Corning Optical Communication MA860WCO 860M WITH WCE User Manual MA860 UM 10 Feb 08

Corning Optical Communication Wireless 860M WITH WCE MA860 UM 10 Feb 08

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Installation MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 39 4.7.2 Power Connections to MA860 Unit •Only Main PS is connected to the unit – connect directly to 20-48V side of the PWR connector. •Main and Redundant PSs connected to the unit – connect the provided splitter cable to the unit and the Main and Redundant PSs to the appropriate connectors as shown below. Connection to Main Power Supply onlyConnection to splitter cable for installations with redundant PS To Main PSTo Redundant PS
MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 40 5 PPoowweerr--uuppaannddPPrroovviissiioonniinnggtthheeUUnniittUpon power-up, MA-860 automatically performs WCE, WiFi Coverage Expander auto-discovery. It is recommended to locally connect to the unit using a computer running the telnet session to configure the local configuration options defined below. Following the initial setup and configuration MobileAccess recommends that the administrator verifies that all connected antennas are detected via the Web GUI or Engineering GUI, to perform the adjustment procedures and to verify that the unit is operating properly. MA860 is by default configured with a static IP address. (It may also be configured for DHCP). Once the MA860 IP address is defined and it is connected to the network, it can be remotely managed via a Web access connection. This section provides the following information: •Unit power-up and procedures performed by the unit upon power-up •Opening a session from the MA-860 Engineering Tool application •Verifying all antennas are connected •Performing adjustment procedures 5.1 Power-up and WCE Auto-discovery To power-up the unit Connect the power to the PWR connector located on the MA-860 as defined in Section 4.7. Unit initialization and WCE auto-discovery Upon power-up, the unit performs discovery of the WCE units during which time the RUN LED (located on the front panel) is constant GREEN. This will take between one to two minutes. If you have connected the 860 WLAN Module via the Web GUI or Engineering UI before the auto-discovery process was completed, the dialog will show Auto-discovery in process. After the initial discovery procedure has been completed, the RUN LED continuously flickers green indicating normal operation. Note: Configuration changes corresponding to the addition or removal of WCE units can be remotely performed at any time via the Web GUI to access the unit.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 41 5.2 System Setup Configuration Before deploying the device in the field, it is recommended that all system level configurations are configured on the 860 WLAN module as defined in section 5.2 5.2.1.1 Assigning Network Parameters The unit is factory set with the following static IP address: IP address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 Default GW: 192.168.254.254 •Change the static address using Telnet as described in section 5.2.1.2 Note: For networks with DHCP – refer to section 6.2.2 •To set the SNMP parameters – refer to section 5.2.1.3. 5.2.1.2 Changing the Static IP Address The static IP address is changed from the Telnet window. To change the static IP address 1. Set your laptop IP to the same subnet as the static IP address assigned to the Repeater (e.g 192.168.1.2) 2. Connect the unit to your laptop with a cross cable. 3. Click the Windows Start option, choose Run and type Telnet and press Enter. 4. At the prompt Microsoft Telnet> o 192.168.1.1 9999. Press Enter. 5. Click OK and immediately press Enter to go into Setup Mode. The current settings will be displayed, followed by the Change Setup menu. Change Setup: 0 Server configuration 1 Channel 1 configuration 3 SNMP configuration 8 exit without save 9 save and exit Your choice 06. Enter 0 (Server Configuration). 7. You will be prompted to change the IP address one byte at a time –Enter the new value for each byte as you are prompted and press Enter. For example, the value entered below is 192.168.10.55 IP Address : (000) 192.(000) 168.(000) 10.(000) 55
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 42 8. You will be are prompted to set the Gateway, Netmask, telnet Config password and to Change the DHCP device name. IP Address : (000) .(000) .(000) .(000) Set Gateway IP Address (Y) ? Gateway IP Address : (192) .(168) .(010) .(245) Netmask: Number of Bits for Host Part (0=default) (16) Change telnet config password (N) ? Change DHCP device name (not set) ? (N) ? 9. Press Enter to run through the rest of the parameters. When the Setup Menu is displayed again, select 9 – Save and Exit. 5.2.1.3 Setting SNMP Parameters 1. Click the Windows Start option, choose Run and type Telnet and press Enter. 2. At the prompt Microsoft Telnet> o xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx 9999 (where xxxx.. is the IP address of the unit). Press Enter. 3. Click OK and immediately press Enter to go into Setup Mode. The current settings will be displayed, followed by the Change Setup menu. Change Setup: 0 Server configuration 1 Channel 1 configuration 3 SNMP configuration 8 exit without save 9 save and exit Your choice 34. Enter 3 (SNMP Configuration). 5. Set the SNMP Read and Write community names and the SNMP traps destination addresses (up to three addresses can be defined). SNMP community name for read (): publicSNMP community name for write (): private Enter IP addresses for SNMP traps: 1: (000) 192.