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Trademarks 
RuralConnect® and the RuralConnect® logo are registered trademarks of Carlson Wireless 
Technologies, Inc. Windows® is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the 
United States and other countries. 

Copyright 
Copyright© 2013 Carlson Wireless Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No person may 
reproduce this manual without explicit permission from Carlson. The information contained in 
this publication is the latest available, as of the date printed on each page. Carlson reserves the 
right to make changes without notice. Current revisions are available upon request. 
Carlson Headquarters: 2700 Foster Avenue, Arcata, CA 95521 USA 

Sales Inquiries and Application Support 
Please contact the Carlson Sales Department for sales and/or application inquiries. Purchasers 
of Carlson products are required to make their own evaluations of product suitability for their 
specific application(s). Carlson’s obligations regarding the use and/or application of our products 
and/or the use of this manual are limited to the terms set forth in the Standard Terms and 
Conditions of Sale for a delivered product. 

Technical Support  
Training and support are only available for products purchased directly from Carlson; the 
purchaser is responsible for technical assistance for all other system components. Carlson 
Support is available from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, excluding weekends and 
holidays. 
Tel: +1 (707) 822-7000 
Email: 

[email protected]

 

Repair and Return 
Carlson will replace or repair this product within one year from the date of shipment if it does not 
meet published specifications, or if it fails while in service due to a manufacturer’s defect. You 
must obtain a return merchandise authorization (RMA) prior to returning equipment to Carlson. 
You can request an RMA on our web site at 

http://www.carlsonwireless.com/support/rma-

request.html

Safety Warnings 
In order to prevent personal injury, property damage, and/or equipment failure, it is essential that 
the installer employ appropriate safety measures when testing, installing, or maintaining 
RuralConnect® equipment. You are required to review all safety warnings in this manual prior to 
testing, installing, and/or maintaining the system. 

Qualified Personnel 
Professionally trained service technicians are the only personnel qualified to perform the testing 
and/or configuration steps outlined in this manual. Technicians are responsible for adhering to 
all applicable safety regulations and industry-standard best practices. Carlson does not 

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Summary of Contents for RuralConnect

Page 1: ...ial document Do not distribute Revised December 2 2013 RuralConnect TV White Space Radio Installation User Guide Carlson Wireless Technologies Inc 2700 Foster Avenue Arcata CA 95521 Tel 707 822 7000 F...

Page 2: ...t Training and support are only available for products purchased directly from Carlson the purchaser is responsible for technical assistance for all other system components Carlson Support is availabl...

Page 3: ...ilure to do so could result in a fine and or personal injury RF Exposure The radio described in this manual transmits RF energy The concentrated energy from the antenna may pose a health hazard All an...

Page 4: ...en the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the manufacturer dealer or an experienced radio TV te...

Page 5: ...th RadioTest 15 2 10 1 Minimum System Requirements 15 2 10 2 Download the RadioTest Software 15 3 1 Field Installation 15 3 1 1 Professional Installers 15 3 1 2 Antenna height and RF exposure warnings...

Page 6: ...CPEs 14 Figure 16 CPE pole mount detail 16 Figure 17 Carlson Basestation 16 Figure 18 Carlson Basestation Rear Panel 17 Figure 19 Carlson Basestation Ethernet Cable Connections 17 Figure 20 RuralConn...

Page 7: ...trees buildings and hills are inevitable for long range wireless links These reflections arrive at slightly different times causing deep fading across the channels used by white space systems Without...

Page 8: ...ays disconnect the remote power source and all cables from the system prior to removing the grounding connection 2 3 Lightning Protection Poorly grounded lightning protection is the same as having no...

Page 9: ...with PVC jackets Do not use crimp type connectors Avoid cable bends as much as possible do not put more than a 90 degree bend in any cable run 2 4 2 Data Cables Network performance is greatly affecte...

Page 10: ...inspect everything for damage Report any missing or damaged components to your Carlson Customer Service Representative 2 8 Spectrum Database Registration Unless registered with a Certified TVWS Databa...

