Nedap N V MIDRANGER Reader 13.56 MHz cards in books for libraries User Manual
N. V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek NEDAP Reader 13.56 MHz cards in books for libraries
Users manual
User Manual
Set MidRanger + Antenna (9217967)
The MidRanger + Antenna set is the ideal RFID item scanner for your library staff. The shielded
antenna is developed to only read items that are put on top of the antenna, resulting that no
mistakes will be made in reading the wrong items. The design of the product is perfected and aimed
to fit in any environment.
Version: 2.8
published on Monday, January 02, 2017
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Technical support
Email address
support-library@nedap.com
Visitors address
Nedap Library Solutions
Parallelweg 2d
Groenlo
The Netherlands
Postal address
Nedap Library Solutions
P.O. box 102
7140 AC Groenlo
The Netherlands
Telephone Number
Tel: +31(0)85 88 88 850
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The software / hardware described in this document / file is furnished under a license agreement and may be used
only in accordance with the terms of agreement.
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Disclaimer
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acknowledged. Printed in the Netherlands.
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Table of Contents
Technical support .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Safety Precaution ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
IC FCC / IC STATEMENT........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Compliance statements (part15.19) ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Warning (part15.21) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Information to the User (Part 15.106(b)) .............................................................................................................................. 5
Dimensions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Content of Box ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installation Guide .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Antenna .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Reader .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
First setup .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
IP Networking ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
RFID modes ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
EAS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
ISO 15693 / I-Code ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Monitor ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Operation of product ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Setup ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Switching on/off ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Use of antenna ................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Software .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Cleaning instruction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Discarding ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Technical Specifications .................................................................................................................................................................. 21
EU Declaration of Conformity ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
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Safety Precaution
Installation of these products must be performed by a qualified installation partner.
Do not use the product in damp places.
If you smell smoke or other odors or hear a strange sound, unplug the power cord and
contact your dealer.
Protect the power cord, USB cable, Ethernet cable and antenna cable from physical or
mechanical abuse, such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in a door, or walked
upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall outlets, and the point where the cable
connects to the product.
Do not disassemble, repair or modify the product at your own discretion.
To reduce the risk of electrical shock or damage, do not expose this device to rain or
moisture.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the system
has been damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled, or the device has been dropped.
WARNING: Do not place near electromagnetic fields.
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IC FCC / IC STATEMENT
FCC ID: CGDMIDRANGER
IC: 1444A-MIDRANGER
Compliance statements (part15.19)
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and to RSS210 of Industry Canada. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Cet appareil se conforme aux normes CNR210 exemptés de licence du Industriel Canada. L'opération
est soumise aux deux conditions suivantes:
(1) cet appareil ne doit causer aucune interférence, et
(2) cet appareil doit accepter n'importe quelle interférence, y inclus interférence qui peut causer une
opération non pas voulu de cet appareil.
Warning (part15.21)
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Information to the User (Part 15.106(b))
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
devices, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequent energy and, if not installed and used in accordance 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 not
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determine by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This radio transmitter 1444A-MIDRANGER has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the
antenna type Model 9564918 (see page 7 of this Manual) with the maximum permissible gain
indicated. Antenna types other than 9564918 having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated
for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.
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Dimensions
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Content of Box
When you receive the box, it is strongly advised to check the contents of the box before installation.
The box should contain the following components:
Antenna 9564918
Reader 9564675
Net adapter 9651802
Documentation
o This manual
o RF.Test Lite manual
The antenna has a 2 meter RG174 cable with a SMA connector.
The reader has a power connector, an USB port, an Ethernet port, and a SMA connector for the
antenna.
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Installation Guide
Antenna
Because the antenna is shielded, it can be used in a lot of different environments. It can be placed on
any desk type, but when it is mounted below a table, the table should be made of a material that
doesn’t influence 13.56MHz RFID fields. So wooden tables or plastic tables will work, but metal
tables will disrupt the antenna and make it not work.
The field in which the antenna will read a tag can be found in the image below. Make sure that when
a book is placed on the reader, the actual tag is within the area shown below.
Note: The antenna might disrupt the functionality of mice, keyboard or other
input devices when these devices are put in the antenna field.
On table
Make sure that there will not be any metals present in the antenna field when using it on top of a
table. Also make sure that the cable of the antenna is not kinked or stressed in any way possible.