(000) 168.(000) 10.(000) 22 2: (000) .(000) .(000) .(000) 3: (000) .(000) .(000) .(000) 6. Press Enter to run through the rest of the parameters. When the Setup Menu is displayed again, select 9 – Save and Exit.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 43 5.3 Default Login and User Account Levels You may login to the MA 860 unit through any Web browser or 860 WLAN Engineering GUI. The available login credentials and default passwords are defined below: •Operator (oper) – monitoring options only •Field Engineer (eng) – monitoring and configuration options •TechSuport – for MA technical personnel only NOTE: The password is case sensitive – use lower case letters. 5.4 Remote Web Management Once the system level attributes are defined as in section 5.2, the 860 WLAN module can then be accessed remotely on the network LAN from any Web Browser by connecting to the IP Address of the specific MA 860 unit or through any Network Operating Center (NOC) using SNMP. Use the Remote Web management options to make configuration changes, adjustments, and to monitor the unit status. To login to the MA 860 configuration application 1. Run a Web Browser application (i.e. Internet Explorer). 2. Enter the IP Address of the MA 860 unit. (i.e. http://192.168.10.127). The Login dialog appears. The application version is displayed at the top of the window. Figure 5-1. Login Window
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 44 3. Select the User (Oper or Field Eng) where Field Eng has configuration privileges. Enter the password (see 5.3.) 4. Click Login. () The Main configuration window appears. The Main window is described in the following section. 5.4.1 MA 860 View Upon login, the MA-860 View shows the General tab that provides general information on the MA860 unit and on the WCE connections on each channle. NOTE: The display is refreshed automatically; however, if necessary, click the same tab again (do not use the Web Browser Refresh option). Note that there are six tab – three tabs on the upper window area and three in the lower window area. Table 5-1. Figure 5-2. Main Window Unit Identification info Multi-service antenna units Tab optionsTab options
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 45 Table 5-1. MA 860 View Menu Options Menu Option Description Installation User definable unit identification parameters and read-only IP address and MAC address.Security Password change options.Control Shows the General, Adjustment and Alarms tab in the bottom window area.General Unit identification and version information, and WCE information for each channel. Adjustments Unit adjustment pane. Used to calibrate cables.Alarms Alarm monitoring 5.5 Unit Location and IP The Installation tab shows user defined information on the unit location, name, etc. and the unit IP and MAC address.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 46 5.6 Changing Password To change the password of the User Name: 1. Click the Security tab in the Main window. 2. To change the password: •In the Login Password field, enter the password to login to the current session. •In the User Name field, select the User Name whose password is to be changed. •In the New Password field, enter the new password. •In the Verify Password field, type the new password again. •Click Apply.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 47 5.7 Web Access Adjustment The default gain for each channel is set to 0dB. To adjust the gain 1. Click the Adjustment button in the Main window. The window is divided areas corresponding to each channel. Four control buttons are available: •Full Discovery – performs complete discovery of the antennas •Partial Discovery – performs discovery on new or undiscovered elements •Reset – sets adjustment values to the factory default levels •Apply – downloads configuration and adjustment values to the MA860 unit Figure 5-3. Gain Setting Options NOTE: The Full Discovery button checks for each and every antenna. During Full Discovery, the unit DOES NOT transmit or receive data. To discover changes from the last Discovery, click the Partial Discovery button. Partial Discovery does not affect the unit output.. 2. In the DC field of each channel to which an antenna is connected, verify that the DC parameter is ON. (This field is enabled by default). Gain Setting options
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 48 Note: If OFF is displayed, it indicates the antenna is disconnected by the system (due to a fault such as a short.). In addition, alarms are generated. 3. Perform 802.11a cable adjustments as follows: •Set up a Constant Wave signal generator to 5.745GHz at 17dBm (for optimum results). Note: If the signal generator cannot be set to 17dBm, any level between 5 to 19 dBm range will achieve good results. •Click the corresponding Adj a button. Verify that the AP PWR and Ant PWR values of the corresponding channel are EQUAL. •Repeat for each link (i.e. four times). •For each channel, verify that AP1..4 Pwr is equal to Ant1..4 Pwr. 4. Perform cable adjustments for 802.11bg as follows: •Set up a Constant Wave signal generator to 2.447GHZ at 17dBm (for optimum results). Note: If the signal generator cannot be set to 17dBm, any level between 5 to 19 dBm range will achieve good results. •Click the corresponding Adj bg. Click the corresponding Adj a button. Verify that the AP PWR and Ant PWR values of the corresponding channel are EQUAL. •Repeat for each link (i.e. four times). •For each channel, verify that AP1..4 Pwr is equal to Ant1..4 Pwr. 5. Click Apply to save adjustment and to save any changes in the DC settings of the ports. 