User Guide

CHAPTER14:CONFIGURETHE TIMECLOCKFORREMOTE ACCESS
Connecttoyourtimeclockawayfromtheoffice
Workfromhome
Multiplelocations
Employeeremotepunch
Followtheinstructionsbelowtosetyourtimeclockupwithremoteaccess,usingPortForwarding.
SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
ABroadbandInternetconnection(Cable,DSL,T1,etc.)atthelocationoftheclock.
TotalPassconnectedtoyournetworkbyanEthernet(i.e.CAT5)cable.
Arouterwith“PortForwarding”functionality.
Staticpublic/externalIPaddress,althoughnotrequired,ishighlyrecommended.ContactyourInternet
ServiceProviderfor
astaticpublic/externalIPaddress.
IfyourbusinessperformsPCISecurityScanningforcreditcardprocessing,setupcanbecomplicatedandmaybe
incompatible.Somecustomerschoosetosetupaseparatenetworkfortheircreditcardprocessingsystem.
SETP1:SET UPTHE TOTALPASSON THELOCAL NETWORK
FollowtheinstructionsontheTotalPassQuickStartGuidetosetupyourtimeclockontheLocalNetwork.Once
youcanaccesstheTotalPasssoftwareHomepagefromaPCinsideyourinternal/localnetwork,youarereadyto
configurethesystemforremoteaccess.
SETP2:ROUTER CONFIGURATION
Youwillnowconfigureyourrouterforportforwarding.Portforwardingallowscomputersandothernetwork
devicestoconnecttoaspecificcomputerorservicewithinaprivatelocalareanetwork(LAN),throughthe
Internet.
TheseinstructionsincludegeneralguidelinesforconfiguringarouterforPortForwarding.Actualstepsrequired
may
varywitheachrouter.Forspecificinstructionsonyourrouter,pleasecontacttherouter’smanufacturer.
Important:Foranominalfee,IconTimeoffersanoptionalservicetoassistinsettingupport
forwarding/remoteconnectiontoyourtimeclocks