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RLXIB-IHW-66 User Manual

1. Industrial Hotspot Field Description Auto Specify Only choose specify if device does not send out any unsolicited Ethernet packets Try Auto first Client MAC The MAC ID of the device connected to the radio only if the device does not advertise its MAC address IGMP Click this button to open the IGMP Settings form Use this form to enable default or disable IGMP and to configure how the RLXIB IHW 66 radio will be have when IGMP is enabled Spanning Tree Click this button to open the Spanning Tree Settings form Advanced Config Click this button to open the Advanced Settings form Serial Settings Click this button to open the Serial Settings form 4 2 1 Parent Link Settings This configuration page opens when you click the Parent Link button on the Radio Configuration form Repeater Settings Radio1 Parent MAC 00 0D 8D F0 07 21 Parent Selection Method Automatically Choose Best C ParentBranch Length z C Preferred Parent Best Parent Selection Parameters Signal Strength Threshold 70 Bands C 24 only C 5only 2 40r5 Rate to Parent Auto utis Field Description Parent MAC The MAC Address of the radio s Parent node Parent Selection Method Automatically Choose Best The Automatic Parent Selection algorithm uses a calculation to create a cost for each possible parent radio that it detects In the calculation the radio include
2. Configuration help C Client Auto C Specify Primary DNS 10 10 1 10 Client MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 SecondaryDNS 11 0 0 0 IGMP Spanning Tree SNMP Advanced Config Login Password Serial Settings Factory Defaults Help Ghanges not Saved Will disrupt 405 View Diagnostics in Top Box Change Settings in Lower Box To configure a Master radio make the following changes to the web configuration form ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 17 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual Radio Network Settings Radio Name Enter a unique name for the radio Select Master as the radio mode Network SSID Assign a network name SSID of up to 32 characters The radio uses this name in all network references All radios in a network must have the same SSID Channel Select a channel and frequency range for the network or accept the default value Network channels allow radios to avoid sharing a frequency with other networks in the same location The channel list indicates the channel number as well as the frequency 2 4 gHz or 5 gHz Important The RLXIB IHW 66 radio is supplied with a dual band antenna that supports both frequency ranges If you use a different antenna with the IHW radio you must choose a channel and frequency range supported by the antenna Security Settings Encryption Type Encryption scrambles data so that only intended
3. Radio Access Settings Radio Name Radioi Network SSID Network1 C Master o Repeater Parent Link Parent Auto Select Encryption WPA AES WPA phrase mem wer keyi p I MAC Filter Edit Filter Hide Network SSID Obtain IP address DHCP Use the following IP address IP Address 10 1 4 37 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Def Gateway 10 1 4 1 Configuration help C Client Auto Specify Primary DNS 10 10 1 10 Client MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 _ Secondary DNS fii 0 0 0 IGMP Spanning Tree SNMP Advanced Config Login Password Serial Settings Factory Defaults J Help Changes not Saved Will disrupt 4085 Radio Network Settings Radio Name Enter a unique name for the radio Repeater Radio Type Connects to other repeaters or masters Extends the range of the network out from the Master Select Repeater as the radio mode Network SSID Enter the SSID you configured for the Master radio All radios in a network must have the same SSID Security Settings Encryption Type Encryption scrambles data so that only intended viewers can decipher and understand it Choose the same encryption type you configured for the Master radio WPA phrase Enter the pass phrase you configured for the Master radio Important The Network SSID and WPA phrase are case sensitive Use exactly the same combination of upper case and lower case letters you entered for the M
4. R RADIUS Remote Access Dial In Service This describes a general method for allowing remote users access to a network It authenticates the user specifies passwords and access rights to network resources It also keeps track of accounting for when and how long the user is logged onto the network It was originally used for dial in users accessing corporate networks via modems It is now being specified as part of the 802 11i standard to control access of users to wireless networks Any of several protocols can be used by the wireless client to communicate with the RADIUS server to gain access to the network resources These protocols include EAP TLS Windows LEAP Cisco and EAP TTLS Range The distance covered by a wireless network radio device Depending on the environment and the type of antenna used Wi Fi signals can have a range of up to a mile Remote Access Point One of a number of secondary access points in a wireless network that uses WDS to extend its range Remote access points sometimes called relay access points connect to a master access point Remote device Devices connected remote radios Repeater A Repeater is a device used to extend the range of a Wi Fi signal Placed at the edge of signal reception a repeater simply receives and re transmits the signal RS 232 Recommended Standard 232 the standard for serial binary signals between DTE and DCE devices Page 94 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc
5. C Allow IP 0 0 0 0 Community String public Permission Read only C Read Write SNMP is a network management protocol that is often used with TCP IP and Ethernet As an alternative to using the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility you can change radio settings and view diagnostics in an SNMP manager application if necessary Field Description Enable Click this button to enable the following SNMP Agent settings Allow Any Manager Select this option to allow any user to change the radio settings from any computer using SNMP Page 56 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Field Description Allow IP Select this setting to restrict access to an SNMP manager with a particular IP address then enter the IP address in the Allow IP field Community String Enter a community string essentially a password that a manager must use to access the radio s SNMP agent Permission Select the permission level to assign to this radio Read only An SNMP Agent can view but cannot modify radio settings Read Write An SNMP Agent can view and modify radio settings Save Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration Cancel Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration The RLXIB SNMP agent supports SNMP protocol version 1 4 and 2 MIBs RFC12133 MIB pa
6. a Customer sends unit in for evaluation b If no defect is found Customer will be charged the equivalent of 100 USD plus freight charges duties and taxes as applicable A new purchase order will be required Page 100 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Support Service amp Warranty RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 8 3 C If unit is repaired charge to Customer will be 30 of current list price USD plus freight charges duties and taxes as applicable A new purchase order will be required or authorization to use the purchase order submitted for evaluation fee The following is a list of non repairable units 3150 All 3750 3600 All 3700 3170 All 3250 1560 Can be repaired only if defect is the power supply 1550 Can be repaired only if defect is the power supply 3350 3300 1500 All O 00000 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 4 Purchasing Warranty Extension a ProSoft s standard warranty period is three 3 years from the date of shipment as detailed in Limited Warranty page 101 The Warranty Period may be extended at the time of equipment purchase for an additional charge as follows e Additional 1 year 10 of list price e Additional 2 years 20 of list price e Additional 3 years 30 of list price LIMITED WARRANTY This Limited Warranty Warranty governs all sales of hardware software and other products collectively Product manufactured and o
7. ii improper installation or other failure of Customer to adhere to ProSoft s specifications or instructions iii unauthorized repair or maintenance iv attachments equipment options parts software or user created programming including but not limited to programs developed with any IEC 61131 3 C or any variant of C programming languages not furnished by ProSoft v use of the Product for purposes other than those for which it was designed vi any other abuse misapplication neglect or misuse by the Customer vii accident improper testing or causes external to the Product such as but not limited to exposure to extremes of temperature or humidity power failure or power surges or viii disasters such as fire flood earthquake wind and lightning Page 102 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Support Service amp Warranty RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot c The information in this Agreement is subject to change without notice ProSoft shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing performance or use of this material The user guide included with your original product purchase from ProSoft contains information protected by copyright No part of the guide may be duplicated or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from ProSoft 8 3 3 Disclaimer Regardi
8. 85 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 25 802 1 9 85 Dialogs Menu 66 802 1 b 85 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 88 802 1 ys 85 Directional Antenna 88 802 118 85 Disclaimer of all Other Warranties 104 A Disclaimer Regarding High Risk Activities 103 Diversity Antenna 88 About RLX IH Browser 79 80 DTE 88 About the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot 7 Dual Band 88 Access Point 85 Ad hoc Mode 85 E Address table 26 37 EAP 88 Advanced Settings 50 EIRP 88 AES 86 Encryption 88 All Product Returns 100 Encryption type 52 53 Allocation of Risks 105 ESD 88 Amplifier 86 ESSID 89 Antenna 86 Ethernet Cable Configuration 83 Antenna spacing requirements for user safety 2 Ethernet Cable specifications 11 15 82 83 Apply Changes 58 Ethernet Nodes 60 66 68 ASCII 86 European CE certification 3 Assign a Temporary IP Address 12 16 60 63 Event Filter 71 Assign IP 64 Event Log 60 66 70 Association 86 Exit 61 62 Authenticate 86 Authentication Server 86 Available Parents 36 B Band 86 Bandwidth 86 Base Station 86 Baud Rate 86 bps 87 C Cancel Changes 58 Change password 12 57 Channel 87 Check the Ethernet cable 25 26 Clear 61 62 Client 87 Configuration PC 87 Configuring the Radios 12 Connect 60 63 Connecting antennas 24 Connecting Power to the RLXIB IHW 66 Radio 3 Export 61 62 Factory Defaults 58
9. Modbus device The data is only sent to the single Remote device based on its address Each Remote radio sends its data only to the Master radio The Master and Remote radios acknowledge that data was received correctly Point to Multipoint A wireless network in which one point the access point serves multiple other points around it Indoor wireless networks are all point to multipoint and long range wireless networks that serve multiple clients usually employ either a single omnidirectional antenna or multiple sector antennas Point to Point Network A network consisting of a single Master radio and a single Remote radio All data from the Master is received and acknowledged by one Remote All data from the single Remote is received and acknowledged by the Master radio Poll A method of electronic communication Power Supply Device that supplies electrical power to the I O chassis containing the processor coprocessor or other modules Protocol The language or packaging of information that is transmitted between nodes on a network ProSoft Technology Inc Page 93 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Glossary of Terms Industrial Hotspot User Manual QoS Quality of Service Required to support wireless multimedia applications and advanced traffic management QoS enables Wi Fi access points to prioritize traffic and optimize the way shared network resources are allocated among different applications
10. b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual Field Description Hello Time The rate at which BPDUs are sent out The industry standard is 2 seconds Max Age Measures the age of the received protocol information recorded for a port and ensures that this information is discarded when its age limit exceeds the value to the maximum age parameter recorded by the switch The timeout value for this timer is the maximum age parameter of the switches Forward Delay Monitors the time spent by a port in the learning and listening states The timeout value is the forward delay parameter of the switches Path Costs The RSTP and STP algorithms use a cost to determine which connections should be used The spanning tree is formed by determining the least cost paths from any RSTP device back to the root Wireless To give preference to a wired connection set the Wireless cost to 200 Ethernet To give preference to a wired Ethernet connection set the Ethernet cost to 100 You can define multiple master radios on the same network Then if one master radio goes down any radios linked to it can switch over to the other master so the networked radios remain connected and transmitting In order to be redundant the two masters should typically be on the same segment in other words they should be wired together into the same switch These two masters can be assigned different channels to increase
11. connection Different versions of the firmware communicate with other radios in different ways and provide different levels of functionality Update Access Point Firmware 21x Name adc P SHEER Boot Version fio Software Version o4 28 16 07 08 00 Password Image File Browse Close In order for your RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot radio to communicate with other RLXIB devices all radios on the network must use the same firmware version Page 64 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot To change the firmware version of the radio 1 Start RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser 2 Open the Operations menu and then choose Update Firmware 3 Enter the password for the radio This is the same password you use to log into the radio from the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility page 31 4 Click the Browse button to locate the Image File firmware version to update Both versions of firmware are available both on the CD that came with in the box with the radio and at our web site at http www prosoft technology com 5 Click Update to begin copying the new firmware to the radio Do not disconnect the cable or turn off power to the radio during this operation 5 3 4 Start Ping Session A Ping Session allows you to run traffic over the radio network between any two computers running the IH Browse
12. page 79 5 5 1 Tool Bar A amp e m mig z4pRsRm muom t The Tool Bar near the top of the IH Browser window contains buttons to access frequently used commands Hold the mouse button over each button to view a brief Tool Tip explaining the button s use ProSoft Technology Inc Page 73 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 5 2 Status Bar RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browscr mani Num ZA The Status Bar at the bottom of the RLX IH Browser displays additional information about the currently selected menu command or tool bar button On the right side of the Status Bar you can see the status of the Caps Lock and Num Lock keys on your computer keyboard Use the corner of the status bar to drag and resize the RLX IH Browser window 5 5 3 List View RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Cf x File Operations Dialogs View Help Asear us ssuf kQq u mme Mode MAC M Tourmaline_14 Master 00 0d 8d f0 12 96 192 168 10 Minerals R Opal 5B Repea 00 0d 8d f0 12 a1 192 168 10 Minerals R sapphire 0E Repea 00 0d 8d f0 12 97 192 168 10 Minerals R Quartz 0D Repea 00 0d 8d f0 12 98 192 168 10 Minerals RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser List View shows a list of all the connected radios in a grid arranged similarly to data in a spreadsheet Resize the window or scroll across to see all of the av
13. 162 168 10 145 192 168 10 16 m RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Page 40 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot 4 2 Radio Network settings The following fields appear in the Radio Network Settings area at the left side of the Radio Configuration window Radio Network Settings Radio Name Radiot Network SSID Network1 Master 11 2462MHz C Repeater _Parent Link Parent Auto Select C Client Auto C Specify Client MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 IGMP Spanning Tree Serial Settings Note Different versions of the RLXIB Radios support different functionality You may see more or fewer options on this page depending on the version of the radio you purchased Use the settings in the Radio Network Settings panel to configure the radios in your network For more information on using these settings see Configuring the radios Field Description Radio Name Assign a unique name to each radio Network SSID Assign a network name SSID of up to 32 characters The radio uses this name in all network references All radios in a network must have the same SSID SSID names are case sensitive Master Click this button to configure a radio as a master The master is the root radio in a network You must have at least one master radio per network For redundancy you can assign
14. 2 IGMP Settings This configuration page opens when you click the IGMP button on the Radio Configuration form IGMP Settings Radio IGMP Multicast Filtering C Disabled Enabled Default Propagation Action Flood Filter IGMP Query Generation Timed Interval IGMP Query Interval Jeo seconds Multicast Stale Count E query frames Save Cancel RLXIB radios support IGMP v1 and v2 The default operation of the RLXIB radios is to have IGMP functionality enabled although the user can disable IGMP entirely Additionally the user can specify settings associated with IGMP filtering and snooping Unknown multicast addresses can be sent to all ports flood or to none filtered by changing the IGMP Multicast Filtering option The user can specify whether or not the radio will generate IGMP queries and configure the query interval time By RFC specification only one device on a network should generate IGMP queries As such RLXIB radios will only send a query if another device has not sent a query within its Query Interval setting even if Query Generation is enabled Field Description IGMP Multicast Filtering Disabling filtering will cause the radio flood multicast packets to all ports Default Propagation Determines how to handle multicast addresses that are not in the Action radio s address table IGMP Query Generation Enables or disables query generation from this radio IGMP Query Interval
15. File Menu 61 Firmware 89 Freeze 61 62 Frequency Hopping 89 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum 89 Fresnel Zone 89 Full Duplex 89 G Gain 89 Gateway 89 H Half Duplex 90 Help Menu 79 Help Topics 79 Hide Network SSID 52 55 How to Contact Us ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 107 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot Index User Manual Technical Support 99 100 Hz 90 IEEE 90 IGMP Settings 46 Import 61 62 Improve signal quality 24 29 Install the IH Browser Configuration Tool 10 Installation Questions 12 Installing the Radios 13 23 Intellectual Property Indemnity 103 IP Address 90 K Key 90 LAN 90 LED 91 LED display 27 Limitation of Remedies 104 LIMITED WARRANTY 101 Line of Sight LoS 91 Link point 91 List View 73 74 MAC filter 52 54 MAC ID 91 Master device 91 Mbps 91 Megahertz 91 Mesh Networking 91 MIC 91 MIMO 92 Modbus 92 Modem 92 N Network 92 No Other Warranties 105 Node 92 Null Modem Cable 92 O Operations Menu 63 Package Contents 9 Panel Antenna 92 Parabolic Antenna 92 Parent Link Settings 20 24 42 75 Peer to Peer Network 93 Ping Options dialog box 66 Pinouts 83 Planning the Network 11 Plug In the Cables 15 Point Multipoint Broadcast Network 93 Point Multipoint Modbus Network 93 P
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17. Industrial Hotspot Browser Fer Lx File Operations Dialogs View Help A e mmmummimasltagtisQmamun e R re 0E 192 165 10 137 j R Quarz_0D 192 165 10 135 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Use the ZooM OuT command in Topology View to to reduce the size of the items in the RadioLinx IH Browser window 5 5 7 Zoom to Fit RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Eel x File Operations Dialogs View Help H Aela uum sHagfisim us te M Tourmaline 14 192 168 10 132 SSID Minerals mss R Sapphire oC R Opal 58 192 168 10 137 192 168 10 174 R Quartz_opl 192 168 10 136 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Use the ZOOM TO FIT command in Topology View to change the size of the items so that the entire network fits within the RadioLinx IH Browser window ProSoft Technology Inc Page 77 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 5 8 Show Ping Stations Ping Stations are other computers running an instance of RadioLinx IH Browser To test latency between points on the network select a ping station open the Operations menu and then choose Start Ping Session RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser GE x File Operations Dialogs View Help A e r ui zl amp igms e uni t M Tourmaline 14 Laptop1 192 168 10 132 192 168 10 162 SSID e R Sapphire OE E R Opal 5B 192 168 10 137 a 16
