Installing the Radios
RLXIB-ICN ♦ 802.11n
User Manual
Industrial Client
Page 30 of 129
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
July 25, 2013
To see how a radio is linked in the network, make sure that the radio is
connected to a PC, and then select
T
OPOLOGY
V
IEW
from the View menu in the
WirelessN Discovery Tool.
T
he Topology view shows a diagram of the network’s wireless connections. Use
this view to see whether all the radios are linked, and that you approve of the
way the radios are linked.
Devices connected to the wireless network are identified by an arrow. The arrow
points from the child radio (supplicant) to the parent radio. To view available
alternate parents, right-click on the network diagram to open the context menu,
and then select
S
HOW ALTERNATE PARENTS
. A dashed green line indicates
eligible potential parents in the network. To change how radios link to the
network, see Parent Link settings (page 49).
Refer to Improve Signal Quality (page 35) for more information on overcoming
poor connectivity.
2.1
Connecting antennas
Each radio must have an antenna connected to the Main antenna port on the
RLXIB radio; without an antenna for each radio, the network will not function.
All antennas for radios that communicate directly with each other should be
mounted so they have the same antenna polarity. Small antennas with a reverse-
polarity SMA connector can be mounted directly on the radio. Screw the antenna
onto the antenna port connector until it is snug.