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USER MANUAL

RADWIN 5000 SCB JET FOR SMALL CELL 

BACKHAUL

Release 4.2

Summary of Contents for 5000 SCB JET Series

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL RADWIN 5000 SCB JET FOR SMALL CELL BACKHAUL Release 4 2...

Page 2: ...4 1 4 4 Preparations Before You Start 4 4 4 5 Hardware Installation Procedure 4 5 Chapter 5 RADWIN Manager Setup 5 1 In this Chapter 5 1 5 2 Installing the RADWIN Manager Application 5 2 5 3 Verify Co...

Page 3: ...Do 11 1 11 3 Preparations Before You Start 11 2 11 4 Logging on 11 2 11 5 Site Management Master ODU 11 3 11 6 Site Management Slave ODU 11 9 Part 3 PtMP Sector Configuration and Management Chapter 12...

Page 4: ...16 15 16 7 Active Alarms 16 16 16 8 Other Diagnostic Aids 16 17 Chapter 17 PtMP Using the Web Interface 17 1 What is it For 17 1 17 2 What it Cannot Do 17 1 17 3 Preparations Before You Start 17 2 17...

Page 5: ...er 25 Software Upgrade 25 1 What is the Software Upgrade Utility 25 1 25 2 Upgrading an Installed Sector 25 2 25 3 Bulk Software Backup 25 5 Chapter 26 Software Backup and Restore 26 1 Backup and Rest...

Page 6: ...ratory Installation D 1 About SCB Jet Laboratory Units D 1 D 1 Installing RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet in a Laboratory D 2 D 2 PtP Configuration D 5 D 3 PtMP Configuration D 8 D 4 Full Antenna Alignment for a...

Page 7: ...PANEL BUTTON BAR FUNCTIONS 12 13 TABLE 12 6 HBS HSU STATUS LIGHT COLOR CODES 12 17 TABLE 12 7 NAVIGATION TOOL BAR BUTTON FUNCTIONS 12 18 TABLE 12 8 HBS MAIN WINDOW CONTEXT MENU AND BUTTON BAR FUNCTION...

Page 8: ...ease 4 2 vii TABLE 28 1 LIST OF WIFI SSIDS AND IP ADDRESSES 28 1 TABLE A 1 TERMINOLOGY A 1 TABLE B 1 SAFETY DISTANCES FOR RADWIN 5000 SCB JET FCC AND IC PRODUCTS B 1 TABLE B 2 SAFETY DISTANCES FOR RAD...

Page 9: ...Part 1 Installation Release 4 2...

Page 10: ...Smart Antenna Alignment 2 PtP Link Configuration and Management Using the RADWIN Manager to bring up a link Fine tuning the link monitoring and diagnostics 3 PtMP Sector Configuration and Management U...

Page 11: ...btained by contacting support radwin com For additional information contact the RADWIN distributor nearest to you or one of RADWIN s offices worldwide Warning risk of danger to persons Caution risk of...

Page 12: ...WIN s Innovative Technologies Optimized air interface ensuring highest throughput 350 Mbps throughput single channel at 40 MHz channel bandwidth Low latency and jitter in NLOS conditions High modulati...

Page 13: ...technologies Smart beam forming antenna with nulling capability Automatic antenna alignment Advanced NLOS planning deployment tools that provide accurate NLOS small cell backhaul performance predicti...

Page 14: ...ematic Main Components Both the HBS and the HSUs communicate respectively with the service provider and users through PoE devices The communication protocol for both the service provider and the users...

Page 15: ...Ethernet repeaters CAT 5e cables of various lengths Grounding cables 2 2 4 Management Tools RADWIN Manager The RADWIN Manager is an SNMP based management application which manages a complete sector ov...

Page 16: ...s 1 Preliminary survey The proposed sector is analyzed in the office using a topographic map You should use additional tools such as the RADWIN Radio Planner 2 Physical survey The locations of the ind...

Page 17: ...much detail as possible should be obtained about the designated ODU installation sites and the area between them To perform a preliminary survey 1 Mark the designated installation sites on a topograp...

Page 18: ...uth hori zontal position that each HSU should face towards the HBS 2 Using binoculars locate any obstructions such as tall trees high buildings hills or mountains Look for other RF towers between the...

