Teletics Airborne 58 User manual

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Installation and User Guide
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Contents
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TechnicalSupport.................................................................................................................................3
StatementofConformity......................................................................................................................3
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................4
UsingtheTeleticsAirborne...................................................................................................................5
RecommendedEnclosures,Accessories,CablingandAntennas..........................................................5
Connections..........................................................................................................................................7
Installation............................................................................................................................................7
IndicatorsandControls.........................................................................................................................9
InstructionsforUse...............................................................................................................................9
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................9
Airborne58Specifications..................................................................................................................13
WarrantyStatement:..........................................................................................................................13
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TechnicalSupport
ForassistancewithanyTeleticsproduct,pleasecallusorvisitourwebsite.
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TechnicalSupport  (800)314‐5010
Website  www.teletics.com/support
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StatementofConformity
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A 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 instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Modifications not expressly
approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment under FCC
rules.
ContainsFCCID:VKVF50
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Introduction
TheTeleticsAirborneisawirelessdatanetworkdesignedforusewithtemporaryormobilecamps.
Thesesituationsrequirethatbasiconsitecommunicationsbetweenbuildingshastobesetupquickly
andreliably.TheAirborneprovidesthisfunctionalitywithouttheneedtorunanywireorcablebetween
buildings.
TheAirbornesystemcanbeusedonitsown,orconnectedtoothercommunicationssystemsthat
provide“backhaul”totheoutsideworld,suchassatellitecommunications,orcellularbackhaullinks.
KeyAirbornefeatures:
‐ Upto20Airbornescanbesupportedoneachradiochannel.
‐ 3non‐overlappingradiochannelsavailable.
‐ Eachsystemmaybeprogrammedwithauniquesystemserialnumber,inordertoprevent
similarsystemsbeingoperatedclosetogetherfromcommunicatingwitheachother.
‐ +24VDCoperation.
‐ 5.8GHzradiosw/400mWradiopoweroutput.
‐ SimpleprogrammingusingTeleticsTUtilprogrammingsoftware.
‐ Encrypted,spreadspectrumradiotechnologyprovidessecurity.
‐ Unitscanbeadded,removed,ormovedfromanysystemtoanothersystemwithTUtil
programmingsoftware.

