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MBD-00001-04 · Issue 4· November 2016

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Page 1 TB7300 Base Station Installation and Operation Manual MBD-00001-04 · Issue 4· November 2016...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.5 Device and Network Security ........24 TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual...
Page 4 5.6.1 Connection Overview ........62 TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual...
Page 5 Tait Software License Agreement ........
Page 7: Contact Information
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Page 8: Preface
Document Conventions The TB7300 base station has a web interface with an accordion menu on the left side of the screen. “Configure > Base Station > Channels” means click Configure in the top-level menu, then in the expanded Configure menu click Base Station, and finally click on the Channels tab on that page.
Page 9: Associated Documentation
Associated Documentation The current set of TB7300 product documentation is available on the Tait support website. Printed copies of the documentation are available on request. TB7300 Specifications Manual (MBD-00002-xx). ■ TN9300 DMR Radio Network System Manual (MNB-00003-xx). ■ TN9300 DMR Radio Network Node Controller Installation Manual ■...
Page 11: Description
Description The Tait TB7300 base station is a robust state-of-the-art digital fixed station that combines Tait’s proven strengths in reliability and high performance with software-based configurability and operation, digital signal processing and voice-over-IP technology. The base station operates as a transceiver in trunked DMR or MPT networks, and as a repeater in DMR or analog conventional networks.
Page 12: Features
Alarms can also be reported via SNMP traps, allowing integration with an SNMP-based network management system. Rugged construction with generous heatsinks and fan-forced cooling ■ for continuous operation from –22°F to +140°F (–30°C to +60°C). Description TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 13: Frequency Bands And Sub-Bands
Frequency Frequency Band and Sub-band 40W 50W Identification ✓ B band B3 = 148MHz to 174MHz ✓ H band H5 = 400MHz to 470MHz TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Description © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 14: Applications
TB7300 base station can provide two traffic channels, two control channels, or both a traffic channel and a control channel. In an MPT network, the TB7300 operates as a control channel or as a traffic channel, both with standalone operation.
Page 15: Licenses
The feature sets currently available are listed below. The base stations in a Tait DMR Tier 3 Network are controlled by a node (DMR trunking controller). The TB7300 is compatible with two types of Tait node: Express and Access.
Page 16: Theory Of Operation
DMR operation, gives the base station an identity as a network element, and provides the physical connections for the Ethernet and system interfaces. Description TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 17: Signal Paths
Some procedures, such as activating firmware or running certain diagnostic Offline Mode tests, require the base station to be in Offline mode. This takes the base station out of service. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Description © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 18: Power Supply
The fans can also be temporarily enabled for test purposes via the web interface. When the base station is powered up, the fans turn on until the main software fully boots. Description TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 19: General Safety And Regulatory Information
General Safety and Regulatory Information This chapter provides general information on safety precautions for operating the base station. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual General Safety and Regulatory Information © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 20: Personal Safety
+176°F (+80°C). 2.1.3 LED Safety (EN60825-1) This equipment contains Class 1 LED Products. General Safety and Regulatory Information TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 21: Proximity To Rf Transmissions / A Proximité Des Émissions Rf
OET numéro 65 (47CFR 1.1310) IEEE C95.1 2005: Norme pour les niveaux de sécurité compatibles avec l'exposi- tion des personnes aux champs électromagnétiques de radiofréquence 3kHz à 300GHz TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual General Safety and Regulatory Information © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 22: Equipment Safety
Transmitting into a low VSWR will maximize the power delivered to the antenna. Notice Do not remove the load from the TB7300 while it is transmit- ting. Load transients (switching or removing the load) can damage the PA output stage.
Page 23: Environmental Conditions
2.4.3 Unauthorized Modifications Any modifications you make to this equipment which are not authorized by Tait may invalidate your compliance authority’s approval to operate the equipment. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Page 24: Health, Safety And Electromagnetic Compatibility In Europe
Seals on connectors can also provide a visual indication of unauthorized tampering. Tait recommends that all network and audio connectors should be sealed with the stick-on type of seal. The seal should reveal if any of the connectors have been unplugged, or if any unauthorized equipment has been plugged in.
Page 25: Operation
