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MSTRP-5050 (MC 5/6)
User Manual
Contents
Revision History.......................................................................................................................................2
About this manual ....................................................................................................................................5
Meaning of Alert Symbols and Signal Words ..........................................................................................5
Important Information ..............................................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................7
2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..................................................................................................................9
2.1 Unpacking and Inspection .............................................................................................................9
2.1.1 Power Pack ..................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2 Data Communication Cables .....................................................................................................................10
2.1.3 CD-ROM ....................................................................................................................................................10
2.2 Recommended System Requirements........................................................................................11
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................13
3.1 MSTRP-5050...............................................................................................................................13
4. INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................................15
4.1 Quick Start Guide ........................................................................................................................15
4.2 Hardware Installation...................................................................................................................16
4.2.1 Connecting the reader to a power supply ..................................................................................................17
4.2.2 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using USB .......................................................................................17
4.2.3 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using Ethernet ................................................................................. 17
4.2.4 Connecting Multiple Readers to a local network ........................................................................................19
4.2.5 LEDs ..........................................................................................................................................................19
4.3 ReaderManager Software Installation .........................................................................................20
4.3.1 Installation and Functionality Test..............................................................................................................20
4.3.2 Upgrading software ....................................................................................................................................21
4.4 Connecting to a Reader using ReaderManager ..........................................................................21
4.4.1 Getting an IP address using Ethernet ........................................................................................................ 23
4.4.2 Getting an IP address using USB ..............................................................................................................24
4.4.3 Getting a Reader connected using the ReaderManager ...........................................................................26
4.5 Communication Test ...................................................................................................................28
5. WORKING WITH TAGS .............................................................................................................29
5.1 How to reconfigure tags individually or en masse .......................................................................29
5.2 How to check a tag configuration mode ......................................................................................30
5.3 How to check a Tag Chip Type (IT or ST) ...................................................................................30
5.4 Tag-to-Antenna Orientation .........................................................................................................30