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3. DESCRIPTION OF ALL FUNCTIONS AND MENU ITEMS
PLEASE NOTE: Your Safescan TA Terminal comes with the optimal settings already factory pre-configured. Changing some of the
settings of the machine may cause problems with the device operation. Unless you are certain of the changes you are making, do not
change the settings of the device. When in doubt, please contact Safescan’s technical support department for assistance.
3.1 USER MANAGEMENT
This section contains user-related functionalities.
New User - register a new user.
1.
User ID
- Unique identifier for the user in the terminal. We advise to follow the terminal’s suggestion of the user ID.
2.
Name
- The user name will be displayed every time a user performs a clocking action on the terminal.
3.
User Role
- There are two basic user roles: Super Admin and Normal User. The super administrator has the right to access every function of the
terminal. A normal user is only entitled to perform clocking actions and view his/her own previous clocking data. Additionally you can create user-
defined roles. You can assign any menu item to these user-defined roles.
4.
Fingerprint
- Register the user’s fingerprint
5.
Password
- Register a password for the user (numbers only, maximum 8 digits).
6.
User Expiration Rule
. Define which expiration rule to apply to the user. Note: expiration rules must be activated in “System -> Attendance”.
Expiration Options:
6.1
None
. No expiration rule is applied to the user.
6.2.
Expired Date
. The expiration rule is applied at a given date.
6.3.
Entries
. The expiration rule is applied after a given amount of punches (= clocking actions).
6.4.
Expired Date and Entries
. The expiration rule is applied after a given amount of punches within a given timeframe.
7.
Access Control Rules
. Define access control settings for the user.
7.1.
Access Group
. Link the user to a specific access group.
7.2.
Verification Mode
. Select the verification mode to apply to the user. It can be the one defined for the group, or any other one.
7.3.
Duress Fingerprint
. Define a fingerprint that will trigger the alarm if the user is forced to open the door under duress.
7.4.
Apply Group Time Period
. It is possible to apply the group time period for the user, or to select any other previously defined time period.
8.
All Users
- Displays a list of all users that are registered in the terminal, and when required edit or delete any user.
3.2 USER ROLE
Create, edit and activate custom user roles. A maximum of three different user roles can be defined and managed.
1.
User defined Role
1.1.
Enable Defined Role
- Set the role as active or inactive.
1.2.
Name
- Define a name for the role.
1.3.
Define User Role
- Select the active menu items for the user role.
3.3 COMMUNICATION
Set-up the communication between the device and a network.
1.
Ethernet
- Manage the LAN connection settings.
1.1.
IP Address
- The default IP address of the device is
192.168.1.201
, you might need to change it according to your network settings.
1.2.
Subnet Mask
- The default value is
255.255.255.0
, you can change it if needed.
1.3.
Gateway
- The default value is
0.0.0.0
, you can change it if needed.
1.4.
DNS
- The default value is
0.0.0.0
, you can change it when needed.
1.5.
TCP COMM Port
- The default communication port is
4370
, do not change it unless specifically instructed by a Safescan approved technician.
1.6.
DHCP
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, used by a server to dynamically allocate an IP address to the device.
1.7.
Display in status bar
- Toggle the network status information icon on the main screen of the device.
2.
Serial Comm
2.1.
USB
. Enable the USB port of the device for communication with a PC. This should only be enabled at the request of a Safescan technician
to perform special maintenance operations.
2.1.
USB Baudrate
. USB communication speed.
3.
PC Connection
- Secure the connection between the device and a PC.
3.1.
Comm Key
- You can set a password on the terminal that would have to be entered in the PC software. By default, there is no password set.
This password is numbers only (one to six digits).
3.2.
Device ID
- If you are using more than one Safescan TA terminal, you need to assign different ID’s to each terminal.
4.
Wireless Network
4.1.
WiFi
. Switch WiFi on or off
4.2.
Add Wifi Network
. Add manually a WiFi network if your network SSID is not displayed on the screen.
4.3.
Advanced
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