5. Set the Beacon Interval to 60 seconds (or the amount of time you are willing to wait for the
leaf dataloggers in the network to be discovered).
NOTE:
A beacon is a packet broadcast at a specified interval intended to discover neighbor
devices.
6. Set the Verify Interval to something slightly greater than the expected communication
interval between the repeater and the other (leaf) dataloggers in the network (for example,
90 seconds).
7. Click the RF451 sub-tab and check the Repeaters Used box.
8. Also on the RF451 sub-tab, set the Radio Operation Mode to Point to Multi-Point
Slave/Repeater. In the Network ID box, type the same number set in the previous
instruction ("Configuring the RF451 Radio Connected to the Computer").
9. In the Frequency Key box, type the same number set in the previous instruction
("Configuring the RF451 Radio Connected to the Computer").
10. Apply your changes.
Adding the repeater data logger to the LoggerNet network
To add the repeater data logger to the LoggerNet network, follow the instructions found in
Setting up communications between the RF451 data logger and the computer
Adding leaf dataloggers to the network
1. In the LoggerNet Standard Setup view (click Setup
and then the View menu to ensure
you are in the Standard view), right-click on the repeater data logger in the Entire Network
pane on the left side of the window and select CR6Series.
2. With the newly added data logger selected in the Entire Network pane, set the PakBus
Address to the address that was assigned to the leaf data logger in Device Configuration
Utility.
3. Setting up the CR6
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