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- Page 1 CEL-FI GO G43 User Manual For Models: G43-BBBE G43-99JE G43-JJNE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents About this Guide ........................... 3 What’s Included with the CEL-FI GO G43 ..................4 Product Interfaces........................4 Typical Installation Overview ....................... 5 Installation Prerequisites ......................7 Installation ............................ 7 Step 1: Site Survey ........................7 Step 2: Plan the System ....................... 10 Step 3: Plan your System Management Method .............. -
Page 3: About This Guide
AC Adapter manufacturer and the referenced standards must be met. • There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Note Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Nextivity may void your right to operate the equipment. OCT 2023 Page | 3... -
Page 4: What's Included With The Cel-Fi Go G43
What’s Included with the CEL-FI GO G43 For more information about the product, Data Sheet, and more, please refer to https://nextivityinc.com/products/ Review the latest authorized antennas at www.nextivityinc.com/antennas Product Interfaces GO G43 is a wall mountable unit that has Donor and Server Antenna output ports on the Top of the unit. -
Page 5: Typical Installation Overview
Typical Installation Overview The GO G43 is typically mounted in a Low-Voltage utility room (IDF/MDF). A coaxial cable from each of the three GO G43 donor ports is connected to a donor antenna on the roof, or another location where there is a suitable quality donor signal for each operator. The donor ports may be pre-assigned to three operators, depending on the SKU, and they may be reassigned to the operators of your choosing using the WAVE Portal, or the WAVE Field Tool windows program from a PC that may be connected to the GO G43 with a micro-USB cable. - Page 6 Donor antennas may be mounted in many ways. The most common is a pole mount, often on a non-penetrating “skid” that does not penetrate the roof or damage the roof membrane. OCT 2023 Page | 6...
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Page 7: Installation Prerequisites
“bars” on test phones. Wi-Fi calling must be disabled. You can also use the Nextivity COMPASS XR and WAVE Pro App, which are specifically designed to measure all operator bands and channels at the same time. The WAVE Portal may be used to quickly generate professional signal reports using uploaded floor plans. - Page 8 WAVE Pro App COMPASS Survey Report Do all operators need boosting? If not, then the GO G43 may be assigned to relay one to three operators as needed. Do all areas in the building need boosted service? It is best to favor service antennas where service is needed most, and the customer will know the most important areas.
- Page 9 Later when the donor antennas have been installed, they will be aimed. Make sure that the antennas will be able to swing across the horizon to candidate cell towers, without obstructions such as roof equipment or building signage. If you are a tenant in a larger building, without exterior or roof donor antenna access options, consider mounting a panel donor antenna on or near a window.
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Page 10: Step 2: Plan The System
Step 2: Plan the System In the previous step you determined where the GO G43, donor antennas, and cabling will go. You will now want to select your antennas from the approved list of Nextivity antennas. http://www.nextivityinc.com/antennas The GO G43 has three server antenna ports. For a smaller project, usage of a single server port should be enough. - Page 11 Any unused Server Antenna ports should be terminated with a minimum 2-watt N-type (m) 50- ohm load. Another example is to connect an antenna directly to a server antenna port on or near the GO G43 itself, to cover the immediate area around the unit. Then use coaxial cable to connect server antennas further away into the building.
- Page 12 A splitter may be used to feed more antennas from each Server Antenna port on the GO G43. If you want to use more than two server antennas per port, a proper design with Directional Couplers is recommended. There are many online resources that explain Distributed Antenna System (DAS) design with splitters, couplers or tappers, to help you get equal power to each server antenna.
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Page 13: Step 3: Plan Your System Management Method
Two Server Antennas per Server Antenna Port, Using Splitters More sophisticated planning tools, such as iBwave planning software VEX and template files, are also available at www.nextivityinc.com Step 3: Plan your System Management Method Providing a LAN connection to the system so you can manage it using the browser accessible WAVE Portal in the cloud, is highly recommended. -
Page 14: Step 4: Install The Go G43 Unit
The LAN connection and firewall information is provided in Appendix A of this manual. Give this information to your customer and request that a properly configured LAN connection is ready on installation day. If a LAN connection is not available, you may also use the WAVE Field Tool program. The program runs on a Windows PC that is connected to the GO G43 using a micro-USB cable. - Page 15 Caution Make sure the area behind any surface is free of electrical wires or other dangerous elements prior to drilling. Hold the GO G43 against the wall to mark, drill, and install the supplied wall anchors. The two upper mounting screw holes are keyed, allowing the screws to be pre-installed and the unit lifted into place before affixing all four mounting screws.
