Lucent Technologies WaveACCESS User manual

Outdoor Antenna
Installation Guide
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012706/A November 1999
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Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide i
Table of Contents i
WaveLAN Technical Support v
Regulatory Information vi
1 Welcome 1-1
Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router 1-1
■About This Guide 1-1
■Who Should Use This Guide 1-2
■Overview of this Guide 1-3
■Finding Additional Information 1-4
Kit Contents 1-7
■About WaveACCESS Office Router 1-8
■About the WaveACCESS PC Card 1-10
2 Preparing for Installation 2-1
Site Prerequisites 2-1
Overview of the Indoor Installation 2-3
■Selecting the Right WaveACCESS Card 2-4
■Placement of the WavePOINT-II Hardware 2-6
■Placement of the Surge Arrester 2-8
■Antenna Cable Route 2-8
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
ii Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide
Table of Contents
Overview of the Outdoor Installation 2-10
■Antenna Placement 2-11
■Antenna Mast/Wall Bracket 2-14
■Grounding System 2-15
■Lucent Technologies Antenna 2-16
■Antenna Cable Routing 2-19
Before Climbing the Roof... 2-20
3 Determine Range & Clearance 3-1
Introduction 3-1
Determine the Outdoor Range 3-2
■Determine the Maximum Range 3-3
■Determine the Cable Factor 3-8
■Determine the Clearance Factor 3-9
Examples 3-13
■Point-to-Point Links 3-13
■Point-to-MultiPoint Links 3-16
4 Installing the Antenna 4-1
Planning Antenna Installation 4-1
■Safety Precautions 4-2
■Installation Overview 4-5
Mounting the Antenna 4-6
■Mounting the Directional Antenna 4-6
■Mounting the Omni-directional Antenna 4-9
Connecting the Antenna Cable 4-11
■Sealing the Cable Connectors 4-12

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A The Antenna Cabling System A-1
The Outdoor Cabling Components A-1
■Selecting the Correct Connector-Type A-2
WaveACCESS Cable Assembly A-5
WaveACCESS Surge Arrester A-6
Low-Loss Antenna Cable A-8
B 14 dBi Directional Antenna B-1
General Description B-1
■Contents of the Antenna Box B-1
C 7 dBi Omni-Directional Antenna C-1
Hardware Specifications C-1
Index IX-1
List of Figures LOF-1
List of Tables LOT-1
Warranty Repair Card War-1

v Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide
You can find the most recent software and user documentation for all
WaveLAN products on our internet site.
If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, or
would like information about our other WaveLAN products, please
contact your local Authorized WaveLAN Reseller or regional Lucent
Technologies Sales Office. Addresses of Resellers and Sales Offices
can be found on the WaveLAN website.
In case no local or regional support is available, you can reach us at
the addresses or telephone numbers listed below.
When contacting WaveLAN Support, please complete the WaveLAN
Problem Report form and include it with your email or fax. The form
(report.txt) is available on the WaveLAN Software CD-ROM, or you can
go to the Feedback section of the WaveLAN website and fill out the
Problem Report form on-line.
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To comply with the regulations listed above, you may only use the Lucent Technologies WaveLAN
products, Surge Arrester, Cables and Antennas as described in this document. Each of these
WaveACCESS Office Router Kit components must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Canada:
The products included with the WaveACCESS Office Router kit for outdoor antenna installations
comply with RSS 139 of Industry and Science Canada.
Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity
Lucent Technologies declares that the WaveLAN products included with the WaveACCESS Office
Router kit conform to the specifications listed below, following the provisions of the EMC Directive 89/
336/EEC:
■EMC ETS 300-826 General EMC requirements for Radio equipment.
■Radio ETS 300-328 Technical requirements for Radio equipment.
USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The devices included with this WaveACCESS Office Router kit comply with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
Operation of the devices in a WaveACCESS Office Router system is subject to the following two
conditions:
■This device may not cause harmful interference.
■This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found out 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. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it 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 and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
■Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
■Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.
■Connect the equipment to 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.
Exposure to Radio Frequency radiation.
Antennas shall be mounted in such a manner to minimize the potential for human contact during
normal operation. In order to avoid the possibillity of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure
limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information
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Information to the user
When connecting WaveLAN devices to other equipment than the Lucent Technologies WaveACCESS
Office Router equipment described in this document, the antenna installation may no longer comply
with the regulations as defined above. In that case it will be the responsibility of the user to ensure that
the entire antenna installation complies with local radio regulations.
■Consult the user documentation that came with the other equipment to determine whether
additional instructions or regulations apply.
■Verify that the antenna installer is aware of these regulations.
In case the device does cause harmful interference with an authorized radio service, the user/
operator shall promptly stop operating the device until harmful interference has been eliminated.
Disclaimer
Lucent Technologies is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized
modification of the devices included with the WaveACCESS Office Router kit, or the substitution or
attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than specified by Lucent Technologies.
The correction of interference caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution or attachment
will be the responsibility of the user.

