RFID_STATUS WINAPI RFID_ConnectW	(	RFID_HANDLE32 *	pReaderHandle,
		TCHAR *	pHostName,
		UINT32	port,
		UINT32	timeoutMilliseconds,
		LPCONNECTION_INFO	lpConnectionInfo
	)

This function establishes an LLRP connection to an RFID reader and returns a handle on successful connection.

Parameters:

`[out]`	pReaderHandle	Pointer to Handle to the RFID device.
`[in]`	pHostName	String containing the reader's host name. Can be NULL for device-based readers like MC, where the Dll connects to local-host.
`[in]`	port	Port number, if specified as zero (0), the default port 5084 will be used.
`[in]`	timeoutMilliseconds	Time out for the response from the Reader, if specified zero(0), the default time out 5000 (5sec) will be used. The lowest possible value could be 2sec. This value also translates to keep-alive timeout. If the connection to the reader was inactive (no keep-alive message from the Reader) for a time greater than 10 times the timeout, DISCONNECTION_EVENT will be triggered to the application, if the application has registered for the same.
`[in]`	rsvd	Reserved for future use.

Returns:

If the function succeeds, the return value is RFID_API_SUCCESS. If the function fails, the return value is one of the following:

RFID_COMM_OPEN_ERROR Unable to open connection with reader
RFID_COMM_CONNECTION_ALREADY_EXISTS Another Connection exists
RFID_COMM_RESOLVE_ERROR Unable to resolve IP or Host Name

Remarks:: None

See also:: RFID_Disconnect

Remarks:

Example:

RFID_HANDLE32 readerHandle;
RFID_STATUS rfidStatus = RFID_API_SUCCESS;
READER_ID readerId;
VERSION_INFO versionInfo;

if(RFID_API_SUCCESS == RFID_Connect(&readerHandle, TEXT("157.235.207.190"), 0, 0, 0))
{
// Set trace level
rfidStatus = RFID_SetTraceLevel(readerHandle, TRACE_LEVEL_ALL);
// Get DLL Version
RFID_GetDllVersionInfo(&versionInfo);
printf("\n Dll Verison: %S", versionInfo.dllVersion);

// Do something - Configurations, Capabilities, Inventory, Access
rfidStatus = RFID_Disconnect(readerHandle);
}