Point Six Wireless - Frequently Asked Questions

1) What's the Difference in Performance in the WiFi “B' versus “G” Sensors?
2) Does the “Tries” value only apply to the initial Beacon transmission, or does it apply to all transmissions (i.e. responding to Config requests, Log requests, etc.)?
3) How does the WiFi Sensor Clock work?
4) How Do I Get the Latest Configuration Utility
5) When I am configuring the sensor, which is now connected to the computer via USB cable, do I have to set Destination IP = IP of this computer in the WLAN that includes the AP?
6) After sensor configuration I would like to set Destination IP to the Server IP, a computer located anywhere on the Internet, running the web page instrument. How do I do that?
7) Will the Temperature/Humidity module send data to a Server IP, UDP port 50007 if this is what we set in the Destination field?
8) Messages from the module to the Server IP are UDP or TCP/IP?
9) If I choose a 4 min. transmit interval does it means that the module has a sleep time of 4min, and every 4min will send a message to Server IP via AP, message containing module MAC, Temp, Humidity, sleep time?
10) Are the alarm values part of the transmission? So we can detect the alarm in the web page software?
11) What does Alarm On Exit do if checked?
12) Now that everything is OK with the module, should I go back and change Destination IP to the Server IP where the web page instrument is (will be) running?
13) What is the function of the Push button on the side of module?
14) My expectation is that after the module is disconnected from the USB cable, and maybe the push button is pressed, the module starts transmitting data to Server IP every 4 min. Is that correct?
15) Is this UDP data at port 50007 (if configured this way)?
16) What is the transmission power for the b/g transmitters? What is transmission power for the b-only transmitters?
17) Have you seen much variance with APs in terms of their receiver sensitivity affecting transmission ranges, etc.? I would suspect that the radio receiver sensitivity of the APs would have a huge impact on the reliability & distances that can be achieved.
18) In terms of a pre-planning “site survey”, or transmission debugging…is there something that can be used to determine whether there is solid send & receive signal levels - hardware devices, software tools, etc.?
19) What is the best orientation of the transmitter for optimal RF performance?
20) What we're seeing is that we'll receive the beacon packet sporadically (maybe 1/3 or 1/4). The software detects that it's missed some data based on the Next Log Rec setting in the beacon packet & requests log history. However, the transmitter almost never responds to the log data request.
21) What is the minimum recommended dBm level we should be looking for from the configuration utility status for good communication? I think that for some of the transmitters in question it was in the -50's.
22) Are the dBm values an indication of a) the transmitter's transmit power or b) the received signal from the Access Point?
23) How long does the transmitter radio stay on listening for an acknowledgement after sending the beacon?

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