is to be installed.
If you connect remotely via SSH using the PuTTY program to the computer / virtual
machine where the ACCO NET system is to be installed, change the PuTTY program
settings before starting the installation procedure. In the main window, select in turn
“Connection”, “Data”. In the “Terminal-type string” field, enter “putty” to change the
terminal type. Then select in turn “Window”, “Translation”. In the “Remote character
set” field, make sure “UTF-8” is selected as the code page. Select “Session” and click
on the “Save” button to confirm the changes.
Below we present installation of the ACCO NET system from the command line.
In the console window that will be displayed after the system restart, you can start installation
of the ACCO NET system.