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Siemens AB
Security Products
03.2014
Contents
1
About this document .............................................................................. 7
2
Safety ....................................................................................................... 8
2.1
Target group .............................................................................................. 8
2.2
General safety precautions ....................................................................... 8
3
System description ................................................................................. 9
3.1
General ..................................................................................................... 9
3.2
System Components ................................................................................. 9
3.2.1
SR35i Segment Controller ...................................................................... 10
3.2.2
RF9 Wireless router ................................................................................ 10
3.2.3
RF30-EM Codoor .................................................................................... 10
3.2.4
Bewator Entro software ........................................................................... 10
3.3
System limits ........................................................................................... 11
3.4
Wireless network – important concept .................................................... 12
3.4.1
Segment ID ............................................................................................. 12
3.4.2
Address ................................................................................................... 12
3.4.3
Encryption and replay protection ............................................................ 12
3.4.4
Routing .................................................................................................... 12
3.4.5
Signal strength ........................................................................................ 13
3.4.6
Quality of communication ........................................................................ 14
3.4.7
Attenuation, absorption and reflection .................................................... 14
3.4.8
RF30-EM Service Mode .......................................................................... 14
4
Planning a wireless application ........................................................... 15
4.1
Noise ....................................................................................................... 15
4.2
Networking guidelines ............................................................................. 15
4.2.1
Frequency analyzers (sniffers) ................................................................ 15
4.3
Door environments .................................................................................. 16
4.3.1
Alternative solutions ................................................................................ 16
4.4
Placing the SR35i .................................................................................... 17
4.5
Placing the RF9 ....................................................................................... 17
4.6
Signal propagation .................................................................................. 18
4.6.1
Overview ................................................................................................. 18
4.6.2
RF9 – bad and good positioning ............................................................. 20
4.6.3
RF9 and RF30-EM on same wall ............................................................ 21
4.6.4
Special ceiling mounting of RF9 ............................................................. 22
4.7
Material characteristics ........................................................................... 23
4.8
Distance .................................................................................................. 24
5
Example 1 – Fully equipped segment ................................................. 25
6
Example 2 – an office ........................................................................... 26
7
PC tools .................................................................................................. 27
7.1
Bewator Entro Installer program ............................................................. 27
7.2
Door monitor program ............................................................................. 27
8
Installation ............................................................................................. 28
8.1
Before you start ....................................................................................... 28
8.2
Power supply ........................................................................................... 28
8.3
Mounting ................................................................................................. 28
8.4
Configure the SR35i ................................................................................ 29
8.4.1
Read off parameters in PC ..................................................................... 29
8.4.2
Read off parameters in SR35i ................................................................. 29
8.4.3
Further settings in the SR35i .................................................................. 30