User's Manual

Content
1. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
1.1 REGULATION AND STANDARDS .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.4 CHANGES IN PRODUCT FAMILY, SPECIFICATIONS AND USER MANUALS/GUIDES ....................................................................... 4
1.5 COPYRIGHTS AND COPY PERMISSION .................................................................................................................................. 4
1.6 MEANING OF ALERT SYMBOLS AND SIGNAL WORDS ........................................................................................................... 5
1.7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 6
2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
2.1 MARS-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 MARS-2 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 MARS-4 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4 MARS-6 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
3.1 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION .......................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 12
3.4 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 13
3.5 ANTENNA MAINTENANCE (TUNING) ................................................................................................................................ 16
3.6 WORKING WITH TAGS .................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.7 TAG-TO-ANTENNA ORIENTATION .................................................................................................................................... 20
4. INSTALLATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21
4.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................. 22
4.1.1 Connecting to a power supply ........................................................................................................................... 23
4.1.2 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using USB ............................................................................................... 24
4.1.3 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using Ethernet ........................................................................................ 24
4.1.4 Connecting Multiple Readers to a local network .............................................................................................. 25
4.1.5 Connecting External Antennas .......................................................................................................................... 25
4.1.6 Antenna Matching, Tuning and Testing ............................................................................................................ 26
4.2 READERMANAGER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................... 27
4.2.1 Installation and Functionality Test ................................................................................................................... 27
4.3 CONNECTING TO A READER USING READERMANAGER ........................................................................................................ 28
4.3.1 Connecting to a Reader via USB for the first time ............................................................................................ 32
4.3.2 Upgrading software ........................................................................................................................................... 34
4.4 COMMUNICATION TEST .................................................................................................................................................. 35
5. REPORTING A PROBLEM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36
5.1 TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................................ 38
5.2 SERVICE FORM ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
6. CONTACT US ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
7. REVISION HISTORY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42
8. APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
8.1 SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 43
8.2 EXTERNAL ANTENNA TYPES ........................................................................................................................................... 44
8.3 READER-TAG COMPATIBILITY ......................................................................................................................................... 46
8.4 MAXIMUM READ-WRITE DISTANCE ................................................................................................................................ 47