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1. Gateway TAPA ee Apply Changes DHCP O Figure 2 10 Changing Remote Bridge to Root Bridge 2 5 4 Remote Router to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Router mode to Root Bridge mode 1 Goto Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Root Bridge option and Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 5 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 23 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 255 255 o O bel ee ls Apply Changes Figure 2 11 Changing Remote Router to Root Bridge 2 5 5 Remote Router to Remote Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Router mode to Remote Bridge Mode 1 Go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Bridge under the Remote Device option 4 Click on Apply Changes
2. Second Key First Key 1236789abc4501de789456f123 Second Key 1267def123345456789abc8901 Third Key 12345abcdef123456789016789 Fourth Key 12343def178456789562abc901 Apply Changes Figure 2 32 Data Encryption Configuration Follow the steps below to disable the Data Encryption 1 Click the Data Encryption link from the Radio Main page 2 Ifitis in Shared key mode please set to Open System before you can click Disable 3 Click the Disable button on the WEP 4 Click the Apply Changes button to change the settings Figure 2 33 Data Encryption Disable airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 47 of 80 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 operational modes 3 1 Link Performance Parameters and Features The wireless radio performance parameters can be edited to optimize the radio performance The radio protocol parameters are Fragment Length between 256 and 2346 RTS CTS between 256 and 2346 RSSI Threshold between 90 and 20 Preamble settings Long Short or Dynamic Radio Operating mode Throughout Optimizer SEAS Ne Table 3 1 Radio Performance Parameters Page Item Descriptions a Show current value b Change to a value within its ran
3. Fragmentation e Fragmentation can be used to avoid retransmission of the packets e The fragment size value can typically be set between 256 and 2 048 bytes e Fragmentation can improve throughput if the fragmentation threshold is set just right value Maximum range of sB3010 is 20 Miles e 6 Miles can easily achieved with 23 dBi antenna e More than 6 miles can be achieved by using high gain antennas RSSI e Recommended RSSI value of 75 dB or better for optimal performance Profile manager e With Profile manager one can save load multiple Operating profiles on the device e The Profile Calendar will automatically activate them at defined times e Optimal bandwidth utilization of the bandwidth on the basis of various time intervals as per the traffic pattern of the customer can be achieved through pre scheduling of profiles Bandwidth Controller e Bandwidth Controller will define the Maximum upload Wireless Throughput Kbps for a radio e Maximum bandwidth capping for sB3010 is 15 Mbps Link Test e Web based ping test and throughput test option is available for testing a link Association of Radio e Inthe 5 GHz band due to DFS requirements avoidance of interfering with Military Radar there might be a time delay in association of a radio Usually it will associate within 1 minute e For few channels the radios is required to sense the channel for a full one minute before it will even send out a beacon for setting up a link
4. Regulatory Standard to be followed FCC ETSI Frequency Band 2 4GHz 5 25 5 35 5 47 5 725 5 725 5 805 Maximum Output Power as per the 100mW 1W 4W Regulatory Authority Latitude Deg Min Sec Longitude Deg Min Sec UPS Installed Yes No UPS specification if any KVA Line Voltage 90V 264V AC 50 60 Hz Near Line of site between sites Yes No Height of tower Feet Meters Repeater required to achieve a link Yes No If Repeater required then reason why For example to achieve long distance LOS etc No of repeaters required Numbers Required Throughput Mbps Distance between sites Miles Km Antenna Type Parabolic sector Antenna Mfg smartBridges Name of other manufacturer Gain of antenna dBi Antenna Polarization Horizontal Vertical Beam width of antenna Horizontal deg Vertical deg Type of external cable type LMR 400 LMR600 etc airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 7 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Length of external cable connecting a Feet meters Radio and antenna Fade Margin taken into account for a link Ideally between 10 to 20 budgeting dBm Model of smartBridges airHaul equipment sB3010 selected for a link Grounding Earth to Neutral Voltage Ideally less than 2 Volts Length of the Ethernet cable required for Feet meters powering a unit Choose the best channel which can be Specify channel number used on the basis of site survey wit
5. A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 5 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 6 Enter the MAC address and the SSID of the remote radio 7 Enter the Channel and Domain 8 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 24 of 80 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 3010 Confirm IP Configuration Mozilla Firefox ES Confirm Configuration Channel Ni 2412MH3 El Figure 2 12 Changing Remote Router to Remote Bridge 2 5 6 Remote Bridge to Remote Router Follow the steps below to change Remote Bridge mode to Remote Router mode 1 Goto Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Router under the Remote Device option 4 Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 5 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration and Wireless Configuration 6 Enter the SSID and the Domain of a remote radio 7 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 25 of 80 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 3010 Confirm IP Configurati
6. Root or Remote Note The Root device can only be configured as a Bridge and the Remote device can be configured either as a Bridge or Router 2 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode Home Networking Logout System Configuration airHaul sB3010 Root Bridge mode System Configuration System Name Nexus System Description Nexus SNMP Security SNMP Security Reset Reset Delayed Reset Delayed Reset NTP Server NTP Server Settings Time Server Not available Firmware Version v1 00 10 Release Notes Radio Firmware Version 1 1 2 17 Edit Configuration IP Configuration Radio Performance Data Encryption Reset To Factory Defaults Reset To Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1512 bytes Syslog server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Log level SNMP Trap server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Watch Guard Suspended for 5699 seconds Enable Suspend LED Control On Current Operational Mode Root Device Remote Device Bridge O Bridge Router Figure 2 7 Radio Operational Mode Settings airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 20 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 5 1 Root Bridge to Remote Bridge Follow the steps below to change from Root Bridge mode to Remote Bridge mode 1 Goto Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed
7. airHaul Nexus User Guide Le Page 72 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Firmware upgrade e A Web based firmware upgrade option e will automatically retain the same configuration parameters which were configured before the upgrading Multiple watchdog timer For cases when the device is stuck in an invalid state during firmware upgrade the hardware watchdog timer detects the situation and will restart the equipment airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 73 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Appendix B Useful terms and definitions Acronyms and Abbreviations MAC Media Access Control 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
8. 1 A E Ping Test Throughput Test Start Stop i Radio Receive Stop Throughput Test Transmit 9 0 0 30 0 sec 43 2 MBytes 12 1 Mbits sec 9 30 0 60 0 sec 44 2 MBytes 12 4 Mbits sec 60 0 90 0 sec 46 1 MBytes 12 9 Mbits sec 90 0 120 0 sec 45 2 MBytes 12 6 Mbits sec 120 0 150 0 sec 39 2 MBytes 11 0 Mbits sec 150 0 180 0 sec 45 1 MBytes 12 6 Mbits sec 180 0 210 0 sec 46 6 MBytes 13 0 Mbits sec 9 9 9 9 9 Figure 7 9 Throughput Test Result The Following Page shows the Throughput Test for the Remote Devices Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Tools Link Test Operational mode Remote Router SSID MASTER_YS Channel 161 5805 MHz Association Status Associated RSSI dBm 56 Far end Radio IP Address 192 168 3 216 Ping Test Throughput Test Start Sige Radio Transmit Radio Receive ELA Throughput Test Transmit Test 1 Successfully uploading 564 0 Kbits sec Test 2 Successfully uploading 498 0 Kbits sec Test 3 Successfully uploading 511 0 Kbits sec Test 4 Successfully uploading 485 0 Kbits sec Test 5 Successfully uploading 511 0 Kbits sec a ly Figure 7 10 Throughput Test Result airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 66 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 7 4 Link Budget Planning Link Budget Planning is a very useful tool for link budget estimation The Link Budget Planning Calculator can b
9. 168 1 0 i 255 255 255 0 u D Ethernet D Please wait while your request is in progress MO E E ES aa Mete 12000000 E ppl 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 31 Adding Static Route airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 45 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 9 Wireless Settings Management Radio Configuration Main page can be accessed from the Radio menu lts contents will be slightly different for each operating different mode 2 9 1 Wireless Settings Refer to the Wireless Settings for the different modes 2 9 2 Data Encryption Wireless Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption is used as security for the airHaul radio To enable disable WEP or change relevant settings user can go to the encryption setting page on the web interface The following table describes the information for the Data Encryption Table 2 5 Data Encryption Page ltems Descriptions 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 eee without correct WEP key still can associate but can not send packet Authentication through Shared key Strict authentication for both authentication and data encryption Client
