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airClient Nexus Pro Total SB3412 User Guide 2

1. Acronyms and Abbreviations MAC Media Access Control aCNPT aCNPT Nexus PRO TOTAL RSSI Receive Signal Sensitivity Indication SSID Service Set Identifier DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ACL Access Control List SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol NTP Network Time Protocol STP Spanning Tree Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol IP Internet Protocol 802 11h The 802 11h specification is an addition to the 802 11 family of standards for wireless local area networks WLANs 802 11h is intended to resolve interference issues introduced by the use of 802 11a in some locations particularly with military radar systems and medical devices 802 11Q IEEE 802 11Q defines a mechanism for tagging frames so that they can be segregated into separate VLANs 802 1 1i An upcoming security standard currently being developed by IEEE that features 802 1x authentication protections and adds AES Advanced Encryption Standard technology a stronger level of security than used in WPA for encryption protection along with other enhancements IEEE 802 1x A security standard featuring a port based authentication framework and dynamic distribution of session keys for WEP encryption A RADIUS server is required SSID Each ESS has a Service Set Identifier SSID used to identify the Radio that belong to the ESS Radios can be configured with the SSID of the ESS to which they should associate By default radios broadcast their SSID to advert
2. Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 8 Selection menu of type of port It can be customized by the user with the port number 6 Assign a TOS value between 1 and 255 Every IP packet sent over the network includes a TOS field in the header that indicates how the data should be prioritized and transmitted over the network The access point examines the TOS field in the headers of all packets that pass through the AP Based on the value in a packet s TOS field the AP prioritizes the packet for transmission by assigning it to one of the queues E QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer QoS Filters Filters for Class 2 Application Filters Application FTP User Defined Filters IP Mac P Based vw f 7 7 Dst Sre Destination 1P Address 192 168 1 255 mask 255 255 Dst Sre Port Destination Port File Transfer Protocol 21 TOS X 1 1 255 Custom Port 0 65535 Add to List Added Filters for Class 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destination File Transfer Protocol 21 Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 9 TOS value Dialog box 7 After configuring the User defined filter click on Add to List to add the selected filter NR airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 50 of 78 intelligent wireless platform a
3. 0 7 255 255 255 0 IP Mask Gateway Apply Changes Figure 2 7 Changing aCNPT Router NAT to aCNPT Bridge Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 19 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 6 aCNPT Bridge to aCNPT Router NAT Follow the steps below to change aCNPT Bridge mode to aCNPT Router NAT mode 1 Go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed 2 Click on the Current Operational Mode link to go to the System Configuration page Choose Router or NAT under the Remote Device option 3 Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter the fields for IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration and Wireless Configuration 5 Enter the SSID and the Domain of a remote radio 6 Click on Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode Confirm Ethernet and Wireless Configuration ser ao alle E ___ apply Changes Figure 2 8 Changing aCNPT Bridge to aCNPT Router NAT Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 20 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 7 aCNPT Bridge Configuration The aCNPT in Bridge mode can associate only with a smartBridges airPoint access point in bridge mod
4. Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 43 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 3 2 Bandwidth Controller Using the Bandwidth Controller on the aCNPT the user can limit the wireless link bandwidth for the upload download speed The default is disabled and provides bandwidth up to 6Mbps This is subject to the available upstream bandwidth signal level and distance The user can key in the upload and download bandwidth for the wireless link Follow the steps below to change the bandwidth parameters 1 From the menu bar click on Networking Bandwidth Controller drop down menu item 2 Click on the Bandwidth Controller Enable radio button 3 Enter the desired value for upload and download 4 Click on the Go to Advanced Settings to provide Bandwidth Control based on IP or MAC and click Add to list to save the defined settings 5 In order to remove or delete the defined settings Click on Delete Selected Rules 6 Click on the Apply Changes button to effect the changes Bandwidth Controller airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode Bandwidth Controller Enable Disable Maximum Bandwidth available 6144 Kbps Upload Kbps Download 5632 Kbps Goto Advanced Settings Apply Changes Figure 3 2 aCNPT Bandwidth Controller RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 44 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Bandwidth Controller Enable Disable Maximum Bandwidth available 6144 Kbps
5. Time elapsed 00 28 MM SS Figure 9 2 aCNPT Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware transferred x AN Firmware has successfully upgraded Previous version 1 00 05b Current version v0 00 02 Microsoft Internet Explorer Figure 9 3 Successful upgrade pop up window RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 73 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Appendix A SNMP Trap aCNPT Nexus generates a SNMP trap that can be forwarded to the SNMP Trap server The SNMP Trap server IP address is set in section The following table provides a list of SNMP traps generated Trap Message IP address Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 1 Value lt changed IP address gt Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 2 Value lt changed IP netmask gt IP netmask Gateway Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 3 Value lt changed Gateway gt SSID Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 5 1 3 3 Value lt changed SSID gt Radio Mode Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 5 1 18 Value lt changed Radio Mode gt Note Possible values for radio mode are given in the table below Value airHaul airPoint aCNPT 0 Remote Router Router 1 Remote Bridge Bridge 2 3 Root Bridge Bridge 4 NAT RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 74 of 78 intelligent wireless Appendix B Useful terms and definitions platform
6. reject route Type D Dynamic Route S Static Route Figure 2 24 Adding Static Route 2 8 6 Wireless Settings Management The Radio Configuration Main page can be accessed from the Radio menu The contents will be slightly different for each mode Bridge Router or NAT Radio Configuration airClient Bridge Main airClient TOTAL sB3412 Bridge mode MAC Address NEXUS_MASTER Associated 00 30 14 1F 4E 75 Radio Operating Mode Antenna Selection Auto rate Fallback Mixed 802 11 a b g Internal 11 2462 MHz 1 Mbps 6 Mbps 24 Mbps 2 Mbps 9 Mbps 36 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 12 Mbps 48 Mbps Enabled 18 dBm Antenna Gain dBm 23 11 Mbps 18 Mbps 54 Mbps RF Cable Loss dBm 3 Figure 2 25 aCNPT Wireless Settings Page in Bridge Mode en airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 35 of 78 intelligent wireless 2 8 7 Wireless Settings The following table summarizes the information for the wireless settings Table 2 4 Wireless Settings Page Items Descriptions This is the current SSID User can change the SSID The SSID is a unique identifier that SSID wireless networking devices use to establish and maintain wireless connectivity It is case sensitive and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters Do not include special characters in the SSID When in aCNPT Bridge mode this is the Radio MAC address of Mac Address the Root Device This is the current radio
7. 03 2005 E 208 Recurrence Daily O Weekly Monthly only once Apply Changes Figure 7 6 Scheduling a Profile Link Test The Link Test utility is available from the navigation menu bar in the Tools Link Test drop down menu From the Link Test tools the user can test Throughput and perform Ping Test You can run Radio Transmit or Radio Receive The remote device will automatically start receiving transmitting provided an airPoint Nexus is used The remote radio IP address has to be specified for the test Follow the steps below to do a Ping Test 1 Enter a valid IP address for Far end Radio IP Address 2 Click on the Start button under Ping The Ping result will be displayed 3 Click on the Stop button to stop the test a Paige iN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 67 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Tools Link Test airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode SSID airPointSB3210 Channel 11 2462 MHz Association Status Associated RSSI dBm 14 Far end Radio IP Address Showing Ping Request Packet 1 64 bytes from 192 168 1 10 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 Packet 2 64 bytes from 192 168 1 10 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 Packet 3 64 bytes from 192 168 1 10 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 Packet 4 64 bytes from 192 168 1 10 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 Packet 5 64 bytes from 192 168 1 10 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 Packet 6 64 bytes from 192 168 1 10 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 Packet 7 64 bytes fro
8. Antenna ANNAME M rsss nan ne EAEEREN OE 55 7 RE LL SRE EL ES a i iiia aeaa tad 57 8 Tools eee 60 8 1 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION errre deaa 60 8 1 1 SNMP Security ssccsitcesecctetaccrccetecstecetessnecetesecacciaconeceiesasecetasesazect anadsdesetacedecenceceins 62 8 1 2 Reset ODOM iitaccsctececesceessacsseacescedersxasecsancessancssuacdscoacesseuessucavattassueeesvacctavauarsueets 63 RE TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 2 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 8 1 3 NTP Time Server SStup ziccastcesscusssasccesasdesscndsssescatacscecscassanseescussueacdcaadeachaisdsssberets 64 8 2 PROFILE MANAGER sn Shen beer nine or Ones Donna ses T ESAERA EESTE 64 8 2 1 Save Profile usines 66 8 2 2 Load Operating Profile ss 66 8 2 3 Profile Calendar use 66 8 3 LINK TEST es tas oe tees ea hes ee a dd dead RE dage danene kem dadk et 67 8 4 LINK BUDGET PLANNIN Gi SesziseeidecicocSoeeisneibeciiocSdocisesibeciocSuasigeeibeciiocd2beicd adeaiQencdeccaiegeaaes 69 9 Firmware Upgrade sise 72 Appendix SNMP Se 74 Appendix B Useful terms and definitions 00 ec eee enee eter eeteee tenets eneeeeneeeneeeeneeeseeeesnaeenias 75 Appendix License sise 78 RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 3 of 78 intelligent wireless platform About This Document This User Guide is for the networking professional who configures and manages the smartBridges Intelligent Nexus Platform of wireless client device the airCli
9. Configuration Page Items Page Item Descriptions System Name Displays name of aCNPT unit Allows user to change aCNPT unit name System Description Displays description of aCNPT unit Allows user to change aCNPT unit description SNMP Security Access the SNMP security settings Reset Reset device Reset To Factory Reset device to factory defaults Defaults Delayed Reset Schedule a reset NTP Server NTP server setup as well as NTP time if server is setup Software Version Display the installed firmware version Radio Firmware Display the installed radio firmware version Version Edit Configuration Provide links to edit IP radio configurations Ethernet MTU Size Set the Ethernet MTU Size Syslog server IP Display the current message Syslog server IP Address Address User can change the IP address SNMP Trap IP Display the current SNMP trap IP address User can change the IP address Log Level Display the current Log Level Suspends Enables the radio defenders If the WatchGuard is suspended the defenders will stop for 2 hours and start again thereafter WatchGuard If the WatchGuard is enabled the radio defender s will start immediately Note The Radio Defenders will monitor the Wireless Association Status automatically and traffic and take corrective action if needed LED Control Displays the current LED status The user can change the LED status to on off Current Displa
