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Hong Kong RFID Limited 

Add: Unit 207A, 2/F, Building 9, No.5 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong 
Tel: (852) 2165 4708   Fax: (852) 3007 1901   Email: 

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Installation Guide  

for EMPRESS™ 2.4GHz Active RFID Reader  

(Model: HKRAR-EMWF)  

 

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Before use, please read these instructions completely 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for EMPRESS HKRAR-EMWF

Page 1: ...FID Limited Add Unit 207A 2 F Building 9 No 5 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 1 Installation Guide for EMPRESS 2 4GHz Active RFID Reader Model HKRAR EMWF Revision 1 Before use please read these instructions completely ...

Page 2: ...icated thereof unless at the company s consent in advance and in writing Enterprise License No part of this document may be reproduced distributed publicized or made publicly available in part or in total without prior written consent of Hong Kong RFID Ltd All content herein is solely owned by Hong Kong RFID Ltd All inquires should be directed to info hk rfid com Important Notice All statements te...

Page 3: ...ication Access Control System 8 1 2 4 Application Location System 8 1 3 READER INDICATORS 9 1 3 1 Omni directional Antenna for Empress Active Reader 10 1 3 2 Directional Antenna for Empress Active Reader Optional 10 1 4 FIRST TIME INSTALLATION 13 1 5 WIRELESS CONNECTION CONFIGURATION GUIDE 18 1 5 1 Briefly description 18 1 5 2 Status system 19 1 5 3 Status Active Client 19 1 5 4 Network Setting 20...

Page 4: ...le Reader which uses the advanced 0 18um CMOS IC and is well fitted for being a Data Collector Through IEEE 802 11b g EMWF version the reader gathers and transmits data to the wireless router or act as access point all by itself Once powered the HKRAR EM series is instantly connected and become part of the network HKRAR EMWF Active reader is user friendly with a web interface You can get data and ...

Page 5: ...4GHz 2 5GHz ISM RF Output Power 0dBm Sensitivity 85dBm Power 500mA 5V Modulation GFSK Software Interface XtractorTM Net Platform Data Rate 1Mbps Operating Temperature 40 60 C Operating Humidity 95 Non condensing Anti collision 200 tags simultaneously shown within 5 sec Interface WI FI IEEE 802 11b g can act as AP Dimension 125mm 108mm 26mm PC or Controller Wireless Router Empress 2 4GHz Active Rea...

Page 6: ... P 6 1 2 2 Components One standard package of this product consists of following items EMPRESS Reader x 1 piece 2 4GHz Antenna x 2 pieces DC Power Adaptor 5V 2 5A x 1 piece A Cross Cat 5 Cable optional Other Essential Components Active Transponders from Hong Kong RFID Personal Computer Minimum PC Requirements XXXXXX NOTE Active Transponders are essential to test the system and they are sold separa...

Page 7: ...mode external antenna for illustration AP mode Type sidebar content A sidebar is a standalone supplement to the main document It is often aligned on the left or right of the page or located at the top or bottom Use the Text Box Tools tab to change the formatting of the sidebar text box Type sidebar content A sidebar is a standalone supplement to the main document It is often aligned on the left or...

Page 8: ...ong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 8 1 2 4 Application Access Control System Antenna Reader Controller Computer Automatic Door Tag Access Control System Fig 3 Overview of the access control system The system can control an automatics door to achieve the purpose of access control The results of the reader captured are recorded in the Controller 1 2 5 Application L...

Page 9: ...rk Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 9 1 3 Reader Indicators Name Function Description 1 DC Power Jack Supply power 2 Red LED Power ON 3 Green LED Data processing identity 4 NETWORK Connect to PC to reader 5 RESET Reboot button Please hold the button for 5sec 6 Wifi For Wifi Antenna 7 ANT For any 2 4GHz antenna directional or omi directional 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 10: ...m P 10 1 3 1 Omni directional Antenna for Empress Active Reader This antenna detects all tags in range from all angles Technical Specification 1 3 2 Directional Antenna for Empress Active Reader Optional Directional antenna only detects tags in specific angle Please note that the antenna has horizontal and vertical orientation Frequency Range MHz 2400 2483 Bandwidth MHz 83 Gain dBi 8 VSWR 1 5 Impe...

Page 11: ...1 Long Range Directional 2 4GHz Antenna HKRAA 2417 Electrical Specification Frequency Range 2400 2500MHz VSWR 1 5 Input Impedance 50Ω Gain 17dBi Polarization Type Vertical or Horizontal Hoizontal Plane ΘHP 20 2 Vertical Plane ΘHP 20 2 Front to Back Ratio 26dB Maximum Input Power 6W Connector Type N Female Lightning Protection DC ground Mechanical Specifications Dimension 305mm 305mm 25mm Weight 1 ...

Page 12: ... any part is strictly prohibited Hong Kong RFID Limited Add Unit 207A 2 F Building 9 No 5 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 12 Mid Range Directional 2 4GHz Antenna HKRAA 2414 ...

Page 13: ...x and connect the all two antenna ANT and WiFi at the back of the reader 2 Plug the power adapter in the power jack The red LED will turn on 3 Connect the reader to a PC with Cross Cat 5 cable 4 Open your web browser and type 192 168 1 254 if cannot open the setting page try to turn off other connections e g WIFI 5 A dialog box will prompt you for the User name and Password Enter the default value...

Page 14: ...k Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 14 7 Select Network Setting on the left column The LAN Interface Setup will display 8 Select an idle IP address on your network and Enter in the IPAddress Enter the Subnet Mask and Default Gatway of your network Disabled DHCP Press Apply Changes 9 Successful message will show and click new IP Address to continuous ...

