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Unitech RS700 - page 1
RS700 Smar t RFID Fix ed R eader User’ s Manual 400682G V ersion 2.0 ...
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i Pr eface About T his Manual This manual explains how to install, oper ate and maintain the RS700 Smart RFID Fixed Reader. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrical or mechanical means, without permission in writing from the manufacturer , which includes but is not limited to photocopying, recording, o ...
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ii Regulatory Compliance S t atement s Federal Communication Commis sion Interference St atement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig- ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection agai nst harmful interference in a residential insta lla ...
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About This Manual iii Battery Notices The RS700 is equipped with a Lithium-Ion battery pack. Ho wever , the RS700 may not start without an external pow er source due to battery discharge after extended stor- age periods. T o charge the battery to full capacity , connect the RS700 with the AC Adapter and charge the RS700 for at least 20 hours. T o p ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 6
iv W arranty Unitech limited W arranty co vers the following items: • RS700 Smart RFID Fixed Reader - 1-year limited warranty . • Please contact a r egional Unitech of fice for fu rther information regarding Unitech’ s extended warranty package. ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 7
v T able of Contents Preface About This Manual i Regulatory Compliance Statements ................. ................... ................... .................... .. ii Federal Communication Co mmission Interference Statement ............. ....................... ............ ii FCC Caution: .... .................... ................... ............. ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 8
vi Defining Smart Reader Behavior .... ...................... ....................... ...................... ................... 15 Creating a New EC Spec . ...................... .................... ................... ....................... ............ 16 Specifying Report Criteria ................... .................... ................... . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 9
1 Chap ter 1 Getting Star ted Introducing the RS700 Thanks for purchasing the RS70 0 Smart RFID Fixed Reader. The RS700 is designed for inventory visibili ty in the warehouse. The RS700 is a compact, Windows CE 5.0 bas ed st ationary data co llection terminal with built-in Unitech RFID middleware that provi des a Windows-based environment for remot ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 10
Chapter 1 Getting Started 2 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Package Content s Please make sure the following contents are in the RS700 box. If anything appears missing or damaged, plea se contact a Unitech representative. Main Unit. AC Adapter ...
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 3 A T our of the RS700 The following sections describe the main components of the RS700: Front Panel No. Component Description 1 . Sta t u s I n d i c a t o r s . Indicates the RS700’s te rminal operation st atus (left to right): DA T A - Red LED st atus indica tor for data collection. RFID - Y ellow LED status indicator ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 12
Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. To p P a n e l Bottom Panel CA UTION! Pressing the Reset Button erases cu rrent configuration settings and reboots the RS700. No. Component Description 2. Wi-Fi Antenna Ports. Wi-Fi AN ...
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 5 Connect Power An internal backup battery helps prevent dat a loss when the RS700 disconnects from an external power source. The backup battery stores all da ta and system settings for up to seven days. Connect power to the RS700 through the following: NO TE: T o adequately charge the backup battery , connec t the RS700 t ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 14
6 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Chap ter 2 Using the Har d ware The RS700 contains two Antenna Port s fo r wireless signal enhancement and RFID reading points. Inst alling Wi-Fi Antenna There are two Wi-Fi Antenna Ports on th e RS700 (Wi-Fi A ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 15
Chapter 2 Using the Hardware 7 Inst alling RFID Antenna (Optional) The RS700 has four RFID Antenna Ports (ANT1, AN T2, ANT3, and ANT4) and two removable protection ca ps on ANT2 and ANT3. NO TE: Only remove the protective caps for inst alling RFID Antennas. Install an RFID Antenna through the following: 1. Locate the RFID Antenna Port s on the RS70 ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 16
Chapter 2 Using the Hardware 8 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Using the GPIO Interface Use the GPIO Cable to connec t the RS700 to several exter nal controls such as an LED indicator lamp, LCD or motion sensor . GPIO Pin Assignment Connect two ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 17
Chapter 2 Using the Hardware 9 Mounting the RS700 The RS700 comes standard with a wall mo unting kit for easy installation. Mount the RS700 to a wa ll through the following: • Plastic conical anchor (4) 3x25mm. • Self-tapping screw (4) 3.5x19mm. 1. Locate the four mount ing holes on the RS700. 2. Place the RS700 on the wall. Mark the mounting h ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 18
Chapter 2 Using the Hardware 10 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Performing a Hardware Reset Perform a reset if t he RS700 freezes (i.e., no longer responds). Resetting the RS700 erases all installed records, entries and programs; returning the ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 19
11 Chap ter 3 Making RFID A pplica tions The Unitech RS700 Smart RFID Fixed Reader can do more than just read, store or forward data. The built-in Unitech RFID middleware help s filter data, execute com- mands and perform rich functions at the front end. The Smart-Reader Server is designed to cont rol and collect dat a from RFID tags through a wire ...
