HiBOOST Smart Link Series 15K Smart Link Deluxe Installation Guide

June 16, 2024
HiBOOST

HiBOOST Smart Link Series 15K Smart Link Deluxe

Product Information

The Smart Link Series 15K Smart Link Deluxe is a signal booster designed to enhance the strength and quality of cellular signals. It comes with a package that includes a signal booster, an outdoor antenna, a 50ft outdoor cable, two indoor antennas, a 49.2′ indoor cable, a 30′ indoor cable, a power supply, and various accessories for the main parts. The package also includes waterproof tape to protect connections and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi antennas.

Booster Light Patterns
The signal booster features LED indicators that provide important information about its status. The LED patterns are as follows:

  • Power: Solid Green (Normal), Slow Flashing Green (Slight Overload), Quick Flashing Green (Overload), Quick Flashing Red (Booster automatically shuts off due to strong overload)
  • ISO: Solid Green (Normal), Slow Flashing Green (Slight Loopback), Quick Flashing Green (Loopback), Quick Flashing Red (Booster automatically shut off due to strong loopback)
  • Bluetooth: Slow Flashing Green (Bluetooth Disconnected), Quick Flashing Green (Bluetooth Connected)
  • Wi-Fi: Solid Green (Wi-Fi Disconnected), Slow Flashing Green (Wi-Fi Connected)

Bands contained in the Gauges on Signal Supervisor
The signal supervisor app provides gauge indicators for different bands. The bands contained in the gauges are as follows:

Gauge LTE700 CELL800 PCS1900 AWS2100 Band 12/17
Uplink 698-716MHz 776-787MHz 824-849MHz 1850-1915MHz 1710-1755MHz
Downlink 728-746MHz 746-757MHz 869-894MHz 1930-1995MHz 2110-2155MHz

Product Usage Instructions

Getting Started

Step 1: Connect the Power Supply and the whip antenna to the Booster
To start using the signal booster, connect the power supply and the whip antenna to the booster unit.

Step 2: Download the Signal Supervisor App and register the booster
Download the Signal Supervisor App from the respective app store for your device. Register an ID first and login. Add the booster to the device list within the app.

Step 3: Find the cell tower and determine the outdoor antenna’s position

Find the band you are using (For Android)
Download “Network Cell Info Lite” from the Google Play Store and open it. From the example picture, identify the frequency band you are using (e.g., band 13). Refer to the gauge indicators on the Signal Supervisor App to find the corresponding band. Click on “MAP” to view your phone’s connection to a tower. Aim your outdoor antenna towards the tower. If needed, proceed to step 3.2 to find the tower.

Note: Take screenshots at this stage for reference.

Find the band you are using (For iOS – AT &T)
Follow these steps to find the band you are using:

  1. Dial 3001#12345# on your iOS device.
  2. Follow the instructions provided and take screenshots as required.

Find the cell tower
To find the cell tower, follow these steps:

  1. Visit cellmapper.net.
  2. Choose your carrier and band.
  3. Enter the coordinates of the installation location and press Enter.
  4. The map will display the tower near the location. Take a screenshot for reference.

If you need further assistance in finding the tower, please contact our tech support and provide your carrier, band, and screenshots taken during the previous steps.

Specifications

Package Contents:

  • Signal Booster
  • Outdoor Antenna
  • 50ft Outdoor Cable
  • Indoor Antenna*2
  • 49.2′ Indoor Cable
  • 30′ Indoor Cable
  • Power Supply
  • Accessories for main parts
  • Waterproof tape to protect connections
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi antenna

LED Patterns:

  • Power: Solid Green (Normal), Slow Flashing Green (Slight Overload), Quick Flashing Green (Overload), Quick Flashing Red (Booster automatically shut off due to strong overload)
  • ISO: Solid Green (Normal), Slow Flashing Green (Slight Loopback), Quick Flashing Green (Loopback), Quick Flashing Red (Booster automatically shut off due to strong loopback)
  • Bluetooth: Slow Flashing Green (Bluetooth Disconnected), Quick Flashing Green (Bluetooth Connected)
  • Wi-Fi: Solid Green (Wi-Fi Disconnected), Slow Flashing Green (Wi-Fi Connected)

Bands contained in the Gauges on Signal Supervisor:

Gauge LTE700 CELL800 PCS1900 AWS2100 Band 12/17
Uplink 698-716MHz 776-787MHz 824-849MHz 1850-1915MHz 1710-1755MHz
Downlink 728-746MHz 746-757MHz 869-894MHz 1930-1995MHz 2110-2155MHz

FAQ

  • Q: What should I do if the booster automatically shuts off?
    A: If the booster automatically shuts off, please manually reboot it.

