Installation Instructions
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Bed Beacon and Mat Antenna ...................................................................................................... 3
2. Required Materials ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Installation Materials ............................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Bed Beacon Components ....................................................................................................................................... 6
3. Bed Beacon Installation Functions ............................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Bed Mode (Default) (Internal antenna only) .......................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Bed Mode, Using External Antenna Only .............................................................................................................. 8
3.3 Bed Beacon, Using Internal and External Antenna Mode (toggling back and forth between the internal and
external antenna) ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Stretcher Mode, using Internal Antenna Only ....................................................................................................... 9
3.5 Stretcher Mode, using External Antenna Only ...................................................................................................... 9
3.6 Stretcher Mode Using Internal and External Antenna Mode (toggling back and forth between the internal
and external antenna) ................................................................................................................................................. 10
4. Installation .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1 Mounting Bracket 9205-2337 Installation - Patient Bed ..................................................................................... 10
4.2 Bed Beacon Installation ........................................................................................................................................ 11
4.3 AC Line Power Sensor .......................................................................................................................................... 12
5. Cable Management – Hill Rom VersaCare P3200 ................................................................................................... 12
6. Adjusting the Patient Zone ......................................................................................................................................... 14
6.1 Range Adjustment on Beds .................................................................................................................................. 14
6.2 Test Badge Range Adjustment ............................................................................................................................ 14
6.3 Ecolab Dashboard Test with the Network Badge and Bed Beacon .................................................................. 15
7. Metadata Entry ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
7.1 New Bed Beacon Metadata Entry ........................................................................................................................ 17
7.2 Replacing an Existing Bed Beacon – Swapping Metadata ................................................................................ 18
8. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................................................... 19
8.1 No Bed Beacon Heartbeats on the Dashboard ................................................................................................... 19
8.2 The Bed Installation Does Not Communicate with a Badge .............................................................................. 19