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Part Number 64352v1r2
Lynx.GX
Installation and Management
Models 4T, 4E-BNC, 4E, 8T, 8E, 16T

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  • Page 1 Part Number 64352v1r2 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Models 4T, 4E-BNC, 4E, 8T, 8E, 16T...
  • Page 2 Proxim makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this book or any equipment supplied with this book, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Product Safety Instructions

    No. 950-95 * UL 1950, Third Edition, can be used with this product. A 5-Amp circuit breaker or fuse is required at the DC power source. If using the Proxim optional power supply (P/N 201-31075-1), use a 15-Amp circuit breaker or fuse on the AC input. In addition, an easily an easily accessible disconnect device should be incorporated into the facility wiring.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management Contents PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................3 CONTENTS............................... 4 Figures ................................ 5 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ........................6 Intended Audience............................6 Equipment Features ........................... 6 Planning for Installation ..........................7 Troubleshooting Hints..........................7 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE IDU AND RFU .................... 8 Step 1.

  • Page 5: Figures

    RFU RSL/Tone and Pin Assignment ......................83 APPENDIX E. SPARES AND ACCESSORIES .................... 84 APPENDIX F. LYNX.GX SPECIFICATIONS ....................85 Lynx.GX 4T/4E (5.8 GHz) Specifications ....................85 Lynx.GX 8T (ISM) Specifications......................86 Lynx.GX 8E (ISM) Specifications ......................87 Lynx.GX 16T Specifications ........................88 Detailed Lynx.GX Specifications ......................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management Chapter 1. Introduction Proxim Corporation introduces the GX platform of wireless T1 or E1 radio products—Lynx.GX. The split-box design lets you install both units indoors, or one unit indoors (the IDU, or Indoor Unit) and one unit outdoors (the RF Unit, or RFU).

  • Page 7: Planning For Installation

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management PLANNING FOR INSTALLATION There are several planning factors to be considered prior to installing the radio system. In addition to selecting the installation site, you must: Calculate: º Required RSL and fade margin to achieve availability objectives º...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Installing The Idu And Rfu

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management Chapter 2. Installing the IDU and RFU The following sections describe how to install the GX radios. ▪ Step 1. Gather Required Tools (below) ▪ Step 2. Unpack the Remaining Contents of Shipping Box (on page 9) ▪...

  • Page 9: Step 2. Unpack Shipping Box Contents

    Each Lynx.GX shipment includes one GX Indoor Unit (IDU), one GX RF Unit (RFU), and an installation accessory kit, as shown in the tables below. RF Unit Indoor Unit Lynx.GX 4xT1 Lynx.GX 4T 5.8 GHz ISM System Hi, Model 51850-10H0 (Item 62292) Low, Model 51850-10L0 (Item 62291) Item # Description...
  • Page 10 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Lynx.GX 4xE1 Unbalanced (BNC) Lynx.GX 4E 5.8 GHz ISM System Hi, Model 301-51850-30H0 (Item #64751) Low, Model 301-51850-30L0 (Item #64749) Item # Description Item # Description 64750 Lynx.GX 4E1 Indoor Unit, Unbal., BNC 64750 Lynx.GX 4E1 Indoor Unit, Unbal., BNC 62138 Lynx.GX 5.8 GHz Hi RF Unit 62137...

  • Page 11: Step 3. Test Radios Back-To-Back

    STEP 3. TEST RADIOS BACK-TO-BACK Before installing the radios, Proxim recommends a back-to-back test of the radio pair. Back-to-back testing is a simple way to verify that the radios are fully operational before they are installed. The process of installation adds several variables that can lead to system turn-up delays during troubleshooting (such as antenna alignment, cabling, and path dynamics).
  • Page 12 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Required Equipment for Test Back-to-back testing must be performed with both radios at the same location. The following test equipment is required: ▪ DC power source capable of supplying approximately 200 Watts (total) to the radios (or two radio AC adapters) ▪...
  • Page 13 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Link Testing Link testing is the preferred way to evaluate a radio link's performance. It can be performed from end-to-end or in link test mode (which tests both directions of the radio path). The following figure illustrates a typical test configuration (which may include the radio’s path instead of in-line attenuators).