18. List View Refer to Topology view to see alternate views To clear all the radios from the list click the Erase button in the tool bar or select Clear from the File menu You can then refresh the list by clicking Scan If you have trouble viewing radios in the RLX IH Browser see Troubleshoot missing radios page 29 ProSoft Technology Inc Page 59 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 1 Primary radio functions You can perform the following primary functions on any radio in the list by right clicking the radio name RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser File Operations Dialogs View Help a lt elaepagel amp om alQamanl Name Mode 00 0d 8d f0 12 97 192 168 10 Minerals R sapphire 0E Repeater AES O0 0d 8d f0 12 96 192 168 10 Minerals R Opal 5B Repeater 00 0d 8d f0 12 a1 192 168 10 Connect R Quartz 0D Repeater 00 0d 8d f0 12 98 192 168 10 Assign IP Update F W Start Ping Session Wireless Clients Ethernet Nodes Scan List Port Table Event Log Properties Connect page 63 Log in to the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility to configure a radio or check diagnostics Assign IP page 16 Assign a temporary IP address to a radio Update Firmware page 64 Update the version of firmware the radio uses Start Ping Session page 65 Wireless Clients pag
19. May 18 2009 Glossary of Terms RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot RTU Remote Terminal Unit Modbus transmission mode where each eight bit byte in a message contains two four bit hexadecimal characters There are two transmission modes ASCII or RTU The main advantage of the RTU mode is that its greater character density allows better data throughput than ASCII mode for the same baud rate each message is transmitted in a continuous stream See also ASCII above S Sector Antenna An antenna type that radiates in only a specific direction Multiple sector antennas are commonly used in point to multipoint situations Signal Diversity A process by which two small dipole antennas are used to send and receive combining their results for better effect Signal Loss The amount of signal strength that s lost in antenna cable connectors and free space Signal loss is measured in decibels Also referred to as gain loss Signal Strength The strength of the radio waves in a wireless network Simplex A communications circuit or system designed to either transmit data or receive data but not both Broadcast television is an example of simplex communication system A television station sends a TV signal but cannot receive responses back from the television sets to which it is transmitting The TV sets can receive the signal from the TV station but cannot transmit back to the station Site Survey
20. Number of seconds between queries if not pre emptied by another devices queries Multicast State Count Number of queries generated before a device is removed from the multicast group on this radio if no response is received Save Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration Cancel Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration Page 46 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 4 2 8 Rapid Spanning Tree Functionality The software s built in Rapid Spanning Tree RSTP functionality enables you to set up full redundancy between radios or other devices Spanning Tree shuts off ports as necessary to prevent loops If loops are created in an Ethernet network packets can be circulated endlessly consuming all the bandwidth and making the network unusable RSTP allows users to create truly redundant connections between any two points in the network The radios detect the redundant paths and keep one connection alive for communications If the primary connection fails for any reason the secondary connection is quickly transitioned to a state to forward packets allowing the network to adapt itself to handle problems without customer intervention RSTP uses active communications between network devices to propagate changes in the network and to cause transitions to occur much more quickly Because RSTP is an I
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22. WPA AES Latest security setting using WPA pre shared key authentication and AES encryption WPA TKIP Security setting using WPA pre shared key authentication and TKIP encryption WEP128 Legacy security setting using a 128 bit key and WEP encryption WEP64 Legacy security setting using a 64 bit key and WEP encryption WPA phrase page 53 Enter a WPA pass phrase of between eight and 63 normal keyboard characters WEP key page 53 Enter five normal text characters in the WEP key field MAC Filter page 54 Check select this field to restrict connections by MAC address Edit Filter Opens the MAC filter page 54 form allowing you to specify the MAC addresses of devices to allow in the network Hide Network SSID page Hides the Network SSID Network Name from other 802 11 users 55 You can still connect clients to the hidden network by typing the Network SSID The following topics describe each security setting in more detail Page 52 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 4 3 1 Encryption type The preferred encryption type is WPA WiFi Protected Access You should only select WEP wired equivalency protocol for use with an older client radio that only has WEP encryption For compatibility with clients that do not support WPA you can select WPA WEP128 bits or WPA WEP6
23. and so on Page 44 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Prioritized Parent by Preferred Parent List Repeater Settings mneth st BD Parent MAC 00 05 87 01 01 14 Parent Selection Method Automatically Choose Best O ParentBranch Length Preferred Parent Best in List Rest inl ist 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0D 00 00 00 00 00 00 n0 00 00 00 00 0D 00 00 00 00 00 0D 00 00 00 00 00 0D 00 00 00 00 00 0D Parent Selection Parameters Signal Strength Threshold 70 Bands C 24only 5only 24o0r5 Rate to Parent Auto utis With Preferred Parent the IH radio will select its parent from a list of possible parents that you specify You can list up to eight radios to choose from Best in List The IH will select its parent using the Automatic Parent Selection algorithm described above but it will limit the selection to the radios in the list The radio in the list with the lowest cost according to the algorithm will be chosen as its parent Follow List Priority The IH will select its parent from the list giving preference to the first entry followed by the second entry and so on ProSoft Technology Inc Page 45 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual 4 2
24. and the connection will be updated and communication restored i 5 i d lje Field Description Spanning Tree Protocol Wireless Ports The Spanning Tree Protocol level for the wireless port Rapid STP or STP Ethernet Port The Spanning Tree Protocol level for the Ethernet port Rapid STP or STP Spanning Tree Root MAC The MAC ID of the root device in the spanning tree Priority The Spanning Tree device with the lowest priority value is elected the root of the tree Max Age The length of time a port can stay enabled without any new spanning updates Hello Time The length of time between the transmission of spanning update packets Forward Delay The length of time a port must listen for spanning information before being activated Position in the list Each page shows up to 10 ports Use the Next and Previous buttons to move up and down through the table Connection This field indicates what the port represents Ethernet a parent radio or a child radio State The current Spanning Tree state of the port Possible states are Blocking Learning Listening and Forwarding Forwarding packets can be transferred Designation The Spanning Tree designation for the branch off the port Possible designations are Root ports going to the root Designated ports going to a branch or Normal Path Cost The cumulative cost of all wired and wireless links from the port t
25. bit byte in a message contains one ASCII character code ASCII characters or hexadecimal characters are sometimes used as a key to encrypt data and ensure its secure transmission Association Process whereby two 802 11 radios establish communications with each other Requirements for communication include common SSID network names and encryption settings Authenticate The process of confirming the identity of someone connecting to a network Authentication Server A back end database server that confirms the identity of a supplicant to an authenticator in an 802 1x authenticated network Band Another term for spectrum used to indicate a particular set of frequencies Wireless networking protocols work in either the 2 4 GHz or the 5 GHz bands Bandwidth See Throughput Base Station See Wireless Gateway Baud Rate The speed of communication between devices on the network All devices must communicate at the same rate Page 86 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Glossary of Terms RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot bps Bits per Second A measure of data transmission speed across a network or communications channel bps is the number of bits that can be sent or received per second C Channel One portion of the available radio spectrum that all devices on a wireless network use to communicate Changing the channel on the access point router can help reduce interferenc
26. button Click this button to change the Login Password for the radio The default password is password You should change this password and keep a record of it in a safe place to protect the radio from being reconfigured by unauthorized users DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol is a service provided by a server typically a router or a firewall on a local area network Devices on a network that supports DHCP can request and receive an IP address from the DHCP server RLXIB radios support DHCP by default they attempt to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server If a DHCP server is not available the radio will not be able to acquire an IP address automatically therefore you must assign an IP address subnet mask and default gateway to the radio so that it can communicate on the network You can also assign a Static fixed or permanent IP address to the radio to make it easier to identify and configure the radio Static IP addresses are particularly useful when configuring radios to serve as Access Points or for radios that must be accessible through a firewall A detailed discussion of TCP IP networking is beyond the scope of this manual Refer to the following Microsoft knowledgebase article for more information http support microsoft com kb 164015 4 4 1 SNMP Agent settings This configuration page opens when you click the SNMP button on the Radio Configuration form SNMP Agent Radio1 v Enable Allow Any Manager
27. more than one master to a network For information see Redundancy Channel list master radio The channel list indicates the channel number as well as the frequency 2 4 gHz or 5 gHz Important The RLXIB IHW 66 radio is supplied with a dual band antenna that supports both frequency ranges If you use a different antenna with the IHW radio you must choose a channel and frequency range supported by the antenna Repeater Click this button to configure a radio as a repeater The repeater mode is the normal radio mode for the network while the master mode is more of a special setting to establish the network channel and define the root of the network tree Repeater radios help extend the range of a network and help create the signal bridges that allow networked radios to communicate All RLXIB IHW 66 radios are capable of repeating Parent Link settings Click this button to specify how a repeater radio connects to the network For information see Parent Link settings Client This is a special mode that allows you to connect an Ethernet device to any 802 11 a b or g access point You would only use this mode in the special event that you wanted to connect a device to another brand access point For information on setting up a client see Configuring clients ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 41 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual
28. network bandwidth but they must be assigned the same SSID Also because all radios are repeaters you can set up each radio to be able to reach a master radio via multiple repeater paths Then if a repeater goes down the linked radios can use a different path to get back to a master radio 4 2 5 Advanced Settings This configuration page opens when you click the Advanced Configuration button on the Radio Configuration form Advanced Settings Radio Supported RF Rates Mbit s Max Data Rate 54 default Max Basic Rate 2 default To allow 802 11b radios basic rate must be 1 2 5 5 or 11 recommend 2 Immediate Broadcasts C No Yes Block General Probes No C Yes Range 30 km TX Power MAX v dBm Page 50 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 114 b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot It is important to allow many industrial protocols to communicate properly over the RLXIB radios The standard 802 11 AP operation for transmitting broadcast messages is to accumulate them and transmit them only on specific time intervals This allows clients that are in power save mode to wake up at the synchronized time interval and receive the broadcast packets However the power save mode is rarely used in industrial networks Additionally many industrial protocols utilize multicast traffic which is sent as broadcast messages over the w
29. pair uses pins 3 and 6 Use a straight through cable when connecting the radio to an Ethernet hub or a 10 100 Base T Ethernet switch Straight through cables are used in most cases Use a cross over cable when connecting the Ethernet radio directly to any device that is NOT a switch or a hub e g a direct connection to a PC PLC or printer Ethernet cabling is like U S telephone cables except that it has eight conductors Some hubs have one input that can accept either a straight through or crossover cable depending on the switch position In this case you must ensure that the switch position and cable type agree Refer to Ethernet cable configuration page 83 for a diagram of how to configure Ethernet cable ProSoft Technology Inc Page 83 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Reference Industrial Hotspot User Manual Page 84 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Glossary of Terms RLXIB IHW 66 802 114 b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 7 Glossary of Terms 802 11 A group of wireless specifications developed by the IEEE It details a wireless interface between devices to manage packet traffic 802 11a Operates in the 5 GHz frequency range with a maximum 54 Mbit sec signaling rate 802 11b Operates in the 2 4 GHz Industrial Scientific and Measurement ISM band Provides signaling rates of up to 11 Mbit sec and is the most commonly used frequency 802 11g Similar
30. self healing tree like networks in this fashion Fully redundant paths are possible because the Spanning Tree page 49 protocol in the radios disables and enables paths as necessary to avoid Ethernet loops which would otherwise make your network stop functioning In addition to acting as a switch every master or repeater radio in an RLXIB IHW 66 wireless network can simultaneously act as an 802 11 a b or g access point This allows 802 11 WiFi clients to connect and roam between radios for monitoring of the wireless network or general network access The RLXIB IHW 66 has a special client mode that allows connection of any Ethernet device to any existing 802 11 a b or g access point regardless of the brand An example of an 802 11 client is a laptop with a WLAN card Note WiFi is a brand name originally issued by the WiFi Alliance used to describe the underlying technology of wireless local area networks WLAN based on the IEEE 802 11 specifications ProSoft Technology Inc Page 81 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Reference Industrial Hotspot User Manual A high level of security is inherent with AES Advanced Encryption Standard encryption You also can choose TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and if necessary add WEP128 or WEP64 Wired Equivalent Protocol encryption in addition to AES or TKIP for clients that do not support AES A simple Media Access Control MAC filter table restricts the radios o
31. sure that the radio is connected to a PC and then select Topology View from the View menu in the RLX IH Browser RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser GI x File Operations Dialogs View Help H eeu mis EaR ARRUA M Tourmaline_14 192 168 10 132 SSID Minerals pa R Sapphire 0E R Opal 5B 192 168 10 137 T 168 10 174 R Quartz 0D 192 168 10 136 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser ProSoft Technology Inc Page 23 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Installing the Radios Industrial Hotspot User Manual The Topology view shows a diagram of the network s wireless connections Use this view to see whether all the radios are linked and that you approve of the way the radios are linked A radio that is not linked to a parent will show as a circle outlined by a flashing dashed red line It may be near the bottom of the window so scroll down to view all available radios To change how radios link to the network see Parent Link settings page 42 Refer to Improve Signal Quality page 29 for more information on overcoming poor connectivity 2 1 Connecting antennas Each radio must have an antenna connected to the Main antenna port on the RLXIB IHW 66 radio without an antenna for each radio the network will not function All antennas for radios that communicate directly with each other should be mounted so they have the same polarization Antennas with an N jack connector can be mounted dir
32. to 802 11b but supports signaling rates of up to 54 Mbit sec Operates in the heavily used 2 4 GHz ISM band but uses a different radio technology to boost throughput 802 11i Sometimes Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA 2 WPA 2 supports the 128 bit and above advanced encryption Standard along with 802 1x authentication and key management features 802 11n Designed to raise effective WLAN throughput to more than 100 Mbit sec 802 11s Deals with mesh networking Access Point A generic term for an 802 11 radio that attaches other 802 11 radios clients to a wired network APs can also bridge to one another Ad hoc Mode Wireless network framework in which devices can communicate directly with one another without using an AP or a connection to a regular network ProSoft Technology Inc Page 85 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Glossary of Terms Industrial Hotspot User Manual AES Advanced Encryption Standard New standard for encryption adopted by the U S government for secure communications Amplifier A device connected to an antenna used to increase the signal strength and amplify weak incoming signals Antenna A device connected to a wireless transceiver that concentrates transmitted and received radio waves to increase signal strength and thus the effective range of a wireless network ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange A communication mode in which each eight
33. viewers can decipher and understand it Although none is an available encryption type ProSoft Technology strongly recommends encrypting all data sent and received from every radio on your network to help prevent your data from being intercepted and decoded WPA phrase To use WPA encryption on packets sent between the radios select WPA in the Encryption Type field Next in the WPA phrase field enter a pass phrase of between eight and 63 normal keyboard characters This phrase automatically generates an encryption key of 128 hexadecimal characters The default pass phrase is passphrase lower case no quotes For more information on encryption see Security settings page 52 Because you must assign the same Network SSID and WPA phrase to the repeater radios later in this procedure you should write down the settings Note Network SSID and WPA phrase are both case sensitive Network SSID WPA phrase Page 18 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Radio Access Settings Radio Access Settings C Obtain IP address DHCP Use the following IP address IP Address 10 14 37 SubnetMask 255 255 255 0 _ Def Gateway 10 1 4 1 PrimaryDNS fi0 10 1 10 Secondary DNS fii o 0 0 SNMP Login Password If a DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol server is configured on your local area network the DHCP server can assi
34. 3 m to meet regulatory requirements Page 82 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Reference RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot The radio shall be installed by trained personnel only as outlined to the installation instructions provided with each radio The equipment shall be installed by a qualified installer electrician The installer electrician is responsible for obtaining a secured ground connection between the lug terminal on the surge protector to a verified common ground point using a minimum 18 gauge wire This must be done when attaching power lines to the radio during installation A solid ground connection should be verified using a meter prior to applying power to the radio Failing to secure a proper ground could result in serious injury or death as a result of a lightning strike 6 2 2 Ethernet Cable Configuration Note The standard connector view shown is color coded for a straight through cable Crossover cable Straight through cable Pin 1 RJ 45 PIN RJ 45 PIN x RJ 45 PIN RJ 45 PIN 1 Rx 3 Tx 1 Rx 1Tx 2 Rx 6 Tx 2 Rx 2 Tx 3 Tx 1 Rx 3 TX 3 Rx 6 Tx 2 Rx 6 Tx 6 Rx Eun FPuixaotim amp pin RJ45 6 2 8 Ethernet Cable specifications The recommended cable is category 5 or better A category 5 cable has four twisted pairs of wire that are color coded and cannot be swapped The radio uses only two pairs One pair uses pins 1 and 2 and the second
35. 4 bits as the encryption type Then the older clients can connect to an access point using the WEP setting but new clients will use WPA and the RLXIB radios will still use WPA among themselves IMPORTANT If WPA WEP is selected some clients using WPA might not be able to connect unless you use a WEP key other than number 1 due to limitations in these clients In such cases you should set a WEP key other than key 1 and set this same key in all clients that are using WEP See WEP key page 53 WEP is the original security protocol used by 802 11 networks but WPA offers better protection against attacks for several reasons WPA distances the encryption key from the actual data by performing several algorithms to the key before generating the encrypted data it performs dynamic key management by changing keys frequently and it performs message integrity checks to prevent forgery and replay You can also select WEP 128 WEP 64 or None no encryption as the encryption type but none of these settings are recommended Note If an RLXIB is set to use WPA WEP it will connect to other radios set to WPA only or WPA WEP but it will not communicate with radios set to WEP only Likewise an RLXIB in client mode with WPA WEP selected will not connect to an access point with WEP only selected 4 3 2 WPA phrase To use WPA encryption on packets sent between the radios enter a WPA pass phrase of between eight and 63 normal keyboard characters Thi
