Installing a system -1, Freespeak configuration editor -1 – Clear-Com FreeSpeak Antenna Splitter User Manual
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Transceiver/Antenna Setup Rules and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Transceiver/Antenna Splitter (PD2203) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
PD2203 Front Connector Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Basestation Connection Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Matrix (FreeSpeak Basestation) Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Splitter-to-Transceiver/Antenna Signal Indicator Light . . . . . . . 8-6
Transceiver/Antenna Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
PD2203 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Serial Data Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
DC IN Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
EXP IN Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
EXP OUT Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Connecting an Antenna Splitter to the FreeSpeak Basestation and to
Transceiver/Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
INSTALLING A SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Placing the Basestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Placing the Antennas and Splitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Wiring the Antennas and Splitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Determining Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Doing a Site Survey to Determine Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Testing Coverage Areas of Individual Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Testing Antenna Handoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Getting Information on Active Antenna Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Assigning Beltpacks to Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Conditions Affecting Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
FREESPEAK CONFIGURATION EDITOR . . . . . . 10-1
Loading and Saving Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Loading a configuration from disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
COM port selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
IP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Retrieving a configuration from a Freespeak basestation via the
Retrieving a configuration from a Freespeak basestation via Ether-
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Clear Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Send File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5