Labeling Standard For Access Control Control Cabinets, TC's And Cabling

All our panels get labeled as "ACU xxx" the can where the main control board and reader boards sit. The can is labeled, the software is labeled, and then the doors get labeled as x-x-xx. ACU#-ReaderBoard#-ReaderboardSlot.

With other companies I've worked, I've more or less used that same sort of labeling. ACU/Panel #x, readers are door number and Panel-Slot #. Example, a keyscan CA4500, ACU/Panel #5, front door, also door number 101a on architect drawings, reader is on slot 3, so it becomes 5-3 101A Front Door.

For systems that use addressable reader boards, we use the address of the reader board and the slot. So the second reader board, might have an address of 16 for some strange reason. So anything tied to that reader board will have a 16 in it. ACU 43, Reader Board 16, reader 1, 43-16-1.

I feel like I've made this seem more complicated than it is by writing it out, apologies.

I use AAA-BBB-ACX for the panels, where:

AAA - site 3-letter code, BBB - building code, X - panel number. And I have excel spreadsheet with all the description, like model name, install date, devices connected, ...

For access control cabling I use:

1. Readers RDRX-Y (X - panel number, Y - port number).

2. IN/OUTX-Y for inputs and outputs.

3. MGL/STRX-Y for maglock and strikes.

4. REXX-Y for Request to Exit devices.

5. DC for door contacts.

Ethernet connection is labeled according to TIA standard. Here's a brief description:

http://www.cablinginstall.com/articles/print/volume-11/issue-6/contents/installation/boiling-down-the-606-a-labeling-standard.html