Next Century GW-301 Operating and safety instructions

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In#the#Field#Set-up#and#
Installation#
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This!document!outlines!the!procedures!for!
set-up/installation!of!the!NextCentury!Data!
Gathering!System!while!in!the!field.#
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1#|#GW-301#Gateway#Installation#
1. Locate!a!suitable!location!to!house!the!Gateway.!
a. The! GW-301! Gateway! can! use! one! of! the!
following!network!connections:!!
• A! 3G/LTE! connection! is! available! for! a!
monthly! fee.! External! antenna! is!
included!and!should!be!installed!even!if!
cellular!is!not!the!primary!connection.!
• Ethernet!(1!cable!included)!!
• WiFi!!
b. A!standard!110v!outlet!is!needed!for!power!
(power!adapter!included).!!!
c. Note:( It( is( recommended( that( the( Gateway(
be(installed(indoors.((If(not,(it(must(be(housed(
in( an( appropriate( NEMA( class( plastic(
enclosure.(
2. Remove! the! Gateway! from! the! packaging! and!
slide!the!wall!mount!off!the!back.!
3. Using! the! provided! anchor! system! (screws/wall!
anchors/3M!Tape),!attach!the!mounting!plate!to!
the!wall.!!
4. Slide!the!Gateway!onto!the!mounting!plate.!
5. Attach!the!base!of!the!external!cellular!antenna!
using!the!magnetic!base,!or!3M!sticky!pad.!Locate!
up! high! and! away! from! other! equipment! if!
possible.!!
6. Attach!the!antenna!connector!to!the!Gateway.!!
7. Ethernet!Installation:!Plug!in!the!Ethernet!cable!to!
the! Gateway! and! the! other! end! to! an! available!
port!on!a!network!switch!or!router.!!
8. Connect!the!power!supply!and!allow!the!Gateway!
to!power!on.!!
9. LED!Indicators:!The!GW-301!has! 4!LED!indicator!
lights.! The! 1st!LED! has! a! power! icon.! When!
powering! on,! the! light! will! be! green.! When! the!
Gateway! successfully! connects! to! the!
NextCentury!Cloud,!this!light!will!turn!blue.!!
10. Additional!LED!information!can!be!found!on!the!
Gateway!Installation!Guide!document.!!
11. A!GW-301!can!be!interfaced!with!directly!using!an!
Android! or! iOS! mobile! device! and! the! NCSS!
Mobile!App.!See!the!Direct!Connect!Tutorial!for!
more!information.!
a. Connect!to!WiFi!
b. View!connection!information!
c. Configure!network!settings!
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2#|#RE-201#Repeaters#
In! order! to! get! the! greatest! RF! coverage,! it! is! highly!
recommended!that!the!RE-201!Repeater!be!placed!as!high!
up!on!a!property!as!possible.!!!
1. Locate!a!suitable!location!to!house!the!Repeater.!!
The!Repeater!requires!a!110v!outlet!for!power.!
a. It!is!recommended!that!the!Repeater!be!
installed! indoors.! ! If! not,! it! must! be!
housed! in! an! appropriate! NEMA! class!
plastic!enclosure.!
2. Remove! the! Repeater! from! the! packaging! and!
slide!the!mounting!plate!off!the!back.!
3. Attach!the!mounting!plate!to!the!wall!using!either!
the!screws/anchors!or!by!peeling!the!backing!off!
the! 3M! Tape! and! pressing! the! mounting! plate!
firmly! against! a! clean! surface.! ! Make! sure! this!
location!allows!the!power!cord!to!be!plugged!into!
the!Repeater!and!appropriate!receptacle.!
4. Slide!the!Repeater!onto!the!mounting!plate.!
5. Plug!the!power!cord!into!the!Repeater.!
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The! Repeater! may!take! a! minute! or! two! to! sync! with! its!
assigned! Gateway.! ! A! solid! red! power! indicator! light!
indicates! a! loss! of! power.! ! A! solid! green!power! indicator!
light!indicates!power!has!been!supplied!to!the!Repeater.!!A!
solid!blue!power!indicator!light!indicates!power!is!supplied!
and! the! Repeater! has! synced! with! its! assigned! Gateway.!!
You!can!press!the!Test!connect!button!on!the!Repeater!to!
manually!send!out!a!sync!broadcast!message!if!the!power!
indicator!light!does!not!turn!blue.!!

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There!are!two!options!available!when!setting!up!a!Repeater!
Network!on!a!property.!!These!options!depend!on!the!size!
and!layout!of!a!property.!
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Option!1:!Small!Properties!!
