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- Page 1 Marquee Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Contact Terabeam www.terabeam.com 8000 Lee Highway Falls Church, VA 22042 Office: 703-205-0600 Fax: 703-205-0610 Sales: 1-888-297-9090 MNL-500273-001 Version 1.3(a) Jul 2005...
- Page 2 Terabeam Wireless (Terabeam) warrants that your device is free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year after initial purchase. Terabeam will, in this period of time, repair or replace, any Terabeam product returned to the factory, freight prepaid.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
All antennas are intended to be installed outdoors. © 2005 Terabeam Wireless. All Rights Reserved. No part or parts of this document may be reproduced, translated, stored in any electronic retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Terabeam Wireless. -
Page 4: Overview
CD-ROM with Windows-based Configurator software • User’s Manual A Terabeam outdoor Ethernet cable must be ordered separately per unit. Available lengths are 50, 100, 200, or 300 feet. Models with external antennas include one 6 ft LMR-600 coax cable per unit. ®... - Page 5 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Figure 1.1a – Components of Marquee P-MP FP Enclosure Figure 1.1b – Components of Marquee P-MP EX Enclosure Version 1.3(a) Page 2 Jul 2005...
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Page 6: Installation
Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Section 2 Installation Safety Warning This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment when installed as directed. The equipment should be installed and operated outdoors with fix-mounted antennas such that there will be a minimum of 2 meters of separation distance between the antenna and all persons during normal operation. -
Page 7: Hardware Installation - Fp Enclosure
Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Figure 2.1 – Marquee P-MP LEDs (a) Flat Panel (FP) Version (b) Ruggedized (EX) Version N-Type Connector for External Antenna Hardware Installation – FP Enclosure NOTE All connectors must be properly water-proofe d with all-weather electrical tape, Permagum, or equivalent. - Page 8 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Figure 2.3 – Marquee P-MP FP Orientation (a) For Vertical Polarization (b) For Horizontal Polarization Circular Polarization Arrow Polarization Arrow 1. Fit the pole mounting bracket (A) to the two studs protruding from the back of the Marquee P-MP FP unit according to the desired polarization, as shown in Figures 2.3a and b.
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Page 9: Hardware Installation - Ex Enclosure
Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide 3. Turn the pivot adaptor bracket (B) so that the rectangular part is parallel with the surface of the Marquee P-MP FP. Fasten the Marquee P-MP unit to the pole using pole clamp (C), U-bolt (D), and two nuts, as shown in Fig 2.5. - Page 10 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide The antenna can be mounted either vertically or horizontally polarized. If you are using a Marquee P-MP with an attached antenna, the label located on the back of the unit shows an arrow indicating the antenna’s polarization (see Figures 2.7a and b).
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Page 11: Cabling The Marquee P-Mp (All Enclosures)
Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide discarding pole clamp (C) and replacing it with metal straps (not included) fastened through slots located on the pole mounting bracket (B). Figure 2.8 – Detail Showing Assembly of Pole Mounting Bracket to Marquee P-MP EX Serrated Edges Figure 2.9 –... - Page 12 (if metallic). For maximum protection, also connect the metal wire of the surge protected DC Injector to ground as shown on Figure 2.11. Figure 2.11 – Installation of the Terabeam Surge Protected DC Injector for Maximum Grounding Protection AC Power...
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Page 13: Antenna Alignment
Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide P-MP turns on. If there is traffic over the wireless medium the green Wireless Link LED should be flashing. If the Ethernet port is active the green Ethernet Link LED should be flashing. 7. Install the Configurator program on a laptop or PC and configure your system (see Section 3). You are going to use the antenna alignment and link monitoring screen of the program to align the antennas. - Page 14 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Figure 2.12 – Configurator Main Screen Local Marquee Remote Marquee Figure 2.13 –Enter IP Address Screen 4. The Select a Remote Link Partner window appears (Figure 2.14). Verify that you have the partner Marquee P-MP unit displayed in the box, click on it and then click the Link Test button (or double- click the partner unit).
- Page 15 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Figure 2.14 – Select a Remote Link Partner Screen Remote Marquee Figure 2.15 – Remote Link Test Screen Maximize these levels 5. Using the Azimuth adjustment bolts (see Figure 2.16a or b), adjust the azimuth until the SNR readings for both ends of the link peak.
