Programming areas determines the different access rooms that will be controlled by the ATRIUM system. Once defined, an area can be assigned to an access level, which can in turn be assigned to one or more users/card holders. 

Areas are an important concept in the ATRIUM system. Instead of giving access to doors, ATRIUM gives access to areas. Thus, if a user has access to an area, they can enter the area using any door that gives direct access to that area. This avoids having to configure the access for each door individually for this user.

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