User Manual

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GuardianManual001‐5006‐000Rev0 10|Page
Thesefeaturesprovidesystembenefitsthatgiveusers:
RuggedPackaging.Guardianishousedinacompactandruggedcastaluminumcase.Builtforindustrial
applicationsinavarietyofenvironments,Guardianoperatesoveranextendedtemperaturerangeandprovides
worry‐freeoperationintheroughestenvironments.
SimpleInstallation.Basicinstallationtypically
utilizesanomni‐directionalantennaatthemasterstationorRelay
PointandadirectionalantennaateachremotesitenotaRelayPoint.SeeSection2forinformationonSiteand
AntennaSelection.Forbasicservice,justhookupanantenna,applyprimarypower,checkandsetafew
operating
parametersandyouaredone.
FlexibleManagement.Configuration,commissioning,maintenanceandtroubleshootingcanbedonelocallyor
remotely.Therearenophysicalswitchesoradjustments.TheDual‐PortGuardianprovidesareceiveantenna
connectorallowingforuniquecustomerapplicationsrequiringadditionalreceivefiltering,externalPA(s),and
otheroptions.
LongRange
.Narrowbandconfigurationsallowbettercoverageoverharshterrain.
1.3 PHYSICALDESCRIPTION
GuardianconsistsoftwologicPCBs,onethatincludesthemodemcircuitryandtheothertheradiomodule.Both
areinstalledinacastaluminumcase.Theunitisnothermeticallysealedandshouldbemountedinasuitable
enclosurewhendust,moisture,and/oracorrosiveatmosphereareanticipated.
TheGuardian
isdesignedforeasyinstallationandconfiguration;theGuardianfeaturesnoexternalorinternal
switchesoradjustments.Alloperatingparametersaresetviathesetupport.
1.3.1 FRONTPANEL
Thefrontpanelhasthefollowingconnections:
 (1)8‐Pinuserinterfaceblockconnector
 (1)50‐ohmTNCfemaleAntennaconnector
 (1)50‐ohmSMAfemalereceiveantennaconnector(Dual‐Portmodelsonly)
 (1)Right‐anglepowerconnector(10‐30VDC)
 (2)DE‐9FRS‐232
ports
 ForDual‐portGuardianconnections,seeSection1.3.6.
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