User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 General Information
- SECTION 2 InterReach™ Unison System Description
- SECTION 3 Unison Main Hub
- SECTION 4 Unison Expansion Hub
- SECTION 5 Unison Remote Access Unit
- SECTION 6 Installing Unison Components
- 6.1 Installation Requirements
- 6.2 Safety Precautions
- 6.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 6.4 Unison Component Installation Procedures
- 6.5 Starting and Configuring the System
- 6.6 Interfacing a Main Hub to a Base Station or Roof-top Antenna
- 6.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Unison System
- SECTION 7 Installing and Using the AdminManager Software
- SECTION 8 Designing a Unison Solution
- 8.1 Maximum Output Power per Carrier at RAU
- 8.2 Estimating RF Coverage
- 8.3 System Gain
- 8.4 Link Budget Analysis
- 8.4.1 Elements of a Link Budget for Narrowband Standards
- 8.4.2 Narrowband Link Budget Analysis for a Microcell Application
- 8.4.3 Elements of a Link Budget for CDMA Standards
- 8.4.4 Spread Spectrum Link Budget Analysis for a Microcell Application
- 8.4.5 Considerations for Re-Radiation (over-the-air) Systems
- 8.5 Optical Power Budget
- 8.6 Connecting a Main Hub to a Base Station
- 8.7 Designing for a Neutral Host System
- SECTION 9 Replacing Unison Components in an Operating System
- SECTION 10 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors
- APPENDIX B Compliance
- APPENDIX C Glossary
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PRELIMINARY Starting and Configuring the System
6.5 Starting and Configuring the System
Connecting a Laptop and Starting the AdminManager Software
Considerations:
• The AdminManager software is installed on a laptop computer that meets the
requirements that are listed on page 7-2.
• Null modem cable with female connectors is needed.
To connect and start the AdminManager software:
1. Connect the null modem cable to the laptop and then to the RS-232 port on the
Main Hub’s front panel.
2. Turn on the laptop and start the AdminManager software.
The main Installation Wizard window is displayed when the software is ready.
Powering On the Main Hub
After mounting the Main Hub in the rack, connect it to the AC power. You may use
multiple outlet surge protectors for multiple Main Hubs.
1. Connect the AC power cord to the Main Hub.
2. Plug the power cord into an AC power outlet.
3. Turn on the power.
Upon power-up, the LEDs will blink for five seconds for a visual check that they
are functioning. After the five-second test:
•The
POWER LED should be green.
•The MAIN HUB STATUS LED should be red because a band has not been pro-
grammed.
• All fiber port LEDs should be off, indicating that no fiber cables are connected.
NOTE: Leave the dust caps on the fiber ports until you are ready to connect the fiber
optic cables.