AWID LR-2000 Quick Start Manual

APPLIED WIRELESS ID
These notes are for AWID's LR-2000, LR-2200 and LR-3000 reader models, and their "HiLo" variations.
CONTENTS
Section A. Purpose
Section B. Guidelines
Section C. Good Practices
Section D. Tools and Supplies
A.

PURPOSE

While preparing to install AWID's UHF long-range readers and credentials, the steps below will guide the installers.
To start a new project, see AWID's "Support 1 – Getting Started". It helps to assure that the correct products are ordered
and collected for the client's application.
B.

GUIDELINES

1. First thing – Know the client's
2. Study the site's layout. Make plan drawings. Get architect's prints. Take photographs.
3. Define the roadway
4. A vehicle-length between the reader and the gate may allow the
5. Ideal vehicle speed
6. If possible, select a reader location where the vehicles travel in a
7. Know where to mount
8. Plan on reader height
9. Assure that there is
10. If vehicles will have access to more than one gate, the arrangement of reader and tag locations must be consistent.
11. Mount the reader using an
12. At the reading distance, have the
13. Watch for conditions that may require the
14. Scan the site for
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Section E. Documents for Reference
Section F. Testing the Site
Section G. Shop-Testing Products
Section H. Clues for Good Testing
goals and
so that all vehicles follow the same path – one lane wide. Mark the lane if necessary.
may be 15 miles per hour. This should assure time for reliable reading of all tags.
the reader – at the side of the roadway, or above the roadway, or facing turning vehicles.
that relates to the physical structure, vehicle types, tag type and location on vehicles.
between the reader and the tags – no fence, bushes, structure to block the UHF.
open space
adjustable-head
reader and tags aligned
that might affect reading. Use the Installation Kit's "ProHunter" RF Signal Detector.
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desires. Know what will work, and what needs to be changed.
gate to open
bracket. The reader must be aimed at the location of tags for reading.
with each other – facing each other, in parallel planes.
"HiLo"
dual-antenna reader set, or a protective
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Section I. Check List
Section J. Support People
Section K. Hook-Up Diagrams
before vehicles roll up to the gate.
straight line as the tags are read.
housing for readers.
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