GE MDS MDS iNET-II 900, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...ference Manual MDS 05 2806A01 Rev H NOVEMBER 2007 Wireless IP Ethernet Transceiver iNET II 900 Firmware Release 2 3 iNET 900 Firmware Release 6 3 MDS iNET Series MDS iNET II 900TM MDS iNET 900TM GE MD...

Page 2: ...ontrolled by password BASIC CONFIGURATION DEFAULTS COM2 Serial RS EIA 232 compatible equipment COM1 Management System Default Serial Alternate Step 6 Check for Normal Operation Observe the transceiver...

Page 3: ...1 3 6 Upgrading Older Wireless Network with Serial Interfaces 10 Replacing Legacy Wireless Products 11 Supplement legacy wireless network with IP services 11 1 3 7 High Speed Mobile Data 11 1 4 NETWO...

Page 4: ...k Configuration Menu 37 2 4 2 Network Interface Configuration Menu 39 Virtual LAN in iNET II and iNET 40 Configuring for Operation with VLAN 41 Configuring the IP Address when VLAN Status is Enabled 4...

Page 5: ...CYBER SECURITY CONFIGURATION 78 2 7 1 Device Security 79 2 7 2 Wireless Security 80 Local Authentication Approved Remotes Access Points List Submenu 81 2 7 3 RADIUS Configuration 82 Operation of Devi...

Page 6: ...of Remote 108 2 9 5 Auto Upgrade Remote Reboot Menu 108 Firmware Upgrade with AP Acting as a TFTP Server 109 2 9 6 Radio Test Menu 110 2 9 7 Ping Utility Menu 111 2 9 8 Reset to Factory Defaults 111 P...

Page 7: ...0 Introduction 140 Procedure 140 4 2 2 Antenna Aiming 141 Introduction 141 Procedure 141 4 3 dBm WATTS VOLTS CONVERSION CHART 143 4 4 PERFORMANCE NOTES 144 4 4 1 Wireless Bridge 144 4 4 2 Distance Thr...

Page 8: ...free rules The iNET radio is a Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS transceiver that operates at data speeds of 256 and 512 kbps The iNET II is a similar design but it is certified under the Digital...

Page 9: ...defined in Article 500 of the National Fire Protection Association NFPA publication NFPA 70 otherwise known as the National Electrical Code The transceiver has been recognized for use in these hazardo...

Page 10: ...uce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be chosen so that the Equiv alent Isotropic Radiated Power EIRP is not more than that permitted for successful comm...

Page 11: ...Services 10 1 3 6 Upgrading Older Wireless Network with Serial Interfaces 10 Replacing Legacy Wireless Products 11 Supplement legacy wireless network with IP services 11 1 3 7 High Speed Mobile Data 1...

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Page 13: ...net and serial data interface options at over the air data speeds of up to 1 Mbps iNET II and 512 kbps iNET NOTE For information on the GE MDS iNET 900 ENI which provides expanded gateway and protocol...

Page 14: ...cal ISM band It can provide reliable communications at distances up to 25 miles 40 km over favorable terrain even in the presence of weak signals or interference Frequency hopping allows the transceiv...

Page 15: ...thernet bridge configuration option requires minimal setup Serial Ports Gateway for serial based equipment to IP Ether net networks with embedded terminal server Site to site con figurations are also...

Page 16: ...between Transceiver A and Transceiver B as the active radio Figure 1 2 shows a view of the protected chassis For system level information on this product see GE MDS publication 05 4161A01 Table 1 1 Tr...

Page 17: ...rovides communications between a central WAN LAN and remote Ethernet segments The operation of the radio system is transparent to the com puter equipment connected to the transceiver The Access Point...

Page 18: ...in operation today still rely on serial networks at data rates of 9600 bps or less These networks can use the transceiver as a means to continue using the serial service while allowing the rest of the...

Page 19: ...ng a single radio the cost of deployment is cut in half Beyond requiring only one radio instead of two the biggest cost reduction comes from using half of the required infrastructure at the remote sit...

Page 20: ...such as offices warehouses and homes They provide high data rates but have limited range The iNET transmits at a higher power level uses a different frequency band has higher sensitivity and a narrowe...

Page 21: ...their interface connectors to control sleep func tions and alarm lines for example These special functions are not provided nor supported by the iNET Series Consult equip ment manuals for complete pin...

Page 22: ...8 This arrangement should be used whenever the objective is to utilize the maximum range between stations In this case using high gain Yagi antennas at each location will provide more reliable communi...

