ThingMagic Astra-EX - Manual (Page 44)

Controlling the Reader
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 
Firmware Upgrade Utility - Upgrades the tag Reader with new firmware images
provided by ThingMagic.
  Restart Page - Allows the user to restart the Reader through a "warm boot."
 
Diagnostics Page - Provides the current operating settings and access to the
status logs of the Reader.
 
Statistics Page - Provides the statistics that are defined by the EPCglobal Reader
Management Standard v1.0.1
To start the browser-based interface:
1. Exit all Reader applications on the network.
Note
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 to which you want to communicate in the
address field of the browser. You can also use
Reader Discovery methods to
browse to it.
A log-in dialog appears.
4. Enter the following:
User name: "web"
Password: "radio" (all lower-case).
5. Click OK.
A navigation menu and the Status page appear in the browser, as shown in the
Figure 7
.
Status Page
The M6 and Astra-EX Status Page, as shown in the Figure 7, indicates the connected
antennas, software version, and LAN configuration of the Reader.
Note
Check to see that at least one antenna port is connected before performing any tag
query operations.