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Altai A8 WiFi Base Station
Installation Guide
( R2 Hardware Platform )
Version 1.1
Date: 23-Jun-2006

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Copyright © 2006 Altai Technologies Limited
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Altai Technologies Limited
5th Floor, Photonics Centre,
2 Science Park East Avenue,
Hong Kong Science Park,
Shatin, New Territories,
Hong Kong
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web: www.altaitechnologies.com
Customer Support Centre:
Email: [email protected]

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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.
Interference Statement
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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example – use only shielded interface cables
when connecting to computer or peripheral devices). Any changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the 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.

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Table of content
1 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................5
2 A8 BASE STATION OUTLOOK .........................................................................................6
3 A8 ANTENNA OUTLOOK.................................................................................................7
4 A8 BASE STATION PACKAGE..........................................................................................8
5 A8 ANTENNA PACKAGE ..................................................................................................9
6 SITE PREPARATION.......................................................................................................11
7 MOUNTING A8 ANTENNA ON A POLE ............................................................................12
8 MOUNTING 802.11A ANTENNA ....................................................................................14
9 MOUNTING A8 BASE STATION ON THE POLE................................................................15
10 CONNECTING RF CABLES.............................................................................................16
11 RECOMMENDATION ON RF CABLE AND ANTENNA POLE ..............................................18
12 TYPICAL SITE SETUP ....................................................................................................19

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1Introduction
This guide is designed to provide the information needed to mount A8 base station (BTS) and
A8 antenna at the site location.
The document is applicable for hardware platform A8 R2 and the following models.
Product name : A8 802.11ab/g AP BS/Bridge AC
Model number: WA8011A-A
Product name : A8 802.11b/g AP BS AC
Model number: WA8011A-B
It is assumed in this document that a site survey has been performed before the site installation.
The appropriate antenna pole and BTS locations have been selected. It is a good practice to have
a document consists of a map and drawing illustrating the base station and poles locations,
antenna bearing/down-tilt, antenna height, etc… An planning on IP network is also an important
issue for network planning.
The user may need to refer the following document during A8 installation and Configuration.
[1] A8 Cable Connection Guide
[2] A8 Configuration Manual
[3] A8 Data Sheet
[4] A8-R2 Antenna Datasheet

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2A8 Base Station Outlook
Antenna Ports
Console Port
Power Port
Ethernet Port
Figure 1. A8 Front
Sector 1
1B
mounting screw
1
A
Sector 2
2
B
2A
Sector 3
3B
3A
Sector 4
4
B
4A
802.11a port
(optional)
Figure 2. A8 Top-view

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3A8 Antenna Outlook
Antenna
mounting
B8 Antenna
Antenna Port
Figure 3. A8 Antenna

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4A8 Base Station Package
A 1 x A8 base station
B 1 x metal mounting plate
C 2 x metal mounting tape
D 4 x wall plug (left), 4 x self tapping metal screw (right), 4 x flat washer (bottom)
E 3 x screw (left), 2 x cable clip (right)
A
B
D
C
E
Figure 4. A8 Base Station Package

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5A8 antenna package
A 1 x A8 antenna
B 1 x upper mounting
C 1 x lower mounting
D 4 x screw & nut
E 4 x screw & nut
B
C
A
E
D
Figure 5. A8 Antenna Package
Note:
1. Parts D are used to replace the large screw for smaller antenna pole size. Please refer to
the parts 11, 12, 14 & 15 in Figure 6.
2. Parts E are used to fit the connection between antenna and mounting kits. Please refer to
the parts 1, 2, 7 & 8 in Figure 6.

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Figure 6. A8 Antenna Assembly

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6Site Preparation
1. Prepare required tools, e.g. screwdriver.
2. Prepare a CAT5 (or higher) network cable for network connection of A8 base station.
Please make sure that the network connection between central office and the site is
properly connected.
3. Make sure that there is AC electrical power supply for A8 base station at the site.
4. Configure the A8 base station properly, e.g. assign correct IP address of A8 base station.
5. Prepare 8 x RF cables for RF connection between antenna and base station. Please refer
to the Section 12 – Recommendation on RF cable .

