Tyco Safety Products/Sensormatic IDRDR2 Manuel D’Utilisation

AGILE2 READER 

8200-0222-08, REV. A 

INSTALLATION AND SERVICE GUIDE 

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The Agile2 Reader tag reader browser-based 
interface communicates directly with the RFID 
reader. It includes several tools that let you monitor 
reader performance, change reader settings, and 
upgrade reader firmware. 

A navigation menu provides access to the following 
pages: 
•  Status—displays basic operational settings. 
•  Query—allows the user to set frequency of 

operation, set antennas, set RF air interface 
protocols, and read tags. 

•  Write—allows the user to write tags; this is only 

applicable to tags that are writeable. 

•  Settings—allows the user to modify network 

settings. 

•  Firmware—this page can be used to upgrade 

the tag reader with new firmware images 
supplied by ThingMagic. 

•  Restart—allows the user to restart the reader. 
•  Diagnostics—this page provides the current 

operating settings of the reader. 

•  Help—this page provides information that is 

helpful in operating the tag reader. 

The browser-based interface can be run from any 
PC on the network. Care must be taken to 
configure the PC with an IP address and subnet 
mask compatible with the current operational 
settings of the reader. 

To start the browser-based interface: 

1.  Exit all reader applications on the network. 

IMPORTANT: Running another reader 
application while using the browser-based 
interface may cause a reader error. If this 
happens, reboot the reader or restart it using 
the browser-based interface. 

2.  Start a Java-enabled web browser from any 

network-enabled PC. 

3.  Type the IP address of the reader you want to 

communicate with into the Address field of the 
browser. 

4.  A navigation menu and the Status page appear 

in the browser. 

 

The Agile2 Reader Status page shows the current 
settings of the reader. 

 

1. Click the Status link in the navigation menu to 

display the Status page. 

2.  Close the browser window if you are finished 

using the browser-based interface. 

Use the Query page to monitor reader 
performance. The Query page is useful for 
verifying performance when installation is complete 
and for troubleshooting performance issues. 

The Query field includes a drop-down list (at the 
bottom-right of the screen) that enables you to 
specify the operating mode. The operating mode 
specifies the tag protocols and antenna ports to be 
used in conjunction with the Query page. 

Note: The selected settings DO NOT affect reader 
performance associated with other applications.