36. 4 1 3 Port status This configuration page opens when you click the Port Status button on the Radio Configuration form Spanning Tree Protocol Wireless Ports Rapid STP Ethernet PortRapid STP Spanning Tree Root MAC 00 15 C5 26 DA 1C Priority 32758 Max Age 20s Hello Time 2s Forward Delay 15s Connection _ State _ Designation Path Cost Designated Bridge 1 Ethernet Disconnected Forwarding Designated 600 00 05 87 01 00 BD 2 RF Parent 00 05 87 01 01 14 Forwarding Root 500 00 05 87 01 01 14 11RF Child 00 05 87 01 01 5C Forwarding Designated 700 00 05 87 01 00 BD 12 RF Child 00 0D 8D F0 00 4F Forwarding Designated 700 00 05 87 01 00 BD Top Next Prev Refresh When you click the Port Status button you can see information about all the active ports on the radio Above the table you can see information about the current Spanning Tree page 49 including the MAC address of the root device and the timing parameters that are set for the current Spanning Tree Each radio can have up to 34 active ports one Ethernet cable one parent RF link and up to 32 child RF links Page 38 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot The primary reason for creating a Spanning Tree is that it allows you to create fully redundant paths If any single radio in a redundant path loses its connection another path still exists
37. 4b0e 0000685b 0000ba 1b a v 14 Page 70 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Event Filter The Event Filter dialog box allows you to include or exclude specific event types from the event log Event Filter Dialog xi Event List Show all events 1 1 The Event Log has been started 2 3 Received 3 3 Sent 13 105 MON STATS 32 1 STP 34 1 STP Port ies 35 12 STP Flushing Address Tables hal Double click on an event in the list above to add it to or remove it from Selected Events Events should be Included C Excluded 5 4 6 Properties This dialog box opens when you select a radio and then open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Properties Detailed Information for TechPubs 21 x1 Mac 00 0d 8d f0 07 21 Mode Master o ip i921686 10 ssp ProSofiH mg Tx Rate Master Rix Rate La Signal ProSoft Technology Inc Page 71 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual To see additional properties click the More button Detailed Information for TechPubs 21 x1 mac omean Mode Maser IP i23 58 6 10 SSID ProSoftlH TxRate MMasler RxRatel oo lt CS s Signal LSS OK Mask 255 255 248 0 Associations o Gateway 1921680204 Bridges p
38. 8 10 174 R Quartz 0D 192 168 10 136 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser 5 5 9 Show Parents The show parents function allows you to display the possible alternate parents for a repeater graphically in the topology view The link from the repeater to its current parent will be shown in red If the repeater can hear other radios in the network links to those radios will be shown in blue This gives a graphical representation of the number of alternate paths available to a radio should its parent link go down A detailed list of each of the alternates can be seen by right clicking and selecting Scan List This list though shows not only radios in the same network but also 802 11 radios on other networks By selecting All alternate paths for all repeaters in the network will be shown By selecting One alternate paths will be shown only for the one repeater that is currently selected Page 78 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 5 5 10 Print Area RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Gi x File Operations Dialogs View Help amp e m wv mBmisitgmRs q RSI M Tourmaline 14 192 168 10 132 SSID ms R Sapphire OE R Opal 5B 192 168 10 137 192 168 10 174 R Quartz 0D 192 168 10 136 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Use the Print Area command to show the border around the area of t
39. A comprehensive facility study performed by network managers to ensure that planned service levels will be met when a new wireless LAN or additional WLAN segments to an existing network are deployed Site survey s are usually performed by a radio frequency engineer and used by systems integrators to identify the optimum placement of access points to ensure that planned levels of service are met Site surveys are sometimes conducted following the deployment to ensure that the WLAN is achieving the necessary level of coverage Site surveys can also be used to detect rogue access points Spectrum A range of electromagnetic frequencies ProSoft Technology Inc Page 95 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Glossary of Terms Industrial Hotspot User Manual Spread Spectrum A form of wireless communication in which a signal s frequency is deliberately varied This increases bandwidth and lessens the chances of interruption or interception of the transmitted signal SSI Service Set Identifier is a sequence of characters unique to a specific network or network segment that s used by the network and all attached devices to identify themselves and allow devices to connect to the correct network when one or more than one independent network is operating in nearby areas Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to An IP address has two components the network address and the host node or de
40. Both parties on a telephone conversation can talk and listen at the same time If both talk at the same time their two signals are not corrupted G Gain The amount by which an antenna concentrates signal strength in a wireless network Gateway In wireless terms a gateway is an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP ProSoft Technology Inc Page 89 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Glossary of Terms Industrial Hotspot User Manual Half Duplex A communications circuit or system designed to transmit and receive data but not both simultaneously CB or walkie talkie radios are an example of a half duplex communication system Either parties on a radio conversation may talk or listen but both cannot talk at the same time without corrupting each other s signal If one operator is talking the other must be listening to have successful communication Hz Hertz The international unit for measuring frequency equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second One megahertz MHz is one million hertz One gigabit GHz is one billion hertz The standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz 802 11a devices operate in the GHz band 802 11b and g devices operate in the 2 4 GHz band IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc IEEE is a professional organization with members in over 175 countries and is an authority in technical areas such as compu
41. Connection _ Hop Count n Software Version 04 28 16 07 08 00 Channel po Boot Version onoo Ethernet Attached Image Secondary Security TKIP Compression Compressed Missed Responses p Field Description Radio Name The name of the selected radio MAC The physical media access control address for the network interface IP Mask and Gateway The radio s IP address subnet mask and default gateway For information see Radio Access settings page 55 IP State Indicates whether a radio s IP address has been set Uninit ialized or OK SSID A name that identifies a wireless network You assign this name when you configure the radio The SSID must be the same for all radios on the same network Mode Indicates whether you designated the radio as a master repeater or client Connection The status of the wireless connection Signal The signal strength which in this field is a number from 0 to 15 Hops The number of wireless connections a radio is from the closest master radio Master The MAC address of the selected radio s master radio Associations The number of network elements to which a radio has a wireless connection Bridges The number of repeaters to which a radio has a wireless connection Tx and Rx The transmission throughput rate and the received throughput rate Both rates are measured in kilobytes per second KB s Software Version and Boot Ver
42. Conte mise sii cdi ge d rx t FR e cu ere dad epe de aep tette eie UKOA 9 1 3 System Requirements sssssssssssssssesee enne nennen tenens nnne nent 10 1 4 Install the IH Browser Configuration Tool seen 10 1 5 Planning the Network ccceccceeseseeeeseeeeeeeeseneeseeeeeeseeeneesesseeaeseeseneesenseeeeeeeesenees 11 1 6 Configuring the Radios ssssssssssssssseseseeenennee nennen tentent 12 1 7 Verify Communication essssssssessssseeeee eene nennen nnne tentent nnne 21 2 Installing the Radios 23 2 1 Connecting antennas sssssssssssesesseseeee entente nnns nnns entente enirn nnne 24 3 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 25 3 1 DIAQNOSIICS coii dioi sti aed t i dd ied dai 26 3 2 Check the Ethernet cable enne enne 26 3 3 EED display ii od ett ettet tete e e tt ie ra fa X e TR ined 27 3 4 Retrieve the default password ssssssssssssseeseneeee enne 27 3 5 Troubleshoot RLX IH Browser error messages sssseeeeemm 28 3 6 Troubleshoot missing radios esssseeeeeneeneneeeennnnnnn 29 3 7 Improve signal quality esee nennen nnne 29 4 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility 31 4 1 Radio Statuss eiye E 35 4 2 Radio Network settings siibirecsii ko tiirr tirak Een KER A EARE En TEES PETERR EARI nennen nens 41 4 3 Security settings tmt a ueste E A A 52 4 4 Radio ACCESS setlings uni
43. EEE standard IH radios work in conjunction with wired Ethernet switches to form a redundant network Each RSTP device RLXIB Radio or Ethernet switch communicates with other RSTP devices in the network via packets called Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs BPDUs are sent out each of the devices ports In a wired switch this would be from each of the Ethernet ports In an RLXIB Radio in addition to the Ethernet port each wireless link is considered a port These BPDUs are the communications means to allow each RSTP device in the network to make sure that the proper connections still exist In the following illustration this RLXIB Radio has 4 RSTP ports Ethernet port 1 A port for its parent connection 2 A port for each of its two child connections 11 and 12 Spanning Tree Protocol Wireless Ports Rapid STP Ethernet Port Rasid STP Spanning Tree Root MAC 0C 15 C5 28 DA 1C Priority 32738 Max Age 20s Hello Time 2s Forward Delay 15s ___Comection _ _State_ Designation Path Cost Designated Bridge 1 Ethernst Disconnected Forwarding Des gnated 600 00 05 87 01 00 ED 2 RF Parem 00 05 67 01 01 14 Forwarding Roo 500 00 05 87 01 01 14 11 RF Child 00 35 37 01 01 5C Forwarding Ces gnated 700 00 05 87 01 00 ED 12 RF Child 00 D 8D FO OC 4F Forwarding Ces gnated 700 00 05 87 01 00 ED Top Next Prev Refresh ProSoft Technology Inc Page 47 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration D
44. H Browser window This action opens a web browser for example Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox and loads the IH Radio s web configuration interface Login Radio Password Important The radio configuration is protected by a login password The default password for the radio is password lower case no quotes To prevent unauthorized access to the radio configuration you should change the password when you have finished the initial configuration Note The master is the root or top level radio in a network You must have at least one master radio per network For redundancy you can assign more than one master to a network Radio1 Radio Name Radio MAC 00 0D 8D F0 1E 91 Firmware IB3 410 Update every 10 sec Up Time 0 Day 0 Hr 0 Min 51 Sec RADIOLINX Signal Strength Parent MAC Branch Length Radios Linked 0 Link Time 802 11abg Available Parents Address Table Port Status Radio Network Settings Security Settings Radio Access Settings Radio Name Radio Network SSID Network master 1102462MHz x C Repeater _Parent Link Parent Auto Select Encryption WPA AES WPA phrase WEP key i gt p M MAC Filter Edit Filter I Hide Network SSID C Obtain IP address DHCP Use the following IP address IP Address 10 1 4 37 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Def Gateway 10 1 4 1
45. IHW 66 Radio The radio shall be installed by trained personnel only as outlined to the installation instructions provided with each radio The equipment shall be installed by a qualified installer electrician The installer electrician is responsible for obtaining a secured ground connection between the lug terminal on the surge protector to a verified common ground point using a minimum 18 gauge wire This must be done when attaching power lines to the radio during installation A solid ground connection should be verified using a meter prior to applying power to the radio Failing to secure a proper ground could result in serious injury or death as a result of a lightning strike Your Feedback Please We always want you to feel that you made the right decision to use our products If you have suggestions comments compliments or complaints about the product documentation or support please write or call us ProSoft Technology 5201 Truxtun Ave 3rd Floor Bakersfield CA 93309 1 661 716 5100 1 661 716 5101 Fax http www prosoft technology com Copyright ProSoft Technology Inc 2009 All Rights Reserved RLXIB IHW 66 User Manual May 18 2009 ProSoft Technology ProLinx inRAx ProTalk and RadioLinx are Registered Trademarks of ProSoft Technology Inc All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of and are used to identify products and services of their respective owners ProSoft Tech
46. Page 98 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Support Service amp Warranty RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 8 8 1 Support Service amp Warranty In This Chapter How to Contact Us Technical Support 99 Return Material Authorization RMA Policies and Conditions 100 LIMITED WARRANTY 2 c cecceeceeeceeecececeeeeeeaeeeaesenetenesaeesaeeeaeenaeeas 101 ProSoft Technology Inc ProSoft is committed to providing the most efficient and effective support possible Before calling please gather the following information to assist in expediting this process 1 Product Version Number 2 System architecture 3 Network details If the issue is hardware related we will also need information regarding 1 Module configuration and contents of file o Module Operation o Configuration Debug status information o LED patterns 2 Information about the processor and user data files as viewed through and LED patterns on the processor 3 Details about the serial devices interfaced if any How to Contact Us Technical Support Internet Web Site http www prosoft technology com support E mail address support prosoft technology com Asia Pacific 603 7724 2080 support asia prosoft technology com Languages spoken include Chinese English Europe location in Toulouse France 33 0 5 34 36 87 20 support EMEA prosoft technology com Languages spoken include
47. R eas 58 Factory Defaults ic ct ertt tele i t t ues 58 The RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot radio has a built in Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility radio web configuration form that allows you to configure the radio from any computer that can connect to the radio through a wired Ethernet connection or through a Wireless connection You can use a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox on your network enabled desktop computer laptop or Personal Data Assistant PDA to monitor and change the settings within the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot radio To open the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility 1 Inthe RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser select the radio to configure from the list view or topography view and then click the right mouse button to open a shortcut menu 2 Onthe shortcut menu choose Connect The Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility will open in your web browser Or Double click the selected radio to launch the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 31 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual You can also open the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility directly from your web browser Important Your desktop computer laptop or PDA must be connected to the same network as the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot radio 1 Open your web browser 2 Inthe ad
48. Scan List page 69 Port Table page 70 Event Log page 70 Properties page 71 Page 66 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 5 4 1 Wireless Clients This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Wireless Clients Use this dialog box to see information about wireless clients attached to the radio RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Ele Operatons Dialogs View Help d amp e e uw nsms ltams amp qQemurn e M Tourmaline 14 192 168 10 132 SSID ie mu R Sapphire 0E R Opal 5B 192 168 10 137 18 168 10 174 E Client list for Tourmaline 14 BI Es R Quartz 0D E 168 10 136 Goose Refresh manualy _Now 192 168 10 187 00 11 5 60 16 fc 192 168 10 135 00 11 f5 59 54 64 ProSoft Technology Inc Page 67 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 4 2 Ethernet Nodes This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Ethernet Nodes Use this dialog box to see information about Ethernet devices attached to the radios The following illustration shows a list of Ethernet devices by IP address and MAC ID attached to the Ethernet port of Tourmaline_14 In addition to the IP and MAC ID it gives an age for each entry which is the amount of time since a packe
49. TECHNOLOGY Where Automation Connects RadioLinx RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot May 18 2009 USER MANUAL United States FCC amp Industry Canada rules C EH Industry Industrie Canada Canada OQ7IHW 3656A IHW Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions The device may not cause harmful interference and it must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Antenna spacing requ
50. The MAC ID is also printed on the side of the radio Show Addresses for the Use this dropdown list to filter the address list Options are Following Devices Out Ethernet Port Directly Linked Radios Clients Devices beyond Direct RF Links When the table is filtered to show only Directly linked radios clients an additional RSSI column is listed showing the Received Signal Strength from each radio or client linked to the radio ProSoft Technology Inc Page 37 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual Industrial Hotspot Field Description Number of Rows to Use this field to choose how many MAC addresses to display on this Display page Use the Next and Prev buttons to scroll through the available MAC addresses Index Position in the list Each page shows up to 10 devices Use the Next and Previous buttons to move up and down through the table MAC Address The MAC address for the device Connection The connection type Age s The length of time in seconds since the radio last saw a packet from this MAC address Top Click the Top button to see the top of the table The radio will display updated data in the table entries Next Prev If the table has more MAC addresses than it can display in the window use the Next and Prev buttons to move up and down through the table Refresh Click Refresh to update the table
51. XIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 3 3 3 4 LED display The RLXIB IHW 66 front panel includes a set of LEDs that indicate the radio s status LED Description Power Status This green LED indicates that the radio has power RF Transmit This yellow LED indicates RF transmission RF Receive This green LED indicates RF reception Ethernet If this green LED is lit the Ethernet cable is connected If this LED is flashing an Ethernet packet is being transmitted or received Signal Strength If only one of these three LEDs is lit then the radio is linked If two LEDs are lit the radio s signal strength is fair If all three LEDs are lit the signal strength is good If a radio is configured as a master the middle light of the three Signal Strength LEDs will always be on and the bottom Signal Strength LED will always be off The top LED on the master will flash if any radios are linked to this master After you first plug in the power cable and Ethernet cable to the radio the Power Status LED should be green meaning that the radio has power If the Ethernet LED is green then the Ethernet connection is working The RF Transmit and RF Receive LEDs should blink All three LEDs will blink just after the radio links to the Master s signal but before it has been fully authenticated Normally you will see this last only a few seconds If it lasts longer or never turns solid it usually mean
52. a PC or lantan and then select Tanalaav View fram zl H My computer 4 Page 34 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot 4 1 Radio Status The following fields appear in the status area at the top of the Radio Configuration window RADIOLINX RIT Radio1 Radio Name Signal Strength Master o Radio MAC 00 0D 8D F0 1E 91 Parent MAC none Available Parents Firmware IB3 410 Branch Length 1 Address Table Update every 10 sec Radios Linked 0 Port Status Up Time 0 Day 0 Hr 0 Min 51 Sec Link Time n a Note Different versions of the RLXIB Radios support different functionality You may see more or fewer options on this page depending on the version of the radio you purchased Use the settings in the Radio Status panel to view the current settings for this radio Field Description Radio Name The name of the selected radio Radio MAC The MAC address of the selected radio The MAC ID is also printed on the side of the radio Firmware The version of firmware currently installed All radios on the network must have the same firmware versions installed For more information on firmware versions refer to Update firmware page 64 Update every This value in seconds controls how often the web configuration form automatically refreshes To change th
