Hardware Overview
M6 and Astra-EX User Guide
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Hardware Overview
What
ʼ
s in the Box
M6 Reader
– M6 Reader
– WiFi antenna (with Wifi enabled M6 only)
– Ferrite Bead (to be applied when
Using Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
)
Astra-EX Reader
– Astra-EX Reader
– WiFi antenna (with Wifi enabled Astra-EX only)
– Ferrite Bead (to be applied when
Using Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
)
Ports and Connectors
Antenna Connections
The M6 supports four monostatic bidirectional RF antennas through four Reverse Polarity
TNC (RP-TNC or R-TNC) connectors: labeled RFID1 through RFID4 on the M6 -
.
The Astra-EX supports two monostatic bidirectional RF antennas through one integrated
antenna and one Reverse Polarity TNC (RP-TNC or R-TNC) connector: labeled RFID -
.
The maximum RF power that can be delivered to a 50 ohm load from the external port is
1.4 Watts, or +31.5 dBm (regulatory requirements permitting).
The RF ports can only be energized one at a time.
Summary of Contents for Astra-EX
Page 1: ...1 Mercury6 M6 and Astra EX User Guide For firmware version 4 17 and later 875 0058 05 RevC...
Page 23: ...Setting Up the Reader M6 and Astra EX User Guide 23 Figure 7 M6 and Astra EX Status Page...
Page 28: ...Networking the Reader M6 and Astra EX User Guide 28 Figure 8 M6 and Astra EX Settings Page...
Page 34: ...Networking the Reader M6 and Astra EX User Guide 34 Figure 11 Fallback Interface Flowchard...
Page 81: ...Compliance and IP Notices M6 and Astra EX User Guide 81 EU RED Declaration of Conformity...
Page 83: ...Compliance and IP Notices M6 and Astra EX User Guide 83...
