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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Security

Many of our customers want to know just how secure Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) — or Bluetooth Smart/Bluetooth 4.0 — communication is. In response, we’ve made this article to provide basic information about the BLE standard, what it entails and what it means for your security concerns. The BLE Pairing Process How does Bluetooth Low Energy pairing work? Generally, the process of pairing two BLE or Bluetooth Smart devices consists of three phases; the information exchange, key generation and transport-specific key generation. Phase One: Information Exchange The first phase consists of the

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How to remove idChamp RS3 keystroke delimiters on iOS

This support article demonstrates how to remove keystroke delimiters from the idChamp RS3 Dual Engine RFID Reader with the RS3-NFC Setup application for iOS. This tutorial assumes that you have already installed the RS3-NFC Setup application for iOS. If you have not already done so, please do so now. Adjust the DIP Switches for BLE Mode You must set the idChamp RS3’s DIP switches to BLE mode in order to adjust the configuration with the RS3-NFC Setup application for iOS. To see how to do this, click here. Once the RS3 is in BLE mode, you

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How to toggle constant read mode on the Scanfob qID Mini

Required for this tutorial: a Scanfob® qID Mini with the Constant Read Mode firmware upgrade* Step 1. Hold down the scan button for three seconds. You will see either “CMODE ON” or “CMODE OFF.” CMODE Stands for Constant Read Mode.  Step 2. To toggle CMODE, hold down the scan button again for three seconds. This will toggle constant read mode either ON or OFF, depending on the previous value of CMODE. Note that the CMODE state remains either ON or OFF, even after rebooting the device.

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Using the IceKey HF in Keyboard Mode on Windows

To use the IceKey HF with SerialMagic for keyboard emulation follow the steps below. Download and install SerialMagic Professional from our downloads page. Be sure to select the link for the correct Windows version. 1. Add the IceKey HF   Plug your IceKey HF reader into the PC. When you open SerialMagic you will be prompted with the device wizard. Select Cabled connection and choose IceKey HF as the scanner type. Click Next. Select the COM port assigned to your IceKey HF reader. Click Next. Select Like a keyboard… for how the scanner will be used. Click Next. Complete the setup

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Adjust Sleep Timer idChamp RS3

RS3 Has been discontinued. See the RS3x You can adjust the sleep timer for the idChamp RS3 Reader to allow for a longer timeout period or disable it completely. To do so, you will need a USB-RS232 adapter and a terminal program such as TeraTerm or PuTTY. Follow the steps below to configure this timeout period (all typed commands will be without the quotes and followed by the enter key): For DIP switch banks S3 and S2: For DIP switch banks S4 and S5: 1. Set the DIP switches for Windows

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Setup Scanfob Ultra-BB2 SerialMagic Professional Windows

Ultra-BB2 Has been discontinued. See the Ultra-RE40e To configure the Scanfob® Ultra-BB2 you will need the following items: Add the Scanfob® Ultra-BB2 Once you have all the necessary components, plug the Scanfob® Ultra-BB2 into your Windows PC using the USB cable then open SerialMagic Professional. If you have never used SerialMagic Professional before, you will be prompted with the device wizard. If you do not see this screen, but rather the main SerialMagic Professional window, click the Add button to access the wizard. Once inside the wizard, choose Cabled connection as the connection

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Setup Scanfob BB2e to Pair with Windows 10

This article is only for history purposes. SSP feature of Scanfob is not valid for devices sold since 2018. This article demonstrates how to use yACK FAST for Android to set up the Scanfob (Ultra-RE40e or NFC-BB2e) to connect to Windows 10. Due to how Windows 10 Bluetooth pairing works, you cannot pair with the Scanfob BB2e without changing the “bl e e” setting from 0 to 1. Please note, that this process doesn’t work for Windows 7 nor earlier versions of Windows. To follow through with this tutorial, you will

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How to configure the idChamp RS3 for HID (keyboard) mode

This Product is discontinued. See the RS3x. To prepare your idChamp RS3 for HID (otherwise known as “keyboard mode”), follow the instructions below. Use the DIP switch table at the end of this page for reference. 1. Power off your RS3 and take it out of its enclosure by unscrewing the four screws, then lifting the lid. 2. Locate the DIP switch banks labeled “S2” and “S3” along the short edge opposite the micro-USB port. 3. Grab a paperclip or similarly shaped object (pens are NOT recommended) and flip the DIP

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Connect BB2e to Windows Wirelessly with SerialMagic Professional

This post shows how to wirelessly connect the Scanfob Ultra-BB2e or Scanfob NFC-BB2e to connect to Windows 10 & Windows 11.  Note for versions of BB2e prior to 2022 — you must first use yACK FAST (for Android or iOS) to enable the bl e e setting for the Scanfob BB2e to work with Windows 10 Bluetooth (BLE). You can see here how to setup the BLE 4.0 version of Scanfob BB2e to pair with Windows 10 via BLE before continuing.  Pair with Windows 10 Bluetooth settings 1. Make sure that your

