Extending an Existing Deployment Using the Planning Tool

What You’ll Need

• Your existing deployment must have a status of Deployed or Cancelled. New deployments cannot be created if there is still an active deployment in Set to Deploy status.

  These statuses are reached when:

  • Deployed - All devices have been successfully installed in the field. This status is also applied if only part of the deployment was installed and a user manually selects Finish Deployment in the Planned Deployment panel (Completed is treated as a deployed state).

  • Cancelled - No devices were installed. Users select Cancel Deployment in the Planned Deployment panel to update the status.

• A basic understanding of how to use the Silvanet Planning Tool.

Learn more: Planning Tool: Plan a Site Step-by-Step

How to Create an Extension Plan 

Creating a plan to extend an existing deployed site follows the same process as planning a new Silvanet site (see the article above), with one key difference: when entering the Site Planning Workspace, the map view automatically centers on your existing deployed site and displays:

• Deployed gateway and sensor locations

• Simulated LoRa coverage of the already deployed gateways

• Select "Plan Connectivity" in the Planning Tool toolbar to add additional gateways and verify their connectivity with the existing network infrastructure.

• Select "Draw Area" or "Draw Path" to add new sensor areas within existing simulated LoRa coverage, without requiring additional gateways.

Important: While you can extend a site anywhere on the map using a Border Gateway, we do not recommend combining locations that are far apart into a single site. This can create management challenges for monitoring teams and potential issues for first responders. Always create separate Silvanet sites for distant deployment locations.