Ceragon FA4800 - Chapter 2 Site Preparation

FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.40 vii
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Table of Contents
Notice.............................................................................................................................i
Ceragon Worldwide Offices..............................................................................................ii
Regulatory Compliance...................................................................................................iii
Part 1: Basic Installation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Welcome to FA4800! ...................................................................................1-1
About Release 1.9.40...................................................................................1-1
Key Applications..........................................................................................1-1
Cellular Backhaul ..................................................................................1-2
Broadband Access .................................................................................1-2
Video Surveillance .................................................................................1-3
Private Networks ..................................................................................1-3
Key Features of FA4800...............................................................................1-4
FA4800 Link................................................................................................1-6
The Outdoor Unit (ODU) ........................................................................1-6
The Indoor Unit (IDU) ...........................................................................1-9
New style IDU-E for both FA4800 and FibeAir 2000..........................................1-9
IDU-R ...........................................................................................................1-9
IDU-C .........................................................................................................1-10
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Devices .....................................................1-11
Basic PoE Device..........................................................................................1-11
Antennas ............................................................................................1-12
Flat Panel Antennas .....................................................................................1-13
Parabolic Dish Antennas ...............................................................................1-13
Grid Antennas..............................................................................................1-13
FibeAir2000 Manager ..........................................................................1-13
Accessories .........................................................................................1-14
Documentation supplied with FA4800 ..................................................1-15
How to Use this Manual.............................................................................1-15
A Little Terminology ..................................................................................1-15
Chapter 2 Site Preparation
Planning the Link Site..................................................................................2-1
Overview ..............................................................................................2-1
The Site Survey...........................................................................................2-1
Introduction .........................................................................................2-1
Recommended Equipment .....................................................................2-1
Stage 1: Preliminary Survey .........................................................................2-2
Stage 2: Physical Survey..............................................................................2-3
Additional Outdoor Site Requirements ...................................................2-3
Additional Indoor Site Requirements .....................................................2-3
Stage 3: RF Survey......................................................................................2-4
RF Planning for Dense Installations and Collocated Sites ................................2-4
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
Safety Practices...........................................................................................3-1
Preventing overexposure to RF energy ...................................................3-1
Grounding .............................................................................................3-1
Protection against Lightning ..................................................................3-2
General .................................................................................................3-2
Package Contents........................................................................................3-2
ODU Package Contents ..........................................................................3-2
IDU-E or IDU-R package containing: ......................................................3-4
IDU-C Package Contents .......................................................................3-4