Configure Imagotag Policy

SES-imagotag‘s ESL (Electronic Shelf Label) tags are small, battery-powered devices used by retail businesses to display information, such as product code and pricing. These tags are activated, configured, and managed through an SES-Imagotag provided server. The tags and server communicate through an ESL communicator (a USB dongle), connected to the USB port on the WiNG AP. This communication is over the 2.4 GHz band using a proprietary RF protocol. The ESL communicator acts as a bridge between the tags and the server, using WiNG AP as an infrastructure device.

Use the Imagotag option to enable support for SES-imagotag‘s ESL tags on WiNG APs with USB interfaces. For a standalone AP, apply the policy to the AP. For APs that are adopted by a controller, apply the policy to the AP profile on the controller.

An Imagotag-enabled AP recognizes the ESL communicator, and facilitates communication between communicator and tags.

Note

Imagotag support is available on AP360i/e, AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP460i/e, AP505i, AP510i/e, AP560i, AP560h, in addition to AP-8432.

Important

This feature is supported only on AP's with USB ports. Ensure the AP is using PoE+ (802.3at) power for the USB port to be enabled.

Note

Your AP will not communicate with the ESL server with any exisiting or older versions of Imagotag configuration.

The Imagotag ESL solution is upgraded with secure connectivity between AP and ESL server on-prem or on-cloud. Any unencrypted mode of communication between AP and ESL server is not supported in WiNG 7.4.0 release.

For configuration information, refer to the Extreme Wireless Controller, Service Platform and Access Point CLI Reference Guide.

To navigate to the Imagotag Policy screen:

Select the Configuration tab from the main menu.
Select the Services tab from the Configuration menu.
The upper left-hand side of the user interface displays a Services menu pane where Captive Portal, DNS Whitelist, DHCP Server Policy, RADIUS , Guest Management, etc. configuration options can be selected.
Select the Imagotag Policy option.

Configuration - Services - Imagotag Policy screen

Review existing Imagotag Policy settings, to determine whether a new policy requires creation, an existing policy requires modification or an existing policy requires deletion:


Imagotag Name	Displays the Imagotag policy name.
Enable	Displays the status of the policy: Enabled/Disabled. A green check mark indicates that the policy is enabled. A red cross mark indicates that the policy is disabled.
Channel	Displays the channel assigned for ESL communicator to tag communication in the 2.4 GHz band.
Window Size	Displays the transmission window size for messages exchanged between ESL communicator and tags.
Payload Size	Displays the maximum payload size in packets exchanged between ESL communicator and tags.
Output Power	Displays the maximum output power set for the ESL communicator.
SSL	Displays if Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption mode of communication is enabled or not. A green check mark indicates that this option is enabled. A red cross mark indicates that this option is disabled.
FCC-Mode	Displays if the FCC compatibility mode is enabled or not on the ESL communicator. A green check mark indicates that this option is enabled. A red cross mark indicates that this option is disabled.