BridgeWave AR80 User Manual

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 1 of 40 making connections in a high-speed world Wireless Gigabit Ethernet Links Model

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 10 of 40 The radio requires LC type connectors on a pair of simplex multi-mode fibers to pr

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 11 of 40 Figure 2-4: 14-gauge DC power cable terminated to radio end and power supply end

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 12 of 40 2.7 Grounding & Lightning Protection WARNING! Proper grounding of the outdoor

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 13 of 40 2.8 Environmental The structure to which the equipment will be mounted should be

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 14 of 40 3 Installation 3.1 General It is recommended that installation personnel read t

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 15 of 40 3.3 Equipment Inventory Following are inventory lists for a typical system: Qty

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 16 of 40 CAUTION! Tampering with seals will void the warranty. Notice the warranty stick

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 17 of 40 3.5 Antenna Mount Installation WARNING! 1. Read these instructions before beg

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 18 of 40 2. Attach the lower pole mount as shown. Figure 3-3 and 3-4 Hardware: Flat wash

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 19 of 40 3. Completed installation of pole mount with right hand offset for the antenna.

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 2 of 40 Copyright Notice & Disclaimer Copyright © 2004-2006 BridgeWave Communications.

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 20 of 40 3.6 Antenna and Radio Installation 1. Install – Antenna and Radio

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 21 of 40 CAUTION! It is very important that the azimuth bolts are tightened before any e

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 22 of 40 4. Adjust elevation (up - down) Figure 3-10 Elevation adjustment 1. Loosen (2) an

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 23 of 40 3.7 Cable Installation Fiber Cabling 1. Install a duplex multi-mode fiber fro

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 24 of 40 Figure 3-11: Back view of fiber and power cable installed on a vertically polari

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 25 of 40 Note: The fiber and power cables are inserted through the straight through fitting

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 26 of 40 3.8 Turning the System On and Alignment 1) Before Turning On the System a) Fini

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 27 of 40 d) Loosen the two vertical control bolts holding the antenna to the antenna mount

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 28 of 40 Figure 3-14: The illustration below is an exaggerated cross section of a beam to e

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 29 of 40 c) Always evenly tighten bolts in small fractions at a time to ensure minimum cha

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 3 of 40 Product Compatibility While every effort has been made to verify operation of this

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 30 of 40 Losing RF connectivity When a system loses the RF connection for more than 5 minut

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 31 of 40 3.10 Test Cable The alignment procedure is optimized through the use of the prov

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 32 of 40 Errors00QUAL Voltage (V)03.33.01.51.00.5NOERRORSUNCORRECTEDERRORS (POST-FEC)Correc

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 33 of 40 4 Operation of GE/AR80 & configuration of network equipment During normal op

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 34 of 40 4.1 Configuring Network Equipment The networking equipment that is connected to t

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 35 of 40 5 Troubleshooting The following table provides a summary of possible problems yo

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 36 of 40 Incorrect calculation of link distance Verify that the calculation tool used and

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 37 of 40 6 RSL Vs Distance Chart Note: Readings for path distances below one (1) Kilomete

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 38 of 40 7 Standard Limited Warranty and Software License THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY AND SOFT

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 39 of 40 JURISDICTION. THIS DISCLAIMER AND EXCLUSION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THE EXPRESS WARRAN

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 4 of 40 Regulatory Information This device complies with Part 101 of the FCC Rules. Links

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 40 of 40 Administrative Provisions. This Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License sha

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 5 of 40 Table of Contents Section# Page # Copyright Notice & Disclaimer 2 Product

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 6 of 40 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of Manual The information in this manual is directed t

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 7 of 40 1.3 Contact Information Technical Assistance and Customer Service BridgeWave distr

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 8 of 40 2 Site Planning 2.1 General Before the start of an installation a survey should b

TM GE/AR80 Installation Manual 580-00519, rev A 9 of 40 2.4 Link Distance Measurement of the link distance is important in estimating the