Site Survey
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3.2
Site Survey
3.2.1
Warehouse
For a warehouse installation, make a floor plan of the site that includes the
following information:
Location of storage racks
walls – position and material
AC outlets
Cooling room locations
Doors, docking bays
For a GPRS USG, mark cellular reception levels
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in the vicinity of an AC
outlet (make sure the cellular phone is connected to the same operator
that supplies the SIM card to the USG).
For Ethernet USG, check for the location of RJ-45 outlets, where the
USG can be placed, make sure that the outlets are active and that there is
an adjacent AC outlet.
Take pictures of the area near each electricity outlet
Take pictures of the cooling rooms
3.2.2
Truck and trailer.
A dashboard USG model, specifically suited for non-fixed installation in trucks
is available.
A simple experiment can verify the communication between the USG in
driver’s cabin to the sensors in the trailer.
For fixed installations in trucks and trailers, please contact CartaSense.
3.3
Mounting, installing and interconnecting
3.3.1
Pre-Installation Check List
Make sure that all steps in
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below are
erified before you proceed to the next step:
Table 9: Pre-Installation Check List
Operation
All kit items are available
There is a good cellular reception on site
SIM card operates well and able to communicate
You have a site plan and you know where you want to place the equipment
You know how many Resident Sensors you have in order to boost the
Gateway
You know how many resident sensors you NEED
There is a secured location for the Gateway
There is a power outlet next to the Gateway
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Levels of cellular reception may be estimated by means of the cell-phone.
