Who this is for. Installers and dealers wiring an Entría Four Door Controller. Follow the printed Entría Installation Guide alongside this video for the exact wiring diagrams, jumper tables, and specs. Do not exceed 60 feet on any wire run.
What this video covers
1) Package contents and wire gauges
Your package includes the Entría unit, a 12V 5A power supply, and a customer information packet. For wiring, use six-conductor stranded and shielded cable for the main device and four-conductor stranded and shielded cable for any optional Wiegand devices.
Match the wire gauge to the run length: 18 gauge for runs up to 25 ft, 16 gauge for up to 50 ft, and 12 gauge for up to 60 ft. Do not exceed 60 feet on any run.
2) Connectivity: VPN or cellular
The Entría controller offers two connectivity options, VPN or cellular. For VPN, connect the customer’s Ethernet to the pre-wired Ethernet switch as shown on screen. For cellular, the in-hand cellular router connects to the Ethernet switch and the main power terminals, and comes pre-wired to both.
Both setups use a CBL840 cable that connects to the expansion boards, which control up to four doors.
3) Expansion boards and jumpers
The expansion boards control which door is which. Their jumpers come preconfigured and should not be adjusted unless you are replacing an expansion board. The factory jumper pattern is:
- Board 1: all three jumpers filled.
- Board 2: the bottom two filled.
- Board 3: the top and bottom filled.
- Board 4: only the bottom filled.
These jumpers are essential for the system to recognize which board controls which door.
4) Relay configurations
You have two options for connecting devices: dry contact or wet contact relay. The dry-contact configuration uses the terminal blocks labeled input 1, input 2, relay 1, and relay 2. The wet-contact configuration, typically used for devices like magnetic locks, connects positive and negative terminals as shown in the diagram.
By default all relays are normally open; change them to normally closed by adjusting the jumpers next to each relay on the expansion boards. Relay 1 and relay 2 can be configured independently, just make sure your wiring matches the relay state you selected. For 12V magnetic locks, use the jumper settings shown in the guide regardless of whether the relay is normally open or closed.
5) Wiegand devices
The Entría controller supports up to four 26-bit Wiegand devices, whether CellGate’s own or third-party. For CellGate Wiegand devices, connect the D1, D0, ground, and positive terminals. For generic Wiegand devices, connect the D1, D0, GL, RL, negative, and positive terminals as shown.
6) Camera connections
Camera support depends on your connectivity model: cellular-connected models support four cameras directly, while VPN-connected models support three cameras natively, with a fourth connectable through the customer’s network.
When wiring cameras, always power off the Entría unit first to prevent damage. Connect the camera’s Ethernet to any open port on the industrial Ethernet switch and connect the positive and negative power leads as shown. If you are connecting three or four cameras, the system can become overloaded, so power the third and fourth cameras with a separate 12V 5A transformer. Once all connections are made and verified, power on the system to complete the installation.
Once installed, the controller is set up in the app. See Entría self registration for the app setup flow.