Device Engine
The Device Engine is a program which runs independently to Jarrison Time, and runs in the background on one designated computer. It is used to manage and monitor all communications to all of the devices linked to Jarrison Time and to perform background tasks like automatic emails, backups and all other planned events.
All devices, which are in correct working order (powered on and accessible through the network), are displayed in blue and have
‘On Line’ as their description. Any device which is not connected to the network or has no power, will be displayed in red and show
‘Off Line’ as the current status.
The Device Engine icon will also have
green
waves if all devices are online and
red
waves if all devices are offline and
orange
waves if at least one device is offline with others online. The icon will have
purple
waves if the Device Engine is not running. If any unit is offline, please contact the network administrator or your supplier, as no clockings or employee updates will be possible on offline devices.
To hide the Device Engine
, click on ‘Hide’ and it will be minimized to the system tray. To exit the engine you can click the close button (the red cross at the top right-hand side of the window). The engine will confirm this action as all communications will stop if the engine is closed.
You can set t he display to only show devices from a specific area by selecting the ‘Area’. To enable the ‘Area’ selection box, right click on the icon in the system tray and select ‘Show Areas’
Individual commands can be made to each device by right clicking onto the device in the list, then selecting the required command. These commands are listed below:
Download all employees: This will erase all employees from the device, and then add all of the employees again. This is only necessary when adding
a new device to the system, or when access levels change resulting in employees having different access permissions.
For ZK and fingertec devices you may Download All Employees (This Device Only
– All at once)
Set Time: This action will set the time on the individual device from the PC time.
Reboot: This will power the unit down and start it up again.
Device Information: This will display the device details as follows:
Number of employees on the device
Number of logs (clockings) waiting on the device
Device type
Serial number
Device firmware
Maximum number of employees allowed on device
Maximum number of logs (clockings) device can store
Current date and time of device
Configuration Download:
This will send all of the settings to the Morpho devices
(as per ‘Devices’ screen) and only needs to be done once, or if these settings may change.
Clear Queue:
This will clear all commands, which are waiting to be performed on that specific device.
System Tray Commands
Further commands may be performed by right clicking on the icon in the system tray, as show in the diagram below.
Show Device Engine - This will open the device engine if not already open. One can also double click the icon to do this.
Clear all Queued Entries (All Devices) - This will clear all waiting commands for all of the devices in the list
Set Time - Will set the time on all of the devices to the same time currently on the computer.
Import clockings - Will collect clockings from all devices and calculate the daily totals according to the shift rules
Always on top - If selected will always be displayed on top of other programs.
Show Configuration - This will show information regarding the automatic import of clockings, backups and ping interval
Show Areas
– This displays the “Areas” dropdown list on top of the device engine, allowing you to select and view one area at a time
Exit - This will completely exit the engine, stopping any further communication with the devices.
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