ThingMagic Astra - Manual (Page 48)

Controlling the Reader
Astra User Guide 48
Network Settings: Wireless Interfaces
These wireless interfaces apply only when your reader supports Wi-Fi.
Table 4: Network Settings: Wireless Interface
Setting Description
Use DHCP? If set to Yes, the Reader will automatically look for its LAN IP, Netmask, and Gateway
addresses from a DHCP Server.
Vendor Class
Identifier This radio button enables 96-bit tag support. To optimize the Reader, keep this
setting turned off unless it is needed.
Use DHCP
Server- supplied
Host- name? If set to Yes, the manually supplied hostname (see Hostname) will be overridden by
the hostname supplied by the DHCP Server.
WLAN IP
Address If “Use DHCP?” is set to Yes, the LAN IP, Netmask, and Gateway values will be
supplied by the DHCP Server. Default or manually entered addresses will be dimmed
out and bypassed. If Use DHCP? is set to No, you should manually enter the
LAN IP, Netmask and Gateway settings.
WLAN Gateway This is the gateway IP address for the local network, typically the IP address of a
router.
WLAN Netmask This is the subnet mask IP address used to determine to which TCP/IP subnet the
Reader belongs. Devices in the same subnet can be communicated with locally
without going through a router.
Wireless
Fallback IP
Address This network configuration will be used by the Reader if DHCP is enabled but
fails to acquire an IP address.
Wireless
Fallback
Netmask This network configuration will be used by the Reader if DHCP is enabled but
fails to acquire an IP address.
Wireless
Fallback
Gateway This network configuration will be used by the Reader if DHCP is enabled but
fails to acquire an IP address.
Wireless
Authentication
Mode Select WEP, WPAPSK, or WPA2PSK for authentication.
Wireless SSID This field will contain the SSID of the wireless network to which the Astra will
connect.
Wireless Key This field will contain the Key for the wireless network to which the Astra will
connect.