Configuration Hardware Requirements

Learn the requirements for Vocera badges and phones

The configuration hardware is the computer and other equipment that configures Vocera devices. The configuration computer is the computer on which you run the Vocera Badge Configuration Utility (BCU), so it is referred to as the BCU computer.

Vocera requires the following configuration hardware for badges and phones:

Table 1. Hardware requirements

Component	Requirement
Configuration Computer	See the Vocera Voice Server Sizing Matrix.
Access Point	An isolated access point that is not connected to the installation site’s network.
Cable	An Ethernet crossover cable to connect the configuration computer and the access point.