Page 11: ...se the supplied yellow Ethernet patch cable to connect the radio s Ethernet port to the Base controller board Ethernet port as shown in Figure 4 For Internet access connect the Basestation unit to a D...

Page 12: ...your Carlson Customer ID If you do not have a user account you will need to create and submit a request to have your radios assigned to your new Figure 7 OMC Sign In one a e page click the Stations t...

Page 13: ...d then troubleshoot your Internet connection and or wait another 3 5 minutes If the system still fails to initialize contact Carlson Support 2 9 4 Verifying Geographical Coordinates Click the Properti...

Page 14: ...re 15 Cell Control Basestation CPEs If the Basestation and CPEs do not appear troubleshoot the Internet connecti another 3 5 minutes If they fail to appear contact Carlson Support for technical Using...

Page 15: ...Online Help Desk if you have any questions 3 Installation 3 1 Field Installation 3 1 1 Professional Installers RuralConnect radios can only be installed by professionally trained personnel 3 1 2 Ante...

Page 16: ...s section of the manual is under development Visit the Carlson Online Help Desk if you have any questions 4 1 Basestation The Basestation is a 19 rack mountable device that will normally be installed...

Page 17: ...er Board and Radio Card Connected via Ethernet Cable 4 2 CPE Customer Premise Equipment The CPE also call Client Station is installed at the subscriber s premises RuralConnect CPEs use external antenn...

Page 18: ...ternet Regardless of the RF status the OMC pushes settings to the Basestation and polls its status If the Basestation is offline during a configuration change the OMC will apply those changes upon re...

Page 19: ...lick on its link This section of the OMC provides you with a high level overview of your entire RuralConnect network Figure 23 Home Page Text Hyperlinks 5 4 1 System Health The first drop down tab sho...

Page 20: ...CPEs Clicking the Id or Name hyperlink of any station will give you a popup Station Properties window See Section 5 7 of this manual to learn more about Station Properties Figure 27 Expanded Cell List...

Page 21: ...3 2013 this is the only area of the OMC where end users can make changes After making your desired changes click the Save Changes button to apply them Use the Mute button to disable the radio on the B...

Page 22: ...controls Set your CPE stations with the modulation mode that meets the needs of the installation and application Stronger signal to noise ratios will allow the use of higher modulation modes providin...

Page 23: ...tive RuralConnect network requires an active channel allocation You can find this information in other areas of the OMC as well On the right of each channel listed you will see the expiration or Expir...

Page 24: ...tly and recently active CPE connections listed by GUID On the right a bar graph indicates the timeline of each active CPE connection Click and drag this timeline to scroll it left and right viewing th...

Page 25: ...or of the expiration of the channel allocation lease provided by the spectrum database If the CPE fails to acquire a new lease before the Expiry Time shown it will cease transmission The radio will no...

Page 26: ...6QAM Data Rates 4 6 8 12 and 16 Mb s Data Rate Control Dynamic or fixed Receive Interface Proprietary technology is used to reduce co channel interference RX Sensitivity 89 dBm for 10 6 BER using QPSK...

Page 27: ...the event of a defect in material or workmanship You can obtain mail in service in the USA during the warranty period from a Carlson Factory Service Center by visiting http www carlsonwireless com su...

Page 28: ...act your dealer or service center 6 3 Acronyms Abbreviations API application programming interface CPE Customer Premises Equipment Client Station dB decibel EMC electromagnetic compatibility ESD elect...

Page 29: ...the header text and trailer bits for error detection and correction A header contains the data needed to route the packet through a network to its final destination Quadrature amplitude modulation QA...

Page 30: ...c ecfr tpl ecfrbrowse Title47 47tab_02 tpl Part 15 Radio Frequency Devices http ecfr gpoaccess gov cgi t text text idx c ecfr sid f1da62e9cb3d6edca075f32556594ab7 rgn div5 view text node 47 3A1 0 1 1...

Page 31: ...nses Information provided here is strictly for reference purposes OSHA Guidelines Part 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards http www osha gov pls oshaweb owasrch search_form p_doc_type STANDA...

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