  • Q: How do I find the tower if I need help?
    A: If you need help finding the tower, please contact our tech support and provide your carrier, band, and screenshots taken during the previous steps.

Package Contents

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Booster Light Patterns

LED STATUS INDICATORS


LED| STATUS| INDICATION



ALARM

| Solid Green| Normal
Slow Flashing Green| Slight Overload
Quick Flashing Green| Overload
Quick Flashing Red| Booster automatically shut off due to strong overload
Power| Green| Normal
Off| DC Power Problem



ISO

| Solid Green| Normal
Slow Flashing Green| Slight Loopback
Quick Flashing Green| Loopback
Quick Flashing Red| The booster automatically shut off due to strong loopback

Note: If the booster automatically shuts off, please manually reboot it.

LED STATUS INDICATORS

LED| STATUS| INDICATION
Bluetooth| Slow Flashing Green| Bluetooth Disconnected
Quick Flashing Green| Bluetooth Connected

Wi-Fi

| Solid Green| Wi-Fi Disconnected
Slow Flashing Green| Wi-Fi Connected

Bands contained in the Gauges on Signal Supervisor

Gauge Band Uplink Downlink
LTE700 12/17 698-716MHz 728-746MHz
13 776-787MHz 746-757MHz
CELL800 5 824-849MHz 869-894MHz
PCS1900 25/2 1850-1915MHz 1930-1995MHz
AWS2100 4 1710-1755MHz 2110-2155MHz

Please focus on the gauge that contains the band you are using.

Getting Started

  • Step 1
    Connect the Power Supply and the whip antenna to the Booster

  • Step 2
    Download the Signal Supervisor App, register ID and booster. Register an ID first and log in. Add the booster to the device list.

  • Step 3
    Find the cell tower & Determine the outdoor antenna’s position 3.1 Find the band you are using

For Android

  • Download NetWork Cell Info Lite in the Google store and open it.
  • It can be seen from the example picture that the frequency band is band 13. (According to the form before, you need to pay attention to Gauge LTE700)
  • Then click MAP. You can see your phone connecting to a tower, and you can try aiming your outdoor antenna at it. But sometimes this is not accurate. You could also move to Step 3.2 to find the tower
  • Note: Please take screenshots at this stage.

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For ios

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  1. Dial 3001#12345#
  2. Follow the instructions, take the screenshots as required.

Find the cell tower

  1. Enter cellmapper.net

  2. Choose your own carrier and band here.HiBOOST-Smart-Link-Series-15K-Smart-Link-Deluxe-fig- \(6\)

  3. Then enter the coordinate of where you are trying to install the signal booster, and press Enter key.
    (In fact when you open Cellmapper, the map on the right will automatically locate your area if you’ve given the site permission to access your location. If you found tower sites not even displayed on the map, it might because the app intercepts the locations for security reasons.)HiBOOST-Smart-Link-
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  4. After the map jumps to the location, you can scroll the mouse pulley and zoom it out, then you will see the tower near the location. It would be better to take a screenshot of this page to guide the following installing steps. Should you have any questions, please contact our tech support.
    Note: If you need help finding the tower, please contact our tech support and provide your carrier, band and screenshots taken in the last steps .HiBOOST-Smart-Link-Series-15K-Smart-Link-Deluxe-fig-
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Determine the outdoor antenna’s position

  • The outdoor antenna is usually placed at one of the 4 ends of the roof.
  • Please choose the position according to the tower’s location. Make sure there are no barriers between the antenna and the tower.

Step 4 Connect the outdoor antenna with the booster

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Note: At this stage, don’t connect the indoor antenna to the booster.

Step 5 Adjust and fix the Outdoor Antenna
Have your outdoor antenna pointed to the cell tower you found before and observe the reading on the app. Adjust the outdoor antenna accordingly.

Notes:

  1. The output power should be the higher the better.
  2. The full output power for 15k Smartlink Deluxe is 13dBm. And the full gain is 70dB.HiBOOST-Smart-Link-Series-15K-Smart-Link-Deluxe-fig- \(12\)

Step 6 Connect the 1st indoor antenna with the booster

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Step 7 Adjust the indoor antenna
Have your indoor antenna pointed to the area you would like to cover with signal.

Notes:

  1. It would be best if you could make the two antennas face opposite directions.
  2. Make sure that the gain reaches about 65dB. If not, please adjust the direction of the indoor antenna/increase the vertical and horizontal distance between the two antennas/add some barriers.

