Clarion M10II Getting Started Guide
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1. CLARION M1OII CONFIGURATION Table 4 3 Configurable Parameters Parameters Possible Values Default Remarks AUI Busy Collision 1 0 i e On Off On Used for flow control on wired side ON causes assertion of collision signal if a frame upload is attempted when all 8 upload buffers are full OFF means do not assert collisions if 8 packet upload buffers are full SQE Test 1 0 i e On Off Off ON means there is a brief assertion of collision signal after frame ends OFF means no signal after frame Download with CRC 1 0 i e On Off Off If Download with CRC error is error ON M101 downloads all frames regardless of CRC check OFF means block CRC failures FEC Sequence on re Try Available FE The FEC mode is selected as 1 0 tries configuration i e On Off for a particular transmission attempt There are a maximum of 8 tries per packet The first transmission and up to 7 re transmissions 1 FEC on or off for Off each trial ee ee O i i P CSMA slots Try Available 23456788 The number of 15us slots that configuration are used as the range of the uniformly distributed wait interval before transmitting in a CSMA protocol This is commonly known as the backoff but in actuality is only the range of the possible backoffs The number set in config is the binary exponent P CSMA slot number P of 1 to 8 for each trial GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE2. wired side utilization continuously over the 3 second time periods When in the blocking state a blocking message packet is downloaded to the wired side just prior to the loop test packet The blocking message is addressed to broadcast all Fs and the source address is the active address The loop test packet is addressed to the sensing M10 s own MAC_ID independent of the active address The source address is the active address Therefore it will have the same source and destination address if the CONFigAs1 command has been issued If you power up with loop sense turned off the power on blocking state is not entered and the normal LED flash sequence is observed If you power up with it turned on the blocking state is entered upon power up and must be exited for radio operation If CONFigFI0 is issued remotely to a radio that is blocking the blocking state is not exited The radio will suspend any check for loops and will remain in the blocking state A remote CONFigFl1 will put the blocking radio back into normal periodic loop sense operation To exit a blocking state after issuing CONFigFI10 to a blocking radio the radio must be power cycled A radio is not forced out of blocking if the loop sensing has determined that it should be blocking The user can issue a PN code change locally or remotely that will accomplish this on the next 4 loop sense cycles GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 17 CLARION M10 TESTING While blocking
3. 24 CLARION M1OII CONFIGURATION Parameters Possible Values Default Remarks P CSMA slots 2 3 For example a value of 3 means continued there are 8 possible slots that a queued transmission can begin in as measured from the end of the previous transmission The transmission has a 1 8 probability of occurring in any of those slots 8 Number of tries of 1 8 8 1 means no re transmission transmission Hardware 1 0 On Off Off Acknowledgments are sent for Address Checking received frames with matched destination address only when this is On and are not dependent on the address when this is Off The hardware register is loaded with the address of either the first source it sees on the wired side after connection or an address that can be manually set Security Code Channel 00001h FFFFh 2D1Bh Spreading code changes pseudo randomly by a sequence defined by this code channel Duplicate Filter 1 0 On Off On If this switch turns on received duplicate frames are discarded If it is Off duplicate will not prevent a download Search Code 44BCh AODCh D223h 0A76h 44BCh Search Code is a PN code used 425Ch 23A4h 245Ch A243h for initial acquisition They are chosen for good performance and provide Antenna Diversity 1 0 On Off Off OFF means that the antenna first Antenna Selection setting chooses a particular antenna ON means that the Antenna Selection setti
4. if no true signal is received because of optimized false alarm rate It turns on just after applying the power to indicate activation of the unit It does not turn on continuously in case of unsuitable supply voltage Note 1 The turn on period is very brief The intensity of the flickering is proportional to the throughput of traffic GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 8 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED 2 5 ANTENNA The MIOII is equipped with an internal antenna and an external antenna port for the attachment of your FCC approved antenna for longer distance links The external antenna port uses a standard female SMA connector with Antenna Sense Circuit for use with a FCC approved antenna The user can purchase FCC approved antenna kits from HyperLink see section 7 Technical Assistance for contact information 2 5 1 ANTENNA SENSE CIRCUIT The MIOII uses a standard SMA connector for the attachment of external antennas Although there is a standard SMA connector only Clarion approved antennas will work due to the Antenna Sense Circuit Antenna Sense Circuit is an electrical verification that the attached antenna is FCC approved for use with the MIOII If another antenna is attached the MIOII will not transmit IMPORTANT Antenna Sense Circuit activates only at POWER UP The antenna sense circuit electronically senses the attached antenna when the M101 is first turned on If an antenna is attached after the MIOII has a
5. no AUI commands can be issued The radio cannot be queried from the AUI But commands can be issued remotely although the responses will NOT be sent back since transmits are blocked as are downloads other than the loop sense packet itself Acknowledgments are not blocked so re transmission of the remote command will not occur if it is a good RF link If turning on a radio will cause a loop then the last radio powered up is guaranteed to go into blocking state If the loop is made with a wire connecting two radios already powered up one of the radios will enter blocking but there is no telling which one it will be f Professional Addressing Mode This mode allows improved duplicate packet filtering in the case of a poor link It keeps track of the last packet sent from each of the other M1OIIs in the network up to 32 M1OIs can be supported in this version Normally when this mode is not used duplicate filtering operates on the last packet received If there are several radios with a poor link there is some probability that the normal duplicate filtering will be inadequate In this case the professional addressing mode can be used This operation requires that RF IDs 1 32 be entered for all the M10Is in a network The IDs are entered using configuration frames Therefore it is considered the professional mode because a professional installer is more likely to use it 2 An additional feature is the ability to turn off the AU
