Setting Power Level on Zebra Handheld

Follow this walk-through to set the antenna power on a Zebra Handheld. This will change the distance at which a tag can be read. Before beginning, download/install '123RFID Mobile' from the Google Play Store and connect the Zebra Handheld to the mobile device. THIS ONLY WILL WORK ON ANDROID DEVICES.

HME360 Support
14 steps
2 minutes

Alert! This does not work on iOS devices. Apple prevents 123RFID from writing the power settings to the scanner. This only works on Android Devices.

Open "123RFID Mobile"

The handheld should be detected and connect. If the reader appears under avaiable readers in gray, tap on the reader to connect. Once the Reader appears as it does below, it is connected and ready.

Tap on 'Settings' at the bottom of the screen.

Tap 'RFID'

Tap 'Advanced Reader Options'

Tap 'Antenna'

Tap 'Power Level' field. A number pad will open, and a number may be entered. The default setting is 200 and can go as low as 50 for an extremely close range. After testing, the user can return to this screen and adjust the number using the steps outlined here.

Tap the back arrow at the bottom of screen when done.

Tap 'Save configuration'

Tap 'Save' at the bottom of the next screen.

Tap 'Readers' at the bottom of the screen

Tap the 3 dots for the more action menu.

Tap 'Disconnect'

Tap 'Disconnect' on the pop-up, and then close '123RFID Mobile'.

Alert! If you do not close '123RFID', it will cause HME360 to crash as it attempts to reconnect to the reader.