User Manual

5. Using the GUI. (BAND SELECT)
The GUI is inherently intuitive and very user friendly. The user simply selects
the bands they would like to support and click confirm. They can choose from
either the preset band selections or customize a selection as needed. In the
custom selection mode, the user can select all the bands at the very top
which will activate all the blocks within the bands. This will allow the repeater
to run in wideband mode. (All Channels in All Bands). Ideal for enterprise
deployments where the user would like to support all carriers.
The user also has the option to select multiple non-contagious blocks or
channels they would like to support. (2) for 700 MHz, (2) for 800 MHz,
(4) for 1900 MHz and (4) for AWS. These are typically used in carrier
applications. No matter which options are selected, the user must remember
to click CONFIRM for the GUI to register the selection. Please note that
clicking CONFIRM will NOT send the repeater into transmission mode, it will
only log the data inputted or selected. This allows the user to continue with
setting up the parameters and alarms for the repeater even before going live
with transmission.
There are several other neat features you will notice on the header as well as
internal of each page. These include:
 A MASTER ALARM on the top left which is synced with the alarm LED on
the outside / bottom of the repeater enclosure so even if the user is not
logged into the GUI, they can observe if an alarm is present or not.
 A dynamic ICON on the top right of the GUI that indicates how the user is
interfaced with the GUI. Either via USB or Ethernet.
 A CONFIRM button that registers the selections on each page.
 A RESET button which resets all the settings on that page to factory default.
 A RECALL button which will repopulate the fields with the last saved
selection.
 Bold, easy to view, color changing navigation tabs on the left so at any time
the user knows which page they are on or where to navigate to next.
 A dynamic TX & RX status indicator to show communication activity between
the GUI and the repeater.
5.1 Using the GUI. (SET PARAMETERS)
The SET PARAMATERS page allows the user to set the high-limit (not to
exceed) points of the repeater on the bands that were activated on the
BAND SELECT page. Only the active band fields are editable. The user
can individually adjust the UL and DL attenuation values which directly
influences the Output Power for each respective band. This page also
displays the status color of the respective band so the user knows which
band to adjust. Once on this page, the response to the adjustment is not
dynamic, so the user will need to click on the dashboard to see the effect.
Also working fixed within the program is an Automatic Gain Control
feature (AGC) which dynamically adds attenuation to the respective band to
maintain the output power limit set by the user for UL and DL.
Because the repeater has dynamic AGC, the status fields will only change
color from Green to Orange or Red when the AGC threshold has been
exceeded. An infringement that is between 1-5dB over the AGC range will
change color from Green to Orange. If between 6dB and 10dB, it will
change to Red. If above 10dB, the respective circuit will go into active
MUTE / Shutdown. To get the unit out of MUTE, first add more DL
attenuation to the respective circuit, power cycle the repeater’s transmit
circuit and then click on the DASHBOARD to see the change. The fields on
this page come preset from the factory with the following values:
 20dB of attenuation on the UL and DL.
 20-23dBm Output Power Limit for the UL.
 31dBm Output Power Limit for the DL.
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