User's Guide Part 1

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About This User Guide Important regulatory information
Important regulatory information
The PTP 700 product is certified as an unlicensed device in frequency bands where it is not
allowed to cause interference to licensed services (called primary users of the bands).
Radar avoidance
In countries where radar systems are the primary band users, the regulators have mandated
special requirements to protect these systems from interference caused by unlicensed devices.
Unlicensed devices must detect and avoid co-channel operation with radar systems.
The PTP 700 provides detect and avoid functionality for countries and frequency bands
requiring protection for radar systems.
Installers and users must meet all local regulatory requirements for radar detection. To meet
these requirements, users must install a license key for the correct country during
commissioning of the PTP 700. If this is not done, installers and users may be liable to civil and
criminal penalties.
Contact the Cambium helpdesk if more guidance is required.
USA and Canada specific information
Caution
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
The USA Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has asked manufacturers to implement
special features to prevent interference to weather radar systems that operate in the band 5600
MHz to 5650 MHz. These features must be implemented in all products able to operate
outdoors in the band 5470 MHz to 5725 MHz.
Manufacturers must ensure that such radio products cannot be configured to operate outside
of FCC rules; specifically it must not be possible to disable or modify the radar protection
functions that have been demonstrated to the FCC.
In order to comply with these FCC requirements, Cambium supplies variants of the PTP 700 for
operation in the USA or Canada. These variants are only allowed to operate with license keys
that comply with FCC/IC rules. In particular, operation of radio channels overlapping the band
5600 MHz to 5650 MHz is not allowed and these channels are permanently barred.
In addition, other channels may also need to be barred when operating close to weather radar
installations.
To ensure compliance with FCC rules (KDB 443999: Interim Plans to Approve UNII Devices
Operating in the 5470 - 5725 MHz Band with Radar Detection and DFS Capabilities), follow
Avoidance of weather radars (USA only) on page 3-24.
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