Network Receiver Installation Manual
Network Receiver Notices Information provided in this manual is a result of the design and development of AXCESS Inc. products and is subject to change without notice. It applies only to current AXCESS Inc. RFID systems. No part of this manual may be reproduced, translated or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of AXCESS Inc.
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Network Receiver Table of Contents GENERAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION .......................................................................... 7 SAFETY ................................................................................................................................... 7 INFORMATION FLAGS................................................................................................................ 7 HAND TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS .........................................................
Network Receiver APPENDIX B: ADVANCED WIEGAND CONFIGURATION.................................................. 39 APPENDIX C: NETWORK RECEIVER COMMANDS ........................................................... 40 APPENDIX D: NETWORK RECEIVER IP CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS.................. 45 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 45 NETWORK INTERFACE LOG-FILE MAINTENANCE ...........................................
Network Receiver General Installation Information Safety Personal safety is of first importance in the performance of any job. • Installation and configuration of the ActiveTag system should only be performed by experienced installers. • Where practical or required by code, all wiring should be enclosed in conduit, or equivalent protection, firmly anchored to sturdy structural elements and protected from mechanical damage. • Hand tools should be of good quality and properly maintained.
Network Receiver Hand Tools, Equipment and Materials The following are required and recommended hand tools, equipment and materials necessary for the successful configuration and installation of the Network Receiver: Required • RG-58/U coaxial cable with 50-ohm impedance (nominal), solid copper center conductor, 55% tinned copper braid or better, 100% foil shield coverage (for example, Belden 9310). Finished length should be no more than 25 feet.
Required for Serial Output • A straight-through (one to one) RS-232 cable of sufficient length to connect the Receiver to the system PC. It is recommended that the cable not exceed 50 feet in length. One end of the cable should be a male DB9 connector. Required for Network Output • RJ-45 cable for connecting to the LAN Recommended © 2002, AXCESS Inc. • Ladder • Fishing line – 15 lb.
Network Receiver Overview The Network Receiver incorporates a small operating system that provides a UnixTM-like interface with a variety of commands. Several of these commands will be utilized to configure the Network Receiver for your use. Please refer to Appendix C for a complete description of the available commands.
Functions & Features The Network Receiver has the following functions: • Decode the signal received from the Tag via the receive antenna.
Network Receiver Configuring the Network Receiver The Network Receiver receives the Tag’s broadcast signal via its receiving antenna and sends the Tag data to a PC or control device based on how it has been programmed to respond to the Activator ID.
2. Plug the AC adapter into the jack labeled 5VDC on the back of the Receiver (see note on page 11). 3. Plug the unit into the power outlet. Connecting to a Computer To connect a PC to the Receiver 1. Attach the DB9 male connector of the RS-232 cable to the RS-232 port on the Receiver. 2.
Network Receiver Figure 4 Select a Com port 5. Enter the following information in the Com Properties dialog box: Bits per second 19200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None 6. Click OK. Receiver Responses All commands have the basic format of . It is unnecessary to press the Return key after typing the command.
Setting Up a Wiegand System Responding to Activator IDs By default, the Receiver will only output Wiegand data from Tags activated by Activator ID 127. Use the following commands to modify the way the Receiver responds to Activator IDs. Command W Action Change Activator ID (This is known as the Wiegand ID.
Network Receiver Serial Output Format The default format for Tag data sent out the serial port of the Receiver is: R R R A A A F F F T T T T T LF CR R = Receiver ID A = Activator ID F = facility code T = Tag ID number LF = Line Feed CR = Carriage Return To make the Receiver backwards compatible with AXCESS NT 132 systems, type: 36c. The serial output will now have the short format.
Responding to Activator IDs The Receiver will only output Tag data via the serial port if it contains a valid Activator ID.
Network Receiver Setting the Receiver ID Receiver IDs are used by ActiveTrac software to determine from which zone a Tag reported. By default, the Receiver ID is 001. To give the Receiver a new ID, type: I ( = a number between 000 and 999.) Enabling TTL Outputs (Logic Control) The Network Receiver has two TTL outputs (Transistor-TransistorLogic). Each can be set to go from Low (inactive) to High (active) upon a Tag read. The output level is 3.3 V DC.
