Controlling the Reader
M6 and Astra-EX User Guide
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Network Settings: Wireless Interfaces
The wireless interfaces apply only when your reader supports Wi-Fi.
Table 5:
Network Settings: Wireless Interface
LAN IP Address
If “Use DHCP?” is set to Yes, the LAN IP, Netmask, and Gateway values will be
supplied by the DHCP Server. Default or manually entered addresses will be dimmed
out and bypassed. If “Use DHCP?” is set to No, you should manually enter the
LAN IP, Netmask and Gateway settings.
LAN Gateway
This is the gateway IP address for the local network, typically the IP address of a
router.
LAN Netmask
This is the subnet mask IP address used to determine to which TCP/IP subnet the
Reader belongs. Devices in the same subnet can be communicated with locally
without going through a router.
Fallback IP
Address
This network configuration will be used by the Reader if DHCP is enabled but
fails to acquire an IP address.
Fallback
Netmask
This network configuration will be used by the Reader if DHCP is enabled but
fails to acquire an IP address.
Fallback
Gateway
This network configuration will be used by the Reader if DHCP is enabled but
fails to acquire an IP address.
Setting
Description
Use DHCP?
If set to Yes, the Reader will automatically look for its LAN IP, Netmask, and Gateway
addresses from a DHCP Server.
Use Fallback
Interface
If set to Yes, the specified Fallback Network Interface will be used in case of
failure on this interface
ʼ
s primary configuration.
Fallback Network
Interface
If set to Wireless then the static Fallback IP, Netmask and Gateway will be
used in case of failure of the primary configuration on this interface. If set to
Wired the interface will switch to wired in case of failure.
Vendor Class
Identifier
This radio button enables 96-bit tag support. To optimize the Reader, keep this
setting turned off unless it is needed.
Use DHCP
Server- supplied
Host- name?
If set to Yes, the manually supplied hostname (see Hostname) will be overridden by
the hostname supplied by the DHCP Server.
WLAN IP
Address
If “Use DHCP?” is set to Yes, the LAN IP, Netmask, and Gateway values will be
supplied by the DHCP Server. Default or manually entered addresses will be dimmed
out and bypassed. If Use DHCP? is set to No, you should manually enter the LAN
IP, Netmask and Gateway settings.
Summary of Contents for Astra-EX
Page 1: ...1 Mercury6 M6 and Astra EX User Guide For firmware version 4 17 and later 875 0058 05 RevC...
Page 23: ...Setting Up the Reader M6 and Astra EX User Guide 23 Figure 7 M6 and Astra EX Status Page...
Page 28: ...Networking the Reader M6 and Astra EX User Guide 28 Figure 8 M6 and Astra EX Settings Page...
Page 34: ...Networking the Reader M6 and Astra EX User Guide 34 Figure 11 Fallback Interface Flowchard...
Page 81: ...Compliance and IP Notices M6 and Astra EX User Guide 81 EU RED Declaration of Conformity...
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