AfricaStar Access Installation and commissioning process
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1. SPAN 1000 MHZ aa 5 WARNING 3 Do not stop the pointing process until see these spectrums If you can t see them try the following Check you spectrum analyser documentation in order to be sure that you use it properly Adjust the antenna fine pointing in order to find and maximise the signal Now that you have seen these spectrums properly with the maximum dBm values by fine tuning the pointing of the antenna you should now solidly fix the antenna in this position Finalize physical installation Power off your spectrum analyser and disconnect it from the LNB Connect the IFL cables between the EgyptSat Access terminal the RCST and the ODU OutDoor Unit Rx to LNB Tx to BUC Connect the ground wire between the antenna back of the BUC and the ground WARNING 4 before connecting power supply powering check the Rx goes to LNB and Tx to BUG Connect the DC power supply for C band 5 W ODU to the EgyptSat Access terminal AUX ODU PWR Power on the EgyptSat Access terminal PWR led green WARNING 5 IFL cable connection and discoRgection have to be preformed with the RO powered off The same applies when connecting the spectrum analyser to the LNB spectrum analyser powered off see Use of spectruMi analyser The EgyptSat Access terminal MUST be located in an air conditioned room2. Then change the IP address of the PC to the default IP address Access your TCP IP protocol for the Ethernet device on your PC Then change the PC IP address to the default IP address of the EgyptSat Access terminal plus 1 Example Default IP address of the EgyptSat Access terminal 10 0 115 39 Then change the PC IP address to 10 0 115 40 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Connect the PC Ethernet port to the EgyptSat Access terminal Ethernet port via the crossover cable PC and EgyptSat Access terminal powered on Then start the Telnet sess on Telnet to the EgyptSat Access terminal via a prompt Windows Telnet 10 0 115 39 as per example before Upon request of login and password type Enter Carriage Return each time These are the default login and password After the first installation EgyptSat will change these root loc 8 password n order to ensure the security of the system Telnet session continued Type following command followed by Enter lmep and record response 1 software version for email to EgyptSat in the post commissioning questionnaire Type the following command string followed by Enter save f 1423250 s 5964000 pcr 0x365 c 0x1029 t 30 pop 0x11e0001 o 2 If the parameters are correct these parameters will be saved to NVRAM of the EgyptSat Access terminal Exact lat and long need not be entered they are specified 11 the Commissioning Form
3. satellite Atlantic Bird 3 Outroute downlink Frequency for the EgyptSat Access service 3 727 GHz Local Oscillator of LNB 5 150 GHz L Band Frequency 1 423 GHz this L Band frequency range is the one between the RCST and the LNB you will need it when fine pointing the antenna by using the spectrum analyser see Physical installation and pointing the antenna IV Physical installation and antenna pointing Before anything Polar az muth and elevation 1 2 With the Lat Long co ordinates given bythe GPS with a 2 decimal accuracy go to the web site www intersputnik com LookAngleCalculator shtml Select the satellite Atlantic Bird 3 5W in the pop up menu Enter Latitude and Longitude please respect the convention for positive or negative signs on Calculate gt the polar azimuth and the elevation of the antenna to point the satellite w ll then be given to you for your Lat Long position Before anything Magnetic az muth calculat on 2 2 Polar az muth is different from magnetic az muth given by a magnetic compass Go to the web site http www ngdc noaa gov cgi bin seg gmag fldsnthl pl Enter your Lat Long and click on Compute You obtain the Declination marked D either positive or negative number in degrees and minutes Apply the formula please respect the number signs Magnetic azimuth Polar az muth Declination to obtain the magnetic azimuth that
