Installation Guide Version 1.2 Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Altai Technologies Ltd.
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Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide 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.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Warning The user is advised to keep apart from the base-station and antenna with at least 45cm when the base-station is in operation. Please install a lightning arrestor to protect the base station for lightning dissipation during rainstorms.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Table of contents INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................. 1 A8-EIN (AC) BASE STATION MOUNTING AND OUTLOOK .................................................................... 2 RESET BACK TO FACTORY DEFAULT VIA RESET BUTTON ......................................................................................
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Introduction This guide is designed to provide the information needed to mount A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station (BTS) at the site location. A8n (ac) series contains 3 variants: i) A8n (ac): contains A8n (ac) base station plus 4 external 2.4GHz 14dBi sector antennas. Each sector antenna can be adjusted with different directions and tilt angles. ii) A8-Ein (ac): integrated base station, multi-beam 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide A8-Ein (ac) Base Station Mounting and Outlook Mounting screw Locking screw hole 5GHz Port Grounding Screw Ethernet Port Figure 1. back-view of A8-Ein (ac) 2 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Figure 2. bottom-view of A8-Ein (ac) Reset back to factory default via reset button Hardware reset button have 2 functions: Soft-reboot [equivalent to UI: Reboot).
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide The reset button’s location is shown in following. 4 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide A8-Ein (ac) Base Station Mounting Kit A B C D Main mounting module Mounting back plate 4x mounting screw and nut 4x locking screw B A D C A Figure 3. A8-Ein (ac) Base Station Package 5 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Mounting A8-Ein (ac) on Pole 1. Assemble the mounting kit according to Figure 4 with one side of the screw installed. 2. Mount the kit to the pole at the desired height and tighten all 4 screws to fix its position (Figure 5). 3. The mounting kit must be installed with the key hole pointing down (Figure 6). 4. Clamp the A8-Ein (ac) unit to the mounting kit, as shown in Figure 7 and make sure the mounting screw is locked in the key hole. 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Figure 7. Clamping A8-Ein (ac) unit Figure 8. Secure the unit Tilting Screws Figure 9. Antenna Mounted on Pole 7 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide A8n (ac) and A8in (ac) Base Station Mounting Mounting for A8n (ac) and A8in (ac) are the same. Figure 10 shows the back view of A8in (ac). A8n (ac) has the same mounting screw. Mounting screw Grounding Screw 5GHz Port Ethernet Port Figure 10. back-view of A8in (ac) 8 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide A8n (ac) and A8in (ac) Base Station Mounting Kit A B C D Mounting back plate Main mounting module 4x mounting screws and nuts 4x locking screws and nuts B C A D Figure 11 A8n (ac) and A8in (ac) Base Station Package 9 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Mounting A8n (ac) and A8in (ac) on Pole 1. Assemble the mounting kit according to Figure 12 with one side of the screw installed. 2. Mount the kit to the pole at the desired height and tighten all 4 screws to fix its position (Figure 13). 3. The mounting kit must be installed with the key hole pointing direction (Figure 14). 4.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Mounting A8n (ac) 2.4GHz antenna and cable connection Introduction 1. The A8n (ac) AP has 4 external 2.4GHz panel antennas. The A8Ein (ac) and A8in (ac) has internal 2.4GHz antenna. External 2.4GHz panel antenna gives you more freedom to adjust the direction and tilting of each antenna. Internal 2.4GHz antenna is easier for installation. 2. At the top of A8n (ac), there are 8 N-female RF connector marked with 1-8.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Mounting of A8n (ac) 2.4GHz Panel antenna 1. Mount the 2.4GHz radio antenna to the pole. It is recommended that to install the standard A8n (ac) 2.4GHz antenna with the RF ports facing downward, as shown in Figure 17. 2. Adjust the direction and down-tilt angle of the A8n (ac) 2.4GHz antenna to align, as shown in Figure 18. Figure 17. Standard A8n (ac) 2.4GHz Antenna Figure 18. Adjust A8n (ac) 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Cable connection from A8n (ac) to 2.4GHz panel antenna 1. Connect RF cable from panel antenna port to A8n (ac) 2.4GHz RF port at the top of A8n (ac). 2. RF port 1 and 2 of A8n (ac) must connect to the same panel antenna. The same for ports (3.4), (5,6) and (7.8) which each pairs must connect to the same panel antenna. It is recommended to connect the A8n (ac) port to antenna port according Figure 20 mapping. 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Figure 20. Antenna port to A8n (ac) port mapping Sector 4 Sector 3 Sector 2 Figure21. A8n (ac) 2.4GHz RF port groups 14 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide RF Cables Connection and Mounting of 5GHz Radio Antenna 1. The standard A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna has two RF ports. 2. Connect RF cables from the A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna RF ports which marked “a0” and “a1”next to the RF ports. 3. It is recommended to seal the A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna RF ports with weatherproof materials to get the best performance according to the procedure in chapter 6 of this document 5GHz Port Figure 22.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Weatherproofing A8n (ac) Series Radio Antenna Introduction Sealing materials are applied to outdoor antenna connectors to accomplish several goals. First and foremost is to prevent water from entering the connector. The second reason is to protect the connector from gradual degradation due to UV radiation and pollution. Sunlight and weather will oxidize metal surfaces and cause DC resistance to increase on exposed mating surfaces.