ProSoft Technology RLX2-IHNF-WC - Manual (Page 49)

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 49 of 212
June 15, 2015
Installation Questions
The following questions will help in getting familiar with the system.
How many radios are in the network?
Master ID:
Repeater ID:
Client ID:
Locations:
Is there a Line of Sight between them?
What type of antennas will be used in the
network?
Will the Personality Module configuration
restoration feature be used?
Planning the Physical Installation
A network's performance is affected by attributes specific to the installation site.
Consider the following cautions, where possible, to optimize the network installation:
 Design the network to use less than 2048 radios (per network)
 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 personnel
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.
Test the installation plan (page 57) before the network installation is complete.
ProSoft Wireless Designer
ProSoft Wireless Designer is a freely-available software tool to simplify the task of
specifying a ProSoft wireless installation. The following screenshot shows an example of
configuring wireless links and estimates of signal quality: