324CHAPTER 15: CONFIGURING MAPS TO BE AEROSCOUT LISTENERS

Configuring MAP Radios to Listen for AeroScout RFID Tags

To configure MAP radios to listen for AeroScout RFID tags:

„Configure a service profile for the AeroScout listeners and set the SSID type to clear (unencrypted).

„Configure a radio profile for the AeroScout listeners.

„Disable RF Auto-Tuning of channels on the radio profile. Channels on RFID tags are statically configured. Therefore, the listener should not dynamically change channels.

„Disable active scan on the radio profile. When active scan is enabled, radios go off-channel for brief intervals to scan for rogues.

„Enable RFID mode on the radio profile. RFID mode allows MAP radios to accept Aeroscout Engine commands. A MAP will forward RFID tags to an Aeroscout Engine after receiving an Enable Access Point command from the Aeroscout Engine.

„Map the AeroScout listeners’ service profile to the radio profile.

„Set the channel on each radio to the channel on which the RFID tags transmit. You can use the same channel on all the RFID tags.

„Map the MAP radios to the radio profile and enable the radios.

A MAP always forwards RFID tag information to its WX switch, even if RFID mode is disabled.

The following example shows the commands to configure three MAPs to be AeroScout listeners. This example assumes that the MAPs have already been installed and configured.

WX1200# set service-profile rfid-listeners ssid-type clear success: change accepted.

WX1200# set radio-profile

rfid-listeners active-scan disable

success: change accepted.

rfid-listeners auto-tune channel-config disable

WX1200# set radio-profile

success: change accepted.

rfid-listeners rfid-mode enable

WX1200# set radio-profile

success: change accepted.

rfid-listeners service-profile rfid-listeners

WX1200# set radio-profile

success: change accepted.

channel 7

WX1200# set ap 67 radio 1

success: change accepted.

channel 7

WX1200# set ap 68 radio 1

success: change accepted.

 

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