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Installing and Programming AT&T RET Motors

STEPS:

1) Daisy Chain all motors to homerun back to CCU.2) Connect Computer to CCU.3) Update CCU.4) Pre-CCU Report5) Swap Antennas and Import RETs6) Name RET motors7) Setting Tilts8) Post-CCU Report9) RET Worksheet10) Final Configurations

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STEP #1: Daisy Chain all RET motors to homerun and back to CCU.

Daisy chain to Home Run

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850

1900

Pos 4

Home Run

Pos 2LTE

700 RRH 1900 RRH

850

1900

Pos 1

STEP #2: Connect Computer to CCU.

Adjust Network Settings to Access Kathrein CCU

1. Click Start, Control Panel2. Double Click on Network Connections3. Right Click on your Enabled Local Area Connection and select Properties (Note, Do NOT click on VPN

adapter connection)

4. On the General Tab, scroll down and select Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] and click Properties.

5. Click in button “Use the following IP address:” and enter the IP address as shown below and select OK. 6. Click on your Internet Explorer, select “Tools”, select “Internet Options”, select “Connections” tab, select

“LAN Settings”7. Disable Automatically detect settings, select Use automatic configuration script and disable Proxy server

and select OK.

8. Type http://192.168.249.249/ in your internet browser.9. The Kathrein log in window appears. Leave User name blank and type kathrein for the Password.10. After the Kathrein software opens up, Select the right most tab “Software Update”

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STEP #3: Update CCU.

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STEP #4: Pre-CCU Report

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STEP #5: Swap Antennas and Import RETs

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STEP #6: Name RET motors

Sector ID = [USID][Sector]--[Position][Band][Technology]

USID = xxxxxx Sector = A/B/C/D Position = 1/2/3/4 Band = 7 – 700, 8 – 850, 9 – 1900, 2 – 2100, W – WCS(2300) Technology = G – GSM, U – UMTS, L – LTE

STEP #7: Setting Tilts

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STEP #8: Post-CCU Report

ALL SITES – Must keep existing tilts from Pre-CCU report. Only set new LTE frequency tilts per RFDS.

*Note* - 3C Sites – when consolidating UMTS/GSM we MUST remember that we are swapping antenna positions and need to keep existing tilt values.

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STEP #9: RET Worksheet

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STEP #10: Final Configurations

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