Electronic Systems Technology HZN216AP WIRELESS MODEM User Manual

Electronic Systems Technology WIRELESS MODEM Users Manual

Users Manual

ESTeemUser’sManualHorizonSeriesManualRevision2.0January2017 ESTeem Industrial Wireless Solutions
Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. Dba ESTeem Wireless Modems Building B1 415 N. Quay Street Kennewick, WA 99336 Phone: 509-735-9092 Fax: 509-783-5475 E-mail: market@esteem.com Web Site: www.esteem.com Copyright© 2017 by Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Electronic Systems Technology. Author: Date:Name: Eric P. Marske Title: Product Support Manager Approved by: Date:Name: Mike Eller Title: President
PRODUCTWARRANTY ESTeem Industrial Wireless Solutions Specifications subject to change without notice 415 North Quay Street  Kennewick, WA 99336 www.esteem.com Phone (509) 735-9092  Fax (509) 783-5475 Revised: 25 Jan 2017 Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. dba ESTeem Wireless Modems, (hereinafter ESTeem) expressly warrants its products as free of manufacturing defects for a period of one year from the date of sale to first user/customer. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND THERE IS EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO OTHER WARRANTY GIVEN BY ANY EMPLOYEE, AGENT, DISTRIBUTOR OR OTHER PERSON WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT SHALL BE BINDING ON ESTEEM. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: ESTeem's liability shall be limited to refunding of purchase price, repair or replacement of product. IN NO EVENT SHALL ESTEEM HAVE LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATORY PROFITS. IN NO EVENT SHALL ESTEEM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT. In the event that a unit or part requires replacement or factory servicing, the following conditions apply: a) Customer must obtain from ESTeem an authorized RMA (Return Materials Authorization) Number before shipment of product or parts to ESTeem for any reason; b) If the whole unit is shipped, it must be in its original carton and shipping components, or a carton and shipping components supplied by ESTeem, or it parts only are shipped, they must be packaged and cushioned so as to prevent damage in transit and shipped freight prepaid; PRODUCT WILL BE CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY IF: a) If the product is damaged due to improper or abnormal use, abuse, mishandling, accident or improper maintenance or failure to follow operating instruction; b) If the product is defective as a result of sand, dirt, or water damage; c) If any factory-sealed enclosure has been opened or shows evidence of an attempt to be opened; d) If defects or damage are caused by the use of unauthorized parts or unauthorized service; e) If the product has had its serial numbers altered or removed. Warranty repair form must be accompanied by proof of user's purchase of unit. Product must be shipped to the manufacturer at the following address: ESTeem Wireless Modems 415 North Quay Street Kennewick, Washington USA 99336 ADDITIONAL SERVICE: If ESTeem releases an improvement update to firmware internal to the ESTeem unit during the 90-day period after the unit was purchased by the first user/customer, ESTeem will update the applicable unit with the revised version at no charge other than for UPS handling and shipping to and from your location to the ESTeem factory. Return of any such item must be accompanied with proof of purchase.
TABLEOFCONTENTS Revised:30Jan2017Page1ESTeemHorizonSeriesCHAPTER1–IntroductionBeforeYouBegin1‐1HorizonOverview1‐1HorizonConfigurationModesAccessPointModes ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1‐2AccessPointPeer(Repeater)Mode ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1‐3Self‐HealingMeshNetwork ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1‐4Station(WiFiClient)Modes ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1‐4RS‐232SerialApplications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1‐5CHAPTER2–StartingOutThreeConfigurationPhases2‐1HorizonHardwareDescription2‐1FrontPanelLayout ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 2‐2AntennaConnectionOverview ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 2‐2HorizonHardwareConfiguration2‐3CHAPTER3–ExampleApplicationsModesofOperationDescriptionandExamples 3‐1EthernetBridgeMode ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐1RouterModes ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐3MobileClientModes ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐4802.11AccessPointModes ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐5ProgrammingExamples3‐7UsingESTeemNetworkConfiguration(ENC)Utility ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐7Example1–PointtoPointEthernetBridge ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐9Example2–PointtoPointEthernetBridgewithRepeater ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐10Example3–PointtoMultipointwithMeshRepeater ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐11Example4–PointtoMultipointRouterMode ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐13Example5–MobileClientMode ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐15Example6–802.11AccessPointMode ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐16RouterAddressingExamples ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 3‐17CHAPTER4–UtilitiesandFeaturesESTeemNetworkConfiguration(ENC)Utility ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐1ESTeemDiscoveryUtility ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐1FirmwareUpdates ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐3SettingLocalTime ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐4ConfiguringTimeServer ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐5VLANOperation ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐6
TABLEOFCONTENTS Revised:30Jan2017Page2ESTeemHorizonSeriesIGMPSnooping ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐6ModbusTCPGPS/RadioMonitoring ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4‐10CHAPTER5–WebConfigurationLoggingIntoWebConfigurationManager5‐1WebConfigurationManagerTopMenu ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐1SettingModemIDField ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐2StatusMenu ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐3SystemLogScreen ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐4SetupScreen ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐5AdvancedConfigurationScreen ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐5BackupScreen ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐6RestoreScreen ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐6SoftwareUpdate ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐7SystemReboot ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 5‐7CHAPTER6–SerialConfigurationandApplicationsUsingRS‐232ProgrammingPort6‐1UsingRS‐232DataPortSerialConnections ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 6‐3SerialConfiguration ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 6‐3CHAPTER7–BridgeLinksandMeshNetworkingESTeemMeshNetwork7‐1Configuration ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 7‐1RapidSpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP)Overview ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 7‐4Phases ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 7‐4PriorityandPathCost ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 7‐4RootBridge ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 7‐4RedundantBackupRedundantMasterConfiguration ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 7‐5CHAPTER8–AntennaSetupsAntennaandCableConfigurationsHorizon2.4GHzAntennaandCableConfigurations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8‐1Horizon900MHzAntennaandCableConfigurations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8‐2Horizon4.9GHzAntennaandCableConfigurations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8‐3Horizon5.8GHzAntennaandCableConfigurations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8‐4
TABLEOFCONTENTS Revised:30Jan2017Page3ESTeemHorizonSeriesWeatherproofingCoaxialCableConnections 8‐5AntennaDiversity8‐5AssemblingtheAA195PMOutdoorPoleMountingKit 8‐6GroundingProcedure8‐11FresnelZone 8‐12APPENDIXA–FCCInformationAPPENDIXB–InterfacePortsEthernetInterface ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ B‐1ConfiguringDHCPServer ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ B‐1RS‐232ProgrammingPortPin‐Out ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ B‐2RS‐232DataPortPin‐Out ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ B‐2APPENDIXC–RadioConfigurationFrequencyofOperation ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ C‐1RFDataRateConfiguration ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ C‐1RFBandwidths ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ C‐2RFDataRatesandThroughputChart ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ C‐4SettingRFOutputPower ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ C‐12APPENDIXD–SecurityAPPENDIXE–TroubleshootingTestingCommunicationLink ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ E‐1ViewingPeerTable ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ E‐1RadioCloningProcedure ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ E‐2TroubleshootingTips ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ E‐3APPENDIXF–Horizon2.4SpecificationsHorizon2.4(216AN)Specifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ F‐1CaseDiagram ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ F‐2AntennaSpecifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ F‐3APPENDIXG–Horizon900SpecificationsHorizon900(216AD)Specifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ G‐1CaseDiagram ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ G‐2AntennaSpecifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ G‐3APPENDIXH–Horizon4.9SpecificationsHorizon4.9(216AP)Specifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ H‐1CaseDiagram ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ H‐2AntennaSpecifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ H‐3APPENDIXI–Horizon5.8SpecificationsHorizon5.8(216AA‐LP)Specifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ I‐1CaseDiagram ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ I‐2AntennaSpecifications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ I‐3
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION Revised: 25 Jan 17 1-1 ESTeem Horizon Series BEFOREYOUBEGINThankyouandcongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheESTeemHorizonSeriesWirelessEthernetModem!ThismanualwaswrittentohelpboththefirsttimeandadvanceduseroftheHorizontoconfigurethewirelessmodemforyourapplication.IfthisisyourfirsttimeconfiguringtheHorizonandyouwouldliketogetgoingassoonaspossible,werecommendusingtheESTeemResourceCDprovidedwiththemodem.TheResourceCDwillprovidethesoftwareutilitiesandguideyouthroughtheconfigurationofthewirelessmodemforyourapplication.TheESTeemHorizonSeriesofwirelessEthernetnetworkinghardwareareverysophisticatednetworkingdevices.Tokeepthemanualusablyshort,manyoftheapplicationdescriptionsandprogrammingdetailsassumetheuserhasagoodworkingknowledgeofthefollowingnetworkconcepts: GeneralEthernetnetworkingandtheconfigurationofLANtopologies CommonEthernetterminologyandacronyms TCP/IPnetworkprotocolstructureandhowtoconfigureTCP/IPnetworksandsubnets HowtoidentifyandsettheTCP/IPaddressonyourcomputer Haveadministratorprivilegestothecomputerandnetworkyouareconfiguring Ifusingroutingprotocols,youmustbeabletoidentifyandconfigurethenetworkrouters,gatewaysandfirewalls YoumustbefamiliarwithusingwebbrowsersoftwaresuchasInternetExplorer,NetscapeorMozillaIfyouareunfamiliarwithanyoftheabovenetworkingconcepts,youmayneedtocontactyournetworkadministratorforassistance.HORIZONOVERVIEWTheESTeemHorizonisaseriesofwirelessLANtransceiversthatcanbeusedtobuildmanytypesofWirelessLocalAreaNetworks(WLAN).ThewirelessmodemsinHorizonseriescanprovideRFdataratesupto300MbpsandhaveanRS‐232serialportforlegacydevicenetworks.TheModelHorizonisaverysophisticatednetworkingdevicethatcanbeconfiguredformultiplemodesofoperationdependingupontheneedsofthewirelessandwiredLANsystem.Thefollowingconfigurationmodesareprovidedasanoverviewofthebasicnetworktypes,asallpossiblenetworkconfigurationscannotbelisted.Forfurtherhelpinselectingthecorrectnetworktype,pleaserefertoChapter4ofthisUser’sManualorcallCustomerSupportat509‐735‐9092.Figure1:ESTeemHorizonSeriesThroughoutthisUser’sManualare“TechnicalTips”inboxeslikethisthathavebeenaddedtohelpanswerthemostcommonlyaskedquestions.Figure2:AccessPointBridgeDiagram
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION Revised: 25 Jan 17 1-2 ESTeem Horizon Series CONFIGURATIONMODESTheHorizoncanbeconfiguredformultiplemodesofoperationwithoutanychangestothehardware.Thefollowingarebriefdescriptionsoftheconfigurationmodes.Fordetaileddescriptionsandsuggestedapplicationsforeachmode,pleaserefertoChapter4.AccessPointModesWhentheHorizonisconfiguredasanAccessPointitwillprovideawirelessbridgeformobileclientssuchasHorizonorModel195EmodemsinclientmodesorWi‐Fidevices.MultipleAccessPointscanbephysicallyconnectedtothesamenetwork(LAN)orthrougharadiolinkusingtheAccessPointPeermodetoprovideoverlapping,seamlessEthernetcommunicationformobiledevices.1. AccessPointBridgeMode AnESTeemHorizoninAccessPointBridgemodewillbothprovidewirelessaccesstomobileclients(AccessPoint)andbridgeallEthernetdataconnectedtotheEthernetports.TheAPBridgemodewillpassallnetworktrafficbetweenconnecteddevicesincludingglobalnetworkbroadcasts.(SeeFigure2)2. AccessPointRouterMode InthismodetheESTeemHorizonwillfunctionasarouterbetweenwiredEthernetnetworks,connectedtotheHorizon’sEthernetport,andthewirelessclientsinthenetwork.Asinallstandardrouterconfigurations,thewirelessandwiredEthernetnetworkswillneedtobeonseparatesubnets.TheHorizoninAccessPointRoutermodewillpassnetworktrafficforconnecteddevicesbutwillblockglobalnetworkbroadcastsfromthewirednetwork.ThismodeofoperationshouldbeusedinsteadoftheAccessPointBridgemodewhenaseparationbetweennetworksisrequiredortheESTeemisconnectedtolargerLANNetworksthatwillcontinuouslysendglobalnetworkbroadcasts(Figure3).Figure3:PeerModeDiagramFigure4:AccessPointMasqueradeDiagram
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION Revised: 25 Jan 17 1-3 ESTeem Horizon Series 3. AccessPointMasqueradeMode TheAccessPointMasquerademodeisaspecialuseoftheAccessPointmodewheretheHorizonwillconnectmobileclientsintoasinglestaticIPaddressonawirednetwork.DatarequestsfromthewirelessnetworkwillbeprocessedthroughtheAccessPointMasquerademodem,butanyrequestfromthewiredEthernetnetworktodevicesonthewirelessnetworkwillberejectedsimilartotheoperationofa“firewall”.TheHorizonwillhidealltheIPaddressesconnectedonthewirelesslink.YouwouldusethismodeofoperationifHorizonisconnecteddirectlytotheInternetwithastaticIPaddress(DSL,T1,etc.)andyouwantthewirelessclientstoaccesstheinformationthroughtheHorizon(Figure4).ThismodeshouldalsobeusedforattachingtheHorizontoanetworkwherefewIPaddressesareavailableorafirewallforthewirelessclientsisrequired.AccessPointPeer(Repeater)Mode TheAccessPointPeerconnectionisauniqueenhancementoftheESTeemHorizonseries.TheAccessPointRepeatercanbeusedwithanyoftheaboveAccessPointmodes.Withthisrepeaterfeatureenabled,theAccessPointsdonothavetobehardwiredtogetheronthesamephysicalLANtoprovideseamlessEthernetcommunicationforroamingclients.InadditiontogreatlyextendingtheAccessPointcanopyrange,theHorizonwillalsobridgeanyEthernetdeviceorEthernetnetworkconnectedtotheunitoverthissamewirelessEthernetnetwork.Thismodegivestheuserthefeaturesofapointtomulti‐pointbridgenetworkbutalsoallowstheHorizonintheClientmodetosimultaneouslyroamunderthenetworkcanopy.Figure5:MeshNetworkDiagram
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION Revised: 25 Jan 17 1-4 ESTeem Horizon Series Self‐HealingMeshNetwork IfmultipleAccessPointRepeaterroutesareconfiguredtothesamedestinationESTeem,theHorizonwillcreatea“self‐healing”meshnetworkbyautomaticallyre‐routingdatathroughalternatepathstoreachitsdestinationiftheprimarypathisinoperable.Theroutingandpriorityofalternatepathsiscompletelyuserconfigurable.(SeeFigure5) Station(Client)Modes1. EtherStationMode WhentheHorizonisconfiguredintheEtherStationmodeandattachedtoasingleEthernetDevice,theHorizonwillemulatean802.11wirelesscardinfunctionalityforcommunicationasamobileclient.TheHorizonwillseamlessroamundertheradiocanopyofAccessPointsandcanprovidegreatlyincreasedrangeoveraWirelessLANCardformobileEthernetdevicessuchasvehicles,forklifts,cranes,etc(Figures2‐4).2. StationRouterMode TheStationRoutermodewillalsofunctionsasamobileclient,similartoEtherStation,butwillallowmultipleEthernetdevicestobeconnectedtoasingleHorizon(Figure4).TheHorizonwillfunctionasarouterbetweenthewirelessclientmodeandthewiredEthernetdevicesconnectedtotheEthernetport.SimilarinconfigurationtotheAccessPointRoutermode,thewirelessandwiredEthernetnetworkswillneedtobeonseparatesubnets.TocommunicatefromwirelessnetworktodevicesonthewiredStationRouternetwork,aseparaterouter(connectedtotheEthernetsideoftheAccessPoint)isrequired.ThismodewouldbeusedwheremultipleEthernetdeviceswillbeconnectedtoasingleHorizoninamobileclientapplicationandtheconnectedEthernetdeviceswillneedtobeaccessiblefromtheAccessPoint’sLANnetwork.3. StationMasqueradeMode TheStationMasquerademodeisanothercasemultipledeviceswillbeconnectedtoasingleESTeeminamobileorclientapplication.However,unliketheStationRoutermode,theStationMasqueradewillconsolidateallconnectedEthernetdevicestoasingleIPaddressonthenetwork.ThedevicesconnectedtotheStationMasqueradewillbeabletoaccessinformationfromboththewirelessandwiredLAN,butwillbeinaccessibletheotherwaysimilarinapplicationtoafirewall.ThismodewouldbeusedwheremultipleEthernetdeviceswillbeconnectedtoasingleHorizoninamobileapplicationandtheIPaddressesforeachdevicewillbehiddenfromtheLANconnectedtotheAP.SeeFigure4.