Viewing Configuration Settings To view the current configuration settings of the Receiver, type: 38c An example of how the receiver will respond: 04 Serial Activators 127|33|34|106 04 Wiegand Activators 127|33|34|106 Config: DDDD DDDD DD*D D=005 E=005 I=001 L=125 T=013 W=127 Serial Activators Lists the Activator ID’s which are passed out the RS-32 and TCP/IP ports when the Serial list is enabled (by default this list is enabled).
Network Receiver 5. TTL output 1 on valid read, when enabled any read from a tag will cause TTL 1 to be triggered. Default OFF “16c” 6. TTL output 2 on valid read, when enabled any read from a tag will cause TTL 2 to be triggered. Default OFF “17c” 7. Serial data output, allows the user to disable or enable the RS232 or TCP/IP output. Default ON “18c” 8. Wiegand Activator ID filter, enables or disables the single Activator ID in the config line (i.e. W = 127). Default ON “19c” 9.
Assigning an IP Address It is imperative that prior to installing the equipment you obtain the IP Address, subnet mask and gateway (if applicable) for each unit to be put on the network. This critical information is provided by the Network Administrator and is needed to program the Network Receivers. IP Address – (Internet Protocol address) The address of a computer attached to a TCP/IP network. Every client and server station must have a unique IP address.
Network Receiver Connecting to a Network via Crossover Cable Connecting to the Network via Crossover cable (included) will typically be the simplest method of connecting the Network Receiver. To connect via Crossover cable 1. On the desktop, right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon and select Properties. The Network dialog box will appear (Figure 6). 2. Select TCP/IP (network, e.g. Ethernet, etc.) from the list and click Properties. Figure 6 Select TCP/IP from the list 3.
Figure 7 Enter the IP address and subnet mask 5. Click OK and follow the prompts. NOTE It may be necessary to reboot your PC after making the above changes. 6. Using a standard CAT5 Crossover cable (included), connect directly from the Ethernet port on the back or side of the PC to the RJ45 connector on the front of the receiver (Figure 8).
Network Receiver 8. At the DOS window, type telnet 192.168.1.200 9. Login using the Username “admin”, and a Password of “welcome” (Figure 9). Welcome Figure 9 Login using “admin” and “welcome” 10. Type ipconfig and set the IP address and the subnet mask (provided by the Network Administrator) for each Network Receiver (Figure 10). For example, to set the IP address to 192.168.1.200, the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 and the gateway to 192.168.1.1use the command: ipconfig –a 192.168.1.200 –m 255.255.255.
11. Since all Network Receivers are shipped with the default Username of “admin”, and a Password of “welcome”. It is recommended that the password be changed for security purposes on the admin account. The password is changed with the passwd command (Figure 11). Figure 11 Use the passwd command to change the password IMPORTANT! It is very important that the new password be written down and stored in a safe place. AXCESS Inc. will not know what new password has been chosen.
Network Receiver IMPORTANT! Note all previous settings as it will be necessary to reset your PC after the Network Receiver is configured. 4. Click on the Specify an IP Address option button and enter 192.168.1.199 as the IP address and 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. 5. Click OK and follow the prompts. NOTE It may be necessary to reboot your PC after making the above changes. 6.
Connecting to the Network via Serial Cable To connect via serial cable 1. Connect the female end of a standard DB9 to DB9 serial cable (not included) into an unused serial port on your PC. 2. Connect the DB9 end of the serial conversion cable (included) to the DB9 to DB9 serial cable used in item 1. 3. Connect the 10-pin connector on the serial conversion cable to the 10-pin header labeled J12 on the motherboard of the Network Receiver. 4.
Network Receiver Figure 14 Select the com port to which the receiver is connected 8. Enter the following information in the Com Properties dialog box; then click OK: Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control 115200 8 None 1 None 9. Press Enter on the PC keyboard to get a login prompt. It may be necessary to press Enter several times to receive the login prompt. 10. Continue as described in items 7 through 13 under instructions for using a Crossover cable to connect to the network. 28 750.001.
Diagnostic Mode Diagnostic Mode allows you to troubleshoot the ActiveTag system by displaying all data received from all Tag broadcasts picked up by the Receiver – including Tag data with Activator IDs that have not been programmed into the Receiver. To enter Diagnostic Mode, type 39c.
