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Scan and Detect

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IDENTIV EG-2s (Model FR-50-40-SB) in the Network

  1. In System->Devices, check “Device Discovery Tool” checkbox

  2. Click the

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Devices tab

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  2. Click “Scan Devices” button. All

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2s (Model FR-50-40-SB) in the network will appear in the data table.

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  2. To configure

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Smart Bridge Configuration Screen

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB), click the ID/Mac address of the unit:

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  2. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Configuration Screen

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This Configuration screen will display the software version, OS, Application, and Model number details of the IDENTIV EG-2 (FR-40-50-SB).

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Assigning IP Address

  1. By default,

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) uses a static IP address of 192.168.123.103. To configure Static IP or DHCP, use the Type dropdown button

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  1. Select STATIC or DHCP type and fill in the

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  1. required information.

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Assigning

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PRIMIS Server Address

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) can connect to a primary and a secondary

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  1. PRIMIS server.

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  1. PRIMIS server addresses can either be IP addresses or DNS names. To configure

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  1. PRIMIS server address(s) fill out the two Server IP fields.

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Enabling TLS connection to

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PRIMIS Server

  1. To enable a secured TLS connection to the

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  1. PRIMIS server, check the TLS enabled checkbox on the configuration page:

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Setting Up

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Lead EG-2 (release 1.1 and above)

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  1. Lead Bridge(s)

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  1. PRIMIS Administrators can designate one or more

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB)s in the fleet as

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  1. “Lead Bridge(s)”. A

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  1. Lead bridge facilitates global I/O access to the rest of the “Member” bridges.*note: it is highly recommended that

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  1. Lead Bridge(s) use static IP’s.

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  2. Member Bridge(s)“Member” bridges need to know the IP address(s) of

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  1. “Lead” bridges so as to forward Global I/O requests to the whole

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) network. To configure

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  1. Lead Bridge Host IP, uncheck

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  1. Lead Bridge checkbox and enter IP:

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NTP Configuration

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) is able to use NTP to sync its system clock. To configure NTP, enter the NTP server’s address and check

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  1. “enabled.By default, the NTP server address is pool.ntp.org.*note: for NTP to work, please make sure a legitimate Name Server is configured on the

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB).

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Installing TLS Certificate

  1. After the TCP connection is established between the

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  1. PRIMIS server and the

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB), we need to install the

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  1. PRIMIS CA certificate and the client certificate on the

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) by clicking the “Install Certificate” button. The client certificate, together with the

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  1. PRIMIS CA certificate

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  1. , is used for the MQTT authentication.

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Please make sure the EG-2 is enrolled prior to installing the TLS certificate; otherwise,  the certificate installation will fail.

IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Configuration on Multi-Principal Spoke Database Server

If the server is configured as a multimaster multi-principal spoke database server, the following additional steps are required before the Smart Bridges IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) can be configured.

  1. Go to System->Utilities->Server Activation.

  2. Enter the configuration for the Enterprise License Server and click “Update” to update the license server information.

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  2. Go to System

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  1. ->IDENTIV EG-2 (Model 50-40-SB) Devices.

  2. Click the “Install Server Certificate” button to install the server certificate from the Enterprise License Server.

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IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Configuration on the

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Replica Database Server

If the server is configured as a slave replica database server, the following additional steps are required before the Smart Bridges IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB)s can be configured.

  1. Go to System->Utilities->Server Activation.

  2. Enter the configuration for the Root CA Server and click “Update” to update the license server information.

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  2. Go to System-

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  1. >IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Devices.

  2. Click the “Install Server Certificate” button to install the server certificate from the Enterprise License Server.

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Enrolling

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IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Device in PRIMIS Server

  1. In System->Devices, check “Device Discovery Tool” checkbox

  2. Click

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Devices tab

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  2. To enroll

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  1. an IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Device, click the Import button.

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  2. On the next page, enter the device’s name and click Save.

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Device is now enrolled into

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  1. PRIMIS Server. Administrators can now assign the device to Controlled Areas.

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Managing

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IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Devices

  1. Goto System->

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model 50-40-SB) Devices

  2. Under Actions, there are a few control buttons to manage, troubleshoot, and update

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  1. IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) devices:

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Enroll Smart Bridge IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Device

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Sync Smart Bridge IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Database

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View Device Logs

Ping/Identify Smart Bridge IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Device. Status LED on the device will alternately flash red, green and blue for 30 seconds.

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Reboot Device

Download the Application or OS firmware

Managing Sync schedules

Smart Bridge IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) device is able to synchronize its onboard database with Freedom the PRIMIS server as frequently as every hour. This onboard database allows Smart Bridges IDENTIV EG-2s (Model FR-50-40-SB) to function independently during Freedom PRIMIS server outage outages or network failurefailures. To assign sync schedules, simply click the corresponding checkbox under Device Sync Schedule.

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Managing Application and OS Images

Freedom PRIMIS Server can store Smart Bridge Application IDENTIV EG-2 (Model FR-50-40-SB) Applications and OS images for updates.

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  1. To upload the Application Image, Click the “App” tab under TRN. Click “Choose File”, select the image (*.strn) file, and click [ + ] to upload.

  2. To delete the image file, click the [ x ] button for the image.

  3. To upload OS Image, first, click the “OS” tab under TRN. Click “Choose File”, select the image (*.strn) file, and click [ + ] to upload.