Before you can add an HID unit in Security
Center, you must know its IP address and login credentials. To find this information, you can use
the Unit enrollment tool.
What you should know
HID VertX (V1000, V2000), and Edge devices are IP devices that can acquire their
network address automatically when your network has a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is
present on your network, you must assign a static IP configuration to the unit
(recommended).To change the unit's initial IP configuration if necessary, you can use the
HID Discovery GUI. For more information about the HID
Discovery GUI, see your HID documentation.
For more information about
initial HID hardware setup, see the HID device documentation in the
Documentation\Controllers folder of your Security
Center installation package, or download the
documentation from http://www.HIDglobal.com.
To prepare to add an HID unit in Security
Center:
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Discover the access control units on your
network.
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If the HID unit you want is not found, disconnect your workstation’s network cable and
plug it directly into the HID unit. For PoE units, such as Edge or Edge EVO, connect your
laptop and unit to a standalone switch.
The address 169.254.242.121 is the factory-assigned default address for every HID
device. Even if the unit has been configured with an IP configuration, it still listens on
this address for possible troubleshooting needs.
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Type http://169.254.242.121 in your web browser.
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To log on, enter the default username (root) and password (pass).
NOTE: The web interface for EVO units can only be accessed with the
admin account. By default, the password is blank. Change it after changing the
IP settings. To enroll the unit into Security
Center, you must use root/pass.
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In the Basic Setup page, assign the device’s IP
configuration.
CAUTION: If no DNS server is present on your network, you must use the unit’s
own IP address for the Primary DNS Server value, and
the Basic Central Station’s IP address should be set to the IP
address of your Security
Center server running
the Access Manager role.
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(Optional) Click Change Login Password, and then change the
password.
Changing the password applies to the admin user not the root
user.
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Click Submit.
The new IP configuration is applied to the unit and it restarts. You can now add the
unit in Security
Center.
