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1. Gateway Repeater Endpoint The example below shows a link with two Repeaters between the Gateway and Endpoint With two Repeaters there is clearly more flexibility in getting around obstacles and greater total range is possible Once again it would be desirable to use external Omni directional antennas with the Repeaters and attaching a Yagi to the Gateway and Endpoint to increase the range of the link When two Repeaters are used there is no further degradation in the RF throughput of the link Endpoint Gateway Repeater1 Repeater2 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 60 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual The example below shows a configuration where a Gateway routinely calls a number of End points at different times The Gateway is communicating with a transceiver designated as a Endpoint Repeater that is connected to a remote device Since this device is placed in an ele vated location the transceiver may also be used as a Repeater when it is not used as a Endpoint At any time the Gateway may call any of the Endpoints establish a connection and send and receive data a aa Gateway Endpoint Endpoint Repeater Endpoint Repeater The next example depicts a standar
2. kl Diagnostics Tools AES Encryption AES Enerypion Key O MLAC Filter Allowed MAC Addresses ee RADIUS Authentication Configuration The IP Mini radio has the capability to require Endpoint and Multipoint Repeater radios to au thenticate to a central RADIUS server before being able to send or receive Ethernet data The radios comply with the RADIUS standards set forth in RFC 2138 RADIUS authentication allows the administrator control over which radios will be allowed to participate on the Ethernet network Without authentication an Endpoint or Multipoint Re peater radio will not be allowed to send or receive Ethernet data across its RF link Enable Checking this box enables RADIUS authentication from the Endpoint radios through the Gate way radio This option is controlled from the Gateway radio only It has no functionality on Endpoint or Repeater radios Enabling RADIUS authentication on the Gateway will require all of its Endpoints and Multi point Repeaters to authenticate to a central RADIUS server The RADIUS server must be con nected to the same LAN segment as the Gateway radio The radios will not accept any authentication packets through their own Ethernet port If the radios cannot contact the RADIUS server no Ethernet traffic will be sent across their Ethernet port The Setup pages of the radios can be accessed by connecting over the radio link through the Gateway If the radios are denied
3. Description Access Syntax The maximum packet size to be used by Read Write a radio modem Unsigned32 0 9 The transmit power to be used by a ra Read Write dio modem Unsigned32 0 10 How many times a radio modem should Read Write try to transmit a packet before timing out Unsigned32 0 255 The RF data rate to be used by a radio modem Permissible values are 867 amp 614 for HT series and 154 amp 115 for FGR series radios Read Write Unsigned32 The number of times a Gateway will Read Write send out a packet of information before Unsigned32 0 9 moving on to the next A numerical ID that radios use to de Read Write cide which network they are allowed to link to Unsigned32 0 4095 Allows for repeaters in the network or Read Write not INTEGER enabled 1 dis abled 2 Unsigned32 0 15 A numerical ID that radios use to de Read Write cide which subnet they are allowed to link to A numerical ID that radios use to de Read Write cide which subnet they will transmit on Unsigned32 0 15 Set to 1 to reboot radio This will force Read Write any changes to take effect INTEGER 0 1 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOOISAA v 1 0 RevA 48 User Manual Object List for FREE WAV E TECHNOLOGIES MIB inl IP Mega M
4. Frequency Key The Frequency Key setting in the Radio Setup menu allows the user to modify the hopping pat terns of the transceiver There are 15 choices available for the Frequency Key setting 0 9 and A E representing 15 different pseudo random hop patterns This is to minimize the interfer ence with other FreeWave transceivers operating in the area For instance if there were 10 pairs of FreeWave transceivers operating on different networks in close proximity setting a different Frequency Key value reduces the chance that transceivers will hop to the same frequency at the same time If two networks were to hop to the same frequency the next hop would be to a dif ferent frequency for both networks Additional network separation can be gained by adjusting the Max and Min packet sizes Frequency Zones The idea of frequency zoning is to divide the available band 902MHz to 928 MHz into smaller bands in this case 16 smaller bands each consisting of 7 or 8 frequency channels These 16 Zones are listed in the Frequency Zones section of the Radio Setup page A checkmark indicates that zone will be used by the radio A blank box indicates the radio will not use those frequencies The zones listed are in MHz The radio requires at least one zone active to operate If all Frequency Zones are de selected the radio will operate as if all zones were selected Any Endpoint or Endpoint Repeater radios will take their Frequency Zone settings from the
5. An HTplus can interface with an MM2 P T through a hard wired Ethernet or serial connection ONLY For a serial to serial connection between an HTplus and an MM2 P T or between an MM2 P T and a FreeWave serial radio a Null Modem adapter and a M to M Gender Changer must be used For an Ethernet to Ethernet connection a straight through Ethernet cable can be used as the port on the MM2 P T is an auto crossover port The HTplus radios and the MM2 P T radios will not link with each other nor will they pass data to each other via RF FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 4 LUM0013AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Table of Contents Choosing Point to Point or Point to Multipoint Operation cccceessseessssesseseesseeeees 8 PGC W AVC Ba e DP Seen E E E dseenee acacneaousonmes cree 9 PRE CSS 5 ON a A EAE eine E EE AE E E EA EA E 15 L a E E E tiacecomudeasdantassuaeienteniaate uarniecs 16 Hardware Information Firmware Version Wireless Version 16 Software Boot Version and Hardware Version Uptime Connected To Signal Noise Voltage RX Success Rate TX Success Rate cccccceeeeeeees 17 Reflected Power Temperature Distance Site Name Site Contact Notes cccccccceeccsecccescccescccessceessccesceeseceusesens 18 P SUED accsee se venedie E A voio ea sienna E E 19 IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway
6. fwtPlusModemTxSubnetID fwtPlusModemReboot fwtPlusModemMaxSlaveRetry Column 2 freewaveTechnologies fwtModules fwtTopLevelModule fwtProducts fwtPlusMIB fwtPlusStatusObjects fwtPlusControlObjects See column 1 fwtPlusModemControlTable See column 1 fwtPlusModemControlFreqZoneTable fwtPlusModemControlFreqZoneTableEntry f fwtPlusModemFreqZonelndex fwtPlusModemFreqZoneDescr fwtPlusModemFreqZoneEnabled fwtPlusNotificationsPrefix fwtPlusNotifications N fwtPlusModemSupplyVoltageBad fwtPlusConformance fwtPlusGroups fwtPlusModemStatusGroup fwtPlusModemControlGroup fwtPlusNotificationGroup FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 46 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A User Manual Object List for FREE WAV E TECHNOLOGIES MIB inl IP Mega M Object fwtPlusModemIndex fwtPlusModemSignal fwtPlusModemNoise fwtPlusModemSupply Voltage fwtPlusModemRxRate fwtPlusModemReflectedPower fwtPlusModemTemperature fwtPlusModemRange fwtPlusModemNetworkMode fwtPlusModemMode fwtPlusModemFrequencyKey fwtPlusModemMinPacketSize Description Access Syntax An index used to identify a specific ra Not Accessible Unsigned32 dio modem within the system The received signal level for this radio Read Only Integer 32 mo
7. Broadcast Repeat setting see p 36 will increase the probability of success but will slow down the overall process Once the Gateway radio has sent the Firmware upgrade file radios that successfully received the Firmware upgrade will load the file to memory and then reboot The reboot times are randomized within a short window to keep every radio from restarting at the same time The Gateway radio itself will not be upgraded If the GLOBAL Firmware Upgrade button is selected on an Endpoint or a Multipoint Re peater that individual radio will be not be upgraded but it will send the upgrade file to its Gate way radio which will be upgraded No other radios will receive the file For locations that do not have a pre existing TFTP server please contact FreeWave for a copy of FreeWave TFTP see Appendix B p 68 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 53 LUMOOI13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Operation LEDs COM LEDs Communications Port 1 or 2 COM1 COM2 Data Streaming into Rx Solid red bright Data Streaming out Tx Solid red bright Error LEDs Buffer Overflow Locally Solid red bright Buffer Overflow in Network Solid green bright Ethernet Port Lights Linked Data Activity Solid Green bright Solid Green bright 100BaseT Solid Orange Bright 10BaseT Linked Data Activity Solid Green bright Blinking Green
8. Gateway radio regardless of Network Type Therefore it is only necessary to change this sec tion on the Gateway radio FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 27 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Packet Size The Max and Min Packet Size settings and the RF Data Rate determine the number of bytes in the packets Throughput can be enhanced when packet sizes are optimized In Point to Point mode the Max and Min Packet Settings will not have material impact on throughput unless 92 Kbps is desired However this may have an impact on latency For example if small amounts of data are sent and large packet sizes are selected there would be a certain amount of time wasted between each packet The following tables provide the information to determine optimum setting values The default settings for Max packet size Min packet size and RF Data Rate on the IP Mini are 9 1 and 115 Kbps respectively The following tables define the Minimum packet size in bytes by way of charting the Min Packet Size setting versus the RF Data Rate setting Using the default settings the actual mini mum packet size for the radios in bytes is 12 Minimum Packet Size Definition IP Mini Min Packet Size bytes Min Packet Size bytes RF Data Rate RF Data Rate 154 Kbps 115 Kbps FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 P
9. Web Page Port 19 Force SSL Spanning Tree Management VLAN ID Data VLAN ID Local In ESN ee 20 BS I e rere retreat een oe eee see 21 D emo e acc oa Ol RO ta mene eee etter eee ne enn eee eerie rete eee ne ra 21 Client TCP UDP Inactivity Timeout Alarm Retry Limit Baud Rate 22 Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control CD Mode cccccccceeeeeees 23 Interface Modbus RTU Diagnostics Link ccccccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 24 PaO D nee nen ene nee eer ene ne ey een nee eee ene ry eee ner eee reer 25 Network Type Modem Mode scsscsscccescdseestsesacecacetacescmsdactarasaraantinaceterinnss 26 Transmission Characteristics Frequency Key Frequency Zones 2 PACKED 7 EE E EEEE S 28 Transmit Power Retry Tino sicticncecconucessiuveaesticndesewueresdenvceexeuniewnctiens 30 RF Data Rate Compression Transmit Rate ccccceeseeccccceeeeeeeeeeees 3 OU TES OO aap esas pec cae ores nese ss sossotees sos eae oes ss nse es eee 33 Broadcast CGAL gecaesaanceceasiaaoy sane nesuetesauaennacsnnneetecousseadoioecossrdeienwennaseneus 36 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOOI13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Max Slave Retry Master Tx Beacon Network ID cccccccccceeeeeeees 37 Repeater EON ID eer r E 38 Overlapping Multipoint Networks ccccccccceeseseeeseeees
10. Web Port Fw version Signal dBm Noise dBm Margin d8 WTx vswr temp C Connected To 1 8841328 192 168 111 197 255 255 255 0 192 168 111 1 80 2 12 7 21 12 8844547 192 168 111 198 255 255 255 0 192 168 111 1 80 2 12 7 21 Enable Diagnostics Upon running the program it will automatically attempt to discover any IP Mini radios con nected via Ethernet The radios broadcast this information so they should be successfully dis covered as long as they have a physical Ethernet connection to the network Depending on an IT department s policies broadcasts may be blocked through any routers so the radio may need to be on the same LAN segment as the PC running the FreeWave Discovery Tool Firewall software such as Windows Firewall and McAfee Personal Firewall can prevent the Discovery Server from operating properly FreeWave Technologies recommends disabling any Firewall software prior to running the Discovery Server The FreeWave Discovery Tool will show the Serial Number Radio Name if assigned IP Ad dress Subnet Mask Default Gateway Web Port and Firmware Version for each discovered radio Choosing a radio from the discovered list and right clicking on it will bring up a Context Menu with the following items Add Delete Open Web Page and Change Basic Settings Add Add New Radio Enter IP Address Of Radio To Add o oO O Cancel This option allows a radio to be manually added to
11. pema ee o mo o oo eo a oo pase peoa oo C a C a fromm ews o Alarm Transmit Rate Multipoint Parameters Default RADIUS Port Number 1812 Alarm Below 6 Alarm Above 30 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 52 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual SNMP Default Rx Rate Alarm Below 90 TX Rate Alarm Below 90 Alarm Above 0 Alarm Below 30 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A Hitt WME gt 59 IP Mega Mini User Manual Examples of Data Communication Links FreeWave transceivers versatility allows data communication links to be established using a variety of different configurations The example below shows the most common and straightforward link a Gateway communicat ing to an Endpoint in a Point to Point link nE The example below shows how a link might be set up using a Repeater The Repeater may be located on a hilltop or other elevated structure enhancing the link from the Gateway to the End point In this configuration it may be desirable to use an external Omni directional antenna at the Repeater Yagi antennas may be used at both the Gateway and Endpoint transceivers When a Repeater is used the RF throughput is cut in half
12. 168 111 197 MAC 00 07 67 97 1 1 5F Serial 9900383 Terminal Server Configuration PORT 1 PORT 2 Disable Disable Enable k Enable 192 168 111 197 7000 192 168 111 197 7001 Server TCP C Enable Alarm C Enable Alam Diagnostics i Maintain Link Drop Link Maintain Link Drop Link Client rop 9 Enable i p i Enable Enable 192 168 111 197 192 168 111 197 PowerUp Destination l f A PowerUp meer Inactivity Timeout 0 seconds 0 seconds Alarm Retry Limit attempts attempts Baud Rate 19200 7 115200 Data Bits 8 v 8 x Parity None None Stop Bits 1 D Flow Control None None CD Mode Normal Normal Interface R5232 RS422 v C Modbus RTU O Modbus RTU Disable Choosing this radio button disables the associated serial port preventing it from accepting data or a TCP connection Server TCP Selecting the Enable radio button in this section enables the entered port on the radio as a TCP terminal server its default mode The IP address of the radio is shown under the radio button The port number box comes after the IP address and is user configurable This port number will be the TCP port that the radio listens to for connection requests Any valid TCP port from 1 to 65535 can be entered In the picture above Port 1 is set for port 7000 Enable Alarm Checking this box enables the associated port on the radio as an alarm cli
13. 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 12 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual Choosing option 2 will bring up the IP Setup menu asdf HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Enter Password admin FREEWAYE SETUP MENU 2 IP Setup 5 Security Esc Exit Enter Choice SETUP MENU IP Address 192 168 111 197 Subnet Mask Pas a fae dats pap ts ee i Default Gateway 192 168 111 1 Web Port 80 Management VLAN ID Data VLAN ID Tagging NZA Enter Choice Connected 0 01 59 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 From this menu the various IP Address and VLAN settings can be changed e Option will change the IP Address of the radio e Option 2 will change the Subnet Mask also called Netmask of the radio e Option 3 will change the Default Gateway of the radio e Option 4 will change the port number of the radio s Web based configuration screens e Option 5 will change the Management VLAN ID assigned to the radio e Option 6 will change the Data VLAN ID assigned to the radio e Option 7 Tagging will display N A unless VLAN IDs are entered Once VLAN IDs have been assigned choosing option 7 will toggle the option between Tagged and UN Tagged Selecting option 5 from the main Setup Menu will bring up the Security menu LITLE LILLE IP SETUP MENU 1 Radius Disabled 6 AES Encryption Key x 7 MAC Filter Esc Exit Ent
14. CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 12 IP Mega Mini User Manual Appendix D Changing the IP Address in Windows XP NOTE These instructions are for Windows XP The displayed widows and available option may be different under other Operating Systems 1 Click on Start Control Panel or Start Settings Control Panel inet Double click the Network Connections icon Figure 1 Connections 3 Right click on Local Area Connection and then click Properties Figure 2 NOTE Depending on the Network setup different icons may appear here Please contact the IT Department if there are issues finding the proper icon 4 Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it then click the Figure 1 Properties button Figure 3 a ee 5 Select the Use the following IP address radio button and enter an il iia appropriate IP address Hit the Tab key and Windows XP will enter a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 automatically They may be Figure 2 changed if necessary Usually the Default Gateway Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server en EARST lacus tries can be left blank when the computer is being used __ Genel Authentication Advanced solely for radio configuration Figure 4 If there are Connect using questions about these entries please contact the IT De BD rect PRO 100 VE Network Cone artment This connection uses the following items p v El Client fo
15. Free Wave s IP Mini radios are contained in a single MIB file FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES MIB This file is available from FreeWave Technologies upon request FREEWAVE DD Pset Serial Setup Radio Setup FGRminiplus IP 192 168 111 197 MAC 00 07 E7 97 11 5F Serial 9900383 SNMP Agent Configuration SNMP Version Disabled Read Community ee Write Community eeeees Authentication Password v3 Privacy Password v3 Trap Version Trap Community sssss Min Fault Time seconds SNMP Diagnostics SNMP Trap Configuration Trap Managers Aaa SNMP Trap Limits AlarmBelow Aamsboe Rx Rate 90 2 s Tx Rate 90 f sss Reflected Power oom O SN Deta o 00 SNMP Agent Configuration In this section the proper SNMP version Communities and Passwords required by the SNMP Agent are entered SNMP Version In this dropdown box the desired version of SNMP can be selected The available options are vl v2 and v3 Read Community In this box the SNMP Community name that has Read access should be entered Write Community In this box the SNMP Community name that has Write access should be entered BAMM FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA 43 IP Meg
16. Object fwtPlusModemMaxSlaveRetry fwtPlusModemFreqZoneIndex fwtPlusModemFreqZoneDescr fwtPlusModemFreqZoneEnabled Notification Object fwtPlusModemSupply VoltageBad Description The maximum number of times an End point can attempt to deliver data to the Gateway before it discards the data An index used to identify a specific fre quency zone for a specific radio mo dem A textual description of a specific fre quency zone for a specific radio mo dem If the value of this object 1s true 1 then the referenced frequency zone is en abled for the relevant radio modem if the value of this object is false 2 then the frequency zone is disabled Description This notification is generated when the supply voltage for a radio modem goes out of specification Access Read Write Not Accessible Read Only Read Write Objects fwtPlusModemSupply Voltage Syntax Unsigned32 0 9 Unsigned32 DisplayString TruthValue LUMOOISAA v 1 0 RevA FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 49 IP Mega Mini User Manual Object List for FREE WAVE TECHNOLOGIES MIB Group Object Description Objects fwtPlusModemStatusGroup A collection of objects fwtPlusModemSignal concerned with the current fwtPlusModemNoise status of a radio modem fwtPlusModemSupply Voltage fwtPlusModemRxRate fwtPlusModemReflectedPow
17. as the username AES Encryption Key A user defined encryption key for the 128 bit AES encryption is entered in this box Up to 16 alphanumeric characters can be entered for the encryption key The encryption key must be the same on every radio in the FreeWave network 128 bit AES encryption is always enabled although the encryption key may be blank Allowed MAC Addresses In this section MAC filtering can be enabled Entering a hardware MAC address in the box and clicking the Add button will put that MAC address into the allowed list Each group of digits in the MAC address should be separated by a colon This list 1s specific for each radio Only devices with MAC addresses in the allowed list will be permitted to communicate over the Ethernet port of the radio Any other traffic will be refused Selecting a MAC address in the allowed list and clicking the Delete button will remove that address from the list Clicking the Clear button will remove every entry in the allowed list If the Allowed MAC Addresses section is blank all traffic will be allowed FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 42 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A SNMP IP Mega Mini User Manual This page is where the SNMP management features of the IP Mini radio can be set The IP Mini radio supports SNMP versions 1 2 and 3 All of the SNMP manageable objects for
18. by one line for each entry in the log FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 70 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A arame IP Mega Mini User Manual Troubleshooting Windows XP If the Windows Firewall is enabled the notice displayed in Figure 3 will appear when Free Wave TFTP Server is run for the first time To allow the server to run under Windows XP sim ply click the Unblock button This issue does not occur if the Windows Firewall has been dis abled i Windows Security Alert x a To help protect your computer Windows Hrewall has blocked zome features of this program Do you want to keep blocking this program Lal Name TFI PServer Publisher Unknown eer Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connections from the Intemet or a network F you recognize the program or trust the publisher you can unblock t When should unblock a program Figure 3 Windows Firewall Security Alert FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 7 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA y IP Mega Mini User Manual Appendix C Wiring Example IP Mini to MDS 9710 Function IP Mini Pin Number MDS 9710 Pin Number ee ee eee OROCEC BOSC BOSOTOC EC EO EORCEO CECECEC BCC 2 CRC aC aC aCe FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder
19. i iS i of oF FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 5 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA atta IP Mega Mini User Manual Tools This page will allow the editing of the Site Information changing of the login Password and upgrading of the radio s Firmware FGRminiplus FREEWAVE DOJ IP 192 168 111 197 MAC 00 07 E7 97 11 5F Serial 9900383 IP Setup serial Setup Radio Setup Change Site Information Change Site Information Status SNMP _ Diagnostics Change Password Admin Password a Change Admin Password Change Guest Password NEW Password Upgrade Firmware Address of TFTP Server CO T Upgrade Firmware GLOBAL Firmware Upgrade Site Name Site Contact Notes Any text entered in these fields will show on the Status page They can be used to help identify the radio technical contact etc Change Password This section is used to change the login password for the Admin and Guest accounts The cur rent Admin password must be entered in the Admin Password field The new password is en tered in the New Password field and re entered in the Confirm NEW Password field Click ing the Change Admin Password button will change the Admin password to the one entered in the New Password field Clicking the Change Guest Password button will change the Guest password to the one entered in the New Password field Upgr
20. included with the transceiver usually pro vides ample distance for placement away from other equipment To improve the data link Free Wave Technologies offers directional and Omni directional antennas with cable lengths ranging from 3 to 200 feet When using an external antenna placement of that antenna 1s critical to a solid data link Other antennas in close proximity are a potential source of interference use the Radio Statistics to help identify potential problems The Radio Statistics are found on the Basic Information Page An adjustment as little as 2 feet in antenna placement can resolve some noise problems In extreme cases such as when interference is due to a Pager or Cellular Tele phone tower a band pass filter may reduce this out of band noise FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 57 IP Mega Mini User Manual Factory Default Settings FreeWave IP Mini transceivers are shipped from the factory with the following Default Set tings IP Setup Default m CC a a SN E o m Force SSL Unchecked Spanning Tree Unchecked a Serial Gateway Setup Port 1 Port 2 Server Server TCP Selected 7000 Selected 7001 Unchecked Unchecked 0 0 0 0 8000 0 0 0 0 8001 0 0 0 0 9000 0 0 0 0 9001 HMH 0 0 0 0 6000 0 0 0 0 6001 Inactivity Timeout Timeout Oo a a Modbus RTU Unchecked Unchecked a PS pews oee o
21. is successfully re ceived at the Gateway The Retry Time Out parameter is useful when a Multipoint network has a roving Gateway or Endpoint s As the link gets weaker a lower setting will allow a poor link to break in search of a stronger one Note Setting Retry Time Out to 20 is recommended in areas where several FreeWave net works exist This setting will allow Endpoints and Repeaters to drop the connection if the link becomes too weak while at the same time prevent errant disconnects due to in terference from neighboring networks FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 30 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual While intended primarily for Multipoint networks the Retry Time Out parameter may also be modified in Point to Point networks However the value in Point to Point mode should not be set to less than 151 RF Data Rate IP Mini transceivers have two settings for the RF Data Rate 154 Kbps and 115 Kbps RF Data Rate should not be confused with the serial port Baud Rate A setting of 154 Kbps should be used when the transceivers are close together and data throughput needs to be optimized A set ting of 154 Kbps must also be used when the full throughput of 92 Kbps is necessary A setting of 115 Kbps should be used when the transceivers are farther away and a solid data link is pre ferred over data throughput The maximum availa
22. power is on to the radio pe Carrier Detect Output Used to show an RF connection between transceivers H Request to Send Input The transceiver does not recognize RTS for flow control RTS is used as a control line in RTS CTS mode 4 TXD Transmit Data Output Used to transmit data bits serially from the transceivers to the system device 5 CTS Clear to Send Output Indicates to the system device connected to the transceiver that the transceiver is ready to receive data When asserted the transceiver will accept data When de asserted the transceiver will not accept data CTS should always be used for data rates above 38 4KB or there will be a risk of lost data if an RF link is not very robust RXD_ Receive Data Input Used to receive data bits serially from the system device con nected to the transceivers Md ol O Signal return for all signal lines shared with Pin 10 Data Terminal Ready Used only for DTR Connect ee faa 10 GND Ground fo Signal return for all signal lines shared with Pin 7 OOOO OVOOOW OVOOODO OVOO J7 Serial 1 J6 Serial 2 Expansion of Circled area OOOO a J1 Pwr Eth FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 63 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Power Ethernet Pin Assignments J1 Pn sem
23. radio button The port number box comes after the IP address and is user configurable This port number will be the UDP port that the radio listens to for requests Once a request comes into that port the radio will send any incoming serial data to the IP address of the requesting device The radio will continue doing so until a new device makes a request on that UDP port The radio will always send the serial data to the address of the last successful requesting device PowerUp Destination In this section an IP Address and Port Number can be entered Before an incoming UDP request has been received the IP Address and Port number entered here will be where the radio sends any serial data coming into its serial port Once a UDP request is received the radio will operate as listed above Inactivity Timeout This setting controls how long an incoming connection must be idle 1 e no data being trans ferred before the radio drops the connection This setting is in seconds A setting of 0 means that the radio will never disconnect an idle connection all disconnects will need to come from the client side Alarm Retry Limit This setting is the number of times the radio will attempt to create an outgoing TCP connection when acting as an alarm client see Enable Alarm p 21 When the radio reaches the number of retries listed in this setting without a successful connection it will cease trying and act as if no alarm was received The inco
24. rates 38400 and higher without flow control Data Bits This option sets the number of data bits the serial port will send This should match the number of data bits the connected device requires or is set to The available settings are 5 6 7 and 8 Parity This option sets the parity type the serial port will use This should match the parity required by the connected device s settings The available settings are None Even and Odd Stop Bits This option sets the number of stop bits the serial port will send This should match the number of stop bits required by the connected device s settings The available settings are 1 and 2 Flow Control This option sets whether hardware flow control will be used on this serial port The available settings are None Uses software flow control XON XOFF Hardware Hardware flow control RTS CTS CD Mode This controls the function of the CD line on the serial port Normal CD is asserted when a TCP connection to the associated port is made and de asserted when the TCP connection 1s closed Most serial devices will use this option Keyed CD asserts 500 us before transmit and de asserts 1 ms after the transmission of the first bit of the last byte of data This option should be used with serial devices that require the CD line to be asserted prior to the transmission of data Please see Appendix C p 72 for a wiring example FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Bou
25. settings for the Transmit Rate parameter The setting for normal operation of the transceiver is Normal The rate of Diagnostics is useful to qualitatively gauge signal strength in Point to Point mode When set to Diagnostics the transceivers will transmit back and forth continuously regardless of whether they have any actual data or not In Point to Point operation FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 3 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual a Transmit Rate of Diagnostics should be used only as a diagnostic tool and not for normal op eration The strength of the signal may be gauged by the Clear to Send LED A solid red CTS LED indicates a strong signal a blinking CTS LED indicates a weaker signal FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 37 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A tt Wl gt IP Mega Mini User Manual Call Book Call Book Entry To Call Gateway gt Repeater l gt Repeater 2 gt fo All EndPomt Serial Number Ist me seral Number 2nd Serial Number Oo m Use EndPoint Value of 9999999 For Repeater Lmks Of 3 or More The Call Book is required to be used in Point to Point networks While the call book is an op tion in Point to Multipoint networks the Network ID feature is strongly recommended in most applications T
26. the discovery list by its IP Address The IP Address of the radio should be entered into the box and then the OK button should be clicked FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 74 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual Press the CANCEL button to close the window without entering an IP Address Delete Selecting this option will delete the selected entry from the Discovery Server list If the radio is still connected to the Ethernet link the entry will reappear upon the radio s next broadcast or upon clicking the Search button Open Web Page Choosing this option opens the computer s default web browser and enters the selected radio s IP Address in the address bar If the computer can communicate with that IP Address via HTTP the radio s login information will come up Logging in will display the radio s settings pages Change Basic Settings Change Serial Number 8641326 Eg Selecting this option brings up a window that allows the changing of the basic IP settings of the radio In this section the IP Address Netmask Subnet Mask Gateway and Web Port can be changed If changes are made the Administrator password for the radio must be entered in the Password box and then the Change button should be clicked If the password is correct the radio will reboot and apply the requested changes Otherwise the radio will ignore t
27. to a single Gateway However if each Endpoint will be transmitting data at greater levels then fewer Endpoints should be linked to the Gateway The overall network will be closer to capacity with fewer Endpoints For examples and additional information on data communication links see the section Ex amples of Data Communication Links on page 60 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com g LUM0013AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual FreeWave Basic IP Setup This section describes how to either set or determine the IP address of the MM2 P T hereafter TP Mini radio To determine or set the IP address of an IP Mini radio plug a serial cable into SERIAL 1 J7 the left port with the radio disconnected from the power Then follow the below instructions to open and setup HyperTerminal Accessing HyperTerminal s Setup Menu Note The following screen shots are taken from a computer using Windows XP The display may vary slightly if using different operating systems Click on the Start button A cascading menu appears Select Programs Accessories Commu nications and then HyperTerminal A window appears similar to the following HyperTerminal File Edt View Go Favortes Help Address C Program FilestAccessoriesHyperT erninal ATAT Mal CompuServe hticong dll hypertrm dll 3 5 Hypertrm exe _ Fe plication MEI Mall Freewar
28. to the Trap Managers list When an IP Address in the list is selected clicking the Delete button will remove that address from the list Clicking the Clear button will remove all addresses from the Trap Manager List SNMP Trap Limits In this section the limits for any available SNMP Traps can be set Voltage This is a Trap for the supply voltage of the radio The Trap Condition will be present if the volt age drops below the Alarm Below voltage or is above the Alarm Above voltage The avail able settings are the whole numbers between 6 and 30 The numbers are in volts DC FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 44 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Rx Rate This is a Trap for the Receive Percent of the radio The Trap Condition will be present if the Receive Percent drops below the Alarm Below percentage The available settings are from 50 to 100 in increments of 5 The numbers are in percent Tx Rate This is a Trap for the Transmit Percent of the radio The Trap Condition will be present if the Transmit Percent drops below the Alarm Below percentage The available settings are from 50 to 100 in increments of 5 The numbers are in percent Reflected Power This is a Trap for the Reflected Power of the radio The Trap Conditions will be present if the Reflected Power is above the number set in the Alarm Above box The available s
29. 0 18 05 2006 TFTP server started Fri Mar 31 10 18 09 2006 127 0 0 29700 Client wants file test pdf Fri Mar 31 10 18 13 2006 127 0 0 1 29700 Transfer completed 13581682 bytes in 4 Fri Mar 31 10 18 32 2006 127 0 0 1 31236 Client wants file test pdf Fri Mar 31 10 18 32 2006 127 0 0 1 31748 Client wants file test pdf Figure 1 TFTP Server Window The bottom half of the window is the log display It shows log entries since the program was started To the left of the timestamp 1s an icon to indicate the type of log entry There are three types of log entries Information indicated by an 1 in a balloon Warning indicated by a yel low warning sign and Error indicated by a red circle with an x in it Each log entry is time stamped and includes the IP address and UDP port of the client as well as a descriptive message indicating the reason for the log entry FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 69 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual Server Configuration server Configuration Root folder C Program Files TFT PServersAoot Log file C Program Files TFT PSernverns FTP Server Log csy m Figure 2 Server Configuration Window Root folder The root folder is where TFTP clients access their files By default the root folder is named Root and is created under the FreeWave TFTP Server folder in the Windows Program F
30. 100BaseT Solid Orange Bright 10BaseT Linked No Data Activity Solid Green bright 100BaseT Solid Orange Bright 10BaseT Not Linked Check that cable is in good condition and plugged in FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 54 IP Mega Mini User Manual Authentication related LEDs Endpoint has not linked with Gateway Solid bright red ERR LED Endpoint cannot contact RADIUS server f Solid bright red ERR LED Endpoint was denied authentication from Alternating red and green ERR LED the RADIUS server Endpoint AES encryption key does not Alternating red and green ERR LED match Gateway encryption key Ci C2 ERR HIGH THROUGHPUT 3 a e ETHERNET BRIDGE Radio Front Panel ie FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 SBUL VM Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 55 LUMOOISAA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Point to Multipoint Operation LEDs a a a Condition Carrier Transmit Carrier Transmit Carrier Transmit Detect CD TX Detect TX Detect TX CD CD Powered not linked Solid red Solid red Off Solid red Off Blinking Solid red Off Blinking bright dim bright red bright red Repeater and Endpoint Solid red Solid red Off Solid Off Solid Solid Solid red Solid red linked to Gateway no bright dim green
31. 11 and higher The following diagnostics information 1s listed in the Discovery Server Signal Noise Margin difference between signal and noise Rx Tx VSWR Temp Voltage Distance and Connected To Specifics on these statistics can be found on page 17 of this man ual Diagnostics will be regularly updated as long as the Enable Diagnostics box is checked When that box is unchecked the last reported diagnostic information remains in the window but it is no longer updated FreeWave Discovery Tool File Serial Number Name IP Subnet Gatewa Web Port FW Version Signal dBm Noise dBm Margin dB Rx ATX vswr temp C voltage Distance m Connecte 1 8841328 192 168 111 197 255 255 255 0 192 168 111 1 80 2 12 7 21 54 12 0 00 1 12 06 658 8844547 2 8844547 192 168 111 198 255 255 255 0 192 168 111 1 80 Z222 0 00 0 00 0 14 48 658 8841328 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 16 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A
32. 255 Since the Network ID does not use serial numbers Multi point Gateways and Repeaters may be replaced without reprogramming all of the Endpoints in the network Endpoints will link with the first Gateway or Repeater that it hears that has a matching Network ID The Network ID function should be used in conjunction with the Subnet ID feature If necessary Without having the serial numbers in the Call Book an Endpoint may establish communica tions with different Gateways though not at the same time This is very useful in mobile Multi point applications FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 37 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Repeaters In a Multipoint network it is critical to transmission timing to configure this parameter cor rectly The value should be Disabled if there are no Repeaters in the network and Enabled if any number of Repeaters are present This parameter should be set to the same value in all transceivers in a Multipoint network Note Many advanced features of the IP Mini radio do not function cor rectly in networks where Repeaters are Enabled For best operation FreeWave Technologies does not recommend the use of single radio Repeaters Subnet ID The Subnet ID function only works in Multipoint Networks utilizing the Network ID option In a Multipoint Network an Endpoint or Repeater will connect with the f
33. IP Mega Mini User Manual Version 1 0 LUM0013AA Rev A PLT HHHHPHPHP PETER T Eee ee es x a9 ee oe a 4 j aiam Covering Firmware v 2 11c Initial Release FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 1 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual SPREAD SPECTRUM WIRELESS DATA TRANSCEIVER USER MANUAL Copyright 1995 2008 by FreeWave Technologies Inc All rights reserved Published 2008 WARRANTY FreeWave Technologies warrants your FreeWave Wireless Data Transceiver against defects in materials and manufacturing for a period of two years from the date of purchase In the event of a Product failure due to materials or workmanship FreeWave will at its discretion repair or replace the Product In no event will FreeWave Technologies Inc its suppliers and its licensors be liable for any damages arising from the use of or inability to use this Product This includes business inter ruption loss of business information or other loss which may arise from the use of this Prod uct Please be advised that OEM customer s warranty periods may vary Warranty Policy may not apply 1 If Product repair adjustments or parts replacements is required due to accident neglect un usual physical electrical or electromagnetic stress 2 If Product is used outside of FreeWave specifications 3 If Product has been modified repaired or altered b
34. P Mega Mini User Manual Appendix A Errata Known Issues IP Mini 2 11c INITIAL RELEASE e Point to Point Repeaters are not functional e In Multipoint links during Endpoint to Endpoint transfers the destination Endpoint will sometimes lose its link It will recover on its own e RS 422 and RS 485 options are available under Serial Setup Interface but these modes are not supported in the IP Mini FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A neta 67 IP Mega Mini User Manual Appendix B FreeWave TFTP Server Users Manual Installation Requires Microsoft Windows 98 2000 XP with Microsoft Windows Installer 2 0 or higher To install FreeWave TFTP Server execute the fwTFTP Install msi program If the defaults are accepted the program will be installed in the C Program Files FreeWave Technolo gies fwTFTP folder The installer will automatically create an uninstall entry in the Add or Remove Programs list To uninstall this software open Add or Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel select TFTP Server from the list then click Remove to uninstall it Using the Server The illustration on the next page Figure 1 shows the basic layout of the server The icons at the top of the window control the server e To stop the server click the Stop server button No TFTP clients will be able to conne
35. a Mini User Manual Authentication Password v3 This option is only available when using SNMP v3 The password needed for SNMP v3 authen tication should be entered in the text box The proper encryption algorithm for the SNMP Agent should be selected in the dropdown box The available options are MDS5 and SHAI Privacy Password v3 This option is available only when using SNMP v3 The password needed for SNMP v3 privacy should be entered in the text box The proper encryption algorithm for the SNMP Agent should be selected in the dropdown box The available options are AES and DES SNMP Trap Configuration In this section the version Community timing and Managers for the available SNMP Traps are set Trap Version In this dropdown box the Trap Version supported by the SNMP Agent should be selected The available options are v1 v2 and Disabled Trap Community In this box the SNMP Community name that has Trap access should be entered Min Fault Time In this dropdown box the amount of time a trap condition must be continuously present before an SNMP Trap is sent to the Trap Manager s is set This amount of time is in seconds The available options are 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 and 300 seconds Trap Managers This list contains the IP Addresses of the authorized SNMP Trap Managers In the text box next to the list the IP Address of a Trap Manager can be entered Clicking the Add button will add that IP Address
36. able Open a web browser IE Netscape Firefox etc and type the IP address of the radio into the address bar For example to access an IP Mini radio with an IP address of 192 168 111 90 type http 192 168 111 90 into the address bar of the web browser A static IP address on the same subnet may need to be assigned to the router switch and or the computer to access the radio see Appendix D p 73 The default IP address from the factory is 192 168 111 100 A FreeWave Home Page Microsoft Internet Explo File Edit View Favorites Tools Help O x y lt s x E Fn pa Search Address http 192 168 111 100 A prompt for a user name and password will appear The default username for the Administra tor login is admin and the password is admin The default username for the Guest login is guest and the password is guest The Administrator login has full permission to change all settings on the radio including Firm ware upgrades The Guest login can only view the settings The Guest login can see the Status IP Setup Serial Gateway Setup and Radio Setup pages The Guest login cannot save any changes cannot see the Security or Tools pages and cannot reboot the radio Connect to 197 168 111 90 Free wy aye User name s admin v Password TILI Remember my password FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewav
37. access by the RADIUS server Ethernet traffic will neither be sent via the Ethernet port nor via the radio link SBLM FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com A LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual RADIUS IP Address The IP address of the RADIUS server should be entered in this box DNS names are not ac cepted This option is controlled from the Gateway radio only It has no functionality on End point or Repeater radios RADIUS Port Number The port number of the RADIUS server s authentication port should be entered here This op tion is controlled from the Gateway radio only It has no functionality on Endpoint or Repeater radios Shared Secret The appropriate secret for the RADIUS server should be entered in this box This option is used on Endpoint and Multipoint Repeater radios only It has no functionality on Gateway radios The IP address of the Endpoint radios should be entered in the RADIUS server s Clients file Each radio will act as a client when accessing the RADIUS server User Password The appropriate password for the radio should be entered in this box This option 1s used on Endpoint and Multipoint Repeater radios only It has no functionality on Gateway radios An entry for the radio should be created in the RADIUS server s Users file The radio will always report its serial number minus any hyphens
38. ade Firmware The IP Mini downloads its firmware updates via TFTP To update the firmware two things are required the IP address of a TFTP server that contains the upgrade file and the file name of the upgrade file FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA BAMM 52 IP Mega Mini User Manual Address of TFTP Server Enter the IP address of the TFTP server that contains the upgrade file here Only an IP address is accepted File Name Enter the file name of the firmware upgrade file here The file name must exactly match what is stored on the TFTP server Upgrade Firmware Clicking this button begins the Firmware update process on this radio The radio will download the Firmware file from the specified TFTP Server load the file to memory and then reboot Once this button is clicked status messages will be displayed on the webpage in place of the Tools page GLOBAL Firmware Upgrade Clicking this button on a Gateway radio begins the Firmware update process on the Gateway radio The radio will download the Firmware file from the specified TFTP Server The Gateway will then send a copy of the Firmware update to all connected Endpoint and Multipoint Re peater radios This Firmware information is sent to each radio in 1 KB sections Each radio must successfully receive every section or it will not upgrade its Firmware Increasing the
39. ate menu items for each setting click on the OK button The follow ing HyperTerminal dialog box appears FreeWave User Manual HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help F Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect SCROLL CAFS E Connect power to the radio After a few seconds the following screen should appear in the HyperTerminal window asdf Hyper Terminal Sees File Edit view Call Transfer Help De 23 25 E For Config press Y within 2 secs _ Connected 0 01 32 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 1 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual Enter a Y or a y within 2 seconds to go into the IP setup of the radio Any other key will exit allowing the radio to complete the boot up Upon entering a Y a password prompt will appear asdf Hyper Terminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Dawe 3 DH ee For Config press Y within 2 secs Enter Password _ Connected 0 00 29 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 Entering the Administrator password factory default is admin will bring up the Basic Setup Menu asdf HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help For Config press Y within 2 secs Enter Password admin FREEWAYE SETUP MENU Esc Exit Enter Choice Connected 0 01 47 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 maam FreeWave Technologies
40. ble throughput available to an IP Mini radio 1s e 70 kbps at an RF Data Rate of 115 kbps e 92 kbps at an RF Data Rate of 154 kbps Note In Multipoint networks the RF Data Rate must be set identically in all transceivers Any transceiver with an RF Data Rate different from the Gateway will not establish a link In Point to Point networks the Gateway s settings take precedence over the Endpoint Compression This option enables or disables data compression within the IP Mini radio The settings are 0 Compression is disabled 1 A compression algorithm is used which slightly compresses most types of data resulting in a moderate increase in throughput approximately 20 2 A compression algorithm is used which attempts to greatly compress data For compressible data text uncompressed images etc this can result in a significant throughput increase approximately 50 For uncompressible or already compressed data JPEGs MP3 ZIPs etc however this mode will most likely REDUCE the throughput NOTE When Compression 2 Peer to Peer throughput 1 e Endpoint to Endpoint End point to Repeater or Repeater to Endpoint throughput is GREATLY reduced FreeWave technologies does not recommend using Compression 2 if Peer to Peer functionality is needed Point to Point Parameters The items in this section are mainly set in Point to Point Networks although they do have some usage in Multipoint networks Transmit Rate There are two
41. crash Itis also possible to have a transparent bridge with an IP ad dress of 255 255 255 255 but serial port functionality the Security features and access to the Web based setup pages will be lost To reassign a valid IP address follow the instructions in Basic IP Setup see p 9 or use the Discovery Server see p 74 The Subnet Mask and De fault Gateway are normally assigned by a network administrator FGRminiplus FREEWAVE gt IP 192 168 111 197 MAC 00 07 E7 97 11 5F Serial 9900383 Lan Network Interface Configuration IP Address 192 168 111 197 Serial Setu 7 ae Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Radio Setup Default Gateway 192 168 111 1 SNMP Web Page Port http 80_ A Force SSL https Enable Spanning Tree C Enable VLAN Configuration Management VLAN D T Data VLAN ID 0 Local Interface O Tagged Un Tagged 2006 2008 FreeWave Technologies Inc Web Page Port This setting allows the assigned port for the Web interface Setup pages to be changed The de fault setting is port 80 the standard Web page port If this setting is changed from port 80 the proper port number must be included when accessing the Setup pages http lt IP address gt lt Port gt where lt IP address gt is the IP address of the IP Mini radio and lt Port gt is the port number assigned in the IP Setup page Any valid TCP port can be entered from 1 to 65535 If an invalid TCP port is entered t
42. ct to the server and any existing connections will be dropped e To restart the server click the Start server button To clear the log click the Clear log button This will clear the log display and also erase the log file e To configure the server click the Configure button This will open the configuration window described in Figure 2 e To terminate the server program close the TFTP Server window just like any other pro gram by clicking the close icon at the upper right of the window All existing client connections will be dropped when the program closes Note that the log file will not be erased when the program is restarted Only the Clear log button will erase the log FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 68 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual The top half of the window is a list of active client connections Each connection shows the IP address of the client and the UDP port number the server is using to communicate with the cli ent The Action column shows what the client is doing The progress column shows a green progress bar that indicates the progress of file transfers The Kbytes sec column shows the cur rent transfer speed Stop server Clearlog Configure Client IP Action Progress KBytes sec 127 0 0 1 31256 GET test pdf ae 1927 127 0 0 1 31748 GET test pdf 1740 Timestamp Client IF Message Fri Mar 31 1
43. d Off Blinking Solid red Off Blinking Endpoint bright dim bright bright red bright red through Repeater i Gateway linked Flashing Solid red Solid red Solid red Off Blinking Solid red Solid red Solid red to Repeater not orange dim bright bright red bright di bright to Endpoint O Repeater linked Solid Intermittent Intermittent Solid Intermittent Intermit Solid Intermittent Intermit to Endpoint green flash red flash red green flash red tent flash green flash red tent flash XOK o VOK red o DOK red o Mode 6 waiting Solid red Off Blinking red Solid red Off Blinking n a n a n a for ATD com bright bright red mand Setup Mode Solid Solid Solid green Solid Solid Solid Solid Solid Solid green green green green green green green green FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 56 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Choosing a Location for the Transceivers Placement of the FreeWave transceiver is likely to have a significant impact on its performance The key to the overall robustness of the radio link is the height of the antenna In general Free Wave units with a higher antenna placement will have a better communication link In practice the transceiver should be placed away from computers telephones answering machines and other similar equipment The 6 foot Ethernet cable
44. d Point to Multipoint network From the Gateway any data is broadcast to all three Endpoints one of which receives it through a Multipoint Repeater The data is in turn sent out of the data port of each of the three Endpoint The end device should be configured to interpret the data and act on it if necessary o Gateway Endpoint Endpoint a Repeater Endpoint a FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A Hitt WME gt 6l IP Mega Mini User Manual The last example is a Point to Multipoint network which uses one of the sites as an Endpoint Repeater This network functions in the same manner as a standard Multipoint network with Repeaters However the number of radios may be reduced with the use of the Multipoint End point Repeater feature Z e Endpoint Gateway Endpoint Repeater Endpoint a Repeater Endpoint FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 62 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual RS232 Pin Assignments J6 J7 PT Asizmnent Sina Detain 1 DSR Data Set Ready Output Always high when the radio is powered Indicates
45. dem in dBm The detected noise for this radio mo Read Only Integer 32 dem in dBm The supply voltage to this radio mo Read Only Hundredth dem in units of one hundredth of a volt The current receive rate as a percentage Read Only Hundredth of the maximum in units of one hun dredth of a percent The current amount of reflected RF Read Only Unsigned32 power The current temperature of this radio Read Only Integer 32 modem in degrees Celsius The current approximate range of this Read Only Unsigned32 radio modem from its peer in meters The network mode to be used by a radio Read Write INTEGER pointToPoint 1 modem multipoint 2 The modem mode to be used by a radio Read Write INTEGER gateway 1 re modem peater 2 endpoint 3 The frequency key to be used by a radio Read Write Unsigned32 0 14 modem The minimum packet size to be used by Read Write Unsigned32 0 9 a radio modem FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 LUMOOISAA v 1 0 RevA Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 47 User Manual inl IP Mega M Object List for FREE WAV E TECHNOLOGIES MIB Object fwtPlusModemMaxPacketSize fwtPlusModemTxPower fwtPlusModemRetryTimeout fwtPlusModemRFDateRate fwtPlusModemBroadcastRepeat fwtPlusModemNetworkID fwtPlusModemRepeaters fwtPlusModemRxSubnetID fwtPlusModemTxSubnetID fwtPlusModemReboot
46. dpoint will wait a brief amount of time before starting again with the data retries It will keep retrying the same packet of data over and over until it succeeds Drop Data The Endpoint will throw away the current data it failed to send The pattern begins again upon receipt of new data Drop Link The Endpoint will drop its radio link with the Gateway or Repeater for a brief amount of time and then re link Master Tx Beacon This setting controls the Gateway radio s duty cycle during idle times By default the Gateway transmits every frame whether there is payload data or not Adjusting the number in the dropdown box higher will cause the Gateway to skip transmit frames when it has no other data to send This can reduce the power usage from the Gateway during idle times If data does come into the Gateway radio the Gateway will transmit that data regardless of this setting This set ting needs to be the same in every radio Gateway Repeater and Endpoint NOTE In any net work that has radios with a firmware version lower than 2 10 this setting must be 1 out of every 1 Slots NOTE In a radio network that has the Repeaters option set to Enabled this setting must be set to 1 out of every 1 slots Network ID Network ID allows Multipoint networks to be established without using the Call Book The default setting of 255 enables the Call Book To enable Network ID the value must be set be tween 0 and 4095 excluding
47. e lect this option The radio will bridge the data leaving the VLAN ID as is Un Tagged If the data coming into the radio s local Ethernet port is not tagged with a VLAN ID select this option The radio will accept the data tag it with the VLAN ID entered in the Data VLAN ID field and send it across the radio link Data arriving at this radio and being sent out of the local Ethernet port will have any VLAN tag removed before being sent out of the port NOTE Not every network needs or uses VLAN IDs The Management VLAN ID setting and the Data VLAN ID setting are normally kept at 0 Changes to these settings should be ap proved by a Network Administrator FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 20 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Serial Setup This is where the port numbers and data settings for each serial port can be assigned These set tings need to match the device to which each port is connected The ports are independent of each other they can have different baud rates parity protocol etc To access either port a cli ent will need to call the IP address of the radio plus the port number If both ports are disabled the Basic IP Setup will still work through SERIAL 1 J7 FGRminiplus FREEWAVE D IP 192
48. e User HypertTer Modified 6 11 98 6 01 PM Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name Freewave FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 9 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual In the Name text box type in a descriptive name Select an icon from the Icon selection box Click on the OK button The following Connect To dialog box appears Connect To Ei 4 Freew ave User Manual Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Country code United States of America 1 Area code 303 Phone number Connect using ain iain Select the connection type to be used from the Connect using drop down menu In most cases the connection type will be either Direct to Com1 or Direct to Com2 Click on the OK button The Properties dialog box appears for the selected connection type COM1 Properties E x Fort settings Bits per second 19200 Data bits le stop bits fi Flow control Emis Restore Defaults Cancel Apply FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 10 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A Hitt WHF Sy IP Mega Mini User Manual The following are the port settings which must be set for a proper connection bai After selecting the appropri
49. e com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA BAME 15 IP Mega Mini User Manual Status This page will include all of the device information Nothing on this screen is user adjustable This page will not automatically refresh Hardware Information This is displayed at the top of every page in the radio setup It displays the model name of the radio the radio s IP Address the radio s MAC address and the radio s Serial Number Firmware Version This displays the current version number of the firmware revision installed on the radio i FGRminiplus FREEWAVE DDJ IP 192 168 111 197 MAC 00 07 E7 97 11 5F Serial 9900383 Hardware Information 211c 7 10 2008 IP Setup Firmware Version serial Setup Wireless Version 8 68a Radio Setu Software Boot Version BoSS Uptime 0 days 0 hours 7 minutes 24 seconds Signal 120a Po Noise 968m SoS a Hav E S RX Success Rate 0 00 TX Success Rate 0 00 Reflected Power 7 Temperature Distance 40065 meters or 25 04 miles Site Name Site Contact Notes 2006 2008 FreeWave Technologies Inc Wireless Version This displays the current version number of the Radio Frequency module s firmware FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA BAMM 16 IP Mega Mini User Manual Software Boot Version amp Hardware Version These setting
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51. ent To use this function the Server port number box must also be configured The radio will act as a terminal server on the port specified in the port number box see also Server above If SBAEN FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 7 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual there is no TCP connection to the Server IP address and port number and serial data 1s received on the local serial port the radio will become a client and make a connection to the IP address and port number specified in the IP Address and Port Number boxes under the Enable Alarm checkbox Choosing Maintain Link will keep the connection to the remote IP Address and port number active until the radio is rebooted or the server side drops the link Choosing Drop Link will cause the outgoing connection to be dropped as soon as the serial data is sent Client TCP Choosing this radio button enables the radio to act as a TCP client to the entered IP address and port number Upon power up the radio will create a persistent outgoing TCP connection to the listed IP address and port number Any data set to the associated serial port on the radio is auto matically directed to the listed IP address and port number UDP Selecting the Enable radio button in this section enables the entered port on the radio as a UDP terminal server The IP address of the radio is shown under the
52. er fwtPlusModemTemperature fwtPlusModemRange fwtPlusModemControlGroup A collection of objects fwtPlusModemNetworkMode concerned with the current fwtPlusModemMode status of a radio modem fwtPlusModemFrequencyKey fwtPlusModemMinPacketSize fwtPlusModemMaxPacketSize fwtPlusModemTxPower fwtPlusModemRetryTimeout fwtPlusModemRFDataRate fwtPlusModemBroadcastRepeat fwtPlusModemNetworkID fwtPlusModemRepeaters fwtPlusModemRxSubnetID fwtPlusModemTxSubnetID fwtPlusModemReboot fwtPlusModemMaxSlaveRetry fwtPlusModemFreqZoneDescr fwtPlusModemFreqZoneEnabled FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 50 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Diagnostics Clicking the Diagnostics link will open the Diagnostics page in a separate window This page displays the serial number of the Gateway or Repeater that this radio is connecting to in a Point to Multipoint Gateway this header always says I am currently NOT connected This page also displays each frequency the radio is using along with the Signal Noise Signal to Noise Delta and Receive Rate for each individual frequency see p 17 for statistic descrip tions I am Currently connected to 8841328 Frequency Information By Channel _ ee ES SE oe a 100 00 ee Ce a ee lt D O 9105408 SK eto 00 00 pus o s o e l S oe e as E T a e e e 2 T z E T Gn iS
53. er Choice Connected 0 00 45 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 13 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA net IP Mega Mini User Manual From this menu some of the various security options can be changed e Option 1 will toggle RADIUS authentication between Enabled and Disabled e Option 6 will edit the AES Encryption Key e Option 7 will prompt for MAC addresses Entering an address will enable the MAC filter ing see p 42 Exiting the Setup Menu will initiate a reboot of the radio FreeWave Discovery Server The IP Address of an IP Mini radio can also be set using the FreeWave Discovery Server For more information on the FreeWave Discovery Server please see Appendix E p 74 Resetting Radio to Default Settings Follow the steps for accessing Basic IP Setup as indicated on pages 9 14 When the Enter Password prompt appears the password default can be entered The radio will then reboot and all of the radio settings will be reset to the factory defaults see p 58 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 14 LUMOOI13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Accessing Setup This section will discuss how to setup the settings in an IP Mini radio Plug the radio into either a computer or a switch router using a RJ 45 c
54. er must be set up properly in the Gateway s call book This Network Type and Modem Mode should be the ones used when operating the IP Mini as a termi nal server only no RF connectivity Adding a repeater to the radio network results in greatly reduced throughput over 50 less Multipoint amp This option allows the transceiver to operate as an Endpoint Repeater in a Multipoint net Repeater work Adding a repeater to the radio network results in greatly reduced throughput over 50 less Some advanced features of the IP Mini radios do not operate in net works containing Repeaters FreeWave Technologies does not recommend the use of Repeaters FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 26 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Transmission Characteristics The Transmission Characteristics section of the Radio Setup page allows the user to modify several different parameters in the transceiver Many of these parameters must be maintained throughout the network for proper functionality Note This section is only for the advanced user who has a good understanding of the princi ples of radio data transmission In a Point to Point network the settings for the Endpoints and Repeaters that are not deter mined by the Gateway are Transmit Power Retry Time Out and Compression All other settings are determined by the Gateway radio s settings
55. ettings are from 0 to 40 in increments of 2 S N Delta This is a Trap for the calculated difference between the Signal level and the Noise level of the radio The Trap Condition will be present if the Delta drops below the amount set in the Alarm Below box The available settings are from 10 to 40 in increments of 5 The numbers are in dB FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 45 IP Mega Mini User Manual Object Tree for FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES MIB Column 1 freewaveTechnologies fwtModules fwtTopLevelModule fwtProducts fwtPlusMIB fwtPlusStatusObjects fwtPlusModemStatusTable fwtPlusModemStatusTableEntry fwtPlusModemIndex fwtPlusModemSignal fwtPlusModemNoise fwtPlusModemSupplyVoltage fwtPlusModemRxRate fwtPlusModemReflectedPower fwtPlusModemTemperature fwtPlusModemRange fwtPlusControlObjects fwtPlusModemControlTable fwtPlusModemNetworkMode fwtPlusModemMode fwtPlusModemFrequencyKey fwtPlusModemMinPacketSize fwtPlusModemMaxPacketSize fwtPlusModemTxPower fwtPlusModemRetryTimeout fwtPlusModemRfDataRate fwtPlusModemBroadcastRepeat fwtPlusModemNetworkID fwtPlusModemRepeaters fwtPlusModemRxSubnetID
56. every Endpoint in the list and will connect with the first Endpoint that responds When calling through a Repeater the Gateway must first call that Repeater and establish a communication link with it prior to making contact with the Endpoint Programming Point to Point Extended Call Book to Use Three or Four Repeaters In a Point to Point configuration the IP Mini radios can utilize up to 4 Repeaters see Errata p 67 To use 3 or 4 Repeaters program the Call Book with the Endpoint s Serial Number fol lowed by the first 2 Repeaters On the next line enter 9999999 as the transceiver to call When prompted for the Repeaters enter the third and fourth Repeaters in the link Call Book Entry To Call Gateway gt Repeater 1 gt Repeater 2 gt 0 8841111 Use EndPomt Value of 9999999 For Repeater Links Of 3 or More The illustration above depicts a Point to Point link where an Endpoint is called through 4 Re peaters In this example the Gateway is calling the Endpoint 8841111 through Repeater 1 8842222 then Repeater 2 8843333 then Repeater 3 8844444 and finally Repeater 4 8845555 It is the entry of serial number 9999999 in line 1 that instructs the Gateway to con tinue calling through the Repeaters programmed on that line It is important that the Call Book slots 0 9 are filled sequentially starting with slot 0 When a Gateway is instructed to Call All it will call all Endpoints listed until it reache
57. go through a specific Multipoint Repeater In this scenario the Endpoint s Call Book should contain only the Serial Number for that Re peater as the entry on line 0 Programming Point to Multipoint Extended Call Book In a Multipoint network an Endpoint can be programmed to roam between Gateways and Re peaters using the Multipoint Extended Call Book function An Endpoint with its Call Book configured as below will communicate with any transceiver whose serial number appears in any of the three columns This functionality is enabled by setting Network ID to 255 Then in the Call Book enter 9999999 as the last entry in the first Entry To Call Gateway gt Repeater 1 gt Repeater 2 gt All EndPoint Serial Number 1st Repeater Serial Number 2nd Repeater Serial Number and second columns and O0 8841111 8842222 8843333 set Entry to Call to ALL 1 8844444 8845555 8846666 O2 8847777 8848888 8849999 O 3 8840000 8840101 8840202 O4 8840303 8840505 8840606 O05 8840707 8840808 8840909 O6 8841010 8841212 8841313 O07 8841414 8841515 8841616 O8 8841717 8841818 8841919 O9 9999999 9999999 8842020 Ea Use EndPoint Value of 9999999 For Repeater Links Of 3 or More o FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 35 LUMOOI13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Multipoint Network When installing Multipoint networks it is important
58. h the first Gateway or Repeater it hears with the correct Network ID FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 39 IP Mega Mini User Manual Overlapping Multipoint Networks Overlapping Multipoint networks may be set up effectively with FreeWave transceivers when several key parameters are set correctly Overlapping Multipoint networks are defined as net works using different Gateways which share or overlap in a specific geographic area It may also include co located transceivers configured into different networks Co located Multipoint networks require the following parameters be unique for each network e Network ID unless using Call Book e Frequency Key e Max Packet Size e Min Packet Size For more questions about the installation of Point to Multipoint networks please contact Free Wave Technical Support at 303 444 3862 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 40 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A Hitt WME IP Mega Mini User Manual Security On this page the RADIUS authentication information and the AES encryption key can be set FGRminiplus FREEWAVE DDJ IP 192 168 111 197 MAC 00 07 E7 97 11 5F Serial 9900383 IP Setup SNMP iagnostic RADIUS Authentication Configuration C Enable Aadio Setup Serial Setu
59. h noise levels can often be mitigated with band pass filters antenna placement or antenna polarization Voltage This displays the voltage of the power being supplied to the radio RX Success Rate This statistic shows the percentage of packets successfully received by this radio This statistic will show 0 00 in a Multipoint Gateway This statistic is only valid in a Multipoint network FreeWave recommends a minimum of 75 for proper radio operation TX Success Rate This statistic shows the percentage of packets sent by the radio that successfully reached the upstream radio 1 e the Gateway or a Repeater This statistic will show 0 00 on a Multi point Gateway or Multipoint Repeater This statistic is only valid on Multipoint Endpoint ra FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 17 IP Mega Mini User Manual dios FreeWave recommends a minimum of 75 for proper radio operation Reflected Power This is a measurement of the transmitted power that is reflected back into the transceiver from mismatched antennas mismatched cables or loose connections between the transceiver and the antenna A reading of 0 5 is good 5 29 is acceptable to marginal 30 is unacceptable and indicates that the connections should be inspected for loose connections and cable quality Temperature This indicates the current operating
60. he IP Mini will default the Web Page Port setting to 80 In the example below the Web Page port was changed to 5150 Example Address http H 192 168 111 203 5150 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 19 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual Force SSL Checking the Enable box will redirect any HTTP requests to the configuration pages through an HTTPS link using SSL Web page performance will be slower with this option enabled due to the encryption requirements The radio does not have to be rebooted for this setting to take effect Spanning Tree Checking the Enable box will cause a Gateway radio to utilize Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1D This will eliminate the possibility of the radios creating a network loop which can cause network wide problems FreeWave Technologies recommends leaving Spanning Tree unchecked unless Spanning Tree Protocol is required by your application Management VLAN ID Computers and devices using the VLAN ID entered here will be able to access the radio s Setup screens and serial ports via Ethernet Data VLAN ID Data using this VLAN ID will be allowed to come into or be sent out of the radio s local Ethernet port Local Interface Tagged If the data coming into the radio s local Ethernet port is tagged with a VLAN ID s
61. he change request File Menu The following options appear on the File menu in the Discovery Server Window Export to CSV Save Network File Import Network File Clear Radio List and Exit Export to CSV This menu options saves the current radio entries in a comma delimited CSV file The file contains all the information currently displayed in the Discovery Server program including Ra dio Name and all the Diagnostic columns FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 75 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Save Network File This menu option saves the current radio list as a Network File PNF that can be imported into other copies of the Discovery Server The Network File only saves a list of the radio IP Ad dresses no other information is saved Import Network File This menu option loads a selected Network File PNF into the Discovery Server Only the ra dio IP Addresses will be displayed until a broadcast is received from the listed radios when the radios are rebooted or when the Search button is clicked or until the Diagnostics box is checked Exit Selecting this menu option closes the FreeWave Discovery Server Enable Diagnostics Checking this box will cause the Discovery Server to request diagnostics information from any discovered radio Diagnostics will only be reported from radios with a firmware version of 2
62. he instructions provided in this section are for Point to Point mode only Use of the Call Book for Multipoint networks is explained later in this chapter Using the Call Book offers both security and flexibility in determining how FreeWave trans ceivers communicate with each other Three settings must be made for two FreeWave transceivers to communicate in Point to Point mode The Gateway s Serial Number must be listed in the Endpoint s Call Book The Endpoint s Serial Number must be listed in the Gateway s Call Book The Gateway must be programmed to call the Endpoint The Call Book allows users to incorporate up to 10 FreeWave transceivers designate to 4 Re peaters to be used with each transceiver and designate which Endpoint the Gateway will call If a call book entry utilizes 3 or 4 repeaters then the total number of available Endpoint entries will be reduced as an extra Call Book line would be in use for the Repeaters To set the Entry to Call option select the radio button next to the Serial Number of the Radio that will be called FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 33 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA Hitt lle IP Mega Mini User Manual Note To call a Endpoint through one or more Repeaters that Endpoint must be called indi vidually With Call All selected the Gateway will not connect with any Endpoints through Re peaters The Gateway calls
63. hone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 28 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual The following table defines the Maximum packet size in bytes by way of charting the Min Packet Size setting versus the Max Packet Size setting where the RF Data Rate 1s set to 154 kbps S Packet Size Definition bytes with RF Data Rate of 154 kbps inl a E EETTTE 15 207_ tee ee ete ete _ 2 26 47 69 90 111 133 154 175 197 218 4 s7_ s8_ 7o 101 122 149 165 186 207 229_ 90 111 133 154 175 197 218 239 122 127 The following table defines the Maximum packet size in bytes by way of charting the Min Packet Size setting versus the Max Packet Size setting where the RF Data Rate is set to 115 kbps Using the default settings the actual maximum packet size in bytes 1s 156 ote 23s tats o fz sf eo 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152_ 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156_ 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160_ 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 132 148 164_ a Pee Pao f se 72 es ro 20 136 1152 iee 5 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156 172 6 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 _ 7 52 68 84 100 116 132 148 164 180_ 8 4 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 9 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156 172 188 Referencing the defa
64. iles folder The root folder can be directed to any other folder or drive on the computer by either typing in a path in the Root folder box or by clicking the icon to the right to open a direc tory browser Note that clients can only access files from the root folder or from subdirectories in the root folder Clients see the root folder as their root path For example if a client asks for a file named sample txt the server will send the file if it is located in the server s root folder If there is a folder in the root folder named Examples and it contains a file named image bmp then the TFTP client would access that file using the path examples image bmp Both forward and backward slashes are allowed to separate directory and file names Filenames are case insensitive That is the server does not check letter case when looking for files EXAMPLE Example and example are all the same as far as the server is concerned Log file The log file is created by default in the FreeWave TFTP Server program folder and is named Log csv The log file can be moved if desired by either entering the desired filename in the log file path box or by clicking the button to the right which will open a file browser This is a CSV Comma Separated Value format file and can be imported into Microsoft Excel for viewing or printing The first line of the file contains column headers and is followed
65. ink with a Endpoint or Repeater all three of the Gateway s lower LEDs CD TX CTS will be solid red Point to Point amp This mode designates the transceiver as an Endpoint in Point to Point mode The Endpoint Endpoint communicates with any Gateway in its Call Book either directly or through up to four Re peaters When functioning as a Endpoint the Entry to Call feature in the transceiver s Call Book is not operational Multipoint amp This mode designates the transceiver as a Gateway in Multipoint mode This mode allows Gateway one Gateway transceiver to simultaneously be in communication with numerous Endpoints and Repeaters A Point to Multipoint Gateway communicates only with other transceivers designated as Point to Multipoint Endpoints or Point to Multipoint Repeaters Multipoint amp This mode designates the transceiver as an Endpoint in Multipoint mode This mode allows Endpoint the Endpoint to communicate with a Multipoint Gateway The Endpoint may communicate with its Gateway through one or more Repeaters Point to Point amp FreeWave allows the use of up to four Repeaters in a Point to Point communications link Repeater significantly extending the operating range When designated as a Point to Point Repeater a transceiver behaves as a pass through link All settings for the call book baud rates and radio transmission characteristics are disabled A Repeater will connect with any Gateway that calls it The Repeat
66. ipoint networks In a Point to Point network all packets are acknowledged whether sent from the Gateway to the Endpoint or from the Endpoint to the Gateway In a Multipoint network outbound packets from the Gateway or Repeater to an Endpoint or other Repeaters are sent a set number of times deter mined by the user The receiving transceiver Endpoint or Repeater will accept the first packet received that passes the 32 bit CRC However the packet is not acknowledged On the return trip to the Gateway all packets sent are acknowledged or retransmitted until they are acknowl edged Therefore the return link in a Multipoint network is generally very robust Traditionally a Multipoint network is used in applications where data is collected from many instruments and reported back to one central site As such the architecture of such a network is different from Point to Point applications The number of radios in a Multipoint network is in fluenced by the following parameters e Size of the blocks of data The longer the data blocks the smaller the network capacity e Baud rate e The amount of contention between Endpoints Polled Endpoints vs timed Endpoints e Use of Repeaters Using the Repeater setting in a Point to Point or a Point to Multipoint network will decrease overall network capacity by at least 50 For example if the network will be polling Endpoints once a day to retrieve sparse data several hundred Endpoints could be configured
67. ireless Data Transceivers are made in the United States of America Printed in the United States of America FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 5 LUM0013AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual This product is licensed by The United States Diversion contrary to U S law is prohib ited Shipment or re export of this product outside of The United States may require au thorization by the U S Bureau of Export Administration Please contact FreeWave Tech nologies for assistance and further information FCC NOTIFICATIONS This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This de vice must be operated as supplied by FreeWave Technologies Inc Any changes or modifica tions made to the device without the express written approval of FreeWave Technologies may void the user s authority to operate the device CAUTION The model number MM2 P T has a maximum transmitted output power of 955mW It is recommended that the transmit antenna be kept at least 23 cm away from nearby persons to satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15
68. irst Repeater or Gateway that it hears with the same Network ID There are scenarios however where communications need to be forced to follow a specific path Subnet ID is particularly helpful to force two Re peaters in the same network to operate in series rather than in parallel or if desired to force Endpoints to communicate to a specific Repeater for load balancing purposes There are two components to the Subnet ID Rx Subnet ID This setting identifies to which transceiver a Repeater or Endpoint will listen Tx Subnet ID This setting identifies the ID on which this device transmits and in turn which devices will listen to it The Tx Subnet ID parameter is relevant for Multipoint Repeaters only The default disabled setting for both Rx and Tx is F Notes A Gateway set to a Subnet ID of Rx F Tx F will transmit and receive on 0 The Gateway may be set to use alternate Subnet ID values Changing these settings on the Gateway is not recommended under normal circumstances In some Multipoint Networks the Frequency Key will be at the same setting for all transceivers In other networks where parallel Repeaters are introduced the Frequency Key value will need to change See the Frequency Key section p 27 for more infor mation If both Rx Subnet ID and Tx Subnet ID are set to 0 this is known as Roaming mode This set ting will allow a mobile Endpoint to roam from subnet to subnet and possibly from network to network F
69. it will discard any further re peated packets In turn the Repeater will send the packet out to the next Repeater or Endpoint s the number of times corresponding to its own Broadcast Repeat setting Increasing the Broadcast Repeat setting will increase the probability of a packet getting through With Packetized Protocol a high Broadcast Repeat setting is desirable in a network with no radios set as a Repeater The Packetized Protocol feature allows a Gateway radio s out going packets to be acknowledged so the Gateway will only repeat if necessary In a radio net work that contains radios set as a Repeater Packetized Protocol will not be in effect Increasing the Broadcast Repeat setting will increase the probability of a packet getting through but will also increase latency and decrease Gateway to Repeater and Gateway to Endpoint throughput in the network because each packet from the Gateway or Repeater is being sent multiple times Therefore it is important to find the optimal mix between network robustness throughput and latency In general a setting of 2 to 3 will work well for most well designed networks Note The Broadcast Repeat may be set to 0 if the user software is capable of or requires ac knowledgment In this case if a packet is sent by the Gateway and not received by the Endpoint the user software will control the retries as needed Broadcast Repeat in Multipoint Networks with Repeaters The Broadcast Repeat parameter
70. lder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 23 LUM0013AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Interface This option sets the serial protocol the serial port will use This should be set to RS232 The IP Mini can only handle RS232 protocol on its serial ports See page 63 for pinout information Modbus RTU This option adjusts for Modbus RTU timing When enabled the radio will gather data on the serial port until there is a break in the data due to Modbus RTU timing The data is then sent as one large TCP packet Diagnostics Link not shown Clicking on the Diagnostics link at the bottom of this page will open a new window which dis plays Terminal Server Diagnostics For each serial port the current status of the Terminal Server is listed first Waiting Connected etc The TCP line shows the amount of data received rx and transmitted tx to and from the Ter minal Server This amount is in bytes The Serial line shows the amount of data received rx and transmitted tx to and from the se rial port This amount is in bytes serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Waiting For Chent to Connect on port 7000 Waiting For Chent to Connect on port 7001 TCP rx 0 0 TCP rx 0 k 0 Serial tx 0 ra 0 Serial t rx 0 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA 24 IP Mega Mini Use
71. ming data will be flushed from the radio s data buffer If new incoming data is received the radio will attempt to connect again A setting of 0 means that the radio will continuously try to connect to the alarm server until the radio is rebooted Baud Rate This setting is the communication rate between the serial port on the radio and the instrument to FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 27 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual which it is connected It is important to note that this is independent of the baud rate for any other transceivers in the network It is also independent of the other serial port on the radio For example a pair of transceivers may be used in an application to send data from remote process instrumentation to an engineer s computer In this application the baud rate for the transceiver on the instrumentation might be set to 9600 and the transceiver on the engineer s computer might be set to 57 600 A serial radio may be attached to one port and an RTU PLC End De vice attached to the other In this case one port might be set at 115 200 and the other might be set at 9 600 It is usually most desirable to set the baud rate to the highest level supported by the device to which it is connected In certain circumstances however this may actually result in slower data communications 1 e trying to run higher baud
72. must also be set in Multipoint Repeaters since a Repeater will FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 36 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual appear as a Gateway to an Endpoint Therefore the Repeater will send the packet out the num ber of times corresponding to its own Broadcast Repeat parameter If this parameter is set im properly the reliability of the overall network may be diminished For example if a Gateway s Broadcast Repeat setting is 3 the link between the Gateway and Repeater should be robust If the Repeater s Broadcast Repeat is set to 0 this could cause marginal communications between the Repeater and the Endpoints The Endpoints communicating through this Repeater will only receive the initial packet from the Gateway with no repeats Therefore if the packet is not re ceived on the first try the Endpoint will not respond as expected The Repeater s Broadcast Re peat setting should not be set any higher than the Gateway s t is all right to set it lower Max Slave Retry This setting controls how the Endpoint retries sending its data when it fails to receive an ac knowledgement from the Gateway The number in the first dropdown box is how many times in a row the Endpoint will retry After that number of retries has been reached the Endpoint will then take the action listed in the second dropdown box Try Forever The En
73. n Siar OOO oenn Te ee Resse ins nt feeen er Ts eee fe NA ro sr inns Toe CO DoT OO OUOOO J7 Serial 1 J6 Serial 2 Expansion of Circled area EEEN ols OOOO J1 Pwr Eth FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 64 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Technical Specifications Frequency Range 902 928 MHz FHSS DTS Output Power 10 mW to 1 W Error Detection 32 bit CRC retransmit on error Protocol Ethernet IEEE 802 3 CPIP DHCP ICMP UDP ARP multicast TFTP Serial RS 232 Currrent mA 3 VDC 3 3 VDC 5 VDC roe C E a Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 65 IP Mega Mini User Manual FreeWave Technical Support For up to date troubleshooting information check the Support page at http www freewave com FreeWave provides Technical Support Monday through Friday 7 30 AM to 5 30 PM Moun tain Time GMT 7 Call us toll free at 1 866 923 6168 locally at 303 381 9200 or email us at moreinfo freewave com FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 66 I
74. of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guar antee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user 1s encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Note Whenever any FreeWave Technologies module is placed inside an enclosure a label must be placed on the outside of that enclosure which includes the module s FCC ID FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 3 LUMOOI13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual IMPORTANT NOTICE The MM2 P T referenced in this manual is compatible over the air with the FGRplus RE radio It cannot link over the air with the HTP 900RE
75. r CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 6 LUM0013AA v 1 0 Rev A SBL WHE gt IP Mega Mini User Manual Appendix B Free Wave TFTP Users Manual secssesesssscexeroeastaesorasoxeeieecenaesesenteeeninebensenes 68 Appendix C Wiring Example HTplus to MDS 9710 cccccccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 72 Appendix D Changing the IP Address in Windows XP cccccccccececeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 73 Appendix E FreeWave Discovery Tool ccccccccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 74 tt Wl gt FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOOI13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual Choosing Point to Point or Point to Multipoint Operation A Point to Point network is limited to one Gateway and one Endpoint transceiver Up to 4 Re peaters may be added to extend the reach of the network but no other Gateway or Endpoint may be added In a Point to Multipoint network also referred to as a Multipoint network the transceiver des ignated as a Gateway is able to simultaneously communicate with numerous Endpoints In its simplest form a Multipoint network functions with the Gateway broadcasting its messages to all Endpoints and the Endpoints responding to the Gateway when given data by the device con nected to the data port It is important to note the differences between Point to Point and Mult
76. r Manual Radio Setup This page is where the radio s Operation Mode Transmission Characteristics Multipoint Pa rameters and the Call Book can be set up When setting the operation mode there are two menus Network Type and Modem Mode The Network Type is either Point To Point or Multi Point The Modem Mode is either Gateway Master Repeater or Endpoint Slave In Point To Point mode the repeater is not an Endpoint Repeater The Call Book must also be used in Point To Point mode In Point To Multipoint mode either the Call Book or Network ID can be used Any Repeater in a Point To Multipoint network will be a Endpoint Repeater FGRminiplus FREEWAVE D IP 192 168 111 197 MAC 00 07 E7 97 11 5F Serial 9900383 Operation Mode Moden Mode camm NN Transmission Characteristics Aa E Popes Key ZN 902 6 903 8 1 1904 4 905 6 I 1906 2 906 9 lv 907 5 908 5 Diagnostics z Z M1909 3 909 9 910 5 911 8 M1912 4 913 0 M913 6 914 8 at Fequency ONES 71915 5 916 7 M917 3 917 9 M918 5 919 8 M920 4 921 0 921 6 922 8 M1923 4 924 1 M1924 7 925 9 926 5 927 1 Packet Size MAX 9 MIN 1 Transmit Power 1 Transat Power Retry Timeout 255 RF Data Rate RF Data Rate 154 kbps Compression ov Point To Point Parameters Transmit Rate Normal Call Book Click Here Maltipoint Parameters BroadcastRepeat 2 0000 MaxSlaveRe
77. r Microsoft Networks v B File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks M E QoS Packet Scheduler W Intemet Protocol TCP IP Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties EEE _ mmm General Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings C Show icon in notification area when connected O Obtain an IP address automatically Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 1 20 Figure 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Prefered ONS server Attemate DNS server Figure 4 FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A SBAM 73 IP Mega Mini User Manual Appendix E FreeWave Discovery Tool v 1 4 IP Mini radios with a Firmware version of 2 8 or higher will report their IP Address and other information to the FreeWave Discovery Tool a free utility available from FreeWave FreeWave Discovery Tool AAR File Serial Number Name 1P Subnet Gateway
78. red green dim bright data bright Repeater and Endpoint Solid red Solid red Off Solid Off Solid Solid Solid red Solid red linked to Gateway bright dim green red green dim bright Gateway sending data bright to Endpoint Repeater and Endpoint Solid green Solid red Intermit Solid Intermit Solid Solid red Solid red linked to Gateway RCV data dim tent flash green tent flash green bright bright Endpoint sending data ot Solid red red o red o to Gateway bright Gateway with diagnos Solid red Solid red Intermit Solid Intermit Solid Solid red Solid red tics program running bright dim tent flash green tent flash green bright bright red o red o e Clear to Send LED will be solid red with a solid link as the link weakens the Clear to Send LED light on the Repeater and Endpoint will begin to flash Point to Point Operation LEDs ME Eee eee eee Eee eee Condition Carrier Transmit Clear to Carrier Transmit Clear to Carrier Transmit Clear to Detect TX Send CTS Detect TX Detect TX CD CD n a Powered no Solid red Solid red Solid red Solid red Off Blinking Solid red Off Blinking link bright bright bright bright red bright red Linked no Re Solid Intermittent Intermittent Solid Intermittent Intermit n a peater sending green flash red flash red green flash red tent flash sparse data DOK DOK DOK red o Gateway calling Solid red Solid red Solid red Solid re
79. reeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 38 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A IP Mega Mini User Manual This drawing depicts a Network in which Subnet IDs are used to force communications In this example Repeater must talk directly to the Gateway and Repeater2 must talk directly to Re peaterl Endpoints 1 2 and 3 are forced along the direction of the solid lines Endpoint 4 may link to the first Gateway or Repeater it hears Rx Tx Repeater2 1 2 Gateway 0 0 Repeater1 0 1 Endpoint3 2 F Endpoint1 0 F Endpoint2 1 F Endpoint4 0 0 The respective Subnet ID diagram and settings are shown below Subnet IDs for the above example Rev Subnet ID Xmit Subnet ID Other Information 0 Gateway 0 F F The Xmit Subnet ID value may be set in the Gateway The default settings F F actually use 0 0 The Rev Subnet ID on the Gateway has no affect on the network Repeater 1 A 0 will force the transceiver to link only to the Gateway Repeater2 1 2 Rev SubnetID 1 forces communication through Repeaterl Repeater transmits on SubnetID 1 Endpointl 0 or F Rev SubnetID 0 forces communication through Gateway Endpoint2 1 0 or F Rcv SubnetID 1 forces communication through Repeaterl1 Endpoint3 2 0 or F Rev SubnetID 2 forces communication through Repeater2 Endpoint4 The 0 0 setting allows the Endpoint to link wit
80. s are for internal FreeWave use When speaking with a Technical Support repre sentative they may ask for this information Uptime This is the total time the radio has been running since the last reboot Connected To This field will display the serial number of the radio s upstream connection i e the Gateway or a Repeater This statistic will display a 0 in a Multipoint Gateway Signal The Signal field indicates the level of received signal at this transceiver The signal source is the transceiver that transmits to it The number is an average of the received signal levels measured at each frequency in the transceiver s frequency hop table For a reliable link the margin be tween Signal and Noise should be at least 30dBm Low average signal levels can often be cor rected with higher gain antennas better antenna placement and or additional Repeaters Note Please consult the install manual for antenna and FCC requirements Noise The Noise field indicates the level of background noise and interference at this transceiver The number is an average of the noise levels measured at each frequency in the transceiver s fre quency hop table Ideally noise levels should be below 80dBm and the difference between the average signal level and average noise level should be 30dBm or more Noise levels signifi cantly higher than this are an indication of a high level of interference that may degrade the per formance of the link Hig
81. s the first blank entry If a valid serial number is entered after the blank entry or as a Repeater it will not be rec ognized as a valid number by the Gateway purl Dy FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com 34 LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA IP Mega Mini User Manual Programming Point to Multipoint Call Book In a Multipoint network the Endpoints and Repeaters are not listed in the Gateway s Call Book An Endpoint must have the Gateway and any Repeater it is going to use in its Call Book Note Ifthe Network ID feature is used in a Multipoint network no entries are needed in the Call Book of any of the transceivers See the Network ID feature on page 37 The following example shows the Call Books of a Multipoint network comprised of a Gateway Repeater and Endpoint in which the Endpoint can communicate either through the Repeater or directly to the Gateway Multipoint Gateway Call Book Unit Serial Number 884 1111 Entry Number Repeater Repeater2 0 000 0000 1 000 0000 No serial number entries are necessary in the Gateway s Call Book Multipoint Repeater Call Book Unit Serial Number 884 2222 Entry Number Repeater Repeater2 0 884 1111 1 000 0000 Multipoint Endpoint Call Book Unit Serial Number 884 3333 Entry Number Repeater Repeater2 0 884 1111 1 884 2222 2 000 0000 At times it may be desirable to force an Endpoint to
82. temperature of the radio in both degrees Celsius and de grees Fahrenheit Distance This is the distance between this radio and the radio to which it is directly linked Distances greater than 3 5 of a mile are typically accurate to within 100 feet Shorter distances are not reported accurately Site Name Site Contact Notes These are user defined fields The values for these fields can be entered under the Tools page Tmportant note When changing settings in the radio Save Changes must be selected after every page and a Reboot must occur when changes 1n the radio are complete If this is not done the settings will not be changed FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 18 IP Mega Mini User Manual IP Setup This page is used to setup the IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway of the radio Please check with a Network Administrator before adjusting these settings These settings are also available through Basic IP Setup see p 9 or the Discovery Server see p 74 IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway A unique IP address will need to be assigned to each IP Mini radio modem The IP addresses must be in the proper subnet A Network Administrator will be able to assign the proper IP ad dresses for the radios Putting multiple devices on the network with the same IP address can cause the whole network to
83. to do some up front planning Unlike Point to Point networks a Point to Multipoint network requires that several parameters are set con sistently on all transceivers in the network This includes RF data rate Min and Max Packet Size and Frequency Key Note If several independent Multipoint networks are to be located in close proximity the planning becomes more critical In such cases it becomes very important to include as much frequency and time diversity as possible through use of different Frequency Key and Packet Sizes Multipoint Parameters Broadcast Repeat In a Point to Multipoint network Endpoints do not acknowledge transmissions from the Gate way If Endpoints did acknowledge all data transmissions in a large network the Gateway would soon become overwhelmed with acknowledgments from the Endpoints Without ac knowledgements there is not 100 confidence that every Endpoint has received every packet To address this issue the user may modify the Broadcast Repeat setting assigning a value be tween 0 the packet is transmitted once to 9 the packet 1s transmitted 10 times For networks with solid RF links this parameter should be set to a low value such as 1 or 2 If a network has some weak or marginal links it should be set with higher values If an Endpoint receives a good packet from a Gateway more than once it will discard the repeated packets Similarly once a Multipoint Repeater receives a good packet from the Gateway
84. try 9 AND THEN Drop Data Mo s i OOO Master Tx Beacon 1 Out of Every 1 Slots Network ID 2530 Repeaters Enabled v Subnet ID IRx F MTF Save Changes Restore Factory Defaults Previous Config 2006 2008 FreeWave Technologies Inc FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 RevA aem 25 IP Mega Mini User Manual Network Type Modem Mode The Network Type and Modem Mode options designate the method FreeWave transceivers use to communicate with each other FreeWave IP Mini transceivers operate in a Gateway to End point configuration Before the transceivers can operate together they must be set up to prop erly communicate In a Point to Point configuration the Gateway Mode should be used on the end which will be connected to the LAN When setting up the transceiver remember that a number of parameters are controlled by the settings in the Gateway Therefore deploying the Gateway on the commu nications end where it will be easier to access is strongly advised Operation Description Mode Point to Point amp This mode designates the transceiver as the Gateway in Point to Point mode The Gateway Gateway may call any or all Endpoints designated in its Call Book A quick method of identifying a Gateway is to power the transceiver Prior to establishing a communication l
85. ult settings the Gateway will transmit up to 156 bytes on every hop If fewer than 156 bytes are transmitted the balance is allocated to the Endpoint s transmission plus the quantity in the Min Packet Size Setting For example if a Gateway transmits 100 bytes the Endpoint will then have a total of 68 bytes available 56 leftover bytes 12 Min packet size FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 444 3862 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com LUMOO13AA v 1 0 Rev A 3 29 IP Mega Mini User Manual Transmit Power This option sets the transmit power of the radio A setting of 10 is approximately 1W of output power from the radio o0 5 oi o o2 5 os v Ce ee gt sf 900 Retry Time Out The Retry Time Out parameter in an Endpoint or Repeater sets the delay the unit will wait be fore dropping the connection to a Gateway or Repeater in Multipoint mode The factory default is set at the maximum of 255 The maximum setting means that if 1 packet in 255 is sent suc cessfully from the Gateway to the Endpoint or Repeater the link will be maintained The mini mum setting is 8 This allows an Endpoint or Repeater to drop a connection 1f less than 1 in 8 consecutive packets is successfully received from the Gateway The function in the Gateway 1s effectively the same With a setting of 255 the Gateway will allow an Endpoint or Repeater to stay connected as long as packet in 255
86. y Customer unless FreeWave specifically authorized such alterations in each instance in writing This includes the addition of conformal coating The Warranty period begins from the date of shipment and is defined per the Standard Warranty Policy stated above Special Rate Replacement Option A special rate replacement option is offered to non warranty returns or upgrades The option to purchase the replacement unit at this special rate is only valid for that RMA Return Material Authorization The special replacement rate option expires 1f not exercised within 30 days of final disposition of RMA RESTRICTED RIGHTS Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation pcANY WHERE is a registered trademark of Symantec Corporation Other product names mentioned in this manual may be copyrights trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective compa nies and are hereby acknowledged Information in this document is subject to change without notice The information contained in this document is proprietary and confidential to FreeWave Technologies Inc This manual is for use by purchasers and other authorized users of the FreeWave Spread Spectrum Wireless Data Transceiver only No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means elec tronic or mechanical or for any purpose without the express written permission of FreeWave Technologies Inc FreeWave s Spread Spectrum W

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