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CONFIGURING MAPS TO BE
AEROSCOUT LISTENERS
AeroScout RFID tags are wireless transmitters that you can place on assets
such as office equipment to track the equipment’s location. Each tag
regularly transmits its unique ID. AeroScout listeners detect the
transmissions from the RFID tags and relay this information to an
AeroScout Engine or a WX. You can use an AeroScout Engine or 3Com
Wireless Switch Manager to locate the asset.
MAPs can be configured as AeroScout listeners. A MAP configured to be
an AeroScout listener detects RFID tag IDs and sends the tag information
to the WX switch managing the MAP. If an AeroScout Engine is
configured to request the information from the MAP, the MAP also sends
the information to the AeroScout Engine.
The accuracy of the location information depends on the number of
listeners (MAPs). 3Com recommends that you configure at least three
listeners.
You can configure Distributed MAPs or directly connected MAPs to listen
for RFID tags. However, if you plan to use an AeroScout Engine to display
asset locations, you must use Distributed MAPs. RFID tag information
from directly connected MAPs is available only to 3Com Wireless Switch
Manager.
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