AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Installation!Prerequisites!and!Considerations! ! ! Please!ensure!that!when!configuring!your!Amphenol!plug,!code!A!is!clearly!followed.!! 3.2.12!Solar!Power! !Solar!Power!is!recommended!for!sites!where!commercial!power!is!not!available!or!is!not!cost! effective!to!install.!The!required!size!for!the!solar!panel!and!battery!system!is!strongly!influenced! by!the!geographic!area!in!which!it!will!be!used,!and!should!be!calculated!by!an!appropriate! engineering!effort.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Regulatory!Warnings! 4!Regulatory!Warnings! 4.1!Certifications! The!AP!is!designed!to!meet!regulations!for!worldBwide!use.!!For!information!on!the!most! current!certifications,!refer!to!the!Access%Point%Product%Specification%(01460030600).! 4.2!Transmit!Power!Restrictions! Transmit!power!restrictions!vary!by!country/agency.!For!details!about!antenna!and!transmit! power!restrictions,!refer!to!the!Access%Point%Product%Specification%(01460030600).! 4.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Regulatory!Warnings! 4.4!ISED!Warnings! & CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B) The!installer!of!this!radio!equipment!must!ensure!that!the!antenna!is!located!or!pointed!so!that! it!does!not!emit!RF!field!in!excess!of!Health!Canada!limits!for!the!general!population.!Consult! Safety!Code!6!which!is!obtainable!from!Health!Canada’s!website!http://www.hcB sc.gc.ca/indexBeng.php.! Operation!is!subject!to!the!following!two!conditions:! 1.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Regulatory!Warnings! exposure!requirements,!the!antenna!for!this!device!must!be!installed!to!ensure!a!separation! distance!of!at!least!20cm!(8!inches)!from!the!antenna!to!a!person.! ! ! 4.6!CE!Mark!(ETSI)!Warnings! ! !!!! ! ! This!RPMAAP10E!complies!with!the!essential!requirements!of!the!European!Union!Radio!and! Telecommunications!Terminal!Equipment!Directive!(R&TTE)!1995/5/EU!and!the!Restriction!of! Hazardous!Substances!Directive!(RoHS)!directive!2011/65/EU.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! ! ! ! Regulatory!Warnings! OMAN-TRA R/3600/16 D080134 ! ! ! ! The!following!are!general!rules!that!govern!the!labeling!scheme!and!the! dealer!is!bound!to!follow:! 1.! The!label!is!required!to!be!placed!on!the!equipment!and!any!of!the!user!information! document!(e.g.!User!Guide).! 2.! It!is!preferable!also!to!place!the!label!on!the!packing!as!it!is!more!visible!to!the! consumer.!If!there!is!no!adequate!size!on!the!equipment! 4.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Regulatory!Warnings! To!maintain!NCC!compliance!do!not!attempt!to!modify!the!equipment.!Modifications!shall! only!be!performed!by!trained!personnel.!Failure!to!follow!these!guidelines!may!violate!local! regulations.!! Warning:&modifications&including&the&replacement&of&components&by&individuals&other& than&trained&personal&is&strictly&prohibited.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Installation! 5!AP!Installation! 5.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Installation! 5.4!General!Grounding!Guidelines! The!following!grounding!information!is!provided!as!a!guideline!when!installing!the!AP!in!any! configuration.! AP# Antenna GPS# Antenna# Equipment# Cabinet Access#Point# (AP) CSP CSP#=#Coaxial# Surge#Protector ! Figure&8.&High&Level&Grounding&Diagram& 5.4.1!Grounding!the!AP!and!Antenna!Cable!Surge!Suppressor! A!ground!wire!may!be!attached!underneath!one!of!the!AP!mounting!bolts.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Installation! ! Figure&9.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Installation! 5.4.2!Grounding!the!AP!and!GPS!Antennas! If!the!AP!and!GPS!antennas!are!not!attached!to!grounded!metal!structures!a!#6!AWG!or!larger! ground!wire!should!be!attached!to!the!base!of!both!antennas.!An!example!of!grounding!these! two!antennas!is!shown!in!the!following!figure.! ! Figure&10.