Carefully plan the location of access points – Welch Allyn Acuity LT Mobile - Installation Guide User Manual
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Chapter 2 Plan the installation
Welch Allyn Wireless Acuity LT Central Monitoring System
Carefully plan the location of access points
It is critical to select access point locations so that they can provide the best radio
reception and network coverage for your facility. When APs are properly located, the
Acuity LT System automatically provides seamless network coverage as patient monitors
move throughout a facility.
Distance
Generally, the Acuity LT System APs and wireless monitors can effectively communicate
up to a distance of about 60 feet within a medical facility that has typical construction
(such as wallboard wall and metal studs) and average obstructions.
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Locate APs between 6 feet and 40 feet from each other.
If APs are closer than six feet, one AP can overload the input of the other, even
though the APs are operating at different frequencies.
If APs are farther apart than 40 feet, there can be gaps in network coverage as
wireless patient monitors are moved throughout the facility.
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If the standard number of APs provided with the wireless Acuity LT System does not
provide adequate network coverage for your facility, it is possible to add more APs to
your system (up to a maximum total of seven). See
WARNING Do not install an access point or access point antenna closer than
two feet from any location where people frequent. Installation closer than two
feet could result in exposure to levels of radio frequency energy that are higher
than recommended by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Installation above a nurses station is not acceptable.