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION Revised: 25 Jan 17 1-5 ESTeem Horizon Series RS‐232SerialApplications TheESTeemHorizonisinstalledwithanRS‐232dataportforserialdataapplicationsrunoverthebroadbandlink(Figure6).Theserialoverbroadbandnetworkcanbeusedinapoint‐to‐pointorpoint‐to‐multi‐pointapplicationfornetworkingserial(RS‐232C)devices,providingserialconnectionstolegacyhardwareinanewEthernetnetworkorprovidingforhigh‐bandwidthdevices(suchasVideoorVoiceoverIP)inanexistingserialnetwork.  TobeginsetupofyourwirelessEthernetnetwork,continuetoChapter2‐StaringOutofthisUser’sManual.Figure6:Multi‐pointSerialDiagram
CHAPTER2STARTINGOUT Revised: 27 Jun 16 2-1 ESTeem Horizon Series OVERVIEWTherearethreemainphasestopreparetheESTeemHorizonforoperationinawirelessnetwork:Phase1‐DeterminethecorrectmodeofoperationfortheHorizoninthewirelessnetwork.TheESTeemHorizonisasophisticatednetworkingdevicethatcanbeconfiguredformultiplemodesofoperation.DeterminingthecorrectmodeofoperationfortheESTeemHorizonisthefirststep.Chapter3ofthisUser’sManualdetailsthemodesofoperationandapplicationswhereeachwouldbeused.Phase2‐ProgramtheESTeemforoperationinthewirelessnetwork.OncethecorrectmodeofoperationfortheESTeemhasbeendetermined,theHorizoncanbeprogrammedforthewirelessnetwork.TosimplifytheprogrammingoftheHorizon,ESTeemhascreatedanewsoftwareutilitycalledtheESTeemNetworkConfiguration(ENC)Utilitywhichisusedtographicallyconfiguretheprimaryandbackupcommunicationroutesbetweenradiomodemsinthenetwork.TheENCUtilitycanbeinstalledfromtheESTeemResourceDiskorfromtheESTeemwebsite(www.esteem.com).Chapter4(UtilitiesandFeatures)ofthisUser’sManualwillguideyouintheinstallationofthesoftwareandgiveabriefoverviewofoperationoftheENCUtility,butadetailedUser’sGuideisavailablebothontheESTeemResourceDiskandintheHelpsectionoftheprogramitself.TheESTeemHorizoncanalsobeprogrammedthroughtheinternalWebinterface(discussedindetailinChapter5)ifyoudonothaveaccesstotheENCUtility.Phase3‐InstalltheESTeemhardwareandtestcommunication.AftertheESTeemHorizonprogramming,installthehardwareineachremotelocation.Chapter8ofthisUser’sManualdescribestheantennaspecifications,mountingoptionsandtheconfigurationofthepolemountinghardwarefortheESTeem.Forinstructionsontestingandtroubleshootingthewirelesslink,refertoAppendixF(Troubleshooting).HORIZONHARDWARELAYOUTTobegintheconfiguration,unpacktheESTeemHorizonshippingboxesandlocatetheitemsbelowforinitialconfiguration.Takeafewminutestoinventoryyourequipmentbeforeyouproceed.ReportanymissingordamageditemstoCustomerSupport(509‐735‐9092)assoonaspossible.EachnodeinyourESTeemHorizon’snetworkmayhavedifferenthardwarecomponentsbaseduponthefinalinstallationlocation(i.e.Outdoor,Indoor,Point‐to‐pointorMuti‐Point).Antennatypes,cablelengths,powersuppliesmaybedifferent,butthefollowingitemswillberequiredforbasicsetup:HorizonRadioAA109ResourceDisk Antenna(AA01SDisplayed) (2)EthernetCables PowerSupply(AA175.2Displayed)SerialInterfaceCable(AA6021.1)Note:Youraccessorymodelnumbersmayvaryfromtheabove,butyouwillneedtolocateeachofaboveitemstocontinueconfiguration.
CHAPTER2STARTINGOUT Revised: 27 Jun 16 2-2 ESTeem Horizon Series Figure2:HorizonAntennaOverviewFigure1:HorizonFrontPanelOverview
CHAPTER2STARTINGOUT Revised: 27 Jun 16 2-3 ESTeem Horizon Series HORIZONHARDWARECONFIGURATIONThefollowingstepsshouldbecompletedtobeginconfigurationoftheESTeemHorizon:1. ConnecttheantennatotheantennaconnectorontheHorizon(Figure3).ForasingleantennauseAntennaPort1andconnectbothifusingdualantennas.2. AssembletheHorizonhardwareasshowninFigure4.Figure3:AntennaConfigurationDiagramTechnicalTips:1.ConfiguretheHorizonpriortomounting.2.AttachantennatotheHorizonbeforepoweringup.Figure4:HardwareConfigurationDiagramLeaveOpenSingle AntennaConfiguration Dual AntennaConfiguration
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-1 ESTeem Horizon Series MODESOFOPERATIONTheESTeemHorizonisasophisticatedwirelessnetworkingdevicethatcanbeconfiguredformultiplemodesofoperation.DeterminingthecorrectmodeofoperationfortheESTeemisthefirststepincreatingareliablewirelessnetwork.Thischapterwillexplaineachmodeofoperation,provideexampleapplicationsanddetailedprogramminginformationforeachmode.Pleasereviewthefollowingmodesofoperations.Ifyoudonotseeanexampleofyourapplication,pleasecontactESTeemsupportat509‐735‐9092forhelpinselectingyourmodeofoperation.EthernetBridgeMode(APBridge)ThemostcommonlyusedmodeofoperationwiththeESTeemHorizonistheEthernetbridgemode.TheEthernetbridgemodewillconnecttwoormoreESTeemHorizon’swhilepassingallnetworktrafficthatarrivesinboththewirelessandconnectedEthernetports;includingallglobalnetworktraffic(Figure1).ThismodewillworkinmostwirelessapplicationsoftheHorizontowirelesslyconnecttwoormoreremoteEthernetdevicesornetworks.TheEthernetbridgemodeisalsousedinrepeating(Figure2)andinself‐healingMeshnetworks(Figure3)forfixed(non‐mobile)applications.ExampleApplications BuildingtobuildingremotewirelessLANnetworks PointtopointwirelessEthernetcommunicationdevices Multi‐pointwirelessEthernetnetworks RemoteSupervisoryControlandDataAcquisition(SCADA)networks Redundant,self‐healingMeshnetworks FixedlocationswithmobileESTeemHorizon’sApplicationsWhereEthernetBridgeModeNotUsed Mobileapplications(seeMobileClients) ConnectionstolargeEthernettrafficnetworkssuchaslargeofficebuildingsorplantnetworks(seeRoutermodes)Figure1:PointtoPointExample
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-2 ESTeem Horizon Series Figure3:MultipointBridgewithMeshNetworkingFigure2:EthernetBridgewithRepeater
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-3 ESTeem Horizon Series RouterModes(APRouterandAPMasquerade)TheESTeemHorizoncanbeconfiguredasanetworkrouterornetworkfirewallbetweentheEthernetLANconnectionandthewirelessnetworkofremotelocations.TheroutermodesareusedtolimitthenetworktrafficfromabusyEthernetnetworkconnectiontoonlythosespecificIPaddressusedonthewirelessnetwork(seeFigure4).TheEthernetroutermode(APRouter)willallowbi‐directionalcommunicationfromtheEthernetLANconnectiontothewirelessnetwork.TheEthernetfirewallmode(APMasquerade)willallowEthernetdevicesinthewirelessnetworktorequestinformationfromtheEthernetLANnetworkandreceivearesponse,butnotrafficcanbegeneratedfromtheEthernetLANside.ExampleApplications WirelessEthernetnetworksconnectedtolargecompanyorplantEthernetLANnetworks(APRouter) WirelessEthernetnetworkswitharequirementfornetworkisolationfromtheplantorcompanynetwork(APRouter) SharedEthernetconnectiontodirectInternetservice(DSL,Cable,T1,etc.)(APMasquerade)ApplicationsWhereEthernetRouterModeNotUsed Mobileapplications(seeMobileClients) SimplenetworkconnectionsonlyusingasingleIPnetworksubnet(seeEthernetBridgemodes)Figure4:RouterModeExample
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-4 ESTeem Horizon Series MobileClientModes(EtherStation,StationRouterorStationMasquerade)TheESTeemHorizoncanalsobeconfiguredtofunctionasamobileclient.TheclientmodesallowtheHorizontoseamlesslyroambetweenfixedAccessPoints.TheseAccessPointscaneitherbeESTeemHorizonwirelessmodemsconfiguredinoneofthethreeAccessPointmodes(APBridge,APRouterorAPMasquerade–seeabove)oranyIEEE802.11(Wi‐Fi).TheclientmodeswillallowmobileEthernetdevicestoconnecttoeachotherortoanEthernetLANthroughthefixedAP(Figure5).TheEtherStationmodeisusedtoconnectasingleEthernetdevicetotheESTeemHorizon.IfyouareconnectingtheHorizontomultipleEthernetdevicesinamobilemode,theStationRouterorStationMasqueradewillberequired.TheStationRouterwillallowbi‐directionalcommunicationbetweentheEthernetdevicesconnectedtotheHorizonandthewirelessnetwork,whiletheStationMasqueradewillserveasafirewallontheEthernetside.ExampleApplications MobileapplicationswheretheHorizonwillchangelinksoftenbetweenfixedAccessPoints Longrangemobileclientnetworks Publicsafetyapplicationsforpolice,fireandEMSApplicationsWhereMobileClientModeNotUsed FixedlocationsusingEthernetBridgingorRouting WirelessEthernetnetworkswithrepeatersFigure5:RouterModeExample
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-5 ESTeem Horizon Series 802.11AccessPointModes(APBridge,APRouterorAPMasquerade)TheESTeemHorizoncanbeconfiguredasahighpower802.11AccessPoint(AP).TheIEEE802.11n/g/bAccessPoint(AP)functionalityisavailableinallthreeoftheAccessPointmodes(APBridge,APRouterorAPMasquerade).TheAccessPointmodewillprovideeitherasinglewirelessconnection(Figure6)oroverlappingcoverage(Figure7)tocreatea“canopy”ofwirelesscoveragefor802.11devices.TheESTeemHorizoninAPmodecanfunctionasbothanEthernetbridgeorrouterand802.11APsimultaneously(Figure8).ExampleApplications Industrial,longrange802.11(Wi‐Fi)networks HybridnetworksofEthernetbridging/routingandmobileclientaccessApplicationsWhereAccessPoint(AP)ModeNotUsed MobileapplicationsFigure6:SingleAccessPointNetwork
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-6 ESTeem Horizon Series Figure7:OverlappingAccessPointCoverageFigure8:AccessPointandEthernetBridge
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-7 ESTeem Horizon Series PROGRAMMINGEXAMPLESOncethemodeofoperationfortheESTeemhasbeendetermined,youarenowreadytoprogramtheHorizonforuse.ESTeemhascreatedasimplifiednetworkprogrammingutilitycalltheESTeemNetworkConfiguration(ENC)Utility.ThisENCUtilitywillbeusedinallthefollowingprogrammingexamples.FordetailedinstructionsoninstallingtheENCUtility,pleaserefertotheUser’sGuide(foundintheESTeemResourceCDorUtilityprogramitself)orChapter4ofthisUser’sManualAddingEsteem’stoENCUtilityandChangingNameEachoftheexampleapplicationswillusethefollowingproceduretoaddandrenameESTeemHorizon’s.1. ConsulttheENCUtility’sUserGuideonhowthecreateanewwirelessnetwork.Onceyouhaveablanknetworkconfigurationpage(Figure9),selectESTeemfromthemenuitemstodisplaythedropdownmenu,thenselectNew>NewESTeem.2. EnterintheESTeemHorizonserialnumbersusedfortheexample(forexampleenterZ‐14000intheSetSerialNumberBox)andpresstheOKbutton(Figure10).TheENCUtilitywilllookuptheESTeemHorizon’sserialnumberinthedatabaseandmatchthecorrectWirelessLANMAC(WLANMAC)addresstothemodem.ThisWLANMACaddresswillbedisplayedabovethemodemsymbolonthescreen(Figure11).TechnicalTip:TheENCUtilitycalculatesthewirelesslinkinformationbaseduponexactESTeemserialnumbers.Theserialnumberslistedinthefollowingexamplesareforexampleonly.EnterthecorrectESTeemserialnumbersforyourapplication.Figure9:AddingESTeemtoBlankENCConfigurationPageFigure10:EntertheSerialNumber
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-8 ESTeem Horizon Series 3. TochangethenameoftheESTeemHorizonfromtheWLANMACaddressto“MainOffice”(oranyotherlocationname)tomatchtheexampleconfiguration,Right‐MouseclickontheESTeemiconandselectChange>ChangeModemID(Figure12).Enter“MainOffice”inthepop‐upwindowandselectOK.4.DuplicatetheaboveprocedureforeachESTeemHorizonaddedtothenetwork.Figure11:MainOfficeESTeemHorizonFigure12:ChangeModemID
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-9 ESTeem Horizon Series EthernetBridgeModeExample1(Figure1)PointtoPointEthernetBridge(2)ESTeemHorizonSerialNumbers:Z‐14000(MainOffice)andZ‐14001(RemoteOffice)1. AddthetwoESTeemHorizonstothenetworkusingtheaboveprocedure.OncebothESTeemHorizonsareontheconfigurationpage,createawirelesslinkbyclinkingononeofthetwoconnectionboxesanddraggingalinetotheothermodem(Figure13).5. VerifybothESTeemmodemsareconnectedtothesameswitchasthecomputerrunningtheENCUtilityandsendtheconfigurationtobothmodemsatthesametimebyselectingESTeem>ESTeemConfiguration>SendConfigurationtoAllESTeems(Figure14).6. OncetheENCUtilityhasdownloadedtheconfigurationforbothESTeemHorizons,thestatusboxaroundtheESTeemswillchangefromyellowtoblue.ThisindicatesthattheconfigurationwascompletedsuccessfullyandtheESTeemHorizonsarereadytobeinstalledintheapplication.Figure13:CreateWirelessLinkFigure14:SendConfigurationtoESTeem’s
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-10 ESTeem Horizon Series EthernetBridgeModeExample2(Figure2)PointtoPointwithRepeaterEthernetBridge(3)ESTeemHorizonSerialNumbers:Z‐14000(MainOffice)Z‐14001(RemoteOffice)Z‐14002(Repeater)1.Usingtheaboveprocedure,enterthethreeESTeemHorizonsintotheENCUtility.YourlayoutshouldappearlikeFigure14.2. MovetheESTeemHorizoniconsonthescreentosimulatethelayoutofthediagram.Drawconnectionlinesbetweenthemodemstomakethewirelesslinkinthesameorderasthenetworklayout(Figure15).3. VerifyallESTeemmodemsareconnectedtothesameswitchasthecomputerrunningtheENCUtilityandsendtheconfigurationtobothmodemsatthesametimebyselectingESTeem>ESTeemConfiguration>SendConfigurationtoAllESTeems.OncetheENCUtilityhasdownloadedtheconfigurationforbothESTeemHorizon’s,thestatusboxaroundtheESTeem‘swillchangefromyellowtoblue.ThisindicatesthattheconfigurationwascompletedsuccessfullyandtheESTeemHorizon’sarereadytobeinstalledintheapplication.TechnicalTip:AlthoughitdoesnotmatterwheretheESTeemiconsarelocatedonthescreen,puttingtheminthesamelayoutastheapplicationmakesiteasiertovisuallyverifythenetworkconnections.Figure14:Example2ModemsFigure15:Example2Layout
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-11 ESTeem Horizon Series EthernetBridgeModeExample3(Figure3)PointtoMultipointwithMeshRepeaterLinks(6)ESTeemHorizonSerialNumbers:Z‐14000(MainOffice)Z‐14001(RemoteOffice)Z‐14002(Repeater)Z‐14003(RemoteSite1)Z‐14004(RemoteSite2)Z‐14005(RemoteSite3)1. UsingtheaboveprocedureforaddingESTeemHorizons,addthesixESTeemHorizonsforthisexampleandrenamebylocation.YourlayoutshouldappearlikeFigure16.2. MovetheESTeemHorizoniconsonthescreentosimulatethelayoutofthediagram.Drawconnectionlinesbetweentheprimarywirelesslinksmodemsinthesameorderasthenetworklayout(Figure17).3. TocreatethebackuplinkbetweenRemote1andRemote2andtheotherbackuplinkfromRemote2totheRemoteOffice,drawawirelessconnectionasyouwouldontheprimarylink.Double‐clickonthelinecreated.TheLinkEditorboxwillbedisplayed(Figure16).AnyPathLengthgreaterthan1willdisplayasadashedlineindicatingabackuplinkintherepeaterFigure16:Example3ModemsFigure15:Example2Layout
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-12 ESTeem Horizon Series Meshconfiguration(Figure17).FordetailedinstructiononMeshnetworkconfiguration,refertoChapter7ofthisUser’sManual.4. VerifyallESTeemmodemsareconnectedtothesameswitchasthecomputerrunningtheENCUtilityandsendtheconfigurationtoallmodemsatthesametimebyselectingESTeem>ESTeemConfiguration>SendConfigurationtoAllESTeems.OncetheENCUtilityhasdownloadedtheconfigurationforbothESTeemHorizon’s,thestatusboxaroundtheESTeem‘swillchangefromyellowtoblue.ThisindicatesthattheconfigurationwascompletedsuccessfullyandtheESTeemHorizon’sarereadytobeinstalledintheapplication.Figure16:BackupLinkConfigurationFigure17:MeshNetworkConfiguration
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-13 ESTeem Horizon Series EthernetRouterModeExample(Figure4)PointtoMultipointRouterMode(4)ESTeemHorizonSerialNumbers:Z‐14000(RouteratNetwork)Z‐14001(RemoteSite1)Z‐14002(RemoteSite2)Z‐14003(RemoteSite3)1. UsingtheaboveprocedureforaddingESTeemHorizons,addthefourESTeemHorizonsforthisexampleandrenamebylocation.YourlayoutshouldappearlikeFigure18.2. MovetheESTeemHorizoniconsonthescreentosimulatethelayoutofthediagram.Drawconnectionlinesbetweenthewirelesslinksmodemsinthesameorderasthenetworklayout(Figure19).Figure18:RouterModeExampleModemsFigure19:RouterExampleLayout
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-14 ESTeem Horizon Series 3. Bydefault,theENCUtilitysetsallESTeemmodemsinAPBridgemode.TochangethePlantRouterESTeemtoAPRoutermode,double‐clickontheicontobringuptheESTeemSummarywindowandpresstheEditbutton(Figure20).4. ChangetheModeofOperationfromAPBridgetoAPRouter(orMasqueradeifdesired)andpresstheNextbuttonatthebottomofthewindow(Figure21).5. ContinuethroughtheconfigurationscreenssettingtheAPRouteraddressingtomatchtheIPaddressrangesforyournetwork.ForhelpwithsettingtherouteraddressingpleaserefertoRouterAddressExampleslaterinthischapter.YouwillendonthescreeninFigure22.PresstheFinishbuttontoreturntotheconfigurationpage.6. VerifyallESTeemmodemsareconnectedtothesameswitchasthecomputerrunningtheENCUtilityandsendtheconfigurationtoallmodemsatthesametimebyselectingESTeem>ESTeemConfiguration>SendConfigurationtoAllESTeem’s.OncetheENCUtilityhasdownloadedtheconfigurationforbothESTeemHorizons,thestatusboxaroundtheESTeem’swillchangefromyellowtoblue.ThisindicatesthattheconfigurationwascompletedsuccessfullyandtheESTeemHorizonsarereadytobeinstalledintheapplication.Figure21:APRouterConfigurationFigure20:ESTeemSummaryPageFigure22:ESTeemSummaryPage
