Comm. (Network Connectivity)

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Comm. (Network Connectivity)

All the terminals are linked to the Belina Time Control Module using 3 main methods:

Network (Ethernet)

The terminals may be linked to the computer by ethernet network cable.

The connection can be made:

•Through hub: In this case use parallel net cable (to connect network card and hub) into the network.  

•Direct connection: use standard network cable to connect the terminal to Belina Time Control Module    

Serial Port Connection - RS232/ RS485

The terminals Belina supply do not have serial connectors.  This option is not available.  RS232 and RS485 communication uses the 9 pin Serial port on your computer with a corresponding one one the terminal.  This is an older means of linking the terminals which is not available on more modern devices.  

Wireless

If a wireless connection is to be used between the terminal and the Belina Time Control software then the software support personnel will use a separate Configuration Utility to configure the terminal to make a connection between the devices.

USB

If the terminal is not to be linked for automatic downloads by cable or Wireless then data may be transferred by USB device.  Simply put the USB drive into the USB port on the terminal.  See topic 'Downloading Attendance Log - Using USB'


TerminalsCommNetwork

tog_minus        Network

To setup a Ethernet Network Connection:

•From the Main Menu Select 'Comm.', then the 'Network' menu options

 

TerminalsCommNetwork1

 

•Now enter the IP address.  The default IP is 192.168.1.201.   This can be modified if necessary.  In the example given under the Software setup section of this manual we had an IP address within the range of 192.168.3.10 where the IP address of the terminal can be anything between 0 and 255 (excluding 10, which has been allocated to the PC itself and any address that has been allocated to other network device).

•Now enter the Subnet mask: The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. This can be modified if necessary.  

•It may, or may not, be necessary to enter the Gateway address: The default gateway address is 0.0.0.0. This can be modified if necessary.  

•Network speed: There are three options: AUTO, 10M, and 100M.  The default of 100M is normally sufficient.

•Once these details have been entered press the 'OK' button on the terminal.

 

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To confirm that the terminal is communicating with the PC go to the Command Prompt and type 'Ping [IP address of the terminal]' e.g. 'ping 192.168.3.11'.  If successful then notice that the response will show that there has been a sending and receiving from the IP address as shown in the picture below:

 

Control Panel - IP Address Test

 

tog_minus        Serial Port Connection - RS232/ RS485

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3.2 Serial port option

When serial port （RS232/RS485） is used for communication of device and PC, the following settings need to be checked:

Baud rate: Used for communication with PC. There are five options: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200. If the communication speed is

high, RS232 is recommended. If the communication speed is low, RS 485 is recommended.

RS232: Whether use RS232 to communicate. Select “Yes” if RS232 is to be used.  TFT serials user manual（V1.0）

RS485: Whether use RS485 to communicate. Select “Yes” if RS485 is to be used.

USB: Whether use USB to communicate. Select “Yes” if USB is to be used.

RS232, RS485 and USB cannot be used at the same time.

tog_minus        Wireless

There are three methods of connecting your terminal to a wireless network.  Method 1 is the recommended method.

tog_minus        METHOD 1 - Wireless LAN

The easiest method is to use the 'Wireless LAN' option.

 

To setup the Wireless Network Connection:

•From the Main Menu Select 'Comm.', then the 'Wireless LAN' menu options

•Press the 'OK' button

TerminalsCommWIFILan

 

•The screen then displays the available wireless networks and the relative strength of the signals

•Scroll down to the wireless LAN that you would like to use

•Press the 'Menu' button

 

TerminalsCommWIFILan2

 

•Having selected the wireless network some of the parameters come through onto the next screen.

•We now need to setup the 'Password' and the 'Point IP'

•To setup the Password scroll down to 'Password' and press 'OK'

•Input the password, then press 'OK'

•Scroll down to 'Point IP' and press 'OK'

 

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•Input the 'IP Address' assigned to the terminal (refer to your Network Administrator). See Advanced Topic 'IP Addresses - Allocating an IP Address to a Terminal'.

•Input a Subnet Mask (refer to your Network Administrator).

•Input the default Gateway, usually the IP address of your server, or just the computer to which the terminal is being connected.  

•Press the 'OK' button.

 

TerminalsCommWifiPointIP

tog_minus        METHOD 2 - Wifi Setup

This is similar to Method 1, above, but requires the User to manually input what would have come through automatically in Method 1.

 

TerminalsCommWIFI

tog_minus        Method 3 - Wireless Utility File

There is a wireless utility file that comes shipped with the terminals on Compact Disk (CD).  

 

•Connect the terminal to the PC using a ethernet cable

•Put the CD in the disk drive

•Browse to the 'SingleColorLCDDeviceWIFIConfigTool' folder

•Copy the ZKMACUptate file and paste it into a folder on your Hard Disk Drive

 

 

WifiConfigurationFile

 

WifiConfigurationIcon

 

•Select the file and run it.  The following screen is displayed

 

WifiConfigurationUtility

 

•Input the Wireless Network ID (SSID)

•Select the 'Wireless Model', 'Authentication Type' and 'Encypt Type' used by your network.

•Input your Password under 'WEP' or 'WPA' depending on the encryption type selected above.

•Enter the IP address of the terminal (having first set it up on the terminal)

•Once these parameters have been setup press the 'ConfigMachine' button

 

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•Enter the IP address assigned to the terminal on the wireless network (usually on a different address range).

•The subnet mask comes through automatically.

•The gateway would normally be the server IP address or the address of the computer that the terminal is linking to.