Page 19: ...32 to 122 F at a humidity of up to 90 non condensing 3 5 Stage 3 RF Survey The RF survey examines the wireless environment of the installation site to determine whether there are available channels wi...

Page 20: ...dy for use in the field The radio is mounted on a high precision tripod The radio based on the technology described in this Manual has an integrated antenna a rechargeable battery pack and a WiFi port...

Page 21: ...a RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet unit in accordance with the prior planning as set out in Site Survey 4 2 Goals After you have completed the steps in this chapter your HBS and all HSUs should be installed in it...

Page 22: ...tor An HBS HSU mounting kit A self adhesive label showing the MAC address and the alternative Community string You should keep this label in a safe place Cable glands to be used with the HBS HSU PoE c...

Page 23: ...4 3 3 Accessories Lightning Protector Unit LPU The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user requirements The LPU is designed with surge limiting circuits to minimize the ris...

Page 24: ...y has three main steps Stage 1 Preliminary Survey Stage 2 Physical Survey Stage 3 RF Survey 4 4 2 Site preparation Do the following Obtain any necessary legal and statutory permits for installation of...

Page 25: ...ions in this section in the order indicated to install your RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet unit Place a checkmark in the Done column once the task is completed 4 5 1 Step 1 Unpack and Check Shipped Items For eac...

Page 26: ...ional 4 5 2 Step 2 Mount the HBS HSU Use a mounting kit to mount the HBS HSU on a pole as shown in the following figures Figure 4 6 Mounting Kit Contents 10 Connect the pole clamp to the radio holder...

Page 27: ...e clamp as shown then tighten both bolts Figure 4 11 Mounting an ODU on a horizontal pole To attach the RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet unit to a vertical pole use the radio vertical adaptor as shown in Figure 4...

Page 28: ...RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4 2 4 8 Step 2 Mount the HBS HSU Hardware Installation Figure 4 12 RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet on a vertical pole Figure 4 13 RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet on a horizontal pole...

Page 29: ...Installation When mounting an ODU on a wall the pole clamp is not needed as shown When mounting on a thin pole position the pole clamp as shown in the following figures Figure 4 14 Mounting an ODU on...

Page 30: ...U There is a grounding lug on the rear of the HBS HSU as shown in Figure 4 19 Connect it to ground using 10 AWG wire Figure 4 19 HBS Grounding lug Figure 4 17 Rotate Clamp and tighten bolts Figure 4 1...

Page 31: ...5 5 Step 5 Mount the Lightning Protection Units The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user requirements The SCB Jet has surge limiting circuits that minimize the risk of d...

Page 32: ...as shown in Figure 4 21 Figure 4 21 Basic use of lightning protector units The LPU has two cable glands on the bottom for CAT 5e cables in addition to a grounding lug There is an extra hole for a sec...

Page 33: ...ible to the ODU 2 Insert the metal tie through the slots as shown in Figure 4 23 Make sure the LPU is oriented in the correct direction as shown in Figure 4 24 Figure 4 24 LPU attached to pole with me...

Page 34: ...d the other down to the IDU or PoE via the lower LPU An LPU installed on a pole is shown in Figure 4 27 9 RADWIN recommends that you add extra waterproofing to the connections see see Step 6 Add Suppl...

Page 35: ...AT 5e cables as shown in Figure 4 26 7 Route one CAT 5e up to the ODU via the upper LPU and the other to the IDU or PoE 8 RADWIN recommends that you add extra waterproofing to the connections see see...

Page 36: ...r CAT 5e Cables All external ODU ports should be water sealed Use the same materials and method as for the LPU cable glands 4 5 7 Step 7 Connect the HBS HSU to the PoE device Connect the HBS HSU to th...

Page 37: ...our managing PC and connect it to an operating HBS In addition we also show how to switch the base station default PtP to PtMP mode You can log on to an HBS or HSU in one of three ways Using an IPv4 o...

Page 38: ...e the Web Interface or get help from the RADWIN Web site 5 2 2 Installing the Software Any PC running the RADWIN Manager application can be used to configure a RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet sector To install th...

Page 39: ...system will look like this ping 2005 104 50 200 Figure 5 2 Pinging the base station IPv6 Any other response from ping means that the HBS is not responding Check your Ethernet connection and that both...