10. Link Test tools the user can test Throughput and perform Ping Test User needs to run Radio Transmit on one radio and Radio Receive on the other to run the Throughput test User has to specify the IP address 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 the Stop button to stop the test Tools Link Test Operational mode Root Bridge Far end Radio IP Address 192 168 1 3 S D el zi Showing Ping Request Packet 9 64 bytes from 192 168 3 5 icmp_seq 0 ttl t Packet 10 64 bytes from 192 168 3 5 icmp_seq 0 ttl Packet 11 64 bytes from 192 168 3 5 icmp_seq 0 ttl Packet 12 64 bytes from 192 168 3 5 icmp_seq 0 ttl Packet 13 64 bytes from 192 168 3 5 icmp_seq 0 ttl Packet 14 64 bytes from 192 168 3 5 icmp_seg 0 ttk 8 3 5 8 3 5 8 3 5 8 3 5 Packet 15 64 bytes from 192 16 icmp_seqg 0 ttl Packet 16 64 bytes from 192 16 icmp_seg 0 ttl Packet 17 64 bytes from 192 16 icmp_seg 0 ttl Packet 18 64 bytes from 192 16 icmp_seq 0 ttl Figure 7 7 Ping Test Result The Link Test page for Remote Devices shows the SSID of the Remote Device Association status and the channel airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 64 of 80 intelligent wireless platform The following page shows the Link Test for the Remote Devices Home Networking Radio To
11. Not available Figure 7 3 Delayed Reset Settings For delayed reset follow the steps below 1 Select date from the calendar that has been provided 2 Select the recurrence 3 Click Apply Changes button to change the settings 4 To disable Delayed Reset check the relevant box airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 59 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 7 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 5 The network time will appear on the browser if NTP server is contactable Note Please ensure the NTP server IP is reachable from the device Use the ping test tool from the Tools Link Test to check if the NTP server can be pinged from the device The device can still operate without the Time Server configuration however you will not be able to perform Delayed Reset function NTP Server Settings IP address of the N
12. Rate No of successfully received unicast MPDU s that were a duplicate of earlier frames Received Frame FCS Error Count No of unsuccessfully received frames ACK Receives Failure Count No of frame transmissions for which an acknowledgement response frame was expected but not received RTS Fail No of transmitted RTS frames for which no response CTS frame was received No of Aborted Frames No 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 happen only when PLCP checksum failure occurs Note The wireless statistics is also accessible from the Radio Configuration bottom page airHaul Nexus User Guide Le Page 55 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 7 Tools The System Configuration such as modifying the SNMP security settings and resetting the unit are given here You will also learn how to save the configuration parameters as profiles and using the Link Budget Planning Tool 7 1 System Configuration The System Configuration page provides a one page tool to configure the airHaul 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 Syste
13. as shown below Figure 2 8 2 Alternatively click on the current device mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Under Current Operational Mode Select Remote Bridge and click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 5 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode airHaul 3010 Confirm IP Cor lol x Confirm Ethernet Configuration Ethernet Configuration IP Address 192 168 O 205 IP Mask 259 2359 o 239 _O Gateway Co L0 0 Lo DHCP O Apply Changes Figure 2 8 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Bridge 2 5 2 Root Bridge to Remote Router Follow the steps below to change Root Bridge mode to Remote Router mode 1 Go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Router under the Remote Device option Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet and Wireless Configurations airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 21 of 80 intel
14. 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 web support ah_nexus asp airHaul Nexus User Guide Le Page 80 of 80
15. for easy navigation as shown in the figure below Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Summary Info Summary Information Operational mode Root Bridge Wireless Configuration Ethernet Configuration SSID NEXUS_MASTER IP Address 198 168 0 205 Channel 60 5300 MHz IP Mask 255 255 255 0 RSSI dBm 54 Gateway 0 0 0 0 Maximum Wireless HCP Throughput Kbps 12288 db dese Port Information ETH A MAC Address 00 30 1A 1C 3D ED ETH B MAC Address 00 30 1A 1C 3D EE Radio MAC Address 00 30 1A 1F 4A 2E Figure 2 5 Navigation Menu Bar 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 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 the user has to click on the Apply Changes button Note Clicking the web browser s Back button returns to the previous screen with
16. 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 network For a Layer 2 Ethernet network to function properly only one active path can exist between any two redundant links 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 airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 75 of 80 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 an
17. operate in layer 3 to perform routing It is pure routing and network provider has to take care of proper routing as there is no NAT feature in airHaul e Ina Router mode the association is based on SSID e Remote device configured in a Router mode will automatically follow the Root Bridge for any change in channel For this reason the Remote Router mode is preferred Please select a channel with low interference for setting up a link in the beginning Radio e Transmit power can be varied between 5 dBm to 23 dBm e To achieve high distance and high throughput at low EIRP 33dBm as per ETSI a high gain antenna 29 dBi with low transmit power of the radio is recommended e Setting up a radio at high Transmit power may result into Amplifier saturation radio tends to distort EVM So we suggest that you try to use lower than the maximum power level e Maximum recommended Transmit power in 5GHz band is 18dBm and in 2 4 GHz band it is 20 dBm airHaul Nexus User Guide Va Page 71 of 80 intelligent wireless platform e Transmit power and RSSI are important criteria for getting a stable link Throughput Optimizer e The default value for the Throughput Optimizer is 6 e Throughput Optimizer settings is used to optimize the wireless link throughput e Smaller Throughput Optimizer value means more stable link Performance The primary reason for implementing RTS CTS is to minimize collisions and retransmission in a highly overcrowded
18. or Remote Router mode airHaul Nexus User Guide Jf Page 18 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Menu Item Menu Sub items Description Site Survey Shows all the wireless devices operating in the area This menu item is available when airHaul is configured in Remote Bridge mode or Remote Router mode 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 Updates Check on smartBridges web site for any software updates About airHaul Nexus General system description software version information and warranty information airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 19 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 5 Device Mode Configuration The current device operational mode is displayed at the top right hand corner of each page The Device Mode Configuration allows the user to configure the airHaul Operational mode to Root Bridge Remote Bridge or Remote Router mode By default airHaul unit is set to Root Bridge Mode Follow the steps below to configure the airHaul unit in Root Bridge Mode 1 Go to the System Configuration page and choose the Operational Modes available for airHaul
19. yes 3 00 30 14 1C 34 E9 i yes 4 00 30 14 01 98 09 2 no Refresh Figure 2 18 Bridge Configuration Information 2 6 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 unstable 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
20. 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 prevent an attack To change the SNMP security settings click on the SNMP security link in the System Configuration page Figure 6 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 Operational mode Remote Router SNMP Security SNMP Community New Community DIr Confirm Community rr SNMP Access Filters CT Enable 1 IP 192 168 1 3 Mask 255 255 253 O 2 IP lla ee E Mask fe oe Bee j o 3 IP ala ee lp Mask DES NR Ee ME Apply Changes Figure 7 2 SNMP Security Configuration Table 7 2 Description of SNMP Page Items 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 string Confirm User must enter the same community string as New Community st
21. 00 5500 MHz Associated Antenna Alignment Tone Oon a Off Link Status for 00 30 1A 1F 4E 33 a 3 lt de a E D A wel Jo 7 E 3 nm E RSSI Current 18 dBm Average 18 dBm Maximum 18 dBm E Noise Floor Current 94 dBm Average 93 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 is Figure 2 22 Remote Bridge Association with Root Bridge If the association status window does not appear click on the link to download the JRE Note For Bridge and STP configuration please refer to the section 2 6 3 airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 37 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 Remote Router Configuration The airHaul units can also be configured to operate as a Remote device to associate to Root Bridge In Remote mode the unit can operate as a bridge or a router Follow the steps in section 2 7 2 to 2 7 6 to configure the device in Remote Router mode 2 8 1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to the Remote Router mode Follow these steps below if you need to re configure the Remote 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 the Apply Changes button to change the
