ProSoft Technology RLX2-IFH9E - Manual (Page 34)

Start Here RLX2-IFHxE ♦ Industrial Wireless
User Manual Industrial Frequency Hopping Ethernet Radios
Page 34 of 81 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
May 28, 2014
 Place radios within the specified 15 miles of each other.
 Add repeater to extend distance or where line of sight is limited.
 Radios or antennas CANNOT be placed within 8 inches (20 cm) of where
people will be.
Though radio frequency communication is reliable, sometimes its performance
can be affected by intangibles. A good network installation plan includes time and
resources for performance testing and installation changes.
See Testing the Network Installation Plan (page 34) to verify your network before
the network installation is complete.
1.8 Testing the Network Installation Plan
Test your installations before finalizing the installation.
After you have configured the network and the radios:
 Install the Master radio in its proposed permanent location.
 Cable the Configuration PC to the Master radio.
 Place the Remote radios in their proposed locations.
 Temporarily place each radio's antenna near its proposed mounting location.
The temporary placement of the antenna can be by hand; however, with this
testing method, one person must hold the antenna while another monitors the
Remote radio's signal strength as displayed on the Configuration PC.
To improve the signal quality of each Remote's communication:
 Increase the height of the antenna's placement.
 Use higher-gain antennas.
 Increase the radio's transmission power by connecting the radio to the
Configuration PC, and reconfiguring it.
 Select a new location for the Remote radio and/or its antenna.
 Decrease the length of the antenna cable.
 Determine and resolve sources of electrical noise which may be interfering
with the radio transmission.
 Add a repeater between the radios that are not communicating, or
reconfigure an existing radio as a repeater if line of sight is available.
Note: See When to Re-Configure Radios (page 33) to ensure all radios are updated.
1.9 Verifying Communication
ControlScape FH provides several ways to verify that the radios are configured
and communicating with each other.
1.9.1 Viewing Operating Network
To view a graphical representation of a network’s communication links, connect a
radio to the Configuration PC.
From the ControlScape FH,choose Diagnostic > Network > network “name”