ANTENNA POINTING
Establishing a new connection requires the careful orientation of the Satellite IP Modem towards the Regional BGAN Satellite. The more precise this alignment, the faster your data will be able to travel over the network. To ensure precise alignment, the pointing operation is divided into a rough pointing operation followed by a fine pointing operation.
To assist in rough Satellite IP Modem orientation, the stored GPS location is used to obtain your location relative to the satellite. Using this geographic location data, direction and elevation angle information is supplied to you on your computer’s display. You can use this information in conjunction with the Satellite IP Modem’s compass and elevation angle scale to obtain an initial orientation towards the satellite.
Once you have done this, station yourself with your Satellite IP Modem’s “lid” (the antenna) opened away from you (like the display screen of a laptop computer) and look out and over it to ensure that nothing but open sky is between the Modem’s lid and the Regional BGAN Satellite. If the view is blocked by trees, mountains, buildings or similar objects then you must relocate the Satellite IP Modem. This manipulation is called the Rough
Pointing procedure.
Do not stand in front of the Antenna
The Satellite IP Modem emits radio frequency energy when in the transmit mode. To avoid injury, do not place head or other body parts in front of the antenna when system is operational.
Once you have completed rough pointing, the connection can be “tuned” using the fine pointing procedure. The tuning consists of small changes in direction (rotation of the modem) and small changes in elevation angle (small up and down movement of the modem’s lid). Signal meters are located on the modem and computer display; you can use either one to maximize your signal strength. Finding the maximum for both the direction and elevation angle settings ensures the best performance from your modem.
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