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1. is the numerical value of the mask Example The 192 168 9 0 24 address describes the network address 192 168 9 0 and the mask with leading 24 bits on The same set of addresses may be denoted as 192 168 9 0 255 255 255 0 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Ethernet Interface Configuration 3 6 Ethernet Interface Configuration In the most basic form Ethernet interface can be configured as follows ifconfig ethO 1 1 1 1 24 up UP flag means than the interface is turned to UP state Also you can specify the following parameters for the Ethernet interface Media type By default media type is selected automatically media auto parameter Assign aliases to the Ethernet interface alias key word Full information about interfaces configuration can be reviewed in OS WanFlex User Guide ifconfig command Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Radio Interface Configuration 3 7 Radio Interface Configuration Radio interface configuration is performed using rfconfig command In its most basic form one need to configure the following parameters of the radio interface Frequency freq parameter in MHz For example 5260 Bit rate bitr parameter Bit transfer rate in kBits sec B System identifier SID parameter A hexadecimal numbe
2. 12 Table 2 2 RJ 45 Connector Soldering Procedure 18 Table 4 1 Indicator LEDS 59 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual List of Figures List of Figures Figure 2 1 IDU BS Top VW MR 8 Figure 2 2 IDU BS Front Panel PET 8 Figure 2 3 IDU BS Rear 9 Figure 2 4 Connection scheme for 00 9 Figure 2 5 BU RB B300D 5X Front 10 Figure 2 6 BU RB B300D 5X 11 Figure 2 7 BU RB B300 5X Front Panel 11 Figure 2 8 BU RB B300 5X Top oci ista n bn dtm diam ix actua 12 2 9 Gro ndiNg STET 16 Figure 2 10 BU RB B300D 5X Installation 1 21 Figure 2 11 BU RB B300D 5X Installation 2 22 Figure 2 12 Tube Mounting 7 iet RR Lb aptas 23 Figure Z T3 Tube MOUNN oii deii DD in adu ci epu D cuu M end 24 Figure 2 14 BU RB B300 5X Installation 1 25 Fig
3. 8 Z2 Outdoor Units OLD ERR dE 10 2 2 1 BUIRBBSDODSDR 10 2 2 2 BU RB B300 5X Q 11 2 2 3 ODU LED Indicators 12 2 3 Installation Preparations 13 2 3 4 Required Components and Accessories 13 2 3 2 Antenna 13 2 3 3 Antenna s aao 14 2 3 4 Poles with tre np MN 15 2 3 5 Wall Mounted 15 2 3 6 Antenna Poles 15 2 3 7 Grounding when Using IDU BS 15 2 3 8 Antenna Nen ERA QUERN 16 2 3 9 Precaution 16 2 3 10 Service Cable Soldering Procedure 17 2 3 11 Tools Required at the Installation 20 2 4 BU RB B300D 5X qe 21 241 Installation 21 2 4 2 Tube Mounting for ODU Tm 23 25 300 5 A A E E 25 2 5 1 Installation
4. 25 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Contents 2 5 2 Pole Mounting Kit Assembling isset enata ener te th busta anna tun 27 2 6 Mounting Kits 28 2 6 1 Pole Mounting Kit MONT 5000 V Pole KIT for Vertical 28 2 6 2 Pole Mounting Kit MONT 5000 H Pole KIT for Horizontal Pole 29 Chapter Basic Configuration Instructions 12 eee 31 3 1 Initial Settings Configuration Procedure 33 M 35 3 3 Command Line Interface CLI 36 3 4 Lost Password ARR CR EDI E RR RES 37 3 5 Configuration nennen nnn nnn 40 3 5 1 Printing and Saving Your Configuration 40 3 5 2 40 3 5 3 IP Address Formats 40 3 6 Ethernet Interface Configuration 42 3 7 Radio Interface daa cR CHER EU 43 Chapter 4 Link
5. alvanion s Your Open WiMAX Choice Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Software Version 1 2 April 2009 P N 215267 Document History Document History Changed Item Description Date First revision Document s first revision April 2009 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Legal Rights Legal Rights O Copyright 2009 Alvarion Ltd rights reserved The material contained herein is proprietary privileged and confidential and owned by Alvarion or its third party licensors No disclosure thereof shall be made to third parties without the express written permission of Alvarion Ltd Alvarion Ltd reserves the right to alter the equipment specifications and descriptions in this publication without prior notice No part of this publication shall be deemed to be part of any contract or warranty unless specifically incorporated by reference into such contract or warranty Trade Names Alvarion BreezeCOM WALKair WALKnet BreezeNET BreezeACCESS BreezeLINK BreezeMAX AlvariSTAR AlvariCRAFT eMGW 4 and or other products and or services referenced here in are either registered trademarks trademarks or service marks of Alvarion Ltd All other names are or may be the trademarks of their respective owners Statement of Conditions The informat
6. Bug fixes temporary patches and or workarounds may be supplied as Firmware updates Additional hardware if required to install or use Firmware updates must be purchased by the Customer Alvarion will be obligated to support solely the two 2 most recent Software major releases ALVARION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY PURCHASER S OR ANY THIRD PERSON S MISUSE NEGLIGENCE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR IMPROPER TESTING UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE OR BY ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD Disclaimer The Software is sold on an AS IS basis Alvarion its affiliates or its licensors MAKE NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION ALVARION SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE UNITS OF PRODUCT INCLUDING ALL THE SOFTWARE DELIVERED TO PURCHASER HEREUNDER ARE NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND ARE NOT DESIGNED MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE IN APPLICATIONS WHERE THE FAILURE MALFUNCTION OR INACCURACY OF PRODUCTS CARRIES A RISK OF DEATH OR BODILY INJURY OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
7. Factory password Figure 3 3 ERConsole Step 3 8 Restart the device After device restart the ERConsole utility will reset device configuration 9 Login the device with Serial number as a login name and new password that was received from tech support 10 Reconfigure device username and password ERConsole utility s New task window also allows changing device s IP address on its Ethernet interface ethO without login to device Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Configuration Manipulations 3 5 3 5 1 3 5 2 3 5 3 Configuration Manipulations Printing and Saving Your Configuration You can easily review your current device s configuration by executing config show command The output of the command is sorted by the configuration sections e g System parameters Interfaces configuration etc You can review some particular parts of the configuration specifying the part of the configuration you want to see Example config show ifc This command will print the interfaces configuration In order to save your configuration config save command is used It saves the current system configuration in the device s flash memory for subsequent permanent use All modifications to the system parameters if not saved by this command are valid only during the current session until the system reset occurs Import Export Export import of t
8. There are 2 LEDs for each Ethernet interface EthO and Eth1 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Error Upper LED Lighting Not lighting Lighting Blinking Lower LED Not lighting Lighting Lighting Blinking Constant lighting Full Duplex Not lighting Half Duplex 6 Ethernet interface mode LEDs IF Ethernet connection is established but corresponding ODU s interface is not enabled then LEDs 5 6 indicate connection configuration by blinking 1 time per second Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual gt Configuration Via Web Interface Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface In This Chapter Overall Functionality Overview on page 63 Requirements on page 64 Basic Settings on page 65 Device Status on page 68 Maintenance on page 70 Spectrum Analyzer on page 71 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Overall Functionality Overview 5 1 Overall Functionality Overview Web interface is used for the following purposes View and change system parameters of the device View and change system interface parameters of the device View and change radio link parameters View and change network parameters of the device Monitoring statistics for all interfaces Monitoring radio link statistics Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configura
