User's Manual

Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4

Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring

3. Connect to the reader by doing the following:

4. In Name or IP Address, type the reader’s IP address or hostname. You

can determine the name and the IP address via the Rshell show network

summary command.

 Note: The show network summary command provides the dynamic values

returned by DHCP or LLA if the current configuration is dynamic. The local

hostname resolution feature (mDNS) gives the reader a local hostname in

addition to an IP address as its network identity. On an isolated network that

lacks DNS service but has mDNS enabled, a reader with hostname

speedway-00-01-02, for example, may be reached using

speedway-00-01-02.local.

5. In Model, select the appropriate Speedway Revolution model (either

Speedway R220 or Speedway R420). If you want MultiReader to issue a

warning if it detects a model other than what is configured, confirm Warn

on the model mismatch checkbox is selected. (Model mismatch is

selected by default.)

6. Configure the key RF parameters described below:

7. Under Reader 1, on the left side of the Reader Settings dialog box, select

Modes, RF, and Power. The following screen appears:

Figure 3.3 Multireader Reader Settings Settings Screen

8. In Reader Mode, select AutoSet Dense Reader. The Reader Mode

specifies the rules to use for communication between the reader and tag.

With AutoSet Dense enabled, the reader automatically senses the

environment and adjusts its mode accordingly.

9. In Search Mode, select Dual Target. In Session, select Session 1.

Search Mode and Session work together to control when and how often

the reader reads a tag.

The high-level functional description for the reader is: Each tag

contains a flag that is flipped from A to B or from B to A when it is