Connect to WebLink
MicroHAWK ID-20 and ID-30
When you double-click the WebLink desktop
shortcut or enter the reader’s IP address directly in the address bar
of your web browser, WebLink will load and start.
Type http://192.168.188.2 (the
default IP address) in the web browser’s address bar. The WebLink session
will begin shortly after you enter the reader’s IP address.

Note: WebLink is the preferred
user interface for MicroHAWK ID readers, but Microscan’s ESP
Software can also be used for configuration and testing. ESP is
particularly useful in the following circumstances:
Device discovery to find the reader
IP address;
If you only have an RS-232 (serial)
connection;
Updating MicroHAWK ID firmware;
Using the Configuration Database;
Creating barcodes for reader configuration;
Generating Symbol Quality reports.
MicroHAWK ID-40 (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.
MicroHAWK ID-40 (DHCP Network Connection)
- Plug your reader into the your network adapter.
- Open ESP Software and connect
to the MicroHAWK ID-40 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 ID-40 is found, note the new IP address that is generated.
- Open a browser and type the new IP address.
- WebLink will load.