3 initial bench evaluation – Alpha Technologies PowerAgent SC3 User Manual
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PowerAgent
TM
SC3 Site Controller
Document # 700-000014-01 Rev 2
Installation and Operation
Phoenix Broadband Technologies, LLC
10/28/2010
Page 14 of 57
3 Initial Bench Evaluation
If the user has no previous experience with the PowerAgent
TM
Battery Management System, it is
recommended that a small local test and evaluation of the system components be set up prior to
field deployment of the equipment. This approach can save a significant amount of time before
connecting to a much larger network. It will allow you to verify proper operation of the site
controller’s web server; telnet configuration, and DHCP client without having to troubleshoot
larger network issues (firewalls, router, and connectivity etc.).
The above diagram shows a low cost networking router (D-Link™, NetGear™, or other)
connected to a laptop/Desktop and the Site Controller. In this scenario the installation steps are
as follows:
1. Power up router
2. Power up laptop and connect laptop to router
3. Verify that the laptop has acquired an IP address from the router (view the router’s
configuration web page and write the address down)
4. Connect controller to router (via Ethernet connection)
5. Power up controller (upon power up, the controller will seek an IP address from the
router)
6. Connect sensors to the each other (via CAT 5 cables daisy chained from sensor to
sensor)
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