Facility Preparation Checklist
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1. 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 16 All physical maintenance of equipment is managed as it is today Precor also has access to console logs and data via PBS hosted in the Amazon Cloud Operators in the future will have access to this GUI to generate reporting proactively manage machine settings and maintenance schedules etc Connected locations will get updates as necessary Ex updates could happen once every quarter Regular NAT and firewall rules will not interfere with P80 console operation Yes Yes The NTP information is preconfigured during manufacturing P80 retrieves information from the NTP servers using port 123 The console sends and receives data using SSL port 443 We also have the capability of attaching via a SSH connection which is useful for troubleshooting but not required The P80 console uses a security token created during the initial registration to communicate with PBS hosted in Amazon Cloud Future communications use that token and a unique url to authenticate with PBS IPRECOR 6 FAQs Cache Server What is the purpose of the cache server Who manages the cache server equipment How is the cache server managed on a day to day basis What protocols are used to manage the cache server remotely How does the cache server communicate through a firewall How will the cache server receive software updates Our fa2. 011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 5 All Equipment Excluding Treadmills Power Recommendations P80 consoles or Personal Viewing Systems PVS connected to fitness equipment require a separate power connection A maximum of 10 P80 and or PVS screens can be connected to one 20 amp branch circuit A maximum of 10 P80 and or PVS screens can be connected to one 20 amp branch circuit Each 20 amp branch circuit requires a minimum of TWO hardwired wall outlets a duplex outlet per 10 screens 5 screens per outlet When using the PCMS a maximum of five PVS screens or two P80 consoles can be daisy chained together per wall outlet No other devices can be plugged into this 20 amp circuit If the branch circuit has any other devices connected the number of P80 consoles or PVS screens must be reduced by the wattage of the other devices It is preferable for each device to have its own outlet Each treadmill requires a unique 20 amp individual branch circuit in addition to the P80 PVS power requirements In the event screens are being daisy chained using the Precor Cable Management System to power multiple screens from a single outlet the typical splitter power cords that have IEC 320 C13 and C14 plugs have a recommended maximum capacity of 5 screens being connected one to another from that single outlet Precor utilizes a y cord splitter power cord to daisy chain power from one scree
3. Facility Preparation Checklist For Precor Cardiovascular Entertainment and Networking Products Version 1 3 March 26 2012 MPRECOR Precor Installation Checklist This document will help you prepare your facility s infrastructure for the Precor Experience Series Products and Future Possibilities As the marketplace for fitness equipment evolves entertainment and interactive features are moving from being mere enhancements to the workout experience to becoming integral parts of it To keep pace as these features grow and expand fitness facilities should plan a technical infrastructure to support them When you plan a new design or update an existing workout facility in order to offer a great workout and entertainment experience and to prepare your facility and equipment to be both networked and Preva ready consider the following points 1 Summary of connections required for each cardio machine Ideally each machine should have its own individual connection permanently built into the facility infrastructure In the event you have an existing facility where all of these connections cannot be built into the facility consult with your Precor representative about options we may be able to offer Equipment being powered and providing personal viewing entertainment require Electrical power outlet e Precor Cardio Machines with a P80 Console We recommend one electrical wall outlet per each machine Treadmills requir
4. che server both speeds up access to data and reduces demand on an enterprise s bandwidth As a result the next exerciser that selects the CNN news feed will receive the information from the caching server and not via the internet directly Cache servers also allow users to access content offline including rich media files or other documents A Details of Caching Server Network Infrastructure Typical Caching Server Installation Transparent Bridge Mode Detailed installation and configuration instructions can be provided by your Precor Service Provider cachin Router or l To P80s 6 l To internet server sonicwall IPRECOR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 14 f B Network Equipment Specifications Fe e pnm ooo pooo e SeareRenoteardeaine e PeomanceReporre M RECOR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 15 6 FAQs Console Who manages the P80 console How often are software updates provided by Precor Our facility uses Network Address Translation NAT Does the P80 console require a static address and unique firewall settings Our facility provides static IP addresses to all connected devices Does your console Support static IP addressing Does the P80 console Support NTP servers What protocols are used to manage the P80 console remotely How does the console communicate through a firewall
