The System LED on the front of the WiNG-MGR serves as an indicator in the same manners as LED on the front of the sensors. You can
determine on which channel pair your WiNG-MGR is communicating by looking at the System LED on the front of the enclosure. This LED
blinks randomly once every 10 - 20 seconds. If the LED blinks blue (900MHz) or purple (868MHz), the WiNG-MGR is communicating on channel
pair 1. If the LED blinks green (900MHz) or yellow (868MHz), the
WiNG-MGR is communicating on channel pair 2.
You can also access the WiNG-MGR’s web interface to determine on
which channel pair the unit is communicating. Click the Admin link
in the left navigation bar and then click the Radios link to access the
Radio Configuration page. The channel pair number indicated by a
check mark and darker shading in the Manager Frequency Channel
Pair field is the active communication channel pair.
Change the Manager’s Channel Pair
Access the WiNG-MGR’s web interface. Click the Admin link in
the left navigation bar and then click the Radios link to go to
the Radio Configuration tab. Click the toggle button to select
Manager Channel Frequency Pair 2. Click the Save Changes
button to execute the channel pair change.
Once the changes have been saved, look at the LED on the
front of the WiNG-MGR. It blinks green (900MHz) or yellow
(868MHz) to indicate it is operating on channel pair 2.
If you should need to change the WiNG-MGR back to channel pair 1, return to this web page, click the toggle button to select channel pair 1,
and click the Save Changes button. Then verify the WiNG-MGR is communicating on channel pair 1 by checking the System LED and ensuring it
blinks blue (900MHz) or purple (868MHz).
Add a Range Extender to a WiNG System
While WiNG systems have more than an ample transmission range for most situations, sometimes
applications require signals to be pushed through more complex physical or noisy RF environments. The
WiNG-RXT range extender can be implemented in these situations to add up to 1,000 feet direct line of sight
transmission distance per range extender to the application.
To add a WiNG-RXT to your application, connect the antennas (magnetic base antennas into ports A and B,
and swivel antenna into port C) and apply power to the device. Ensure the most effective antenna placement
- antennas A and B can be close together, but to avoid signal interference they need to be as far away from
antenna C as your installation will allow. Extend the leader cables on the antennas to their fullest lengths
and secure the antennas as far away from the WiNG-MGR - and has high off the ground - as possible.
Access the WiNG-MGR’s web interface and navigate to the Admin > Radio Configuration page. Radio C needs
to be on in order for the WiNG-MGR to communicate with the WiNG-RXT.
Just like WiNG-MGRs and WiNG sensors, the WiNG-RXT can communicate on different channel pairs.
By default, it is set to communicate on channel pair 1. The System LED on the front of the unit indicates on which channel pair it is
communicating. If it blinks blue (900MHz) or purple (868MHz), it’s communicating on channel pair 1. If it blinks green (900MHz) or yellow
(868MHz), it’s communicating on channel pair 2.
Most importantly, the WiNG-RXT needs to be communicating
on the same channel pair as the sensors it is trying to pick
up. If the sensors are on channel pair 1, the WiNG-RXT needs
to be on channel pair 1. And likewise, if the sensors are on
channel pair 2, the WiNG-RXT needs to be on channel pair 2
as well. You may have a specialized installation that has the
WiNG-MGR on channel pair 1 picking up one set of sensors,
and the associated WiNG-RXT is on channel pair 2 picking
up an entirely different set of sensors. This too is fine. Just
remember the sensors you’re trying to pick up must be on the
same channel pair at the device that should be receiving their
signal.
The WiNG-MGR
is operating on
channel pair 2.
Radio C is ON.
The WiNG-MGR can communicate
with the WiNG-RXT.
The WiNG-RXT is
communicating on
channel pair 2.
The WiNG-MGR
is operating on
channel pair 1.
