Running the Badge Configuration Utility

You can configure the remaining devices using the Badge Configuration Utility.

Using the BCU

To use the BCU, perform the following tasks:

  1. Locate and double-click the Vocera BPE Launcher icon on the desktop.
    The Badge Properties Editor UI appears.
  2. Attach a charged battery to either a new device that has been reset to factory defaults.
    The device automatically runs its Updater program if the InstallDone property is set to False. The Updater searches for a Badge Configuration Utility running on 10.0.0.1 and connects to it.
  3. Click Start BCU on the left pane.
    The tab toggles to Stop BCU.
    The Console displays the message BCU launched successfully, and the badge automatically starts the download process.
    The Console continues to display messages Initializing complete in <time taken to complete> ms after the device downloads firmware and properties.
  4. The badge automatically reboots and tries to connect to the network, using the SSID and other network properties that it downloaded.
    If successful, the badge tries to connect to the Vocera Voice Server that was specified in the ServerIPAddr.

Validating the Connection

To validate the connection, perform the following tasks:

  1. Look at the screen of the device:
    • The message Logged Out indicates that the badge is configured properly and has connected to the Vocera Voice Server.

      Continue configuring the remaining devices. For more information, refer to Configuring the Remaining Devices.

    • If the device does not display Logged Out within 30 seconds to 60 seconds, the badge is not configured properly and did not connect to the Vocera Voice Server. Continue troubleshooting the badges. For more information, refer to Troubleshooting Device Configuration.

  2. Shut down the BPE browser.
    The session ends.