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Controlling the Reader
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Reader Identification Settings
The Reader identification settings show the user-defined identifier strings.
Table 7:
Reader Identification Settings
Security Settings
These settings control secure access to the Reader using a combination of SSH (Secure
Shell), HTTPS, and secure RQL calls.
Table 8:
Security Settings
Boot Config
URI to the tm.conf file to be downloaded on startup. Specify local:default for local
tm.config file.
Boot Firmware
Options
Same as Boot Config options. Used when downloading new firmware to the
Reader.
Boot Firmware
URL to the firmware file to be downloaded at startup.
Syslog Host
Hostname for remote logging. All log levels in syslog are sent to this host.
Setting
Description
Reader Description
This is a user-defined identifier string to describe the Reader that gets
echoed back verbatim via the web interface, SNMP, or the API.
Reader Role
This is a user-defined identifier string to describe the Readerʼs role in a
system that gets echoed back verbatim via the web interface, SNMP, or the
API.
Ant# Description
This is a user-defined identifier string to describe the default Antenna # that
gets echoed back verbatim via the web interface, SNMP, or the API.
Setting
Description
Secure Shell Only (dis-
able telnet)
If Yes, the telnet server is disabled, and Reader access can only be performed via
a secure shell (SSH).
Secure Web Only (dis-
able standard http)
If Yes, the Reader will only respond to requests using https URLs.
SNMP Enabled
Enables access to the reader statistics as defined by the EPC Global
Reader MIB via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
MDNS enabled
Enables reader discovery via Multicast DNS.