Setting the maximum system devices – Banner SureCross DX80 Wireless Networks User Manual

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3. Single-click button 2.

Enters the (NID) menu option.

4. Using both rotary dials on the Gateway, select a Network ID. The left rotary dial acts as the left digit and the right

rotary dial acts as the right digit of the Network ID. In extended addressing mode, the Network ID can only be set from

the rotary dials while in the (NID) menu.


Any Nodes bound to this Gateway ‘follow’ the Gateway to the new Network ID automatically. The current Network ID

and the new Network ID display on the LCD panel.

5. Single-click button 2.

Saves the new values.

6. Double-click button 2.

Exits this submenu and the LCD displays (NID).

7. Double-click button 2.

Exits to the main menu system and returns to RUN mode. The LCD displays *DVCFG.

Setting the Maximum System Devices

To set the maximum number of devices in your system, use the MAXN submenu, located under the *DVCFG (Device

Configuration) menu.

Selecting the maximum number of system radio devices (Gateway and all Nodes) changes the timing for the wireless

network. For example, if you are running four Nodes in your wireless network, set the system's maximum device count to

8. This allows up to 8 radio devices, including the Gateway, in the wireless network and offers the highest throughput,

62.5 milliseconds, for each Node. The choices are 8, 16, 32, and 48 devices.

Extended Address Mode and Binding

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