Radio Coverage Verification Tests - Avaya DECT R4 Installation And Administration Manual

Radio coverage verification tests

The Radio coverage verification consists of two tests:
Base station operation test
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Coverage area test
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Note:
Be sure that the battery in the cordless phones are charged before executing the
Note:
tests.
Base Station operation test
The purpose of this test is to check if all base stations are operational.
1. Use the base station plan (see
installed radio base stations.
2. Open the Master IPBS web interface Device Overview > Radios to get a list of all base
station radios connected to the IP-DECT system. The RFPI of each radio base station is
the unique identifier.
3. On a DECT phone enter the Admin menu (see
Info > Link. In the first line you can find the signal strength SS -xx dBm of the connected
base station. The PARI is a unique identifier of the connected base station.
4. Move close to each base station. Verify lower LED is steady green and upper LED is either
steady green or off.
5. Check if the DECT phone is connected to it. The PARI in the link display needs to match
with the RFPI of the device overview radio list.
After having checked that all base stations are operational proceed with the coverage area test.
Coverage area test
The purpose of this test is to verify that there is satisfactory field strength to enable good speech
quality everywhere within the covered area (rooms, lift shafts, staircases). This test is executed
with two cordless phones and requires two persons.
1. Open the administrator menu in the DECT telephone. (see
2. Go back to idle and make a call to the 2nd telephone.
3. Select softkey More > DECT Info > Link. In the first line you can find the signal strength
SS -xx dBm of the connected base station. The PARI is a unique identifier of the
connected base station.
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