User's Manual

Setup and Test
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Setting Up the Access Concentrator
The Access Concentrator is setup using Sitespan in stand alone mode and Netspan does not
need to be connected for the AC to be set up
Setting the TEI and Baud Rate for Netspan Connection
1. Connect PC using AS7030 SiteStart software to the LAT port on the front of the shelf
controller of the Shelf being commissioned..
2. Set the TEI to the value designated during system planning. The TEI number must be
unique to the Network managed by Netspan.
3. Set the Baud Rate for connection. The same rate must be set when setting up AC Shelf
Properties later in this commissioning process.
To commission the AC Shelf the Shelf must be connected via an RS232 interface to a
Sitespan server. However the settings made during the setup process must be transferred to
the NMS Netspan before it server is connected or values set within the shelf during this
process will be overwritten by Netspan when it is connected. Alternatively if Netspan is
available the setting up can be done using Netspan
Creating AC Shelf/Rack on Sitespan
1. Connect the Field Engineer Laptop to the AC shelf Sitespan port.
2. Run Sitespan Server software on the laptop.
3. Open Sitespan Client application.
4. Create the Server to make connection to (usually the name of the PC).
5. Connect to the Server.
6. Create Site.
7. Highlight the site, click right mouse button and select Create Child Element
8. Select Airspan AC Rack
9. Highlight the rack in Object List, click right mouse button and select create Airspan
DA AC shelf
10. Select the position for the AC shelf.
11. From the Object List, Shelf select the Access Concentrator, click right mouse button
and select Element View
12. Select AS4000 (DA) AC Shelf.
13. Continue with 'Setting up AC Rack and Shelf Configuration'
below
Creating AC Rack and Shelf configuration on Netspan
1. Click the + sign on the 'Create Node' menu to show the sub menu items
2. Select AS4000 AC and click the left mouse button.