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About the Configuration Files
NF BC Configuring the Reader
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The parameter settings that are currently enabled on the reader comprise what
is called the reader’s current configuration or its online configuration. This
current configuration may or may not be saved in a configuration file.
A configuration file is an ASCII text file that contains settings for some or all of
the reader’s configuration parameters. To see a sample configuration file and
its format, see “Editing a Configuration File” later in this chapter.
Configuring the Reader With Configuration Files
To configure the reader with a configuration file, you load the file into IC.EXE
and let IC.EXE configure the reader to match the parameters in the
configuration file. You can use IC commands at the DOS prompt, or you can
start the menu-driven IC.EXE application.
This manual uses the phrase “load the configuration file” to indicate this
process of configuring the reader with a configuration file, even though
technically you do not load the configuration file into the reader’s memory.
A configuration file can contain settings for all the configuration parameters, or
just a few. When you load a configuration file, only those parameters contained
in the file are changed in the reader’s current configuration. If the configuration
file does not contain a setting for a parameter, the current setting remains in
effect on the reader.
Creating Configuration Files
You can use the menu-driven IC.EXE to create configuration files. For help, see
“Using the Interactive Configuration Application” later in this chapter.
Or you can type this command at the DOS prompt to create a configuration file
that contains the reader’s current configuration:
ic /s path\filename
where:
/s is the IC.EXE switch that saves the current configuration to a file.
path is the drive and directory where you want to store the file.
filename is the name of the configuration file.
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