RACOM RipEX, Demo Handbook

Page 1: ...andbook RipEX Radio modem Router version 1 0 5 6 2013 fw 1 2 x x www racom eu RACOM s r o Mirova 1283 592 31 Nove Mesto na Morave Czech Republic Tel 420 565 659 511 Fax 420 565 659 512 E mail racom ra...

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Page 3: ...Summary 21 3 Demo Case RipEX M DGE 23 3 1 Introduction 23 3 2 Demo Case 24 3 3 Programming RipEX via Computer 24 3 4 RipEX General Overview 28 3 5 RipEX Wizard Configuration 28 3 6 RipEX Practical Tes...

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Page 5: ...you do not have the login credentials yet feel free to contact us using the following link http www racom eu eng products remote access html load 28product ripex 29 RipEX Live demo settings have the...

Page 6: ...asiest procedure to configure the units in real usage is to use our Wizard feature Click on the Wizard tab to be guided through all necessary settings The Wizard will provide you with helpful notes fo...

Page 7: ...ersa When Ping is started you will see the following on line report on your screen Fig 1 2 Ping on line report When the specified count of ping packets is transmitted following detailed summary is dis...

Page 8: ...an embedded NMS Network Management System within RipEX Every RipEX can broadcast its Watched values to other reachable RipEX units within the network Among these Watched values are current supply vol...

Page 9: ...number of received and transmitted packets their sizes and current throughput Moreover a detailed division into user and service packets is available for the radio channel The quick value descriptions...

Page 10: ...can display two different elements at once The detailed graphs can be created continuously or can be triggered whenever monitored values are out of their threshold ranges Each graph can be created ba...

Page 11: ...tween software modules can be monitored Go to the Diagnostic Monitoring menu and just click on the Start button In the default settings it will display packet timing and payload on the Radio channel F...

Page 12: ...al from http www racom eu download hw ripex free eng ripex m en pdf or the Application notes from http www racom eu download hw ripex free eng ripex app en pdf to conduct further tests Do not hesitate...

Page 13: ...l customers who are searching for the network management system applied to the RACOM products The text will demonstrate the possibilities of a standardised NMS Almost any NMS can be used for accessing...

Page 14: ...ration Guide http www racom eu eng products m ripex app snmp html 2 3 Zabbix Live Demo We believe the Zabbix Live demo will answer most of your questions regarding Zabbix and the SNMP functionality by...

Page 15: ...were defined to display the warning if any unit is in the undesired state e g modem temperature is too high RSS level is out of the threshold range etc In our example there are two events with RAy10...

Page 16: ...ation LAI We provide many values which can be obtained from our products Just go through all of them to see the details For every value Zabbix provides its history If the value is numerical there is a...

Page 17: ...be displayed as a graph and in every graph there can be more values displayed You can define various colours types of lines legends and other parameters You can also change the time period of the disp...

Page 18: ...h many graphs displayed on a single page In the example below we have RAy10 H graphs We can easily display the same graphs for the second RAy unit You can also display graphs for both units within a s...

Page 19: ...can display various statistics and you can see each unit s status In our example there are two linked RipEX units with temperature RSS and DQ values The background image is the raster map of Nov M sto...

Page 20: ...n see the same issues as on the dashboard screen MG102 VPN deactivation and RAy RSS SNR values All other monitored values are OK e g values are within the defined threshold ranges and are displayed wi...

Page 21: ...s enabled please install it on your machine or see the Zabbix manual for more detailed documentation 2 4 Summary We have described just a few of the Zabbix features Feel free to download the RipEX App...

Page 22: ...E mail support racom eu Tel 420 565 659 511 RACOM sales department Contact your respective sales manager or our Sales department racom racom eu RipEX Radio modem Router RACOM s r o 22 ZABBIX Live DEMO...

Page 23: ...arding the RipEX product and give you a quick and easy summary about the product itself There are three RipEX units and one M dge unit in the case All units are in the default state See the following...

Page 24: ...CAT 5E 2 RJ 45 1 Quick Start Guide RipEX accessories 3 Dummy load antennas 1 L bracket 1 Flat bracket samples 1 Fan kit 1 X5 ETH USB adapter M DGE accessories 1 Whip antenna 900 2100 MHz 2 2dBi verti...

Page 25: ...anything up The RipEX s IP address for access over the ETH USB adapter is fixed 10 9 8 7 Go to 3 Login to RipEX 2 PC connected directly to ETH port Set a static IP address in PC example for Windows X...

Page 26: ...9 169 when connected directly to ETH Note https For security reasons the communication between the PC and RipEX is conducted using the protocol https with ssl encryption The https protocol requires a...

Page 27: ...rwise a different radio modem could reply to your requests All units share the same IP address and are in Bridge mode when in factory settings 4 IP address unknown If you don t have the adapter or you...

Page 28: ...ty of some parameters depends on the settings of other parameters For example serial SCADA protocols on COM ports can only be set when Operating mode is set to the Router mode Fig 3 6 Help question ma...

Page 29: ...xcept IP address and unit name See the example for RipEX A Fig 3 8 Wizard menu IP address Fig 3 9 Wizard menu Unit name After the Wizard is completed click on the OK button You will be forwarded into...

