Installation Instructions
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Table of Contents
Table of Figures............................................................................................................................5
Warnings and Cautions................................................................................................................6
Introduction...................................................................................................................................7
The nanoBTS ..............................................................................................................................7
Installing the nanoBTS.................................................................................................................9
Pre-Installation Checklist.............................................................................................................9
Installing the nanoBTS ................................................................................................................9
Unpacking nanoBTS .................................................................................................................10
Provision of Power to the nanoBTS ..........................................................................................11
Installing the PSU at the Ethernet switch. .............................................................................11
Installing the PSU at the nanoBTS. .......................................................................................12
Mounting the nanoBTS..........................................................................................................12
a) Fixing to a wall...................................................................................................................12
b) Fixing to a ceiling or a sloping surface ..............................................................................14
Preparation for configuring nanoBTS........................................................................................14
Configuring the nanoBTS ..........................................................................................................15
Step 1.
Setting up PC for configuring nanoBTS ..................................................................15
Step 2.
Connecting the nanoBTS........................................................................................16
Step 3.
Setting IP addresses and downloading software ....................................................17
Step 4.
Calibration of nanoBTS using frequency synchronisation.......................................18
Step 5.
Check macro network channel usage.....................................................................19
Step 6.
BCCH Channel Usage Test ....................................................................................21
Step 7.
Retrieve BCCH frequency information....................................................................21
Step 8.
Measuring path loss between nanoBTS .................................................................22
Step 9.
Walk Test................................................................................................................26
Step 10.
Installation Report ...................................................................................................26
Regulatory Compliance..............................................................................................................27
Appendix 1: Modifying nanoBTS for use with external antenna ...........................................28
Appendix 2: Alternative method to set frequency of nanoBTS oscillator ...........................30
Appendix 3: Commissioning at the nanoBTS.........................................................................34
Appendix 4: Commissioning mostly at the NOC ....................................................................35
Appendix 5 Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................36
Checking that the nanoBTS has successfully downloaded an IP address ...............................36
Resetting the nanoBTS to factory default settings. ...................................................................36
Communication Problems.........................................................................................................37
No LEDs ................................................................................................................................37
LED is on but is flashing orange (1sec on, 1sec off) .............................................................37
No communication between the nanoInstaller and the BTS .................................................37
Clock Adjustment Problems......................................................................................................38
No 26MHz clock during Frequency adjustment.....................................................................38
Unsettled 26MHz during frequency adjustment.....................................................................38
Problems During Beacon Test ..................................................................................................38
No signal seen on other nanoBTS during beacon test ..........................................................38
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations......................................................................................39