Quick Start Guide

PlacingthemyTurf™BaseStation

ChoosingasuitablelocationfortheBaseStationhasthelargestimpactonwirelessconnectivity.Youcan

determineagoodlocationbyexaminingyouroperatingareaandequipmentmovementpatterns.Findaplace

thatmeetsthefollowingrequirements:

•Thelocationshouldbeinline-of-sightandwithin76m(250ft)ofanareaheavilytrafckedbymachines.

•Theline-of-sightcanbethroughanopeningsuchasadoororwindow.

•Thelocationmustbeindoorsandawayfromdirectexposuretotheelements.

•Theareashouldbeclearofmaterialsanditemsthatwouldweakenthetransmissionofradiowaves(i.e.,

concretewalls,microwaves,cordlessphones).Theseitemscanblock,absorb,and/ordisruptradiowaves.

•Thelocationmusthaveahigh-speedInternetconnection.

•Forsystemstartup,ensurethattheequipmentwiththenewwirelesshourmeterinstalledarewithina

9m(30ft)radiusoftheBaseStation.

•RefertoFigure3andFigure4forexamplesofBaseStationplacement.

Note:InapplicationswheretheBaseStationcannotpickupthesignal,aRepeatermaybedeployedusing

thesameprinciplesdescribedpreviously.