Vitec Multimedia CellCom 10, Instruction Manual

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C E L L C O M 1 0 W I R E L E S S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S Y S T E M
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INSTALLING A SYSTEM
You can begin using a CellCom 10 system as soon as you receive it, as long as the
beltpacks are registered to the base, using the generic user labels for the beltpacks
and the rear-panel connections.
PLACING THE BASE STATION
The first stage in setup is placing the base station in a convenient location,
knowing that it is the central routing unit of the CellCom 10 system. You will
want to make it accessible.
At this stage, if they are unregistered, you may want to register all of the beltpacks
with the base station, or at least register one or two for system setup and testing.
Follow the instructions in the CellCom Toolkit User’s Guide to register the
beltpacks.
PLACING THE ANTENNAS AND SPLITTERS
The next step is to begin placing antennas and splitters to provide the necessary
coverage areas for all of the beltpacks. Your first placements of antennas and
splitters will be experimental and temporary. After placing the antennas, you will
walk through the coverage areas to check for gaps and then re-locate the antennas
accordingly.
More information on checking coverage areas is given later in this chapter, in the
sections “Determining Coverage Areas” and “Doing a Site Survey to Determine
Coverage Areas.”
The following questions will help you to begin placing the antennas:
• What areas will have more than five active beltpack users in them at any time?
Co-locate a second CEL-TA there.
• Is there a central place to locate an antenna so that it will provide
omnidirectional (all directions / circular) coverage?
• Are there balcony areas, corridors, or other rooms or areas that will require
coverage with antennas?
Next decide where the antenna splitter(s) that feed these antennas will be safely
located. For systems with only one or two transceiver/antennas, the cable runs
will go directly from the two transceiver ports on the base station.
A CellCom system can work
immediately when you
receive it, as long as the
beltpacks are registered to
the base.
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