Airvana C Spire User manual
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Indoor Cell Zone User Guide (910715) Rev. 01.04, July 2013
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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................1
Check What’s in the Box...............................................2
Setup at a Glance .........................................................3
Setting up Your Indoor Cell Zone..................................4
Setting up Optional Components..................................7
Configuring Your Indoor Cell Zone’s Built-in Router .....9
How Your Indoor Cell Zone Works..............................10
Adding Your ISP User Name and Password...............12
Your Broadband Connection Speed............................15
Maintenance ...............................................................16
Troubleshooting Installation Problems........................17
Using LEDs.................................................................19
FAQs...........................................................................24
General Precautions ...................................................29
Warning of 911 Limitations..........................................30
FCC Information .........................................................31
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Introduction
This guide introduces you to your CDMA Indoor Cell Zone device and all its features. Throughout
this guide, you’ll find tips and techniques to get you started and to help you make the most of your
new Indoor Cell Zone and service. This guide also provides troubleshooting information to isolate
common issues with your Indoor Cell Zone installation.
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The Table of Contents can help you quickly locate specific information.
Because of updates in software, this printed guide may not be the most current version for your
Indoor Cell Zone. See your service provider’s website to access the most recent version of the User
Guide.
WARNING
It is important to read the safety information on page 29 and page 30 to learn
about how to safely use your Indoor Cell Zone. Failure to read and follow the
safety information in this user guide may result in serious bodily injury, death,
or property damage.
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Check What’s in the Box
Make sure that the following items are in the box:
Indoor Cell Zone
Power supply
Quick Start Guide
and
User Guide
Yellow Ethernet
cable
External GPS
antenna cable
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Setup at a Glance
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See the Quick Start Guide for the basics on setup and getting your Indoor Cell
Zone up and running.
External GPS Antenna
(if needed) Home
Router
Broadband Device
To
Internet
PC
PC
Power Supply
Indoor Cell
Zone
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Setting up Your Indoor Cell Zone
Indoor Cell Zone
Home Router
1Disconnect the power from all devices on
your network.
NOTE: This includes your cable or DSL
modem and home router.
2Place your device close to a window and in
a central location. For best results, place the
device in an elevated location, such as the
top of a bookshelf or tall cabinet.
NOTE: In large homes, the external GPS
antenna can be used to allow the Indoor
Cell Zone to be placed in a more central
location. This allows the Indoor Cell Zone to
provide even coverage throughout the
home. See “Your Broadband Connection
Speed” (page 15) for more information.
3Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet
cable to the LAN port on your home router.
NOTE: If your modem includes a home
router, plug the Indoor Cell Zone into an
available port on the modem.
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4Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable
to your Indoor Cell Zone’s yellow WAN port.
5Turn on your cable or DSL modem, and
home router.
NOTE: Wait a couple of minutes for the
cable or DSL modem to fully initialize before
continuing.
6Plug the power supply connector into the
black port on your Indoor Cell Zone.
7Plug the other end into an available electrical
outlet. (We recommend a power strip with
surge protection.)
Indoor Cell Zone
Indoor Cell Zone
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When is Your Indoor Cell Zone
Ready for Use?
After installing and turning on your Indoor Cell Zone
for the first time, take notice of an automated setup
sequence. During this time, the device’s green
LEDs will be solid for a few seconds, and then all
LEDs, except the Broadband LED, will turn off until
the software loads. This process may take up to 2
hours if your GPS antenna is not near a window to
receive sufficient GPS signals from the sky.
When the Broadband, GPS, Network, and Mobile
LEDs are solid green, your Indoor Cell Zone is ready
for use.
For complete descriptions of LED states and a quick
reference to LED status indicators, see “Using LEDs”
(page 19).
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You will hear three short beeps
when placing or answering calls
on your wireless phone if you are
within range of your Indoor Cell
Zone.
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