  • Page 14: Step 4. Install The Radio Units

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management Only one loopback can be enabled per link at a time; that is, only one channel can be tested at a time and configuring a channel in loopback disables the current loopback. The front panel and Web interface loopback LED on the near-end and far-end radios informs the operator that the radio is configured in loopback mode.
  • Page 15 Lynx.GX Installation and Management To rack-mount the IDU and RFU: 1. Gather all the parts contained in the GX IDU Installation Kit. 2. Set the unit on a flat surface and, using a screwdriver, remove the front screws on each side of the unit that match up to the holes of the rack mounting flange.
  • Page 16 Lynx.GX Installation and Management 4. Position the radio in the rack and align the holes in the mounting bracket with the holes in the rack. Two screws for each bracket should be used into the rack (these screws are not included). 19-inch rack Rack Mounting...
  • Page 17 Mounting and securing the RFU on the mounting plate. Notes: (1) Installing the RFU outdoors requires the use of the optional GX RF UNIT Outdoor Mounting Kit (Proxim part ACC-GX-RF-2, item number 61688), sold separately. The GX RF UNIT Outdoor Mounting Kit contains the items necessary for secure pole mounting of the RFU.

  • Page 18: Step 5. Install And Adjust The Antenna

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management Mounting the RFU 1. Orient the RFU for mounting onto the mounting plate so that the connectors are pointed down and the heatsink fins are facing away from the bracket. 2. Insert carriage bolts into the upper holes of the RFU with the head of the bolt facing the flat side (back) of the RFU.
  • Page 19 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Mounting the Antenna This section describes how to permanently mount the antenna to the mast, pole, or tower, and how to attach the antenna to the RFU. The antenna must be mounted outdoors on a tower, building roof, or other location that provides line-of-sight path clearance to the far-end location.
  • Page 20 Lynx.GX Installation and Management If you cannot set a heading marker sufficiently far away (for example when on a city building roof), obtain a rough azimuth setting by sighting along the antenna feed or based upon compass measurements made during the path planning stage.
  • Page 21 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Checking RSL Against Predicted Results There are two RSL voltages that can be read off the radio. ▪ The IDU front panel has an RSL Test Point for a voltmeter probe. ▪ The RFU also has a voltage test point at the BNC connector. Both the IDU RSL voltage and the RFU RSL voltage readings are identical: They can range from 0.9 volts for –90 dBm to 0.05 volts for –5 dBm.

  • Page 22: Step 6. Establish Connections

    When the RF Unit is placed outdoors, the IF lightning arrestor is best located at the building egress point. In addition, Proxim recommends that an additional lightning arrestor be placed at the RF input (from the antenna) and one at the junction between IF cable interface to the RFU NOTE: IF cable lightning arrestors must be specified to pass DC and rated to 1 GHz operation.
  • Page 23 (as the length is likely to be very short). In this configuration, Proxim recommends you place an RF lightning suppression device specified for use at 5.8 GHz (such as Polyphaser LSX) between the RF transmission line and the RFU’s RF port, as close as possible to the RFU.
  • Page 24 Lightning protection for the RFU-to-IDU connection portion of an outdoor implementation of the RFU must be rated to 800 MHz and must be non-blocking to DC. Proxim recommends placing lightning arrestors near the RFU and outside of the equipment building egress point for 2-piece systems. Lightning arrestors must be grounded to a proper broadband earth ground in order to be effective.
  • Page 25 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Connecting IF Coax Cable The radio can be installed with the RFU mounted indoors above the IDU in a 19-inch or 23-inch rack, or mounted outdoors onto the pole-mounted bracket (included). ▪ For indoor mounting, a short IF coaxial cable is included in the accessory kit to connect the IDU to the RFU. ▪...
  • Page 26 The ground connection is available using pin 2. Do not ground both sides of the power supply. Proxim recommends you leave the ground connection floating if the power supply also is floating. This configuration can help avoid ground loops and provide the best lightning protection; however, if the power source is referenced to ground, this configuration may not provide adequate grounding for lightning protection.

  • Page 27: Step 7. Adjust Output Power

    Grounding WARNING! This equipment is intended to be grounded. If you are not using the power supply provided by Proxim Corporation, you must connect the grounding conductor of your power source to the grounding terminal located on the units; or, connect an grounding conductor between the unit's grounding terminals and your grounding point.

  • Page 28: Step 8. Establish A Link Between The Radios

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management STEP 8. ESTABLISH A LINK BETWEEN THE RADIOS Follow these steps to establish a link between the radios: 1) Connect the transmission line to the antenna and feed it to the RFU location. Connect the opposite end of the transmission line to the N-type female connector located on the RFU through a lightning arrestor.
  • Page 29 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Often, an RF power meter has a limit to the input power it can measure without damage. Proxim advises you place a calibrated fixed value RF attenuator (typically 20 dB or more) between the radio and the power meter to ensure proper operation and safety for the RF power meter.
  • Page 30 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Helpful Hints—Checking RSL Against Predicted Results ▪ Is the RF Link LED red? º If so, keep aligning the antennas. º If not (or green), the radios are talking! ▪ Does the measured RSL at both ends closely match the predicted value? º...

