©Copyright Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd 2017
WRN
wireless
repeater node
Owner’s Manual
Revision 1.7
– 26 April 2018
Страница 1: ... Copyright Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd 2017 WRN wireless repeater node Owner s Manual Revision 1 7 26 April 2018 ...
Страница 2: ...WRN wireless repeater node MST Owner s Manual Revision 1 7 26 April 2018 Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd 2017 Commercial in Confidence 2 ...
Страница 3: ...story Revision Change Date 1 0 Initial version 07 July 2017 1 3 Added safety information required for product certification purposes 14 August 2017 1 5 Added information required for CE compliance battery power parameters 13 November 2017 1 6 Added Canadian compliance information 12 December 2017 1 7 Added French translation on page 2 26 April 2018 ...
Страница 4: ...ment of copyright Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd will actively pursue any breach of its copyright Disclaimer Information contained in this document has been developed by Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd MST Every care has been taken by the staff of MST to ensure the content of this manual is relevant and up to date at the time of publication Content is subject to change without notice Technical upda...
Страница 5: ...on History iii Copyright and Disclaimer iv Copyright iv Warning iv Disclaimer iv Safety and Compliance 1 Warning No tampering 1 Warning 1 Caution Battery replacement 1 FCC Statement 1 FCC RF Exposure Statement 2 ISEDC Compliance 2 Authorized CE representative in the EU for EMC compliance 2 Introduction 3 Hardware 4 What s in the Box 4 WRN at Glance 5 ...
Страница 6: ...ors 6 Power button 6 WRN status indicators 6 Battery status indicators 6 Fault indications 7 Software 8 Web Configuration 8 Device Discovery 8 Logging onto the Web Browser Interface 9 Configuration Screen 10 Device Status 11 Wireless Status 11 Statistics Status 11 Tracking Status 12 Network Settings 12 Wireless Settings 12 Services Settings 13 System Settings 13 ...
Страница 7: ...Centralised Configuration Management 14 Deployment 15 Mesh configuration 15 Recommendations for one WRN hop scenario 15 Recommendations for multiple WRN hops scenario 16 Zoning procedure 16 ICA configuration 17 Battery Replacement and Charging 18 Charging 18 Lachlan wheel 18 Restoring Factory Default Settings 19 Repairs and Maintenance 20 ...
Страница 8: ...or compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if no...
Страница 9: ...xempts de licence L exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement The antenna s used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm from all ...
Страница 10: ...ions using the MST MinePhone handsets for Coal and Hard Rock WRN has the following features 1 x 802 11b g n wireless radio Modulation CCK OFDM BPSK DQPSK TX Power 16 dB 1 x N Type Male antenna connector 1 x 2dBi Omni directional antenna Two 96 Amp h hot swappable Li Ion batteries Battery type W WRN 600 Power input parameters 7 4V 150mA Typical operational time with fully charged batteries is more ...
Страница 11: ...s repeater node MST Owner s Manual Revision 1 7 26 April 2018 Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd 2017 Commercial in Confidence 4 Hardware What s in the Box 1 WRN with antenna 2 Shoulder strap 3 Protective cover 1 2 3 ...
Страница 12: ...ommercial in Confidence 5 WRN at Glance 1 Wi Fi Antenna 2 Mesh Uplink quality indicator 3 Wi Fi Access Point indicator 4 Power On indicator 5 Tag tracking indicator 6 Fault indicator 7 Battery Release button 8 Battery 9 Power On Button 10 Lachlan wheel 11 Battery status indicator 11 10 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 11 ...
Страница 13: ... Point LED off Power Green colour LED indicates that the power is on Hardware controlled Tracking tag Flashes blue when tag broadcasts are received Fault Steady Red in fault condition Battery status indicators Central moving green bar indicator shows charge status in 20 increments Bar indicator turns red when 12 hours of charge is left Battery indicator turns red and starts flashing when WRN is ab...
Страница 14: ...unication failure Requires repair Unable to charge Requires repair Battery fail Requires replacing Charging timeout Remove from charger Too hot to charge Do not charge Too hot Do not use Too cold charge Do not charge IMPORTANT Once turned on the WRN cannot be switched off by pressing the power button Remove both batteries temporarily to switch off the power ...
