Installation Manual
Table Of Contents
- ExtendAir eMIMO Series Digital Microwave Radios Installation and Management Guide
- Legal Notice
- Open-Source License Information
- Table of Contents
- About this Document
- Introduction
- Pre-installation Tasks
- Link Engineering and Site Planning
- Familiarization with the ExtendAir eMIMO Series Radios
- Initial Configuration and Back-to-Back Bench Test
- Time Division Duplex (TDD) Factors
- Link Orientation and Synchronization (future feature)
- Radio Synchronization (future feature)
- Offset Timing
- Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) (future feature)
- System Installation and Initiation Process
- Installation
- Configuration and Management
- Telnet into the Command Line Interface (CLI) (future feature)
- Telnet
- Exalt Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Quick Start
- Navigating the GUI
- Radio Information Page
- Administration Settings Page
- File Management Page
- System Configuration Page
- VLAN Settings Page
- Antenna Alignment Page
- Performance Page
- Metrics – Link Statistics and Radio Interface Statistics Page
- Reboot Page
- Manual Page
- Specifications
- Interface Connections
- Antennas
- Troubleshooting
- Back-to-back Bench Testing
- General Compliance and Safety
- Safety Notices
- Regulatory Notices
- Regulatory Compliance–TBD
- EIRP Limits for the United States and Canada
- EIRP Limits for Australia
- EIRP Limits for the European Union and ITU Countries
- Declaration of Conformity to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
- Exalt Limited Hardware Warranty Software License and RMA Procedures Agreement
- Copyright Notices
- Index
Exalt Installation and Management Guide
ExtendAir eMIMO Series Digital Microwave Radios
7 208363-001
2013-05-01
that if troubleshooting is necessary, the radio hardware and configuration settings are eliminated from
the troubleshooting process. Verify the following in the back-to-back testing:
• Confirm that the radio system is generally operational
– Radios power-up with planned power and wiring solutions
– Radio firmware version matches on each terminal (and is ideally the latest version)
– Upgrade license key entry successful
– RF link connects in both directions
– Traffic passes across the link
– Configure connected equipment and cabling
– Test Ethernet (CAT5e or CAT6) cabling
– Configure IP settings for configuration and management
– Configure passwords and security modes
– Become familiar with the configuration and management interfaces through the Exalt GUI
interface
– Configure radio parameters
– Set transmitter output power to engineered or allowed level (see RF Output Power Setting
)
– Set operating center frequency
– Set link distance and occupied channel bandwidth
• Make detailed radio performance measurements
– Measure transmitter output power
– Measure receiver threshold performance
– Confirm unfaded error-free performance
Some of these tasks may not be possible or practical within a bench test environment due to the nature
of the remote connectivity of peripheral equipment. However, it is good practice to perform as much as
possible in this environment to minimize field/installation time and troubleshooting efforts.
Detailed performance measurements are usually not required for pre-installation, but can be easily
performed at this stage and may be helpful for later troubleshooting efforts or for internal records.
During troubleshooting, there may often be a point at which a back-to-back bench test should be
performed to verify many or all of the above items, and in the case of a suspected faulty device, to help
confirm the fault and determine which end of the system is at fault and in need of repair or
replacement.
Note: Some countries require Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) for certain frequency
bands, which delays the transmitter turn-on time during the initial Channel Availability Check
period of 1 minute. In accordance with these regulations, the radios boot up, and then wait for
1 minute before linking.