10. Destination File Transfer Protocol 21 Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 3 Selection Menu of Application Filter ee airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 47 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 3 Select whether the packet has to be filtered based on the IP or MAC E QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer QoS Filters Filters for Class 2 Application Filters Application FTP User Defined Filters IP MAC None None Dst Src Port MAC Based TOS Custom Port 0 65535 Add to List Added Filters for Class 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destination File Transfer Protocol 21 Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 4 Selection Menu of IP MAC based filter 4 Select whether the packet has to be filtered based on source address or the destination address If the packet being filtered is based on IP then enter the IP address If it is based on MAC then enter the MAC address QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer QoS Filters Filters for Class 2 Application Filters Application FTP User Defined Filters IP MAC P Based FRE Dst Sre IP Address Dst Src Port ESTEN Select Tos Source Custom Port 0 65535 Add to List Added Filters for Cl
11. IP Mask Gateway IP address for the aCNPT unit 3 Check the Enable DHCP checkbox if the IP address can be obtained automatically from the wireless link 4 Click on the Apply Changes to change the settings Summary Information airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode IP Address 192 168 1 210 IP Address 192 168 0 210 IP Mask 255 255 0 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway o 0 0 0 once SSID CH157 ETH B MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 3D B8 Channel O 2407 MHz Radio MAC Address 00 30 1A4 1F 48 19 Association Status Not Associated E EE RSSI Figure 2 16 aCNPT Router Wireless IP Configuration In order for the aCNPT Router NAT device to associate with the access point the user needs to configure the access point s SSID and any security option if enabled for example WEP Follow these steps below to configure the aCNPT Router NAT Mode wireless association parameters 1 Click on Main aCNPT Router Mode from the Radio drop down menu 2 Enter the SSID and domain 3 Select the Transmit power of the radio from Dial in Power drop down menu 4 Select the gain of the antenna from the drop down menu as per the gain of the antenna being used with the equipment 5 Enter the RF cable loss based on the cable specifications 6 Click Apply Changes The units will attempt to associate Note Clicking on Status will
12. Page Items Descriptions Display SNMP Community String that is currently used to communicate to the device through SNMP User can change the SNMP Community String by entering a new Community SNMP Community New Community string Confirm User must enter the same community string as a new community string to Community confirm Display the Current Access Filter status User can change the Access Filter status List of 3 IP filters User can enter the IP address and mask Access Filters IP Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 62 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 8 1 2 Reset Options All reset options power cycles the device and restarts the whole system Reset To reset the device The device will reboot with the current configuration values Reset to Defaults To reset the device to factory default configuration values Delayed Reset To reset the device at a particular time and can be programmed to do so on a daily weekly monthly basis The current time can be set by specifying a NTP server there is one already specified by default and the time zone After enabling the delayed reset specify a time which is valid in reference to current time When recurrence is set to weekly monthly or daily the reference is made with the first set time i e Reset time Tools Delayed Reset airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode O Disable Delayed reset dd mm yyyy Hour Minutes R
13. SNMP Trap server IP Address Allows user to set the SNMP Trap server IP for SNMP trap forwarding LED Control Allows user to turn on off LED AE BTN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 16 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Operational mode Allows the User to set the Radio Operational mode Profile Manager Save Profile Allows user to define and save up to three device operating profiles for easy device management One installation profile is always available Operating Profile Allows user to load the profile from saved profiles and shows last loaded profile Profile Calendar Allows user to plan and manage the use of different profiles at different times efficiently Link Test Allows user to do a throughput test and ping test These tools could be very helpful during the installation phase Link Budget Planning Calculator Allows user to calculate the Link Budget Antenna alignment Shows the link status link quality RSSI Site Survey Shows all the wireless devices operating in the area User Manager Allows the administrator to change the Administrator password Firmware Upgrade Allows user to update to new firmware versions Help Technical Support Information on Technical Support User Guide Online Links to online User Guide Product Registration and Feedback Allows user to register product and provide feedback or suggestions Check for Updat
14. access the DHCP Configuration page 2 Click on Enable DHCP Relay to choose DHCP Relay mode 3 Enter a valid DHCP Server IP 4 Click on the Apply Changes to start the DHCP relay agent Note The system will validate the input parameters and notify users of invalid entries The DHCP Server IP will be in the same network segment as the device wireless Radio IP address The DHCP Server needs to be configured to serve IP range of the wired side Ethernet IP The DHCP Relay Agent is only available to hosts connected to the same LAN segment as the device wired side Ethernet port Networking DHCP Server Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay Enable DHCP amp Enable DHCP Relay Server DHCP Relay Agent DHCP Server IP 192 168 1 2 Apply Changes Figure 2 22 DHCP Relay Agent Configurations RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 33 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 5 Routing Table The aCNPT Router web interface provides viewing of the routes and allows for adding and deleting of the static routes for the aCNPT Router mode only To view the route entry in the aCNPT Router device click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page Networking Routing Table airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode wiser 20 u o wees 0 U 224 0 0 0 240 0 0 0 Ethernet
15. can be used on the basis of site survey with a help of scanning tools like Netstumbler Network diagram along with IP address of all the interfaces for link to be setup in place Specify channel number Yes No Availability of Quick Installation Guide Yes No Availability of User Guide and CD Yes No Ensure that all items listed in the Package Yes No Contents of Quick Installation Guide are included in the shipment Availability of Installation Kit Yes No Radio MAC address of Access Point Yes No Configured for pre installation testing Yes No Ping response Ms Ping Success Rate Percentage Throughput test Upload Download Varies depending on the Bandwidth Control signal strength link quality and distance Signature of Engineer Name Email Date RE RR airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 8 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Post Installation Checklist for aCNPT Organization Name Site Name Address State Zip Code Telephone Number 1 Radio operations Mode Bridge Router NAT 2 SSID of a Radio Up to 32 characters 3 IP address of Ethernet Port 32 bit numeric address 4 IP address of Wireless Port 32 bit numeric address 5 Noise Floor dBm 6 RSSI dBm 7 Channel selected for Link 8 Radio TX Output Power 5 to 23 dBm 9 Model of
16. configuration 2 Device operational mode configuration 3 Ethernet and wireless IP configurations 4 Radio SSID domain channel etc parameter configuration 5 Network bridge STP etc parameter configuration 6 Bandwidth management 7 Security 8 Qos 9 Antenna alignment 10 Traffic Statistics 11 Site Survey 12 Profile management 13 User management 14 Link Test 15 Link Budget Planning Calculator 16 Firmware Upgrade 1 1 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements for the aCNPT web based configuration management tool 1 Operating System either Windows 98 2000 XP NT or Linux 2 Connection to the internet for downloading the latest firmware and Sun JRE 3 Web browser either Internet Explorer 5 0 and higher Netscape 7 2 and higher Mozilla 1 7 and higher or Mozilla Firefox 0 8 and higher 4 SUN JRE v1 5 and above You may download it from http java sun com j2se 1 5 0 download jsp RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 6 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 1 2 Checklists Pre Installation Checklist for airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL State Zip Code Telephone Number Regulatory Standard to be followed For example FCC ETSI etc 2 Frequency Band 2 4GHz 5 25 5 35 5 47 5 725 5 725 5 805 3 Maximum Output Power as per the 100mW 1 W 4W Regulatory Authority 4 Latitude Deg Min Se
17. display further details on the association AE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 29 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Radio Configuration airClient Router Main airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode Rates 31 Mbps 32 Mbps 35 5 Mbps 311 Mbps 6 Mbps O9 Mbps 12 Mbps 318 Mbps 24 Mbps 36 Mbps 348 Mbps 8 54 Mbps Figure 2 17 aCNPT Router Wireless Association Settings Click on Status to view the association link status graph After getting the associated the page looks as follows Radio Configuration airClient Router Main airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode 18 dBm Antenna Gain dBm 23 RF Cable Loss dBm 3 Rates 5 5 Mbps 11 Mbps 12 Mbps 18 Mbps 48 Mbps 54 Mbps Auto rate Fallback Enabled Figure 2 18 Wireless Settings Page Associated en airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 30 of 78 intelligent wireless platform State Associated MAC 00 30 14 1F 49 65 11 2462 MHz Antenna Alignment Tone OOn Off Link Status for 00 30 1A 1F 49 65 Current Channel Associated Signal strength dBm po o E RSSI Current 19 dBm Average 18 dBm Maximum 15 dBm E Noise Floor Current 97 dBm Average 97 dBm Maximum 94 dBm If you are not able to see the graph please download the Sun JRE available at URL http iava sun com j2se 1 5 0 downloadis Figure 2 19 Link status Page Noise Floor is the measure of the signal created from the sum of al
18. happen only when PLCP checksum failure occurs Note The wireless statistics is also accessible from the Radio Configuration bottom page RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 59 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 8 Tools Here you will find the relevant information for conducting the different reset options using the Profile Manager and doing a Link Test as well as estimating the Link Budget 8 1 System Configuration The System Configuration page provides a one page tool to configure the aCNPT device To access the System Configuration page go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The following figure displays the System Configuration page Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3412 NAT mode System Description SNMP Security SNMP Security Reset Reset Delayed Reset Delayed Reset NTP Server NTP Server Settings Time Server Not available Firmware Version v0 00 04 Release Notes Radio Firmware Version 1 1 2 16 Edit Configuration IP Configuration Radio Performance Watch Guard Enabled Suspend LED Control On Bridge Router NAT Figure 8 1 System Configuration A airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 60 of 78 intelligent wireless platform The following page summarizes the page contents of the System Configuration page Table 8 1 System
19. pinged from the device The device can still operate without the Time Server configuration but you will not be able to perform the Delayed Reset function Tools Time Settings airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode IP address of the NTP server 1281 250 36 2 GMT 08 00 Kuala Lumpur Singapore LM Current Time Time Server Not available Apply Changes Figure 8 4 NTP Time Settings 8 2 Profile Manager The aCNPT Nexus configuration parameters can be saved as profiles in the system There are four profiles available in the system Installation profile Profile1 Profile1 Profile3 BSD All the four profiles contain the same default parameters You can save the current configurations to any of the four profiles and re load the profiles later on or create different configurations and save them under different profiles These can be loaded at different times based on a pre defined calendar schedule The Profile Manager Configuration page can be accessed from the navigation menu bar Tools Profile Manager dropdown menu The following figure displays the Profile Manager page RE EN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 64 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Tools Profile Manager airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode Save As Installation Profile 2 Profile Description Easy Link Installation Nome Os edle Recurrence Installation Profile Easy Link Installation No
