[KB] Poly ROVE DECT Deployment

[SteffenBaierUK]

Hello all,

some quick references in regards to a Poly ROVE DECT deployment.

NOTE: Poly recommends a site survey to install a Multicell Deployment!

6867-08655-000	DECT Coverage Design Service Custom. Provides remote analysis and modeling of Customers required coverage area to determine optimum location for Poly DECT base stations and repeaters for seamless handset DECT coverage
6867-08655-100	DECT Coverage Design Service Base. Provides remote analysis and modeling of Customers rqd coverage area to determine optimum location for Poly DECT base stations and repeaters for seamless handset DECT coverage. Max of 15, 000 sq ft on a single floor
6867-08655-200	DECT COVERAGE DESIGN ADD ON
6867-ROVEIMP-001	Remote Implementation, Poly Rove. Configuration of primary base station, up to 20 handsets/lines. See service description for details
6867-ROVEIMP-002	emote Implementation, Poly Rove. Configuration of primary base station, up to 40 handsets/lines. See service description for details
6867-ROVEIMP-003	Remote Implementation, Poly Rove. Configuration of primary base station, up to 60 handsets/lines. See service description for details
6867-ROVEIMP-004	Remote implementation, Poly Rove. One Additional base station or repeater. See service description for details

Finding the Base Station IP

In a typical network environment, a network Admin can assign fixed IP addresses to devices based on their MAC address. If this is not possible, or if this is a Proof of concept, then any Poly Rove Handset can be used to determine the IP address of a Rove Base station.

• Press the menu key 
  
  
  
  
• Enter *47*
• The Handset will Display the Base Station(s) IP Address
  
  
  
  
• The Handset does not have to be paired to the base station for this above to work
  
  
• Select a base station from the list
  The signal strength displays next to RSSI, as shown below
  
  
• Connect to the Base Station using HTTP (not HTTPs) and use admin / admin as the default username and password
  
  
• A new prompt may appear to ask to change the default password
  
  
  
  
• Once changed please log back in with the new password
  
  
• The next step would be to verify the currently used Software Version via Status > System Status > Product Information
  
  

  
  If this Single Cell is running 8.0.7 or later the new Firmware Upgrade for Rove Base,Handset or Repeater via the Web Interface can be used to upgrade the Base Station, Repeater and Handset Firmware can be used by navigating to 

   System Management > Device Maintenance

  

  Note: You can only upgrade 1x hardware type at the same time aka uloading a Base Station Firmware will update only the base stations. The device will automatically detect the model ased on the firmware.
  
  

• Firmware 8.0.6 or older navigate to System Management > Auto Provisioning > Auto Firmware Update:
  
  

  FirmwareServer	http://downloads.poly.com
  FirmwarePath	/voice/dect-ip-phones/Rove/
  Method	Periodically
  Interval	30

  
  

  
  then System Management > Auto Provisioning > Firmware Versions and Handset Images and define the software version the system should upgrade to (Feb 2024)
  
  

  BaseFWVersion	8009
  BranchFWBranch	0003
  Rove20FwVersion	8009
  Rove20BranchVersion	0003
  Rove30FwVersion	8009
  RoveB30branchVersion	0003
  Rove40FwVersion	8009
  Rove40branchVersion	0003
  RoveR8FwVersion	8009
  RoveR8BranchVersion	0003

  
   
  
  
• The above, will then periodically every 30 seconds try to connect to the Poly hosted Server and download the Base Station Software and also update any Handset or Repeater Software once connected to the Base.
  
  

Handset Registration

• There are 2 options a Rove 20, 30, or 40 handset can be registered to a Rove B1, B2, or B4 Base Station
  
  On the Base station initiate pairing using the web admin interface DECT Wireless > Handset Summary > Specify Handset and select which handset should be registered
  
  
  
  

  or
  
  Press the base station button for 5 seconds and then on the Handset Menu > Settings >
   Connectivity > Easy Registration
  
  

  

  
  The paired status number is indicated in the Display top right corner. 1st handset 1, 2nd handset 2 etc.
  
  

  
  
  
• Once successfully paired the DECT Wireless > Handset Summary > Handset Status will show the IPEI, Status with Signal Strength, Firmware Version, Firmware Update Status, what assigned Service Provider and the status,
  
  

  
  If a Firmware Server Version was added to System Management > Auto Provisioning > Firmware Versions and Handset Images or a Firmware was manually uploaded via System Management > Device Maintenance the devices will begin the update. 

