Link CX-24 User’s Manual
Version 1.0
Page iii
February 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 Overview
1
1.1
Description ....................................................................................................................................1
1.2
Regulatory Information..................................................................................................................1
1.3
Products ........................................................................................................................................1
1.4
Applications...................................................................................................................................2
1.5
System Overview ..........................................................................................................................2
1.6
Features ........................................................................................................................................4
1.7
Link CX-24 Basic Structure ...........................................................................................................4
1.8
Typical Applications ....................................................................................................................11
1.9
Specifications ..............................................................................................................................11
Section 2
Installation 12
2.1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................12
2.2
Planning a Link CX-24 Network ..................................................................................................12
2.3
Site Planning ...............................................................................................................................13
2.4
Planning Element and Network Management Ethernet Links ....................................................14
2.5
Planning DS-3 Links....................................................................................................................15
2.6
Power Planning ...........................................................................................................................15
2.7
Transmit Power Planning ............................................................................................................15
2.8
Radio Link Planning ....................................................................................................................16
2.9
Before Installing ..........................................................................................................................18
2.10
Initial Configuration .....................................................................................................................21
2.11
Mounting the Link CX-24.............................................................................................................30
2.13
Completing the Link CX-24 Installation.......................................................................................33
2.14
Aligning the Antenna ...................................................................................................................35
2.15
Acceptance Testing.....................................................................................................................37
2.16
Final Link CX-24 Configuration ...................................................................................................40
2.17
Updating the Link CX-24 Software..............................................................................................41
Section 3 Monitoring and Trend Analysis
43
3.1
Built-In Web Server Interface......................................................................................................43
3.2
SNMP Network and Element Management Systems .................................................................43
Section 4 Troubleshooting the Link CX-24
45
4.1
Troubleshooting Tables...............................................................................................................45
4.2
Using the Link CX-24 LEDs ........................................................................................................45
4.3
Using RSSI..................................................................................................................................45
4.4
Using a Web Browser .................................................................................................................46
4.5
Customer Support Services ........................................................................................................46
Appendix A - Interface Cable Pinouts
47
Appendix B - Technical Specifications
49
Appendix C - Using the Web-Based GUI User Interface
52
C-1 Web Browser Requirements..........................................................................................................52
C-2 Connecting A Web Browser...........................................................................................................52
C-3 Accessing the Link CX-24 Web Pages ..........................................................................................52
C-4 Link CX-24 Web Pages..................................................................................................................52