9. Blinking 4 times per second number of retries gt lt 5096 Blinking 2 times per second number of retries gt lt 28 90 Blinking 1 time per second number of retries gt 7 96 If certain radio interface radio module is not present on the device then all corresponding LEDs of this radio interface is off If ODU has certain radio interface but it is not activated for example not entered mint rf5 0 start command then LED 3 is blinking 1 time per second whereas LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting If ODU has certain radio interface but it is not activated for example not entered mint rf5 0 start command then LED 3 is blinking 1 time per second whereas LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting If ODU has certain radio interface activated mint rf5 0 start command entered then LED 3 is blinking 4 times per second whereas LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools Table 4 1 Indicator LEDs LEDs Function 4 Radio signal level Show receiving signal level of the established radio link scales Each LED can be 4 modes Not lighting radio signal level is lower than scale value Blinking the more frequently is blinking the nearer signal level is to given scale value Constant lighting signal level is higher or equal to scale value 5 Ethernet interface speed LEDs Show speed of corresponding Ethernet interface
10. lightning protection grounding contour Antenna s position must be lower than the highest antenna pole point at least by 2 antenna heights If antenna is NOT DC shorted see antenna technical documentation the additional lightning arrestor must be used which is placed between ODU and antenna and is grounded to the antenna pole grounding contour RF cable STP cable outdoors indoors Ethernet cable Figure 2 11 BU RB B300D 5X Installation 2 14 Connect RF cables to the antenna Twist the connectors tightly 15 Connect RF cables to the ODU previously having touched RF cable connectors case with ODU connector case 16 Isolate RF connectors from both sides ODU and antenna 17 Connect the STP cable to IDU previously having touched IDU connector case with STP cable connector case 18 Provide grounding for IDU Alvarion BreezeNET B300 e Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description BU RB B300D 5X 19 Connect Ethernet cable to IDU 20 Provide power supply for IDU 21 Connect to the Device using Telnet protocol It is extremely important to install ODU connectors down 2 4 2 Tube Mounting for ODU Figure 2 12 Tube Mounting 1 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description BU RB B300D 5X Figure 2 13 Tube Mounting 2 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description BU RB B300 5X 2 5 2 5 1 BU RB B300 5X Installation Guidel
11. specify what antenna will scan the radio environment Auto value set scanning by both antennas To start stop Spectrum Analyzer use Start Sensor Test Stop Sensor Test buttons You can get detailed information about scanned radio signals on a specific frequency Just point a cursor on the needed frequency and you will see a hint with exact Signal level dBm Frequency MHz Noise Floor dBm Avg RSSI dBm High RSSI dBm Max RSSI dBm values Alvarion BreezeNET B300 e Technical User Manual chapter O Supplementary Information Chapter 6 Supplementary Information In This Chapter B RJ 45 Service Cable Connector Soldering Scheme on page 75 Console Cable Connector Soldering Scheme on page 76 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 6 Supplementary Information RJ 45 Service Cable Connector Soldering Scheme 6 1 RJ 45 Service Cable Connector Soldering Scheme RJ 45 Male Ethernet connector Mi 12345678 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 1 28 2 EB 3 ZA 4 5 Ba Phase T 6 m 7 a 8 Neutral 1 Male connector to ODU Figure 6 1 Service Cable Connector Soldering Scheme Ca 1 eB 2 Ca 4 Ca 5 e 6 a aee 8 Male connector to IDU 1 White orange 2 Orange 3 White green 4 Blue 5 White blue 6 Green 7 White brown 8 Brown Technical User Manual Chapter 6 Supplementary Information C
12. 0 00 0 00 40 213 5979 751 E 54378 4531 0 09 0 99 22 220 11682 845 Radio link Total 110434 9202 bandwidll fol SCA Tepic receiving Total radio link bandwidth Figure 4 3 Ltest Bandwidth Meter Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 Muffer The muffer module makes it possible to rapidly test the electromagnetic environment visually estimate the efficiency of the utilization of the air links reveal sources of interference and estimate their power Several operating regimes of the muffer module provide for different levels of details in test results Review Mode This regime is enabled by the review option It makes possible to have a general estimation of emissions and interference within specified frequency range NOTE Normal operation of the radio is not possible in this mode This regime can be useful on the first steps of link configuration One can observe the activity on the selected list of frequencies and make decisions of what frequencies can be used for the link so that the link did not interfere with other sources of signals Scanned Average Current signal frequencies signal level level 5260 fimp 3 15 09 Nm 5280 fimp 5300 fimp 2 16 gt 10 Imi 5320 fimp 5340 Amp Number of packets received Figure 4 4 Muffer Review Mode The picture above shows the output of review mode To
13. 1 2 3 2 Installation Preparations Required Components and Accessories Before the installation please make sure you have all necessary parts and accessories B Device B Antenna Low loss antenna cable for the required frequency range Antenna pole if necessary Required grounding system Accessories and tools Antenna Placement When planning an antenna placement for PTP link in order to obtain the maximal coverage range and best performance for the Device one need to consider that LOS requirements must be fulfilled for the path between two antennas Moreover it is of vital importance that the certain zone that surrounds the signal propagation path must be free from obstructions One should understand that the radio beam is not as thin as for example laser beam Radio beam also called as a 1st Fresnel zone has a profile of a rugby ball Its exact form and size depend upon the frequency and the signal propagation path length If most of the 1st Fresnel zone is obstructed a major part of a electromagnetic energy will be lost which leads to a severe signal quality degradation and as a result to coverage range decreasing Below is an incomplete list of possible obstructions on the signal propagation path B Neighboring buildings Trees Bridges Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations 2 3 3 B Power lines To obtain the best
14. Acknowledgments r ICMP Prioritization Figure 5 1 Basic Settings Basic Settings The following system parameters can be changed viewed in this sheet General Settings Device name general device name User Name User Name used as Login Password Secret Password used to login to the unit Confirm Password please confirm the password to the unit Network Settings ethX IP Primary IP address for ethX interface Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Basic Settings Default Gateway Default Gateway for the unit Radio Settings Frequency Central Operating Frequency Must be equal at both sides of the link TX Power Output TX Power of the radio in milliwatts Channel Width Operating Channel Width of the radio in must be equal at both sides of the link Tx Bitrate Fixed Operating Bitrate if numerical value chosen or Auto Bitrate Automatic Modulation Control if Auto is chosen Auto Bitrate is recommended Link Settings Network SID Network System Identifier 8 digit HEX figure Must be equal at both sides Security Key Key word to encode protocol messages Must be equal at both sides Encryption Enables AES encryption Enable Polling Turns marker access mode on Polling is recommended for long links 7 km and must be enabled just at one side do not enable polling at both sides otherwise wireless conne
15. LIMITED TO USE AS PART OF ON LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING FAIL SAFE PERFORMANCE SUCH AS IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES WEAPONS SYSTEMS OR OTHER APPLICATIONS REPRESENTING A SIMILAR DEGREE OF POTENTIAL HAZARD ALVARION SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES b PURCHASER S SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES ABOVE SHALL BE REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AS SPECIFIED ABOVE AT ALVARION S OPTION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Legal Rights WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SATISFACTORY QUALITY CORRESPONDENCE WITH DESCRIPTION NON INFRINGEMENT AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION GENERATED ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED ALVARION WARRANTIES HEREIN RUN ONLY TO PURCHASER AND ARE NOT EXTENDED TO ANY THIRD PARTIES ALVARION NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS Limitation of Liabilit
