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VAC4 and VAC4S Hardware User’s Guide
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Wirelessly receiving credentials from a nearby Wi-Fi-configured VAC
1.
Select a VAC that has been configured with the
desired Wi-Fi profile.
2.
Log into the VAC as a Maintenance operator or IT
operator.
3.
From the VAC main menu screen, select Wi-Fi.
a.
To broadcast the VAC’s Wi
-Fi configuration to
other VACs, select TRANSMIT.
b.
To confirm broadcast of
the VAC’s Wi
-Fi
configuration, select YES.
The VAC will return to the main Wi-Fi screen.
A “Share” icon will appear to the right of the SSID name.
•
For the next 24 hours, that VAC will transmit its Wi-Fi profile to any VAC that comes within wireless communication
range.
•
All Wi-Fi profile components (SSID, credentials, server IP/ port, etc.) are transmitted.
•
VACs must be configured with the same facility code and RF frequency to successfully send and receive a
transmitted Wi-Fi profile.
•
Recipient VACs must be within wireless range of the sending VAC for approximately 1 minute to receive the
transmitted Wi-Fi profile.
•
Depending on obstructions and environment, the average wireless sharing range is 500 feet.
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The VAC will automatically begin trying to connect with the newly received profile once a recipient VAC receives the
credentials.
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To force the VAC to stop transmitting, from the main Wi-Fi menu option, select STOP TRANSMIT. Otherwise, the
VAC will stop transmitting on its own after 24 hours.
•
The VAC will only transmit credentials typed into it, or received from another VAC. It will not transmit credentials
synchronized from the software nor enterprise certificates.