53. adio of the same network or one that belongs to another SSID It can also see radios from other vendors Once per second the IH radio evaluates the link it has to its parent to determine if this link is the best parent to use A cost is calculated for each entry and can be seen in the column labeled Cost in the preceding table The cost calculation is based not only on the strongest signal but on several other factors to provide optimum network communication 4 1 2 Address table This configuration page opens when you click the Address Table button on the Radio Configuration form Address Table Radio1 Radio MAC 00 0D 8D F0 12 AF Show Addresses for the Following All addresses gt Number of Rows to Display 10 Index MAC Address Connection Age s 1 00 14 38 97 78 5D Ethernet Port 2977 l2 00 10 49 03 09 DC Ethernet Port 2977 3 00 10 49 03 0B F5 Ethernet Port 2977 l4 00 10 49 03 0C 96 Ethernet Port 2977 l9 00 10 49 03 0A 94 Ethernet Port 2977 I 00 10 49 03 08 2F Ethernet Port 2977 7 00 10 49 03 3C 5F Ethernet Port 2977 8 00 10 49 03 0A 92 Ethernet Port 2977 9 00 10 49 03 0A F0 Ethernet Port 2977 10 00 10 49 03 02 C2 Ethernet Port 2977 The Address Table shows the port through which each MAC address is connected along with the age in seconds since the radio last saw a packet from this MAC address Field Description Radio MAC The MAC address of the selected radio
54. age 22 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Installing the Radios RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 2 Installing the Radios In This Chapter Connecting antennas sssssesseeeneeeeneeen ennemi 24 If possible you should configure all the radios side by side in an office setting and make sure they link before you install them in the field If feasible it would be even better if you could set up the entire system in the office and make sure your equipment communicates properly through the radio network Important If the radios are close enough to each other that their received signal strength is greater than 40dBm performance may be degraded Disconnect antennas from radios during bench testing or move the radios further apart from each other Tip To make it easier to physically identify the radios you are configuring apply a label to each radio indicating the radio name and IP address After you have configured each radio using IH Browser and the web configuration form you can install the radios and test their performance Install the radios in their proposed permanent locations then temporarily place each radio s antenna near its proposed mounting location The temporary placement of the antenna can be by hand however with this testing method one person must hold the antenna while another monitors the radio s signal strength To see how a radio is linked in the network make
55. agent both your computer and the radio must have IP addresses and these IP addresses must be on the same subnetwork An IP address is only needed so you can configure the radio and view its diagnostic settings Otherwise the address is unnecessary Field Description Obtain IP address DHCP Select this option to allow the radio to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server Use the following IP Select this option to specify a Static IP address to the radio Enter the address IP address information in the following fields IP Address Enter an IP address that will not interfere with any other devices on the network Request a block of IP addresses you can use from your Network Administrator Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your Network Administrator Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway address provided by your Network Administrator Primary DNS Enter the Primary DNS address provided by your Network Administrator Secondary DNS Enter the Secondary DNS address provided by your Network Administrator ProSoft Technology Inc Page 55 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual Field Description SNMP button Click this button to open the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Agent settings form Use this form to configure access to radio network settings through an SNMP agent Login Password
56. ailable columns Click between column headers and drag to the left or right to resize columns Click on column headers and drag to the left or right to re order columns Tip Use the Reset Columns command to restore the column size and order to their default values Page 74 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 5 5 4 Topology View To see how radios are connected together in the network select Topology View from the View menu The Topology view shows a diagram of the network s wireless connections If a radio does not appear in the view it is not connected to the network To change the way a radio is linked to the network connect to it and make changes through its Web page For information on these settings see Parent Link settings page 42 In the topology view you can double click a radio to log in to the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility and change the radio s settings To view a radio s properties right click on a radio representation in the topology view and then select Properties from the resulting menu RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser OE x File Operations Dialogs View ae amp ram age Om a QQOal M Tourmaline_14 192 168 10 132 SSID 2 atl Sena hee S R Sapphire 0E R Opal 5B 192 168 10 137 oh 168 10 174 R Quartz_0D 192 168 10 136 RadioLinx Industrial Hots
57. al specify the interval in seconds in this field After entering the new value press Enter only if you want to save the new value press Tab or click elsewhere to use the new value temporarily The following configuration forms in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility provide information about current radio operation Address table page 37 Port status page 38 Available Parents Read only fields page 35 The following topics describe troubleshooting routines Check the Ethernet cable page 26 Retrieve the default password Troubleshoot RLX IH Browser error messages page 28 Troubleshoot missing radios in the RLX IH Browser page 29 For more troubleshooting information visit the ProSoft web site at http www prosoft technology com Check the Ethernet cable If you connect a radio and the Ethernet LED does not light on the radio you may have used the wrong cable type In other words you may have used a cross over cable when you should have used a straight through cable or vice versa Use a straight through cable when connecting the radio to an Ethernet hub or a 10 100 Base T Ethernet switch Straight through cables are used in most cases Use a cross over cable when connecting the Ethernet radio directly to any device that is NOT a switch or a hub e g a direct connection to a PC PLC or printer Page 26 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting RL
58. al number that identifies any Ethernet device SSID Network Name Service Set Identifier Channel The radio channel on which the device is transmitting The channel list indicates the channel number as well as the frequency 2 4 gHz or 5 gHz Important The RadioLinx RLXIB radio is supplied with a dual band antenna that supports both frequency ranges If you use a different antenna with the RLXIB radio you must choose a channel and frequency range supported by the antenna RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication Security The encryption type enabled for the device Speed The IEEE 802 11 connection speed a b or g The RadioLinx RLXIB radio supports all three 802 11 connection speeds Cost Parent selection cost Age The length of time in seconds since the radio last saw a packet from this MAC address Hops The number of hops to the Master A value of 0 zero is shown for non ProSoft devices Page 36 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot This list contains both 802 11 devices that are part of the same SSID as the RLXIB itself for example Minerals as well as devices that belong to different SSIDs for example Network1 and ProSoftlnternal This list is updated continuously and can be used for many purposes The IH radio updates this list with each 802 11 packet that is received whether from a r
59. and inexpensive way to transfer files between two PCs without installing a dedicated network card in each PC P Panel Antenna An antenna type that radiates in only a specific direction Panel antennas are commonly used for point to point situations Sometimes called Patch antennas Parabolic Antenna An antenna type that radiates a very narrow beam in a specific direction Parabolic antennas offer the highest gain for long range point to point situations Page 92 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Glossary of Terms RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Peer to Peer Network Each radio in a Peer to Peer network has the ability to receive data from and transmit data to any other radio in the network Point Multipoint Broadcast Network A network type where a single master radio sends data to every remote radio in the network This is done repeatealy until every remote radio individually receives and acknowledges the data Each remote radio sends pending data to the master radio that receives and acknowledges data sent from each remote In this configuration there are multiple remote radios referenced to a single master radio Point Multipoint Modbus Network A network with a single Master radio and multiple Remote radios The devices cabled to the radios communicate through the Modbus standard protocol The Master radio sends data to a Remote radio based on the Modbus address of the
60. assword to log in to the radio 44 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q O iO Powe X99 elc zt lE Address http 192 168 1 254 gt Go inks ProSoft Technology Inc Page 63 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 3 2 Assign IP Assign Temporary IP Address 21 x Radio Name Ran MAC Address oo d 8d f0 12 af Subnet 255 255 2480 Gateway 218874 000 IP Address 192 168 2101 192 168 7 254 132 168 7 253 132 168 7 252 192 168 7 251 132 168 7 250 192 168 7 249 Unused IP s Find More Cancel If the radio is connected to a network with a DHCP server the radio may already have an IP address assigned to it If no address appears double click the radio listing in the RLX IH Browser or select Assign IP in the AP Operations menu In the next window click OK to accept the temporary IP address subnet mask and default gateway If necessary you can enter a particular IP address see Radio Access settings page 55 After an IP address is assigned you can configure radios through the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility page 31 5 89 3 Update Firmware Firmware is the program that runs in the Industrial Hotspot that allows it to communicate and exchange data between devices using the radio as a network
61. aster radio otherwise the Repeater radio will not be able to connect to the Master radio By default a repeater connects automatically to the best available parent radio on the network If necessary however you can click the Parent Link button and specify how repeater radios connect to the network See Parent Link settings page 42 for information Page 20 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 1 6 8 Set Up a Client Client mode is a special mode in the radio that allows a user to connect an Ethernet device to a wireless network through any 802 11a b or g access point Any Ethernet device that has an RJ45 Ethernet port can in effect be transformed into an 802 11a b or g wireless client by attaching the radio Only a single device can be connected to the radio in client mode Do not connect to more than one Ethernet device using a switch or hub You only use client mode if you need to connect to another brand 802 11a b or g access point If you are using RLXIB IHW radios you should always use them as repeaters and masters To connect a device to a radio in client mode click the Client button for the radio and try programming the radio s client mode using the Auto setting To test whether the Auto setting will work 1 Connect the cable between the device and the radio 2 Turn ON the radio power or cycle the power if the radio is a
62. b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Set Up a Repeater 13 20 WPA phrase 52 53 Set Up the Master Radio 12 17 WPA2 98 Show Parents 73 78 Show Ping Stations 73 78 Y Signal Diversity 95 Signal Loss 95 Signal Strength 95 Simplex 95 Z Site Survey 95 SNMP Agent settings 56 Zoom In 73 76 Spanning Tree Settings 38 49 81 Zoom Out 73 77 Specifications 8 Zoom to Fit 73 77 Spectrum 95 Spread Spectrum 96 SSI 96 Start Here 7 Start IH Browser 12 14 Start Ping Session 60 63 65 66 Status Bar 73 74 Subnet Mask 96 Support Service amp Warranty 99 System Requirements 10 T The RadioLinx IH Browser Help System 80 Time Limit for Bringing Suit 104 TKIP 96 Tool Bar 13 73 Topology View 73 75 Topology View key 75 Troubleshoot missing radios 26 29 59 Troubleshoot RLX IH Browser error messages 26 28 U Yagi Antenna 98 Your Feedback Please 4 UART 96 United States FCC amp Industry Canada rules 2 Update Firmware 35 60 63 64 V Verify Communication 21 View Menu 73 W WAP 96 WDS 97 WEP 97 WEP key 52 53 What Is Covered By This Warranty 102 104 What Is Not Covered By This Warranty 102 Wi Fi 97 Wi Fi CERTIFIED 97 Wi Fi Interoperability Certificate 97 Wi Fi Protected Setup 97 Wireless Clients 60 66 67 Wireless Gateway 97 Wireless Network 97 WLAN 97 WPA 98
63. button to save your changes after editing radio configuration in order for those changes to take effect When you apply changes the radio will shut down and restart using the new settings The following illustration shows the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility as the radio restarts ProSoft RADIOLINX TECHNOLOGY 802 11labg Scanning Radio Name Radio1 Signal Strength Radio MAC 00 0D 8D F0 1E 91 Parent MAC none Available Parents Firmware IB3 410 Branch Length n a Address Table Update every 10 sec Radios Linked 0 Port Status Up Time 0 Day 0 Hr 9 Min 51 Sec Link Time n a Radio Settings Have Been Updated You may close this window now or wait for page to reload Radio Powering Up Radiol Close Cancel Changes Click Cancel Changes to discard any settings you made during this session Note This button only applies to changes made in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic window Changes made to individual configuration forms for example Spanning Tree Parent Link and SNMP Agent settings take effect when you click the Save button on each of those forms Factory Defaults Click the Factory Defaults button to reset the radio to the default settings Important This action discards all your radio configuration settings You will be prompted to confirm this action before it takes effect Page 58 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Ho
64. command to temporarily stop the display from updating This command is useful for studying network topology and performance without the distraction of radios and other devices appearing and disappearing from the screen 5 2 7 Print Use this command to print the contents of the RadioLinx IH Browser window Depending on the view you selected you can print either a list of the radios properties or a topology view 5 2 8 Print Preview Displays a preview of the contents of the RadioLinx IH Browser window You can use this to adjust the placement of elements so that they do not span page boundaries 5 2 9 Print Setup Displays the standard Window Print Setup dialog box 5 2 10 Exit Closes RadioLinx IH Browser Page 62 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 5 3 Operations Menu The following commands are available on the Operations Menu Operations Connect Assign IP Update Firmware Start Ping Session Connect page 63 Assign IP page 16 Update Firmware page 64 Start Ping Session page 65 5 3 1 Connect To connect to the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility and change radio settings double click the radio listing in the RLX IH Browser after it has been assigned an IP address either manually or with DHCP Alternatively you can select the Connect option in the AP Operations menu Enter your p
65. d trip delays The Range settings should be the same in all radios in the network and should be at least large enough to account for the length of any links However increasing the Range beyond what is necessary can cause a slight decrease in throughput TX Power This sets the output power of the radio Save Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration Cancel Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration ProSoft Technology Inc Page 51 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual 4 3 Security settings The following fields appear in the Security Settings area in the middle of the Radio Configuration window Security Settings Encryption WPA AES WPA phrase Bd px M MAC Filter Edit Filter I Hide Network SSID Note Different versions of the RLXIB Radios support different functionality You may see more or fewer options on this page depending on the version of the radio you purchased You can assign the following security settings Field Description Encryption type page 53 WPA AES is the preferred encryption method It contains the latest updates to the 802 11 standards for best security However some legacy devices do not yet support these updates Therefore you can choose combinations of legacy methods Available encryption types are None not recommended
66. dio to power up and then examine the radio s LED display to make sure the radio is working properly 3 Assign a temporary IP address page 16 Double click the radio listing in the RLX IH Browser In the next window click OK to accept the temporary IP address subnet mask and default gateway 4 Double click the radio listing again in the RLX IH Browser to open the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility in your web browser Enter password lower case no quotes in the next window and then click Login If necessary you can enter your own password later For information see Change Password page 57 5 Setup the master radio page 17 first using the Radio Settings window in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Page 12 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 6 Click Apply Changes to save the master radio settings To cancel the settings and start over click the Cancel Changes button before you click Apply Changes After they are configured master radios are preceded by an M in the utility window list Note The text shown in yellow at the bottom of the window indicates the status of changes you have made to the configuration f the text shows Changes not saved click Apply Changes to save your settings f the text shows Changes not saved Will disrupt X s you can click Apply Changes however the network will be disr
67. dio type is Master Available Access Points Radio Only Show Same SSID I 00 0D 8D F0 12 AF Network1 Radio1 Click on column header to sort MAC ID SSID Channel RSSI Security Speed Cost Age s Hops 02 00 e1 8fab e0 PAIR 2 10 88 none b 602 11 na 02 00 49 1e 59 49 TestlBSS1 10 80 none b 430 1 na 02 00 56 a6 46 f1 TestlBSS1 10 80 none b 430 6 na 02 00 54 92 44 c5 TestIBSS1 10 80 none b 430 18 na 02 00 54 26 44 71 TestlBSS1 10 80 none b 430 28 na 8e bb 79 21 bb a1 WANetwork 10 80 none g 430 0 na 02 00 53 82 43 d5 TestlBSS1 10 79 none b 411 40 na 02 00 6e 36 7e 61 TestlBSS1 10 79 none b 411 63 na 02 00 46 32 56 65 TestlBSS1 10 78 none b 394 52 na 02 00 65 7f4e e1 TestWAEIP 10 78 none b 394 0 na 02 00 6c 77 79 1c PAIR 1 1 77 none b 376 4 na 02 00 54 f2 44 a5 TestIBSS1 10 74 none b 329 74 na This page is helpful for viewing Possible parents for a repeater The current parent should normally be the radio with the lowest cost and a matching SSID Other 802 11 networks in the area Field Description Only Show Same SSID Select check this box to restrict the list of available parents to those with the same SSID as the radio you are configuring Refresh Click this button to re scan the network and update the devices in the list Mac ID A unique hexadecim
68. dress bar type http followed by the IP address for the radio and then click the Go button For example http 192 168 6 10 Read Only fields Some of the fields on the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility form are read only meaning that the content of the field is provided for information only and cannot be directly modified Notice also that depending on the way the radio is configured some fields and buttons may be unavailable because they do not affect the configuration you have selected Review the topics in this section for more information on when and how to use each configuration option Configuration Help Help is available for each item in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility To view a brief help message about any field on the screen move your mouse pointer over the field or use the Tab key and refer to the text that appears at the bottom of the screen e 1 C Cli Auto Specifi Login Password Advanced Config Factory Defaults Help Configuration help Hore enims Client Radio Type For use with third party Access Points only Allows only 1 device to be attached to Ethernet port E javascript Hw 17 Page 32 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot To view more help about the selected field click the field name This action opens a help
69. e Client A client is software program or the device on which that program runs that makes requests for information from a software program or the device on which that program runs in a client server relationship A Client on an Ethernet network is equivalent to a Master on a serial network Configuration PC A Computer that contains the IH Browser Setup Diagnostic software for Frequency Hopping radios or RadioLinx IH Browser Setup Diagnostic software for Industrial Hotspot and Industrial Broadband radios D dBi Decibels referenced to an ideal isotropic radiator in free space frequently used to express antenna gain dBm Decibels referenced to one milliwatt mW an absolute unit used to measure signal power transmit power output or received signal strength DCE Data communications equipment A modem for example Decibel dB A measure of the ratio between two signal levels used to express gain or loss in a system Default Gateway The IP address of a network router where data is sent if the destination IP address is outside the local subnet The gateway is the device that routes the traffic from the local area network to other networks such as the Internet ProSoft Technology Inc Page 87 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Glossary of Terms Industrial Hotspot User Manual Device to Device Network Peer to Peer Network Two or more devices that connect using wireless n
