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VPxAccessPointUserManual

DocumentNo.DV1563

November23,2016

(Rev.A3)

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VPxAccessPointUserManual  2

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

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Tel: 303-565-2724

monitoring.mesalabs.c

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techsupport@mesalabs.com

1.0 Contents

1.0Contents............................................................................................................................................2

2.0Introduction......................................................................................................................................3

2.1FCCNOTICE...................................................................................................................................4

2.2IndustryCanada............................................................................................................................4

3.0Features............................................................................................................................................6

3.1IndicatorLEDs...............................................................................................................................6

3.2PhysicalConnections.....................................................................................................................7

4.0Configuration&InstallationInstructions..........................................................................................9

4.1ConfigurationInstructions............................................................................................................9

4.2MountingInstructions...................................................................................................................9

4.3SoftwareConfiguration...............................................................................................................10

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Tables

Table2‐1VPxAccessPointRadioTransmissionFrequencies.......................................................................3

Table3‐1VPxAccessPointLEDStatusSummary.........................................................................................7

Table3‐2VPxAPPhysicalConnectors..........................................................................................................8

Table4‐1APConfigurationOptions.............................................................................................................9

Table4‐2RecommendedOperatingConditions...........................................................................................9

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Figures

3‐1‐VPxAccessPoint(BottomandFrontView)..........................................................................................7

3‐2‐VPxAPBottomEdgeConnectorsView.................................................................................................8

4‐1‐NetworkDeviceConfiguration...........................................................................................................10

4‐2‐NewNetworkDeviceSetupPage.......................................................................................................10

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VPxAccessPointUserManual  3

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

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Tel: 303-565-2724

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2.0 Introduction

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AViewPointVPxsensortransmitssignalsintheradiofrequenciessummarizedinTable2‐1VPxAccess

PointRadioTransmissionFrequencies.Otherthanfor802.11b/gWi‐Fiapplications,anetworked

ViewPointVPxAccessPoint(“AP”)isrequiredtoreceiveradiotransmissionsfromaVPxsensor.

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RadioFrequencyDescriptionViewPoint

Release

Notes&Comments

915MHzISMBand,Region2(North&

SouthAmerica)

v1.1P/NCM‐000251

Table2‐1VPxAccessPointRadioTransmissionFrequencies

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VPxRFtransmitspower+12.5dBmwithaselectablerange:

 902.62MHzto914.87MHz(LowBand)

 906.12MHzto924.12MHz(Standard)

 914.87MHzto927.62MHz(HiBand)

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TheVPxAPcomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.AccessPointoperationissubjecttothefollowing

twoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany

interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

Ex.

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VPxAccessPointUserManual  4

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

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Tel: 303-565-2724

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2.1

FCCNOTICE

WARNING:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassAdigital

devicepursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercial

environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot

installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstruction'smanual,maycauseinterferencetoradio

communications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseinterferencein

whichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.

Theuseriscautionedthatchangesandmodificationsmadetotheequipmentwithoutapprovalofthe

manufacturercouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

RFExposureNotice:TosatisfyRFexposurerequirements,thisdeviceanditsantennasmustoperate

withaseparationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersonsandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatingin

conjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.

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2.2

IndustryCanada

UnderIndustryCanadaregulations,thisradiotransmittermayonlyoperateusinganantennaofatype

andmaximum(orlesser)gainapprovedforthetransmitterbyIndustryCanada.Toreducepotentialradio

interferencetootherusers,theantennatypeanditsgainshouldbesochosenthattheequivalent

isotropicallyradiatedpower(e.i.r.p.)isnotmorethanthatnecessaryforsuccessfulcommunication.

Thisradiotransmitter(IC:6891A‐VPX900AP)hasbeenapprovedbyIndustryCanadatooperatewiththe

antennatypeslistedbelowwiththemaximumpermissiblegainandrequiredantennaimpedanceforeach

antennatypeindicated.Antennatypesnotincludedinthislist,havingagaingreaterthanthemaximum

gainindicatedforthattype,arestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.

