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RAD Data Communications airmux-200 Installation And Operation Manual - General Safety Instructions
General Safety Instructions
The following instructions serve as a general guide for the safe installation and operation
of telecommunications products. Additional instructions, if applicable, are included inside
the manual.
Safety Symbols
This symbol may appear on the equipment or in the text. It indicates
potential safety hazards regarding product operation or maintenance
to operator or service personnel.
Danger of electric shock! Avoid any contact with the marked surface
while the product is energized or connected to outdoor
telecommunication lines.
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Protective earth: the marked lug or terminal should be connected to
the building protective earth bus.
Some products may be equipped with a laser diode. In such cases, a
label with the laser class and other warnings as applicable will be
attached near the optical transmitter. The laser warning symbol may
be also attached.
Please observe the following precautions:
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Before turning on the equipment, make sure that the fiber optic
cable is intact and is connected to the transmitter.
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Do not attempt to adjust the laser drive current.
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Do not use broken or unterminated fiber-optic cables/connectors
or look straight at the laser beam.
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The use of optical devices with the equipment will increase eye
hazard.
Warning
Warning
Summary of airmux-200
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual point-to-point wireless tdm/ip multiplexer.
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Airmux-200 point-to-point wireless tdm/ip multiplexer installation and operation manual notice this manual contains information that is proprietary to rad data communications ltd. ("rad"). No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without prior written approval by rad data...
Page 4: Limited Warranty
International headquarters rad data communications ltd. 24 raoul wallenberg st. Tel aviv 69719 israel tel: 972-3-6458181 fax: 972-3-6498250 e-mail: rad@rad.Com u.S. Headquarters rad data communications inc. 900 corporate drive mahwah, nj 07430 usa tel: (201) 529-1100, toll free: 1-800- 444-7234 fax:...
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Airmux-200, and in no event shall rad's liability exceed the purchase price of the airmux-200. Distributor shall be responsible to its customers for any and all warranties which it makes relating to airmux-200 and for ensuring that replacements and other adjustments required in connection with the s...
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General safety instructions the following instructions serve as a general guide for the safe installation and operation of telecommunications products. Additional instructions, if applicable, are included inside the manual. Safety symbols this symbol may appear on the equipment or in the text. It in...
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• use of controls, adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified herein, may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Attention: the laser beam may be invisible! Always observe standard safety precautions during installation, operation and maintenance of this product. Only qualified...
Page 8: Handling Energized Products
Handling energized products general safety practices do not touch or tamper with the power supply when the power cord is connected. Line voltages may be present inside certain products even when the power switch (if installed) is in the off position or a fuse is blown. For dc-powered products, altho...
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Make sure that the dc supply is electrically isolated from any ac source and that the installation complies with the local codes. The maximum permissible current capability of the branch distribution circuit that supplies power to the product is 16a. The circuit breaker in the building installation ...
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Outdoor units and antennas should be installed only by experienced installation professionals who are familiar with local building and safety codes and, wherever applicable, are licensed by the appropriate government regulatory authorities. Failure to do so may void the airmux-200 warranty and may e...
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Connection of data and telecommunications cables data and telecommunication interfaces are classified according to their safety status. The following table lists the status of several standard interfaces. If the status of a given port differs from the standard one, a notice will be given in the manu...
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Always make sure that the equipment is grounded before connecting telecommunication cables. Do not disconnect the ground connection before disconnecting all telecommunications cables. Some selv and non-selv circuits use the same connectors. Use caution when connecting cables. Extra caution should be...
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To reduce the risk of fire, use only no. 26 awg or larger telecommunication line cords. Pour r é duire les risques s’incendie, utiliser seulement des conducteurs de t é l é communications 26 awg ou de section sup é rieure. Some ports are suitable for connection to intra-building or non-exposed wirin...
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Cables) to sensitive data lines. Before connecting such cables, discharge yourself by touching earth ground or wear an esd preventive wrist strap. Fcc-15 user information this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc r...
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Canadian emission requirements for the idu this class a digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the canadian interference- causing equipment regulation. Cet appareil num é rique de la classe a respecte toutes les exigences du r è glement sur le mat é riel brouilleur du canada. Warning per en...