20. regulatory domain Domain User can choose the appropriate domain The pull down menu shows a list of domains supported by radio Different domains will show different channel lists sB Enhanced Mode gives better performance with the compression ON For this reason it does not support 802 11b and third party access point Or Radio The Radio Operating Mod Mixed Mode i e 802 11 Operating adio Operating Mode can set to Mixed Mode i e mode as Or The Radio Operating Mode can be set to 802 11 b only or 802 11 g only This is the current radio channel in the selected domain This is settable when in aCNPT Bridge mode user need to enter Channel the same channel as the Access Point device from the pull down list The radio channel settings correspond to the frequencies available in the user regulatory domain Rates This indicates the current rate at which the radio is operating which can be set as desired by the user Auto Rate Allows radio to fall back to lower data rate Fallback Dial a Power Dial a Power is used to set the output power of the radio at the N Connector The valid radio power range is from 5 dBm to 23 dBm Antenna Gain This is a gain of an antenna attached with the device The gain input here is merely for the purpose of display and calculation of the EIRP User can select anywhere between 2 2dBi to 30 dBi RF cable Loss This refers to the loss of a RF cable connecting antenna to the device Status Display ass
21. smartbridges com RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 10 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 aCNPT Configuration The airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL can work in one of three modes Bridge Router and NAT The procedures for configuring the various parameters in each mode are outlined in this chapter 2 1 User Login and License Agreement The aCNPT unit comes with a pre configured default Ethernet wired side IP address 192 168 0 210 and subnet mask 255 255 255 0 This default device IP address should be used when accessing the device configuration management interface for the first time using a web browser Enter http 192 168 0 210 for the URL address In addition the Sun Java Plug in should be installed The PC must be on the same subnet as the aCNPT Follow the steps below to login as an Administrator to the web based configuration management interface system 1 Connect the aCNPT using the Power over Ethernet PoE to a PC or network via the ETH A or ETH B port Please refer to the Quick Install Guide for more information on connections 2 Open a web browser on the PC and enter the device IP address 192 168 0 210 in the web browser address field and press the Enter key 3 A user login box will appear Enter the User name and Password and check the Remember my password checkbox if you want the system to remember the password The default user name is Administrator and the password is smartBr
22. vi Select Tos 1 255 Custom Port 0 65535 Add to List Added Filters for Class 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destination File Transfer Protocol 21 Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 12 Added filters 9 The filters added can be deleted by first selecting the added filters from the list and then clicking on Delete Selected filters E QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer Qos Filters Application Select User Defined Filters 1P MAC None v Dst Src Port None i Select TOS 1 255 Custom Port 0 65535 Add to List Added Filters for Class 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Click here to delete the selected Rules I Figure 4 13 Delete Selected Filters 10 In order to configure with the desired minimum and maximum bandwidth priority across classes or disable certain classes go to the QOS main page click on the QoS The page appears as shown in Figure 4 14 11 Use the scroll bar to select the desired priority for a particular class RE airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 52 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 12 In order to enable a particular class click on the radio button Tick mark indicates that the particular class is
23. 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 Please refer to the URL below for latest updates to the Software Warranty Statement vi Figure 2 2 License Agreement Page Summary Information airClient TOTAL 5B3412 NAT mode me zssassasso vene fosse em A mac nas ME el Figure 2 3 aCNPT Summary Information Page Posie Nh airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 12 of 78 intelligent wireless The page information descriptions are provided in the table below Table 2 1 Description of Parameters Page Item Descriptions IP Address Editable Ethernet IP Address IP Mask Editable Ethernet IP subnet Mask Ethernet Gateway Editable Gateway IP address Configuration DHCP Editable DHCP status Disabled Enabled User can enable DHCP by ticking the check box to obtain an IP address from the network DHCP server SSID Device SSID Wireless Channel Device operation channel Configuration RSSI RSSI value when associated Maximum Wireless Maximum Wireless Throughput in kbps Throughput ETH A MAC Address Ethernet A wired side MAC address Display only Port ETH B MAC Address Ethernet B wired side MAC address Information Display only Radio MAC Address Radio MAC address Display only Ope
24. Chapter 7 Finally the firmware upgrade process for aCNPT Nexus is explained in Chapter 9 Related Publications These documents provide complete information about the Nexus series of radio units airHaul airPoint and airClient e Quick Install Guide QIG e Release Notes e Technical Specification For the latest information on smartBridges products please visit our website at http www smartbridges com EN airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 4 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Technical Support Center Comprehensive technical support by dedicated smartBridges engineers is available to all customers through the smartBridges support center website The website provides updated tools and documents to help troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to smartBridges products and technologies To access the technical support resources please visit the support center website at http www smartbridges com support You will need to register for certain services and downloads on the smartBridges support center website RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 5 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 1 Introduction This User Guide provides information on how to set up and deploy the airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL unit web based management tool is provided to assist the user to configure the aCNPT The aCNPT web based management tool provides the user with the following features 1 System
25. D Refresh mx tests co Flags U route is up H target is a host G use gateway R reinstate route for dynamic routing A installed by addrconf C cache entry reject route Type D Dynamic Route S Static Route Figure 2 23 Routing Table Follow the steps below to add a static route entry in the aCNPT Router device 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page 2 Enter the Network IP Mask Gateway Interface and Metric entry for the new route 3 Click on Apply Changes to add the new static route Follow the steps below to delete a static route entry in the aCNPT Router device 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page 2 Click on Del on the right hand side of the route entry to be deleted 3 Click on Apply Changes to delete the route Note Only static route can be deleted A airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 34 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Networking Routing Table airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode mesas OO t measa ov O o wes o 192 168 0 0 224 0 0 0 Co meme o Ethernet 240 0 0 0 Please wait while your request is in progress RC eve Ga ca 20 OE E E ap A Flags U route is up H target is a host G use gateway R reinstate route for dynamic routing A installed by addrconf C cache entry
26. Hello Time 7 Enter a value for the Bridge Forward Delay 8 Click on Transparent Aging Time link to change the Transparent Aging Time 9 Click on the Spanning Tree Port Table link to change the STP Ethernet Port parameters RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 26 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 10 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for ETHA 11 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for ETHB 12 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for Radio A 13 Click on Apply Changes Button to save to the current configuration file airClient TOTAL sB3412 Bridge mode Networking Bridge Configuration Transparent Aging Time 300 seconds Sr no MAC Address Port Number Local 1 00 30 14 01 97 42 2 no 2 00 30 14 16 24 13 4 no 3 00 30 14 1C 3D B7 1 yes 4 00 30 14 1C 3D B8 2 yes 5 00 30 14 1F 48 19 3 yes Figure 2 14 Bridge Configuration alien airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 27 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 aCNPT Router NAT Configuration The aCNPT unit can also be configured in Router or NAT mode which behaves like Infrastructure mode The procedures for configuring the parameters in Router NAT mode are given below In this mode the units will associate with any access point Note The configuration procedure of parameters in NAT mode is the s
27. P address 0 0 0 0 for the DNS Server IP indicates no DNS Server is being used The DHCP Server is only available to hosts connected to the same LAN segment as the device wired side Ethernet port Networking DHCP Server Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode DHCP si Enable DHCP Enable DHCP Relay Disable DHCP and DHCP Server Relay een PE Horsgg Mies DNS Server P 0 a a o Secondary DNS Server Senate Figure 2 20 DHCP Server Configurations Apply Changes Follow the steps below to disable the aCNPT Router NAT DHCP server 1 Click on Networking DHCP Server from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration page 2 Click on Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay to disable the DHCP server configuration 3 Click on the Apply Changes to change the settings Networking DHCP Server Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode DHCP O Enable DHCP Enable DHCP Relay si Disable DHCP and DHCP Server Relay Apply Changes Figure 2 21 Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay A airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide page 32 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 4 DHCP Relay Configurations If the user has a DHCP Server the aCNPT Router can be configured as a DHCP Relay agent of the DHCP Server for IP address assignment Follow the steps below to configure the aCNPT Router unit as a DHCP Relay Agent 1 Click on Networking DHCP Server from the drop down menu to
28. PA Shared Key ASCII in the dialog box provided 4 Select the Encryption Type between TKIP and AES 5 Click on the Apply changes to save the configuration details x Paige iN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 38 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Radio Configuration Security airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode WPA Shared Key Type ASCII Encryption WPA Shared Key 123454BCDEF12356784BA4BCDEF Type Figure 2 27 Configuring WPA PSK Table 2 6 WPA Descriptions WPA PSK is an extra strong encryption where encryption keys are automatically changed called rekeying and authenticated between devices after a specified period of time or after a specified number of packets has been transmitted wero WPA PSK is far superior to WEP and provides stronger protection for the home SOHO user for two reasons The process used to generate the encryption key is very rigorous and the rekeying or key changing is done very quickly This stops even the most determined hacker from gathering enough data to break the encryption This is used by the clients to become authenticated with the Root WER Stated Key Bridge Remote Router Remote NAT WPA RADIUS WPA provides encryption via the Temporary Key Integrity Protocol TKIP using the RC4 algorithm It is based on the 802 1X protocol and addresses the weaknesses of WEP by providing enhancements such as Per Packet key construction and distrib
29. QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer QoS Filters Filters for Class 2 Application Filters Application FTP User Defined Filters IP Mac P Based Dst Sre Destination 1P Address 168 1 255 Mask 255 255 Dst Sre Port Destination v Port File Transfer Protocol 21 TOS 1 255 Custom Port 0 65535 Added Filters for Class 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 55 0 TOS 1 Port Destination File Transfer P Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 10 Selected filter list window 8 After adding the desired filters to the list click on the Apply Changes to save the configuration of the filters There will be a confirmation pop up window Click OK to confirm or Cancel to discard the selection Click on Apply Changes to save the selected list of filters JavaScript Application i Add filter USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destination Domain Name Service 53 Cancel Figure 4 11 Add filter Confirmation POP UP WINDOW IN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 51 of 78 intelligent wireless platform QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer Qos Filters Filters for Glass 2 Application Filters Application Select User Defined Filters IP MAC None Dst Sre Port None
