VESDA VLI Product Guide VESDA by Xtralis
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5.5.6 Communications Options
Communications options are available for the VESDAnet-enabled VLI-885 detector. They provide the ability to
control network data transmission behavior.
Refer to Section 5.6 for the default settings.
Figure 5-16: VESDAnet Communications Options
The Communications configuration options are as follows:
Preferred Port
The preferred VESDAnet port to be used to transmit network data from this device. The non-preferred port is
used if for some reason transmissions on the preferred port fail.
For best performance in large networks, this setting should be randomly distributed between connected
devices.
Loop Open Ended on This Device
If checked, the network has been wired so no connection will be terminated on this port.
If the detector is the last on an open-ended loop, i.e. the non-preferred port is not connected, this should be
checked.
Status Update Interval
The interval between status events for the selected detector within its zone.