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Below table
When looking for a good spot to mount the antenna, make sure the table doesn’t have any metals
near the antenna (field). When a good spot is found, you will need 4 fastening screws (corresponding
to your table material), and a drill to prepare the table.
Tape the template (which you can cut out from the next page) on the surface where you want to
place the antenna. Make sure to take into account the minimum distances from the sides of the
template. These go both ways.
Open up the MidRange Antenna, by carefully removing the screws on the bottom of the product. Put
the hood in the desired position, and drill four holes through the hood into the table while holding
the hood in place. Make sure to use a smaller drill than the diameter of the screw, so that the screw
will tap itself further into the table.
TIP: Use DuctTape, or a clamp to keep the hood in place, whilst drilling the
holes and mounting the hood with the screws. (Remove when remounting the
bottom)
Re-attach the bottom of the antenna to the mounted hood. Be careful not to destroy the thread in the
mounting points of the hood when doing so.
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Reader
The reader itself can also be placed on top of a table, or can be mounted under a table, or against a
wall. The reader is mounted using three screws. Always make sure that none of the cables is under
any stress when mounting the reader.
On table
Get the rubber feet from the packaging, and place these under the reader casing to make sure it will
not scratch the surface that it will be placed upon.
Below table or on wall
The reader can also be mounted under a table, or against a wall. This can be done using 3 screws,
supplied with the reader.
Predrill the three holes in the surface. The pattern for these holes can be found in the drawing
T5760925-40.01.
Place the top two screws, and screw them in so that the head of the screw is only 1 or 2 mm out of
the surface. Remove the hood of the MidRanger by levering a screwdriver carefully in the opening at
the front of the reader. Slide the MidRanger onto the two screws, and place the third and final screw.
Snap the hood back onto the reader.
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First setup
Before connecting and switching the reader on, make sure to download the drivers and the RF.Test
Lite tool on the computer which is going to be used to configure the reader. The drivers and RF.Test
Lite can be found on the support site (http://www.nedaplibrary.com/support).
Although the reader can be connected to the network via Ethernet, the reader will always need to be
set up the first time via USB. Connect the reader to the computer with the drivers, using the USB
cable.
The product can now be configured with the RF.Test Lite tool. Find out which virtual COM-port is
corresponding to the RFID reader, by checking its settings in the device manager ( > Control Panel
> Devices and Printers > Device Manager).
The reader will be called ‘Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM#)’ under ‘Ports (COM & LPT)’.
The number between the brackets is the number that you will need to configure the reader.
Note: Whenever the reader is disconnected and reconnected, it could get a
new COM-port number.
Now you may start the RF.Test Lite tool, press the CFG button, and select the correct COM-port
according to the number you’ve just found in the Device Manager.
Now the Reader is connected via USB, and you may alter the settings under the ‘TUNING’ button.
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IP Networking
To change the IP-address of the reader, the reader needs to be connected with an RS232 or USB
connection to the pc. When a different IP-address is configured the changes are effectively
immediate, so when connected over the network, the connection will be lost immediately.
1. Press the ‘Tuning’ button in the bottom right corner of the ‘Communication Setup’ window.
2. RfTest.Lite will now read all the settings from the reader. This will take a few seconds. When
it has finished, the ‘Reader Settings’ window will appear.
3. The ‘Reader Settings’ window has different tabs which all configure different settings. See
chapter 4 for a more detailed explanation of this window.
4. Select the ‘IP Networking’ tab.
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5. Here you can find the following settings:
a. RFID IP: IP address of RFID reader
b. RFID Subnet: Subnet address of the RFID reader
c. RFID Gateway: Gateway of the reader
6. It is also possible to put the reader in DHCP mode, so it will get an IP-address from a local
DHCP server in the network during power-up. In the ‘Communication Setup’ window the
current IP-address of the reader can be retrieved by using the ‘Get DHCP Status’ button. With
the ‘DHCP Request’ button a manual DHCP request can be performed.
When changing a setting, the setting will be saved when another field is
activated via the ‘Tab’ key or by clicking another field with the mouse.
RFID modes
In this tab, the following settings can be changed:
RFID Protocol: choose either the Icode or ISO15693 protocol, or set it to Combi for both.
Signal: choose the Power and Modulation from 0 to 255, 0 being lowest and 255 being
highest.
MUX: when using a MUX, here you may select how much antennas you’ve connected and
how high the MUX switching time should be in milliseconds.
