Repeater Procedures Cheat Sheet

ACCESS CONTROL	When attending to a repeater ,or pop these are the steps to follow;
	1. Contact NOC or Support and sign up for keys.
	2. Carry a valid Company Identification.
	3. If the site contacts are available the Engineer should ask NOC / SUPPORT to inform the building management of the pending visit and its purpose. (Some buildings require a letter before allowing Access, the technical coordinator will prepare it on request) ;
	4. Visit the site with a car clearly to identify the company.
	5. On arrival to the site the engineer should present the relevant particulars ( Letters /ID) to the building management and security officers for approval.
	6. When Access is granted , proceed with the work.
Completion of tasks
	1. Make sure the door is shut and locked up..
	2. Surrender the keys to NOC/SUPPORT
	3. Sign out of the log book.

EVERYDAY HOUSEKEEPING
REPEATER - internal	1. COOLING - Make sure the repeater is cool (ceiling fan and/or air conditioner working). If not escalate to SUPPORT /NOC to follow up.
	2.LABELLING - After installation of radio or indoor units. Make sure all cables are clearly labelled.( patch cables, power cables, power units).
	3. CLEANSINESS - always leave place in tidy manner, better than you found it (throw away all trash and all unwanted components).

REPEATER - Tower	^TBA

SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE	Scheduled maintenance is to be carried out at regular periods , at least once every year for each REPEATER OR POP.
TASK SHEET
REPEATER / POP	1. Dust -Blow the dust from all active components.
	2. Labelling - labelling all components.
	3. Sweeping - The floor area should always clear of any particles and objects.

ELECTRICALS	1. AIR CONDITIONER - Cleaning of the Air conditioner by qualified technicians.
	2. BATTERY - Maintenance and measurement of the output.
	3. INVERTER - conditional check

TOWERS	1. All towers to be regularly assessed for rust and painted if condition necessitates

SCENARIO 1
POWER MONITOR	If the power monitor is DOWN for more than 6 hours
	SOLUTION
	Contact the building management send an engineer to attend
	CHECK
	1. Electricity source (Tanesco)
	2. MCB for a Tripped Circuit.
	3. Faulty AVS/AVR.
	4. FAULTY power monitor (router) if everything else ok.

	If problem is found with the above escalate to electrician

SCENARIO 2
GENERAL POWER FAILURE	In the case of a general power failure.
	1. Check the power source for the switch and the state of switch.
	2. Check status of UPS plugged into the switch.
	3. Check the INVERTER functionality. (LED)
	4. Check theBATTERY source.
	5. Check the AVS/AVR
	6. Check the power availability.

	IF any problem is found with any of the above escalate to the electrician or NOC/SUPPORT

SCENARIO 3
POWER Fluctuations	1. Check the UPS
	2. Check the INVERTER.
	3. Check the BATTERY source.
	4. Check the POWER SOURCE for low voltage.

WIMAX BSDU	If the WIMAX Bsdu goes down. check power supply unit. and replace.

Repeater Procedures Cheat Sheet by Chrismoyo