ProSoft Technology RLXIB-IHA-A - Manual (Page 27)

RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a Installing the Radios
RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 27 of 123
July 25, 2013
2 Installing the Radios
In This Chapter
 Connecting antennas ............................................................................ 28
 Testing the Network Installation Plan .................................................... 28
If possible, you should configure all the radios side by side in an office setting
and make sure they link before you install them in the field. If feasible, it would be
even better if you could set up the entire system in the office and make sure your
equipment communicates properly through the radio network.
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 and IP address.
After you have configured each radio using IH Browser and the web configuration
form, you can install the radios and test their performance. Install the radios in
their proposed permanent locations, then 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 select Topology View from the View menu in the
RLX-IH Browser.