User's Manual

Versus Technology, Inc.
Hardware and Wiring Installation Guide 11
3.1 General Steps for Installing a Versus System
Use this checklist as a guideline for the installation steps. Each step refers to the place in the
manual where there is detailed information on how to perform the step. When planning and
performing the installation, it is important to keep good documentation, especially by using the
Punch-down Block Organization List in Section 6.5. Keeping good documentation keeps the
installation more organized, as well as assisting with configuring the software.
General Hardware Installation Steps
Procedure Step Where to find additional information
1. Plan the installation.
a. Layout the floor plans, mapping the sensor
locations with an identification scheme. Map the
Remote Station and Corridor Light locations as
well, if the system includes them
b. Plan communication room or specified area for
collector and concentrator locations
Hardware and Wiring Installation
Guide, Section 3.
2. Pull sensor and collector cables, making sure to label
both wire ends. Pull Corridor Light cables, if the
system includes them
Hardware and Wiring Installation
Guide, Section 4.1
3. Install sensors Hardware and Wiring Installation
Guide, Section 4.2
4. Install concentrators, collectors and punch-down
Blocks
Hardware and Wiring Installation
Guide, Section 4.3
5. Connect sensor wires to collectors via the punch-down
blocks
• Fill in Punch-down Block Wire Organization
List
Hardware and Wiring Installation
Guide, Section 4.4
Section 6
6. Test the collectors, sensors and concentrators using
the Communication Room Checklist in Section 6.6
Hardware and Wiring Installation
Guide, Section 4.5
Software Installation and Configuration Steps
Procedure Step Where to find additional
information
1. Pre-Installation Procedure:
a. Computer IP address
b. Note the server’s computer name
c. Share the C drive, Versus directory, or
appropriate folders needed for software
Badge Server and Data Server
Configuration Manual, Section 2
2. Install the Concentrator Software Badge Server and Data Server
Configuration Manual, Section 3.1
3. Assign IP addresses to the Concentrators for the
network environment
Badge Server and Data Server
Configuration Manual, Section 3.2
4. Change the IP address of the server back to the
original
Badge Server and Data Server
Configuration Manual, Section 3.3