Страница 15: ...f IMPACT devices from any PC connected to the same network switch i e the tool will not work if there is a router between the PC and the device being scanned Upon opening the Device Scanner will automatically scan for devices To use the Device Scanner navigate to the folder where the program is stored and double click devicescanner exe The Device Scanner shows several columns of information for ea...
Страница 16: ...ddress or settings of a device highlight the row then click the Configure IP button This will open a dialogue box allowing you to set the device to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP or to manually set an IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway with the Use the following IP address option Logging onto the Web Browser Interface Once the device s address is known a web browser can be u...
Страница 17: ...on screen will be available There are two main categories within the top level menu each selectable by pressing one of the two buttons located in the top right hand corner of the screen Status covers Device information Wireless for access points and 802 11s meshing information Statistics for all ports and Tracking for live tag reads Settings covers Network Wireless Services and System settings whi...
Страница 18: ...change Number and Device change number Power Information about the status of the two batteries Network Information about IP address Subnet Gateway Device Information Model Revision Built date MAC address and Serial number Wireless Status Radio Status Enabled Disabled Channel number Regulatory domain country Access Points List of access points with SSID Status Mac address Security type Mesh Listing...
Страница 19: ...d mesh interface Tracking Status Live Tag Reads Information about the tags seen by WRN MAC addresses RSSI levels Sequence numbers Exciter IDs Seconds since seen Network Settings Network Network settings for VLANs Name ID Priority Enabled VLAN Port Map Radio ports mode and VLAN membership assignments Wireless Settings Radio Radio settings Access points SSID Security mode Enable Disable switch Mesh ...
Страница 20: ...l in Confidence 13 Services Settings Tracking Enables disables tracking and allows to configure tracking engines System Settings Device Device name local time and TFTP server for Firmware upgradability Actions Firmware updates and Configuration settings For more information on any of these menus see the WRN User Guide ...
Страница 21: ...ol TFTP to enable devices to read and apply configuration files from a TFTP server For networks with an ICA v2 14 3 or higher WRN settings can be managed from the ICA Administration console A customisable Site Default template is included at installation and further templates can be copied from it and modified separately Additionally individual APs can have specific settings overridden via the Adm...
Страница 22: ...ink quality LED that indicates status of the uplink meshing connection There are three quality zones Each zone is identified by its own colour Green Orange Red Green means healthy quality Orange moderate Red is poor Red flashing rarely means there is no uplink connection at all General recommendations for achieving various desired outcomes in terms of distance and performance are provided in the f...
Страница 23: ...er WRN or access point until Uplink quality indicator shows no mesh connection flashing red rarely Walk towards the uplink node through the Red and Orange zones until the indicator starts telling you that you are in the Green zone At this point slowly make a few steps back to make sure you are within the Orange zone again Wait for up to 30 seconds for the readings to stabilize there shall be no Gr...
Страница 24: ...automatically add it to the database Alternatively WRNs may be manually added to the ICA using the Admin Console editor After it has been added to the ICA database a WRN must be positioned on the map before it can contribute to reading tags into the Position Engine Use the Network Console tool to place a WRN at the appropriate position on the map and enable tracking WRNs may be connected to tracki...
Страница 25: ...ime it may time out and show an error where the LEDs flash between two green LEDs and the outer red LEDs Simply remove from the charger to reset the timers and reconnect they will then continue to full charge Charger green ON Red Charging Lachlan wheel The Lachlan wheel 1 is an MST patented battery retention rejection mechanism To release a battery push the red button 2 and turn the wheel towards ...
Страница 26: ... the network server and the WRN is positioned next to an access point the WRN will be assigned an IP address automatically Use MST device scanner to scan for the address and then use the address to access the WRN configuration webpage as described in the Software section of this document To access WRN without a network on a PC computer first connect to WRN Default password minesite Then run MST De...
Страница 27: ...the physical antennas attached to the device Do not use uncertified antennas in an environment which requires intrinsic safety approvals LEDs Follow the guidelines of the User Controls and indicators section of this document to obtain information about the operational status Testing RF transmit path for WRN Stand 50M away from the IMPACT WRN Using a Mine Phone handset verify the signal strength is...
Страница 28: ...ture deployment and support of critical technologies for communications automation enablement production optimization vehicle and personnel tracking and safety in hazardous environments both underground and on the surface A pioneering force within the mining industry MST has over 600 deployments at mine sites worldwide Customers across the globe trust MST solutions to help optimise output minimise...
