Specifications

Locating an RFID Tag
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 25-3
Locating an RFID Tag
YoucanuseanAeroScoutEngineorRoamAboutSwitchManagertolocateanassettowhichan
RFIDtagisattached.
Using an AeroScout Engine
1. LoadthesitemapinAeroScoutSystemManager.
2. Marktheoriginpoint(0,0),ifnotalreadydone.
3. Calibratedistance,ifnotalreadydone.
4. AddeachAPconfiguredasalistenertothemap,andenteritsIPaddress.
5. EnableRSSIlocationcalculation.
6. Enabletagpositioning.
7. EnablethemaptousetheAPs.
To
checkanAP’sstatus,right‐clickonthe APiconandselectStatus.
Using RoamAbout Switch Manager
IfyournetworkismodeledinaRoamAboutSwitchManagernetworkplan,youcanuse
RoamAboutSwitchManagertolocatedevicesthathaveAeroScoutassettags.Thiscapabilityhas
thefollowingrequirements:
•Threeormorelistenersarerequiredforoptimallocationresults.RoamAboutSwitchManager
willattempttodisplayatag’s
locationeveniftherearefewerthanthreelisteners,butthe
locationmightnotbeaccurate.
•ThelistenerAPsmustbeinthenetworkplan,onthefloorwheretheassettagsarelocated.
1. ConnecttoRoamAboutSwitchManagerServices(theserver)andopenthenetworkplanthat
containsthesiteinformation.
2. SelecttheMonitortoolbaroption(atthetopofthemainRoamAboutSwitchManager
window).TheMonitordashboardappears.
3. UndertheClientsgraph,clickDetails.
4. IntheManagemenuoftheTaskListpanel,selectFindAeroScoutTag.TheFindAeroScout
Tagsdialogappears.
5. Enterthesearchcriteria:
a. SelectFindall
AeroScoutTags,orleaveFindaspecificAeroScoutTagselectedandtype
theMACaddressoftheassettag.
b. Selectthesearchscope.
6. ClickNext.Alistofassettagsappears.
Note: To look up a Distributed AP’s IP address, use the show dap status
command.