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Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 12 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. NO TE: The yellow RFID LED on the RS700’s front panel indicates the Smart- Reader Server status . On means SRS is r unning. On and flashing means TCP server in SRS is r unn ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 21
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 13 7. Click Discovery to lookup the DHCP clie nt in the same subnet. 8. Refer to the MAC address label attached on the RS700’ s bottom panel, and dis- cover the RS700’ s IP addr ess from the list box. Using the Smart-Reader Server Remote Control S tart using the SRSRC through the following: 1. Click Star t → ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 22
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 14 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. NO TE: Do not change the defaul t port number from 111 2 6 , and ensure that the port is not occupied by any other service. 3. The SRS Remote Control window appear s. The SRS ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 23
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 15 3. In the Inventory Times: field, input the Inventory T i mes for reading times within the reading period ( 0ms by default). A setting of 0 or 8192ms is recommended, but it depends on the local environment. NO TE: The Antenna Switch T ime and the In ventory T imes cannot both be simultaneously set at 0 . 4. Cli ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 24
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 16 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Creating a New EC Spec In the All Defined EC Specs field, *specT est1 is defined and subscribed as the default. Create a new event cycle spec ification through the following: ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 25
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 17 – St able Set In terval: field - Interval time between cycles ( 0ms by default). 4. Check T rigger , S t art: to activate the tri gger manually . S pecify the trigger star t/ stop name for the ev ent cycle. Add // before the name stri ng. For example, input the following in each field: –S t a r t : //spec1_ ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 26
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 18 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 3. Definitions of th e options in the Output Includes field: – EPC: Displays EPC encoding method. – Ta g : Displays tag ID. – Raw Hex: Displays hexadecimal data. – Ra ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 27
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 19 Subscribing the EC S pec In order to implement the event cycle, make a subscription to the EC S pec through the following: 1. Select a defined EC S pec in the All Defined EC Specs: field. For example, #spec1 . 2. Click Subscribe . An InputBox screen appears with some predefined formats for reference. 3. In the ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 28
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 20 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. – tcp:// to send the report to the computer hosting SRS, i.e., 192.168.1 10.80:1 1 127 , the tab shown on the upper lef t corner of the screen. – tcp://192.168.1 10.1 14: ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 29
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 21 V iewing Dat a Collection Report Click Report Management in the left screen p anel. A ll reports set to store on the RS700 will display in the right pane. Manage reports through the following: 1. Click Refresh to load the latest reports into the All Reports: field. 2. Double click the de sired repor t in the Al ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 30
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 22 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. V iewing Server Log Click Server Log , and log events on the Smart-Reader Server display in the right pane. Click Clear to clear the screen and view fresh logs. Using the App ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 31
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 23 3. Right-click Device Providers in the left screen p anel, and select New P rovider to add a provider . The Ad d Provider screen appears. 4. T ype a name for the provider , and click Browse to locate the file, Unitech- Adapter .dll which is sa ved in S tep 1. Click Register to add the provider . ...
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Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 24 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 5. Click OK to confirm. 6. Right-click Devices in the left screen p anel, and select New Device to add a device. The Add Device Wizard screen appears. ...
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Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 25 7. Check Add single device . Click Next . 8. Select the newly creat ed provider in S tep 4. Click Next . ...
