Configuration Hardware Requirements

Learn about the requirements needed for creating a dedicated server used for configuring Vocera devices.

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. Configuration 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.