5.8 What next? After performing the adjustment procedure: Click the Alarms tab. Referring to the following section ( 5.9) do the following: •Disable (filter out) irrelevant alarms (where antennas or APs are not connected). •Verify that the connected Access Point and antenna indicators are Green. •Verify that the calibration indicators are Green.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 49 5.9 Monitoring Alarms To monitor MA860 status Click the Alarms button in the Main window. The Alarms pane appears. The pane is divided into four areas corresponding to each channel and a fifth area (MA 860) for the unit as a whole. Figure 5-4. Alarms Window To disable trap monitoring of irrelevant channels For irrelevant channel, disable the Trap Select field. Status color codes Each status is color codes as follows: •Green - OK •RED - Fail •GREY - Not relevant.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 50 Trap descriptions Trap Description Temp RED - temperature is above 60C; otherwise GREEN. AP a RED – 802.11a port or AP is not detected; otherwise GREEN AP bg RED – 802.11b/g port or AP is not detected; otherwise GREEN MA860 ANT RED - WCE not detected; otherwise GREEN. WCE Antenna RED – antenna connected to WCE is not detected; otherwise GREEN. DC RED - Antenna disconnected due to detected overcurrent or overcurrent detected a the antenna Adjust a RED – 802.11a cable adjustment procedure of channel failed. Adjust b/g RED – 802.11b cable adjustment procedure of channel failed. WCE HW RED – WCE hardware failure. MA-860 RED – MA860 temperature over 60̊ C; GREEN – MA860 normal temperature
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 51 5.10 Provisioning via the MA-860 Engineering Tool This procedure is performed via a local connection to a computer running the MA-860 Engineering Tool application. 5.10.1 Opening a Session to the Unit To provision the MA-860 control unit using the Configuration Tool 1. Install the MA-860 MA Engineering Tool application on your computer. 2. Connect to the MA-860 front panel Local connector using the RS232 9-pin cable provided with the MA-860 unit. RS232 Computer running MA-860 Configuration Tool
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 52 3. Launch the MA-860 Engineering Tool application on the computer. The Login dialog is invoked. 4. Select Field Eng, and enter the corresponding Password (eng). 5. Select the COM Port corresponding to the physical COM port on the computer to which the unit is connected.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 53 6. Click Connect. The application main window appears with the General tab displayed by default. The General tab provides SW and HW information for the MA 860 unit and for each WCE. If the antenna discovery process has not been completed, you will see a message indicating antenna discovery is in process – as illustrated below. Antenna discovery in process message MA 860 SW and HW info SW and HW info for each WCE
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 54 5.10.2 Provisioning Procedure Note: Refer to 6.1 and Table 6-1 for the locations and descriptions of the parameters described in this section. To provision the unit 1. Select the Adjustment tab. The following window appears. NOTE: The Full Discovery button checks for each and every antenna. During Full Discovery, the unit DOES NOT transmit or receive data. To discover changes from the last Discovery, click the Partial Discovery button. Partial Discovery does not affect the unit output. 2. In the DC field of each channel to which an antenna is connected, verify that the DC parameter is ON. NOTE: If OFF is displayed, it indicates the antenna is disconnected. If an alarm was generated – the system disconnected the antenna due to a detected fault such as a short. 3. Perform 802.11a cable adjustments as follows: Step 2. Click to discover connected antennasStep 3. ONStep 4. Click aStep 5. Calibrate bg.Step 6. Review AlarmsStep 1 Invoke Adjustment tab
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 55 •Set up a Constant Wave signal generator to 5.745GHz at 17dBm (for optimum results). Note: If the signal generator cannot be set to 17dBm, any level between 5 to 19 dBm range will achieve good results. •Click the corresponding Adj a button. The adjustment status will be indicated by the color of the button: BLACK – not adjusted or waiting for connection. Try again. YELLOW – adjustment in process. GREEN – successful adjustment. RED – adjustment failure. Try again. •Repeat for each link (i.e. four times). •For each channel, verify that AP1..4 Pwr is equal to Ant1..4 Pwr. 4. Perform cable adjustments for 802.11bg as follows: •Set up a Constant Wave signal generator to 2.447GHZ at 17dBm (for optimum results). Note: If the signal generator cannot be set to 17dBm, any level between 5 to 19 dBm range will achieve good results. •Click the corresponding Adj bg. The adjustment status will be indicated by the color of the button: BLACK – not adjusted or waiting for connection. Try again. YELLOW – adjustment in process. GREEN – successful adjustment. RED – adjustment failure. Try again. •Repeat for each link (i.e. four times). •For each channel, verify that AP1..4 Pwr is equal to Ant1..4 Pwr. 5. Click the Alarms tab. Referring to the following section ( 5.9): •Under Traps Select, uncheck (filter out) irrelevant alarms (where antennas or APs are not connected). •Verify that the connected Access Point and antenna indicators are Green. •Verify that the calibration indicators are Green.