4. please note it Commissioning is finished the SAT Led must now be green solid after ca 10 minutes the Telnet session will automatically terminate due to the EgyptSat Access terminal IP address change you may hang the phone up with the hub operator If the SAT Led is not green solid after 10 minutes restart the commissioning procedure from the beginning How to proceed next New IP address in the EgyptSat Access terminal see previous page new IP address of the PC Ethernet port in order to communicate with the EgyptSat Access terminal PC IP address IP address of the EgyptSat Access terminal given by the hub operator plus 1 Example IP address of the EgyptSat Access terminal 10 254 50 1 Then change the PC IP address to 10 54 50 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Connect the PC Ethernet port to the EgyptSat access terminal Ethernet port via the crossover cable PC and EgyptSat Access terminal powered on f not already done Check the transmission quality 1 2 Telnet the RCST IP address w th your eonnected PC as per example of previous page 10 254 50 1 Upon request of login and password type Enter Return each time Type following command followed by Enter An information line is then displayed write down the value of the following parameter QPSK BER Check the transmission quality 2 2 If the value of QPSK BER is O zero gt perfect tran
5. PC see specifications next page Spectrum Analyser see specifications after next page 5m max RG6 cable with F male connectors ateach end GPS Accuracy 1 km Compass for antenna pointing az muth Inclinometer for antenna pointing elevation Vulcanic waterproof tape self fusing 6 Electricians Multi meter Kit of Coaxial cable connectors if RG11 cables used 10 11 amp 13mm socket or spanners Set of Allen keys Screwdrivers Required Tool Kit 2 3 PC with LAN Ethernet port and Ethernet crossover cable to run basic Telnet session see later V commissioning Any OS is accepted provided it can support Telnet session see commissioning Required Tool Kit 3 3 Spectrum analyser specifications 1 100Hz to 10Mhz steps accuracy span 11 BER measurement C N measurement 111 capable of i showing L Band frequency range 2 powering the LNB with a 13 18 volt amp 22Hz injection 3 viewing both analogue amp digital carriers 4 interrogating DVB carriers optional The spectrum analyser must come with a BNC F female adaptor The RG6 cable to be connected between the spectrum analyser via the above adaptor and the LNB see IV Pkysical installation and antenna pointing must not exceed 5m and must have F male connectors at each end 5 2150 MHz FI 38 SMHz SORTIE GB L SPECTRE Overview of the system EgyptSat Access frequency ranges
6. you will use with your magnetic compass If Declination is a negative number the magnetic azimuth will be greater than the polar azimuth You are nearly ready to start You have now all your equipment verified Verify equipment You have now all your tool kit 1 Required tool kit For the location of the EgyptSat Access terminal and antenna you know The elevat on of the antenna to the satellite The magnetic azimuth bearing of the antenna to the satellite gt YOU ARE READY FOR INSTALLATION BUT BEFORE SEND US THE COMMISSIONING FORM Where to nstall the Good View PA Clear lina af aight no A obstructions in tha way a B n i equipment alr Poor View Obstructed line of alght trees are block ing the signal The first Warning WARNING 1 The antenna MUS be installed in a location with a permanently line of sight to the satellite There will be further warnings along this sg Antenna physical installation No mast is delivered distributor s responsibility Install antenna with BUC and LNB refer to documentation coming with antenna Install N female connectors on both Rx and Tx cables in case of use of RG11 final cables between the RCST and the antenna already done for the supplied cables see Z Verify equipment do not connect these cables yet between the RCST and the antenna BUC and LNB C band antenna and ar asse
7. AfricaStar Access by EgyptSat AfricaStar Access Installation and commissioning process on Atlantic Bird 3 C Band Tutorial I Verify Equipment Required tool kit HI Overview of the system IV Physical installation and antenna pointing Commissioning VI Testing VII Miscellaneous VIII Appendixes I Verify Equipment Verify equipment Antenna complete 1 8m diameter EgyptSat Access terminal RCST BUC 5 watt LNB Reflector DC external power supply for C band BUC 2 Cables 0 30m RG6 included with the connectors already connected or 0 100m RG11 75 Ohm not included 2 Adapters F male to N female if RG11 cable to be used Earth wire not included TL e ac omplete Antenna 10000 _ UA AS Antenna Lb E il me Correct d sh diameter for nstallat on C Band gt 1 8 m minimum for African countries Max mum Cable length and type between RCST and antenna 6 0 30m RG 1175 Ohm loss 0 100m Due to the amount of power needed to run the ODU Out Door Unit it is MANDATORY that RG 6 cable type be used only up to 30m In any case the shorter the IFL cables between the EgyptSat Access terminal and the antenna the better in order to minimize the heating of the EgyptSat Access terminal II Required tool kit Required Tool Kit 1 3
