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Hardware ID
The Hardware ID screen is used to select the MAC address that MVC 2050
reports to the communication server. The MAC address can be reset.
View the Hardware ID in the MVC 2050 Settings on the Hardware ID tab.
Hardware IDs are generated by reading MAC addresses from the PDA
Network Interface Card (NIC). When MVC 2050 is used with most server
types, the Hardware ID must be unique.
Some software, such as VPN client software, creates artificial network
interfaces with MAC addresses, which are not unique. Without a unique
MAC address, the following conflicts can occur:
• MVC 2050 cannot connect to a server
• MVC 2050 connects to the server but another device with the same
Hardware ID is disconnected from the server
• MVC 2050 disconnects from the server then automatically attempts to
reconnect
To prevent conflicts with other devices, enable Auto-Create. Auto-Create
fabricates a MAC address with a random value that is unlikely to be repeated
by another device.
Use Procedure 47 to enable Auto-Create.
Procedure 47
Enabling Auto-Create
1 Select Settings.
2 Select Hardware ID.
3 Select Auto-Create.
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