Registering Rove R8 repeater to a base station

• Navigate to DECT Wireless > Repeaters
• Enter the name and IPEI of the repeater. IPEI is found on the product label
• Select Register
  Note: If the repeater is showing red solid status, power cycle to initiate pairing
• The Repeater status will show IPEI and the status of the repeater
  Note: Ensure the repeater is no lower than -60 dBm or lower for a good signal from the base station
• The maximum paired repeaters on a single B4 is 3 and the maximum repeater on B2 is 6.
  
  

Daisy chaining Rove R8 repeaters

• Use the same process as pairing an R8 but you have to specify the Sync Source
• Set the Sync mode to manual.
  
  
• Select the repeater RPN value that you want to sync the R8 to
  NOTE: When successful, the repeater status summary will show the synchronized repeaters
  
  
• Max repeater daisy-chain limit on B2/B4 is 3.

Enabling multi-cell on primary Rove B4

• On the primary Rove B4, select DECT Wireless > System and enable multi-cell
• Provide a Meaningful Base Station Name
• Select the SystemCombination you would like to support on this master rove B4.
  50 base stations / 3 repeaters
  127 base stations / 1 repeater
  254 base stations / 0 repeaters
• Select Submit
  
  
• Reboot for changes to take effect

Enabling multi-cell on Secondary Rove B4

• Usually after enabling Multicell on a Primary base single or multiple secondary base stations may be deployed. On the secondary Rove B4, select DECT Wireless > System and enable multi-cell
  Provide a Meaningful Base Station Name.
  
  
• Select Submit
• Reboot or changes to take effect

Base Station Groups

• Select base station groups (only appears when you’ve enabled multi-cell) via DECT Wireless > Base Station Group

• Set the primary base station and secondary base station.

  Note: The initial synchronization of a base station will take 1-2 minutes.

• A DECT Base Station needs to "see" other Base Stations  (overlap) if a Handover between base stations is expected

• The DECT chain will show the multi-cell relationship when complete
  
  

  

• The base station group status summary will also show the connection status

  NOTE: Ensure the signal strength is no lower than -60 dBm

Using a Rove 20, 30, or 40 to deploy the installation location of the Base Station in a Structure

• On a handset press the menu key 
  
  
  
  
• Enter *789872*
• The Handset will Display the RPN ID of the Rove Base Stations in a Multicell Setup it can see
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The dBm value displayed for a base the handset is close to should be no lower than -60 dBm.

Test the Radio Signal Strength

Using unregistered Poly Rove wireless handsets, you can test the radio signal strength in different
areas of your building. The Poly Rove wireless handsets can connect with any nearby Poly Rove base stations to get general
information, such as IP address and signal strength before the handsets are registered to a base
station. The signal strength will vary depending on if the Poly rove DECT IP phone is set up outside or the
materials in a building. Here is a general reference of possible signal strengths:

Product Name	Frame Quality	Signal Quality
0dbn to -30dBm	100%	Excellent
-31dBm to -60dBm	100%	Good
-61dBm to -70dBm	100%	Fair
-71dBm to -80dBm	100%	Weak
-81dBm to -95dBm	100%	Poor
-95dBm and lower	100%	Disconnected

LED Status lights

Poly Rove Handset Status Indicators

Poly Rove Base Station B2/B4 Status Indicators

LED STATE	STATE
UNLIT	No power in unit
UNLIT/SOLID RED	Error condition
SLOW BLINKING RED	Ethernet connection not available/SIP registration failed
SOLID GREEN	Ethernet connection available
BLINKING ORANGE	Initialization; Searching for IP
FAST BLINKING RED	Factory reset/Firmware upgrade or downgrade in progress

Poly Rove Repeater R8 Status Indicators

LED STATE	STATE
UNLIT	No power in unit
UNLIT/SOLID RED	Error condition; Unacceptable RSSI below –90dBm; Critical error
BLINKING GREEN	Searching for base station(s)
SOLID GREEN	Paired and working

The official Poly Rove DECT IP Phone Site Planning and Deployment Guide is attached with more details.