Page 23: ...the horizontal plane an additional 20 dB of attenuation can be achieved Remember that the corresponding stations should use the same antenna orientation when cross polarization is used Network Name Th...

Page 24: ...AP s the Remotes will quickly associate with another of the remaining Access Points re establishing connectivity to the end devices The Access Points are unaware of the existence of the other AP s Be...

Page 25: ...radio frequency interference RFI disrupt my wireless network When multiple radio networks operate in close physical proximity to other wireless networks individual units may not operate reliably under...

Page 26: ...its local authorized list of AP Dictionary attacks where a hacker runs a program that sequentially tries to break a password Failed loginlockdown After 3 tries the transceiver ignores login requests f...

Page 27: ...tinuous service UL approved Input 120 220 Output 13 8 Vdc 2 5 A 01 3682A02 Omni Directional Antennas Rugged antennas well suited for use at Access Point installations Consult with your factory Sales R...

Page 28: ...tom of the unit for surface mounting the radio 82 1753 A01 Screws 6 32 1 4 with locking adhesive Industry Standard MS 51957 26 70 2620 A01 DIN Rail Mounting Bracket Bracket used to mount the transceiv...

Page 29: ...n 35 Device Names Menu 36 2 4 CONFIGURING NETWORK PARAMETERS 37 2 4 1 Network Configuration Menu 37 2 4 2 Network Interface Configuration Menu 39 Virtual LAN in iNET II and iNET 40 Configuring for Ope...

Page 30: ...bined Serial and IP Application Example 75 Operation and Data Flow 75 2 6 10 Virtual LAN in iNET II and iNET 77 Configuring for Operation with VLAN 78 2 7 CYBER SECURITY CONFIGURATION 78 2 7 1 Device...

Page 31: ...2 9 1 Reprogramming Menu 100 Upgrading the Firmware 102 Error Messages During File Transfers 104 2 9 2 Configuration Scripts Menu 105 How Configuration Files Work 105 Sample of Configuration Script F...

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Page 33: ...G NETWORK PARAMETERS beginning on Page 37 Section 2 5 RADIO CONFIGURATION beginning on Page 51 Section 2 6 CONFIGURING THE SERIAL PORTS beginning on Page 61 Section 2 7 CYBER SECURITY CONFIGURATION be...

Page 34: ...onfigurable Some menu items depend on the Device Mode selected RTS Threshold RF Hopping Format AP Skip Zones AP Some models RSSI Threshold RM SNR Threshold RM Seamless Inter Frame Delay UDP Point to P...

Page 35: ...ace holder Figure 2 3 View of the MS with a Browser Selections at left provide links to the various menus 2 2 ACCESSING THE MENU SYSTEM The radio has no external controls All configuration diagnostics...

Page 36: ...g an Internet website The appearance of menu screens differs slightly from other methods of control but the content and organization of screen items is similar Web browser sessions may be run locally...

Page 37: ...it and no flow control Use ANSI or VT100 emulation TIP The HyperTerminal communications program can be accessed on most PCs by selecting this menu sequence Start Programs Accesso ries Communications H...

Page 38: ...u can review basic information about the unit or press G to proceed to the Main Menu Invisible place holder Figure 2 6 Starting Information Screen Local Console Session Telnet has similar menu structu...

Page 39: ...del Press Next the Password prompt appears Enter your password default password is admin For security your password keystrokes will not appear on the screen Press The unit responds with a Starting Inf...

Page 40: ...efault Password is admin Invisible place holder Figure 2 7 Log in Screen when using a Web Browser NOTE Passwords are case sensitive Do not use punctuation mark characters You may use up to eight alpha...

Page 41: ...r mind before pressing the key simply press to restore the previous value In some cases when you type a letter to select a parameter you will see a prompt at the bottom of the screen that says Choose...

Page 42: ...pre sented with a screen that provides an overview of the transceiver and its current operating condition It provides an array of vital information and operating conditions Figure 2 9 Starting Informa...

Page 43: ...a Associated This unit has successfully synchronized and associated with an Access Point Alarmed The unit is has detected one or more alarms that have not been cleared NOTE If an alarm is present when...

Page 44: ...iguration Tools to configure the two serial ports See Serial Data Port Configuration Menu on Page 64 Security Configuration Tools to configure the security services available with the transceiver s en...

Page 45: ...te Used to set display data communications rate in bits per second between a connected console terminal and the radio 19200 Device Names Menu Fields used at user s discretion for general administrativ...