22. Changes Figure 7 5 Profile Manager Table 7 3 Function Descriptions Page Item Descriptions Save As Select which profile name to save for the current configuration Profile Description Specify a description for the profile to be saved Save Profile button Click to save current profile Change Profile To Select which profile to load as current configuration Profile Description Description for profile to be loaded Load Profile button Click to Load a specified profile Select Profile Choose a profile to schedule airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 61 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 7 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 apply changes Note Existing configuration parameters in the selected profile name will be replaced with current configuration parameters 7 2 2 Load Operating Profile 1 Select a profile to load from the Change Profile to 2 Click the Load Profile button to load the specific profile Note Current configuration parameters will be replaced by the new loaded profile User will be asked to wait while the new profile loads 7 2 3 Profile calendar Profile calendar allows user to manage profiles based on different calendar times User can configure different pro
23. TP server 128 250 36 2 Time Zone GMT 08 00 Kuala Lumpur Singapore v Current Time Time Server Not available Apply Changes 7 2 Figure 7 4 NTP Time Settings Profile Manager The airHaul Nexus configuration parameters can be saved as profiles in the system There are four profiles available in the system EO pa Installation profile Profile1 Profile1 Profile3 All the four profiles contain the same default parameters from factory settings User can save the current configuration to any of the four profiles and re load the profiles later on User can also create different configurations and save them as different profiles The different profiles can also be loaded at different based on a pre defined calendar schedule The Profile Manager configuration page can be accessed from the navigation menu bar Tools Profile Manager drop down menu The following figure displays the Profile Manager page airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 60 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Tools Profile Manager Operational mode Remote Router Save As Installation Profile v Profile Description Easy Link Installation Save Profile Last loaded Profile None Description None Change Profile to Installation profile EN Description Easy Link Installation Load Profile Select Profile Select v Time Server Not available Apply
24. Version Display the installed firmware version Radio Firmware Version Display the installed radio firmware version Edit Configuration Provide links to edit IP radio configurations Reset To Factory Defaults Ethernet MTU Size Resets the device to factory default settings Set the Ethernet MTU Size Syslog server IP Display the current message syslog server IP Address Address User can change the IP address Display the current SNMP trap IP address SNMP Tape User can change the IP address Log Level Display the current Log Level Watch Guard Suspends Enables the radio defenders If the Watch Guard is Suspended the defenders will stop for 2 hours and start again thereafter If the Watch Guard 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 Display the current led on status User can change the LED status to on off Current Operational mode Display the current operational mode User can change the current operational mode airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 57 of 80 platform intelligent wireless platform 7 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
25. agment Length 256 2346 RTS CTS Length 256 2346 346 RSSI Threshold Preamble Settings Lang E Radio Operating mode sB Enhanced Mode Compression Off e Throughput Optimizer 0 10 Figure 3 1 Performance Settings 3 2 Bandwidth Controller Using the bandwidth controller on the root device the user can limit the wireless link bandwidth in the egress direction To effectively control the upload and download bandwidth the user will need to specify the necessary bandwidth parameters on both airHaul devices The user can key in the maximum bandwidth of the wireless link allowed if the feeding bandwidth is adequate 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 Enable radio button 3 Enter Maximum Wireless Throughput 4 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings Bandwidth Controller Operational mode Root Bridge Bandwidth Controller Enable Disable Maximum Wireless Throughput Kbps Apply Changes Figure 3 2 Bandwidth Controller airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 50 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 4 Site Survey The Site Survey tool is available for airHaul units operating in Remote mode To access the site survey page go to Tools Site Survey drop down menu The following figure shows the list of SSID from the site survey It helps
26. 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 airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 31 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 6 5 STP Settings Configuration STP is disabled by default The table below lists the default STP settings when the STP is enabled Table 2 4 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 2 1 10 The interval of time between each configuration BPDU sent by the root bridge Bridge forward delay 15 4 30 The period of time a bridge will wait the listen and learn period before beginning to forward data packets Ethernet port ETH A 100 0 65535 The cost of using the port to path cost reach the root bridge When selecting among multiple links to the root bridge STP chooses the link w
27. below to upgrade the airHaul Nexus firmware 1 Download the latest or a particular release version of the airHaul Nexus firmware from the web site http www smartbridges com support ah_nexus asp to your local PC 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 about 10 minutes 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 airHaul unit must NOT be reset or power cycled Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Tools Firmware Upgrade airHaul sB3010 Root Bridge mode Firmware Upgrade Current Firmware Version v1 00 10 Upgrade System Software Tar File C5583210 _xP_v1 00 10 tar i Upgrade Figure 8 1 airHaul Nexus Firmware Upgrade page airHaul Nexus User Guide YT Page 69 of 80 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 me Time elapsed 00 28 MM SS Fi
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29. d 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 security devices output these events using the syslog information model This output uses a specific format and protocol defined in RFC 3164 airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 76 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Appendix C Sample airHaul Bridge to Router Setup Root Mode Remote Mode Y IP 192 168 1 1 Wireless IP 192 168 1 3 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 GW 192 168 1 3 Ethernet IP 192 168 3 1 PC 2 IP 192 168 3 10 S 255 255 255 0 pad PC 1 IP 192 168 1 10 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 y GW 192 168 1 3 GW 192 168 3 1 Figure 58 Sample airHaul Point to Point Setup Root Bridge to Remote Router The above figure shows a sample Nexus link setup One airHaul unit is configured as Root Bridge device with one IP address assigned A client PC PC1 connected on the Ethernet interface of the Root Bridge device would need to be in the 192 168 1 x subnet in this example the IP i
30. e 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 Operational mode Remote Router DHCP Server Configuration O Enable DHCP 2 Enable DHCP Relay O Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay DHCP Relay Agent DHCP Server IP 192 168 3 2 Apply Changes Figure 2 29 DHCP Relay Agent Configurations Follow the steps below to disable the Remote Router DHCP Relay Agent 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 airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 43 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 5 Routing Table The Remote Router web interface allows viewing of the routes and the addition and removal of the static routes for the Remote Router Follow these steps below to view the route entry in th
31. e Remote Router device 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page Networking Routing Table Operational mode Remote Router ee a O e o 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 Ethernet Refresh 4 4 0 ODO TR OOO 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 30 Routing Table Follow these steps below to delete a static route entry in the Remote 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 routes can be deleted airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 44 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Follow these steps below to add a static route entry in the Remote 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 Networking Routing Table Operational mode Remote Router 19216921 19246810 255 255 255 255 UGH 1 mere S Del een A OI 192
32. e 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 airHaul stations To calculate the distance follow the steps below 1 Enter the GPS co ordinates of Station 1 Latitude 1 and Longitude1 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 4 The distance between the two stations will be displayed in the Distance box as in Figure 7 9 GPS Calculator Latitudel Longitude1 Latitude2 Longitude2 00 03 00 Ny 00 00 00 w y 00 00 05 N 00 00 00 w Compute Distance Course 1 2 Degrees Course 2 1 Degrees Distance 180 lo S miles Figure 7 11 Link Budget Planning Calculator GPS Calculator Once the distance is computed user can do the link budget calculations as follows 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 as in Figure 7 10 The li
33. e compiling any other of the NEXUS MIB files Who can access the OIDs kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk User needs to know the IP address the community password and the OID name number to get set values from on the device User may use the OID name Eg sbaRadiolnterfaceName or the complete OID number 1 3 1 6 1 4 1 14882 5 1 16 0 Caveat kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk The MIB files may change over time User should get in touch with the Technical Support group to get the latest MIB files Sometimes the MIB browser does not recognize RFC 1212 MIB file In such an event either alias this file to RFC1155 SMI if alias option is provided by the browser or replace RFC 1212 by RFC1155 SMI in all the MIB files For more information please contact the Technical Support Centre at support smartBridges com airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 79 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Appendix F License airHaul Nexus is Copyright O 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
