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VST5000W5000W Wireless Survey Tools User Guide
isdesignedforoptimalhorizontaldistance
penetration.Holdingthesurveytoolorthecontroller
horizontallywilldramaticallylowertherangeof
connectivity.
• Holdthesurveytoolatthelocationwhereyouwould
like to install the controller. The closer the survey tool
is to the actual installation location of the controller,
the more accurate the survey results
will be.
• DoNOTstanddirectlyinbetween2surveytools
while measuring. Your body will interfere with
transmission signals. Always stand out of line of sight
to avoid interfering with the signal readings.
• Toinsureaccuratereadings,ALWAYS hold the tools
by the bottom using the battery holder (g. 6). Do
not hold it by the controller case, as you may cover
the antenna (fig. 7).
Important Notes About The Survey Tools:
• Thesurveytoolsfeatureanauto-shutdownafter
10 minutes. After 10 minutes, 10 quick audio beeps
will be heard; if the ON button is not re-pressed, the
unit after the count of 10 beeps, the unit will self
shutdown to prevent unnecessary battery drainage.
• Theminimalexpectedbatterylifeisatleast50full
chargecycles.Themaximumexpectedbatterylifeis
200 full charge cycles.
• ContactViconicsforreplacementbatteries.The
survey tools use a custom rechargeable battery
type. DO NOT USE regular rechargeable batteries for
replacement; the charging circuit is NOT DESIGNED
forthat.DoingsoMAYresultincriticalfailureand/
or injury.
Site Survey Overview
If available, it is best to have a oor plan layout showing
the location of all the proposed controllers to be
installed.
If possible, perform the survey during occupied hours
where other electronic devices such as (computers,
wireless laptop, cell phones, PDA’s, wireless telephones,
microwave ovens, light ballasts, etc.) would be in use as
to generate as much interference as possible.
Some of these devices can generate interference up to
20 feet or 6.8 meters away during normal operation. Even
with possible sources of signal interference, the presence
of these wireless devices will most probably not result in
any network performance degradation.
It is important to understand that the survey values given
by the survey tool are provided as a worst case scenario
of a point to point application.
Once the whole is deployed with a Jace and VWG
coordinator and all wireless controllers are present and
functioning as routers, the ability of the network to
eciently route wireless signals cannot be compared to
this simple survey analysis method. Thus, it is important
to remember that the displayed percent signal ONLY
represents the signal strength from point A to point B.
As other devices join the network mesh, the route taken
from device A to device B will most likely change.
A dense cluster of wireless controllers will allow your
network to recover from temporary disturbances more
swiftly.
To ensure a proper survey, Viconics
recommends using ONLY channels 15 or 25 to
avoid network interference with 802.11 Wi-Fi
devicesinthe2.4GHzspectrumrange.Begin
bysettingBOTHdevicestotheSAMEchannel
& PAN ID.
Before starting a site survey:
• Presstheonbuttononbothdeviceswhileholding
them side by side.
• 100%signalstrengthindicatesthatthesurveytools
are functioning properly.
Survey Considerations:
• Alwaysholdthesurveydeviceverticallytoinsure
proper measurements. The controllers antenna
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
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