Operation This section describes the indicator LEDs on the front panel. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Operation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 26 RF signal on one or both logical channels. Description On (steady) A base station is receiving a valid RF signal. A base station is not receiving a valid RF signal. Operation TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 27 The amber transmit LED is lit while the transmitter is transmitting. Transmit LED TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Operation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 29: Working With Base Stations From Your Pc
Working with Base Stations from Your The normal web browser on your PC provides a window into the TB7300 base station. Use it to connect to the base station so that you can monitor, configure, diagnose, and calibrate it (if required).
Page 30: Pc Recommendations
Connections to the base station can be authenticated by a remote (i.e. centralized) service. Refer to the Help and “Setting Up Authentication” on page 36 for more information. Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 31: Logging In
Web Interface” on page 37). Make sure that you store your passwords and usernames securely and do not lose them. They may be needed by Tait support personnel if assistance is required. Tait cannot retrieve for- gotten passwords. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Working with Base Stations from Your PC ©...
Page 32: Setting The Ip Address
Certification Author- ity. The browser has a way of letting you override or bypass the security warning. Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 33: Connecting A Networked Pc To A Base Station
Click Alternate Configuration. Select the User configured option, and then enter a number that is on the same subnet as the base station. For example, if the TB7300 has IP 192.168.1.2, enter 192.168.1.1 for the PC. Enter a suitable subnet mask, for example 255.255.255.0.
Page 34 Select the User configured option, and then enter a number that is on the same subnet as the base station. For example, if the TB7300 has IP 192.168.1.2, enter 192.168.1.1 for the PC. Enter a suitable subnet mask, for example 255.255.255.0.
Page 35: Troubleshooting Connection Problems
(the default is k1w1). Type ifconfig and press Enter. The IP address is displayed on the second line returned as “inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Working with Base Stations from Your PC © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 36: Setting Up Authentication
Notice Unless they are deleted, any local logins left on the base sta- tion will still work and have priority over remote logins. Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 37: Working With The Web Interface
Press F11 again to return to the standard view. Using a browser window size smaller than 1024 x 768 may cause some pages to display incorrectly. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Working with Base Stations from Your PC © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 38: Monitoring Operation
Using the monitoring pages, you can see how the base station is currently operating. For example, you can see the status of its network interface (Monitor > Interfaces > Network Connections). Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 39: Viewing Configuration Settings
Select a channel and click Edit to view details of the channel. Clicking directly on any text in a line will also open the edit screen. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Working with Base Stations from Your PC © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 40: Viewing The Base Station And Network Identity
Note that the Host name field has a maximum of 63 characters, and may use the characters a–z, 0–9, dot and hyphen. You cannot use spaces. Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 41: Basic Tasks
Click Help and navigate to the description of that alarm. 1. For this change to take effect, you must log out of the base station and then log back in again. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Working with Base Stations from Your PC © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 42: Working With Configuration Files
Refer to the Help for more information. Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 43: Preparing To Download Firmware
100 characters. Using a longer path may cause the files to be extracted incorrectly. 1. Mongoose runs on Windows only. 2. The TB7300 is designed to use the same firmware and download system as the TB9300. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Working with Base Stations from Your PC ©...
Page 44 It is beyond the scope of this manual to describe the exact procedure for Setting Up a Central Package Server setting up a central package server for any particular network. Tait expects that each customer will configure their own package server according to the requirements for their network.
Page 45: Checking For Interference On A Receive Channel
The chart on this page has two lines. One shows the current RSSI measurement for the selected frequency. The second shows a historical trace of peak RSSI readings on that frequency. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Working with Base Stations from Your PC © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 47: Installation
Installation This chapter provides information on the site requirements for your TB7300 equipment and also describes how to install the base station in a standard 19 inch rack or cabinet. If this is your first time installing a TB7300 base station, we recommend that you read the entire chapter before beginning the actual installation.
