10 BAS-SVX40A-EN
WCI Addressing
This section describes the WCI addressing scheme and procedure. WCIs can be ordered either pre-
addressed or without addresses. Verify pre-addressed WCI prior to installation.
Setting Network Communication Addressing
Important: Addresses must be set on WCIs before applying power to them.
Follow this procedure to set the WCI address for network communication. Figure 1 illustrates the
addressing scheme used for WCIs. The illustration shows four networks and two Tracer SCs, with
each Tracer SC communicating on two networks. See Table 1, p. 11 for address settings.
1. Set the left (GRP) rotary address switch for each WCI that is in the same Tracer SC group to an
identical number. (A Tracer SC group refers to all of the networks that communicate with the
same Tracer SC.)
2. Set the right (NET) rotary address switch for each WCI that is to be on the same network to an
identical number. If there are multiple networks in a Tracer SC group, each network in that group
must have a unique number.
Note: The NET address must match the wireless link on Tracer SC.
Figure 1. WCI addressing example
Note: The Wireless Comm Network Design Best Practices Guide (BAS-SVX55) provides an
example of network addressing from a floor plan perspective.
UC/BCI
Tracer SC-1
UC/BCI
WCI WCI
GRP NET
NET
GRP NET
1
11
11
WCI
WCI WCI
GRP NET
GRP
NET
GRP NET
12
12
12
WCI
WCI WCI
GRP NET
GRP
NET
GRP NET
21
21
21
WCI
WCI WCI
GRP NET
GRP
NET
GRP NET
22
22
22
WCI
UC/BCI UC/BCI
UC/BCI UC/BCI UC/BCI UC/BCI
GRP
1
Tracer SC-2
Network
Network
Network
Network
Tracer SC Group
Tracer SC Group
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
NET
GRP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0