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UsingtheTeleticsAirborne
Overview
TheAirborneradiosystemisabyproductofTeleticsverysuccessfulw*intercomsystem,usedon
thousandsofdrillingrigsthroughouttheworld.TheAirborneMESHradiosystemhasbeenprovenin
verychallengingindustrialenvironments,andissimpletosetupanduse.
EachAirbornehasanEthernetportforusewithacomputer.AllAirborneunitsinasystemactasa
commonunmanagedEthernetswitch,sharingtheavailablebandwidthonthesystem.
TheEthernetconnectionprovidedbyanAirbornesystemiscompletelytransparenttoanythingelse
beingsentoverthenetwork.Youshouldsimplytreatitasa“wirelesswire”.Thedataspeedforthe
Airbornesystemis12to48Mbps,dependingonsignalstrength.Thisissimilartostandardoffice
Ethernetspeedson100BTEthernet,andthisconnectionisalwaysfasterthantheinternetconnection
backhaulprovidedbysatelliteorcellularthatisprovidedtothesite.
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RecommendedEnclosures,Accessories,CablingandAntennas
Thenumberonesupportissueweencounteriswithchoicesofantennas,cabling,andproperinstallation
topreventwaterfromgettinginsideRFconnectors.Understandingthetypeofantennarequiredforthe
installationiscriticaltoasuccessfulinstallation.
TheAirborneODUisdesignedeitherforuseoutdoorswitheitherit’sintegratedomnidirectional
antenna,orwithashortlength(~25feet)ofLMR400cabletotheoutside.MountingtheAirborneisas
easyusingthesuppliedrightanglemountingbracket,andthesuppliedJ‐Mount.
IftheradioisoperatedwithRFcablenotsuppliedwiththeAirbornekit,Teleticsrecommendsagood
qualityRFcablecapableof6GHzorbetteroperation,withlossesoflessthan10dBperhundredfeet.
Manyofourinstallationshaveonly3dBcablelossbetweentheAirborneandantenna.Forexample,we
havehadgreatsuccesswithLMR‐400andLMR‐400ultraflexincolderclimates,ondrillingrigsiteswith
lessthan25feetofcablebetweentheAirborneandtheoutdoorantenna.
AnothercommonfailureiscustomRFcableswithcheapconnectors,badlyinstalledconnectors,orcable
assembliesthatarenotswepttoensureproperoperationatthefrequencieswhichtheAirborne
operates.ItishighlyrecommendedthatRFcablesarepurchasedfromadistributorwiththecapability
totestthecableatthefrequencyofoperationusedwithanyTeleticsequipment.Additionally,ifthe
Airbornesystemisrentedandmoved,thatantennasandcablesbetestedagainastheequipmentis
returnedpriortobeingdispatchedtothefieldasubsequenttime.Ifyourorganizationdoesnothave
thecapabilityoftestingRFcablesat6GHz,westronglyrecommendroutinereplacementoftheRF
cablesiftheyaremovedoften.TheTUtilsoftwaresuppliedbyTeleticscanassistyourfieldstaffin
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Warning!!–PossibleDamagetoEquipment/EquipmentFailure!!
ALLantennaorcableconnectorsexposedtoweatherMUSTMUSTMUST
haveproperSelfFusingRubberTapeONLYusedtoensurewaterdoesnot
entertheconnectors!!!Failuretodothiswillcausethesystemtofail!!!
PleasedonotsubstituteothertypesoftapeorsealingmethodsonRF
connectors.OnlySelfFusingRubbertapedesignedforRFusewillwork.
AqualifiedRFdesignercanquicklydeterminecableandantennatypesforagoodqualitylink.Whenin
doubt,ourTeleticsdistributorscanassistyouwithantennaandcableselection.
Teleticshasfoundthatmostofourcustomershavepreviousexperiencewiththirdpartypowersupplies,
andhavechosenavendorthattheyalreadytrust.Pleasechooseapowersupplycapableofdeliveringat
least1Acontinuousataregulated+24VDCoutput+/‐5%capableofoperationovertheanticipated
operatingtemperatures.OneofthethirdpartypowersuppliesthatTeleticshastestedistheMeanwell
AD‐155Bpowersupply,whichincludesasimplechargingcircuitforcharginga+24VSealedLeadAcid
battery.Optionally,Solarpowercouldalsobeused,assumingtheuseof+24VDCsolarsystems.
Whenrunningcablesfrominanoutdoorenvironment,selffusingrubbertapeshouldbeappliedtoRF
connectorsexposedtotheelements,aswellasproper“driploops”needtobeinstalledwheretheany
cableenterstheequipmentorbuildingwall.YourTeleticsdistributorcanassistyouifyouhaveno
previousexperiencewithselffusingrubbertape,orneedtopurchasesome.
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Connections
TheAirborneconnectorsare:
LANisforconnectiontoeitheracomputeroracomputernetwork.TheDATAportsonallunitsinan
Airbornesystemactlikeacomputerhub.Thereisnoroutingbetweenthem,andeachunithasequal
priority.TheLANcablesuppliespoweroverEthernet(PoE),with+24VDCforprovidingpowertothe
unit,usingthePoEinjectorprovided.
TheANTENNAconnection,ifthereisnotanintegratedantenna,isalsoatthebottomendofthe
Airborne.Itisforusewithanantennaratedfor5.8GHzoperation.PleasecontactyourTeletics
distributorforadditionalantennaandRFcableassembliesmadetoyourrequirements.Thisconnector
isastandardNFemale.
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Installation
TheAirbornesystemusesMESHtechnology,whichallowseachunittogetarepeaterinthesystem,
therebyallowinganyunittotalkbacktothemaster,throughanyotherunitsthatarealongapathback
tounit11.Asystemmaycontainasfewas2Airborneunits,orasmanyas20.
ForanyAirbornesystemtocorrectlyoperate,youwillneedtoprogramoneAirborneasunit11.The
restcanbeprogrammedasanynumberfrom12through30,howeveryoucannothavetwoAirborne
unitswiththesamenumberinonesystem.Asystemmaycontainupto20Airborneunits.
EachAirborneunithasitsownserialnumberthatisassignedatthefactory.Thisisonthelabelofeach
unit.Additionally,theTUtilAirborne58programmingsoftwareallowsyoutosetaGroupIDaswell,
whichisacommonidentitycodewhichisusedtogroupunitsintoonesystemtogether.TheGroupID
canbeanyalphanumericsequenceyouwouldlike,upto10charactersornumbers.
WhenTeleticsAirbornesystemsleavethefactory,theyaretestedandshippedassystemswithone
masterand7stations.Theyarenumbered11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,andtheGroupIDforthe
systemisthesameastheserialnumberfortheUnit11master.Thefactorydefaultchannelischannel
149.Thesesystemsmaybedeployedrightoutofthecartonasan8stationsystem.

