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2. Installation
2.1 Unpack the AKB500 series keyboard
Unpack the AKB500 series keyboard and ensure that you have the following items:
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Advisory notice card.
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AKB500 series keyboard with attached USB cable or serial cable.
Report any missing items or damage immediately to your Sales Representative.
2.2 Connections
The AKB500 series keyboard is connected to its host computer via a cable with a USB connector.
The serial version also has a 'D' type RS232 connector. No external power is required for the
keyboard, but an inline coaxial power connector is supplied to provide power to an external barcode
reader if one is connected to the auxiliary serial port.
The keyboard and mouse each appear as a standard Human Interface Device (HID) under
Windows and use the standard drivers.
The OCR, MSR and Aux serial data can be transmitted as:
•
USB custom HID
The mode is normally used with the Access Serial Ports Service (ASPS) driver, which makes the
data appear to come from a virtual serial port, or as if typed on a keyboard.
Download ASPS from the
Access-IS website
http://www.access-is.com/gettingstarted/
).
The download (ASPS Software) includes full instructions for use.
Once installed, you can configure the driver. To do this, start the
Access Serial Port
Configuration
program (from the Windows Start menu).
The specified COM port is the virtual serial port assigned to the OCR, MSR and barcode data.
You can change the port number, if required.
By default, data from passports, credit cards and barcoded documents is redirected to the virtual
COM port. You can also redirect keyboard output. For more information, refer to the
ASPS
manual
.
ASPS supports commonly used protocols, if you require a custom protocol, contact your
Access-IS sales representative.
•
RS232
The data is transmitted over a standard RS232 connection. This option is used in thin client
applications where drivers cannot be installed.
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Keyboard data
The data is transmitted as if it were typed on the keyboard.
Please see
Model numbers
(on page 12) to specify the interface you require.