Contents
1
Welcome
Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router 1-1
About This Guide 1-1
Who Should Use This Guide 1-2
Overview of this Guide 1-3
Finding Additional Information 1-4
■Installing WavePOINT-II Hardware 1-4
■Configuration and Management 1-4
■Context-Sensitive Help 1-5
■Hardware Specifications 1-5
■Additional files on your Software CD-ROM 1-6
■Other Sources of Information 1-6
Kit Contents 1-7
About WaveACCESS Office Router 1-8
■WaveACCESS Remote Office Router 1-8
■WaveACCESS Central Office Router 1-9
■Upgrading WaveACCESS Office Router 1-10
About the WaveACCESS PC Card 1-10

Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide 1-1
1
Welcome
Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router 1
Welcome to WaveACCESS Office Router, the easy way to wireless
computing. Building your own wireless campus has never been
easier.
The WaveACCESS Office Router family consists of various
dedicated WaveACCESS Office Router kits, that enable you to
setup the wireless outdoor antenna link of your choice to connect
multiple buildings or LANs.
About This Guide 1
This Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide explains how to install
and set-up an outdoor antenna installation based on
WaveACCESS/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Cards that will be used in
combination with:
■WaveACCESS Office Router products1
■WaveACCESS Internet Client products
There is also a chapter about verifying the wireless link quality and
correcting problems that might arise during installation or
operation.
1 Formerly also referred to as WavePOINT-II PTP Bridge, WaveACCESS Link WP-II.

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This document does not describe the special antennas for
WaveACCESS LINK BR132, SM1042 or WaveACCESS NET CU,
MDU and SDU products.
Although you can use this document as a general reference guide
for outdoor antenna placement, you are advised to consult the
documentation that came with the dedicated antennas for these
products for specific antenna characteristics, regulatory information
and installation instructions.
Neither does this guide explain how to erect antenna masts, or
how to install a safety grounding system. These are pre-requisites
that must be in place before the directional antenna is installed.
Who Should Use This Guide 1
The installation of Outdoor Antenna Links requires technical
expertise. At the very least, you should be able to:
■Install and configure the network components, such as the
WavePOINT-II access point and the WaveACCESS
administrator (WaveMANAGER) station.
■Understand or have a working knowledge of the installation
procedures for network operating systems under Microsoft
Windows 95/98 and/or Microsoft Windows NT.
■Mount the outdoor antenna and surge arrester. Lucent
Technologies recommends that the installation is performed by
a qualified antenna installation service.
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The WaveACCESS Office Router outdoor antennas are
intended for mounting on a roof, or the side of a building.
Installation shall not be attempted by someone who is not
trained or experienced in this type of work.
The antenna has to be installed by a suitably trained
professional installation technician or a qualified antenna

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installation service. The site pre-requisites have to be
checked by a person familiar with the national electrical
code, and other regulations governing this type of
installation.
Overview of this Guide 1
This User’s Guide describes how to extend a Local Area Network
(LAN) system with an outdoor antenna link. In this manual you will
find information that you will need to prepare or verify the antenna
installation.
Chapter 1 “Welcome” (This Chapter) 1
Introduces the Outdoor Kit and describes where you can find the
information you need to set up a wireless system.
Chapter 2 “Preparing for Installation” 1
Describes the requirements that a site must meet before you start
installing the equipment.
Chapter 3 “Determine Range & Clearance” 1
Describes the how to calculate the typical and/or maximum
distance that you can achieve using WaveACCESS Office Router
products.
Chapter 4 “Installing the Antenna” 1
Describes how to mount the Lucent Technologies antennas to a
mast or wall, and how to connect the antenna to the cable and
Surge Arrester.

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Appendix A “The Antenna Cabling System” 1
Describes the hardware specifications of the certified
WaveACCESS Cable Assembly, Surge Arrester and Low-loss
Antenna Cable that you will need to connect the WavePOINT-II
hardware or other computing device to an outdoor antenna
installation.
Appendix B “14 dBi Directional Antenna” 1
Describes the hardware specifications of this antenna that you can
use to set up long-distance point-to-point antenna links.
Appendix C “7 dBi Omni-Directional Antenna” 1
Describes the hardware specifications of this antenna that you can
use to set up wide-range antenna links.
Finding Additional Information 1
Installing WavePOINT-II Hardware 1
WaveACCESS outdoor antenna installations are typically
connected to WavePOINT-II devices. The hardware installation of
these devices is described in the WavePOINT-II Quick Installation
Guide that is included with each WavePOINT-II unit.
Configuration and Management 1
The configuration and management of outdoor antenna links is
controlled via the WaveMANAGER/OR (Office Router) program; an
MS-Windows based application that can be installed on almost any
computer running Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT (v4.0).
How to install this program is described in the WavePOINT-II Quick
Installation Guide that is included with each WavePOINT-II unit.

