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Guide

USER

Access Node-50

Redline Communications Inc.

90 Tiverton Court

Suite 102

Markham, Ontario

Canada

L3R 9V2

ACCESS NODE - 50 USER GUIDE

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Page 1: ...Guide USER Access Node 50 Redline Communications Inc 90 Tiverton Court Suite 102 Markham Ontario Canada L3R 9V2 ACCESS NODE 50 USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...se and troubleshoot the Redline AN 50 Fixed Wireless Access FWA PTP system Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material provided herein however Redline assumes no responsibility regarding the use of the material Additionally Redline makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied regarding the contents of this product Redline Communications shall not be liab...

Page 3: ...ge Screen 20 6 2 Bridge Status Screen 22 6 3 Configuration 24 6 4 Upgrade 28 6 5 Change Password 29 6 6 Log File 30 7 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 32 7 1 Diagnostics via the front panel 32 7 1 1 System Power 33 7 1 2 System Fault 33 7 1 3 Wireless Link 33 7 1 4 Wireless Signal 34 7 1 5 Ethernet Link 34 7 1 6 Ethernet Collision 35 7 2 Troubleshooting via the screen menu 35 7 2 1 Home page does n...

Page 4: ... 29 Figure 19 Log File Screen 30 Figure 20 Front panel status LEDs 32 Figure 21 Wireless Extension for Carriers 38 Figure 22 Wireless Solution for ISPs 38 Figure 23 Wireless Solution for Enterprise 39 Figure 24 Fresnel Zone obstruction 43 Figure 25 Fresnel zone radius calculation 43 Figure 26 Link Budget for 16 QAM code rate 36 Mbps 46 Figure 27 Fade margin graphs for LOS and NLOS 46 Figure 29 Swi...

Page 5: ...t NLOS capability to address challenging deployment scenarios The AN 50 operates in the unlicensed UNII band of 5 8 GHz and includes patented technologies to address any potential inter cell interference issues The system also features adaptive modulation in both directions for automatic selection of modulation schemes including BPSK QPSK 16 and 64 QAM to maximize spectral efficiency and hence inc...

Page 6: ...ore cleaning 10 Protect the unit by disconnecting the power during a lightning storm or if it is not used for long periods of time 11 Locate the AN 50 on a stable horizontal surface or securely mount it in a 19 Telco rack 12 The T 58 Series Transceiver unit must not be located near power lines or other electrical power circuits 13 The T 58 Series Transceiver units must be properly grounded to prot...

Page 7: ...ound to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provided reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harm...

Page 8: ...r manual C a b le C a b le AN 50 Terminal User Manual Antenna Mount Power IF Cables Transceiver Antenna Figure 1 The AN 50 System out of the box 4 1 The AN 50 Terminal at a Glance The front panel of the AN 50 terminal comprises three main status indicators System Wireless and Ethernet and a LAN interface a System The system portion of the front panel features a reset switch and two LEDs Pwr and Fa...

Page 9: ... power fails or the cord is disconnected the Pwr LED light will not illuminate Fault The Fault LED will light solid and red when a serious fault is detected within the system If this occurs depress the Reset button for more than 5 seconds to try to restore the terminal If the problem persists then contact the Redline support line B Wireless The wireless portion of the front display contains two LE...

Page 10: ...rating in 10 Mb s mode Note the Ethernet port automatically selects the speed through auto negotiation with either the host computer server or router switch FD The FD LED illuminates solid and green when the LAN connection is operating in Full Duplex mode The LED will not illuminate if the system is operating in Half Duplex mode The system automatically selects the duplex mode through auto negotia...

Page 11: ...hown in Figure 2 The antenna features a bracket to mount onto a 1 inch pole Front View Transceiver Back View Pole Mounting Bracket Flat Plate Antenna Figure 2 Antenna Transceiver close up The pole is approximately three 3 feet in length and features a curve profile to facilitate protruding building infrastructures such as eaves A mounting bracket at the bottom of the pole is used to attach the ant...

Page 12: ...erminal located indoors to the transceiver located outdoors and the CAT 5 which connects the terminal to a switch or router for interface to the core network Terminal CAT 5 Cable AC Power Chord IF Cable Transceiver Antenna Pole and Mount Flat Plate Antenna Figure 3 AN 50 installation The terminal is for indoor installation only while the transceiver and antenna are mounted externally The principal...

