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7.2. DEVICE MANAGEMENT
The client supports managing access control devices .
Example
You can control entrance & exit and manage attendance after adding access
control devices to the client .
7.2.1. Add Device
The client provides three device adding modes including by IP/domain, IP
segment, and ISUP protocol . The client also supports importing multiple de-
vices in a batch when there are large amount of devices to be added .
Add Online Device
The active online devices in the same local subnet with the client software
will be displayed on the Online Device area . You can click Refresh Every 60s
to refresh the information of the online devices .
Add a Detected Online Device
You can select a detected online device displayed in the online device list
and add it to the client .
Steps
1 . Enter the Device Management module .
2 . Click Device tab on the top of the right panel .
3 . Click Online Device to show the online device area .
The searched online devices are displayed in the list .
4 . Select an online device in the Online Device area and click Add to open
the device adding window .
NOTE
For the inactive device, you need to create the password for it before
you can add the device properly. For detailed steps, refer to.
5 . Enter the required information .
Name
Enter a descriptive name for the device .
IP Address
Enter the device’s IP address . The IP address of the device is obtained auto-
matically in this adding mode .
Port
You can customize the port number . The port number of the device is ob-
tained automatically in this adding mode .
User Name
By default, the user name is admin .
Password
Enter the device password .
CAUTION
The password strength of the device can be automatically checked.
We highly recommend you change the password of your own choosing
(using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three kinds of fol-
lowing categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and
special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
And we recommend you change your password regularly, especially in
the high security system, changing the password monthly or weekly can
better protect your product.
Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the
responsibility of the installer and/or end-user.
6 . Optional: Check Transmission Encryption (TLS) to enable transmission
encryption using TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol for security pur-
pose .
NOTE
This function should be supported by the device.
If you have enabled Certificate Verification, you should click Open Cer-
tificate Directory to open the default folder and copy the certificate file
exported from the device to this default directory to strengthen the secu-
rity. See for details about enabling certificate verification.
You can log into the device to get the certificate file by web browser.
7 . Check Synchronize Time to synchronize the device time with the PC run-
ning the client after adding the device to the client .
8 . Optional: Check Import to Group to create a group by the device name
and import all the channels of the device to this group .
Example
For access control device, its access points, alarm inputs/outputs, and en-
coding channels (if exist) will be imported to this group .
9 . Click Add .
Add Multiple Detected Online Devices
For detected online devices sharing the same user name and password, you
can add them to the client in a batch .
Before You Start
Make sure the to-be-added devices are online .
Steps
1 . Enter the Device Management module .
2 . Click Device tab on the top of the right panel .
3 . Click Online Device to show the online device area at the bottom of
the page .
The searched online devices are displayed in the list .
4 . Select multiple devices .
NOTE
For the inactive device, you need to create the password for it before
you can add the device properly. For details, refer to below.
5 . Click Add to open the device adding window .
6 . Enter the required information .
User Name
By default, the user name is admin .
Password
Enter the device password .
