User Manual Part 1
Link CX-24 User’s Manual
Version 1.0 Page iii February 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 Overview 1
1.1 Description ....................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Regulatory Information.................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Products ........................................................................................................................................1
1.4 Applications ...................................................................................................................................2
1.5 System Overview ..........................................................................................................................2
1.6 Features ........................................................................................................................................4
1.7 Link CX-24 Basic Structure ...........................................................................................................4
1.8 Typical Applications ....................................................................................................................11
1.9 Specifications ..............................................................................................................................11
Section 2 Installation 12
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................12
2.2 Planning a Link CX-24 Network ..................................................................................................12
2.3 Site Planning ............................................................................................................................... 13
2.4 Planning Element and Network Management Ethernet Links .................................................... 14
2.5 Planning DS-3 Links....................................................................................................................15
2.6 Power Planning ...........................................................................................................................15
2.7 Transmit Power Planning ............................................................................................................15
2.8 Radio Link Planning ....................................................................................................................16
2.9 Before Installing .......................................................................................................................... 18
2.10 Initial Configuration .....................................................................................................................21
2.11 Mounting the Link CX-24.............................................................................................................30
2.13 Completing the Link CX-24 Installation.......................................................................................33
2.14 Aligning the Antenna ...................................................................................................................35
2.15 Acceptance Testing.....................................................................................................................37
2.16 Final Link CX-24 Configuration ................................................................................................... 40
2.17 Updating the Link CX-24 Software.............................................................................................. 41
Section 3 Monitoring and Trend Analysis 43
3.1 Built-In Web Server Interface......................................................................................................43
3.2 SNMP Network and Element Management Systems .................................................................43
Section 4 Troubleshooting the Link CX-24 45
4.1 Troubleshooting Tables...............................................................................................................45
4.2 Using the Link CX-24 LEDs ........................................................................................................45
4.3 Using RSSI..................................................................................................................................45
4.4 Using a Web Browser .................................................................................................................46
4.5 Customer Support Services ........................................................................................................46
Appendix A - Interface Cable Pinouts 47
Appendix B - Technical Specifications 49
Appendix C - Using the Web-Based GUI User Interface 52
C-1 Web Browser Requirements..........................................................................................................52
C-2 Connecting A Web Browser...........................................................................................................52
C-3 Accessing the Link CX-24 Web Pages ..........................................................................................52
C-4 Link CX-24 Web Pages.................................................................................................................. 52