34. e 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 its network A DHCP server relay can only be configured when the device is in the Remote Router Mode Follow the steps below to configure the Remote 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 6 Enter DNS Server IP address 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 IP address 0 0 0 0 for the DNS Server IP indicates no DNS Server to be used The DHCP Server is only available to hosts connected to the same LAN segment as the device wired side Ethernet port airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 41 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Networking DHCP Serve
35. enu user to select a long short or dynamic radio preamble The default is dynamic Long a long preamble provides stable link Short a short preamble improves throughput performance But it only allows short preamble capable Remotes to be associated Dynamic a dynamic preamble allows mixing of short and long preambles sB Enhanced Mode gives better performance with the compression Radio Operating option For this reason it does not support 802 11b mode The Throughput Optimizer is used to optimize the radio Link speed and performance The Valid range is 0 to 10 The default value is 6 Throuahout Setting a higher value will cause the radio to attempt to establish at Optimizer 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 Throughput Optimizer settings to achieve a more stable link Follow the steps below to change the Radio Performance 1 Fromthe Radio Configuration page click on the Performance link 2 Enter the Fragment Length 3 Input the desired RTS CTS Length 4 Choose the Preamble Settings from the pull down list 5 Choose the desired Radio Operating mode 6 Select an appropriate value for the Throughput Optimizer 7 Click on the Apply Changes button to effect the changes airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 49 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Fr
36. ese steps below if you need to re configure the Remote Bridge Ethernet parameters 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link to change Ethernet parameters 2 Enable or disable the DHCP by clicking the check box Enter the IP address IP mask Gateway for non DHCP Give the unit a unique IP Address on the same IP subnet e g 192 168 0 100 as the Root Bridge unit 3 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Summary Information airHaul sB3010 Root Bridge mode Wireless Configuration Ethernet Configuration SSID aH_Demo_Root IP Address 192 168 o 100 Channel 100 5500 MHz IP Mask 255 12551 255 0 RSSI dBm 6 Gateway 192 Del Co C1 Maximurn Wireless DHCP o Throughput Kbps Sa Port Information Apply Changes ETH A MAC Address 00 30 1A 1C 48 33 ETH B MAC Address 00 30 1A 10 48 34 Radio MAC Address 00 30 14 1F 4E 33 Figure 2 20 Remote Bridge Ethernet Configuration airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 35 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 7 2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the Remote Bridge airHaul unit to associate with a Root Bridge airHaul unit Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Bridge Mode wireless association pa
37. ess 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 Operational Device operational Current device operational mode either as Root Bridge Mode mode Remote Bridge or Remote Router 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 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 Old Password new Authentication Password and Confirm new Authentication Password as shown in Figure 2 4 3 Click on the Apply Changes button to effect the password change airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 14 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Tools User Manager Operational mode Root Bridge Administrator Password Change Enter Old Password Dirr Enter new Authentication Password teve e ee dde eo oe Confirm new Authentication Password Apply Changes Figure 2 4 Administrator password change 2 3 Using the Configuration Pages The airHaul Nexus configuration system comprises several pages for configuring each parameter A common navigation menu bar is provided at the top of each page
38. files and scheduled activities based on the different profiles at a pre defined time A typical situation is an operator has two profiles to be switched on alternatively during the day and during the night time User creates the two different profiles and save them as ProfileDay and ProfileNite and use the Profile Calendar to schedule the activation of the two profiles Follow the steps below to schedule the activation of a saved profile 1 Select a profile to schedule 2 Uncheck the Disable Profile Calendar check box A profile calendar will be displayed 3 Select date time from the load time calendar Use the calendar icon to choose a start date 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 check box Disable Profile Calendar airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 62 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Select Profile O Disable Profile Calendar Profile 1 dd mm yyyy Hour Minutes Load time 10 11 2004 JH e Ml os Recurrence Daily O Weekly O Monthly O only once Figure 7 6 Scheduling a Profile airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 63 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 7 3 Link Test Link Test utility is available from the navigation menu bar Tools Link Test drop down menu From
39. ge This setting determines the size at which packets are fragmented If the frame that the access point is transmitting is larger than the Fragment Length threshold it will trigger the 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 Default value is 2346 bytes The range of value is from 256 to 2346 a Show current value b Change value RTS Request To Send CTS Clear To Send The RTS CTS length determines the packet size at or larger than the RTS CTS Length 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 hidden stations Default value is 2346 bytes The range of value is from 256 to 2346 This function provides better performance in higher noise area The device will ignore any signal below the set RSSI threshold RSSI Threshold The default value is 90 The value ranges from 90 to 20 a Show current value Preamble Settings b Choose other setting available in pull down menu airHaul Nexus User Guide Jf Page 48 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Page Item Descriptions The radio preamble is a section of data at the head of a packet that contains information the Root Device and Remote devices need when sending and receiving packets The pull down m
40. gent wireless platform 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 will be refreshed after every 10 seconds Networking Traffic Statistics Operational mode Remote Router Wireless Traffic Statistics Ethernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted Transmitted ETHA ETHB Transmit Success Rate 294 Transmitted Bytes 6876529 79289 Transmitted Multiple retry Transmitted Unicast Count 36 Packets 36230 885 Transmit Retry Rate 22 Transmitted Discards o 0 Transmitted Failure Count 211 Transmitted Errors D 0 Received Received Receive Success Rate 10512 Received Bytes 8782817 a Receive Duplicate Rate 54 Received Unicast a Packets 21636 a Received Frame Count 10887 a A Received Multicast 11 o Received Frame FCS Error Packets 42 Count F y Received Discards D D Ack Receive Failure Count 256 Received Errors D 0 RTS Fail 0 RTS Success D Refresh Data will refresh automatically after every 60 seconds Aborted No of Aborted Frames 1 No of PHY Aborted Frames 139 Figure 6 1 Traffic Statistics Table 6 1 Ethernet Traffic Statistics Ethernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted Bytes Total No of packets transmitted from the particular interface Transmitted Unicast packets Total number of packets
41. gure 8 2 airHaul Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware transferred Microsoft Internet Explorer E Firmware has successfully upgraded Previous version 1 00 08 Current version v1 00 10 Figure 8 3 Successful upgrade pop up window airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 70 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Appendix A Points to Remember Antenna Frequency support e 5GHz antennas will work between 5 2 and 5 8 GHz e 2 4 GHz band antennas will work between 2 4 GHz to 2 485 GHz Gain e 5 Ghz band antenna gain is 23 dBi e 2 4 Ghz band antenna gain is 24 dBi e 29 dBi gain antenna is also available in request Beamwidth e 3 dB Beam Width 10 5GHz band antenna e 3 dB Beam Width 8 2 4 GHZ band antenna Polarization e Polarization Linear Horizontal or Vertical e Factory assembled sB antennas are vertically polarized e Polarity can be changed from vertical to a horizontal polarity by rotating the dish Mode of Operations Different Modes of Operation e Root Device Root Bridge Mode e Remote Device Remote Bridge Mode Remote Router Mode Bridge mode e Device will act as a transparent bridge and will operate in Mac layer e Bridge mode association is based on channel and MAC authorization only ESSID will not be used for the setting up a link e lfthe remote client is configured in a bridge mode and channel needs to be changed then channel needs to be changed at both the radios Router mode e Device will
42. h help of scanning tools such as Netstumbler Network diagram along with IP address of Yes No all the interfaces for link to be setup in Place Availability of Quick Installation Guide Yes No Availability of User guide and CD Ensure that all items listed in the Package Contents of Quick Installation Guide are included in the shipment Availability of Installation Kit Yes No Radio MAC address of airHaul Yes No Settings configured for pre installation Yes No testing Ping response ms Ping Success Rate Percentage Throughput test Upload Download Varies depending on signal strength link quality and distance As much as 15Mbps data throughput with a range of up to 25 miles 40km range Signature of Engineer airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 8 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Post Installation Checklist for airHaul Organization Name Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Number Radio operations Mode Root Remote Bridge or Router Mode of Operation PTP SSID of a Radio Up to 32 characters IP address of Ethernet Port 32 bit numeric address IP address of Wireless Port 32 bit numeric address for Router mode Noise Floor dBm RSSI dBm Channel selected for Link Channel No Radio TX Output Power 5 to 23dBm Antenna Gain airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 9 of 80 intelligent wi
