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April 10, 2007
amplifier, which is available from ProSoft Technology. The farther an antenna is
away from its radio, the more signal loss the radio will have. For more
information, see
Antennas
(page 77).
Consider drawing up your network plans on paper. As part of the drawing, you
should assign a logical name to each radio. You can use these names later when
configuring the radios in the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility.
As part of your planning, you might want to conduct a site survey. ProSoft
Technology can perform this survey, you can do it yourself, or you can hire a
surveyor.
Protect radios from direct exposure to weather, and provide an adequate, stable
power source. Make sure that your plan complies with the
radio's power
requirements
(page 76) and
cable specifications
(page 76).
Important:
Radios and antennas must be located at least 8 inches (20 cm)
away from personnel.
1.5.1 Installation
Questions
Answer the following questions to make your installation easier, and to familiarize
yourself with your system and what you want to do.
How many radios in your network?
Master ID
Repeater ID
Client ID
Locations
Is there a Line of Sight between them?
Selected the appropriate antennas for your network?
1.6
Configuring the Radios
To configure the network radios, follow these steps.
Use the RLX-IH Browser to display all radios on the network, and then use a
Web browser or SNMP manager to view and change radio settings. The radio
package includes the program CD, power supply, Ethernet cable, and a small
antenna. You must install the antenna later, but it is not needed to get started.
IMPORTANT:
If possible, you should configure all the radios side by side in an
office setting and make sure they link before you try to install them in the field.
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To configure the radios in a network:
1 Start the IH Browser
(page 12) configuration application.