Proxim Tsunami MP.11 Installation Manual
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- Page 1 Tsunami MP.11 Family Antenna Installation Guide...
- Page 2 Proxim Wireless Corporation. Trademarks Proxim is a registered trademark, and Tsunami and the Proxim logo are trademarks, of Proxim Wireless Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Tsunami MP.11 Product Family Antenna Installation Guide...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Contents Introduction ..............5 Who Should Use This Guide . - Page 4 Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Determining Range and Clearance ..........29 Determining the Outdoor Range .
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Page 5: Introduction
These prerequisites must be in place before installing the directional antenna. See the Tsunami MP.11 Recommended Antennas guide for a list of and specifications for antennas you can use with Tsunami MP.11 hardware. - Page 6 Who Should Use This Guide NOTE: A basic rule for selecting a combination of cables and antennas is that no combination is allowed unless explicitly approved in this Antenna Installation Guide. Therefore, always use Tsunami MP.11 Recommended Antennas in combination with the...
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Page 7: Safety Precautions
This should also include the confirmation that structure attachments are weatherproof. Check whether the grounding system for the antenna mast, the Tsunami MP.16 equipment hardware, and the surge arrestor have been installed. The grounding system must comply with the requirements as described in Grounding the Antenna and local electrical code requirements. -
Page 8: Finding Additional Information
Finding Additional Information Finding Additional Information Installing Radio Hardware Antennas typically are used in combination with Tsunami MP.11 radio units. The hardware installation of these radios is described in the User Guide included with each product. Configuration and Management Configuration and management of outdoor radios is accomplished with management tools that come with the systems. -
Page 9: Preparing For Installation
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Preparing for Installation See the following sections: • Installation Precautions • Installation Process Overview • Indoor-Mounted Radio Hardware and Cable Overview – Indoor Radio Hardware – Indoor Radio Cable Setup for an External Antenna •... -
Page 10: Installation Process Overview
Preparing for Installation Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Installation Process Overview Installation Process Overview The installation process can be summarized in the following steps: 1. Verify that the support structure for the antenna and radio has been connected to the grounding system. If this is not the case, connect it properly. -
Page 11: Indoor-Mounted Radio Hardware And Cable Overview
The following types of radio devices are used for setting up a wireless link with the 5054, 5012-SUI, and 5054-SUI: • Tsunami MP.11 5054 (MP.11a) Base Station Unit (BSU) • Tsunami MP.11 5054 (MP.11a) Subscriber Unit (SU) •... - Page 12 Preparing for Installation Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Indoor-Mounted Radio Hardware and Cable Overview Indoor Radio Cable Setup without a Surge Arrestor Cabling Component N-Type Connector A Radio unit with pigtail Standard-N male B Converter connector Standard-N female on both ends...
- Page 13 Preparing for Installation Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Indoor-Mounted Radio Hardware and Cable Overview Cabling Component N-Type Connector A Radio unit with pigtail Standard-N male B Converter connector Standard-N female on both ends C Low-loss cable Standard-N male on both ends...
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Page 14: Outdoor-Mounted Radio Hardware And Cable Overview
(with proper grounding) very near to the point where the cables enter the building. An outdoor rated CAT5 Ethernet cable should be used. CAUTION: The Tsunami MP.11-R hardware, the surge arrestor, and the antenna mast must be connected to the same grounding system as prescribed by local electrical codes. -
Page 15: Power Injector For Outdoor Units
Preparing for Installation Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Outdoor-Mounted Radio Hardware and Cable Overview Power Injector for Outdoor Units The power injector is designed for indoor mounting and operation. In addition to supplying power to the radio unit there is a data output connection on the power supply. -
Page 16: Additional Information For All Models
Preparing for Installation Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Additional Information for All Models Additional Information for All Models Surge Arrestor The surge arrestor is an indispensable part of your outdoor radio installation. It protects your sensitive electronic equipment from transients or electrostatic discharges at the antenna. -
Page 17: Installing The Link
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Installing the Link See the following sections: • Required Materials • Determining Optimal Antenna Placement • Mounting the Antenna – Antenna Mast Requirements • Connecting the Antenna Cable • Sealing the Cable Connectors • Grounding the Antenna •... - Page 18 Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Required Materials IMPORTANT! Before climbing the roof to begin installation, check whether you have all the required components to set up an outdoor wireless link. For each side of the link, you will need: •...
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Page 19: Determining Optimal Antenna Placement
Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Determining Optimal Antenna Placement Determining Optimal Antenna Placement To achieve maximum performance of your wireless outdoor link, the outdoor antenna must have clear line-of-sight to the antenna of the other unit. Although the radio signal can work well without line-of-sight in urban environments in which the signal is transported by reflection rather than being direct, the best results are achieved in line-of-sight conditions. - Page 20 Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Determining Optimal Antenna Placement To minimize the influence of obstacles, signal interference, or reflections, note the following guidelines: • Mount the antenna as high as possible above the ground to allow maximum clearance: –...
