Configuration and Commissioning
If you wish to connect the ZEP terminal via Ethernet cable, connect it to your network first and then provide the terminal with power. This allows the terminal to recognize which configuration parameters to offer.
Upon delivery, the ZEP terminal is already pre-configured for your ZEP instance and for connection via Ethernet cable using DHCP. In this case, you no longer need to configure the ZEP terminal; you only need to activate it within ZEP.
In all other cases, the ZEP terminal enters configuration mode.
The terminal sets up a WLAN access point:
WLAN SSID: "ZEP_nnnnnnn" (nnnnnnn stands for the unique number of the terminal)
WLAN Password: "ZEP-Terminal"
You have 3 minutes for the configuration. If no configuration has been saved after this time, a restart occurs.
Configuration with Smartphone or Laptop
As soon as the terminal displays the message "Please configure ... ZEP_nnnnnnn" (you may need a little patience), you will find the WLAN "ZEP_nnnnnnn" in the WLAN settings of your smartphone or laptop:
Connect to this WLAN. When prompted, enter the password "ZEP-Terminal" (case-sensitive).
Depending on the smartphone, either the start page for the ZEP terminal configuration will be displayed automatically, or you must click the WLAN "ZEP_nnnnnnn" again to connect.
The welcome page is then displayed on the smartphone; click the green button "Configure ZEP Clock Terminal."
Should the configuration page not appear automatically, call up the address http://192.168.4.1/ in the smartphone's browser.
Upon delivery, your ZEP path is already pre-set. If not, you must specify your ZEP access. Enter zepXXX, where "XXX" generally stands for the name of your company. Enter only zepXXX, without www.zep-online.de, without a trailing "/", and without any other components.
Configuration for Operation via WLAN
If you have not plugged in an Ethernet cable, the ZEP terminal recognizes that you want to operate it via WLAN. Enter the WLAN SSID and the WLAN password of your network.
Configuration for ethernet usage
Configuration for Operation via Ethernet with a Static IP Address
If you connected the ZEP terminal via an Ethernet cable before switching it on, the ZEP terminal recognizes that you want to operate it via Ethernet, and you can enter the required fields: IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server.
If you wish to switch back to DHCP, leave the aforementioned fields empty.
Saving the Configuration
When you save the configuration (on a smartphone or laptop), the ZEP terminal is restarted. You will see a few initialization messages, and after a short time—if the configuration was correct—your ZEP terminal is ready.
If your ZEP instance is not reachable with this configuration, a corresponding message appears and the ZEP terminal enters configuration mode again. Possible measures:
Check the functionality of the WLAN or Ethernet cable. If you let the 3-minute configuration time pass, the ZEP terminal restarts and attempts the connection again.
Enter the configuration again using your smartphone or laptop and correct the details.
Activating in ZEP
Activating the Terminal in ZEP
When the terminal connects to its ZEP instance for the first time after successful configuration, it is automatically registered in ZEP and reports that it must be activated in ZEP.
You will then see it in ZEP under Administration > System > Device Management. For security reasons, it is initially in the "inactive" status. Set the status to "active in learning mode".
For security reasons, no more than a total of 100 ZEP terminal devices are accepted.
Training the RFID Chips
Prerequisite: Terminal status is set to "active in learning mode" in ZEP under Administration > System > Device Management. Hold an RFID chip in front of the terminal until a signal sounds.
Since the RFID number is still unknown in ZEP and the terminal is active in learning mode, the number is registered (created) in ZEP. You can then view it in ZEP under Administration > System > RFID Chips.
In this way, you can register several chips in ZEP and mark them so that you still know the order in which they were created. Under Administration > System > RFID Chips, you will see them in exactly that order, including the creation date and time and the unique RFID number. You can now assign an employee to each chip here. From now on, these employees can "clock in" via RFID chip as long as the terminal status is "active in learning mode" or "active."
As long as the terminal remains active in learning mode, unknown RFID chips can continue to be registered. Change the terminal status to "active" if the terminal should no longer react to unknown RFID chips.
There is no restriction of RFID chips to a single terminal. If you use several terminals (e.g., one at each entrance door), the RFID chips are authorized to clock in at every terminal.