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How to set up the idChamp RS3 on Windows via a cabled connection with pcProx Configuration Utility

This page serves as a complete guide on how to use RFIDeas pcProx Configuration Utility for Windows to configure the idChamp RS3  You will need the following for this tutorial: A Windows PC pcProx Configuration Utility for Windows installed [Download Link] idChamp RS3 [Purchase Here] USB to RS-232 adapter cable [Purchase Here] RS-232 to micro USB adapter cable [Purchase Here] Prepare the RS3 for pcProx Set the idChamp RS3’s DIP switches for RS-232 communication (see image below).  Plug the RS3 into the Windows PC via the two configuration cables mentioned at the

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Our Testimonial

Starport Technologies encodes 10 million RFID tags per month, sometimes UHF reader must ignore unwanted nearby UHF tags. Prior to encoding some UHF tags we do printing. We use Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID readers to quickly spot check around voided tags to insure the encoding is done to the proper tags. Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID… Read more “Unwanted Nearby UHF Tags Ignored Using Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e”

Sanders Roth - VP
Starport Technologies

Innova Zones was approached by a customer looking to track RFID i-Safe Tags to ensure compliance with safety gear requirements within their facility. Unsure if it was possible, we sent a tag to Serialio, who quickly and expertly helped us setup the idChamp® Smart Credential Readers to read iSafe tags. Thanks to Serialio, we have… Read more “Read RFID i-Safe Tags”

Eastland Dunavin
Innova Zones

We use SerialMagic Keys Professional Android to connect with the HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader. SerialMagic Keys Professional is exceptionally easy to use. SerialMagic Keys Professional quickly and easily posts scan RFID tags to all apps that take keystrokes. Post many types of RFID tags: ISO 11784/11785 compliant FDX-B and HDX, FDX-B Fastag, FDX-B… Read more “HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader – Android”

USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid on iPad & iPhone is an unmatched data collection solution. Form-A-Feed uses this solution successfully for years. Serialio support has been unmatched by any supplier. The Support Team is super responsive, and the Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid solution always works. Mobile Grid is so reliable, when our Microsoft based solution fails, Serialio is… Read more “Unmatched Data Collection Solution – Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid”

Martin Tandsater
Form-A-Feed, Inc.

The Toshiba Team spent months searching for the best electronic emergency headcount software for our large facilities. Toshiba needed emergency mustering Roll Call ensuring employees, visitors, and contractors are all safe and accounted for during an Emergency. Serialio was one of many companies we reached out to, and we’re so thankful we did! The Cloud-In-Hand… Read more “Emergency Headcount Software 1-Million-Square-Foot”

Derius Goudeaux - Safety Manager
Toshiba

Our search for mobile order for sales reps and trade shows solution ended when we found Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Order. Mobile Order is a terrific application replacing our last ordering solution.  We deployed to our outside sales staff and use it for our trade shows on iPads & iPhones.  We were up and running in record… Read more “Mobile Order For Sales Reps and Trade Shows”

Scott Bonora - Director of Operations
Phillips International, Inc.

In 2019, we needed a reliable and cost-effective method of enabling RFID scans on a tablet for a custom RFID time clock application on Windows Surface Pro we developed.  We were fortunate enough to find SerialMagic Professional and the idChamp® RFID Smart Card Badge Reader.  Serialio assisted us with the software and hardware needed to… Read more “Enable RFID Scans On Windows Surface Pro For Time Clock Application”

Russell Hopkinson - Senior Engineer

University of Wyoming Vending Services has used the BlueSnap M6A Dex for vending machine service for vending machine DEX service for over two years. VendSys initially recommended we purchase the BlueSnap DEX Kit and we’re very happy we did. UW Vending has full-time, employees managing students who are route drivers. I can confidently say that… Read more “Vending Machine DEX Service With iPhone-Android-BlueSnap”

Bill McCleary - Manager Vending Services
University of Wyoming

We take orders with iScanBrowser iOS with the PX20 wireless mobile 2D+1D barcode scanner. Our users quickly and reliably make orders are in our showroom with iScanBrowser on iPad Air devices. We like the speed and stability of the PX20 iScanBrowser in building orders fast and accurate. We have worked with Serialio.com for many years… Read more “iScanBrowser iOS Super-Fast & Reliable Order Taking”

David R.
Giftwares Company, Inc.

With the ability to import laser measurements into any iOS app, SerialMagic Keys iOS has increased my workflow speed and accuracy tremendously. Thank you serialio.com for making SerialMagic Keys work with BOSCH Laser Measure on iOS. SerialMagic Keys iOS has powerful features like unit conversions and formatting that posts the readings exactly as we want… Read more “BOSCH Laser Measure on iOS”

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