User's Manual

BHS-i100 Installation and Programming Instructions
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2 InGrid Component Installation and Registration
Important Note
Please read and fully understand the BHS-i100
User’s Manual before reading this manual or
attempting to install the system. The User’s Manual
describes the system’s features, functions, and user
interface requirements in great detail. That
information is not repeated in this manual
2.1 Components
The BHS-i100 is designed primarily for residential and small
office applications. Its InGrid components communicate using
encrypted two-way wireless signals. The only wired connections
are AC power and telephone line. An BHS-i100 system can
contain the following compatible components:
Grid Extenders Model Number
Brinks Keypad BK410
Signal Extender SE430
Brinks Programmer BP420
InGrid Sensors Model Number
Window/Door Sensor IS440
Keychain Remote IK4xx
Auxiliary Siren AS4xx
Ademco Transmitters Model Number
Door/Window Transmitters 5816
Glass Break Detector 5853
Motion Detector 5800
Smoke Detector 5808LST
2.2 Maximum System Capacity
The maximum number of Grid Extenders in a single system is 5
plus one Programmer used for configuration of the system.
Every BHS-i100 system must contain at least 1 Brinks Keypad
and at least 1 Signal Extender.
The maximum number of sensors in a single system is 59, in any
combination of InGrid and Ademco sensors.
2.3 Wireless Communications Range
There are two types of wireless communications used in a BHS-
i100 system:
Grid Extender to Grid Extender – This communication
operates at 2.4 GHz and uses a special frequency hopping
technique to avoid interference with WiFi networks and cordless
telephones that may be used in a customer’s home. To further
avoid the potential for conflict with WiFi networks, it is good
installation practice to locate any Grid Extender at least 10 feet
from a WiFi router that a customer may be using. This
communication is encrypted to prevent eavesdropping. The Grid
Extenders installed in a single customer’s home, garage, and
shed work together in a redundant grid network. If you were to
draw a circle around all of the Grid Extenders in a single grid
network, the maximum diameter of that circle must be less than
300 feet. The InGrid system will ensure installation within the
acceptable range.
Sensor to Grid Extender – This communication operates at
both 345 MHz and 2.4 GHz to support both InGrid sensors and
Ademco sensors. Communication from InGrid sensors to Grid
Extenders is two-way encrypted wireless. Communication from
Ademco sensors to Grid Extenders is only one-way. Sensors
may communicate to any Grid Extender. The maximum distance
from a sensor to the closest Grid Extender must be less than 30
feet. The InGrid system will ensure installation within the
acceptable range.
2.4 Terminology
The Grid Extenders operate in a “Grid (Mesh) Network”, which
means that any Grid Extender may wirelessly communicate with
any other Grid Extender. Each Grid Extender has a copy of the
system configuration. This enables automatic recovery if a Grid
Extender is disabled or fails for any reason. In general, the BHS-
i100 will designate one Grid Extender as the “Master” and any
other Grid Extenders will be “Slaves”. During the following
registration process, the first Keypad installed will be designated
as the “Master”, although during normal operation this may
change.
Signal Extenders are used for two purposes: (i) to extend the
wireless range of the system into more areas of the home, and
(ii) to connect to the telephone line. A Signal Extender connected
to the telephone line is known as a “Gateway Signal Extender”.
InGrid Sensors and Grid Extenders do not have any unique
identity in their factory default condition. InGrid Sensors and Grid
Extenders obtain their unique identity and become a permanent
part of a customer’s system through a “Registration” process.
During Registration, these devices exchange “Encryption Keys”
to prevent eavesdropping. Once registered to one customer’s
system, InGrid Sensors and Grid Extenders will not interact with
any other neighboring security system.
The BHS-i100 system supports registration “over-the-air” like a
cellular system. Over-the-air registration eliminates the time
spent typing in serial numbers along with the potential risk of
typing errors. The over-the-air process uses a triple-confirmation
technique so that the probability of registering a neighbor’s
device into your system, or vice versa, is dramatically reduced.
2.5 Installation/Registration Process
The registration process is a repetitive loop that enables the
installer to qualify each component one at a time and ensure that
it is operating properly. Grid Extenders are installed and
registered first to establish the wireless communications network
in the home. Second, sensors are installed and immediately
qualified using the wireless communications network that was
setup in the first step. The repetitive loop is:
• Enable component registration in system
• Register new component within 60 seconds