Best Practices and White Papers

Document Name	Description	PDF Link
Advanced RF Topics for Lighting Controllers	While most SimplySNAP installations go well the first time, issues do sometimes occur. When this happens, the result is typically related to poor RF signal strength caused by interference, or incorrect antenna orientation. In most cases these issues can be avoided by following the best practices that we’ve outlined in this document.
Best Practices for SimplySNAP Lighting Installations	The SimplySNAP lighting control solution has excellent RF signal propagation thanks to the wireless mesh network design. However, this technology can experience problems when the antenna on a lighting controller is not installed correctly. This document provides some best practices and tips for installing SNAP Lighting controllers to ensure clear and consistent RF communications.
Best Practices for SimplySNAP Network Security	SimplySNAP can provide all of its basic lighting control services without an internet connection. However, many customers will find that internet (or LAN) connectivity provides additional functionality and benefits. When connecting SimplySNAP to the internet (or LAN), the following information may be important to you and your IT team.
Best Practices - What about Extension Cables?	Extending an RF antenna is a common practice that can become a source of frustration if you're not armed with the right information. This best practices guide will help ensure you're not among the frustrated.
SimplySNAP Mesh Networking	This document will help you understand how a SimplySNAP Gateway interacts with controllers that are in the same network. If you haven’t read Best Practices for RF Deployments yet, we suggest that you read it first to best understand how to place controllers and antennas for good network communications. Our goal for this document is to provide foundational information for building stable and upgradable large lighting networks. If you are setting up a SimplySNAP Site Controller and 10 lighting controllers, you likely do not need to worry about things like hop counts or good neighbors. However, understanding the communications principles behind these networks will help ensure success with any size installation.

Advanced RF Topics for Lighting Controllers

While most SimplySNAP installations go well the first time, issues do sometimes occur. When this happens, the result is typically related to poor RF signal strength caused by interference, or incorrect antenna orientation. In most cases these issues can be avoided by following the best practices that we’ve outlined in this document.

Best Practices for SimplySNAP Lighting Installations

The SimplySNAP lighting control solution has excellent RF signal propagation thanks to the wireless mesh network design. However, this technology can experience problems when the antenna on a lighting controller is not installed correctly. This document provides some best practices and tips for installing SNAP Lighting controllers to ensure clear and consistent RF communications.

Best Practices for SimplySNAP
Network Security

SimplySNAP can provide all of its basic lighting control services without an internet connection. However, many customers will find that internet (or LAN) connectivity provides additional functionality and benefits. When connecting SimplySNAP to the internet (or LAN), the following information may be important to you and your IT team.

Best Practices - What about Extension Cables?

Extending an RF antenna is a common practice that can become a source of frustration if you're not armed with the right information. This best practices guide will help ensure you're not among the frustrated.

SimplySNAP Mesh Networking

This document will help you understand how a SimplySNAP Gateway interacts with controllers that are in the same network. If you haven’t read Best Practices for RF Deployments yet, we suggest that you read it first to best understand how to place controllers and antennas for good network communications.

Our goal for this document is to provide foundational information for building stable and upgradable large lighting networks. If you are setting up a SimplySNAP Site Controller and 10 lighting controllers, you likely do not need to worry about things like hop counts or good neighbors. However, understanding the communications principles behind these networks will help ensure success with any size installation.