30. Refresh Data will refresh automatically after every 30 seconds Figure 5 1 Site Survey showing associated devices To associate to a particular SSID click the Associate button or double click the desired SSID to establish the wireless link to the access point If WEP or any security option is used on the access point then WEP needs to be enabled and the WEP key defined prior to association A f airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 54 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 6 Antenna Alignment Antenna alignment can be used to optimize the radio performance and check the RSSI To access the antenna alignment go to the menu bar under Tools and choose Antenna Alignment In order to view this information Link Status from the Radio page use the Wireless Settings to associate the aCNPT with an access point Click on the Status link to go to the Antenna Alignment page The Link Status page will be displayed as below RSSI Audio Tones are provided to help the user to align the antenna without looking at the link status display Click on the Antenna Alignment Tone to ON button to hear the alignment tones You will need to insert the earphones provided into the earphone jack in the unit For more information on antenna alignment please refer to the Quick Installation Guide To perform the antenna alignment 1 Goto the menu bar and choose Radio menu item 2 From the Radio page use the Wireless S
31. Schedule Profile 1 Profile 1 No Schedule es Load Profile 2 Profile 2 No Schedule Profile 3 Profile 3 No Schedule EN Load Last loaded Profile None Description None Select Profile Time Server Not available Figure 8 5 Profile Manager Table 8 3 Description of Commands Save As Select which profile name to save for the current configuration Profile i se Description Specify a description for the profile to be saved Save Profile button Click to save current profile sk Profile Select which profile to load as current configuration Profile ae i Description Description for profile to be loaded Load Profile sd button Click to Load a specified profile Select Profile Choose a profile to schedule a Poise Sk airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 65 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 8 2 1 Save Profile Follow the steps below to save the current configuration to a profile 1 Select a profile name from Save As 2 Enter a description of the profile 3 Click the Save Profile button to effect the changes Note Existing configuration parameters in the selected profile name will be replaced with current configuration parameters 8 2 2 Load Operating Profile To load the desired operating profile follow these steps 1 Select a profile to load from the Profile Table 2 Click the Load button to load the selected profile Note Current con
32. Upload Kbps Download Kbps Add to List Goto Normal Settings IP mac PBosed DM IP Address 198 166 0 205 Added Rules List RULE IP 192 168 0 205 Upload 512 Download 5 Delete Selected Rules Apply Changes Figure 3 3 Added list a Paige iN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 45 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 4 Quality of Service QoS The primary goal of QoS is to provide priority for certain applications by dedicating bandwidth controlling jitter and latency which are required by some real time and interactive traffic and improving loss characteristics However it is important to ensure that providing priority for one or more flows would not cause the other flows to fail QoS in 802 11 is defined by the IEEE 802 11e set of standards Wireless Multimedia Extensions WME also known as Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a Wi Fi Alliance certification based on this IEEE 802 11e WMM prioritizes traffic according to four AC Access Categories voice video best effort and background However it does not provide guaranteed throughput It is suitable for simple applications that require QoS such as Wi Fi Voice over IP VoIP phone Though QoS is disabled by default it can be enabled by clicking on QoS and selecting the Enable QoS option A confirmation window appears as shown in Figure 4 1 Click OK to confirm and wait for the settings to be applied Aft
33. Valid Key Choose which key in key table is used for authentication 1 4 This value must be matching between the aCNPT and access point Key Table Display Set WEP keys A maximum of four keys can be set Follow the steps below to configure the Data Encryption parameters 1 Click the Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WEP Only from the drop down menu of Security mode 3 Choose the Authentication as Open System or Shared Key by clicking on the radio button Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 37 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 4 Choose a WEP Key Size 64 Bits or 128 Bits from the pull down list WEP key length is 10 characters for 64 Bits and 26 characters for 128 Bits 5 Choose a Valid Key from the pull down list 6 Enter the WEP key in the Key Table entries 7 Click the Apply Changes button to change the settings Note The system will validate the key entries and provide error or warning notifications The user must enter the key indicated by the Valid Key selection Security Mode WEP Only v First Key Second Key Third Key abcd123dfa Fourth Key ET p p Figure 2 26 WEP ONLY Configuration WPA PSK In order to configure WPA PSK follow the steps as below 1 Click the Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WPA PSK from the drop down menu of the Security Mode 3 Enter the W
34. accessed from the navigation menu bar Tools Link Budget Planning Calculator drop down menu A GPS Calculator is provided in the Link Budget Planning Calculator page to calculate the distance between two aCNPT and the access point stations To calculate the distance follow the steps below 1 Enter the GPS co ordinates of Station 1 Latitude1 and Longitude and Station 2 Latitude 2 and Longitude 2 GPS co ordinates may be entered in DD MM MM or DD MM SS SS formats 2 Select the distance units miles or kilometers 3 Click the Compute Distance button to calculate the distance between the two stations 4 The distance will be displayed in the Distance text box RE EN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 69 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Latitude1 Longitude1 Latitude2 Longitude2 00 00 00 v NY 00 00 00 Course 1 2 Degrees Course 2 1 Degrees Distance bo miles Figure 8 9 Link Budget Planning Calculator GPS Calculator Once the distance is computed follow the steps below for the link budget calculations 1 Select the radio mode for station 1 and 2 2 Enter the transmit output power in dBm for station 1 and 2 3 Enter the antenna Gain in dB for station 1 and 2 4 Enter the Cable Losses in dB for station 1 and 2 5 Click the Compute Link Budget button to calculate the link budget information 6 The link budget information will be displayed in the follow
35. ally configured or dynamically generated In either case WEP has been found to be easily broken WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is a replacement security standard for WEP It is a subset of the IEEE 802 111 standard being developed WPA makes use of TKIP to deliver security superior to WEP 802 1X access control is still employed The Authentication Server provides the material for creating the keys Packet Concatenation Packet concatenation will increase the throughput of the equipment by simply buffering the packets at the transmitter and convert them into superframe for the transmission over the wireless interface Packet Bursting Packet bursting is for increasing the throughput by increasing the window size and reducing the time for acknowledgement Packet Compression LZO compression is being used to achieve more throughputs COFDM COFDM involves modulating the data onto a large number of carriers using the FDM technique The Key features which makes it work in a manner is so well suited to terrestrial channels includes e Orthogonality the O of COFDM e The addition of Guard interval e The use of error coding the C of COFDM interleaving and channel state information COFDM is resistant to multipath effects because it uses multiple carriers to transmit the same signal Spanning Tree Protocol STP STP is a Layer 2 link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing loops in the net
36. ame as for Router mode 2 8 1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to aCNPT Router mode Follow these steps below if you need to re configure the aCNPT Router Ethernet parameters 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link to change Ethernet parameters 2 Enter the IP address and IP mask 3 Click on Apply Changes to effect the changes Summary Information airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode IP Address 192 168 1 210 IP Address EMI IP Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Mask E Gateway 0 0 0 0 DHCP Disabled ETH A MAC Address 00 30 1A 1C 3D B7 SSID CH157 ETH B MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 3D B8 Channel O 2407 MHz Radio MAC Address 00 30 1A 1F 48 19 Association Status Not Associated apa Changes RSSI Figure 2 15 aCNPT Router Ethernet Configuration Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 28 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the aCNPT Router NAT unit to associate with an airPoint or any third party access point Follow these steps below to configure the aCNPT Router NAT Mode Wireless IP Settings parameters 1 Click on the Wireless Configuration link from the Summary Information page 2 Enter the wireless IP address
37. ass 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destination File Transfer Protocol 21 Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 5 Selection Menu of Source Destination based filter AAN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 48 of 78 intelligent wireless platform E QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer Qos Filters Filters for Glass 2 Application Filters Application FTP User Defined Filters IP MAC IP Based ea e p Dst Sre Destination IP Address 255 Dst Src Port None v Sel ct TOS 1 255 Custom Port 0 65535 Add to List Added Filters for Class 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destination File Transfer Protocol 21 Delete Selected Filters Apply Changes Figure 4 6 IP address dialog box 5 Select the Port either Destination or Source based and select the Port Number from the drop down menu You can also select a customized the Port number E QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer Qos Filters Application Filters Application FTP User Defined Filters IP MAC IP Based M Dst Sre Destination IP Address 168 1 255 Mask Dst Src Port Destination v Port Select None Tos Destination Cu
38. atistics Transmit Success Rate Total number of successfully transmitted unicast and multicast MPDU s Transmit Multiple Retry count Total number of unicast MPDU s successfully transmitted after two or more retries Transmit One Retry count Total number of unicast MPDU s successfully transmitted after one retry Transmitted Failure count Total number of unicast MPDU s for which the maximum number of retries exceeded and so were dropped Received Success count Total number of successfully received unicast MPDU s Received Duplicate Count Total number of successfully received unicast MPDUs that were a duplicate of earlier frames Received Frame FCS Error Count Total number of unsuccessfully received frames in which checksum error was detected ACK Receives Failure Count Total of frame transmissions for which an acknowledgement response frame was expected but not received RE TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 58 of 78 intelligent wireless platform RTS Fail Total number of transmitted RTS frames for which no response CTS frame was received RTS Success Total number of CTS frames received in response to the RTS frames No of Aborted Frames Total number of frames that are aborted by the radio An aborted frame occurs when it experiences a brief or permanent internal error that interrupts the transmission of the frame No of PHY Aborted Frames No of PHY aborted frames when Imac drops frames This can
39. c 5 Longitude Deg Min Sec 6 UPS Installed Yes No 7 UPS specification if any KVA 8 Line Voltage 90V 264V AC 50 60 Hz 9 Near Line of site between sites Yes No 10 Height of tower Feet Meters 11 Repeater required to achieve a link Yes No 12 If Repeater required then reason why For example to achieve long distance LOS etc 13 No of repeaters required No 14 Required Throughput Mbps 15 Gain of antenna dBi Internal antenna dBi is 15 for 802 11b g and 17 for 802 11a 16 Antenna Polarization Horizontal Vertical 17 Distance between sites Miles km 18 Antenna Type if using external antenna Parabolic sector 19 Antenna Mfg if using external antenna smartBridges Name of other manufacturer 20 Beam width of antenna if using external Horizontal deg antenna Vertical deg RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 7 of 78 intelligent Type of external cable type LMR 400 LMR600 wireless platform Length of external cable connecting a Radio and antenna Feet meters Fade Margin taken into account for a link budgeting Ideally between 10 to 20 dBm Model of smartBridges aCNPT equipment selected for a link Please refer to note below for selecting the right equipment sB3412 Grounding Earth to Neutral Voltage Ideally less than 2 Volts Length of the Ethernet cable required for powering a unit Feet meters Choose a best channel which
