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Kantech EntraPass

Kantech (Johnson Controls / Tyco)·AE_HSc_KantechConnectorGuide

PACSactiveKantech EntraPass V7.2.23 and above
Transports
rest
Direction
bidirectional
Authentication
Kantech SDK Web Service credentials over SSL
Topology
on-prem

Overview

The Kantech connector integrates AlertEnterprise Guardian with Kantech EntraPass — Kantech's commercial-mid PACS, now part of Johnson Controls / Tyco's broader access portfolio. Kantech is widely deployed in commercial real estate, education, and mid-tier enterprise where C·CURE 9000 is overkill but a feature-rich PACS is required.

Architecture: AE → ACF → Kantech Connector → Kantech SDK Web Service (REST) → Kantech Server. The Web Service is part of the Kantech SDK and must be deployed by the customer — same pattern as si-pass and angus.

Architecture

Composed from this connector's actors + edges. Trust zones are color-coded; trust crossings render as thicker lines.

Composing diagram — running ELK layout5 actors · 4 edges

Authentication

1 method supported

Kantech SDK Web Service credentials over SSL
basic

Basic auth credentials configured in AE connector. SSL/TLS required between AE and the Kantech Web Service.

Credential storage
Encrypted in AE connector configuration.

Prerequisites

Everything that must be in place for this connector to work, with the owner who's responsible.

Kantech SDK Web Service deployed

customer

The Kantech SDK Web Service must be deployed and reachable from the AE application server. The Web Service is bundled with Kantech SDK — customer-deployed alongside Kantech.

Kantech operator account with API access

customer

Dedicated Kantech operator with API-access privileges.

SSL certificate trust

ae

Kantech Web Service certificate imported into the AE host's JVM cacerts keystore.

PACS specifics

Cardholder model

Kantech EntraPass cardholder model with associated cards and access levels.

Access rights model

Kantech EntraPass access levels (called Access Levels in the product).

Multi-tenancy

Single Kantech instance per AE→Kantech connector.

Topology + Events
Topology
on-prem
Event model
polling
Anti-passback
unknown
Holiday schedules
unknown
Source materials
  • src/connectors/kantech/source.pdf Full connector guide — 26 pages, updated 2024-12-19
  • src/connectors/kantech/source.pdf p5 — Supported Version
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