RFID READERS
Easily Deploy & Manage Your Fixed RFID Readers
Exponentially speed up your time to benefit and reliability of use with RedBeam RFID’s advanced reader configuration capabilities.
Asset Tracking
Manage fixed assets
Avoid Costly Manual RFID Configuration Mistakes
Having to manually DIY your RFID reader setup is the last thing you want. Individually configuring, cataloging, and integrating hundreds of fixed readers is painstaking, tedious work.
It means long deployment lead times and inconsistent settings that increase operational risk and troubleshooting – and delays getting your business the tracking data it needs now.
RedBeam RFID makes it easy to set up and manage your readers:
- Point a fixed reader to the RedBeam RFID cloud – the device will automatically self-report details on firmware, max number of antennas, IP address, and more.
- Enter your antenna settings for things like power, cooldown, prefix, and port number.
- Set time-out alerts to tell you if a reader unexpectedly goes offline.
Set up your RedBeam cloud connection
Use Zebra’s fixed reader IoT management tool to establish the connection setting you want used by your readers during production.
Direct fixed RFID readers to check in with the RedBeam cloud upon activation.
Install readers & antennas
Physically install fixed readers and any antennas in your operational environment.
Power them on, and provide network access using ethernet, wireless, or cellular. Readers will self-report to the RedBeam cloud and provide the relevant device identification.
Task RedBeam to configure readers
From the RedBeam admin console, configure either individual settings (e.g., antenna-to-location settings, power settings) or mass settings (e.g., time-out values, tag prefixes).
As RFID readers check in, RedBeam will update their settings automatically.
Monitor RFID reader status
With readers now active in your operational environment, RedBeam will monitor both their tracking activity and operational status.
If a fixed reader goes offline, RedBeam will notify the admin user(s) of your tenant to look into the issue.
Use tracking data to make things happen
Once you determine which tag reads at a given location are significant, use RedBeam’s notification engine to set up workflows.
Some examples: send an email; push a REST API call to a back office system; activate a GPO (General Purpose Out) on the reader to trigger a light bar or alarm; update the item’s status in RedBeam RFID.
INDUSTRY USE CASES
Tailor the Solution to Suit Your Needs
Gain better work in process visibility
No two production lines are the same: Varying materials, equipment layouts, and workflow speeds can all impact your RFID performance. RedBeam lets you configure RFID reader settings to match your exact manufacturing environment – and achieve your exact data capture goals.
- Adapt to any environment – Fine-tune reader power and range to ensure accurate tracking across slow-moving assembly lines, high-speed processes, and everything in between.
- Eliminate tracking blind spots – Customize RFID settings to capture every item you want and not the items you don’t – even in dense layouts or complex workflows.
- Filter data for better insights – Set tag detection rules to separate WIP, raw materials, and finished goods, improving process transparency and decision-making.
- Maximize operational efficiency – Optimize reporting using customized workflows to deliver real-time tracking without wasting energy on information you don’t need.
Get smarter about tracking inventory
From busy loading docks to dense storage areas and fast-moving store floors, retail operations include a range of environments – and each poses its own tracking challenges. RedBeam lets you customize fixed RFID reader settings to get the best performance in every location.
- Right-size your field of view – Adjust read range and signal strength to capture tag IDs over wide areas, like warehouses, or narrow areas, like back-of-store corridors and product aisles.
- Reduce errors in dense inventory areas – Prevent missed or duplicate reads by setting antenna settings to reduce signal overlap in dense areas.
- Filter out noise for better accuracy – Set rules to read only the tags that matter, separating live inventory from fixed assets or external tags that pass by your readers.
Increase precision for healthy outcomes
Tracking essential medical equipment and supplies is an increasingly vital part of making patient care more efficient. With RedBeam RFID in your facility, staff can manage your reader settings to focus on the critical data you need and cut out counterproductive noise.
- Capture the right data at the right time – Customize read frequency to monitor fast-moving, high-traffic areas like ERs and reduce scans in low-activity zones to prevent data overload.
- Filter out irrelevant tags – Set tag detection rules to ignore external tags, ensuring your system focuses only on assets that matter to your facility.
- Enhance safety & compliance – Optimize reader settings around sensitive items, like controlled substances, to ensure complete activity records for safety audits and regulatory reporting.
The technical support at RedBeam is second to none with you very knowledgeable and friendly support staff. The software is simple to use and is a great value. The reporting and inventory control is outstanding, and I would recommend RedBeam products to anyone.
C. Cornette
Texas Motor Speedway on RedBeam Asset Tracking
Push RFID Data to Your Back Office
From your enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform to your IT service management (ITSM) or warehouse management system (WMS), give any back office system access to the RedBeam RFID tracking data it needs with easy to use REST APIs.
