### 5.2.1 Add Access Control Panel

There are two ways to add Access Control Panel.

1. Add Device:

(1) In the Device Type Selection interface, select Add Access Control Panel. The communication modes are TCP/ IP or RS485. The following interface will be shown:

TCP/ IP:

IP Address: Please enter the IP Address of the access control panel;

IP Port No.: In Ethernet mode, the default is 4370;

RS485:

Serial Port Number: COM1-COM254;

485 Address: The machine number. When serial port numbers are the same, there will be no repeated 485 addresses;

Baud Rate: Same as the baud rate of the device (9600/ 19200/ 38400/ 57600/115200). The default is 38400;

Device Name: Any character, up to a combination of 20 characters;

Communication Password: Any character, up to a combination of 15 characters (No blank). You need to input this field only when you add a new device with the communication password. It can not be modified when you edit the device information except in [Modify communication password] operation. Please refer to 6.3.1 Door Management.

? Note: You do not need to input this field if the device has no communication password, such as when it is a new factory device or just after the initialization.

Panel Type: One-door panel, two-door panel, four-door panel, access control device.

Switch to Two-door Two-way: When four-door panel is selected, this box will appear. By default, it is not ticked. This parameter is used to switch the four-door one-way access control panel to two-door two-way access control panel (For changes of extended device parameters before and after switching, see relevant files of access control panel).

? Note: After the four door one-way access control panel is switched to two- door two-way access control panel, to switch back, you need delete the device from the system and add it again. When adding, do not tick the check box before this parameter.

Auto Synchronizes Device Time: By default it is ticked, namely, it will synchronize device time with server time each time connecting to the device. If it is not ticked, the user can manually synchronize device time;

Area: Specify areas of devices. After Area Setting, devices (doors) can be filtered by area upon Real-Time Monitoring.

Clear Data in the Device when Adding ㄩ If this option is being ticked, after adding device adding, the system will clear all data in the device, except the event logs. If you add the device just for demonstration or testing of the system, there is no need to tick it.

(2) After editing, click [OK], and the system will try connecting the current device:

If connection is successful, it will read the corresponding extended parameters of the device. At this time, if the access control panel type selected by the user does not meet the corresponding parameters of the actual device, the system will remind the user. If the user clicks [OK] to save, it will save the actual access control panel type of the device;

Extended Device Parameters: includes serial number, device type, firmware version number, auxiliary input quantity, auxiliary output quantity, door quantity, device fingerprint version, and reader quantity.

If device connection fails, while the user still needs to add the device to the system, corresponding device parameters and extended parameters, such as the serial number, will not be written into the system and settings such as anti-passback and linkage will not be impossible. These settings can be created only when the device is reconnected successfully and corresponding parameters are acquired.

? Note: When you add a new device to the system, the software will clear all user information, time zones, holidays, and access control levels settings (including access control group, anti-pass back, interlock settings, linkage settings, etc.) from the device, except the events record in the device. Unless the information in the device is unusable, we recommend that you not to delete the device in used, to avoid the loss of information.

Access Control Panel Settings:

] TCP/ IP Communication Requirements:

To support and enable TCP/ IP communication, directly connect the device to the PC or connect to the Internet, get the device IP address and other device information of the device;

] RS485 Communication Requirements:

To support and enable RS485 communication, connect to PC through RS485, get the serial port number, RS485 machine number (address), baud rate and other device information of the device.

2. Add Device By Searching Access Control Panels:

Search the access control panels in the Ethernet.

(1) Click [Device] - [Device] - [Search Panels], to show the Search interface;

(2) Click [Start Search], and it will prompt [searching＃＃];

(3) After searching, the list and total number of access control panels will be displayed;

? Note: Here we use UDP broadcast mode to search the access controller, this mode can not exceed the HUB scale. The IP address can exceed the net segment, but must belong to the same subnet, and needs to configure the gateway and IP address in the same network segment.

(4) Click [Add to device list] behind the device, and a dialog box will open. Enter self-defined device name, and click [OK] to complete device adding.

(5) The default IP address of the access control panel may conflict with the IP of a device on the Internet. You can modify its IP address: Click [Modify IP Address] behind the device and a dialog box will open. Enter the new IP address and other parameters (Note: Must configure the gateway and IP address in the same network segment);