6. ADIO still shows no indicator lights RADIO indicator lights show but cycle on and off RADIO power light is on but no boot lamp TX flashes During Test Procedure Section 3 RADIO power lights are on and boot sequence was observed but lights on sending and receiving units are incorrect RADIO power lights and boot sequence are okay but no throughput RADIO power lights and boot sequence work but throughput low Check the power connections Wall plug chassis connection and power switch s that may be present at both the wall outlet and at the unit Check power supply output 6 2 Volts open circuit and at least 5 9 Volts under 1 6A load Cycling on and off could indicate a weak or failing power supply Check power supply output 6 2 Volts open circuit and at least 5 9 Volts under 1 6A load NOTE Boot lamp sequence is POWER light red comes on and stays on RX light green comes on and goes off after 1 sec After a few more seconds TX light red flashes five times indicating Boot complete Check power supply Run BIOQUERY If unit fails to present status check AUI MAU ETHERNET connection Cycle power if still no status call for technical assistance Check BIOMODE on at both Radios if off it needs to be factory set to on Call for technical assistance JX 4000F WS must have ANT TYPE 0 if 1 it must be factory set to 0 Call for technical assistance JX 4000F WA F WC must have
7. ANT TYPE 1 if 0 it must be factory set to 1 and ANTENNA SENSING TEST run Call for technical assistance See section 7 Check for correct CODE CHANNEL and SEARCH CODE Both units must have the same codes If not call for technical assistance Run BIOQUERY and check all parameters for correct settings see section 5 2 Configuration Parameters If not correct call for technical assistance GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 28 CLARION M1OII TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE For more detailed information please refer to any of the following documents M10 Series User Guide JX 4000F S Specifications M10 Frame Types OEM Customer Version M10 Service Manual Authorized users can obtain these documents by calling the Clarion Sales Office listed below A Software Utility Kit Diskette is included with the M1O0II the software contained in the utility kit is also available from the Clarion Sales Office or Micrilor s home page www micrilor com for access the user name is M10 user password is M10 The kit contains A software query program A traffic monitoring program An electronic version of the M10 Series User Manual The latest software upgrades Sales amp Support Phil Van Wettering Jr Wireless LAN Business Group Clarion Corporation of America 115 Franklin Tpke Suite 242 Mahwah NJ 07430 Telephone 201 818 8889 Mobile 201 745 4800 E mail pywjr compuserve co
8. ARTED GUIDE PAGE 13 CLARION M10 GETTING STARTED 6 If you are using an external antenna attach the SMA connector to the connector port on the rear panel of the M10II radio marked EXT ANT refer to section 2 5 for information on Antennas 7 Plug the power supply into the nearest 120 Volt AC wall socket Attach the other end of the power supply cord to the rear panel of the M10II radio marked DC 6 2V heat cannot escape Permanent damage can occur if cooling is inhibited i WARNING Do not enclose the power supply or mount it where 8 MI10II Models JX4000W S and JX4000W C have BPS Bypassed Power Switch so the unit will power up immediately upon plugging in the power supply MI10II Model JX4000W A has APS Active Power Switch so to power up the unit you must depress the power button on the front panel of the M10II radio unit after connecting the power supply 9 Observe the front panel display while the unit powers up The red POWER LIGHT will come on and remain on until the unit is turned off Upon power up the RX indicator light green will come on for approximately 1 second and after a few seconds the TX light red will flash to indicate boot cycle complete The TX light will flash twice then pause flash twice then pause and then flash five times Operation can be verified by running test software MIImqry will show the current settings and confirm proper power up See section 4 Configuration for the default value
9. Clarion M10II Getting Started Guide Rev 1 1 Models JX4000W A JX4000W C JX4000W S CLARION M10 NOTICES FCC Models JX4000W A and JX4000W C comply 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 Removing covers from of the radio s nullifies the FCC compliance and can be the cause of spurious transmission RF noise and out of band transmission levels above FCC regulations Warning The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for damage caused by interference due to this equipment The information in this document is preliminary The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document Ethernet and Ethernet II are trademarks of Xerox Copyright Copyright 1996 Clarion Corporation of America All rights reserved No part of the contents of this document may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Clarion Corporation of America Patent United States Patent Number 5 809 060 issued September 15 1998 Taiwan Patent Number 073357 Singapore Patent Number 52170 South Africa Patent Number 95 1282 GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE II CLARION M1OII TABLE OF CONTENTS Ts ANTRODUCTION vossicisesbevssheds esi echers esth
10. DSSS uses continuously changing pseudo random spreading codes in which each symbol is encoded with a different spreading code Furthermore the user may select from 64k different sequences to determine the order in which the spreading codes are used this provides excellent security against eavesdropping by unintended parties 2 1 4 TARIFFS AND LICENSES No FCC License is required GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 4 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED 2 1 5 FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT The MIOII includes a complete set of management and configuration tools for the network administrator 2 16 NETWORK FLEXIBILITY Network segments can be set up or augmented without installing or moving wires The MIOII can be used for point to point or multi point topologies by simply adding M1OIIs to Ethernet network segments The number of Ethernet segments that may be supported is unlimited due to address filtering which effectively isolates network traffic Each Ethernet segment may contain up to 200 PCs or NICs GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 5 CLARION ML1LOIL GETTING STARTED 2 2 CONTENTS OF PACKAGE When you open your package you will see the M10I unit a 6 2 Volt DC adapter wall plug power supply a Software Utility Kit Diskette and this Getting Started Guide The MIOII is equipped with an internal antenna For longer distance links there is also an external antenna port see section 2 5 A Software Utility Kit Diskette is included with