43. he earphone jack in the unit For more information on antenna alignment please refer to the Quick Installation Guide To perform the antenna alignment 1 Go to the menu bar and choose Radio menu item 2 From the Radio page use the Wireless Settings to associate to the Root device 3 Click on the Status link to go to the Antenna Alignment page The Link Status page will be displayed as below In the case of Root Bridge click View Association Table to view the associated client and check the same 4 Insert the earphones into the audio jack 5 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 Note Different pitch levels indicate a different RSSI value The higher the pitch the better the RSSI value airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 52 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Associated MAC 00 30 1A 1F 48 3D Girent Channa 5180 Associated MHz Link Status for 00 30 1A 1F 48 3D Power dBm gt E RSSI Current 54 dBm Average 48 dBm Maximum 41 dBm E Noise Level Current 97 dBm Average 97 dBm Maximum 97 dBm If you are not able to see the graph please dovmload the Sun JRE available at URL http java sun com j2se 1 5 0 dovmload j Figure 5 1 Antenna Alignment airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 53 of 80 6 Traffic Statistics intelli
44. ith the lowest path cost and blocks the other paths Each port type has its own default STP path cost Ethernet port ETH 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 Ethernet port ETH B 100 0 65535 The cost of using 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 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 airHaul Nexus User Guide Jf Page 32 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Setting Default Value Range Purpose 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 using 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 t
45. l setting for the radio The radio channel settings correspond to the frequencies available in the user regulatory domain 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 airHaul unit 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 cable connecting antenna to the airHaul unit Client Authorization MAC This is the Radio MAC address of the Remote which is allowed to access the Root Device Access Control List ACL allows denies access based on the client MAC address Also mention the operation mode of the airHaul Remote device Router Bridge View Association Table List all associated clients and its link status Note The default value for Dial a Power is 18 dBm for FCC domain At high TX power levels the radio tends to distort EVM due to the amplifier saturation In that case use a value lower than the maximum power level especially in the 5Ghz band airHaul Nexus User Guide Le Page 29 of 80 intelligent wireless platform The figure below shows the list of clients associated with the airHaul Root Bridge device MAC Address RSSI dBm Link Status Refresh Data will refresh au
46. lease refer to the URL below for latest updates to the Software Warranty Statement http www smartbridges com web support ah_nexus asp E a TO Accept Decline Figure 2 2 License Agreement Page Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Summary Info Summary Information Operational mode Root Bridge Wireless uration SSID NEXUS_MASTER IP Address 198 168 0 205 Channel 60 5300 MHz IP Mask 255 255 255 0 RSSI dBm 54 Gateway 0 0 0 0 Maximum Wireless Tiroidin Kbps 12288 DHCP Disabled ETH A MAC Address ETH B MAC Address 00 30 1A 1C 3D ED 00 30 1A 1C 3D EE Radio MAC Address 00 30 1A 1F 4A 2E Figure 2 3 Nexus Summary Information Page airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 130f 80 intelligent wireless platform The page information descriptions are provided in the table below Table 2 1 Page Information Descriptions 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 RSS RSSI value when associated Maximum Wireless Maximum Wireless Throughput in kbps Throughput ETH A MAC Addr
47. ligent wireless platform 5 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode airHaul 3010 Confirm IP Configuration N 10 x IP Address IP Mask 255 255 IP Address 198 168 o 206 IP Mask 255 255 255 _0 Gateway 192 168 O 205 DHCP O Apply Changes Done Figure 2 9 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Router 2 5 3 Remote Bridge to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Bridge mode to Root Bridge mode 1 Go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Root Bridge option and Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 5 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 22 of 80 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 3010 Confirm IP Co Confirm Configuration Ethernet Configuration IP Address 192 168 3 205 IP Mask 255 255 255 0
48. lly details on managing the wireless settings are provided 2 1 User Login and License Agreement airHaul unit comes with the pre configured default Ethernet wired side IP address 192 168 0 205 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 0 205 for the URL address In addition the Sun Java Plug in should be installed The PC must be on the same subnet as the airHaul unit Follow the steps below to login as an Administrator to the web based configuration management interface system 1 Connect the airHaul 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 s IP address 192 168 0 205 in the web browser address field and press Enter 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 smartBridges case sensitive airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 11 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Connect to 192 168 0 205 administrator esocoooooooe Remember my password lo Jl ca Figure 2 1 Administrator Login 4 Click
49. m Configuration airHaul sB3010 Root Bridge mode uration System Name Nexus System Description Nexus SNMP Security SNMP Security Reset Reset Delayed Reset Delayed Reset NTP Server NTP Server Settings Time Server Not available Firmware Version v1 00 10 Release Notes Radio Firmware Version 1 1 2 17 Edit Configuration IP Configuration Radio Performance Data Encryption Reset To Factory Defaults Reset To Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1512 bytes Syslog server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Log level SNMP Trap server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Watch Guard Suspended for 5699 seconds Enable Suspend LED Control On Current Operational Mode Root Device Remote Device Bridge O Bridge Router Figure 7 1 System Configuration airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 56 of 80 intelligent wireless The following page summarizes the page contents of the System Configuration page Page ltem Table 7 1 System Configuration Descriptions System Name Displays name of airHaul unit Allows user to change airHaul unit name System Description Displays description of airHaul unit Allows user to change airHaul unit description SNMP Security Access the SNMP security settings Reset Reset device Delayed Reset NTP Server Schedule a reset NTP server setup as well as NTP time if server is setup Software
50. metric 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 statically 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 11i 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 mechanism 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
51. n rnnnncccnns 60 7 2 PROFILE MANAGER i n 60 A DM E OR 62 7 2 2 Load Operating Profile 62 72 3 Protil calendar outra taa 62 7 3 LINK TEE eege 64 7 3 1 Throughput Feet ii 65 7 4 LINK BUDGET PLANNING EE 67 8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE coo ete ited deat 69 APPENDIX A POINTS TO REMEMBER eecccsseeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeessseeeeeesaneeeeeeeees 71 APPENDIX B USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ooocccoococccccoconcccncnnnnccnonnnnancnnnnnannnnnnnnas 74 APPENDIX C SAMPLE AIRHAUL BRIDGE TO ROUTER SETUP scseeeessseereeeeeees 77 APPENDIX D SNMP TRAP count es 78 APPENDIX E SNMP MIB cusco 79 APPENDIX F LICENSE it 80 airHaul Nexus User Guide Ze Page 3 of 80 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 backhauls airHaul Nexus It provides detailed information on using the web based configuration GUI to configure the airHaul Nexus unit This manual will help you gain a better understanding of how the various components of Nexus work To configure smartBridges products you need to have a 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 f
52. nfigure DHCP server or Relay DHCP option is available only if airHaul is configured in Remote Router mode Traffic Statistics Displays the Ethernet and Wireless Traffic Statistics Pandwidin Controller Allows bandwidth management of the wireless link on egress traffic Routing Table Allows user to view add and delete static routes Routing table is only available for Remote Router mode Radio Main Wireless Settings Allows user to set SSID Channel airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 16 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Menu Item Menu Sub items Description ACL Controls and Country as well as Dial a Power Provides a link to view associations Performance Allows user to set Fragmentation Length RTS CTS Length Preamble Settings Throughput Optimizer Radio Operation mode is set to sB Enhanced Mode Data Encryption Allows user to set the WEP Keys and to choose between Open Shared System modes of authentication Wireless Traffic Statistics Displays the Wireless Traffic Statistics Tools System Configuration System Name Allows user to change the name of the airHaul unit System Description Allows user to enter a description of the airHaul unit SNMP Security Allows user to set the SNMP Community String and SNMP Access Filters Reset Resets the device remotely Delayed Reset Schedules delayed reset NTP Server Allows user to change NTP Server Settings Firmware Version Sh
