Installation Guide for EMPRESS™ 2.4GHz Active RFID Reader (Model: HKRAR-EMWF) Revision: 1 Before use, please read these instructions completely Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2165 4708 Fax: (852) 3007 1901 Email: info@hk-rfid.com P.
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Contents 1.1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................4 1.2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................5 1.2.1 Components ...............................................................................................................................5 1.2.2 Setup ..................................................
1.1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing EMPRESS™ Reader, it is wireless and therefore is easy to install with low installation costs. It is a 2.4GHz Gain Adjustable Reader which uses the advanced 0.18um CMOS IC, and is well-fitted for being a Data Collector. Through IEEE 802.11b/g (EMWF version), the reader gathers and transmits data to the wireless router or act as access point all by itself. Once powered, the HKRAR-EM series is instantly connected and become part of the network.
1.2 System Overview Wireless Router PC or Controller Empress 2.4GHz Active Reader Active Tag ID and information passed to PC through reader itself or other network devices Directional or Omni-Directional Antenna Active Tags broadcast Tag ID and Active Tags listen for comments at defined time interval (e.g 1 signal per second) 1.2.
1.2.2 Components One standard package of this product consists of following items; - EMPRESS Reader x 1 piece 2.4GHz Antenna x 2 pieces DC Power Adaptor 5V 2.5A x 1 piece - A Cross Cat-5 Cable (optional) Other Essential Components - Active Transponders from Hong Kong RFID Personal Computer Minimum PC Requirements: XXXXXX NOTE: Active Transponders are essential to test the system and they are sold separately. Please contact your sales representative if you do not have any active transponders.
1.2.3 Network Setup XXX mode [Type sidebar content. A sidebar is a standalone supplement to the main document. It is often aligned on the left or right of the page, or located at the top or bottom. Use the Text Box Tools tab to change the formatting of the sidebar text box. XXX mode (external antenna for illustration) Type sidebar content. A sidebar is a standalone supplement to the main document. It is often aligned on the left or right of the page, or located at the top or bottom.
1.2.4 Application: Access Control System Automatic Door Controller Reader Antenna Tag Access Control System Computer Fig.3 Overview of the access control system The system can control an automatics door to achieve the purpose of access control. The results of the reader captured are recorded in the Controller. 1.2.5 Application: Location System XXXXXX Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited.
1.3 Reader Indicators 1 2 3 4 5 Name DC Power Jack Red LED Green LED NETWORK RESET 6 7 Wifi ANT Function / Description Supply power Power ON Data processing identity Connect to PC to reader Reboot button Please hold the button for 5sec For Wifi Antenna For any 2.4GHz antenna, directional or omi-directional 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.
1.3.1 Omni–directional Antenna for Empress Active Reader This antenna detects all tags in range from all angles. Technical Specification: Frequency Range (MHz) Bandwidth(MHz) Gain (dBi) VSWR Impedance (ohm) Max. Power (W) Connector Dimension (mm) Weight (g) 1.3.2 2400-2483 83 8 <=1.5 50 50 N Female 145 x 97 x 38 210 Directional Antenna for Empress Active Reader (Optional) Directional antenna only detects tags in specific angle. Please note that the antenna has horizontal and vertical orientation.
Long Range Directional 2.4GHz Antenna: HKRAA-2417 Electrical Specification Frequency Range 2400-2500MHz VSWR ≤ 1.5 Input Impedance 50Ω Gain 17dBi Polarization Type Vertical or Horizontal Hoizontal Plane ΘHP 20 ± 2° Vertical Plane ΘHP 20 ± 2° Front to Back Ratio ≥ 26dB Maximum Input Power 6W Connector Type N -Female Lightning Protection DC ground Mechanical Specifications Dimension 305mm × 305mm × 25mm Weight 1.
Mid Range Directional 2.4GHz Antenna HKRAA-2414 Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2165 4708 Fax: (852) 3007 1901 Email: info@hk-rfid.com P.
1.4 First Time Installation: 1) Take out the reader from the box and connect the all two antenna (ANT and WiFi) at the back of the reader 2) Plug the power adapter in the power jack. The red LED will turn on. 3) Connect the reader to a PC with Cross Cat 5 cable 4) Open your web browser and type 192.168.1.254 (if cannot open the setting page, try to turn off other connections, e.g. WIFI) 5) A dialog box will prompt you for the User name and Password. Enter the default values and click OK.
7) Select Network Setting on the left column. The LAN Interface Setup will display. 8) Select an idle IP address on your network and Enter in the IP Address. Enter the Subnet Mask and Default Gatway of your network. Disabled DHCP. Press Apply Changes. 9) Successful message will show and click new IP Address to continuous setting. Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.
NOTE: 1) skip from here on if new IP address is in same subnet of previous one Go the Start => settings => control panel => network connections. 2) Selection connection which connect to the reader. 3) Press properties 4) Select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and press properties 5) change the IP address which in the same domain with reader. 6) Press OK to close all the dialog. 7) Open Internet Explorer and type in the new IP address in the address field and press Enter Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd.
