User Manual Part 1

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Link CX-24 User’s Manual

Version 1.0 Page iii February 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 Overview 1

1.1 Description ....................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Regulatory Information.................................................................................................................. 1

1.3 Products ........................................................................................................................................1

1.4 Applications ...................................................................................................................................2

1.5 System Overview ..........................................................................................................................2

1.6 Features ........................................................................................................................................4

1.7 Link CX-24 Basic Structure ...........................................................................................................4

1.8 Typical Applications ....................................................................................................................11

1.9 Specifications ..............................................................................................................................11

Section 2 Installation 12

2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................12

2.2 Planning a Link CX-24 Network ..................................................................................................12

2.3 Site Planning ............................................................................................................................... 13

2.4 Planning Element and Network Management Ethernet Links .................................................... 14

2.5 Planning DS-3 Links....................................................................................................................15

2.6 Power Planning ...........................................................................................................................15

2.7 Transmit Power Planning ............................................................................................................15

2.8 Radio Link Planning ....................................................................................................................16

2.9 Before Installing .......................................................................................................................... 18

2.10 Initial Configuration .....................................................................................................................21

2.11 Mounting the Link CX-24.............................................................................................................30

2.13 Completing the Link CX-24 Installation.......................................................................................33

2.14 Aligning the Antenna ...................................................................................................................35

2.15 Acceptance Testing.....................................................................................................................37

2.16 Final Link CX-24 Configuration ................................................................................................... 40

2.17 Updating the Link CX-24 Software.............................................................................................. 41

Section 3 Monitoring and Trend Analysis 43

3.1 Built-In Web Server Interface......................................................................................................43

3.2 SNMP Network and Element Management Systems .................................................................43

Section 4 Troubleshooting the Link CX-24 45

4.1 Troubleshooting Tables...............................................................................................................45

4.2 Using the Link CX-24 LEDs ........................................................................................................45

4.3 Using RSSI..................................................................................................................................45

4.4 Using a Web Browser .................................................................................................................46

4.5 Customer Support Services ........................................................................................................46

Appendix A - Interface Cable Pinouts 47

Appendix B - Technical Specifications 49

Appendix C - Using the Web-Based GUI User Interface 52

C-1 Web Browser Requirements..........................................................................................................52

C-2 Connecting A Web Browser...........................................................................................................52

C-3 Accessing the Link CX-24 Web Pages ..........................................................................................52

C-4 Link CX-24 Web Pages.................................................................................................................. 52