Step 8 Signal quality test

You could do the following:

  1. First make sure the signal gauge value is unchanged from that during the outdoor antenna installation.
  2. Do speed tests with the booster on and off, and make a comparison.
  3. Check if the number of signal bars increases.
  4. Make a phone call or send messages and check if the voice and streaming are better.

Step 9 Fix the 1st Indoor antenna

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Step 10 Connect the 2nd indoor antenna with the booster

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Step 11 Fix the 2nd Indoor Antenna and the Booster

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4 Regular Problems and 1 normal status

If the booster is working normally, no further adjustment is required

OVERLOAD

| DL GAIN| OUTPUT POWER| LED LIGHT PATTERN| REASON| SOLUTION
LTE700| <60dB| >=10dBm|

Alarm light quick blinking green or red

|

Outdoor signal is too strong

|

Have your outdoor antenna pointed slightly away from the cell tower

CELL800| <60dB| >=10dBm
PCS1900| <65dB| >=10dBm
AWS2100| <65dB| >=10dBm
LOOP BACK

| DL GAIN| OUTPUT POWER| LED LIGHT PATTERN| REASON| SOLUTION
LTE700| <60dB| <10dBm|

ISO light blinking green or red

|

Inadequate separation of the indoor and outdoor antennas

| 1、Increase vertical and horizontal distance.

2、Make the indoor and outdoor antennas face

opposite directions.

3、Add barriers(e.g. walls)

CELL800| <60dB| <10dBm
PCS1900| <65dB| <10dBm
AWS2100| <65dB| <10 dBm
POOR SIGNAL

| DL GAIN| OUTPUT POWER| LED LIGHT PATTERN| REASON| SOLUTION

LTE700

|

=60dB

|

–/NEGATIVE

|

Alarm light and ISO light solid green

|

Input signal is too weak

| 1、Try adjusting the outdoor antenna to the best direction 2、Try adjusting the outdoor antenna to another cell tower 3、Try increasing the height of

the outdoor antenna and make

sure there are no barriers between the tower and the outdoor antenna

Please try these solutions until the output power reaches or is over -5dBm.

CELL800

|

=60dB

|

–/NEGATIVE

PCS1900

|

=65dB

|

–/NEGATIVE

AWS2100

|

=65dB

|

–/NEGATIVE

Normal but No Boosted Signal

| DL GAIN| OUTPUT POWER| LED LIGHT PATTERN| REASON| SOLUTION

LTE700

|

=60dB

|

=-5dBm

|

Alarm light and ISO light solid green

|

1、The band is not supported

2、The Signal is from Other Carriers

| Check the band you are using again. If it stays at band66,get into the ‘Detail’/ ‘Setting’ of gagues on Signal Supervisor and switch off RF switch of AWS2100, then adjust the outdoor antenna again. It would be better if there are two persons and one can stay near the indoor antenna to check if the signal is boosted.

CELL800

|

=60dB

|

=-5dBm

PCS1900

|

=65dB

|

=-5dBm

AWS2100

|

=65dB

|

=-5dBm

NORMAL

| DL GAIN| OUTPUT POWER| LED LIGHT PATTERN| REASON| SOLUTION
LTE700| >=60dB| >=-5dBm|

Alarm light and ISO light solid green

| |
CELL800| >=60dB| >=-5dBm
PCS1900| >=65dB| >=-5dBm
AWS2100| >=65 dB| >=-5dBm

Note:

Some customers have some misunderstandings about boosters, and we would like to clarify it here:
If you can’t even get a stable 1 bar outside the house or on the roof, then we suggest you return it as it won’t work in areas with very weak signal, the same is true of all boosters on the market.

Technical Specifications

Model No. HiBoost 15K Smart Link Deluxe
Working Band Band 12/17/ Band 13/ Band 5/ Band 25/2/ Band 4
UL Frequency Range(MHz) 698-716 / 776-787 / 824-849 / 1850-1915 / 1710-1755
DL Frequency Range(MHz) 728-746 / 746-757 / 869-894 / 1930-1995 / 2110-2155
Supported Standards CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, EDGE, HSPA+, EVDO, LTE , 5G

and all cellular standards

Max. Gain| 70 dB
Max. output power| UL 17dBm, DL 13dBm
MGC (Step Attenuation )| ≥25 dB / 1 dB step
I/O Port| SMA-Female&N-Female
Impedance| 50 ohm
Environment Conditions| IP40
Dimensions| 218 mm x 165 mm x 50 mm
Weight| ≤5.0 lb / 2.2 kg
Power Supply| Input AC 100~240 V, 50/60 Hz, Output DC 12 V/3 A

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