User's Manual

USER MANUAL: T500 Tag Programming Station (TPS) Document A316000-699

2.0 Getting started - Installation Overview

This section is an overview of what you will do to install the program and to start programming tags.

The TPS components are interconnected as shown in the previous section.

An “installer” will install the TPS program for the first time separately on each TPS computer. The installer will

use the password "doinstall" which is valid only for the install procedure. The installer will require the

“authorization code" for each TPU previously sent to the agency or service center contact person. For security

purposes, the authorization code is set differently on each TPU shipped.

The installer must

add at least one supervisor to the User ID file. Then the installer must exit (log off) from the

program. The installer is not allowed to start up and/or log into the program again.

Now, one of the supervisors listed in the User ID file must log in and create a password. The supervisor may

now add (or remove) the other system users and/or supervisors. Note that the TPU does not have to be

connected to the computer to perform this function.

Now, each one of the users in turn use their ID to log on and put their password into the User ID file. Each user

then logs out then logs in again using the password to gain access only to the user menu items.

At this point the TPS will be properly

setup to program tags. For larger batches of tags, the supervisor

may selectively automate the programming activity.

The TPS program is normally running all the time. A supervisor or a user will log in and out as required. The

system accepts only one person to be logged in at a time. The program menu items are automatically

enabled/disabled for the user type that is currently logged in.

2.1 A note about "forgotten" passwords…

• If a user forgets their password then any supervisor may simply erase that user from the list and then re-

enter the same name in the list again. That user must re-create a password when logging in.

• If a supervisor forgets their password then any other supervisor may simply erase that supervisor from the

list and then re-enter the same name in the list again. That supervisor must re-create a password when

logging in.

• If there is only one supervisor in the list and that supervisor forgets their password then the following

procedure must be taken.

1) Erase the current list of users and passwords by erasing the file "tps.cfg" in the Windows directory.

2) Re-install the TPS program and re-setup the system as described in the overview above.

IMPORTANT

It is strongly recommended to install a UPS for the TPS computer.

With the exception of a power failure, the TPS program is intended to run continuously,

however...

1. Supervisors must always use the “Exit” menu command if the program is ever terminated.

2. Always "Exit" the program before shutting down the computer for any reason.

3. You must be familiar with the care and use of the TPU.

4. Read the Appendix - Hardware Setup in this manual before using the TPS system.