70. e 67 View a list of client radios Ethernet Nodes page 68 View a list of wired Ethernet nodes connected to the network Scan List page 69 View a list of all the radios detected on the network including those from other vendors Port Table page 70 Event Log page 70 Properties page 71 View the selected radio s properties In addition there are more options in the File menu You can print either a list of the radios properties or a topology view Change how the RLX IH Browser scans for radios Page 60 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot 5 2 File Menu The following commands are available on the File menu Scan Setup page 61 Scan page 61 E mm Clear page 62 Scan cel4s Import page 62 zed Export page 62 Freeze page 62 Freeze Print page 62 Prnt Ctrl4P Print Preview page 62 ibd Print Setup page 62 Exit page 62 5 2 1 Scan Setup The Scan Setup command allows you to change some settings that govern how the RLX IH Browser scans for radios In the top field of the Scan Setup dialog box you can adjust how often the program automatically scans for radios Enter a value in seconds to have the RLX IH Browser scan at that rate In the New address range fields you can adjust how the program scans for radios By default the progra
71. e DR Ute oH IHRER AREEN AATRES 55 4 5 Apply Ghanges sete iei a atus erect AA rp ec errr cre 58 4 6 Cancel Ghanges it e eet d pen e eee e bee OR demi ie DR eds 58 4 7 Factory Detaults 9 a tecto poi aa ooi tu emper creer 58 5 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser 59 5 1 Primary radio functions sssssssssssseeseeeee eene nennen nnne nennen 60 5 2 File Ment ioo Ee e ed te e do Hae b ba d dg He det 61 5 3 Operations M nU 1 hp cese Hed e ti pe dali Lied estu ea Dodo gta 63 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 5 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 4 Dialogs Menus o Ue oe REG pagal ba ote did ee be ne 66 5 5 MIeW MODUS c itte tse ectat dede Duces al cec ee uf d ceto 73 5 6 Help Menu ot eoe debe eie een ALG eect ohne 79 6 Reference 81 6 1 Product OVerview seeded ite each AAA ka eee a ak ea Ea Re XE naa ea a a eek Rag ena 81 6 2 Hadlo lhiardWare s s destitit ALS M LA ceed ae acelin EE 82 7 Glossary of Terms 85 8 Support Service amp Warranty 99 8 1 How to Contact Us Technical Support 99 8 2 Return Material Authorization RMA Policies and Conditions 100 8 3 LIMITED WARRANTY ssssssssssseseeee nennen entrer enr sn rr serene nnne 101 Index 107 Page 6 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 1 Start Here In T
72. e and small office environment Wi Fi Protected Setup supports methods pushing a button or entering a PIN into a wizard type application that are familiar to most consumers to configure a network and enable security Wireless Gateway Term used to differentiate between an access point and a more capable device that can share an internet connection serve DHCP and bridge between wired and wireless networks Wireless Network Devices connected to a network using a centralized wireless access point WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A type of local area network in which data is sent and received via high frequency radio waves rather than cables or wires ProSoft Technology Inc Page 97 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Glossary of Terms Industrial Hotspot User Manual WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is a data encryption specification for 802 11 wireless networks that replaces the weaker WEP It improves on WEP by using dynamic keys Extensible Authentication Protocol to secure network access and an encryption method called Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP to secure data transmissions WPA2 An enhanced version of WPA It is the official 802 11i standard It uses Advanced Encryption Standard instead of TKIP AES supports 128 bit 192 bit and 256 bit encryption keys Y Yagi Antenna An antenna type that radiates in only a specific direction Yagi antennas are used in point to point situations
73. e button c Inthe Browse dialog box click My Computer In the list of drives choose the CD ROM drive where you inserted the ProSoft Solutions CD d Select the file prosoft exe and then click Open e Onthe Run dialog box click OK On the CD ROM menu select Setup Software under RLXIB IHW 66 Industrial Hotspot This action opens the Setup Wizard for IH Browser Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to install the program with its default location and settings When the installation finishes you may be prompted to restart your computer if certain files were in use during installation The updated files will be installed during the restart process Page 10 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here User Manual 1 5 Planning the Network Before you configure and install the network you should create a plan for it The following points assume that you are creating a bridge network of masters and repeaters but you can also set up clients to work with devices on existing wireless LANs For information see Set Up a Client To begin determine where you need radios and then choose locations for them accordingly For example you might decide to install your master radio near a PC in a central plant location You can use the PC to configure the radios through the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility If the plant is an oil refinery for example you might decide to install radios near the oil tan
74. e value temporarily enter the new value and press the Tab key To change the value permanently enter the new value and press the Enter key Up Time The length of time the radio has operated since the last system power up or last system reset Signal Strength Strength of the signal from the Parent radio Parent MAC The MAC address of the parent radio to which the selected radio is linked Branch Length The number of RF links from the radio to the master radio Radios Linked The number of other radios that are linked to this radio Link Time The length of time the radio has been continuously connected to a parent radio Available Parents Click this button to view the list of Access Points Parents from which this radio can detect beacons This button is only available when the radio type is Repeater Address Table Click this button to view a list of MAC addresses for devices entered in the radio s address table Port Status Click this button to view spanning tree status of each switch port for RF ports and the RJ45 Ethernet port ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 35 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual 4 1 1 Available Parents This page opens when you click the Available Parents button on the Radio Configuration Form Note This form is not available when the ra
75. ectly to the radio using an N plug to N plug adapter Screw the antenna onto the antenna port connector until it is snug For remote placement of antennas an extension cable with N plugs can be used Because the antenna cable attenuates the RF signal use an antenna cable length that is no longer than necessary to ensure optimum performance Page 24 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 3 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting In This Chapter Dlagriostics utei DG IRE HERD nM 26 Check the Ethernet cable sssssseeeeneennennennennens 26 Se LEDdisplay PE htm RODEO Res 27 Retrieve the default password 27 Troubleshoot RLX IH Browser error messagges seeeeeee 28 Troubleshoot missing radios ssee 29 Improve signal quality eeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeneeee enne 29 Use the program s diagnostic and signal strength settings at the top of the Radio Settings window to make sure the network is working properly Signal Strength graph This setting graphically shows the radio s signal strength The graph will show the word Master if a master radio is selected The graph will show the word Scanning if the radio is scanning to find another radio to which to connect If the radio is not connected to a network and not currently scanning the graph will show t
76. ence RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 6 Reference In This Chapter Product Overview ccesssesesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssessssssssseeees 81 Radio hardware eesesssssssseeeeeenennennn nennen nennen nnn nnn nnne 82 6 1 Product Overview The RLXIB IHW 66 is an industrial high speed Ethernet radio You can use it in place of Ethernet cables to save money extend range and make connections that may not otherwise be feasible The radio operates as a wireless Ethernet switch so any data that you can send over a wired network can also be sent over the radio The RLXIB IHW 66 is certified for unlicensed operation in the United States Canada and Europe at 2 4 and 5 GHz With an output power of a 50mW typical approved high gain antennas the radios can achieve distances of 5 miles line of sight between them You can use multiple repeaters page 38 to extend this range to far greater distances You can develop a highly reliable wireless network by creating redundant page 49 wireless paths Multiple master page 41 radios can be installed without any special programming or control Repeater page 41 radios can connect to any master at anytime if one master goes down the repeater connects to another Likewise if a repeater goes down any repeater that was connected to it can reconnect to a different repeater keeping the network intact You can create large
77. ent facilities or services downtime the claims of third parties including customers of the Purchaser and injury to property Some areas do not allow time limitations on an implied warranty or allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages In such areas the above limitations may not apply This Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from place to place 8 3 7 Time Limit for Bringing Suit Any action for breach of warranty must be commenced within 39 months following shipment of the Product Page 104 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Support Service amp Warranty RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 8 3 8 No Other Warranties Unless modified in writing and signed by both parties this Warranty is understood to be the complete and exclusive agreement between the parties suspending all oral or written prior agreements and all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Warranty including statements made by salesperson No employee of ProSoft or any other party is authorized to make any warranty in addition to those made in this Warranty The Customer is warned therefore to check this Warranty carefully to see that it correctly reflects those terms that are important to the Customer 8 3 9 Allocation of Risks This Warranty allocates the risk of product failure between ProSo
78. ess Control address Every 802 11 device has its own MAC address This is a unique identifier used to provide security for wireless networks When a network uses a MAC table only the 802 11 radios that have had their MAC addresses added to the network s MAC table are able to get on the network Master device Device that is connected to the Master radio Mbps Megabits per second or millions of bits per second A measure of bandwidth Megahertz A measure of electromagnetic wave frequency equal to one million hertz Often abbreviated as MHz and used to specify the radio frequency used by wireless devices Mesh Networking Features free standing non wired network nodes that communicate among one another and form self configuring networks with only one node required to hook into a wired LAN The other nodes are simply plugged into an electrical outlet so cabling is much less of an issue MIC Message Integrity Check One of the elements added to the TKIP standard A signature is added by each radio on each packet it transmits The signature is based on the data in the packet a 64 bit value key and the MAC address of the sender The MIC allows the receiving radio to verify check that the data is not forged ProSoft Technology Inc Page 91 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Glossary of Terms Industrial Hotspot User Manual MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output refers to using multiple antennas in a WiF
79. etwork devices without the use of a centralized wireless access point Also known as a peer to peer network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol by which a server automatically assigns IP addresses to clients so users don t have to configure them manually Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum One of two approaches with frequency hopping spread spectrum for sorting out overlapping data signals transmitted via radio waves 802 11b uses DSSS Directional Antenna Transmits and receives radio waves off the front of the antenna Diversity Antenna An antenna system that uses multiple antennas to reduce interference and maximize reception and transmission quality DTE Data Terminal Equipment for example a computer or terminal Dual Band A device that is capable of operating in two frequencies On a wireless network dual band devices are capable of operating in both the 2 4 GHz 802 11b g and 5 Hz 802 11a bands E EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol A protocol that provides an authentication framework for both wireless and wired Ethernet enterprise networks EIRP Equivalent isotropically radiated power EIRP is the amount of power that would have to be emitted by an isotropic antenna that evenly distributes power in all directions and is a theoretical construct to produce the peak power density observed in the direction of maximum antenna gain Encryption Method of scrambling data so that onl
80. firm that your PC has at least one active network LAN connection it could be a wired Ethernet connection or a wireless 802 11 connection One way to determine if your network connections are active is to look in the system tray in the lower right corner of your desktop The two PC icon indicates a connection and the icon with a red X indicates an inactive connection If no connections are visible in the system tray check Network Connections in the Control Panel Lx Lo 10 46 AM Confirm that the network connection has a valid IP address Your network connection might need to have a static IP address assigned to it Check the IP address of your network connection to determine that one has been assigned Page 28 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 3 6 Troubleshoot missing radios If radios are not visible in the RLX IH Browser try the following First click the Scan button again Scans are sent as broadcast messages which can be dropped in RF connections requiring the user to scan again Second make sure that the firewall is not activated on your PC This is most common in Windows XP Open the Network connections folder in your Windows Control Panel then open the Local Area Connection Properties window and verify that the check box under Internet Connection Firewall is not checked f the preceding approaches do no
81. ft and the Customer This allocation is recognized by both parties and is reflected in the price of the goods The Customer acknowledges that it has read this Warranty understands it and is bound by its Terms 8 3 10 Controlling Law and Severability This Warranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the domestic laws of the State of California without reference to its conflicts of law provisions If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provisions of this Warranty or a portion thereof to be unenforceable that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remainder of this Warranty shall remain in full force and effect Any cause of action with respect to the Product or Services must be instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of California ProSoft Technology Inc Page 105 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Support Service amp Warranty Industrial Hotspot User Manual Page 106 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Index RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Controlling Law and Severability 105 D dBi 87 Index ad DCE 87 Decibel dB 87 8 Default Gateway 87 HN Detecting the Radio 15 802 11 85 Device to Device Network Peer to Peer Network 88 802 11 Access Point Detector 69 DHCP 88 802 1 1 a 85 Diagnostics 26 802 1 b
82. gh speed industrial wireless Ethernet communications between Ethernet devices such as PLCs I O and operator interfaces while serving as a repeater bridge for other hotspots and an access point for wireless clients such as Laptops and PDAs ProSoft Technology Inc Page 7 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot Start Here User Manual 1 1 1 Specifications Radio Frequency Band Varies by Country Wireless Standards Transmit Power Programmable Channel data rates Modulation Receiver Sensitivity Typical Channels Selection Security Physical Enclosure Overall Dimensions Ethernet Ports Antenna Ports Weight Environmental Operating Temperature Humidity External Power Average Power 802 11b g 2 412 to 2 462 GHz FCC 2 412 to 2 472 GHz ETSI 802 112 5 150 to 5 250 GHz FCC ETSI 5 725 to 5 850 GHz FCC 802 112 802 11b 802 119 802 11i Up to 50 mW 802 11b 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps DSSS BPSK QPSK CCK 802 119 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Mbps OFDM 802 11a 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Mbps OFDM 95 dBm 9 1 Mbps 90 dBm 2 11 Mbps 82 dBm 9 24 Mbps 75 dBm 9 54 Mbps 1 to 13 802 11b g 36 40 44 48 149 153 157 161 165 802 112 WPA2 802 11i with 128 192 256 bit AES CCM Legacy WPA TKIP WEP support MAC ID filter Admin password IP 66 rated die cast aluminum with pole mount hardware 6 Dust tight No ingress of Dus
83. gn IP addresses automatically If you prefer to assign a Static Fixed IP address select Use the following IP address and then enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway in the Radio Access Settings area of the IH Radio web configuration form Important If you intend to assign IP addresses manually you must not duplicate an IP address that is already in use on your network If you are not sure what IP addresses are available ask your network administrator for assistance 1 6 6 Save the Radio Configuration Before closing the Radio Configuration window you must apply your changes Click Apply Changes to save your configuration and restart the radio Note To discard your changes and start over click Cancel Changes Apply Changes Cancel Changes Configuration help Noichanges ProSoft Technology Inc Page 19 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot Start Here User Manual 1 6 7 Set Up a Repeater To configure a radio as a Repeater make the following changes to the web configuration form Radio1 Radio Name Radio MAC 00 0D 8D F0 1E 91 Firmware IB3 410 Update every 10 sec Up Time Radio Network Settings 0 Day 0 Hr 1 Min 16 Sec RADIOLINX 802 11abg Signal Strength Parent MAC none Branch Length n a Radios Linked 0 Link Time n a Security Settings Scanning Available Parents Address Table Port Status
84. he IH Browser window that you can print using the Print command on the File menu 5 5 11 Reset Columns Access Point utility xi This will reset the column order and size for the main list of AP s and for the dient list dialogs Do you want to proceed Use the Reset Columns command to restore the column size and order to their default values You will be prompted to confirm this action 5 6 Help Menu The Help menu contains the following commands Help Help Topics page 79 Help Topics Help Index About RLX IH Browser About RLX IH Browser page 80 5 6 1 Help Topics Most of the information needed to help you use the RadioLinx IH Browser is provided in an online help system that is always available whenever you are running the application ProSoft Technology Inc Page 79 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual To view the online help start the RadioLinx IH Browser open the Help menu and then choose Help Topics The RadioLinx IH Browser Help System The RadioLinx IH Browser has an online help system that works like a web browser Each dialog box has its own page in the help system which explains each item on the dialog box To view the online help open the Help menu and choose Help Topics Many help pages have links that lead you to more information if you need it Links are always underlined Use your mouse to c
85. he words Not connected Update readings every If you want to update the diagnostic readings according to a particular interval specify the interval in seconds in this field Read only fields that appear with the diagnostic settings You can perform the following troubleshooting routines Check the Ethernet cable page 26 Retrieve the default password For more troubleshooting information go to the ProSoft Technology web site at http www prosoft technology com ProSoft Technology Inc Page 25 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Industrial Hotspot User Manual 3 1 3 2 Diagnostics The Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility the web configuration form for the radio provides information that can help you troubleshoot problems with the radio Use the program s diagnostic and signal strength settings at the top of the Radio Settings window to make sure the network is working properly Signal Strength graph This setting graphically shows the radio s signal strength The graph will show the word Master if a master radio is selected The graph will show the word Scanning if the radio is scanning to find another radio to which to connect If the radio is not connected to a network and not currently scanning the graph will show the words Not connected Update every If you want to update the diagnostic readings according to a particular time interv
86. hen the signal from a parent reaches a high enough value a stronger signal will not improve the quality of the link any further For signals that are above that threshold only fewer hops from the Master give preference You can adjust that threshold here Bands This setting controls which bands a Repeater will scan to look for a possible parent It will scan the 2 4GHz band only the 5GHz band only or both 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands Rate to Parent The default setting is auto which allows the radio to select the best rate to use to the parent radio and adapt over time You might specify a fixed rate rather than auto for example if the link to the parent has a low signal strength in which case fixing a lower rate can improve performance The actual rate used between this radio and its parent is the lower value of this setting and the Max Data Rate setting in the parent see Max Data Rate So use these two controls in conjunction if desired to tailor the rate of each parent link Save Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration Cancel Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration When you save a selection and return to the Radio Network Settings panel notice that your selection is indicated under the Parent Link button The Automatic Parent Selection algorithm uses a calculation to create a cost for each possible parent radio that it detects The following graph describes how the cost i
87. his Chapter About the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot ssessssssseeeeee 7 Package Contents iube Ce UE eiue 9 System Requirements sssesssssseeeeeeeeen nennen 10 Install the IH Browser Configuration Tool eeeeneene 10 Planning the Network sssseseeneem emen 11 Configuring the Radios seseseseseeeeeeeneeeneeenenennnnnee 12 Verify Communication esesessseseeeeeneeneennenee nennen nennt 21 For most applications the installation and configuration steps described in the following topics will work without additional programming ProSoft Technology strongly recommends that you complete the steps in this chapter before developing a custom application 1 4 About the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot The RadioLinx amp 802 11abg Industrial Hotspot RLXIB IHW is a high speed wireless Ethernet radio with PoE and Serial Encapsulation The RLXIB IHW operates at speeds up to 54 Mbps using the IEEE 802 11b g 2 4 GHz band and 802 11a 5 GHz band standards Designed for global installations the RLXIB IHW offers many Industrial features including hazardous location certifications pending IGMP Snooping OFDM for noise immunity repeater mode for mesh architecture self healing OPC server diagnostics extended temperature high vibration shock and din rail mounting The RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot RLXIB IHW 66 provides hi
88. hone numbers listed above page 99 A Technical Support Engineer will request that you perform several tests in an attempt to isolate the problem If after completing these tests the Product is found to be the source of the problem we will issue an RMA C All returned Products must be shipped freight prepaid in the original shipping container or equivalent to the location specified by ProSoft and be accompanied by proof of purchase and receipt date The RMA number is to be prominently marked on the outside of the shipping box Customer agrees to insure the Product or assume the risk of loss or damage in transit Products shipped to ProSoft using a shipment method other than that specified by ProSoft or shipped without an RMA number will be returned to the Customer freight collect Contact ProSoft Technical Support for further information d A 1096 restocking fee applies to all warranty credit returns whereby a Customer has an application change ordered too many does not need etc 8 2 2 Procedures for Return of Units Under Warranty A Technical Support Engineer must approve the return of Product under ProSoft s Warranty a A replacement module will be shipped and invoiced A purchase order will be required b Credit for a product under warranty will be issued upon receipt of authorized product by ProSoft at designated location referenced on the Return Material Authorization 8 2 8 Procedures for Return of Units Out of Warranty
89. i device to improve performance and throughput MIMO technology takes advantage of a characteristic called multipath which occurs when a radio transmission starts out at Point A and the reflects off or passes through surfaces or objects before arriving via multiple paths at Point B MIMO technology uses multiple antennas to collect and organize signals arriving via these paths Modbus The Modbus protocol provides the internal standard that the MODICON controllers use for parsing messages During communications on a ModBus network the protocol determines how each controller will know its device address recognize a message addressed to it determine the kind of action to be taken and extract any data or other information contained in the message If a reply is required the controller will construct the reply message and send it using ModBus protocol Modem Stands for MODulator DEModulator a device that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice versa Analog signals can be transmitted over communications links such as telephone lines N Network A series of stations or nodes connected by some type of communication medium A network may consist of a single link or multiple links Node An address or software location on the network Null Modem Cable A specialty cross communication cable with female connectors on each end used for direct connection between devices when no modems are present Commonly used as a quick
90. iagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual BPDUs are sent out the port at a rate called the Hello Time The accepted standard value for this is 2 seconds If a radio or any other RSTP device does not get a BPDU for 2 Hello Times it assumes the RSTP device that had been there is no longer available It can then open an alternate path if one is available This process is much like the STP process If other devices on the network are not operating in rapid spanning tree mode the radio will revert to normal spanning tree operation on a per port basis RSTP provides a performance enhancement over STP operation By comparison the radio using the STP algorithm would revert its port to the listening state and then to the learning state before returning to the forwarding state Each of these states takes at least 15 seconds during which the STP devices are listening for BPDUs to re negotiate the network topology The advantage of using the RSTP functionality is that is uses active handshaking between adjacent RSTP devices to re negotiate the network topology This process takes one to two seconds Each RLXIB Radio contains a switch table which tells it how to forward Ethernet packets to get them to their proper destination When the network topology changes the RLXIB Radio flushes its Ethernet switch table immediately This allows it to pass traffic immediately over the new network topology and learn the configuration in the process Unt
91. il the learning is complete the packets are broadcast to their destination As each packet is seen and the switch table rebuilds the radios return to directing packets to their destinations Page 48 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 4 2 4 Spanning Tree Settings This configuration page opens when you click the Spanning Tree button on the Radio Configuration form Spanning Tree Settings Radio Iv Enable Spanning Tree Ethernet dge Port Bridge Times Priority 2765 Hello Time s Max Age p s Forward DelayJi0 s Path Costs Wireless Ethernet Field Description Enable Spanning Tree Spanning Tree is enabled when this box is checked Without spanning tree redundant connections might exist if multiple radio links are created in parallel with each other Redundant connections are blocked only if spanning tree is enabled Additionally spanning tree is used to flush the Ethernet switch table when the network topology changes as described in the section on Automatic Parent Selection Firmware versions 2 5xx and above for RLX IH and all versions of RLXIB radios also support Rapid Spanning Tree RSTP and will default to this mode when enabled The recommended setting for spanning tree is Enabled Ethernet Edge Port Because RSTP is an active protocol it depends on communication be
92. inches 20 cm away from personnel ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot Page 11 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual 1 6 1 5 1 Installation Questions Answer the following questions to make your installation easier and to familiarize yourself with your system and what you want to do How many radios in your network Master ID Repeater ID Client ID Locations Is there a Line of Sight between them Selected the appropriate antennas for your network Configuring the Radios To configure the network radios follow these steps Use the RLX IH Browser to display all radios on the network and then use a Web browser or SNMP manager to view and change radio settings The radio package includes the program CD power supply Ethernet cable and a small antenna You must install the antenna later but it is not needed to get started IMPORTANT If possible you should configure all the radios side by side in an office setting and make sure they link before you try to install them in the field To configure the radios in a network 1 Start the IH Browser page 14 configuration application The PC must have a wired or wireless Ethernet connection configured with a static or dynamic IP address 2 Plugin the Ethernet cable with PoE Injector to the RLXIB IHW 66 radio wait a moment for the ra
93. ireless network By enabling immediate broadcasting these multicast messages are not delayed by the wait for the next time interval to occur before they can be transmitted This results in improved network performance The settings on this form also allow you to configure the transmission rate and broadcast mode to optimize this radio s use on an industrial network Field Description Max Data Rate The maximum data transmission rate in megabits per second for this radio Available settings range from 1 to 54 Max Basic Rate In addition to the Data Rate setting which controls generic data traffic the Basic Rate setting adjusts the rate at which control packets such as Beacons and Acks are sent at as well as packets that need to go to the whole network such as Broadcasts Because these packets are intended for the whole network the Max Basic Rate setting of the Master is advertised to each of the radios in the network through Beacons Each radio other than the Master then inherits the Max Basic Rate setting of the Master Therefore the setting only needs to be made in the Master radio The setting in each of the other radios is disregarded Immediate Broadcasting Forward multicast traffic immediately rather than waiting for specific time intervals Block General Probe Do not respond to general probe requests that are not specific to the Requests radio s SSID Range The Range setting allows the radios to account for roun
94. irements for user safety It is important to keep the radio s antenna a safe distance from the user To meet the requirements of FCC part 2 1091 for radio frequency radiation exposure this radio must be used in such a way as to guarantee at least 20 cm between the antenna and users Greater distances are required for high gain antennas The FCC requires a minimum distance of 1 mW cm2 power density from the user or 20 cm whichever is greater If a specific application requires proximity of less than 20 cm the application must be approved through the FCC for compliance to part 2 1093 The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed in such a way that it does not emit RF fields in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population refer to Safety Code 6 obtainable from Health Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power EIRP is not more than that required for successful communication Regulatory Approvals Wireless Approvals C li Industry Industrie Canada Canada OQ7IHW 3656A IHW Visit our web site at http www prosoft technology com for current wireless approval information Ordinary Locations Hazardous Locations 18 243333 ATEX Zone 2 Category 3 ANSI CSA IEC60950 1 C22 2 No 0 M91 RLXIB IHW 66 ATEX Approval Ex nA IIC T6 X 30C lt Ta l
95. it is not linked to it different SSID or encryption This list shows the same information as the Available Parents list in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility List entries marked with a indicate the entry is an alternate path which can also be seen if the parents button is selected in the menu bar blue lines will link the radio to its alternate parents 802 11 Access Point Detector The RLXIB Radio can be used as an installation tool to analyze the 802 11 environment and provide the user with information on choosing antenna location and channel selection By using the table in the radio you can mount an RLXIB Radio with its actual antenna and use it to report information on every active 802 11 radio in the area It will report Each 802 11 AP heard including SSID Actual RSSI from each given in dBm Channel of each radio Use this information to help choose a channel that is least utilized or to select appropriate antenna types and alignments to minimize interference ProSoft Technology Inc Page 69 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 4 4 Port Table This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Port Table W Port list for Radio1 BEES Close Refresh manually ethernet root 80 01 00 0d 8d f0 00 fe forwarding Radioi 00 0d 8d f0 12 af The port table is a list of all the act
96. ive ports on the radio This list shows the same information as the Port status page 38 list in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Each radio can have up to 34 active ports one Ethernet cable one parent RF link and up to 32 child RF links 5 4 5 Event Log The event log allows you to extract a log from the selected radio The log shows a history of the radio You can save the event log to a file for troubleshooting purposes Event Log for Radio1 displaying 799 events c xi Close Refresh manually Filter Dialog 2007 08 15 14 08 13 762 164 IGMP Adding Mcast 01 00 5e 7f db 2d to Cnsmr 00 50 2007 08 15 14 08 14 780 770 IGMP Rx d Membership Report from 00 0b db 9a 7c 62 2007 08 15 14 08 15 471 390 IGMP Rx d Membership Report from 00 14 38 8a bc 5c 2007 08 15 14 08 15 563 416 IGMP Deleting Mcast 01 00 5e 7f db 2d from Cnsmr OC 2007 08 15 14 08 15 563 433 IGMP There are 2 Cnemre left for Mcaet 01 00 5e 7f dt 2007 08 15 14 08 16 580 360 IGMP Rx d Membership Report from 00 50 56 86 78 cc 2007 08 15 14 08 17 402 761 IGMP Rx d Membership Report from 00 b0 d0 f9 1a 3b 2007 08 15 14 08 18 622 582 IGMP Rx d Membership Report from 00 50 56 86 78 cc 2007 08 15 14 08 22 827 020 MON STATS 000048e9 0000667d 0000b276 0000091 2007 08 15 14 08 32 880 496 MON STATS 00004920 000066f8 0000b4a6 0000093t 2007 08 15 14 08 42 934 006 MON STATS 00004a57 000067bd 0000b75e 0000095 2007 08 15 14 08 52 987 461 MON STATS 0000
97. ks The next important issue is how to link the radios Unless the radios are very close together you must make sure that each pair of radio antennas in the network has a line of sight between them In other words you must be able to see from one antenna to another either with the naked eye or binoculars If a line of sight does not exist between antennas you must choose a site for installing a repeater radio which will create a bridge between the radio antennas Choose the appropriate antennas for the network If an antenna will be connected to the radio by a long cable you might need to purchase a power amplifier which is available from ProSoft Technology The more distance between an antenna and its radio the more signal loss the radio will have For more information see Antennas Consider drawing up your network plans on paper As part of the drawing you should assign a logical name to each radio You can use these names later when configuring the radios in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility As part of your planning you might want to conduct a site survey ProSoft Technology can perform this survey you can do it yourself or you can hire a surveyor Protect radios from direct exposure to weather and provide an adequate stable power source Make sure that your plan complies with the radio s power requirements page 82 and cable specifications page 83 Important Radios and antennas must be located at least 8
98. ld be green meaning that the radio has power The Ethernet LED should also be green meaning that the Ethernet connection is working The RF Transmit and RF Receive LEDs should blink For information on making connections see Radio power requirements page 82 and Cable specifications page 83 1 6 3 Detecting the Radio After the radio has completed its startup procedure the radio will appear in the IH Browser window RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Mikl x File Operations Dialogs View Help d e mi ssuufs amp iq Iu Name Mode laptop domain com AP Utility 00 11 11 39 f5 6d 192 168 1 240 M Radio1 Master 00 0d 8d f0 12 af 192 168 2 101 Networki TKIP RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser The window lists all the radios your computer can access The MAC ID number is essentially the serial number of the radio this number is also printed on the side of the radio If a radio listing does not appear in the window select Scan from the File menu If you still do not see a radio listing see Troubleshooting Tip If a radio listing does not appear in the window open the File menu and choose Scan If you still do not see a radio listing refer to Diagnostics and troubleshooting in the RLXIB User Guide ProSoft Technology Inc Page 15 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual 1 6 4 Assign a Temporary IP Address You need the IP address to log in
99. lick the underlined text to follow a link and open a help page with more information You can use the Search tab to search for words or phrases inside a help file The help system shows you a list of help topics that contain the words you typed in the Search field Click a topic from the list to view the help page You can also use the Index button to see an index of keywords You can type the first few letters of a keyword to jump directly to the part of the index you would like to view Each keyword is linked to one or more help topics Click a keyword to see a list of topics and then click a topic from the list to view the help page 5 6 2 About RLX IH Browser Where Automation Connects RadioLins Industrial Hotspot Browser Version 3 004 ProSoft Technology 1675 Chester Ave Fourth Floor Bakersfield CA 33301 USA Phone 661 716 5100 Fax 661 716 5101 Web www prosoft technology com e mail prosoft prosoft technology com Copyright 2007 ProSoft Technology Inc This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of thie program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties Use this command to view version information about the RadioLinx IH Browser You may be asked to provide this information if you contact ProSoft Technical Services Page 80 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Refer
100. lready on 3 Turn ON the device Watch the radio to see if it initializes The Auto setting will work if the device advertises its MAC ID to the radio If the radio s RF LEDs do not show consistent activity after a few minutes then you may need to modify the radio s client settings Click the Specify radio button determine the MAC ID of the Ethernet device and type the ID into the Client MAC field Client radios are preceded by a C in the list of radios in the RLX IH Browser 1 7 Verify Communication When configured the name of each radio is preceded by an M for Master an R for Repeater or a C for Client in the IH Browser window RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Fale xi File Operations Dialogs View Help TOEGA Mode wac sso Security channe R Sapphire OE Repeater 00 0d 8d f0 12 97 192 168 10 Minerals M Tourmaline 14 Master 00 0d 8d f0 12 96 192 168 10 Minerals R Opal 58 Repeater 00 0d 8d f0 12 a1 192 168 10 Minerals R Quartz 0D Repeater 00 0d 8d f0 12 98 192 168 10 Minerals C Leaverite Ethernet Client 00 0d 8d f0 1e 91 192 168 10 Minerals RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Look at the LEDs to ensure good link quality as explained in LED display After a repeater is configured you can unplug the Ethernet cable from it ProSoft Technology Inc Page 21 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual P
101. m sends a broadcast message to all the radios at the same time looking for a response Broadcasts are limited to a local network and will not be passed through a router If there is a router between the PC running the RLX IH Browser and the radio to be scanned the IP address of the radio or a range of addresses can be added to the scan list At each interval determined by the scan rate each IP address is individually queried Scan Setup Dialog xi Your local network will be scarned ever 60 seconds Additional IP addresses and ranges to scan New address range From To Add 5 2 2 Scan The RLX IH Browser automatically scans for all active radios on the network at a regular interval but you can use the Scan command in the File menu to look for active radios at any time ProSoft Technology Inc Page 61 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual 5 2 3 Clear This command clears deletes all entries from the IH Browser window 5 2 4 Import This command imports an XML file created by the Export command in the RadioLinx IH Browser 5 2 5 Export This command creates and saves an XML file containing the current configuration and status of all radios discovered by the RadioLinx IH Browser Use this command under the direction of ProSoft Technical Services for troubleshooting purposes 5 2 6 Freeze Use this
102. ming more than one key on the RLXIB requires setting the key number to the key you want to program entering the key and saving your changes Repeat these steps for each key you want to program saving after each one finally change to the desired transmit key number if necessary and save again If remains in the key field the previously programmed key will not be changed when changes are applied 4 3 4 MAC filter This configuration page opens when you click the Edit Filter button on the Radio Configuration form MAC Filter TechPubs Add MAC oxxx xx xx xx Delete Address LB 1F 01 02 03 04 05 2 04 01 02 03 04 02 m 00 01 02 03 04 05 F ee Upload File o Browse Changes have notbeensaved Field Description Add MAC Enter the MAC address to add The address will appear in the list after you click the Add MAC button Delete Click this button to delete the selected MAC address from the list Address This list contains all the MAC addresses you have added Top Click the Top button to see the top of the list Next Prev Click the Next and Prev buttons to move up and down through the address list Upload File To assign the same list of MAC addresses to several radios conveniently open a text editor such as Notepad exe Enter addresses in hexadecimal format one MAC address per line including periods When you finish save the document In the MAC Filter window click Browse to select the tex
103. ng High Risk Activities Product manufactured or supplied by ProSoft is not fault tolerant and is not designed manufactured or intended for use in hazardous environments requiring fail safe performance including and without limitation the operation of nuclear facilities aircraft navigation of communication systems air traffic control direct life support machines or weapons systems in which the failure of the product could lead directly or indirectly to death personal injury or severe physical or environmental damage collectively high risk activities ProSoft specifically disclaims any express or implied warranty of fitness for high risk activities 86 3 4 Intellectual Property Indemnity Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless ProSoft and its employees from and against all liabilities losses claims costs and expenses including attorney s fees and expenses related to any claim investigation litigation or proceeding whether or not ProSoft is a party which arises or is alleged to arise from Buyer s acts or omissions under these Terms or in any way with respect to the Products Without limiting the foregoing Buyer at its own expense shall indemnify and hold harmless ProSoft and defend or settle any action brought against such Companies to the extent based on a claim that any Product made to Buyer specifications infringed intellectual property rights of another party ProSoft makes no warranty that the product is or will be delivered f
104. nology Product Documentation In an effort to conserve paper ProSoft Technology no longer includes printed manuals with our product shipments User Manuals Datasheets Sample Ladder Files and Configuration Files are provided on the enclosed CD and are available at no charge from our web site http www prosoft technology com Printed documentation is available for purchase Contact ProSoft Technology for pricing and availability Asia Pacific 603 7724 2080 Europe Middle East Africa 33 0 5 3436 87 20 Latin America 1 281 298 9109 North America 1 661 716 5100 Contents User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot Contents United States FCC amp Industry Canada rules ssssssssssses esee 2 Antenna spacing requirements for user safety ssssssssssssssseeenen nennen nennen 2 Regulatory Approvals 2 tee nitet e ec etl uce e ntt ine bash ete de te deas vnus 2 REXIB IENV 66 ATEX ApptoVal 2 4 et ete m eet cete tech ante es tee et Pecan 3 European CE certification teo tte ett a e die ae Lett ud teca eb e e edP ence 3 Connecting Power to the RLXIB IHW 66 Radio ssssssssssssseseeenennneeen nennen nnne 3 Your Feedback Please eterne eet ee n a P e i ud eet eu den 4 ProSoft Technology Product Documentation sse nnns 4 1 Start Here 7 1 1 About the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot M sssssssseeeeeen 7 1 2 Package
105. o the Spanning Tree root Designated Bridge The next bridge toward the Spanning Tree root for this port Top Click the Top button to see the top of the table Next Prev If the table has more ports than it can display in the window use the Next and Prev buttons to move up and down through the table Refresh Click Refresh to update the table ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 39 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual The following illustration shows the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser page 59 application provided with the radios Notice it shows the radio named Hermatite_4F linked to Amethyst_BD This link is shown with a red dotted line Also visible is the level of redundancy in their network Each of the blue lines represents an alternate parent From this view you can easily tell how much redundancy exists in their network To display the redundant paths select the toolbar button denoting two parents To view the redundancy on a per radio basis select the single parent button and then click on the radio to view its available redundancies RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser DEAR Fie Operations Dialogs View Help ALO arug sts Hun e M Tourmaline_ 14T 192 168 10 181 R Amethyst BD ARI pal R Quartz 0D 192 168 10 133 192 168 10 161 R Hematite 4F NT NET LR RE C Leaverital 192 168 10 162
106. oint to Multipoint 93 Point to Point Network 93 Poll 93 Port status 26 38 70 Port Table 60 66 70 Power Supply 93 Primary radio functions 59 60 Print 61 62 Print Area 73 79 Print Preview 61 62 Print Setup 61 62 Prioritized Parent Selection 44 Procedures for Return of Units Out of Warranty 100 Procedures for Return of Units Under Warranty 100 Product Overview 81 Properties 60 66 71 ProSoft Technology Product Documentation 4 Protocol 93 Purchasing Warranty Extension 101 Q QoS 94 R Radio access settings 16 55 64 72 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility 16 31 64 65 Radio hardware 82 Radio Network settings 41 81 Radio power requirements 11 15 82 Radio Status 26 35 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser 40 59 75 RADIUS 94 Range 94 Rapid Spanning Tree Functionality 47 Reference 81 Regulatory Approvals 2 Remote Access Point 94 Remote device 94 Repeater 94 Reset Columns 73 79 Retrieve the default password 27 Return Material Authorization RMA Policies and Conditions 100 RLXIB IHW 66 ATEX Approval 3 RS 232 94 RTU Remote Terminal Unit 95 S Save the Radio Configuration 13 19 Scan 59 61 Scan List 60 66 69 Scan Setup 61 Sector Antenna 95 Security settings 18 52 73 Set Up a Client 21 Page 108 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Index RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a
107. page in a new browser window bbf9 oso e Joj x Q O A Dems semen NE ie ay Radio Network settings The following fields appear in the Radio Network Settings area at the left side of the Radio Configuration window Use the settings in the Radio Network Settings panel to configure the radios in your network For more information on using these settings see Configuring the radios Field Description Radio Name Network SSID Spanning Tree Advanced Config Master Assign a unique name to each radio Assign a network name SSID of up to 32 characters The radio uses this name in all network references All radios in a network must have the same SSID SSID names are case sensitive Click this button to open the Spanning Tree Settings form Click this button to open the Advanced Settings form Use this form to enable spanning tree designate whether the radio is an edge port and configure the bridge times and path costs Click this button to configure a radio as a master The master is the root radio in a network You must have at laact ana mactar radio nar nohanark Car radundanew ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 33 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual To view the complete online documentation for your RLXIB Radio click the Help button This action opens the online documenta
108. pot Browser Refer to Topology View key page 75 for an explanation of the symbols that appear in this view Topology View key For information on other options that appear when you right click a radio representation see RLX IH Browser options page 59 Master always shown at the top M Master 169 254 198 250 SSID Internal R Radio1 Radio linked to the network 169 254 196 254 ProSoft Technology Inc Page 75 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Industrial Hotspot User Manual Radio 169 R 198 254 Radio not linked no parent An Ethernet connection exists to the radio does not indicate the number of devices on the connection Wireless clients PCMCIA cards are linked to this radio the number of clients linked is indicated by the y number of boxes arn Signal strength the width of the line is not calibrated a A AA Alternate parents 5 5 5 Zoom In RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser f x1 File Operations Dialogs View Help amp amp e d ui zi amp gmsajq mun M Tourmaline 14 192 168 10 132 SSID Minerals ef RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Use the ZOOM IN command in Topology View to enlarge the size of the items in the RadioLinx IH Browser window Page 76 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 5 5 6 Zoom Out RadioLinx
109. r With it the user can monitor their network over time To start the ping session enable Show Ping Stations on the View menu and then highlight one of the other computers visible in the IH Browser The session then starts automatically and the Ping Results dialog box opens Ping Results Dialog This dialog box displays statistics on the minimum maximum and average latency between two points on the network ProSoft Technology Inc Page 65 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual Ping Options dialog box The Ping Options dialog box opens when you click the Show Options button on the Ping Results page 65 dialog box Use this dialog box to choose ping parameters logging options and response to other stations 5 4 Dialogs Menu The Dialogs menu contains the following commands Ping Options xi Ping Parameters Send Interval 1000 ms minimum 10 Buffer Size o bytes 0 1000 Events to Log IV Start and Stop Pinging IV Every Send IV Every Response IV Missed Responses Visibility IV Respond when another utility pings you IV Log these reponses wv When applied these become the default for all new ping sessions Dialogs Wireless Clients Ethernet Nodes Scan List Port Table All 4 Dialogs Close All Event Log Properties Wireless Clients page 67 Ethernet Nodes page 68
110. r clients that can link to a selected radio according to the MAC IDs you enter in the table The radio is designed for industrial applications with a metal enclosure DIN rail mounting and shock and vibration tested to IEC 60068 The RLXIB IHW 66 is easy to use Use the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility which runs in your web browser to configure the radio optionally you can use an SNMP manager for configuration The radio comes with a Windows based utility called RLX IH Browser that finds all the radios on the network and lists information about them A topology view in the RLX IH Browser shows how the wireless network is linked together at any point in time You can update firmware at any time from anywhere on the network even over the wireless link or over the Internet ProSoft Technology radios can easily be installed into new or existing systems The software and manuals can be downloaded from the CD or ProSoft Technology s web site at http www prosoft technology com 6 2 Radio hardware The RLXIB IHW 66 radio consists of the following components as illustrated and explained below Two antenna ports AUX and MAIN LEDs that indicate the status of the radio Ethernet port page 83 9 wWw v 6 2 1 Radio power requirements The RLXIB IHW 66 radio accepts 802 3af PoE with an average power draw of less than 6 watts You can also order an optional DC PoE Injector if AC is not available The DC power wires must be less than
111. r offered for sale by ProSoft and all related services provided by ProSoft including maintenance repair warranty exchange and service programs collectively Services By purchasing or using the Product or Services the individual or entity purchasing or using the Product or Services Customer agrees to all of the terms and provisions collectively the Terms of this Limited Warranty All sales of software or other intellectual property are in addition subject to any license agreement accompanying such software or other intellectual property ProSoft Technology Inc Page 101 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Support Service amp Warranty Industrial Hotspot User Manual 8 3 1 a 8 3 2 What Is Covered By This Warranty Warranty On New Products ProSoft warrants to the original purchaser that the Product that is the subject of the sale will 1 conform to and perform in accordance with published specifications prepared approved and issued by ProSoft and 2 will be free from defects in material or workmanship provided these warranties only cover Product that is sold as new This Warranty expires three years from the date of shipment the Warranty Period If the Customer discovers within the Warranty Period a failure of the Product to conform to specifications or a defect in material or workmanship of the Product the Customer must promptly notify ProSoft by fax email or telephone In no even
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114. roSoft Technology menu navigate to RadioLinx 4 Click RadioLinx IH Browser RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser GI x Ele Operations Dialogs View Help amp e m rumu ARRA Name Mode mac RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser The window lists all the radios your computer can access The MAC ID number is essentially the serial number of the radio this number is also printed on the side of the radio If a radio listing does not appear in the window select Scan from the File menu If you still do not see a radio listing see Troubleshooting Page 14 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 1 6 2 Plug In the Cables You can configure the RLXIB IHW 66 using the Ethernet port on the underside of the radio If you are connecting to the radio through an Ethernet hub or switch use the 2 gray straight through cables f you are connecting to the radio directly from your PC without going through an Ethernet hub or switch you must use the red crossover cable and a gray straight through cable Note After you plug in the Ethernet cable which supplies both power and connectivity the radio performs a startup procedure that includes a self test loading the main program and initializing the radio This startup procedure can take up to two minutes After the startup procedure has completed successfully the Power Status LED shou
115. rtial internet mgmt MIB 2 system interfaces snmp ROMAP MIB included on the CD internet private enterprises romap It also supports a selection of standard SNMP traps including Cold Start which is sent when the radio initializes 4 4 2 Change password This configuration page opens when you click the Login Password button on the Radio Configuration form save Cancel Field Description Old Enter the current password in this field The default password is password lower case no quotes This entry must exactly match the current password otherwise the change will be rejected New Enter the new password in this field Passwords are case sensitive Repeat Confirm the new password in this field This entry must exactly match the password you entered in the New field otherwise the change will be rejected Save Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration Cancel Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration You can enter any alphanumeric value between one and 31 characters The password is case sensitive If you forget your password you will be unable to change the radio settings To get the default password again see Troubleshooting ProSoft Technology Inc Page 57 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual 4 5 4 6 4 7 Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes
116. s RSSI Stronger signals receive a better cost Hop Count Fewer hops from the Master radio is given preference and therefore a lower cost Choose this setting to allow the radio to determine the best parent to select Page 42 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual Field Description Parent Branch Length With the branch length setting the IH will choose its parent strictly by the number of repeaters between it and the Master radio If Branch Length of 1 is chosen the IH will link only to the Master radio If Branch Length of 2 is chosen the IH will link only to an IH that is linked to the Master radio and so on Preferred Parent With the preferred parent setting the IH radio will select its parent from a list of possible parents specified by the user The user can list up to eight radios to choose from Best in List When Best in List is selected the IH will select its parent using the Automatic Parent Selection algorithm but it will limit the selection to the list of radios in the list Therefore the radio in the list with the lowest cost according to the algorithm will be chosen as its parent Follow List Priority When Follow List Priority is chosen the IH will select its parent from the list giving preference to the 1st entry followed by the 2nd entry and so on Parent Selection Parameters Signal Strength Threshold W
117. s calculated when the signal strength threshold is set to 60 dBm RSSI dBm ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 43 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual Once per second the RLXIB radio evaluates the link it has to its parent to determine if this link is the best parent to use A cost is calculated for each entry and can be seen in the column labeled Cost in the preceding table The cost calculation is based not only on the strongest signal but on several other factors to provide optimum network communication Prioritized Parent Selection If you need more control than the automatic algorithm allows you can also define a priority list of parents for the IH Radio to choose Prioritized Parent by Branch Length Repeater Settings Amethyst BD Parent MAC 00 05 87 01 01 14 Parent Selection Method Automatically Choose Best ParentBranch Length 1 Parent Selection Parameters Signal Strength Threshold 70 Bands 2 4 only 5only 2 40r5 Rate to Parent Auto utis With Parent Branch Length the IH will choose its parent strictly by the number of repeaters between it and the Master radio If Branch Length of 1 is chosen the IH will link only to the Master radio If Branch Length of 2 is chosen the IH will link only to an IH that is linked to the Master radio
118. s phrase automatically generates an encryption key of 128 hexadecimal characters This field is only available if you select WPA as the encryption type The default WPA AES Phrase when a module ships is passphrase 4 3 3 WEP key A key is a set of hexadecimal hex or ASCII characters used to encrypt data This field is only available if you select WEP as the encryption type Write down your WEP encryption key as you create it because you must enter the same key on your client To create a 64 bit WEP key enter five normal text characters in the WEP key field which converts the characters automatically to 10 hex digits Alternatively you can enter 10 hex digits 0 to 9 a to f A to F directly in the WEP key field To create a 128 bit key enter 13 normal text characters which convert to 26 hex digits or enter 26 hex digits 0 to 9 a to f A to F directly ProSoft Technology Inc Page 53 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility Industrial Hotspot User Manual Note Clients often support more than one WEP key Packets received can be decrypted using any one of the keys if programmed but packets are always transmitted with the default WEP key number If you set a transmit key number on the RLXIB make sure all other radios and clients have this key programmed To set keys other than key 1 on some clients using Windows you might have to use the Advanced settings Program
119. s the encryption keys are not correct Retrieve the default password If you forget your password you will be unable to retrieve your password to change the radio settings You can reset the default password to use the software again but you will lose all the settings you programmed before To reset the default password and return the radio to its default settings follow these steps 1 Hold down the reset switch by pressing down on the diamond shape above the word RADIOLINX and apply power to the radio Continue holding down the reset switch for approximately 10 seconds until the radio initializes 2 The radio will be reset to its default settings including the password You should now be able to log in using the default password which is password ProSoft Technology Inc Page 27 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Industrial Hotspot User Manual 3 5 Troubleshoot RLX IH Browser error messages One error message commonly occurs when you use the RLX IH Browser You can easily remedy this error which is shown in the following illustration Access Point utility xi A Unable to scan for AP s The Windows error message is A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable host Error Code 0x90 0x2751 This error occurs when the RLX IH Browser attempts to scan for radios and no valid network connection exists on the PC wired or wireless To correct this error Con
120. sion The versions of the radio s firmware and its boot code Image The image type can be Primary or Secondary Compression Indicates whether the radio s firmware images are compressed or not Ethernet The Ethernet connection status either Attached or Detached Page 72 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot Field Description Channel The channel that the radio is using if connected The channel list indicates the channel number as well as the frequency 2 4 gHz or 5 gHz Important The RLXIB radio is supplied with a dual band antenna that supports both frequency ranges If you use a different antenna with the RLXIB radio you must choose a channel and frequency range supported by the antenna Security Indicates the encryption setting on the radio See Security settings page 52 for information 5 5 View Menu The View menu contains the following commands view v Toolbar v Status Bar List View v Topology View Zoom Out Zoom In Zoom To Fit Show Ping Stations Show Parents All Show Parents One Print Area Reset Columns Tool Bar page 73 Status Bar page 74 List View page 74 Topology View page 75 Zoom In page 76 Zoom Out page 77 Zoom to Fit page 77 Show Ping Stations page 78 Show Parents page 78 Print Area page 79 Reset Columns
