User's Manual

Aligning the Antenna
BreezeACCESS MMDS Series 17 SU A/E Subscriber Units Installation Manual
4. ALIGNING THE ANTENNA
Note: Antenna alignment using the RSSI bar display is possible only after the
Access Unit you wish to associate with is operational and the ESSID,
Hopping Band and Frequency Offset parameters were properly configured.
Otherwise the unit will not be able to synchronize and associate with the
Access Unit. As the RSSI measurement is performed on received frames, its
results are meaningless as long as the unit is not associated with an AU.
1. Verify that the Power indication (the Yellow LED of the BSSI bar display) is
ON.
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Figure 4-1. SU-RA/RE Outdoor Unit Bottom Panel
2. Align the antenna (integrated into the front side of the SU-RA Outdoor unit,
or separate if the unit is an SU-RE) to point towards the general direction of
the base station.
3. The RSSI bar display is located on the bottom panel of the Outdoor unit
(refer to Figure 4-1). The 8 green RSSI LEDs are used for reading the
Received Signal Strength Indication. The higher the number of green LEDs
that are ON, the higher the level of the received signal. Rotate the antenna
left and/or right until you reach the point of maximum RSSI reading. Make
sure that at all times, the front of the antenna faces the general direction of
the base station.