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-15 ESTeem Horizon Series MobileClientModeExample(Figure5)EtherStation,StationRouterandStationMasqueradeModes(3)ESTeemHorizonSerialNumbers:Z‐14000(EtherStation)Z‐14001(StationRouter)Z‐14002(StationMasquerade)SettingtheESTeemforMobileClient(station)modewiththeENCUtilityisdifferentthantheBridge/RouterorAccessPoint(AP)modes.ESTeemmodemsconfiguredinasaMobileClientwillnotlinkwithaspecificfixedmodem;butwillroambetweenany802.11AccessPointwiththecorrectNetworkName(SSID)andEncryption.TheESTeemconfiguredasaclientisalsonotsetonaspecificoperatingfrequency(channel)butwillscanallchannelslookingfortheAP.UsethefollowingproceduretoconfigureanESTeemHorizoninoneofthethreemobileclientmodes:1. StartinganewnetworkofESTeemHorizonsinMobileClientmodeisthesameasanyoftheBridgemodesexceptwhenyouareaskedforthefrequency(channel)ofoperation,select“Station”(Figure23).2. AddthethreemobileclientmodemstotheENCUtilityconfigurationpageasinstructedaboveandsettheModemIDtomatchthethreemodesofoperation.YourconfigurationwillappearasinFigure24.EtherStation3. Bydefault,theENCUtilitysetsallstationmodeESTeemmodemstoEtherStationmode.TheonlyadjustmentnecessarytotheEtherStationmodeminourexampleistoentertheconnectedEthernetdevice’sMACaddress.TheESTeemHorizonwill“clone”theEthernetMACaddressoftheconnectedEthernetdevice.ToconfiguretheEtherStationmodem,double‐clickontheicontobringuptheESTeemSummarywindowandpresstheEditbutton(Figure20).4. EtherStationmodeshouldbeselectedintheModeofOperation.PresstheNextbuttonatthebottomofthewindowtocontinue.EntertheconnectedEthernetdevice’sMACaddressinthe“DeviceMACAddress”box(Figure25)andpresstheNextbuttonatthebottomofthewindowtocontinue.5. Verifytheencryptionsettingsarecorrectforthe802.11APnetworkinwhichtheEtherStationmodemwillbeworkingandpresstheFinishbuttontoreturntotheconfigurationpage.TechnicalTip:TheESTeemHorizon’sinMobileClientmodesdonothaveaspecificfrequencyofoperationascanbeseeninFigure24.Figure23:StationFigure24:StationModeExampleModemsFigure25:MACAddressEntry
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-16 ESTeem Horizon Series StationRouterandStationMasquerade6. Toconfigurethetwoothermodems,double‐clickontheiriconstobringuptheESTeemSummarywindowandpresstheEditbutton(Figure20).7. SelectStationRouterforZ‐14001andStationMasqueradeforZ‐14002intheModeofOperation(Figure26).PresstheNextbuttonatthebottomofthewindowtocontinue.8. ContinuethroughtheconfigurationscreenssettingtheStationRouter/MasqueradeaddressingtomatchtheIPaddressrangesforyournetwork.ForhelpwithsettingtherouteraddressingpleaserefertoRouterAddressExampleslaterinthischapter.9. Verifytheencryptionsettingsarecorrectforthe802.11APnetworkinwhichtheEtherStationmodemwillbeworkingandpresstheFinishbuttontoreturntotheconfigurationpage.10. VerifyallESTeemmodemsareconnectedtothesameswitchasthecomputerrunningtheENCUtilityandsendtheconfigurationtoallmodemsatthesametimebyselectingESTeem>ESTeemConfiguration>SendConfigurationtoAllESTeems.OncetheENCUtilityhasdownloadedtheconfigurationforbothESTeemHorizons,thestatusboxaroundtheESTeemswillchangefromyellowtoblue.ThisindicatesthattheconfigurationwascompletedsuccessfullyandtheESTeemHorizonsarereadytobeinstalledintheapplication.802.11AccessPointModes(Figures6‐8)AccessPointBridge,RouterorMasqueradeModesConfiguringtheESTeemHorizonasanAccessPointfor802.11clients(asseenFigures6‐8)isexactlythesameasconfigurationforAPBridge,APRouterandAPMasqueradeasshownabove.TheonlydifferencebeingthatawirelesslinkisonlyaddedbetweenESTeemHorizonswhereawirelessconnectionisnecessary.Infigures6and7therewouldbenowirelesslinklistedintheENCUtility.Infigure8,theconfigurationwouldbeexactlyasshowninFigure2withtheadditionofthemobileclientsinthenetwork.The802.11clientswillusetheSSIDconfiguredduringthesetupofthenetworkwiththeENCUtility.Theencryptionwillbesetatthefactorydefaultsettingsforclients(WPAPSK).Toadjusttheencryptiontype,right‐mouseclickontheESTeemiconandselectChange>ChangeESTeemEncryption(Figure27).Figure26:ModeofOperationSelectionFigure27:EncryptionConfiguration
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-17 ESTeem Horizon Series ROUTERADDRESSINGEXAMPLESThefollowingareexamplesoftheIPaddressingandsubnetsrequiredfortheESTeemRoutermodes.PointtoPointAccessPointRoutertoStationRouterAP RouterWireless IP Address: 172.16.1.6Netmask: 255.255.0.0Default Route: 172.17.1.6Ethernet IP Address: 172.17.1.6Netmask: 255.255.0.0Static Route: 172.20.0.0255.255.0.0gateway: 172.16.2.22Station RouterWireless IP Address: 172.16.2.22Netmask: 255.255.0.0Default Route: 172.16.1.6Ethernet IP Address: 172.20.2.22Netmask: 255.255.0.0Device IP address: 172.17.X.XNetmask: 255.255.0.0Default gateway 172.17.1.6Device IP address: 172.20.X.XNetmask: 255.255.0.0Default gateway 172.20.2.22Figure28:APRouterAddressingExample
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-18 ESTeem Horizon Series Stand‐AloneAccessPointRouterandSingleStationRouterFigure29:StationRouterAddressingExampleStatic Routes Routes for 172.18.0.0 network use gateway 172.16.2.20 Note: Wireless Networks and Station Devices Must Be on Separate Subnets ESTeem Horizon in Access Point Router Mode Ethernet IP Address = 172.17.1.6 Wireless IP Address 172.16.1.6 Netmask = 255.255.0.0 Default Route = 172.17.1.6 ESTeem Horizon in Station Router Mode Netmask 255.255.0.0 Wireless IP Address 172.16.2.20 Ethernet IP Address 172.18.2.20 Gateway(Route) 172.16.1.6 Connected Ethernet Devices IP Address 172.18.X.X Netmask 255.255.0.0 Gateway (Route) = 172.18.2.20 Computer IP Address = 172.17.1.1 Netmask = 255.255.0.0 Default Route = 172.17.1.6
CHAPTER3EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-19 ESTeem Horizon Series Stand‐AloneAccessPointRouterwithMultipleStationRoutersFigure30:CompleteRouterAddressingExampleESTeem Horizon in Access Point Bridge Mode Bridge IP Address = 172.16.1.7 Netmask = 255.255.0.0 Default Route = 172.16.1.6 Connected Ethernet Devices IP Address 172.16.X.X Netmask 255.255.0.0 Gateway (Route) = 172.16.1.6 ESTeem Horizon in Station Router Mode Netmask 255.255.0.0 Wireless IP Address 172.16.2.22 Ethernet IP Address172.20.2.20 Gateway(Route) 172.16.1.6 ESTeem Horizon in Station Router ModeNetmask 255.255.0.0 Wireless IP Address 172.16.2.20 Ethernet IP Address 172.18.2.20 Gateway(Route) 172.16.1.6 Static RoutesRoutes for 172.18.0.0 network use gateway 172.16.2.20 Routes for 172.19.0.0 network use gateway 172.16.2.21 Routes for 172.20.0.0 network use gateway 172.16.2.22 Routes for 172.16.0.0 network use gateway 172.16.1.6 Note: Wireless Networks and Station Devices Must Be on Separate Subnets ESTeem Horizon in Access Point Router Mode Ethernet IP Address = 172.17.1.6 Wireless IP Address 172.16.1.6 Netmask = 255.255.0.0 Default Route = 172.17.1.6 ESTeem Horizon in Station Router Mode Netmask 255.255.0.0 Wireless IP Address 172.16.2.21 Ethernet IP Address 172.19.2.20 Gateway(Route) 172.16.1.6 Connected Ethernet Devices IP Address 172.18.X.X Netmask 255.255.0.0 Gateway (Route) = 172.18.2.20 Connected Ethernet DevicesIP Address 172.17.X.X Netmask 255.255.0.0 Gateway (Route) = 172.17.1.6 Connected Ethernet Devices IP Address 172.19.X.X Netmask 255.255.0.0 Gateway (Route) = 172.19.2.20 Connected Ethernet Devices IP Address 172.20.X.X Netmask 255.255.0.0 Gateway (Route) = 172.20.2.20 Blockage Blockage
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-1 ESTeem Horizon Series ESTeemNetworkConfigurationUtility(ENC)TheESTeemNetworkConfiguration(ENC)UtilityisasoftwareprogramdesignedtogreatlysimplifytheconfigurationofyourHorizonwirelessEthernetnetwork.TheENCUtilitywillallowgraphical,point‐and‐clickconfigurationofyournetworkrouting,thenconfigureeachESTeemwirelessmodemforthenetworkasdesigned(Figure1).TheENCUtilitywilleliminatetheneedtoprogramorupdateeachESTeemwirelessmodemindividually.TheENCUtilitycansendallwirelessmodemconfigurationchangessimultaneouslytoaneworexistingnetwork.TheENCUtilitywillbeusedforallwirelessnetworkprogramminginthisUser’sManual.FordetailedinstructionsontheuseoftheESTeemNetworkConfiguration(ENC)UtilitypleaserefertheENCUtilityUser’sGuideavailableontheESTeemResourceCDorintheapplicationitself.ESTeemDiscoveryUtilityTheESTeemDiscoveryUtilitywillallowyoutoconfiguretheIPaddressontheHorizonradiotomatchyournetworkregardlessofitscurrentIPsubnet.ThisutilitywillalsoallowyoutoupdatethesoftwareintheHorizonandopenthewebconfigurationforthatwirelessmodem.InstallationTheDiscoveryUtilitycanbedownloadedfromtheESTeemwebsite(http://www.esteem.com)orisavailableontheSoftwareResourcemediathatwasshippedwiththeHorizonradios.1. TheDiscoveryUtilityisaJava™basedapplicationcompatiblewithanycomputeroperatingsystem(Window,Linux,etc).Theapplicationrequirestwo(2)additionalsupportfilestooperate:Java–Downloadablefromhttp://www.java.com.Theversionrequiredwillbebaseduponyouroperatingsystem.Note:TheinstallationandupdatesfromJavamaytryandinstalladditionalwebbrowsertoolbars.Unchecktheoptionalinstallationiftheyarenotdesired.WinPcap–Downloadablefromhttp://www.winpcap.org/.Theversionrequiredwillbebaseduponyouroperatingsystem.Figure1:ESTeemNetworkConfigurationUtilityTechnicalTip:IfyourcomputerisconfiguredforDHCPandnotattachedtothenetwork,youwillneedtoassignastaticIPaddresstoprogramtheHorizon.
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-2 ESTeem Horizon Series 2. Onceboththeaboveprogramshavebeeninstalled,savetheESTeem.exefiletoanylocationonyourcomputersuchastheDesktop.DoubleclicktheESTeem.exeprogramandFigure2willbedisplayed.3. ConnecttheHorizonmodemtoyourcomputereitherdirectlytotheEthernetcardorthroughaSwitchusingaCAT‐5eEthernetcable.TheEthernetportsupportsAuto‐Negotiation,soeitherapatchcableorcrossovercablewillwork.PresstheDiscoverESTModemsbutton.4. TheESTeemHorizonwillbedisplayed(Figure3).IftheESTeemHorizonisnotonthesameIPsubnetasthecomputer,doubleclickontheIP,NetmaskorGatewayandmakethenecessarychanges.PresstheApplyChangesbuttonwhencomplete.5. IfchangesweremadetotheIPaddress,youwillneedtopresstheDiscoverESTModemsbuttonagaintoshowthechanges.Right‐mouseclickontheHorizonandselectConfigureRadiobuttontobeginprogramming.Figure2:ESTeemDiscoveryUtilityFigure3:ESTeemDiscoveryUtilityFigure4:OpeningRadioConfigurationSoftware
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-3 ESTeem Horizon Series FirmwareUpdatesToupdatefirmwareonanyESTeemHorizonthatisshownontheDiscoveryprogram,“right‐mouse”clickontheHorizon’sMACaddressandselectUpdateFirmwarefromthemenu(Figure5).Therearetwofirmwareupdateoptionsavailable,“Normal”and“CongestionAware”.SelectNormalformostupdatesanduseCongestionAwarewhensendingtheupdateoverthewirelesslinkonabusynetwork.Onceyoulocatetheupdatefile,selecttheOpenbuttonandtheHorizonwillupdate,validateandthenrebootwiththeupdatedoperatingsystem.OpeningWebBrowserToquicklyopenawebbrowserpagetotheIPaddressprogrammedintheHorizon,“right‐mouse”clickontheHorizon’sMACaddressandselectConfigureradiofromthemenu(Figure5).IfyourcomputerisconfiguredforthesameIPsubnetattheESTeemHorizonwirelessmodem,youwillbeaskedtosigninwiththeUsernameandPassword(Figure6).YoucannowbeginprogrammingtheHorizonforyourapplication.Figure5:DiscoveryFeaturesMenuTechnicalTip:ThedefaultUsernameandPasswordis“admin”(alllowercase).ExampleUsername:adminPassword:adminFigure6:ESTeemWebPageLog‐onScreen
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-4 ESTeem Horizon Series SETTINGLOCALTIMETheESTeemHorizonwillbeshippedfromthefactorywiththeinternalreal‐timeclocksettoPacificTime.Tochangetheclocksettingstothelocaltimeforaccuratelogfileentries:2. SelectAdvancedfromthetopMenu,selectGlobalSettings>SetSystemTime(Figure7)fromthemenuandpresstheNextbuttontocontinue.3. Selectthecorrectdateandtimefromthedrop‐downmenus(Figure8)andpresstheSetSystemTimebuttontosavethetimetotherealtimeclock.Figure7:AdvancedFeaturesScreenFigure8:AdvancedFeaturesScreen
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-5 ESTeem Horizon Series CONFIGURINGTIMESERVEREnablingNTPtimesynchronizationservicesontheHorizonwillallowusageoftimeservicesfromupstreamservicestokeepthetimeonthesystemaccurate.Toallowtimesynchronization,theHorizonmustbeconfiguredwiththeNTPDaemonenabledandtheappropriateIPaddressoftheupstreamnetworkNTPserver.1. SelectAdvancedfromthemenuitemsandGlobalVariables(Figure7).2. PresstheNextbuttonandFigure9willbedisplayed.AtthebottomofthepagearetheNTPserverconfigurations.3. TheNTPdaemonisenabledbyselectingONforNTPClient(Figure9).Whenenabled,theNTPdaemonwillusetimeservicesfromupstreamservicestokeepthetimeonthissystemaccurate.4. Next,theNTPServershouldbeconfiguredto“On,”ifyouwanttoallowthesystemtoprovideNTPserviceforclientswishingtimesynchronization(Figure9).5. ThefinalstepinconfiguringNTPservicesistoentertheIPaddressorthehostnameoftheupstreamNTPserver.Onceconfigurationiscomplete,presstheAcceptbutton.6. Tocompletetheconfiguration,select“CommitandReboot.”TheHorizonwillnowcommittheconfigurationchangesandreboot.Figure9:NTPSettings
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-6 ESTeem Horizon Series VLANOPERATIONVirtualLAN(VLAN)systemsarerapidlybecomingthedesiredconfigurationonlargerEthernetnetworks.TheESTeemHorizonsoftwarewillallowtheEthernetmodemstotransparentlypasstheVLANpacketsforthesenetworks.TheHorizoncurrentlycannotbeusedasaVLANswitch,butwillpassVLANtaggedEthernetpacketsthroughthewirelessbridge.IGMPSNOOPINGInternetGroupManagementProtocol(IGMP)SnoopingallowstheESTeemHorizontooperatemoreefficientlyinnetworkswithhighMulticast(UDP,etc.)traffic.IGMPSnoopingwilldefinethedestinationfortheMulticasttrafficandsendthedatatothecorrectwirelessEthernetmodem,nottheentirenetwork.ThislimitingofMulticasttraffictospecificdestinationsgreatlyincreasestheoverallnetworkefficiency.TheproblemwithusingmulticasttrafficoverawirelessconnectionisthatmulticastpacketsdonotrequireanAcknowledgeontheprotocollayer.IfthewirelessnetworkmissesadatapacketontheRFnetwork,thatmulticastdatapacketislost.TheoryofOperationTherearetwotypesofEthernetpacketsonanetwork,unicastandmulticast.Unicastisintendedforexactlyonerecipient(andignoredbyallothers).Multicastisintendedtobereceivedbymultiplerecipients.Interestedpartiescanlistenforparticularmulticastpackets,butmostnodesignoreit.Inanycase,thenetworkmediumisstillutilizednomatterhowmanynodesarelistening.Broadcastpacketsareaspecialtypeofmulticasttrafficwhichallnodesalwaysreceive.Theseareparticularlyusefulforglobalannouncements(Hey,I'mAlice!)andqueries(Hey,I'mAliceandI'mlookingforBob!).Morerelevantly,itishowhostsonanetworkfindouteachother'saddresses,andareabsolutelycrucialtotheproperfunctioningofanetwork.Asthenetworkgrowsphysically,itencounterssomegrowingpains.Thefirstismorephysical,relatingtothecablinglimitations.Bridgessolvethisproblembyjoiningtwophysicalnetworkstogethersotheyappeartobeasinglelargenetwork.Throughuseofbridges,anetworkcanscaletohundredsoreventhousandsofhosts.Thereisadownside,however.Wellbeforethephysicallimitationsofbridginghit,youstarttorunintoefficiencyproblems,asalltraffichastotraveleverywhereonthenetwork.Therawcarryingcapacityofthissharedmedium,oftenreferredtoasbandwidth,isthesecondscalingproblem.Smartbridges,orswitches,helpalleviatethebandwidthproblembyonlypassingtrafficacrossthebridgeifthedestinationhostwasontheotherside.Thisgreatlyincreasesthecapacityandefficiencyofthenetworkbyallowingtwopairsofhostscommunicatingsimultaneouslyoneachsideoftheswitchedbridge.Onlywhenthepacketneedstogototheothersideisbothmediumsutilizedsimultaneouslyforthesamepacket.Unfortunately,broadcastandmulticasttrafficbyitsverynaturemustalwaysberelayedacrossthebridge.Whilethenumberofnetworknodesmaygrowlinearly,themulticasttraffictendstogrowexponentially.Thisisn'tgenerallyaproblemforwirednetworks,astheyhaveaconsiderableamountofbandwidthtospare,butwirelessnetworkshave,atbest,anorderofmagnitudelessbandwidthtobeginwith.Ifawirelessnetworkisbridgedwithawirednetwork,whiletheabsolutenumbersarethesame,amuchhigherproportionofthewirelessnetwork’savailablebandwidthisusedupbymulticasttraffic.Thiseffectisfurthermagnifiedifmultiplewirelessrepeatersareinuse.Thepreferredwayofdealingwithexcessmulticasttrafficistoputthewirelessnetworkonadifferentsub‐network(subnet)andusearoutertojoinittothewirednetwork.Thisensuresthatonlyunicasttrafficintendedforthewirelessnetworkcrossesover,asmulticastandbroadcasttrafficstayswithinitslocalsubnet.Normallythisisfine,buttherearetimeswhereyouneedmulticasttraffictospansubnets.ForIPtraffic,thiscanbeobviatedbyusingamulticast‐capablerouter,butforlegacymulticastprotocolsthatwerenotdesignedtoberouted,anothersolutionmustbefound.
