View Antenna Information

To view antenna information:

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Click the Antenna link at the top right side of any of the Mesh Node’s webpages to open the Antenna page to display the following parameters.

• Connection State – State of the Mesh Node’s connection to the Onyx Portal via the Gateway AP.
• Connection Status – Possible status values are:

  • Normal Service – The CPE is connecting properly, and the APN and attenuation is set correctly.
  • Limited Service – Possible causes include:

    • APN is not set correctly – the CPE found the right network but can’t attach.
    • The attenuation is too high – the CPE can’t attach to the network.
    • The network settings have been changed so the SIM is no longer provisioned for that network.
  • No Cell – This means the CPE can’t see the signal at all. Possible causes are:

    • The Gateway AP is down, so the CPE has no network to connect to.
    • The backhaul filter is not in the correct state causing it to attenuate the signal so the CPE can’t see it.
  • Attaching/Waiting for NW – The CPE is trying to attach to the network, it started the process.
  • Attempt Update – The CPE can’t attach to the network. The TAU attach is not working.
• Backhaul Filter – Filter in use for the backhaul connection.
• Access Filter – Filter in use for the Access (CBRS sector coverage) antenna.
• RSRQ (dB) – Reference Signal Received Quality. This indicates the quality of the signal from the Gateway AP.
• SINR (dB) – Signal to Interference & Noise Ratio of the backhaul signal.

NOTE: The following parameters are displayed separately for the Primary and Secondary carriers when the Gateway AP is operating in Carrier Aggregation Mode.

• Frequency – Operating frequency of the Gateway Node (backhaul link).
• EARFCN – E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number of the Gateway Node (backhaul link).
• RSRP (dBm) – Reference Signal Received Power for the backhaul link. RSRP is displayed for Antenna 0 port (main) and Antenna 1 port (diversity).
• RSSI (dB) – Received Signal Strength Indicator for the backhaul link. RSSI is displayed for Antenna 0 port (main) and Antenna 1 port (diversity).

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Use the Antenna page to aim the CPE (backhaul) antenna to achieve the best possible RSRQ, SINR, RSRP, and RSSI readings between the Gateway AP and the Mesh Node.