Restarting The Reader; Using Safe Mode - Omron V740 Series Operation Manual

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Restarting the Reader

Use this procedure to recover from a Reader error.
1. Click the restart link on the navigation menu.
2. Click the restart button and the OK button on
the confirmation dialog.
Wait for at least 60 seconds for the Reader to
boot up. The Power/Heartbeat LED is solid
green while the Reader boots. When the LED
begins blinking, the boot process is complete.

Using Safe Mode

Use the Safe Mode button on the Reader
connector panel to recover from errors that disable
the Reader.
Safe mode operation restores factory default
settings as follows:
Firmware Version: .............. factory installed version
UHF (915 MHz) RF Transmit Power:................. 32.5
IP Address: .....................................................DHCP
Hostname: ....................................................... V740
V740 RFID READER ANTENNA
OPERATION MANUAL
NOTE. SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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Although the browser-based interface pages are
displayed in red when operating in Safe mode, the
Reader is fully functional. In most cases, the
Reader will need to be reconfigured for operation
with the Reader application after starting in Safe
mode.
1. Disconnect power from the Reader.
2. Depress and hold the Safe Mode button, using
a nonconductive object, while restoring power
to the Reader. Keep the Safe Mode button
depressed until the Reader boots completely
(the green Power/Heartbeat LED blinks).
Safe Mode button
3. Factory-default settings are restored.
4. Use the browser-based interface to configure
the Reader for use with your system.
This PC must be configured with an IP address
and subnet mask compatible with the Reader
default settings. For example: IP address
10.0.0.10, net mask 255.255.255.0.
5. Click the Settings link on the navigation menu
and verify the new settings.
6. Restart the Reader with the new settings.
Once the restart is complete, the Reader is no
longer in Safe Mode.
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