Teletics Airborne 58 Installation and User Manual

Brand: Teletics

Model: Airborne 58

Category: Gateways/controllers

Type: Installation and User Manual

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Installation and User Guide

Rev 1.0 - August 3 2016

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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

identifyingsuspectcableassemblies.

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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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Teletics Airborne 58 Installation and User Manual

Brand: Teletics

Model: Airborne 58

Category: Gateways/controllers

Type: Installation and User Manual

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