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
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2016-05-24
– Temporarily connect the radio to the antenna using a short piece of transmission line, so that
the radio is very close to the antenna location
– Run wires, as necessary, from the RSL test point to the volt meter so that the antenna
installer can directly view the volt meter
• Run separate wires from radio mounted location to antenna location
– Temporarily connect a set of wires from the RSL test point to the antenna location, to allow
the radio installer to use a local volt meter
• RF/DC coupler
Install a temporary DC coupling device at the radio antenna port and at the antenna connector.
Connect the RSL test point to the radio antenna port coupler, and the volt meter to the antenna
connector coupler. See DC Coupler for Antenna Alignment
for more information
• Verbal relay/walkie-talkie/mobile radio/cell phone
– A person located at the radio front panel can use a short-range communication device or verbal
relay to communicate to the antenna installer and read off RSL voltage measurements
Only use the browser-based GUI for antenna alignment if there is no other means available. If this
method is required, refer to Exalt Graphical User Interface (GUI)
. The RSL reading can be read on a
PC or any handheld computing device that supports an HTML browser and Ethernet connectivity.
Note: Using this method, the final RSL voltage readings during alignment may be different
(better) than the planned RSL, due to the short RF transmission line. Use the path calculation
tool to determine the RSL that should result in this temporary configuration to ensure proper
ideal alignment.
Note: Due to the resistance of the cable, the RSL readings might be impacted. Use the thickest
wiring possible. Test the impact of the voltage reading due to the wiring by comparing a direct
measurement at the RSL test point as opposed to the end of the wiring.
Note: There is a slight delay in RSL readings in the GUI as the RSL levels change. In this case,
fine alignment can be done in small adjustments allowing a small gap of time so that the impact
of the adjustment on the GUI display catches up to real time.