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nano3G AP Installation Manual Installation Requirements
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2 Installation Requirements
2.1 Installation Overview
The are three basic strategies for installing and commissioning a nano3G AP:
• Take a nano3G AP on site that is in the default factory state, install and
commission the AP on site then configure it remotely from the OMC-R and enable
it for service
• Take a previously commissioned nano3G AP on site and perform the physical
installation only, then configure it remotely from the OMC-R and enable it for
service
• Take a fully configured nano3G AP on site and perform the physical installation
only
In all cases, once the AP is up and running, perform some basic tests to verify the AP can
provide service. Also, after the AP has been running for 24 hours, use Network Listen to
check the frequency offset from a macro neighbour, if any are available, and then apply a
frequency correction if required.
2.1.1 Overview of Installation with On-Site Commissioning
The principal activities for this are:
1) Unpack the nano3G AP hardware on site, verify it is undamaged and power it up.
This is done by the installation engineer, as described in section 3.
2) Commission the nano3G AP for connecting to its serving AC. This is done by the
installation engineer, using a commissioning laptop, as described in section 4.
3) Install the nano3G AP hardware in the required location, with power and its
backhaul connection. This is done by the installation engineer, as described in
section 3. The AP should now connect to its serving AC and be accessible in the
OMC-R.
4) Use the OMC-R to upgrade the AP software and configure the AP, then bring the
AP into service. This is described in section 6. Typically this is done remotely by an
OAM engineer from the NOC, but could also be done by the on-site installation
engineer, assuming it is possible to make a connection to the OMC-R from the
provisioning laptop.
The benefits of this method are:
• Any nano3G AP in the default factory state can be taken on site.
• By corollary, if the nano3G AP is damaged or faulty, it can be replaced immediately
by a spare.
2.1.2 Overview of Installation with Pre-Commissioned nano3G AP
The principal activities for installing and commissioning any nano3G AP are:
1) Commission the nano3G AP, as described in section 4, before the on-site visit.
2) Once on site, unpack the nano3G AP hardware and verify it is undamaged. This is
done by the installation engineer, as described in section 3.