Nexcom NIO200, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...November 2017 Page 1 NIO200 Installation Guide V1 1 ...

Page 2: ...proof connector installation 9 3 2 2 Power installation 10 3 2 3 Antenna installation 11 3 2 4 Earth grounding 12 3 2 5 Mounting of NIO200 12 3 3 Wi Fi Mesh Network Configuration 15 3 3 1 Access to NIO200 Admin website 15 3 3 2 Configure the IP Address 15 3 3 3 Change IPv4 address 17 3 3 4 Enable NTP Network Time Protocol 19 3 3 5 Select Time Zone 19 3 3 6 Select Input Time Server 20 3 3 7 Configu...

Page 3: ... the radio network and the backbone network BBR Backbone Router Blacklisted channel A channel on which transmission is prohibited Broadcast Transmission intended for all the devices in an ISA100 11a network used for advertisements with all devices including the BBR or for receive links for field devices only CCA backoffs The count of transmissions on an RF channel that were aborted due to CCA CGI ...

Page 4: ...ISA100 11a network and which provides or uses data from other devices ISA100 11a A communication protocol used in wireless networks set up by the Wireless Compliance Institute JSON JavaScript Object Notation LAN Local Area Network Link A momentary or persistent interconnecting path between two or more devices for the purpose of transmitting and receiving messaging MCS Monitoring Control System Net...

Page 5: ...ecurity TR Transceiver the BBR radio User Application Process From ISA100 11a standard An active process within the highest portion of the application layer that is the user of OSI Open Systems Interconnection services UTC Coordinated Universal Time A universal timekeeping standard that is based on the Greenwich Mean Time GMT Local time is calculated in UTC and offset by the local time zone FD Fie...

Page 6: ...n for mission critical industrial wireless applications The integration of both 802 11n Mesh ISA100 11a WirelessHART technology gives a full Mesh infrastructure from field devices to Wi Fi backbone thus a concrete wireless connectivity can be assured It s designed to meet CID2 and ATEX certified requirement and is perfect solution to critical data monitoring and sensing in oil gas chemical plant e...

Page 7: ...t be open in both directions to allow time synchronization NOTE Not all interfaces are guaranteed to be up in all cases Some might be disabled for specific applications 2 3 Package Contents Each NIO200 gateway package contains the following items One NIO200 gateway Two simple wall mounting kit Three liquid tight conduit used only for DC power input and Ethernet port Two pin DC power connector for ...

Page 8: ...er must be accessible from the PC where the browser is running 3 2 Hardware installation Guide Hardware connection of NIO200 includes the power Ethernet interfaces and RF connectors The installation of NIO200 should be carefully done with standard waterproof connectors accessories in the package CID2 conduit connector ATEX cable gland connector Note the mounting of NIO200 should always let water p...

Page 9: ... installation To install conduit in NIO200 enclosure please follow the steps below Put conduit through cap nut and gland packing Position the ferrule at the end of the conduit Just have the bottom Pass DC power cable or Ethernet cable through conduit ...

Page 10: ...onduit connector and tighten the cap nut To install the conduit user should implement with Flexible Metal Conduit Liquid tight which meets UL360 standard Here is the requirement of the diameter and size information for the selection of Metal Conduit that mate with NIO200 conduit connectors 3 2 2 Power installation 1 Prepare DC power source 12 48 VDC or standard PoE facility such PoE switch or PoE ...

Page 11: ...When use PoE power source just plug the Ethernet cable into PoE port 4 If the power connects correctly then the Power LED will light accordingly 3 2 3 Antenna installation ISA100 WirelessHART antenna connector Wi Fi antenna connector for Wi Fi Mesh connection WLAN 1 WLAN 2 ...

Page 12: ...nd the 0 75mm2 ground screw with an appropriate grounding wire Earth Green Yellow wire 18AWG not included by attaching it to a good earth ground connection 2 There must be a disconnect device in front of NIO200 series to keep the worker or field side maintainer be cautious and aware to close the general power supply before they start to do maintenance 3 The disconnect device hereby means a 20A cir...

Page 13: ...bottom of NIO200 enclosure 2 Be sure to fasten the mounting kit with horizontal position as below 3 Hang on NIO200 to the wall with water proof connector at the bottom direction The position of screw holes are 130mm width and height as specified in right picture above ...

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Page 15: ...dress 192 168 1 100 for example and may use an Ethernet cross over cable to connect the NIO200 to the computer 3 3 2 Configure the IP Address Once the communication has been established with the NIO200 the user can log in the NIO200 Admin website to change the network configuration including its IP address To the access this website In browser open a connection to http 192 168 1 1 or the user defi...

Page 16: ...age 16 Click Login button without password and the following web page will appear Configure Network Interface Select Network Interface The following web page will appear The NIO200 is operated at Ethernet bridge mode ...

Page 17: ... eth2 wlan0 wlan1 3 3 3 Change IPv4 address Click the Edit button belonging to br lan network interface icon The following web page will appear As far as each interface is concerned there are two configuration sections Common Configuration and DHCP Server Scroll down to the section Common Configuration and click ...

Page 18: ...as of IPv4 address IPv4 Gateway and Use custom DNS servers and inputting values respectively After the configuration is finished click Save Apply button to save this setting Warning After the IPv4 gateway and DNS servers are configured user needs to go back to Network Interface page and click Connect button to take effect the setting ...

Page 19: ...ow will appear Click General Settings tab to configure Local Time and Timezone as shown below Configure NTP server in the Time Synchronization section when necessary Before NTP server is working NIO200 should have correct date time by clicking Sync with browser and selecting UTC as Timezone 3 3 5 Select Time Zone ...

Page 20: ...r NTP client is enabled by default Click X button to delete the incorrect or unwanted time server Keep clicking X buttons until only one item is left Point the mouse cursor to text area and input time nist org If new time server is required click button ...

Page 21: ...ce For Wi Fi configuration and status reporting navigate to Network Wi Fi and click The following web page is shown and contains two sections Wireless Overview and Associated Stations Wireless Overview section lists available Wi Fi interfaces wlan0 and wlan1 ...

Page 22: ...There are 2 configuration sections in the web page Device Configuration and Interface Configuration The parameters in the Device Configuration are related to physical settings of Wi Fi radio The parameters in the Interface Configuration are related to network settings of Wi Fi interface which is built upon the Wi Fi radio Scan For displaying the list of all access points around with the same frequ...

Page 23: ...Device Configuration section Clicking General Setup tab There are 4 basic types of physical settings required for radio 802 11 protocol 5GHz Channel Bandwidth and Transmit Power There are 2 options for 802 11 protocol N 802 11n and Legacy 802 11a There are 10 options for channel selection in 5GHz band 802 11 protocol 5GHz channel Bandwidth ...

Page 24: ...e network settings network parameters of Wi Fi interface exists in this Interface Configuration section Clicking General Setup tab ESSID Mesh ID Default MESH_CAN2 Network name All products with the same ID or network name and radio physical settings 802 11 protocol and channel are connected together automatically Mode Default Mesh 802 11s Wireless network topology Only mesh is supported For furthe...