Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Installation Guide
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation Steps
- 2.1 Prepare Laptop
- 2.2 Connect Laptop to Radio Unit
- 2.3 Update Connectivity Parameters of Radio Unit
- 2.4 Check items to be installed
- 2.5 Prepare Tools
- 2.6 Mount the HBS
- 2.7 Connect HBS antenna
- 2.8 Install SU Mounting Kit
- 2.9 Mounting the SU
- 2.10 Ground Radio Unit
- 2.11 Mounting the Lightning Protection Units
- 2.12 Waterproofing
- 2.13 Connect Radio (External Connections)
- 2.14 Check Connectivity to Radio
- 2.15 Request (and receive) permitted frequencies
- 2.16 Activate HBS
- 2.17 Align SU Unit
- Chapter 3: Safety Practices and Provisions
- Appendix A: Wiring Specifications
- Appendix B: About Antennas
- Appendix C: Terminology
- Appendix D: Certified Antennas
- RADWIN Worldwide Offices
TVWhiteSpaceInstallationGuide Release1.0 1‐1
Chapter1:Introduction
1.1ScopeofThisDocument
ThisdocumentshowshowtoinstallRADWINTVWhiteSpaceradios.
ForadetaileddescriptionofhowtoconfigureRADWINTVWhiteSpaceradios,seethe
RADWINTVWhiteSpaceConfigurationGuide.
1.2RADWINTVWhiteSpaceOverview
RADWIN’sTVWhiteSpaceusestheUHFband(470‐698MHz)todelivercoverageforunserved
andunderservedruralcustomersusingaNon‐Line‐Of‐Sight(NLoS)solutionthatcan
penetratefoliageandchallengingterrains.Withasectorcapacityofupto300Mbpanda
subscriberunitcapacityofupto150Mbps(dependingonfrequencyavailability,rangeand
topography)inapoint‐to‐multipointlink,ruralcustomerscanbeconnectedtobroadband
services.
1.2.1RadioUnits
Therearetwotypesofoutdoorradiounits(ODUs):BaseStations,andSubscriberUnits
Table1‐1:RADWINTVWhiteSpaceBasicParameters
ModelName
Max
T‐put
(Mbps)
InputVoltage
&Current
FormFactor
Enclosure
Type
Oper.
Temp
RADWINTVWhiteSpace:
BaseStation
300
41.2‐57VDC,
1.6A
TVWhite
Space
HBS
IP67/Type4
‐40Cto
+60C
RADWINTVWhiteSpace:
SubscriberUnit
150
42.5‐57VDC,
0.7A
TVWhite
Space
SU
IP67/Type4
‐40Cto
+60C
• BaseStation‐Withanexternalantenna.
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