User's Manual

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Siting the Nodes
• Make sure each Node is sited so that it has at least two ways to reach the
Gateway. It should be within transmission distance (up to 2,000 feet/600
meters) of either two other Nodes, or the Gateway and another Node. This
allows the mesh to “heal” any temporarily impaired transmission paths and will
ensure data reaches the Gateway. You can have any number of hops from Node
to Node. A Node can even be installed simply to transmit data from more
distance Nodes to the Gateway, without any sensors installed in it. By planning
the system’s “transmission mesh,” data can be relayed in from the most remote
corner of your installation.
• Nodes can also be used to transmit data around or over obstacles, such as hills.
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