ACRS 2.
FCC Regulatory Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Installation Package Content Base Station Kit The base station installation kit includes the following components: • • • • ACRS 2.0 radio and power cord Antenna and cable Ethernet cables USB memory stick with software installation package Client Station Kit The client station installation kit includes the following components: • • • • • ACRS 2.
Hardware Installation ACRS 2.0 is the second generation Adaptrum cognitive radio system covering spectrum bands from 400 MHz to 1 GHz. ACRS 2.0 is specifically designed to operate in the UHF TV Band (470 MHz – 698 MHz), as TV Band Devices compliant to the rules specified in CFR 47 Part 15 Subpart H. To be rules compliant, ACRS 2.0 systems must operate as Fixed TV Band Devices and must be professionally installed. ACRS 2.
ACRS 2.0 system has been authorized for use with the following antenna types: 1) Log-periodic antennas with a gain of 10.15 dBi or less. 2) Bowtie antenna with backplane reflector with a gain of 11.8 dBi or less. 3) Print-circuit-board (PCB) omni-directional bowtie antenna with a gain of 2.3 dBi or less. The antenna used with the ACRS 2.0 system must have well characterized gain. Antenna feed cable loss should also be characterized.
The following figures show the hardware installations at both the base station side and the client station side to allow the client side networking devices to connect to the Internet through the TV whitespace link between the base station and the client station. Internet Antenna Feed Cable Ethernet ACRS 2.0 Base Radio Ethernet Switch Ethernet Base Control PC Base station installation diagram. Client Control PC Antenna Feed Cable ACRS 2.
Software Installation The USB memory stick comes with the package contains the software installer “AdaptrumTVBDStationInstallerSetup.exe” for the base station software installation or “AdaptrumTVBDClientInstallerSetup.exe” for the client station software installation. The software can run on Windows XP or Windows 7. The following describes the installation process on a Windows 7 PC. 1) On the base control PC, double click the installer executable. The following set up program will show up.
4) Double check the folder selections and click “Install” to install the program. 5) The installation progress window will show.
6) Once the installation is complete, click “Finish”. The software installation on the client station follows the same steps except the default “Start Menu” folder for the client station is “AdaptrumClient”. If an installed radio unit and control PC are redeployed at a differently location, the installer must uninstall the old software and reinstall the software on the control PC. To uninstall the software, Use “Start” “Control Panel” “Uninstall a program” under “Programs”.
Post-Installation Setup The installer needs to perform the following steps to complete the system installation. Base Station Setup On the base station control PC: 1) Launch the “AdaptrumTVBD” software in “Start/AdaptrumStation/Adaptrum”. The software will prompt connection IP address 169.254.0.9 which is a fixed IP address used to communicate with Adaptrum ACRS 2.0 radio. Click “Connect” button to continue.
4) Go to the “Installation” pane and enter the correct output attenuation level as discussed in Section “Hardware Installation”. The installation pane also allows the installer to set the static IP address for the base. Please enter the desired IP address, subnet mask and gateway as shown below. 5) Click “Save All Settings to Target And Reboot” button shown above.
7) Follow the instructions in the “ACRS 2.0 User Manual” to select a channel for base station operation.
Client Station Setup The following steps should be followed on the client station to complete the installation. 1) Launch the “AdaptrumTVBD” software in the “Start/AdaptrumClient/Adaptrum”. The software will start in “Installer” mode where the installer can enter client registration information on the “Database” pane as shown in the following figure. Note that only device information and location information is set from the client side. Other database registration information, e.g.
3) Note that the scan channel selections should be made based on the client location. The scan channel list usually contains the database channels near the client location and possibly other channels that may be used by the base station 4) Go to the “Installation” pane and enter the correct output attenuation level as discussed previously and use the “Add” and “Remote” buttons to enter the client side MAC addresses as shown in the following figure.
5) Check the “Installation Complete” checkbox. The following prompt will show. Click “OK” button to quit the software. This will save device registration information, channel list information, scan channel list, output attenuation level and client MAC addresses to the device flash. 6) The next time the software will launch in the “User” mode where these installation options will be loaded from system registry and cannot be altered as shown in the following figures.
The above concludes the base station and client station installation by a professional installer. Please refer to “ACRS 2.0 User Manual” for detailed discussion on system operation post installation.