16. acks local remote est ant amps rt avg up avg ua avg ant amps rt avg up avg ua avg rtt em wm wm em wm ew ew ew 14 43 00 0 0 0 9 0 0 44 15 00 0 0 8 6 6 Figure 4 2 Ltest Align Bandwidth mode Bandwidth meter Bandwidth meter is used to test the following radio link characteristics speed in kilobits per second speed in packets per second number of retries and errors Use the following Itest command options for testing tu seconds Unidirectional test packets are transmitted only from the current side to the specified address target option tb seconds Bidirectional test packets are transmitted in both directions Seconds parameter allows setting test period 5 seconds by default Maximum value is 60 seconds To start Ltest in this mode ltest rf5 0 lt Mac adress gt tb Ltest command output in Bandwidth meter mode Minimal average and maximal delay values Radio link bandwidth for Direction Kbit s Pkt s Retries Errors min avg max stddev usec transmitting SEEEZZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEZEEEZEEESEEEEEEEEEESEEEEEEZEESEEEEUSSEEEEEENEE Transmit 56056 4671
17. lightning strikes the antenna the current goes through the coaxial cable which grounds ODU clamp with the mast the mast is grounded via the grounding contour The direct lightning strike to the STP service cable ODU IDU is partially terminated on the grounded IDU case Partial termination means that the direct lightning strike will probably destroy an STP cable The service cable pickups from the electromagnetic impulses are terminated on the IDU case by the winding shield and further on the IDU grounding IDU is grounded via a three conductor power cord and a plug containing a ground The data amp power wires pickups are terminated via IDU protection scheme three conductor power cord and a plug containing a ground CAUTION Antenna pole tower ODU and lightning arrestor should be connected to the first common grounding contour Cable thickness should be no less than 10AWG using corrosion steady connectors It is highly recommended to entrust grounding contour development to the skilled personnel A special attention should be paid if antenna used is not DC shorted In this case additional lightning arrestor should be used between the antenna and ODU Suggested grounding diagram is shown on the picture below Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations If antenna NOT DC shorted you ll have to use an additional grounding device between ODU and antenna Antenna gro
18. run the review mode please type the following command muffer IF NAME review Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools Once the link is established you can use this mode to review the activity on the configured for frequency for the link If no activity is observed that means that the signal from the remote side is being broken by the interference sources or by the obstacles on the signal propagation path 4 1 2 2 2 Mode This regime performs MAC address analysis to estimate the efficiency of utilization of the air link The analysis is carried out at the frequency previously specified by rfconfig command The mac2 regime checks both data packets and the link level ACK messages sent by protocol supported devices NOTE Normal operation of the radio is not possible in this mode The picture below shows the output mac2 regime Scanned Total number of lt the packet sent from specified MAC address frequency packets received gt the sent to specified MAC address Current packet length Freq 5260 SIDS 112 Number of packets received gt 14 12 12 1898005 38 48 lt 00028 1472 NewRWR 0 1 Current signal Current receiving Average MAC address Device mnemonic Average signal speed length name level Figure 4 5 Muffer MAC2 Mode Like in review mode this regime provides with the information about a current activity but on the configure
19. to IDU 14 Provide power supply for IDU 15 Connect to the Device using Telnet protocol CAUTION It is extremely important to install ODU connectors down Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description BU RB B300 5X 2 5 2 Pole Mounting Kit Assembling Figure 2 16 Pole Mounting Kit Assembling 1 Figure 2 17 Pole Mounting Kit Assembling 2 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Mounting Kits Assembling CAUTION Attention Pole mounting kit MONT 5000 V Pole KIT does NOT contain metal straps Figure 2 18 MONT 5000 V Pole KIT 1 Chapter 2 Hardware Description Mounting Kits Assembling Figure 2 19 MONT 5000 V Pole KIT 2 2 6 2 Pole Mounting Kit MONT 5000 H Pole KIT for Horizontal Pole Attention Pole mounting kit MONT 5000 H Pole KIT does NOT contain metal straps Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Mounting Kits Assembling AT VT TEENS mum CELL eje Figure 2 20 MONT 5000 H Pole KIT 1 Figure 2 21 MONT 5000 H Pole KIT 2 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual o 5 Basic Configuration Instructions Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions In This Chapter Initial Settings Configuration Procedure on page 33 Device Interfaces on page 35 Command Line Interface CLI on page 36 Lost Pa
20. users of the respective Alvarion products No part of its contents may be used for any other purpose disclosed to any person or firm or reproduced by any means electronic and mechanical without the express prior written permission of Alvarion Ltd The text and graphics are for the purpose of illustration and reference only The specifications on which they are based are subject to change without notice The software described in this document is furnished under a license The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of that license Information in this document is subject to change without notice Corporate and individual names and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted Alvarion Ltd reserves the right to alter the equipment specifications and descriptions in this publication without prior notice No part of this publication shall be deemed to be part of any contract or warranty unless specifically incorporated by reference into such contract or warranty The information contained herein is merely descriptive in nature and does not constitute an offer for the sale of the product described herein Any changes or modifications of equipment including opening of the equipment not expressly approved by Alvarion Ltd will void equipment warranty and any repair thereafter shall be charged for It could also void the user s authority to operate the equipment Alvarion BreezeNET B300 T
21. BreezeNET B300 Q Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools 4 1 5 1 How to Use Turning on 1 For turning RapidView on simply push the Power button 2 Device LEDs will light up for 2 seconds 3 Device will perform constant tries to connect to ODU If device s power is normal Power ODU connection LED 1 will blink 1 time per second If device s power is low LED 1 will blink 4 times per second in turn with not lighting intervals 4 Once ODU link is established LED 1 stops blinking if power is normal and device s interfaces status are shown by LEDs 2 6 5 1 time per second device updates its status output 6 IfODU link will be broken LEDs 2 6 will go out after 2 seconds and LED 1 will start blinking 1 time per second Diagnostic device connection to ODU should be done via console port of the ODU Once link is up between ODU and diagnostic device the following record is put in ODU system log Connected test unit Begin service communication over console Test unit detected rf0 rf5 0 Exact radio interface names depend on wireless equipment configuration When diagnostic device is unplugged from the following record is put in ODU system log Test unit disconnected Return to normal console mode LEDs modes description ODU status monitoring via diagnostic device is performed by its LEDs indication LEDs modes and ODU status correspondence is shown in the following table Alvarion B
22. Configuration 45 1 Di gnostic MM 47 EES Mr R 47 M ME IU Mec EET 50 Ta ed ctu 54 4 1 4 Acquiring Interfaces Statistics 54 4 1 5 eerte re re rr 55 Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface 12 esee 61 5 1 Overall Functionality 63 5 2 Run Requirements reiner reir banno par eie 64 5 3 Basic Mc M 65 5 4 Device Status men 68 9 9 70 5 6 Spectrumi Analyzer fne ni hill nda ucl intu 71 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Contents Chapter 6 Supplementary Information T3 6 1 RJ 45 Service Cable Connector Soldering Scheme 75 6 2 Console Cable Connector Soldering Scheme 76 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual List of Tables List of Tables Table 2 1 ODU LED Indicators
