User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction to the MA-860 System
- 1.1 About MobileAccess MA-860
- 1.2 System Architecture
- 1.3 Distribution of Services in the MA-860
- 1.4 Installation Configurations
- 1.5 Provisioning and Management
- 1.6 Installation and Configuration Workflow
- 2 Element Descriptions
- 3 Infrastructure Preparation
- 4 Installation
- 5 Power-up and Provisioning the Unit
- 6 Appendix
Element Descriptions
2.2 WCE
2.2.1 About WCE
Each WCE was designed to compensate for up to 250 feet cable loss in both frequency bands for
a single antenna. This is done by amplifying each supported 802.11 RF band independently to
accurately capture the attenuation for both bands.
This approach conforms to the new WLAN light-weight access point standards by providing
uniform 802.11a/b/g coverage radius regardless of coax cable length of up to 250 feet. The WCE
unit is equipped with two interface ports: One N-Type male and One N-Type Female for
connectivity to the RHU and antenna respectively.
The RHU interface port in directly connected to the 0.5'' low loss coaxial cable (running to a
remote IDF or telecom closet where it is connected to the MA-860 antenna port). The “To
Antenna” port is connected to a low-loss jumper (flexible 1’ coax cable) that is directly connected
to one of the many MobileAccess supported broadband antennas.
Features
• Independently amplifies the received WLAN signals in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz ISM bands.
• Per-band gain amplifies and delivers optimal coverage for 802.11a/b/g services
• Supports any GE, MobileAccess, or any MobileAccess supported 3PE antenna (with
compliance to FCC rules as mentioned in 3.4.1)
• Passively supports all other wireless services in single package
• Powered in-band by the MA-860 via “power over coax”; supports low voltage (6V and 9.8V)
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