Installation Manual

Exalt Installation and Management Guide
ExtendAir eMIMO Series Digital Microwave Radios
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2013-05-01
The ExtendAir eMIMO Series radios allows operations in a near line-of-sight (nLOS) and non-line-of-
sight (NLOS) conditions. Provide proper path clearance to achieve a high-performance, reliable
connection. Perform professional path engineering and site planning before installing this equipment.
The primary focus of this document is the installation and management of the digital microwave radio,
and assumes that path engineering and site planning has already been performed.
ExtendAir eMIMO Series radios utilize radio frequencies in the 4.90 to 4.94 GHz range. In most
countries, this frequency band is allocated exclusively for Public Safety usage and specific restrictions
for applications may apply. Licensing or registration may be required. Consult your country
regulations to determine any restrictions that may apply and any process that must be followed to
implement links in this band.
ExtendAir eMIMO Series radios utilize radio frequencies in the 5.250 to 5.875 GHz range. In most
countries these frequency bands are considered as ‘license-exempt’ or ‘unlicensed.’ This means that
virtually any user may use these frequencies freely, without paying for access, or any type of
prenotification, post-notification or registration. As a result of this designation, users may also move or
change these systems at any time, with significant flexibility to the location, orientation and
configuration of the system. However, due also to this designation, there may be uncontrolled
interference from other similar devices that occupy this spectrum. In these cases, it is up to engineering
and maintenance personnel to design the system with existing and future interference sources in mind,
recognizing that there is a chance that the interference conditions could be very dynamic, and outages
may occur on the system as a result, and that, in some very rare cases, the system may cause
interference into another system and may be required to be disengaged or modified/re-oriented to
eliminate the interference.
If the spectrum in your country is designated as ‘license-exempt’ or similar, this does not infer that the
installer may configure the system in any manner at any location. In most cases, there are regulations,
or device-based conditions that limit the use of the device, such as maximum gain antenna, antenna
types and maximum output power, as well as, in some cases, application limits, limited geography of
use, and other unique regulations. The link design engineer and/or professional installer must
determine these limitations and engineer/install the system within the confines of all local regulations.
Also, it is required to examine any regulations that may apply to peripheral equipment, installation and
cabling of the system that may be regulated for human safety, electrical code, air-traffic control, and
other safety-related categories.
In certain countries, the spectrum for this product is NOT considered to be license-exempt. In these
cases, there may be additional regulatory requirements concerning the location, frequency, power,
orientation, configuration, and other aspects of the system, including, in some cases, a need for link
registration, coordination, and fees that may apply to the system usage. Please consult your local
regulatory organization(s) to determine usage requirements.
In almost all cases, either for license-exempt or other designation, the product itself must be authorized
for use in your country. Either Exalt or Exalt’s agent must have applied for certification or
authorization to allow the sale and deployment of the system within the country. It is also possible that
only certain versions or configurations of the device are allowed within a particular country. Please
contact Exalt or your authorized Exalt representative for information pertaining to your country.
Note: It is the (professional) installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio system is
implemented in a legal fashion. Exalt is not liable for any unsafe or illegal installations.