Plug-in
The following properties are set in the configuration of the RFID Reader plug-in:
| Name | Any name where this connection appears in the connection project planning. Choose a name that you can recognize uniquely! |
| Client certificate | Select a client certificate from the drop-down menu. Using the plus sign, you can add another certificate, using the minus sign to remove one. Another button allows you to display the properties of an existing certificate. |
| Authentication process | Select an authentication from the Identity Verification drop-down menu. If you select Username, you must enter Username and Password at Registration information. |
| Endpoint | Enter an endpoint for your connection opc.tpc:// |
| RFID-Reader name | Select your RFID Reader from the drop-down menu. |
| Scan mode | Selection of scan mode between “Scan manually”, “Scan in regular interval” or “Scan in background”. |
| Scan interval (ms) | Enter the scan interval in milliseconds. |
| Trigger if minimum signal strength is reached | Only trigger the scan if the signal strength is sufficient. |
| Signal strength (RSSI) | Tags with a lower signal strength during scanning are ignored by the OPC Router. |
| Trigger if an RFID tag was not captured for a defined time. | Specifies how long a tag must be outside the reading field before the OPC Router triggers another transfer for this tag. |
| Hibernation interval (ms) | Period where a RFID tag is not to be recorded. |
| Highest security level | Activate if the highest security level has to be used. |
Registration information
| Username | Enter a username to authenticate yourself. |
| Password | Enter a password to authenticate yourself. |
Security settings
| Security mode | No Security = “None”, Signing = “Sign”, Signing and Encrypting with “SignAndEncrypt”. |
| Encryption | Encryption methods to choose from. Set the highest method available on the OPC server. |
Use the “Check connection” button to check whether your connection to the RFID Reader is successful.