AdvanPay-160

Introduction

AdvanPay-160 features:

2 processes in one: hard tag detachment and product identification
high power
specific functionalities for point of sales at retail stores and for check-in/check-out stations
password protection
very easy and fast integration with point of sales without the need for software modification
includes an easily configured keyboard emulator
reads only in close proximity of magnet detacher - this avoids stray reads
Ethernet communication
complete loss prevention system, when used with AdvanSafe or AdvanMat

Benefits of AdvanPay-160 :

simultaneously detaches loss prevention hard tag and extracts the EAN13 from EPC
high power
integration with most software applications
aesthetic design
easy, flexible installation and monitoring

For retailers:

queues reduction, thanks to a much faster payment process
improvement in the customer shopping experience, derived from a shorter payment time

Getting Started

Helpful downloads:

Download Datasheet (see download files section)
Download User Manual (see download files section)

Power AdvanPay unit

Connect the AdvanPay to a power supply (Switch PoE, PoE injector, etc..) through an Ethernet cable and wait until it beeps. It will take between 40 and 50 seconds to boot.

Using a PoE injector

Follow this diagram to connect AdvanPay through a PoE injector:

Connection micro-USB cable to PC

Connect the AdvanPay and your computer with the micro-USB (Type B) cable provided by Keonn.

AdvanPay uses the standard HID drivers, any PC should automatically detect the new device and install it as a regular keyboard.

USB emulation

Make sure the micro-USB cable is connected to your PC.

Make sure your PC has self-installed the right drivers

Open a text editor (Notepad, Gedit, ...) in the PC where AdvanPay is connected to:

Make sure that the Led Green is flashing: that means the Payment mode is running (more in operation modes later on)
Put one of the sample tags over the AdvanPay:
- A beep will be heard when the tag is sent through the USB.
- The decoded GTIN will be printed on the active PC window.
- The chapter Apply EPC change configuration explains how to configure AdvanPay to disable/enable an EPC after a Payment/Return operation.

At this point, we are sure AdvanPay is up and running normally.

Default Payment mode configuration will not change the value of the tag EPC. Keep on reading to learn how to automatically change the EPC value.

Configuration

Almost on any installation, it is required to adjust the AdvanPay operation.

Discover Device

Configuration requires Ethernet access to the unit, as it uses a web application.

We need therefore to connect the AdvanPay unit to an Ethernet network and execute an IP discovery process. After the configuration process is finished, the Ethernet cable can be removed.

To be able to discover the AdvanPay IP address, use a PC in the same network as the computer.

Please see the discover devices for the 150/60 Series devices: series150/60-Discover-devices.

Enter AdvanNet Manager

The previous step will result in the IP that is assigned to the device. Let's named it <AdvanPay-IP-address>

Use a computer in the same network as the AdvanPay.
Open a Web Browser (Chrome or Firefox are required).
Go to the page: http://<AdvanPay-IP-address>:3161
Replace the <AdvanPay-IP-address> for the IP found in the discover devices.
Enter the following credentials:

User: admin
Password: admin

Select the only device in the drop-down list, if it is not selected, and connect to it:

Read Modes

Go to the RF & Antennas options to see the available AdvanPay read modes.

The AdvanPay Configuration has 3 Read Modes: ADVANPAY_PAYMENT, ADVANPAY_RETURN, ADVANPAY_READONLY.

The purpose of each Read Modes is the following:

ADVANPAY_PAYMENT: This read mode is used to read a tag and deactivate it. For example, if the EPC in your tags begins with 0x3036, AdvanPay can be commanded to change this value with a 0x1111 header and beep if it was successful.
ADVANPAY_RETURN: This read mode is used to read a tag and activate it. For example, if the active EPCs begins with 0x3036, AdvanPay will try to change the value of the tag to start with 0x3036.
ADVANPAY_READONLY: This read mode is used only to read the EPC from the tags.

Apply EPC change Configuration

Only available in the ADVANPAY_PAYMENT and ADVANPAY_RETURN read modes.

In the case the EPCs in use followed:

EPC (SKU) begins with 0x3036.
The password of these tags is 0x12345678.

A possible Enable/Disable configuration for the ADVANPAY_PAYMENT and ADVANPAY_RETURN read modes for these tags could be:

ADVANPAY_PAYMENT: AdvanPay will change every EPC to begin with 0x1111 insatead of beginning with 0x3036. It will only affect the tags with the password 0x12345678.

ADVANPAY_RETURN: AdvanPay will change every EPC to begin with 0x3036. It will only affect the tags with the password 0x12345678.

After any configuration change, always use the Apply config button.

Persist Configuration

Using the apply button only changes the runtime settings, in order to make those changes persistent follow the steps below:

Remember to apply the configuration.
Click the persist button (surrounded in red) to persist the configuration.
In this case, the AdvanPay will start with ADVANPAY_PAYMENT configuration.

While changing the configuration, the AdvanPay operation remains stopped.

In order to start it again:

- Go to the monitor tab.
- Press the start button

USB emulation with EPC change configuration

Make sure the micro-USB cable is connected to your PC.

Make sure your PC has self-installed the right drivers

Open a text editor (Notepad, Gedit, ...) in the PC where AdvanPay is connected to:

Make sure that the Led Green is flashing: that means the Payment mode is running (more in operation modes later on)
Put one of the sample tags over the AdvanPay:
- A beep will be heard when the tag is sent through the USB.
- The decoded GTIN will be printed on the active PC window.
  - The EPC will be changed using the mask configured in the Apply EPC change configuration.

Mode Button

Once all three AdvanPay modes are configured, they can be easily switched by using the cover push button:

The behavior is as follows:

If the button is just pressed (without holding it), it will make the AdvanPay:
- Start reading: The led will start blinking.
- Stop reading: The led will stay steady.
If the button is pressed and held for more than 4 seconds, it will change the read mode. This will be reflected on the LEDs (read modes explanation):
- Green LED: ADVANPAY_PAYMENT read mode.
- Red LED: ADVANPAY_RETURN read mode.
- Blue LED: ADVANPAY_READONLY read mode.