User's Manual

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 PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
L IMPORTANT INFORMATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
1. INTRODUCTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
1.1 REGULATION AND STANDARDS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
1.2 WARRANTY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
1.3 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
1.4 CHANGES IN PRODUCT FAMILY, SPECIFICATIONS AND USER MANUALS---------------------------------------------- 5
1.5 COPYRIGHTS AND COPY PERMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
1.6 MEANING OF ALERT SYMBOLS AND SIGNAL WORDS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
1.7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
2.1 MDR-1109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
3. GETTING STARTED GUIDE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
3.1 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
3.2 BEFORE YOU BEGIN--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3.2.1 Installation Environment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3.2.2 Recommended System Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3.2.3 Working with Tags ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
3.2.4 Installation Requirements-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
3.2.5 Tag-to-Reader Orientation------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
3.3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
3.3.1 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using USB -----------------------------------------------------------------14
3.3.2 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using Ethernet ------------------------------------------------------------15
3.3.3 Connecting Multiple Readers to a local network ----------------------------------------------------------------15
3.4 READERMANAGER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------16
3.4.1 Software Installation and Functionality Test ---------------------------------------------------------------------16
3.4.2 Connecting to a Reader ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17
3.4.3 Communication Test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20
3.4.4 Changing the Reader’s Network Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------------21
4. REPORTING A PROBLEM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24
4.1 TROUBLESHOOTING --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25
4.2 SERVICE FORM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26
5. CONTACT US ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27
6. REVISION HISTORY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28
7. APPENDIX ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29
7.1 SPECIFICATION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29
7.2 READER-TAG COMPATIBILITY AND MAXIMUM READ-WRITE DISTANCE -------------------------------------------30