updatesPerPoll

int

Optional

The maximum number of messages read from the message queue.

Default: 100

DbName

string

Required

The name of the database to be used by Salto.

connectionstring 

string

Required

The connection string to the Salto database.

departmentFilter

string

Optional

Makes it possible to filter departments with the help of a department name available in Salto database, for example "Admnistration".

Default: NULL.

groupNameTemplate

string

Required

This string will separate the access group name and the department name if useSaltoDepartment is set to true.

Default: “{DepartmentName} – {Name}”.

useUpgradedVersion

bool

Required

If set to true, the upgraded version of Salto (Salto Pro-Access Space) will be used. If set to false, the old version of Salto (Salto Pro-Access RW) will be used. 

The table that was called tb_departments in the old version changed name to tb_partitions in the upgraded version and added full supports for Zones, Rooms etc.

EntitlementType

string

Required

EntitlementType is used to set which type of access elements Physical Access should import and export in Salto Pro-Access Space. 

To have support for two types, add it like “ACCESSLEVEL,ZONE”.

Default: “ACCESSLEVEL”.

ACCESSLEVEL

If EntitlementType is set to ACCESSLEVEL, only User access levels type access element are imported to Physical Access.

ZONE

If EntitlementType is set to ZONE, only Zones type access element are imported to Physical Access.

STANDARD

If EntitlementType is set to STANDARD, only Doors type access element are imported to Physical Access.

ROOM

If EntitlementType is set to ROOM, only Rooms type access element are imported to Physical Access.

LOCKER

If EntitlementType is set to LOCKER, only Lockers type access element are imported to Physical Access.

SUBSUITE

If EntitlementType is set to SUBSUITE, only SUBSUITE type access element are imported to Physical Access.

ASSOCIATED

If EntitlementType is set to ASSOCIATED, only ASSOCIATED type access element are imported to Physical Access.

SUITE

If EntitlementType is set to SUITE, only SUITE type access element are imported to Physical Access.

inactiveCardPrefix

bool

Optional

This is a string prefix to append with card number in case of access token is Inactive. It is used only when removeInactiveCard is false. In that case the title of the user will be inactiveCardPrefix followed by unique card number in such a way that the Title length will be 10. If prefix length is more than 10 characters, then all inactive access tokens of same person will have same title.

Default: "IN"

removeInactiveCard

bool

Optional

Set this to true if users should be deleted when the card becomes inactive. If it is false, the user will remain in the Salto system, and all the accesses and rom code will be removed, and Title will have the prefix followed by unique card number.

Default: false

importPath

string

Required

The path to the import folder, that the Salto connector can write files to, so that the Salto system can read them. 

Default: “C:\Salto”

For docker version, follow these steps:

1. Mount the Salto Import directory on the host machine, see Mount Salto CIFS between Linux and Windows

2. Update the same path in the docker-compose file by adding new volume mapping for the Salto service:

   volumes: - "<Mount path of host machine>:<Mount path for Docker container>:rw" example: - "./mnt/salto_share:/mnt/salto_share:rw"

   
   
   

3. Update the same path (/mnt/salto_share/) in the ‘importPath’ configuration setting for the Salto service using the Physical Access Admin Panel, see Log in to Physical Access admin panel.

4.  If Salto connector service(container) is in running condition then restart it to reload updated changes.

importFolder

string

Optional

The import folder, that the Salto connector can write files to, so that the Salto system can read them. 

Default: “General”

defaultValidationPeriod

uint

Optional

The default validation period in days for cards that do not have this property set.

Default: 8

exportRowSuffix

string

Optional

This value will be added to the end of a row in the files exported, for example "," or ";". 

Default: “”

accessGroupSeparator

string

Required

This value defines the separator when printing out multiple access group IDs for a person. This value must be the same as the secondary separator in Salto when importing/syncing.

Default: “|”

allowMultipleDepartments

bool

Optional

If set to true, users are allowed to belong to multiple departments. For this scenario, the option Can insert external users into internal access levels in Salto Options > Departments must also be checked. 

Default: false

cardNumberLength

int

Optional

The required length of the card number.

Default: 9

cardNumberIdentifierType

string

Required

This setting indicates which type of identifier can be used for the card number.

Default: mifare

enableAuditOpenings

bool

Optional

Set this to true if users should be logged in Audit Openings. This means that whenever there is any ‘key swapping’ / ‘card swapping’, the system should log that in the audit log and shown it in the Audit trail. The flag Audit openings in the key in Salto PACS Users > Key Options must be checked if users can be part of Audit Openings.

Default: true

layoutIdentifierType

string

Required

This setting indicates which type of identifier can be used for the card layout.

Default: layout

ignoreCardsWithLayout

string

Optional

A “|”-separated string of card layouts that will be ignored when exporting.

Default: “”

useCardNumberAsTitle

bool

Optional

If set to true, the card number is exported into the title field in the user interface.

Default: “true”

userfieldmappings

string

Optional

This setting is the combination of additional fields which can be transferred to Salto. Five general purpose fields can be configured. They can be found in Tools > Scheduled Job. 

These fields can be shown in the UI by enabling them, using either of the following options:

• In Salto Space: System > General > Users

• In Salto: Tools > Configuration > General Options > Users

Set the value as follows: 

Value of userfieldmappings

where table_name can be: user, email, phone, address or useradditionalfield.

Examples

• To send the value of a specific column from the user table:

  • user.column,sequence_number

• To send the value of a specific column from the email table:

  • email.type, sequence_number

See configuration examples in the table below. 

useDummyFieldAsCardNumber

bool

Optional

This setting indicates whether to populate card number in dummy field or not. If you want to populate data in dummy field, you must add field mapping in Salto using mapping configuration settings in Salto (System > Tools > Scheduled Jobs > PACS Import > Mapping Configuration > General Purpose Field 1 [GPF1])

Default: false

1

salto.export

0

userfieldmappings

Salto

useradditionalfield.Department,1

2

salto.export

0

userfieldmappings

Salto

email.Work,2

3

salto.export

0

userfieldmappings

Salto

useradditionalfield.Description,3

1

givenName 

Cardholder > Users > First Name

2

familyName 

Cardholder > Users > Last Name

3

Pin

Pin code

1

Card number of IDC
See more details in group: Salto.export above. 

Cardholder > Users > Title

2

Card number of IDC in hexadecimal format

Cardholder > Users > ROM code

1

DisplayName (entitlement-DisplayName)

[EntitlementType : AccessLevel]  Cardholder > Users > User Access Level

[EntitlementType : Zone]  Cardholder > Users > Zones

[EntitlementType : STANDARD ,ROOM ,SUITE ,SUBSUITE ,ASSOCIATED ,LOCKER]  Cardholder > Users > Access Point