User's Manual

Reading Tags
To read tags while communicating with the host serially, connect the AR400’s RS-422/485 interface to
a serial port on the host computer. Symbol provides an RS485-to-USB SeaLevel converter box and
cable which connects the AR400 to the host's USB port for serial communication.
To connect the AR400 to a host computer and read tags in real time, connect through TCP/IP and use
a real-time application such as TagVis. Refer to the TagVis Developer Guide, or the user guide
provided with the application.
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Administrator Console
Managing the AR400....................................................................................................... 3-3
Using the Setup Wizard.................................................................................................... 3-4
Status................................................................................................................................ 3-5
Scan Control..................................................................................................................... 3-6
Scheduling a Periodic Scan Read Point .................................................................... 3-7
Query.............................................................................................................................. 3-11
Writing a Tag .................................................................................................................. 3-13
Writing Tips .............................................................................................................. 3-14
Filtering........................................................................................................................... 3-15
Creating a Filter Rule ............................................................................................... 3-15
Read Point Classes ........................................................................................................ 3-21
Read Point Zones........................................................................................................... 3-22
Adding and Modifying Read Point Zones................................................................. 3-23
Renaming, Enabling, and Disabling the AR400 ............................................................. 3-24
Configuring Individual Read Points.......................................................................... 3-26