Spread Spectrum Wireless Data Transceiver User Manual
Setting up a Transceiver
Once the Setup menu appears, changes in the configurations can be made.
Firmware version
Transceiver’s unique
serial number
Setup Menu Options
The following section describes in detail how to use all of the Setup menu options to edit the operational
parameters and view the performance data.
Operation Mode
The Operation Mode option designates the method FreeWave transceivers use to communicate with
each other. FreeWave transceivers operate in a Master to Slave configuration. Before the transceivers
can operate together, they must be set up to properly communicate.
In a Point-to-Point setup, Master or Slave Mode can be used on either end of the communication link
without performance degradation. When setting up the transceiver, remember that a number of
parameters are controlled by the settings in the Master. Therefore, deploying the Master on the
communications end where it will be easier to access the transceiver is advised, but not necessary.
Operation
Mode
Description
Point-to-Point
Master (0)
This mode designates the transceiver as the Master in Point-to-Point mode. The
Master calls any or all Slaves designated in its Call Book.
In Point-to-Point mode the Master determines the setting used for most of the
radio transmission characteristics, regardless of the settings in the Slave and/or
Repeaters. The settings for the Slave and Repeater(s) not determined by the
Master are RF Xmit Power, Slave Security, Retry Time Out, Hop Table size,
version, and offset.
A quick method of identifying a Master is to power the transceiver. Prior to
establishing a communication link with a Slave or Repeater all three of the
Master’s LEDs will be solid red.
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