Radwin 2000+ SERIES - Introduction; Recommended Equipment; Stage 1: Preliminary Survey; The Site Survey

RADWIN2000+SeriesUserManual Release4.2.40 3‐2
TheSiteSurvey
3.3TheSiteSurvey
3.3.1Introduction
RADWINwirelesslinksmustbeplannedbeforeinstallation. Thedesignatedinstallationsite
mustbeappraisedtodeterminethatthewirelesssystemisabletooperateefficientlyand
provideconnectivitywithoutsignaldegradation.
RADWIN2000+Seriesoffersawideoperatingfrequencyrange.Afreefrequencychannel
mustbedeterminedwithintheoperatingrange,foroptimumperformance.
3.3.2RecommendedEq uipment
Stage1:PreliminarySurvey
• Topologicalmapofthearea
• Urbanmapofthearea
• Compass
Stage2:PhysicalSurvey
• 100metertapemeasure
• Ohmmeter,tocheckgroundconnection
• Binoculars
• Map
• Digitalcamera
• Paper,pencil,andaclipboard
• GPSdevice(optional)
• Compass(optional)
Stage3:RFSurvey
• SpectrumAnalyzerwithMaxHoldfunctionandscreencapturefacilitythatcanstore
multipleimages,fordocumentationpurposes
• RFaccessories(connectorsandcables)
• Communicationdevices(forexample,cellularphones,orasetofwalkie‐talkies)
3.4Stage1:PreliminarySurvey
Beforevisitingpotentialinstallationsites,asmuchdetailaspossibleshouldbeobtained
aboutthetwodesignatedradioinstallationsitesandtheareabetweenthem.
 Toperformapreliminarysurvey:
1. Markthetwodesignatedinstallationsitesonatopographicmapofthearea.
2. Measurethedistancebetweenthesites;checkthatitiswithinthespecifiedrange
oftheequipment.