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Page 16: Step 5: Install The Server Antennas And Coax
Step 5: Install the Server Antennas and Coax Install the server antennas according to their mounting instructions and install the cables and or splitters/couplers that will connect them to the GO G43 unit. Observe minimum coax bend radius and do not run coax along power cables. Shorter cables are best (less loss). Remember that the server antennas should always be ceiling mounted in open spaces, where their signals can travel with the fewest obstructions and walls to areas needing service. - Page 17 If you have a suitable antenna meter to aim the antennas, such as the COMPASS XR, you may aim the antennas as soon as they are installed. If not, then you will be able to aim the antennas later using information from the WAVE Portal or WAVE Field Tool. Tips for Success: •...
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Page 18: Step 7: Connect The Donor Antenna Coaxial Cables To The Go G43
Step 7: Connect the Donor Antenna Coaxial Cables to the GO G43 The donor ports A/B/C on the top of the GO G43 unit may be assigned to individual operators during the commissioning process. Your GO G43 model number may support the same bands on each port, or different bands. Refer to the product information for your GO G43 model number for more information. -
Page 19: Step 8: Power On The System
Step 8: Power ON the System If using the WAVE Portal to configure the system, a properly configured LAN cable should be connected to the GO G43 LAN port at this time (See Appendix A for firewall settings). Plug the power supply DC cable into the DC power port on the GO G43 and plug the AC Adapter’s AC Cable into a suitable power outlet. -
Page 20: Step 9: Commission The System
The GO G43 will power up and you should see LED activity according to the following table: INDICATION WHAT IT MEANS LED Off No power Blinking Red Orange Startup sequence Donor A/B/C Status Blinking Green Wait – Setup in progress Solid Green Boosting Needs Commissioning, or there... - Page 21 If you do not see the serial number listed, open the Options menu in the upper right corner of the Access tab page and select Request Access. Fill in the required information and your system should immediately appear on the New Systems page.
- Page 22 Once the GO G43 is commissioned on the portal, you will be presented with the Systems page. NOTE: You may assign one or more donor ports to a single operator, as long as the donor antenna feed is split to feed all ports for that operator. If multiple ports are assigned to a single operator, do not configure overlapping channel assignments on the different ports.
- Page 23 If you are unable to use the WAVE Portal to assign operators to the donor ports, use the WAVE Field Tool* windows program. Connect a micro-USB cable from the PC to the ports on the underside of the GO G43 and configure each port A/B/C separately. * At the time of publication, the WAVE Field Tool is undergoing an upgrade.
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Page 24: Step 10: Fine-Tune Donor Antenna Aiming
At the bottom of the page, you will see Active Alarms, followed by Alarm History over time, and Policy information where you can adjust alarm severities or set up email or text notifications. 6.10 Step 10: Fine-Tune Donor Antenna Aiming For even higher quality donor signals, observer the SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio) on the WAVE Portal or WAVE Field Tool radio metrics pages. - Page 25 CEL-FI systems make this possible because each operator’s channels are processed separately, allowing operator-specific (not frequency-specific) donor antennas. Fine-tune one antenna at a time. Loosen the antenna mounting bolts and gently adjust the direction that the donor antenna is aimed. SINR is a highly variable parameter that changes with channel traffic loading. Be patient and try to get the highest SINR value average that you can for the individual relayed channels.
- Page 26 WAVE Field Tool to reload the software. See Nextivity Support materials in the Nextivity Partner Portal for helpful documents, videos, and the Nextivity University training materials on how to use the portal to your advantage. OCT 2023 Page | 26...
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Page 27: Helpful Tools And Signal Quality
Helpful Tools and Signal Quality COMPASS XR and WAVE PRO App The COMPASS XR is a hand-held battery-operated device specifically designed to simplify the installation of Nextivity systems. The WAVE PRO app connects to and controls COMPASS XR over Bluetooth. Learn more at https://training.cel-fi.com/my/#courses... -
Page 28: Specifications
For details, please refer to https://nextivityinc.com/warranty In no event shall Nextivity, nor its directors, employees, agents, suppliers or End Users, be liable under contract, tort, strict liability, negligence or any other legal or equitable theory with respect to the Products or any other subject matter of this Agreement (i) for any lost profit, cost of... -
Page 29: Appendix A - Lan Firewall Requirements
Appendix A – LAN Firewall Requirements All Nextivity systems can take advantage of Nextivity’s browser-based WAVE Portal (NMS) to perform management and reporting functions. To facilitate this, the GO G43 may be connected to the internet through the install site LAN. Typical data payload is around 75 MB per month (system health data) or it may increase temporarily during software updates or for remote troubleshooting.
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