User's Manual

Device Management
Quick Backup and Recovery
To back up and restore reader configuration, use any Web browser to download the configuration XML
file, then download the file to the reader using the Administrator Console.
SNMP Integration
The AR400 can send real-time notification of specific events and failures to the SNMP server.
Security
Trusted Hosts
The AR400 allows specifying the IP addresses of hosts that are allowed to connect to the reader. Use
this security feature to prevent unauthorized network hosts from communicating with the reader.
User Level Security
The AR400 recognizes three access levels to assign to users:
• View - view reader configuration settings.
• Edit - view and edit configuration settings.
• Maintenance - view and edit configuration settings, and perform administrative tasks such as
updating reader firmware.
Use this feature to assign different access levels to users, allowing them to perform necessary tasks
without compromising security.
Logging
The AR400 keeps a log of all system-related activities for security and troubleshooting. Use the log,
which includes time-stamped system activities such as good and bad tag reads, login attempts,
hardware failures, and other events, to pinpoint problems to facilitate quick resolution, and to identify
administrators who require additional training to prevent future problems.
LEDs
The AR400 LEDs indicate reader status as described in LED Indications .
Table 1-1. LED Indications
LED Description
Green Reader is powered on
Red Error condition or non-operational mode, e.g., boot-up
Yellow Successful tag read