Connect to WebLink
WebLink System Requirements
Operating System Requirements
Note:
Using an Embedded OS (Windows CE) and / or an underpowered machine (limited
RAM or limited disk space) is not recommended.
Hardware and Performance
Requirements
- Intel Core i3 Duo Processor
- 2 GB RAM / 128 MB Video RAM
- 1 GB Hard Drive Space
- 32-Bit Color Display
- 4.0 Windows Experience Index
Browser Requirements
- Google Chrome (Recommended)
- Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Opera
- Safari (Mac-Only)
Browser Feature Requirements
WebLink requires certain features to be supported by the hosting browser.
Support for these features are checked before WebLink loads, and if they
are not available, an error message is displayed.
The following features are required by WebLink
and are checked at startup:
- Web Sockets
- HTML5 Canvas
- HTML5 Audio
Static Connection
- Navigate to Control Panel >
Network and Sharing Center on your PC.
- Click Local Area Connection 4.
In the Status dialog, click
Properties.
- In the Local Area Connection Properties
dialog, select Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties
again. Set your PC to a 192.168.188.X
IP address (192.168.188.5,
for example).
- Click OK.
- Open a web browser and type the reader’s default IP address (http://192.168.188.2) in the web
browser’s address bar.
The reader will connect to WebLink.
DHCP Network Connection
- Plug your reader into the your network adapter.
- Open ESP Software and connect
to the reader via Ethernet
TCP/IP.
- Click Search to find the
reader. When the reader appears in the field below the Search
and Send buttons, select it.
- Change the reader from Static
to DHCP and click Send
and Save. The camera will reboot and ESP will search for the
reader again.
- When the reader is found, note the new IP address that is generated.
- Open a browser and type the new IP address.
WebLink will load.
Use the Device Discovery Utility (DDU) to Connect to WebLink
You can also connect to WebLink with Omron
Microscan's Device Discovery Utility,
available at https://automation.omron.com.
Once you have downloaded the Device Discovery
Utility .exe file from Omron Microscan's
website and installed the utility, select Device Discovery Utility from
your Start Menu.

The following screen will appear.

When your reader is located on the network, its identifying information
will be shown as in the example below.

Click on your reader to bring up the information and settings view.

Click Open WebLink. The WebLink
splash screen will appear as the program opens.
