How does Patrol_Man work?The Patrol_Man baton is a modern electronic replacement for the traditional night watchman's clock. Unique numbered clock points are located at strategic locations around your premises to ensure you and your property of maximum protection.
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The Patrolman is issued with a portable Prox reader. During their patrol round the premises, the guard will walk past these Prox points with his Patrol_Man baton.
Using the guard tour reader
Press the button on the reader for 1-2 seconds will turn it on will make it read a signal card. A a bright blue Led will indicate that the device has been read sucsesfully.
The LCD displays the date&time and the last four digits of the RFID card number. For more details on the usage of the guard tour readers, please refer to the manuals that accompany them.
At the end of the shift the guard hands in his Patrol Man clock to be downloaded via a standard serial or USB port to the PC.
A number of different reports of various guard patrols can then be obtained. (See Software)
The Patrol_Man baton stores the last 28000 (28 thousand transactions) and each time stamp stores the unique ID number of the Proximity Tag, as well as the Date, Time and Location of that tag on the patrol point.