The base station that is paired with a certain reader signals a bad reader alert (beeps and flashing red indicators) also
when another, unassigned reader is put into it.
Base Station Routing Capabilities
The base station is visible as connected through either RS-232, USB or Ethernet, but it routes data through the wireless
interface to the reader.
Ad-hoc Mode
It is possible to connect to the reader wirelessly with the computer in ad-hoc mode (using a reader-created WiFi
connection). Reset the reader to factory defaults (this configures the device to ad-hoc mode), and after the device
appears under WiFi connections, connect to it with the DataMan Setup Tool and then use the
Wireless
tab under
Communication Settings
to configure authentication and encryption (which are not configured by default). For more
information, see the
DataMan Communications and Programming Guide
.
Note
: The base station is only used for charging the reader in this setup. If an intelligent base station is used, the
reader has to be unassigned in the DataMan Setup Tool (connected to the base station) under the
Communication
Settings
>
Wireless
tab if the reader has already been placed in the base station.
Note
: Placing the reader in the intelligent base station automatically reassigns it to the base station unless the base
station is unplugged from the network first.
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Connection Options
