User's Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
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andinstallitinthenewradio.OnpowerupofthenewRLX2 IndustrialHotspot,all
configurationsettingsfromtheradiobeingreplacedareautomaticallyused.
Note:TheRLX2‐IHNF‐WorWCradiosdonothaveaPersonalityModuleandmustbe
configuredusingthestepsdescri
bedinthismanual.
PlanningtheNetwork
Beforeconfiguringandinstallingthewirelessnetwork,itmayhelptocreateaplan.The
followingpointsassumeabridgenetworkofmastersandrepeaters.Clientscanalsobe
configuredtoworkwithdevicesonexistingwirelessLANs.Forinformation,seeSetup
ClientRadio(page42).
Thesimplestwaytodesignth
ephysicalnetworkofradios,antennas,connectors,cables,
amplifiersandotheraccessoriesistouseProSoftWirelessDesigner(page47).Thisisa
freely‐availablesoftwareapplicationthatdeterminesthehardwareneedsbasedonthe
user’sanswerstoafewquestions.
ThesoftwarewillgenerateaBillofMaterialsspecifyingallthecom
ponentsneededfor
theinstallation.ProSoftWirelessDesignisincludedontheopticalmediasuppliedwith
theRLX2radio,andisalsoavailablefordownloadingfromtheProSoftwebsite.
 Tobegin,identifythepotentialradiolocations.Forexample,themasterradiomay
beinstallednearaPCinacentralplan
tlocation(ThisPCcanconfiguretheradios
throughtheRadioConfiguration/DiagnosticUtility).Iftheplantisanoilrefinery,
forexample,radiosmayneedtobeinstalledneartheoiltanks.
 Thenextimportantissueishowtolinktheradios.Unlesstheradiosareverycl
ose
together,makesurethateachpairofradioantennasinthenetworkhasalineof
sightbetweenthem.Inotherwords,visibilityisnee dedfromoneantennato
another,eitherwiththenakedeyeorwithbinoculars.
 Ifalineofsightdoesnotexistbetweenantennas,anadditionalsiteisne
ededfor
installingarepeaterradio.Thissitewillcreateabridgebetweentheradio
antennas.
 Choosetheappropriateantennasforthenetwork.Ifanantennawillbeconnected
totheradiobyalongcable,apoweramplifier(availablefromProSoftTechnology)
maybenee
ded.Themoredistancebetweenanantennaanditsradio,themore
signallosstheradiowillhave.
ProSoftWirelessDesignercansuggestsuitableantennasfortheapplicationbased
onfrequencyband,datarate,distance,poweroutputlevel,andotherfactors.