Siemens Bewator Entro Series

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Siemens AB
Security Products
03.2014
Contents
1 About this document .............................................................................. 7
2 Safety ....................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Target group .............................................................................................. 8
2.2 General safety precautions ....................................................................... 8
3 System description ................................................................................. 9
3.1 General ..................................................................................................... 9
3.2 System Components ................................................................................. 9
3.2.1 SR35i Segment Controller ...................................................................... 10
3.2.2 RF9 Wireless router ................................................................................ 10
3.2.3 RF30-EM Codoor .................................................................................... 10
3.2.4 Bewator Entro software ........................................................................... 10
3.3 System limits ........................................................................................... 11
3.4 Wireless network – important concept .................................................... 12
3.4.1 Segment ID ............................................................................................. 12
3.4.2 Address ................................................................................................... 12
3.4.3 Encryption and replay protection ............................................................ 12
3.4.4 Routing .................................................................................................... 12
3.4.5 Signal strength ........................................................................................ 13
3.4.6 Quality of communication ........................................................................ 14
3.4.7 Attenuation, absorption and reflection .................................................... 14
3.4.8 RF30-EM Service Mode .......................................................................... 14
4 Planning a wireless application ........................................................... 15
4.1 Noise ....................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Networking guidelines ............................................................................. 15
4.2.1 Frequency analyzers (sniffers) ................................................................ 15
4.3 Door environments .................................................................................. 16
4.3.1 Alternative solutions ................................................................................ 16
4.4 Placing the SR35i .................................................................................... 17
4.5 Placing the RF9 ....................................................................................... 17
4.6 Signal propagation .................................................................................. 18
4.6.1 Overview ................................................................................................. 18
4.6.2 RF9 – bad and good positioning ............................................................. 20
4.6.3 RF9 and RF30-EM on same wall ............................................................ 21
4.6.4 Special ceiling mounting of RF9 ............................................................. 22
4.7 Material characteristics ........................................................................... 23
4.8 Distance .................................................................................................. 24
5 Example 1 – Fully equipped segment ................................................. 25
6 Example 2 – an office ........................................................................... 26
7 PC tools .................................................................................................. 27
7.1 Bewator Entro Installer program ............................................................. 27
7.2 Door monitor program ............................................................................. 27
8 Installation ............................................................................................. 28
8.1 Before you start ....................................................................................... 28
8.2 Power supply ........................................................................................... 28
8.3 Mounting ................................................................................................. 28
8.4 Configure the SR35i ................................................................................ 29
8.4.1 Read off parameters in PC ..................................................................... 29
8.4.2 Read off parameters in SR35i ................................................................. 29
8.4.3 Further settings in the SR35i .................................................................. 30