Version Differences for ESL - Opticon Technical Support Portal

* Note 2: when the base station is connected to the LAN without DHCP, the default IP address/subnet mask of the base station is 169.254.19.63 / 255.255.0.0. Configure a PC or laptop on the same subnet to change this using a web browser.

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=Installing and activating the ESLs=

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On arrival the ESLs already have their batteries inserted.

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However, to allow safe transport by airplane, it is likely that the ESLs will show a 'DEACTIVATED' message in their left top corner. This means te ESLs donot emit any radio signals and won't be searching for base stations at this point.

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To reactivate these ESLs place them nearby the connected base station and select the base station int he list view of the 'Base stations'-tab. This allows you to press the 'Reactivate ESLs' button in the bottom right corner.

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After pressing this button, a dialog will appear showing a progress bar and how many

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ESLs have been reactivated so far.

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Since the ESLs will only wake-up for a split second every few minutes, it can take more

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than 15 minutes before all ESLs have been successfully reactivated. You can verify this

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by checking whether the ‘DEACTIVATED’ message has disappeared from the screen.

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Active ESL’s will be periodically search for an Opticon base station, so as soon as an

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Opticon base station is within range, they will associate with it and start sending data

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requests and status information to it. When a base station is turned off or an ESL is

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moved out of range, an ESL will time out after a couple of minutes and starts seeking for

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another base station in range.

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<i><b>See chapter 6.1 for more information about configuring ESLs. </i></b>

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 * Note 2: when the base station is connected to the LAN without DHCP, the default IP address/subnet mask of the base station is 169.254.19.63 / 255.255.0.0. Configure a PC or laptop on the same subnet to change this using a web browser.
 								=Installing and activating the ESLs=
 								On arrival the ESLs already have their batteries inserted.
 								However, to allow safe transport by airplane, it is likely that the ESLs will show a 'DEACTIVATED' message in their left top corner. This means te ESLs donot emit any radio signals and won't be searching for base stations at this point.
 								[[insert picture]]
 								To reactivate these ESLs place them nearby the connected base station and select the base station int he list view of the 'Base stations'-tab. This allows you to press the 'Reactivate ESLs' button in the bottom right corner.
 								After pressing this button, a dialog will appear showing a progress bar and how many
 								ESLs have been reactivated so far.
 								Since the ESLs will only wake-up for a split second every few minutes, it can take more
 								than 15 minutes before all ESLs have been successfully reactivated. You can verify this
 								by checking whether the ‘DEACTIVATED’ message has disappeared from the screen.
 								Active ESL’s will be periodically search for an Opticon base station, so as soon as an
 								Opticon base station is within range, they will associate with it and start sending data
 								requests and status information to it. When a base station is turned off or an ESL is
 								moved out of range, an ESL will time out after a couple of minutes and starts seeking for
 								another base station in range.
 								<i><b>See chapter 6.1 for more information about configuring ESLs. </i></b>
 =Documents=
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