Appendix a: troubleshooting – BridgeWave SLE100 User Manual

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting


The following table provides a summary of possible problems you might encounter while installing a
BridgeWave SLE100 link, along with possible causes and their solutions.

Extensive troubleshooting support and knowledgebase articles are
available at the BridgeWave eSupport knowledgebase online at:

http://bridgewave.com/support/kbrma.htm

Contact BridgeWave support to obtain a login account by sending
an email to

[email protected]


Problem Possible

Cause

Resolution

No power to radio

Wrong polarity of supply voltage

Use a DVM to determine the polarity and
voltage on the DC cable at the PoE
Injector.

AC to DC adapter FUBAR

Check input and output voltages to/from
the AC-DC power supply

Incorrect wiring of CAT5 Cable

Check wiring pinouts

Copper interface
light not lit at radio
and/or network
equipment.

Error in the configuration of the
networking equipment

Verify the configuration of the network
equipment is consistent with radio unit’s
copper port settings. The radio unit is set
for auto-negotiation only.

Incorrect wiring of CAT5 cabling

Check wiring pinouts

RSL voltage lower
then expected

Incorrect calculation of link
distance

Verify that the calculation tool used and
the GPS used both use the same
annotation system (degree hours minutes
seconds or degree with a decimal value)

Antennas aligned on side lobes

Use Visual Alignment Tool to verify
direction of antennas.

Radios set to different
polarizations

Verify that both radios are set to the
same polarization. (See section 3.4)

Installed two high or low band
radios in one link

Verify that one end of the link is high
and the other end is a low band radio
(See Section 3.5)

Link exceeds maximum specified
range

Verify path distance is no longer then ½
mile (800 meters)

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