Intermec IF61 User manual

IF61 Fixed Reader
User’s Manual

ii IF61 Fixed Reader User’s Manual
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Document Change Record
This page records changes to this document. The document was
originally released as Revision 001.
Revision Date Description of Change
003 4/2008 Manual was revised to support IF61 firmware
version 2.1x.
Moved edgeware application information to new
documents:
• SAP Device Controller information,
previously in Appendix B, is now in the IF61
SAP Device Controller User’s Guide
(P/N 934-025-xxx).
• Application Level Engine (ALE) information,
previously in Chapter 3, is now in the IF61
Application Level Engine (ALE) User’s Guide
(P/N 934-026-xxx).
Added new information for RFID services,
including BRI and LLRP configuration settings,
and the Device Configuration web service.
002 11/2007 Added information and procedures for
configuring, using, and troubleshooting the
802.11a/b/g radio.
Updated screenshots to match the revised web
browser interface.
Minor revisions made to RFID application
development sections.

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Contents
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Contents
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Global Services and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Service Location Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Patent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv
1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Understanding the Network and Power Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Understanding the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About the Intermec Ready-To-Work Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Understanding the Top Panel Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting to the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assigning an Initial IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Saving Configuration Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Disabling Help in the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Choosing a Mounting Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting the IF61 to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the IF61 Securely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2 Configuring Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configuring Settings for Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Configuring Ethernet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Configuring the 802.11 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the 802.11 Network Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring Common Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Configuring Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Controlling Access Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting Up Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring the IF61 to Use a Password Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing the Default Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Disabling Access Via the Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring WEP Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuring Dynamic WEP/802.1x Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring WPA Personal (PSK) Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Configuring WPA Enterprise (802.1x) Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring WPA2 Personal (PSK) Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configuring WPA2 Enterprise (802.1x) Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Managing Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Viewing Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing and Uninstalling Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3 Developing and Using RFID Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
RFID Applications and the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the RFID Resource Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Creating RFID Applications for the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Delivering Applications to the IF61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
About Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Auto-Starting Applications at Boot Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
IF61 .NET Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
IF61 Java Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Executing Java Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Java Support for Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase . . . . . . . . . . . 58
IF61 JavaScript Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installing RFID Applications on the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
About the IF61 Edgeware Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Upgrading or Installing Edgeware Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
About RFID Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Configuring BRI Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Changing BRI Attribute Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
About BRI Attribute Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Tag Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Read Tries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Write Tries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lock Tries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Field Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ID Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
No Tag Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Report Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Timeout Configuration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Select Tries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Unselect Tries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Initial Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Initialization Tries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ID Tries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ID Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Antenna Tries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Antenna Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dense Reader Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LBT Scan Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LBT Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Field Strength 1 to 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Antenna Sequence: First through Eighth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring the BRI Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Viewing the BRI Server Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Configuring LLRP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
About the Developer Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Testing the GPIO Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sending BRI Commands and Running Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using the Workbench. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring a JavaScript File to Auto-Run at Boot Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Editing Remote Startup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4 Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading the IF61 . . 81
Managing the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using the Device Configuration Web Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Using SmartSystems Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring the IF61 with Intermec Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Using Wavelink Avalanche. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Importing and Exporting Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using the IF61 FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using CIFS File Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Accessing the IF61 via the Linux Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Opening a Secure Shell (SSH) Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Opening a Telnet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using a Communications Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Opening a Serial Connection to the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Maintaining the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Viewing the System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Viewing the About Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using the LEDs to Locate the IF61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Restoring the IF61 to the Default Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rebooting the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Managing USB Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Troubleshooting the IF61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Problems While Working With RFID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Connecting Directly to the RFID Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Problems With Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Calling Intermec Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Accessing Intermec Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Configuring the Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Installing the Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Upgrading from the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Upgrading with SmartSystems Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Upgrading with a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Upgrading with an Avalanche Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
5 Using the IF61 GPIO Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
About the GPIO Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Accessing the Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Using the Input Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
IF61 Powered Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Isolated Input Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Open Collector Input Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using the Output Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Switching the High Side Using IF61 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Switching the Low Side Using IF61 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Switching the High Side Using External Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Driving a DC Relay to Control an AC Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using the Power Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
A Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
IF61 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
RFID Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Port Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
GPIO Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Serial Ports (COM1, COM2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
I Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Before You Begin
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Who Should Read This Manual
This user’s manual is for the person who is responsible for
installing, configuring, and maintaining the IF61 Fixed Reader.
This manual provides you with information about the features of
the IF61, and how to install, configure, operate, maintain, and
troubleshoot it.
Before you work with the IF61, you should be familiar with your
network and general networking terms, such as IP address. You
should also be familiar with your RFID system.
This revision of the manual supports the IF61 with firmware
version 2.1x.
Related Documents
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part numbers.
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documents (as PDF files) that you can download for free.
Document Title Part Number
IF61 Fixed Reader Quick Reference Guide 930-190-xxx
IF61 Compliance Insert 933-089-xxx
Important BRCM1017 Radio Information 933-125-xxx
Important IM5 Information 075231-xxx
Basic Reader Interface Programmer’s Reference Manual 937-000-xxx
IF61 SAP Device Controller User’s Guide 934-025-xxx
IF61 Application Level Events (ALE) Engine User’s
Guide
934-026-xxx
ALE Store and Forward User’s Guide 934-034-xxx
Device Configuration Web Services Command Reference
Manual
937-012-xxx

