Installation Manual - Meridian Microwave

Table of Contents
AR/GE/FE/U 80/80X Installation Manual
Copyright Notice & Disclaimer ................ ii
Export Control ......................................... ii
Product Compatibility .............................. ii
Safety ...................................................... iii
Regulatory Information ............................iv
Equipment Precautions.............................iv
1 Introduction ........................................ 1
1.1 Purpose of Manual........................ 1
1.2 Prior Knowledge........................... 1
1.3 Contact Information...................... 2
2 Site Planning ....................................... 3
2.1 General......................................... 3
2.2 Equipment Checklist ..................... 3
2.3 Line of Sight (LOS) ....................... 3
2.4 Link Distance................................ 4
2.5 Antenna Location.......................... 4
2.6 Cabling......................................... 5
2.7 Grounding & Lightning................. 6
2.8 Environmental .............................. 7
2.9 Cabling Diagram .......................... 7
3 Installation .......................................... 8
3.1 General......................................... 8
3.2 Equipment Unpacking................... 8
3.3 Equipment Inventory..................... 9
3.4 Installation Tools ........................ 10
3.5 Antenna Mount Installation......... 10
3.6 Antenna and Radio Installation... 14
3.7 Cable Installation........................ 16
3.8 Ice Shield Canopy Installation .... 19
3.9 Antenna Alignment...................... 22
3.10 Auto Calibration ......................... 26
3.11 QUAL & RSL Test Cable ............ 30
4 Radio Link Status Indicators ........... 32
5 Connecting Network Equipment...... 33
5.1 Network Port Statistics................ 33
Apendix A Troubleshooting................. 34
Apendix B RSL Vs. Distance Charts... 36
Std. Limited Warranty & SW License .... 37
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