23. ation of impulse interference mynet mode This mode performs the radio testing without disturbing radio module s normal operation but taking into account only packets from within the given network sid mode The sid regime allows estimating the number of currently operating subscriber groups having different identifiers SID and the efficiency of air links utilization The analysis is carried out for all network identifiers at the frequency previously specified for the radio module by rfconfig command Sensor mode In this mode shows the radio environment testing results on the screen in a visual digital format Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools 4 1 3 Load Meter Load meter is a powerful tool that allows estimating the load of a system interface specified by interface parameter By default the information is displayed on one line and updated every second the load is measured in kilobytes Below picture shows the load meter output for the radio interface outputted in line by line mode with one second interval Load Meter fill results in Kbits per second INPUT OUTPUT SUM PACKETS Name cur avg max packets packets rf5 0 865 864 865 226 5 226 1730 452 rf5 6 826 870 876 226 226 1752 452 rf5 0 866 869 876 229 229 1732 458 rf5 865 868 876 226 226 1730 452 rf5 0 867 867 876 228 228 1733 456 rf5 0 865 86 876 225 225 1730 450 rf5 0 142 763 876 48 48 299 96 I
24. ays the following parameters of all device s interfaces Interface name B Interface MAC Address Status Mode Packets Rx Tx Errors Rx Tx Wireless Links Statistics section displays all neighbor devices that it may physically hear and that satisfy the given criteria The following radio link parameters are displayed Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Device Status B Link Quality color indication of a connection quality red bad connection yellow not very good connection green good connection Unit s interface to which neighbor is connected B Neighbors name B Neighbors MAC address B Distance Control Level dB Rx Tx signals levels for minimal available bitrate Current Level dB Rx Tx signals levels for current bitrate B Bitrate Rx Tx Retries B Errors Load Rx Tx in kbps Load Rx Tx in pps Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Maintenance 5 5 Maintenance e d Your Open WiMAX Choice Firmware Current Version BNB300 V1 2 8 Platform Processor Intel STE XScale IXP42X 533 MHz BL Build Date Apr 2 2009 18 49 07 Serial Number INF35252 Sys Up Time 00 00 22 Upload Download License Browse x Download License Firmware Browse x Download Firmware Configuration Browse x Download Configuration Upload R
25. ckets in percent acks in percent Estimated round trip time I est I rtt I 5 9 13 13 7 3 3 I 5 0 13 13 3 5 18 5 5 1 13 13 16 8 10 6 5 2 13 13 16 9 0 5 1 51 12 13 13 18 7 5 I 1 523 12 13 16 11 3 5 1 55 12 13 19 12 19 5 I 15 3 12 13 19 11 8 5 I 15 1 12 13 16 12 0 4 I 1 5 3 12 13 19 12 8 4 I 15 3 12 13 16 12 1 5 5 12 13 13 12 7 4 I 552 12 13 19 12 3 I 1 5 1 12 13 21712 9 3 I 5 3 12713 19 13 7 3 I 5 6 12 13 10713 8 3 I 5 1 Node 81 Local device statistics Remote device statistics Figure 4 1 Ltest For successful radio link establishing the following factors have to be considered Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools 1 Itis recommended to start antenna alignment with searching maximum signal level on a minimal possible bitrate Afterwards automatic MINT mechanisms will set the most appropriate bitrate if autobitrate mode will be enabled 2 Current incoming signal level amp max columns see Itest command output must be between 12 and 40 When it is more than 40 it is recommended to lower amplifier power If maximal signal level is less than 12 it is recommended to lower bitrate or channel width for example from 20MHz to 10MHz on the both sides of the radio link In some cases signal level that is less then 12 may be enough for radio link operati
26. ction will fail MAC switch Group 1 allows to create switch group and start switching on the device Group 2 allows to create a second switch group STP enables Spanning Tree Protocol STP IGMP enables IGMP snooping functionality Management VLAN defines VLAN for device management Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Basic Settings To apply specified system parameters to the unit use the Done button After pressing Done button unit s current configuration will be overwritten with new configuration generated by Web Interface application unit will be restarted and turned into switch mode Alvarion BreezeNET B300 O Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Device Status 5 4 Device Status alvari NS Your Open WIMAX Choice Device Status logout lode 100 Mbit Full duplex 78 0 73 eth 000435008d9c Up 000435108d9c Up 0 0 0 0 50 000e8e19cd42 up 52 Mbit 5725 MHz 10 MHz 77 0 95 Auto Refresh Auto Refresh Time sec 10 Refresh Figure 5 2 Device Status Device status sheet allows viewing interface and radio link statistic One can set Auto Refresh option to refresh the statistics automatically Refreshment frequency can be set by Auto Refresh Time parameter Device statistics can be also refreshed manually by Refresh button Interface Statistics section displ
27. d frequency To run the review mode please type the following command muffer IF NAME mac2 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Q Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools 4 1 2 3 Statistics The statistics gathering is used for estimating link load intensity The amount of packets sent and received and the number of retransmissions is shown for each MAC address participating in the data exchange The statistics output is presented in the picture below Total percentage of repeated packets Percentage of packets that were repeated at least once Average number of repeats per packet Number of received packets Number of repeated packets Number of unique packets transmitted Number of Device mnemonic MAC address repeated packets Not used name out re in rep BBBESE19CD58 18837 8 K 0 0 00 08 39261 8 0 0 80 88 Unknown node TOTAL 1003770 0 0 00 00 3026170 lt 0 07007 00 gt Burst Send 8 0 Max 85 0 0 lt Max gt Drop Bad 8 Number of physically Number of sent packets Same statistics for Number of ad packets Number of aggregated received packets dropped packets packets Maximal number of aggregated packets Figure 4 6 Muffer Statistics Mode The following decisions can be made by analyzing the outputted parameters Ifthe number of repeated packets is comparable with total number of packets that means that you might have an interference source on the selected frequ
28. dView 56 Figure 4 10 RapidView 57 Figure 4 11 RapidView Indicator 57 Figure 5 1 Basie Settings CM 65 Figure 5 2 DEVICE 8 Figure 5 3 c ace 70 Figure 5 4 Spectrum n Decken stum ni sanie Mi 71 Figure 6 1 Service Cable Connector Soldering 75 Figure 6 2 Console Cable Connector Soldering Scheme 76 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Getting S Chapter 1 Getting Started In This Chapter Scope of Document on page 3 Abbreviations on page 4 Document Marks on page 5 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 1 Getting Started Scope of Document 1 1 Scope of Document This document consists of the following chapters Getting Started on page 1 This chapter includes the information about this document purpose and structure Hardware Description on page 6 This chapter shows the devices appearance and all plugs and connectors Basic Configuration Instructions on page 31 This chapter includes basic recommendations for primary link config
29. e white layer from rubber filler 5 Insert Part 2 inside part 4 up to the stop Part 2 must be entirely within Part 4 Step 3 Put connector parts on the STP service cable as shown Attach RJ 45 connector without grounding to the STP service cable according to the RJ 45 soldering scheme and crimp the connector Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations Table 2 2 RJ 45 Connector Soldering Procedure Illustration Description Step 4 Put Part 4 on the attached in the previous step RJ 45 connector Step 5 Screw Part 2 on Part 4 This fixes the RJ 45 connector on the cable Check that the connector is properly fixed on the cable Step 6 Assemble the connector to the unit Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations Table 2 2 RJ 45 Connector Soldering Procedure Illustration Description IB e Step 7 Fix the connector by screwing Part 3 Now the connector is hermetically attached to the unit 2 3 11 Tools Required at the Installation Site 1 2 6 Screwdrivers set Pliers Soldering iron 40 W Spanners set Connectors isolating set Raw rubber Thermal shrinkage tube Scissors Fan Mantling gun Additional equipment GPS receiver or area map with compass and alidade Big zoom binoculars Alvar
