Instruction manual

RXT Wireless Configuration Tool
RXT WCT Instruction Manual Rev 0.0 Page 6 of 33
System Name Alphanumeric name for the Wireless Network – This field can be set to any desired value.
Network ID Sets all RXT-300 radios in system to Network ID. (Values: 0-65534) Networks with
different network IDs can occupy the same RF channel.
RF Channel Sets all RXT-300 radios in system to an RF channel. (Values: 0-15)
NOTE: RXT-300s will only communicate with other RXT-300s with the same network ID
and RF channel.
NOTE: It is recommended to use the same Network ID as RF Channel which would allow for
up to 16 systems (RF Channel/Network ID = 0-15). If two or more systems are configured on
the same RF Channel but have different Network IDs that are nearby, they will have to share
that channel, consequently, it will take longer to poll and will cause data re-transmits to occur.
Network Sleep Sets the time in seconds that the network will sleep after polling all devices in the system
(Values: 0-1000). Used to extend battery life but also lengthens time between sensor
updates. Set to 0 to disable Network Sleep. Default setting is 10 seconds.
Zones section allows the user to create up to 16 independent alarm zones. As each Zone is added, the RXT
WCT will create a default name. The user can change these to a more a meaningful name if needed. These
Zone names will be selectable during the configuration of the RXT-300s in the system.
Zone Name The user will enter Alarm Zone names here. Up to 16 Zones can be added.
This is a system wide setting like network sleep since it affects all RXT-300s in the system. The user can
leave one Zone defined if all Alarm Stations will respond to the same Alarm conditions. Otherwise, the user
will need to determine the number of Zones in the system and which RXT-300s will be included in those
zones. A single RXT-300 can be in multiple zones.
NOTE: A network configuration file must contain at least one Alarm Zone.
3.3.2 RXT(s) Tab
The RXT(s) tab is used to set up the RXT-300 transceivers that have been identified to be added to the system.
Since this is the heart of each of the Station types, there are several parameters that must be set. These include
Modbus™ settings and Alarm settings. The Alarm settings include RXT-300 Alarm event mapping to Alarm
Outputs, the Zone(s) that the RXT-300 will be placed in and the Alarm Output property settings. Some of
these are grouped and set within submenus on the RXT WCT.