User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Warranty
- Revision History
- About This Guide
- Quick Start
- Getting Started
- Installation and Communication
- Administrator Console
- Introduction
- Connecting to the Reader
- Administrator Console Login
- Reader Administrator Console
- Status
- Reader Statistics
- Configure Reader
- Read Tags
- Communication Settings
- System Time Management
- IPV6 IP Sec
- Change Password
- GPIO
- Applications
- Reader Profiles
- Firmware Version/Update
- Commit/Discard
- System Log
- Reader Diagnostics
- Shutdown
- Wi-Fi Configuration
- Application Development
- Firmware Upgrade
- Troubleshooting
- Technical Specifications
- Static IP Configuration
- RF Air Link Configuration
- Connecting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Dongles
- Copying Files To and From the Reader
- Data Protection
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION AND
COMMUNICATION
Introduction
This chapter includes the following FX7500 RFID reader installation and communication procedures:
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Unpacking the Reader on page 3-1
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Mounting and Removing the Reader on page 3-2
• Mounting Tips on page 3-2
• Mounting Using the Mounting Plate on page 3-2
• Direct Mounting (Without the Mounting Plate) on page 3-3
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Connecting Antennas on page 3-4
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Communications Connections on page 3-5
• Ethernet Connection on page 3-5
• USB Connection on page 3-6
• GPIO Interface Connection on page 3-9
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Powering the Reader on page 3-10
• Powering the Reader via AC Power Supply on page 3-10
• Powering the Reader via Power-over-Ethernet (POE) on page 3-10
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System Start-up/Boot LED Sequence on page 3-11
Unpacking the Reader
Remove the reader from the shipping container and inspect it for damage. Keep the shipping container, it is the
approved shipping container and should be used if the reader needs to be returned for servicing.
CAUTION FX7500 RFID readers must be professionally installed.
WARNING! For Mounting in Environmental Air Handling Space (EAHS): Any cables used to interconnect
to other equipment must be suitable for use in EAHS as per UL2043.
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