FS Concentrator – installation manual – 1.2
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Installation - positioning the unit
Location and environmental conditions
The FS Concentrator has been tested extensively under greenhouse conditions and therefore
does not have to be placed in an environment with specific conditions.
Basic facility requirement
In order for the FS Concentrator to be properly installed, the following facilities need to be
present and in close proximity to the location of the FS concentrator:
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Power socket
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Ethernet connection
The FS Concentrator package will contain screws and clips that can be used for mounting the FS
Concentrator to a wall.
Positioning the unit
The FS Concentrator must be positioned in the same orientation as the FS Routers in its wireless
network, i.e. the same side must be up, to achieve the best communication throughput.
The connector side of the FS Concentrator should be at the bottom:
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Because of reasons of water tightness.
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To allow that the led indicator will be visible.
The antenna for the wireless communication is placed at the upper side of the FS Concentrator,
opposite of the power connector; therefore this upper side must be free of metal masking.
The FS Concentrator must be placed near the FS Cradles, in such a way that FS Readers that are
placed in the FS Cradle can communicate with the FS Concentrator (especially for firmware
update). However, a minimum distance of 1 meter should be taken into account.
In total a maximum of 254 FS Concent FS Routers (together) can be supported within one
wireless network. No specific additional constraints apply for the FS Concentrators.