User's Manual Part 1

RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2.5.40 vii
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Table of Contents
Notice.............................................................................................................................i
RADWIN Worldwide Offices............................................................................................. ii
Regulatory Compliance....................................................................................................iii
Part 1: Basic Installation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Welcome to RADWIN 2000!......................................................................... 1-1
RADWIN 2000 highlights: ............................................................................ 1-1
What’s new in Release 2.5.40 ...................................................................... 1-2
Terminology ............................................................................................ 1-2
More About New and Extended RADWIN 2000 Products ................................... 1-2
RADWIN 2000 C-series 3.X Products...............................................................1-2
RADWIN 2000 C-series BRS Products..............................................................1-3
RADWIN 2000 X-series for 3.X Products.........................................................1-3
Summary. .....................................................................................................1-3
Key Applications.......................................................................................... 1-4
Cellular Backhaul ..................................................................................... 1-4
Broadband Access ................................................................................... 1-4
Mobility Applications ................................................................................. 1-5
Border Control...............................................................................................1-5
Installation Security .......................................................................................1-5
Railway solutions...........................................................................................1-5
Key Features of RADWIN 2000 .................................................................. 1-5
Components of a RADWIN 2000 Link............................................................ 1-8
The Outdoor Unit (ODU) ............................................................................ 1-8
The Indoor Unit (IDU) ............................................................................... 1-9
New style IDU-E for both WinLink 1000 and RADWIN 2000 ............................ 1-10
IDU-C ......................................................................................................... 1-10
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Devices ........................................................... 1-11
Basic PoE Device ......................................................................................... 1-11
GSU .................................................................................................... 1-11
Antennas .............................................................................................. 1-12
RADWIN Manager .................................................................................. 1-13
RADWIN Network Management System (RNMS) .......................................... 1-14
Accessories ........................................................................................... 1-14
.......................................................................................................... 1-15
Documentation supplied with RADWIN 2000 ................................................ 1-15
How to Use this Manual............................................................................. 1-15
A Little Terminology ................................................................................. 1-16
Conventions Used in this Manual................................................................ 1-17
Notifications .......................................................................................... 1-17
Typographical conventions ....................................................................... 1-17
General....................................................................................................... 1-17
Software..................................................................................................... 1-17
Windows Terminology ............................................................................. 1-18
Viewing and Printing ............................................................................... 1-19
Chapter 2 Site Preparation
Planning the Link Site.................................................................................. 2-1
Overview ................................................................................................ 2-1
The Site Survey .......................................................................................... 2-1
Introduction ............................................................................................ 2-1
Recommended Equipment ......................................................................... 2-1
Stage 1: Preliminary Survey......................................................................... 2-2