Easy Data Centralization with Webster User Guide
CONTENTS 3-4 1 • INTRODUCING Webster - An Introduction 5-14 2 • INSTALLING & CONFIGURING WEBSTER Installing the System Configuring Webster 15-18 3 • MANAGING FINGERTEC TERMINALS IN WEBSTE Adding Terminals into Webster Searching for Terminals Editing Terminals in Webster Deleting Terminals in Webster Understanding the basic Information of Terminals Controlling the terminals 19-21 4 • MANAGING USERS IN TERMINALS & WEBSTER Uploading, Transferring, and Exporting User Data Searching for Users 22-23 5 •
Webster – An Introduction FingerTec Webster is a web platform that facilitates all FingerTec terminals to be integrated with a web application. It is built on the latest Microsoft Technology, Visual Studio .NET 2010 with the .NET Framework 4.0 as the system architecture, and runs on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), supports MySQL database, and centralizes data from all FingerTec terminals through web to server in a real-time manner.
Webster consolidates the data from FingerTec terminals into the MySQL database of the same server. MySQL is one of the most popular, reliable and fast open source database that facilitates software integration and data extraction. Software specialists will be able to integrate the raw data into their existing software or system, thus producing a complete and automated time attendance processing and third party software integration.
Installing the System For Webster to function properly, these components need to be installed first: Internet Information Services Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 MySQL server MySQL Connector ODBC 3.51 FingerTec Webster Make sure the server has been installed with the above components before attempting to install Webster. The install shield will run a test to check that the components have been installed before proceeding with the installation.
INSTALLING MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 4.0 Download the installation file at > Run the installation file and follow the instructions to start to install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 Read and accept the license agreement > The installation requires an Internet connection to download and install the component into the server. Make sure an Internet connection is available. > Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
INSTALLING THE MYSQL SERVER V5.5 Webster requires the MySQL server version 5.5 to run smoothly. Download the installation file at > Run the installation file to begin installation. Click Select > Read and accept the License Agreement > Click > Click to proceed. to begin the installation process.
Wait for the installation of the MySQL to be complete > Check the checkbox to Launch the MySQL Instance Configuration Wizard > > Start to configure the MySQL server. If the server is installed with an older version of MySQL server, the system will advise the administrator > Select to use the latest version, v5.5.
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Select > Click Uncheck if the administrator does not want to change the default login name and password of the MySQL server (default login name = root, password = ) > CLick If the Administrator would like to change the login name and password, check and insert login password to proceed.
Click > Wait for the system to complete the configuration > Click the process. to end INSTALLING THE MYSQL CONNECTOR ODBC 3.5.1 Webster requires the MySQL Connector ODBC 3.51 to work with the MySQL database.
Select > Click > Click > Click INSTALLING WEBSTER After successfully installing the previous components, you may proceed to install FingerTec Webster. Run the Setup.exe file to begin installation. For Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, right click and select to run the Setup.exe. Click 12 CONTENTS and insert the relevant information. Click to continue.
Insert the IP address of the MySQL server. Insert “localhost” if the MySQL server has been installed in the same server. Insert the Login ID and Password to connect to the MySQL server and click . Select and click to continue. Click Install to begin the installation. Once the process is complete, click Finish to continue. Now, Webster and its components are successfully installed into the server.
To run Webster: Open Internet Browser > Insert the IP address of the Webster server in the address bar (e.g. 192.168.1.201/Webster) > Fill in default login username and password > Click . Configuring Webster Now that Webster is successfully installed, it is time to set some basic configuration. Click on System Configuration to start configuring the Webster. Choose the preffered date display format among [year-month-date], [month-date-year] or [date-month-year].
The Terminal List page displays all the FingerTec terminals connected to the Webster server. Searching a terminal by serial number, device name or IP address Basic command buttons Display table of device information. Adding Terminals into Webster The administrator does not need to add FingerTec terminals manually into Webster. The terminals connect to Webster automatically by referring to the Webster IP address which has been preset in the terminal settings.
Searching for Terminals An administrator can search for a terminal by its serial number, device number or IP address. Insert either one information into the relevant data field and click to find the terminal. The results will be displayed at the bottom in a table format (section ). Editing Terminals in Webster Click the button next to the relevant FingerTec terminals to edit the basic information of the terminals. Now the administrator can insert or change the Device ID of the terminals.
Understanding the Basic Information of Terminals Section is the check list of FingerTec terminals. The administrator can view the details of the FingerTec terminals as it appears in the table. 7-digit serial number of the connected terminals. The Device number set in FingerTec terminals, varying from 1 to 999. No duplication of number is allowed. The administrator can set the Dev ID and update the changes to terminals.
Webster needs a LAN/WAN connection to send commands to the terminals. If the connection is disrupted or the terminal is shut down, Webster will not be able to send commands to it. In this situation, Webster will then keep and queue the commands and execute it when the connection or terminal resumes operation. It is recommended to check the Real Time Webster Command page (under Monitoring) to check the status of the commands.
The FingerTec terminals always upload user information (user ID, privileges, faces, fingerprints, passwords, and cards) to Webster after enrollment, and publishes it onto the User page. The process is fully automatic and does not require the administrator to regularly download the information from terminals. The User page is divided into 3 sections. Searching users by user ID, name or serial number of terminal. Basic command button. Table to display user data.
Uploading Templates This process uploads fingerprint templates of users into the terminals. The administrator can copy and paste the fingerprint templates between terminals.
Searching for Users The administrator is able to search for user information on the Webster database. The users can be searched either by the User ID, Name or Serial Number of terminals that the user in enrolled into. Just insert either information into the data fiels and the results will be displayed in a table at the bottom of the page. EDITING AND DELETING USERS The administrator has the authorization to edit and delete users in the Webster server and FingerTec terminals.
Every time a user verifies to report their attendance at a terminal, the transaction logs (attendance records) get uploaded to Webster immediately. This makes the Webster a realtime attendance recording server. In the event of a connection failure, the terminals then save the transaction logs into its buffer memory, to be uploaded to Webster the moment the connection to Webster resumes.
Insert the start and end date Click Transaction logs will be displayed in a table. Exporting Transaction Logs Transaction logs can be exported into CSV, TXT or XLS formats. The exported file can be used as data to be imported into a 3rd party software for further processing. Define serial Click number of the terminal Define start and end date Select format of export file Click to proceed. Reading the Transaction Logs Transaction logs in Webster can be retrieved and viewed by the administrator anytime.
The connection between Webster and the terminals can be affected by many factors, such as a congested or slow network, the shutting down of terminals, etc. These reasons cause the data transfer between Webster and the terminals to be delayed. As discussed earlier, in such situations, the terminals will save the data and transaction logs into the buffer memory and resumes the upload when a connection is established again. The same process is done by Webster.
These logs are important for the administrator to be informed of the communication status between Webster and the FingerTec terminals. The administrator can filter the logs according to the serial number of terminals, or types of status. WEBSTER COMMAND However the records in Webster Command are all historical records and not real-time logs.
The Terminal System Log page is displayed in a table format. Each column displays the following: The serial number of the terminal that sent the system log to Webster The operation done at the terminal The date and time that the operation occurred The date and time that the record was uploaded to Webster If the administrator would like to monitor the real-time operations occurring at the terminal, go to the Real Time Terminal System Log page under Monitoring for details.
Monitoring Real-Time Transactions Real Time Transaction is a page that displays real-time verifications that occur at the terminals. Webster receives and publishes all transactions received from connected terminals to inform the administrator about activity at the terminals. The transactions are displayed in a table format which contains the following columns: The serial number of the terminal which uploaded the transaction log. The user ID of the verified user.
Monitoring Real-Time User Enrollment Besides real-time transactions, Webster also displays real-time user enrollment records from all terminals. The administrator can view and be informed of new users, which terminal he/she is enrolled in, together with the date and time of enrollment. The serial number of the terminal in which the new user has been enrolled in The assigned new user ID The name of the new user The card ID enrolled.
Managing Administrator Login Webster only allows administrators access to manage terminals, users and transactions. Super administrators, on the other hand, are able to set and assign new supervisors, and control the authority level of supervisors. The super administrator is assigned to the first person that logs into Webster.
The table below displays the levels of authority of all the different administrators. Each function can be allowed or denied to each administrator.
ADDING A NEW ADMINISTRATOR Click the button Fill in the relevant informa- tion into the table. Define the authority level in each data field to complete the process. Check the checkbox to enable Click A new administrator is now created and published on the main page. Select the User ID of the administrator save settings.
evant administrator Update the information Click Click next to the relto save settings. Managing & Maintaining the Database It is advisable to perform housekeeping from time to time to maintain the Webster MySQL database and secure the data. If the database size is too big, it is recommended to purge/ delete some old data before proceed to backup database.
Administrators have the authority to do the following: to backup database into SQL statement to store for future reference. to reclaim the unused space and to defragment the data file, to optimize the database. to restore SQL statement from to clear/purge old/unused data file. Administrator can define the date range to clear/purge. backup file.
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