Wireless Considerations; Mounting Height; General Considerations - Emerson Smart Wireless Gateway Quick Start Manual

April 2013

Wireless considerations

Power up sequence
The Smart Wireless Gateway (Gateway) should be installed and functioning
properly before Power Modules are installed in any wireless field devices. Wireless
field devices should also be powered up in order of proximity from the Smart
Wireless Gateway beginning with the closest. This will result in a simpler and
faster network installation.
Antenna position
The antenna should be positioned vertically, and be approximately 3 ft. (1 m)
from large structures or buildings to allow for clear communication to other
devices.

Mounting height

For optimal wireless coverage, the Gateway or remote antenna is ideally mounted
15-25 ft. (4,6 - 7,6 m) above ground or 6 ft. (2 m) above obstructions or major
infrastructure.
Gateway redundancy
If the wireless Gateway was ordered with redundancy (Gateway Redundancy code
RD), please see appendix D in the reference manual (doc. # 00809-0200-4420) for
additional installation instructions.

General considerations

PC requirements
Operating System (optional software only)
Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3
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Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2008 (Standard Edition), Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition, Service Pack 1
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Windows 7 Professional, Service Pack 1
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Windows 7 Enterprise, Service Pack 1
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Applications
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
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Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or higher
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.Net Framework 2.0 (for OPC proxy only)
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Hard Disk Space
AMS™ Wireless Configurator: 1.5 GB
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Gateway Setup CD: 250 MB
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Quick Start Guide
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