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Installation! 5.5!AP!Mounting!Details! APs!are!typically!mounted!using!one!of!the!three!methods!described!below:! 5.5.1!AP!Mounting!Tabs! The!AP!is!supplied!with!four!mounting!tabs!that!facilitate!attaching!the!AP!to!a!wall,!in!a! cabinet,!or!to!a!strut!channel,!if!required.!The!mounting!tabs!are!attached!to!the!AP!by!the! installer!using!four!provided,!5/16!inch,!hex!head!bolts.! Mounting(Tabs( Installed ! Figure&11.&AP&with&Mounting&Tabs&Installed& 5.5.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! !! !! !! !! !! !! AP!Installation! The!AP!must!be!mounted!with!the!connectors!facing!down!toward!the!ground.! The!Ingenu!approved!waterproof!Ethernet!cable!restraint!must!be!used!to!weather! seal!the!AP's!PoE!connector.!On!AP's!using!the!plastic!PoE!connector!housing,!the! connector!housing!must!be!held!with!a!wrench!to!prevent!it!from!turning!while!the! water!proof!cable!restrain!is!installed.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Hardware!Installation!Verification! 6!Hardware!Installation!Verification! 6.1!Power!Verification! Prior!to!applying!power!to!the!AP,!confirm!with!a!Digital!Voltmeter!(DVM)!that!the!DC!voltage! is!correct!at!the!PoE!injector.!The!DC!voltage!should!be!between!48!VDC!and!54!VDC.! NOTE:&The!AP!its!self!is!not!polarity!sensitive,!however,!it!is!recommended!that!the! barrel!of!the!PoE!power!plug!be!at!ground!potential!if!the!power!system!is! grounded.! 6.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Hardware!Installation!Verification! ! Notes:' !! !! Measurement!is!required!to! be!>!20!dB!for!coaxial!cable! and!connectors.!! Overall!return!loss!with! antenna!should!be!>!17!dB.! ! Figure&12.&Return&Loss&& Notes:' !! !! Measurements!should!be! taken!with!the!antenna!as! well!as!with!a!50Ω! terminating!load.!! Type!and!length!of!coaxial! cable!should!be!recorded!for! each!run.! ! Figure&13.&Distance&to&Fault& 6.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! 7!AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! The!AP!web!interface!can!be!accessed!with!a!web!browser!connected!locally!at!the!data!port!of! the!PoE!injector!or!remotely!through!the!backhaul!network.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! From!the!Admin!menu,!select!the!Network!submenu.!! !! Follow!the!instructions!in!section!7.7.2!to!make!the!required!changes!to!the!IP! address,!Netmask,!and!Default!Router.!! !! When!you!have!completed!the!changes,!be!sure!to!click!on!the!Save!button!and! then!click!on!the!Reboot'Access'Point!button.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! 7.3!AP!Web!Pages! After!logging!in,!the!page!shown!below!is!briefly!displayed!while!the!Home!page!is! loaded.! !! ! ! ! ! The!following!information!is!displayed!at!the!top!of!the!Home!page!and!all!other!web!pages,! Access!Point!ID,!current!date,!software!and!firmware!versions,!and!site!name.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Additionally,!there!is!a!“status!box”!that!provides!!AP!status,!network!state,!Gateway!ID,! backhaul!state,!backhaul!mode,!RF!state,!and!GPS!state.! Block!A!above!shows!the!four!main!menus!(i.e.,!Home,!Access!Point,!Statistics,!and!Admin)!that! can!be!used!to!navigate!to!different!configuration!pages.!Below!Block!A!are!the!Home!page! submenus,!Dashboard!and!About.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! NOTE:!!GPS!status!verification!MUST!occur!after!completion!of!physical!AP!installation.! The!columns!on!this!screen!are!defined!in!the!following!table.!The!rows!show!the!number!of! GPS!satellites!to!which!the!AP!receiver!is!currently!locked.!Five!satellites!are!required!for!GPS! synchronization!but!a!minimum!of!nine!satellites!are!required!for!reliable!operation.!! Table&3.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! 7.5.1!RPMA!Config!Submenu! The!RPMA!Configuration!screen!