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-7 ESTeem Horizon Series TherearetwoprimarytypesofcommunicationnetworksusedinwirelessEthernetsystems;fixedpointscommunicatingtoeachotherthroughanEthernetBridgeandmobiledevicescommunicatingtothesefixedpoints.ThefixedpointEthernetbridgecommunicationintheHorizonisthroughRepeaterPeerlinks,whilethemobilecommunicationisfromtheClientmodes(EtherStation,StationRouterandStationMasquerade)totheAccessPoints(FixedLocations)inthenetwork.EachofthesenetworkshandlesMulticasttrafficdifferentlyasexplainedbelow.EthernetBridgeMode(withPeers)WhentheESTeemHorizonisconfiguredasapeer,allmulticasttrafficis“wrapped”inaUnicastframeandsenttoallotherrepeaterpeers.(Figure10)ThisoperationallowstheESTeemnetworktoreceiveanacknowledgepacketandretransmitthedataifthepacketislostduringtransmission.ThisunicastencapsulationwillworkregardlessiftheprotocolcansupportIGMPornot.Figure10:RepeaterPeerOperation
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-8 ESTeem Horizon Series EthernetBridgeMode(RepeaterPeers)WithIGMPSnoopingWhentheESTeemHorizonisconfiguredasarepeaterpeer,IGMPSnoopingisenabledandthenetworksupportsIGMPprotocol,theHorizonwillbegintoidentifytheconnectedEthernetdevicesusingMulticasttransmissionsandreportthisinformationtothenetwork.Asthisprocesscontinues,allsitesthathaveMulticasttrafficonthewirelessnetworkwillonlysendtheserequeststothespecificESTeemreportingtheEthernetdevice(seeFigure11).Figure11:RepeaterPeerwithIGMPEnabled
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-9 ESTeem Horizon Series EnablingIGMPSnoopingToenabletheESTeemHorizonforIGMPSnooping,selectAdvanced>BridgeSettings>BridgeVariablesandpresstheNextButton(Figure12).SelectIGMPSnooptoOn,presstheAcceptButtonandthenCommitandReboot. Figure12:IGMPEnabled
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-10 ESTeem Horizon Series ModbusMonitoringTheESTeemHorizonSeriessupportsModbusTCPprotocolforaccesstomultipleoperatingparametersinthewirelessmodemandRFnetworkhealthstatus.Frequency,bandwidth,receivesignalstrength,RFdataratesandGPSdata(withGPSoptioninstalled)areafewoftheregistersavailablethroughtheopenModbusTCPprotocol.WithHorizonfirmwareversion201701131128orlater,thisdatacanbeobtainedbypollingtheregistersdirectlyorusingavailableutilities(Fig.1)ThefollowingaretheModbusregisterssupportedintheESTeemHorizonSeriesonPort502.Registersaremappedas32‐bitfloatingpointnumbers(2registerseach):RadioInformationFunctionRegisterExample 312412Frequency3320ChannelBandwidth 5–199ReservedFigure13:ModbusTestUtilityExample
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-11 ESTeem Horizon Series GPSInformation(GPSOptionrequired)FunctionRegisterExample 3201285815040Time(hh:mm:ss:ff)320317Hours(hh)32059Minutes(mm)320749Seconds(ss)32090FactionalSeconds(ff)32119TotalSync’dSatellites32131GPSFixed32150HDOP3217141AltitudeMeters3219‐119LongitudeDegreesInteger3221209786666LongitudeDegreesFractional322346LatitudeDegreesInteger3225214503333LatitudeDegreesFractional322746214503LongitudeDegreesx10e63229‐119209786LatitudeDegreesx10e632310East=1West=03233119LongitudeDegrees323512LongitudeMinutes32375872LongitudeFractionalMinutes32391North=1South=0324146LatitudeDegrees324312LatitudeMinutes32458702LatitudeFractionalMinutes32475120254NorthingInteger3249213NorthingFractional3251329555EastingInteger3253252EastingFractional325511ZoneNumber325784ZoneLetter 259–399Reserved
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-12 ESTeem Horizon Series GlobalPeerInformationFunctionRegister  3401 Reserved3403 Reserved3405 Reserved3407 Ant1Enabled=1Disabled=03409 Ant2Enabled=1Disabled=03411 Ant3Enabled=1Disabled=0(currentlynotused)3413 Ant4Enabled=1Disabled=0(currentlynotused)3415 Ant1RSSI3417 Ant2RSSI3419 Ant3RSSI(currentlynotused)3421 Ant4RSSI(currentlynotused)3423 CurrentPeerRadioTime3425 LastReceivedPacketTime3427 LastReceivedDataRate/10ForPrecision 429–439ReservedIndividualPeerLinkInformationFunctionRegister  3441 PeerMACFirst2Bytes[XX:XX:00:4F]3443 PeerMACLast4Bytes[03:A9:00:90]3445 PeerPortForwarding=1Blocking=03447 Ant1Enabled=1Disabled=03449 Ant2Enabled=1Disabled=03451 Ant3Enabled=1Disabled=0(currentlynotused)3453 Ant4Enabled=1Disabled=0(currentlynotused)3455 Ant1RSSI3457 Ant2RSSI3459 Ant3RSSI(currentlynotused)3461 Ant4RSSI(currentlynotused)3463 CurrentPeerRadioTime3465 LastReceivedPacketTime3467 LastReceivedDataRate/10ForPrecision 469–479Reserved
CHAPTER4UTILITIES&FEATURES Revised: 25 Jan 17 4-13 ESTeem Horizon Series IndividualPeer#2LinkInformation(repeatableupto128Peers)FunctionRegister  3481 PeerMACFirst2Bytes3483 PeerMACLast4Bytes3485 PeerPortForwarding=1Blocking=03487 Ant1Enabled=1Disabled=03489 Ant2Enabled=1Disabled=03491 Ant3Enabled=1Disabled=0(currentlynotused)3493 Ant4Enabled=1Disabled=0(currentlynotused)3495 Ant1RSSI3497 Ant2RSSI3499 Ant3RSSI(currentlynotused)3501 Ant4RSSI(currentlynotused)3503 CurrentPeerRadioTime3505 LastReceivedPacketTime3507 LastReceivedDataRate/10ForPrecision 509–519Reserved
CHAPTER5WEBCONFIGURATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 5-1 ESTeem Horizon Series TheESTeemHorizonWebConfigurationManagerisaninternalwebserverthatwillallowsetup,monitoringanddiagnosticsofalloperatingparametersintheHorizon.TheHorizoncanbeconfiguredusinganycurrentwebbrowsersoftwaresuchasInternetExplorer,Mozilla,FireFoxorGoogleChrome®.LoggingontotheESTeemWebInterface1. UsingyourWebBrowserconnecttotheHorizonWebInterfacewiththeIPAddressthatyouhaveassigneditinChapter3.2. YouwillnowseetheLog‐onMenuonFigure1.ToentertheHorizonHomeMenuyouwillneedtologintothesystemwithaUserNameandPassword.3. FortheUserNameenteradminandpresstheEnterkey(<Enter>).TheUserNameisdefinedatthefactoryandisnotchangeable.4. EnteryourPasswordandpresstheEnterkey(<Enter>).5. AfterLog‐inthenextscreendisplayedwillbetheHorizonHomepage(Figure2).ThisexamplescreenshowstheMainMenuscreen.Note:ThroughouttheConfigurationManagerareHelpScreensthatcanbeaccessedforfurtherinformationoneachitem.Figure1:ESTeemWebPageLog‐onScreenTechnicalTip:IfthisisthefirsttimetheHorizonhasbeenprogrammedandthePasswordwasnotchangedfromthefactorydefaultvalues,thefactorydefaultPasswordisalsoadmin.Figure2:HomeScreen
CHAPTER5WEBCONFIGURATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 5-2 ESTeem Horizon Series WEBCONFIGURATIONMANAGERSECTIONSThefollowingsectionswilldescribethefeaturesineachofthemainandsubmenuitemsinthewebpages.Forstep‐by‐stepexamplesofhowtoconfiguretheHorizonindifferentModesofOperation,pleaserefertoChapter3–ExampleApplications.TopMenuTheTopMenuwillbethedefaultwebpagefortheHorizonWebConfigurationManager(Figure2).ThissectionwilldisplaythecurrentconfigurationsummaryfortheHorizonandallowchangingofthedefaultpassword.ThispagewillalsodisplaytheModemIDfieldthatcanbeusedtoeasilyidentifytheHorizonyouareprogramming.ThisModemIDfieldcanbesettoanytextcombinationforexample,locationname,GPScoordinatesoraddresses.SettingtheModemID1. TheModemIDfieldcanbeadjustedundertheGlobalVariablesoftheAdvancedMenutab.SelectGlobalVariablesandpresstheNextbutton.Figure3willbedisplayed.2. ScrolltothebottomoftheGlobalVariableswindowandenterthetextyouwouldlikedisplayedintheModemIDfield(Figure4).Whencomplete,presstheSaveSettingsbuttonandtheCommitChangesbuttononthenextscreentosavethenametotheHorizon.Figure3:AdvancedGlobalSettingsScreenFigure4:ModemIDFieldinGlobalVariablesScreen
CHAPTER5WEBCONFIGURATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 5-3 ESTeem Horizon Series CPUStatusTheStatusMenuprovidesasummaryofthecurrentmodeofoperation,systemtime,processorusage,internaltemperatureandstatusofthecommunicationlinkstootherwirelessdevices.AnexampleisshownbelowinFigure5.MostofthecommunicationtroubleshootingisdoneinthissectionoftheWebConfigurationManager.WirelessStatusTheWirelessStatussubmenuliststheconnectedwirelessdevices(Horizon’sor802.11clients),theirsignalstrength,datarateandtimeoflastpacketsent.PresstheWirelessStatuslinkandPeerStatusTablewillbedisplayed(Figure6).Foradetailedanalysisoftheinformationprovidedinthistable,pleasereviewAppendixE–Troubleshooting.AssociatedStation–ThissectionwilllistalltheassociatedstationsthatareattachedtotheAccessPoint.ThesecouldbeotherHorizon’sinoneofthethreeClientmodesor802.11devices.Peers–ThissectionwilllistallconnectedHorizonpeers(EthernetBridgelinks)bytheirWirelessMACaddress.Fordetailedinformationonpeerlinks,bridgingandwirelessMesh,seeChapter7–WirelessBridgingandMeshFeatures.AccessPoints–Thissectionwilllistallother802.11AccessPointsthataresharingtheoperatingchannel(frequency)oftheHorizon.YoucanalsonotethatthePeerslistedabovearealsoincludedinthislist.Figure5:StatusScreenFigure6:PeerTableScreen
CHAPTER5WEBCONFIGURATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 5-4 ESTeem Horizon Series SystemLogScreenTheLogScreenisatrouble‐shootingtoolthatshowsthecurrentlogofHorizonsystemmessages.SeeFigure7.TheSystemDetailsbuttonwilldisplayamoredetailedsystemdiagnosticthatmayberequestedbyESTeemtechnicalsupport.SetupScreenTheSetupscreenallowsthestep‐by‐stepconfigurationoftheHorizonusingtheWebConfigurationManager(Figure8).PleaseseeChapter3forcompletedescriptiononModesofOperationandexamplesystemconfigurations.Figure7:SystemLogScreenFigure8:SetupScreen
CHAPTER5WEBCONFIGURATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 5-5 ESTeem Horizon Series AdvancedConfigurationScreenTheAdvancedscreenallowstheusertoaccessallconfigurationparameters.Theparametersaregroupedbasedupontheirvariable.ItisrecommendedthatonlyadvancedusersoftheHorizonenterthissectionunlessinstructedbyESTeemtechnicalsupport.SeeFigure9.BackupScreenTheBackupScreensavesthecurrentconfigurationintheHorizontoafileonthecomputerornetwork.SeeFigure10.PressingtheBackupButtonwillcreateaconfigurationfilethatcanbesavedtothecomputer.Thissavedfilecanthenbelateropened,ifnecessary,bytheRestoremenutoquicklyreplaceaHorizonwithasparemodem.Figure9:AdvancedFeaturesScreenFigure10:BackupScreen
CHAPTER5WEBCONFIGURATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 5-6 ESTeem Horizon Series RestoreScreenTheRestorescreenisusedtorestoretheHorizontofactorydefaults,returntothelastsavedconfigurationortoaccesstheconfigurationfilesthatwerebackeduptothecomputer.SeeFigure11.FactoryDefault–ReturnstheHorizontoallfactorydefaultvalues.LastCommittedChanges–Thisbuttonwillremoveanychangestothemodemthathavebeendonesincethelastcommittedchanges.ThelastcommittedchangeswillbereadfromtheFlashfileandresetintheHorizon.File–PressingthisbuttonwillbringupaselectionofwheretherestorefilewassavedduringtheBackup(Figure12).Select“Uploadviawebbrowser”tobrowseforfilessavedonalocalcomputerorselect“DownloadfromanhttporftpURL”forfilessavedonanetworkorovertheInternet.Figure12:RestorefromLocalFileScreenFigure11:RestoreSettingScreen
CHAPTER5WEBCONFIGURATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 5-7 ESTeem Horizon Series SoftwareUpdateScreenTheSoftwareUpdatefeatureallowstheusertoupdatethelatestHorizonoperatingsystemsoftwarefromafilesuppliedbythefactoryortheInternettotheHorizon’sflashmemory.Touploadfromafileonyourcomputer,selectUploadviawebbrowserandafileselectionwindowwillbedisplayed.TouploaddirectlyfromtheInternet,selectDownloadfromanhttporftpURLandenterthesiteaddress.SeeFigure13.SystemRebootScreenTheRebootscreenallowstheusertoresettheHorizon.SeeFigure14.Figure13:SoftwareUpdateScreenFigure14:SystemRebootScreen
CHAPTER6SERIALAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 6-1 ESTeem Horizon Series UsingTheRS‐232ProgrammingPortTheRS‐232ProgrammingPortwillprovidealimitedsetcriticalprogrammingfeaturessuchassettingtheIPaddressorrestoringtheHorizonradiotofactoryfaults.AnyterminalemulationprogramthatcanrunwithVT100emulationcanbeusedforthisconfigurationoftheESTeemHorizon.AnyRS‐232terminalprogram(suchasPuTTY‐http://www.putty.org)willwork.ConfigureyourRS‐232portforaBaudRateto38,400,DataBitsto8,ParitytoNone,StopBitsto1andHandshakingtoNone.OnceyourHorizonhasanIPaddress,youcanattachtheESTeemtoyournetworkandusetheWebConfigurationManager(Chapter5forcompletedetails)forfurtherprogramming.ProgrammingUsingtheRS‐232ProgrammingPort1. Connecttheserialcable(ESTP/N:AA0621.1)betweentheRS‐232connector(RJ‐45)ontheHorizon’sRS‐232ProgrammingPorttotheserialportonthecomputer.2. Ifyourcomputerisconfiguredproperly,youwillseetheESTeemHorizonbootingsequenceonyourTerminalEmulationprogram.OncetheESTeembootsequenceiscomplete(approximately60seconds)youwillreceivethismessage:“PleasepressEntertoactivethisconsole.”Ifyoudon’tseethismessagepresstheResetbuttononthefrontpaneloftheHorizonand/orchecktheprogrammingofyourRS‐232port.3. PresstheEnterkeyandyouwillbeattheConfigurationMenuHorizonloginprompt.SeeFigure1.4. ToentertheHorizonMainMenuyouwillneedtologintothesystemwithaloginnameandpassword.5. IfthisisnotthefirsttimeconfigurationoftheHorizon,seeyournetworksystemsadministratorforthepassword.6. AttheHorizonloginprompttypeadminfortheloginnameandpresstheEnterkey(<Enter>).Theloginnameisdefinedatthefactoryandisnotchangeablebytheuser.Notethatallcharactersarelowercase.IfthisisthefirsttimetheHorizonhasbeenprogrammedorthePasswordwasnotchangedfromthefactorydefaultvalues,thefactorydefaultpasswordisalsoadmin.EnteradminforthepasswordandpresstheEnterkey(<Enter>).Figure1:RS‐232PortLog‐inScreen
CHAPTER6SERIALAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 6-2 ESTeem Horizon Series 7. TosettheIPaddressintheESTeemHorizon,typetheletter“A”andpresstheEnterkey.EnterthevaluefortheIPaddress,NetmaskanddefaultroutepressingtheEnterkeyaftereachentry.8. AfterthebasicparametershavebeenenteredintotheHorizonyouwillneedtocommitthechangestotheHorizon(Figure3).PresstheCkeyandthenEnter.Thechangeswillbesavedtoflashmemory.YoucanuseprogrammingfeaturesintheESTeemWebConfigurationManagertoconfiguretheunitforyourapplication.Figure2:RS‐232WelcomeScreenFigure3:RS‐232WelcomeScreen
