Installing and using the Expedience OSU-2510 Directions for connecting your OSU to a computer or LAN and obtaining high-speed Internet access.
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Contents Welcome............................................. 1 Before you begin ................................1 Connecting your OSU to a computer ... 6 Installation overview ..........................6 Setting up the computer to dynamically receive an IP address ............................6 Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows ME: Setting up the network connection .............................................7 Windows 2000: Setting up the network connection .......................................
Connecting the OSU to a network ..... 24 FCC information ...............................
Welcome This document describes how to install and use your Expedience outdoor subscriber unit (OSU) to obtain wireless high-speed Internet access. You can connect your OSU to a computer or to a small office/ home office (SOHO) local area network (LAN) through a hub, switch, or router. BEFORE • YOU BEGIN Make sure your computer is equipped with an Ethernet network interface card (NIC). • The Ethernet cable that is supplied with your OSU plugs into any standard Ethernet NIC.
• Locate the components shipped with your OSU device: • OSU device • Network interface manager (NIM) box • Software CD-ROM • Power cable and power supply box • Power/Ethernet cable • Lag bolt (6) • Hex screws (2) • Washers (2) • Split lock washers (2) • Double tab washer (2) 2
Figure 1 shows the OSU.
Figure 2 shows the network interface manager box.
Table 1 lists the standard contents in your OSU package. Table 1: OSU package components Component Part number External OSU device (vertical) External OSU device (horizontal) Mounting bracket 1/4 X 2" Lag Bolt, Hex Hd, Grade 2 Galv. 1/4-20X.
Connecting your OSU to a computer This section describes how to connect your OSU to a computer. If you want to connect your OSU to a network device (such as a router or switch), refer to the section “Connecting the OSU to a network” on page 24, in this guide.
1A WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS NT, WINDOWS 98, WINDOWS ME: SETTING UP THE NETWORK CONNECTION 1B 1 From the Start menu, select Settings. Then select Control Panel. 2 In the window that appears, double click the Network icon. 3 Select the TCP/IP entry for the NIC. 4 Click Properties. 5 Select the IP Address tab. 6 Activate the Obtain an IP Address automatically radio button. 7 To close the windows, click OK. 8 Turn off your computer.
2 INSTALLING THE OSU To install the OSU: 1 Attach the mounting bracket to the outside of the house. 2 Set the OSU inside the mounting bracket. 3 Tighten the lower mounting bolt to hold the OSU in place. The following sections describe these steps in greater detail. Attach the mounting bracket to the outside of the house 1 Make sure you install the OSU on the side of the house that has the greatest exposure to the communications tower of your service provider.
Figure 3 illustrates the screws to use to attach the mounting bracket to the house.
Figure 4 provides a template (not to scale) for drilling holes into the side of the house. 2X 1.25 2X 7.
Setting the OSU inside the mounting bracket The OSU must be installed vertically. The OSU has a peg on top, and a peg on bottom. The upper and lower pegs snap into the mounting bracket’s peg holes. Peg hole Adjustment arch Figure 5: Adjustment arch and peg hole in mounting bracket After you search for the strongest signal from the service provider, you insert a screw through the adjustment arch into the adjustment screw opening on the OSU.
You must install the OSU vertically. To install the OSU in the mounting bracket: 1 Make sure the bottom of the OSU faces the earth. This is the side of the OSU labelled with a sticker “MOUNT THIS SIDE DOWN”. MOUNT THIS SIDE DOWN Figure 7: MOUNT THIS SIDE DOWN Sticker 2 On the bottom arm of the mounting bracket, snap the OSU’s peg into the peg hole. To accommodate the height of the peg, you may need to bend the mounting bracket’s edge down slightly.
Partially tightening adjustment screws to hold OSU in place To make sure the OSU doesn’t slip out of the mounting bracket, partially tighten the screws in the adjustment arch. Because you still need to pivot the OSU along the adjustment arch— in order to find the strongest signal from the service provider—do not fully tighten the screws yet. You will fully tighten the screws after completely. When the screws are fully tightened, the OSU will no longer move along he adjustment arch.
