Equipment Issue B
030‐101806 Rev. A, October 2013
Section AIS‐RM3‐20B
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AISG‐RM3 Rack‐Mount, 3‐Port, AISG Controller
CONTENTS
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1. GENERAL
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2. FEATURES & OPTIONS
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3. GETTING STARTED
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4. CONFIGURING THE AISG‐RM3
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5. USING THE AISG‐RM3
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6. MANAGING ANTENNA CONFIGURATIONS
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7. USING THE CONSOLE INTERFACE
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8. PERFORMING FIRMWARE UPGRADES
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9. ERROR & ALARM CODES/MESSAGES
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10. CUSTOMER & TECHNICAL SERVICESRES
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11. WARRANTY & REPAIRS
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12. SPECIFICATIONS
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13. ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
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1.
GENERAL
1.1
Document Purpose
This document provides general information, hardware and
software feature descriptions, installation information, as well
as configuration and management information for the Westell
AISG‐RM3 Rack Mountable 3‐Port AISG Controller, a con
troller for AISG Antenna Line Devices (ALD). The AISG‐RM3
is shown in Figure 1, and comes with both rack‐mount and
wall‐mount ears. See Table 19 for ordering information.
1.2
Document Status
Whenever this practice is updated, the reason will be stated here.
This document reflects the Issue B equipment which accepts an
input power supply range of ‐48VDC to +24VDC, and uses con
tact relays as alarm outputs.
Figure 1. AISG‐RM3 AISG Controller
‐ NOTE ‐
Hereafter, the AISG‐RM3 may be referred to as the “controller”
or as the “AISG‐RM3.”
1.3
Product Purpose and Description
Westell's AISG‐RM3 Rack Mountable 3‐Port AISG Control
ler is used to control, manage, adjust, monitor, and power a
group of AISG devices such as TMAs and RET antennas. Local
and remote control and management of the devices is provided
via the on‐board Ethernet port and a web interface.
‐ LATEST DOCUMENTATION NOTE ‐
Visit www.westell.com for the latest version of this document and
for other product documentation.
1.4
Product Mounting
The AISG‐RM3 can be rack or wall mounted using the provided
mounting ears. It may also be set on a desk or tabletop.
1.5
System Application
The AISGRM3 communicates with Westell's TMA using
AISG protocol. The AISG signals are injected onto and pulled
from the center PIN of the RF feeder cable running to the TMA
using a Current Injector Modem (CIM).
1.6
Product Default Parameters
Please note the default parameters for the controller below:
Figure 2. Front View of AISG‐RM3 Controller
RS‐232 Port
Alarm Contacts
3 AISG Ports (Female)
Power Jack
LEDs
Reset Button
USB Port
Ethernet