Page 46: ...e transceiver as the Realm name for network login web browser only and menu headings NOTE Do not use a colon or percent symbol in the device name Owner User defined appears on this screen only Contact...

Page 47: ...P IP and Ethernet protocols There are some differences between AP and Remote type radios regarding these parameters and they are noted where appropriate Invisible place holder Figure 2 13 Network Conf...

Page 48: ...herwise it gets it from the AP at authentication time The transceivers use UTC Universal Coor dinated Time with a configurable time offset 0 0 0 0 Maximum Remotes AP only Number of Remotes permitted t...

Page 49: ...only available on Access Point radios When this option is disabled communication can only happen from Remote to Access Point This setting prevents a PC connected to one Remote radio to access a netwo...

Page 50: ...ort port based VLAN at the Ethernet inter face and over the air according to the IEEE 802 1Q standard When VLAN Status is enabled the wireless port of both AP and remote radios act as a trunk port The...

Page 51: ...enabled disabled disabled NOTE This parameter must be consistent at both Access Point and Remote radios in order for data to flow correctly Inconsistent configuration may result in data not being tra...

Page 52: ...When the radio is configured for VLAN operation the IP address can only be set as a static IP address Invisible place holder Figure 2 17 Management VLAN Subnet Configuration Menu IP Address Mode Defin...

Page 53: ...available when VLAN Status is enabled Static Static NOTE Changes to any of the following parameters while communi cating over the network LAN or over the air may cause a loss of communication with th...

Page 54: ...be configured manually when set to Static A DHCP server must be available for the radio to obtain a valid IP address when set to Dynamic Only static IP address ing mode is available when VLAN Status i...

Page 55: ...ort 10BaseT connections only This should not present a problem because most hubs switches auto switch between 10BaseT and 100BaseT connections Confirm that your hub switch is capable of auto switching...

Page 56: ...associate to it Once the IP address is reachable this beacon signal changes to AVAILABLE and Remotes are allowed to join in 0 0 0 0 dis ables this function Any other valid IP address enables it 0 0 0...

Page 57: ...ice WINS Address Windows Internet Naming Service server address to be provided by this service Restart DHCP Server Selecting this option forces the transceiver to start servicing DHCP requests using t...

Page 58: ...ss network and gateway addresses are configured in each trans ceiver of the associated network In addition some management systems may require the MIB files to be compiled in the order shown above Inv...

Page 59: ...Agent responds to the specified version of SNMP traffic v1 v2 v3 Trap Version This specifies what version of SNMP will be used to encode the outgoing traps The choices are v1_traps v2_traps and v3_tr...

Page 60: ...here and is only included as an aid to facilitate configuration Import from Approved List Copies the entries configured in the Approved AP List to this priority table 1 10 Priority Table of Access Poi...

Page 61: ...e two primary data layers in the transceiver network radio and data Since the data layer is dependent on the radio layer working prop erly configuration of the radio items should be reviewed and set b...

Page 62: ...uding a 15 dB fade margin When the data rate is set to AUTO the remote radio is able to change speeds based on the signal quality criteria set in the Auto Data Rate submenu described later in this sec...

Page 63: ...al collisions in these situations This field is only changeable on an Access Point Remotes read the AP s value upon associa tion 0 to 255 1 Mobility Configuration This selection brings up a submenu wh...

Page 64: ...d and logged Under these conditions the PWR lamp flashes and an SNMP trap is sent to the configured SNMP manager 0 to 40 Not Programmed Channel Config Only applies to iNET II Brings up the submenu dis...

Page 65: ...operation The selection of particular channels will result in an indication of y Be aware that these channels do not become active until the Commit Changes selection is invoked Commit Changes This re...

Page 66: ...pressing the spacebar to toggle between the two options for each zone Select the Commit Changes menu item to implement changes These changes will be forwarded to all units in the network through the A...

Page 67: ...lta A user specified difference from the SNR Threshold figure which if exceeded causes a data rate change in the transceiver 0 10 2 NOTE In the description below high speed refers to 512 kbps for the...

Page 68: ...use of the threshold and delta settings will result in smoother more reliable perfor mance from your wireless link Figure 2 28 shows the default values for RSSI and SNR parameters but these may be cha...

Page 69: ...points should be considered for all mobile installa tions Use middleware The use of middleware in the mobile laptops is highly recommended for better operation of a mobile data system GE MDS provides...

Page 70: ...er setting minimizes resyn chronization times when remote radios roam between access points or in highly interrupted coverage areas dense buildings for example RTSThreshold 0 1600 bytes Enable RTS flo...