5. cility uses Network Address Translation NAT Does the cache server require a static address and unique firewall settings 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law The caching server optimizes performance of networked P8Os and reduces the bandwidth requirements for the club Either the 3 party provider specified by Precor or Precor Customer Service if the device was installed by a Precor representative The caching server will be managed remotely through a secure connection to Precor The cache server requires port 25 587 and 8080 to communicate securely with the Precor management console The cache server receives all traffic that passes through the firewall Precor managed cache servers will get updates automatically as necessary Regular NAT and firewall rules will not interfere with cache server operation IPRECOR
6. ctrical power connections for powering cardiovascular audiovisual and data networking equipment Treadmills can be powered via 120 Volt or 240 Volt circuits depending upon geographic power usage and customer preference Each Precor treadmill must be connected to a single 20 amp individual branch circuit If you need additional help with the power connections contact your Precor representative Important An individual branch circuit provides a single hot conductor and single neutral conductor to a single receptacle The conductors must not be looped daisy chained or connected to any other conductors The circuit must be grounded according to NEC guidelines or local region electric codes Figure 2 North American 250 volt 20 amp power receptacle Note This is a recommendation only NEC National Electric Code guidelines and or local region electric codes must be followed M RECOR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 4 f i 120 240 VAC Plugs amp Receptacles The following page shows photos and requirements for electrical devices to power treadmills in the US amp Canada Power Equipment voltage Outlet Plug type US amp Canada 125VAC 50 60 Hz NEMA 5 20R 5 20P US amp Canada 250VAC 50 60 Hz NEMA 6 20R 6 20P NEMA 5 20R NEMA 5 20P 125VAC 20A Duplex 125VAC 20A Receptacle NEMA 6 20R NEMA 6 20P 250VAC 20A 250VAC 20A Receptacle Plug 2
7. e an individual wall outlet and individual branch circuit Daisy chaining power on P80 non treadmill products is possible but not preferred e Precor Cardio Machines with P30 P20 Consoles with PVS Treadmills require a individual branch circuit as well as a separate receptacle on the wall outlet for the PVS Non treadmills require one electrical connection per machine Daisy chaining power to PVS screens is possible but not preferred to wall outlets Audio Visual outlet Coax Connection e For Precor Cardio Machines with P80 Consoles or with P30 P20 Consoles with PVS We recommend one coax wall outlet per machine e The coax cable carrying the A V signal can be Daisy Chained or split across multiple units Although not preferred up to 17 units can receive signal from a single cable provided the system achieves the appropriate AV signal strength to each machine see following section for details on signal strength Data Networking your equipment now or if you plan to in the future Every networked P80 console requires a dedicated Ethernet Connection Jack and dedicated Cat 6 or Cat 5e line aie PVS Personal Viewing System PRET OR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 2 Electrical Outlet A V Connection Ethernet Port Floor Outlet T 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 3 Ij 2 Appropriate ele
8. level Below are a few examples of headend systems Your facility will have to choose the system you wish to use based upon how many channels of television signal you wish to provide as well as what type of service you choose to use cable or satellite Examples of Audiovisual Headend Systems 7 WOE R Satellite Encrypted Cable Non Encrypted Cable Decoded Modulated amp and Simply Split Modulated amp Combined Combined y RECOR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 9 d 4 Networking Your Equipment Key things to know when you plan to network your equipment with Preva Business Tools and Preva Fitness Tools You will need a dedicated internet connection and data distribution network addition to the electrical power circuits and AV signal distribution system described in this document Additionally each piece of fitness equipment connected to the Preva network requires an individual Ethernet connection jack that connects directly to the network equipment Tier 2 and Tier 3 services require a cache server and firewall at a minimum The Ethernet ports in your facility should ideally be built in along with power outlets and coax jacks If the Precor Cable Management is used to daisy chain power and house cabling that is split it can only accommodate up to 10 max Ethernet lines per row of fitness equipment Details of Network Infrastructure A Ca
