D100 and Repeaters link question

[MBATech173]

Can I link multiple D100 base units to a single repeater antenna ? The Avaya doc states that "Maximum number of Repeaters linked is 3" but does that mean linking actual repeaters to each other or linking base units to repeaters ?





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[intrigrant]

A slave cannot have many masters.

 

[MBATech173]

Intrigrant, the D100 don’t work like the older DECT systems. There’s no way to set an antenna up as a “master” and another as a “slave”.

 

[intrigrant]

A D100 is a master on itself and the repeaters are slaves.
And a slave can only have one master.

 

[MBATech173]

Then what does it mean when the docs state that 3 repeaters can be chain-linked together ? How is that done ?

 

[intrigrant]

D100 > repeater > repeater > repeater > no more.

 

[MBATech173]

What you described, in very vague detail, isn’t correct. A single D100 can have 6 repeaters linked to it. I’m trying to figure out how to chain-link repeaters together as the doc states.

 

[intrigrant]

Then ask the right question, you asked if a repeater can be linked to two D100 systems and it cannot.
Just follow the docs to link the repeaters.
We have sold tree of them and now we have two in a box on stock, it does not deliver as promised.

 

[Pepp77]

The D100 isnt great, but then the documentation isnt either, MBAT is correct that you should be able to chain 3 repeaters to each other, and that 6 is the limit of repeaters to a base station.

The docs say this and show how to register but then make no mention of the chaining part.

Repeater registration
Use the following procedure to register a repeater. Remember that each base station can
support a maximum of six repeaters, and that you can chain-link up to three repeaters. When
Hardware preparation and installation
48 Installing and Administering IP Office D100 SIP Wireless Terminal September 2013
a repeater is powered, the repeater immediately attempts to find the base station it is registered
to. The repeater keeps track of the base station to which it is registered.
To avoid signal disruptions, you should register a repeater prior to deploying the repeater.
Procedure
1. Press and hold the Registration button on the front of the base station until the
base station power LED flashes.
2. Press and hold the Registration button on the back of the repeater until the repeater
LED flashes.
When the repeater successfully registers, the repeater LED flashes three times.
The repeater connects to the base station to which it was previously registered, and
the repeater LED changes from flashing to solid, indicating that the repeater is now
registered.
If the repeater fails to register with a base station, the repeater LED blinks 10 times
and the repeater returns to its previous registration state, i.e. Searching or
Connected if already registered with a base station, or Unregistered if not registered
with a base station.
3. Repeat step 2 for each repeater in the system.
4. Once all of the repeaters have registered, confirm the registration. Turn off the base
station to which the repeaters are registered by disconnecting the Ethernet cable,
and then confirm that the repeaters for that base station enter the Searching
mode.


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[MBATech173]

Intrigrant, I know what I asked but your "yoda" like responses made your replies hard to understand. Your last response was the answer I was looking for, which was that multiple base antennas cannot link to the same repeater antenna. And you never explained HOW it was done.

Pepp77, thank you for your input. You're correct, the docs never explain how to chain-link repeaters. I did read that they automatically link to one another when in range so I'm assuming that's just how it's done.