PUBLICATION NUMBER: 10515-0365-4200 APRIL 2009 Rev.
R LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY HARRIS CORPORATION (RF COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION) FROM HARRIS TO YOU - This warranty is extended to the original buyer and applies to all Harris Corporation, RF Communications Division equipment purchased and employed for the service normally intended, except those products specifically excluded. NOTE: Terms and conditions of the standard warranty may be superseded by the terms and conditions of your contract.
PUBLICATION NUMBER: 10515-0365-4200 APRIL 2009 Rev. - RF-7800B-DU024 LAND PORTABLE RF-7800B-VU104 LAND MOBILE BROADBAND GLOBAL AREA NETWORK TERMINAL OPERATION MANUAL Information and descriptions contained herein are the property of Harris Corporation.
RF-7800B TABLE OF CONTENTS R TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Page CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 1.9 1.9.1 1.9.2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warranty . .
RF-7800B TABLE OF CONTENTS R TABLE OF CONTENTS – Continued Paragraph Page CHAPTER 3 – OPERATION 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.1.1 3.3.1.2 3.3.1.3 3.3.1.4 3.3.2 3.3.2.1 3.3.2.2 3.3.2.3 3.3.2.4 3.3.2.5 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7.1 3.7.2 3.7.3 3.7.3.1 3.7.3.2 3.7.4 3.7.5 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPERATIONS TASK SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAKE CABLE CONNECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RF-7800B TABLE OF CONTENTS R TABLE OF CONTENTS – Continued Paragraph Page CHAPTER 5 – SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE 5.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.1.1 5.2.1.2 5.2.1.3 5.2.1.4 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power-on BIT Faults. . . . . . . . . .
RF-7800B TABLE OF CONTENTS R LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 1-2 1-3 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16 3-17 3-18 3-19 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 A-1 iv Page RF-7800B-VU104 Land Mobile BGAN Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RF-7800B-DU024 Land Portable BGAN Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BGAN Worldwide Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RF-7800B TABLE OF CONTENTS R LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 4-1 4-3 4-2 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 A-1 A-2 A-3 Page RF-7800B BGAN Terminal Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antenna Status ATB State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABIT Test Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Satellite Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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R RF-7800B SAFETY SUMMARY SAFETY SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION All operators and maintenance personnel must observe the following safety precautions during operation and maintenance of this equipment. Specific warnings and cautions are provided in the manual and at the end of this Safety Summary. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes appear before various steps in the manual and will be used as follows: 2.
RF-7800B SAFETY SUMMARY e. R Personnel must react when someone is being electrically shocked. Perform the following steps: 1. Shut off power. 2. Call for help. 3. Administer first aid if qualified. Under no circumstances should a person come directly in contact with the body unless the power has been removed. When immediate removal of the power is not possible, personnel must use a non-conductive material to try to jolt or pry the body away from the point of shock. f.
R RF-7800B SAFETY SUMMARY USE CARE HANDLING HEAVY EQUIPMENT Never attempt to lift large assemblies or equipment without knowing their weight. Use enough personnel or a mechanical lifting device to properly handle the item without causing personal injury. HEED WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS Specific warnings and cautions are provided to ensure the safety and protection of personnel and equipment. Be familiar with and strictly follow all warnings and cautions on the equipment and in technical manuals.
RF-7800B SAFETY SUMMARY 6. R DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Harris Corporation RF Communications Division of Rochester NY, USA, declares under our sole responsibility that the product Harris RF-7800B-VU104 and RF-7800B-DU024 Satellite IP Terminal to which this declaration relates, is in conformity with the following standards and/or other normative documents: ETSI EN 301 444, ETSI EN 301 489-1, ETSI EN 301 489-20, EN 60950-1, Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC.
