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Step 2: Click the Connection menu item to view readers found on the local network.
The ReaderManager will use network broadcasts to look for active readers via USB and Ethernet. If you click on the
Connection menu, you can see readers dened in there automatically.
A list of readers will be displayed. The IP address and MAC address will be shown on the status bar as you move the
mouse over each reader entry.
Step 3: To connect to a reader, select the reader you would like to connect to from the
Connection menu, then click the left mouse button.
The status bar will change from a red to a green background to indicate that the ReaderManager was able to connect to
a reader. The tag type and IP address are also shown on the status bar.
To get more information how to setup static connections to readers please refer to the ReaderManager Guide (40-01-
006-DOC).
4.5 communicAtion test
Perform the tag reading test by selecting Tools -> System -> Grid of tags sight count.
Check the following default settings in Tools -> System-> Reader Settings:
Tag Type. Default is IFX_STACK. If you use ItemTags the default should be changed to IFX_ITEM. If you
want to read both IT and ST tags the Tag Type should be IFX_STACK.
The Powering Field box should be ticked.
Use one of the fully powered tags, place the tag on the reader antenna.
The rst square in the grid should turn from white to blue and display the tag’s ID number and the number of times the
tag was sighted (should be one). An example of this is shown below.
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