I would like to inquire if there is special test equipment for BA and BN products for first line (field) and second line (shop) maintenance?
A. We recommend only a minimal amount of test equipment for field maintenance of your BA or BN network. There is no specialized shop maintenance equipment required, as there are no field-serviceable components in either radio system. For field service, we recommend: Laptop computer equipped with 10baseT ethernet port, RS232 serial port, terminal emulation program, SNMP management program (configuration programs are provided by Alvarion on our website), throughput testing program such as Ganymedes Q-Check, an ethernet sniffer program such as Sniffer-Pro, and any other software that you may need for your network. Access point and station unit of your product line that are known to work. Alvarion supplies demonstration kits of each product line that will suffice. Anritsu Site-master RF network analyzer, or equivalent spectrum analyzer, tracking generator, and Return-loss Bridge. Various hand tools, including the proper crimpers for any coax cable that you may be using. Crimp-type RF conne