CHAPTER6SERIALAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 6-3 ESTeem Horizon Series UsingTheRS‐232DataPortTheESTeemHorizonhasaserialdataportthatcanprovideRS‐232communicationbetweentwoormoreserialdevicesusingthewirelessbroadbandlink.TheserialdataisencapsulatedandtransferredasastandardEthernetpacketoveranoperatingHorizonwirelessEthernetsystem.TheconfigurationforaserialHorizonnetworkwillbethesameasanEthernetoraserial(RS‐232)basedcommunicationnetwork.Theserialinterfaceoptioncanbeusedtolinktwoormoreserialdevicesinaneworexistingsystem.TheserialdatahasverylittleimpactonthenetworkbandwidthandwillallowforbothEthernetandserialapplicationssimultaneously.ApossibleapplicationwouldbeinstallationoftheHorizoninanexistingserialbasednetworkthatwaslookingforfutureupgradetoanEthernetbasedsystem.Anotherwouldbeusingthehigh‐bandwidthEthernetconnectionstoprovidealinktoremotevideohardwarewhilealsoprovidingaseriallinktotheexistingPLCinaSCADAtypeapplication.SerialConnectionsTheRJ‐45serialdataportisthefar‐leftportonthefaceoftheHorizon(Figure4).UsingtheESTeemAA0621.1interfacecable,theHorizoncanbeconnectedtoastandardDTE‐device(PC)withamale9‐pinSub‐Dconnector.ThecompletecableconfigurationisavailableinAppendixC–InterfacePorts.SerialConfigurationConfigurationoftheserialportisdoneinAdvanced>SerialPortSettings.SelectSerialPortSettings>RS‐232andpresstheNextbutton,theSerialPortSetupscreen(Figure5)willbedisplayed.EachsectionintheSerialPortSetupscreenisdescribedindetailwiththefollowing:DataSerialPortEnablingtheserialdataportallowsthemodemtosendRS‐232dataoverthebroadbandwirelessconnectionestablishedwiththeESTeemrepeaterpeers.Themodemcanbeconfiguredinapoint‐to‐pointorpoint‐to‐multipointsystem.SelectYesifyouwishtoenabletheserialdataport.SerialModeTherearetwodistinctmodesofoperationfortheserialportintheHorizon.TheRedirectormodewillprovidetwo‐wayserialcommunicationbetweentwoormoreserialdevices,whiletheTerminalServermodewillallowserialcommunicationtoaspecificremotesitebyconnectingthroughtelnetorSSH.Selectoneofthefollowingmodesofoperation:FullRedirectorMode‐Thismodeallowsbi‐directionalRS‐232datacommunicationwithotherESTeemHorizon’s.TheRS‐232datatransmissionwillappeartransparenttotheconnecteddevicesasifaserialcableisconnectedbetweenthetwoports.Thismodewillalsobeusedinamulti‐pointserialnetworkwereallserialdeviceswillneedbi‐directionalcommunication(Figure6).TerminalServerMode‐ThismodeofoperationtranslatesRS‐232serialdataintoanetwork‐orientedterminalprotocol,suchastelnetorSSH.ThismodewouldbeselectedifaninteractiveRS‐232sessionatremotelocationsisdesiredoverthewirelessEthernetlink.SerialBaudRateSelectthedatarateoftheRS‐232connectiontomatchyourserialdevice.Figure4:HorizonFrontPanelOverview
CHAPTER6SERIALAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 6-4 ESTeem Horizon Series SerialDataBitsSelectthenumberofdatabitsontheRS‐232connectiontomatchyourserialdevice.SerialStopBitsSelectthenumberofstopbitsontheRS‐232connectiontomatchyourserialdevice.SerialParitySelecttheparityoftheRS‐232connectiontomatchyourserialdevice.Figure5:SerialConfigurationScreen
CHAPTER6SERIALAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 6-5 ESTeem Horizon Series SerialFlowControlSelectthetypeofdataflowcontrolusedontheRS‐232connection.TheESTeemcansupportHardwareflowcontrol(RTS/CTScontrollines)orSoftwareFlowControl(XON/XOFF).SelectNoneifnoserialflowcontrolisnecessary.SerialMulticastTTL(MaximumBridgeLinksforMulticastPackets)ThisvaluesetsthemaximumnumberofEthernetbridgelinksthatthemulticastpacketswillbesentthroughwhenusedinamulti‐pointsystem.Amulti‐pointserialnetworkusesmulticastpackets(UDP)tosendthedatatomorethanoneremoteESTeem.YouwanttolimitthenumberofnetworkbridgelinksthattheseUDPpacketswillbepassedthroughtomakethenetworkmoreefficient.IfyouareusingmultipleESTeemrepeaterlinkstosendtheserialdatatoremotelocations,thevalueforthemaximumbridgelinkneedstobeincreasedtoanumbergreaterthanthelongestrepeaterchain.Forexample,ifyouareusingfourrepeater(peer)linkstosendtheserialdatabetweentwoormoresitesthenumberwillneedtobefive(5)orgreater(Figure4).DestinationIPAddressTheESTeemconfiguredforthecorrectdestinationIPandportnumberwillsendandreceivetheserialdatafromanothermodem.SetthedestinationIPaddressfortheESTeemwheretheserialdatawillbesent.IfsendingtomorethanoneESTeem(Multipoint)settoamulticastaddress(i.e224.0.0.1).Note:IfyouareusingtheESTeemHorizoninamultipointapplication(multicast),youmusthavedefaultGatewayconfiguredintheESTeemsettotheIPaddressoftheRootBridgemodem.DestinationPortTheESTeemconfiguredforthecorrectdestinationIPandportnumberwillsendandreceivetheserialdatafromanothermodem.SettheIPportnumberstomatchwheretheserialdatawillbesent.TheserialdatawillnotbesentifboththeIPaddressandportnumberisnotcorrect.MaximumPacketSizeThisnumberrepresentsthemaximumsizeoftheserialdatapacketinbytes.Ifthenumberofbytesofdataintheserialportbufferexceedsthemaximumpacketsizebeforethetimerordelimitercharacterisreached,theESTeemwillsendforwardtheserialpacket.Forexample,ifthemaximumpacketsizeissettoavalueof100,whentheserialportreceives100bytesthedatawillbesentthroughthewirelessconnection.DwellTime(NumberofMillisecondsforPacketization)ThisnumberrepresentsthetimetheESTeemwillholddataintheserialdatabufferbeforesendingtotheremoteESTeem.Thisfeatureisgenerallyusediftheserialdatadoesnothaveaconsistentpacketlengthordelimitercharacter.Forexample,ifthenumberofmillisecondsissettoavalueof10theESTeemwillmonitortheincomingserialdatastreamandanybreakincharacterslongerthan10millisecondswillcausethedatawillbesentthroughthewirelessconnection.DelimiterCharactersEnablingandspecifyingadelimitercharacterwilltransmitthedataintheserialbufferwhenthedelimitercharacterisrecognizedintheserialdatastream.Therearetwouniquedelimitercharactersthatcanbeconfiguredandenabledindependently.ModemControlLinesEnablingthisfeaturewillallowtheESTeemintheTerminalServermodetoreadandgeneratemodemcontrollinestotheconnecteddevice.
CHAPTER6SERIALAPPLICATIONS Revised: 27 Jun 16 6-6 ESTeem Horizon Series Figure6:SerialFullRedirectorExample
CHAPTER7BRIDGELINKSANDMESH Revised: 09 Aug 2016 7-1 ESTeem Horizon Series Toincreasethewirelessnetwork’sareaofcoverageforbothindoorandoutdoorapplications,theHorizonutilizesacustommeshingfeaturethatallowsincreasedcoverageareaswithouttheaddedexpenseofhardcablingoraddinganadditionalpointtopointradiolink.WithaconventionalIEEE802.11(Wi‐Fi)AccessPoint(AP)network,alloftheAPshavetobeinterfacedtoacommonnetworkeitherbyhardwire,seeFigure1,oraseparate,dedicatedRFbackbone.TheModelHorizoncancreatethisRFbackbone,bridgeEthernetnetworksconnectedtothewiredEthernetportandprovidethewirelesscanopyfor802.11clientssimultaneously.WhenprogrammedinanyofthethreeAccessPoint(AP)Modes(Bridge,RouterorMasquerade),theHorizonwillcreateawirelessnetworkwithotherHorizonunitsinradiorangethatareprogrammedinthePeertableduringsetup.ThisfeatureaddstheincreasedfunctionalityofrepeaterstothetypicalEthernetBridgeconfiguration.ESTeemMeshNetworkOneofthemostpowerfulfeaturesoftheAPPeerModeistheabilitytoinputmultiplecommunicationroutesanddesignatethepriorityforeachoftheseroutestocreateawirelessMeshnetwork.TheESTeemHorizonwillautomaticallychangecommunicationroutesinthenetworkifaroutehasfailed.Thenewroutewillbebasedupontheprioritylevelsetduringconfiguration.ThiswirelessMeshingtechnologyallowstheRFnetworkto“self‐heal”ifanyofthecommunicationpathsfail.TheroutingpriorityismanuallysetduringtheconfigurationoftheHorizon.Amanualpathconfigurationisfarsuperiortostandard“self‐discovery”networks,becauseyouhavedirectcontroloverthebestRFpathsandcaneasilyidentifyanyfailedroutesforeasytroubleshooting.Forexample,Figure2showsatypicalwirelessEthernetsystemusedintheWater/WasteWaterIndustry.Theproblemwithastandard“self‐discovery”Meshnetworkistheselectionofroutes.NoticethatthecommunicationbetweentheWaterPlant(SiteA)andPumpSiteDhasamarginallink,butitisthemostdirectroutebetweentheEthernetdevices.Thisscenarioposesthequestion,whichpathwillthenetworkselect?TheESTeemMeshNetworktakesouttheguessinggamesbyallowingtheusertoselectandprioritizeallcommunicationroutesinthesystem.InourexamplewewouldwanttheprimarylinktogothroughTankB(Repeater)andusethedirectlinkonlyifthisprimarylinkfails.Thefollowingsectionswillshowhowthiscompleted.ConfigurationTheconfigurationofthewirelesspathsiscompletedduringsetupoftheAccessPointmodes.AllthreeAccessPointmodessupportrepeatingandMeshingfeatures.TheMeshnetworkconfigurationusingtheESTeemNetworkConfiguration(ENC)UtilityisshownindetailinChapter3ofthisUser’sManual.Figure1:ConventionalAccessPointDiagramFigure2:SmallMeshNetworkDiagram
CHAPTER7BRIDGELINKSANDMESH Revised: 09 Aug 2016 7-2 ESTeem Horizon Series YoucanalsoconfiguretheMeshnetworkingdirectlythroughthewebconfigurationsetup(Chapter5).Figure3showsanexamplepeertablefromthesetupmenus.FortheHorizontocommunicatewithanotherHorizon,selectYesmustatEnablePeerCapability.Next,theSerialNumberorWirelessLAN(WLAN)MACaddressofeachHorizonthatwillhavedirectcommunicationsmustbeaddedtothePeerList.Finally,enablingthelinkallowsthecorrespondingHorizontobeincludedinthecommunicationrouting.Mobileclientsdonotrequireinputintherepeaterpeertable.IfmultipleMeshroutesareconfigured,youwillalsoneedtosetthevaluesforPriorityandPathLength(explainedinRapidSpanningTreebelow).Formultipleexamplesofrepeaterconfigurations,pleaserefertoChapter3ofthisuser’smanual.Figure3:RepeaterConfigurationExample
CHAPTER7BRIDGELINKSANDMESH Revised: 09 Aug 2016 7-3 ESTeem Horizon Series RapidSpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP)TheESTeemHorizonusesstandardEthernetRapidSpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP)todeterminetheradioroutingstructureofthewirelessnetwork.TheprimarypurposeofRSTPistomakesurethat“networkloops”arenotcreated.Anetworkloopishavingtwocommunicationpathstothesamedestinationwheretheremotedevicewouldreceivethesamedatamultipletimes.Iftherewerenowaytocontrolthedataflow,thisdatawouldbeconstantlypassedaroundthisloopcausinga“packetstorm”thatwouldshutdowntheentirenetwork.TheSpanningTreeProtocolwillblockalltheseredundantlinks.TheRSTPoperationbeginsbydeterminingwhichEthernetdeviceonthenetworkwillbetheRootBridge.AllEthernetnetworkshaveaRootBridgethatisselectedbythelowestMACaddress.AllpathlengthsareevaluatedagainstthisRootBridgedevicetodetermineroutingandwhichpathswillbeblocked.OnawiredEthernetnetwork,thelocationoftheRootBridgeisnotreallyimportant,butinawirelessnetworkselectionoftheRootBridgeiscriticaltothewirelessnetworkrouting.Let’suseoneoftheExamplenetworkdiagramsfromChapter3tocontinuethediscussion(Figure4).Figure4:ProgrammingExample#1DiagramAccess Point Routerwith RepeaterFeature Enabled10/100BaseTHUB or SwitchMobilePLCEtherStationMode10/100BaseTAccess Point Bridgewith RepeaterFeature EnabledPrimary Repeater PathBackup Repeater PathAccess Point Bridgewith RepeaterFeature EnabledMobile VehicleSingle Ethernet DeviceExample #4S/N: 14004Primary Repeater PathPlant NetworkLarge Wired LANExample #1 S/N: E-14001WLAN MAC=00:04:3F:00:09:01Remote BuildingSmall Ethernet Wired LANExample #3 S/N: E-14003WLAN MAC=00:04:3F:00:09:10Stand-Alone Repeater SiteExample #2 S/N: E-14002WLAN MAC= 00:04:3F:00:09:05NetworkRouter(Required)
CHAPTER7BRIDGELINKSANDMESH Revised: 09 Aug 2016 7-4 ESTeem Horizon Series RSTPPhasesThefollowingsectionsdescribetheprocessoftheRSTPintheESTeemHorizonashowitwouldhappenintheaboveexample.LearningPhase‐Onceproperlyconfigured,eachHorizonwillbegintosearchouttheotherHorizonunitsinradiorangethatareprogrammedintheAPRepeaterPeertable.AllHorizon’swillcalculatetheirroutestoeveryHorizoninthenetworkbaseduponthelowest“pathlength”totheRootBridge.Pathlengthisthetotalnumberofwirelesslinks(repeaterpeerlinks)totransmitapacketthroughthewirelessnetworktotheRootBridge.Note:TheRootBridgeinanetworkshouldbetheHorizonwherethemajorityofthedataflowisprocessed.Ineverywirelessnetworkoftwoormoreradios,theRootBridgeshouldbeuserdefined.Ifnotdefined,theHorizonwiththelowestMACaddresswillbedesignatedastheRootBridge.InFigure4,thePlantnetwork(Example1)isthemostlogicallocationfortheRootBridgebasedupontheamountofdataflow.SettingthissiteastherootbridgeisdiscussedbelowinRootBridge.BlockingandForwardingPhase–Toensureyoudonothaveanetworkloopsituationduetoredundantpathsinyourwirelessnetwork,theModelHorizonwillrecognizeanddisable(block)oneormoreredundantlinksandprovidebackuplinksshouldtheprimarylinkfail.Thisestablishesawirelessmeshnetworkwithaseriesofforwardinglinks,basedupontheshortestpathlengthtotheRootBridge.Forexample,lookingatFigure4,theRemoteBuildinghastworoutestotheRootBridge(PlantNetwork–Example#1);directlytothesiteandthroughtherepeater.Thedirectlinkbetweenthetwositesistheshortestroute(lowestPathLength)andwillbeselectedastheprimaryrouteunlessoverriddenbymanuallychangingthePathLengthintheconfiguration.PathLengthIfmorethanonecommunicationpathtotheRootBridgeisfound,theHorizonmustdeterminewhichroutetotakebaseduponthelowestPathLength.ThedefaultpathlengthtoalllinksintheHorizonnetworkis1.IfthePathLengthsareequalthenthelowestMACaddresswilldeterminethepriorityroute.IntheESTeemMeshNetworkwewanttodirectlycontrolalldataflowsodonotwanttheroutestobeautomaticallydetermined.LookingagainatourExampleinFigure4,ifwemadenochangestothedefaultpathlengthof1(notevaluesinFigure3)thelowestpathlengthwouldbedirectfromtheRemoteBuildingtotheRootBridge(PlantNetwork).LinkDescriptionTotalPathLengthDirectfromRemoteBuilding1RemoteBuildtoRootBridgeThroughRepeater 2(Length1torepeater+Length1toMaster=2)ToconfiguretheHorizontoselecttherepeaterastheprimaryradiopath,setthepathlengthvalueforthedirectlinkgreaterthan2(suchasavalueof3)tomakethistheprimaryradiopath.Thelowestpathlengthwillidentifythehighestpriority.TheModelHorizonwillusethisrouting,butalsoswitchtodirectcommunicationiftherepeaterweretodisappear.RootBridgeInanyAccessPointRepeaternetworkconsistingofmorethantwosites,oneModelHorizonshouldbedesignatedastheRootBridge.OnlyoneModelHorizoncanbedesignatedastheRootBridgeinagivennetworkandshouldbelocatedwherethemajorityoftheEthernetdataflowisprocessed.ThissitemaybetheMasterlocationinaSCADAnetworkorcouldbeconfiguredatarepeatersite.SelectionisimportantbecauseallModelHorizon’sNOTconfiguredastheRootBridgewillchooseroutingbaseduponthePathLengthtotheRootBridge.IfyouhaveanyquestionastowhichsiteinyourAPRepeaterapplicationshouldbetheRootBridge,contactESTeemCustomerSupportat509‐735‐9092ore‐mailyourapplicationtosupport@esteem.com.
