Preface

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This preface describes the purpose, audience, organization, obtaining documentation and submitting a service request and safety warnings of the Cisco Physical Access Gateway User Guide.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Purpose

•Audience

•Organization

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

•Safety Warnings

Purpose

This document provides information to install and configure the components located near each door of a Cisco Physical Access Control system.

Audience

This guide is intended for the Cisco Physical Access Gateway Administrators.

Organization

Chapter Number	Chapter Title	Description
Chapter 1	Overview	This chapter gives an overview of the Cisco Physical Access Gateway.
Chapter 2	Installing and Configuring the Cisco Physical Access Gateway	This chapter explains the Gateway appliance, Port descrption,configuration and installation instructions and its relation with the Cisco Physical Access Manager.
Chapter 3	Connecting a Cisco Reader Module	This chapter explains the configuration and installation instructions of the Cisco Reader Module.
Chapter 4	Connecting a Cisco Input Module	This chapter explains the configuration and installation instructions of the Cisco Input Module.
Chapter 5	Connecting a Cisco Output Module	This chapter explains the configuration and installation instructions of the Cisco Output Module.
Appendix A	Environmental Specifications	This chapter lists the environmental specifications for Cisco Physical Access gateway, Cisco Reader, Cisco Input and Cisco Output modules.
Appendix B	Safety Warnings	Lists the warnings while installing the Cisco Physical Access Gateway.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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Safety Warnings

Before you install the device, observe the safety warnings described in "Safety Warnings".