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Installation Tips Figure 25. 3M Scotch Super 88 Vinyl Electrical Tape Figure26. Andrew Corporation Butyl Rubber Tape A few general rules about weatherproofing RF ports: 1. Always apply tape at temperature above 32 degrees F to ensure adhesion. When working in cold weather, always protect your tape rolls by storing it under your coat and next to your body to keep tape flexible.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide 1. Cut the butyl rubber tape into 1/5” (5mm) by 4” (100mm) strips. 2. Wrap a strip of butyl rubber tape around the base of each antenna port in the clockwise direction. Take extra care to make sure that the resulting butyl rubber ring would not hinder the tightening of the RF cable connector around the antenna port. Figure 27. Wrap the Butyl Rubber Strip Figure 28. Butyl Rubber Ring Finished Connecting RF Cables 1.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide 2. Loosely connect all the RF cables from each RF port. Do not tighten up any of the connections. 3. Secure the RF cable bundles to the pole. 4. Tighten the RF cable connectors around the A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna ports with a torque wrench to the proper torque limit to ensure that correct internal seals and surface contacts are made.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Extend 1” (25mm) Figure 29. Wrapping direction and extends the wrap 1” above the connector clamping 2. Start wrapping a layer of butyl rubber tape from the base of the A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna port. Overlap the tape to half –width. Finish the wrap at 1” (25mm) above the electrical tape and cut the tape. Take extra care to make sure that the RF cable connector to A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna port junction is tightly sealed.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide antenna RF port junction is tightly sealed. Press the tape edges together so that there are no gaps. Press the tape against the RF cable connector body and the A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna RF port. 3. Start wrapping a layer of electrical tape 1” (25mm) below the butyl rubber tape, overlapping at half-width. Finish the wrap at the base of the A8n (ac) series 5GHz antenna RF port and cut the tape.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Recommendation on Installation Pole Antenna Pole Height and Size The antenna should be mounted at least 1 meter above any obstacle in front. Hence, the height of the pole depends on the situation. In the situation shown below, the pole should be at least 2 to 3 meters to avoid any obstacle. The mounting kit can mount the pole with diameter from 1.5 inches to 3 inches.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Grounding Protection The A8n (ac) series must be properly connected to earth ground. Failure to do so may result in equipment damage, injury or death. Product warranty does not cover damage resulting in part or in whole from improper grounding. An external grounding wire must be installed, especially when A8-Ein (ac) is deployed on a non-metal pole or the metal pole is not properly grounded.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Ethernet Connector Packet Installation The Ethernet connector packet includes the following components: 1. 2. 3. 4. Gasket Housing Screw Nut Clamping Ring Gasket & Housing Screw Nut Clamping Ring Mount the housing and screw nut 24 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Mount the housing, screw nut and clamping ring Pass the housing and clamping ring through the cable and tight up the clamping ring 25 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Tight up the screw nut into the Ethernet connector of AP Cat 5e or cat 6 Ethernet cable are recommended. Maximum cable length between PoE adapter and A8n (ac) is 100m. The end of cable, RJ-45 modular jack pins are numbered 1 through 8 as shown: _______________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | |_____ Face of Plug ______| |____ ____| |________| 26 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide The assignments of wire pairs to plug and jack pins are as follows : Pin 1 Pair 2 wire Color white / orange 2 2 orange 3 3 white / green 4 1 blue 5 1 white / blue 6 3 green 7 4 white / brown 8 4 brown 27 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide Lightning Protection Lightning Rod H d 60 ° Protection Cone A8n (ac) Panel Antenna Mounting Pole RF Cable Base Station Ground Conductor Base Station Grounding Terminal Ground Cable External Lightning Protector (Optional) Cable Terminal Shielded Ethernet Cable (AC Model) Or Shielded POE Cable (DC Model) Building Cable Entrance Grounding Plate Clamp External Lightning Protection Box Grounding Bar Ground Cable Building Rooftop Figure
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide A typical lightning protection system for A8n (ac) series base station is shown in Figure 24. It consists of 5 parts: Lightning Rod Ground Conductor Grounding Plate Earth Termination External Lightning Protectors Lightning Rod A lightning rod (air terminal) neutralizes the downward lightning strike by launching an upward ionized path.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide The connection between the ground conductor and the earth must be no higher than 5 ohms. This is achieved by grounding to special grounding bars in the case of post mounting or to the steel reinforcement bars at the concrete base of the tower in case of tower mounting.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Installation Guide External lightning protectors can be used to provide additional protection to the Altai A8n (ac) series base station embedded protectors. They can be put at strategic points such as the Ethernet port, AC power or antenna ports close to the A8n (ac) series base station. External lightning protectors are available in the market in the form of a protector box, which can be inserted simply in front of the ports to be protected.
