User's Manual

Chapter 5 Deploying the NCL1135
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1. Ensure that the NCL1135s (one Master and one Station) have been configured and
tested.
2. Deploy the Master and Station connecting the antennas as required.
WARNING!
Antennas and associated transmission cable must be installed
by qualified personnel. Failure to terminate the antenna port
correctly can permanently damage the NCL1135. WaveRider
assumes no liability for failure to adhere to this recommendation
or to recognized general safety precautions.
3. Connect a terminal at each NCL1135 using a serial cable and log into each device.
4. At the Master NCL1135 console terminal, type <radio txTest start> to begin
the Continuous Transmit Test. “Radio Tx Test On” is displayed above the NCL1135>
prompt when the test is running.
5. At the Station NCL1135 console terminal, type <radio per continuous> to begin
displaying the Radio PER. Refer to
Displaying the Radio Packet Error Rate (PER) , on
page 41 for more information.
6. Using the information from Radio PER, align the antenna at the NCL1135 Station so
that the number of packets missed is at a minimum rate.
7. When done with the antenna alignment, stop the test at the Master NCL1135. Type
<radio txTest stop>.
8. At the Station NCL1135, press any key to end the Radio PER output.
NOTE: By default, a Master NCL1135 keeps track of the Radio PER of
each Station. A Station does not track the Radio PER of another
visible Station unless it is running the Continuous Receive test.
Refer to
Running the Continuous Receive (Rx) Test , on page 37.
A Station does track the Radio PER of both direct and broadcast
communication with the Master.
The information received from Radio PER during the Continuous Transmit test will be similar
to the following output. The following output is from a Station (unit ID 2) communicating with
the Master (unit ID 1) that is running the Continuous Transmit test.
station> radio per continuous
Unit Id Link Status Total # Received Total # Missed PER (%)
--------- ----------- ---------------- -------------- -------
1 UP 2 0 0
broadcast 5 0 0
Unit Id Link Status Total # Received Total # Missed PER (%)
--------- ----------- ---------------- -------------- -------
1 UP 2 0 0
broadcast 820 56 6