KONE Turnstile Integration

Akuvox devices support the integration with the KONE lift control panel. Users can use their credentials to unlock the lift button and access the desired floor.

This article guides you to configure the integration step by step between Akuvox door phones and KONE turnstile lift control from the Akuvox side.

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Topology

If users want to use the SmartPlus Cloud service and the KONE devices at the same time, use a dual-network router to connect the communication systems of Akuvox and KONE devices.

Model and Firmware

In the integration, an X915V2, X916, or R29 must be used as a central machine, and it can work as the access control device as well. This article takes X915V2 as an example.

Other models(basically all door phones and access control terminals), such as E16, can also work as the access control device.

Note
X915 V2’s firmware version should be 2915.30.10.427 or higher.
X916’s firmware version should be 916.30.10.330 or higher.
R29’s firmware version should be 29.30.10.425 or higher.
The lift control panel supports the integration, as long as it supports the RCGIF protocol, used for communication between various components of the lift system.
Click here to learn more about KONE turnstiles.

Before You Start

Ensure the KONE company provides you with the terminal and floor IDs of their devices. These are crucial in the following configuration.

This article illustrates device configurations in two scenarios.

Scenario 1: One X915V2 works as the central machine, and another as the access control device.
Scenario 2: The X915V2 works as the central machine, and other models work as the access control device.

Scenario 1: Set Central Machine

Set Lift Control

Use the device IP to log in to its web interface. The initial username and password are admin.
Go to Device > Lift Control interface.
Select KONE as the lift control brand and select Turnstile Integration as the control mode.
Set the start floor and ground floor.
Check the Central machine box.

Fill in the KONE control panel’s IP address and port. You can fill in three IPs for a group separated by “;”.

Set the door phone to the first or second lift control group.
Enter the terminal and floor IDs provided by KONE.
Choose the door location: front or rear.

Click Submit.

The connection status will update after a few seconds in the KONE Lift Status section.

Set HTTP API

Go to the Setting > HTTP API interface.
Enable the HTTP API feature and choose the desired authorization mode from None, Basic, and Digest.
Customize the username and password for authentication.

Scenario 1: Set Access Control Device(X915V2)

Set Lift Control

Go to the Device > Lift Control interface.
Select Kone as the lift control brand and select Turnstile Integration as the control mode.
Set the start floor and ground floor. Do not check the central machine box.
Enter the IP and port of the central machine.

Enter the username and password of the HTTP API authentication set in the central machine.

Assign Credentials to Users

Go to the Directory > User interface.
Click Add or to set up access methods for a new or an existing user.

Scroll to the Access Setting part and choose the floor(s) of lift control group 1 and/or 2 accessible to the user.

After the configuration, when the user uses the credential to open the turnstile gate, the lift control button for the corresponding floor will be released. The user can select the desired destination, and the device will search for the lift and guide the user to the lift.

Scenario 2: Set Central Machine[Optional]

Apart from setting the central machine’s lift control and HTTP API features, you also need to turn off the device’s HTTP redirect if the access control device does not support sending the command in HTTPS format.

Go to X915V2’s Network > Advanced interface. Find the Web Server section.
Disable HTTP Redirect.

Scenario 2: Set Access Control Device

Take E16V2 with the version 216.30.10.134 as an example.

Set Lift Control

Go to the Device > Lift Control interface.
Select Akuvox in the Lift Control List.
Enter the IP address and port of the central machine. The default port is 443.

Enter the username and password of the HTTP API authentication set in the central machine.
Enter the URL in the format:

/api/konelift/trig?deciceType=Turnstile&TerminalID=$terminal_id&CallState=$call_state&SourceFloor=$source_floor&SourceSide=$source_side&DestSide=$dest_side&DestFloor=$dest_floor&GroupIndex=$group_index

Field	Description
TerminalID	Same as the terminal ID entered on the central machine’s web.
CallState	0:Cancel 1:Initiate
SourceFloor	The floor number where the user takes the lift.
SourceSide	0:Front side 1:Back side
DestFloor	The destination floor.
DestSide	0:Front side 1:Back side
GroupIndex	0:First group 1:Second group

For example, the URL can be:

/api/konelift/trig?deciceType=Turnstile&TerminalID=1&CallState=1&SourceFloor=3&SourceSide=0&DestSide=0&DestFloor=$floor&GroupIndex=0

Note
The device will automatically retrieve the floors accessible to the user from the user settings, and you can use “$floor” in the URL instead of filling in the actual floors.

Assign Credentials to Users

Go to the Directory > User interface.
Click Add or to set up access methods for a new or an existing user.

Scroll to the Access Setting part and choose the floor(s) of lift control group 1 and/or 2 accessible to the user.

After the configuration, when the user uses the credential to open the turnstile gate, the lift control button for the corresponding floor will be released. The user can press it to go to the desired floor.