Specifications

Overview
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Planning the System
Overview
This chapter is composed of several sections of rather general information and advice. It is
intended to aid you in working up a plan for the installation of your system and to remind
you of the various types of information you will need to collect and decisions that will
need to be made in order to create a working system.
Since the FSA system is IP-based, it is not surprising that its final architecture is highly
dependent on the type of network available. If the network is being built in order to
support the FSA system, its design will be highly influenced by the needs of the FSA
system. The System Layout section provides diagrams of several general scenarios in
order to provide a starting point for your thinking.
Several worksheets have been provided in the back of the manual to aid you in both
planning the system initially and in recording the final configuration when configuration is
completed. You should make copies of these worksheets and use them to help you keep
track of the necessary IP information as the design of the system solidifies, and again as
equipment is finally installed and final configuration takes place.