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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A DISCLAIMER All information and statements contained herein are accurate to the best of Westell Technologies knowledge. Westell makes no warranty with respect there to, including without limitation any results that may be obtained from the products described herein or the infringement by such products of any property rights of any persons.
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A 7.2.1 IP Change Window ..................................58 7.2.2 Static IP Setting ............................58 7.2.3 DHCP IP Setting ............................59 APPENDIX A IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION ............... 59 A.1 Registration Number ............................ 59 A.2 UL ..................................59 APPENDIX B ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................
• Copyright and Trademark Acknowledgements Purpose This manual contains information and procedures for the operation of the Westell PS71090E Public Safety Signal Booster. Changes that occur after the publishing date may be incorporated by a complete manual revision or as additions.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Document Organization This manual includes the following chapters: Chapter 1: General Information – Outlines the document purpose and intended users, • application, product registration, safety guidelines, disclaimer and FCC Part 90, FCC Warning Labels.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A References FCC Part 90 • Document Conventions Table P-1 lists the conventions used throughout this document. Table P-1: Document Conventions Convention Description DANGER! Description of an imminent hazard that, if not avoided, may result in severe personal injury or death.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Double-click Instructs the user to press the primary (typically left) mouse button twice, rapidly, while the pointer is over the specified location. Instructs the user to perform a selection on the screen by clicking an active object.
Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Copyright and Trademark Acknowledgements The following products are referred to in this manual: is a registered trademark of Westell Technologies, Inc. • 1 General Information 1.1 Document Purpose and Intended Users The purpose of this document is to provide a step-by-step procedure to help experienced technicians or engineers install and commission an in-building Passive Wireless Distributed Antenna System (DAS) using Westell’s...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Figure 1-1: Product Registration 1.3 Safety Guidelines The general safety information in this guideline applies to both operations and service personnel. Specific warnings and cautions are located in the applicable manual sections, but may not appear in this summary.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A CAUTION Turn the Signal Booster power off when connecting or disconnecting cables. 1.3.1 Important Safety Information Antennas used for the purpose of radiating signals indoors are limited to a maximum gain of 3 dBi.
Product Overview 2.1 Product Information The PS71090E Signal Booster was developed for use in enclosed structures where signals from local public safety towers to operate mobile units is poor or unavailable. Adequate signal strength must be available outside the structure as a prerequisite to achieving in-building coverage. The device is connected to an external antenna, normally located on a roof, and to one or more internal antennas placed strategically throughout the area where wireless service is desired.
October 2019, Rev A Persistent status and error information • Battery Back-up Input • Included Accessories Table 2-1 contains the items that are shipped with the PS71090E Public Safety Signal Booster. Table 2-1: Included Accessories Quantity Description AC Power 14AWG...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A 2.4 Optional Accessories A complete line of accessories is available from Westell. Check with your Westell distributor for any additional items needed. Some products that are suitable for most in-building needs are listed in Table 2-2.
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Parameter Uplink/Downlink Specification Remark 700 Frequency Range 788~805MHz Each band Independently 758~775MHz Control by GUI,SNMP 800 Frequency Range 806~809MHz Sub-Band1 806~816MHz Sub-Band2 806~824MHz Sub-Band3 851~854MHz Sub-Band1 851~861MHz Sub-Band2 851~869MHz Sub-Band3 RF technology UL / DL LTE : FirstNet™...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Gain Flatness UL / DL ±1.5dB ±2dB @Operating Temperature 3.2 Power Specification Table 3-2: Power Specifications Parameter Specification Note Main Power Input Voltage 110V AC (88~264VAC) Internal AC DC Power Supply Battery (ACM-31 type) Max.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Finish Red color Paint RAL3001 Signal RED 3.4 Environmental Specification Table 3-4: Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Note Operating Temperature -22F ~ +122F -30°C ~ +50°C (ambient) Storage Temperature -40° F to +140° F -40°C ~ +60°C (ambient)
Used to set the UL/DL system UL/DL Gain Setting 0dB to 30dB Attenuation. gain. / Attenuation Displays the Signal Booster name PS71090E PS-SMR700/800 and information. Company, Address, City, State, Contact System Location Display Used to save settings in the Control page.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Isolation Isolation Value, Isolation Max Gain Display VSWR Adjustable from 1-30 Quit None Closes the GUI page. Refer to Section 6 System Operation for more information about the GUI. 3.6 Alarm Status Table 3-6 Alarm Status...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Donor ANT Disconnection 18Pin # Description Alarm# Alarm Information Relay Status Normal → NC+CC Alarm1 AC POWER / LOSS OF AC POWER Alarm → NO+CC Alarm2 BATTERY CAPACITY LOW Low Battery capacity at 70% reduction of...
5.1 Important Installation Guidelines The PS71090E Signal Booster is designed for indoor use only. • The PS71090E Signal Booster must be installed in a vertical orientation (i.e. • Connectors on the bottom of the unit). Inadequate isolation between the outside and inside antennas may cause •...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Lifespan and performance of the Signal Booster may be reduced if the unit is • operating outside its nominal temperature range. CAUTION Close proximity to the donor or server antennas with the Signal Booster •...
Control and monitoring the Signal Booster requires that a properly configured computer with Westell PS71090E control software installed is connected via an Ethernet cable, such as the one shown in Figure 5-2A. Connect the Ethernet cable from the Network Interface port of a computer to the GUI port on the bottom end panel of the Signal Booster.
Connecting to the Alarm Relay Panel Use the provided Alarm Relay Serial Cable to connect the PS71090E Public Safety Signal Booster to the alarm relay panel. If the provided cable is not long enough for your system, you will need to build one.
