SONAbeam -E Series Installation Manual
SONAbeam -E Series Installation Manual
SONAbeam -E Series Installation Manual
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Preparing Your <strong>Installation</strong> Site<br />
Additional Considerations<br />
When preparing for your <strong>SONAbeam</strong> installation, consider all of the supporting<br />
networking requirements. This may include:<br />
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Computers that will host <strong>SONAbeam</strong> Terminal Controller (STC) software for<br />
monitoring link performance and managing configuration changes…<br />
CAT 5 serial and/or LAN connection(s) to the <strong>SONAbeam</strong> terminals for<br />
monitoring and managing your <strong>SONAbeam</strong> link(s)…<br />
NOTE…<br />
While the typical <strong>SONAbeam</strong> installation includes a CAT 5 cable interface to manage<br />
the terminal through a LAN connection, a secondary CAT 5 cable interface to the<br />
terminal’s Serial Console Port can pay enormous dividends as a backup connection.<br />
The ‘insurance’ provided by a secondary, serial connection to your terminal is<br />
especially prudent when the <strong>SONAbeam</strong> is mounted in a less-than-accessible location!<br />
At the very least, a secondary, serial interface from your <strong>SONAbeam</strong> to your Customer<br />
Interface Box will provide access to complete diagnostic capabilities from that location.<br />
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SM or MM fiber (dependent on the interface option selected for your E-<strong>Series</strong><br />
terminal) optic network interfaces to your Customer Interface Boxes, with<br />
appropriate patch cords, media converters and/or switches/routers and/or<br />
attenuators and/or other fiber modules…<br />
NOTE…<br />
While your <strong>SONAbeam</strong> terminal can be ordered with an interface for either singlemode<br />
or multi-mode fiber optic cables, but note that there are fiber transmit and receive<br />
power limitations for proper network performance. (See the latest <strong>SONAbeam</strong> E-<strong>Series</strong><br />
fiber interface specification datasheets for more information)…<br />
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Matching the fiber requirements – fibre type, wavelength and power – of the<br />
<strong>SONAbeam</strong> terminals with those of all associated connecting equipment.<br />
<strong>SONAbeam</strong> E-<strong>Series</strong> <strong>Installation</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><br />
If you are also implementing a redundant RF link or wire line path, you must also<br />
consider the necessary switch/router programming to steer your data through the<br />
appropriate link.<br />
18 wireless at the speed of light …………….
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