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 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 1 of 40 making c onnections in a high-speed world Wireless Gigab it Ether net Lin ks Models GE 80 and AR80 Installatio n Manual P /N 580-0051 9 Revision A Septem ber 2006 * For pricing and a quotation, visit MeridianMicrowave.com * For pricing and a quotation, visit MeridianMicrowave.com[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 2 of 40 Copyright Notice & Disclaimer Copyright © 2004-2006 Brid geWave Communication s. All rights reserved. Pr inted in the USA No portion of this publ ication may be reproduced, copied, or dist ributed withou t the written consent of Brid geWave Communications. Brid geWave reserves the[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 3 of 40 Product Compatibility While every effort has been made to veri f y operation of this product with many different communications product s and networks, BridgeW ave makes no claim of com patibilit y between its products and oth er vendors’ equipment. C ustomer is responsible for thoro[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 4 of 40 Regulatory Informa tion This device complies wit h Part 101 of the FCC Rules. Links installed in the U.S. mus t be registered with the FCC as provided fo r in Part 101 of the FCC regulation s. For more information contact Brid geWave’s Customer Service via E-mail support@bridgewave.c[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 5 of 40 Table of Contents Section# Page # Copyright Notice & Disclaim er 2 Product Compatibi lity 3 Safety 3 Regulatory Information 4 Equipment Precautions 4 Table of Contents 5 1 Introduction 6 1.1 Purpose of Manual 6 1.2 Prior Knowledge and Ma nual Conventions 6 1.3 Contact Information &[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 6 of 40 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of Manual The information in this m anual is directed to pers ons who must perform or coordinate th e ta sks associated with the process of installing wirel ess communication devices, and planning communication network appl ications. 1.2 Prior Know ledge This[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 7 of 40 1.3 Contact Information Technical Assistance and Customer Service BridgeWave distributors and resellers are authorized local servi ce providers and are re sponsible for immediat e Tier 1 customer suppor t. If problems are not resol ved, contact BridgeWave Customer S ervice for assistan[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 8 of 40 2 Site Planning 2.1 General Before the start of an inst allation a surve y should be conducted of the propo sed area of th e deployment site(s). T he survey personnel shou ld be fully familiar with the detail s required to install the GE /AR80 radio system. 2.2 Equipment Checklist We s[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 9 of 40 2.4 Link Distance Measurement of the link di stance is important in estim ating the link availabilit y and calculating expected Rec eive Signal Level (RS L). This measurement can be perfo rmed using the Latitude and Longitude coordinate readi ngs from a Global Positi oning System (GPS)[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 10 of 40 The radio requires LC t ype connectors on a pair of simp lex multi-mode fibers to properl y connect between the radi o and the users network equi pment. Single-mode fiber connections are not supported for use with the standard product. The netw ork equipment end of the fibers should b[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 11 of 40 Figure 2 -4: 14-gauge DC p ower cable terminated to rad io end and po wer suppl y end. Figure 2-4 (right) details a standard 14-gauge wire t hat has been fitted with t he power connectors (provided) for the radio’s internal powe r supply necessar y to mate with the (not provided) po[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 12 of 40 2.7 Grounding & Light ning Prote ction WARNING ! Proper grounding of the out door equipment reduces electroma gnetic interference, provides surge protection, and protects a gainst electrical discha rge. The source and connection points for the building-to-earth ground in the vicin[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 13 of 40 2.8 Environm ental The structure to which the equipment will be mounted should be adequat e to bear all wi nd and weather conditi ons. The environmental condi tions at the location mus t conform to the operating environm ent specified for the equipm ent. 2.9 Simple Network Diagram Fol[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 14 of 40 3 Installation 