8) Select Wireless Setting on the left column. Operation Mode will show 9) Select Client and press Setup. It takes a moment applying the setting and Client Mode Setting will show. 10) Enter the SSID name in of your wireless network and press Apply Changes. 11) Press Security Setup. A Wireless Security Setup dialog will show. 12) Select your network authentication and Select/Enter according information. Press Apply Change. Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved.
13) It takes a moment applying setting. 14) After loading the setting. Close the entire dialog. 15) All setting complete. Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2165 4708 Fax: (852) 3007 1901 Email: info@hk-rfid.com P.
1.5 Wireless Connection Configuration Guide 1.5.1 Briefly description < check the system status and reader configuration
1.5.2 Status-system It shows all the system information: firmware version, LAN configuration, WLAN configuration, Serial configuration. 1.5.3 Status-Active Client In this page, the information of clients connecting to WIZ610wi is displayed. If you click “Refresh” button, the client list and information are updated. Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.
1.5.4 Network Setting For user change the network setting of the reader. Name function IP Address Set the IP address to the reader Subnet Mask Set your network subnet mask to the reader Default Gateway Set the your network gateway to the reader DHCP: When the reader set as a server, you can set the reader activate the DHCP function. DHCP Client Range When the reader set as a server and DHCP function is on, user should set a range of IP address to the client for connection.
1.5.5 Wireless Setting It selects the operation mode of the reader and the setup the selected mode Mode Function Access Point In this mode, all ethernet ports and wireless interface are bridged together and NAT function is disabled. All the WAN related function and firewall are not supported.The wireless mode is AP mode. Gateway In this mode, the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port.
1.5.6 Access Point Setup After selecting the AP mode and please click “Setup” button, Name Function Alias Name: Type in the reader name Band Select communication protocol SSID Input SSID for wireless communication. Channel Number: Select the channel frequency which you will use for wireless communication. Mode: Select the mode of the AP : set reader operates as Access Point. AP+WDS : WDS(Wireless Distribution System) repeater, this mode can let the reader communication each other.
-Fragment Threshold: This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended. In most cases, it should remain as its default value of 2346.
Access Control: Setting the MAC address to allows or blocks clients access Disable: the wire access control mode Allow Listed: add the MAC address user in to allow mode Deny Listed: add the MAC address client into deny mode WDS Setting: If AP mode is set as WDS Repeater, WDS Setting button is activated. WDS is Wireless Distribution System that is working as a wireless bridge between AP and AP. Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited.
DDNS: DDNS: Dynamic DNS is a service that provides you with a valid, unchanging, internet domain name (an URL) to go with that IPaddress. You can apply one at www.no-ip.com. Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2165 4708 Fax: (852) 3007 1901 Email: info@hk-rfid.com P.
1.5.7 Client Mode Setup After selecting the Client mode and please click “Setup” button Name function Alias Name Type in the reader name Band Select communication protocol SSID Input SSID for wireless communication.
1.5.8 Security Setting the wireless connection security. Authentication Encryption: Select the authentication of the network to connect the four selection: -Open system -Shared key -WPA-PSK -WPA2-PSK Select the encryption of the network to connect the two selection: -TKIP_AES -WEP The encryption is TKIP_AES Encryption: TKIP AES Pre-Shared Key Format: Select the key format Pre-Shared Key: Enter the Key Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved.
The encryption is WEP Encryption: WEP Select the key length : Key Length: 64-bit or 128-bit Select the key format: Key Format: ASCII (5 characters) or Hex (10 characters) Default Tx Key: Selection the Default Key Encryption Key 1: Enter the key Encryption Key 2: Enter the key (if any) Encryption Key 3: Enter the key (if any) Encryption Key 4: Enter the key (if any) Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited.
1.5.9 Others Region Settings: - select the country code Password - for user to change the password(strongly recommended to set your user password for security issue. ) Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2165 4708 Fax: (852) 3007 1901 Email: info@hk-rfid.com P.
Log - Upgrade - For the administrator's to setup the log function and check system log file. for user to upgrade the firmware of the reader. Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2165 4708 Fax: (852) 3007 1901 Email: info@hk-rfid.com P.
Factory Default - to reset all setting to factory default setting Reboot - to reboot the reader Copyright© Hong Kong RFID Ltd. 2008, All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is strictly prohibited. Hong Kong RFID Limited Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2165 4708 Fax: (852) 3007 1901 Email: info@hk-rfid.com P.
1.6 Computer Software Installation INSTALLATION STEPS 1) install the window .net framework 3.5 2) install the Xtractor Package 3) start the software PROCEDURE 1) Install the window .net framework 3.5(if you already install before, ignore this part). i. Double click the “WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe” on the CD to process the installation 2) Install the Xtractor Package i. extract the file “Xtractor Package.zip” on the CD( you need a unzip software) ii. double click the “Installer.
1.7 Demo Software User Guide INSTALLATION STEPS 1) input the IP address of the reader in the IP field 2) input the port number of the reader( default is 5000) 3) press connect until the state bar show connected 4) press start read to receive tag information. And the state bar show the no. of tag received.
FCC WARNING This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
