Banner SureCross DX80 Wireless Networks - Manual (Page 37)

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SureCross Wireless Network
Product Manual
Advanced Setup
Collocated Networks - Setting the Network ID
Remember, the extended addressing code is independent from the system network ID (NID). Consequently, multiple networks can share a NID
and will not exchange data; the networks are completely isolated from one another. Users of the DX80 product do not need to be aware of other
nearby networks to ensure their network does not unintentionally exchange data with other networks.
Assigning different NIDs to different networks improves collocation performance in dense installations; this is true whether the network is in
standard addressing mode or extended addressing mode.
To set the network ID follow these steps on the Gateway device:
1. From the top level menus, single click button 1 to advance through the menus, stopping at DVCFG (Device Configuration).
2. Single click button 2 to enter the DVCFG menu options and stop at (NID).
3. Single click button 2 to enter the (NID) menu option.
4. Using both rotary dials on the front of the Gateway, select a Network ID number. 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 to save the new values.
6. Double click button 2 to exit this submenu.
7. Double click button 2 to exit to the main menu system and return to RUN mode.
Setting the Maximum Node Count
Use the MAXN submenu, located under the *DVCFG (Device Configuration) menu to set the maximum number of Nodes for this system. For
example, if you are running four Nodes in this network, set the system’s maximum Node count to 8. This allows up to 8 Nodes in the wireless
network. Selecting 8 also results in the highest throughput, 62.5 milliseconds, for each Node. The choices are 8, 16, 32, and 48 Nodes.