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Appendix B
Adding Relays
Connecting a Relay Station
How it works…
A Relay station allows you to extend the area of your R/F coverage.
Relays are connected by cable to the Base station, acting as a remote
antenna. More than one Relay can be added by “multi-dropping”
additional Relays. Using a Relay requires changing the setup on the
Base station in addition to added cabling. The diagram below shows
how Relays are added:
Although Relays will extend your R/F range, they do slightly slow
down your response time. If response time is your problem, Relays
may help
only
if the problem occurs on the
outer limits
of your range.
Use
Site Testing
to help you determine if adding a Relay will help. If
you are considering Relays, read
Chapter 4;
Performance Issues
first.
If adding only one Relay, the cabling should run between the unlabeled
port on the Base station and the unlabeled port on the Relay. In this
example, both the Base Station and Relay should have jumpers set to
“terminated”.
To add additional Relays, you must “multi-drop” them off a single bus line