Synchronization: enable you to synchronize multiple readers.
Power control: Use the sync-In to control the power of the reader.
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EAS
This tab shows the settings for an EAS or an AFI alarm.
Alarm: Check to switch the relais/beeper upon the detection of a tag
Alarm Type: Select the type of alarm (note: this type will also be programmed when
enabling/disabling the alarm on a tag using the appropriate commands)
EAS Settings: Edit the EAS beeper length and relais lengths
AFI Settings: Edit the settings for the AFI alarm
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ISO 15693 / I-Code
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Monitor
This tab enables the different Monitor settings to be changed.
Monitor Enabled: when monitoring is enabled, the reader will send out UDP packets over the
network with the data of a detected RFID label. It will only do this when EAS is enabled.
Ip: Fill in the IP address of the pc where the UDP packets should be sent to
Port: Give the port number for connecting to the IP address. Default port is 7001
Notes
See the BiblioCheck4 Monitor document to see how the packets can be received and handled.
EAS needs to be turned on for the monitor function to work
For ISO15693 tags this function will only work when in AFI mode. Then the UID and data of a tag is
transmitted in a packet
When an optionally UHF module is connected, the EPC number of an UHF tag is transmitted in the data
field of the udp packet. The UID (or ID) field of the packet contains the 64bit truncated version of this EPC
number. See the BiblioCheck4 Monitor document.
All the settings of the configuration can be found in the RF.Test Lite manual (this manual can
also be found on the Nedap library support site).
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Operation of product
Setup
Screw the SMA connector from the Antenna tightly on the Reader. Then connect the USB and/or the
Ethernet cable to connect it to your laptop or network. The last connector is the power cable, which
you use to switch the setup on or off.
Switching on/off
To switch the reader on, connect the supplied 12V power adapter, and plug it in. To switch the reader
off, disconnect the power adapter.
Use of antenna
The antenna can be connected with the SMA-connector to the reader. The antenna is designed so
that you can slide over one item at a time, or you can stack the items upon it.
TIP: Make sure that the tag of an item is in the Antenna Field when you want
to scan it.
It might happen that your item is bigger than the reader. In that case, if the reader doesn’t see the
book, try to move the large item through the antenna field, making sure that all the edges of the book
will be in the antenna field, until te reader recognizes the item.
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Maintenance
Software
It is always recommended to update the software versions to the latest version, which can be
downloaded from the Nedap Library website: http://www.nedaplibrary.com/support.
This should at least be done once a year, during a maintenance check.
Cleaning instruction
The Antenna and reader should be cleaned in three steps:
1) Clean with a damp cotton cloth
2) Clean with a dry microfiber cloth
3) Apply a Stainless Steel cleaner to the stainless steel parts.
Do not use any solvents, abrasives, alcohol, spirit, thinners or other harsh
cleaning liquids.
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Discarding
The product should be discarded as electronic equipment, according to the Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE).
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Technical Specifications
Physical Specifications
Article numbers:
9217967 Set MidRanger + Antenna
9564675 (MidRanger) and 9564918 (Antenna)
Dimensions (mm):
MidRanger:
Antenna:
Ca. 140 x 105 x 29 (l x w x h)
Ca. 348 x 285 x 20 (l x w x h)
Material:
Stainless Steel, Zinced Steel (Powder coated) and HIPS
Weight:
Antenna ca. 4kg
Reader ca. 0,6kg
Function:
Check-in / Check-out / staff-station
Color:
Black (RAL 9005) and Brushed Stainless Steel
Mounting:
Placed on desk, or mount underneath Table/Desk
Cable length:
2m
RFID specifications
Technology:
RFID
Frequency:
13.56MHz
Maximal power:
1W
Identifies:
ISO 15693 / ISO 18000-3.1
EAS-function:
Yes, based on EAS-bits and/or AFI
Connection / Communication specifications
Communication ports:
USB / UTP
Max length communication cable:
USB: 5m / UTP: 90m
IP address:
Static/DHCP
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Electrical Specifications
Supply voltage:
AC: 100V-230V, 50/60HZ
Working voltage:
DC: 12V
Power consumption:
Max. 5 Watt
Length power cable:
1,5m
Environmental Specifications
Operating temperature:
+0 / +40 C
Storage temperature:
-10 / +55 C
Do not mount under:
Metal desk / table
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EU Declaration of Conformity
