Installation Instructions

EkoTek System Installation and Configuration Manual Browser Interface
Inbound is used for maximum speed of delivery in the direction towards the Hub and is
normally only used when there are no Pagers on the network i.e. no outbound user
messaging (useful if external paging is intended as the main method of alerting users, or
the German specification system).
Balanced is used where there are EkoTek Pagers on the system, to give a balanced
speed of message flow across the radio network, both towards and from the Hub.
Balanced is fine for most applications and is the default.
Frequency hopping.
The 2.4GHz WiFi band has 16 channels. Frequency hopping allows the radio to change
frequency (hop) between different channels in the band. This helps the system avoid
interference from other WiFi devices using the spectrum and offers more security from
eavesdropping, if this is a consideration.
The system can also be set to use a fixed frequency.
Usually only the first 14 channels are used for WIFI systems and setting to use a single
fixed frequency in channels 15 or 16 could prove to be more robust where there is heavy
WiFi usage. Set to ‘on’ or ‘off’ as required.
Device auto-register
If device auto register is set to ‘on’, any unknown device that is detected is permitted to
join the network. These devices will be given default names. If the auto register is set to
‘off’, devices need to be manually added to the database before they will be recognised as
on the system.
Mobile device monitor
All Repeaters are automatically monitored for battery condition and presence on the
network, with Paging messages generated on low battery or absence of the device from
the network. Mobile devices (Pagers and Fobs) can also be monitored for battery
condition and presence on the network . Set to ‘OFF’, ‘BATTERY’ ,
‘NETWORK+BATTERY’ as required.
Note: The battery condition will be displayed on the Device status page, regardless of this
setting.
Radio language
The Pager display language is available in English, French (Francais), or Spanish
(Español). Select required language from the drop list and click ‘Submit’.
Auto-register names
When the network detects a device, it is given a default name appropriate to the device
type: Hub, Repeater, Pager or Fob. This default name can be redefined if required.
Select device from the drop list and click ‘Details’. Enter a new name for the default and
click submit to set. For example, to set all Pagers to register as ‘Staff’ and all Fobs as
‘Visitor’.
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