8. Disclaimer If any of the 7 warnings is not properly attended to EgyptSat refuses any responsibility or liability as regard the proper operation of the EgyptSat Access service No warranty applied in that case V Commissioning Before commissioning the EgyptSat Access terminal 4 working days before commissioning th _EgyptSat Access terminal please send to EgyptSat by fax or by e mail the Commissioning Form see Appendix 1 Email commissioning activations egyptsat com technical support support egyptsat com 33 145 61 54 10 Fax 33145 63 49 72 73 EgyptSat will either send back to you IP address to be used for further applications see later or you will obtain it from the hub operator during the commissioning process 4 working days later translate the EgyptSat Access terminal address Every EgyptSat Access terminal hasa default Ethernet MAC address written on a sticker at the back of the terminal To access and program a EgyptSat Access terminal this default MAC address must be translated into an IP address The MAC address of the EgyptSat Access terminal is always in hexadecimal format the IP translated address 1s the same but in decimal format for the last 4 hexadecimal digits preceded by 10 0 in decimal format Example MAC address 00 A0 94 73 27 translates to the following IP address 10 0 115 39 all EgyptSat Access terminals default IP address starts w th 1A
9. have previously determined Check the magnetic azimuth with the compass see important remark below WARNING 2 Keep the compass far away from an metallic structure Antenna pointing polarization 3 3 The EgyptSat ACCESS BUC 15 RIGHT hand circular polarisation on Atlantic Bird 3 C Band Check that the polarisator between the Reflector and the BUC indicate an RIGHT arrow The LNB is in LEFT hand Circular polarisation on AB3 gt inclination of the BUC LNB is irrelevant Picture below shows for AB2 EN e ircular polarisation i IS ante quired for AB3 ineft itiowor hEBUCH i x AM 1 En 3 Confirmation that you are on Atlantic Bird 3 TV channels available on AB3 CRTV 3711 Mhz LHCP MPEG 2 RTG 1 4152 Mhz LHCP MPEG 2 RTG 2 4152 Mhz LHCP MPEG 2 No channels available in analogic Fine pointing ofthe antenna You have now positioned your antenna in elevation azimuth However before fixing it solidly in this position you must fine tune the pointing of your antenna To do so adjust your Spectrum Analyser settings in order to see the L Band Atlantic Bird 3 spectrum on your Spectrum Analyser see your user manual Then fine point the antenna to see the following patterns on your spectrum analyser next 2 page 72 p lt CY ce lt Cc uu n gt 725 i um
10. mbly Antenna dish 226 ag 22 6 Antenna feed assembly Use of the spectrum analyser Spectrum analyser must be powered off Install the BNC F female adaptor to the Rx usually labelled RF n of the spectrum analyser see Required Tool kit 3 3 Connect the RG6 cable max 5m long as mentioned in Required Tool kit 3 3 between the F female of the above adaptor and the F female connector ofthe LNB See WARNING 5 later spectrum analyser mus ee See the specifications of your spectrum analyser to check the right order of the 2 following steps Power on the spectrum analyser Ensure that the spectrum analyser powers the LNB between 15V and 18V and not more Antenna pointing elevation 1 3 Adjust the antenna dish inelevation with the elevation that you have previously determined it is very important that the antenna mast be exactly vertical check it with your inclinometer Check the elevation with the elevation indicator and with the inclinometer see important remarks below The elevation indicator on the antenna takes into account the antenna offset real elevation The value indicated on the Inclinometer of course does not take into account the antenna Offset gt value read on the inclinometer value read on the antenna 22 6 real elevation 22 6 Antenna pointing az muth 2 3 Adjust the antenna dish in az muth with the magnetic azimuth that you
