How-To Articles
How to Select the Right RFID Tag
Do you need high-frequency or ultrahigh-frequency tags? Passive or active? And what about form factor? Here's what you should consider before you go shopping.
How to Choose RFID Middleware
There are many middleware products and providers. Here's how you can evaluate your options so the product you pick will match your current and future needs.
How to Choose Between Fixed and Mobile Interrogators
The decision is not as simple as it might seem. Here are five steps you can follow to make the right choice.Video: How to Choose Between Fixed and Mobile Readers
Learn how to choose the right type of interrogator (reader) for your application, and save time and money. (22 minutes)
Video: How to Choose the Optimal Location for RFID Tags on Cartons
Learn how to find the tag location that will deliver the most consistent read rates on cartons containing products made of different materials. (20 minutes)
Video: How to Use RFID Temperature Sensors
Learn how RFID-based temperature sensors can reduce costs and improve product reliability. (20 minutes)
How to Perform an RFID Site Survey
If you follow these five steps, you'll go a long way toward ensuring the success of your RFID deployment—and save money in the long run.
Video: How to Tag Individual Items
Learn how to overcome the challenges of tagging RF-unfriendly items. (20 minutes)
How to RFID-Enable a Forklift
Here's what you need to know before installing RFID interrogators on the forklifts in your factory, yard or distribution center.
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