30. eboot Restore Factory Settings Figure 5 3 Maintenance Firmware section shows current firmware version firmware build date serial number and system up time Upload Download sections allows uploading and downloading license files firmware and configuration on off the device Pressing Reboot button reboots the device Pressing Restore Factory Settings button restores factory defaults configuration Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Q Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Spectrum Analyzer 5 6 Spectrum Analyzer a alvarton N Spectrum Analyzer Input Level dBm Frequency MHz RSSI Frequency High RSSI Avg RSSI Noise Stop Sensor Test Figure 5 4 Spectrum Analyzer Spectrum Analyzer provides deep analysis of radio emission sources In this mode device scans the radio spectrum on all available frequencies To obtain information as complete as possible the scanning process may take some time The following parameters can be set to manage Spectrum Analyzer operation Unit s radio interface Start frequency determining the initial frequency for scanning in MHz Stop frequency determining the ending frequency for scanning in MHz Alvarion BreezeNET B300 e Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface Spectrum Analyzer Band bandwidth in MHz Step frequency changing step MHz Channel mask
31. echnical User Manual About this Manual About this Manual This User Manual is a description of Alvarion devices and contains installation and configuration guidelines recommendations and troubleshooting sections and supplementary materials The document is intended to be used by Qualified RF engineers technicians and IT professionals Qualified personnel should have skills and experience in the following areas Outdoor indoor radio equipment installation Outdoor wireless networks B TCP IP networking protocols Safety procedures and instructions for installing antenna equipment Professional manage of electrical equipment and accessories Safety procedures and instructions for working on towers and heights Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Contents Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 1 1 Scope of Documlent erret nena nave key xar Evan 3 1 2 AbbreviatlOns eren rr rnb XN ANNE 4 1 3 DOCUMENT Marks RR n PRESE RERER ERR EXER 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Description 6 2 1 Power supply units 100 us usen ia ranarum c e n an ri c ir 8 RI
32. ency For normally operating link the percentage of repeated packets should not exceed 10 It is extremely important to obtain a permanent zero value for the average number of repeats per packet If the value is not zero that means that the link is NOT working properly and requires further improvement percentage of repeated packets and the percentage of packets that were repeated at least once are close to each other that might mean that you have Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools got a permanent source of interference Otherwise it means that a strong interference source appears from time to time breaking your signal Concerning the fact that statistics module outputs the information for each MAC address separately you can reveal the problem for some specific unit on the wireless network The muffer stat command shows the statistics only from registered devices To view statistics type the following command muffer stat To reset all counters please type muffer stat clear 4 1 2 4 Other Modes of Muffer The muffer also has the following modes mac mode Compared to the mac2 mode this mode does not take link level ACK messages sent by protocol support devices into account mac2 mode This mode is used to detect impulse interference and doesn t disturb radio model normal operation mac3 mode Compared to mac2 mode this mode also performs calcul
33. he device s configuration is performed using config export and config import commands correspondingly Config export saves the device configuration on a remote server and config import reloads it from a remote server The information is transferred using FTP Example Config eXport user secret 192 168 1 1 var conf test cfg Config import command writes the uploaded file directly into the Flash memory without changing the active configuration in RAM In order to make a new configuration active right after config import command implementation finishes the device should be rebooted If config save command is run before rebooting Flash memory is overwritten by the copy of the active configuration This action will erase the uploaded configuration file IP Address Formats Many commands of the operating system require specification of IP addresses Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Configuration Manipulations In OS WANFleX the IP addressees may be specified in traditional numeric format Optionally the mask may be specified either by its bit length the specified number of leading bits in the mask are set to 1 the remaining bits are reset to O or numeric value The IP address 0 0 denotes all possible IP addresses Therefore the possible formats to specify IP addresses are nn nn nn nn no mask is used nn nn nn nn N N is the bit length of the mask
34. ines Unpack the equipment Check items integrity Determine the STP cable length that is used to connect IDU and ODU The total cable length between LAN behind IDU and ODU should not be longer than 100 meters STP cable outdoors indoors Ethemet cable Figure 2 14 BU RB B300 5X Installation 1 Install solder connector for ODU on the STP cable and isolate it Lay the STP cable from top to bottom from ODU to IDU After the STP cable has been laid use distribution box to switch from STP cable to UTP cable with RJ 45 connectors Service cable connecting IDU and ODU should be STP Cat 5E cable Install ODU on the mounting bracket according to the direction required for the link Do not tight it too hard unless the antenna alignment is not complete Install ODU connectors down Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description BU RB B300 5X 8 Connect the ODU IDU cable to the ODU 9 Isolate the ODU connector joint place 10 Once the ODU and antenna pole are installed they must be grounded via lightning protection grounding contour ODU position must be lower than the highest antenna pole point at least by 2 ODU heights to ODU STP cable Provide cable whipping before entering the building Whipping radius should be least 10 times STP cable diameter Figure 2 15 BU RB B300 5X Installation 2 11 Connect the UTP cable to IDU 12 Provide grounding for IDU 13 Connect Ethernet cable
35. ion session In order to save a current configuration config save command is used Several commands can be grouped in one line using character If a wrong syntax line is met in the group the rest of the string is checked anyway and the wrong command is ignored Command name can be shortened unless the ambiguity occurs If your terminal supports VT100 or ANSI standard you can move around the list of recently executed commands using cursor keys Numbered list of these commands can be reviewed by command Any command from this list can be available using lt gt command TAB key performs substring search of recently executed commands Ctrl R combination refreshes the command string if its content was disturbed by system messages The command executed with no arguments prints a short hint about its keys parameters and syntax Context help can be obtained by printing in any position of the line Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Lost Password Recovery 3 4 Lost Password Recovery The password for the device can be recovered remotely Recovery procedure can be done with the help of graphical ERConsole utility Alvarion Emergency Repair Console Discovered devices Clear Serial Sequence IP address MAC address Scheduled tasks Serial Figure 3 1 ERConsole Step 1 Below is a description of ERConsole s utility rec
36. ion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description BU RB B300D 5X 2 4 2 4 1 BU RB B300D 5X Installation Guidelines Unpack the equipment Check items integrity Prepare RF cables of the required length The recommended maximal RF cable length is 1 meter Install and isolate the connectors on the RF cables to ODU STP cable Provide cable whipping before entering the building Whipping radius should be at least 10 times STP cable diameter Figure 2 10 BU RB B300D 5X Installation 1 Determine the STP cable length that is used to connect IDU and ODU The total cable length between LAN behind IDU and ODU should not be longer than 100 meters Service cable connecting IDU and ODU should be STP Cat SE cable Install solder connector for ODU on the STP cable and isolate it If it is possible to lay STP cable with a connector on the IDU side install solder connector for IDU on the STP cable and isolate it Lay the STP cable from top to bottom from ODU to IDU If step 7 is not accomplished after the STP cable has been laid install solder connector for IDU 10 Install ODU on the mounting bracket connectors down and tighten it Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description BU RB B300D 5X 11 Connect the ODU IDU cable to the ODU 12 Isolate the ODU connector joint place 13 Once the antenna and antenna pole are installed they must be grounded via
