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EX7100 Technical Manual – Repeater Configuration

Control Interconnect.

The RS-485 control signals on the Control port of each terminal must be connected

together using a straight wired, shielded cable.

Note: Only pins 1, 2, and 5 should be linked. Incorrect use of this port will cause the

EX7100 to fail.

8.4 Software Configuration

Both terminals must be configured as G.703 data terminals as per the instructions in

Section 3. Specific parameters that need to be configured are:

Interface:

Codir G.703

Tx Data Clock:

Sync. to Rx

Operating Mode:

Repeater 100% or Repeater On-demand

Link ID:

Both terminals must be set for the same Link ID as the

remote terminals in the link.

Note: The Repeater On-Demand mode will allow the repeater to remain idle (i.e. not

transmitting) until it detects RF from a remote terminal. This is a feature of the

EX7100 that enables low power consumption during quiet periods.

If any of the terminals in the radio link are set to 100% mode (i.e. always

transmitting), all other terminals in the link will effectively be transmitting due to the

detection of RF from the remote terminal

8.5 Remote Monitoring

All configuration, monitoring, and diagnostic functions available in the standard EX7100

terminals are also available in Repeater configured terminals.

The ‘Monitoring a remote terminal’ procedure outlined in Section 4.3 describes how to set

up a test link with either of the repeater terminals to enable the user to remotely monitor or

reconfigure that terminal.