[Immediatelyfollowingtheabovenotice,Themanufacturershallprovidealistofallantennatypes

approvedforusewiththetransmitter,indicatingthemaximumpermissiveantennagain(indBi)and

requiredimpedanceforeach.]

1. PulseW1063,maximumgain3dBi,50ohm

2L‐COMHG903RD‐RSP,maximumgain3dBi,50ohm

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence‐exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothe

followingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany

interference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.

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VPxAccessPointUserManual  5

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

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Tel: 303-565-2724

monitoring.mesalabs.c

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techsupport@mesalabs.com

IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement:

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ThisequipmentcomplieswithICradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.This

equipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cm

betweentheradiator&yourbody.

Conformémentàlaréglementationd'IndustrieCanada,leprésentémetteurradiopeutfonctionneravec

uneantenned'untypeetd'ungainmaximal(ouinférieur)approuvépourl'émetteurparIndustrie

Canada.Danslebutderéduirelesrisquesdebrouillageradioélectriqueàl'intentiondesautres

utilisateurs,ilfautchoisirletyped'antenneetsongaindesortequelapuissanceisotroperayonnée

équivalente(p.i.r.e.)nedépassepasl'intensiténécessaireàl'établissementd'unecommunication

satisfaisante.

Leprésentémetteurradio(IC:6891A‐VPX900AP)demodèles'ilfaitpartiedumatérieldecatégorieI)a

étéapprouvéparIndustrieCanadapourfonctionneraveclestypesd'antenneénumérésci‐dessouset

ayantungainadmissiblemaximaletl'impédancerequisepourchaquetyped'antenne.Lestypes

d'antennenoninclusdanscetteliste,oudontlegainestsupérieuraugainmaximalindiqué,sont

strictementinterditspourl'exploitationdel'émetteur.

[Immediatelyfollowingtheabovenotice,Themanufacturershallprovidealistofallantennatypes

approvedforusewiththetransmitter,indicatingthemaximumpermissiveantennagain(indBi)and

requiredimpedanceforeach.]–ThiswouldbeputtingthelistinFrench.

1. PulseW1063,legainmax3dBi,50ohm

2L‐COMHG903RD‐RSP,lemaxgain3dBi,50ohm

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LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanadaapplicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsde

licence.L'exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l'appareilnedoitpasproduirede

brouillage,et(2)l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesile

brouillageestsusceptibled'encompromettrelefonctionnement.

NOTE IMPORTANTE: Déclaration d'exposition aux radiations:

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Cetéquipementestconformeauxlimitesd'expositionauxrayonnementsICétabliespourun

environnementnoncontrôlé.Cetéquipementdoitêtreinstalléetutiliséavecunminimumde20cmde

distanceentrelasourcederayonnementetvotrecorps.

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VPxAccessPointUserManual  6

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA



Tel: 303-565-2724

monitoring.mesalabs.c

om

techsupport@mesalabs.com

3.0 Features

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MounttheVPxAPonawallorothersurfacethatallowsittomaximizeitsradiocoverageareaand

range.LEDsindicatedevicestatusandthedevice’sphysicalconnectorsasdetailedinTable2.1‐1below.

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3.1

IndicatorLEDs

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Figure3‐1‐VPxAccessPoint(BottomandFrontView)isabottomandfront‐viewimageoftheVPx

WirelessAccessPoint.TherearetwoLEDsonthefrontoftheaccesspointthatindicatedevicestatusas

summarizedinTable3‐1VPxAccessPointLEDStatusSummary:

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LEDStatus&DescriptionNotes&Comments

PowerSolid‐Indicateswhenthedeviceispowered

on.

SolidON=poweredon

OFF=Notpowered

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PowersourceiseitherPower‐

Over‐Ethernet(POE)or6VDC,

<1.5Alinepower.

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ServiceLink

Status

Solid–APisconnectedtothenetworkand

communicatingnormallywiththeapplication

server.



