AW5800-SPEC - AvaLAN Wireless
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1. T N XTR Admin Mozilla Firefox lole x Automatic Scan Interval Every 5 sec Samples per Point 128 Frequency Step Size 1 Display Channel Markers V Miia req 5801 04 MHz Peak 94 dBm Aver 97 dBm lln ge E Ak T Mdd o o w ao o e e e A N L D Pd 2 a S A ps D w D D D o O Q hannel Frequen d amp d S Received Relative Power ca DG N g AW5800 SPEC 5 8 GHz Site Survey Spectrum Analyzer N Industrial grade long range wireless Ethernet systems A vaLAN w I R E L E S AW5800 SPEC Thank you for your purchase of the AW5800 SPEC Site Survey Spectrum Analyzer The AW5800 SPEC includes e AW5800 SPEC Site Survey Spectrum Analyzer e 120 VAC to 12 VDC power adapter e AW POE Power Over Ethernet Injector e AW5 5800 5 dBi Omnidirectional Antenna If you have any questions when configuring your AvaLAN system the best place to get answers is to visit www avalanwireless com You will also find the latest updates there If more assistance is needed send email to support avalanwireless com To speak to a live technician please call technical support at the number below during normal business hours Peak Freq 5801 04 MHz Peak 94 dBm Aver 97 dBm ree ALAA A anh HRRRRRRRHRHHHHHRRRR Chek R w E ao B _ a S a E E G or o D D o2. D C 2011 by AvaLAN Wireless Systems Inc All rights reserved Revision 5 20 2011 125A Castle Drive Madison AL 35758 Sales 866 533 6216 Technical Support 650 384 0000 Customer Service 650 641 3011 Fax 650 249 3591 Technical support 650 384 0000 PAGE 2 www avalanwireless com AW5800 SPEC Operational summary The AW5800 SPEC is a tool that allows you to investigate sources of RF interference in the 5 8 GHz band and to make better decisions about how to configure your AvaLAN wireless network Leveraging the RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication capability from the AvaLAN AW5800xTR this unit inexpensively provides a browser interfaced RF spec trum analysis capability with appropriate frequency range and sensitivity for site Survey applications Physical Setup 1 The AW5800 SPEC comes with a small omnidirectional antenna If you wish to test with a directional antenna you might want to use the AvaLAN AW23 5800 23 dBi Panel Antenna 2 Place the unit in the desired location and connect your antenna of choice Connect an Ethernet cable to the RJ45 Jack on the AW5800 SPEC The water tight gasket allows the cable connector to pass through it you may need to trim off anti Snag ears and then may be tightened down around the cable to seal it The cable should be long enough to reach a point near a 120 VAC outlet 3 The included power over Ethernet injector POE provides the means for adding DC power to
3. the picture 5 Enter the password default is password and click Login You will then see the main spectrum analyzer window similar to this _ SpectrumScanner N MAC Address 00 21 74 00 03 40 Ethernet 100 Mbps Full Duplex Logout Ava L AN Uptime 4 days 22h 40 27 WIRELESS Webserver Version 2 55 4024 Radio Firmware Release 075 Need help Online FAQ available at www AvaLANWireless com Spectrum Scanner Scan Now Automatic Scan Interval Every b sec Samples per Point 128 Frequency Step Size 1 v Display Channel Markers 7 E Peak Freq 5801 04 MHz Peak 94 dBm Aver 97 dBm dl HNN A HHT TTT TT TTT TT TAT Received Relative Power dBm MI PNA AN Channel Frequency MHZ Se ra Done 6 The spectrum analyzer controls are quite simple e The Scan Now button initiates a spectrum scan e The Automatic Scan Interval dropdown allows you to select the time between scans Note that more samples per point and finer frequency resolution will take longer up to 2 seconds for a step size of one and 256 samples per point e The Samples Per Point dropdown controls how many measurements are taken at each frequency and averaged together e The Frequency Step Size dropdown controls the frequency resolution of the scan A step size of one provides over 240 samples across the range about 500 kHz per step 7 The graph shows both peak and average dBm readings Optionall
4. com AW5800 SPEC Please note that it is quite common to see transient spikes in the 5 8 GHz band caused by cordless phones They will not affect the reliability of data transmis sion but if severe they could degrade the data rate a bit because of sub packet retransmissions 5 8 GHz Channels im raAaniiIancy MH Channa Eraniianrcry Mis re se yency MAZ Cl Wel Fe eque 9 H Leu M FIZ o moms srz so 55093750 ea 39 r Technical support 650 384 0000 PAGE 7 www avalanwireless com AW5800 SPEC Limited Warranty This product is warranted to the original purchaser for normal use for a period of 360 days from the date of purchase If a defect covered under this warranty occurs AvaLAN will repair or replace the defective part at its option at no cost This war ranty does not cover defects resulting from misuse or modification of the product Compliance Statement Part 15 19 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Part 15 21 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment RF Exposure OET Bulletin 65 To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements for mobil