Page 16: Quick Start Guide
Installing airmux-200 units 1 quick start guide installation of airmux-200 should be carried out only by a qualified technician. If you are familiar with airmux-200, use this guide to prepare the units for operation. 1. Installing airmux-200 units odu package contents: § odu § mast/wall mounting kit...
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Quick start guide airmux-200 installation and operation manual 2 installing airmux-200 units § odu/idu cable (outdoor class, cat-5e, 4 twisted pairs) § uv-rated cable ties § laptop running windows 2000 or windows xp before the installation 1. Install the airmux-200 software on the laptop. 2. Verify ...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual quick start guide operating airmux-200 3 do not stand in front of a live radio terminal. 2. Align the local odu in the direction of the remote odu. Turn the odu slowly using the buzzer beep sequence until optimal alignment is achieved: 3. Repeat step 2 fo...
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Quick start guide airmux-200 installation and operation manual 4 operating airmux-200 normal indications upon turning on airmux-200, the pwr led in the front panel lights to indicate that airmux-200 is on. The table below shows the correct status of the indicators a few seconds after power-up. Indic...
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Overview 1-1 chapter 1 introduction 1.1 overview airmux-200 is a carrier-class, high capacity, low cost point-to-point broadband wireless transmission system. Airmux-200 packs legacy tdm and ethernet services over 5.725-5.850 ghz license-exempt bands and is suitable for deployment in fcc or esti reg...
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Chapter 1 introduction airmux-200 installation and operation manual 1-2 overview airmux-200 can be configured to operate over several frequency channels with a carrier step resolution of 10 mhz. The number of the frequency channels depends on the selected operating band. Airmux-200 uses direct seque...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction overview 1-3 airmux-200 constantly monitors the data transmission process, evaluates received signal strength, signal-to-noise ratio and bit error rate. It also monitors received traffic and frame rate (fps) for local and remote uni...
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Chapter 1 introduction airmux-200 installation and operation manual 1-4 physical description 1.2 physical description airmux-200 system consists of a radio terminal (odu) and an indoor unit (idu). Figure 1 -2 illustrates an airmux-200 unit assembly. Figure 1 -2. Airmux-200 unit the front panel of th...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction technical specifications 1-5 1.3 technical specifications wireless link technology spread spectrum frequency band 5.725–5.850 ghz: • ansi unlicensed national information infrastructure (unnii) • ism duplexing method time division du...
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Chapter 1 introduction airmux-200 installation and operation manual 1-6 technical specifications timing plesiochronous connector rj-45 t1 interface zero suppression ami, b8zs framing sf, esf connector rj-45.
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction technical specifications 1-7 external antenna type planar array gain 28 dbi min vswr 1.7:1 max f/b ratio -40 db max compliance etsi en 302 085 v1.1.2 (2001-02) polarization linear (vertical or horizontal) input impedance 50 Ω lightn...
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Chapter 1 introduction airmux-200 installation and operation manual 1-8 technical specifications height 44 mm / 1.7 in (1u) width 237 mm / 9.3 in depth 170 mm / 6.7 in weight 0.58 kg / 1.4 lb.
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction technical specifications 1-9 external antenna (optional) height 600 mm / 23.6 in width 600 mm / 23.6 in depth 51 mm / 2 in weight 5 kg / 11 lb environment outdoor unit (odu) enclosure all-weather case temperature -35 to 60 ° c/-31 t...
