Zebra FX CONNECT User Manual
FX CONNECT
User Guide
MN-003950-01EN Rev. A
FX CONNECT
USER GUIDE
MN-003950-01EN
Revision A
April 2020
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Revision History
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Table of Contents
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................... 3
For Australia Only ....................................................................................................................... 3
Terms of Use .................................................................................................................................... 3
Revision History ................................................................................................................................ 4
FX Connect
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Using FX Connect ............................................................................................................................. 6
Running Inventory on FX Connect ............................................................................................ 14
Example JSON format of Tag Data ........................................................................................... 14
Example Key-Value Pair Format of Tag Data ........................................................................... 14
Configuring the HTTP Post Server ............................................................................................ 16
Configuring the HTTP Proxy Server .......................................................................................... 17
Configuring USB HID ............................................................................................................................. 17
Configuring the TCP/IP Socket ................................................................................................. 18
Configuring the USB Flash Drive .............................................................................................. 21
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Using FX Connect
Introduction
FX Connect is a licensed feature which enables users to easily collect data from FX series RFID readers, namely
the FX7500 and FX9600. Data is pushed to the host PC in keystrokes via USB-HID or HTTP POST in a hassle free
manner. No knowledge of APIs or application development is required to receive RFID data from the reader.
Refer to the FX Series RFID Fixed Reader Licensing Management User Guide for detailed licensing information.
Starting FX Connect
1. Open a web browser to connect to the FX reader using the host name or IP address. (See Quick Start on page
15 for startup instructions.)
2. Click Communication > FX Connect.
NOTE If no valid license is installed yet, the screen displays message to remind users to obtain a valid license.
Refer to the FX Series RFID Fixed Reader Licensing Management User Guide for information about how
to enable FX Connect via a license.
If a valid license is installed, it is displayed in the FX Connect console.
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Figure 1 FX Connect
FX Connect
3. Select the FX Connect drop-down arrow to select an option.
a. Disable - By default, FX Connect is disabled.
b. HTTP Post - This option enables the reader to push Inventory Tag data in JSON format to the web server
using the HTTP Post method. The web server could be running on local network or in the cloud.
See Table 1 for field information.
c. Keyboard Emulation - This option allows the user to push data over USB HID. It enables the reader to
send RFID data to an application running on a PC host connected to the reader via the USB client port.
Any application that can receive keyboard input is able to receive RFID data from the reader in this mode
because the reader uses Keyboard HID emulation to send data to the host PC. If this option is selected
and the user starts the Inventory, tag data is shown in a key-value pair in the selected text editor (Notepad,
MS Excel, etc.). See Table 2 for field information.
d. TCP/IP Socket - As in HTTP POST, this option also enables the reader to push Inventory Tag data in
JSON format to the defined TCP/IP socket port. Any client socket application connected to the reader with
defined port can receive Tag data. See Table 3 for field information.
e. USB Flash Drive - When this option is selected, the tag data is written to a specific file in attached USB
Flash drive in Key Value Pair format. This mode does not have any specific configurable parameters.
See Table 4 for field information.
4. Select Save to save the configuration settings for FX Connect.
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