Attendance: Troubleshooting Biometric Device

Aug 20, 2022

Kindly refer to the following points and it will help you in troubleshooting as why your attendance is not showing in the system:

Configuration: 

Please confirm the below settings with your IT team so that the details added in the biometric device are correct.

  • ADMS settings
    • Server Mode: ADMS
    • Enable Domain Name: OFF
    • Server Address: 65.20.79.19 (Needs to be updated as per the configuration shared by Hawk HR team)
    • Server Port: 84 (Needs to be updated as per the configuration shared by Hawk HR team)
    • Enable Proxy Server: OFF
  • Ethernet Settings
    • IP Address: (Mandatory, should be defined)
    • Subnet Mask: (Mandatory, should be defined)
    • Gateway:(Mandatory, should be defined)
  • he IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway need to be defined in the above Ethernet Setting.
  • You can get your IP address by referring to the following CMD command steps:
    • Click on Windows+R
    • type cmd in click OK
    • Type IPConfig and click on Enter

    • The IP details will start showing

Verification:

  • Check the biometric internet connection:
    • Please cross confirm if your biometric is connected to the internet.
    • In case it's connected to the internet, a small 'e' or a 'globe' icon would show on the top right corner of your biometric device.
  • Check the Enrollment Number
    • Please confirm if the enrollment number of employees matches with the biometric user code.
    • You can get the list of enrollment numbers for employees in Hawk HR by referring to the following path: Control Panel-> Analytics-> Attendance-> Enrollment

Troubleshooting:

  • If all the above configurations are correct and still the attendances are not reflecting in your portal, request you to please check with your IT team for the below:
    • Port block (Any port block should not be there)
    • Firewall block (No firewall blockage will be there)
    • IP conflict (Make sure the IP address added is unique)
    • The blank page attached above defines that there is no port block, firewall block or IP conflict is there, so everything is fine.

Support:

  • In case, the issue still persists, kindly take the screenshot of the below and share with us at support@hrstop.com so that our team can debug and help resolve your concern.
    • Biometric Device Info with Serial Number
    • Biometric System Info
    • Share with us details of 2/3 employees (employee code/ enrollment number/ name/ punch details: date/time).