User's Manual

How to Install the ISONAS PureIP Reader-controller 30

3: CONFIGURING THE READER-CONTROLLER’S COMMUNICATIONS

The Reader-controllers communicates with the ISONAS PureAccess software over the

organization's data network.

3.1: ETHERNET-BASED TCP/IP READER-CONTROLLERS

There are many Ethernet network topology permutations, too many topologies to cover in this

guide. Here are two common Ethernet configurations used by ISONAS customers:

 PureIP RCs to PureAccess-Cloud Software:

This is the simplest type of network connection. ISONAS provides a cloud instance of the

PureAccess software. The readers are configured to automatically connect to hosted

PureAccess software.

Addressing:

The recommended best-practices is to let the local network’s DHCP service assign the IP

Address to each reader.

As an alternate, you can manually assign the reader’s IP Address. To allow the reader to

successfully reach the host software, the following setting are typically required:

 Static IP Address that is valid on the local subnetwork

 Proper Subnet Mask

 IP Address of the local subnetwork’s gateway.

Here are a couple guidelines to follow to assure that your network’s configuration will support

the ISONAS access system.

 The ISONAS reader-controller is a standard “network appliance”. Standard TCP/IP

networking rules apply.

 ISONAS can provide a simple utility, that will redirect any currently installed reader-

controllers to the cloud instance of PureAccess

 PureIP RCs to PureAccess-Manager Software:

Some locations may have a version of PureAccess installed on a local server. The software

package that is designed for such on-site installation is named: PureAccess-Manager.

These installations will require that the reader-controller’s configuration be modified to

direct the reader to connect to the local server’s location.

ISONAS can provide a simple utility, that can be used to redirect the reader-controllers to

the local instance of PureAccess-Manager.