This topic describes how to add a new device to your network topology
definition. Supported devices are readers, simulated readers, and logical
printers.
About this task
Devices are readers, simulated readers, and Loftware and Bartender
logical printers. After you create a device, you can associate it with a location
and controllers as part of the network topology definition.
Procedure
- Open the WebSphere® Premises Server Administrative Console.
The Welcome page displays.
- Under Data Capture Configuration, click in the left navigation pane. The Devices panel displays.
- Click New. The Create
a New Device panel displays.
- In the Device ID field, enter a unique identifier
for the new device.
- In the Device Name field, enter a unique
description of the device.
- In the Configuration Group field, click
the drop-down arrow and select the type of device you are creating. For more information about configuration groups and configuration group types, refer
to Managing your configuration.
- If you selected a simulated reader as the configuration group,
continue now with step 8. If
you selected a reader or a logical printer as the configuration group,
complete the remaining fields. For an explanation of the information required
for these fields, refer to Device details.
- Click Create. The
Devices panel is displayed with the device you added.