121. ss devices to access internet services such as the World Wide Web and email Page 96 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Glossary of Terms RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot WDS Wireless Distribution System Enables access points to communicate with one another in order to extend the range of a wireless networks Used in 802 11g based access points WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy protocol was specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard to provide a WLAN with a minimal level of security and privacy comparable to a typical wired LAN using data encryption Wi Fi A certification mark managed by a trade group called the Wi Fi Alliance Wi Fi certification encompasses numerous standards including 802 11a 802 11b 802 119 WPA and more Equipment must pass compatibility testing to receive the Wi Fi mark Wi Fi CERTIFIED The certification standard designating IEEE 802 1 1 based wireless local area network WLAN products that have passed interoperability testing requirements developed and governed by the Wi Fi alliance Wi Fi Interoperability Certificate A statement that a product has passed interoperability testing and will work with other Wi Fi CERTIFIED products Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Protected Setup previously called Wi Fi Simple Config is an optional certification program developed by the Wi Fi alliance designed to ease set up of security enabled Wi Fi networks in the hom
122. t 6 Protected against water jets against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects 213 x 178 x 56 mm 8 4 x 7 0 x 2 2 inches W x H x D Water Dust Tight M12 connector IEEE 802 3 802 3u 802 3x 802 3af 2 N type female connectors 2 4 Ib 1kg 30 C to 60 C To 90 RH non condensing 802 3af PoE lt 6W Page 8 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 1 2 Package Contents Your RLXIB IHW 66 Industrial Hotspot is shipped with the following oe oj e M i AC PoE Injector Br f 3 5 foot Ethernet ii NM Straight Thru RLX IHW 66 A V hM C able Gray Industrial bh y Hotspot M ji 2 E 5 foot Ethernet Cross over C able Red RJ 45 Ethernet connector into M 12 connector cable In addition you will need A personal computer equipped with an Ethernet port Static IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway information for each RLX device you plan to install You can obtain this information from your system administrator Note This Startup Guide is designed for use with two RLXIB IHW 66 radios One radio will be setup as a Master AP while the other radio will be set up as a remote repeater ProSoft Technology Inc Page 9 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual 1 3 System Requirements The RadioLinx IH Browser config
123. t 60 C ProSoft Technology Inc Bakersfield CA USA Model RLXIB IHW 66 S N XXXXXXXXXX Caution Read instructions before operating in Hazardous Areas N America Product name RLXIB IHW 66 Safety Warning Statements Explosive Atmosphere Power Input and Output I O wiring must be in accordance with the authority having jurisdiction A Warning Explosion Hazard Do not make or break connections in an explosive atmosphere B Warning DO NOT OPEN WHEN ENERGIZED European CE certification The radio modem has been approved for operation under the RTT amp E directive passing the following tests ETS300 826 EMC ETS300 328 Functionality and EN60950 Safety LVD directive The following is the appropriate label that is applied to the radio modem product line to indicate the unit is approved to operate with CE certification C The following is the appropriate label that is applied to the radio modem product line shipping package to indicate the unit is approved to operate with CE certification AUS B DK FI F D GR IRE I LUX NL P E S UK Note Member states in the EU with restrictive use for this device are crossed out This device is also authorized for use in all EFTA member states CH ICE LI and NOR IMPORTANT This device is a 2 4 GHz low power RF device intended for office and home use in all EU and EFTA member states except in France where restrictive use applies Connecting Power to the RLXIB
124. t file then click Upload File to upload the list of MAC addresses Browse Click Browse to navigate to a prepared text file of MAC addresses on the appropriate drive and folder and click the Upload File button Save Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration Cancel Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration Page 54 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 4 3 5 Hide Network SSID If you want your radio network to be hidden from other 802 11 users click the Hide Network SSID check box in each radio you want hidden With the SSID hidden your network does not show up when other clients scan for an access point You can still connect clients to the hidden network by typing the Network SSID 4 4 Radio access settings The following fields appear in the Security Settings area on the right side of the Radio Configuration window Radio Access Settings C Obtain IP address DHCP Use the following IP address IP Address 132 168 6 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 248 0 Def Gateway 132 168 0 254 swe Login Password Note Different versions of the RLXIB Radios support different functionality You may see more or fewer options on this page depending on the version of the radio you purchased In order to configure or diagnose a radio using its built in Web server or SNMP
125. t has been heard from that device RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser OE x File Operations Dialogs View Help Aea uw mi ssgmhajm urn e M Tourmaline 14 192 168 10 132 SSID Minerals te R Sapphire 0E g7 R Opal 5B 192 168 10 137 192 168 10 174 lll Ethernet node list for Quartz 0D mi xj R wu Hn Close Refresh manually Now po 192 168 10 136 00 04 00 37 b3 96 00 20 5b 06 21 cd 00 40 f4 43 1d 1a 192 168 10 1 00 06 b1 09 4c 98 192 168 10 10 00 11 43 5a c6 54 192 160 10 20 00 16 76 2c a6 b2 192 168 10 133 00 14 22 c9 5f 38 192 168 10 134 00 0b 5d 99 9b 48 192 168 10 138 00 12 3f 19 23 40 192 168 10 139 00 0d 8d f0 02 48 192 168 10 143 00 10 49 03 0c 27 192 168 10 151 00 11 11 38 cf 58 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Page 68 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 5 4 3 Scan List This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Scan List Scan list for Radioi a star indicates an alternate path Oi xi Refresh manually Now 00 0d 8d f0 08 f9 TestWAEIP 02 00 4c f6 5c a3 NoConnection 02 00 5f 96 4f c3 NoConnection 02 00 49 fe 59 ab NoConnection 76 a9 ff c5 11 55 TestWAEIP The scan list is a list of all the radios that this particular radio hears on this channel via beacons even if
126. t help the PC running the RLX IH Browser and the radios are probably not connected to the same local network Verify your connections f you are in topological view any unlinked radios may be at the bottom of the window Scroll down to see all radios If you still cannot see radios with the RLX IH Browser call technical support 3 7 Improve signal quality If you need to improve a radio s signal quality try the following steps Adjust the direction of the high gain antennas Increase the height of the antenna s placement Use higher gain antennas or external preamplifiers Select a new location for the radio and or its antenna Decrease the length of the antenna cable Determine and resolve sources of interfering electrical noise Add a repeater between radios that are not communicating ProSoft Technology Inc Page 29 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Industrial Hotspot User Manual Page 30 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot 4 Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility In This Chapter Radio Status z sons pO ROREM DINAR 35 Radio Network settings nnm 41 Security Settiligs itr eoi DRE ERR E CRERE 52 Radio access settings cnet Ra exe 55 Apply Ghiang s 3 oe EE PREDA RHENO 58 Gancel Ghang6s eeiam ER
127. t may that notification be received by ProSoft later than 39 months Within a reasonable time after notification ProSoft will correct any failure of the Product to conform to specifications or any defect in material or workmanship of the Product with either new or used replacement parts Such repair including both parts and labor will be performed at ProSoft s expense All warranty service will be performed at service centers designated by ProSoft Warranty On Services Materials and labor performed by ProSoft to repair a verified malfunction or defect are warranteed in the terms specified above for new Product provided said warranty will be for the period remaining on the original new equipment warranty or if the original warranty is no longer in effect for a period of 90 days from the date of repair What Is Not Covered By This Warranty ProSoft makes no representation or warranty expressed or implied that the operation of software purchased from ProSoft will be uninterrupted or error free or that the functions contained in the software will meet or satisfy the purchaser s intended use or requirements the Customer assumes complete responsibility for decisions made or actions taken based on information obtained using ProSoft software This Warranty does not cover the failure of the Product to perform specified functions or any other non conformance defects losses or damages caused by or attributable to any of the following i shipping
128. ter engineering and telecommunications IEEE developed the 802 11 specifications IP Address An identifier for a computer or device in a TCP IP network Networks using the TCP IP Protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination The format of an IP address is a 32 bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods Each number can be 0 to 255 For example 192 168 0 100 could be an IP address K Key A set of information often 40 to as much as 256 bits that is used as a seed to an encryption algorithm to encrypt scramble data Ideally the key must also be known by the receiver to decrypt the data L LAN A system of connecting PCs and other devices within the same physical proximity for sharing resources such as internet connections printers files and drives When Wi Fi is used to connect the devices the system is known as a wireless LAN or WLAN Page 90 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Glossary of Terms RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot LED Light emitting diode Line of Sight LoS A clear line from one antenna to another in a long range wireless network Link point The graphical point next to a radio icon that represents the connection point for RF communications between radios An RF connection between two radios is called an RF Link and is represented as a graphical black line between the radio s link points MAC ID Media Acc
129. tion in a new browser window Use the Contents Index and Search tabs in the left frame to navigate the help system plore ojx Ele Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Q O 9 2 Gl pl ye O 2 zm EE 3 aeo a Contents S Index Contents Start Here Installing the Radios Diagnostics and Troubleshc A Radio Configuration Diagr RadioLinx Industrial Hotspc e Reference 9 Index Installing the Radios If possible you should configure all the radios side by side in an office setting and make sure they link before you install them in the field If feasible it would be even better if you could set up the entire system in the office and make sure your equipment communicates properly through the radio network Tip To make it easier to physically identify the radios you are configuring apply a label to each radio indicating the radio name and IP address After you have configured each radio using IH Browser and the web configuration form you can install the radios and test their performance Install the radios in their proposed permanent locations then temporarily place each radio s antenna near its proposed mounting location The temporary placement of the antenna can be by hand however with this testing method one person must hold the antenna while another monitors the radio s signal strength To see how a radio is linked in the network make sure that the radio is connected ta
130. to the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility and configure the radio settings If the radio is connected to a network with a DHCP server the radio may already have an IP address assigned to it If a DHCP server is not available or if you prefer to assign a static IP address you can enter a temporary IP here You will use the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility page 31 to assign a permanent IP address To assign a temporary IP Address 1 In IH Browser click to select the radio Tip If a radio listing does not appear in the window open the File menu and choose Scan If you still do not see a radio listing refer to Diagnostics and troubleshooting in the RLXIB User Guide 2 Open the Operations menu and choose Assign IP This action opens the Assign Temporary IP Address dialog box Assign Temporary IP Address 21x Radio Name fado MAC Address oo Dd 8d f0 12 af Subnet 255 255 2480 Gateway img1874 IP Address 132 168 7 254 132 168 7 253 132 168 7 252 132 168 7 251 132 168 7 250 192 168 7 249 Unused IP s Find More Cancel 3 Accept the dynamically assigned address and then click OK For information see Radio Access settings page 55 Page 16 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Start Here User Manual RLXIB IHW 66 802 11a b g Industrial Hotspot 1 6 5 Set Up the Master Radio To configure the radio double click on the radio Radio1 in the I
131. tspot Browser RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot 5 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser In This Chapter Primary radio functions ssseen m 60 S SIN UCM 61 Operations Menu eeseeseseeeenenneneenneee nne 63 Dialogs Menu eir nee Pare ERU igne e Er ng enge 66 Me MISWMODU s cii REEF REA IRI HAN LER AR EENE EREA 73 8 HelpiMenu uio tr rr E ree pee aE 79 The RLX IH Browser allows you to find any radios connected to your network see some of their basic settings and change the IP address so you can access the radio s Web page For more information see Primary radio functions page 60 When you run the program the List view shown in the illustration appears with a list of any radios on the same network as the computer running the RLX IH Browser If you do not see a radio you expect to see click the Scan page 61 button in the tool bar or select Scan from the File menu RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser CE x File Operations Dialogs View Help A Alella ep ge Aome Q eR Name Mode R sapphire 0E Repeater 00 0d 8d f0 12 97 192 168 10 Minerals M Tourmaline _14 Master 00 0d 8d f0 12 96 192 168 10 Minerals R opal_58 Repeater 00 0d 8d f0 12 a1 192 168 10 Minerals R Quartz 0D Repeater O0 0d 8d f0 12 98 192 168 10 Minerals b RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser Ti NUM di The preceding illustration shows the
132. tween RSTP devices If no RSTP device is connected to the radio s Ethernet port the handshake cannot take place In this case RSTP reverts to STP This means that the Ethernet port will be forced to adhere to the timer based transition protocol of STP Therefore on network transitions and power up communications will not be allowed over the Ethernet port for 30 to 45 seconds This setting is an indication that no redundant connections exist out this port and communication can immediately be allowed If for some reason a BPDU is received on this port the RSTP protocol will negotiate properly and handle any possible redundant paths The recommended setting for Ethernet Edge Port is Enabled Bridge Times The values in this list configure the timing intervals to use Priority This setting determines who should be the root of the RSTP The RSTP device with the lowest priority becomes the root The accepted standard value for this is 32768 If wired switches exist in the network that support RSTP they should always be allowed to be the root Set this value to 32769 to prevent the radio from being the root over a wired switch Use this setting when a radio is configured to be a Master Set this value to 32770 when the radio is configured to be a Repeater In this way if only IHs exist in the network the Master radio will become the root ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Page 49 of 109 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a
133. upted temporarily while the changes are applied The value of X indicates the number of seconds the network will be offline 7 Unplug the Ethernet cable from the radio and plug it into the next radio to be configured 8 Set Up a Repeater page 20 Return to the RLX IH Browser To be sure that you are seeing the latest status of the radio s go to the toolbar page 73 and click the Clear icon eraser followed by the Scan icon binoculars Double click the listing of the next radio to be configured and configure it as a repeater radio 9 Save the Radio Configuration page 19 Save the repeater radio settings by clicking Apply Changes at the bottom of the Radio Settings screen Repeat steps 7 through 9 to configure each repeater in the network 10 After configuring the network and its radios physically label each radio Labeling eliminates confusion about which radios correspond with which radio configurations in the software You should identify the radio s name network SSID and IP address if set 11 Install the radios and antennas page 23 The remainder of the topics in this section describe each of these steps in more detail ProSoft Technology Inc Page 13 of 109 May 18 2009 RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual 1 6 1 Start IH Browser To start IH Browser 1 Click the Start button and then choose Programs 2 Inthe Program menu navigate to ProSoft Technology 3 Inthe P
134. uration tool is designed for Microsoft Windows XP 2000 and 2003 Minimum hardware requirements are Pentium Il 450 MHz minimum Pentium Ill 733 MHz or better recommended Supported operating systems o Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or 2 o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 1 2 or 3 o Microsoft Windows Server 2003 o Microsoft Windows Vista 128 Mbytes of RAM minimum 256 Mbytes of RAM recommended CD ROM drive 100 MB available hard drive space Available RS 232 serial port and null modem cable 256 color VGA graphics adapter 800 x 600 minimum resolution True Color 1024 x 768 recommended Ethernet hub with standard RJ45 Ethernet cable or Ethernet port with RJ45 crossover cable for direct connection to module A web browser for example Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox In addition you will need A connection to an existing wired or wireless Ethernet network with a Static or Dynamic IP address for your computer Static IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway address for each RadioLinx device you plan to install Obtain this information from your system administrator 1 4 Install the IH Browser Configuration Tool 1 Insert the ProSoft Solutions CD in your CD ROM drive On most computers a menu screen will open automatically If you do not see a menu within a few seconds follow these steps a Click the Start button and then choose Run b Inthe Run dialog box click the Brows
135. vice address For example consider the IP address 150 215 017 009 Assuming this is part of a Class B network with a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 the first two numbers 150 215 represent the Class B network address and the second two numbers 017 009 identify a particular host on this network T TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol The wireless security encryption mechanism in Wi Fi Protected Access TKIP uses a key hierarchy and key management methodology that removes the predictability that intruders relied upon to exploit the WEP key In increases the size of the key from 40 to 128 bits and replaces WEP s single static key with keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by an authentication server providing some 500 trillion possible keys tht can be used on a given data packet If also includes a Message Integrity Check MIC designed to prevent the attacker from capturing data packets altering them and resending them By greatly expanding the size of keys the number of keys in use and by creating an integrity checking mechanism TKIP magnifies the complexity and difficulty involved in decoding data on a Wi Fi network TKIP greatly increases the strength and complexity of wireless encryption making it far more difficult if not impossible for a would be intruder to break into a Wi Fi network U UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter W WAP Wireless Application Protocol A set of standards to enable wirele
136. y the intended viewers can decipher and understand it ESD Electrostatic Discharge Can cause internal circuit damage to the coprocessor Page 88 of 109 ProSoft Technology Inc May 18 2009 Glossary of Terms RLXIB IHW 66 802 1 1a b g User Manual Industrial Hotspot ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier A name used to identify a wireless network F Firmware Firmware is the embedded software code that that runs in the module to direct module function similar to the BIOS in a personal computer This is distinguished from the Setup Diagnostic Application software that is installed on the Configuration PC Frequency Hopping A radio that rapidly changes its operating frequency several times per second following a pre determined sequence of frequencies The transmitting and receiving radios are programmed to follow the same frequency hopping sequence Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Changes or hops frequencies in pattern known to both sender and receiver FHSS is little influenced by radio stations reflections or other environmental factors However it is much slower than DSSS Fresnel Zone An elliptical area on either side of the straight line of sight that must also be clear for a long range wireless network to work Full Duplex A communications circuit or system designed to simultaneously transmit and receive two different streams of data Telephones are an example of a full duplex communication system

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