How To Connect To Hid Access Manager For The First Time; First Option: You Have A Router With An Active Dhcp Server; Second Option: Switch Or Direct Connection - HID ACW2-XN Installation Manual

How to connect to HID Access Manager for the first time

First option: You have a Router with an active DHCP server

1. Follow this link:
2. The HID Access Manager login dialogue will launch.
3. See Logging on, on the next page.

Second option: Switch or Direct connection

•
Connect a PC/Laptop directly to the ACW2-XN network socket using a straight (uncrossed)
Ethernet cable – or via a network switch.
• The PC needs to have an IP address in the same range as the ACW2-XN's default address.
1. Click Start>Control Panel.
2. Click the "Network and Sharing Centre icon".
3. Select "Local Area Connection".
4. Click the "Properties button".
5. Double-click "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)".
6. Set the IP Address to 192.168.100.X (X being any available number between 2 and 254. Ensure that
your chosen number is not the same as the ACW2-XN.
7. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0.
8. Click the OK button.
9. Follow this link:
10. The HID Access Manager login dialogue will launch.
Note:
•
It is advised to set up a static IP address for future use.
• The DNS name function only works on a PC
If you wish to use DNS features with Mobile phones then you need to set the DNS setting within your
router.
(DNS setting is router manufacturer dependent.)
Logging on
1. Enter the default Admin Password: 12345
2. Click Logon
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http://HIDaccess/ - or type it into the browser.
192.168.100.1 (or type it into the browser)
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