User's Manual

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NANOSCANNER READER USER GUIDE • DOC # 8101029-000 REV A iv
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CHAPTER 5 READERHOST COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATION............ 37
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 37
Audience........................................................................................................ 37
Requirements ................................................................................................ 38
Conventions................................................................................................... 38
SETTING UP READER-HOST COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................ 38
Command Line Operation: Direct Serial Communication ............................. 38
Command Line Operation: Telnet Communication ....................................... 39
HTML-Based Operation: Web Communication............................................. 39
INSTALLING READER ON HOST VIA SERIAL PORT (ALL) ............................................ 39
NETWORK INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL) ...................................................................... 41
CHAPTER 6 READERHOST PROTOCOL..................................................... 44
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 44
READER OPERATION OVERVIEW .............................................................................44
Text-Based Command Line Operation.......................................................... 45
Web-based HTML Operation ........................................................................45
COMMANDS OVERVIEW........................................................................................... 47
Interactive Commands ........................................................................................47
Autonomous Commands ....................................................................................47
Command Format.......................................................................................... 47
Suppressing Command Prompts ..................................................................48
Interactive Command Format..............................................................................48
Non-Interactive Command Format......................................................................48
XML Commands............................................................................................ 48
Command List with Functions ....................................................................... 49
General Commands............................................................................................49
Network Configuration Commands .....................................................................49
Time Commands.................................................................................................50
External IO Commands.......................................................................................50
Tag List Commands............................................................................................50
Autonomous Mode Commands...........................................................................50
Notify Mode Commands .....................................................................................51
USING THE COMMANDS .......................................................................................... 52
General Commands – Text Based ................................................................ 52
Help (h) ...............................................................................................................52
Info (i)..................................................................................................................52
!...........................................................................................................................52
Q (Quit) ...............................................................................................................52
Get TagList .........................................................................................................52
Get ReaderName................................................................................................52
Set ReaderName ................................................................................................52
Get ReaderType .................................................................................................53
Get ReaderVersion .............................................................................................53
Get Username.....................................................................................................53
Set Username .....................................................................................................53
Get Password .....................................................................................................53
Set Password......................................................................................................53
Get AntennaSequence........................................................................................54
Set AntennaSequence ........................................................................................54
Reboot ................................................................................................................55
FactorySettings ...................................................................................................55
General Commands – Web Based................................................................ 55
Commands/Operations via Web General Tab ...................................................55
Network Configuration Commands – Text Based ......................................... 57
Get DHCP ...........................................................................................................57
Set DHCP ...........................................................................................................57
Get IPAddress.....................................................................................................57
Set IPAddress .....................................................................................................57