User's Manual

1 7signal WQA solution 2
7signal Ltd, Panuntie 6, FI-00620 HELSINKI, FINLAND, [phone], [e-mail], www.7signal.com
7signal Sapphire Deployment Guide Release 3.1
1.1 Solution Overview
The 7signal Sapphire quality monitoring solution consists of Sapphire Eye monitoring stations,
Sonar test servers, the Sapphire Carat management software, and Sapphire Loupe for viewing
and reporting on results.
1.2 Hardware
7signal Sapphire Eye is a wireless probe or a monitoring station that is installed in a central
position within the WLAN network. Currently there are two versions of the Eye: version
supporting 802.11a/b/g standards and version supporting 802.11a/b/g/n standards. .
1.2.1 802.11a/b/g
802.11a/b/g version of Eye has the following main features (partly optional):
 Mechanical parts injection molded polycarbonate plastic
 Linux computer, 1GB Flash memory
 WLAN radio module, 802.11 a/b/g support (2.4 GHz, 4.9 GHz-5.8 GHz)
 Spectrum Analyzer component
 6 sectored high gain antennas covering 360 degrees in horizontal direction, 1 sectored
high gain antenna in vertical direction
 RF board with antenna beam selection capability and low noise amplifiers in receiver
chain
 Battery
 Heating element