User's Manual

B-1
Appendix B
Adding Relays
Connecting a Relay Station
How it works…
A Relay station allows you to extend the area of your R/F coverage. Relays
are connected by cable to the Base station, acting as a remote antenna. More
than one Relay can be added by “multi-dropping” additional Relays. Using
a Relay requires changing the setup on the Base station in addition to added
cabling. The diagram below shows how Relays are added:
Although Relays will extend your R/F range, they do slightly slow down
your response time. If response time is your problem, Relays may help only
if the problem occurs on the outer limits of your range. Use Site Testing to
help you determine if adding a Relay will help. If you are considering
Relays, read Chapter 4; Performance Issues first.
If adding only one Relay, the cabling should run between the RELAY port
on the Base station and the RELAY port on the Relay. In this example, both
the Base Station and Relay should have jumpers set to “terminated”.