Page 15: ...l info hk rfid com P 15 NOTE 1 skip from here on if new IP address is in same subnet of previous one Go the Start settings control panel network connections 2 Selection connection which connect to the reader 3 Press properties 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and press properties 5 change the IP address which in the same domain with reader 6 Press OK to close all the dialog 7 Open Internet Explor...

Page 16: ...52 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 16 8 Select Wireless Setting on the left column Operation Mode will show 9 Select Client and press Setup It takes a moment applying the setting and Client Mode Setting will show 10 Enter the SSID name in of your wireless network and press Apply Changes 11 Press Security Setup A Wireless Security Setup dialog will show 12 Select your network authentication and ...

Page 17: ...Hong Kong RFID Limited Add Unit 207A 2 F Building 9 No 5 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 17 13 It takes a moment applying setting 14 After loading the setting Close the entire dialog 15 All setting complete ...

Page 18: ...om P 18 1 5 Wireless Connection Configuration Guide 1 5 1 Briefly description check the system status and reader configuration check the all active client status setting network config e g IP address subnet Mask etc setting the operation mode and the wireless connection setting the wireless connection security select the country code charge password for user setup check the log file of the reader ...

Page 19: ...nce Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 19 1 5 2 Status system It shows all the system information firmware version LAN configuration WLAN configuration Serial configuration 1 5 3 Status Active Client In this page the information of clients connecting to WIZ610wi is displayed If you click Refresh button the client list and information are updated ...

Page 20: ...Setting For user change the network setting of the reader Name function IP Address Set the IP address to the reader Subnet Mask Set your network subnet mask to the reader Default Gateway Set the your network gateway to the reader DHCP When the reader set as a server you can set the reader activate the DHCP function DHCP Client Range When the reader set as a server and DHCP function is on user shou...

Page 21: ...eader and the setup the selected mode Mode Function Access Point In this mode all ethernet ports and wireless interface are bridged together and NAT function is disabled All the WAN related function and firewall are not supported The wireless mode is AP mode Gateway In this mode the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL Cable Modem The NAT is enabled and PCs in LAN ports share the sam...

Page 22: ...ame Band Select communication protocol SSID Input SSID for wireless communication Channel Number Select the channel frequency which you will use for wireless communication Mode Select the mode of the AP set reader operates as Access Point AP WDS WDS Wireless Distribution System repeater this mode can let the reader communication each other In this mode the reader will also operate with AP mode in ...

Page 23: ...network performance Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended In most cases it should remain as its default value of 2346 RTS Threshold When you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor reduction of the default value 2347 is recommended If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size the RTS CTS mechanism will not be enabled The Router frames to a particular rec...

Page 24: ...5 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 24 Access Control Setting the MAC address to allows or blocks clients access Disable the wire access control mode Allow Listed add the MAC address user in to allow mode Deny Listed add the MAC address client into deny mode WDS Setting If AP mode is set as WDS Repeater WDS Setting button is activated WDS is Wireless Distribution System that is worki...

Page 25: ... Unit 207A 2 F Building 9 No 5 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 25 DDNS DDNS Dynamic DNS is a service that provides you with a valid unchanging internet domain name an URL to go with that IP address You can apply one at www no ip com ...

Page 26: ...ase click Setup button Name function Alias Name Type in the reader name Band Select communication protocol SSID Input SSID for wireless communication Security Setting the wireless connection security Advanced Settings Have a more advanced setting Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Preamble Type Beacon Interval WAN Port Setup the WAN Port DDNS DDNS Dynamic DNS is a service that provides you with a va...

Page 27: ...4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 27 1 5 8 Security Setting the wireless connection security Authentication Select the authentication of the network to connect the four selection Open system Shared key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Encryption Select the encryption of the network to connect the two selection TKIP_AES WEP The encryption is TKIP_AES Encryption TKIP AES Pre Shared Key Format Select t...

Page 28: ...Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 28 The encryption is WEP Encryption WEP Key Length Select the key length 64 bit or 128 bit Key Format Select the key format ASCII 5 characters or Hex 10 characters Default Tx Key Selection the Default Key Encryption Key 1 Enter the key Encryption Key 2 Enter the key if any Encryption Key 3 Enter the key if any Encryption Key 4 ...

Page 29: ...Add Unit 207A 2 F Building 9 No 5 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 29 1 5 9 Others Region Settings select the country code Password for user to change the password strongly recommended to set your user password for security issue ...

Page 30: ...RFID Limited Add Unit 207A 2 F Building 9 No 5 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 30 Log For the administrator s to setup the log function and check system log file Upgrade for user to upgrade the firmware of the reader ...

Page 31: ...prohibited Hong Kong RFID Limited Add Unit 207A 2 F Building 9 No 5 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park Shatin N T Hong Kong Tel 852 2165 4708 Fax 852 3007 1901 Email info hk rfid com P 31 Factory Default to reset all setting to factory default setting Reboot to reboot the reader ...

Page 32: ...N STEPS 1 install the window net framework 3 5 2 install the Xtractor Package 3 start the software PROCEDURE 1 Install the window net framework 3 5 if you already install before ignore this part i Double click the WindowsInstaller KB893803 v2 x86 exe on the CD to process the installation 2 Install the Xtractor Package i extract the file Xtractor Package zip on the CD you need a unzip software ii d...

Page 33: ... com P 33 1 7 Demo Software User Guide INSTALLATION STEPS 1 input the IP address of the reader in the IP field 2 input the port number of the reader default is 5000 3 press connect until the state bar show connected 4 press start read to receive tag information And the state bar show the no of tag received 5 Press stop when you finish read the tag 6 you may clear the result window by clicking Clea...

Page 34: ...ordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the ...

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