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Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 26 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 9. Input the RS700's IP addre ss and port number . Click Next . 10. Click Next . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 35
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 27 1 1. Enter the default us er name and password as unitech . Click Next . 12. T ype a name for the device. Click Next . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 36
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 28 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 13. Click Finish . 14. Right-click the dev ice, and select Vie w T a g s . The View T ags screen appears. ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 37
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 29 15. Dat a collected from the RS700 displays in the Ta g s : field. Setup the interval from the Refresh interval: drop down menu to update the screen automatically . Or , click Clear or Refresh to update the screen manually . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 38
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 30 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Connecting to Oracle Sensor Edge Server The RS700 supports the Oracle Sensor Edge Server (SES ) for data collection. Con- nect to SES through the following: 1. S top SES. 2. ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 39
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 31 7. Select Smart Reader Dispatcher . Click Select . 8. Set the Log Level to All . Click Save Changes . 9. Click MyEdgeServer → Groups → Def ault . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 40
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 32 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 10. Click Add new device . 1 1. Select Smart Reader Device . 12. T ype a name for the device. For example, RS700. Click Select . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 41
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 33 13. Click MyEdgeServer → Group s → Default → RS700 . 14. Input the RS700’ s IP address and port number , and the default user name and password as unitech . Click Save Changes . 15. Rest art SES. 16. Click MyEdgeServer → Group s → Default → RS700 . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 42
Chapter 3 Making RFID Applications 34 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 17. Click S t art all devices . The server will log the event in the Moni tor Events t ab, when the RS700 collects RFID tags. ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 43
35 Chap ter 4 Advanced Settings The RS700 provides a standard interface to setup the terminal, and It is possible through this to make connections and perform remote control functions. Connecting to a LAN Network Obt aining an IP Address Connect to a network through the following: 1. Connect the computer to a DHCP enabled network. 2. Connect the Et ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 44
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 36 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 6. Refer to the MAC address label attach ed the RS700’ s rear panel, and discover the RS700’s IP address in th e list box. Double-click t he IP address to open the configuration ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 45
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 37 1. Click SystemTime in the left screen p anel. T he System T ime Setup pa ge appears in the right screen panel with the current settings. 2. Click Reset to clear all the fields. 3. Select the desired time zone, and input the prefer red date and time. 4. Click Apply to save the settings. A dial og box appears with the ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 46
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 38 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Connecting to a WLAN Network It is possible to send and rece ive signals to a Wi-Fi network, and synchronize files with the RS700’s embedded WLAN interface. NO TE: Wi-Fi access re ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 47
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 39 3. Enter the SSID for the wirel ess network. Scroll down the Encryption drop down menu to select the wirele ss encryption type. Click WEP keys/PSKs . 4. Enter the WEP keys in the dialog box. Click Ok . 5. In the Wireless Pr ofile page, click Commit to save the profile. 6. Click Basic Setup in the left screen panel. Th ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 48
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 40 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 7. Select Enable Radio . Scroll down the Active Profil e list to select the created profile. 8. Have the DHCP server aut omatically assign an IP address, or specify an IP address ma ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 49
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 41 12. Click Basic Setup in the lef t screen p anel and select Disable Radio in the Wireless Basic page to disable the access point. Managing your Wireless Profiles Click Profile Setup in the left screen p anel to manage wireless prof iles in the Wireless Profile page. • Edit Profile: V iews a selected profile from the ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 50
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 42 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. – Scan : A window appears with available APs. Click Refresh to receive the updated list. Referring to t he received signal strength indication (RSSI) and whether data encryption i ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 51
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 43 Click Global Setup in the left screen panel to adjust the wireless global settings in the Wireless Global page. The attributes in the Property field can apply to all profiles. Click Logout to exit the RS700 WebConfig Server . ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 52
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 44 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Est ablishing T erminal-PC Connection Inst alling Microsof t ActiveSync In order to exchange data bet ween the computer and the RS700, Mi crosoft Active- Sync must be installed on t ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 53
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 45 Connecting the termin al to Y our Computer After Microsof t ActiveSync is installed, make a connection through the following: 1. Connect the USB Cable to the USB port on th e RS700’s bottom panel, and rotate the cable cap clockwis e to secure the connection. 2. Insert the other end of the USB Cable into a U SB Port ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 54
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 46 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Using Microsof t ActiveSy nc to Exchange Files Synchronization options can m odify , including when to syn chronize and what get s synchronized. In the Mobile Devi ce window on the ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 55
Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 47 Using Remote Control Besides configurations through the web-based interface, there are also ways to con- trol the RS700 remotely with the computer via Microsof t Power T oys. It is possible to setup the system time, establ ish network connections or do any other settings on the RS700 Windows platform. Use the remote c ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 56
48 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Chap ter 5 T r oubleshooting Unitech has a professional support team to answer any questions or technical related issues. If equipment problems occur please refer to the table below or cont act a regional Unit ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 57
49 A ppendix A System Specifica tion Processor/Memory CPU 520Mhz Intel PXA270 Memory SDRAM: 128MB Flash ROM: 64MB OS Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Indicator Data LED, RFID LED and Power LED Communication USB 1.1 Client Serial RS232 Ethernet 10/100Base-T IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless LAN, CCX Compatible Relay Outputs (2) Optical Inputs (2) RFID Reader Reader ...
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Unitech RS700 - page 58
50 Copyright 2009 Unitech Electronic s Co. , Ltd. All r ights reserved. Unitech is a registered trad emark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. A ppendix B Suppor t Region Web site Global Operation Cent er www .unitech-adc.com unitech T aiw an adc-utt.unitech.com.tw unitech Asia Pacific & Middle www .unitech-utp.com.tw unitech China www .ute.com.c ...
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