Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional)66Introduction to Asset TagsYou need both asset strips and asset tags for tracking IT devices.Asset tags provide an ID number for each IT device. The asset tags areadhered to an IT device at one end and plugged in to an asset strip at theother.The asset strip is connected to the PX3TS, and the asset tag transmitsthe ID and positioning information to the asset strip.The following diagram illustrates an asset tag. Note that there are twotypes of asset tags: non-programmable and programmable tags. Theonly difference is that programmable asset tags allow you to customizeeach tag's ID or barcode number while non-programmable ones havefactory default ID or barcode numbers, which you cannot change.A Barcode (ID number), which is available oneither end of the "non-programmable" assettagB Tag connectorC Adhesive area with the tapeNote: The barcode of each "non-programmable" asset tag is unique andis displayed in the PX3TS device's web interface for identification.Connecting Regular Asset Strips to PX3TSThe cabling distance between an asset strip assembly and the PX3TS canbe up to 10 meters.To connect regular asset strips to the PX3TS device:1. Affix the adhesive end of an asset tag to each IT device through thetag's tape.2. Plug the connector of each asset tag into the corresponding tag porton the asset strip.3. Connect the asset strip assembly to the PX3TS device, using anetwork patch cable (CAT5e or higher).
