AiRISTA Flow T301-B1 User Guide
T301-B
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Software release level .............................................................................................. 1
1.2 Features of T301-B .................................................................................................. 1
2 Tag operation .................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 User interface ........................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Activating the tag ..................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Status Indication LEDs ............................................................................................. 4
2.4 Button activated location update and maintenance call ........................................... 5
2.5 Safety switch activated location update ................................................................... 5
2.6 Resetting to factory settings ..................................................................................... 5
2.7 Firmware update ...................................................................................................... 6
2.8 Optimizing Battery Life ............................................................................................. 6
2.9 Charging the T301-B tag .......................................................................................... 7
3 Ekahau Activator T301 ..................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Installing Ekahau Activator ....................................................................................... 9
3.2 Supported Wireless LAN Adapters .......................................................................... 9
3.3 Activating the Ekahau T301 family Tags ................................................................ 10
3.3.1 Positioning Engine settings ........................................................................ 10
3.3.2 Scan settings ............................................................................................. 11
3.3.3 WLAN Settings .......................................................................................... 12
3.3.4 IP Settings ................................................................................................. 13
3.3.5 Activating the tags ..................................................................................... 14
4 Tag configuration ........................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Tag settings in Activator ......................................................................................... 17
4.2 Tag configuration settings in EPE configs page ..................................................... 18
4.3 Tag actions available in Ekahau Positioning Engine Tags properties page ........... 20
5 Technical specifications ................................................................................................ 23
5.1 General .................................................................................................................. 23
5.2 Wi-Fi ....................................................................................................................... 23
5.3 Operating Ranges from an Access Point ............................................................... 23
5.4 Care and Maintenance ........................................................................................... 23
6 Certifications .................................................................................................................. 25
6.1 FCC Rules ............................................................................................................. 25
6.2 CE Directive ........................................................................................................... 25
6.3 Industry Canada ..................................................................................................... 25
7 Limited warranty ............................................................................................................. 27
8 Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................................. 29
T301-B
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T301-B
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1 Introduction
Introduction The Ekahau T301-B Wi-Fi tag is part of Ekahau RTLS (Ekahau Real-Time Location
System) that consists of Ekahau wi-fi tags, Ekahau Positioning Engine 4.x (EPE) software platform
and Ekahau Finder and Ekahau Tracker end-user applications. The T301-B tags are primarily
targetd to be carried by people, but can be attached to any mobile object or asset as well. The
Ekahau Positioning Engine software continuously reports the tag coordinates and logical areas
within the Wi-Fi coverage area both indoors and outdoors.
1.1 Software release level
This User Guide documents the functionality available with software release level, 1.0.
1.2 Features of T301-B
Chapter 1. Introduction
The following features are included with this software release:
● Works with standard 802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi networks.
● Support for 64 or 128-bit WEP key and WPA2-PSK authentication.
● Static and dynamic IP addressing.
● Safety switch for triggering an alarm.
● Three configurable buttons for sending and acknowledging alarms, and resetting the tag to
its factory settings.
● Location reporting triggered by button, periodic timer, motion or safety switch.
● Two status indication LEDs for determining the tag status.
● A buzzer for audible alarms and notifications.
● Configuration using Ekahau Activator T301-B, standalone tag configuration software.
● Configuration using Ekahau Positioning Engine.
Chapter 1. Introduction
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2 Tag operation
2.1 User interface
Figure 2.1. T301-B user interface
Chapter 2. Tag operation
4. Blue button
5. Menu button1. Left LED
6. Red button2. Right LED
7. Charging port3. Safety Switch
Chapter 2. Tag operation
2.2 Activating the tag
When the tag is delivered it does not have any of the necessary configuration settings. These
environment specific settings need to be applied before the tag can connect to the network and
the EPE. The T301-B tags are delivered with the battery charged to a storage charge, it is
recommended to fully charge the battery, before activating the tags first time. See charging
instructions in Charging the T301-B tag on page 7
Tag activation is done using Ekahau Activator software that configures Ekahau T301-B tags
wirelessly. See more information on the Ekahau Activator software in chapter Ekahau Activator
T301 on page 9.
After successful Activation you will see the MAC address of the tag appears on the EPE list of
tags. After successful connection with EPE the configurations can be managed directly from EPE
using the Tag Configurations.
2.3 Status Indication LEDs
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The tag is equipped with two multi-color LEDs that provide status indication. The table below lists
the different modes of the tag LEDs:
Activation. Press and hold
the Menu button for 3
seconds.
ated scan
ated scan.
Blue button press
Red button press.
