System Manual

EkoTek System Installation and Configuration Manual

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Device mode

This section allows changes to be made to device parameters. The initial page

presents a list of the different hardware types. A drop down menu allows

selection of a specific device mode for the hardware type (by default these are

1-32, but they can be renamed) and a ‘Details’ button, which goes to the

specific hardware device mode page.

Device mode – hub and IP slave hub

The hardware type is followed by the modifiable device mode name (default is

1-32).

Channel

Select from the drop down menu (1 -> 16) to set the radio channel to be used

by the hub. The default value of 15 should be used where possible. Different

channels should be used for each hub when installing overlapping systems.

See Appendix 4A: Overlapping system support (page 82).

Location range

Defines the range of the location signal from the hub. The default value is ‘2’

which gives an approximate range in indoor environments of 3 metres. A value

of ‘1’ gives the shortest range and ‘10’ the longest range. The range should not