RFID or Radio-frequency identification readers are purpose-built, mobile, wireless, sensor-based devices that work on radio frequency waves. An RFID device has four key components- a reader, an antenna, a transceiver, and a transponder. These devices transmit a great deal of information from micro silicon chips to the tags attached to the items. RFID devices are a classic example of the Internet of Things technology and they generate a staggering volume of data that must be processed in a secure manner.
SureMDM offers enrollment of RFID Reader devices and manages them remotely such as reader’s antenna settings.
Below are the settings to enroll an RFID reader device.
SUREMDM CONFIGURATION
* Configuring No Authentication
- Login to the SureMDM Console
- Navigate to Settings and to Account Settings
- Further click on Device Enrollment Rules
- Set No Authentication under Device Authentication Type
- Click Apply
* Configuring Things Gateway and Password
- Login to the SureMDM Console
- Navigate to Settings and to Account Settings
- Further click on Things Management
- Click on Enable Things Folder
- Click on Enable Things Gateway checkbox
- Enter the Password manually or click on Generate Password to generate a random password
- Click Save
RFID READER SIDE CONFIGURATIONS
- Turn On the RFID Reader
Note:The RFID device and the laptop should be connected to the same network - Open a browser and enter the URL in the below format <model_Name><last_6_digits_of_mac> to login.
For example: http://fx75008036bd - Enter the username and password to login into the RFID reader console
- Navigate to the Communication and expand Zebra IoT Connector
- Click on Configuration and update the tabs with below mentioned details
- Connection
- Topics
- Certificates
Server : The server URLs varies based on the region of the SureMDM account hosted. Below are the SureMDM URLs based on the region
IN : zebra-rfid.in.suremdm.io
EU : zebra-rfid.eu.suremdm.io
US DNS : zebra-rfid.suremdm.io
US Master : zebra-rfid.42gears.com
Port : 1884
Protocol : TCP
Client ID : This is the UID or Serial Number of the RFID Reader
Clean Session : Check this option
Debug : Uncheck this option
Basic Authentication : Check this option
Username : This will be the SureMDM Account ID
Password : This is the Things Gateway password set in SureMDM section
Keep Alive : Time interval for PINGREQ messages(default is 60 seconds)Update the values as shown below for Management Events and Tag Data Events
Topic : MQTT
qos : 0
Retain : True
Update the values as shown below for Management and Control
Under Command
Topic : CONNECTORTODEVICE/<Client_ID>/<SureMDM_Account_ID>
Under Response
Topic : DEVICETOCONNECTOR
qos : 0
Retain : True
Certificates are optional and can be skipped
- Click Update
- Navigate to Configurations and check into Interface Configuration and ensure all options are auto-filled with value Endpoint Name
- Management Interface
- Control Interface
- Tag Data Interface
- Management Event Interface
Note:If the value(Endpoint Name) is not aut-populated, choose the same manually from the dropdown and click Update
- Navigate further to Connections option from the left section of the screen and click on Connect. This will show the Connection Status of the RFID reader as Connected
- The Zebra RFID Reader device will appear on the SureMDM console.
Currently, supported RFID devices are Zebra FX7500 and Zebra FX9600.