Exalt Communications, Inc.
r-series
Installation and Management Manual
5000007 (ETSI)
9
2007-02-12 (draft)
Register your system as soon as possible.
A 2-year Warranty period applies to
products registered within 90 days of purchase. The Warranty period is reduced to
1-year for unregistered products and products registered after the first 90 days.
The radio terminal boxes contain a single pre-terminated PoE cable intended for
bench testing and to make the short connection between the radio and the PoE
lightning arrestor near the radio. If running a longer cable from the radio to the
PoE lightning protector (such as at the egress point), use pre-terminated cables
(sold separately)
.
Pre-terminated cables are available in different lengths to meet a
variety of applications, and can also be used for the T1/E1 connections.
Back-to-Back Bench Test and Configuration
Every Exalt digital microwave radio goes through extensive quality testing and performance
evaluation over the full operating temperature range prior to shipment. However, before
installation, it is strongly advised to perform several tests and tasks that are much more difficult
to perform once the radio link endpoints are distant from one another. A back-to-back bench test
and pre-configuration will provide confidence that the radio link is operational and properly
configured
prior
to installation, so that if troubleshooting is necessary, the radio hardware and
configuration settings are eliminated from the troubleshooting process. Verify the following in
the back-to-back testing:
•
Confirm that the radio system is generally operational
¶
Radios power-up with planned power and wiring solutions
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RF link connects in both directions
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Traffic passes across the link
•
Configure connected equipment and cabling
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Test Ethernet (CAT5) cabling, and/or T1/E1 cabling, any auxiliary connector cabling and
configure all interfaces
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Configure IP settings for configuration and management
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Configure passwords and security modes
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Become familiar with the configuration and management interfaces through the Exalt
GUI interface
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Configure radio parameters
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Set transmitter output power to engineered or allowed level (see RF Output Power
Setting)
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Set operating center frequency
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Set link distance, occupied channel bandwidth, and frame length
•
Make detailed radio performance measurements