Apex Digital AP-16CO, AP-9060 Pitfalls to Avoid

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You will need the administrative password for your AP-9060/AP-16CO so that you can

log into it and make changes. Your default user password is 111111. If your defaults

have been changed, you will need to get this information from within your organization.

You need know your existing port forward and/or NAT settings before adding new ones

in order to avoid conflicts. If you use point of sales software on your network you

should call your vendor and make CERTAIN you have the settings and know how

to avoid creating conflicts with them. Failing to do so could threaten your ability to

create new transactions for a significant period of time.

Pitfalls to Avoid

DHCP servers are used for giving out temporary IP addresses to devices on your network

that need them. This means that the IP address of any DHCP on your network can and

will change as these IP address leases expire.

Your DHCP server will have a range of IP addresses that it can use for this purpose. If

you set your AP-9060/AP-16CO’s static IP address to be within this range, you are

creating the possibility that another device will be will be given the same IP address by

your DHCP server. Should this occur, both of your devices will cease to function on

your network until the problem is resolved.

A best practice is to set the static IP address of your AP-9060/AP-16CO to be outside of

your DHCP server range, avoiding the possibility of this type of conflict. For example, if

your DHCP server’s IP address range was 192.168.1.100 – 192.168.1.200, good IP

addresses for your AP-9060/AP-16CO would be 192.168.1.50 or 192.168.1.250, but not

192.168.1.105.

If you leave your AP-9060/AP-16CO set to acquire a dynamic IP address, its IP address

is likely to change over time, nullifying the effects of any forwarded ports or NAT routes

to your AP-9060/AP-16CO and breaking access to it from the internet. If this occurs,

you will have to re-configure your router to pass the correct ports to it again.

A best practice is to use static IP addresses that are outside your DHCP range for all AP-

9060/AP-16COs that will have ports forwarded to them.

If your Internet Service Provider has given you a dynamic IP address with your internet

connection, it is best, if possible, to acquire a static IP address from them. This way, you

can browse to your AP-9060/AP-16CO on the internet by simply using your public IP

address. For example, if your public IP address (from your information gathering