User's Manual

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Basic Initial Design And Deployment Consideration
Proper design considerations need to be addressed prior to any installation of a Viconics Wireless Gateway
(VWG) and related wireless thermostats.
1. To properly avoid network interference with 802.11 Wi-Fi devices in the 2.4GHz spectrum range,
Viconics recommends the use of 802.15.4 channels 25 and 26 only. 802.11 Wi-Fi transmissions
overlap and may interfere with other channel selection allowed by 802.15.4 ( Channels 11 to 24 )
2. Maximum distance between each node ( thermostat ) should be:
• Clear line of sight between 2 nodes should be under 100 feet ( 30 M )
Maximum 100 feet ( 30 M )
between 2 thermostat nodes
Open clear line of sight distance between
2 nodes should be a maximum of
100 feet ( 30 M )