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IF61 Fixed Reader User’s Manual 1
1Getting Started
This chapter introduces the IF61 Fixed Reader, explains the ports
and LEDs, and explains how the reader fits into your network. It
contains these topics:
•OverviewoftheIF61
• Connecting to the IF61
• Installing the IF61
• Setting the Date and Time
• Using the IF61 Securely

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Overview of the IF61
The IF61 Fixed Reader is an RFID reader that provides
connectivity between tag data and an enterprise system.
IF61 Fixed Reader
In general, the reader forwards RFID tag data to the Ethernet or
wireless network as shown in the next illustrations.
The IF61 Fixed Reader uses an EPCglobal Gen 2-certified IM5
Module (86x MHz RFID frequency band).
The IF61 Fixed Reader uses an EPCglobal Gen 2-certified IM5
Module (915 MHz RFID frequency band).
Note: The IF61 does not ship with RFID antennas. For more
information on these accessories, contact your Intermec sales
representative.

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IF61 in a Wired Ethernet Network
This illustration shows the IF61 in a wired Ethernet network. The IF61 sends
tag data to the RFID application server through the wired network.
IF61 in a Wireless Network
This illustration shows how the IF61 connects to your 802.11a/b/g network.
The reader communicates with the access point as it sends tag data to the
RFID application server.
Container
with RFID tag
RFID
antenna
IF61
Container
with RFID tag
RFID
antenna
IF61
Access
point

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Understanding the Network and Power Ports
The IF61 network and power ports are located under the
removable cable cover.
To remove the cable cover
• Unscrew the four screws on the cable cover to remove it.
Removing the IF61 Cable Cover
IF61 Network and Power Ports
COM 1
COM 2
Ethernet port
USB ports
AC power port
GPIO port

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For more information, see “Port Pin Assignments” on page 124.
IF61 Port Descriptions
Port Description
AC power Connects the reader to an AC power source.
GPIO General purpose input/output (GPIO) port that
connects the IF61 to industrial controls such as relays
or indicators.
For more information on the IF61 GPIO interfaces,
see “About the GPIO Interfaces” on page 114.
COM1 Connects the IF61 to a desktop PC for configuration.
Use an RS-232 null modem cable (P/N 059167).
COM2 Pass-through serial port for developer-level access to a
serial device.
Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTx port that connects the reader to
your Ethernet network. The reader auto-negotiates
with the server to set the best data rate. This port uses
MDI/MDI-X auto-switching so you can connect either
a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover cable.
USB Connect USB devices to the IF61. For more
information, see “Managing USB Devices” on
page 101.

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Understanding the LEDs
The IF61 has six LEDs that indicate the status of the reader
during operation.
IF61 LED Descriptions
Icon Name Description
Intermec
Ready-to-Work™
Indicator
Blue LED remains on when an
application is communicating with the
IF61 BRI server. Blinks when no
application is communicating with the
IF61. For more information, see the next
section.
Power Remains on when the IF61 has power.
Wired LAN Flashes when there is activity on the
wired Ethernet network.
Wireless LAN Flashes when there is activity on the
wireless 802.11 network.
Intermec
Ready-to-Work
Indicator
Wireless LAN
Wired LAN
Power
Tag ID
RFID transmit