11. I port flow control if the RF link deteriorates This way a bad RF connection for example if someone should shut off the remote M10II will not reduce the throughput on the local segment This setting is a ratio of good transmissions to bad transmissions that the user sets If the user sets the ratio to 0 5 then when half of the packets are bad over a specified averaging interval as determined by not receiving acknowledgments the source radio will no longer use collisions to back off the source channel The switching from using flow control to not using flow control and vice versa is an immediate action Uploaded packets will be transmitted even if flow control is off If a high percentage of these get through then the flow control is immediately turned back on If they start failing again the flow control is immediately turned off again GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 18 CLARION M10 TESTING There is no user intervention here once the ratio is set Setting the ratio enables this operation Use the send exe command to send CONFigGbxxyyFFFF command where xx is the number of good packets to be required and yy is the number of bad unacknowledged packets to be tolerated Whichever threshold is reached first will reset the count of both good and bad packets and will take an action either to turn off collisions leave them off turn on collisions or leave them on So if the following entry is made send CONFigGbOFIdFFFF lt ret gt then when 15
12. IOII will transmit the data and acknowledgments to the appropriate M1OII connected to the other wired LAN The MIOII senses local traffic builds internal tables and operates the re transmission and packet filtering protocols to insure that useless information is not transmitted The M1O0II adapts immediately without user intervention For the OEM original equipment manufacturer desiring to integrate the MIOII with a bridge or router the multi source address checking features make the MIOII perfect for modest size multi point RF Radio Frequency connections a i qa H Company D i ndo ts i ag o Compu etch AEs Company B mu AI RE company A E l ee Roe i Company C gt p S i Wea ie KRAS SEAS gt zii E BIB i p U V SUMMARY OF M1011 FEATURES 10 Mbps Wireless Multi Point Modem Plugs into AUI port of hub or media converter Simple to install Automatically senses local traffic builds internal tables and operates re transmission and packet filtering protocols Adapts immediately without user intervention High Throughput at the MAC Media Access Contro
13. aded feature of the MIOII is the extension of retransmission protocol to multi source address situations This key new feature of the M1OII required substantial development In wired communications frames are lost mainly by collisions However in wireless communications frames can be lost by fading weak signals or interference Thus all radio modems require lower level retransmission of frames to provide adequate reliability and throughput The original M10 was designed for connection to a single Ethernet card either in a GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 1 CLARION M10 INTRODUCTION workstation or a router Both the workstation and the router employ a single 802 3 source address that the M10 learns and uses for the retransmission protocol Thus when the M10 receives a frame with the destination address equal to the address of the attached Ethernet card the M10 sends the RF acknowledgment frame to the source modem The M101 can do this for multiple Ethernet source addresses There are two important situations in which the above single source address constraint is violated 802 MAC media access control level bridging and wireless interconnection of 10BaseT hubs Each of these is important for general networking and each presents the modem with multiple source addresses from the wired side The MIOII maintains a list of its wired side source addresses and will acknowledge RF frames addressed to these Thus the key new feature of the MIOII i
14. also wish to try an inter segment file transfer between two of the segments and a simultaneous local file transfer on the third segment GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 20 CLARION M1OII CONFIGURATION 4 CONFIGURATION The MIOII units are pre configured to operate right out of the box There are also a variety of options that the user can change to adapt the MIOII to a specific situation The configuration software is pre loaded into an internal EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory in the M1OIL For updates to this software please see section 7 Technical Information 4 1 DEFAULT SETTINGS The default settings that the MIOII is shipped with are as follows e Acknowledging is enabled one ACK per packet Transmit filtering is turned on Download filtering is turned on Aging time is set to 5 minutes Loop Detection is on Static Table is uploading is set to off Professional Addressing Mode is off 4 2 CONFIGURATION COMMANDS Included with the radio is a diskette that contains MIImqry exe and Tmshow bat MlIImqry is like M10query but includes the MIOII settings of filtering and aging Tmshow bat allows the user to read the table that is stored internally in the M1OII at the time of issuing the command They both keep log files Both of these programs can be issued remotely By using these the complete configuration and stored table of any radio in the network can be read from any location in the network You only
