User Guide | FreeSpeak II™ Base station version
At this stage you might choose to register all of the beltpacks with the Base
station, or at least register one or two for system setup and testing.
3.3 Placing the antennas and splitters
The next step is to begin placing antennas and splitters to provide the necessary
coverage areas for all of the beltpacks. The first placements of antennas and
splitters will be experimental and temporary. After placing the antennas, walk
through the coverage areas to check for gaps and then re-locate the antennas
accordingly.
More information on checking coverage areas is given later in this chapter, in
sections:
3.3.3 Determining coverage areas
3.4 Doing a site survey to determine coverage areas
Consider the following:
What areas will have more than five active beltpack users in them at any
time? Co-locate a second antenna there.
Is there a central place to locate an antenna so that it will provide
omnidirectional (all directions / circular) coverage?
Are there balcony areas, corridors, or other rooms or areas that will
require coverage with antennas?
For systems with only one or two transceiver/antennas, the cable runs will go
directly from the two transceiver ports on the Base station. If you need more than
two transceiver/antennas you will need to decide where the splitters that feed
these will be located.
The Base station supports two splitters.
If you need more than one antenna splitter, the second splitter must be
connected directly to the Base station. Splitters cannot be connected in a daisy
chain configuration. Each splitter supports up to 5 antenna/transceivers which in
turn support up to 5 beltpacks.
For antenna coverage options, see 3.3.3 Determining coverage areas.
3.3.1 Wiring the antennas and splitters
To wire antennas and splitters:
1) Run 4-pair shielded Ethernet cable from the Base station to the antenna or
splitter, and determine that the antenna or splitter is showing both power
(green) and signal (amber) LEDs alight when the Base station is on.
Note: To meet FCC emissions requirements, a ferrite must be fitted on any shielded
Ethernet cable plugged into either of the two ports labeled “transceivers.” The
To Next Page
Loading...