1 Make sure the bottom of the NIM is facing the ground. A rubber grommet is installed on the bottom of the NIM. 2 The screws provided with the NIM are self-drilling. Figure 9: Screws to attach NIM box to house • Drive the upper screw through the opening in the upper bracket and into the side of the house. • Drive the lower screw through the opening in the lower bracket and into the side of the house.
Figure 10 illustrates where to drive the screws through the NIM box brackets and into the side of the house.
CABLING OVERVIEW Figure 11 illustrates where ground cables, the RJ-45 cable, the power cord, and the Ethernet/power cable run.
4 RUNNING CABLES THROUGH HOUSE’S WALL The hole through the house must be no further than 10 feet from the NIM box. This is because the power cord—from the power connector to the ferrite bead—must be inside the house. 1 Near the NIM box, drill a 3/4 inch hole through the house. 2 Draw the power/Ethernet cord through the hole. 3 Draw the power cable through the hole. Make sure that the length of the power cord, from power connector to the ferrite bead, are inside the house.
Figure 13 shows the cables and the ground wire connected inside the NIM box. Ethernet/power cable Power cable RJ-45 cable Ground wire Figure 13: Cables and ground wire plugged into NIM box 6 CONNECTING GROUND WIRES Both the OSU and the NIM box must be grounded to a grounding rod in the earth near your house. Make sure your grounding rod does not exceed a 50 feet maximum. To ground the NIM box and the OSU: 1 Inside the NIM box, unscrew the hex nut labelled GND.
7 8 6 On the OSU device, loop the grounding wire around the bottom bolt that holds the OSU to the bracket. 7 Connect the other end of the grounding wire to the grounding rod in the ground next to the house. PLUGGING IN POWER CORD AND RJ-45 CORD 1 The power cord uses standard household power. Plug the power cord in the power source. 2 Plug the RJ-45 cord into the NIC on your computer or switching device.
To run the LinkMonitor program, right click on the icon, and select Open. LinkMonitor program’s icon in system tray Figure 14: Starting the LinkMonitor program The Expedience LinkMonitor window appears (Figure 15).
8A USING THE SOFTWARE-ASSISTED METHOD TO FIND THE STRONGEST SIGNAL Note: It may be beneficial to have two people perform this procedure. One person will monitor software statistics inside the house. The other person will rotate the OSU outside the house. To scan for the strongest signal from your service provider: 1 Install the LinkMonitor program as described in the section “Installing the LinkMonitor program” on page 19. 2 On the LinkMonitor window, click Start Scan.
10 Remembering the strongest signal reported, re-orient the front of the OSU in the direction that the OSU was pointed when the strongest signal was found. 11 Tighten the screws fully that hold the OSU in place. 12 Return to the LinkMonitor program. Click Stop Scan.
Refreshing the OSU’s connection When you refresh the OSU’s connection, your service provider is assigning your computer a new IP address. You need to refresh your OSU’s connection with your service provider when your Internet browser does not let you open any Internet sites. WINDOWS USERS: REFRESHING THE CONNECTION To refresh the connection: 1 Make sure you have installed the LinkMonitor program. 2 In the system tray, right click the blue RSU icon (Figure 14) and select Open.
Connecting the OSU to a network Note: Use only one OSU on a network. Do not use multiple OSUs on the same network. To directly connect the OSU to a computer, use the supplied Ethernet cable (also known as a straight-through cable). However, to connect the OSU to a hub or switch, use an Ethernet cable appropriate for your network device. This might be a straight through or cross-over cable, depending on how your network device switches signals.
FCC INFORMATION NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Radio Frequency Radiation Exposure Limits detailed below. A minimum of 20 centimeters (8 inches) separation between the RSU and the operator and all other persons should be maintained.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in accordance with the installation manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Index C O computer NIC requirement 1 cross-over cable 24 OSU connecting to network 24 P I part numbers list 5 IP address (host computer) refreshing 23 setting up for dynamic assignment 6 R router connecting to OSU 24 RSU choosing installation location 1 min.
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