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ManualsBrandsIntelligent Automation ManualsComputers & AccessoriesARGUS Guardian is a fence-mounted, RF-based perimeter intrusion detection system. This system uses a network of unattended wireless sensors to create a wireless trip wire along a perimeter to provide early warnings against intrusions.
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Remove Node Links Mode 4.6.2.5
Remove Node Links Mode enables the user to rapidly deactivate all links connected to a particular node
simply by clicking on the node. This mode is enabled by clicking on the center right icon in the Link
Configuration Toolbar, and will remain enabled until the icon is clicked again.
Remove All Links 4.6.2.6
The Remove All Links button is the center left icon in the Link Configuration Toolbar. Clicking this button
will deactivate all links from all nodes in the configuration.
4.7 Link Metrics Mode
In either Configuration Mode or Active Mode, clicking the ‘Link Metrics’ button on the View Control
Toolbar (see Figure 12) activates the Link Metrics Mode. This mode enables the display of real-time link
metrics for each active link in the configuration (see Figure 23), including received signal strength
indicator (RSSI) and packet reception rate (PRR).The numbers are presented as a pair in the form
RSSI:PRR, and there are two pairs displayed for each link (one set of link measurements reported by
each node). The value for RSSI is bound in the range of 0-255, although values in the range of 30-100 are
generally seen. The value for PRR is bound in the range of 0-100.
Figure 23: Link Metrics Mode activated for fence link
4.7.1 Link Metrics Guidelines
The link metrics are useful as an indication of the ‘quality’ of a particular link. In general, links with
higher RSSI and PRR metrics perform better than links with lower metrics. The recommended minimum
RSSI metric for a quality link is 50, and the recommended minimum PRR is 90.
4.8 Alerts
Once in Active Mode, the ARGUS GUARDIAN software can present several types of alerts to the user.
- Perimeter Breach – This is the primary type of alert that the software will display, and indicates
that something or someone has passed through a link that is configured to be active. This alert