(shown!below)!displays!network!configuration!parameters!at! the!time!the!AP!was!deployed.!! ! ! The!following!table!defines!the!fields!on!this!screen.!To!edit!these!fields,!click!on!the!Disable' RF!button.!After!you!make!the!changes,!click!on!the!Save!button!and!then!the!Enable'RF! button.!! NOTE:!If!you!disable!the!RF,!the!AP!is!still!connected!to!the!Gateway.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! ! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Field& Unit& Description& Broadcast!Gold!Code! Hex! This!field!is!not!editable.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! 7.5.2!Field!Config!Submenu! The!Field!Configuration!screen!(shown!below)!displays!RF!configuration!parameters!that!are! set!during!AP!configuration.!These!parameters!are!set!to!meet!regulatory!requirements!in!the! country!where!the!AP!is!deployed.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! The!following!table!defines!the!fields!on!this!screen.!To!edit!these!fields,!click!on!the!Disable' RF!button.!After!you!make!the!changes,!click!on!the!Save!button!and!then!the!Enable'RF! button.!! NOTE&1:&&If!you!disable!the!RF,!the!AP!is!still!connected!to!the!Gateway.! NOTE&2:!The!maximum!transmit!power!for!the!AP!and!the!Node!is!based!on!the!setting!in!the! Regulatory'Domain!field.! Table&5.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Field& Unit/Format& Description& AP!Maximum!EiRP! Target! AP!Cable!Loss! dBm! The!maximum!EiRP!output!targeted!for!the!AP.! dB! AP!cable!loss!measured!in!dB.! AP!Antenna!Gain! dBi! This!is!the!gain!specified!for!the!AP!antenna!installed.! AP!Antenna!Height! String! This!stores!the!height!of!AP!Antenna! AP!Maximum!Transmit! dBm! This!field!is!not!editable.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Field& Unit/Format& Description& AP!Maximum!EiRP! (Actual)! Node!Maximum!EiRP! (Actual)! dBm! The!actual!maximum!EiRP!output!for!the!AP.! dBm! The!actual!maximum!EiRP!output!for!the!Node.! ! 7.5.3!Backhaul!Config!Submenu! The!Backhaul!Configuration!screen!(shown!below)!displays!configuration!parameters!that!were! set!at!the!time!the!AP!was!deployed.!!! ! ! The!following!table!defines!the!fields!on!this!screen.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Field& Unit& Description& Control!Socket! Mode! N/A! Options!for!this!field!are!as!follows:! !! Server:& When!the!AP!is!set!to!work!in!Server!mode,!it!listens!for!a! TCP!connection!with!the!RPMA!Gateway!on!port!number! 2021.!See!descriptions!below!for!setting!the!following! fields.! ! !! Client:!! When!the!AP!is!set!to!work!in!Client!mode,!the!AP!requests! service!from!the!RPMA!Gateway.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! ! 7.6!Statistics!Menu! ! The!Statistics!menu!has!the!following!submenus:! !! Throughput! !! Counters! 7.6.1!Throughput!Submenu! The!Throughput!screen!(shown!below)!provides!a!graph!of!uplink!throughput!in!bits!per! second.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! 7.6.2!Counters!Submenu! The!AP!Counters!screen!(shown!below)!provides!various!counters!for!uplink!and!downlink.!! ! ! ! 7.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! 7.7.1!Security!Submenu! The!following!Security!Configuration!screen!provides!information!related!to!system!services,! administrator!password,!and!SNMP!configuration.!! ! ! ! The!following!table!defines!the!fields!on!this!screen.!! & & & & Table&7.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Field& Description& New!Password! Enter!the!new!password.! ReBtype!to!Confirm! SNMP&Configuration& ReBtype!the!new!password!to!confirm!the!change.! Version! Options!are:! !! Enable&SNMPv2c?&! If!this!is!selected,!the!following!options!are!available:! Transport! Community! #! Write!Community! These!options!are!defined!below.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Field& Description& Privacy!Protocol! Specifies!the!privacy!protocols!to!use!for!encryption!of!SNMPv3!requests.! From!the!dropdown!menu,!the!options!are:! !! DES:&The!Data!Encryption!Standard!algorithm!for!encryption!as!specified! by!NIST!standard!FIPS!46B3.! !! AES:&The!Advanced!Encryption!Standard!algorithm!for!encryption!as! specified!by!NIST!standard!FIPS!PUB!197.