User's Manual

Doc No: 890-03084 Date: 2017-03-24 Rev 9
Yanzi Networks Installation Manual – Smart Office 11 of 28
3. Installation of Infrastructure
Gateways are recommended to be peered prior to installation. Peering means connecting the
Gateway to a specific account. Users can then be added or removed from this account to control
access. Peering is done using the installation tool or provided as remote support by Yanzi. Yanzi
needs the Gateway ID (printed on the Gateway label), the location name it should have, as well as
a user with administrative rights for this account.
Make sure the infrastructure is always built prior to installing any sensors. Install the Gateway
and connect it to Internet. Install the Access Points and connect them to the same network as
the Gateway according to the pictures above.
The wireless IoT network created around Access Points have a range of about 500-1,500 m
2
(~
5,000-15,000ft
2
). The actual range depends heavily on walls, obstacles, materials, and number of
potential mesh nodes (This is very similar to WiFi access points). Wireless coverage is affected
for example by elevator shafts (lots of metal), bathrooms (water and thick walls), and other radio
disturbances such as WiFi access points and microwave ovens.
IoT Access Points (or Gateways with mobile broadband) is shown below with an approximated
wireless coverage shown as orange circles. In this specific building, two Access Points per floor
is enough.
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