Warning! Users are not recommended to run any xPortal software in Windows XP operating system as the system is unstable Users are also advised to stop the xPortal Services before shutting down the Server PC to prevent any missing transaction issues.
. . Warning! We do not recommend controllers and PC communication to be connected via Wifi (using Wifi dongles) as Wifi connection is unstable and can make controller statuses be shown as "Down".. . Summary To Configure Connection, Controller, and Door Settings Users can choose EITHER one of the two methods to configure the Connection, Controller, and Door settings. . . Step-by-step Guide:Before configuring Connection, Controller, and Door settings for XP-M2000i / XP-M2300i controller with xPortalNet, ensure that the pre-configure network connection has been complete:
. . Step 1: Open xPortalNet Comm Service. .
Step 2: Ensure that the xPortalNet Comm Service Status is Running.
Figure 1: xPortalNet Comm Service Running pop-up message .
Step 3: Right-click the xPortalNet Comm Service icon at the notification bar, click Check Service Info and verify that the software detects the plugged in USB license key.
Figure 2: Valid software license key detected indication . . Step 1: Assign static IP address for XP-M2000i / XP-M2300i controller via web diagnostic. . . .
Step 2: For Connection setup, open xPortalNet Server > Server Admin > Connection Setup. The Connection Setup window shown as below.
Figure 3: Connection Setup window .
Step 3: Click Add to add a new connection. The Add Connection window will be shown as below. Click OK to save the changes.
Figure 4: Add Connection window .
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Step 4: For Controller Setup, go to Server Admin > System Device Setup > Controller. The Controller Setup window will be shown as below:
Figure 5: Controller Setup window .
Step 5: Click Add to add a new controller. The Add Controller window will be shown as below. Click OK to save the changes.
Figure 6: Add Controller window .
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Step 6: For Door Setup, go to Server Admin > System Device Setup > Door. The Door Setup window shown as below
Figure 7: Door Setup window .
Step 7: Click Add, the Add Door window will be prompted by xPortalNet software as shown below. Click OK to save the changes.
Figure 8: Add Door window .
. Note TTL In/Out Readers are then connected to the respective TTL ports following the TTL In Reader No. and TTL Out Reader No. settings respectively. If users are not using TTL readers, users can ignore the TTL Reader settings.
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Step 7: The following message window will be shown to indicate that the Record is Added. Click OK to continue.
Figure 9: Record Added window .
Step 8: The Connection, Controller, and Door settings are configured. Users can now observe the controller and door Status at Device List.
. . Step 1: To use the controller Search function, go to xPortalNet Server > System Device Setup > Controller > Search.
Figure 10: The Search icon .
Step 2: The Controller Discovery window will be shown as below. Once the connected controllers are discovered, select the controller to be configured and click Configure Controller.
Figure 11: Controller Discovery window .
Step 3: The Configure Controller window will be shown as below.Users are advised to re-assign the controller's IP address, subnet mask, gateway and Server IP address following the site requirements.
Figure 12: Configure Controller window .
Step 4: After clicking OK, xPortalNet software will prompt users to enter the web diagnostic password to proceed to update changed settings.
Figure 13: Software prompting to enter web diagnostic password .
Step 5: The following message window will be shown once all settings are updated. Click OK.
Figure 14: Settings are updated successfully! message window .
Step 6: The following message window will then be shown as the software is retrieving controller info.
Figure 15: Retrieving Controller Info message window
. Step 7: The Controller Discovery window will then be shown again. Select the same controller and click Add Controller to continue.
Figure 16: Controller Discovery window .
Step 8: The Connection Setup window will be shown as below.
Figure 17: Connection Setup window .
Step 9: Click Add to add a new connection. The Add Connection window will be shown as below. Click OK to save the changes.
Figure 18: Add Connection window .
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Step 10: The software will automatically prompt the Controller Setup window as shown below:
Figure 19: Controller Setup window .
Step 11: Click Add to add a new controller. The Add Controller window will be shown as below. Click OK to save the changes.
Figure 20: Add Controller window .
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Step 12: The following message window will be shown to indicate that the Record is Added. Click OK to continue.
Figure 21: Record Added message window .
Step 13: For Door Setup, go to xPortalNet Server > System Device Setup > Door. The Door Setup window will be shown as below:
Figure 22: Door Setup window .
Step 14: Click Add to add a new door. The Add Door window will be shown as below. Fill up the door details as below and click OK to save the changes.
Figure 23: Add Door window .
. Note TTL In/Out Readers are then connected to the respective TTL ports following the TTL In Reader No. and TTL Out Reader No. settings respectively. If users are not using TTL readers, users can ignore the TTL Reader settings.
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Step 15: The following message window will be shown to indicate that the software is refreshing the connection. Click OK.
Figure 24: Refresh Connection message window .
Step 16: The Connection, Controller, and Door settings are configured. Users can now observe the controller and door Status at Device List.
. . Step 1: After completing the Connection, Controller and Door settings using EITHER of the two methods, users can now check the status of the controller and door. .
Step 2: To check the status of the controller, go to xPortalNet Server> Device List > Controller List to verify that the controller Status is Up.
Figure 25: Controller List under Device List tab .
Step 3: To check the status of the door,go to xPortalNet Server> Devices List > Door Listto verify that the door StatusisUp.
Figure 26: Door List under Device List tab |