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Field& Description& IPv4!Settings! IP!Address! Currently!the!AP!only!supports!two!IP!settings!for!TCP/IP!Versions:! !! Automatic&(DHCP):!! This!setting!is!used!to!request!a!dynamic!IP!address!from! a!local!DHCP!server.! !! Manual&(Static&IP):!! This!setting!is!used!for!configuring!a!fixed!IP!address.! IP!address!of!the!AP!(e.g.,!default!is!192.168.1.1)!! Netmask! The!default!is!255.255.255.0.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! !! AP!Software!Configuration!via!Web!Interface! Debug:'!This!setting!shows!debug,!informational,!warning,!error,!and!critical!log! information.! Only!the!last!100!log!entries!are!shown!on!this!screen.!To!see!additional!log!entries,!you!can! download!the!logs!and!configuration!database!by!clicking!on!the!“Download'Logs'&' Configuration'database”!button.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! AP!Communication!Troubleshooting! 8!AP!Communication!Troubleshooting!! Before!you!leave!the!installation!site,!contact!your!network!operations!center!(NOC)!to!verify! that!the!AP!is!online!and!successfully!communicating.!If!remote!communication!with!the!AP!is! not!possible,!perform!the!following!steps:! 1.! Manually!configure!the!following!on!a!laptop:! #! The!IP!address!of!the!Ethernet!port! #! Netmask!setting!! #! The!Default!Router!setting! 2.
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Troubleshooting!Guidelines! 9!Troubleshooting!Guidelines! Use!the!following!table!to!help!troubleshoot!a!problem.! Table&9.&Troubleshooting&Guide& Problem& Action& AP!does!not!power!up! !! When!the!AP!is!powered,!the!Status!LED!illuminates!or!flashes.!If!not,! check!the!Ethernet!cable!and!connector!for!damage.! !! Verify!that!the!PoE!injector!is!connected!properly!(i.e.,!the!AP!is! connected!to!Data!+!Power!side).
AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Preventive!Maintenance! 10!Preventive!Maintenance! The!recommended!preventive!maintenance!schedule!for!the!AP!is!shown!in!the!following! table.!For!additional!assistance,!contact!Ingenu!Customer!Support!at!(858)!592B6008!or! support@ingenu.com.! NOTE:!Do!NOT!open!the!AP!enclosure.!Doing!so!voids!the!product!warranty.! Table&10.&Preventive&Maintenance&Schedule& Task& Frequency& 1.! Verify!that!all!connections!are!tight!and!secure.! Annually! 2.
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AP!Deployment!Guide!B!System!Release!3.0! Preventive!Maintenance! Appendix!C!Basic!AP!Specifications!! The!following!table!provides!the!basic!specification!information!for!the!AP.!For!detailed! product!specifications,!refer!to!the!Access%Point%Product%Specification%(01460030600).! ! Size& Inches:!9.1”H!x!8.1”W!x!4.5”D!! Millimeters:!231mm!H!x!206!mm!W!x!114!mm!D! Maximum&Weight& Pounds:!9.6! Kilograms:!4.
! Appendix!D!Base!Station!Configuration! Table&11.
AP!Deployment!Guide!%!System!Release!3.0! Base&Station&Option& Description& Rack!Mounted!! Base!Station!Kit! (Indoor!AP)! !! !! !! !! Rack!Mounted!! Base!Station!Kit! (Outdoor!AP)! !! !! !! !! Base!Station!Configuration! Applications& Required&RPMA&Hardware& Indoor!rack%mounted! base!station! Contains!a!19%inch! rack!3RU!shelf! AP!is!mounted!on!the! shelf! Powered!by!either! 120/240!VAC!or!48! VDC! Indoor!rack!mount! environment!with!access!to! power!and!corporate!IP! network.
! Appendix!E!Abbreviations!and!Terms! Abbreviation/Term. Definition. AP! DL! Access!Point.!The!RPMA!component!geographically!deployed!over!a!territory.!! Downlink! DNS! Domain!Name!System! DTF! Distance!to!Fault! DVM! Digital!Voltmeter! EIRP! EMS! ETSI! Equivalent!Isotropically!Radiated!Power! Element!Management!System.!The!network!component!that!provides!a!concise!view!of! controls!and!alarms!on!the!RPMA!network.