CHAPTER7BRIDGELINKSANDMESH Revised: 09 Aug 2016 7-5 ESTeem Horizon Series TheRootBridgewillbeselectedinoneoftwoways:theRootBridgecanbemanuallyset(recommended)duringtheconfigurationoftheRepeaterPeertable(Figure3)ortheRootBridgedesignationwilldefaulttothelowestMACaddressofalltheModelHorizon’sinthenetwork.ThemanualRootBridgeconfigurationislocatedinthe“AdvancedSettings”section.RedundantBackupTheESTeemHorizonconfiguredinAccessPointmodewillautomaticallyfunctionasaredundantbackupiftwoHorizonsareinstalledatthesamelocation(Figure7).IftwoHorizonsareconnectedtothesameswitch,oneoftheHorizonswillbeBlockedwhentheRapidSpanningTreeProtocoliscompleted.ThenetworkwillcontinuetousethisrouteuntilanyproblemwiththeoriginalModelHorizonisdetectedandthesecondHorizonwillbeginoperationatthatsite.RedundantMasterConfigurationTheconfigurationinFigure7willalsoprovidearedundantbackupfortheMasterSite(RootBridge).ConfigurebothHorizonsasRootBridges(seeabove)givingtheprimaryRootBridgeavalueof1andthesecondaryRootBridgeavalueof2.Figure7:RedundantBackupDiagram
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-1 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon2.4GHzAntennaandCableConfigurationsESTeemoffersdifferenttypesofantennasforbothindoorandoutdoorconfigurations.Toreducepotentialradiointerferencetootherusers,theantennatypeanditsgainshouldbechosensothattheequivalentisotropicallyradiatedpower(e.i.r.p.)isnotmorethanthatpermittedforsuccessfulcommunication.ThisradiotransmitterESTeemHorizon2.4GHz(HVIN:216AN)hasbeenapprovedbyIndustryCanadatooperatewiththeantennatypeslistedbelowwiththemaximumpermissiblegainandrequiredantennaimpedanceforeachantennatypeindicated.Antennatypesnotincludedinthislist,havingagaingreaterthanthemaximumgainindicatedforthattype,arestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.LepresentemetteurradioESTeemHVIN:216ANaeteapprouveparIndustrieCanadapourfonctionneraveclestypesd'antenneenumeresci‐dessousetayantungainadmissiblemaximaletl'impedancerequisepourchaquetyped'antenne.Lestypesd'antennenoninclusdanscetteliste,oudontlegainestsuperieuraugainmaximalindique,sontstrictementinterditspourl'exploitationdel'emetteur.Warning:OnlythetestedcablelengthsandantennasprovidedbyESTeemmeettheFCCmaximumpeakoutputpowerrequirements.Anyothercombinationofantennasorcoaxcablesisnotauthorized.Thisdevicehasbeendesignedtooperateinapolemountconfigurationwiththeantennaslistedbelow,havingamaximumgainof6dBinamulti‐pointsystemor15dBinapointtopointnetwork.Antennasnotincludedinthislistorhavingagaingreater6dBinamulti‐pointsystemor15dBinapointtopointnetworkarestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.Therequiredantennaimpedanceis50ohms.PartNumber:AA20DMEg Omni‐directionaldirectmountantenna,5dBigain. Indoorandoutdoorapplications. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof24cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.PartNumber:AA203Eg Directionalpolemountantenna,6dBigainwith3‐ft.integralfeedlineandconnector. Pointtopointandpointtomulti‐pointoutdoorapplications. AntennaportBisnotusedinthisconfiguration. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof24cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings. PartNumber:AA204Eg.1 Directionalpolemountantenna,15dBigainwith3‐ft.integralfeedlineandconnector. Pointtopointapplicationsonly. MaximumOutputPowerof250mWatts(PowerLevel=LowPower) AntennaportBisnotusedinthisconfiguration. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof50cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.Transmit/Receive Antenna Port 1 Receive Only Antenna Port 2Warnings: Only pre-made coax cables from the factory used in conjunction with either the AA203Eg or AA204Eg.1 directional antennas meet all FCC Section 15.247(b) EIRP maximum power requirements. Use of the AA204Eg.1, directional antenna is limited to fixed point to point applications only. In accordance FCC Section 15.247(b)iii, this antenna must be professionally installed. The installer must ensure the system is used exclusively for fixed, point-to-point applications and the ESTeem Horizon is set for 0.25 Watts output power (Power Level = Min).
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-2 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon900MHzAntennaandCableConfigurationsESTeemoffersdifferenttypesofantennasforbothindoorandoutdoorconfigurations.Thisdevicehasbeendesignedtooperatewiththeantennaslistedbelow,andhavingamaximumgainof7dB.Antennasnotincludedinthislistorhavingagaingreaterthan7dBarestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.Therequiredantennaimpedanceis50ohms.ThisradiotransmitterESTeemHorizon900MHz(HVIN:216AD)hasbeenapprovedbyIndustryCanadatooperatewiththeantennatypeslistedbelowwiththemaximumpermissiblegainandrequiredantennaimpedanceforeachantennatypeindicated.Antennatypesnotincludedinthislist,havingagaingreaterthanthemaximumgainindicatedforthattype,arestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.LepresentemetteurradioESTeemHVIN:216ADaeteapprouveparIndustrieCanadapourfonctionneraveclestypesd'antenneenumeresci‐dessousetayantungainadmissiblemaximaletl'impedancerequisepourchaquetyped'antenne.Lestypesd'antennenoninclusdanscetteliste,oudontlegainestsuperieuraugainmaximalindique,sontstrictementinterditspourl'exploitationdel'emetteur.Warning:OnlythetestedcablelengthsandantennasprovidedbyESTmeettheFCCandDOCmaximumpeakoutputpowerrequirements.Anyothercombinationofantennasorcoaxcablesisnotauthorized.Toreducepotentialradiointerferencetootherusers,theantennatypeanditsgainshouldbesochosenthattheequivalentisotropicallyradiatedpower(e.i.r.p.)isnotmorethanthatpermittedforsuccessfulcommunication.PartNumber:AA20DMs Omni‐directionaldirectmountantenna,2dBigain. Indoorandoutdoorapplications. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof23cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.PartNumber:AA20Es900 Omni‐directionalexternalpolemountantenna,7dBigainwith3‐ft.integralfeedlineandconnector. Outdoorapplications. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof23cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.PartNumber:AA203Es900 Directionalpolemountantenna,7dBigainwith3‐ft.integralfeedlineandconnector. Pointtopointandpointtomulti‐pointoutdoorapplications. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof23cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.Notes: Antenna Port A is a transmit and receive port for use in all applications. Antenna Port B is a receive only port and is used for dual diversity antennas applications only. This port is not used for point to point applications. Warnings: Only pre-made coax cables from the factory used in conjunction with either the AA20Es900 omni-directional and AA203Es900 directional antennas meet all FCC Section 15.247(b) EIRP maximum power requirements. Transmit/Receive Antenna Port 1 Receive Only Antenna Port 2
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-3 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon4.9GHzAntennaandCableConfigurationsESTeemoffersdifferenttypesofantennasforindoor,outdoorandmobileconfigurations.PartNumber:AA191Ep Omni‐directional,vehiclemount,5.5dBigainantenna. Mobilevehiclemountapplications. TheAA191Epantennamustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersonsandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.PartNumber:AA20DMEp Omni‐directionaldirectmountantenna,5dBigain. Indoorandoutdoorapplications. TheAA20DMpantennamustbefixed‐mountedonoutdoorpermanentstructureswithaseparationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersonsduringnormaloperationandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.PartNumber:AA20Ep Omni‐directionalpolemountantenna,10dBigain AntennaportBisnotusedinthisconfiguration. TheAA20Epantennamustbefixed‐mountedonoutdoorpermanentstructureswithaseparationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersonsduringnormaloperationandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.PartNumber:AA204Ep Directionalpolemountantenna,21dBigainwith3‐ft.integralfeedlineandconnector. AntennaportBisnotusedinthisconfiguration. TheAA204Epantennamustbefixed‐mountedonoutdoorpermanentstructureswithaseparationdistanceofatleast60cmfromallpersonsduringnormaloperationandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.Transmit/Receive Antenna Port 1 Receive Only Antenna Port 2
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-4 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon5.8GHzAntennaandCableConfigurationsESTeemoffersdifferenttypesofantennasforbothindoorandoutdoorconfigurations.Thisdevicehasbeendesignedtooperatewiththeantennaslistedbelow,andhavingamaximumgainof22dBi.Antennasnotincludedinthislistorhavingagaingreaterthan22dBiarestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.Therequiredantennaimpedanceis50ohms.Warning:ThisradiotransmitterESTeemHorizon5.8GHzcontainsFCCIDTV7R11E5HNDandonlythetestedcablelengthsandantennasprovidedbyESTmeettheFCCmaximumpeakoutputpowerrequirements.Anyothercombinationofantennasorcoaxcablesisnotauthorized.Toreducepotentialradiointerferencetootherusers,theantennatypeanditsgainshouldbesochosenthattheequivalentisotropicallyradiatedpower(e.i.r.p.)isnotmorethanthatpermittedforsuccessfulcommunication.PartNumber:AA20DMEa Omni‐directionaldirectmountantenna,4.5dBigain. Indoorandoutdoorapplications. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof23cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.PartNumber:AA20Ea Omni‐directionalexternalpolemountantenna,10dBigainwith18‐inchintegralfeedlineandconnector. Outdoorapplications. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof23cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.PartNumber:AA205Ea Directionallinearpanel,polemountantenna,22dBigainwith18‐inchintegralfeedline,bandpassfilterandconnector. Pointtopointandpointtomulti‐pointoutdoorapplications. Theremustbeaminimumseparationdistanceof50cm.fromtheantennatotheuser.SeeWarnings.Transmit/Receive Antenna Port 1 Transmit/Receive Antenna Port 2Warnings: Only pre-made coax cables from the factory used in conjunction with either the omni-directional and directional antennas meet all FCC Section 15.247(b) EIRP maximum power requirements. To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-5 ESTeem Horizon Series WEATHERPROOFINGCOAXCONNECTIONS1.Lightlycoatthethreadsoftheconnectorswithsiliconelubricantpriortoassembly(SeeNote1)andhandtighten.Makesuretousethesiliconsparinglysowhenassembled,anyexcessdoesnotgetoncenterconductor.Careshouldbetakennottogetanylubricantonthecenterconductor.2.Wraptheconnectorassemblywithanon‐adhesivesiliconetape,ESTpartnumberAA243,forweatherproofing(SeeNote2andinstructionsbelow).a) Cleansurfacetobewrapped.Cutofflengthtobeused.b) Peelbackashortlengthofprotectivefilm.Keeptapecleananddry.c) Beginwithonecompleteoverlapoftapeontoitself.d) STRETCHCoaxWrapwhilecontinuingtowrapobjectwith“half‐laps”,removingclearfilmasyougo(Figure1).Forgreaterpressureresistance,use2ormoretightlywrappedlayers.e) Endoftapeatfinalwrapshouldbecompletelypositionedontoitself.Note:CoaxWrap’sbondbeginstocureimmediatelyuponcontactwithitself.Repositioningorremovalisnotrecommendedafter2minutesofwrapping.3.Applyanelectricalcoating(sealingagent),overthevaporbarrierpatchforaddedprotection(SeeNote3).NOTES:1.DowCorningRTV‐3140orequivalent.2.CoaxWrap,CW10Borequivalent.3.SCOTCHKOTE,3‐MCompany,orequivalent.ANTENNADIVERSITYThedualdiversityantennaconfigurationontheHorizonallowstheradiotooperatemoreefficientlyinareaswithhighreflections(suchasindoorsorinacity)withoutdirectlineofsight(LOS)betweentheantennas.Oneofthemostdifficultconditionstocontrolinaradiosystemistheeffectofadestructivereflectedradiosignalcalledmutipathing.Multipathingoccurswhenwavesemittedbythetransmittertravelalongadifferentpathandinterferedestructivelywithwavestravelingonadirectline‐of‐sitepath.Thephenomenonoccursbecausewavestravelingalongdifferentpathsmaybecompletelyoutofphasewhentheyreachtheantenna,therebycancelingeachotherout.Thedualdiversityantennaconfigurationplacesaphysicaldistancebetweentheantennaswhereonereflectedsignalwillbeoutofphase,butthesecondwillbenot.TheESTeemHorizonwillsamplebothantennasandselectthebestreceivesignal.BothantennaportsareactivebydefaultintheHorizonseries.
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-6 ESTeem Horizon Series AssemblingTheAA195PMTwoHoleOutdoorPoleMountingKitTheAA195PMmountingkitcontainseverythingrequiredforpolemountingandweatherproofingtheESTeemHorizonforoutdoorinstallations.TheHorizonwithAA195PMmountingkitcanbedirectlymountedtoaroundpolefrom1.25”toadiameterof2.25”OD.Anymountingstructuregreaterthan2”requireshoseclampstrappingrunthroughthePoleMountBrackets.Themountingkitrequiresthefollowingassembly:1. IfyoupurchasedanAA195PMmountingkitwithyourHorizon,thekitwillbepackedinthesamepackingboxastheESTeem(Figure4).2. Removeandinventorythetwo(2)PoleMountingBrackets,one(1)Two‐HoleFacePlateCover(withsingleportcoverinstalled),one(1)HeatShieldand(1)AA195PMHardwarebagfromthepackingbox(Figure4).ReportanymissingordamageditemstoESTeemCustomerSupport(Phone509‐735‐9092)assoonaspossibleforreplacement.3. InventorytheAA195PMHardwarebagforallthecomponentslistedinFigure5. Figure4:PacketBoxContents Figure5:AA195PMHardwareContents
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-7 ESTeem Horizon Series 4. AssemblethetwoPoleMountingBracketswiththeincludedU‐bolts,hardwareandPoleMountClamps.ReferenceFigure6.5. Placethefoursupplied10‐24x1”PhillipsPanHeadscrewsthroughthemountingholesoftheHeatShieldandattachtothetopoftheESTeemHorizon(Figure7).6. AttachthetwoPoleMountingBracketstotheESTeemHorizonwiththe10‐24x1”PhillipsPanHeadscrewsthroughthetopoftheheatshield.ReferenceFigure8(HeatShieldremovedfordetail).Figure6:PoleMountAssemblyFigure7:HeatShieldAttachment
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-8 ESTeem Horizon Series 7. AssembletheoutdoorratedCAT‐5eEthernetcable(NotProvided)withthesuppliedEthernetCableBoot(Figure9).Figure8:PoleMountConnectiontoCase(HeatShieldRemovedforDetail) Ethernet Cable Boot Figure9:EthernetCableAssembly
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-9 ESTeem Horizon Series 8. FeedtheCAT‐5eEthernetconnector(s)throughtheFacePlateCoverandsecuretheEthernetCableBoottothecover.ReferenceFigure10.NOTE:TheEthernetcablebootmustbeinstalledbeforetheRJ‐45endisinstalled.IfusingtheESTeemAA09.1outdoorEthernetcable,verifythattheEthernetcablebootendisroutedtowardtheESTeemHorizon.9. RoutetheCAT‐5eEthernetcablethroughthemoldedstrain‐relieffinsintheFacePlateCover(Figure11)tosecurethecableandprovidestrain‐relieffortheconnector.IfasecondEthernetcableisinstalled,removethesecondportcoverandroutecable.10. PlugtheCAT‐5eEthernetcabletotheHorizon’sEthernetportandsecuretheFacePlateCoverwiththeattachedthumbscrew.VerifythattheweatherproofsealontheFacePlateCoverissealedagainsttheouterrimoftheHorizon.ReferenceFigure12.11. AttachtheantennaconnectorbootsasshowinFigure13foreitherdualattachedantennasorexternalantennas.YouarenowreadytomounttheESTeemHorizonFigure11:FacePlateCoverStrainRelief   Figure10:EthernetCableRoutingFace Plate Cover Ethernet Cable Boots Second Port Cover Remove for 2nd Cable