40. c Statistics airClient TOTAL 5B3412 Router mode Transmitted Transmitted ETHB Transmit Success Count Transmitted Bytes 7987671 Transmitted Multiple retry Transmitted Unicast Count Packets re Transmit Retry Count Transmitted Discards Transmitted Failure Count Transmitted Errors Received Received Receive Success Count Received Bytes 3227862 Receive Duplicate Count Received Unicast 21615 Packets Received Frame Count s Received Multicast 12 Received Frame FCS Error Packets Count Ack Receive Failure Count RTS Fail Reset Statistics Refresh Data will refresh automatically after every 60 seconds Aborted No of Aborted Frames 23198 No of PHY Aborted Frames 252306 Figure 7 1 Traffic Statistics Table 7 1 Ethernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted Bytes Total number of packets transmitted from the particular interface Transmitted Unicast packets Total number of successfully transmitted unicast packets to a specified destination Transmitted Discards The number of unicast and multicast packets dropped before a transmission attempt was made because of congestion or an error along the path In most cases packet loss is due to network congestion Packets are discarded to avoid the very large delays that can arise when too much traffic is queued up NA airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 57 of 78 intelligent wireless plat
41. ciation Link Status Performance Allows user to set Fragment Length RTS CTS Length RSSI Threshold and Throughput Optimizer Radio Operation mode is set to mixed 802 11a b g by default Wireless Traffic Statistics Displays the Wireless Traffic Statistics RE RR airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 15 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Security Security Allows user to set the WEP Keys and to choose between Open Shared System modes of authentication WPA PSK Where encryption keys are automatically changed called rekeying and authenticated between devices after a specified period of time or after a specified number of packets has been transmitted WPA RADIUS Provides encryption via the Temporary Key Integrity Protocol TKIP using the RC4 algorithm It is based on the 802 1x protocol and addresses the weaknesses of WEP WPA2 PSK Based on the 802 11i standard WPA2 was released in 2004 and uses a stronger method of encryption WPA2 RADIUS The enterprise version of WPA2 is WPA2 RADIUS which uses an external RADIUS server for authentication which uses EAP Extended Authentication Protocol Note The Default Security is None Reset to Defaults Resets the device to factory default values Ethernet MTU Size Allows user to set the Ethernet MTU size for different applications Syslog server IP Address Allows user to set the Syslog server IP and log level
42. dress 00 30 14 1C 3D B7 SSID airPointSB3210 ETH B MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 3D B8 Channel 0 2407 MHz Radio MAC Address 00 30 14 1F 48 19 Association Status Not Associated RSSI Figure 2 5 Navigation Menu Bar showing editable boxes for parameters System configuration information is displayed as read only in each page As shown in the Summary Information page in the above figure Ethernet Configuration Wireless Configuration and Port Information parameters are displayed as read only Clicking on the UNDERLINED parameter heading allows you to edit the configuration parameters To change the Ethernet Configuration parameters click on the Ethernet Configuration link Similarly clicking on the Wireless Configuration link the Radio Configuration page will be displayed to edit any wireless settings The figure below shows the Ethernet Configuration parameters in editable boxes To save the changes to the system click on the Apply Changes button Note Clicking the web browser s Back button returns to the previous screen without saving any changes Changes are saved only when the user clicks the Apply Changes button The Navigation menu bar contains menu items that allow user to go to different configuration pages The following table summarizes functionalities available for the menu item links Table 2 2 Description of Menus Menu I
43. e SB3210 as they both use WDS link implementation It can associate with any third party bridge but the link is more effective with a smartBridges airPoint The following sections outline the procedures for changing the settings for bridge mode 2 7 1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured when the operational mode was changed to the bridge mode Follow these steps below if you need to re configure the aCNPT Bridge Ethernet parameters 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link 2 Select DHCP enable disable radio button Enter the IP address IP mask Gateway for non DHCP Assign the unit a unique IP Address in the designated IP subnet 3 Click on the Apply Changes button to effect the changes Summary Information airClient TOTAL sB3412 NAT mode IP Address 192 168 1 210 IP Address 192 168 0 210 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Disabled ETH MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 30 B7 SSID airPointSB3210 ETH B MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 3D B8 0 2407 MHz Radio MAC Address 00 30 14 1F 48 19 Association Status Not Associated _Apply Changes ms Figure 2 9 aCNPT Bridge Ethernet Configuration Rios ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 21 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 7 2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to a
44. e STP Spanning Tree Protocol is disabled by default Networking Bridge Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3412 Bridge mode Type of Bridging Spanning Tree Protocol Disabled Transparent Aging Time 300 seconds Sr no MAC Address Port Number Local 1 00 30 14 01 97 42 2 no 2 00 30 14 16 24 13 4 no 3 00 30 14 1C 3D B7 1 yes 4 00 30 14 1C 3D B8 2 yes 5 00 30 14 1F 48 19 3 yes Refresh Figure 2 13 Bridge Configuration Information 2 7 4 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol STP STP is a Layer 2 link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing loops in the network For a Layer 2 Ethernet network to function properly only one active path can exist between any two redundant links To create a fault tolerant network there needs to be a loop free path between all nodes in the network The Spanning Tree Algorithm calculates the best loop free path throughout a Layer 2 network Infrastructure devices such as wireless bridges and switches send and receive spanning tree frames called Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs at regular intervals The devices do not forward these frames but use them to construct the loop free path Multiple active paths among end stations cause loops in the network If a loop exists in the network end stations might receive duplicate messages Infrastructure devices might also learn end station MAC addresses on multiple Layer 2 interfaces Such conditions result in an u
45. ed Key ASCII in the dialog box provided 4 Select the Encryption Type between TKIP and AES 5 Click on the Apply changes to save the configuration details Security Mode W WPA Shared Key Type ASCII WPA Shared Key 12345ABCDEF1235678ABABCDEF Ener pen TKIP Type Apply Changes Figure 2 29 WPA2 PSK WPA2 RADIUS The enterprise version of WPA2 is WPA2 RADIUS which uses an external RADIUS server for authentication which uses EAP Extended Authentication Protocol When a user first attempts to connect to the network they are asked to enter their username and password These are checked with the RADIUS server and access is granted accordingly Every user has a unique key that is changed regularly to allow for better security Hackers can crack the codes but it takes time And with a new code being generated automatically every few minutes when the hacker cracks the code it would have expired 802 1X is essentially a simplified standard for passing EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol over a wireless or wired network Below is an image showing the 802 1X process A TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 40 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Figure 2 30 Authentications between the supplicant and the Authentication server The wireless client laptop is known as the Supplicant The access point is known as the Authenticator and the RADIUS server is known as the Authentication ser
46. een each configuration BPDU sent by the root bridge Bridge forward delay The period of time a bridge will wait the listen and learn period before beginning to forward data packets Ethernet port ETH A path cost 100 0 65535 The cost of using the port to reach the root bridge When selecting among multiple links to the root bridge STP chooses the link with the lowest path cost and blocks the other paths Each port type has its own default STP path cost Ethernet port ETH A priority 128 0 255 The preference that STP gives to this port relative to the other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree A higher numerical value means a lower priority thus the highest priority is 8 Ethernet port ETH B path cost 100 0 65535 The cost of using the port to reach the root bridge When selecting among multiple links to the root bridge STP chooses the link with the lowest path cost and blocks the other paths Each port type has its own default STP path cost RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 25 of 78 platform intelligent wireless platform Ethernet port ETH B 128 0 255 The preference that STP gives to priority this port relative to the other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree A higher numerical value means a lower priority thus the highest priority is 8 Radio port Radio A 100 0 65535 The cost of usin
47. enabled In order to disable click on the radio button and the tick mark disappears indicating that the class is disabled 13 Click on the Apply changes to save the configuration Note 0 gt No Priority 1 gt Highest Priority Voice 2 gt High Priority Video 3 gt Medium Priority IP Traffic 4 gt Lowest Priority File Transfer QoS EnableQoS airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode Min Bandwidth Kbps Max Bandwidth Kbps iori Enable 0720 0720 Filters 0720 Filters 0720 Filters 0720 Filters 0720 0720 0720 SVE eS mme l E lilalila alaia al a S i i d HAA 8 amp 8A 0720 Note class 1 indicates default value Priority O indicates Best Effort Figure 4 14 QoS Configuration Page ee airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 53 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 5 Site Survey Tool To access the Site Survey page go to the Tools Site Survey drop down menu The following figure shows the list of SSID from the site survey rows indicate airPoint devices Sr no MAC Address Channel Freq RSSI dBm SSID 00 30 14 0C 4C 75 6 2437 MHz Res_AP 00 30 14 0C 4C 76 6 2437 MHz VoIP AP 00 30 14 07 41 19 8 2447 MHz RoofTop 00 30 14 09 4E E6 6 2437 MHz airPoint PROOutdoor 00 02 84 42 2D 2B 9 2452 MHz Cisco1100 Associate SSID airPoint PROOutdoor
48. ent Nexus PRO TOTAL sB3412 It provides detailed information on using the web based configuration GUI to configure the airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL unit hereafter shortened to aCNPT This manual will help you gain a better understanding of how the various components work To configure smartBridges products you need to have fundamental understanding of the concepts and technology of Local Area Networks LAN and wireless networking The system installer will require expertise in the following areas e Outdoor radio equipment installation e Network configuration e Use of web browser for system configuration monitoring and fault finding In this chapter you will find an overview of the User Guide and where to obtain additional information regarding installation and set up Overview of User Guide The checklists for pre and post installation are provided in Chapter 1 Chapter 2 shows the three modes that the airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL can work in Bridge Router and NAT and the procedures for configuring the various parameters in each mode Chapter 3 gives instructions for editing the wireless radio protocol parameters to optimize radio performance and changing the Bandwidth Controller The Quality of Service QoS features are explained in Chapter 4 Accessing the Site Survey page is shown in Chapter 5 and the antenna alignment process is outlined in Chapter 6 Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics and the explanations is given in
