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Venus-900 User and Installation Guide Document Version 1.3 February 2022 Warning: Never power on a Venus-900 radio without a load on the RF connector.
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Ondas Networks could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 2 FCC Exposure Statement This equipment complies with the FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for a controlled environment.
3 System Overview The Venus-900 platform employs Ondas Networks’ FullMAX technology FullMAX is a multi‐cell, Point‐to‐Multipoint (PtMP) broadband wireless system based on the IEEE 802.16 standard with modifications to enable its operation in a wide range of frequencies and a wide range of channel sizes.
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Service), service flows with various QoS parameters such as priority level, minimum and maximum traffic rates, guaranteed delay, jitter, etc. FullMAX provides secure connections with strong encryption (AES‐128 or AES-256), strong authentication (EAP after RSA with X.509 certificates) and advanced key management protocol (PKMv2). FullMAX supports various frequency reuse methods including: •...
4 Physical Installation 4.1 Introduction A Venus-900 radio is comprised of software and hardware which is packaged in an indoor enclosure intended for mounting vertically on a flat surface. 4.2 Venus-900 Enclosure 4.2.1 Specifications Enclosure Material Aluminum Alloy Dimensions (W x D x H) 8.5”...
4.2.3 Connection Descriptions Connector Application GPS Antenna SMA female connector for optional GPS antenna. RF Out 50Ω N-Type female connector for RF input from antenna DC Input DC power input 18 to 60 volts. Warning: Ensure Correct Polarity Ethernet 2 x RJ45 connector for Ethernet 10/100 Base-T interface Console (Serial) RJ45 8-pin connector wired using the Cisco...
4.2.4 Mounting Guidelines A mounting bracket is provided for attaching the Venus-900 enclosure to a vertical flat surface.. Page 9 of 20 February 2022...
The Venus-900 radio platform may operate as a Base Station, Control Station or Mobile Station. 5.1 Base Station Operation Basic functionality of a Venus-900 base station can be determined from the LCD screen. If a mobile station is connected, the following screens will be cycled through: 5.1.1 Base Station CLI...
5.1.2 Basic CLI Use Use SSH to login to a base station with user “admin” and the appropriate password. After successful login, the following prompt will be displayed: To avoid a conflict between simultaneous updates, only a single CLI instance is supported per radio. Consequently, it is important to exit any session gracefully using the exit command.
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To see current system performance, type “measurement all”: If known, all of the cli commands can be typed together on a single line: There are many CLI capabilities and this is only a brief example of its use. For further detail, please reference the CLI Operations and Configuration Manual for your software version.
5.2 Control Station Operation Basic functionality of a Venus-900 control station can be determined from the LCD screen. If a mobile station is connected, the following screens will be cycled through: 5.2.1 Control Station CLI The control station CLI includes many features for manipulating key configuration parameters, however it is recommended that it be used primarily for obtaining measurement and status information as described below.
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To avoid a conflict between simultaneous updates, only a single CLI instance is supported per radio. Consequently, it is important to exit any session gracefully using the exit command. If a session is abruptly closed, further CLI access may not be possible until the system is restarted. CLI commands can be shown by typing a “tab”...
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To see current system performance, type “measurement all”: If known, all of the cli commands can be typed together on a single line: There are many CLI capabilities and this is only a brief example of its use. For further detail, please reference the CLI Operations and Configuration Manual for your software version.
5.3 Mobile Station Operation Basic functionality of Venus-900 mobile station can be determined from the LCD screen. The LCD displays the state of the mobile station by cycling through status screens. It shows “scanning“ when it is searching for a connection and “connected” with operational details when it is connected as shown below.
5.3.1 Mobile Station CLI The mobile station CLI includes many features for manipulating key configuration parameters, however it is recommended that it be used primarily for obtaining measurement and status information as described below. 5.3.2 Basic CLI Use Use SSH to login to admin user “admin” with the appropriate password. After successful login, the following prompt will be displayed.
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These are the CLI commands available. If the command “show ms measurement report” is typed, then the measurement report is shown: Page 18 of 20 February 2022...
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The results displayed are to be interpreted as follows. DL Preamble CINR Reuse 1 CINR when we consider all the tones DL Preamble CINR Reuse 3 CINR when we consider only modulated tones Rx Gain MS Rx AD9361 gain Frequency Error : 660 Frequency offset of received signal DL Preamble...