User's Manual

User Guide | FreeSpeak II™
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3 Installing a system
This chapter explains how to install a FreeSpeak II system, including cable
connections, positioning the equipment, registering beltpacks and performing a
site survey to optimize system performance. It contains the following sections:
 Placing the Base station
 Placing the antennas and splitters
 Doing a site survey to determine coverage areas
 Registering beltpacks
3.1 Placing the Base station
The first stage in setup is placing the Base station in a convenient location,
knowing that it is the central routing unit of the FS II system. It should be made
accessible.
At this stage you might choose to register all of the beltpacks with the Base
station, or at least register one or two for system setup and testing.
3.2 Placing the antennas and splitters
The next step is to begin placing antennas and splitters to provide the necessary
coverage areas for all of the beltpacks. The first placements of antennas and
splitters will be experimental and temporary. After placing the antennas, walk
through the coverage areas to check for gaps and then re-locate the antennas
accordingly.
More information on checking coverage areas is given later in this chapter, in
sections:
 3.2.3 Determining coverage areas
 3.3 Doing a site survey to determine coverage areas
Consider the following:
 What areas will have more than five active beltpack users in them at any
time? Co-locate a second antenna there.
 Is there a central place to locate an antenna so that it will provide
omnidirectional (all directions / circular) coverage?
 Are there balcony areas, corridors, or other rooms or areas that will
require coverage with antennas?
For systems with only one or two transceiver/antennas, the cable runs will go
directly from the two transceiver ports on the Base station. If you need more than