Adapt4 XG1 Manuale utente

Adapt4, Inc.

Installation Manual, Rev. 0.6 1.1

Adapt4 XG1 Radio

Installation Manual

A4-00103-011-01, Rev. 0.7b

December 2, 2005

Adapt4, Inc.

1.2 XG1 Radio Installation Manual

NOTICE

Adapt4, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document, nor does

it make any commitment to update the information contained herein. However, questions

regarding the information contained in this document are welcomed.

Adapt4, Inc. also reserves the right to make changes to the specifications of the XG1 Series and

to the information contained in this document at any time without notice.

This manual is not all inclusive of our products and services. The software and procedures

discussed herein are continuously evolving just as are the requirements of our customers. Its

format is informal, and hopefully will stimulate as many questions as it answers. Copies of cut

sheets, engineering data, customer lists, installation guides, and test procedures are all available

for further information.

605 N. John Rodes Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32934

Phone 321-259-5009 | Fax 321-259-4006

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Table of Contents

Adapt4 XG1 Radio.........................................................................................................1

Installation Manual........................................................................................................1

A4-00103-011-01, Rev. 0.7 November 22, 2005............................................................1

Table of Contents..........................................................................................................3

1.0 Overview........................................................................................................................ 4

1.1 Admin Tab ..................................................................................................................... 8

1.2 Download Tab.............................................................................................................. 10

1.3 Startup Config Tab....................................................................................................... 12

1.3.1 Network Configuration Panel.................................................................................. 13

1.3.2 Network Status Panel............................................................................................... 13

1.3.3 Antenna Pointing Tool Panel................................................................................... 13

1.4 Interfaces Config Tab................................................................................................... 16

1.5 Channels Tab ............................................................................................................... 18

1.5.1 Most Common Steps To Use................................................................................... 19

1.5.2 Advanced features: .................................................................................................. 20

1.6 Spectrum Analyzer Tab ............................................................................................... 21

1.7 Summary...................................................................................................................... 23

Glossary.......................................................................................................................24

Operational and Safety Warnings ..............................................................................25

Questions or Comments on This Manual ..................................................................26

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1.4 XG1 Radio Installation Manual

1.0 Overview

The XG1 Installation Software provides a tool that enables a field installer to configure an

Adapt4 XG1 radio as part of its installation in the field. The field installer “installs” the radio to

make it capable of communicating on the correct network. Subsequently, the Network Operator

will “commission” the site, possibly after the field installer has left the site. The commissioning

process includes further configuring of the site over-the-air and coordinating the start of service

with the end-user. When the site is commissioned, it may begin carrying end-user traffic.

The Installation Software normally runs on a laptop computer and has the following capabilities:

•Network configuration – Set the XG1 radio configuration so that it can join the correct

network. The network's Element Management System (EMS) will further configure the radio

after it has joined the network.

•Software updates – Download new software distributions from the laptop to the radio.

•Antenna Pointing – Point the station's antenna using the laptop software's visual and audible

indications of the signal strength received from the Base Station.

•Interface configuration – If applicable, configure the RS-232 serial ports.

•Channel Selection/Interference Blocking – Optionally, select blocks of channels to use and

block out (“notch out”) frequency channels known to have interfering radio signals.

The above list of capabilities is also a brief outline of the tasks of installing the radio. More

details will be given below.

Table 1.0-1 provides an equipment list needed to support use of the XG1 Installation Software.

Table 1.0-1: Items Needed to Connect Radio to Computer

1. Laptop with:

•Windows 98 or later

•Ethernet port

•128 MB RAM

•Correct time/date set

2. Ethernet cable

•Cross-over (if directly connected)

•Straight-through (if connected via hub)

3. RS-232 cable (for testing user ports)

•DB-9F, null cable or null adapter

•XG1 Installation software

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Figure 1.0-1 illustrates an XG1 radio network, which is comprised of three XG1 radio Remote

Sites and a Base Station (Hub). The Remote Sites are further comprised of an antenna, the XG1

radio and end-user equipment. The end-user equipment is attached to the radio via Ethernet

and/or RS-232 serial cables.

The Base Station comprises an antenna (typically omnidirectional), an XG1 Base Station Radio,

Ethernet and optional RS-232 serial cabling from the radio into a shelter or building. These cables

connect to user host equipment. In addition, the Ethernet cable connects to the Element

Management System (EMS) computer that manages the XG1 radio network and provides a

graphical user interface (GUI) to Network Operators.

Figure 1.0-1: XG1 Radio Network

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1.6 XG1 Radio Installation Manual

The Field Engineer performs the following basic steps to install a Remote Site XG1 radio:

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Figure 1.0-2: Connecting XG1 Radio to a Laptop

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1.8 XG1 Radio Installation Manual

1.1 Admin Tab

General: Use the Admin tab (Figure 1.1-1) to log onto the XG1 radio Installation Software for

operator authentication and to test communications with the radio connected to the laptop via the

Ethernet port. In addition, the operator may save some default configuration parameters (such as

the default radio IP address) for convenience during subsequent installations.

Figure 1.1-1: Admin Tab

your Operator ID, also provided by the Network Operator. Click the Login button. (Later, click

Logout to cancel your session.) A message will be sent to the EMS that an operator has logged

in. A message will appear in the Message Log area of your screen. (The User is the user login

name for all users of the software. The Operator ID is unique for the individual user.)

Test Communications with Radio – Enter the IP address and IP mask of the radio The default

values for an unconfigured radio are IP address (10.255.0.1) and mask (255.255.240.0). This

address can be used for configuring the radio only. Your laptop must be configured on this IP

subnet as well. Use the Network Connect tool on the Windows Control Panel to set the static IP

address (instructions vary with Windows version).

Click the Test Comm with Radio button to verify that you have communications with the radio

via the Ethernet port. A message will be displayed in the Message Log area when the test

message is sent to the radio. If the radio replies successfully, a “From Radio: test reply” message

will be displayed.

Save Default Configuration – To save your configuration (at any time) come to this tab, select a

directory in the directory box, and click the Save To File button. At some time later, restore this

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configuration by clicking the Load From File button. This stores the laptop installation

application configuration, not the radio configuration. The configuration items stored are default

IP address/mask of radio.

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1.10 XG1 Radio Installation Manual

1.2 Download Tab

General: Use this tab to install (download) new software onto the XG1 radio, if the Network

Operator provided a new version of software. The laptop sends this software to the radio via the

Ethernet connection.

Figure 1.2-1: Download Tab

Procedure

1. Copy the software directory to be downloaded to the radio into a folder on your laptop or

desktop computer. Only one revision of software should be placed in a directory.

IMPORTANT: Adapt4 distributes the files in a single directory, which will have a name that

indicates the software release. The directory must be kept intact; the Downloader will reject

the directory if it is not kept intact.

2. From the Select Download Directory box, select the drive and folder containing the software

release to be installed in the XG1.

3. Click Begin Downloads. The progress of the downloads will be shown via the All Files and

Current File progress indicators. The file names will be listed in the Message Log area.

To determine the current software version of every software file in the radio, click Get Value

From Radio from the Current Versions panel. Table 1.2-1 describes the download files.

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