User's Manual

REXUniversal® meter with wireless 3G cellular communications 2
Location of antenna
See Figure 1 for the location of the Wireless WIC internal antenna.
The Wireless WIC internal antenna is fix-mounted to the periphery of the REXUniversal meter's
electronic housing. The Wireless WIC antenna is not adjustable or removable.
Figure 1. Location of internal antenna
Placing the REXUniversal meter with Wireless WIC into service
Use authorized utility procedures when placing the standard REXUNIVERSAL meter into service.
Equipment damage, personal injury, or death can result if authorized utility procedures are not
followed.
See IL42-4026H or later for the REX Meter Family meter installation instructions. When planning the
meter installation, consider the following additional guidelines:
• Since the Wireless WIC and EA_LAN (if present) are high frequency communication devices, site the
meter so that the front of the meter has the best possible view of the surrounding terrain.
• Do not place metal structures (other than the meter socket and related cabling) within 20 cm of the
meter.
After the REXUniversal meter is installed and powered as instructed in IL42-4026H or later, the
installation is complete. To verify operation of the Wireless WIC on-site, the following steps may be
taken:
1 After installing and powering the REXUniversal meter, wait approximately 5 minutes for the Wireless
WIC to connect to the cellular network and initialize.
2 Using Metercat and an optical probe connection, perform a diagnostic read. Be sure the WAN
Configuration view is included in the viewset. For information on using Metercat and performing
diagnostic reads, see the Metercat software documentation or online Help.
W-WIC internal antenna
Preliminary