Maintenance mode

When accessing an Ethernet reader in maintenance mode, you get full unauthenticated access to the reader, so you can perform actions that normally require authentication.

Typical use cases include:

• Test applications during development
• Troubleshooting
• Factory reset the reader, e.g. to exchange reader certificates or remove invalid network settings

Enable maintenance mode

Connect the Device port of the reader connector box to a maintenance laptop.
Make sure the Network port is open.

You can now get full unauthenticated access to the reader, e.g. when establishing a plain connection from a BALTECH tool.

Main differences between normal and maintenance mode

	Normal operation mode	Maintenance mode
LED	Solid orange or solid green, depending on the operation mode	Red and green blinks
IP address assignment	No link-local addresses available DHCP is disabled as soon as you configure a static IP address.	Link-local addresses are available DHCP is always enabled
Access permissions	Without authentication, access to the reader is completely blocked by default. (You can grant full permissions using the PKI Authentication and Encryption setting in the Ethernet host interface component.) With authentication, full access to the reader is given, restrictable via certificates.	Without authentication, full access to the reader is given by default. (You can limit permissions to factory reset using the PKI Authentication and Encryption settings in the Ethernet host interface component.) With authentication, the behavior is the same as in normal mode.
Host as server	The reader connects to the host if its configuration contains the host interface component Ethernet - Host as Server.	"Host as server" mode is disabled. The reader won't connect to the host, even if configured to do so.