53. nk budget information EIRP Free Space Loss and Theoretical RSSI are computed and displayed The Receive Sensitivity Maximum Transmit Power System Gain and Available Fade Margin at various Link Speeds are also computed and displayed in a table Ideal 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 airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 67 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Distance from Station1 to Station2 is rca Please Select Device airHaul Nexus Y Device airHaul Nexus Radio Mode High Band Y Radio Mode Hoh Band Tx Output Power dBm Ex 4 to 23 Tx Output Power dBm 4 to 23 Antenna Gain 18 e Antenna Gain 18 e Cable Loss Cable Loss EIRP Free Space Loss Theoretical RSSI Approximately dBm Recommended minimum 5dBrn Available Fade Margin 54 mbps dBm Available Fade Margin 6 mbps dBm Fresnel Zone Clearance Required 5 meters Figure 7 12 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 68 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 8 Firmware Upgrade The latest firmware for airHaul Nexus is available for download from smartBridges Support web site at http www smartbridges com support ah_nexus asp The airHaul Nexus device firmware can be upgraded from the web management interface Follow the steps
54. ntroduction In this chapter the configuration features of the web based management tool and the system requirements are listed 1 1 airHaul Nexus Configuration Features The airHaul web based management tool provides the user with the following features System configuration Device operational mode configuration Ethernet and wireless IP configurations Radio SSID domain channel etc parameter configuration Network bridge STP etc parameter configuration Bandwidth management Antenna alignment Traffic Statistics Site Survey 10 Profile management 11 User management 12 Link Test 13 Link Budget Planning Calculator 14 Firmware Upgrade ONO MOS DIN 1 2 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements for the airHaul Nexus 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 Java 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 SUNJRE v1 5 and above You may download it from http java sun com j2se 1 5 0 download isp Please visit http www smartbridges com for the latest information and updates airHaul Nexus User Guide Jf Page 6 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 1 3 Checklists Pre Installation Checklist for airHaul State Zip Code Telephone Number
55. ols Help Logout Tools Link Test Operational mode Remote Router SSID MASTER_YS Channel 161 5805 MHz Association Status Associated RSSI dBm 55 Far end Radio IP Address 192 168 3 216 Throughput Test _Start E Radio Transmit Radio Receive Showing Ping Request Packet 1 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 2 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 3 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 4 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 5 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 6 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 7 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 8 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 9 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq 0 Packet 10 64 bytes from 192 168 1 216 icmp_seq v H d gt Figure 7 8 Link Test Result 7 3 1 Throughput Test Follow the steps below to do a Throughput Test 1 Set up a link between two airHaul units one in Root Bridge mode and another in Remote Bridge or Router mode 2 Enter a valid IP address of the far end Radio 3 Click on the Radio Receive or Radio Transmit button 4 The Throughput test will start and the result will be displayed 5 Click the Stop button to stop the test airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 65 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Tools Link Test Operational mode Root Bridge Far end Radio IP Address 192 168
56. on Mozilla Firefox Confirm Ethernet and Wireless Configuration roll ml IP Address C o ra Figure 2 13 Changing Remote Bridge to Remote Router airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 26 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 6 Root Bridge Configuration The airHaul unit is configured in Root Bridge mode for use as a Root device This section provides information on configuring in this mode 2 6 1 Ethernet Configurations The Ethernet wired side parameters need to be configured for the Root Bridge device to communicate with the wired LAN network The airHaul Nexus unit supports two Ethernet ports configured as a bridge The Ethernet Configuration provides configuration for the bridge IP parameters Follow the steps below to change the Root Bridge Ethernet Configurations 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link 2 Enter a new IP Address IP Mask Gateway and DHCP status checked if it is enabled otherwise uncheck to disable it If DHCP is checked the IP address will be assigned by the DHCP server in the network If there is no DHCP server the device will revert to the previous IP address after 60 seconds 3 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Summary Information airHaul sB3010 Root Bridge mode Wireless Configuration Ethernet Configuration SSID aH_Demo_Roo
57. or 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 airHaul Nexus sB3010 User Guide provides information on how to set up and deploy the unit A web based management tool is provided to assist the user to configure the airHaul unit for different purposes In chapter 1 the configuration features of the web based management tool and the system requirements are listed Chapter 2 explains how to login as an administrator and to change the default password The features of the configuration page as well as the Navigation Menu Bar are explained You will also learn how to configure the unit to Root Bridge mode and to convert from one mode to the other Also in this chapter instructions on modifying the configurations of the Root Bridge such as Ethernet Wireless Bandwidth Radio parameters Throughput Optimizer and Spanning Tree Protocol STP are given Similar instructions are provided for the Remote Bridge and Remote Router Finally details on managing the wireless settings are provided Functions common to the different modes such as Link Performance parameters and Bandwidth Controller are explained in chapter 3 The Site Survey Tool is explained in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 shows how to perform antenna alignment to optimize the radio performance Upgrading the airHaul Nexus
58. ote Router Ethernet Configuration IP Address 192 168 3 205 o 206 IP Address 192 168 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Mask 255 255 255 _0 Gateway O O O DHCP IT ETH A MAC Address 00 30 1A 1C 3D A3 SSID NEXUS_MASTER ETH B MAC Address 00 30 1A 1C 3D A4 Channel 161 5805 MHz Radio MAC Address 00 30 1A 1F 49 0F Association Status Associated Apply Changes RSSI 59 dBm Figure 2 24 Remote Router Wireless IP Configuration In order for the Remote Router device to associate with the Root Bridge device the user needs to configure the Root Bridge s SSID and channel information for the Remote Router device Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Router Mode wireless association parameters 1 Click on Main Remote Router Mode from the Radio drop down menu 2 Enter the SSID and domain of the airHaul Root Bridge device 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 display further details on the association airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 39 of 80 in
59. out saving any changes Changes are saved only when the user clicks the Apply Changes button airHaul Nexus User Guide Z Page 15 of 80 Summary Information intelligent wirele ss platform airHaul sB3010 Root Bridge mode Wireless Configuration Ethernet Configuration SSID aH_Demo_Root Channel 100 5500 MHz RSSI dBm 6 Maximum Wireless Throughput Kbps IP Address 192 168 o 205 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 O 1 DHCP O 15360 Figure 2 6 Editable Boxes for Parameter Editing 2 4 Navigation Menu Bar The Navigation bar contains menu items that allow the user to go to different configuration pages The following table summarizes the functions available for each of the menu tem links Table 2 2 Menu Functions Menu Item Menu Sub items Description 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 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 airHaul is configured in Root Bridge or Remote Bridge mode DHCP Server Co
60. ows firmware s current version airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 17 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Menu Item Menu Sub items Description Tools System Configuration Radio Firmware Version Shows firmware s current radio version Reset to Defaults Resets the device with factory defaults 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 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 control Operational mode 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 The 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 Tools Antenna alignment Shows the link status link quality RSSI This menu item is available when airHaul is configured in Remote Bridge mode
61. 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 WPA TKIP 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 advertise 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 WEP airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 74 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 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 sym
62. r Configuration airHaul sB3010 Remote Router mode DHCP 2 Enable DHCP Server Enable DHCP Relay Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay Days 6 Maes Lee Minutas Apply Changes Starting IP Address Max number of users Max Lease Time DNS Server IP Secondary DNS Server IP Figure 2 27 DHCP Server Configurations Follow the steps below to disable the Remote Router 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 Operational mode Remote Router O Enable DHCP O Enable DHCP Relay Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay Apply Changes Figure 2 28 Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 42 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 4 DHCP Relay Configurations If the user has a DHCP Server the Remote Router airHaul device can be configured as a DHCP Relay agent of the DHCP Server for IP address assignment Follow the steps below to configure the Remote Router unit as a DHCP Relay Agent 1 Click on Networking DHCP Server from the drop down menu to 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 th
