User Manual

DIGITAL REPEATER PRODUCT MANUAL DEKOLINK WIRELESS LTD.
6. OPERATION
6.1 GENERAL
Carry out the following steps to operate the repeater (Refer to the RMT User's Guide
for additional information.)
6.1.1 Initial Setup
Perform the following procedures (if not yet performed):
Note
The following are further described in the Deployment and
Installation Manual.
Measure the isolation between the antennas •
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Measure the power of the chosen channels in the donor antenna field (Use
external test equipment for this action.)
Install the unit in the field
Connect the antenna cables to the Repeater's BASE and MOBILE
connectors
Connect the AC power cable to the AC connector
Note
After the AC power is connected to the repeater, the Power Supply, and the fans
start operating in the Repeater. Please note that the Repeater does not start
operating until the ON/OFF switch located on the
Connections Box is set to ON).
Turn on the Repeater (The ON/OFF switch is located on the Connections
Box).
Connect a PC/laptop to the Repeater’s Controller with a serial cable for
local connection (Refer to the RMT User's Guide for details).
For Remote connection instructions, please refer to Appendix D.
6.1.2 RMT Software – Setting Procedures
Using the RMT software, perform the following procedures:
Mute the downlink and uplink amplifiers so that they do not interfere with
the frequency spectrum.
Set the maximum transmitted power for Downlink and Uplink(Max Power)
according to the actual onsite requirements
Set the Max Gain according to the measured/calculated input power.
Dekolink recommends setting the Maximum Gain value to approximately
18 dB less than the isolation between the antennas/
If you use SALC, there is no need to measure or calculate the gain in
accordance with the required output power because it is adjusted
automatically to attain the selected power. (For more information, see
section 9.4, Smart-ALC Function).
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