49. er QoS is enabled the page looks as shown in Figure 4 2 QoS Enable Disable airClient TOTAL sB3412 Bridge mode Apply Changes JavaScript Application i Enable QoS Bandwidth Controller will be disabled Cancel Figure 4 1 Drop Down Menu for QoS Alien ati airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 46 of 78 intelligent wireless platform QoS Enabled airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode Min Bandwidth Kbps Max Bandwidth Kbps Priority 10 30720 10 30720 Enabled Filters 10 30720 Enabled Filters 10 30720 Enabled Filters 10 30720 Enabled Filters 10 30720 Enabled Filters 10 30720 Enabled Filters 10 30720 Enabled Filters 10 30720 Enabled Filters Note class 1 indicates default value Priority O indicates Best Effort Figure 4 2 QoS front page In total there are 9 different classes which can be configured Note Class 1 indicates the default value In order to define the filters for a class follow the steps below 1 Click on Filters 2 Select the application packet that has to be filtered E QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer QoS Filters Application Filters Application User Defined F IP MAC Dst Src Port Select TOS Custom Port 0 65535 Add to List Added Filters for Class 2 APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port
50. es Links to smartBridges website for any software updates About aCNPT General system description software version information and warranty information RE RR airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 17 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 4 Device Mode Configuration The device operational mode is displayed at the top right hand corner of each page The Device Mode Configuration allows the user to configure the aCNPT in Bridge Router and NAT NAT This is the default operating mode This mode allows a Local Area Network LAN to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a single wireless IP for external traffic It provides a type of firewall by hiding internal IP addresses and allows sharing by many computers behind the aCNPT Since these are done in the LAN there is no possibility of conflict with IP addresses in the public or wireless network This is in the Client Infrastructure mode Router A normal routing functionality is provided in this mode This is in Client Infrastructure mode Bridge A transparent bridging functionality is provided in this mode which uses WDS implementation Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3412 NAT mode System Name Nexus System Description Nexus SNMP Security SNMP Security Delayed Reset NTP Server Settings Time Server Not available Reset Delayed Reset NTP Server Firmware Version Rad
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52. eset time p7 09 2005 JT 2m 58 Recurrence Daily Weekly Monthly O Only once Apply Changes IP address of the NTP server Time Zone GMT 08 00jKuala Lumpur Singapore Apply Changes Figure 8 3 Delayed Reset Settings For delayed reset follow the steps below 1 2 Select date from the calendar that has been provided Select the recurrence Click Apply Changes button to change the settings To disable Delayed Reset check the box provided A airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 63 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 8 1 3 NTP Time Server Setup The device time comes from the network time information source The device needs access to a network timer NTP time server source The NTP time server IP can be configured as follows 1 From the System Configuration page click on the NTP Server Setting link 2 A Time Settings page will be displayed Click on the NTP Server Settings link to enable timer settings input 3 Enter a valid NTP server IP address and select the Time Zone The default NTP server is 128 250 36 2 and the default Time Zone is Singapore 4 Click on the Apply Changes button to configure the NTP The network time will appear on the browser if NTP server is contactable Note Please ensure that the NTP server IP is accessible from the device Use the ping test tool from the Tools Link Test to check if the NTP server can be
53. ettings to associate the aCNPT with a root device or access point 3 Click on the Status link to go to the Antenna Alignment page The Link Status page will be displayed as below 4 A set of tones are provided to help the user align the antenna without looking at the link status display Click on the Antenna Alignment Tone to ON button to hear the alignment tones Associated MAC 00 30 14 09 4E E6 Current Channel 6 2437 MHz Associated State Antenna Alignment Tone On O off Link Status for 00 30 1A 09 4E E6 Signal strength dBm gt oO E RSS Current 78 dBm Average 77 dBm Maximum 74 dBm M Noise Floor Current 98 dBm Average 99 dBm Maximum 98 dBm If you are not able to see the graph please download the Sun JRE available at URL http i java sun com j2se 1 5 0 download is Figure 6 1 Antenna Alignment Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 55 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Note A jump in the audio frequency from low to high indicates that the RSSI is increasing and vice versa RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 56 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 7 Traffic Statistics Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics can be displayed by clicking on the Networking Statistics drop down menu The following figure shows the statistics page This page is refreshed after every 10 seconds Networking Traffi
54. figuration parameters will be replaced by the new loaded profile User will be asked to wait while the new profile loads 8 2 3 Profile Calendar The Profile Calendar allows the user to manage profiles based on different calendar times With it the different profiles and scheduled activities can be configured based on the profiles set for a pre defined time A typical situation is when an operator has two profiles for day and night The two different profiles can be created and saved as Profile Day and Profile Night The Profile Calendar can then be scheduled to activate each profile at the correct time Follow the steps below to schedule the activation of a saved profile 1 Selecta profile to schedule 2 Uncheck the Disable Profile Calendar check box A profile calendar will be displayed 3 Select the date and time from the load time calendar Choose a start date with the calendar icon 4 Select the recurrence daily weekly monthly only once 5 Click the Apply Changes button The schedule will be loaded either daily weekly monthly or only once at the specified start date and time 6 To disable the scheduled profile check the box Disable Profile Calendar Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 66 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Select Profile Profile 1 Time Server Not available CO Disable Profile Calendar Profile 1 dd mm yyyy Hour Minutes Load time 14
55. form Transmitted error The number of unicast and multicast packets that could not be or were not successfully transmitted by the device Received Bytes Total number of packets received through the particular interface Received Unicast packets Total number of packets received successfully with a specified destination Received Multicast Packets Total number of packets received successfully belonging to a multicast destination address or group Received Discards Total number of dropped unicast and multicast packets due to resource limitation Received Errors Total number of partially or erroneously received unicast and multicast packets because of format error The wireless statistics is also available from the Radio Configuration Main Page Wireless Traffic Statistics Transmitted Received Transmit Success Rate 2528 Receive Success Rate 26 Transmitted Multiple retry Count 0 Receive Duplicate Rate 0 Transmit Retry Rate 0 Received Frame Count 27 Transmitted Failure Count 0 Received Frame FCS Error Count 6 Aborted Ack Receive Failure Count 0 No of Aborted Frames 1 RTS Fail 0 No of PHY Aborted Frames 2 RTS Success 0 Refresh Data will refresh automatically after every 10 seconds Figure 7 2 Wireless Statistics from Radio Main Page Table 7 2 Wireless Traffic Statistics Wireless Traffic St
56. g the port to path cost reach the root bridge When selecting among multiple links to the root bridge STP chooses the link with the lowest path cost and blocks the other paths Each port type has its own default STP path cost Radio port Radio A 128 0 255 The preference that STP gives to priority this port relative to the other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree A higher numerical value means a lower priority thus the highest priority is 8 The Radio and Ethernet interfaces are assigned to bridge group by default When the user enables STP and assigns a priority on bridge STP is enabled on the radio and Ethernet interfaces The interfaces adopt the priority assigned to bridge The user can edit STP Priority Bridge Max age Bridge hello time Forward Delay STP Port priority and STP Port Path cost The Transparent Aging Time determines the time to refresh entries in the Forwarding Table The Transparent Aging Time default value is 300 seconds Follow the steps below to configure the bridge STP for device in aCNPT Bridge 1 Click on Networking Bridge Configuration to access the Bridge Configuration page 2 Choose Enable from the Spanning Tree Protocol pull down list 3 Click on the Generic Port Table link to change the Generic Parameters 4 Enter a value for the STP Priority 5 Enter a value for the Bridge Max Age 6 Enter a value for the Bridge
57. idges case sensitive Connect to 192 168 0 210 smartBridges I User name administrator Password cssssssssssel Remember my password Figure 2 1 Administrator Login 4 Click the OK button A license agreement page will appear as shown in Fig 2 2 below 5 Click Accept The aCNPT Nexus Summary Information page Fig 2 3 will appear RE TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 11 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Terms of use READ THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS FROM THE http wuw smartbridges com web support ah nexus asp link COLLECTIVELY AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE BY USING THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU ARE ACCESSING THE SOFTWARE ELECTRONICALLY INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS BY SELECTING THE ACCEPT BUTTON AT THE END OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THESE SELECT THE DECLINE BUTTON AT THE END OF THIS AGREEMENT ME Software Copyright and Distribution Licenses airClient Nexus Pro TOTAL is Copyright 2004 2005 by smartBridges All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
58. in airClient TOTAL 5B3412 Bridge mode Channel 11 2462 MHz 1 Mbps 2 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 11 Mbps 6 Mbps 9 Mbps 12 Mbps 18 Mbps 24 Mbps 36 Mbps 48 Mbps 54 Mbps Auto rate Fallback Enabled Dial a Power 18 dBm Antenna Gain dBm 23 RF Cable Loss dBm 3 Se EE Figure 2 11 Radio Main Wireless Settings Page Associated Click on Status to view the association link status graph Associated MAC 00 30 14 1F 4E 75 11 2462 MHz Associated Oon Off Link Status for 00 30 1A 1F 4E 75 0 a 20 amp 40 o i a _ 760 c a 80 E RSSI Current 34 dBm Average 33 dBm Maximum 33 dBm M Noise Floor Current 97 dBm Average 96 dBm Maximum 93 dBm If you are not able to see the graph please download the Sun JRE available at URL http java sun com j2se 1 5 0 download ijs Figure 2 12 Link Status Noise Floor is the measure of the signal created from the sum of all the noise sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system Note If the association status window does not appear click on the Java link to download the JRE ee airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 23 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 7 3 Bridge Configuration In Bridge mode the aCNPT unit acts as a transparent bridge between the Radio and the Ethernet interfaces The figure below shows the bridge configuration and the table of bridge forwarding information Th
59. ing figure The link budget information includes the EIRP Free Space Loss and Theoretical RSSI The Receive Sensitivity Maximum Transmit Power System Gain and Available Fade Margin at various Link Speeds are also computed and displayed in a table The 1ldeal fade margin for a link is between 10 dB to 20 dB for a stable link base on the environmental condition of a region Fresnel Zone Clearance Required will also be displayed ani M airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 70 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Distance from Root Device to Remote Device is Please Select Device airPoint Nexus v Device airClient Nexus Radio Mode High Band v Radio Mode High Band v Tx Output Power dBm 18dBm v 5 to 23 Tx Output Power dBm 18 dBm v 5 to 23 Antenna Gain 18 v Antenna Gain 1 M RF Cable Loss 3 RF Cable Loss Compute Link Bud EIRP 33 33 Free Space Loss 120 4 120 4 Theoretical RSSI dBm 72 72 Recommended minimum 75dBm Available Fade Margin dBm 20 20 Fresnel Zone Clearance Required 17 feet Figure 8 10 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget a Paige iN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 71 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 9 Firmware Upgrade The latest firmware for aCNPT Nexus is available for download from the smartBridges Support website at http www smartbridges com support The aCNPT Nexus unit fi
