The Brady EXA81 includes two physical buttons and a trigger for user interactions.

BUTTON FUNCTIONALITIES
| Functionality | Device state | Power button press | Function button press | Trigger |
| Power on | Powered off | |||
Toggle between HID and normal mode | Powered off | N/A | >3 sec | N/A |
| Factory reset*** | Powered off | >10 sec | N/A | N/A |
| Hard reset | All states | >5 sec | ||
| Indication event | Normal and HID modes, connected* | N/A | N/A | |
Toggle between HID RFID and HID Barcode | HID Mode | N/A | N/A | |
| Power off | Not connected | N/A | ||
| Toggle between LED bar | Normal mode | N/A | ||
| Unpairing | Paired, Reader on | Both buttons simultaneously >3 sec | N/A | |