Page 48: Before You Begin
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Page 49: Equipment Ventilation
(e.g. for servicing purposes). 5.1.4 Ambient Temperature Sensor The ambient temperature reading for the base station is provided by the temperature sensor located inside the chassis. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Installation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 50: Cabinet And Rack Ventilation
/h (11cfm) per base station in the cabinet. If you have any other configuration, the performance of your system will depend on how closely you comply with the base station airflow requirements described above. Installation TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 51 Figure 5.1 Typical cabinet ventilation requirements top view 20cm (8in) side view front view ≥10cm (≥4in) ventilation slots airflow entry blanking panels airflow exit TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Installation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 52: Unpacking The Equipment
Packaging it according to your local recycling methods. The foam cushions are CFC- and HCFC-free and may be burnt in a suitable waste-to-energy combustion facility, or compacted in landfill. Installation TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 53: Identifying The Equipment
Identifying the Equipment You can identify the model and hardware configuration of the TB7300 by referring to the product code printed on a label at the rear of the base station. The meaning of each character in the product code is explained in the table below.
Page 54: Initial Setting Up
Notice Make sure that the RF output is connected to a suitable atten- uator or dummy load. Do not remove the load while the PA is transmit- ting as this may damage the PA output stage. Apply power to the TB7300. Applying Power Check that the base station powers up correctly:...
Page 55: Working With Configurations
You should also back up the configuration before downgrading to a dif- ferent software release. Note that if you downgrade and then upgrade software, configuration values for new features may become default. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Installation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 56: Restricted Port Numbers
Knowledge of the password could be used to render the equipment inoperable, for example by deleting files. If you are concerned about the security risk that this poses, change the password. If Tait provides support services, they may need to know the password.
Page 57 Record the password in a secure location. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Installation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 58: Tuning The Receiver
Place the base station on its side or upside down to allow access to the holes on the base to tune the helical filters. Log in to the TB7300 and select Monitor > Interfaces > RF Interface. For information on connecting directly to the base station, refer to “Connecting a Networked PC to a Base Station”...
Page 59 –80dBm into the RF input. Check that the RSSI reading on the RF Interface page is –80dBm ±1dB. Note this reading. Set the TB7300 to the new receive frequency. Change the RF input signal to the new receive frequency at –80dBm.
Page 60: Installing The Base Station On Site
Tait factory-assembled systems 8mm spanner for the M5 nut on the ground connector. ■ You can also obtain the TBA0ST2 tool kit from your regional Tait office. It contains the basic tools needed to install, tune, and service the base station.
Page 61: Mounting The Base Station
(front panel mounted down) or side to side. For transport or in installations subject to vibration, the base station should be supported at the rear using a transit bracket (Tait recommends using the TBBA03-04 transit bracket). Figure 5.3 Base station mounting points...
Page 62: Connecting The Base Station
Figure 5.4 Base station inputs and outputs ground connector RF output system interface connector –VDC input Ethernet interface connector +VDC input RF input external reference frequency input serial RS-232 connector Installation TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 63: Connecting Dc Power
For a length of 1.5m to 2m (5ft to 6.5ft) (typical). Terminate the DC input leads with a suitable crimp connector for attaching to the M4 screws of the DC power connector. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Installation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 64: Connecting Rf
PA and the mismatch is <1dB. ■ The effect of such conditions is variable: some devices will not be destroyed, and some may fail after repeated load interruptions. Installation TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 65: Connecting An External Frequency Reference
The RJ-45 socket on the reciter’s rear panel provides the 1-BASE-T or 100BASE-T Ethernet connection to the other devices in the network. Use a Cat-5 cable to connect this socket to the Tait Network via a router or switch. The Web UI allows you to set the Ethernet port speed auto-negotiation to 10/100 Mbit/s or to negotiate a maximum 10 Mbit/s.
Page 66 25th of the port speed which is smaller than the required bandwidth for typical systems at 10 Mbit/s. If necessary, refer to “Ethernet Connector” on page 73 for a list of Ethernet connection pin allocations. Installation TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 67: Connecting General Purpose Inputs And Outputs