Page 71: ...ls will be best served by UDP service as the protocol itself has built in error recovery mechanisms UDP provides the needed multidrop operation by means of multicast addressing On the other hand TCP s...

Page 72: ...closed it must be opened again before traffic can flow UDP Multicast IP provides a mechanism to do a limited broadcast to a specific group of devices This is known as multicast addressing Many IP rou...

Page 73: ...table in either Seamless or Custom modes Implementing Configuration Changes There are several configuration parameters for the Serial Gateway found under the Serial Configuration Menu of the Managemen...

Page 74: ...tep process View Current Settings Displays all settable options Depend ing on the selected IP protocol 2 6 3 Configuring for UDP Mode Invisible place holder Figure 2 31 UDP Point to Multipoint Menu Us...

Page 75: ...de vs Packet Repeat mode This is because a transceiver when in Packet Repeat mode sends 12 extra characters sequence numbers etc to control the delivery of the repeated data Misconfigurations can resu...

Page 76: ...2 UDP Point to Point Menu Use UDP point to point configuration to send information to a single device Status Enable Disable the serial data port IP Protocol UDP Point to Point This is the type of IP p...

Page 77: ...ess mode is selected data bytes will be sent over the air as quickly as possible but the receiver will buffer the data until enough bytes have arrived to cover worst case gaps in transmission The dela...

Page 78: ...s to be used as a desti nation for data received through the serial port in case the pri mary host address is not available Any legal IP address 0 0 0 0 Secondary IP Port The destination IP port for d...

Page 79: ...f a message inter character time out MOD BUS defines a 3 5 character parameter 1 65 535 4 Custom Data Buffer Size Custom Packet Mode only Maxi mum amount of characters that the Remote end will buffer...

Page 80: ...The delay introduced by data buffering may range from 22 to 44 ms but the radio will not create any gaps in the output data stream This mode of operation is required for protocols such as MODBUS and s...

Page 81: ...DBUS that do not allow gaps in their data transmission Seamless Custom Seamless Seamless Inter Frame Delay Number of characters that represent the end of a message inter character time out MODBUS defi...

Page 82: ...agram 2 6 7 Point to Multipoint IP to Serial Application Example The operation and data flow for this mode is very similar to Point to Point serial to serial application except that it uses multicast...

Page 83: ...tocol UDP Remote IP Address 224 254 1 1 Multicast Address1 Local IP Port 30011 Access Point COM2 2 N A None required Remote Units COM2 1 Enable Enabled Baud Rate 2 400 Example Serial Mode Custom Flow...

Page 84: ...d sends it out its COM port Likewise data presented at the Remote s COM port is packetized sent to the Access Point stripped and sent out the Access Point s COM port Note this configuration does not u...

Page 85: ...Communicate with RTU A by Telneting to Remote 1 port 30011 Communicate with RTU B by Telneting to Remote 2 port 30011 Communicate with RTUs C and D by sending and receiving data from the Access Point...

Page 86: ...ation Configuration Transceiver Location Menu Item Setting Access Point Status Enabled Baud Rate 9 600 Flow Control Disabled IP Protocol UDP Send to Address A multicast IP address such as 224 254 1 1...

Page 87: ...es not support Generic Attribute Registration Pro tocol GVRP The Ethernet port of an Access Point radio is normally configured as a trunk port and is connected to a VLAN aware switch or router You can...

Page 88: ...ent VLAN are tagged or untagged Native Config Management IP Opens the Configuration Management IP menu Config Data IP Opens the Configuration Management IP menu 2 7 CYBER SECURITY CONFIGURATION The cy...

Page 89: ...sible place holder Figure 2 43 Device Security Menu User Auth Method Defines whether username and password is verified locally or via a central server Local RADIUS Local User Auth Fallback Defines the...

Page 90: ...net Access Controls remote access through Telnet sessions on Port 23 Enabled Disabled Enabled SSH Access Controls remote access through SSH Secure Shell sessions on Port 22 Enabled Disabled Enabled HT...

Page 91: ...a new encryption key after 500 kilobytes of information has been transmitted or one hour has elapsed Enabled Disabled Disabled Approved Access Points Remotes List Displays a menu to man age the list o...

Page 92: ...Add Associated Remotes Add all currently associated remotes to the approved remote list Alternatively you can enter each Remote MAC manually Delete All Remotes Remove complete purge of all Remotes fro...