63. rPoint airClient 0 Remote Router Router 1 Remote Bridge Bridge 2 3 Root Bridge Bridge 4 NAT airHaul Nexus User Guide Le Page 78 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Appendix E SNMP MIB The airHaul device Mib can be downloaded at htip www smartbridges com support ah_nexus asp lt contains all the MIB files used in the device How to use the MIB files The user can use a MIB browser compiler available on the Internet to convert the text file definitions to the proper OID form This OID will be of form 1 3 1 6 1 4 1 14882 1 2 etc The user can use snmpget snmpset or snmpwalk to obtain and set the various values MIB browser errors The directories contain an exhaustive listing of all the required and dependent MIB files However it is possible that at times the MIB browser gives an error that it requires a particular MIB file This MIB file will be standard MIB files which can be downloaded from the net They are defined by RFCs and are readily available Some MIB browsers may give errors in the NEXUS MIB files NEXUS MIB RADIO MIB SLA MIB QOS MIB DHCP MIB ROUTE MIB In such an event try compiling with all the comments removed Comments start with a The important MIB files The NEXUS MIB RADIO MIB DHCP MIB BRIDGE MIB and SLA MIB are common to all the products The user can start with these two files first NEXUS MIB is the parent of all other NEXUS MIB files and is required befor
64. raffic 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 the 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 Root Bridge or Remote 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 Bridge Port Table link to change the Generic Parameters 4 Enter a value for the STP Priority 5 Enter values for the Bridge Max Age Bridge Hello Time and Bridge Forward Delay 6 Click on Transparent Aging Time link to change the Transparent Aging Time 7 Click on the Spanning Tree Port Table link to change the STP Ethernet Port parameters 8 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for ETH A 9 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for ETH B airHaul Nexus User G
65. rameters 1 Go the menu bar and select Main Remote Bridge Mode from the Radio drop down menu 2 Enter the SSID of the Root Bridge airHaul unit 3 Enter the radio MAC address of the Root Bridge airHaul unit 4 Choose a radio domain from the drop down list 5 Choose a radio channel to associate the client with the root device 6 Select the Transmit power of the radio from Dial in Power drop down menu 7 Select the gain of the antenna from the drop down menu as per the gain of the antenna being used with the equipment 8 Enterthe RF cable loss based on the cable specifications 9 Click the Apply Changes The units will attempt to associate Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Radio Configuration Remote Bridge Main Operational mode Remote Bridge Wireless Settings SSID NEXUS_MASTER MAC Address 00 30 1A 1F 4A 2E Domain FCC X Channel 161 5805 MHz Dial a Power 7 dBm Antenna Gain dgm 23 y RF Cable Loss dBm 3 Status Apply Changes Note Clicking on Status will display further details on the association Figure 2 21 Remote Bridge Wireless Settings airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 36 of 80 intelligent wireless platform http 10 0 3 232 airHaul 3010 Remote Bridge Status Mozilla Firefox OX Radio Configuration Remote Bridge Status State Associated MAC 00 30 1A 1F 4E 33 Current Channel 1
66. reless platform Check out the crimping of the Ethernet Yes No cable at both the ends Check out the proper grounding of the Yes No antenna and equipment Ensure no extreme bends or kink s in the Yes No cable 4 Ensure Ethernet cable is not running near Yes No a sharp edge 5 Ensure airHaul along with antenna is fixed Yes No securely on a tower mast with the help of nuts and bolt supplied in packaging 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 For the latest information on smartBridges products please visit our website at http www smartbridges com airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 10 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 airHaul Nexus Configuration Here you will learn how to login as an administrator and to change the default password to one of your choice The features of the configuration page as well as the Navigation Menu Bar are explained You will also learn how to configure the unit to Root Bridge mode and to convert from one mode to the other Also in this chapter instructions on modifying the configurations of the Root Bridge such as Ethernet Wireless bandwidth control radio performance parameters Throughput Optimizer and Spanning Tree Protocol STP are given Similar instructions are provided for the Remote Bridge and Remote Router Fina
67. ring to Community confirm Display the Current Access Filter status User can change the Access Filter status List of 3 IP filters IP User can enter the IP address and mask Only the specified host can have SNMP access to the airHaul SNMP Community New Community Access Filters airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 58 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 7 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 e Reset time Tools Delayed Reset Operational mode Remote Router O Disable Delayed reset dd mm yyyy Hour Minutes Reset time 23 01 2005 2 Recurrence Daily O Weekly O Monthly only once Apply Changes IP address of the NTP server 128 250 36 2 Time Zone GMT 08 00 Kuala Lumpur Singapore Current Time Time Server
68. s 192 168 1 10 with the gateway IP set to 192 168 1 3 the Remote s wireless interface IP address The Remote device operates in Remote Router mode It requires IP address to be assigned for each interface Ethernet and Wireless For the wireless interface the IP address would be 192 168 1 x in this example 192 168 1 3 and the Ethernet interface on separate IP network e g 192 168 3 1 The PC2 NIC will need to be same subnet as the Ethernet interface e g 192 168 3 10 and have the gateway set to 192 168 3 1 IP address of airHaul s Ethernet Interface airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 77 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Appendix D SNMP Trap The airHaul Nexus generates 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 IP netmask gt 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 ai
69. s button to change the settings Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Radio Configuration Root Bridge Main Operational mode Root Bridge SSID NEXUS_MASTER Domain Foc D Channel 60 5300 MHz Dial a Power 7 dBm Antenna Gain d8m 23 y RF Cable Loss dBm 23 Client Authorization MAC 00 30 1A 1F 49 0F Router Bridge View Association Table Apply Changes Figure 2 15 Root Bridge Wireless Settings airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 28 of 80 intelligent wireless platform The following table summarizes the information for the wireless settings Table 2 3 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 lt is case sensitive and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters Do not include special characters in the SSID This is the current radio 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 This is the current radio channel in the selected domain User can choose other channels from the pull down list Channel For most consistent performance after a site survey we recommend that user selects a non overlapping channe
70. s must provide valid WEP key to associate WEP Enable Disable WEP Encryption WEP Key Type EES Choose encryption key size between 40bits and 104bits When key size is changed all 4 keys are lost and user needs to re enter WEP Key Size 64 bits User has to input 10 HEX digits 128 bits User has to input 26 HEX digits Choose which key in key table is used for authentication 1 4 Valid Key This value must be matching between the root device and the Client Display Set WEP keys Key Table A maximum of four keys can be set Follow the steps below to configure the Data Encryption parameters 1 Click the Data Encryption link from the Radio Main page 2 Click the Enable button on the WEP airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 46 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 3 Choose the Authentication as Open System or Shared Key by clicking on the radio button 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 User must enter the key indicated by the Valid Key selection Authentication Open System Shared Key Valid Key
71. settings Home Networking Radio Tools Help Logout Summary Information airHaul sB3010 Remote Router mode Ethernet Configuration IP Address 192 168 3 205 Wireless Configuration IP Address 192 168 0 206 IP Mask 255 255 255 o Port Information IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 DHCP Disabled SSID NEXUS_MASTER Channel 161 5805 MHz Association Status Associated RSSI 59 dBm ETH A MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 3D D5 ETH B MAC Address D00 30 14 1C 3D D6 Radio MAC Address 00 30 14 1F 48 1B Figure 2 23 Remote Router Ethernet Configurations airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 38 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 8 2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the Remote Router airHaul unit to associate with a Root Bridge airHaul unit Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Router Mode Wireless IP Settings parameters 1 Click on the Wireless Configuration link from the Summary Information page 2 Enter the wireless IP address IP Mask and Gateway IP address for the airHaul unit 3 Check the Enable DHCP checkbox to obtain an IP address automatically from network 4 Click on the Apply Changes to change the settings Summary Information Operational mode Rem
72. smartBridges to the future unwiring our world yy airHaul Nexus sB3010 User Guide Version 1 19 Copyright O smartBridges Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved intelligent wireless platform TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT conan dir ri 4 Overview of User GuUIdE cosida 4 Related PUDIICATIONS coo add eege 5 Technical Support Center coins at 5 NICK elei ei E 6 1 1 AIRHAUL NEXUS CONFIGURATION FEATURES 2 2 cecesseecceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeneaaes 6 1 2 7 SYSTEMREQUIREMEN Sci lidia 6 18 CHECKLISTS EE 7 2 AIRHAUL NEXUS CONFIGURA TlON cccooicccccccconnccccnnonncncnnaenennnnnn cren 11 2 1 USER LOGIN AND LICENSE AGREEMENT eege allan pias 11 2 2 WEB GUI ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD CHANGE ccooccccooonccnoncnnonnncnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnannnnnnnnnnns 14 2 3 USING THE CONFIGURATION PAGES cooncccccconononcnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnn nn n rre renacer 15 2 4 NAVIGATION MENU BAR os hic castiec secdenngtace iden 16 2 5 DEVICE MODE CONFIGURATION sis svcxcesevetees sta cenedoadedecaelacttGeemmdoripieeatendaplaceseesaiadees 20 2 5 1 Root Bridge to Remote Bndge 21 2 5 2 Root Bridge to Remote Houter 21 2 5 3 Remote Bridge to Root Bndge 22 2 5 4 Remote Router to Root Bridge 23 2 5 5 Remote Router to Remote Brdge AAA 24 2 5 6 Remote Bridge to Remote Router AA 25 2 6 ROOT BRIDGE CNEL 27 2 6 1 Ethernet Configurations oooooocccnnnnccccnnnncccccccnnccccccnonanccnnnnnan cnn nana nc
73. t IP Address 192 168 o 205 Channel 100 5500 MHz IP Mask 2ss 255 255 0 RSSI dBm 6 Gateway 192 168 o 1 Maximum Wireless DHCP O Throughput Kbps 15360 Port Information Apply Changes ETH A MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 48 33 ETH B MAC Address 00 30 14 1C 48 34 Radio MAC Address 00 30 14 1F 4E 33 Figure 2 14 Root Bridge Ethernet Configurations airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 27 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 6 2 Wireless Configurations The wireless parameters need to be configured for the Root Bridge device to communicate with other airHaul Remotes Follow the steps below to change the Root Bridge Wireless Configurations 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Wireless Configuration link 2 The Radio Configuration page will appear click on the Wireless Settings link 3 Enter the SSID of the unit and select the channel 4 Enter the Remote unit radio s MAC address in the Client Authorization MAC and designate it as a Bridge or Router The Client Authorization MAC setting is an ACL and it allows the root device to filter client MAC for association 5 Select the Transmit power of the radio from Dial in Power drop down menu 6 Select the gain of the antenna from the drop down menu as per the gain of the antenna being used with the equipment 7 Enter the RF cable loss based on the cable specifications 8 Click on the Apply Change
74. telligent wireless platform Networking Main Remote Router Radio Configuration Remote Router Main Operational mode Remote Router SSID NEXUS_MASTER Associated Domain FCC y Dial a Power 7 dBm Antenna Gain dBm Jos y RF Cable Loss dBm 3 Channel 161 5805 MHz Status Apply Changes Figure 2 25 Remote Router Wireless Association Settings Click on Status to view the association link status graph http 10 0 3 232 airHaul 3010 Remote Bridge Status Mozilla Firefox LOX Radio Configuration Remote Bridge Status State Associated MAC 00 30 1A 1F 4E 33 Current Channel 100 5500 MHz Associated Antenna Alignment Tone Oon Off Link Status for 00 30 1A 1F 4E 33 Signal strength dBm E RSSI Current 18 dBm Average 18 dBm Maximum 18 dBm E Noise Floor Current 94 dBm Average 93 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 downloadis Figure 2 26 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 airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 40 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Note If the association status window does not appear click on the link to download the JRE 2 8 3 DHCP Configurations The Remote Router airHaul unit can b
75. the OK button A License agreement page will appear as shown in Fig 2 2 below 5 Click OK The airHaul Nexus Summary Information page Fig 2 3 will appear airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 12 of 80 wireless intelligent platform smartBridges S tothefuture Terms of use READ THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS FROM THE A http uww smartbridges com web support ah_nexus asp link COLLECTIVELY AGREEMENT S 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 Software Copyright and Distribution Licenses airHaul 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 P
76. through the web management interface is shown in Chapter 6 The System Configuration such as modifying the SNMP security settings and resetting the unit are given in Chapter 7 You will also learn how to save the configuration parameters as profiles and using the Link Budget Planning Tool Finally Chapter 8 illustrates how to display Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics through the Networking Statistics drop down menu airHaul Nexus User Guide Ze Page 4 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 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 All the information can also be found on our website at http www smartbridges com 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 airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 5 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 1 I
77. to select the root device with which the remote can associate In order to associate with any of the device in the list click on the corresponding radio button and press the Associate button BSS List rows indicate airHaul root devicess MAC Address Channel Freq RSSI dBm SSID ICE 7 memea e3 OOOO coeno wamane u esemo e em o mueren 0 e7mao 0 wusan Io MENTA TN aime o Associate Current Configuration SSID NEXUS_MASTER Refresh Data will refresh automatically after every 30 seconds Figure 4 1 Site Survey showing associated devices airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 51 ot 80 intelligent wireless platform 5 Antenna Alignment Antenna Alignment can be used to optimize the radio performance and check the RSSI This is only available when it is in Remote device mode To access the antenna alignment go to the menu bar under Tools and choose Antenna Alignment menu item In order to view this information Link Status from the Radio page use the Wireless Settings to associate the Remote Router or Bridge mode with a Root device 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 On button to hear the alignment tones You will need to insert the earphones provided into t
78. tomatically after every 30 seconds 00 30 14 1F 49 32 Figure 2 16 Root Bridge Association List The MAC Address of the Link Status is the radio MAC of the associated remote device The RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication is measured in dBm Click on the Link Status link to view the Link Status graph Figure 2 17 below Link Status for 00 30 14 1F 49 32 Signal strength dBm EN o 60 80 E o Set 100 E RSSI Current 72 dBm Average 73 dBm Maximum 70 dBm E Link Threshold Current 105 dBm Average 105 dBm Maximum 100 dBrn If you are not able to see the graph please download the Sun JRE available at URL http fjava sun com j2sef1 5 0 download js Figure 2 17 Remote Link Status 2 6 3 Bridge Configuration In Bridge mode the airHaul unit acts as a transparent bridge between the Radio and the Ethernet interfaces Figure 2 18 below shows the bridge configuration and the bridge forwarding table information The STP Spanning Tree Protocol is disabled by default airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 30 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Networking Bridge Configuration Operational mode Root Bridge Bridge Configuration Bridge Address 00 30 14 1C 34 E9 Number of Ports 3 Type of Bridging Transparent Spanning Tree Protocol Disable Transparent Aging Time 300 seconds Forwarding Table for Transparent Bridge 1 00 30 14 1F 49 47 3 yes 2 D00 30 14 1C 34 EA 2
79. transmitted to a specified destination Transmitted Discards Transmitted error No of packets dropped 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 No of packets discarded because of format error Received Bytes Total No of packets received through the particular interface Received Unicast packets Total No of packets received with a specified destination airHaul Nexus User Guide Y Page 54 of 80 intelligent wireless platform Ethernet Traffic Statistics Received Multicast Packets Total No of packets received with a specified destination Received Discards No of packets discarded due to resource limitation Received Errors No of packets discarded because of form at error Table 6 2 Wireless Traffic Statistics Wireless Traffic Statistics Transmit Success Rate No of successfully transmitted unicast and multicast MPDU s Transmit Multiple retry No of unicast MPDU s successfully transmitted after two or more retries Transmit Retry rate No of unicast MPDU s successfully transmitted after one retry Transmitted Failure count No of unicast MPDU s for which the maximum number of retries were exceeded Received Success Rate No of successfully received unicast MPDU s Received Duplicate
80. uide Page 33 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 10 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for Radio A 11 Click on Apply Changes Button to save to the current configuration file Bridge Address 00 30 14 1C 34 E9 Number of Ports Transparent Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Type of Bridging Protocol Specification STP Priority Topology change imer STP designated Root Port State Forwarding Forwarding Forwarding STP Root Cost Port Enable Yes 28 12 STP Root Port Port Path Cost 100 8000 co o o o o o LO o Di Di H D q Di oO D o o q o par Di bai Di LA Di D Val o o LO o par Di Hm D ra Di oO va Bridge Max Age 20 seconds Port Designated Root 3 Bridge Forward Delay 15 seconds STP Designated Port 8001 8002 8003 Transparent Aging Time 300 seconds MAC Address Port Number Local 2 no 00 30 14 01 98 09 Figure 2 19 Bridge Configuration airHaul Nexus User Guide Page 34 of 80 intelligent wireless platform 2 7 Remote Bridge Configuration The airHaul units can also be configured to operate as a Remote device to associate with Root Bridge In Remote mode the unit can operate as a bridge or a router Follow the steps in section 2 7 1 to 2 7 5 to configure the device in Remote Bridge mode 2 7 1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to Remote Bridge mode Follow th

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