User's Guide

Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb
®
LX4 User Guide
03-100117-001 Version: 2.02
3 Using BC|Commander
BC|Commander is Rajant’s software package used for monitoring the status of BreadCrumbs with
version 10 firmware on a BreadCrumb Wireless Network (BCWN). BC|Commander is also used
for configuring version 10 BreadCrumbs and to graphically portray the network topology.
Note
BC|Commander includes an option called v10 Transitional Mode. This allows a
user to run a mixture of BreadCrumbs with firmware version 9 and firmware
version 10 within the same mesh network. This is very useful when BreadCrumbs
in a very large network are being upgraded from version 9 to version 10 firmware.
BC|Commander typically runs on a laptop PC, but can be run on any PC that has access to the entire
BCWN. Versions of the software package are available for Microsoft Windows® or Linux.
Note
Some portions of the BC|Commander 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 BCWN management tasks, it is recommended that
network configuration be performed by experienced network administrators.
Note
The BC|Commander version used must be equal to or greater than the
firmware version running on any administered BreadCrumbs in order to
administer all BreadCrumb firmware features overed in Rajant’s BC|Commander
User Guide.
Rajant periodically releases updated BC|Commander software. The updated software must be
obtained from Rajant. Refer to Rajant’s most recent BC|Commander 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.
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