Installation Instructions

EkoTek System Installation and Configuration Manual Overview
However, where there is a need to force Repeaters to make links to other specific
Repeaters e.g. when a building-building link is required and this is specifically required to
be above the height of passing vehicles, repeaters can be configured at the Hub to only
operate on specific channels. See the Multitone document “Example EkoTek System
Configurations” for more information on ‘special’ configurations.
Battery replacement is quickly achieved by sliding the repeater from the backing plate and
lifting out the old batteries. No tools are required for this. An optional locking screw can
be inserted where necessary to help prevent tampering with the Repeater e.g. where the
Repeater is installed in a public environment, within reach of passers by.
Repeaters continually test links to adjacent Repeaters, detecting link failures and
automatically searching for and establishing a new links should a one fail.
Network moves and/or expansion are achieved by moving or adding new Repeaters
where required, making any network changes rapid and cost effective.
2-Way Pager
EkoTek’s 2-way Pagers have the following key functions:
• Display of and response to assistance calls from
other 2-way devices
• Display of paging messages created by using the
Hub web server
• Generation of personal security assistance calls
(same as a Call Fob)
For more information see 9621-8275 EkoTek Pager User
Guide.
Display of and Response to Assistance Calls
EkoTek’s 2-way radio network provides message interchange between devices. For
example, when a Call Fob raises an assistance message, this is displayed on Pagers and
the Hub. A Pager/Hub user can then accept the call, which is then signalled back to the
Call Fob and indicated to the User by a change in the LED/beep pattern being emitted by
the Call Fob during the assistance call.
Display of Web server Paging Messages
A two-way paging application runs on the Hub, with paging messages being created via a
page on the web server, using an attached PC and web browser such as Internet
Explorer.
The web server paging display shows when paging messages have been delivered to the
Pager and also the response “Yes/No”. The Pager User is able to send a response to the
message, by pressing the appropriate button on the Pager.
With this two-way paging function, simple task management systems can be easily
created.
Personal Security Calls
In a similar way to Call Fobs, Pagers are able to generate assistance calls using the red
assistance button on the Pager, or the in-built man-down or dead-man functions. A Pager
can therefore function as both an alarm unit and a display, eliminating the need for certain
Users to carry both types of units, as necessary with other types of systems.
Powering
An `AAA´ size battery powers the pager. Either rechargeable NiMH, or disposable
Alkaline batteries may be used. Charging contacts on the Pager are used when the Pager
is inserted into a charging rack.
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