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Crestron TPS-RFGWX 
2-Way RF Transceiver
 
2-Way RF Transceiver:  
TPS-RFGWX 
Purpose 
This addendum provides additional detail to the description of Wi-Fi Technology 
that begins on page 2 of the TPS-RFGWX Operations Guide (Doc. 5847A).  
Additional Description of Wi-Fi Technology 
The paragraphs below follow the last paragraph of the “Wi-Fi Technology” topic: 
When configuring a Cresnet system that includes Crestron RF wireless devices that 
broadcast in the 2.4 GHz spectrum, in a facility that also contains one or more 
802.11b-compliant RF devices, it is important to bear in mind how each 
implementation uses the frequency bandwidth, and how they may interact. 
The 802.11b spectrum ranges from 2400 MHz to 2497 MHz, and is divided into 
channels spaced at 5 MHz intervals. Each channel, though, is 22 MHz wide (±11 
MHz around the center frequency), which results in some overlap between channels. 
For instance: Channel 1 is centered at 2412 MHz, but extends from 2401 MHz to 
2423 MHz, overlapping Channels 2 through 5; Channel 6 is centered at 2437 MHz, 
but extends from 2426 MHz to 2448 MHz, overlapping Channels 2 through 10. In an 
installation with two or more 802.11b RF devices, the use of Channels 1, 6, and 11 is 
safest since that choice produces no overlap.  
As described earlier, Crestron RF devices make use of bands that define frequency 
ranges within the same spectrum. For example, Band 5 uses frequencies that 
correspond to 802.11b Channels 1 through 5, but do not overlap Channels 6 and 
higher. Band 9 uses frequencies that correspond to Channels 5 through 13, but do not 
overlap Channels 4 and below. The goal is to select bands for the Crestron RF 
devices and channels for adjacent 802.11b devices to minimize or eliminate overlap 
between them. For example, if the Crestron devices are set to Band 5, and nearby 
802.11b devices are set to Channels 6 and/or 11, there is no overlap.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crestron Electronics, Inc. 
Addendum #1 for DOC. 5847A 
15 Volvo Drive   Rockleigh, NJ 07647 
03.04   
Tel: 888.CRESTRON 
 
Fax: 201.767.7576  
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