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If a line of sight does not exist between antennas, you must choose a site for
installing a repeater radio, which will create a bridge between the radio antennas.
Choose the appropriate antennas for the network. If an antenna will be
connected to the radio by a long cable, you might need to purchase a power
amplifier, which is available from ProSoft Technology. The more distance
between an antenna and its radio, the more signal loss the radio will have. For
more information, see Antennas (page 84).
Consider drawing up your network plans on paper. As part of the drawing, you
should assign a logical name to each radio. You can use these names later when
configuring the radios in the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility.
As part of your planning, you might want to conduct a site survey. ProSoft
Technology can perform this survey, you can do it yourself, or you can hire a
surveyor.
Protect radios from direct exposure to weather, and provide an adequate, stable
power source. Make sure that your plan complies with the radio's power
requirements (page 82) and cable specifications (page 84).
Important: Radios and antennas must be located at least 8 inches (20 cm) away from personnel.
1.6.1 Installation Questions
Answer the following questions to make your installation easier, and to familiarize
yourself with your system and what you want to do.
How many radios in your network?
Master ID
Repeater ID
Client ID
Locations
Is there a Line of Sight between them?
Selected the appropriate antennas for
your network?
1.6.2 ProSoft Wireless Designer
ProSoft Wireless Designer simplifies the task of specifying a ProSoft Wireless
installation, and provides a variety of views containing an accurate description of
each site in a wireless network, including

Visual diagram of site layout

Location (latitude/longitude, based on GPS coordinates)
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Radio type, frequency range, and country-specific channel and power
requirements
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Length, type and estimated signal loss for cables
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
May 25, 2010
RadioLinx® Industrial 802.11abg Serial and Ethernet Client
RLXIB-IESC ♦ 802.11a, b, g
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