
Chapter 5 Monitoring the RFID System 93
Performing RFID Reader Network
Management Tasks
The RFID Management Console provides the following options for managing the
RFID reader network. Expand the RFID menu option to see the following links:
■ RFID Readers
■ Components (only available to administrative users)
RFID Reader Network Grouping Function
The RFID Management Console provides a reader grouping function so that distinct
groups of readers can be monitored in a meaningful way. For example, all readers in
a particular section of a warehouse might be grouped together and specified with a
the name warehouseSectionA. Another area of the warehouse might contain a set
of readers in a group named warehouseShippingArea. Once you have grouped
your readers and other RFID devices into meaningful groups, the viewing functions
provided by the RFID Management Console can be used effectively to monitor the
RFID reader network.
Due to the dynamic nature of RFID readers, a short-lived network malfunction can
cause a reader to not be seen for a period of time. Deleting a malfunctioning reader
from its group would require it to be added back to the group manually when it was
reactivated. Rather than delete such a reader from its group, every reader that has
ever been added to a group is shown. If, for some reason, a reader disappears from
the network, it is marked as inactive. An inactive reader is indicated by greying out
(or disabling) the Status icon with the horizontal dash. This icon is shown in
TABLE 5-5.
You can view the reader groups in two ways as described in the following
procedures.
▼ To View Readers Using the Administration
View
1. From the RFID Management Console main menu choose Administration →
Groups.
The Groups page appears.
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