R RF-7800B RF-7800B-DU024 LAND PORTABLE RF-7800B-VU104 LAND MOBILE BROADBAND GLOBAL AREA NETWORK TERMINAL OPERATION MANUAL
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS All safety precautions necessary for the protection of personnel and equipment are cross-referenced in the following list. The WARNING or CAUTION is referenced to the paragraph number where it is used in the manual, and a brief subject phrase indicating the content is provided. Read these items in their entirety before performing the referenced procedure. 1.2 WARNING - Paragraph 2.2.
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION RF-7800B BGAN terminal products ensure a seamless tactical network-centric BLOS connectivity interface to existing Falcon III tactical networks. When the AN/PRC-117G or RF-7800M-MP manpack radio is set up as a BGAN gateway using a BGAN-enabled preset, the BGAN terminal provides BLOS range extension of data networking capabilities through simultaneous operation with mobile wideband networked line-of-sight (LOS) nodes.
R 1.3.2 RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION RF-7800B-DU024 Land Portable BGAN Terminal The RF-7800B-DU024 Land Portable BGAN Terminal is a Class 2 BGAN Land Portable Terminal that provides data rates of up to 432 kbps. See Figure 1-2. This BGAN terminal is designed for operation in harsh environmental conditions. RF-7800B-DU024 is a manually pointed antenna system capable of rapid deployment for sending and receiving data once pointed at the satellite. CL-0365-4200-0002 Figure 1-2.
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION 1.4 FEATURES Features and benefits of the BGAN terminal are: 1.5 Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) / General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) / UMTS IPbased services Full IP compatibility for e-mail, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), web browsing, Virtual Private Network (VPN), and so forth.
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION Table 1-1. RF-7800B BGAN Terminal Specifications (Continued) Function Specification Power Options (RF-7800B-DU024) DC voltage input range 10 V - 34.3 VDC, Optional Battery Box (12091-4010) for use with single BA-5590 style battery (nominally 20 hours of continuous operation), 120/240 VAC power supply, Standard vehicle DC adapter (refer to Paragraph 3.3.
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION NOTE Because Harris engineers continuously strive to improve all aspects of Harris equipment, specifications are subject to change without notice. 1.6 CONFIGURATIONS For the equipment firmware revision used when documenting this manual, refer to the title page inside the front cover of this manual. The BGAN terminals covered in this manual can be differentiated as follows: 1.
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION 90° 80° 70° 60° 50° 40° 30° 20° 10° 0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 180° 160° 140° 120° I-4 Americas 100° 80° 60° I-4 EMEA 40° 20° 0° 20° 40° 60° 80° 100° 120° 140° 160° 180° I-4 Asia-Pacic CL-0365-4200-0003 Figure 1-3. BGAN Worldwide Coverage 1.8 COMPATIBILITY Successful communications depends on using compatible radios and terminal equipment (computer with web interface). 1.8.
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION 1.8.2 Compatible Encryption Equipment Encryption equipment compatible with the BGAN terminals includes: HAIPE Compatible Equipment: AN/PRC117G, Secnet54, or any existing HAIPE (e.g., KG-250, TACLANE KG-175) AES256 Encryption Compatible Equipment: RF-7800M-MP, Cisco Router Family 1.8.3 Software Encryption Compatibility: Compatible VPNs: Cisco-VPN, Client V1 or V2.6.3; Nortel-Contivity VPN Client, V04-15.06; Netscreen-Remote Client 8.1; Checkpoint-V4.
R RF-7800B GENERAL INFORMATION 12043-0845-A015 12043-0845-A025 12043-0845-A050 Power Extension Cable, 15 feet Power Extension Cable, 25 feet Power Extension Cable, 50 feet 12043-0846-A010 12043-0846-A015 BGAN DC Power to 2 Leads, 10 feet BGAN DC Power to 2 Leads, 15 feet 12091-4160-01 ISDN to POTS Converter (ISDN 2-4 wire terminal adapter). This adapter is used to connect any two existing analog devices (phone and fax for example) to an ISDN line.
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