60. io Firmware Version Edit Configuration v0 00 04 Release Notes 1 1 2 16 IP Configuration Radio Performance Reset To Factory Defaults Reset To Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1512 bytes SNMP Trap server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Watch Guard Enabled Suspend LED Control On Bridge Router NAT Figure 2 6 Device mode settings similar for Router NAT Bridge RAR TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 18 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 5 aCNPT Router NAT to aCNPT Bridge Follow the steps below to change aCNPT Router NAT mode to aCNPT Bridge Mode 1 Go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed 2 Click on the Current Operational Mode link to go to the System Configuration page Choose Bridge under the Remote Device option 3 Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter the fields for IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 5 Enter the MAC address and the SSID of the remote radio 6 Enter the Channel and Domain 7 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings 8 The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode Confirm Configuration NEXUS_MASTER 00 30 14 1F 44 30 MAC Address Domain 1 2412MHz M Channel IP Address 192 168
61. ise their presence VLAN A VLAN is a switched network that is logically rather than physically segmented VLANs enable workstations and other devices to have a virtual association independent of geographic location or physical attachment to the network These groupings can be based upon organizational unit application role or any other logical grouping RE TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 75 of 78 intelligent wireless platform WEP According to the IEEE 802 11 standard Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is intended to provide confidentiality that is subjectively equivalent to the confidentiality of a wired local area network medium and that does not employ cryptographic techniques to enhance privacy WEP relies on a secret key that is shared between a mobile station and an access point WEP uses the RC4 stream cipher invented by RSA Data Security RC4 is a symmetric stream cipher that uses the same variable length key for encryption and decryption With WEP enabled the sender encrypts the data frame payload and replaces the original payload with the encrypted payload The sender then forwards the encrypted frame to its destination The encrypted data frames are sent with the MAC header WEP bit set Thus the receiver knows to use the shared WEP key to decrypt the payload and recover the original frame The new frame with an unencrypted payload can then be passed to an upper layer protocol WEP keys can be either static
62. l the noise sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system Note If the association status window does not appear click on the Java link to download the JRE 2 8 3 DHCP Configurations The aCNPT Router NAT unit can be used as a DHCP server or DHCP relay agent DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows a host to be automatically assigned a new IP address out of a pool of IP addresses for his network A DHCP server relay can only be configured when the device is in the aCNPT Router NAT Mode Follow the steps below to configure the aCNPT Router unit as a DHCP server 1 Click on Networking DHCP Server from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration page 2 Click on Enable DHCP to start the DHCP server configuration 3 Enter the starting IP address for the IP pool range that can be assigned to a DHCP client 4 Enter the Max number of users for the maximum number of clients which can be assigned an IP address at a time by the DHCP server 5 Enter Max Lease Time in Days Hours and Minutes for all the clients ios BTN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 31 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 6 Enter DNS Server IP address es 7 Click on the Apply Changes to change the settings Note The system will validate the input parameters and notify users of invalid entries The Starting IP address will be in the same network segment as the device wired side Ethernet IP address I
63. llow the aCNPT in Bridge mode to associate with an airPoint sB3210 in Bridge mode Follow the steps below to configure the aCNPT Bridge Mode wireless association parameters 1 Select Main aCNPT Bridge Mode from the Radio drop down menu on the menu bar 2 Enter the SSID and access point s radio MAC address 3 Choose a radio regulatory domain and channel from the drop down lists 4 Select the transmit power of the radio from the Dial a Power drop down menu and select the appropriate gain of the antenna 5 Enter the RF cable loss based on the cable specifications 6 Click Apply Changes The units will attempt to associate 7 Click on the View Association Table to check for the associated clients Radio Configuration airClient Bridge Main airClient TOTAL sB3412 Bridge mode SSID MAC Address Radio Operating Mode Antenna Selection Channel Rates Auto rate Fallback Dial a Power Status 00 30 14 1F 4E 75 FCC w Mixed 802 11 a b g w 11 2462 MHz v 2 Mbps O9 Mbps O36 Mbps 35 5 Mbps 312 Mbps O 48 Mbps 11 Mbps 18 Mbps 54 Mbps a Lx TD n aes Y an E GUD D nw n M 18dBm vw Antenna Gain dem 23 RF Cable Loss dBm 3 Apply Changes Figure 2 10 aCNPT Bridge Wireless Settings RNET airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 22 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Radio Configuration airClient Bridge Ma
64. m 192 168 1 10 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 C E Figure 8 7 Ping Test Result When the aCNPT is associated with an airPoint Nexus you can do a Throughput Test to test the speed of the link Follow the steps below to do a Throughput Test 1 Enter a valid IP address of the far Radio 2 Click on the Radio Receive button on the near radio under the Throughput Test and the Radio Transmit button at the far radio 3 The Throughput test will start and the result will be displayed 4 Click on the Stop button if you want to stop the test Note The Throughput Test can be done only between Nexus units Posie Nh airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 68 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Tools Link Test airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode SSID airPointSB3210 Channel 11 2462 MHz Association Status Associated RSSI dBm 17 Far end Radio IP Address 192 168 1 10 Start Stop Radio Transmit Throughput Test Receive Test 1 Successfully downloading 6 Mbits sec Test 2 Successfully downloading 6 Mbits sec Test 3 Successfully downloading 6 Mbits sec Test 4 Successfully downloading 6 Mbits sec Test 5 Successfully downloading 6 Mbits sec Test 6 Successfully downloading 6 Mbits sec Eo l Figure 8 8 Throughput Test Result 8 4 Link Budget Planning Link Budget Planning is a very useful tool for link budget estimation The Link Budget Planning Calculator can be
65. nstable network STP defines a tree with a root bridge and a loop free path from the root to all infrastructure devices in the Layer 2 network STP forces redundant data paths into a standby blocked state If a network segment in the spanning tree fails and a redundant path exists the Spanning Tree Algorithm recalculates the spanning tree topology and activates the standby path When two interfaces on a device are part of a loop the spanning tree port priority and path cost settings determine which interface is put in the forwarding state and which is put in the blocking state The port priority value represents the location of an interface in the network topology and how well it is located to pass traffic The path cost value represents the media speed ani M airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 24 of 78 intelligent 2 7 5 STP Settings Configuration STP is disabled by default The table below lists the default STP settings when the STP is enabled wireless Table 2 3 Default STP Values Setting Default Value Range Purpose Bridge priority 32768 0 65535 A parameter used to identify the root bridge in a spanning tree instance of STP The bridge with the lowest value has the highest priority and is the root Bridge max age 20 6 40 The interval a bridge will wait for a hello packet from the root bridge before initiating a topology change Bridge hello time The interval of time betw
66. ociated link status RE TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 36 of 78 platform intelligent wireless platform 2 8 8 Security The different types of Security that can be configured on a Remote Router NAT are as follows 1 WEP Only 2 WPA RADIUS 3 WPA PSK 4 WPA2 RADIUS 5 WPA2 PSK Note Default Security is None WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption is used for security between the aCNPT and the airPoint or any other access point To enable disable WEP or change the relevant settings you need to access the security setting page on the web interface The following table describes the information for the Security Table 2 5 Security Settings Page Items Descriptions Authentication Select authentication method between open system and shared key Open system Open System is null authentication With WEP enabled and valid WEP key on both ends it provides data encryption Clients without correct WEP key still can associate but can not send packet through Shared key Strict authentication for both authentication and data encryption Clients must provide valid WEP key to associate WEP Enable Disable WEP Encryption WEP Key Type HEX WEP Key Size Choose encryption key size between 64bits and 128bits 64 bits User has to input 10 HEX digits 128 bits User has to input 26 HEX digits Note When key size is changed all 4 keys are lost and user needs to re enter
67. rational Device operational Current device operational mode either as Bridge Router Mode mode NAT 2 2 Web GUI Administrator Password Change By default the administrator password is smartBridges case sensitive Follow the steps below to change the Administrator password platform 1 Click on the Tools User Manager drop down menu in the navigation menu bar An Administrator Password Change GUI will appear 2 Enter the fields for Old Password new Authentication Password and Confirm new Authentication Password 3 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the password Tools User Manager airClient TOTAL 5B3412 Bridge mode Enter Old Password por Enter new Authentication Password rem Confirm new Authentication Password tte Apply Changes Figure 2 4 Administrator Password Change Pies ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 13 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 2 3 Using the Configuration Pages The aCNPT Nexus configuration system comprises several pages for configuring each parameter A common navigation menu bar is provided at the top of each page for easy navigation as shown in the figure below Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Summary Information airClient TOTAL sB3412 NAT mode IP Address 192 168 1 210 IP Address 192 168 0 210 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Disabled ETH 4 MAC Ad
68. rmware can be upgraded from the web management interface Follow the steps below to upgrade the aCNPT Nexus firmware 1 Download the latest or a particular release version of the aCNPT Nexus firmware from the web site http www smartbridges com support 2 Login to the device web interface Go to Tools Firmware Upgrade drop down menu The Firmware Upgrade page will be displayed as shown below 3 Enter the firmware tar ball file name downloaded in Step 1 4 Click on the Upgrade button to upgrade the firmware 5 When the firmware tar ball file transfer is completed a message will be displayed on the web page 6 Wait for about 10 minutes or so for the device firmware to be upgraded Once the upgrade completes a pop up window displaying the upgraded firmware version will appear Note During the upgrade period about 10 15 minutes the aCNPT unit must NOT be reset or power cycled Tools Firmware Upgrade airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode Current Firmware Version v0 00 02 Upgrade System Software Tar File C 4SB3412_IXP_v0 00 02 tar Browse Figure 9 1 aCNPT Nexus Firmware Upgrade page RE TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 72 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Tools Firmware Upgrade System Software Tar File has been transfered The device is being upgraded and will be unavailable for 10 15 minutes DO NOT Reset or Reboot during this time
69. roughput Optimizer settings to achieve a more stable link Frame Bursting Short 802 11g packets can be unwrapped and rebundled into a larger parket to reduce the impact of mandatory gaps between the packets This increases the speed of 802 11g based wireless networks Frame bursting is sometimes also called packet bursting Piggy Back Piggy back is a performance boosting feature which increases the effective transmission speed with no intervention According to the IEEE 802 11 standard specification a single frame combining a plurality of information can be transmitted For example the frame may carry data acknowledgement ACK data poll data ACK poll or ACK poll for transmission Using the Piggy Back increases the communication efficiency depending on the transfer medium or size of data being transferred Follow the steps below to change the performance parameters 1 From the Radio Configuration page click on the Performance link 2 Enter the Fragment Length RTS CTS Length and RSSI Threshold in the appropriate boxes 3 Select throughput from Throughput Optimizer 4 Click on the Apply Changes button to effect the changes Fragment Length 256 2346 RTSACTS Length S RSSI Threshold nn Piggy back Throughput Optimizer 0 10 Co 02 O4 6 O8 010 Apply Changes Figure 3 1 aCNPT Bridge Performance Settings Sie ati airClient
