Setting Up the Configuration Computer

This section describes how to set up the computer and other equipment needed to configure Vocera badges.

A badge has no keyboard, and cannot be configured directly. You must configure it from a computer that is referred to as a configuration computer. The configuration computer runs the Vocera Badge Configuration Utility (BCU) and is also called as the BCU computer.

A new badge is factory-programmed to establish a wireless connection to a computer with the IP address 10.0.0.1 using an SSID vocera (all lower-case), with open authentication and no encryption. After the badge connects to the configuration computer, you can customize the badge settings for your specific network requirements and security.

Note: The configuration computer must be a standalone computer that is not connected to the network of your site.
Tip: Any notebook, laptop, or desktop computer running Windows with an Ethernet network card can be used as a configuration computer. If a Windows firewall or antivirus software with firewall capabilities is installed on this computer, either disable it or open UDP ports 54000 and 5555.