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Summary of Antenna Tsunami MP.11
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Part number 73082/1 tsunami mp.11 antenna installation guide version 2.5.
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 2 copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005 proxim wireless corporation, san jose, ca. All rights reserved. Covered by one or more of the following u.S. Patents: 5,231,634; 5,875,179; 6,006,090; 5,809,060; 6,075...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 3 contents about this book ........................................................................................................................................... 4 who should use this guide ......
Page 4: About This Book
Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 4 about this book this antenna installation guide explains how to install and set up an outdoor antenna with the 5054, 5054-r, and 2454-r hardware. This guide does not explain how to erect antenna m...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 5 finding additional information installing hardware antennas typically are used in combination with tsunami mp.11 systems. The hardware installation of these devices is described in the installatio...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 6 about the tsunami mp.11 product family the tsunami mp.11 models let you set up a wireless system based upon two basic topologies: • a point-to-point link, which lets you set up a connection betwee...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 7 safety precautions read this section carefully before beginning the installation. All of the following requirements should be satisfied prior to starting installation of your outdoor antennas. Dan...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 8 chapter 1. Preparing for installation plan the day for your outdoor antenna installation carefully. Do not install the antenna in wet or windy conditions, during a thunderstorm, or when the area i...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 9 site prerequisites review all requirements outlined in this chapter before starting the installation procedure. Prior to climbing on the roof or any other area where you intend to install the outd...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 10 model 5054 cable setup for an outdoor antenna the following figure shows an overview of the cable setup for the outdoor antenna. When the 5054 is not mounted close to where the antenna cable ente...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 11 model 2454-r and model 5054-r hardware the following types of hardware devices are used for setting up a wireless link: • base station unit (bsu) • subscriber unit (su) there are two models of th...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 12 the electronics (power supply and radio) are designed for indoor mounting and operation. The ideal location must satisfy the following requirements: • the location provides a connection to a grou...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 13 cable system prior to mounting the radio unit, you are advised to carefully calculate: • the distance between the intended location of your unit and the location of the antenna mast • the height ...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 14 caution! • the cable must be secured along the complete distance between attachment points. No part of the antenna cable should be allowed to hang free. This is particularly important for outdoor...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 15 the definition of the 1 st fresnel zone is an imaginary boundary line offset along the direct signal path. This boundary is defined as the point where if a signal were reflected between the two a...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 16 to minimize the influence of obstacles, signal interference, or reflections, note the following guidelines: • mount the antenna as high as possible above the ground to allow maximum clearance: º ...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 17 mounting the antenna as the mounting procedures for the various antennas differ from one another, consult the documentation you received from the manufacturer for mounting procedures. Proxim wire...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 18 connecting the antenna cable once the antenna is properly installed, you can connect the antenna to the unit by way of the surge arrestor: 1. Connect the antenna cable to the antenna. 2. Secure t...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 19 3. To protect the weatherproofing stretch tape from the effects of ultra-violet (uv) radiation (for example, from direct sunlight), you should protect the joint with two half-overlapped layers of...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 20 antenna alignment display feature antenna alignment is a process to physically align the antennas of both units to have the best possible radio link established between them. The antenna alignmen...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 21 antenna alignment commands set aad enable local enables display of the local snr. Local snr is the snr measured by the receiver at the near end. Set aad enable remote enables display of the remot...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 22 antenna cable routing the antenna cable must be routed and fixed in such a way that installation technicians have a clear passage area. All connectors that are located outdoors must have a weathe...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 23 chapter 2. Determining range and clearance when you read about wireless outdoor products, you often encounter the terms output power of the radio and gain of the antenna equipment as measures for...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 24 maximum range the maximum range of your system is based upon: • the type of outdoor antenna equipment • the data speed of the wireless link • the clearance of the signal path (see “clearance fact...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 25 if any significant part of this bulged zone is obstructed, a portion of the radio energy is lost, which can affect the performance of your wireless link in terms of maximum range and transmit rat...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 26 figure 4. Clearance factor diagram distance assumptions and expectations model 5054 assumptions • point-to-multipoint configuration using usa regulations for l and u bands, etsi regulations for m...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 27 model 5054-r assumptions • point-to-multipoint configuration using usa regulations for l and u bands, etsi regulations for m bands • clear line-of-sight with no unusual multipath • sector antenna...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 28 calculations availability of the microwave path is a prediction of the percent of time that the link operates without producing an excessive bit error rate (ber) due to multipath fading. In the a...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 29 procedure 1. Start with the transmit power and the number of the channel to be used. From the output power tables on page 30 find the dbm associated with this output power and channel. 2. Subtrac...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 30 notes: • the rsl must be higher than the receiver sensitivity plus the fade margin for a good link. See table 1 to have a working link with no excessive errors. The amount of fade margin indicate...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 31 table 2. Distance and link budget reference frequency: 5600 mhz center frequency for europe link budget (db) distance (m) fresnel zone (m) link budget (db) distance (m) fresnel zone (m) link budg...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 32 chapter 3. Antenna cabling system introduction as radio regulations differ between the various countries worldwide, not all of the outdoor solutions described in this manual may be allowed in the...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 33 selecting the correct connector type the following are differences between the tsunami mp.11 model 5054 and model 5054-r: • male versus female n-type connector • indoor install and long coax vers...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 34 check with a qualified electrician if you are in doubt as to whether the surge arrestor and cable connectors are properly grounded. Only after you have verified that each of the items is properly...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 35 specifications part number 5054-surge frequency range dc~ 5.875 ghz vswr 1.25 : 1 max.@ dc~4 ghz 1.45 : 1 max.@ 4~5.875 ghz insertion loss 0.5 db min.@ dc~5.875 ghz impedance 50 Ω dc breakdown vo...
Page 36: Support and Warranty
Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 36 support and warranty if you are having a problem using a proxim product and cannot resolve it with the information in the product documentation, gather the following information and contact proxi...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 37 warranty and repair if it appears that your unit needs a repair or replacement, return the unit to your dealer or distributor in its original packaging. When returning a defective product for war...
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Tsunami mp.11 antenna installation copyright © 2006 proxim wireless corporation. All rights reserved. 38 to be filled out by user: product description____________________________________________________________________ comcode (product id)_____________________________________________________________...