Antennas Tab

Resonate RFID Reader Management 2.0 User Guide

Antennas Tab

If the selected RFID reader uses external antennas (for example, Zebra FX9600), the

Antennas

tab is available to configure which antennas are connected to the reader, where they are on the site map, and whether they are enabled (turned on / connected). On the right of some fields, there is a symbol indicating whether the field is still in its device-configured state.

After configuring information about the antenna connected to a specific port, click

Add

After configuring the

Antennas

tab, use the

Antenna Defaults

and

Antenna Overrides

tabs, accessible from the

Modes

tab, to control the antennas' power, session, select, and target the RFID reads. These specify how to use the physical antennas (defined on this tab) to do RFID scanning.

Screenshot of the Antennas tab. — Antennas Tab

Antennas Tab Fields
Field	Description
Enabled	Allows you to enable the antenna port.
Location	Specifies the antenna's X, Y, and Z coordinates, relative to the calibrated origin of its reader's site map, in inches.
Cable	Specifies the cable length (in) and loss (dB). The RFID reader uses this information to adjust its power output to compensate for cable attenuation and ensure it can accurately detect tags within the required range. Specify the length in inches, unlike the units used for specifying it with MotionWorks RFID Reader Manager.
Add	Configures the reader with the antenna information. After you click Add , you must specify one or more labels (user-defined key and value pairs) to associate with the antenna to identify it. Click Add again to specify an additional label. For example, you could specify the following labels (key-value pairs) if the antenna was reading labels at door 1 and there was low interference.