  • Page 31: Step 9. Establish Near-End To Far-End Communications Using Orderwire (Optional)

    Pin Assignments” on page 46. Note: If you are using a standard telephone (for orderwire function) not provided by Proxim with this product, ensure that the telephone has a ringing equivalency specification of 1.0 B or less and is a UL-Listed (ITE) device that has been evaluated to the Standard for the Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business Equipment, CAN/CSA C22.2, No.

  • Page 32: Chapter 3. Managing The Lynx.gx

    SNMP Manager, or those who have a proprietary network element manager that uses SNMP protocol for communication. The MIB is available from Proxim Technical Services or the Proxim Internet site (http://www.proxim.com/support). For more information see “Management with SNMP” on page 44.

  • Page 33: Managing With The Web Interface

    Lynx.GX Installation and Management MANAGING WITH THE WEB INTERFACE Minimum Computer Requirements for NMS The client PC should satisfy the following minimum requirements: ▪ CPU Processor speed greater than 1 GHz ▪ Web Browser: Internet Explorer, version later than 5.0; Netscape 7.0 and later ▪...
  • Page 34 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Figure 4. Daisy Chaining NMS Connections at a Hub Location The next few pages describe how to access the Web Interface and the configuration and management available. Initial Log-On To access the Web Interface: 1. At your browser address field enter http://10.0.0.1 (or your previously set IP address) to open the Logon window.
  • Page 35 Lynx.GX Installation and Management 2. Enter the following administrative logon username and default password (or your previously set password) in the corresponding fields on the logon page: Username: managers Password: managers The monitoring logon username and default password are: Username: operator Password: operator The radios ship from the factory with the default user name and password, as shown above.
  • Page 36 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Initial Configuration The default settings of all Lynx.GX radios are: IP Address: 10.0.0.1 Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0 Gateway Address: 0.0.0.0 The next three steps should be accomplished while both radios are on a test bench. Additional details follow. Step 1: Change the PCs IP address to the same subnet as 10.0.0.x.
  • Page 37 If you have a T1 radio, you must set the appropriate Line Code and Line Buildout setting. ▪ To aid in troubleshooting possible problems, Proxim recommends you set System Date and Time to provide correct timestamps for Log Messages. ▪...
  • Page 38 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Basic Tasks with the Web Interface The following sections introduce you to the Web Interface and the tasks that can be accomplished with each window. For more in-depth information about the Web Interface windows, see “Web Interface Windows and Field Descriptions”...
  • Page 39 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Viewing Radio Information Use this tab: To do this: Window Device Tab Access radio information, on page 56 such as model and serial numbers, data rate and frequency, interface type, and software version levels. The fields in this window are not configurable.
  • Page 40 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Viewing the Current Near and Far Status Status Tab View the current Near on page 59 and Far status for the selected unit, including BER, errored seconds, RSL, elapsed time since reset, and temperature. You also can track the RSL reading of the radio over time by clicking the RSL Log button on the...
  • Page 41 Lynx.GX Installation and Management Changing Passwords, System Date and Time, SNMP Community Strings, and IP Address Admin Tab Change the system on page 64 passwords, system date and time, SNMP community strings, and radio IP address information. You can also enable the built-in Spectrum Analyzer to check for transmission sources that the radio can...
  • Page 42 62 status and alarms for the radio. You can view alarms of all levels or selected levels and greater. Viewing Proxim Support Information Contact Tab View Proxim Support on page 64 information (see “Technical Support” on page 100)
  • Page 43 Uploading Software You can upload the most recent version of the application software. To upload a file: 1. Download the most recent software from http://www.proxim.com/support/. 2. Connect the PC with the new software to the radio terminal through the NMS.

  • Page 44: Managing With Snmp

    Requirements ▪ A copy of the Proxim MIB files are required to configure and manage the radios using SNMP. There is a generic MIB for all GX radios (g4_generic.mib) and a more interface-specific MIB file per the specific radio and its interfaces (for example, the file if_t1e1.mib is used for the Lynx.GX model radios).

  • Page 45: Maintaining The Radio

    If any alarm conditions exist, record them. See “Troubleshooting Alarms” on page 95. Proxim recommends you review the radio’s Log and Status pages to view whatever alarms and changes in performance have occurred since the last maintenance interval. Download the log or perform a ‘print screen’...

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