11. result answer from 213 41 63 2 bytes 32 time 00ms TTL 254 T me should be around 800 ms ftp to the hub ftp server Type the following command line 2222 27 1 20 2 Enter at prompt login test Enter password test Enter Type at prompt ftp gt hash Enter ftp get 1 Enter Test result ftp 1000000 bits transferred in X seconds rate Y kbytes s Rate should correspond to the grade of service Post installation Process You now have to fill out the as installed questionnaire Appendix 2 and send at electronically to EgyptSat at the following address activations EgyptSat com VII Miscellaneous Useful Commands during a Telnet session tclgets tcmp prt termexec save 0 1 save t 1 to 25 hw Imep terminal status QPSK ber forward carrier status hub receive transmit ete status turns ODU on range of transmit attenuation hardware reset software amp firmware versions gives full command list Glossary DVB DC GPS Hub IDU IFL LNB MAC address ODU OS PC QPSKBER RCST Rx ib Block Up Converter the RF emission unit digital video broadcast Direct current Global Positioning System 10 meters antenna in Italia Indoor Unit RCST InterFacility Link the final cables between the RCST and the antenna Low Noise Block the RF reception unit Medium Access Control adress Outdoor Uni
12. smission quality gt antenna perfectly pointed gt go to VI Testing If the value of QPSK BER is gt 0 00001 try fine tuning the pointing of the antenna in order to reach 0 zero value for the QPSK BER by entering the command mentioned in the previous slide If the value of QPSK BER is comprised betw ee and 0 00001 the quality of service and the grade service may be below expectations EgyptSat denies any responsibility or liability NB during this all procedure the RCST remains commissioned at the hub VI Testing Performing tests Tests have now to be carried out Ping the hub IP address gt check that the EgyptSat Access terminal 1s properly registered on the network Ping EgyptSat s server IP address gt proper Internet routing Ping EgyptSat s server s name proper DNS access to the Internet backbone ftp test on the hub ftp server check the EgyptSat Access service bandwidth Ping the hub IP address Type the following command line 1 99 125 2 ENTAK Test result answer from 151 99 125 2 bytes 32 time 650ms TTL 254 Time should be around 650 ms Ping EgyptSat s server IP address Type the following command line ping 213 41 63 2 ENTAK Test result We on 213 41 063 2 bytes 32 time 600ms TTL 254 T me should be around 800 ms Ping EgyptSat s server name Type the following command line ping www EgyptSat access com Enter Test
13. t antenna BUC LNB reflector mechanical Operating System Personal Computer Bit Error Rate measurement on the satellite link Remote Channel Satellite Terminal the EgyptSat Access terminal Reception Transmission EgyptSat contact points EgyptSat Access EgyptSat phone 33 145 61 54 10 commissioning activations EgyptSat com technical assistance support EgyptSat com Thank you for your attention And Enjoy your new broadband Internet access 1 VIII Appendixes Appendix 1 Commissioning Form in Word format double click on the form below Appendix 2 as nstalled questionnaire in Word format double click on the form below
14. together with the MAC address of the EgyptSat Access terminal Outcome of the Telnet session ODU Led green solid gt AB3 reached with the right parameters for the EgyptSat Access service SAT Led green blinking not registered on the network yet but hub already contacted Do not quit the Telnet session yet since you may need to optimize your parameters with the hub Power parameter Ct 30 in the previous command line Antenna pointing fine tuning Wait ca 5 minutes during which the EgyptSat Access terminal may reboot normal Finalize the commissioning 1 2 After these 5 minutes call the hub operator Tel 39 0863 550304 The hub has noticed that the EgyptSat Access terminal tries to connect to it The terminal 1 identified by the hub by its MAC address The hub operator enters the lat long parameters of the Commissioning Form corresponding to this MAC address The hub starts to operate a line up feed with the terminal The hub operator tells you by phone whether to modify the antenna pointing for fine tuning increase in signal strength Finalize the commissioning 2 2 When the hub operator s satisfied with the previous operations he will Register the EgyptSat Access terminal onthe network Automatically assign a new IP address to the EgyptSat Access terminal Give you this new IP address always by phone unless already given by EgyptSat in response to the Commissioning Form
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