37. ion contained in this manual is subject to change without notice Alvarion Ltd shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this manual or equipment supplied with it Warranties and Disclaimers Alvarion Ltd Alvarion products purchased from Alvarion or through any of Alvarion s authorized resellers are subject to the following warranty and product liability terms and conditions Exclusive Warranty a Alvarion warrants that the Product hardware it supplies and the tangible media on which any software is installed under normal use and conditions will be free from significant defects in materials and workmanship for a period of fourteen 14 months from the date of shipment of a given Product to Purchaser the Warranty Period Alvarion will at its sole option and as Purchaser s sole remedy repair or replace any defective Product in accordance with Alvarion standard R amp R procedure b With respect to the Firmware Alvarion warrants the correct functionality according to the attached documentation for a period of fourteen 14 month from Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Legal Rights invoice date the Warranty Period During the Warranty Period Alvarion may release to its Customers firmware updates which include additional performance improvements and or bug fixes upon availability the Warranty
38. l While installing or changing the elements of the antenna fider system one should make sure that open metal parts are temporarily grounded Do not install the antenna close to the electric power lines Antenna and antenna pole have to be installed in such a way that while their assembling disassembling and repairing they did not have any contact with power lines Basic precaution measures that must be fulfilled during the installation are the following Do not stay on the roof top in windy or rainy weather during the thunderstorm or when the working zone is covered with snow or ice Do not touch the antennas antenna poles cables and lighting arrestors during the thunderstorm Antenna placement should not be close to electric or telephone lines Safe distance is a distance that is a sum of the two antenna poles heights and antenna height Service Cable Soldering Procedure The following instruction shows the RJ 45 modification 2 connector soldering procedure Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations Table 2 2 RJ 45 Connector Soldering Procedure Illustration Description Step 1 Peel STP service cable and prepare RJ 45 connector parts Use RJ 45 connector without grounding here RJ 45 connector with grounding is used for connecting service cable to IDU Step 2 Stick rubber filler 5 on the Part 4 previously having removed protectiv
39. na installation is performed on a special facility called antenna pole The pole is used for strong antenna tightening at the installation site Poles might have different modifications depending on the installation requirements Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 3 6 2 3 7 Poles with Stretching Usually this kind of poles are used when installing antenna on a flat surface and permits one to raise it to a significant height for providing optimal conditions for signal propagation Wall Mounted Pole Usually these kinds of poles are used when there is no need to elevate antenna to the rooftop and there is the possibility to mounting it on a wall This installation is significantly simpler than that implementation with poles Mostly it is used for subscriber side deployments Antenna Poles Requirements Ease of antenna mounting and sufficient mechanical durability should provide reliable fastening in conditions of high windy loads Poles should have round profile for ease of azimuth adjustment Typical pole diameter is 30 to 50 mm Grounding when Using IDU BS Antenna should be placed on the mast on the level that is at least 1 meter lower than a mast s top In this case it is of big probability that the lightning strikes the mast and not the antenna The mast is to be grounded on the grounding contour according to your local standards When the
40. ngs are marked with a special warning sign One should pay a great deal of A attention to what is written in the Warning sections All notes are marked with a special note sign Notes usually contain useful comments or hints to the described section of the document Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual chanted j Hardware Description Chapter 2 Hardware Description In This Chapter Power supply units IDU on page 8 Outdoor Units ODU on page 10 Installation Preparations on page 13 BU RB B300D 5X on page 21 RB B300 5X on page 25 Mounting Kits Assembling on page 28 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Power supply units IDU 2 1 Power supply units IDU 2 1 1 IDU BS Power indicator Figure 2 1 IDU BS Top View Service cable 10 100BaseT connector Ethernet Cable goes to ODU Figure 2 2 IDU BS Front Panel Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Power supply units IDU Power supply connector m O Y Figure 2 3 IDU BS Rear Panel AC IDU ODU STP cable with RJ 45 connector Figure 2 4 Connection scheme for IDU BS Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Outdoor Units ODU 2 2 Outdoor Units ODU 2 2 1 BU RB B300D 5X Service cable Console port RF 45 co
41. nnector Radio interfaces Ground clamp damping system window DO NOT BLOCK ALWAYS LOOKS DOWN Figure 2 5 BU RB B300D 5X Front Panel Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Outdoor Units ODU Figure 2 6 BU RB B300D 5X Top View 2 2 2 BU RB B300 5X Service cable Ground clamp damping system window DO NOT BLOCK ALWAYS LOOKS DOWN Figure 2 7 BU RB B300 5X Front Panel Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Outdoor Units ODU Figure 2 8 BU RB B300 5X Top View 2 2 3 ODU LED Indicators Description ODU units have two LED indicators red and green located in the Console connector These LEDs are useful in monitoring the device status during the installation procedure LEDs modes and Device status correspondence is shown in the following table Table 2 1 ODU LED Indicators Description Red Indicator Green Indicator Device Status Off Off Device is switched off of in the process of start up booting Off Blinking Device is booted No radio connection Searching for another device to establish radio connection to Blinking On Radio connection established The more data is transmitted through the radio channel the more frequently red indicator is blinking Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations 2 3 2 3
42. nterface name Same statistics for Total number of transmitted packets Kbits sec received and Current number transmitted of Kbits receiv Average number Total number of f Kbits sec receive packets sec received and o transmitted Maximal number of Kbit s recelvi Number of packets sec receive Figure 4 7 Load Meter To run load meter like it is shown above please type loadm 1 lt IF NAME gt 4 1 4 Acquiring Interfaces Statistics Interface statistics can be acquired using netstat module which includes two modes Routing tables output using r parameter with the command Interfaces statistics output using i parameter with the command Below picture shows the example of interfaces statistics output Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Interface Maximum transfer name 100 100 eth ethi ethi rf5 0 rf5 0 unit size Mtu Network 1500 Link 1500 127 0 0 0 8 1500 Link 1500 1 0 0 0 8 1500 8 1 2 0 24 1500 Link 1500 1 0 12 0 24 1500 Link 1500 none null 1500 Link 4 1 5 Network NOTE fiddress 127 0 0 1 000435008e2e 1 0 10 38 8 1 2 6 000435108e2e 1 0 12 5 001a73ee6f 06 none Address Figure 4 8 Netstat Number of errors on receiving Ipkts Ierrs 0 Link Diagnostic Tools Number of errors on transmitting Opkts Oerrs 0 0 4022 0 256 0 0 0 1 0 14920 1220 18890 89 0 0 0 0 Numbe
43. on In this case one has to be guided by such parameters as number of retries number of undelivered packets and number of undelivered acks If the number of undelivered packets and the number of undelivered acks is null the number of retries is small and all these parameters are constant in time then the radio link most often will be operating properly 3 Number of retries value in rt o columns must be as close to zero as possible 4 Number of undelivered packets value in up columns must be zero if this value is not zero then the radio link couldn t be exploit 5 Number of undelivered acks value ua columns must be zero if this value is not zero then the radio link couldn t be exploit ALL described parameters must be observed in the both Local and Remote sections of the Itest command output Alignment mode The difference of this mode from the standard one is that ant amps column is used instead of amp max Ant amps column indicates signal levels for each of two antennas of a devce divided by correspondingly To start Ltest in this mode ltest rf5 0 lt Mac adress gt align N R Ltest output in alignment mode Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools Unicast test to E8E1DF5E1 via rf5 0 with no priority packet size 1024 reply size 1024 align tx antennas local 0 remote 1 rt retries up undelivered packets ua undelivered
