Table of Contents
iv OMEGA Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual
Connectors...........................................................................................................................34
Environmental Specifications..............................................................................................34
Agency Compliance.............................................................................................................35
SECTION 4 USING THE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM.....................................37
Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 39
Prerequisites......................................................................................................................... 39
Getting Started......................................................................................................................40
Reading the Cellular Telephone Signal................................................................................41
Programming a Telephone Number..................................................................................... 42
Entering the Cellular Telephone’s SID................................................................................ 43
Changing the Login Password..............................................................................................43
Exiting the Configuration Program...................................................................................... 44
SECTION 5 EXTERNAL ANTENNA GUIDELINES...............................................45
Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 47
General Guidelines...............................................................................................................47
High Voltage Areas............................................................................................................. 47
RF Signal.............................................................................................................................47
Gain..................................................................................................................................... 47
External Antenna Selection Criteria.....................................................................................48
Antenna Placement.............................................................................................................. 48
Distance from the Antenna to the Closest Cell Site.............................................................48
Degrees of Down-tilt on the Cell Site Antenna Array......................................................... 48
Obstacles between the Antenna and Cell Site......................................................................48
Electrical Interference..........................................................................................................49
Distance from the Antenna to OMEGA...............................................................................49
Height Above Ground Level of the Antenna.......................................................................49
Cable for Connecting the Antenna to OMEGA................................................................... 49
Types of External Antennas................................................................................................. 50
Directional Antenna.............................................................................................................50
Elevated Feed 3dB Gain Antenna........................................................................................50
Determining the Best External Antenna Location ...............................................................51
Contact Information.............................................................................................................51
APPENDIX A 8-PORT EXPANSION MODULE OPTION......................................53
Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 55
Package Contents................................................................................................................. 55
Field Installation...................................................................................................................55
Testing the Module Ports..................................................................................................... 58
Connecting Endpoint Devices..............................................................................................58
Time Delay Method (Automatic Connection)..................................................................... 58
Second Dial Tone Method (Manual Connection)................................................................ 59