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Connecting The Ethernet Time Recorder Via A Serial Port
Ethernet Time Recorder clocks are equipped with an RS-232 serial connec-
tion identical to the one used in the standard Time Recorder. If network
capability is compromised, it can be used to download punches and set the
date and time. The serial connection is to the left of the Ethernet connec-
tion and is labeled "ACC/SER". An Ethernet cable and a Pyramid DB9 Serial
Adapter can be used to effect a connection to the PC. It works the same way
as the standard serial-based TimeTrax clock. Install the serial adapter to an
available 9-pin serial port on the PC. Insert one end of the Ethernet cable
into the ACC/SER jack, and insert the other into the Serial Adapter. When
TimeTrax is started, and the Initial Communications Form is displayed, the
Reconnect button may need to be clicked for the Time Recorder to be recog-
nized. See the "TimeTrax Time Recorder (Standard, Serial Communications)"
section for more details.
Technical Networking Details
The WAN and the computer must allow for UDP broadcasts (via
255.255.255.255) on Port 30718, and TCP/IP on Port 10001. The computer
and Time Recorder must, of course, be on the same Subnet. TimeTrax sends
a UDP Broadcast packet to IP 255.255.255.255 on Port 30718. The recorder
should respond back via UDP to the IP of the TimeTrax computer, also on
Port 30718 (the Pyramid.log file should show evidence of this). TimeTrax
then opens a TCP connection to the recorder on Port 10001 using the IP
assigned to it by the DHCP server. It then sends a request to the recorder
(found during the UDP broadcast above) for its Time Recorder Model
information. Failure in either of these steps will result in TimeTrax not
seeing the recorder.
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