Power-up and Provisioning the Unit MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 56 To disable trap monitoring of irrelevant channels For irrelevant channel, disable the Trap Select field. Status color codes Each status is color codes as follows: •Green - OK •RED - Fail •GREY - Not relevant. Trap descriptions Trap Description Temp RED - temperature is above 60C; otherwise GREEN. AP a RED – 802.11a port or AP is not detected; otherwise GREEN AP bg RED – 802.11b/g port or AP is not detected; otherwise GREEN MA860 ANT RED - WCE not detected; otherwise GREEN. WCE Antenna RED – antenna connected to WCE is not detected; otherwise GREEN. DC RED - Antenna disconnected due to detected overcurrent at the corresponding antenna. Adjust a RED – 802.11a cable adjustment procedure of channel failed; otherwise GREEN. Adjust b/g RED – 802.11b cable adjustment procedure of channel failed; otherwise GREEN. WCE HW RED – WCE hardware failure; otherwise GREEN. MA-860 Last row in the window. RED – MA860 over temperature; otherwise GREEN.
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 57 6 AAppppeennddiixx6.1 Adjustment Tab Parameters This tab is used to: •Configure the antennas manually and perform auto-discovery of antennas •Perform cable adjustment for each channel •View the power level at each antenna port and at each AP port •Reset the MA-860 unit Table 6-1. MA-860 Engineering Tool Window Parameter Descriptions Window Item Description DC Used to show and configure status of voltage at each antenna port. Voltage is automatically disabled (Off) to a port where an antenna was not detected during auto-discovery (upon power-up and upon command from the user). The button adjacent to each DC field is used to manually disable or enable voltage to the corresponding antenna (relevant for service personnel under conditions where an antenna is disconnected or replaced).
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 58 Window Item Description Adj a/bg Used to perform cable adjustment for 802.11a and 802.11/bg services. Note: this is a required configuration procedure. The color of the buttons indicate the status of the corresponding adjustment procedure: Black – adjustment not initiated or communication error during the adjustment. Yellow – adjustment in process Green – successful adjustment Red – failed adjustment Antenna Power Power supplied to the antenna AP Power AP1..4 .11a – shows the 802.11a service power provided by the corresponding (1 to 4) AP. Note: During normal operation, this value should be equal to the power transmitted by the relevant antenna (parameter Pwr 11.a of the corresponding antenna*). AP1..4 .11b/g – shows the 802.11b/g service power provided by the corresponding (1 to 4) AP. Note: During normal operation, this value should be equal to the power transmitted by the relevant antenna (parameter Pwr 11.b/g of the corresponding antenna*). Antenna 1..4 Four window areas corresponding to each antenna. Only the areas of antennas detected during auto-discovery (automatically performed when power is connected) are accessible. Each area contains the following parameters: oPwr .11a – 802.11a service power measured at antenna output. Should be the same as the 802.11a service power output by the corresponding AP (AP .11a under AP Pwr). oPwr .11bg – 802.11b/g service power measured at antenna output. Should be the same as the 802.11b/g service power output by the corresponding AP (AP .11b/g under AP Pwr) *. oAP a DCA – Digital Control Attenuator for 802.11a Tx/Rx antenna Gains. Used to manually attenuate (reduce) the signal under special conditions of Cable Adjustment failure. The greater the DCA value, the smaller the signal. oAP bg DCA – Digital Control Attenuator for 802.11b/g Tx/Rx antenna Gains. Used to manually attenuate (reduce) the signal under special conditions of Cable Adjustment failure. The greater the DCA value, the smaller the signal. oN/Tx 11a – power level of 802.11a signal transmitted by the antenna. Should be preset to “Normal” mode (Tx mode is used only for factory testing). o5V .11a – input voltage for the TDD Amplifier of 802.11b/g o5V .11bg – input voltage for the TDD Amplifier of 802.11b/g (normal values are 4-5V) o3V – input voltage level for 802.11a Rx o6V – Antenna Input DC Power o3.3V – Digital Control voltage level *This is relevant only AFTER the adjustment procedure is performed.