Page 30: ...ctivity between two hosts with IP addresses Because RipEX is a native IP device ping can also be used for radio link testing Go to the Ping tab in the Diagnostic menu You can either set the Ping Type...

Page 31: ...f throughput usage PER BER RSS Data Quality DQ and Round Trip Time RTT histogram It can be very useful during RipEX unit installation and coverage optimisation Please read the detailed Ping report des...

Page 32: ...e Bridge mode We need to configure PCs with unique IP ad dresses within the network subnet 192 168 1 0 24 For example 192 168 1 10 for PC 1 and 192 168 1 254 for PC 2 A description of how to set a sta...

Page 33: ...ailed Ping report 3 6 2 Fast Remote Access Fast Remote Access is a unique RipEX feature used to minimize the data amount transferred when accessing the Remote station over the radio channel The trick...

Page 34: ...B Fig 3 16 Connection via Fast Remote Access Now you are accessing the remote unit over the radio link The latency is dependent on the radio link Modulation rate Feel free to change the Modulation rat...

Page 35: ...nge the Modulation rate Settings tab or changing the default Bridge mode to the Router mode Note You need to configure routing accordingly if the Router mode is active 3 6 3 Alarm Management Fan Kit T...

Page 36: ...mperature is 25 5 C Go to the Status menu to display RipEX temperature Fig 3 19 RipEX current temperature We can now define that we want the Fan kit to turn on whenever the temperature drops under 25...

Page 37: ...following parameters Threshold to Manual HW Alarm Output to N O Normally opened Temperature threshold from 25 to 26 C HW Alarm Output checked We could also enable Detail Graphs start option for loggi...

Page 38: ...e the RipEX manual for more details Chapter Fan kit 4 3 7 RipEX Diagnostic RipEX web interface is equipped with comprehensive and detailed statistics and graphs One could say there is an embedded NMS...

Page 39: ...enu provides you with information about data volume on all interfaces Radio Ethernet COM1 and COM2 The menu displays the number of received and transmitted packets their sizes and current throughput M...

Page 40: ...out of their threshold ranges Each graph can be created based on the values of the unit itself or any other neighbouring unit The detailed graphs description can be read in the respective Help You ca...

Page 41: ...can be monitored Go to the Diagnostic Monitoring menu and just click on the Start button In the default settings it will display packet timing and payload on the Radio channel For example you can test...

Page 42: ...Demo case is an ideal tool for conducting laboratory tests and benchmarks which shows you how the particular application will behave with cooperation with RipEX radio modems 1 Connecting RTUs and cen...

Page 43: ...cooperates with RipEX units For more details see the Application Note Chapter 2 RipEX SNMP Configuration Guide ht tp www racom eu eng products m ripex app snmp html 3 Troubleshooting RipEX has sophist...

Page 44: ...erties Obtain an IP address automatically Alternative Instead of using the DHCP configure a static IP address on your PC e g 192 168 1 10 mask 255 255 255 0 so that it is operating in the same subnet...

Page 45: ...r the SIM card if required Configuring the Access Point Name APN Starting the mobile connection Please see the M DGE manual for configuration details http www racom eu eng products m midge1 in dex htm...

Page 46: ...ft at their defaults After applying the changes you should see a similar screen with SIM state set to ready Fig 3 30 SIM state ready The next step is to click on the Network submenu to check whether w...

Page 47: ...n Now go to the Interfaces menu in the left section Mobile menu and click on the Add button Fig 3 32 Add the Mobile interface Fill in all appropriate values You should get these values from your mobil...

Page 48: ...ld be connecting to the network now Check whether the mobile connection is enabled in the INTERFACES WAN Link Management menu You should have a WWAN1 interface se lected as permanently connected Fig 3...

Page 49: ...et IP address If you are connected to the APN which can reach Internet IP addresses you can check the connectivity by sending ping packets to any desired IP address Note If you cannot access Internet...

Page 50: ...u should see an output like Fig 3 37 Ping results Note Once you can access public Internet IP addresses you can also run your Web browser and fill in e g www racom eu 5 to see our website 5 http www r...

Page 51: ...e e g 192 168 2 108 Note See Chapter Section 3 6 RipEX Practical Tests to know how to configure your PC and execute a ping command Fig 3 38 M DGE RipEX RipEX connectivity Open your web browser and typ...

Page 52: ...ell known tools ping traceroute and tcpdump We have already described ping Traceroute can provide you with a packet route to the destination and with tcpdump you can capture the incoming and outgoing...

Page 53: ...stat tool just click on the darkstat submenu choose the interface and click on the Start button Fig 3 41 M DGE darkstat tool We can see for how long the tool is running how many packets bytes have bee...

Page 54: ...wnloaded and reset in this menu Please study them carefully in case of any issues In the Tech Support menu you can generate and download a tech support file which you should send to our support team t...

Page 55: ...via the web interface With VPN tunnels you can access M DGE or connect various networks in a secure way For more details see the M DGE manual http www racom eu eng products m midge1 web_conf html VPN...

Page 56: ...with serial SCADA protocols on the RS232 inter face For more details see the Application note http www racom eu eng products m midge app index html The Application notes consist of various examples of...