3.1 General It is recommended that ins tallation personnel read this section in it s entirety prior to in stalling the BridgeWave S ystem. During a particular phase of installati on, the user ma y refer directly to the appli cable subsection. The Installation section is[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 15 of 40 3.3 Equipment Inventory Following are inventor y lists for a typical system: Qty Description 2 ea. GE80 radio units (1 low band transmit unit & 1 high band transm it unit) 2 ea. AC-DC power adapters & power cords 1 ea. CD-ROM containing Installation Manual and NMS Manual (1 CD[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 16 of 40 CAUTION! Tampering with seals wil l void the warrant y. Notice the warrant y stickers on the inner (metal) cover of the radio. Th e radio is s ealed at the factory. There is no need to open thi s cover in the field. Tamperin g with these seals will void the warrant y. 3.4 Installation[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 17 of 40 3.5 Antenna Mount Installation WARNING ! 1. Read these instructio ns before beginning instal lation. Caution shou ld be used. Qualified persons ex perienced with antenna asse mbly and installation are required for installation. 2. BridgeWave Commun ications Inc. disclaims an y respons[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 18 of 40 2. Attach the lower pole mount as shown. Figure 3 -3 and 3-4 Hardware: Flat washer, b ushing (inside e ye ), flat washer, lock washer, bolt. Confirm that the Mount is centered as shown. Tighten bol ts securely * For pricing and a quotation, visit MeridianMicrowave.com * For pricing an[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 19 of 40 3. Completed install ation of pole mount with right hand offset fo r the antenna. Figure 3 -5 4. Optional left hand antenna offset mou nt preparation. Figure 3 -6 Note the position of the e levation adjust hex nut . - Remove bolts - Rotate the antenna mount ing plate 180º - Replace b[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 20 of 40 3.6 Antenna and Radio Installation 1. Install – Antenna and Radio Figures 3- 7 and 3 -8: The first letter of t he designated Polariza tion is sta mped onto each unit to identify o rientatio ns when the pola rity mark is positione d on to p: illustrat ions abov e are for Horizo ntal [...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 21 of 40 CA UTION! It is very important that th e azimuth bolts are tightened before an y elevation adjustment i s done. The ver y narrow beamwidth of this antenna (0.9º) makes it n ecessary to completel y tighten the bolts of the az imuth adjustm ent while adjusting the elevation and vi ce v[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 22 of 40 4. Adjust elevation (up - down) Figure 3 -10 Elevat ion adjustme nt 1. Loosen (2) antenna mounting bolts 2. Rotate Elevation adjust hex nut as required to set correct elevation. Caution: Do not tr y to adjust this bol t with out first loosening up the antenna bolts (Step 1). Doing so [...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 23 of 40 3.7 Cable Installation Fiber Cabling 1. Install a duplex mult i-mode fiber from the radio to the network terminati on equipment (switch or rout er with 1000Base-SX port). The c able should be looped around the inside of the e nclosure to provide strain-relief. Do not connect the fiber[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 24 of 40 Figure 3 -11: Ba ck view of fiber and po wer cable installed on a verticall y polar ized unit. N otice that the cable co nduit is on the le ft hand side when the radio is in (V) po larization. Figure 3 -12: In side vie w of fib er and p ower cable co nnected * For pricing and a quotat[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 25 of 40 Note: T he fiber and po wer cables ar e inserted t hrough the straight thr ough fitt ing, bef ore the conduit is co nnected to the f itting. Ensure th at the cab les do n ot get pinch ed when the c onduit is pushed onto th e fitting. Both c ables have been looped around th e inside of[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 26 of 40 3.8 Turning the Sy stem On and Alignmen t 1) Before Turnin g On the System a) Finish the installati on as described in Chapter 3.6 and 3.7 b) Ensure fiber cables are sti ll disconnected! c) Connect DC power to the radio. d) Verify that the Power LED is lit. If the Power LED is not lit[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 27 of 40 d) Loosen the two vertical c ontrol bolts hold ing the antenna to the antenna mount e) The Vertical Fine adjustm ent is not designed to be tighten ed; use the “hex nut ” to fine (and rough) adjust the elevation (v ertical positi on) to highest RS L value. f) While monit oring the [...