Air-Stream-Highgate-Park

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A great care was invested in the installation to ensure the safe and reliable operation of this important wireless node.

Equally the location and direction of antennas were arranged to provide the optimum access to the wireless community.

This installation was made possible through the generosity of the Julia Farr Center for providing the site and power for this project and the members of Air-Steam who have given their time and commitment.