Targeting DMCC for DM8700
For the DM8700, the reader does not have a dedicated IP address. To send a DMCC command to the reader, you must first connect to the Base Station and use a targeting DMCC which targets the reader.
The two targeting commands are COM.DMCC-TARGET and COM.DMCC-DEFAULT-TARGET. After using these commands, every DMCC sent to the Base Station now targets the reader.
The table highlights the main differences between the two commands:
| Command | Reboot | Ethernet Devices | USB/RS-232 Devices |
| COM.DMCC-TARGET | Targetting does not survive reboot. | Targetting is active for the current session only. | Targetting is active for every session. |
| COM.DMCC-DEFAULT-TARGET | Targetting survives reboot if saved. | Targetting is not active for the current session (next session only). |
Targetting is active for every session. |
Example
| Command | Response |
| ||>GET DEVICE.NAME\r\n | DM8700Base-86F30A |
| ||>SET COM.DMCC-TARGET 1\r\n | no response |
| ||>GET DEVICE.NAME\r\n | DM8700DX-8E6FD0 |
| ||>SET COM.DMCC-TARGET 0\r\n | no response |
| ||>GET DEVICE.NAME\r\n | DM8700Base-86F30A |