Sounds like a dealership / franchise, i know a few people that got their fingers burnt by a large national, as their sales reps were selling systems to people who couldn't make the repayments and the T & C s were very good to make sure they didn't lose out.
Equipment is cheaper now?
Cheap tat is but if your going the proper route with adpro or equivalent then its not, redwalls have nearly double in price in the last 5 years due to bring out a new range.
But the again have seen sites with cheap DVRs and cameras and site site manager checks every now and then.
No its a G2-44 we have loads like this, its in the manual pages 16 & 17 (had to check)
Yes it can be done, we have sites with G2-44 and set only option, may depend on the panel firmware though.
Galaxy G 2 USER.pdf
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8 = MAX Function This option allows users to be assigned a MAX function.
1 = Access Only This attribute allows a user to gain door access by use of a keytag or card in front of a MAX reader.
2 = Unset Only This attribute allows a user to unset the system by use of a keytag or card in front of a MAX reader.
3 = Set and Unset This attribute allows a user to set and unset the system by use of a keytag or card in front of a MAX reader.
Yes
This allows the user type to be selected. There are 4 types available to choose from:
0 = Cleaner Can only set and unset the system
1 = User Can do all day-to-day operation but cannot override fault conditions
2 = Manager As per User but can override faults and reset alarms and tampers
3 = Master As per Manager but can add, remove and alter user codes.