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Part Number 73082/1 Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Version 2.5.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 2 Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005 Proxim Wirel ess Corpo ration, San Jose, CA. All rights reserved. Covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents: 5,231, 634; 5,875,179; 6,006,090; 5,809,060; 6,075,8 1 2; 5,077,753.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 3 Contents ABOUT THIS BOOK ................................................................................................................ ......
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 4 About This Book This Antenna Installation Guide explains how to install and set up an outdoor antenna with the 5054, 50 54-R, and 2454-R hardware.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 5 FINDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Installing Hardware Antennas typically are used in combinat ion with Tsun am i MP.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 6 ABOUT THE TSUNAMI MP.11 PRODUCT FAMILY The Tsunami MP.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 7 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Read this section carefully before beginning the install ati on. All of the following requirements should be satisfied prior to starting installation of your outdoor antenna s.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 8 Chapter 1. Preparing for Installation Plan the day for your outdoor antenna installation carefully.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 9 SITE PREREQUISITES Review all requirements o utlined in this chapter before starti ng the installatio n procedure.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 10 Model 5054 Cable Setup for an Outdoor Antenna The following figure shows an overview of the cable setup for the o utdoor antenna.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 11 Model 2454-R and Model 5054-R Hardware The following types of hardware devices are u sed fo .
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 12 The electronics (po wer supply and radio) are de sign ed fo r indoor mounting and operation.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 13 Cable System Prior to mounting the radio unit, you are advised to ca refully calculate: • .
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 14 CAUTION! • The cable must be secured along the complete distance betw een attac hment points. No part of the antenna cable should be allowed to hang fre e.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 15 The definition of the 1 st Fresnel zone is an imaginary b oundary line offset along the dire ct sig nal path.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 16 To minimize the influence of obstacles, signal interference, or refle ction s, note the foll.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 17 Mounting the Antenna As the mounting procedu res for the various antennas di ffer fro m one anoth er, consult the documentation you received from the manufactur er for mounting procedures.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 18 Connecting the Antenna Cable Once the antenna is properly installed, you ca n co nnect the antenna to the unit by way of the surge arrestor: 1.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 19 3. To protect the weatherproofing stret ch t ape from the effe cts of Ultra-Violet (UV) radiation (for example, from direct sunlight), you should protect the jo int with two ha lf-overlapped layers of any vinyl plastic electrical tape.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 20 Antenna Alignment Display Feature Antenna alignment is a process to phy sically align the ant ennas of both units to have t he best possible radi o link established between them.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 21 Antenna Alignment Commands set aad enable local Enables display of the local SNR. Local SNR is t he SNR measured by the recei ver at the near end.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 22 Antenna Cable Routing The antenna cable must be routed a nd fixed in such a wa y that installation technicians have a clear passa ge area. All connectors that are located outdoors must have a weatherproof seal.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 23 Chapter 2. Determin ing Range and Clearance When you read about wireless outdo or products, you often encoun ter the terms output power of the radio and gain of the antenna equipment as measures fo r the strength of the transmitted signal.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 24 Maximum Range The maximum range of your system is based up on: • The type of outdoor antenna equipment • The data speed of the wireless link • The clearance of the signal path (see “Cleara nce Factor” below).
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 25 If any significant part of this bulged zone is obstructed, a portion of the radio ene rgy is lost, wh ich can affect the performance of your wireless lin k in terms of maximum range and transmit rate.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 26 Figure 4. Clearance Factor Diagr am DISTANCE ASSUMPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS Model 5054 Assumpt.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 27 Model 5054-R Assumptions • Point-to-multipoint configuration using USA regulat ions for L .
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 28 CALCULATIONS Availability of the microwave path is a prediction of the percent of time that the link operates without producing an excessive bit error rate (BER) due to multipath fading.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 29 Procedure 1. Start with the transmit power and the number of the channel to be used. From the output power tables on page 30 find the dBm associated with this output power and channel.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 30 Notes: • The RSL must be higher than the Receiver Sen sitivity pl us the fade margin for a good link. See Table 1 to have a working link with no exce ssive errors.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 31 Table 2. Distance and Link Budget Reference Frequenc y: 5600 MHz Center Frequency for Europe Link Budget (dB) Distance (m) Fresnel Zone (m) Link Budget (dB) Distance (m) Fresnel Zone (m) Link Budget (dB) Distance (km) Fresnel Zone (m) 61 4.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 32 Chapter 3. Antenna Cabling System INTRODUCTION As radio regulations differ betwe en the vari.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 33 SELECTING THE CORRECT CONNECTOR TYPE The following are differences bet wee n the Tsunami MP.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 34 Check with a qualified elect ricia n if you are in dou bt as to whether the surge arrestor and cable con nectors are properly grounded.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 35 Specifications Part number 5054-SURGE Frequency range DC~ 5.875 GHz VSWR 1.25 : 1 Max.@ DC~4 GHz 1.45 : 1 Max.@ 4~5.875 GHz Insertion loss 0.5 dB Min.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 36 Support and Warranty If you are having a problem using a Proxim product and ca nnot re so lv.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 37 WARRANTY AND REPAIR If it appears that your unit needs a re pai r or replacement, return the unit to your Dealer or Distributor in its o riginal packaging.
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Co rporation. A ll rights reserved. 38 TO BE FILLED OUT BY USER: Product Description______ ___________________ __________________ _.
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