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Preface

Tsunami

®

 MultiPoint 10200 Series - Antenna Installation Guide 

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Preface

 About this Guide

The guide gives an insight on how to set up and install the outdoor antenna(s) for the Tsunami

®

 MultiPoint 10200 Series 

products tabulated below:

 Who Should Use This Guide

At a basic level, the person referring to this guide should meet the following pre-requisites: 

A professional experienced in mounting outdoor antennas, installing surge arrestors, installing and configuring
network components.

Have a working knowledge on installation procedures for network operating systems like Microsoft Windows.

However, Proxim recommends only a qualified antenna installation professional to install the antennas and follow the
following guidelines: 

The outdoor antennas should be mounted only on an antenna tower, on a roof, or on the external surface of the
building. 

The site pre-requisites must be verified by the professional, familiar with the applicable national electrical code and
with other regulations governing this type of installation, within the country of use.

If you are not aware about the regulations that apply in your country, contact Proxim’s 

Warranty and Technical

Support

.

While installing the outdoor antennas, ensure to comply with the local radio regulations and use the correct cable type
and surge arrestor.

Local radio regulations or legislation may impose restrictions on the use of specific combinations of:

— Low - loss antenna cables and outdoor antennas.

— Selected radio channels that are connected to specific outdoor antennas.

Related Documents

In addition to this guide, please refer to the following documents for 

Tsunami

®

 MultiPoint 10200 Series

 products that are

available at Proxim’s support site 

http://support.proxim.com

.

Quick Installation Guide (QIG)

: A quick reference guide that provides essential information for installing and

configuring the device.

Device Management Guide

 - A guide that gives an overview of the device user interface and explains the step-by-

step procedure to configure, manage and monitor the device by using Graphical User Interface.

Frequency and Channel Management:

 This document provides Frequency Domain and Channel list information for 

Proxim devices.

Link Configuration Guide: 

This guide provides information and procedure for configuring the basic link

configuration parameters and security for Proxim devices.

Bridge and Routing Guide

: This guide provides information and procedure for configuring the bridge and routing

configuration parameters for Proxim devices.

Product(s)

Description

MP-10250-BSX

Outdoor Tsunami® Base Station Unit with BeamX Antenna, SmartScan Radio, 867 Mbps data
rate and 2x2 MIMO radio operating in 5.150 - 5.875 GHz frequency band.

Summary of Contents for Tsunami 10200 Series

Page 1: ...Tsunami MultiPoint 10200 Series Point to MultiPoint Products Antenna Installation Guide Products Covered Tsunami MultiPoint MP 10250 BSX...

Page 2: ...w gnu org licenses licenses html This license allows the user to freely copy modify and redistribute this software and no other statement or documentation from us To get a copy of this software or for...

Page 3: ...Cable 13 Connecting the Surge Arrestor and Ethernet Power cables 14 Grounding the System 15 Sealing the Cable Connectors 15 Aligning the Antenna 18 Antenna Alignment using CLI Commands 19 Antenna Alig...

Page 4: ...radio regulations and use the correct cable type and surge arrestor Local radio regulations or legislation may impose restrictions on the use of specific combinations of Low loss antenna cables and ou...

Page 5: ...and hardware specifications Safety and Regulatory Compliance Guide A guide that provides essential information on the country specific safety and regulatory norms to be followed while installing the d...

Page 6: ...operation of the equipment Verify that the low loss antenna cable used to connect the antenna with the surge arrestor or the ethernet cable used to connect the surge arrestor are at least 1 m 3 ft awa...

Page 7: ...ystem for the antenna mast device and surge arrestor before connecting the cables This protects your system against lightning strikes during installation When you remove or relocate the antenna verify...

Page 8: ...the actual surface of the earth In dense urban areas ground is to be interpreted as the height of the highest obstacle in the signal path between the two antenna sites Avoid trees in the signal path...

