User's Manual

Doc No: 890-03084 Date: 2017-02-13 Rev 02pa1
Yanzi Networks Installation Manual – Smart Office 9 of 19
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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