Network Receiver Network Receiver Installation Once the Network Receiver has been configured with the following: • • • An IP Address A Subnet Mask Users and a Password The unit can be installed at its final location in accordance with the instructions in this section of the manual. Exception: For network operation, the only connections required to the receiver are: Power (9 VDC adapter supplied – see note on page 11) and a Category-V cable connection to the site network or Internet.
D0 D1 G +5V RS-232 9VDC GND 24VDC Ground Wire (black) Data One Wire (white) Data Zero Wire (green) from Wiegand control panel Figure 14 Connecting to a Wiegand control panel IMPORTANT Wire the Network Receiver to the Wiegand control panel carefully. Wiring Ground to a Data terminal can short the Receiver. DO NOT wire Data One and Data Zero backward – the data will be garbled. 3. Run the Data One wire from the Wiegand control panel to D1 on the Receiver.
Network Receiver Connecting to a Serial Device The Network Receiver is a DCE (Data Circuit-terminating Equipment) device, and data is output through a DB9 female RS-232 connector. Only the following pin assignments are used: Pin Description 2 Transmitted Data 3 Received Data 5 Signal Ground Use a standard one-to-one RS-232 cable (also known as a straightthrough or modem cable) of sufficient length to connect the Network Receiver to a PC or serial device.
Serial Output The Receiver outputs serial data in ASCII 8-bit decimal format (each ASCII character is represented by eight bits). Serial data has a different format than Wiegand data (see below) and data is always unbuffered – that is, every Tag read is output.
Network Receiver J9 To Relay Figure 16 Plugging in the relay wires 5. Close the case, reaffix the nut and replace the receiving antenna. 6. Wire an external relay according to Figure 17. Altronix RBSN-TTL ultra-sensitive relay module is recommended.
Mounting the Network Receiver • The Receiver should be within 35 feet of an activated Tag • The receiving antenna should not be blocked by metal or brick The following diagrams show various mounting positions for the Network Receiver. Two mounting holes on the bottom of the Receiver can be used to mount the it to a wall (Figure 18). Double-sided tape can also be used to mount the Receiver. The receiving antenna can be placed through acoustic tile in a ceiling (Figure 19).
Network Receiver AXCESS Inc. provides a ground plane bracket for such applications (Figure 20). Ground Plane Bracket Drip Loop Figure 20 Receiving antenna ground plane IMPORTANT! The receiving antenna should be no more than 25 feet by cable run from the Receiver. To mount the receiving antenna separately 1. Cut the coaxial cable with sufficient length to connect the receiving antenna to the Receiver. The cable length should not exceed 25 feet. 2. Attach BNC connectors to both ends of the cable. 3.
Appendix A: Coaxial Cable The number one problem encountered during installation is wiring technique and connectors. Ensure that no stray braid wires are touching the center contact pin when pushing it into the connector. This may cause the equipment to function intermittently or with reduced range. Good wiring techniques will eliminate considerable troubleshooting time later in the installation.
Network Receiver Coaxial Cable 11/32 11/32 3/16 1/8 1/8 Inner Conductor Braid Sleeve Insulator Inspection Hole Crimp Area Contact Pin Butting Flange Plug Body Assembly Crimp Area Figure 1 Dimensions for Coaxial Cable Termination 38 750.001.005 R04 © 2005 AXCESS Inc.
Network Receiver Appendix B: Advanced Wiegand Configuration Data Buffering Setting the Time between Outputs By default, the Receiver sends Tag data every 1.3 seconds. Depending on your control panel, you may need to change the interval between data outputs. Your panel may be able to accept data faster than once every 1.3 seconds, or it may need a longer interval between outputs. To change the interval between Tag outputs, type a number followed by a capital T.
Network Receiver Appendix C: Network Receiver Commands NOTE All bolded commands are default settings D E I L T W + > < 10c 11c 12c 13c 14c 15c 16c 17c 18c 19c 20c 21c 22c 23c 24c 25c 26c 27c 28c 29c 30c 31c 32c 33c 34c 35c 36c 37c 38c 39c 40c 41c 42c 43c 44c 40 set control TTL output 1 signal duration time in seconds (0-255,5) set control TTL output 2 signal duration time in seconds (0-255,5) set Device ID for Network Recei
Network Receiver Format of Receiver Commands All commands issued to the Network Reader are preceded by a numeric entry followed by an alpha character. Any command that is not preceded by a numeric entry will be ignored. ‘c’ Command Set – used for all commands that do not require entry of a specific numeric value, such as setting a specific configuration attribute ON or OFF.
