Advanced Configuration

Click 
Advanced Settings
. The options needed to fully configure a device will be displayed.
These options allow you to change where the device(s) will attempti to connect as well as the ability to set the readers to either DHCP (preferred) or static IP addresses.

Establishing a connection to Zentra:

  1. All devices must be set to
    Client Mode
     in order to initiate a connection with Zentra.
    Server Mode
     is reserved for updating the firmware of the devices only.
  2. The
    Host Address URL
     can be accessed via the drop-down menu.
    1. The host address is set to
      isonaspureaccesscloud.com
       by default.
    2. If you are attempting to connect to a Demo tenant, you will need to direct the device to
      isonaspureaccessdemo.com
      .
      This environment has been deprecated.
    3. If your tenant is on our legacy environment, this will need to be
      isonaspureaccess.com
      .
      This environment has been deprecated.
  3. For
    Pure Access Manager
    , click 
    Specify Host IP Address
    and then input the server’s IP in the 
    IP Addr
    field.
  4. DNS should be left as the default 8.8.4.4 (which is Google’s free DNS service provider). If this value is changed, ensure it is being directed to a working DNS server.
  5. All devices are set to
    DHCP
     by default. This is the recommended IP addressing method for Zentra. If static addresses are being used, ensure that all of the network addressing values are correct.
  6. Once all values have been set, select the checkbox of the device in the 
    Discovered Units
    window and click 
    Configure Selected Unit(s)
    . The 
    Complete
    column should say
    Yes
    , the configure button should have a
    check mark
     next to it, and the unit should reboot (see image below).
  7. Click 
    Configure Selected Unit(s)
    to push the configuration settings out to multiple readers at the same time. If static IP addresses are being assigned, however, units must be configured individually.
To verify the above settings, you can highlight a device then click on
Show Reader Info
. More information on this can be found in the Review Existing Settings on a Device article.
Configure Selected Units
Figure 8 – Configure Selected Unit
Your devices have now been configured to point to Zentra. The next step is to log in to the Zentra Online Interface and begin adding devices.
If you were unable to configure the units using the above information, please see
Review Existing Settings on a Device
 to ensure everything is configured correctly. If the reader information appears correct, please have your IT team review the
network configuration settings and best practices
.