6 digital in 7 digital in 8 digital in 9 external view digital in 10 digital in 11 digital in 12 not used reserved for future use ground ground TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Installation © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 69: Maintenance
The cooling fans have a long service life and have no special maintenance Cooling Fans requirements. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Maintenance © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 71: Troubleshooting
Check that all front and rear connectors and cables are in place, and that power switches are on. If problems persist, contact your regional Tait office. Notice The TB7300 cannot be serviced in the field. It must be returned to the Global Repair Centre for repair. Symptom...
Page 73: Appendix A - Interface Pin Allocations
Serial Connector Description TxD out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not connected Not connected RxD in external view TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A – Interface Pin Allocations © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 75: Glossary
Glossary This glossary contains an alphabetical list of terms and abbreviations related to the TaitNet network and the TB7300 base station. AAA commonly stands for Authentication, Authorization and Accounting. AAA protocols It refers to an IP-based security architecture that allows centralized, controlled access to devices in a network.
Page 76 Digital Down Converter. A device which converts the digitized IF signal of the receiver down to a lower frequency (complex baseband) to suit the DSP. A person who gives official instructions by radio to one or more mobile dispatcher stations. Glossary TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 77 ETSI organization responsible for producing European telecommunications standards. An operational mode of Tait DMR and MPT trunked networks. It comes fallback mode into effect when the base station loses communication with the trunking node controller. In fallback, one base station operates a control channel and allocates calls to the other traffic channels at the site.
Page 78 It is used with a PA to prevent damage to the RF circuitry from high reverse power. The core executable of an operating system. kernel Glossary TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 79 Any device that is network-connected. A TaitNet digital network consists network element of a number of network elements. The TB7300 base station is a network element designed and manufactured by Tait. Network Time Protocol is a protocol and software implementation for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems across a network.
Page 80 Reduced Instruction Set Computer. A type of microprocessor that RISC recognizes a relatively limited number of instructions. The control board in the TB7300 has a RISC microprocessor. A router is an internetwork packet switch that switches data packets from router an input interface to an output interface.
Page 81 IP networks. TB7300 base stations can send messages such as alarms to an IP address on the Tait Network. The base station’s logs store messages in the syslog format. Brand name for any PMR network designed and manufactured by Tait TaitNet Limited.
Page 82 A set of Tait base stations and controllers interconnected by an IP network TaitNet DMR network that can carry voice and data traffic. A base station consisting of the equipment necessary to receive and TB7300 Base Station transmit on one physical channel in a DMR or analog network. Often abbreviated to TB7300 or base station.
Page 83 A circuit that checks that the system is still responding. If the system does watchdog not respond (because the firmware has locked up), the circuit generally resets the system. TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Glossary © Tait Limited November 2016...
Page 85: Tait Software License Agreement
“Designated Products” means products pro- vided by Tait; and (iii) may contain one or more vided by Tait to Licensee with which or for which items of software owned by a third-party sup- the Software and Documentation is licensed for plier.
Page 86 Tait during the course of the inspec- for use by third parties on a "time sharing," tion will be kept in strict confidence by Tait and "application service provider," "service bureau" used solely for the purpose of verifying...
Page 87 Tait demonstrating compli- investigation of the perceived defect reveals that ance with all the foregoing. no such defect in fact exists, Tait may recover its Section 8 TERM AND TERMINATION costs in respect of such investigation from 8.1.
Page 88 Tait to the repair or replacement without first obtaining such license or approval. of the Software or the refund of the purchase 11.10.
Page 89: Directive 1999/5/Ec Declaration Of Conformity
Directiva 1999/5/CE. Veja também: www.taitradio.com/eudoc Español Svensk Por medio de la presente Tait Limited declara que el TBDB3G cumple con los requisitos esenciales y Härmed intygar Tait Limited att denna TBDB3G står cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o I överensstämmelse med de väsentliga exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE.

Tait TB7300 Installation And Operation Manual

Preface

1 Description

2 General Safety and Regulatory Information

3 Operation

4 Working with Base Stations from Your PC

5 Installation

6 Maintenance

7 Troubleshooting

Appendix A - Interface Pin Allocations

Glossary

Tait Software License Agreement

Directive 1999/5/EC Declaration of Conformity

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