Specifications

Configuring AP Radios to Listen for AeroScout RFID Tags
25-2 Configuring APs to be AeroScout Listeners
Configuring AP Radios to Listen for AeroScout RFID Tags
ToconfigureAPradiostolistenforAeroScoutRFIDtags:
• ConfigureaserviceprofilefortheAeroScoutlistenersandsettheSSIDtypetoclear
(unencrypted).
• ConfigurearadioprofilefortheAeroScoutlisteners.
–DisableRF Auto‐Tuningofchannelsontheserviceprofile.ChannelsonRFIDtagsare
staticallyconfigured.Therefore,the
listenershouldnotdynamicallychangechannels.
–Disableactivescanontheserviceprofile.Whenactivescanisenabled,radiosgooff‐
channelforbriefintervalstoscanforrogues.
–EnableRFIDmodeontheserviceprofile.RFIDmodeallowsAPradiostoaccept
AeroscoutEng inecommands.AnAPwillforwardRFID
tagstoanAeroscoutEngineafter
receivinganEnableAccessPointcommandfromtheAeroscoutEngine.
–MaptheAeroScoutlisteners’serviceprofiletotheradioprofile.
•SetthechanneloneachradiotothechannelonwhichtheRFIDtagstransmit.Youcanusethe
samechannelonalltheRFID
tags.
•MaptheAPradiostotheradioprofileandenabletheradios.
ThefollowingexampleshowsthecommandstoconfigurethreeDistributedAPstobeAeroScout
listeners.Thefollowingexampleassumes thattheAPshavealreadybeeninstalledand
configured.
RBT-8100# set service-profile rfid-listeners ssid-type clear
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set radio-profile rfid-listeners active-scan disable
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set radio-profile rfid-listeners auto-tune channel-config disable
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set radio-profile rfid-listeners rfid-mode enable
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set radio-profile rfid-listeners service-profile rfid-listeners
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set dap 67 radio 1 channel 7
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set dap 68 radio 1 channel 7
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set dap 69 radio 1 channel 7
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set dap 67 radio 1 radio-profile rfid-listeners mode enable
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set dap 68 radio 1 radio-profile rfid-listeners mode enable
success: change accepted.
RBT-8100# set dap 69 radio 1 radio-profile rfid-listeners mode enable
success: change accepted.
Note: An AP always forwards RFID tag information to its RoamAbout Switch, even of RFID
mode is disabled.