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ILX34-AENWG ♦ Point I/O Platform Configure the ILX34-AENWG
Wireless POINT I/O Adapter User Manual
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ProSoftTechnology,Inc. Page51of209
September19,2011
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2.8 Test the Network Installation Plan
Testproposedinstallationsbeforetheinstallationisfinalized.
Afterthenetworkhasbeenconfigured(page32)andtheradioshavebeenconfigured(page19):
 installtheILX34‐AENWGradioinitsproposedpermanentlocation(page19)
 cabletheConfigurationPCtotheILX34‐AENWG
 placetheAccessPoint
andRepeaterradiosintheirproposedlocations
 temporarilyplaceeachradio’santennanearitsproposedmountinglocation.Thetemporary
placementoftheantennacanbebyhand,however,withthistestingmethod,oneperson
mustholdtheantennawhileanothermonitorstheRemoteradio’ssignalstrength(page94)
as
displayedontheConfigurationPC.
ToimprovethesignalqualityofeachRemote’scommunication:
 increasetheheightoftheantenna’splacement
 usehigher‐gainantennas
 increasetheradio’stransmissionpower,cabletheradiototheConfigurationPC,and
reconfigureit(page34)
 selectanewlocationfor
theRemoteradioand/oritsantenna
 decreasethelengthofantennacable
 determineandresolvesourcesof"electrical"noisewhichmaybeinterferingwiththeradio
transmission
 addarepeater(page21)betweentheradiosthatarenotcommunicatingorreconfigurean
existingradioasarepeater
iflineofsightisavailable
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