ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ExpWave 240B - Manual (Page 23)

ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link
Hardware Installation 2-1
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
This chapter explains the physical ports and how to connect the hardware of ExpWave.
2.1 Hardware Description
The content of the ExpWave 240B are described below.
1. The outdoor unit
The outdoor unit has one antenna port, one data/power port and one console port. The antenna port is
N-Type female connector used to connect to the omni-directional antenna or to the RF cable then to the flat
panel antenna. The data/power port is used to link to the cable from the power injector. When the outdoor
unit and the network/power injector are connected together, the outdoor unit is turned on and initialized if the
network/power injector in the indoor is also installed successfully. The console port is only used at the initial
setup and is used to connect to the antenna alignment kit. The physical looks of the outdoor unit are shown
on Fig.2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.
Figure 2-1 Front view of ExpWave
Figure 2-2 Bottom view of ExpWave
The physical interfacse on the bottom of EXPWAVE 240B are the POE (Power over Ethernet) and RS-232 port. Both ports are
equiped with special water-proven connector. Table 2-1 describe the function of those connectors
Table 2-1 Connectors of bottom
Function Label Interface Description
Signal &
Power 8-pin female connector
with special water proof Connecting to the indoor interface unit supplying the
power and signal
Console (TBD) 8-pin male connector with
special water proof Connecting to the PC for diagnostics &
troubleshooting