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However,forexample,let’sassumethatwehaveabrandnewAirbornesysteminitscartoninourshop,
andwehavetwoadditional“loose”unitsthatwewanttomakeintoone7stationsystem.Forour
examplelet’sassumethattheyhavethefollowingserialnumbers:
Unit  SerialNumber  GroupID
CompleteSystem: Unit11 0805‐0360  0805‐0360
Unit120805‐0361  0805‐0360
Unit130805‐0362  0805‐0360
Unit140805‐0363  0805‐0360
Unit150805‐0364  0805‐0360
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 LooseUnits:  Unit12 0802‐0301  unknown
Unit140802‐0303  unknown
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Therefore,thefastestwaytoprogramourexamplesystemistoprogramthelooseunitstoUnit16and
Unit17usingTUtilAirborne58,usingtheGroupIDofthenew,completesystem,whichis0805‐0360.
Also,keepinmindthatyoushouldusetheTUtilfactorydefaultchannelofChannel149.
Oneotherwaytoaccomplishthesamethingistoreprogramalloftheunitsusingaserialnumberof
yourchoice,suchasA1B2C3D4,orSITE4567.
Keepinmindthatallserialnumbersarecasesensitive!
OnceyouhavetheAirborneunitsprogrammed,itisagoodideatotestthemasasystemtoensurethat
eachunitcancalltheotherunitsinthesystem.Youcanrefertothe“PoweringUp”sectiononwhatthe
LEDsonthefrontpanelmean.
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IndicatorsandControls
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PowerLEDonthePoEinjectorindicatespowerhasbeenappliedtotheunit.
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InstructionsforUse
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OnceallAirborneunitshavepowerapplied,andtheyhavehadaboutahalfminutetoinitialize,allofthe
EthernetconnectionsofAirbornesprogrammedwiththesameGroupIDwillbepartofthesame
switchednetworkconnection.Theseconnectionswillbehaveasiftheyareallpluggedintothesame
Ethernetswitch.ThereisnorequirementtosetanyIPaddressesontheAirbornestohavethe
computersonthenetwork“see”eachother.However,thecomputersbeingusedwiththeAirbornes
willhavetohavetheirnetworksettingscorrect.
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Troubleshooting
RadioproblemsgenerallyshowupaseitherinabilitytonetworkcomputersfromoneAirborneto
another.Wirelessnetworkingproblemscanbecausedbyanumberofissues,including:
‐ Badantenna(s)
‐ Waterinsidetheantenna(s)
‐ Cablingrelatedissues
‐ Poorqualityconnectors
‐ CrossthreadedconnectoronAirborneandcable
‐ Badcableassemblypractices
‐ Cableassembliesnottested/ratedforfrequencyofoperation
‐ Badantennamodelselectionforthesiteinquestion
‐ QuestionableradiolineofsighttomasterAirborne
‐ InterferenceinthesamefrequencyusedbytheAirbornesystem
‐ AbadradiointheAirborneunit

