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Directions for connecting your
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  • Page 1 Installing and using the Expedience OSU-2510 Directions for connecting your OSU to a computer or LAN and obtaining high-speed Internet access.
  • Page 2 INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS GUIDE, EVEN IF NEXTNET WIRELESS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  • Page 3 Contents Welcome..........1 Before you begin ........1 Connecting your OSU to a computer ... 6 Installation overview ......6 Setting up the computer to dynamically re- ceive an IP address ......6 Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows ME: Setting up the network con- nection ..........7 Windows 2000: Setting up the network connection ........7...
  • Page 4 Connecting the OSU to a network ..24 FCC information .......25...

  • Page 5: Welcome

    Welcome This document describes how to install and use your Expedience outdoor subscriber unit (OSU) to obtain wireless high-speed Internet access. You can connect your OSU to a computer or to a small office/ home office (SOHO) local area network (LAN) through a hub, switch, or router.
  • Page 6 • Locate the components shipped with your OSU device: • OSU device • Network interface manager (NIM) box • Software CD-ROM • Power cable and power supply box • Power/Ethernet cable • Lag bolt (6) • Hex screws (2) • Washers (2) •...
  • Page 7 Figure 1 shows the OSU. Figure 1: OSU...
  • Page 8 Figure 2 shows the network interface manager box. Figure 2: NIM box...
  • Page 9 Table 1 lists the standard contents in your OSU package. Table 1: OSU package components Component Part number External OSU device (vertical) 123-0009-1001 External OSU device (horizontal) 123-0009-2001 Mounting bracket 350-0009-0010 1/4 X 2" Lag Bolt, Hex Hd, Grade 2 594-9907-1464 Galv.

  • Page 10: Connecting Your Osu To A Computer

    Connecting your OSU to a computer This section describes how to connect your OSU to a computer. If you want to connect your OSU to a network device (such as a router or switch), refer to the section “Connecting the OSU to a network”...

  • Page 11: Nection

    95, W NT, W INDOWS INDOWS INDOWS ME: S INDOWS ETTING UP THE NETWORK CONNECTION From the Start menu, select Settings. Then select Control Panel. In the window that appears, double click the Network icon. Select the TCP/IP entry for the NIC. Click Properties.
  • Page 12 NSTALLING THE To install the OSU: Attach the mounting bracket to the outside of the house. Set the OSU inside the mounting bracket. Tighten the lower mounting bolt to hold the OSU in place. The following sections describe these steps in greater detail. Attach the mounting bracket to the outside of the house Make sure you install the OSU on the side of the house that has...
  • Page 13 Figure 3 illustrates the screws to use to attach the mounting bracket to the house. Figure 3: Screws to attach mounting bracket to house...
  • Page 14 Figure 4 provides a template (not to scale) for drilling holes into the side of the house. 2X 1.25 Figure 4: Mounting bracket template...
  • Page 15 Setting the OSU inside the mounting bracket The OSU must be installed vertically. The OSU has a peg on top, and a peg on bottom. The upper and lower pegs snap into the mounting bracket’s peg holes. Peg hole Adjustment arch Figure 5: Adjustment arch and peg hole in mounting bracket After you search for the strongest signal from the service provider, you insert a screw through the adjustment arch into the adjustment...
  • Page 16 You must install the OSU vertically. To install the OSU in the mounting bracket: Make sure the bottom of the OSU faces the earth. This is the side of the OSU labelled with a sticker “MOUNT THIS SIDE DOWN”. MOUNT THIS SIDE DOWN Figure 7: MOUNT THIS SIDE DOWN Sticker On the bottom arm of the mounting bracket, snap the OSU’s peg...