Page 93: ...as the active mode The behavior of this setting differs depending on whether it is implemented on an Access Point or a Remote transceiver An explanation of these behaviors is given below Access Point...

Page 94: ...entry must match the string used to configure the appropriate files on the RADIUS Server User Auth Mode Should be set to PAP or CHAP depending on the configuration of the server NOTE CHAP is more secu...

Page 95: ...g on the TFTP server Certificate Type Selects one of the three file types mentioned above Root Certificate Client Certificate Private Key Certificate Root Certificate Retrieve Certificate Initiates th...

Page 96: ...rating frequencies No value displayed on APs NOTE The RSSI is an average of the last 20 RSSI samples The RSSI value is reset every time the radio returns to scanning mode Display only Current running...

Page 97: ...Listing Menu Access Points Only on Page 98 2 8 1 RSSI by Zone Menu Remotes Only This screen displays the strength of RF signals received from the cur rently associated Access Point Network integrity...

Page 98: ...in Table 2 5 Some of these events will result from a condition that prevents the normal of the unit these are critical events These will cause the unit to enter an alarmed state and the PWR LED to bli...

Page 99: ...f events stored in the current log Some of these events are stored in volatile memory and will be erased with a loss of power The events are numbered for easier iden tification and navigation Clear Lo...

Page 100: ...ng the file transfer 10 to 120 seconds 10 Syslog Server IP address to which alarms are sent using the sys log message format Any valid IP address 0 0 0 0 View Current Alarms Most events classified as...

Page 101: ...2 8 3 Packet Statistics Menu An iNET radio maintains running counters of different categories of events in the Ethernet protocol The Packet Statistics refer to each Ethernet interface from the perspec...

Page 102: ...eceived Packets received by the transceiver through the Ethernet port Packets sent Packets transmitted by the transceiver through the Ethernet port Bytes received Data bytes received by this Remote th...

Page 103: ...s defined as an Access Port or as a Trunk Port Invisible place holder Figure 2 55 VLAN Packet Statistics Packets Received by Zone This screen shown in Figure 2 56 presents a breakdown of wireless pack...

Page 104: ...mote will stop its scanning and temporarily synchro nize its frequency hopping pattern to match the one encoded on the AP s beacon signal The Remote waits for three identical beacon signals from the A...

Page 105: ...adio RF connec tion with the Access Point but has not obtained cyber secu rity clearance to pass data Associated This unit has successfully synchronized and associated with an Access Point This is the...

Page 106: ...mote transceiver AgeTime Time in minutes remaining before the device address will be deleted from the table Each transceiver maintains a table with the addresses of the devices it communicates with Th...

Page 107: ...re the device address will be deleted from the table Each AP maintains a table with the addresses of the remote radios it communicates with The age time countdown is restarted to 5 min utes every time...

Page 108: ...lumn format with each line corresponding to one Remote RxRate Over the air data rate the radio is currently using All transceivers do not need to use the same rate RxPkts Over the air data packets rec...

Page 109: ...t Number of bytes transmitted by the trans ceiver through the IP socket In general the number of bytes Out on Socket should follow the number of bytes In On Port as all bytes received on the serial po...

Page 110: ...ving the new firmware See Auto Upgrade Remote Reboot Menu on Page 108 Radio Test A diagnostic tool for testing RF operation See Radio Test Menu on Page 110 Ping Utility Diagnostic tool to test network...

Page 111: ...again It is recom mended that you wait until this 5 10 minute process is complete before verifying operation of HTTP HTTPS or SSH NOTE Always read the release notes for downloaded firmware Some versi...

Page 112: ...he TFTP server Upgrading the Firmware Firmware images are available free of charge at www GEmds com service technical support NOTE GE MDS iNET firmware may not be installed in GE MDS iNET II radios or...

Page 113: ...the transceiver loading firm ware configuration files into the unit s flash RAM is much slower than loading software onto a PC hard drive or RAM Upgrade Procedure To load a new firmware file filename...

Page 114: ...amming Menu Retrieve File Status messages on the transfer are posted on the Management Sys tem screen NOTE The new firmware image file that replaces the Inactive Image file will be automatically verif...

Page 115: ...al support How Configuration Files Work When a configuration script file is downloaded to a radio Retrieve the radio executes the parameters as commands and takes the values con tained in it When a co...

Page 116: ...TP server Before exporting a unit s configuration you may want to name it in a way that reflects the radio s services or other identifica tion TFTP Timeout Time in seconds the TFTP server will wait fo...

