User's Manual

2-10 Millennial Net
Installing the MeshScape System
1. Attach one of the four included 1/2-wave antennas to the REV-SMA antenna connector.
The antenna screws onto the connector.
2. Establish a connection from the MeshScape Network Monitor to the MeshGate Extra
Long Range by completing one of the following:
– Connect the supplied RS-232 cable between the MeshGate’s RS-232 port and the
MeshScape Network Monitor host PC’s serial port.
– Connect the supplied RS-232 cable between the MeshGate’s RS-232 port and the
serial port on a PC running the MeshScape Serial Proxy Server. You can then
establish a remote TCP/IP connection from the MeshScape Network Monitor host
PC to the Serial Proxy Server. Installing and running the MeshScape Serial Proxy
Server is described on
page 2-20.
– Connect the supplied RS-232 cable between the MeshGate’s RS-232 port and an
Ethernet-to-serial adapter (not supplied) connected to an Ethernet network. You
can then establish a remote TCP/IP connection from the MeshScape Network
Monitor to the Ethernet-to-serial adapter. Millennial Net has qualified the Digi One
SP Ethernet-to-serial adapter for use with MeshScape wireless mesh networks.
Appendix C of this user’s guide presents a high-level configuration procedure for
the Digi One SP Ethernet-to-serial adapter when used to provide an Ethernet
connection for the MeshGate Extra Long Range.
3. Plug the supplied AC adapter into the MeshGate Extra Long Range power connector and
then into a 110/220 VAC power source.
4. Remove the connector panel access cover and slide the on/off switch to the ON position.
5. Replace the connector panel access cover.
The MeshGate Extra Long Range is ready to interface with the host PC and surrounding
network nodes (Mesh Nodes and End Nodes). For information on the behavior of the
status LEDs, see
Table 2-2.
MeshGate Extra Long Range status LED operation
Table 2-2 describes how the status LEDs on the MeshGate Extra Long Range behave.
Caution
When attaching the antenna, only hand-tighten the antenna to the
connector. Using excessive force may damage the connector.
Table 2-2. MeshGate Extra Long Range status LEDs
LED Led State Status
PWR On Connection with host device detected.
Blinking No host device detected or MeshScape Network Monitor not
running.
Off Power has been removed.