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Connect the stripped end of the serial cable to the alarm relay panel. Refer to Table 5-1 for connection information. Table 5-1: Alarm Relay Connections 18Pin # Description Alarm# Alarm Information Relay Status Normal →...
Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Connecting the Power Cable Use the provided AC Power Cable to connect the PS71090E Public Safety Signal Booster to an AC power source. Remove the M6110 Gland Connector Molded from the AC 110V power connector on the Signal Booster, Figure 5-6.
Figure 5-9: Power Cable Connected to Signal Booster 5.9 Connecting the Battery Back-up Cable Use the provided DC Power Cable to connect the PS71090E Public Safety Signal Booster to a 24- 30VDC Battery Back-up / power source. (Pin A, White = positive, Pin B, Black = Negative) Figure 5-10: Battery Cable Connected to Signal Booster WESTELL.COM...
October 2019, Rev A 6 System Operation 6.1 Operating the Program Access the PS71090E Public Safety Signal Booster using the provided PS71090E PS-SMR 700/800 software through a LAN connection. The Signal Booster ships with the IP address 192.168.1.150 on the GUI port.
2) Ensure that the subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0. NOTE Refer questions about these settings to your IT department. 3) Navigate to the Westell PS71090E directory- on the included USB drive and Unzip the 096001911- XX Westell PS71090E GUI Install vX.X.zip file content 4) Locate Setup application software file and double-click to install, as seen below.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Figure 6.3: Software Installation 5) Click Next and Finish Figure 6.4: PS71090E/PS51080E GUI Log-In Item Description IP Address Field (editable when Connect button is displayed) Connect/Disconnect toggle button TX/RX LED indicates the state of communication with the Signal Booster and GUI 6) Verify that the IP address in the upper left of the page is correct 192.168.1.150, if it is not, edit it in...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A 7) Click the Connect button. The button label changes to Disconnect. 6.2 Status Clicking the Status button in the menu on the left of the page changes the button text to and displays the Status Mode page, described in this section.
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Signal Booster Type Displays Signal Booster Model Number Signal Booster S/N Displays Signal Booster Serial Number S/W Version Displays firmware version of the control board Temperature Displays internal temperature of the Signal Booster...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A 800 MHz Sub-band 1 Uplink Start Frequency Displays sub-band 1 uplink Start frequency Stop Frequency Displays sub-band 1 uplink Stop frequency Downlink Start Frequency Displays the sub-band 1 downlink start frequency Stop Frequency...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Start Frequency Displays sub-band 3 downlink Start frequency Stop Frequency Displays sub-band 3 downlink Stop frequency 800MHz Band Allows sub-band 3 to be set to Select Item # Section RF Overview Gain [dB] (700 MHz)
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Item # Section Isolation Isolation Value When power is on, an isolation check is performed and the values are displayed Isolation : 110 ~ 80 dB Isolation Max. The isolation checked can be...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Voltage AD or DC Voltage Display 0.0 ~ 29.0 Item # Section Alarm Monitoring Not User-Configurable/ Alarm Test and Alarm Informational Only. ( GREEN = Normal; RED = Alarm ) PLL LD Local PLL Lock Detect Fail...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Service ANT VSWR Service Antenna VSWR Check Fail Manual AMP Off HPA Off ( Downlink or Uplink HPA) Battery Capacity Low Low Battery capacity at 70% reduction UL Shutdown PA protection Uplink HPA off...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Figure 6-6: Control Mode Page and displays the Control Mode page, described in this section. Item # Section 700MHz Band Selection Uplink Displays 700MHz uplink Start frequency Displays 700MHz uplink Stop frequency Downlink...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Bandwidth Band ON / Band OFF (17MHz BW) Item # Section 800MHz Band Selection Uplink Displays 800MHz uplink Start frequency Displays 800MHz uplink Stop frequency Downlink Displays 800MHz downlink Start frequency Displays 800MHz downlink Stop frequency...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Return Loss Threshold Setting Return loss threshold of VSWR ON/OFF VSWR Check On/Off Item # Section Location Company Setting Company information Address Setting Address information City Setting City information State Setting State information...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Sets Downlink HPA On/Off Item # Section Uplink Gain [dB] (700 MHz) Displays uplink gain in the 700 MHz range User Atten (700 Setting User attenuation value controlled by MHz) Uplink in the 700 MHz band...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Range : -105 ~ 80 dBm Mute ON/OFF Mute Check ON / OFF Item # Section Buzzer Enable/Disable Buzzer Buzzer ON / OFF (any alarm raised) ON/OFF Buzzer On-Off Period : 1sec Buzzer On /...
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PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A AC Power Loss of AC Power/ Alarm Active/Inactive Checkbox, Alarm Test On/Off Relay Status If any of six alarms are present Donor ANT VSWR/Malfunction Donor ANT VSWR Check Fail/ Donor ANT Malfunction Service ANT VSWR...
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A 7.2.1 IP Change Window Figure 7-5: IP Change Window 1. Successful completion of IP Read, Status LED turns green and change icon is activated 2. When the IP Change Window is opened, the current status is displayed, Figure 7-10 a.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A 7.2.3 DHCP IP Setting Figure 7-7: DHCP IP Setting 1. After DHCP select please click the YES button. Appendix A Important Product Information A.1 Registration Number FCC – NVRPS71090E-PS78 A.2 UL This product is UL Listed.
PS71090E Product Manual October 2019, Rev A Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations Table B-1 contains the acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual, along with a definition for each one. Table B-1: Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronym/Abbreviation Definition Alternating Current Automatic Gain Control...