Page 9: ...Antenna Mast Requirements To accommodate the antennas the antenna mast must satisfy the following requirements The construction of the antenna mast must contain sturdy weatherproof and non corrosive...

Page 10: ...he Azimuthal plane with respect to EIRP but the Elevation plane has a limit specific to EIRP above 30 degrees as 21 dBm To comply with this specification Proxim products have an option to control the...

Page 11: ...11 The antenna gain for 0 00 is shown in the following figure Figure 1 4 Antenna gain at 30 0 300 Transmit Power EIRP G 30 0 MIMO Gain 21 5 16 dBm Case 2 0 150 antenna tilted upward The antenna gain...

Page 12: ...s shown in the following figure Figure 1 6 Antenna gain at 30 0 450 Transmit Power EIRP G 30 0 MIMO Gain 21 0 21 dBm 10 degree indicates that the antenna is tilted downwards 10 degrees indicates that...

Page 13: ...onnecting the Antenna Cable Follow the following steps to connect an antenna to the device by using an antenna cable 1 Use an RF cable antenna cable to connect the outdoor device to an external antenn...

Page 14: ...ch a way that the installation technicians have a clear passage area All the connectors that are located outdoor must have a weatherproof seal We recommend you to seal the connectors only after comple...

Page 15: ...round by using an equi potential bonding conductor A good electrical connection should be made to one or more ground rods by using at least a 10 AWG ground wire and non corrosive hardware 1 2 5 Sealin...

Page 16: ...eatherproof connector end and continue wrapping down 3 inches onto the CAT5e cable a Weatherproofing at the device end b Weatherproofing at the antenna end Step 2 Wrap a second layer of vinyl tape in...

Page 17: ...urface for the next layer a Weatherproofing antenna connectors on the device b Weatherproofing antenna cable Step 4 Next wrap a layer of the butyl mastic tape over the adhesive side of the tape coveri...

Page 18: ...onnection 1 2 6 Aligning the Antenna Antenna alignment is the process of physically aligning the antenna of the radio receiver and transmitter to establish a link with a better throughput The antenna...

Page 19: ...e signal noise and SNR Use a flat blade screw driver to disconnect and pull out the serial cable from the enclosure after the antenna alignment is done After withdrawing the cables seal the serial por...

Page 20: ...he following reasons Incorrect alignment of antennas Polarization mismatch of the antennas Sources of interference or unexpected reflections in the signal path that affect the quality of communication...

Page 21: ...rs Consult your supplier to take appropriate steps to maintain or optimize wireless link performance 2 3 1 Fresnel Zone Calculation The exact shape and width of the Fresnel Zone is determined by calcu...

Page 22: ...e in the signal path in dense urban areas An outdoor wireless link that lacks sufficient clearance will exhibit poor performance which is typically perceived as slow network response time However your...

Page 23: ...ave link is established along the path between antennas Availability of the microwave path is therefore a prediction of the percent of time that the wireless link operates In the absence of direct int...

Page 24: ...10F 20 log10D where F is the frequency of the radio system in GHz D is the distance of the path in miles This formula is available on a calculation sheet provided by Proxim to generate an estimate of...

Page 25: ...the expected RSL you can verify that it has been achieved during installation and troubleshooting Tabulated below is the relation between the Distance and Link Budget for a selected frequency Referen...

Page 26: ...imit is the maximum RF energy that can be transmitted as measured at the transmitting antenna and is usually deterwmined by government regulations For details we recommend you to refer the Max EIRP va...

Page 27: ...er Registration information If the product is not registered date and location where you purchased the product Technical Support is free for the warranty period from the date of purchase 3 2 Support O...

Page 28: ...ld as service contracts that provide coverage for specific products from 1 to 3 years Servpak bundles are considered an upgrade to the standard product warranty and not an extension 3 3 Additional Inf...

Page 29: ...Tier 3 engineers will review specific configurations to troubleshoot intricate issues and will also provide helpful insights regarding Proxim s products and various tips from decades of collective exp...

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