Badger Meter Inc 2014GWSE Manual De Usuario

The ORION SE II Network Gateway Installation Form in this manual must be completed for each installation and 

returned to Badger Meter . The three-page form starts on page 43 .

The ORION SE II network gateway transceiver (“gateway”) is designed to allow direct and remote mounting of the TX/RX and 

backhaul antennas . The gateway ships in a direct mount configuration but the antennas can be separated from the enclosure 

assembly and remotely mounted using the antenna mounting bracket and antenna cables and connectors as defined in the 

Badger Meter specifications . Refer to 

"Remote Antenna Installation" on page 34 

for complete information .

The utility is responsible for properly positioning the gateway . For optimal reception and transmission, locate the gateway 

and antennas in line-of-sight view of the desired endpoints . The gateway should be positioned no closer than 25 feet from 

the nearest endpoint .
To help maximize the performance of your ORION SE fixed network system, the following installation guidelines and 

recommendations should be considered when selecting mounting locations for the gateway .

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Avoid installing the gateway next to or between objects such as tall buildings, towers, bridges, highway overpasses 

or signs that obstruct line of sight with the endpoints .

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Avoid installing the gateway near RF transmitters or other sources of RF radiation including high-power in band and 

near-power sources such as pagers, cellular 900 MHz transmitters and communications transmitters . Other potential 

sources of RF radiation include power line transformers, neon or fluorescent signs, RADAR transmitters and SCADA 

systems . If the gateway is to be located near other RF radiators, a minimum distance of 100 feet horizontal separation 

and 10 feet vertical separation must be maintained between the gateway and the source of RF radiation .

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Mount the gateway as high as possible above aver

age terrain, within the limits of the 300-foot power cable, a

nd 

maintain a 360-degree view of the horizon .

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Minimum standoff distance of 2 feet from any structure is required .

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The ORION SE II network gateway should be positioned no closer than 25 feet from the nearest endpoint .

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Avoid installing the gateway antennas inside metal enclosures or inside of a building as the antennas cannot 

communicate if surrounded by metal .