StatusisNORMAL

ServiceLink

Status

SlowFlash–APisintheprocessofassociating

withtheLANorestablishinganetwork

connectionwiththeapplicationserver

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Flashrateisapproximatelyonce

persec.or~1Hz

VPxAccessPointUserManual  7

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

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Tel: 303-565-2724

monitoring.mesalabs.c

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techsupport@mesalabs.com

ServiceLink

Status

RapidFlash–APisnotconnectedtothe

networkandapower‐onresetisrequired.



Flashrateisapproximately

threetimespersecondsor~3

Hz

Table3‐1VPxAccessPointLEDStatusSummary

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3‐1‐VPxAccessPoint(BottomandFrontView)

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3.2

PhysicalConnections

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Figure3‐2‐VPxAPBottomEdgeConnectorsViewisabottomedgeviewoftheconnectorswiththeVPx

APlayingonitsbackside.ThethreephysicalconnectionsareinTable3‐2VPxAPPhysicalConnectors.

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VPxAccessPointUserManual  8

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

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Tel: 303-565-2724

monitoring.mesalabs.c

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techsupport@mesalabs.com

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3‐2‐VPxAPBottomEdgeConnectorsView

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ConnectionDescriptionNotes&Comments

Mini‐USBForfactorydeviceconfiguration.Notusedin

thefield.

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Poweringonthedeviceis

necessarytoconfiguretheAP.



EthernetEthernetconnectionviaanRJ‐45connector.



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6VDCLine

Power

BarrelPowerConnectorVoltageInput–90~264VAC

VoltageOutput–6V

CurrentOutput(Max)–2A

Power–12W

Table3‐2VPxAPPhysicalConnectors

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VPxAccessPointUserManual  9

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Mesa Labs, Inc.

12100 W. 6th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

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Tel: 303-565-2724

monitoring.mesalabs.c

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techsupport@mesalabs.com

4.0 Configuration&InstallationInstructions

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4.1

ConfigurationInstructions

ThefollowingareoptionsforVPxAPconfiguration:

FullISMChannelization902–928MHz

Corning®MobileAccesscompatible906–924MHz

Spectralink™UpperBand916–924MHz

Table4‐1APConfigurationOptions

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4.2

MountingInstructions

AfterconfiguringtheVPxAP,mountitonaverticalwalloranothersuitablesurfacewithatleastone

metalscrewtoaplywoodbackboardorproperly‐anchoredscrewindrywall.Double‐sidedtape,Velcro

orinterlockingadhesivestripsareadditionaloptionsifametalscrewmountisnotsuitableforthe

mountingsurface.

Theexternalantennashouldbeextendedstraightupverticallyorbentata45°angle.Donotmountthe

VPxAPinanareaenclosedbya“metalbox”orsurroundedbymetalwalls,astheseenvironments

attenuateradiosignalstrengthanddiminishtheabilityoftheradiototransmitandreceiveradiosignals.

AvoidenvironmentalconditionsoutsideofthelimitslistedinTable4‐2RecommendedOperating

Conditions.

EnvironmentalConditionOperatingRequirementNotes&Comments

LiquidsorMoisture

Exposure

AvoidorutilizeasuitableNEMA‐

ratedouterenclosure

Includesenvironmentswithregular

washdownsorwipedowns.

Temperature‐10°C<Temp<35°CIdealroomtemperatureis+20°C.

HumidityRH0–85%noncondensing Ideal%RHis<35%.

Donotexceed85%RHformore

thanthreeconsecutivedays.

Table4‐2RecommendedOperatingConditions

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4.3

SoftwareConfiguration

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CompletethefinalconfigurationoftheVPxAPintheViewPointsoftwarebyselectingthe

CONFIGURATIONMenuandclickingtheAddAccessPointbuttonasillustratedinFigure3

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4‐1‐NetworkDeviceConfiguration

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FillinthefieldsinFigure4andclicktheSavebuttontocompletetheinstallationandsetupoftheVPx

AP.

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4‐2‐NewNetworkDeviceSetupPage

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