What software is a Hikvision time clock used with today?
Most often with iVMS-4200, the brand’s Windows software, or HikCentral on large sites. These tools are built for security: the hours calculation often ends up in Excel, site by site.
TEMPO is cloud HR and working time software, to which your Hikvision terminals send their punches directly.
How does a Hikvision time clock send its punches to TEMPO?
You copy the push address that TEMPO gives you into the time clock, and each punch arrives over HTTPS within a second. Nothing needs to be opened on your side for punches.
The step-by-step is in the guide connecting a Hikvision time clock.
iVMS-4200 or online software: what changes for attendance?
| Installed client software | With TEMPO online | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | A Windows PC on site, left switched on | In the cloud, opened from a browser |
| Punch delivery | When the PC fetches the events | Sent by the time clock within a second |
| Face photos | Taken or imported time clock by time clock | Photo from the employee record sent to the time clocks |
| Time rules | General-purpose attendance module | Schedules, Ramadan, overtime, Moroccan public holidays |
| HR suite | Out of scope | Leave, absences, exit slips, payroll preparation |
Where it runs
- Installed client software
- A Windows PC on site, left switched on
- With TEMPO online
- In the cloud, opened from a browser
Punch delivery
- Installed client software
- When the PC fetches the events
- With TEMPO online
- Sent by the time clock within a second
Face photos
- Installed client software
- Taken or imported time clock by time clock
- With TEMPO online
- Photo from the employee record sent to the time clocks
Time rules
- Installed client software
- General-purpose attendance module
- With TEMPO online
- Schedules, Ramadan, overtime, Moroccan public holidays
HR suite
- Installed client software
- Out of scope
- With TEMPO online
- Leave, absences, exit slips, payroll preparation
What changes for employee time and attendance when you move from installed client software to TEMPO.
What do you manage on your Hikvision time clocks from TEMPO?
Everything is done from the employee record.
Faces without a photo session
The photo from the record is sent to the time clock.
Remote fingerprints
The employee places their finger when TEMPO asks.
Badges
The badge on the record is written to the time clock.
Existing users
Matched to employees without re-enrollment.
Leavers
An employee who leaves the company is removed from the time clocks.
How do you move from your current Hikvision software to TEMPO?
- 1
Import employees
From an Excel file, with their photos.
- 2
Register each time clock
Model, site and serial number.
- 3
Set up HTTP listening
Copy the push address shown on its record into the time clock.
- 4
Match existing users
Each time clock ID is linked to an employee.
- 5
Set up schedules
Days are calculated from the first punches.
What happens to a Hikvision punch in TEMPO?
Each punch is linked to the employee and compared with their schedule: arrival, departure, late arrivals, overtime and absences are calculated, and a missed punch becomes an anomaly to fix.
At the end of the period, the activity statement is ready for payroll preparation.
Learn more
- Hikvision Hikvision time clocks in Morocco: DS-K1T Value and Pro face terminals, Wi-Fi, fingerprint and card, punches sent to TEMPO in real time.
- Connecting a Hikvision Set up a Hikvision time clock: IP, DNS, HTTP Listening, time zone, ISAPI account, adding it in TEMPO. Step by step, with troubleshooting.
- Installation Install a time clock in Morocco: location, number of terminals, network, VPN or restricted port, time and enrollment with TEMPO.
- Compatibility Is your time clock compatible with TEMPO? Brands, protocols, tested models, what to check, bringing over your data.
- Facial recognition ZKTeco or Hikvision facial time clock: how it works, masks, anti-fraud, lighting, hygiene, CNDP and the software to run it in Morocco.
Questions fréquentes
Which time and attendance software should you use with a Hikvision time clock?
You can use TEMPO, an online HRIS whose time and attendance module receives punches from Hikvision DS-K1T terminals within a second. Nothing is installed on site. TEMPO enrolls employees on them with their photo, badge and fingerprints, and calculates hours against schedules, leave and Moroccan public holidays.
Can you track attendance with iVMS-4200?
Yes, iVMS-4200 has a time and attendance module, but it runs on a Windows PC and the calculation often ends up in Excel. With TEMPO, the time clock sends its punches straight to the cloud, and schedules, overtime and absences are calculated online. You can keep iVMS-4200 for video surveillance.
Do you need an on-site server for a Hikvision time clock?
No. No server or dedicated PC is needed: the time clock only needs HTTPS Internet access to send its punches to TEMPO. You then check attendance for all your sites from a browser, on a computer or phone.
Are my Hikvision punches lost if the Internet goes down?
No. The time clock keeps recognizing employees and stores events in its memory during the outage, and TEMPO retrieves them afterwards without duplicates. A time clock that stops sending goes offline and appears in the daily email of offline time clocks.