Page 117: ...you want to change from the default value Change only the parameter values Capitalization counts in some field parameters Example System Mode Comment Fields a Edit or delete anything on each line to t...

Page 118: ...of authorized features available for use enabled disabled GE MDS iNET II radios will show an additional selection called Encryption under Authorized Features 2 9 4 Change the Type of Remote Enter the...

Page 119: ...ir current active image the same as if the power were re cycled NOTE To use the Auto Upgrade Reboot feature both the AP and Remotes must already be running version 4 4 0 or newer firm ware Exception I...

Page 120: ...s an Access Point it will disrupt traffic through the entire network Test Mode function is automatically limited to 10 minutes and should only be used for brief measurement of transmit power It may al...

Page 121: ...shown on screen Screen will be replaced with detailed report of PING activity Press any key after viewing the results to return to this menu 2 9 8 Reset to Factory Defaults To reset all transceiver pa...

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Page 123: ...nt Panel LEDs 115 3 2 Troubleshooting Using the Embedded Management System 116 3 2 1 Starting Information Screen 117 3 2 2 Packet Statistics Menu 118 3 2 3 Serial Port Statistics Menu 119 3 2 4 Diagno...

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Page 125: ...ters in the Management System Do not overlook the possibility that human error may be the cause of the problem With so many possible parameters to look at and change a parameter may be incorrectly set...

Page 126: ...e of Remote not identical to desired Access Point Verify that the system has a unique Network Name b Not yet associated with an Access Point with the same Network Name Check the Status of the unit s p...

Page 127: ...erminal emulator or Telnet application is set to VT100 Cannot pass IP data to WAN a Verify your IP settings b Use the PING command to test communication with the transceivers in the local radio system...

Page 128: ...Alarmed state the unit may still be operational and associated Look for the association state in the Wireless Network Status screen to determine if the unit is associated If it is then look at the Er...

Page 129: ...during normal conditions with a data rate of 256 kbps If the RSSI levels in each zone are within a few dB of each other but less than 85 dBm then a check should be made of the aiming of the antenna s...

Page 130: ...xternal access to the Management System Informational events are stored in temporary RAM memory that will be lost in the absence of primary power and Alarms will be stored in permanent memory Flash me...

Page 131: ...essionChanged 76 EVENT_ENDPOINT Endpoint Added Removed AP only eventEndpoint 67 EVENT_ETH_LINK_AP AP Ethernet Link Disconnected apEthLinkLost 19 EVENT_FLASH_TEST Flash Test Failed EVENT_FPGA FPGA comm...

Page 132: ...Remote sinRemSwitch 70 EVENT_SYSTEM_ERROR System Error Cleared Please Reboot systemError 16 EVENT_TFTP_CONN TFTP connectivity achieved tftpConnection 73 EVENT_TFTP_ERR Attempted TFTP connection failed...

Page 133: ...MAC Contact factory Technical Services for assistance Network Interface Error Unit does not recognize the LAN interface Contact factory Technical Services for assistance Network Name Not Programmed Ne...

Page 134: ...atch INFORMATIONAL Self explanatory Current AP No Longer Approved MAJOR May occur during the Scanning process at a remote Indicates that the received beacon came from an AP which is not in the Approve...

Page 135: ...eacon Netname Does Not Match INFORMATIONAL Self explanatory Received Beacon Valid Errored INFORMATIONAL Self explanatory Rem Ethernet Link Connected Disconnected MAJOR Self explanatory Reprogramming C...

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Page 137: ...SUREMENTS 139 4 2 1 Antenna System SWR and Transmitter Power Output 140 Introduction 140 Procedure 140 4 2 2 Antenna Aiming 141 Introduction 141 Procedure 141 4 3 dBm WATTS VOLTS CONVERSION CHART 143...

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Page 139: ...a problem because most hubs switches auto switch between 10BaseT and 100BaseT connections Confirm that your hub switch is capable of auto switching data rates To prevent Ethernet traffic from degradi...

Page 140: ...ctors on the end of the radio and an unobstructed view of the LED status indicators Figure 4 2 Transceiver Dimensions 4 25 10 8 cm 4 75 12 0 cm 1 4 3 56 cm 6 75 17 15 cm 4 5 11 43 cm TOP SIDE BOTTOM 2...

Page 141: ...f the radio without the need for tools of any kind Figure 4 4 shows how the DIN Rail bracket attaches to the back of the unit s case and how the entire unit attaches to the mounting rail Invisible pla...