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7Mounting A8 antenna on a pole
1. Assemble the antenna with mounting kit according to Figure 6. Select the suitable screw
(Parts 11, 12, 14 & 15 in Figure 6) to fix the pole size (diameter).
2. Double check the upper and lower mounting as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8.
3. Mount the antenna to the pole, as shown in Figure 9.
4. Adjust and measure the upper mounting to the desired downtilt degree, as shown in
Figure 10 and Figure 11.
5. Tighten the mounting kit by screwing the nuts.
6. The antenna should look like this after mounted on the pole,
Figure 7. Upper Mounting
Figure 8. Lower Mounting
Figure 9. Mount antenna on pole

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Figure 10. Measure the downtilt angle
Figure 11. Fix downtilt
Figure 12. Antenna mounted on Pole

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8Mounting 802.11a Antenna
1. Mount the 802.11a antenna to the pole.
2. Adjust the direction and downtilt degree pointing to another 802.11a antenna in other site,
as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. 802.11a Antenna

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9Mounting A8 Base Station on the Pole
1. Use the metal tape to mount the metal plate on the pole, Figure 14.
2. Install the A8 base station on the metal plate, Figure 15.
3. Use the screw (Part E in Figure 4) to fix the BTS at the bottom of metal plate, Figure 16
and Figure 17.
4. Connect power and Ethernet cables to the BTS. For the details, please refer to the
document “A8 R2 Cable configuration guide”.
Figure 14. Metal tape to metal plate
(front-view)
Figure 15. Mount A8 BTS on the metal
plate (side-view)
Figure 16. Screw (Part E of Figure 4) Figure 17. Mount BTS with metal plate
(bottom-view)

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10 Mounting A8 Base Station on the Wall
1. Use an electric drill to drill four suitable apertures on the wall. (It is strongly recommend that
mark the suitable positions on the wall by pencil before drilling)
2. Put the wall plugs into the apertures.
3. Place the metal plate on the wall such that the four holes on the metal plate match the
apertures you drilled before.
4. For each of the wall plug, use the self tapping metal screw with a flat washer (Part E in
Figure 4) to fix the metal plate, Figure 17.
5. The fixed metal plate is shown in Figure 17.
6. Following the steps on step 2 to step 4 of “9 Mounting A8 Base Station on the Pole”.
Figure 18. The method of how the self tapping metal
screw go into the wall plug via a flat washer
(side-view)
Figure 19. A fixed metal plate
(front-view)

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11 Connecting RF Cables
1. Connect RF cables to antenna, Figure .
2. According to the RF ports assignment in Figure 2, connect RF cables with BTS with
antennas according to the table below:
A8 BTS
Antenna Port Port name Port no.
1L 1A 8
1R 1B 7
2L 2A 6
2R 2B 5
3L 3A 4
3R 3B 3
4L 4A 2
4R 4B 1
3. It is recommended to shield the Antenna and BTS RF ports with water-proof material
(e.g. rubber tape), Figure .
Figure 20. Connecting to antenna
Figure 21. RF ports with water-proof rubber
tape
Figure 22. Connecting to BTS
L
R

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12 Recommendation on RF cable and Antenna Pole
RF Cable
A RF cable should be assembled with N-type male connectors at both ends. The length and
diameter depend on the site situation. Our recommendation is that the insertion loss of the RF
cable should not be greater than 1dB at 2.4GHz (for 802.11b/g) or 2dB at 5.8GHz (for 802.11a).
Figure 20. RF Cable
Antenna Pole Size
The height of the pole should be 1.5m to 2m, and the diameter of the antenna pole should be 25
to 55mm or 80 to 90mm.
The vertical separation between antennas and BTS should not be less than 0.2m.

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13 Typical Site Setup
A typical site setup is shown below.
Figure 21. Typical A8 Setup