9. ming video Minimum Bandwidth gt 10 Mbps gt 20 Mbps gt 30 Mbps gt 40 Mbps gt 50 Mbps Cat 6 preferred Cat 5e acceptable Minimum equipment required to ensure connectivity and Quality of Service gt minimum bandwidth required to ensure quality of service web video example youtube facebook video vimeo etc streaming video example video on demand netflix etc Mi RELUR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 5 Caching Server With the introduction of Preva comes the need to think about data and bandwidth requirements differently Exercisers now have access to the best internet content right on the P80 console The links are carefully selected to give members an extensive variety of topics such as fitness amp health news sports technology business and much more Following the fitness is foremost philosophy content is provided in an easy to navigate and easy to read format specifically designed for the in motion exerciser Installing a caching server will ensure that exercisers have an experience unlike any other while also protecting the functionality of the operator s mission critical member management systems A cache server is a dedicated network device that saves Web pages or other Internet content locally By placing previously requested information in temporary storage example someone exercising on an AMT 885 selected the CNN news feed or cache a ca
10. n to the next See photo examples below To daisy chain the P80 an additional adapter is required Note This is a recommendation only NEC National Electric Code guidelines and or local region electric codes must be followed NEMA 5 15 Outlet 120V 15A Splitter Power Cord IEC 320 C13 and C14 plugs M RECOR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 6 Power in the Audio Visual Headend or signal source room In addition to powering the fitness equipment you will need to supply power to the television signal sources the data network switches and the internet service routers As Preva networking evolves additional components maybe required to support the infrastructure therefore additional space and power capacity should be considered in order to prepare the facility for the future Note Built in wiring versus Precor Cable Management System Wiring 120 Volt power to your non treadmill P80 machines or machines equipped with PVS screens as well as supplying the Coax RF wiring can be accomplished via built in wiring which is the recommended method Precor Cable Management System PCMS In the event you are dealing with an existing infrastructure and a built in system is not as easily achieved an above floor wiring option using the PCMS is possible It can be used to provide power via daisy chaining as previously described It can also be utilized to provide an i
11. ndividual coax connection for each piece of equipment provided that the required signal strength to each machine is achieved via tapping the coax cable at each screen It is not recommended that you attempt to provide network power and video Coax RF connections to your P80 console equipped Precor machines utilizing the PCMS In unique circumstances the PCMS can be combined with built in power and or Coax RF to accommodate Cat 5e cabling to each P80 console Consult your Precor Service provider for information on this option Precor Cable Management System 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 7 f 3 Adequate audiovisual signal strength to each machines coax connection Your facility s AV system needs to provide an adequate RF signal to each piece of equipment and must be balanced to within 2dBmvV across all channels One F type coaxial cable outlet will be required per piece of equipment RG6 coaxial cable is recommended to connect the headend to the coax jacks for each piece of equipment If the coax cable signal is distributed it is required that commercial grade taps and or splitters are used in order to balance the proper signal strength to each piece of fitness equipment When P80 machines are installed or PVS screens added to a piece of fitness equipment there is a minimum RF signal strength requirement to properly supply CATV signal to the screens eFo