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Airmux-200 system 2-1 chapter 2 installation and setup this chapter describes installation and setup procedures for airmux- 200 system. After installing the unit, refer to chapter 3 for configuration instructions. In case a problem is encountered, refer to chapter 5 for test and diagnostic instructi...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup airmux-200 installation and operation manual 2-2 installation and setup 2.2 site requirements and prerequisites for the idu, allow at least 90 cm (36 in) of frontal clearance for operating and maintenance accessibility. Allow at least 10 cm (4 in) clearance at the re...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup installation and setup 2-3 2. Installing outdoor unit (odu) and indoor unit (idu) at the local and remote sites. 3. Installing odu cable and connecting odu and idu at the local and remote sites. 4. Aligning local and remot...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup airmux-200 installation and operation manual 2-4 installation and setup installing airmux-200 management software airmux-200 management application is distributed on cd-rom as an executable file. The application operates on a pc under any windows 98/2000/nt/xp operat...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup installation and setup 2-5 an airmux-200 link operates in pairs of two airmux-200 systems with the same configuration. Both systems must be installed, and the antennas of the outdoor units must be aligned for maximum throu...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup airmux-200 installation and operation manual 2-6 installation and setup do not stand in front of a live radio terminal. 2. Turn the local odu in the direction of the remote odu. 3. At the remote site, turn the odu to face the local odu. (align visually or by using a ...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup installation and setup 2-7 ä to align the odus using the airmux manager: 1. Connect power to the idus. Do not stand in front of a live radio terminal. 2. Turn the local odu in the direction of the remote odu. 3. At the rem...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup airmux-200 installation and operation manual 2-8 installation and setup 2. Connect user hub/router or any other compatible device to the idu rear panel rj-45 port designated lan . Refer to appendix a for the connector pinout. Use a straight cable for router connectio...
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Performing configuration of airmux-200 3-1 chapter 3 configuration this chapter describes configuration procedures, which is performed after the physical installation of the local and remote airmux-200 units. 3.1 performing configuration of airmux-200 after physical installation of the local and rem...
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Chapter 3 configuration airmux-200 installation and operation manual 3-2 performing configuration of airmux-200 figure 3 -1. Airmux manager main menu.
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 3 configuration performing configuration of airmux-200 3-3 configuring general parameters in order to establish a link between the manager station and airmux- 200 you must configure the link channel and rate parameters. ä to change general paramet...
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Chapter 3 configuration airmux-200 installation and operation manual 3-4 performing configuration of airmux-200 § ssid – system id. This number is initially factory set. It can be user defined, but both local and remote sites must have the same number. § link name – enter a name for the link identif...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 3 configuration performing configuration of airmux-200 3-5 5 5820 mhz – 6 5840 mhz – manual user defined channel, within frequency band 8. Click next. The rate select dialog box appears (see figure 3 -4 ) table 1-1 lists throughput rates and capac...
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Chapter 3 configuration airmux-200 installation and operation manual 3-6 performing configuration of airmux-200 § e1/t1 – select the e1/t1 field, if you intend to transmit e1/t1 data and ethernet data (see figure 3 -5 ). The ethernet bw field shows the remaining bandwidth in mbps available for ether...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 3 configuration performing configuration of airmux-200 3-7 figure 3 -6. Service parameters dialog box, ethernet only interface figure 3 -7. Configuration wizard finish screen inventory.
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Front panel indicators 4-1 chapter 4 operation this chapter provides the following information for airmux-200: • airmux-200 front panel indicators • operating procedures (turn-on, front panel indications, performance monitoring and turn-off) • procedures for changing airmux-200 configuration paramet...
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Chapter 4 operation airmux-200 installation and operation manual 4-2 operating airmux-200 link (green) on – good ethernet link integrity rear panel lan connector act (yellow) blinks according to the ethernet traffic rear panel lan connector 4.2 operating airmux-200 turning on airmux-200 ä to turn on...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 4 operation operating airmux-200 4-3 if the above led indications do not appear following initial power turn- on, refer to chapter 5 for the diagnostic test instructions. During normal operation, the pwr led stays on, all other leds blink at a fou...
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Chapter 4 operation airmux-200 installation and operation manual 4-4 managing airmux-200 4.3 managing airmux-200 before starting a management session, make sure that a communication link between local and remote units exists. The link status indication bar in the middle of the main menu must be gree...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 4 operation managing airmux-200 4-5 § logging off airmux manager (log off button) § exiting airmux manager (exit button) • menu bar – functions are similar to those of the toolbar. • link parameters – summarizes information on the radio frequency,...
