User's Manual

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7. Benchtesting
Before mounting units into their final location, it is recommended that the
system be benchtested to ensure settings are correct. The following benchtest
steps are suggested:
Setup. Each radio should be connected and configured per the previous
Sections, with a laptop or PC connected to each radio directly (or through a
hub/switch). Be sure that Access Control MAC addresses are correct and that
units share the same bandwidth, data rate and security settings.
It is also important to have identified and prepared the antenna, RF coax and
Cat5 solutions that will be used in the intended application
Positioning. It is important to remember that the Skyway radio and antenna
system generate and transmit a great deal of RF power. During benchtesting in
an average sized room, the antennas should not be pointed directly at each
other. Instead, rotate the unit 90 degrees away from each other. Fine tune
the antenna position so that the Local RSSI is between -30 and -60 dBm.
Testing. If the system has been properly configured, the radios will begin
communicating immediately. The following steps are recommended to verify
operation:
• Link State. On the Main Status screen, verify that the RF Link State is
Green (connected).
• Local ping. From each laptop/PC be sure a ping to the local radio is
successful.
• Link ping. Now ping from one laptop/PC to the other laptop/PC. This
will verify the end-to-end link.
• Throughput test. Using Qcheck, Iperf or equivalent throughput
measurement utility, verify system performance.
Notes:
(a) Keep in mind that the Skyway Excel data rates stress the performance of a
PC, OS and IP stack. To ensure that the test equipment is not the performance
bottleneck, testing with a direct connection between PCs is strongly
recommended.
(b) Using a single FTP session on a typical Windows/Intel machine is not
adequate to accurately measure throughput.
8. Physical Installation
A. I
NTRODUCTION
Your SkyWay radio is designed with a flexible, multi-axis mounting system.
The radio can be mast, tower, pole or wall mounted using the appropriate
hardware. After determining the best location for your radio, installation can
begin. Please refer to Solectek’s RF Site Design Guide on Solectek’s website
(www.solectek.com
) for more information about choosing an ideal radio
location.
To mount a SkyWay radio, both the mast mounting kit and Ethernet cable
feedthrough need to be correctly assembled. The recommended approach
consists of 3 steps, detailed in the following sections:
1. Ethernet cable / feedthrough assembly
2. Bracket preparation
3. Mounting
With the exception of the CAT5 cable, all parts and hardware described in the
following sections are included with your SkyWay radio.
B. ETHERNET CABLE / FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY
Only a single Ethernet cable is needed to connect the Skyway radio to the
indoor PoE Injector. Since the cable is exposed to the outdoor elements (heat,
moisture, and UV light), only outdoor rated, shielded Cat5 Ethernet cable
should be used. To ensure all-weather operation, the weatherproofing cable
feedthrough (also known as grommet or gland) must be properly assembled
onto the Ethernet cable and radio.
The following diagram depicts each of the feed-through parts:
The following steps must be followed to make sure that the feedthrough is
assembled correctly: