User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 0 - Front Cover
- Chapter 0 - Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Starting Out
- Chapter 3 - Example Applications
- Chapter 4 - Utilities and Features
- Chapter 5 - Web Configuration Manager
- Chapter 6 - Serial Configuration and Applications
- Chapter 7 - Bridging and Mesh Networking
- Chapter 8 - Antenna Setup
- Apx A - Licensing Information
- Apx B - Interface Ports
- Apx C - Radio Configuration
- Apx D - Security
- Apx E - Troubleshooting
- Apx F - Horizon 2.4 Specifications
- Apx G - Horizon 900 Specifications
- Apx H - Horizon 4.9 Specifications
- Apx I - Horizon 5.8 Specifications
CHAPTER2
STARTINGOUT
Revised: 27 Jun 16 2-1 ESTeem Horizon Series
OVERVIEW
TherearethreemainphasestopreparetheESTeemHo ri z onforoperationinawirelessnetwork:
Phase1‐DeterminethecorrectmodeofoperationfortheHorizoninthewirelessnetwork .TheESTeemHorizonisa
sophisticatednetworkingdevice thatcanbeconfiguredformultiplemodesofoperation.Determiningthecorrectmodeof
operat
ionfortheESTeemHorizonisthefi rs t step.Chapter3ofthisUser’sManualdetailsthemodesofoperationand
applicationswhereeachwouldbeused.
Phase2‐ProgramtheESTeemforoperationinthewirelessnetwork.OncethecorrectmodeofoperationfortheESTeemhas
beendetermin
ed,theHorizoncanbeprogrammedforthewirelessnetwork.TosimplifytheprogrammingoftheHorizon,
ESTeemhascreatedanewsoftwareutilitycalledtheESTe em NetworkConfiguration(ENC)Utilitywhichisusedtographically
configuretheprimary andbackupcommunicationroutesbetweenradiomodems inthenetwork.TheENCUti
litycanbe
installedfromtheESTeemResourceDiskorfromtheESTeemwebsite(www.esteem.com).Chapter4(Utilities andFeatures)of
thisUser’s Manualwillguideyouintheinstallationofthesoftw areandgiveabriefoverviewofoperationoftheENCUtility,but
adetailedUs
er’sGuideisavailablebothontheESTeemResourceDiskandintheHelpsectionofthepr ogramitself.
TheESTeem HorizoncanalsobeprogrammedthroughtheinternalWebinterface(discussedindetailinChapter5)ifyoudonot
haveaccesstotheENCUtility.
Phase3‐InstalltheESTeemh
ardwareandtestcommunication.AftertheESTeemHorizonprogramming,installthehardware
ineachremotelocation.Chapter8ofthisUser’sManualdescribestheantennaspecifications,mountingoptionsandthe
configurationofthepolemountinghardwarefortheESTeem.Forinstructionsontestingandtroubleshootingthewirelesslink,
refe
rtoAppendixF(Troubleshooting).
HORIZONHARDWARELAYOUT
Tobegintheconfiguration,unpacktheESTeemHorizonshippingboxesandlocatetheitemsbelowforinitialconfiguration.Take
afewminutestoinventoryyourequipmentbeforeyouproceed.ReportanymissingordamageditemstoCustomerSupport
(509‐735‐9092 )assoonaspossible.EachnodeinyourESTeemHorizon’snetworkmayha
vedifferenthardwarecomponents
baseduponthefinalinstallationlocation(i.e.Outdoor,Indoor,Point‐to‐pointorMuti‐Point).Antennatypes,cablelengths,
powersuppliesmaybedifferent,butthefollowi ngitemswil l berequiredforbasicsetup:
HorizonRadio
AA109ResourceDisk
Ante
nna
(AA01SDisplayed)
(2)EthernetCables
PowerSupply
(AA175.2Displayed)
SerialInterfaceCable
(AA6021.1)
Note:Youraccessorymodelnumbersmayvaryfromtheabove,butyouwillneedtolocateeachofaboveitemstocontinue
configuration.