Configuring wireless rf connections, Configuring expertpower client – SATEC BFM136 User Manual
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Chapter 4 PAS Application Software
Changing Port Settings
BFM136 Branch Feeder Monitor
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Configuring Wireless RF Connections
To enter the Setup dialog, select the site from the list box on the PAS
toolbar, select Communications Setup from the Meter Setup menu, and then
click on the RF Modem Setup tab.
The following table lists available RF modem options.
Label
Options
Default
Description
MAC Net ID
0-255
0
MAC layer network ID
MAC Node ID
1-247
1
MAC layer node ID
Network Net ID
0-255
0
Network cluster ID
Network Node ID
1-247
1
Network layer node ID
Node Type
RN+, RN-,
RFD
RN+
Node router type
RF Channel
907 MHz,
910 MHz,
912 MHz,
915 MHz,
917 MHz,
920 MHz,
922 MHz
915 MHz RF channel frequency
RF Power
0-255
255
RF send power
NOTES:
1. Set the RF channel frequency and the MAC Network ID the same as
you selected in the ETC2002 network router.
2. Set the Network Layer Net ID the same as the MAC Network ID.
Configuring eXpertPower Client
The BFM136 has an embedded eXpertPower
TM
client that provides
communications with the eXpertPower
TM
server – the SATEC proprietary
Internet services. Connections to the eXpertPower
TM
server are handled on a
periodic basis.