CommScope Redwood version 3.2 - Manual (Page 9)

Commissioning and Administration User Guide 6
Locations and Fixtures
Before you begin the commissioning process, make sure that all lights have completed the
self- discovery process and are lit.
After the system is installed, the recommended order of the commissioning process is:
1. Identify and define Locations (typically floors and rooms).
2. Give the Fixtures meaningful names.
3. Assign the Fixtures to Locations.
4. Verify the settings.
5. Create Events and Policies to control the lights.
6. Assign the Events and Policies to Locations.
7. Back up the configuration.
Planning a Location Hierarchy
Locations are based on the physical configuration of the building. Each conference room,
office, cubical area, hallway, etc. can each be a separate, unique Location. These Locations
can be grouped into areas, floors, or zones as “parent” Locations. Any such “parent” Location
will have “child” Locations that are the rooms, offices, hallways that comprise that “parent”
Location. A given room can also have “child” Locations representing smaller subdivisions of
the room or lighting types. On top of all of the user-defined Locations is the Location called
“All Locations”. All of the Locations that you create will be children of this Master Location.
The structures of these Locations are generally listed in a
hierarchical tree within Redwood Manager that operates
like the tree structure found in most computer file
systems. Each Fixture and Switch is then associated with
a specific Location in this hierarchy.
Take time to think about and plan the lighting hierarchy
based on the application and installation. Determine
appropriate Locations based on how Policies should be
applied.
Detailed planning can make it easier and more intuitive to
manage the lighting, allowing you to apply Policies to a
single Location, particular areas of a Location, or multiple
Locations that have the same requirements. Fixtures can
be associated with anyLocation in the hierarchical tree,
except directly as part of “All Locations”.