2 Initial Activation of the Tag
When the tag is delivered it does not have any of the necessary configuration settings. These
environment specific settings need to be applied before the tag can connect to the network and
the ERC. The B4 tags are delivered with the battery charged to a storage charge, it is recommended
to fully charge the battery, before activating the tags first time. See charging instructions in chapter
Charging the B4 tag on page 25
Tag activation is done using Ekahau Activator software that configures Ekahau tags wirelessly.
The activation of the tags is explained in more details in chapter
Installing Ekahau Tag Activator
.
After successful Activation you will see the MAC address of the tag appears on the ERC list of
tags. After successful connection with ERC the configurations can be managed directly from ERC
using
Tag Configurations
page.
2.1 Installing Ekahau Tag Activator 3
The Ekahau Tag Activator 3 comes with the Ekahau RTLS installer. When you install Ekahau
RTLS, you do not necessarily need to install the Ekahau Activator if the target computer cannot
be used to activate tags with a supported Wi-Fi adapter. If you want to install the Ekahau Activator
later on another computer, simply run the RTLS setup file on the target computer and choose to
install only the Ekahau Activator. The Ekahau Activator is usually installed on a laptop as the
Ekahau RTLS software is installed on a server.
The Ekahau Tag Activator 3 installation package can also be downloaded from
http://www.eka-
hau.com/download/activator
.
How to install Ekahau Activator:
1.
Choose a laptop (or a desktop) computer running Windows 7 (32 or 64bit operating system)
with a supported Wi-Fi adapter (and driver supporting virtual Wi-Fi), at least 256 MB of memory,
free USB port, and 3.5 MB or more free hard disk space.
2.
Run the Ekahau Activator setup file from it's location, and follow the on-screen instructions
3.
Install a supported
Wi-Fi adapter
from th eprograms menu: Start -> Ekahau -> Ekahau Tag
Activator 3 -> Ekahau USB Driver.
2.2 Supported Wi-Fi Adapters
Please visit our website for the complete list of supported Wi-Fi adapters:
http://www.eka-
hau.com/devices
.
2.3 Activation Procedure
For the tags to be able to communicate with the Ekahau RTLS Controller, the tag needs to be
activated e.g. the tag needs to be given the necessary parameter to associate with the network.
At least the IP address of the Ekahau RTLS Controller, SSID of the network used and the IP
configuration method are required. To activate B4 tags, you need to use the Ekahau Tag Activator
Chapter 2. Initial Activation of the Tag
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Summary of Contents for B4
Page 1: ...B4 Wi Fi Badge Tag User Guide ...
Page 4: ...B4 iv ...
Page 8: ...4 Chapter 1 Introduction ...
Page 20: ...16 Chapter 2 Initial Activation of the Tag ...
Page 36: ...32 Chapter 7 Limited Warranty ...