User guide
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Specifications and Requirements
- 3. Installation
- 4. System Overview
- 5. How to Set Up a Site
- 5.1 Adding Time Zones
- 5.2 Adding Holidays
- 5.3 Adding a Network
- 5.4 Adding Access Control Panels
- 5.5 Configuring the Doors
- 5.6 Configuring the Readers
- 5.7 Configuring the Inputs
- 5.8 Adding a Camera
- 5.9 Adding Panel Links
- 5.10 Creating Groups
- 5.11 Adding Users and Cards
- 5.12 Adding Departments, Users, and Visitors
- 5.13 Adding Access Areas
- 5.14 Adding Global Antipassback Rules
- 5.15 Car Parking
- 5.16 Adding Operators
- 5.17 Creating Elevator Control
- 5.18 Creating Status Maps
- 6. ViTrax™ Video Integration
- 7. Manual Operation
- 8. AxTraxNG™ Reports
- 9. Administrator Operations
- A. Firewall Configuration
- B. SQL Service Settings
- C. Network Configuration
- D. Restoring Factory Default Settings
- E. Configuring User Counters
- F. Cross Platform Camera Setup
- G. Enrolling Cards using MD-08 Desktop Reader
- H. SQL Server Installation Troubleshoot
- I. AxTrax.NET Watchdog
- J. Adding Custom Wiegand Formats

How to Set Up a Site
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Field Description
Network Type Network type:
Serial
,
TCP/IP
, or
Modem
For TCP/IP connection, set the TCP/IP network (see Appendix
C).
Configuration
Button
Configuration window to set communication preferences.
This button appears when selecting a Modem or TCP/IP LAN
network. For more information, see Appendix
C.
4. In Description, enter a name for the new network.
5. Select the Enabled checkbox.
6. In Network type, select the network type and set the connection
settings:
a. For serial, select the correct COM port.
b. For a TCP/IP LAN, click Configuration to locate the hardware on the
local network.
c. For a modem, click Configuration to set dialing preferences for the
computer's and the receiving modems.
For more information on how to configure an access control network, see
Appendix C. Check with your system administrator for more information,
or contact Rosslare technical support. Clear the
Enabled
checkbox if you
want to halt communication to panels on the network.
Access control panels connect to a TCP/IP network via MD-N32 TCP/IP to a
serial converter, or by using the on-board module in AC-225IP, AC-425IP, or
AC-525. Refer to the relevant hardware installation guides for more details.
7. For all types of networks, set the DIP switch on the access control panel
hardware to match the diagram at the top of the screen.
After changing the DIP switch, make sure to power down and then power
up the panels.
8. In the Add
Network
window, click the
Options
tab.