A method and system for deploying radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. The system presents the floor plan of the site to which the RFID system is to be deployed. A user may add representations of RFID interrogators to the site and use information that the system presents to determine ideal location, orientation, power levels and other parameters of an effective and efficient RFID system. An embodiment of the system will then configure and test those settings on the actual interrogators. Site survey information may be entered into the system to facilitate better calibration. The system may be employed within a larger management system for enhanced RFID system performance after deployment.