15. ble maintenance on or off respectively default is on Table maintenance is defined as table insertions deletions and aging This command is used if the OEM is using an 802 1d bridge or other table building device that they prefer over our automatic table building protocol The OEM must upload the table into the M10I using the CONFigFw command followed by packets containing the table in the format described below Then the data link level acknowledgment protocol will operate with the microsecond scale response that only the radio itself can provide but based on the tables provided by the user All filtering can still be optionally applied This command is currently volatile and should be issued after each power cycle or prior to each table revision When using this the OEM can shut off the M1OII loop sense protocol since the table generation device will have that built in An ANSII C program GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 22 CLARION M10 CONFIGURATION that will convert an ASCII address list to the proper internal format is available from the web site Also the required format is available if you want to generate your own program to do this In order to keep remote commands enabled when the OEM is uploading a table the MAC ID of the radio must be included in the uploaded table since the remote commands rely on having it there CONFigFl1 CONFigF10 Turn the proprietary loop sense blocking function on or off respectively Default is on If t
16. e out Oxx6E to OxxFE Oxx6E 330us Can be selected by steps for various environments of applications The longer link range requires the longer ACK time out Three 3 microsecond time resolution GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 26 CLARION M1OII 5 SPECIFICATIONS Interface Ethernet Interface Standards Protocols Supported Interface Type Management MI1OII Tools LED Indicators Security No DES Encryption Radio Technology Frequency Carrier Frequency Transmission Power Channel Access Protocol Modulation Data Rate Variables Environmental Operating Temperature Storage Temp Range Operating Humidity Mechanical Dimensions Weight Approvals USA SPECIFICATIONS Ethernet H MAC IEEE 802 3 Transparent Bridge Architecture MAU Medium Access Unit driven by AUI Query and configuration management Power Receive Transmit MAU upload or download activity Continuously changing and pseudo randomly selecting spreading codes ensures privacy DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 2 4 2 4835 GHz 2 43607 GHz 25 40mW SS P CSMA BPSK 32 Mcps 10 Mbps OC to 40C 20C to 60C 0 to 90 non condensing 2 inches W x 4 7 inches H x 6 5inches D 14 ounces FCC Part 15 247 GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 27 CLARION M1OII TROUBLE SHOOTING 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM sorton RADIO does not show any indicator lights R
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18. good packets are reached before 30 bad packets the collisions will remain on If not they are turned off The ratio is 0 5 and the absolute numbers used reflects the reaction time In this example 15 packets are the minimum time to make a determination The four OxFs at the end of the command allow the user to have hysterises Unless the user fully understands the use of this part of the command it is recommended that these be left as OxF they must be entered In the case of entering CONFigGbxxyywwzz xx is only the number of good packets required to reset the bad packet count that turns the collisions off And yy is the number of bad packets required to turn the collisions off ww is the number of good packets required to turn the collisions back on and zz is the number of bad packets required to reset the good packet count that would be used to turn the collisions back on By making these four parameters independent the user can set one ratio for the collisions to turn off xx yy and another for the collisions to turn back on ww zz with the absolute values of each setting the approximate reaction time measured in packets Resetting the good and bad values to OxFF i e CONFigGbFFFFFFFF turns the function off which will leave flow control always on assuming that the configuration bit for AUI collisions is set 3 Another feature of the MIOII is the use of remote commands A MIOII will respond to most configuration commands over the air U
19. he static table command is used the loop sense blocking feature is not generally needed because this function is accomplished in the device generating the table This command is stored in non volatile memory and takes immediate effect Even though the static table command is volatile and must be re issued upon power cycling CONFigFw prepares the MIOII to receive a table to use in place of its own The table maintenance will continue to operate on the uploaded table adding to it and deleting from it unless the static table command is issued The format used for the packets containing the table is available from the web site In order to keep remote commands enabled when the OEM is uploading a table the MAC ID of the radio must be included in the table since the remote commands rely on having it there The radio MAC ID is normally entered into the table when the radio is turned on CONFigFpXX where XX is a decimal value 0 32 If 00 is entered professional mode is turned off There are 32 possible addresses The default is that this mode is off This command is stored in non volatile memory and takes immediate effect Example send CONFigFp10 00606f01E765 CONFigFn1 CONFigFn0 selects 802 3 802 2 respectively as the packet response for configuration frames CONFigFn1 is the default as it was in the M10 4 3 CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS The following is a list of the configurable parameters of the M1OII GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 23
20. ic coding and decoding algorithms EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Ethernet Trademark of Xerox A 10 Megabit per second Mbps standard for Local Area Networks LANs in which all nodes are connected usually with a coaxial cable where they contend for network access using Carrier Sense Multiple Access CSMA FCC Federal Communications Commission GHz gigahertz A measure of the number of cycles per second of a signal One GHz is one billion cycles per second Hz Hertz A measure of the number of cycles per second of a signal One Hz is one cycle per second Hub A network central controlling device IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 31 CLARION M10II GLOSSARY IEEE 802 x The set of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers standards for the definition of Local Area Network protocols LAN Local Area Network A data communications system which interconnects computer systems at various different sites within a few square kilometers or less in order to share resources and communicate with each other MAU Medium Access Unit A concentrator that allows multiple network nodes to access a Local Area Network LAN through a single device MAC Media Access Control The lower datalink sublayer defined in IEEE standards for each particular medium Mbps Megabits per second NICs Network Interface Cards A device that joins a cable to a computer It