Page 40: ...or click Start Programs RAD WIN Manager RADWIN Manager The Log on dialog box appears You may log on using a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address Figure 5 3 Log on window IPv4 Figure 5 4 Log on window IPv6 2 Cli...

Page 41: ...on to the target unit you can log on via a Server See the instructions for this in Log on to the HBS via a Server Optional on page 5 5 Once those are carried out click OK 5 5 Log on to the HBS via a S...

Page 42: ...h a defined user The allocation and association of a trap address with a user is described for PtP in Chapter 9 Trap Destinations and for PtMP in Chapter 14 Trap Destinations The following table summa...

Page 43: ...lid IP address for example a LAN printer will result in the following error message Figure 5 8 Unsupported device message 5 6 2 Incorrect IP Address If the IP address chosen is invalid or the sector i...

Page 44: ...Your email must include the unit s serial number shown on the adhesive sticker on the rear of the unit 2 The reply will contain an alternative key which functions as a temporary master Community Strin...

Page 45: ...RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4 2 5 9 Point to Point RADWIN Manager Setup 5 7 1 Point to Point Figure 5 11 PtP Link display...

Page 46: ...ne HSU following Alignment and Commissioning you may continue with Link Configuration In the RADWIN Manager you will be able to switch the HBS between single and multiple HSU mode Multiple HSU mode is...

Page 47: ...IN Manager Setup 5 8 2 Choosing PtMP Mode To prepare the HBS for PtMP use 1 Log on to the HBS Here is the initial situation 2 Click the Link Configuration tab The Link Configuration dialog box will ap...

Page 48: ...ick the Air Interface tab 4 You may have to click the arrow on the Advanced window to open it up The above figure on the right shows the Automatic Channel Selection enabled 5 Click the Switch to Multi...

Page 49: ...d Commissioning you may continue to Installing the Sector 5 8 3 Reverting from PtMP Mode to PtP Mode 1 Deregister all the HSUs in the sector see Deregister RT B HSU 2 Suspend all but the one required...

Page 50: ...WIN Manager relates to the managing computer If you are working in PtP mode the preferences will be relevant for both the RT A HBS and the RT B HSU If you are working in PtMP mode and have accessed th...

Page 51: ...DWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4 2 5 15 Preferences Monitor RADWIN Manager Setup 5 9 2 Preferences Monitor Figure 5 13 Monitor Preferences HBS Figure 5 14 Monitor Preferences HSU or HBS PtP Mod...

Page 52: ...the data every X seconds to the Monitor file and the Utilization file if relevant X can be an integer value only and from 1 to 60 Utilization This option appears for PtMP only The Utilization file st...

Page 53: ...onitoring and Diagnostics File Place a checkmark here to save a file for events logs and click the explorer button to select the location of this file These settings are per HBS or HSU SNMPv3 Trap Aut...

Page 54: ...here from the default value Restore Alerts Many alert messages in the RADWIN Manager have an option of the form Do not show this message again These alert messages can be reverted to their default st...

Page 55: ...ew Instead of a single RSS bar and value for the unit a separate RSS bar and value is shown for each antenna For example with this box checked for PtP the center part of Figure 5 11 looks like this If...

Page 56: ...attached to the unit if relevant LAN1 corresponds to the PoE socket on the unit LAN2 corresponds to the LAN socket on the unit see Chapter 4 Hardware Installation for locations of these sockets If thi...

Page 57: ...er Manual Release 4 2 5 21 Preferences Advanced RADWIN Manager Setup For a PtMP connection with this box checked the HSU display looks like this For a PtMP connection with this box unchecked the HSU d...

Page 58: ...nd Timeout Intervals The monitoring interval determines the lowest interval between requests to the unit for status updates The timeout default 1 sec maximum 5 sec may have to be increased if you are...

Page 59: ...ipment Laptop PC CAT5e cable HBS Configured and activated as well as physically located according to your site plan HSU Physically installed in its location according to your site plan but not registe...

Page 60: ...er as determined by the sector plan Figure 6 1 Antenna Alignment Set up Point the HSU towards the HBS Tighten the screws for the elevation angle of the HSU but leave the screws for the azi muth angle...

Page 61: ...gistered For instructions on how to verify this see Registering an HSU for service on page 13 21 2 Run the WINTouch executable file The following screen will appear 3 Enter the 6 digit PIN code no nee...

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