Link CX-24 User’s ManualVersion 1.0 Page iii February 2004TABLE OF CONTENTSSection 1 Overview 11.1 Description .................................................................................................................................... 11.2 Regulatory Information.................................................................................................................. 11.3 Products ........................................................................................................................................ 11.4 Applications ................................................................................................................................... 21.5 System Overview .......................................................................................................................... 21.6 Features ........................................................................................................................................ 41.7 Link CX-24 Basic Structure ........................................................................................................... 41.8 Typical Applications .................................................................................................................... 111.9 Specifications .............................................................................................................................. 11Section 2 Installation 122.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 122.2 Planning a Link CX-24 Network ..................................................................................................122.3 Site Planning ............................................................................................................................... 132.4 Planning Element and Network Management Ethernet Links .................................................... 142.5 Planning DS-3 Links.................................................................................................................... 152.6 Power Planning ........................................................................................................................... 152.7 Transmit Power Planning ............................................................................................................ 152.8 Radio Link Planning .................................................................................................................... 162.9 Before Installing .......................................................................................................................... 182.10 Initial Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 212.11 Mounting the Link CX-24............................................................................................................. 302.13 Completing the Link CX-24 Installation....................................................................................... 332.14 Aligning the Antenna ................................................................................................................... 352.15 Acceptance Testing..................................................................................................................... 372.16 Final Link CX-24 Configuration ................................................................................................... 402.17 Updating the Link CX-24 Software.............................................................................................. 41Section 3 Monitoring and Trend Analysis 433.1 Built-In Web Server Interface...................................................................................................... 433.2 SNMP Network and Element Management Systems ................................................................. 43Section 4 Troubleshooting the Link CX-24 454.1 Troubleshooting Tables............................................................................................................... 454.2 Using the Link CX-24 LEDs ........................................................................................................ 454.3 Using RSSI.................................................................................................................................. 454.4 Using a Web Browser ................................................................................................................. 464.5 Customer Support Services ........................................................................................................ 46Appendix A - Interface Cable Pinouts 47Appendix B - Technical Specifications 49Appendix C - Using the Web-Based GUI User Interface 52C-1 Web Browser Requirements.......................................................................................................... 52C-2 Connecting A Web Browser........................................................................................................... 52C-3 Accessing the Link CX-24 Web Pages .......................................................................................... 52C-4 Link CX-24 Web Pages.................................................................................................................. 52