nee Air-Stream-Julia-Farr
The Disability SA building at Highgate Park (formerly known as The Julia Farr Centre) is located
at Fullarton 4kms south Adelaide CBD. The building is 9 Floors and our equipment
is installed on the roof at the South West and North East corners of the building
approximately 115 metres above sea-level.
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South West APs |
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North East APs
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The Server & Battery Back-up Unit is installed on the North East wall inside
the Service Shaft above the 9 th Floor. This equipment controls and facilitates
the flow of information by routing data from one public Access Point (AP) to
another.
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Inside Cabinet houses a Mini ATX with 12V SLA
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Server is locked and |
All equipment operates on low voltages (12VDC) with a total power consumption
of less than 50 Watts. It is also designed to operate during power failures,
where the battery back-up system will provide up to 4 hours ongoing operation.
However, as the unit is connected to mains power, the cabinet is locked and
should not be opened by unqualified personnel.
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Conduit runs along North wall of the |
Conduit divides in two & exits to |
All cabling is enclosed within 32mm flexible PVC conduit and secured along
the North wall, exiting through a sheet metal panel on the North West wall,
then continuing to the outside through air vents in the North wall.
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Access Point Telemetry Equipment |
Access Point Telemetry Equipment |
Cabling is rated Category 5e, and carries both data and a low voltage supply
(12V DC) to all Access Point Telemetry Equipment (APs) mounted below each antenna
mast. All equipment is short circuit protected to ensure a high degree of safety
if damaged.
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Inside Access Telemetry Equipment on |
Inside Access Telemetry Equipment
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On the North wall the cabling is divided into two 20mm flexible conduits and
connect with Access Point Telemetry Equipment on the North East and South West
corners. Both the North East and South West support two Antennas that result
in a full coverage. The site in-turn is back boned to other nodes in the Air-Stream
Community Wireless Network.
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North East wall before installation. |
Drilling and attaching the antenna mast |
Attaching earthing straps and cables |
All masts and fixtures are galvanized against corrosion and are securely fixed
to masonry and earthed to ensure the safe dissipation of static and some protection
against lightning strikes.
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Mast Attached |
Attaching the Antennas |
Complete! |
A great care was invested in the installation to ensure the safe and reliable
operation of this important wireless node.
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Drilling holes to mount the mast |
Terminating Telemetry Equipment |
Equally the location and direction of antennas were arranged to
provide the optimum access to the wireless community.
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This installation was made possible through the generosity of the Julia |