ALTAI A0 WiFi Bridge Installation Guide

Altai A0 WiFi Bridge Installation Guide

Version 1.0 Date: 20th June, 2007

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Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 3. This device should not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices). Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment.

Warning The user is advised to keep apart from the base-station and antenna with at least 20cm when the base-station is in operation.

Disclaimer All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Altai Technologies assumes no responsibilities for any inaccuracies in this document or for any obligation to update information in this document. This document is provided for information purposes only. Altai Technologies reserves the right to change, modify, transfer, or otherwise revise this publication without notice.

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Table of Contents
1. 2. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 5 FIELD INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 6 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. UNPACK THE SHIPMENT ................................................................................................... 6 INSTALLING THE A0 WIFI BRIDGE .................................................................................. 7 HOW TO MOUNT THE BRIDGE: ........................................................................................ 7 GENERAL ANTENNA AND SAFETY TIPS ........................................................................... 9 ANTENNA SETTINGS/ALIGNMENT ................................................................................. 10

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1. Introduction
The purpose of this document is to provide the information needed to mount A0 WiFi Bridge and A0 antenna at the site location. The document is applicable for the following models: Product name : A0 Bridge without Built-in Antenna Model number : BR5811BE Product name : A0 Bridge with Built-in Antenna Model number : BR5811B

User may find more details of this product from the following documents: 1. A0 WiFi Bridge Datasheet 2. A0 Product Description 3. 5G Antenna Datasheet 4. RF Cable Datasheet 5. Altai 5GHz WiFi Bridge RF Planning Guide 6. A0 Configuration Manual 7. AWMS User Training Document

Please note that this description includes details on both basic and optional products and features. It does not necessarily corresponding to any specific release or delivery time, nor is it a complete technical specification.

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2. Field Installation
2.1. Unpack the shipment
Check the equipments and the installation kits against the packing list to ensure that the equipment part numbers, parts, and the ancillary equipments included in the shipment match what is specified on the packing list. The shipment consists of an A0 WiFi Bridge and an installation kit in the container. If there is any difference from the packing list, you will need to contact the sales representative. Please, inspect the equipment to see if there is any shipping damage. If it does have any damage, you could contact the sales representative for repair or replacement. A complete A0 WiFi Bridge comprises, as shown in Figure 1, a single bridge unit, PoE Cable Power injector Power cord Mounting Kit CD Manuals
PoE Cable

Power Cord

CD with Manuals

Power Injector

Mounting Kits

A0 WiFi Bridge

Figure 1

A0 WiFi Bridge Components

Two models of A0 wireless bridges are offered: BR5811B is a wireless bridge with built-in antenna. The built-in A0 antenna is a directional antenna with 17dBi-antenna gain. This unit is compact with a built-in antenna so that it is easy for mounting and installation.
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An alternative model is BR5811BE. It has an RF port at the top of bridge so that different external antennas can be equipped to support longer distance (e.g. higher antenna gain) or point-to-multi-point (e.g. omni-antenna) function.

2.2.

Installing the A0 WiFi Bridge

Required Tools: 1) Screw Driver 2) Sealing Tape 3) RSSI Meter (option)

Installed Accessories: 1) Antenna Mounting Set x 1 2) Grounding rod x 1 3) Waterproof Seal 4) Ethernet Cable x 1

2.3. How to Mount the Bridge:

Figure 2 Mount the A0 WiFi Bridge on the Pole 1. Fix the A0 WiFi Bridge with mounting kits A. For pole 2~2.5 inch

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Figure 3 B. For pole 3~5 inch

Pole 2~2.5 inch

Figure 4 2. 3.

Pole 3~5 inch

Install antenna to A0 WiFi Bridge, then apply waterproof sealing tape to the connector properly. Ground connection Use a 10AWG grounding wire to connect to the ground connector of the A0 WiFi Bridge by screw driver.

4.

Connect the cables An Ethernet cable connects to the power over Ethernet (PoE) output port. Another Ethernet cable (RJ 45; the crossover cable) connects to the Power over Ethernet (PoE) input port. The POE AC Adapter supplies the AC power to the bridge system.

5.

