Here is a general guide to the way reader network
address assignment works:
The Ethernet interface is either served an IP address
via DHCP or is assigned a static IP address by the
user. If the reader is set to use a DHCP assigned
address and no DHCP server is available it will
automatically use a link local address of
169.254.0.0/16.
The reader must be powered up with the Ethernet
connected to get a DHCP assigned IP address.
These are the networking rules:
USB will always choose a subnet different to
Ethernet.
Both interfaces will try to obtain the 169.254.0.0
range, but Ethernet has priority.
172.16.0.0/16 is USB's fallover subnet if Ethernet
has already taken it by either: DHCP, fixed, or link-
local IP acquisition.
Step 2. Click the
Connection
menu item to view Readers found on the local
network.
The ReaderManager will use network broadcasts to look for active readers
via USB and Ethernet. If you click on the
Connection
menu, you can see
readers defined in there automatically.
A list of Readers will be displayed. The IP address and MAC address will be
shown on the status bar as you move the mouse over each Reader entry.
Step 3. To connect to a Reader, select the Reader you would like to connect to from
the
Connection
menu, then click the left mouse button.
The status bar will change from a red to a green background to indicate that
the ReaderManager was able to connect to a Reader. The tag type and IP
address are also shown on the status bar.
To get more information how to setup static connections to Readers refer to
the ReaderManager Guide (40-01-006-DOC).
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