User's Manual

Contents
IDentity 5200 User Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Reader Overview ..................................................................................................................1
Reader Hardware...................................................................................................................................1
Reader Software....................................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 – Reader Equipment Installation ..........................................................................................3
Mechanical Installation .........................................................................................................................3
Electrical Installation.............................................................................................................................5
Connecting the Serial Port.................................................................................................................6
Connecting and Configuring the Ethernet Port.................................................................................6
Connecting the External Antenna .....................................................................................................7
Connecting Digital Inputs/Outputs....................................................................................................7
Connecting the Power .......................................................................................................................7
Chapter 3 – Reader Startup Tool (RST) Software Installation .............................................................8
Installing RST Software........................................................................................................................8
Reader Startup.....................................................................................................................................10
Initial Reader Setup.............................................................................................................................11
Chapter 4 – Reader Operation...............................................................................................................15
Basic Operation with RST...................................................................................................................15
Deployed Reader Operation with RCT...............................................................................................17
Chapter 5 – Reader Startup Tool (RST).................................................................................................19
View Readers on the Network ............................................................................................................19
Configure Reader with the Setup Wizard ...........................................................................................20
View or Change the Reader’s Network Settings.................................................................................21
Reader Test Tool (RTT)......................................................................................................................22
RTT - General Page.........................................................................................................................22
RTT - Tag Performance Page..........................................................................................................24
RTT - Tag Management Page.........................................................................................................26
RTT - Macros Page .........................................................................................................................27
RTT - Event Handling Page............................................................................................................29
Reader Diagnostics Tool (RDT) .........................................................................................................30
RDT - Channel Statistics.................................................................................................................30
RDT - Alarms..................................................................................................................................31
RDT - Tag Report ...........................................................................................................................32
RDT - Spectrum Analyzer...............................................................................................................33