21. ion may reduce data throughput by as much as a factor of two 2 5 4 1 Co Location of M10II Units If 2 or more MIOII units are co located at one site maximum traffic throughput rates to remote sites may be reduced especially if the user is relying on the internal antennas The MIOII units operate on a single frequency channel If one MIOII unit is transmitting to a remote site while a second MIOII unit is attempting to receive data from a second remote unit the transmitting M1OII will normally block receipt of messages by the receiving MI1OIL Traffic throughput rates can be improved by providing enhanced RF isolation between the co located units This is best accomplished by using correctly orientated directional antennas at each Further improvement in throughput can be expected if the external directional antennas can be further isolated to reduce RF leakage This can be accomplished by increasing the physical separation GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 11 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED between the antennas or by locating the antennas in such a manner that direct RF leakage between the two antennas is reduced by an intervening metal object or shielding wall 2 6 SET UP 2 6 1 NECESSARY EQUIPMENT The MIOII is equipped with a standard MAU Medium Access Unit port for connecting the MIOII to your hub media converter or computer network card You will need an IEEE 802 3 ETHERNET Cable with D15 connectors and slide locks on shie
22. is usually installed inside the computer with an access port for plugging in a network cable Node Any device that is connected to a network PC Personal Computer RF Radio Frequency The frequency at which electromagnetic energy may be made to radiate coherently TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The suite of transport and application layer protocols that operate over the Internet Protocol Throughput A way of measuring the speed at which a system or link can accept handle and output information The amount of data that a communications channel can carry usually in bits per second GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 32
23. l layer Compatible with all IEEE 802 3 and Ethernet II LAN devices all operating systems and all protocol stacks Completely transparent to the network operating system Secure Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Technology Accommodates up to 200 NICs per network segment Provides all the functionality of wired LANs without the wire GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 3 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED 2 GETTING STARTED 2 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS 2 1 1 COMPATIBILITY The MIOII is compatible with all IEEE 802 3 and Ethernet II LAN devices all operating systems and all protocol stacks The MIOII is completely transparent to the network operating system 2 1 2 RELIABILITY The retransmission function at the radio MAC layer provides enhanced reliability and throughput by avoiding long time outs caused by retransmissions performed at higher levels 2 1 3 DATA SECURITY Security is a great concern with any data transmission system Wireless data systems may be of even greater concern because of the leakage of transmitter waveforms beyond the intended receiver sites The M10II offers excellent security without incorporating conventional cryptography Of course the user always has the option to add conventional data encryption technology to the most critical applications Most commercial spread spectrum manufacturers use fixed spreading codes in their products The MIOII radio with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
24. lded cable These cables can be purchased in differing lengths to accommodate your particular situation GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 12 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED 2 6 2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1 Open the shipping box and remove all the items 2 Check to be sure that you have all the parts necessary for installation and operation of your M10II You should have a etti Software bd Guide Utility Kit a M10II radio unit Model Number JX4000W A JX4000W C or JX4000W S b Clarion 6 2 Volt DC power supply c This Getting Started Guide d Software Utility Kit Diskette 3 You may need to purchase a IEEE 802 3 ETHERNET Cable of the correct length for your situation D15 connectors with slide locks on shielded cable see section 2 6 1 CABLE NOT INCLUDED b External Antenna if required The M10II is equipped with an internal antenna for short distances Refer to section 2 5 of this manual for antenna instructions 4 Position the M10II unit on a stable surface near your hub media converter or computer being careful to position each unit so nothing will obstruct the ability of the units to communicate with each other refer to section 2 5 4 5 Connect the D15 pin Ethernet cable CABLE NOT INCLUDED to your Ethernet 802 3 Hub media converter or computer network card Attach the other end of the cable to the connector port on the rear panel of the M10II radio marked MAU GETTING ST
25. lready powered up the antenna will not be recognized You must switch the M1OII off and back on to activate the antenna WARNING The external antenna port outputs dc voltage up to 5 Volts for antenna recognition If using measuring equipment please check allowed dc input voltage of the equipment GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 9 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED 2 5 2 RANGE OF OPERATION Using the internal antenna model JX4000W A only the operating range is 100 200 meters of coverage The range of operation will decrease if the M1OII is positioned behind large metal objects such as file cabinets safes storage cabinets metal walls or walls containing foil backed insulation The outdoor operating range with high gain antennas in line of sight operation is up to 5 miles With special amplifiers purchased from HyperLink see section 7 Technical Assistance for contact information the user may reach up to 20 miles in line of sight operation 2 5 3 ANTENNA POINTING It is important to properly point external directional antennas at the time of installation We suggest that the user employ the Traffic program included in the Software Utility Kit Diskette to assist in the installation of directional antennas We suggest that the installer follow these steps as part the external directional antenna set up process 1 Connect a laptop computer to the MAU port of the MIOII An active IPX SPX stack is required on the computer 2 I