44. onsole Cable Connector Soldering Scheme 6 2 Console Cable Connector Soldering Scheme COM DB9 connector Female connector soldering side view 1 3 Female connector to ODU Figure 6 2 Console Cable Connector Soldering Scheme Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual
45. overy procedure 1 Connect a computer and a device that should be repaired to one physical Ethernet segment 2 Start the ERConsole utility on the computer by running ERConsole jar file Utility will be running in a waiting mode 3 Restart the device During its restart the ERConsole utility will determine the device and will show necessary information about it in the Discovered devices section of the main window Alvarion BreezeNET B300 e Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Alvarion Emergency Repair Console Discovered devices Lost Password Recovery EJ Sequence IP address INF36252 0 10 10 10 2 Scheduled tasks MAC address 00 04 35 00 8d Serial Task INF36252 InterfaceUp State Complete Figure 3 2 ERConsole Step 2 4 Send Serial and Sequence fields values to the Technical Support 5 You will be given a factory password for the device 6 Click the button in the Scheduled tasks section of the main window 7 Inthe opened New task window choose Reset configuration in the Command field Then enter Serial number and factory password in the corresponding fields Click Ok Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Lost Password Recovery New task Serial Command Up interface Reset configuration IP address Mask
46. r in the range of 1H to FFFFFFH devices that are supposed to see each other on the same radio link must have the same identifier NOTE Radio interface state is not saved in the configuration That means that if you put radio interface to the down state after rebooting it will be in the up state To learn your device s radio module capabilities type the command rfconfig IF NAME capabilities lt IF NAME gt radio interface name Can be read on the device s labeling located on the case Radio interface configuration is performed using rfconfig command Example rfconfig rf5 0 freq 5260 bitr 130000 sid 01010101 Additional important parameters and settings for the radio interface rf5 0 radio interface name in this case In order to obtain radiointerface name either see the ODU Device labeling or execute ifc a command pwr transmitting power selection Available power levels can be obtained using capabilities parameter as shown above distance this parameter is used to set the exact distance value between two devices in kilometers This parameter changes time values for some delays Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Radio Interface Configuration and time outs thus making possible to work on longer distances with smooth adjustment There are several ways to manage this parameter Ifyou set an exact value this value is used no mat
47. r of received Number of transmitted packets through packets through interface interface If the interface has several aliases the statistics is still measured for physical interface in a whole For example see rf5 0 or ethO interfaces above The numbers shown in 4 right columns correspond in physical interface RapidView RapidView is a special diagnostic device that is used for equipment comfort installation antenna alignment and configuration Device allows getting the following information Radio link establishment indication Visual monitoring of radio signal levels Receiving retries information Diagnostic of RF and Ethernet interfaces Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools Console port connector Power button LED indicators Figure 4 9 RapidView Top Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Q Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools Console port connector Strep fastening Battery compartment fixed by screw Figure 4 10 RapidView Back PON E Power button ODU Link e 1 1 Power ODU connection fo Rf1 LED 7 2 Radio link LEDs 3 Radio signal overload Packets retries LEDs _4 Radio signal level p scales 00000000 9 000790007000 5 Ethernet interface speed LEDs 2277 6 Ethernet interface mode LEDs Figure 4 11 RapidView Indicator Panel Alvarion
48. ration Instructions Initial Settings Configuration Procedure Part of commands in bold must be typed in CLI Command Line Interface The rest of the zu command name is optional and can be skipped while typing Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Device Interfaces 3 2 Device Interfaces The Device has several physical and logical interfaces 100 loopback interface used for system interaction needs nullO logical interface can be used for auxiliary addresses assignation NAT module for example for routes aggregation for RIP protocol Addresses subnet are announced to the network but every packet transmitted through this interface is destroyed ethO First Ethernet 10 100 Mbit interface ethl Second Ethernet 10 100 Mbit interface rf5 0 radio interface See device s labeling it learn your radio interface name vlanX interfaces supporting VLAN 802 14 tagging All configured interfaces of the device can be reviewed using the following command ifconfig a Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Command Line Interface CLI 3 3 Command Line Interface CLI For device s management and configuration a Unix like command line language is used Every command starts having the power right after Enter key is pressed However each command lifetime duration is limited within one configurat
49. reezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools Table 4 1 Indicator LEDs LEDs Function 1 Power ODU Shows diagnostic device power status and diagnostic device ODU connection connection LED status Constant lighting diagnostic device ODU connection established diagnostic device power is normal Blinking 1 time per second diagnostic device power is normal diagnostic device ODU connection is not established Blinking 4 times per second diagnostic device ODU connection established diagnostic device power is low change batteries Frequent blinking with intervals diagnostic device power is low diagnostic device ODU connection is not established 2 Radio link LEDs Show whether radio link is established on certain ODU s radio interface Constant lighting radio link is established What ODU s radio interface to show by what column RFO is chosen by the following way for RFO column is taken radio interface with the least number for RF1 the other interface For example there are the following radio interfaces on ODU rf5 0 Then for RFO column rf5 0 will be taken for RF1 rf5 1 When no radio link then LEDs 2 4 are not lighting 3 Radio signal Show receiving radio signal level overload and number of packet retries overload Packets information retries LEDs M T Constant lighting receiving radio signal level on the interface is too high
50. results it is necessary to perform a precise analysis of a signal propagation path zone and possible obstructions that may cover a part of the 1st Fresnel zone usually the analysis is performed at the highest points of the signal propagation path NOTE While planning it is strongly recommended to consult high qualified and experienced technicians General recommendation for antennas placement are the following Install antennas as high as possible over specific level In case of flat surface it will be ground level in case of vegetation and forest it will be tree heights in urban environment it will be the highest building in the observed area specific level definition Avoid tree and vegetation along with wave propagation path influence of trees can increase depending on seasons ice dew leaves Proximity of other antennas should be avoided at least 2 meters Reflecting surfaces should be considered building with reflective windows water surfaces or wet grounds B When installing antenna over water surface one should tune height bracket within 1 3 meter range variation because it can yield signal level variation from minimum to maximum Ifseasonal changes influence the signal quality so then the most probable reasons would be either the connectors are not protected enough from humidity summer vegetation or ice covered cabling and connectors during winter Antenna Poles Usage Anten
