User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- EX-i Series (TDD)
- Digital Microwave Radios
- Installation and Management Guide
- Legal Notice
- Open-Source License Information
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- About this Document
- Introduction
- Pre-installation Tasks
- Link Engineering and Site Planning
- Familiarization with the i-Series Radios
- Initial Configuration and Back-to-Back Bench Test
- RF Output Power Setting
- Time Division Duplex (TDD) Factors
- Link Orientation and Synchronization
- Radio Synchronization
- Offset Timing
- Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)
- Link Symmetry
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- System Installation and Initiation Process
- Installation
- Configuration and Management
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Telnet into the Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Exalt Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Quick Start
- Navigating the GUI
- Radio Information Page
- Administration Settings Page
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Configuration
- File Transfer Page
- File Activation Page
- Access Security Page
- System Configuration Page
- MHS Configuration Page
- Ethernet Interface Configuration Page
- VLAN Configuration Page
- T1/E1 Configuration Pages
- DS3 Configuration Page
- GPS Information Page
- Alarms Page
- MHS Status Page
- Performance Page
- Event Log Page
- User Throughput Page
- Diagnostic Charts Page
- Spectrum Analyzer Page
- Ethernet Utilization Page
- Reboot Page
- Manual Page
- Specifications
- Interface Connections
- DIP Switch Settings (-16 Models Only)
- Antennas
- DC Coupler for Antenna Alignment
- Troubleshooting
- Back-to-back Bench Testing
- General Compliance and Safety
- Dynamic Frequency Selection
- Safety Notices
- Regulatory Notices
- Regulatory Compliance
- Regulatory Domain Keys
- EIRP Limits for the United States and Canada
- EIRP Limits for the European Union and ITU Countries
- EIRP Limits for Australia
- Declaration of Conformity to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
- END USER AGREEMENT
- Copyright Notices
- Index
Exalt Installation and Management Guide
EX-i Series (TDD) Digital Microwave Radios
206501-019 7
2016-05-24
The two radio terminals are identical hardware, except for the TDD setting in software. When the
radios are in their default state, both radios are configured as Radio B. One end of the link must be
configured as Radio A before the two ends of the radio system can communicate.
It can be considered that Radio A is the primary radio in the link. Radio A provides the master clock
and control to Radio B. For most applications, it is not important how the radio link is oriented, only
that one end is configured for Radio A and the other for Radio B. For some applications (such as,
multi-radio hub sites or repeaters), the orientation of the radio systems may be more critical. See
Link
Orientation and Synchronization.
There are three ways to configure the radios for Radio A/B determination:
1 Use the Exalt browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) – preferred.
2 Use the Command Line Interface (CLI) through Telnet on the AUX port or a Serial connection to
the Console port.
3 Use the front panel DIP switch, in case of emergency (EX-2.4i-16 model only).
Exalt recommends using the Exalt GUI for radio configuration. This interface requires a computer
with an Ethernet port and web browser software, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above. See
Configuration and Management
for details on how to connect to and use the browser-based GUI
interface.
-16 and -DS3 models: The front panel DIP switch provides a fast temporary means for Radio A/
Radio B configuration. EX-5i-16 and EX-5i-DS3 models may also require installation of the
Regulatory Domain Key prior to DIP switch operation. See DIP Switch Settings (-16 Models Only)
.
Shipping Box Contents
Unless purchased as a spare terminal, the radios are shipped as a complete hop (that is, a radio link pair
consisting of two terminals). An outer box has labeling that indicates the contents of the box, with the
part number and serial number details for both radio terminals.
Inside the outer box are two identical boxes, each of these boxes is also marked with the part number
and serial number of the individual terminal contained inside the box. The terminal box contains the
following items:
• Radio terminal (configured as Radio B)
• AC adapter
• Accessory kit
– Rack mount flanges
– Flange mounting hardware (4 x M4 screws; 4 x M4 wave washers)
– DC power connector (1)
– Grounding hardware (1 x M5 screw; 1 x M5 wave washer; 2 x M5 flat washers)
• Registration card
• Quick-start guide
Note: Models with the Access Security management feature ignore DIP switch configurations
after any reset. See the Access Security Page
.