26. m Technical Information Moto Gochi M10 Product Telephone 781 246 0103 FAX 781 246 0157 Website www micrilor com GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 29 CLARION M10 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Marketing Corporate Support M10 Product Wireless LAN Business Group Clarion Corporation of America 8001 Irvine Center Drive Suite 800 Irvine California 92618 Telephone 714 790 3535 FAX 714 790 3599 Website www clarionwireless com Antenna Kit Support Hyperlink Technologies 1201 Clint Moore Road Boca Raton Florida 33487 Telephone 561 995 2256 FAX 561 995 2432 Website www hyperlinktech com GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 30 CLARION M1OII GLOSSARY 8 GLOSSARY AUI Auxiliary Unit Interface The standard hardware interface used to connect a device to a 10base5 transceiver It uses a DB 15 connector Bridge A device that connects different networks together allowing them to communicate with each other BPSK Binary Phase Shift Key CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple Access A method for controlling the transfer of information on an Ethernet network DES Data Encryption Standard The standard cryptographic algorithm designed by the National Bureau of Standards used to transform encrypt and decrypt information using a 64 bit key DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum A highly secure and reliable technology which spreads data over a broad frequency range requiring receiving and sending devices to use specif
27. need to know the MAC ID of the radio you are trying to query Both commands continue to issue once per second until there is a response or until a key is hit The following utilities will be included on diskette for the MIOII Typing the name followed by a question mark will show the usage syntax GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 21 CLARION M10 CONFIGURATION e Mllmary exe allows monitoring of the configuration e Tmshow exe will read out the table that is stored in the MIOII at the time of issue The new configuration commands for controlling the M10I are as follows can use with the send or sendm10 commands CONFigFel CONFigFe0 turns M10II mode on off respectively When M101 is off the radio does not operate This command is stored in non volatile memory and takes immediate effect CONFigFt1 CONFigFt0 turns transmit filtering on off Default is on This command is stored in non volatile memory and takes immediate effect CONFigFd1 CONFigFd0 turns download filtering on off Default is on This command is stored in non volatile memory and takes immediate effect CONFigFaxx xx 0 to 60 sets aging value xx 0 turns aging off Default is 5 min This command is stored in non volatile memory and takes immediate effect CONFigFr1 CONFigFr0 turns remote commands on off respectively Default is off This command is stored in non volatile memory and takes immediate effect CONFigFs1 CONFigFs0 Static table command turns ta
28. ng 5 minutes This default value is the same as in most bridges If a NIC is shut down the aging setting is the time that it takes to passively decide to remove the entry from the local table As long as a packet is sent from a NIC more often than this setting the entry will remain in the table Most network operating systems will normally send out keep alive or sense packets more often than once per minute The penalty for being deleted from the table is minimal it takes about 20 ms milliseconds after a packet is transmitted for the entry to be placed into the table Also if a NIC is moved to another segment the transmissions that it generates from another M10II will force the instant deletion of the NIC address from the table of the first M10H If transmissions from the moved NIC are not received the aging will cause the NIC to be deleted after the aging time as measured from the last packet that the NIC generated while it was still local The table is volatile and cycling the power will delete the table Loop detection The MIOII has an optional capability for detecting and blocking network loops A loop is a network connection that allows a packet to be regenerated and can occur with any wired or wireless network device An example of a loop is when two radios are inadvertently connected to the same network segment and they are on the same code channel then a packet that is uploaded and transmitted by one radio is received and downl
29. ng toggles the antenna choice or leaves it alone based on the setting for any particular transmission attempt for a packet Duplicate filter function is available in case of one to one connection only It means that if two or more modems are connected to a modem duplication cannot be avoided GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 25 CLARION M1OII CONFIGURATION Parameters Possible Values Default Remarks Antenna Selection 1 0 External Internal FF External with Diversity set to OFF This parameter must be set to External absolutely because no internal antenna is provided with JX 4000 Otherwise it behaves similar to the FEC mode where a 1 toggles the antenna choice and a 0 leaves the choice for a transmission attempt RF Address Derived from attached NIC Or set manually with CONFigRf command RF address is used on RF reception by the JX 4000 determine whether to send ACK and at the transmitter to recognize its ACK It is not used if Address Checking is off Use default MAC ID MAC Address OO606FXXXXXX or Clarion Null Address 00606FO00000 Null Address Upload address is used for configuration and firmware upgrade only Each JX 4000 has its own unique 12 hex digit MAC ID that is used as default Upload Address However one can select Clarion Null Address 00606F000000 as Upload Address for convenience ACK tim
30. nnees PA lt SOG UP sscesscevsvesetecesesesenveteecenscevesedsdevavstecesesencenceeeseetebeesdsbensteccsacseons 2 6 1 Necessary Equipment ceeceeseccessecesseeeceeecseecsseeceseeeesaeessaeeeene 2 6 2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 0 0 eeeeceeeseeceseeeeeaeeseeeeeeeee 3 TESTING THE MIOL vcscisstenasndss caveisuteanwisedseactsvsevaeuisiveceuteeuvese 3 1 Introduction to Testing cccccsssssssscccssssssssssscccsscssssssssscssees 3 2 Testing Procedure cssssoocsssscssssssssssssssccsssssssssscsscscsssssssssscsesoes 4 CONFIGURATION wissscccsiastirasts inion 4 1 Default Settings ccccccsssssssssssscccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesees 4 2 Configuration CommMand csscccccccccssssssssssssscccssssscsssssssssess 4 3 Configuration Parametese csscccsssssssssssssssssccsssssscsssssssssess SPECIFICATIONS sc sscicsests sadecnvecasoeavssaautscseseseavassonensdaaeoonsanseseonde TROUBLE SHOOTING wc onicistccnmer Gatien ae TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE s sssssisssessrssssscosssssssesssosssesssssasossee GLOSSARY aeaea ore Ee ae VE on tpscapueenstcesteess eo NAM KATENE 15 GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE III CLARION M1OII INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 WELCOME 1 2 Thank you for choosing Clarion s M10II multi point multi addressing modem The MIOII is pre configured to operate right out of the box to connect multiple workstations or multiple LANs Local Area Networks wi
