Pendo Technical and Network Requirements

Overview

This article contains information on the specs and requirements for the Pendo clock.

Technical Requirements

Time Clock Dimensions

  • 7.5 inches (W) x 10.0 inches (H) x 4.0 inches (D)

Installation Requirements

  • Standard wall power outlet.
  • Ethernet (RJ45) connection that allows access to the Internet.
  • Network Ports 80 and 443 (HTTP/HTTPS standard browser ports) must be open on your firewall. The device will communicate to the Bullhorn Time & Expense host using HTTP/HTTPS via ports 80 and 443.
  • For STATIC IP address configuration- IP Address, Gateway IP address and Subnet mask are required.
  • Internal DNS IP address may be required. The device will use default external DNS IP addresses.
  • The device is set for DHCP by default.

Wireless Broadband (cellular modem) Installation

  • Standard wall power outlet.
  • Appropriate coverage from selected mobile carrier (i.e. Sprint, Verizon, etc.).

Network Requirements

  • Network Ports 80 and 443 (HTTP/HTTPS standard browser ports) open on internal Firewalls to allow communication with the Bullhorn Time & Expense Data Server.
  • Network Port 123(NTP) open on internal Firewalls to allow the device to synchronize with external or internal time servers.
  • The IP address is assigned via DHCP by default. For STATIC IP address configuration, the IP Address, Gateway IP address and Subnet mask will be required for entry on clock setup screens.
  • The device is set for DHCP by default.

Ports

  • 80 : HTTP
  • 443 : HTTPS

URLs Accessed

  • www.myPeoplenet.com- translates to the following IP Addresses
    • 64.94.3.200
    • 64.94.3.207
    • 64.94.3.210
  • interface.myPeoplenet.com
  • www.google.com (ping test )

Default DNS Settings

  • 64.94.1.1
  • 4.2.2.2

Network Traffic/Usage Information

  • Bullhorn Time & Expense does not initiate a connection to the time clock. All communications are initiated by the time clock.
  • The time clock is scheduled to communicate with Bullhorn Time & Expense every fifteen minutes.
  • Time transactions are sent every minute when transactions are present.
  • All data is encrypted during communication sessions with Bullhorn Time & Expense.

Network Setup Notes

DNS

The Pendo requires the use of a DNS. DNS translates web URLs like www.myPeoplenet.com to IP addresses like 64.94.3.200. The default DNSs are external which requires the clock to access these servers outside the network’s firewall.

Some networks BLOCK External DNS access and the clock needs to be set-up with the network’s internal DNS addresses.

DHCP

When a clock is set up as DHCP the DNSs are retrieved from the DHCP server(s) and you do not need to set up the DNSs on the clock

STATIC

When a clock is set up for Static IP, the clock will use the IP Addresses entered (STATIC) and use the DNSs that are entered.

  • Refer to the clock user manual for steps on setting up DNSs and Static IP Address set up.