Chapter 5 Confi Guration Database; Communication Groups Introduction - Orion HT500 RBS User Manual

Chapter 5
Note: The purpose and confi guration of individual HT550 Javelin and HT500 Radio Base Station
(RBS) settings is described later in this manual. Only the unit ID (found on the enclosure) is required
for the Confi guration Database.
5.1 Communication Group Introduction
HT550 Javelins and HT500 Radio Base Stations (RBS) are organized in Communication Groups. Both units
MUST be in the same group to communicate with one another.
A group allows a set of HT550 Javelins to communicate with a set of HT500 RBSs but:
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An HT550 Javelin can communicate with only one HT500 RBS at a time.
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An HT500 RBS can communicate with up to fi ve HT550 Javelins at a time.
Why would I want to confi gure multiple HT550 Javelins to work with a single HT500 RBS?
The multiple access scheme in the HT550 Javelin allows up to 5 HT550s to work with a single HT500 RBS.
This reduces the number of HT500 RBSs that need to be plugged into your computer for multi tracking
purposes.
Why would I want to confi gure multiple HT500 RBS Radio Base Stations to work with a single HT550
Javelin?
If an HT550 Javelin goes out of range of one of the HT500 RBSs in the group, it may be picked up by one of
the other HT500 RBSs to allow tracking to continue in another location. This presents interesting possibilities
for placing HT500 RBS operators at different locations as part of an advanced tracking operation. The group
database may be confi gured once with all of the HT550s and HT500 RBSs in a tracking operation, and then
the database fi le can be shared among the HT500 RBS operators who will take part in the operation. This
reduces manual data entry and eliminates potentially costly mistakes.
The Confi guration Database is the tool that allows users to combine the HT550 Javelin devices with HT500
RBS Base Stations in Groups.
Note: The HT500 Base Station and the HT550 Javelin share the same Confi guration Database.
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