• For!a!small!property,!it!may!be!beneficial!to!install!
the!Repeaters!before!any!of!the!Transceivers!are!
installed.!!Look!at!the!property’s!layout!and!find!
the!best!positions!to!assist!in!total!!RF!!coverage!!!
for! !the! !property.! ! !Once! !the! Repeaters! are!
installed,!this!will!help!with!the!installation!of!the!
Transceivers!by!guaranteeing!RF!coverage.!!
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Option!2:!Large!Properties!
• For!larger!properties,!it!is!best!to!build!as!you!go.!!
Start! at! a! building! closest! to! the! Gateway! and!
work! your! way! out! from! there.! ! Find! the! best!
location!in!that!building!for!the!Repeater!and!then!
install! the! Transceivers.! ! As! you! move! from!
building!to!building,!look!for!!gaps!in!coverage!as!
you! are! installing! the! Transceivers.! ! If! you! are!
having! trouble! getting! a! response! from! the!
Gateway!to!a!Transceiver,!install!a!Repeater.!!!
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3#|#TR-201#Transceivers#
There! are! two! options! to! consider! when! installing!
Transceivers.!!The!first!option!would!be!to!perform!a!wrap(
and(strap.!!This!option!entails!attaching!the!Transceivers!to!
the!meters!and!entering!the!initial!meter!read!(IMR)!during!
property! set-up! on! the! NextCentury! web! portal.! ! The!
second!option!is!to!attach!the!Transceivers!to!meters!that!
are!already!installed!on!a!property.!
1. Remove!the!Transceiver!from!the!box!and!verify!
you!have!the!correct!Transceiver!for!the!unit!you!
are!in.!
2. Open! the! Transceiver! plastics! by! pressing! in! on!
the! plastic! release! tab! while! lifting! away! the!
cover.!
3. Remove!the!blue!Degson!Connector!by!pulling!up!
on!it.!
4. Insert! the! stripped! colored! wire! ends! from! the!
meter!into!!the!!two-terminal!Degson!Connector.!
5. Use! a! small! Phillips! screwdriver! to! tighten! the!
screws!that!secure!the!wires.!
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6. Place! the! Degson! Connector! back! onto! the!
Transceiver!board!by!firmly!pressing!it!into!place.!
7. If!the!wire!from!the!meter!already!has!a!Degson!
Connector! attached,!ensure! the! wires! are!
seated/fastened! firmly! in! place.! ! Place! it! back!
onto!the!Transceiver.!
8. At! this! time,! you! will! need! to! access! the!
NextCentury! mobile! app.! ! Log! in! with! your!
username!and!password!!that!!was!!set!up!!with!!!
the! !activation! e-mail.! ! Click! through! the! Billing!
and!Property!Management!companies!and!enter!
the!property!you!are!installing.!!Click!on!the!side!
menu!tab!and!open!the!Test!Connection!feature.!
9. Press!the!red!Test!Connection!button,!the!mobile!
app! will! receive! this! request! and! pull! up! the!
Transceiver’s!information.!!
10. The!RF!indicator!LED!will!blink!red!and!then!green!
if!the!RF!signal!has!been!received!by!the!Gateway.!!
If!you!press!the!Test!Connect!button!again,!the!RF!
indicator!LED!will!blink!blue!and!then!green.!!This!
signifies!that!the!Transceiver!has!synced!with!its!
assigned!Gateway.! ! If!the!RF!indicator! LED! does!
not! blink! green,! the! signal! did! not! reach! the!
Gateway.! ! Make! sure! the! Gateway! is! set!up!
properly.!!If!the!Gateway!is!operational,!you!may!
need!to!install!a!Repeater!to!boost!the!signal.!!
11. When!the!Transceiver!information!comes!up!on!
the!mobile!app,!verify!you!are!in!the!correct!unit!
and!have!the!corresponding!Transceiver.!
12. Click!on! the! Edit!button!and! place! the! cursor!in!
the!IMR!field.!!Enter!the!meter’s!IMR.!!
13. Click!the!Save!button.!
14. Before! putting! the! Transceiver’s!plastic! cover!
back!on,!it!is!good!practice!to!press!the!Red!Test!
Connection!button!again.!!This!will!bring!up! the!
Transceiver’s!information!page!and!you!can!verify!
that!the!IMR!was!indeed!uploaded.!
15. Place!the!plastic!cover!back!onto!the!Transceiver!
by!placing!the!side!with!the!wire!port/release!tab!
onto! the! bottom! half! first! and! then! simply!
pressing!down!on!the!other!end.!
16. Place!the!Transceiver!onto!the!wall!by!peeling!the!
backing!off!of!the!3M!Tape!and!pressing!it!firmly!
against! the! wall! or! with! the! supplied!
screws/anchors.!
17. Repeat! this! process! for! the! rest! of! the!
Transceivers!on!the!property.!
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