User Manual

Hardware Installation and Setup Introduction
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5.0 Hardware Installation and Setup Introduction
5.1 Hardware Installation and Setup Guidelines
This section provides guidelines that should be taken into consideration whenever a
system is going to be placed in the field. Every set of circumstances will be different;
therefore, it is impossible to provide step-by-step instructions. There are however certain
activities that must be accomplished in every instance regardless of the details of the
fielding, these are;
• A site survey should be conducted on a pre-sales basis
• Upon delivery and prior to the start of any installation activities, a thorough inventory
of equipment should be performed. Any missing hardware should be addressed with
TeraHop Networks Customer Service immediately.
• All indoor equipment shall be installed in an area that provides adequate protection
from the environment.
• All outdoor equipment shall be installed in a manner that considers not only the
environment, but vehicle use, the terrain of the operational area, and obstacles that
will likely be encountered during day-to-day use of the vehicle.
5.2 Equipment Description and Purpose
The TeraHop Incident Management System (IMS) with Automated Accountability solves
problems related to personnel accountability and incident-management effectiveness.
Incident Commanders (ICs) are faced with the daunting task of remaining cognizant of
Emergency Services Sector (ESS) assets as they enter and leave an incident scene.
This routine entry and exiting at a site is often the result of assets responding to call-outs.
Additionally, each asset brings skill sets that are often particular to that specific asset. As
assets come and go and situational changes occur in the area, this continuous accounting
of assets can be invaluable.
The IMS also requires very little in terms of manual set-up time and reduces mindshare
time to a minimum prior to actually being able to manage the assets at an incident in real-
time. The system also is a valuable aid after the incident is resolved when
creating/preparing official reports.
The following paragraphs explain at a very high level how the various components in the
First Responder system work together to provide these tactical tools to the IC.