5. e transmitting devices this transmitter should only be used or installed at locations where there is at least 20cm separation distance between the antenna and all persons Information to the User Part 15 105 b This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Technical support 650 384 0000 PAGE 8 www avalanwireless com
6. low Double click a device to change its IP address Click Search to clear ices we L N the list and search for devi WIRELESS The AW5800 SPEC should appear in the list of devices found If it doesn t make sure the wired LAN network properties on your PC are capable of seeing 192 168 17 17 and try again If you have changed the IP address and cannot remember what it is open up your PC s subnet mask to 255 0 0 0 and it should appear when you click the Search button 3 From the ipfinder window you can change the TCP IP properties of the AW5800 SPEC if you wish or just browse to it Double click its line in the list then change parameters and click Apply or just click Go to Device Web Page to launch your default browser You can also launch the browser by right clicking the device line in the opening ipfinder window 4 Your browser window will open the AW5800 SPEC s login page SpectrumScanner Mozilla Firefox eis File Edit View History Bi Tools Hel MAC Address 00 21 74 00 03 40 Ethernet 100 Mbps Full Duplex Uptime 4 days 22h 37 58 ion 2 55 4024 Webserver Version adio Firmware Release 075 Need help Online FAQ available at www AvaLANWireless com Network Spectrum Scanner Please Login Technical support 650 384 0000 PAGE 4 www avalanwireless com AW5800 SPEC Note that the IP address and other parameters for your unit will be different from those in
7. unused wires in the cable Plug the included power supply into an ap propriate electrical outlet and into the POE Connect an Ethernet cable between your PC and the DATA IN port on the POE Connect the cable from the AW5800 SPEC to the P DATA OUT port 4 Your PC requires a wired LAN connection and should be capable of running a standard web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox 5 For convenient portable use the optional accessory AW POE USB provides a way to power the AW5800 SPEC from a USB port on your laptop This accessory is a spe cial cable with both a LAN and USB connector on one end and a LAN with injected power on the other end The USB connection is only used for DC power and draws a maximum of 500 mA Technical support 650 384 0000 PAGE 3 www avalanwireless com AW5800 SPEC Using the Spectrum Analyzer 1 If you will be using a Windows PC download the AvaLAN IP Discovery Utility from our website and extract ipfinder exe from the zip archive placing it on your desktop or in a convenient folder http www avalanwireless com gt gt Support gt gt Downloads Note that this utility runs only in MS Windows not Linux or MAC If you must use a non Windows computer make sure your subnet mask allows your computer to see 192 168 17 17 and browse to this default address 2 Run ipfinder exe and you should see a window similar to this Devices on the local network will appear in the list be
8. y you can dis play markers on the graph corresponding to the 58 channels that AvaLAN radios employ in the 5 8 GHz band If you wish to make a hard copy of the graph you can use your browser printing capability or any of a number of screen capture methods Technical support 650 384 0000 PAGE 5 www avalanwireless com AW5800 SPEC Sample Spectra Here is an example of a relatively quiet environment If your scan shows that there is low in band noise on all channels you will probably want to leave your AvaLAN radio in auto frequency selection mode allowing it the opportunity to change chan nels as needed should interference arise later Automatic Scan Interval Maximum Y Samples per Point 128 v Frequency Step Size 1 Display Channel Markers M E Peak Freq Peak r _ MeN Han HT Hitt TEE Received Relative Power dBm GD Ue Ue Ue wo hannel Frequency MHz This next example shows a strong in band signal in this case caused by another AvaLAN radio operating in the vicinity on Channel 5 Automatic Scan Interval Every5sec Samples per Point 128 Frequency Step Size 1 v Display Channel Markers M _ Peak Freq 5801 04 MHz Peak 94 dBm Aver 97 dBm ee fiii Ti TFF TFF transmitting 0 annel 5 l ISE N E ao D Z D Z S a E a L G oe D D D o D hannel Frequency MHz Technical support 650 384 0000 PAGE 6 www avalanwireless
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