Network Receiver Command 23c Description Set serial data rate to 4800 baud 24c Set serial data rate to 9600 baud 25c Set serial data rate to 19200 baud (default) 18c Set tag read serial output to ON; i.e. output tag read data (default) 32c Set tag read output to OFF; i.e.
Network Receiver Configure/Display Valid ID List Command Description + Add new Device ID or Status Code to Valid ID list; valid numbers = 0 thru 255 (Note: Valid ID list must have a minimum of one entry) - Delete a Device ID or Status Code to Valid ID list; valid numbers = 0 thru 255 (Note: Valid ID list must have a minimum of one entry) 34c Set Valid ID list to default values; i.e. V5 Activator IDs and Status Codes (default) 37c Clear Valid ID list; i.e.
Network Receiver The following set of response codes are output by the Network Receiver to acknowledge receipt and processing of configuration and control commands: Response Description 00 Command completed successfully (ACK) 01 Duplicate Device ID (response for command +) 02 Valid ID list full (response for command +) 03 Valid ID list must contain at least one entry (response for command -) 04 Device ID not found (response for command -) 05 Invalid entry (respon
Network Receiver Appendix D: Network Receiver IP Configuration Instructions Introduction The Network Receiver incorporates a small operating system that provides a Unix™-like interface with a variety of commands. Several of these commands will be utilized to configure the Network Receiver for your use. Please refer to Appendix A for a complete description of the available commands. It will be imperative that the Network Administrator be brought into the information loop prior to installing the equipment.
Network Receiver Note: The following activity may require Administrator authority. It will also be necessary access a specific Network Receiver from the DOS prompt using telnet. For example: C:\telnet XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (IP address) Then at the logon screen, log on to the Tini as previously described. Checking Memory Status There are commands that provide a means of monitoring memory status: df Displays the amount of free RAM stats Displays the current system status information (including free memory).
Network Receiver TINI Firmware TINI Firmware 1.02, Preview Release 3 i. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Introduction System Files Serial Server Telnet Server FTP Server Commands Changes Introduction Slush is a small system shell intended to provide a Unix(tm) like interface with Serial (TTY), Telnet, and FTP servers. Slush is less than a full operating system, but more than a simple shell.
Network Receiver ## initializeNetwork ######## #Add other user additions here: If you want to disable any of the servers, comment out the setenv line for that server. You can also set other environment variables for the system and for the network servers in the user setenv area. See the section for each of the servers for a list of user-controlled environment variables. Add lines to run in the user additions section at the end of the .startup file.
Network Receiver Note: These variables will not take effect until the server is restarted. A user can create a home directory (i.e. a directory with the same name as the user's username) in the root directory. When the user logs in, they will be placed in this directory. Otherwise, the user is placed in the root directory at login. The user can also place a .login file in their home directory. Every line in this file will be executed as they would from a slush command prompt.
Network Receiver In addition to redirecting output to a file, you can redirect output to null (e.g. java MyProg.tini > null) to suppress output from this program, or redirect the output to the serial port (e.g. java MyProg.tini > S0). S0 indicates serial0, and is the only serial port supported for this action. You must have admin privileges to redirect to the serial port, and should not do this if you are already at a serial server prompt.
Network Receiver Usage: chown USER FILE Clears the screen. Note: currently only works from a Telnet session. Will possibly work for a serial session in a future VT100 friendly release of JavaKit. Usage: clear cp Copies a source file to a destination file. Usage: cp SRC DEST Alias: copy date Display or set system time information.
Network Receiver echo This command echos back a line of text to a stream. System.out (i.e. the current console) is the default, but you can choose to redirect the output to a file. Usage: echo TEXT gc Runs the system garbage collector to sweep up and make available collectible memory. This command only cleans up garbage generated by slush and not garbage generated by other applications. Usage: gc Controls generation of the system log file that is produced on boot. The log file (/etc/.
Network Receiver To set the hostname only to, type: hostname tini1 This commands allows you to display or configure the TINI's network settings. With no arguments, the command will display the current network configuration. If you are changing current information and have any slush network servers running (Telnet or FTP), this command will bring down those servers, make the network configuration updates, then bring up the servers again.
