FingerTec TA200 Plus Manual - Manual (Page 18)

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Installation and Setup of TCMS V2
Install TCMS V2 in a PC that fulifills the software’s minimum requirements. Refer to user.
fingertec.com/user-promanual.htm for the TCMS V2 user guide online. Setup Wizard will
require you to do online activation before a connection can be established between TCMS
V2 and the terminals.
Connecting The Terminals to TCMS V2
determININg termINAl NUmBer:
Identify the number of your terminals to dif-
ferentiate them between one another. TCMS V2 can connect up to 999 units of terminal.
Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > Dev Num > Select the number.
USINg tCP/IP:
IP address is important, as it is a unique address of the terminal in LAN.
Without the IP address, locating the specific terminal is not possible. To input the IP ad-
dress of the terminal: Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > IP Addr > Key in IP address.
SettINg UP etherNet:
It is important to setup the Ethernet to connect the termi-
nals using TCP/IP connection. Setting up the Ethernet is done by enabling the Ethernet
function: Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > Ethernet > Yes. Turn off the terminal after
you have set the Ethernet setting to Yes. Now, plug-in the network plug to the Ethernet
interface and turn the power on.
Determining the Netmask, Gateway and NetSpeed:
For TCP/IP connection, please configure
the netmask, gateway and netspeed for the terminal.
Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > NetMask > Insert the numbers.
Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > Gateway > Insert the numbers.
Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > NetSpeed > Choose the speed of your Ethernet connec-
tion.
USINg rS232 CoNNeCtIoN:
For connection via RS22,baudrate is the determinant
of communication speed between the terminal and the software. The higher the baudrate,
the faster the speed is. To turn on RS232 connection and set the baudrate: Press Menu
> Options > Comm Opt > RS22 > Change the RS22 connection to Y.
To change baudrate:
Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > Baudrate > Change the Baudrate accordingly.
USINg rS485 CoNNeCtIoN
: For connection via RS485, baudrate is also the deter-
minant of communication speed between the terminal and the software but the speed
must be according to the speed of theconverter. Check your converter for the speed.
To
turn on RS485 connection and set the baudrate:
Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > RS22 >
Change the RS485 connection to Y.
To change baudrate:
Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt
> Baudrate > Change the Baudrate accordingly.
Using USB to Download/Upload Data
A USB flash disk is useful in cases where the terminal is installed far from a PC or there is
a connection problem. To determine the type of USB flash disks compatible with the ter-
minal, please refer to this link at fingertec.com/newsletter/HL_74.html using USB. Press
Menu > PenDrive Mgmt > Choose the operation that you want to carry out via USB flash
disk.
Communication Key
Since the software is controlled by an activation code and a product key, set the COMM key
to zero. Press Menu > Options > Comm Opt > COMM Key > Set to 0.