51. ssword Recovery on page 37 Configuration Manipulations on page 40 Ethernet Interface Configuration on page 42 Radio Interface Configuration on page 43 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Instructions Initial Settings Configuration Procedure 3 1 Initial Settings Configuration Procedure Before starting new device one should perform initial configuration The configuration can be performed either using serial console port or using Telnet protocol In order to configure the device using Console port follow the instructions below Device should be connected with host g Hyper Terminal W Set serial interface properties to 38400 baud rate 8 bit 1 stop bit parity off flow control disabled Enable emulation mode ANSI or VT100 keyboard VT100 To connect using Telnet protocol from the wired LAN run Telnet with 10 10 10 1 IP address that is configured for the Ethernet interface of the device by default If all above procedures are completed correctly you will see the WanFlex OS prompt Every new device has got default login and password settings as written below After default authorization there will be standard console prompt Now the device is ready for the initial configuration procedure The most relevant thing to be done at this phase is to define device name user password Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Configu
52. ter what the connection method is used Ifthe device has auto value instead of a number by default the device will configure its parameters automatically While configuration showing there might be the current distance value after auto parameter auto XX Auto mode is recommended to be used Ifdistance parameter is set to radio module will work on the distances from 0 3 km Example rfconfig rf5 0 freq 5260 bitr 300000 sid 10203040 rfconfig rf5 0 pwr 63 distance auto Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter Link Configuration Chapter 4 Link Configuration In This Chapter Link Diagnostic Tools on page 47 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 4 Link Configuration Link Diagnostic Tools 4 1 Link Diagnostic Tools 4 1 1 Ltest Ltest utility allows precise test of a radio link It is recommended for antenna alignment when installing a new device or for testing of existing radio link Ltest can work in standard alignment and bandwidth modes Standard mode In standard mode Ltest measures signal levels retries lost packets and acks To start Ltest in this mode When Itest command starts it will show you output information that contains testing results You can see Ltest output below Current Maximum gt Current Average Current Average Current Average incoming signal number of retries number of undelivered number of undelivered level in percent pa
53. tion Via Web Interface Run Requirements 5 2 Run Requirements In order to run and properly use the application the following requirements must be met Web browser OS WANFleX for MINT Web interface support activated on the device webcfg start command To connect to the device via Web browser type http lt device IP adress gt by default http 10 10 10 1 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration Via Web Interface 5 3 e aliti Your Open WiMAX Choice Basic Settings General Settings Device Mame User Name admin Password ssvsosssosoooossos Confirm Password Network Settings eth0 IP 3 8 12 etht IP Default Gateway MAC Switch Switch State Enabled Group 1 eth ethi v 5 0 Group 2 etho ethi 5 0 Management VLAN Done Preview Configuration Warning After pressing Done button previous configuration will be replaced and device will be restarted 24 STP IGMP Radio Settings Interface Frequency MHZ TX Power Channel Width MHz Tx Bitrate Link Settings Interface 50 115 0 5725 4 moman 52000 Auto Network SID 11223344 Security Key Encryption Polling 2 QoS Options Auto Prioritization Voice RTP Packets IP ToS Miscellaneous Strict Prioritization Tags r TCP
54. unding cable Antenna mast grounding RF cable ODU grounding cable connected to the grounding clamp on ODU and to the antenna mast on the other side Building grounding protection cicuit STP PoE cable IDU grounding IDU grounded a three conductor power cord and plug containing a ground LAN switch Antenna mast Figure 2 9 Grounding 2 3 8 Antenna Alignment To obtain maximal system performance antennas must be precisely aligned one towards another according to LOS requirements General recommendations for antenna alignment are the following Align antennas using optical equipment binoculars spyglass accompanied by mobile phone actions coordination Use GPS receiver and area Use build in Device features These features allow evaluating current channel signal quality and perform precise antenna alignment 2 3 9 Precaution Measures Before you start the installation please read this section very carefully Alvarion BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Description Installation Preparations 2 3 10 Antennas are installed on the roof tops or on the building walls This work must be accomplished only by personnel having special skills and experience in this area Antennas and cables are electric conductors Incidental electrostatic strikes may occur during the system installation This can lead to equipment damaging or may hurt the personne
55. uration including interfaces configuration and MINT protocol usage Also there is a description of how to perform basic manipulations with device s configuration including its updating importing and exporting Link Configuration on page 45 The chapter contains basic recommendations for making preliminary choices and decisions while planning and deploying a wireless network based on the Devices It also describes a set of tools that can help while improving the link quality and statistics gathering Configuration Via Web Interface on page 61 This chapter describes the device s built in services features and tools which were not described in previous parts of the document Supplementary Information on page 73 Contains supplementary information specifications connectors soldering scheme Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 1 Getting Started Abbreviations 1 2 Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in this document ODU Outdoor Unit IDU Indoor power supply Unit RF cable Radio Frequency cable to connect ODU and external antenna in case connectorized version of the unit is used LOS Line of Sight STP cable Shielded Twisted Pair cable STP Cat5E to connect ODU and IDU PTP Point to Point topology MINT Microwave Interconnection NeTworks Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Chapter 1 Getting Started Document Marks 41 3 Document Marks All caution warni
56. ure 2 15 BU IRB B300 5X Installation 2 a Deme de an 26 Figure 2 16 Pole Mounting Kit Assembling 1 27 Figure 2 17 Pole Mounting Kit Assembling 2 27 Figure 2 18 MONT 5000 V Pole KIT 1 nennen nennen rne nnns enn 28 Figure 2 19 MONT 5000 V Pole KIT 2 riesen niet kh tn amne unm ume kun RR tu eK ERR aS 29 Figure 2 20 MONT 5000 H Pole KIT 1 30 Figure 2 21 MONT S50DU H Pole KIT 2 30 Figure 3 1 ERConsole Step M 37 Figure 3 2 ERConsole Aib 38 Figure 3 3 ERConsole Step TH 39 T a A a e e E E a E E 47 PIGS sieisen 49 Figure 4 3 Ltest Bandwidth 49 Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual List of Figures Figure 4 4 Muffer Review 50 Figure 4 5 Murier MAC MOOG 51 Figure 4 6 Muffer Statistics Euh aa tabe 52 Figure 4 7 Load 54 MG M 55 Figure 4 9 Rapi
57. y ALVARION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE PURCHASER OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF USE INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHETHER ARISING UNDER BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER BASED ON THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES b TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES HEREUNDER OF ALVARION OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT BY PURCHASER NOR SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES TO ALL PARTIES REGARDING ANY PRODUCT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THAT PRODUCT BY THAT PARTY EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A BREACH OF A PARTY S CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste Pursuant to the WEEE EU Directive electronic and electrical waste must not be disposed of with unsorted waste Please contact your local recycling authority for disposal of this product Alvarion BreezeNET B300 o Technical User Manual Important Notice Important Notice This user manual is delivered subject to the following conditions and restrictions This manual contains proprietary information belonging to Alvarion Ltd Such information is supplied solely for the purpose of assisting properly authorized

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