70. smartBridges airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL sB3412 User Guide Version 1 0 Copyright smartBridges Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved intelligent wireless platform TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Document 2 282888 a ns eee EE EEEE EEEE EEEE 4 Technical Support Center wissjeneevsctseewcesieneieivennntsisensntensseanenavsenwetivcrannetier sented enncededsnedecedeceanends 5 Vise WME OCUU GUN OI oe accent ed mm ee dm ccd ue da none nae an S 6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ccccccccccccccccccceccceccccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssasenenenaeaasenseeenns 6 Re ses 6 1 2 CHECKLISTS ccccccccceececeeeeeeeseesesseeeeeeeseeeeesaeseseseeseeseeeaeeesssssssssasscssecesesseeeseeeeseseeeeeeess 7 2 AGNPT COmMQUIAUOM sc csesestesccveseseeneenseneeeeedbaraseasGacqseedyasaaneShasnaacdhasnaeToastsanedvededbiecededenesceacs 11 USER LOGIN AND LICENSE AGREEMENT scseeseeeseeesessesseeseesssessseceessseseeseesseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeess 11 2 cae Boe ceca dace Ais deed E ca eden Pee D See ee E 11 2 2 WEB GUI ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD CHANGE 13 2 3 USING THE CONFIGURATION PAGES rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnrrrrrrrrrrrrnrrrrnnnnnnn 14 2 4 DEVICE MODE CONFIGURATION ennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnrnnrnrnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnn 18 2 5 ACNPT ROUTER NAT TO ACNPT BRIDGE iii 19 2 6 ACNPT BRIDGE TO ACNPT ROUTER NAT iii 20 2 7 ACNPT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION 000 0ssseesssssssssesssessesse
71. smartBridges aCNPT equipment SB3412 selected for a link Antenna Gain dBi Internal antenna dBi is 15 for 802 11b g and 17 for 802 11a Antenna Polarization Horizontal Vertical Antenna Type if using external antenna Parabolic sector sk oO Antenna Mfg if using external antenna smartBridges Name of other manufacturer Beam width of antenna if using external Horizontal deg antenna Vertical deg RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 9 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Check the crimping of the Ethernet cable Yes No at both the ends 2 Check the proper grounding of the Yes No equipment 3 Ensure that there are no extreme bends or Yes No kink s in the cable 4 Ensure that the Ethernet cable is not Yes No running near a sharp edge 5 Ensure that the aCNPT along with antenna Yes No is fixed properly on a tower with the help of nuts and bolt supplied in packaging 6 Ensure that the device external antenna is Yes No pointed to get the best RSSI and link quality 7 Ping response Ms 8 Ping success rate Percentage 9 Throughput test Upload Download Mbps 10 Link stability based on observation for 1 Hr Yes No Signature of Engineer Installation Date Commissioned Date For the latest information on smartBridges products please visit our website at http www
72. stom Port 0 65535 Add ta List Added Filters for Class 2 s APPS FTP USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destination File Transfer Protocol 21 Delete Selected Filters amp pply Changes Figure 4 7 Selection of Destination Source port A airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 49 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Echo 7 Exec rsh 512 Finger 79 File Transfer Protocol 21 FTP data connections 20 Gopher 70 NIC hostname server 101 Ident Protocol 113 ilters 194 IP Mac IP Based S Login rlogin 513 f Dst Sre Destination IP Add 192 168 sam L ress Printer service 515 Dst Sre Port Destination v Part Network News Transport Protocol 119 spa AE on PIM Auto RP 496 E QoS Filters Microsoft Internet Explorer QoS Filters Filters for Class 2 Application Filters Application FTP v User Defined Fi 544 Tos 1 255 Post Office Protocol v3 110 Simple Mail Transport Protocol 25 Added Filters for Class 2 Sun Remote Procedure Call 111 apps FTP TAC Access Control System 49 USER Destination 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 TOS 1 Port Destin Talk 517
73. t will trigger the Fragment Length fragmentation function The use of fragmentation can increase the reliability of frame transmissions Because smaller frames are being sent collisions are much less likely to occur The range of its value is from 256 to 2346 The default value is 2346 bytes a Shows current value b Change value RTS Request To Send CTS Clear To Send RTS CTS Length The RTS CTS length determines the packet size at or larger than the set value The radio issues a request to send RTS before sending the packet The primary reason for implementing RTS CTS is to minimize collisions among the hidden stations The range of its value is from 256 to 2346 The default value is 2346 bytes RSSI Threshold This function provides better performance in higher noise area The device will ignore any signal below the set RSSI threshold The default value is 90 The range of its value if from 90 to 20 RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 42 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Throughput The Throughput Optimizer is used to optimize the radio Link speed and Optimizer performance The Valid range is 0 to 10 The default value is 6 Setting a higher value will cause the radio to attempt to establish at the highest possible data rate in an aggressive way A smaller Throughput Optimizer value means a more stable link Note The default value for the Throughput Optimizer is 6 Vary the Th
74. tem Menu Sub items _ _ Description E Home Summary Information Displays summary page with information such as Ethernet and Wireless IP settings Allows user to set the IP settings for Ethernet wired side and Wireless interfaces depending on the device operational mode Pins ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 14 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Menu ltem Menu Sub items Description Networking Bridge Configuration Displays the bridge address generic bridge port table spanning tree port table for ports ETH A ETH B Radio A etc Bridge configuration option is available when aCNPT is configured in aCNPT Bridge mode DHCP Configure DHCP server or Relay This option is available only if aCNPT is configured in aCNPT Router NAT mode Traffic Statistics Displays the Ethernet and Wireless Traffic Statistics Bandwidth Controller Allows bi directional bandwidth management of the wireless link Routing Table Allows user to view add and delete static routes Routing table is only available for aCNPT Router mode QoS The primary goal of QoS is to provide priority such as dedicated bandwidth controlled jitter and latency required by some real time and interactive traffic and improved loss characteristics Radio Main Wireless Settings Allows user to set SSID Channel ACL Controls and Country as well as Dial a Power Provides a link to view asso
75. ty devices out put these events using the syslog information model This output uses a specific format and protocol defined in RFC 3164 RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 77 of 78 intelligent wireless platform Appendix C License aCNPT Nexus is Copyright 2004 2005 by smartBridges All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 Please refer to the URL below for latest updates to the Software Warranty Statement http www smartbridges com support RE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 78 of 78
76. ution a message integrity code feature and a stronger IV Initialization Vector The length of a WPA key is between 8 and 63 characters Security Mode WPA RADIUS w validate certifiate Apply Changes Figure 2 28 WPA RADIUS Follow the steps below to configure the WPA RADIUS 1 Click the Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WPA RADIUS from the drop down menu of the Security Mode A airClient M Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 39 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 3 Enter the User id and the Password in the dialog box provided 4 In order to validate the certificates click on the validate certificate radio button E A dialog box appears with a browser button which you can use to browse for the certificates on your local machine 5 Select the certificate by clicking the button WPA2 PSK Based on the 802 11i standard WPA2 was released in 2004 and uses a stronger method of encryption Like WPA WPA2 offers two versions Personal and Enterprise Personal mode requires only an access point and uses a pre shared key for authentication Enterprise mode requires a RADIUS authentication server and uses EAP Note Currently WPA2 PSK is using the TKIP as the encryption type Follow the steps below to configure the WPA2 PSK 1 Click the Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WPA2 PSK from the drop down menu of the Security Mode 3 Enter the WPA Shar
77. ver Follow the steps below for Configuring the WPA2 RADIUS 1 Click the Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WPA2 RADIUS from the drop down menu of the Security Mode 3 Enter the User id and the Password in the dialog box provided 4 In order to validate the certificates click on the validate certificate radio button m A dialog appears with a browser button which you can use to browse for the certificates on your local machine Wear maons v Validate certifiate A Apply Changes Figure 2 31 WPA2 RADIUS A f airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 41 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 3 Performance Parameters and Bandwidth Controller This chapter gives instructions for editing the wireless radio protocol parameters to optimize radio performance and changing the Bandwidth Controller These procedures are the same for all the three modes 3 1 Link Performance Parameters and Features The radio protocol parameters are 1 Fragment Length between 256 and 2346 2 RTS CTS between 256 and 2346 3 RSSI Threshold between 90 and 20 4 Throughput Optimizer 5 Frame Bursting 6 Piggy Back Table 3 1 Radio Performance Parameters Page Item Descriptions a Show current value b Change to a value within its range This setting determines the size at which packets are fragmented If the frame that the access point is transmitting is larger than the threshold i
78. work For a Layer 2 Ethernet network to function properly only one active path can exist between any two stations Spanning tree operation is transparent to end stations which cannot detect whether they are connected to a single LAN segment or to a LAN of multiple segments RIP The most popular of the TCP IP interior routing protocols is the Routing Information Protocol RIP RIP is used to dynamically exchange routing information RIP routers broadcast their routing tables every 30 seconds by default Other RIP equipments will listen for these RIP broadcasts and update their own route tables AE ETN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 76 of 78 intelligent wireless platform DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and is a means for networked computers to get their TCP IP networking settings from a central server Importantly DHCP assigns IP addresses and other TCP IP configuration parameters automatically SNMP Short for Simple Network Management Protocol a set of protocols for managing complex networks The first versions of SNMP were developed in the early 80s SNMP works by sending messages called protocol data units PDUs to different parts of a network SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIB and return this data to the SNMP requesters SYSLOG In order to track information on events device jobs and packets flows most securi
79. y the current operational mode Operational mode User can change the current operational mode RE TN airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Page 61 of 78 intelligent wireless platform 8 1 1 SNMP Security The user can edit the SNMP Community String and SNMP Access filters The SNMP community needs to match with the SNMP monitoring software used The SNMP Access Filters allows you to determine which host s is authorized to monitor the device using SNMP It is recommended that you set this for security reason and to prevent an attack To change the SNMP security settings click on the SNMP security link in the System Configuration page Figure 7 2 shows the SNMP Security Configuration page Follow the steps below to change the SNMP security settings 1 Enter New Community and Confirm Community with the same string 2 Check the SNMP Access Filters Enable box 3 Enter Access Filters IP Address and Mask Up to three IP s settings can be entered 4 Click the Apply Changes button System Configuration SNMP Security airClient TOTAL sB3412 Router mode SNMP Community rex New Community free Confirm Community ere SNMP Access Filters Enable var 0 Co Ce Ce Mask o Co Col dr GJ GJG Mask Co JP Pa Cris Mask 0 0 0 0 Apply Changes Figure 8 2 SNMP Security Configuration Table 8 2 Description of SNMP Page ltems

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