Before activating your RFID readers, you must configure them on the
Edit Devices
page. Regardless of the mode or tab, you should be aware of some general information related to
Resonate
reader configuration settings, how to access them, and distance units and time formats.
Resonate
uses the on-reader
Resonate Agent
app to control all reader configuration settings; it does not use ZIoTC for this purpose. The on-reader web interface shows user ZIoTC settings and not
Resonate
settings. Also,
Resonate
reader configuration settings often have the same name as those in the readers' web interface and the ZIoTC APIs; however, these settings are not necessarily exactly the same. This is partly why you are instructed to use
Resonate
, and not to attempt to use both
Resonate
and the readers' web interface; the results will be inconsistent if you mix and match.
Editing
Edit a device's configuration on the
Edit Devices
page. Typically, you access this page by clicking
Device Settings
Edit
at the far right of the readers' row on the
Infrastructure
Devices
page.
The
Edit Device
page has the following tabs, depending on the RFID reader. Configure the appropriate fields. If required fields are not filled in, a warning icon appears next to the tab name, and the fields are highlighted to indicate the error.
notify the RFID reader that a configuration change is on the server for the reader to pull.
You must fill in required fields before you can save the configuration settings.
When configuring two ATR7000 RFID readers in dual-portal directionality, the procedure is initially different; refer to Configuring Dual-Portal Directionality for details. After a reader is part of a pair configured for dual-portal directionality, selecting
Device Settings
Edit
, at the far right of either reader, accesses the
Edit Devices
page for dual-portal directionality.
Distance Units and Time Formats
The following applies to all device configuration fields:
Distance units
: Distances are in inches.
Time duration format
: Time duration fields are text-based fields that accept the following units of time from left to right in the following order: days (d), hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), and milliseconds (ms). All time segments are optional; however, you must provide at least one. For example, to express 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 4 seconds, and 5 milliseconds, specify
1d2h3m4s5ms
. To enter only one unit of time, enter just that one unit. For example, for 1 day, specify
at the far right of the readers' row on the page. 