
Contents
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Performance Gateways and Nodes
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1.3 DX83 Ethernet Bridge Overview
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1.6 SureCross User Configuration Tool
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2.1 DX80 Gateway and Node Components
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2.2 DX80 Gateway and Node Wiring Chamber
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2.5.1 5-pin Euro-Style Wiring for Gateways
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2.5.2 5-pin Euro-Style Wiring for Nodes
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2.5.4 Industrial Ethernet Wiring
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3 Setting Up Your Wireless Network
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3.1 Using Extended Address Mode
3.2 Mixing Performance and Non-Performance Radios in the Same Network
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3.3 Applying Power to the Gateway or Node
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3.4 Binding Radios to Form Networks
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3.5 LED Behavior for the Gateways
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3.6 LED Behavior for the Nodes
3.7 Conducting a Site Survey (Gateway and Nodes)
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3.7.1 Conducting a Site Survey Using the Menu System
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3.7.2 Conducting a Site Survey Using Modbus Commands
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3.7.3 Interpreting the Site Survey Results
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3.7.4 Site Survey Troubleshooting
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4.1 Mounting SureCross Devices Outdoors
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4.1.1 Watertight Glands and NPT Ports
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4.2 Other Installation Requirements
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4.3.1 Create a Clear Communication Path
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4.3.2 Increase the Height of the Antennas
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4.3.4 Be Aware of Seasonal Changes
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4.4 Basic Remote Antenna Installation
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4.4.1 Weatherproof Remote Antenna Installations
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4.4.3 Mounting an RP-SMA Antenna Directly to the Cabinet
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4.4.4 Mounting an RP-SMA Antenna Remotely
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4.4.5 Mounting N-Type Antennas Remotely
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5 Advanced Setup Instructions and Additional Information
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5.1.2 DINFO (Device Information) Menu
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5.1.5 DVCFG (Device Configuration) Menu
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5.1.6 DERR (Device Error) Menu
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5.2.1 Accessing the Web-based Configuration Screens
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5.3 Binding Mode: What does it do?
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5.4 More Details About Extended Address Mode
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5.4.1 Manually Choosing an Extended Address Code - Gateway
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5.4.2 Manually Choosing an Extended Address (Binding) Code - Node
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5.4.3 Setting the Network ID in Extended Addressing Mode
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