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Manage Access Control Device

You can add the access control devices to the system for access level configuration, time and attendance management, etc.

Add Access Control Devices

Add Online Detected Access Control Devices

Table 1 Add Online Access Control Devices

Adding Mode and Scenario

Description

Method: Add detected online access control device(s)

Scenario: The access control devices are on the same network as the Web Client.

Before you start, make sure the web control plug-in is installed.

  1. In the Online Device area, select a network type.

    Server Network

    As the default selection, the detected online devices in the same local subnet with the SYS server will be listed in the Online Device area.

    Local Network

    The detected online devices in the same local subnet with the Web Client will be listed in the Online Device area.

  2. In the Online Device area, select Hikvision Private Protocol / Hikvision ISUP Protocol to filter the detected online devices.

  3. In the Online Device area, select the active device(s) to be added, and click Add to Device List to open the Add Online Device window.

Add access control Devices

Click Add to enter the Add Access Control Device page.

  • Before you start, make sure the devices you are going to use are correctly installed and connected to the network.

  • To add devices via ISUP, you need to go to > Basic Management > System > Network > Device Access Protocol, and enable Allow ISUP Registration.

Table 2 Add Access Control Devices

Adding Mode and Scenario

Description

Method: Add access control device by IP address / domain.

Scenario: When you know the IP address or domain name of a device, you can add it to the platform by specifying the IP address (or domain name), user name, password, etc.

Select Hikvision Private Protocol, Hikvision ISUP Protocol, or Hikvision ISAPI Protocol as the Access Protocol, and select IP Address/Domain.

Method: Add access control devices by IP segment.

Scenario: When multiple access control devices to be added have the same port number, user name, password, and have different IP addresses within a range, you can add devices by specifying the IP segment and some other related parameters.

Select Hikvision Private Protocol or Hikvision ISAPI Protocol as the Access Protocol, and select IP Segment as the adding mode.

Method: Add access control device by device ID.

Scenario: For the access control devices supporting ISUP, you can add them by specifying a predefined device ID, key, etc.

Select Hikvision ISUP Protocol as the Access Protocol, and select Device ID as the adding mode.

Method: Add access control devices by device ID segment.

Scenario: If you need to add multiple access control devices which have no fixed IP addresses and support ISUP toHikCentral Professional, you can add them to HikCentral Professional at a time after configuring device ID segment for the devices.

Select Hikvision ISUP Protocol as the Access Protocol, and select Device ID Segment as the adding mode.

Method: Add access control devices in a batch.

Scenario: When there are multiple devices to be added, you can edit the predefined template containing the required device information, and import the template to HikCentral Professional to add devices in a batch.

Select Hikvision Private Protocol / Hikvision ISUP Protocol as the access protocol, and select Batch Import as the adding mode.

After Adding Access Control Devices: Operations on Device List Page

After you add access control devices, you can perform further operations on the device list.

Operations

Descriptions

Configure Device

Click in the Operation column to enter the corresponding device configuration page to edit the time parameters, reboot the device, restore the device, or set other parameters. See Configure Parameters for Access Control Devices and Elevator Control Devices for detailed instructions.

Change Password

Select device(s) and click Change Password to change the password for the device(s).

Note

  • You can only change the password for online Hikvision devices currently.

Restore Default Settings

Select the added device(s) and click Restore Default Settings to restore the configured device parameters excluding network parameters and account information.

To restore all the device parameters, check Restore device network parameters and account information, such as user name and password. in the pop-up window.

Privacy Settings

To protect the person's private information including the person's name and profile picture, you can configure privacy settings for online access control devices. For details, refer to Privacy Settings.

Replace Device

When a device is replaced with another one, and the serial No. of the new device is different from that of the old one, you need to confirm the replacement on the platform. In the Operation column, click to replace the old device with the new device on the platform.

Add Access Module

For some access controllers, click on the left of the device list, and click Add to enter the Add Access Module page.

  1. In the Added Access Module area, click Add.

  2. Set the access module name and ID.

  3. In the Access Module Under Access Controller area, check access modules and click Expand Access Module List in Access Controller.

  4. Click Add at the bottom.
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