Installation and Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Installation and Operation Manual
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Description
- 2 General Safety and Regulatory Information
- 3 Operation
- 4 Connecting to the Base Station
- 4.1 PC Recommendations
- 4.2 Connecting Your PC to the Base Station
- 4.3 Working with the Web Interface
- 4.4 Basic Tasks
- 4.4.1 User Settings
- 4.4.2 Taking the Base Station Offline
- 4.4.3 Troubleshooting Alarms
- 4.4.4 Working with Configuration Files
- 4.4.5 Single or channel group base stations
- 4.4.6 Marshaling or transmit delay
- 4.4.7 Configuring Receive-Only Base Stations
- 4.4.8 Setting Up Custom Alarms
- 4.4.9 Uploading Firmware from the Base Station
- 4.4.10 Downloading Firmware from a Package Server
- 4.4.11 Activating New Firmware
- 4.4.12 Subaudible Signaling
- 4.4.13 SNMP Network Management
- 5 Installation
- 6 Maintenance
- 7 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A – Interface Pin Allocations
- Appendix B– Installing the Firmware Package
- Glossary
- Tait General Software License Agreement
TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Installation 47
© Tait International Limited November 2019
5.1.3 Equipment Ventilation
Always ensure there is adequate ventilation around the base station (refer
to “Cabinet and Rack Ventilation” on page 47).
Notice Do not operate equipment in a sealed cabinet. The ambient
temperature must stay within the specified range. We recommend
strongly that you ensure the cooling airflow is not restricted.
Notice The cooling fans are mounted behind the front panel. To
ensure adequate airflow through the base station, do not operate it for
more than a few minutes with the fans disconnected (such as when the
base station is being serviced).
5.1.4 Ambient Temperature Sensor
The ambient temperature reading for the base station is provided by the
temperature sensor located inside the chassis.
5.1.5 Cabinet and Rack Ventilation
The cooling airflow for the subrack enters through the front panel and exits
at the rear. For optimum thermal performance, the heated air that passes
through a base station must never be allowed to re-enter the air-intakes on
the front panel. Any space at the front of the cabinet not occupied by
equipment should be covered by a blanking panel. See Figure 5.1 on
page 48.
Equipment installation should observe the following guidelines:
■ The recommended maximum number of subracks in a 38U cabinet is
twenty, as illustrated in Figure 5.1 on page 48.
■ Any space at the front of the cabinet not occupied by equipment should
be covered by a blanking panel. Refer to Figure 5.1 on page 48.
■ Subrack placement in the cabinet should include a 2U gap at the top of
the cabinet.
■ To allow enough cooling airflow through a cabinet-mounted base
station, the cabinet should allow for 50 cu.ft/min for each subrack
(0.024 cu.m/s).
■ To ensure adequate ventilation, the cabinet should have a vent at the top
with an area of approximately 23in² (150cm²) per subrack, or a similar
area of ventilation at the rear of the cabinet behind each subrack.
■ The maximum ambient temperature at the base station front panels must
not exceed +140°F (+60°C).