Description; Properties Of The Reader; Device-Specific Contents - Siemens SIMATIC RF1000 Configuration Manual

Description

3.1

Properties of the reader

Companies have been using RFID-based identification card systems for years. With the
increasing need for security and growing requirements for documentation, solutions are
demanded with which access to machines and plants can be controlled on a user-specific basis.
You can implement these requirements in access-secured areas by using the SIMATIC RF1000/
RF1100 readers and an employee ID card so that machines and plants must be released with an
employee ID before they can be operated. With an appropriate configuration, the data on the
transponders/cards can be encrypted and read only by those devices that have the appropriate
key. The readers can adapt flexibly to your security requirements. This allows a finely graded
access concept to be implemented or user-specific information and instructions to be stored –
all with one card.
Figure 3-1
Configuration of the readers
The following sections describe how you install software required to configure the SIMATIC
RF1000/RF1100 readers and create a configuration, adapt it and transfer it to the readers.
3.2

Device-specific contents

The SIMATIC RF1000 and RF1100 readers are modules that differ with respect to their structure
and some functions. This means that their handling is different, e.g. when creating
configurations or transferring configurations and licenses to the reader. Accordingly, some
contents of this documentation are only valid for RF1000 or RF1100. If this applies to a section
or paragraph, it is identified as such.
SIMATIC RF1000, RF1100
Configuration Manual, 08/2023, C79000-G8976-C647-03
Product photos of the SIMATIC RF1000 and RF1100 readers
3
9