User's Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
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I NSTALLING THE R ADIOS
Ifpossible,configurealltheradiossidebysideinanofficesettingandmakesurethey
linkbeforeinstallingtheminthefield.Iffeasible,testwiththeradiosandend‐device
equipmenttogetherbeforetheyareinstalledinthefield.
IfthePersonalityModulefeatureistobeused,removetheMi
croSDcardfromthe
plasticbagandinsertitintothePersonalityModuleslotineachradiopriorto
configuration.Aftertheconfigurationissavedonthemainwebpage(orwrittentothe
cardinAdvancedSettings),theMicroSDmaystayintheradioorbestoredinso
me
otherlocation.ThesuppliedplasticbagincludesasheettorecordtheMACIDand
RadioName.ItisimportanttokeeptheMicroSDinaknownandsecurelocationincase
itisneededforuseonareplacementradio.
Important: If the radios are close enough to each other that their received signal strength is
greater than -40dBm, performance may be degraded. Disconnect antennas from radios during
bench testing, or move the radios further apart from each other.
Tip: To make it easier to physically identify the radios, apply a label to each radio indicating the
radio name and IP address.
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Aftereachradioisconfigur edusingtheIHBrowserandthewebconfigurationform,you
caninstalltheradiosandtesttheirperformance.Installtheradiosintheirproposed
permanentlocations,then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radio’ssignalstrength.