Network Setup
Site Startup Procedure
Site Startup Procedure
Depending on the site layout, it is permissible to install RF devices in a variety of locations including dispensers
and containment sumps. After all the wireless equipment has been installed, follow the steps below to verify the
final setup. It is necessary not to close the dispenser’s cover after installing the Transmitter in case the signal
strength is a problem. Close the dispenser’s cover only after the Transmitter went through the second verification
process.
1.
Go to the first Transmitter and connect the battery cable to the battery pack.
2.
Return to the TLS RF, open its cover; you should see one of the 8 red LEDs flashing (item 5 in Figure 12). This
is an indication the transmission from the Transmitter is being received. If it is, go to Step 2a. If one of the 8
LEDs is not flashing go to Step 2b.
a. Go back to the Transmitter, and if applicable, replace the dispenser’s cover. Return to the TLS RF and verify
that the same LED is still flashing.
i.
If it is, disconnect the battery cable from the battery pack and repeat Step 1 on the next Transmitter.
ii. If it is not, the Receiver is not picking up the Transmitter’s signal. Go back to the Transmitter; remove the
dispenser’s cover, reorient the antenna or lower the Transmitter, then go back to the TLS RF to verify
that the same LED is flashing.
iii. If reorienting the antenna or moving the Transmitter doesn’t help, disconnect the battery cable from the
battery pack and make a note that the signal is not being received at this particular dispenser.
iv. Repeat Step 1 with the next Transmitter.
b. If applicable, go back to the dispenser, remove the Transmitter’s cover; the green LED (item 2 in Figure 5)
should be flashing indicating that the sensor is being read. If the green LED is not flashing, check the
sensor cable’s wiring connections. If the wiring is correct, check site ID. If it is correct, it means either the
Transmitter is bad or there is a problem with the sensor, disconnect the battery cable from the battery pack
and continue to Step 1 with the next Transmitter.
3.
After verifying that each Transmitter is being received at the TLS RF(s), go around to each Transmitter;
reconnect the Transmitters’ battery cable to the battery pack. Replace dispenser’s cover as appropriate. Go to
the TLS console and configure all site sensors. Check for any comm alarms. If none are observed, the startup
is complete.
NOTE: If some Transmitters are not being received at the TLS RF, relocating the Receiver and/or the Repeater may
improve reception.
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