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User’s Guide, WhereLAN III draft D1675 rev F

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8.4 Location Sensor Operational Verification

Prior to optimizing locate performance, the operation of the Location Sensor

must be verified. The checklist below specifies the verification of the

configuration and basic operation.

Figure 40 Location Sensor LED indicators

 Verify that each Location Sensor is operational by verifying that the

left Power/ Health LED is illuminated solid red.

 For wired 802.3 Location Sensors, verify that the Ethernet LED is

solid red when connected and blinking red when activity is present.

 Verify that the RX detects LED is blinking red indicating reception of

tag blinks.

 For wireless LOS-5000-00AB Location Sensors, verify that the

WLAN activity LED is blinking red during power up state and solid

red otherwise.

 Confirm that the site Location Sensor channel assignment is correct by

running “display locate” from the Blink Console under the Blink

Service Diag window, with a tag placed directly under each LS.

Verify that the nearest Location Sensor, as indicated by a “0” in the

display locate report, is that Location Sensor nearest the tag.

Location Sensor

Outdoor

Omni

Antenna

ower/

ealth

Tag

Reception

Ethernet

WLAN