Installing The Base Station; Installing The Esls - Opticon ESL User Manual

Note that only the installer for XTAdminXXL will be copied to the ʻToolsʼ-folder of your
installation. To actually install the program, this installer needs to be run manually.

3.1.2 Installing the base station

The base station can be easily installed by: powering it up; connecting it to the Ethernet; and
placing it within 10 meters (approximately 33 feet) of your ESLs. (Note that the actual maximum
coverage range is much wider). The PC will need to be connected to the same LAN, so it can
communicate with the base station*. See section 5.6.3 for more information on configuring the
Ethernet settings of your base station. Other information on how to configure the base stations
(i.e. selecting the best RF channel) can be found in section 5.6.1.
* Note: The base station can also be controlled over the Internet, or via a public network, but it
this is not a secure solution, since SSL isnʼt supported yet in this SDK.

3.1.3 Installing the ESLs

On arrival the ESLs usually already have their two CR2450 batteries inserted. If not, the
batteries can be easily inserted by removing the back shell. When the batteries are inserted, the
ESLs will be periodically seeking for an Opticon base station, so as soon as an Opticon base
station is within range, they will associate with it and start sending data requests and status
information to it. When a base station is turned off, or an ESL is moved out of range, an ESL will
time out after a couple of minutes and start seeking for another base station in range.
Since there are many types of mechanisms to mount shelf labels to shelves, the ESLs of the
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