Page 13: ...to help with the cell planning Obtain a copy of the facility blueprints and verify their accuracy The installation process will require penetrating the building to run the IF cable between the outdoor and indoor units In this regard it is imperative that the blueprints of the building are up to date and accurate Identify a Clear Line of Sight Path For maximum performance it is recommended to mount...

Page 14: ... proximity pose a problem Verify the location of access points With the remote terminal transmitting use a spectrum analyzer to ensure there is adequate signal strength arriving at the candidate location for the antenna 5 2 Installing the Antenna Once the site survey has been completed and the exact location of the antenna identified the next step is to mount the AN 50 transceiver antenna onto eit...

Page 15: ...t is attaching is structurally sound and can withstand the specified wind loading Lag Screw and Washer Figure 5 Mounting the antenna on a building structure Once the antenna is mounted it has to be aligned in both the azimuth and elevation planes The elevation alignment is accomplished by loosening the two bolts attached to the mounting bracket as shown in Figure 6 and slanting the pole until the ...

Page 16: ... drip loop as shown to prevent water from accumulating onto the connector The IF cable is equipped with 75 ohm F type connectors at both ends however it is important to note that one end of the cable is designated for outdoors as it is a specialized weather proof design while the other end is to be connected to the indoor terminal unit A label is attached to one end of the cable to clearly indicat...

Page 17: ...is connected the terminal is ready to be installed and configured The first step is to connect a CAT 5 cable from the Ethernet port to the host IP appliance Note a CAT 3 cable can be used if the terminal operates in 10BT mode 10 Mb s data rate However even with 10BT connections today it is recommended to use CAT 5 cabling initially in anticipation for the increased speed in the future As noted pre...

Page 18: ... 10 provides an illustration of the pin out designation for the AN 50 LAN interface to help you establish other implementations that are not addressed in this manual Figure 10 AN 50 LAN Ethernet Port pin out Now connect the AC cord to the 120 VAC outlet and turn the terminal on using the toggle switch at the rear of the unit The system Pwr LED should illuminate green to indicate proper power to th...

Page 19: ...ractors 2 For Compliance with FCC RF Exposure Requirements the transmitting antenna is required to be mounted outdoor on the building roof or antenna tower and located at a safety distance of more than 1 5 meters 5 feet from the transmitting antenna to any person s body 3 The Model AN 50 is a fixed point to point device that is certified by FCC and Industry Canada with the 5 8 GHz Directional Ante...

Page 20: ...he operator must connect the host computer locally to the AN 50 as shown in Figure 8 Although the procedures to configure the AN 50 are relatively straightforward some familiarity with basic computer networks and administration would be helpful 6 1 Home Page Screen The first step is to log onto the AN 50 home page from a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer by typing in the system s IP ...

Page 21: ...ters or numbers Connected Yes indicates the terminal is communicating properly to the distant terminal No indicates there is no communication with the distant terminal Rate Indicates the current data throughput of the system With adaptive modulation this data rate may change over time depending on the prevailing propagation conditions Master Indicates if the system is serving as the master or slav...

Page 22: ...dmin Refer to the Change Password screen to change this value for future sessions Also note that the User Name cannot be changed from admin Figure 12 Username and password screen 6 2 Bridge Status Screen Clicking on Status in the main menu will bring up the Bridge Status screen This screen provides a status on General Info Ethernet LAN statistics and Wireless Statistics as shown in Figure 13 Figur...

Page 23: ...me Received Signal Strength mean Indicates the average received signal strength received averaged over time Received Signal Strength max Indicates the maximum received signal strength measured over time Average SINADR Indicates the average signal to noise ratio measured over time The ratio is based on the digital information provided from the output of the A D converter Rx bytes Indicates the tota...

Page 24: ...x packets discarded Indicates the total number of packets lost over the air due to degradation in the RF link 6 3 Configuration The configuration page provides a simple to use Graphical User Interface GUI for the operator to input the complete set of system parameters for both the Ethernet and Wireless components of the AN 50 unit refer to To store the parameters into memory press the Save Configu...

Page 25: ...Ethernet port to avoid address conflicts with other devices in a public network Once the IP address has been set the terminal can be connected to the core network where it can receive either static or dynamic addressing DHCP in future configuration updates Netmask This field is used by the operator to set the desired network mask The netmask value is typically set to 255 255 255 0 Class C subnet w...

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