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-10 ESTeem Horizon Series Caution:OutdoormountingoftheHorizonrequirestheuseofweatherproofboots.Improperinstallationcouldresultinradiofailure.Caution:AlwaysmounttheHorizonverticallywiththeantennaportsontop.  Figure12:FacePlateCoverInstalledonESTeemFigure13:CompletedAA195PMMountsDirect Mount Antenna Boots Port 1 EST Approved Direct Mount Antenna Only Port 2 EST Approved External Antenna With Factory Installed Boot Weather Proof Boot NOTE: Remove Plastic Connector Cover Before Installation Face Towards The South (North America)
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-11 ESTeem Horizon Series HorizonPoleMountGroundingProceduresMountingtheHorizonseriesradiomodemoutdoorsrequirespropergroundingprocedurestopreventdamagetoboththeradiohardwareandtheconnectedEthernetandSerialperipherals.ThecaseontheHorizonserieswirelessmodemiselectricallyconductive,buttheAA195PoleMountkitprovidesisolationfromtheconnectedstructure.TobringtheHorizoncasetoagroundpotentialwithEarthgroundandeliminateanystaticbuilduponthecaseitself,theshieldontheEthernetcableisusedtoprovidethegroundconnection.OutdoorEthernetCableAcriticalcomponentofthisgroundingprotectionsystemistheESTeemAA09.1outdoor,shieldedCAT‐5EEthernetcable.Thiscableprovidesthree,necessaryelements;Ethernetdata,DCPoweroverEthernet(PoE)applications,andagroundfromtheHorizoncasetotheAA166surgeprotector.TheEthernetcableisoutdoorratedandprotectedfromUVbreakdown.InstallationThefollowingdiagramoutlinesallthecriticalcomponentsandconnectionsintheHorizonseriessystem.TheEarthgroundconnectiontothesurgeprotectormustbeinstalledtocomplywithlocalElectricalcoderequirements.Figure14:PoleMountInstallationDiagramESTeem Horizon Series Wireless ModemESTeem AA09.1 Outdoor, Shielded CAT-5E Cable (300 ft. maximum) Metal RJ-45 Hood (Amp 5-569530-3) Drain Wire Soldered To Metal RJ-45 HoodDrain Wire With Ring Terminal Connectedto Ground Lug Approved Earth Ground ConnectionAA166 Ethernet Surge ProtectionEthernet Patch Cable(AA09.2) Power Over EthernetSupply (AA175) Metal RJ-45 Hood (Amp 5-569530-3)
CHAPTER8ANTENNASETUPS Revised: 25 Jan 17 8-12 ESTeem Horizon Series FresnelZoneTheFresnelzoneshowstheellipsoidspreadoftheradiowavesaroundthevisualline‐of‐sightaftertheyleavetheantenna(seeFigure15).Thisareamustbeclearofobstructionsorthesignalstrengthwillbereducedduetosignalblockage.Typically,20%FresnelZoneblockageintroduceslittlesignallosstothelink.Beyond40%blockage,signallosswillbecomesignificant.Thiscalculationisbasedonaflatearth.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthecurvatureoftheearth.ItisrecommendedforRFpathlinksgreaterthan7milestohaveamicrowavepathanalysisdonethattakesthecurvatureoftheearthandthetopographyoftheterrainintoaccount.FresnelZoneRadius=72.1SQRT[(d1d2)/(F(d1+d2)]UnitsFresnelZoneRadiusinfeet.d1andd2instatuemilesFinGHzFigure15:FresnelZoneDiagram
APPENDIXALICENSINGINFORMATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 APX A-1 ESTeem Horizon Series InformationtoUsersTheequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforboththeFCCClassBdigitaldevice(pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCrules)andIndustryCanada(IC)CANICES‐3(B)/NMB‐3(B).FCCStatementOperationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Caution:ChangesormodificationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapprovedbyESTeemWirelessModemsforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.ICStatement“ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence‐exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.”“CetappareilestconformeavecIndustrieCanadaexemptsdelicencestandardRSS(s).Sonfonctionnementestsoumisauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)cetappareilnedoitpasprovoquerd'interférenceset(2)cetappareildoitacceptertouteinterférence,ycompriscellespouvantcauserunmauvaisfonctionnementdel'appareil.”EmissionsInformationHorizon2.4GHz(Model216An)HVIN:216ANDirectSequence/OFDMSpreadSpectrumDevice(USA)FCCID:ENPHZN216AN(Canada)ICNo:2163A‐216ANHorizon900MHz(Model216Ad)HVIN:216ADDirectSequence/OFDMSpreadSpectrumDevice(USA)FCCID:ENPHZN216AD(Canada)ICNo:2163A‐216ADHorizon4.9GHz(Model216Ap)DirectSequence/OFDMSpreadSpectrumDevice(USA)FCCID:ENPHZN216APHorizon5.8GHz(Model216Aa‐lp)OFDMSpreadSpectrumDevice(USA)FCCID:TV7R11E5HND
APPENDIXALICENSINGINFORMATION Revised: 25 Jan 17 APX A-2 ESTeem Horizon Series FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSIONFIELDOFFICESALASKA1011E.TudorRd.Rm240Box2955Anchorage,AK99510CALIFORNIAInterstateOfficePark4542RuffnerSt.,Room370SanDiego,CA92111‐2216LosAngelesOffice(LA)CeritosCorporateTower18000StudebakerRd.,Room660Cerritos,CA90701‐3684SanFranciscoOffice(SF)5653StoneridgeDrive,Suite105Pleasanton,CA94588‐8543COLORADODenverOffice(DV)215S.WadsworthBlvd.,Suite303Lakewood,CO80226‐1544FLORIDA919FederalBldg51SEFirstAve.Miami,FL33130TampaOffice(TP)2203N.LoisAve.,Room1215Tampa,FL33607‐2356GEORGIAAtlantaOffice(AT)3575KogerBlvd.,Suite320Duluth,GA30096‐4958HAWAII7304PrinceKuhiFederalBuildingHonolulu,HIILLINOISChicagoOffice(CG)ParkRidgeOfficeCtr.,Room3061550NorthwestHighwayParkRidge,IL60068‐1460LOUISIANANewOrleansOffice(OR)2424EdenbornAve.Suite460Metarie,LA70001MARYLAND1017Geo.FallonBuilding31HopkinsPlazaBaltimore,MDMASSACHUSETTSBostonOffice(BS)1BatterymarchParkQuincy,MA02169‐7495MICHIGANDetroitOffice(DT)24897HathawayStreetFarmingtonHills,MI48335‐1552MINNESOTA691FederalBuilding316NRobertSt.St.Paul,MNMISSOURIKansasCityOffice(KC)520NEColbernRoadSecondFloorLee’sSummit,MO64086NEWYORK1307FederalBuilding111W.HuronBuffalo,NY14202NEWYORKNewYorkOffice(NY)201VarickStreet,Suite1151NewYork,NY10014‐4870OREGON1782FederalBuilding1220SW3rdAvenuePortland,OR97204PENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphiaOffice(PA)OneOxfordValleyOfficeBld.Room4042300E.LincolnHwyLanghorne,PA19047‐1859PUERTORICO747FederalBuildingCarloChardonAve.HatoRey,PR00918TEXASDallasOffice(DL)9330LBJFreeway,Room1170Dallas,TX75243‐34295636FederalBuilding515RuskAvenueHouston,TX77002WASHINGTONDCColumbiaOffice(CF)9300EastHamptonDriveCapitolHeights,MD20743WASHINGTONSeattleOffice(ST)11410NE122ndWayRoom312Kirkland,WA98034‐6927
APPENDIXBINTERFACEPORTS Revised: 30 Jan 17 APX B-1 ESTeem Horizon Series ETHERNETINTERFACETheESTeemHorizon’sEthernetPortisaFullandHalf‐DuplexAuto‐negotiationinterfacesupporting10Mbps,100Mbpsand1Gbps(10/100/1000BaseT).TheEthernetportiscompliantwithIEEE802.3at‐2009PowerOverEthernetPlus(PoE+)toprovidebothdataandpoweroverthesameCAT‐5EgradeEthernetcable.TheportiscompatiblewithTIA/EIA‐568Bcableconfiguration(Figure1).AsecondEthernetportisincludedwiththeESTeemHorizon.ThissecondEthernetportcanbeconfiguredtobridgetotheprimaryEthernetportorconfiguredtocommunicateontheWirelessorEthernetsideoftheHorizoninroutermode.Figure1:EthernetPinLayout
APPENDIXBINTERFACEPORTS Revised: 30 Jan 17 APX B-2 ESTeem Horizon Series CONFIGURINGDHCPSERVERTheESTeemHorizonEthernetportsupportsbothclientandserverDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP).Figure2showstheDHCPhostconfigurationscreenthatwillbeshownifDHCPserverisselectedinthesetupscreens.EnterthevaluesthatmatchtheDHCPconfigurationforyournetwork.Figure2:DHCPServerConfiguration
APPENDIXBINTERFACEPORTS Revised: 30 Jan 17 APX B-3 ESTeem Horizon Series RS‐232CProgrammingPortConfigurationTheESTeemHorizonusesaproprietaryRS‐232CinterfaceinaRJ‐45connectoronthefrontpanel.TointerfacetheHorizontotheserialportonthecomputer,youneedESTeemcableAA0621thatcombinesastandardEthernetpatchcabletoa9‐pinFemaleadapter.TheRS‐232ProgrammingPortontheESTeemHorizoncanbeusedtoaccesstheconfigurationmenuintheESTeemforsystemandnetworkconfiguration.TheESTeemcommunicationsportoperatesat38,400bps,NoParity,8DataBitsand1StopBit(38,400,N,8,1).Configureyourterminalprogramtomatchthesesettings.RS‐232ProgrammingPortPin‐OutTableESTeemModelAA0621RS‐232CPortPin‐OutTableRJ‐45PinNo.FunctionDB‐9PinNo.4SignalGround(GND)55ReceiveData(RxD)26TransmitData(TxD)3RS‐232CDataPortConfigurationTheESTeemHorizonhasanRS‐232CdatainterfaceinaRJ‐45connectoronthefrontpanel.SeeChapter6forfurtherinformationonserialdataportconfiguration.TointerfacetheHorizontotheserialportonthecomputer,youneedserialcablewiththefollowingpin‐out:ESTeemModelAA0621RS‐232CPortPin‐OutTableRJ‐45PinNo.FunctionDB‐9PinNo.1DataSetReady(DSR)62DataCarrierDetect(DCD)13DataTerminalReady(DTR)44SignalGround(GND)55ReceiveData(RxD)26TransmitData(TxD)37CleartoSent(CTS)88RequesttoSent(RTS)7HorizonSerialPortInterfaceEthernetPin‐out
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-1 ESTeem Horizon Series HorizonFrequenciesofOperationInawirelessEthernetnetworkalloftheESTeemHorizonmustbesettothesameradiofrequencyofoperation(channel)andbandwidth.ThefollowingtableshowsthechannelsandcorrespondingfrequenciesofoperationforeachmodelofESTeem.ThefrequencyofoperationisselectablewhenconfiguringthemodeofoperationoftheHorizon(referenceChapter3).Figure1:RadioFrequencyChannelSelectionChannelNumber Frequency Bandwidths ChannelNumber Frequency Bandwidths4907MHz 5/10MHz 192 4960MHz 20MHz5912MHz 5/10/20MHz 196 4980MHz 20MHz6917MHz 5/10/20MHz7922MHz 5/10MHz149 5745MHz 5/10/20/40MHz150 5750MHz 5/10/20/40MHz12412MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 151 5755MHz 5/10/20/40MHz22417MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 152 5760MHz 5/10/20/40MHz32422MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 153 5765MHz 5/10/20/40MHz42427MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 154 5770MHz 5/10/20/40MHz52432MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 155 5775MHz 5/10/20/40MHz62437MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 156 5780MHz 5/10/20/40MHz72442MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 157 5785MHz 5/10/20/40MHz82447MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 158 5790MHz 5/10/20/40MHz92452MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 159 5795MHz 5/10/20/40MHz10 2457MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 160 5800MHz 5/10/20/40MHz11 2462MHz 5/10/20/40MHz 161 5805MHz 5/10/20/40MHz162 5810MHz 5/10/20/40MHz163 5815MHz 5/10/20/40MHz164 5820MHz 5/10/20/40MHz165 5825MHz 5/10/20/40MHzHorizon900MHzHorizon2.4GHzHorizon4.9Horizon5.8TechnicalTip:Theshadedfrequencychannelsareavailablefor802.11(Wi‐Fi)clientuse.Allothernon‐shadedchannelsareproprietary.
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-2 ESTeem Horizon Series RFDataRateConfigurationTheRFdatarateoftheHorizoncanbeprogrammedforoperationatmultipledatarates.TheRFdataratecanbesetforafixedrateoraspecificrangethatisdynamicallyscaledbytheHorizonfrommonitoringthereceivedsignalquality.DynamicscalingmeansthattheHorizonwilloperateatthehighestRFdataratethatisprogrammedintounit.Ifthereceiveddataqualitydropsbelowtherequiredminimumsforreliablecommunications,theHorizonwillreducethedataratetothenextloweststeptoincreasesignalquality.ConverselyifthesignalqualityincreasesabovetheminimumstheHorizonwillincreasetheRFdataratethenexthighestlevel.TheESTeemHorizonissetatthefactorytooperateatmaximizedscalingspeeddataratesandshouldnotneedadjustment.TheRFDataRateisprogrammedintheHorizonthroughtheAdvancedMenu>WirelessLANSettings>wlan0deviceandthevalueforCommunicationRatesand802.11nCommunicationRateIndex:.IntheexampleshowninFigure2theRFDateRateisprogrammedtodynamicscalealldatarates(recommendfactorydefaultsetting).Tosetthevaluesforthedatarate,checktheboxnexttothelisteddataratetoenablethisrateforoperation.Figure2:AdvancedDataRateSelection
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-3 ESTeem Horizon Series RFBandwidthsTheHorizonradioshaveadjustableRFbandwidthsforoperation.ReducingtheRFbandwidthincreasesthenumberofavailablechannelsandtheradio'sabilitytorejectRFinterference.DifferentmodelsoftheHorizonserieswillhavedifferentavailablebandwidthsdependinguponthefrequencyofoperation.Forexample,Figure3showstheconfigurationoftheHorizon2.4GHz’savailablebandwidths.NOTE:AllESTeemradiosinthesamenetworkMUSTbeonthesamefrequencychannelandusethesamebandwidthselection.Figure3:Horizon2.4GHzBandwidthSelection
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-4 ESTeem Horizon Series DataRatesandThroughputTheHorizonseriesradiosaredesignedtodynamicallychangetheirdataratebasedupontheircurrentreceivesignalstrengthandbackgroundnoisetoachievethehighestthroughput.ItishighlyrecommendedtoallowtheHorizontodynamicallyscaletothebestdatarategiventheoperationconditions.ThefollowingtablesshowthedataratestheHorizonradioswilluseandthereceivesignalstrengthrequiredforeachlevel.GlossaryLegacyIndex–ThisindexshowsthedataratestheHorizonradioswillusewhenoperatingatlegacy802.11(802.11g,802.11bor802.11a)ratesandtocommunicatewiththeolderESTeemModel195Eseriesradiomodems.HTMCSIndex–HighThroughput(HT)ModulationandCodingScheme(MCS)indexvaluelistgiveseverycombinationof"numberofspatialstreams+modulationtype+codingrate"thatispossible.InpracticetheachievableMCSvaluewilldependonalargenumberofvariablessuchasreceivesignalstrength,availablebandwidth,RFbackgroundnoiseandotherusersonagivenchannel.TheMCSvaluewillonlytellthe'overtheair'datarateofalinkandnotdefinewhattheactualusablethroughput(seebelow).DSSS–DirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum.Thisisalegacymodulationtypeusedin802.11bwirelessnetworks.OFDM–OrthogonalFrequency‐DivisionMultiplexingisthelatestmodulationschemeusedasadigitalmulti‐carriermodulationmethod.Alargenumberofcloselyspacedorthogonalsub‐carriersignalsareusedtocarrydataonseveralparalleldatastreamsorchannelstoachievethehigherthroughputsofthe802.11nprotocols.Modul.(Modulation)‐Themodulationishowthedataistransportedonthecarrierfrequency.TherearemultipletypesofmodulationusedintheHorizonhardwareandtheyarelistedonthefollowingchartsstrictlyforreference.CodingRate‐Thisisanindicationofhowmuchofthedatastreamisactuallybeingusedtotransmitusabledata.Thisisexpressedasafractionwiththemostefficientratebeing5/6or83.3%ofthedatastreambeingused.GuardInterval–TheGuardInterval(GI)iseffectivelyaveryshortpausebetweenpackettransmissiontoallowforanyfalseinformationtobeignored.ThelongerGuardIntervalcanimprovereliabilityinmoresaturatedwirelessnetworks.Theintervalshownisinnanoseconds(ns)oronebillionthofasecond(x10‐9).Bandwidth‐Alsoknownaschannelwidth,thisishowmuchofthefrequencyspectrumisbeingusedtotransportdata.ThemaximumbandwidthusedbytheHorizonseriesis40MHz.Thetableshowsvaluesforavailablebandwidthbymodelwhichdirectlycorrelatetotheradiothroughput.Forexample,a10MHzchannelwillprovidehalftheDataRateofa20MHz.Signal–Thisistheamountofreceivesignalstrengthrequiredtoachieveagivendatarate.Manyfactorssuchasradiobackgroundnoiseandotherusersinafrequencychannelwillgreatlyaffecttheamountofsignalstrengthrequired.Thevaluesprovidedaretobeusedasareferenceforlineofsight(LOS)path‐losscalculations.RFRate–Thisistherateatwhichoneradiotransmitsdatafromonetoanother.Throughput–ThedisplayedthroughputisanapproximationoftheeffectivedatarateofaradiosystemcomparedtosendingEthernetdataoverstandardwire.ThisnumbertakesintoaccountfactorslikeRFpacketoverhead,retries,andlatencyoftheradio.dBm–Decibelsinreferencetoamilliwatt(mW).Thisisastandardunitofreceivesignalstrength.Mbps–Mega(million)bitspersecond.Thestandardunitofdatarateusedinhighspeedwirelessdevices.