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 59 6.2 Using the Lantronix Device Installer NOTE: Be sure the installed version is 3.6 or higher. 6.2.1 Installing and Navigating the Application NOTE: Be sure the installed version is 4.1.0.3 or higher. 1. Install the Lantronix DeviceInstaller application on your computer and launch the application. The DeviceInstaller Main window appears. Figure 6-1. DeviceInstaller Main Window 2. In the toolbar, click Search to perform auto-discovery. The currently connected MA 860 units in the network will be identified and listed in the window according to: •Type - communication hardware version - XPort-03 •IP Address – currently defined IP address •Hardware Address – MAC address •Additional identification parameters may be available.
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 60 6.2.2 Assigning Dynamic IP with DHCP Note: Refer to the previous section for instructions on installing and navigating the required application. 1. Select the MA860 unit and click the icon Assign IP in the toolbar. Figure 6-2. Assigning Static IP Address 3. The IP Address Assignment Method window appears. Figure 6-3. IP Assignment Method Window 4. Select Obtain an IP Address automatically – do NOT select Assign a specific IP address. Then, click Next. The IP Discovery Settings window appears.
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 61 Figure 6-4.Automatic IP Discovery Settings Window 5. Enable the following checkboxes: DHCP, BOOTP, Auto-IP and Clear Gateway. 6.. Click Next. The Assignment window appears. 7. Click Assign to assign the MA860 unit the defined parameters. Once the parameters have been assigned, the message ‘Completed Successfully’ appears and the Finish button is enabled. Figure 6-5. Finish Static IP Address Definition 8. Click Finish. The Device Installer Main window reappears and the installed unit will be listed in the window.
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 62 6.3 SNMP Management Using a Standard SNMP Manager The MA 860 packages provide MIBSs that enable standard SNMP (Version 2.0) managers such as HP OpenView to view event traps sent by the MA 860 unit and to configure the unit. NOTE: These traps provide a general indication of the type of failure. The MA MA 860 enables identifying the source of the problem and system monitoring parameters. (Trap destinations and community names were defined in section 5.2.1.3. 6.3.1 Traps List NOTE: Traps are only sent to defined trap destinations 5.2.1.3. The following traps are provided: Table 6-2. List of MA 860 Traps Name Type Severity OID Description ma860powerUp NOTIFICATION-TYPE notification 81.4.2.0.1 System On. ma860SerialNotify NOTIFICATION-TYPE notification 81.4.2.0.2 serial communication status failed success ma860WceOverTemperature NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.3 WCE Temperature over 60̊ C ma860WceNormalTemperature NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.4 WCE Temperature Normal ma860APaDisconnect NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.5 AP type 802.11 a DisConnected ma860APaDetected NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.6 AP type 802.11 a Connected ma860APbgDisconnect NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.7 AP type 802.11 bg DisConnected ma860APbgDetected NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.8 AP type 802.11 bg Connected ma860WceDisconnected NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.9 WCE Disconnected ma860WceDetected NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.10 WCE detected by MA860
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 63 Name Type Severity OID Description ma860WceDCFault NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.11 DC OFF - disconnected by system due to falure ma860WceDCOn NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.12 DC ON Ma860adjust11aFailed NOTIFICATION-TYPE minor 81.4.2.0.13 Adjustment on type 802.11 a Failed Ma860adjust11aSuccess NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.14 Adjustment on type 802.11 a Succeeded Ma860adjust11bgFailed NOTIFICATION-TYPE minor 81.4.2.0.15 Adjustment on type 802.11 bg Failed Ma860adjust11bgSuccess NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.16 Adjustment on type 802.11 bg Succeeded ma860OverTemperature NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.17 MA860 Temperature over 60̊ C ma860NormalTemperature NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.18 MA860 Temperature Normal ma860WceAntDisconnected NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.19 WCE antenna DisConnected ma860WceAntDetected NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.20 WCE antenna Connected ma860WceFailure NOTIFICATION-TYPE major 81.4.2.0.21 WCE HW failure ma860WceOK NOTIFICATION-TYPE info 81.4.2.0.22 WCE HW OK
Appendix MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 64 6.3.2 Viewing and Configuring Using a Standard MIB Browser To view and configure using any standard SNMP manager NOTE: It is assumed that the IP Address of at least one destination is already defined. From a computer configured as a trap destination (configured to receive the traps), load the MIB file to the SNMP manager. The following figure shows the MIB tree that includes the loaded MobileAccess MA 860 file. Figure 6-6. MIB Tree with Loaded MobileAccess MA 860

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