Network Receiver The new process that is launched will inherit its parent's System properties. You can specify other properties with the -Dkey=value specifier. You must have execute privileges for the given file. Usage: java FILE.tini Examples: To run a program in the background and redirect the output from this program to a file, type: java Pepe.tini > out.txt & To run this same program in the foreground, leave off the '&': java Pepe.tini > out.txt You can also redirect input: java Pepe.tini < in.
Network Receiver [-l] Show all file attributes Alias: dir Example: The directory listing: total 5 drwxr-x 1 root drwxr-x 1 root -rwxr-1 root -rwx--1 root -rwxr-root admin admin admin admin admin 3 Jan 05 04:06 . 1 Jan 05 04:06 .. 28 Jan 05 04:06 .tininet 225 Jan 05 04:06 .startup 101 Jan 05 04:06 passwd The permissions for passwd, from left to right, indicate NOT a directory(-), ownerread(r), owner-write(w), owner-execute(x), world-read(r), NOT-world-write(-) and NOT world-execute(-).
Network Receiver Displays the current working directory. Usage: pwd Shuts down all slush servers and cleanly reboots the system. You must be admin to use this command. This command allows you to request that the heap be cleared on reboot. This results in the same clean state as if you had cleared the heap with 'b18' 'f0' in JavaKit. It also has the added benefit of a significant speed increase for the system.
Network Receiver Usage: source FILE Displays the current system status information. Usage: stats Starts up the specified slush server. You must be admin to use this command. Usage: startserver [options] where options include: [-s] Serial Server [-t] Telnet Server [-f] FTP Server Shuts down the specified slush server. You must be admin to use this command. You can also use this command to disable the slush boot messages that go to serial0 with the '-d' option.
Network Receiver [-n username] Name of the new user [-p password] Password for the new user [-i userid] New user's ID Removes the given user from the system. Multiple users can be specified separated with spaces. You must be an admin to use this command. Usage: userdel USER(s) wall Broadcast a message to all logged in users. The wall command can be disabled with the environment variable "BROADCASTS" set to "false". Usage: wall MESSAGE Sets or displays the slush watchdog timer settings.
Network Receiver As long as the number reported is less than 65281, your slush build is under the maximum size restriction. Compares two files byte for byte. Usage: diff FILE1 FILE2 Starts a thread that will send the free RAM to the given port on a specified millisecond interval. Run the associated MemDisplay program (in the examples folder) on a host computer to see the output. Usage: pollmemory [options] where options include: [-i interval] Report interval (ms). [-p port] Port to use.
Network Receiver Text Movement : :[range] move [addr] (move lines in range to addr) :[range] d (delete lines in range) where range can be line numbers or marks separated by a ',' (e.g. :'a,'b move .) addr can be '.', '$', or a line number Set : Only set option currently supported is IC (make searches case insensitive.) Saving/Exiting : x, wq, w!, w [new filename] Misc : e (edit new file), r [filename] (insert this file): lineNumber (goto that line) Sled supports an unlimited undo buffer.
Network Receiver Problem: Some Slush commands would throw an ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception when incorrect/incomplete arguments were given. Since: TINI 1.02.p1 Description: GetOpt would sometimes move on to the next argument without making sure there was a next argument. Solution: Change to always check to make sure that the next argument exists.
Network Receiver Description: Optional PPP slush command does not reflect changes to PPP API. Solution: PPP command source has been updated. 1.02.p1 Problem: Slush password hashes were insecure--created by appending the password to the username. Since: Beta Description: This is insecure because username 'root', password 'tini' hashes to the same result as 'roott', 'ini' does. An attacker could guess the password in linear time.
Network Receiver Index Activator IDs, Default, 17 Antenna, Mounting Separately, 34 Cable, 36 Code 254, 28 Commands, Network Receiver, 40, 46, 47, 48, 59 Connecting To a Computer, 13 To a Serial Device, 31 To a Wiegand Panel, 29 Data Buffering, 38 Defaults, 12 Diagnostic Mode, 28 Equipment Recommended, 9 Features, 11 Filters, 11 Front Panel, 10 Functions, 11 Gateway, 20 Ground Plane Bracket, 35 Hotline, 3 Hypertrm.
