Biostar VP5200SS16 Administrator Guide - Page 41

3. Setup the BioStar System  Server connection: If you choose this option, the device will automatically connect to the BioStar server. If you configure the server IP address and port correctly, log records from the device will be gathered at the server, regardless of whether or not the BioStar client is online. This option may also be useful if your network configuration requires you to connect devices with private IP addresses (for example, over a WAN) to a server with a public IP address. This option also provides SSL encryption for BioStation devices. 8. Click Next. 9. Select the device or devices to add by clicking the checkboxes next to the device IDs. 10. Click Add to add the devices to the BioStar system. 11. Close the confirmation message that appears and click Finish to exit the wizard. Note: You can manage devices by group by creating a tree hierarchy of named groups and assigning devices into one of the groups. Groups are created by right-clicking on the desired poision in the device tree and selecting Add Group. You can drag and drop devices between different locations of groups. Groups can be nested four levels deep and a pair of host-slave devices moves together. 3.2.2 Search for and Add Slave Devices A distinctive feature of BioStar is that it supports host and slave devices in RS485 networks. With this feature, only the host device must be connected to a PC via the LAN. The network can then be easily expanded by adding slave devices via RS485 connections. This feature also allows for controlling elevator (lift) access with Xpass and Xpass Slim devices that are connected to LIFT I/O devices. If your configuration includes slave devices, you must perform an additional search to locate and add those devices. First, configure the host device: 1. Search for and add the host device as described in section 3.2.1. 2. Click Device in the shortcut pane. 41 Copyright ©2014, Suprema Inc. On the web: www.supremainc.com