Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb LX3 User Manual - page 21
Rajant Corporation
BreadCrumb
®
LX/LX3 User Guide
03-100101-001
Version: 2.91
2 Using BC|Commander or BCAdmin
BC|Commander
is Rajant’s software package used for monitoring the status of BreadCrumbs with
version 10 firmware
on a BreadCrumb Wireless Network (BCWN). BC|Commander is also used
for configuring version 10 BreadCrumbs and to graphically portray the network topology.
Note
BC|Commander includes an option called
v10 Transitional Mode
. This allows a
user to run a mixture of BreadCrumbs with firmware version 9 and firmware
version 10 within the same mesh network. This is very useful when BreadCrumbs
in a very large network are being upgraded from version 9 to version 10 firmware.
BCAdmin
is Rajant’s software package used for monitoring the status of BreadCrumbs using
version 9 firmware
on a BreadCrumb Wireless Network (BCWN). BCAdmin is also used for
configuring version 9 BreadCrumbs and to graphically portray the network topology.
Note
BCAdmin can not run any BreadCrumbs with version 10 firmware.
BC|Commander or BCAdmin typically run on a laptop PC, but either one can be run on any PC that
has access to the entire BCWN. Versions of either software package are available for Microsoft
Windows® or Linux.
Note
Some portions of the BC|Commander or BCAdmin user guides assume a working
knowledge of TCP/IP networking, including DHCP, NAT and DNS. While the
network lay person may be able to perform some BCWN management tasks, it is
recommended that network configuration be performed by experienced network
administrators.
Note
BC|Commander version 10.02 or higher
is required to administer all firmware
features that are covered in Rajant’s BC|Commander User Guide.
BCAdmin version 9.93 or higher
is required to administer all firmware features
that are covered in Rajant’s BCAdmin User Guide.
Rajant periodically releases updated BC|Commander and BCAdmin software. The updated software
must be obtained from Rajant. Refer to Rajant’s most recent BC|Commander or BCAdmin user
guide for instructions on how to install the latest version of BC|Commander or BCAdmin on your
computer and how to use BC|Commander or BCAdmin with Rajant’s BreadCrumbs.
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