12. r analog signal direct to the units we require 5dBmV to 10dBmV RF power with a minimum of 40dBmV C N Channel to Noise ratio at each screen eFor digital signal direct to the units we require 5dBmV to OdBmV with a minimum of 40dBmV C N Channel to Noise ratio at each screen If a single RF wall outlet is to be used to send signal to several screens in a row of equipment the minimum RF signal strength requirements are slightly different eAnalog signal must be at least 35dBmV and 40dBmvV C N at the wall outlet video Digital signal must be at least 25dBmV and 40dBmV C N at the wall outlet RF signal strength of 35dBmV can be distributed to 17 screens in a single row when properly tapped out IN our GR ONDER TONGUE SAT Stock No 1940 x TAP Example of a Cable Tap to be used in splitting coaxial cable and maintaining an appropriate signal strength J SIU D inner dielectric insulator E copper core Note Blonder Tongue and Drake provide excellent commercial grade components JPRECOR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 8 Providing television signal to your coaxial cable distribution network is done via a headend This is the mechanism which takes the television signal from outside your facility and modulates it in a manner that the signal can then be distributed to each individual piece of fitness equipment at the appropriate signal strength
13. rohibited by Law 11 y C A dedicated internet line Recommended At a minimum you will need an ISP that can provide dedicated data rates of 512 Kb s upload speed and 5 10 Mb s download speed If you already have a network check with your IT service provider to find out how to ensure that these data rates will be available at all times to the Precor P80 products to be networked on Preva To ensure Preva runs efficiently in your club dedicated bandwidth is a must and Precor highly recommends installing a separate dedicated internet line if practical D Networking details for your IT Manager Communication Requirements Upload Data Rate 512 Kb s Download data rate 5 10Mb s Ports Firewall Switch Openings 80 123 443 downloads speed will grow along with the number of networked P80s Ask your Precor Service provider for detailed specifications The P80 console uses a security token for communication with the Preva cloud based servers The security token sent with every Application Programming Interface API call from the fitness equipment to the cloud servers Communication between P80 consoles and the Preva cloud based servers begins once the equipment is has been registered at the location Every future exchange of information between the P80 console and the Preva cloud based servers authenticate with the security token and are secured using SSL transport protocol All communication with our servers is curren
14. t 6 or Cat 5e cable and Ethernet port at each machine You will also need enough CAT 6 5 wiring to run DEDICATED home run connections from your network switches rack to the connector plates next to each piece of equipment Examples of Ethernet Cat6 Cabling and Connection Jacks f 2 7 a 7 g gt Ba m 5 T W za basii b X i OD 7 gt gt 5 5 E sihe 4 Pns JA Y s i a 5 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 10 f R B One or more network switches Depending upon the number of machines to be networked you will need one or more network switches to accommodate your P80 Preva networked equipment Each machine requires its own network switch connection port Switches come in a variety of sizes 4 8 12 24 48 ports etc Standard commercial grade racks typically house 24 48 port switches but can accommodate any standard rack mountable switch Plan for extra room in your rack and or extra connection ports in the event you add additional equipment in the future Consult Precor s recommended IT services partner or your own IT service provider for more information Precor also recommends that a 19 inch network rack be used to house your network switches and that it contain room for future additions should you need them Examples of Network Rack Mounted Switches fi 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution P
15. tly done via outgoing originating from the console HTTPS sessions The P80 utilizes Network Time Protocol NTP to set its clock and for synchronization At no time is Precor connecting to your network to push any data The P80 initiates all data requests If you are installing a power data or media network for the first time one of our Precor recommended installers conduct a site survey to create the list of hardware and infrastructure configurations your facility will need NIPRECOR 2011 Precor Incorporated Unauthorized Reproduction and Distribution Prohibited by Law 12 A Bandwidth Requirements Functionality by Services Infrastructure 20 40 60 80 100 streaming video Asset and Connectionto P80 wired wired wired wired wired al as eane Lane e Updates Equipment router s router s routers routers routers sr a Bandwidth gt 2 5 Mbps gt 2 5 Mbps gt 5 Mbps gt 5Mbps_ gt 5 Mbps Tier 2 and 3 RSS and web Cat 6 Cat 6 Cat 6 Cat 6 Cat 6 access Preva Net RSS Connection to P80 wired wired wired wired wired Web RSS Publisher Tier 1 Additional network router s router s router s router s router s features Equipment Cache Cache Cache Cache Cache Minimum Bandwidth gt 5 Mbps gt 5Mbps gt 5Mbps gt 5Mbps_ gt 5 Mbps Tier 2 and 3 web video Minimum Bandwidth gt 7 Mbps gt 9Mbps gt 11 Mbps gt 13 Mbps gt 15 Mbps Tier 2 and 3 web video and strea
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