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ThebestwaytodiagnosearadiopathproblemistouseTUtilonacomputeratthemasterfromeach
Airborneunit.ThereisaradiosignalstrengthtoolforfieldusecalledTUtil,whichcanbedownloaded
fromtheTeleticswebsite.
However,ifyouareexperiencingproblemsaccessingtheinternettrypingingoneoftheother
computersorroutersontheAirbornesystemfirst.Todothis,gotoacomputerontheAirbornesystem,
andopenupacommandpromptwindow.(UsuallyunderStart,Programs,Accessories,Command
Prompt.)
Typethiscommand:ipconfig
Youshouldseesomebasicnetworkaddresses,andmoreimportantly,somethingcalledadefault
gatewayaddress:
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First,youshouldpingtheIPaddress:
Ping192.168.1.100(orwhatevernumbersyouseenexttoIPAddresswhenyouranipconfig):

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IfyougetareplybackfromtheIPaddress,itmeansyournetworkportinthecomputerseemstobe
working.Nexttrytopingyourdefaultgatewayaddress:
Ping192.168.1.69(again,usewhatevernumbersarenexttoDefaultGatewayonyourcomputer):
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Ifyougetareplyback,thegatewayonthenetworkisconnectedtothecomputeryouareworkingon,
andtheAirborneunitsareworkingcorrectly.However,thereareanumberofothersettingsthatyou

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needforeachcomputer(andsomefromyourinternetserviceprovider)togettothepointwhereyou
can“surftheinternet”.
Assumingthateverythingworkssofar,try:
Pingwww.yahoo.com:
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Ifyougetareplyback,youshouldbeokaytoassumethattheinternetconnectionisfineatthe
computeryouarecurrentlyworkingon.Ifthispingproducesanerror,youcanassumethatthereis
somethingwrongwiththeDNSaddressessettingsinthe“NetworkSettings”sectionofWindows.Your
internetserviceprovidermightbeabletoassistyouwithwhatthesesettingsshouldbe.
KeepinmindthattheAirbornesystembehavesexactlylikeanEthernetcabledoes.Also,ifyoucan
makeaphonecallbetweenalltheAirbornemastersandstations,anynetworkingproblemsareusually
theresultofsettingsinWindowsonthecomputers,orhowtheinternetaccessandroutersare
programmed.
Ingeneral,ifyoucanphonebetweenstations,thenextpersontogiveyouhelpwouldbethesatellite
provider,orwhoeverisprovidinginternetaccesstothesite.

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Airborne58Specifications
DataConnectorStandardRJ‐45
AntennaConnectorNFemale
RadioType5.8GHzDSSSLicenseFree
RadioOutputPower400mW/+26dBm
RadioReceiveSensitivity‐89dBm@10‐5BER
MaximumRange25kms/15Miles
PowerRequired+24VDC@1.0A
OperatingTemperatureRange‐30Cto+50C/‐5Fto+125F
Dimensions6.75”x5.25”x1.95”
ShippingWeight,includingpackaging1.8kgs/4lbs
MountingHoles(approx.)5.3”x4.6”
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WarrantyStatement:
TeleticswarrantstheAirbornetobefreeofdefectsofmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofoneyearafter
purchasebytheoriginalowner.
Teleticswillrepairorreplace,atitsoption,anyAirborneunitthatfailstoperformthetaskitwasdesignedfor
undernormaluse,providedtheAirborneisreturned,atthecostoftheowner,toTeletics,oroneofTeletics
AuthorizedRepairFacilitiesintheUnitedStatesorCanada.Itemsreturnedforrepairmustbeaccompaniedwitha
problemdescriptionandoriginalproofofpurchase,suchasaninvoice.
AnyoperationoftheAirborneoutsideofspecifiedtemperatures,specifiedinputpower,environment,orina
mannerspecifiedasharmfulinthismanualwillvoidanywarranty.Additionally,anyattemptedrepairor
dismantlingofanyTeleticsproduct,inanyway,willvoidallwarranties.
InnoeventshallTeleticsliabilityexceedtheoriginalpurchasepriceoftheproductfromdirect,indirect,special,
incidental,orconsequentialdamagesfromtheuse,ormisuseofthisproduct.
IntendedUseStatement:
Thisproductisintendedforindustrialcommunicationsuse.InstallationistobeperformedbyqualifiedRadio
Technicians.
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