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How to use this program is described in:
■The Context-Sensitive Help described on page 1-5.
■The WaveMANAGER/OR User’s Guide provided on the
software CD-ROM that came with the WavePOINT-II device
(inserted inside the back-side cover of the WavePOINT-II Quick
Installation Guide).
The WaveMANAGER/OR User’s Guide also describes how to
monitor the performance of your wireless network, and
provides hints and scenarios for troubleshooting performance
degradation.
To view and/or print this document, you will need to install the
Adobe Acrobat Reader provided on the software CD-ROM.
Context-Sensitive Help 1
Context-sensitive help for the WaveMANAGER/OR program is
available by clicking the “Help” button on the screen or pressing the
function key.
Hardware Specifications 1
■WavePOINT-II hardware specifications are described in the
“WavePOINT-II Quick Installation Guide” that is shipped with
each WavePOINT-II device.
■Radio Frequency specifications of the WavePOINT-II are
described in the Quick Installation Guide of the WaveACCESS/
IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card.
■Hardware specifications for the outdoor antennas, the cabling
system and the WaveACCESS Surge Arrester are listed in the
Appendix of this “Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide”.
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Additional files on your Software CD-ROM 1
All software CD-ROM (or diskettes) that come with your
WaveACCESS products, include a file called “readme.txt”. This file
contains information about the software version and/or drivers on
the diskette.
You are advised to print and read the “readme.txt” file prior to
installing your WaveACCESS products, as it may contain additional
information that was not available when this document was printed.
Other Sources of Information 1
All documentation listed above can be downloaded from the
WaveLAN/WaveACCESS website at: HTTP://WWW.WAVELAN.COM.
You are advised to visit the website at regular intervals for the latest
available information, documentation and software updates and
other WaveACCESS news.

Kit Contents
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Kit Contents 1
The WaveACCESS Office Router Starter Kit contains the following
items:
■One WavePOINT-II device, loaded with the dedicated
WaveACCESS Office Router router software (see page 1-8).
■One WaveACCESS/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card (see page
1-10).
■One Cable Assembly (described in Appendix A).
■One WaveACCESS Surge Arrester (described in Appendix A).
■One External Antenna for Outdoor use.
The External Antenna may either be:
■14 dBi directional Yagi antenna (described in Appendix B).
■7 dBi omni-directional antenna (described in Appendix C).
Each of the items is shipped in dedicated boxes to avoid damage
during shipment.
Together with this kit you should have received a Lucent Low-loss
antenna cable (a separately ordered item) which can either be a:
■6 m (20 ft.) cable
■15 m (50 ft.) cable
■22 m (75 ft.) cable
If any of these items is missing, please contact your authorized
WaveLAN/WaveACCESS Reseller or Distributor. You can find the
addresses on the WaveLAN/WaveACCESS website at
http://www.wavelan.com.

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About WaveACCESS Office Router 1
The WaveACCESS Office Router is based on a standard
WavePOINT-II device that has been loaded with dedicated
software to enable you to setup a wireless system that supports:
■WaveACCESS Remote Office Router functionality, or
■WaveACCESS Central Office Router functionality.
WaveACCESS Remote Office Router 1
With two WaveACCESS Remote Office Router kits, it’s easy to
setup a wireless Point-to-Point link as pictured in Figure 1-1 below.
Figure 1-1 Wireless Point-to-Point Link
The Point-to-Point (PTP) Link functionality enables you to setup a
connection between two locations as an alternative to:
■Leased lines in building-to-building connections, or
■Wired Ethernet backbones between WavePOINT-II access
points in ‘hard-to-wire’ environments.

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Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide 1-9
WaveACCESS Central Office Router 1
If you wish to connect more than two buildings, you can choose to:
■Setup multiple Point-to-Point links, using multiple pairs of
WaveACCESS Remote Office Router systems, or
■Setup a single Point-to-Multipoint system using the Central
Office Router as pictured in Figure 1-2 below.
Figure 1-2 WaveCAMPUS Point-to-Multipoint Link
Looking at Figure 1-2 the system is designed as follows:
■The central building cis equipped with a WaveACCESS
Central Office Router, connected to an omni-directional
antenna.
■The two remote buildings aand bhave both been equipped
with WaveACCESS Remote Office Router that is connected to
a directional yagi antenna.