User's Manual

CHAPTER 3: PRODUCT SETUP AND PRELIMINARY TESTING

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Preliminary Test Procedure

Perform the following initial setup to prepare the base station for preliminary test:

Step 1 Connect the antenna to the base station’s TX port.

Step 2 Connect the base station to the 13.8 VDC power supply.

Step 3 Power on the base station and verify that the LED’s illuminate and the power LED on the

front panel remains illuminated.

Step 4 Verify that the base station DC-supply current is <1.2 Amps.

Step 5 For the ideal Serial or Ethernet setup please refer to the IPTurbo Converter Reference

Manual (IPMN p/n: 516.80496.REF) available on the Product Documentation CD

enclosed with this product.

Step 6 Connect the antenna to the mobile radio.

Step 7 Power on the mobile radio.

Step 8 Recycle the base station power.

Step 9 Connect the antenna to the base station’s RX1.

Step 10 Verify that the RX1 and CD LED’s are illuminated when the mobile radio is attempting to

connect. Repeat steps 9 and 10 with RX2 and RX3.

Step 11 From the mobile PC, open the DOS prompt, then ping the IPNC with the following

command:

ping 172.16.23.200 (replacing with the appropriate IPNC IP address).

Press [ENTER] and verify that the IPNC responds to the ping request. Also verify that

the base station carrier detect (CD) LED is lit followed by the TX LED.