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Chapter 4 operation airmux-200 installation and operation manual 4-6 managing airmux-200 figure 4 -3. Configure link dialog box resetting airmux-200 in order to maintain the communication link, always reset remote airmux-200 first . ä to reset airmux-200: 1. Click on maintenance select a local or re...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 4 operation managing airmux-200 4-7 uploading configuration file configuration files ( *.Ini ) can be uploaded from the management station, if the airmux-200 database becomes corrupted. This can also be used to distribute verified configuration fi...
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Chapter 4 operation airmux-200 installation and operation manual 4-8 managing airmux-200 figure 4 -4. Airmux-200 inventory.
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Error detection 5-1 chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting this chapter describes the airmux-200 diagnostic functions, which include: • status indications, alarms, power-up self-test • statistics collection • diagnostic tests (local and remote loopbacks on e1 or t1 link). 5.1 error detection powe...
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Chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting airmux-200 installation and operation manual 5-2 error detection table 5 -1. Airmux-200 alarms and information messages message description radio link – sync radio link is synchronized radio link – out of sync radio link lost synchronization link has been re...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting error detection 5-3 figure 5 -1. Airmux-200 alarms and status indications saving event log the event log can be saved as a txt file. New alarms are automatically added to the text file, as they enter the event log...
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Chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting airmux-200 installation and operation manual 5-4 collecting statistics figure 5 -2. Preferences dialog box, event log tab 5.2 collecting statistics airmux-200 constantly monitors traffic over the radio link and collects the following statistics data: • local...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting running diagnostic loopbacks 5-5 4. In the interval box, type or select statistics refresh interval (in seconds). Figure 5 -3. Preferences dialog box, monitor tab 5.3 running diagnostic loopbacks airmux-200 suppor...
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Chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting airmux-200 installation and operation manual 5-6 running diagnostic loopbacks a loopback is deactivated and the corresponding status arrow in the main menu becomes dimmed. Figure 5 -4. Loopbacks dialog box local external loopback local airmux-200 can be set ...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting running diagnostic loopbacks 5-7 6 ). This loopback is initiated from a management station connected to the local unit. Management station e1/t1 interface e1/t1 interface testing equipment remote rt local rt figur...
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Chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting airmux-200 installation and operation manual 5-8 troubleshooting local internal loopback local airmux-200 can be set to close an internal loopback to test connection between the local and remote units, remote e1/t1 port and its connection to the remote side ...
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting troubleshooting 5-9 management software air led is red check the odu antenna alignment. Check that the radio configuration of both local and remote units are the same (channel and ssid) service led is off check th...
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Chapter 5 diagnostics and troubleshooting airmux-200 installation and operation manual 5-10 troubleshooting.
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Odu-idu cable a-1 appendix a wiring specifications a.1 odu-idu cable the odu-idu cable is standard cat-5, 4 twisted-pair 24 awg ftp. The odu-idu cable is terminated in rj-45 connectors on both ends. It is covered by a cable gland on the odu side for hermetic sealing. Table a-1 shows the connector pi...
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Appendix a wiring specifications airmux-200 installation and operation manual a-2 user port connectors a.2 user port connectors the idu includes ports for connecting e1/t1 and fast ethernet user devices. E1/t1 port e1/t1 interface terminates in an 8-pin rj-45 balanced connector, wired in accordance ...
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Mounting the odu b-1 appendix b mast and wall installation b.1 mounting the odu the odu can be mounted on masts and walls. Odu mounting kit contents the odu mounting kit includes the following items: • one large clamp (see figure b-1) • one small clamp (see figure b-2) • one arm (see figure b-3) • f...
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Appendix b mast and wall installation airmux-200 installation and operation manual b-2 mounting the odu figure b-3. Arm.
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual appendix b mast and wall installation mounting the odu b-3 mounting airmux-200 on a mast.
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Appendix b mast and wall installation airmux-200 installation and operation manual b-4 mounting the odu.
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Airmux-200 installation and operation manual appendix b mast and wall installation mounting the odu b-5 mounting airmux-200 on a wall.
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Appendix b mast and wall installation airmux-200 installation and operation manual b-6 mounting optional external antenna b.2 mounting optional external antenna the optional external antenna can be mounted on masts. External antenna mounting kit contents the external antenna mounting kit includes th...
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