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6 INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
6.1 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. 149
6.1.1 General Requirements ........................................................................................................... 149
6.1.2 Site Selection ......................................................................................................................... 149
6.1.3 Conducting a Site Survey ....................................................................................................... 150
Terrain and Signal Strength.......................................................................................................... 150
A Word About Radio Interference ................................................................................................150
Mounting Dimensions for Radios .................................................................................................152
6.1.4 Antenna and Feedline Selection ............................................................................................153
Antennas...................................................................................................................................... 153
Feedlines ..................................................................................................................................... 154
6.2 HOW MUCH OUTPUT POWER CAN BE USED?
(U.S.A. and Canada, 900 MHz systems) .................................................................................. 156
6.2.1 Calculating System Gain ........................................................................................................ 156
6.3 HOW MUCH OUTPUT POWER CAN BE USED?
(U.S.A. and Canada, 2400 MHz systems) ................................................................................ 157
6.3.1 Calculating System Gain ........................................................................................................ 157
6.4 HOW MUCH OUTPUT POWER CAN BE USED? (ETSI 2400 MHz systems)................. 158
6.4.1 Calculating System Gain ........................................................................................................ 159
6.5 OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................ 160
6.5.1 Principles of Wireless Network Operation .............................................................................. 160
6.5.2 Aiming Directive Antennas for Maximum RSSI ...................................................................... 162
Procedure .................................................................................................................................... 162
6.5.3 Tips for Improving Data Throughput ....................................................................................... 163
To Maximize Throughput of Data and Reduce Latency Time ...................................................... 163
To Maximize Overall Data Performance ...................................................................................... 164
7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND RADIO TESTS . . . . . 165
7.1 TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................... 167
7.1.1 Interpreting the Front Panel LEDs .......................................................................................... 167
7.1.2 Troubleshooting Using the Embedded Management System ................................................ 168
Serial Port and Remote Serial Statistics Menu ............................................................................ 171
Diagnostic Tools........................................................................................................................... 171
7.1.3 Using Logged Operation Events ............................................................................................. 172
Summary of Contents for MDS entraNET 900
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