2xGreen
2xRed
-Charging
or
2xRed blink
1xOrange + 2xGreen blink
1xRed1xRed
Orange
Green
-2xGreen blinkPeriodic or motion activ-
-2xRed blinkPeriodic or motion activ-
-1xOrange + 2xGreen blink
StatusRight LEDLeft LEDAction
Both LEDs blink Red after
button press. . Finally Left
LED blinks green or red.
Green indicates successful
activation.
Charging
Battery full
Successful scan and results sent to EPE.
Failed to scan or send
results .
Success - green.
Failed to scan or send
results - red.
Success - green.
Menu button press
or
2xRed blink
1xOrange + 2xGreen blink
or
2xRed blink
Failed to scan or send
results - red.
Success - green.
Failed to scan or send
results - red.
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Chapter 2. Tag operation
StatusRight LEDLeft LEDAction
Reset. Keep Blue button
down until Right LED
blinks orange, then press
Red button button until
both LEDs blink.
2.4 Button activated location update and maintenance
call
The tag can also be set to scan and update it's location by pressing any of the buttons. After a
button press the tag scans and sends the results to EPE immediately, if Red button was pressed
the TAG will additionally do a maintenance call to update the settings. The LEDs indicate the scan
success or failure similarly as in the scan activated by the wake up interval.
2.5 Safety switch activated location update
If the safety switch is pulled out from it's original position the tag will update it's location to the EPE
with the Safety Switch flag. If the location update is not succesful the tag will retry until the battery
is empty.
Figure 2.2. Safety switch operation.
1xOrange
1xOrange
-
1xOrange
After completing the
sequence erases all configurations from the tag
memory.
2.6 Resetting to factory settings
The tag can be reset to factory setting with the following button sequence .
1. Press and hold the Blue button until Right LED flashes orange. When the tag is busy this may
take even 20 seconds.
2. Then immediately press down the Red button .
3. After approximately 2 seconds both LED’s flash orange.
Chapter 2. Tag operation
4. The tag has now been reset to factory settings. The tag is in reset mode when it does not
execute button scan as defined in section Button activated location update and maintenance
call on page 5.
2.7 Firmware update
The tag firmware can be updated wirelessly using EPE. The firmware is uploaded to the Tags
from the Tag Properties page in EPE. Follow instruction in the EPE User Guide for updating the
firmware.
Note
If the Tag battery level is below 50% the FW update is not allowed. The corresponding error
code in EPE is TU. To update the firmware, please first recharge the battery and try again.
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2.8 Optimizing Battery Life
The T301-B Wi-Fi tag uses an ultra-low power system-on-chip architecture that lowers the power
consumption to minimal, but to ensure optimal performance with targeted lifetime, here are some
considerations.
The principal in optimizing battery life is to determine the maximum interval for location updates,
still sufficient for the use case, to minimize the amount of time the tag is active.
Recommendations for optimizing battery lifetime:
● Scan only channels that are in use in your network. Typically, because of overlap of channels,
there are only 3 or 4 channels in use from the 11 (or 13/14) available.
● Use single SSID whenever possible. Using multiple SSIDs requires additional network scans
and decreases battery lifetime.
● When using dynamic IP addressing tune the DHCP server to provide very long lease times
for tags.
● tag supports roaming between sub networks. This feature renews tag’s IP address whenever
the access point association changes. Since renewing IP addresses consumes large amounts
of energy, it is strongly recommended not to use the network wide dynamic addressing feature
if it is not needed.
● Tune the wake up settings to match your application needs. More frequent updates lower the
battery lifetime.
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Chapter 2. Tag operation
2.9 Charging the T301-B tag
Figure 2.3. Connecting the tag with a charger.
The T301-B tag is delivered with the battery charged to a storage charge, and it is recommended
to fully charge the batteries before first time activating the tag. To ensure the tag battery is full,
please put the tag in to a charger for 4 hours. To remove the charger plug, release the plug by
pressing the latches on the plug and pull the plug out.
The tag will give a notification when the tag battery is low. Connect the charger and the Right LED
will show orange light during the charging. after the tag is fully charged the Right LED will turn
green. If the tag battery is completely empty, the tag will automatically turn off. After a charger is
connected, the tag will automatically return to it's normal function, maintaining last settings.
The Ekahau supported adapters are
1. FW7650/05 Ekahau T301-B Charger
2. CMC-301B-1 Ekahau multi charger for T301-B
Note
In case the tag battery is completely empty, typically when left empty and uncharged for several
days, is may a long time for the tag even to turn on the orange led. Just connect the charger
and leave the tag to recharge overnight.
Warning
Only use Ekahau supported adapters for charging the tags.
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