- Page 16 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Figure 2.16a – Final Line-of-Sight Adjustment for Signal Optimization (FP Enclosure) Rotate in this plane for azimuth alignment Rotate in this plane for elevation alignment Elevation adjustment bolt Azimuth adjustment bolts (threaded on U-bolt behind plate) Figure 2.16b –...
- Page 17 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide 7. Repeat steps 7 and 8 above to guarantee optimum alignment for maximum signal strength. CAUTION: It is possible to obtain a false peak SNR reading from the signal of a side-lobe. Up to three different side-lobes on either side of the main lobe may give false peak alignment readings.
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Page 18: Configuration
Configuration Installing the Configurator The Terabeam Wireless Network Configurator is a Windows-based program that can be installed on a laptop or PC running Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT, or XP. The program allows you to locally or remotely perform the following procedures: •... - Page 19 1. Connect a crossover Ethernet cable from the Cat 5 DC Power Injector to your laptop or PC. 2. Double-click the Configurator shortcut on your desktop. You may also open the directory where the Configurator program has been installed (the default is \Program Files\Terabeam\Terabeam Configurator) and run the program config.exe.
- Page 20 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Figure 3.3 – Setup Screen Figure 3.4 – Interface Setup Screen 8. Click on the setup button corresponding to the active wireless card (in this case Setup 2). The IEEE 802.11 Setup screen appears. Notice that this screen is slightly different depending on whether you are configuring a 5.8 GHz radio (Figure 3.5a) or a 4.9 GHz radio (Figure 3.5b).
- Page 21 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Hybrid Mode – This button is exclusively used for Atheros-based units. If you use this mode, this setting must be enabled for all Atheros-based units within the same cell. Leave the rest of the buttons unchanged. 9.
- Page 22 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide IMPORTANT: Make sure the transmit power is set to 50% when using an antenna with a gain greater than 13 dBi (see Table A.4). For all other antennas, leave the power set to Maximum. Setting the transmit power to less than 50% may cause connections to be lost. 12.
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Page 23: Troubleshooting
Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Section 4 Troubleshooting Introduction If you followed the advice highlighted in Section 2.1 and configured and tested your units in a “mini- network” setup before of actually deploying them in the field, the majority of the potential problems that you may face will be dealt with well in advance. -
Page 24: Configuration Issues
2. You are using the latest version of the Configurator, available from your CD ROM or downloadable from our Web site, http://www.terabeam.com/support/downloads.php. Since your CD ROM may have become obsolete since the time you purchased the equipment, it is recommended that you always check our Web site for the latest version. - Page 25 You can get the binary file from our Web site at http://www.terabeam.com/support/downloads.php: click on the Marquee Series Firmware link to start the download. The license key however is individual and based upon the Ethernet MAC address of the unit.
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Page 26: When To Contact Technical Support
• Customer Support on the East Coast – please call 1-888-297-9090 (overseas customers please call +1-703-205-0600 or email techsupport@terabeam.com) • Customer Support on the West Coast – please call 1-800-664-7060 (overseas customers please call +1-408-617-8150 or email techsupport@terabeam.com) Version 1.3(a) -
Page 27: Appendix A - Marquee P-Mp Technical Specifications
Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Appendix A – Marquee P-MP Technical Specifications Table A.1 – Network Features Network device type Ethernet bridge, IP router TurboCell Polling Protocol Media Access Control • Engineered for multipoint networks • Yes • Eliminates 802.11 hidden node •... - Page 28 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Table A.2 – Physical & Environmental Features Ethernet Interface (at POE injector) RJ-45, 10/100 Base-T Ethernet Cable Length 300 ft maximum RF Interface (external antenna N-Female models) Operating Temperature Range -30°C to 60°C (-22°F to 140°F) Storage Temperature -40°C to 75°C (-40°F to 167°F) Operating Humidity...
- Page 29 Marquee™ Point-to-MultiPoint Series User Guide Table A.3 – RF Features 5.8 GHz Frequency Specs 4.9 GHz Frequency Specs Operational Frequency Band 5725 – 5850 MHz 4940 – 4990 MHz 5 non-overlapping channels with a bandwidth of 20 MHz: 5745 MHz - Channel 149 Single channel: 4965 MHz with a 5765 MHz - Channel 153 Channels (user selectable)
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