31. nstall the Traffic Program from Utility Software Kit Diskette 3 Point both directional antennas in the general direction of each other Initiate network data traffic between the 2 sites Alternatively at both antenna sites dither the pointing of the directional antennas until maximums in network traffic throughput are observed 6 As a final step find the angular range both horizontally and vertically over which the maximum traffic throughput can be maintained for the first antenna Once this angular range is obtained lock the position of the first antenna in the center of this range Then repeat this process at the other antenna site and lock that antenna in position ae GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 10 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED 2 5 4 POSITIONING THE M10II UNITS Proper positioning of the MI1OII units will increase the range of operation and the ability of the units to communicate It is important to position the MIOII units out in the open and away from any large metal objects such as file cabinets safes storage cabinets metal walls or walls containing foil backed insulation To reduce the risk of the unit overheating do not place the M1OII under boxes papers or anything that may reduce airflow If you are using the units in an office with metal cubicle walls it will increase operating range if the units are placed above the cubicle wall height The use of microwave ovens during transmiss
32. oad MAU and transmit TX lights on the sending unit will turn on brightly The receive RX and download MAU light on the receiving unit will also turn on brightly The transmit light TX on the receiving radio and the receive light RX on the sending radio will turn on dimly due to the acknowledgments If other combinations of LEDs occur there may be something wrong There should be expected bursts of traffic and dead time in any network file transfer and this should not indicate a problem 2 Next make a local file transfer between NICs on a single segment You will see the upload light MAU come on but not the transmit light TX on the sending unit and you should see no receive lights on the other unit You can simultaneously do a local file transfer on each segment and if you attach LAN analyzers to each you will see that each unit simultaneously achieves wired speed 3 Now attach a third segment with a third M10II When you do an inter segment file transfer the LEDs will be the same as before for the intended receiver but the third M10II will show only a receive light not a download light nor a dim transmit light In this case the M1OII that has the intended NIC attached will acknowledge and download the packets The other M1OII will receive the packets but will not respond with acknowledgments and not download You can also try three simultaneous local file transfers and you will see that each achieves wired speed You may
33. oaded by the second radio which creates a packet to be uploaded by the first one again If the loop is allowed to persist the packet will be regenerated indefinitely Instead of allowing this to happen all M10IIs will first start in the blocking mode when they are powered on if loop detection is enabled The blocking mode prevents any packets to be transmitted and only loop sense packets to be downloaded If a loop is detected GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 16 CLARION M10 TESTING the MIOII will block traffic until the loop is eliminated If after trying for a few seconds the radio does not sense a loop it will exit blocking mode and proceed with a normal boot cycle After that an attempt to sense loops will be made at 3 second intervals and steals 2ms of traffic time each 3 seconds in order to operate Since a loop can be created while reconfiguring the wired network the detection process will occur indefinitely After the initial boot there will be 2 one second intervals each signaled by a pair of LED flashes and then 5 LED flashes if there is no loop found If there is a loop then the radio will enter a blocking state where no packets will be transmitted or downloaded and the radio will continue to sense the loop at 3 second intervals After 4 intervals without seeing a loop the blocking state will be terminated the LED will indicate this by flashing 5 times There may be additional delays in high traffic conditions i e gt 65
34. s extension of the retransmission protocol to multi source address configurations The MIOII maintains acknowledgment address tables however it is not a bridge For 802 compliant bridging the M10II can be connected to a MAC bridge with the MAC bridge providing address tables obtained via the spanning tree algorithm 1 3 M101 APPLICATIONS The MIOII is a robust 10 Mbps Megabits Per Second wireless multi point multi addressing modem designed to support wireless connections across town across the street or just across the hall for IEEE 802 3 and Ethernet II TCP IP LANs It provides all the functionality of wired LANs without the physical constraints of the wire ACROSS TOWN E h aI g OE m CI lt i A v oo LE a r a Ao E a m Fo The MIOII connects multiple workstations or workstations on multiple wired Ethernet LANs It builds and maintains a list of the workstations on the wired Ethernet LAN to which it is connected and shares this information with other MIOIIs When a user on a wired LAN wants to GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 2 CLARION M10 INTRODUCTION 1 3 1 send data to a user on another wired LAN the M
