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lar house color. Only non metallic enamel or latex paints should be
used. If a paint with metal content is used, it will block the microwaves
and cause reduced performance.
7.
TINTED WINDOWS –
Tinted windows are made by applying a metal-
lized film to the window. If a window has tinting, it will usually block the
microwaves and cause reduced performance of the
Q-Bridge
TM
. Con-
crete walls are also a significant barrier to microwave signals. Alumi-
num siding in houses is also a barrier to microwave signals. Wood
frame houses covered with brick or stucco are pretty transparent to mi-
crowave signals and they will reduce the signal strength but the signal
will still pass thru the structure. We are bringing this up to you so you
can better understand possible causes of performance issues
8.
POE POWER SUPPLY –
The Power Over Ethernet (POE) power
supply supplied with the
Q-Bridge
TM
is a high quality auto-ranging and
highly regulated switching power supply. It meets the IEEE 802.3af
standard for Power Over Ethernet adapters. It will work over a wide va-
riety of input voltages. It has built-in surge, overload and short circuit
protection. If the power supply light is not lit, then there is most likely
something wrong with the power supply or the wall outlet. If the power
supply light is blinking then there is probably some short circuit between
the power supply and the
Q-Bridge
TM
electronics or possibly a dam-
aged
Q-Bridge
TM
.
9.
VOICE OVER IP (VOIP) –
The
Q-Bridge
TM
supports all VOIP stan-
dards making it possible to use VOIP phones across any
Q-Bridge
TM
link.
10.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS:
a.
Internet access sharing – share internet access with a friend or
family member
b.
Link your Home Office to your Main Office - you can access
shared files and folders as well as print to the main office printers
and use other shared network devices remotely
c.
Link multiple building networks together – A company with multi-
ple buildings will find the
Q-Bridge
TM
an inexpensive way to link
their buildings together. Up to 4 buildings can be linked seam-
lessly using
Q-Bridge
TM
wireless bridges.
d.
Add a high speed link between your home network and a PC in
your remote studio or office which is located in an outbuilding on
your property.
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STEP 4:
Mount the
Qwik
Clamp pole mount bracket to the tube in the
back of the
Q-Bridge
TM
. Be sure to be mindful of the antenna polarity
as discussed above. The bracket can be attached to give up-tilt or
down-tilt for the antenna. Down-tilt is used if the sending antenna is
higher in elevation than the receiving antenna and up-tilt is used when
the sending antenna is lower than the receiving antenna. For down-tilt,
the bracket is installed on the square tube with the adjustment screw
pointing towards the right and for up-tilt the bracket is installed on the
square tube with the adjustment screw pointing towards the left. For
both cases, the bracket should be installed with the adjustment screw
under the square tube. The bracket can be installed at any length along
the square tube depending on how much standoff from the wall or pole
is desired. We typically recommend installing the bracket about half
way along the square tube.
STEP 5:
Attach the wall mount bracket to a wall using screws (not in-
cluded). Be sure to seal any screw holes in the wall with sealant to
avoid any water damage to the wall. Attach the
Qwik
Clamp bracket to
the installed wall mount bracket or to an existing pole. The speedbolt
clamp has two mounting orientations, one for smaller poles and one for
larger poles. Use whichever seems best. Tighten the speed bolt lightly.
STEP 6:
Point the antenna towards the receiving antenna. Pointing is
achieved by visually sighting the location of the receiving antenna and
then moving the antenna to point in that direction. Tighten the speedbolt
and the locking nut once rotation is set. Tighten the bracket elevation
adjust screw once proper up/down angle is set.
TECH NOTE:
Because of the specially designed wide beamwidth an-
tenna, pointing is not critical and simply pointing in the general direction
of the receiving antenna will yield good results.
STEP 7:
Install the cable thru the patent pending field replaceable RJ45
waterproof connector system.
a.
Trim about ½ the length of the bayonet tab from the CAT5
cable connector. This trimming is required to prevent interfer-
ence when the RJ45-ECS cable feedthru is screwed into the
RJ45-ECS housing
b.
Feed the trimmed CAT5 cable RJ45 connector thru the
feedthru assembly as shown. There may be a rubber “skin”
on the compression gasket assembly. Just remove this by
grasping with the fingers and tearing it away
c.
Slide the compression gasket insert into the compression
gasket assembly until it is flush with the end of the assembly
