User's Manual

Building details
System deployment and installation depends upon the following building details.
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Building identification
• Construction materials, such as walls, floors, ceilings
• Type of use, such as an office, hotel, factory, or store
• Dimensions
• Number of floors
• Height of floors
• Partitioning of floors
Position and use of available cabling
Cables that connect the basestation to the DECT system must meet or exceed the UTP Cat
3 standard. Avaya recommends UTP Cat 5, as it provides a greater line length before signal
degradation occurs. New cabling is required if the existing cabling does not meet the
standard.
Radio coverage
A basestation coverage list is required to indicate:
a areas where radio coverage is required;
b areas excluded from radio coverage due to the proximity of sensitive electronic
equipment;
c areas where radio coverage is not required;
d areas where radio coverage is not feasible or requires specific basestations;
e objects inside buildings; and,
f details of furniture, cupboards, and machinery on every floor of the building
Basestation installations can be required to be out of sight. A customer can request
basestations to be mounted in unsuitable locations, such as stone columns, air ducts or
horizontally on the ceiling. Radio coverage cannot be guaranteed when basestations are
mounted in unsuitable locations.
Site survey
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