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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 6: 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 7: Security Settings
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 RQL.
Reader Role This is a user-defined identifier string to describe the Reader’s role in a
system that gets echoed back verbatim via the web interface, SNMP, or
RQL.
Ant1 Description This is a user-defined identifier string to describe the default Antenna 1 that
gets echoed back verbatim via the web interface, SNMP, or RQL.
Ant2 Description This is a user-defined identifier string to describe the optional Antenna 2
that gets echoed back verbatim via the web interface, SNMP, or RQL.
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.
Secure RQL Only (dis-
able non-tunneled
RQL) If Yes, RQL no longer listens on Port 8080 for remote access. RQL is still
accessible via an SSH tunnel.
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.