# Connecting USB Barcode Scanners client side - reg

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-usb-barcode-scanners-client-side-reg/11333>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 9, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-usb-barcode-scanners-client-side-reg/11333 "2016-03-09T09:30:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arulwilliam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Arulwilliam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arulwilliam)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-usb-barcode-scanners-client-side-reg/11333/1 "2016-03-09T09:30:27Z")

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Hi,  
Is it possible to connect USB supported barcode Scanners from Ignition client.

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**Author:** ![pphillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@pphillips](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pphillips)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-usb-barcode-scanners-client-side-reg/11333/2 "2016-03-10T14:50:53Z")

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Typically, you would set up a USB barcode scanner to emulate a keyboard, so on the client it pretty much behaves the same way a keyboard entry would. Of course there are any number of special cases, but usually it is very straightforward.

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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-usb-barcode-scanners-client-side-reg/11333/3 "2018-01-07T16:57:16Z")

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Is there any way from Ignition to detect whether a bluetooth scanner becomes disconnected from client computer? Using it as a keyboard input with barcode module.