The following pictures are for your installation reference:

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Figure 5 Mounting A0 WiFi Bridge

2.4. General Antenna and Safety Tips

When installing an antenna, follow these general tips: For most elevated antenna installations, we recommend you to ask the professional installers for proper installation and safety. For the safety reasons, you are recommended never to touch a high-gain antenna when it is transmitting or point it at any part of your body. Please, follow carefully the instructions with your antenna. Keep antennas away from metal objects/obstructions (heating and air-conditioning ducts, large ceiling trusses, building superstructures, and major power cabling runs). Use a directional antenna when you establish a link between two buildings. A directional antenna must be properly aligned to the point at the other antenna. Locate an omni-directional antenna in the middle of the desired coverage area if possible. Place the antenna as high as possible to increase the coverage area. Outdoor antennas should be mounted at a sufficient height to prevent the radio path from above the obstructions such as trees and buildings. Antenna towers should keep a safe distance from overhead power lines. The recommended safe distance is twice the tower height. Use the special ground rods and follow the National Electrical Code for the outdoor antenna and tower grounding properly. To prevent water from entering into the antenna cable and be sure to seal all external cable connectors using commercial products just like coax compatible electrical tape and Coax-Seal.

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2.5.

Antenna Settings/Alignment

Basic Antenna Setting When you use directional antennas to communicate between two bridges, you must manually align the antennas for proper bridge operation. Please refer to A0 Configuration Guide Chapter 7 for details of monitoring the bridge statistics (shown in Figure 6). RSSI value can be found in the bridge statistics. Manually align the antennas and check the RSSI value, when it gets to the largest value, the antennas are proper bridged. Directional antennas have greatly reduced radiation angles. The radiation angle is approximately 20 degrees for the built-in +17dBi patch antenna.

Figure 6 Statistics Page You can use the link-testing tool to help measure the alignment of two antennas after the bridges are associated. The link-testing tool provides you information you can use to gauge the alignment. After taking all of these checks, you need to use the Web-admin to test the link quality and to see if the RSSI value is in the right value range. You might need to do the Antenna alignment again if the performance is not good enough. Advanced Antenna Alignment The RSSI meter is basically a voltmeter with a patented auto-sensing mechanism to automatically output the RSSI Aux Output to the voltmeter via the BNC port as shown in the following picture. Please note, without using the patented RSSI meter, the RSSI Aux Output function will not be enabled, but the user can still be able to do antenna alignment through the RSSI signal strength indicator on the web page. This useful tool will aid the installer to do the fine-alignment of the Antennas on both sides after the basic Antenna alignment to get the best signal quality. The proprietary RSSI meter will automatically activate the RSSI Aux Output
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function when connected to the BNC port, and disable the function when it is removed. With this function, the system performance will not be affected with un-necessary RSSI output function when not required.

RSSI Meter

Figure 7

RSSI meter Connection

The RSSI meter usage is as follows: 1) Remove the cover from the BNC port. 2) Plug (RSSI meter) onto the BNC port. 3) Move the Antenna horizontally and slightly forward and backward to find the position with the maximum value displaying on the RSSI meter and then secure the horizontal position of antenna. 4) Move the Antenna vertically forward and backward to find the best position with the maximum value displaying on the RSSI meter and then secure the vertical position of antenna. 5) Remove the RSSI meter and replace the BNC ports cover. 6) Make sure the BNC weather protection cap is tighten after the testing with the RSSI meter.

Grounding It is essential for the equipments being grounded properly in order to prevent the Bridge from the electrical damage, and also to prevent the possible electric hazer due to non-proper power grounding. Secure the grounding screw tight and the strip connects to the ground. The proper grounding design is required for all outdoor equipments. The poor grounding design could cause the potential electrical damage. We recommend that the A0 WiFi Bridge should be installed with lightning rod to avoid any
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potential electrical damage and to be connected with the ground node to the existing ground. Proper grounding will always be the safety consideration for the A0 WiFi Bridge.

Figure 8

Grounding

Caution: Ground wires and hardware are not provided in the installation kit.

ESD Protection The ESD (electrostatic discharge) can damage the electronic components. The ESD can cause latent damage that results in premature failure even if components remain function. The equipments must be properly grounded. The technical people always need to wear the proper ESD grounding straps and make sure the ESD grounding strap connecting to the ESD connector during equipment installation, maintenance and repairs.

Review the Installation When you finish installing the bridges and aligning the Antennas, you need to secure all cable connection properly. Secure the Antenna mounting set is tight after the alignment. Check the cable connection is between the Antenna and the bridge is tightly. Make sure the grounding strip is properly connected to the Ground. Secure the weather protection cap for RSSI Aux Output BNC connector is tighten. Check the cable to POE adapter is connected correctly. Make sure the cable from the PC or the notebook to the POE adapter is connected appropriately. Make sure the POE adapters light is on. Make sure you use the right cables during the installation. Make sure all connectors are sealed with the waterproof seal. Configure the A0 WiFi Bridge with the setting you want before the field installation.
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Check if the both side bridges having the same radio settings. Make sure you set up the both MAC address on each side

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