User's Manual

AR24027 Operator’s Manual (rev E)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................1
2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................3
2.1 R
ADIO COMPONENTS ..............................................................................................................................3
2.2 R
ADIO CONNECTORS ...............................................................................................................................3
2.3 POWER INSERTER UNIT ...........................................................................................................................4
2.4 OUTDOOR INTERCONNECT CABLE...........................................................................................................6
3 ANTENNAS, SITE SELECTION, PATH ANALYSIS.............................................................................9
3.1 I
NTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................9
3.2 SELECTING ANTENNA TYPE ....................................................................................................................9
3.2.1 Directionality................................................................................................................................10
3.2.2 Gain..............................................................................................................................................10
3.2.3 Polarization ..................................................................................................................................11
3.3 S
ITE SELECTION ....................................................................................................................................11
3.3.1 Line-of-Sight Path.........................................................................................................................12
3.3.2 Radio Horizon (Maximum Line-of-Sight Range)..........................................................................12
3.3.3 Point-to-Point Path Analysis ........................................................................................................13
3.3.4 Antenna Orientation .....................................................................................................................19
3.3.5 Cable Loss (Attenuation) ..............................................................................................................19
3.3.6 Connector Loss.............................................................................................................................20
3.3.7 Other Considerations – Antenna Grounding................................................................................20
4 INSTALLATION AND SETUP ................................................................................................................23
4.1 B
ENCH CHECK OUT (USING RADIO ETHERNET CONNECTION)................................................................23
4.2 BENCH CHECK OUT (USING RADIO AUXILIARY PORTS)..........................................................................24
4.3 F
IELD INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................25
4.3.1 Configuration ...............................................................................................................................25
4.3.2 Antenna Installation .....................................................................................................................26
4.3.3 Antenna Alignment .......................................................................................................................27
4.3.4 Spectrum Analysis and channel selection.....................................................................................27
4.3.5 Output Power Limits (FCC) .........................................................................................................28
4.3.6 Output Power Limits (CE)............................................................................................................28
4.3.7 Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) Limitations....................................................................29
4.4 E
THERNET BRIDGING ............................................................................................................................29
4.5 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE. ................................................................................................................30
4.5.1 Description ...................................................................................................................................30
4.5.2 Installing new firmware through the Ethernet port ......................................................................31
4.5.3 Installing new firmware using Telnet ...........................................................................................33
4.5.4 Installing new firmware using the RS-232 serial port ..................................................................34
4.5.5 Feature upgrades..........................................................................................................................35
5 COMMANDS..............................................................................................................................................37
5.1 C
ONFIGURATION TECHNIQUES...............................................................................................................37
5.2 C
OMMAND SYNTAX ...............................................................................................................................37
5.3 C
ONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT COMMANDS .......................................................................................39
5.4 M
AJOR CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS .................................................................................................41
5.5 B
RIDGE MANAGEMENT COMMANDS .....................................................................................................43
5.6 I
NTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) MANAGEMENT COMMANDS.........................................................................44
5.7 INSTALLATION AND LINK MONITORING COMMANDS ............................................................................46
5.8 E
VENT LOGGING COMMANDS ...............................................................................................................48
5.9 FILE UTILITIES ......................................................................................................................................49
5.10 M
ISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS ...............................................................................................................51
6 NETWORK MANAGEMENT..................................................................................................................55
6.1 T
ELNET .................................................................................................................................................55