- Page 21 Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Determining Optimal Antenna Placement Long distance links may be obstructed by earth curvature, so the antenna height requirements must not only take the height of obstructions and Fresnel Zone into account, but also earth bulge. The earth bulge is approximately 5 m (16.4 ft.) at a link distance of 16 Km (10 mi.).
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Page 22: Mounting The Antenna
Proxim offers multiple antennas to set up a wireless link. See the Tsunami MP.11 Recommended Antennas guide. When mounting multiple antennas on a single mast, use the following methods to minimize the influence of cross-talk interference between the antennas: •... -
Page 23: Connecting The Antenna Cable
Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Connecting the Antenna Cable Connecting the Antenna Cable Once the antenna is properly mounted, you can connect the antenna to the radio. 1. Connect the antenna cable to the antenna. 2. Secure the antenna cable to the mast so that the cable connectors do not support the full weight of the cable. -
Page 24: Sealing The Cable Connectors
Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Sealing the Cable Connectors Sealing the Cable Connectors Most problems associated with wireless outdoor installations are related to degrading performance due to corrosion of the antenna cable and cable connectors. To avoid this type of problem, you must always seal the cable connectors that are located outdoors using weatherproofing tape. -
Page 25: Grounding The Antenna
Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Grounding the Antenna Grounding the Antenna Direct grounding of the antenna mast, radio hardware, and surge arrestor is extremely important. NOTE: A safety grounding system is necessary to protect your radio hardware from lightning strikes and the build-up of static electricity. -
Page 26: Aligning The Antenna
Audible Antenna Alignment MP.11-R models (954-R, 2454-R, 5054-R, 5054-R-LR, and 4954-R) have an audible antenna alignment tool that can be activated by plugging in the supplied serial dongle (supplied with every Base Station) or by issuing the CLI command for antenna alignment. -
Page 27: Antenna Alignment Using The Cli
Antenna Alignment using Link Test On MP.11-R units, use the Link Test option of the management tools that come with the radio unit to analyze the radio link quality. The Link Test option lets you display the radio signal strength in relation to the noise in the signal path. If required, you can interactively optimize the antenna alignment with the Link Test, by making small modifications in the antenna orientation. -
Page 28: Antenna Cable Routing
Installing the Link Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Aligning the Antenna Antenna Cable Routing The antenna cable must be routed and fixed in such a way that installation technicians have a clear passage area. All connectors that are located outdoors must have a weatherproof seal. You are advised to seal connectors only after... -
Page 29: Determining Range And Clearance
• Maximum Range is the theoretical maximum that can be achieved under optimal circumstances using the available Tsunami MP.16 products according to their specifications and in compliance with local radio regulations. • Clearance Factor is a correction value (in percentage) that should be used in case the signal path of your wireless... - Page 30 Determining Range and Clearance Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Determining the Outdoor Range data frame due to an out-of-range situation or frame collision, the larger the number of retransmissions, the lower the throughput efficiency of your wireless link. This section explains how to determine the clearance that applies in your environment and (if applicable) the effect of insufficient clearance on the range of your outdoor wireless link.
- Page 31 Determining Range and Clearance Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Determining the Outdoor Range • If your actual clearance is less than the minimum clearance, use the diagram depicted in the following figure to determine the actual range that applies in your situation.
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Page 32: Calculations
Determining Range and Clearance Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Calculations Calculations Availability of the microwave path is a prediction of the percent of time that the link operates. In the absence of direct interference, availability is affected by the following: •... - Page 33 Determining Range and Clearance Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Calculations Procedure 1. Start with the transmit power and the number of the channel to be used in dBm. Subtract the total loss of all transmission elements between the antenna and the radio on one side of the link (dB).
- Page 34 Determining Range and Clearance Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Calculations In the USA and Canada, this model radio can be installed with any gain directional antennas, as there is no Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) limit for the application of these systems for fixed point-to-point applications in the 5.8 GHz frequency band.
- Page 35 Determining Range and Clearance Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Calculations Table 4-2 Distance and Link Budget Reference Frequency: 5600 MHz Center Frequency for Europe Link Budget Distance Fresnel Link Budget Distance Fresnel Link Distance Fresnel (dB) Zone (m) (dB) Zone (m)
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Page 36: Proxim Technical Services And Support
Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Proxim Technical Services and Support See the following sections: • Obtaining Technical Services and Support • Support Options – Proxim eService Web Site Support – Telephone Support – ServPak Support Obtaining Technical Services and Support If you are having trouble utilizing your Proxim product, please review the User Guide and the additional documentation provided with your product. -
Page 37: Support Options
Proxim Technical Services and Support Tsunami MP.11 Antenna Installation Guide Support Options Support Options Proxim eService Web Site Support The Proxim eService Web site is available 7x24x365 at http://support.proxim.com On the Proxim eService Web Site, you can access the following services: •...
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