diff --git a/frontend/VERSION.json b/frontend/VERSION.json
index a03c3eca..b2e4784a 100644
--- a/frontend/VERSION.json
+++ b/frontend/VERSION.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version": "1.9.9", "last_build": "2026-04-13-2157", "codename": "DirectAccess", "commit": "a2f6cab4"}
+{"version": "1.9.10", "last_build": "2026-04-13-2207", "codename": "AccessRecovery", "commit": "bdf6d605"}
diff --git a/frontend/app/login/page.tsx b/frontend/app/login/page.tsx
index 48e290d5..999dbb44 100644
--- a/frontend/app/login/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/login/page.tsx
@@ -88,37 +88,56 @@ export default function LoginPage() {
             <User size={32} />
           </div>
           <h2 className="text-2xl font-black text-white tracking-tight">Identity Check</h2>
-          <p className="text-slate-500 text-sm">Select operator profile or use enterprise login</p>
+          <p className="text-slate-500 text-sm">Select operator profile or use direct login</p>
         </div>
         
         <div className="grid gap-3">
           {!selectedUserForLogin && !isEnterprise ? (
             <>
-              {users.map(user => (
-                <button
-                  key={user.id}
-                  onClick={() => handleSelectUser(user)}
-                  className="bg-slate-800/50 hover:bg-slate-800 border border-slate-800 hover:border-primary/40 p-4 rounded-2xl text-left transition-all group flex items-center justify-between"
-                >
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                    <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700 flex items-center justify-center text-slate-500 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">
-                      {user.role === 'admin' ? <Shield size={14} /> : <User size={14} />}
-                    </div>
-                    <div>
-                      <p className="text-white font-black text-sm">{user.username}</p>
-                      <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 font-bold mt-1">{user.role}</p>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
-                  <ChevronRight size={16} className="text-slate-600 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors" />
-                </button>
-              ))}
-              <div className="pt-2">
+              {users.length > 0 ? (
+                <>
+                  {users.map(user => (
+                    <button
+                      key={user.id}
+                      onClick={() => handleSelectUser(user)}
+                      className="bg-slate-800/50 hover:bg-slate-800 border border-slate-800 hover:border-primary/40 p-4 rounded-2xl text-left transition-all group flex items-center justify-between"
+                    >
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700 flex items-center justify-center text-slate-500 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">
+                          {user.role === 'admin' ? <Shield size={14} /> : <User size={14} />}
+                        </div>
+                        <div>
+                          <p className="text-white font-black text-sm">{user.username}</p>
+                          <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 font-bold mt-1">{user.role}</p>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <ChevronRight size={16} className="text-slate-600 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors" />
+                    </button>
+                  ))}
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="text-center p-4 text-slate-500 text-xs font-bold animate-pulse">
+                   Connectivity issues? Use manual login below.
+                </div>
+              )}
+              
+              <div className="pt-2 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
                 <button
                   onClick={() => setIsEnterprise(true)}
-                  className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-4 rounded-2xl border border-dashed border-slate-700 text-slate-500 hover:text-primary hover:border-primary/40 transition-all font-bold text-xs"
+                  className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-4 rounded-2xl border border-dashed border-slate-700 text-slate-500 hover:text-white hover:border-slate-500 transition-all font-bold text-[10px]"
                 >
-                  <Shield size={14} />
-                  Enterprise Login
+                  <Lock size={12} />
+                  Enterprise
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    setSelectedUserForLogin({ username: '' });
+                    // We use an empty username object to trigger the manual input view
+                  }}
+                  className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-4 rounded-2xl border border-primary/20 bg-primary/5 text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 transition-all font-bold text-[10px]"
+                >
+                  <User size={12} />
+                  Manual Login
                 </button>
               </div>
             </>
@@ -180,10 +199,26 @@ export default function LoginPage() {
                 </button>
                 <div>
                   <p className="text-sm font-bold text-slate-500">Logging in as</p>
-                  <p className="text-white font-black">{selectedUserForLogin.username}</p>
+                  <p className="text-white font-black">{selectedUserForLogin.username || "Manual Input"}</p>
                 </div>
               </div>
               
+              {!selectedUserForLogin.username && (
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  <label className="text-xs font-black text-slate-500 px-1">Username</label>
+                  <div className="relative">
+                    <User className="absolute left-4 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-500" size={16} />
+                    <input 
+                      type="text"
+                      autoFocus
+                      onChange={(e) => setSelectedUserForLogin({...selectedUserForLogin, username: e.target.value})}
+                      className="w-full bg-slate-800/50 border border-slate-800 focus:border-primary rounded-2xl py-4 pl-12 pr-4 text-white focus:outline-none transition-all placeholder:text-slate-700 font-mono"
+                      placeholder="Admin"
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              )}
+              
               <div className="space-y-2">
                 <label className="text-xs font-black text-slate-500 px-1">Password</label>
                 <div className="relative">
@@ -209,9 +244,10 @@ export default function LoginPage() {
           )}
         </div>
         
-        {users.length === 0 && (
-          <div className="text-center p-8 text-slate-500 animate-pulse">
-            Initializing users...
+        {/* Progress bar hint */}
+        {users.length === 0 && !selectedUserForLogin && !isEnterprise && (
+          <div className="w-full bg-slate-800 h-1 rounded-full overflow-hidden">
+            <div className="bg-primary h-full animate-progress-fast shadow-[0_0_8px_rgba(var(--primary-rgb),0.5)]"></div>
           </div>
         )}
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/entrypoint.sh b/frontend/entrypoint.sh
index 241d6335..0fba3e45 100644
--- a/frontend/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/frontend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ if [ -d "/app/logs" ]; then
     chown -R nextjs:nodejs /app/logs
 fi
 
+# Generate network.json for frontend runtime discovery
+echo "🐳 [Docker] Generating public/network.json..."
+cat <<EOF > /app/public/network.json
+{
+  "SERVER_IP": "${SERVER_IP:-localhost}",
+  "BACKEND_PORT": ${BACKEND_PORT:-8000},
+  "BACKEND_SSL_PORT": ${BACKEND_SSL_PORT:-8908}
+}
+EOF
+chown nextjs:nodejs /app/public/network.json
+
 # Hand off to the application server as the nextjs user
 echo "🐳 [Docker] Starting Next.js standalone server as nextjs user..."
 exec su-exec nextjs node server.js