Guidelines for Installing Wireless Devices
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Guidelines for Installing Wireless
Devices
Careful planning is needed when locating the receivers and
transmitters based on the construction materials in the space and
possibility of tenant’s furniture disrupting the transmissions.
The temperature sensor should be installed in the space where
the receiver is mounted and connected to the temperature control
equipment however the signal will travel through material barriers.
Refer to the tables below for range considerations with building
materials that reduce the radio signal power.
Material
Attenuation
Wood
0 - 10%
Plaster
0 - 10%
Glass
0 - 10%
Brick
5 - 35%
MDF
5 - 35%
Ferro concrete
10 - 90%
Metal
90 - 100%
Aluminum
90 - 100%
Material
Radio Range-typical
Line of sight:
80’ (24m) corridors
Line of sight:
150’ (46m)open halls
Plasterboard:
80’ (24m) through 3 walls
Brick
33’ (10m) through 1 wall
Ferro concrete
33’ (10m) through 1 wall
Ceiling:
Not Recommended