Page 142: ...s is highly desirable and provides the most reli able communications link Much depends on the minimum signal strength that can be tolerated in a given system Although the exact figure will differ from...

Page 143: ...ectional antenna at the Access Point station employ vertical polarization of the signal therefore the remote antenna s must also be vertically polar ized elements oriented perpendicular to the horizon...

Page 144: ...osses in dB that result when using various lengths of cable at 900 MHz The choice of cable will depend on the required length cost considerations and the amount of signal loss that can be tolerated Th...

Page 145: ...n is 6 dBi or less See How Much Output Power Can be Used on Page 135 for power control of higher gain antennas 4 1 5 How Much Output Power Can be Used The transceiver is normally supplied from the fac...

Page 146: ...alue See Antenna Aiming on Page 141 for details If adequate signal strength cannot be obtained it may be necessary to mount the station antennas higher use higher gain antennas select a dif ferent sit...

Page 147: ...tant interference is present in a particular frequency zone collection of 8 RF channels it may be necessary to skip that zone from the radio s hopping pattern The radio includes built in software to h...

Page 148: ...ON CHART on Page 143 4 1 8 Notes on Using 28 VDC Power Supplies Common 28 Vdc supplies are often high current power supplies designed primarily to charge battery banks The radio can be operated from t...

Page 149: ...of the power cabling within reason When power is applied from a power source having a relatively high 1 or 2 source impedance or from a power source with out a large amount of output capacitance no o...

Page 150: ...an 10 of the forward power 2 1 SWR Higher readings usually indicate problems with the antenna feedline or coaxial connectors If the reflected power is more than 10 check the feedline antenna and its c...

Page 151: ...of directional antennas at Remote locations becomes necessary Directional antennas usually require some fine tuning of their bearing to optimize the received signal strength The transceiver has a buil...

Page 152: ...of the antenna Watch the RSSI indication for several seconds after making each adjustment so that the RSSI accurately reflects any change in the link signal strength 6 View the Wireless Packets Dropp...

Page 153: ...40mW 5 125 32mW 6 115 25mW 7 100 20mW 8 090 16mW 9 080 125mW 10 071 10mW 11 064 12 058 13 050 14 045 15 040 16 0355 dBm mV Po 17 31 5 18 28 5 19 25 1 20 22 5 01mW 21 20 0 22 17 9 23 15 9 24 14 1 25 12...

Page 154: ...the destination address is a multicast or broadcast address forward the packet to all remotes If the destination address is not known forward the packet to all remotes If the destination address is kn...

Page 155: ...a Text files are typically the most compressible whereas binary files are the least compressible On average a 30 increase in throughput can be achieved with compres sion enabled Compression is used on...

Page 156: ...chanism is used to reserve a time slot if packets exceed this number On the other hand a hidden node might interfere more often than if RTS was not used Main Menu Radio Configuration RTS Threshold Dec...

Page 157: ...nt supports SNMP version 3 SNMPv3 The SNMPv3 protocol introduces Authentication MD5 SHA 1 Encryption DES the USM User Table and View Based Access Refer to RFC2574 for full details The SNMP Agent has l...

Page 158: ...rds are configured and managed locally they are non volatile and will survive a power cycle If passwords are configured from an SNMP manager they will be reset to whatever has been stored for local ma...

Page 159: ...ll now be used by the Agent to re generate keys The Manager will need to know these passwords in order to talk to the Agent Passwords are currently being managed locally The local pass words are Fairp...

Page 160: ...5 Min httpLogin 49 MAJOR HTTP User Logged Out Logged In countrySkipZoneMismatch 50 INFORMATIONAL Country SkipZone Mismatch desiredAPIPMismatch 51 INFORMATIONAL Desired AP IP Addr Mismatch eventLogCle...

Page 161: ...te lost association due to a change in the AP s netname ipConnectivityOK 75 INFORMATIONAL Radio is associated AND 1 has an IP address statically defined OR 2 received an IP address via DHCP compressio...

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Page 163: ...TECHNICAL REFERENCE 5 Chapter Counter Reset Paragraph Contents 5 1 DATA INTERFACE CONNECTORS 155 5 1 1 LAN Port 155 5 1 2 COM1 Port 156 5 1 3 COM2 Port 156 5 2 FUSE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE 157 5 3 TECH...

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Page 165: ...data link to an Internet Pro tocol based IP network via the Access Point station Each radio in the network must have a unique IP address for the network to function prop erly To connect a PC directly...

