User's Manual

Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb® ME4 v11 User Guide
03-100126-011 Version 11.0.0
3 Using BC|Commander
BC|Commander is Rajant’s BreadCrumb administration software package used for monitoring the status
of BreadCrumbs and mesh links. BC|Commander is also used for configuring BreadCrumbs, upgrading
BreadCrumb firmware, and graphically displaying the network topology.
BC|Commander can be run on any computer that has access to the BreadCrumb network. Versions of
the software package are available for Microsoft Windows® or Linux.
BC|Commander includes an option called v10 Compatibility Mode. This allows a user to run a mixture of
BreadCrumbs with firmware version 10 and firmware version 11 within the same mesh network. This is very
useful when BreadCrumbs in a very large network are being upgraded from version 10 to version 11 firmware.
Rajant periodically releases updated BC|Commander software. The updated software must be obtained
from Rajant. Refer to Rajant’s most recent BC|Commander v11 User Guide for instructions on how to
install the latest version of BC|Commander on your computer and how to use
BC|Commander with Rajant’s BreadCrumbs.
Important
It is recommended that the BC|Commander version used be equal to or greater than the
firmware version running on any administered BreadCrumbs in order to administer all
BreadCrumb firmware features covered in Rajant’s BC|Commander v11 User Guide.
Note
Some portions of the BC|Commander v11 User Guide assume a working knowledge of
TCP/IP networking, including DHCP, NAT and DNS. While the network lay person
may be able to perform some mesh network management tasks, it is recommended that
network configuration be performed by experienced network administrators.
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