ProSoft Technology RLX-IFH24S-A - Manual (Page 51)

RLX-IFHS ♦ RadioLinx Industrial Wireless Guide to the RLX-IFHS User Manual
RadioLinx® Industrial Frequency Hopping Serial Radios User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 51 of 107
November 19, 2013
2 Installing the Radios
In This Chapter
 Radio Hardware .................................................................................... 52
 Connecting the Radio to a Network Device ........................................... 54
Important: If the radios are close enough to each other that their received signal strength is
greater than -40dBm, performance may be degraded. Disconnect antennas from radios during
bench testing, or move the radios further apart from each other.
Tip: To make it easier to physically identify the radios you are configuring, apply a label to each
radio indicating the radio name.
After you have configured each radio using ControlScape FH, you can install the
radios and test their performance. Install the radios in their proposed permanent
locations, th
en 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 radio’s signal strength.
To see how a radio is linked in the network, make sure that the radio is
connected to a PC, and then open the Diagnostic menu and choose your
network in ControlScape FH.
The Diagnostic view shows a diagram of the network’s wireless connections. Use
this view to see whether all the radios are linked. Refer to Improve Signal Quality
(page 53) for more information on overcoming poor connectivity.