Page 166: ...port use a DB 9F to DB 9M straight through cable These cables are available commercially or may be constructed using the pinout information in Figure 5 3 and Table 5 3 Figure 5 3 COM2 Port DTE Viewed...

Page 167: ...ibbon cable between the top cover s LEDs and the unit motherboard You do not need to disconnect the ribbon cable 4 Locate the fuse and fuse holder between the COM1 port and the power connector See Fig...

Page 168: ...9 watts 24 5 30 Vdc Receive 2 8 watts 10 5 24 Vdc 3 5 watts 24 5 30 Vdc MTBF 35 Years Telcordia Method 1 Case 3 Size Excluding mtg hardware 1 25 x 6 75 x 4 5 H x W x D 3 15 x 17 15 x 11 43 cm Mounting...

Page 169: ...G GE MDS NETview MS DATA CHARACTERISTICS PORTS Ethernet Interface Connectors RJ 45 Standard Data Rate 10BaseT 10 Mbps Serial 2 Ports Signaling Standard EIA 232 V 24 Interface Connectors DB 9 Interface...

Page 170: ...5 MHz wide zones each containing 8 frequencies iNET iNET II From one and up to 75 overlapping channels Hop Patterns 8192 based on network name Frequency Stability 20 ppm TRANSMITTER Power Output at a...

Page 171: ...argin and a mix of agricultural and commercial terrain with line of sight Range calculations for mobile units assume a 6 dBd gain Omni on a 100 ft tower at the AP a 5 dBd gain Omni with 1 watt output...

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Page 175: ...tors for example are subtracted from this figure to calculate the total antenna system gain AP See Access Point Association Condition in which the frequency hopping pattern of the Remote is synchroniz...

Page 176: ...istrators to avoid the tedious process of manually configuring and man aging IP addresses for a large number of users and devices When a network device powers on if it is configured to use DHCP it wil...

Page 177: ...the pat tern appears to jump around it is said to hop from one frequency to another Frequency Zone The radio uses up to 80 discrete channels in the 902 to 928 MHz spectrum A group of 8 channels is re...

Page 178: ...le to determine the file based on the fingerprint For more details review RFC 1321 available on the Internet MIB Management Information Base Microcontroller Unit See MCU Mobile IP An emerging standard...

Page 179: ...nects the station from the access point PING Packet INternet Groper Diagnostic message generally used to test reachability of a network device either over a wired or wireless net work Point Multipoint...

Page 180: ...nts are co located for redundancy roaming allows the stations to switch between them to provide a robust network Roaming may also be employed in conjunction with Portability where the station has been...

Page 181: ...ol Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol Trap Manager Software that collects SNMP traps for display or log ging of events UDP User Datagram Protocol UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair WINS Windows Int...

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Page 183: ...65 Process 94 Time 95 Auth Traps Status 49 Authorization Key 108 111 defined 165 Authorized Features 108 Auto Data Rate Menu SNR Threshold Delta 58 Auto Key Rotation 81 Auto Upgrade Remote Reboot 108...

Page 184: ...mand 140 DNS Address 47 DTE 11 60 Dwell Time 52 146 E EIA 232 11 Encapsulation defined 166 Encryption 81 Phrase 81 Ending Address 47 Endpoint defined 167 Listing 87 Listing Menu 97 ENI MDS iNET 900 3...

Page 185: ...lished 71 Local Area Network defined 168 IP Port 65 66 Listening IP Port 69 Location 36 107 Logged Events 123 Lost Carrier Detected 92 119 M MAC Address 96 97 144 Management System user interfaces 23...

Page 186: ...TCP 61 68 71 75 145 defined 171 TFTP 102 defined 171 UDP 61 62 71 74 75 145 PuTTY usage 27 defined 170 R Radio Frequency Interference 15 136 Remote defined 170 Test 110 range transmission 10 Read Comm...

Page 187: ...ned 170 Mode 49 80 traps 150 usage 147 V3 Passwords 49 SNR 54 defined 170 Threshold 54 SNTP defined 170 Spanning Tree Protocol 144 Spanning Tree Protocol defined 170 Specifications 158 161 SSH defined...

Page 188: ...og 91 Log 89 VLAN 38 39 40 77 Configuring for operation with 41 Configuring IP Address with VLAN disabled 43 Configuring IP Address with VLAN enabled 42 volts dBm watts conversion 143 W watts dBm volt...

Page 189: ...your radio to its proper operating specifications If return of the equipment is necessary you will be issued a Service Request Order SRO number The SRO number will help expedite the repair so that the...

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