35. s of the registers and section 3 Testing Procedure for testing information 10 Now follow the same procedure for the second M10II unit and the two units are ready to communicate GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 14 CLARION M1OII TESTING 3 TESTING THE M10II 3 1 INTRODUCTION TO TESTING 1 To test the MIOII it is suggested that you connect two MIOII units one to each of two previously isolated network segments As the normal traffic is generated on each segment the internal M1OII table is automatically built up on the packet transmissions of each NIC Only one transmission is required to create a table entry fora NIC The source addresses of the traffic are used to build and maintain the table and the tables are referenced by the destination addresses of the traffic to determine whether or not the intended receiving NICs are attached to a particular M10II The M10I units are shipped with the following defaults acknowledgment is enabled transmit filtering is turned on download filtering is turned on aging time is set to 5 minutes loop sense is on and professional addressing mode is off The following is a brief description of these features a MIOII acknowledging enabled This is the main M10II feature it refers to the data link level re transmission protocol It means that if a destination address of an intended NIC is in the local table of the M1OII that radio will acknowledge the packet from within the radio firmware with micro
36. se the SendM10 utility but address the destination of the command to the MAC ID of the remote M10II i e OO606Fxxxxxx Even if the remote radio is set to use the Clarion null address instead of its own MAC ID the radio s MAC ID must be used for remote access To allow a broadcast address to be used over the air would require handling multiple responses which is not possible The command will automatically flow through the sending MIOII to the remote M1OII and the response will occur back throughout the sending MIOII The re transmission protocol will also work as in the case of any normal packet Remote M10IIs can be queried and reconfigured Using Tmshow you can view the remote MIOII s table entries For security GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 19 CLARION M10 TESTING purposes the remote configuration is disabled by default If you want it on you must enable it locally through the AUI port only Once enabled all activity can be controlled remotely but this way the configuration can only be changed after someone within the user s facility has allowed it Commands that cannot operate remotely include firmware upgrade enabling M1OII mode licensing and enabling remote commands 3 2 TESTING PROCEDURE To test the units connect two M1OUs one to each of two previously isolated network segments leaving all settings at the factory default values 1 Make an inter segment file transfer and observe the LEDs on the M10I units The upl
37. second response time This feature creates a reliable link out of a wireless connection Without it the burden on common transport level protocols would be too great to obtain substantial throughput b x Transmit filtering on When this feature is activated local traffic will remain local If a packet generated on a segment is addressed to a NIC on the same segment the M10 will not transmit that packet The result is that local bandwidth is preserved and the radio must only support the total inter segment bandwidth Therefore many segments each with 10 Mbps local bandwidth can be connected with a 10 Mbps backbone since each packet is not necessarily transmitted Without it turned on the bandwidth of any local segments is shared by the NICs on other remote segments since each packet that is generated on another segment is transferred to the local segment and vice GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 15 CLARION M10 TESTING c d e versa Transmit filtering also provides added security because local server traffic is not exposed to other segments Download filtering on This feature can be thought of as the converse of transmit filtering The MIOII with this enabled will not download to its network segment a packet that it receives if the destination is not on its local segment Of course all packets on the same code channel will be received by the M1OII and their CRC will be checked prior to the address being examined Agi
38. th the speed and accuracy of a wired LAN without the need for wires Just plug them in one MIOII per wired network segment and away you go The M10IIs will automatically sense the local traffic and build internal tables The MIOII is ideal for forward thinking organizations that require 10 Mbps Megabits Per Second LAN performance across the street or just across the hall and want to maintain the flexibility and cost control that management of their own network provides There is no reliance on wire installers or fees to pay for telephone access The M10II uses RF Radio Frequency technology operating at the same data rate as standard wired connections allowing you to connect networks simply by plugging in the MIOIIs The MIOII can reduce the cost associated with expansions or changes within your company by providing you with an easy and cost effective way to connect multiple workstations or multiple LANs without the constraints associated with wired connections M1011 THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE M10 FAMILY The MIOII is the second generation Clarion product in the M10 family The M10 is a wireless single address modem that connects two media points together The MIOII is a wireless multi point multi addressing modem able to accommodate up to 200 NICs Network Interface Cards per network segment The MIOII offers the functions and features of the original M10 modem as well as providing an important additional advantage to customers The upgr
39. the M1OII the kit contains e A software query program e A traffic program e Anelectronic version of the M10 Series User Manual e The latest software upgrades GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 6 CLARION M1OII GETTING STARTED 2 3 APPEARANCE v FRONT BACK Dimensions 2 inches W x 4 7 inches H x 6 5 inches D Weight 14 ounces Front and Rear Panels Internal antenna inside of the top cover MAU port MAU LED TX LED External antenna port RX LED Power LED DC 6 2V port Power Switch FOC Certification label bottom Figure 2 3 GETTING STARTED GUIDE PAGE 7 CLARION M10 GETTING STARTED 2 4 LED INDICATORS There are four LED indicator lights on the front panel of the M10II Figure 2 3 These lights help the user to understand the status of the M10 The Lights are as follows MAU Flickers for Upload or Download of a Connected AUI TX Flickers whenever a frame is RF transmitted RX Flickers whenever a frame is RF received POWER Indicates the M1OII is turned on Table 2 4 Label Description During the power up cycle it blinks on and off slowly five times in approximately one second to indicate that the firmware has passed its integrity After normal power up cycle it indicates radio transmission Note 1 During the firmware upload cycle refer description attached on the new firmware Indicates radio signal detection Note 1 Sometimes flashes even
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