AeroScout Tag Management Suite

Configures and Manages AeroScout Tags for a Wide Variety of Applications

Overview Tag Manager

The AeroScout Tag Management Suite includes Tag Manager AeroScout Tag Manager software enables users to easily take
software and Tag Activator hardware. They are accessories advantage of multiple sophisticated features of AeroScout Tags.
for AeroScouts Wi-Fi Tags, and are key components of Through the Tag Manager software, AeroScout customers can
AeroScouts Unified Asset Visibility solution. Tag Manager is configure and program tags for a variety of enterprise visibility
a stand-alone software application that enables users and solutions. In conjunction with other AeroScout products, Tag
administrators to configure, program and activate AeroScout Manager allows the management of multiple tag functions,
Tags for multiple asset location and tracking functions. including asset tracking, presence detection and telemetry.
Tag Activator is a hardware component that connects tags
wirelessly to the Tag Manager workstation, and transmits
programming information to the tags. The Tag Management
Suite is easily set up, allowing complex tag management
functionality in minutes. With Tag Manager and Tag Activator,
users have the flexibility to configure and manage their
AeroScout solution for a wide variety of tracking and
management applications.

Tag Activator
AeroScout Tag Activator is a
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for users of the Tag Manager Tag Configuration
software. Tag Manager allows application administrators to modify
AeroScout Tag configurations such as transmission rate,
broadcast channel selection and stored message transmission
in order to best suit specific applications. The success of all
AeroScout Tag Management Suite actions performed can be verified on screen.
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Activation and Deactivation
Tag Manager allows easy activation and deactivation of tags to
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Tag Call Button Configuration

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