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 28 of 40 Figure 3 -14 : T he illustration be low is an exa ggerated cro ss section o f a bea m to exempli fy a horizo ntal RSL level volta ge read ing against rela tive locatio ns wit h an assu med fine tuned vertical po sition. Illustration of a cross section of the main beam and side lobes 1[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 29 of 40 c) Always evenly tighten b olts in small fractions at a ti me to ensure minimum change to your complete d alignment. 6) Connecting the Fiber a) Connect the fiber cable to one of the radios at a time. The fibers should al read y be connected to active network equipm ent. b) Verify the [...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 30 of 40 Losing RF connectivity When a system loses the R F connection for more than 5 min utes it will trigger the s ystem to enter an Auto Calibrati on mode. You can disable this functi on on the AR80 units v ia the NMS. Please review the NMS Manual for further details on disabling this func[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 31 of 40 3.10 Test Cable The alignment procedure i s optimized through the use of the provid ed test cable. This te st cable is designed for use with a digital voltmet er (not provided) to read t he Link Quality and Receive Sig nal Level (RSL) voltage generated b y the radio’s receiver. 1. T[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 32 of 40 E rro rs 0 0 Q UA L V o ltage (V ) 0 3 .3 3 .0 1 .5 1 .0 0 .5 NO E RR OR S UNC O R RE CT ED E RR OR S (PO ST -FE C ) C o rr e c tab l e E rr o rs De t e c t e d Unc o rrec tab le E rro rs D e t ec ted D ef rame r Unlo c ked C OR RE CT ED E RR OR S (P R E -F EC ) Figure 3 -16 Quality V[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 33 of 40 4 Operation of GE/AR80 & configuratio n of network equipment During normal operation, t he following conditions sh ould exist at t he radio: 1 The power LED should b e lit—solid green; 2 The fiber LED should be lit—solid green; 3 The Link Up LED should be lit—solid green; an[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 34 of 40 4.1 Configuring Netw ork Equipment The networking equipment t hat is connected to the GE/AR80 should be checked to ensure it operates properl y over a wired connectio n. Once this has been co nfirmed it will save troubleshooting step s after the radio is inst alled and connected to th[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 35 of 40 5 Troubleshooting The following table provi des a summary of possibl e problems you might encounter while installing a BridgeWave GE/AR80 link, along with possible causes and their sol utions. Problem Possible Cause Resolution Wrong polarit y of supply voltage Use a DVM to determine t[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 36 of 40 Incorrect calculation of link distance Verify that the calculatio n tool used and the GPS used b oth have the same annotation system (degree hours minut es seconds or degree with a decimal value) Antennas aligned on side lobes Realign antenna to main lobe. Keep in mind that the firs t[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 37 of 40 6 RSL Vs Distance Chart Note: Readings for p ath distances b elow one (1) Kilo meter should e xpect RSL le vel of 3. 3Vdc. * For pricing and a quotation, visit MeridianMicrowave.com * For pricing and a quotation, visit MeridianMicrowave.com[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 38 of 40 7 Standard Limited Warranty a nd Softw are License THE FOLLOWING WARRAN TY AND SOFTWARE LICENS E GRANT APPLY ONLY FOR BRIDGEWAVE COMM UNICATIONS, INC. (“B RIDGEWAVE”) PRODUCTS PURCHASED THROUGH BRIDGEWAVE AUTHORIZED CHANNEL PARTNERS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA B Y THE ORIGI[...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 39 of 40 JURISDICTION . THIS DISCLAIMER AND EXCLUSION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE FAIL S O F ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOFTWAR E LICENS E Software License. BridgeW a ve provides Buye r a non-exclusive, non-transferable limited license (“L ic ense”) to use, solely [...]

 TM GE/ AR80 Installation M anu al 580-00519, r ev A 40 of 40 Administrative Provisions. T his Limited Hardw are Warranty and Softw are License shall be governed by and construed i n accordance with the l aws of the State of California, w i thout refe rence to principles of conflict of laws, provided that fo r customers located in a member state[...]