User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installation Steps
- 3 Step #1 – Configure Regions
- 4 Step #2 – Preparing for Installation
- 5 Step #3 – Installing the Appliance
- 6 Step #4 – Installing the Bridge
- 7 Step #5 – Installing the Sensors
- 8 Step #6 – Installing the Tags
- 9 Step #7 – Associating the Tags with Assets
- 10 Step #8 – System Testing and Quality Control
- 11 Adding Additional Assets After Installation
- 12 Troubleshooting
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4 Step #2 – Preparing for Installation
4.1 System Hardware
Prior to installation, you will need the following system hardware.
1. Awarepoint Appliance, including:
• Y Power Cable
• Rack Rails with mounting screws
• Bezel
• Ethernet Cable (Cat 5 or better, length to be determined by site
requirements)
2. Awarepoint Bridge(s), including:
• Power Supply
• Ethernet Cable (Cat 3 or better, length to be determined by site
requirements)
– Plug in the ethernet cable and then power.
– If the bridge is a B2 bridge and the network is capable of power over
Ethernet, the power adaptor is not required.
3. Awarepoint Sensors
4. Awarepoint Tags
If you have any questions about current firmware versions for the hardware, please
contact an Awarepoint Professional Services engineer.
4.2 Tools and Supplies
Hardware Tools
Purpose
Laptop Computer
Barcode Reader Assist with tagging assets
Assist with capturing Sensor MACs and Bridge
MACs for batch create process
Network Analyzer Troubleshoot Bridge network ports and server
connection
Stainless Steel Zip tie Tool Cinch up the zip ties for secure Sensors and
Tags.