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CLONING SETUP INFORMATION
When multiple readers are to be setup in the same configuration, it is advantageous
to setup the first reader, and clone (copy) that setup to all the other units. The setup
information can be (1), stored on a computer for cloning from computer to reader,
or (2), cloned directly from one reader to another. These methods are described
below:
CLONING FROM COMPUTER TO READER
BEFORE YOU START, HAVE THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT READY:
- A PC CLONE CABLE (with a 9 pin plug (male) and a 25 pin socket
(female)).
- A communication software package must be installed on your
computer, and it must have the following configuration settings:
BAUD RATE: must match the reader's setting
DATA BITS: 8 bits
- The configured reader, which is to send the clone information, must
have the following configuration setting:
DATA BITS: 8 bits (the default setting)
NOTE: If the clone information has already been sent to your
computer, start at step 10.
Step 1: Start with the configured reader (denoted as the "SOURCE"
reader) connected to the computer's serial port..
Step 2: Plug the 9 pin end of the PC CLONE CABLE into the SOURCE
reader's connector labeled "HOST", located on the rear panel of
the reader.
Step 3: Scan the START bar code on the READER SETUP MENU.
Step 4: Plug the other end of the PC CLONE CABLE (the 25 pin female)
into the computer's RS-232 serial port.
Step 5: At the computer, run your communications program and put it into
RECEIVE mode.