  • Page 17: House

    Partially tightening adjustment screws to hold OSU in place To make sure the OSU doesn’t slip out of the mounting bracket, partially tighten the screws in the adjustment arch. Because you still need to pivot the OSU along the adjustment arch— in order to find the strongest signal from the service provider—do not fully tighten the screws yet.
  • Page 18 Make sure the bottom of the NIM is facing the ground. A rub- ber grommet is installed on the bottom of the NIM. The screws provided with the NIM are self-drilling. Figure 9: Screws to attach NIM box to house •...
  • Page 19 Figure 10 illustrates where to drive the screws through the NIM box brackets and into the side of the house. Drive screw through upper bracket Drive screw through lower bracket Figure 10: Mounting NIM to house’s exterior...

  • Page 20: Cabling Overview

    ABLING OVERVIEW Figure 11 illustrates where ground cables, the RJ-45 cable, the power cord, and the Ethernet/power cable run. Home's roof OSU mounted to home's exterior Home's wall NIM box mounted to home's exterior Power supply Ground rod Figure 11: Connecting cables overview...

  • Page 21: Power Connector

    ’ UNNING CABLES THROUGH HOUSE S WALL The hole through the house must be no further than 10 feet from the NIM box. This is because the power cord—from the power connector to the ferrite bead—must be inside the house. Near the NIM box, drill a 3/4 inch hole through the house.

  • Page 22: Connecting Ground Wires

    Figure 13 shows the cables and the ground wire connected inside the NIM box. Ethernet/power cable Power cable RJ-45 cable Ground wire Figure 13: Cables and ground wire plugged into NIM box ONNECTING GROUND WIRES Both the OSU and the NIM box must be grounded to a grounding rod in the earth near your house.
  • Page 23 On the OSU device, loop the grounding wire around the bottom bolt that holds the OSU to the bracket. Connect the other end of the grounding wire to the grounding rod in the ground next to the house. RJ-45 LUGGING IN POWER CORD AND CORD The power cord uses standard household power.
  • Page 24 To run the LinkMonitor program, right click on the icon, and select Open. LinkMonitor program’s icon in system tray Figure 14: Starting the LinkMonitor program The Expedience LinkMonitor window appears (Figure 15). Figure 15: Expedience LinkMonitor window...

  • Page 25: The Strongest Signal

    SING THE SOFTWARE ASSISTED METHOD TO FIND THE STRONGEST SIGNAL Note: It may be beneficial to have two people perform this procedure. One person will monitor software statistics inside the house. The other person will rotate the OSU outside the house. To scan for the strongest signal from your service provider: Install the LinkMonitor program as described in the section “Installing the LinkMonitor program”...

  • Page 26: The Strongest Signal

    10 Remembering the strongest signal reported, re-orient the front of the OSU in the direction that the OSU was pointed when the strongest signal was found. 11 Tighten the screws fully that hold the OSU in place. 12 Return to the LinkMonitor program. Click Stop Scan. SING THE SOUND AUDITORY METHOD TO FIND...

  • Page 27: Refreshing The Osu's Connection

    Refreshing the OSU’s connection When you refresh the OSU’s connection, your service provider is assigning your computer a new IP address. You need to refresh your OSU’s connection with your service provider when your Internet browser does not let you open any Internet sites. INDOWS USERS EFRESHING THE CONNECTION To refresh the connection:...
  • Page 28 Connecting the OSU to a network Note: Use only one OSU on a network. Do not use multiple OSUs on the same network. To directly connect the OSU to a computer, use the supplied Ethernet cable (also known as a straight-through cable). However, to connect the OSU to a hub or switch, use an Ethernet cable appropriate for your network device.

  • Page 29: Fcc Information

    INFORMATION NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Radio Frequency Radiation Exposure Limits detailed below. A minimum of 20 centimeters (8 inches) separation between the RSU and the operator and all other persons should be maintained. Radio Frequency Radiation Exposure Limits Table 2 Limits for Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE)
  • Page 30 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in accordance with the installation manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 31 Index computer NIC requirement 1 connecting to network 24 cross-over cable 24 part numbers list 5 IP address (host computer) refreshing 23 setting up for dynamic assign- ment 6 router connecting to OSU 24 choosing installation location 1 min. separation distance of connecting to OSU 24 equipment and persons 25 package components 5...

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