User's Guide
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5. Verification
5.1 Verify Network Connectivity
Ranger Pro devices send data to a wireless network gateway. The data is then sent from the
gateway to the user by means of one or more of the following:
l ISA100 devices
l Modbus
l General Client Interface (GCI)
l WirelessHART devices
l Modbus
l HART over IP (HART-IP)
To collect data from gateways using GCI or HART-IP, the user must have the relevant versions of
Bently Nevada System 1 and the Ranger Pro plugin installed. Furthermore, dynamic data is only
sent to the user using GCI or HART-IP.
To ensure compatibility between RangerPro devices and System 1, refer to the Ranger Pro
firmware and Ranger Pro plugin release notes.
Verify Network Joining
To verify that your sensors have joined your network, use your network vendor's software. It can
take several hours for a large number of Ranger Pro devices to join your network.
If a provisioned device fails to join your network after several hours, try these options:
Verify / Reboot the Device
l Verify the sensor is provisioned. Ranger Pro devices must be in an provisioned state to join
the network.
l Verify the device's network connection. Dismount the device from the machine and
position it closer to an access point or router.
l If possible, improve the device's radio frequency communication by relocating it or
reorienting the device's axis or orientation relative to the access point or router.
l Reboot the device. This increases the frequency that the device attempts to join the
network. (See Reboot the Device on page27.)
Add a device or Repeater
l In areas that have weak RF coverage (for example, where RSSI < -78dB), configure a Ranger
Pro device to enable routing or , for ISA100 networks, preferably add a Ranger Pro repeater
device. Ranger Pro Repeaters must be set as IO/Router device types.
l Use your network vendor's software to verify, and if necessary, enable the router function
of Ranger Pro devices. You may also need to enable the join property of each device for
ISA100 networks.
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