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-5 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon900MHzDataRateChart#1 Legacy DSSS or Modul. CodingIndex OFDM Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps6OFDM BPSK 1/2-93 6.00 1.88 -96 3.00 0.949OFDM BPSK 3/4-91 9.00 4.22 -94 4.50 2.1112 OFDM QPSK 1/2-91 12.00 3.75 -94 6.00 1.8818 OFDM QPSK 3/4-88 18.00 8.44 -91 9.00 4.2224 OFDM 16-QAM 1/2-87 24.00 7.50 -90 12.00 3.7536 OFDM 16-QAM 3/4-82 36.00 16.88 -85 18.00 8.4448 OFDM 64-QAM 2/3-78 48.00 20.00 -81 24.00 10.0054 OFDM 64-QAM 3/4-73 54.00 25.31 -76 27.00 12.66HT MCS Spatial Modul. Coding GuardIndex Streams Interval Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps01 BPSK 1/2 800ns-94 6.50 2.23 -97 3.25 1.1201 BPSK 1/2 400ns-94 7.20 2.48 -97 3.60 1.2411QPSK 1/2 800ns-85 13.00 4.47 -88 6.50 2.2311QPSK 1/2 400ns-85 14.40 4.95 -88 7.20 2.4821QPSK 3/4 800ns-82 19.50 10.05 -85 9.75 5.0321QPSK 3/4 400ns-82 21.70 11.19 -85 10.85 5.5931 16-QAM 1/2 800ns-80 26.00 8.94 -83 13.00 4.4731 16-QAM 1/2 400ns-80 28.90 9.93 -83 14.45 4.9741 16-QAM 3/4 800ns-80 39.00 20.11 -83 19.50 10.0541 16-QAM 3/4 400ns-80 43.30 22.33 -83 21.65 11.1651 64-QAM 2/3 800ns-78 52.00 23.83 -81 26.00 11.9251 64-QAM 2/3 400ns-78 57.80 26.49 -81 28.90 13.2561 64-QAM 3/4 800ns-73 58.50 30.16 -76 29.25 15.0861 64-QAM 3/4 400ns-73 65.00 33.52 -76 32.50 16.7671 64-QAM 5/6 800ns-68 65.00 37.24 -71 32.50 18.6271 64-QAM 5/6 400ns-68 72.20 41.36 -71 36.10 20.6820 MHz Bandwidth 10 MHz Bandwidth20 MHz Bandwidth 10 MHz Bandwidth
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-6 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon900MHzDataRateChart#2Legacy DSSS or Modul. CodingIndex OFDM Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps6OFDM BPSK 1/2-99 1.50 0.479OFDM BPSK 3/4-97 2.25 1.0512 OFDM QPSK 1/2-97 3.00 0.9418 OFDM QPSK 3/4-94 4.50 2.1124 OFDM 16-QAM 1/2-93 6.00 1.8836 OFDM 16-QAM 3/4-88 9.00 4.2248 OFDM 64-QAM 2/3-84 12.00 5.0054 OFDM 64-QAM 3/4-79 13.50 6.33HT MCS Spatial Modul. Coding GuardIndex Streams Interval Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps01BPSK 1/2 800ns-100 1.63 0.5601BPSK 1/2 400ns-100 1.80 0.6211QPSK 1/2 800ns-91 3.25 1.1211QPSK 1/2 400ns-91 3.60 1.2421 QPSK 3/4 800ns-88 4.88 2.5121 QPSK 3/4 400ns-88 5.43 2.8031 16-QAM 1/2 800ns-86 6.50 2.2331 16-QAM 1/2 400ns-86 7.23 2.4841 16-QAM 3/4 800ns-86 9.75 5.0341 16-QAM 3/4 400ns-86 10.83 5.5851 64-QAM 2/3 800ns-84 13.00 5.9651 64-QAM 2/3 400ns-84 14.45 6.6261 64-QAM 3/4 800ns-79 14.63 7.5461 64-QAM 3/4 400ns-79 16.25 8.3871 64-QAM 5/6 800ns-74 16.25 9.3171 64-QAM 5/6 400ns-74 18.05 10.345 MHz Bandwidth5 MHz Bandwidth
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-7 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon2.4GHzDataRateChart#1Legacy DSSS or Modul. CodingIndex OFDM Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps1DSSS BPSK 1/11-97 1.00 0.062DSSS QPSK 1/11-95 2.00 0.115.5 DSSS CCK 4/8-93 5.50 1.7211 DSSS CCK 4/8-91 11.00 3.446OFDM BPSK 1/2-93 6.00 1.889OFDM BPSK 3/4-91 9.00 4.2212 OFDM QPSK 1/2-91 12.00 3.7518 OFDM QPSK 3/4-88 18.00 8.4424 OFDM 16-QAM 1/2-87 24.00 7.5036 OFDM 16-QAM 3/4-82 36.00 16.8848 OFDM 64-QAM 2/3-78 48.00 20.0054 OFDM 64-QAM 3/4-73 54.00 25.31HT MCS Spatial Modul. Coding GuardIndex Streams Interval Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps01BPSK 1/2 800ns-94 6.50 2.23 -91 13.50 4.6401BPSK 1/2 400ns-94 7.20 2.48 -91 15.00 5.1611QPSK 1/2 800ns-85 13.00 4.47 -82 27.00 9.2811QPSK 1/2 400ns-85 14.40 4.95 -82 30.00 10.3121QPSK 3/4 800ns-82 19.50 10.05 -79 40.50 20.8821QPSK 3/4 400ns-82 21.70 11.19 -79 45.00 23.203116-QAM1/2 800ns-80 26.00 8.94 -77 54.00 18.563116-QAM1/2 400ns-80 28.90 9.93 -77 60.00 20.634116-QAM3/4 800ns-80 39.00 20.11 -77 81.00 41.774116-QAM3/4 400ns-80 43.30 22.33 -77 90.00 46.415164-QAM2/3 800ns-78 52.00 23.83 -75 108.00 49.505164-QAM2/3 400ns-78 57.80 26.49 -75 120.00 55.006164-QAM3/4 800ns-73 58.50 30.16 -70 121.50 62.656164-QAM3/4 400ns-73 65.00 33.52 -70 135.00 69.617164-QAM5/6 800ns-68 65.00 37.24 -65 135.00 77.347164-QAM5/6 400ns-68 72.20 41.36 -65 150.00 85.94Legacy Rates Not Supported at 40 MHz Bandwidth40 MHz Bandwidth20 MHz Bandwidth40 MHz Bandwidth20 MHz Bandwidth
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-8 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon2.4GHzDataRateChart#2Legacy DSSS or Modul. CodingIndex OFDM Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps1DSSS BPSK 1/11-103 0.25 0.01 -100 0.50 0.032DSSS QPSK 1/11-101 0.50 0.03 -98 1.00 0.065.5 DSSS CCK 4/8-99 1.38 0.43 -96 2.75 0.8611 DSSS CCK 4/8-97 2.75 0.86 -94 5.50 1.726OFDM BPSK 1/2-99 1.50 0.47 -96 3.00 0.949OFDM BPSK 3/4-97 2.25 1.05 -94 4.50 2.1112 OFDM QPSK 1/2-97 3.00 0.94 -94 6.00 1.8818 OFDM QPSK 3/4-94 4.50 2.11 -91 9.00 4.2224 OFDM 16-QAM 1/2-93 6.00 1.88 -90 12.00 3.7536 OFDM 16-QAM 3/4-88 9.00 4.22 -85 18.00 8.4448 OFDM 64-QAM 2/3-84 12.00 5.00 -81 24.00 10.0054 OFDM 64-QAM 3/4-79 13.50 6.33 -76 27.00 12.66HT MCS Spatial Modul. Coding GuardIndex Streams Interval Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps01BPSK 1/2 800ns-100 1.63 0.56 -97 3.25 1.1201BPSK 1/2 400ns-100 1.80 0.62 -97 3.60 1.2411QPSK 1/2 800ns-91 3.25 1.12 -88 6.50 2.2311QPSK 1/2 400ns-91 3.60 1.24 -88 7.20 2.4821QPSK 3/4 800ns-88 4.88 2.51 -85 9.75 5.0321QPSK 3/4 400ns-88 5.43 2.80 -85 10.85 5.593116-QAM1/2 800ns-86 6.50 2.23 -83 13.00 4.473116-QAM1/2 400ns-86 7.23 2.48 -83 14.45 4.974116-QAM3/4 800ns-86 9.75 5.03 -83 19.50 10.054116-QAM3/4 400ns-86 10.83 5.58 -83 21.65 11.165164-QAM2/3 800ns-84 13.00 5.96 -81 26.00 11.925164-QAM2/3 400ns-84 14.45 6.62 -81 28.90 13.256164-QAM3/4 800ns-79 14.63 7.54 -76 29.25 15.086164-QAM3/4 400ns-79 16.25 8.38 -76 32.50 16.767164-QAM5/6 800ns-74 16.25 9.31 -71 32.50 18.627164-QAM5/6 400ns-74 18.05 10.34 -71 36.10 20.685 MHz Bandwidth5 MHz Bandwidth10 MHz Bandwidth10 MHz Bandwidth
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-9 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon4.9GHzDataRateChartLegacy DSSS or Modul. CodingIndex OFDM Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps1DSSS BPSK 1/11-97 1.00 0.062DSSS QPSK 1/11-95 2.00 0.115.5 DSSS CCK 4/8-93 5.50 1.7211 DSSS CCK 4/8-91 11.00 3.446OFDM BPSK 1/2-93 6.00 1.889OFDM BPSK 3/4-91 9.00 4.2212 OFDM QPSK 1/2-91 12.00 3.7518 OFDM QPSK 3/4-88 18.00 8.4424 OFDM 16-QAM 1/2-87 24.00 7.5036 OFDM 16-QAM 3/4-82 36.00 16.8848 OFDM 64-QAM 2/3-78 48.00 20.0054 OFDM 64-QAM 3/4-73 54.00 25.31HT MCS Spatial Modul. Coding GuardIndex Streams Interval Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps01BPSK 1/2 800ns-94 6.50 2.2301BPSK 1/2 400ns-94 7.20 2.4811QPSK 1/2 800ns-85 13.00 4.4711QPSK 1/2 400ns-85 14.40 4.9521QPSK 3/4 800ns-82 19.50 10.0521QPSK 3/4 400ns-82 21.70 11.193116-QAM1/2 800ns-80 26.00 8.943116-QAM1/2 400ns-80 28.90 9.934116-QAM3/4 800ns-80 39.00 20.114116-QAM3/4 400ns-80 43.30 22.335164-QAM2/3 800ns-78 52.00 23.835164-QAM2/3 400ns-78 57.80 26.496164-QAM3/4 800ns-73 58.50 30.166164-QAM3/4 400ns-73 65.00 33.527164-QAM5/6 800ns-68 65.00 37.247164-QAM5/6 400ns-68 72.20 41.3620 MHz Bandwidth20 MHz Bandwidth
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-10 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon5.8GHzDataRateChart#1Legacy DSSS or Modul. CodingIndex OFDM Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps6OFDM BPSK 1/2-93 6.00 1.889OFDM BPSK 3/4-91 9.00 4.2212 OFDM QPSK 1/2-91 12.00 3.7518 OFDM QPSK 3/4-88 18.00 8.4424 OFDM 16-QAM 1/2-87 24.00 7.5036 OFDM 16-QAM 3/4-82 36.00 16.8848 OFDM 64-QAM 2/3-78 48.00 20.0054 OFDM 64-QAM 3/4-73 54.00 25.31HT MCS Spatial Modul. Coding GuardIndex Streams Interval Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps01BPSK 1/2 800ns-94 6.50 2.23 -91 13.50 4.6401BPSK 1/2 400ns-94 7.20 2.48 -91 15.00 5.1611QPSK 1/2 800ns-85 13.00 4.47 -82 27.00 9.2811QPSK 1/2 400ns-85 14.40 4.95 -82 30.00 10.3121QPSK 3/4 800ns-82 19.50 10.05 -79 40.50 20.8821QPSK 3/4 400ns-82 21.70 11.19 -79 45.00 23.2031 16-QAM 1/2 800ns-80 26.00 8.94 -77 54.00 18.5631 16-QAM 1/2 400ns-80 28.90 9.93 -77 60.00 20.6341 16-QAM 3/4 800ns-80 39.00 20.11 -77 81.00 41.7741 16-QAM 3/4 400ns-80 43.30 22.33 -77 90.00 46.4151 64-QAM 2/3 800ns-78 52.00 23.83 -75 108.00 49.5051 64-QAM 2/3 400ns-78 57.80 26.49 -75 120.00 55.0061 64-QAM 3/4 800ns-73 58.50 30.16 -70 121.50 62.6561 64-QAM 3/4 400ns-73 65.00 33.52 -70 135.00 69.6171 64-QAM 5/6 800ns-68 65.00 37.24 -65 135.00 77.3471 64-QAM 5/6 400ns-68 72.20 41.36 -65 150.00 85.9482BPSK 1/2 800ns-94 13.00 4.47 -91 27.00 9.2882BPSK 1/2 400ns-94 14.40 4.95 -91 30.00 10.3192QPSK 1/2 800ns-85 26.00 8.94 -82 54.00 18.5692QPSK 1/2 400ns-85 28.80 9.90 -82 60.00 20.6310 2QPSK 3/4 800ns-82 39.00 20.11 -79 81.00 41.7710 2QPSK 3/4 400ns-82 43.40 22.38 -79 90.00 46.4111 2 16-QAM 1/2 800ns-80 52.00 17.88 -77 108.00 37.1311 2 16-QAM 1/2 400ns-80 57.80 19.87 -77 120.00 41.2512 2 16-QAM 3/4 800ns-80 78.00 40.22 -77 162.00 83.5312 2 16-QAM 3/4 400ns-80 86.60 44.65 -77 180.00 92.8113 2 64-QAM 2/3 800ns-78 104.00 47.67 -75 216.00 99.0013 2 64-QAM 2/3 400ns-78 115.60 52.98 -75 240.00 110.0014 2 64-QAM 3/4 800ns-73 117.00 60.33 -70 243.00 125.3014 2 64-QAM 3/4 400ns-73 130.00 67.03 -70 270.00 139.2215 2 64-QAM 5/6 800ns-68 130.00 74.48 -65 270.00 154.6915 2 64-QAM 5/6 400ns-68 144.40 82.73 -65 300.00 171.8820 MHz Bandwidth 40 MHz BandwidthLegacy Rates Not Supported at 40 MHz Bandwidth20 MHz Bandwidth 40 MHz Bandwidth
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-11 ESTeem Horizon Series Horizon5.8GHzDataRateChart#2Legacy DSSS or Modul. CodingIndex OFDM Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps6OFDM BPSK 1/2 -99 1.50 0.47 -96 3.00 0.949OFDM BPSK 3/4 -97 2.25 1.05 -94 4.50 2.1112 OFDM QPSK 1/2 -97 3.00 0.94 -94 6.00 1.8818 OFDM QPSK 3/4 -94 4.50 2.11 -91 9.00 4.2224 OFDM 16-QAM 1/2 -93 6.00 1.88 -90 12.00 3.7536 OFDM 16-QAM 3/4 -88 9.00 4.22 -85 18.00 8.4448 OFDM 64-QAM 2/3 -84 12.00 5.00 -81 24.00 10.0054 OFDM 64-QAM 3/4 -79 13.50 6.33 -76 27.00 12.66HT MCS Spatial Modul. Coding GuardIndex Streams Interval Signal RF Rate Throughput Signal RF Rate ThroughputdBm Mbps Mbps dBm Mbps Mbps01BPSK 1/2 800ns -100 1.63 0.56 -97 3.25 1.1201BPSK 1/2 400ns -100 1.80 0.62 -97 3.60 1.2411QPSK 1/2 800ns -91 3.25 1.12 -88 6.50 2.2311QPSK 1/2 400ns -91 3.60 1.24 -88 7.20 2.4821QPSK 3/4 800ns -88 4.88 2.51 -85 9.75 5.0321QPSK 3/4 400ns -88 5.43 2.80 -85 10.85 5.593116-QAM1/2 800ns -86 6.50 2.23 -83 13.00 4.473116-QAM1/2 400ns -86 7.23 2.48 -83 14.45 4.974116-QAM3/4 800ns -86 9.75 5.03 -83 19.50 10.054116-QAM3/4 400ns -86 10.83 5.58 -83 21.65 11.165164-QAM2/3 800ns -84 13.00 5.96 -81 26.00 11.925164-QAM2/3 400ns -84 14.45 6.62 -81 28.90 13.256164-QAM3/4 800ns -79 14.63 7.54 -76 29.25 15.086164-QAM3/4 400ns -79 16.25 8.38 -76 32.50 16.767164-QAM5/6 800ns -74 16.25 9.31 -71 32.50 18.627164-QAM5/6 400ns -74 18.05 10.34 -71 36.10 20.6882BPSK 1/2 800ns -100 3.25 1.12 -97 6.50 2.2382BPSK 1/2 400ns -100 3.60 1.24 -97 7.20 2.4892QPSK 1/2 800ns -91 6.50 2.23 -88 13.00 4.4792QPSK 1/2 400ns -91 7.20 2.48 -88 14.40 4.9510 2QPSK 3/4 800ns -88 9.75 5.03 -85 19.50 10.0510 2QPSK 3/4 400ns -88 10.85 5.59 -85 21.70 11.1911 216-QAM1/2 800ns -86 13.00 4.47 -83 26.00 8.9411 216-QAM1/2 400ns -86 14.45 4.97 -83 28.90 9.9312 216-QAM3/4 800ns -86 19.50 10.05 -83 39.00 20.1112 216-QAM3/4 400ns -86 21.65 11.16 -83 43.30 22.3313 264-QAM2/3 800ns -84 26.00 11.92 -81 52.00 23.8313 264-QAM2/3 400ns -84 28.90 13.25 -81 57.80 26.4914 264-QAM3/4 800ns -79 29.25 15.08 -76 58.50 30.1614 264-QAM3/4 400ns -79 32.50 16.76 -76 65.00 33.5215 264-QAM5/6 800ns -74 32.50 18.62 -71 65.00 37.2415 264-QAM5/6 400ns -74 36.10 20.68 -71 72.20 41.365 MHz Bandwidth 10 MHz Bandwidth5 MHz Bandwidth 10 MHz Bandwidth
APPENDIXCRADIOCONFIGURATION Revised: 27 Jan 2017 APX C-12 ESTeem Horizon Series SETTINGRFPOWERLEVELTheESTeemHorizonpeakpowerisadjustableinoutputpowerfromtheadvancedconfigurationmenu.TheoutputpowerisadjustedontheAdvancedMenu>WirelessLANSettings>wlan0devicescreen(Figure4)oftheWebConfigurationManager.SelectthevalueandpresstheSaveSettingsbutton.Max(Maximum)FullPowerHi(High)75%PowerLo(Low)50%PowerMin(Minimum)25%PowerFigure5:PowerLevelSettingsFigure4:AdvancedGlobalVariables
APPENDIXDSECURITY Revised: 27 Jun 16 APX D-1 ESTeem Horizon Series OVERVIEWThesecurityfortheESTeemHorizon,likeallnetworksecurity,mustbemulti‐layered.Onelevelofsecurityisneverenoughtomakesurethatdatadoesnotendupinthewronghands.Pleasereviewthefollowingsecuritylevelsanddecidewhatisthemostappropriateforyournetwork.AES‐CCMP(802.11iandWPA‐2)AES‐CCMP(AdvancedEncryptionStandard‐CounterModeCBC‐MACProtocol)istheencryptionalgorithmusedintheIEEE802.11iandWPA‐2securityprotocols.Thisnationalencryptionstandardusesa128bit‐AESblockcipherandCCMPtechniquetoensurethehighestlevelofsecurityandintegrityavailableonawirelessnetwork.AES‐CCMPincorporatestwosophisticatedcryptographictechniques(countermodeandCBC‐MAC)andadaptsthemtoEthernetframestoprovidearobustsecurityprotocolbetweenthemobileclientandtheaccesspoint.AESitselfisaverystrongcipher,butcountermodemakesitdifficultforaneavesdroppertospotpatterns,andtheCBC‐MACmessageintegritymethodensuresthatmessageshavenotbeentamperedwith.TheESTeemHorizoniscompatibleaseitheranAccessPointorclientineitherWPA2orIEEE802.11isecuritysystems.Wi‐FiProtectedAccess2withPresharedKey(WPA2PSK)WPA2PSKusesacommonpassphrase(presharedkey)betweentheAccessPoint(AP)andtheclienttobeginasecurecommunicationsession.ThispassphrasemustbeenteredexactlythesameinboththeAccessPointandtheclient.ThispassphraseisusedtoauthenticatecommunicationsessionbetweentheAPandclienttobeginthesecurewirelessnetworkingsession.Wi‐FiProtectedAccess2withEnterpriseServer(WPAEnterprise)LikeWPA2PSK,WPA2EnterpriseverifiestheauthenticityoftheAccessPointandclient,butusesan802.1xbackendauthenticationserverhandlingtheauthenticationdecision.ThemostcommonlytypeofauthenticationserverisaRADIUSserver.TheESTeemHorizoncanbeconfiguredtooperatewithanestablishedRADIUSserveronthenetwork.WPAWi‐FiProtectedAccesswithPresharedKey(WPAPSK)WPA,whichuses802.1x,wasintroducedin2003toimproveontheauthenticationandencryptionfeaturesofWEP.Allauthenticationishandledwithinthisaccesspointdevice.WPAhastwosignificantadvantagesoverWEP:1. Anencryptionkeydifferingineverypacket.TheTKIP(TemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol)mechanismsharesastartingkeybetweendevices.Eachdevicethenchangestheirencryptionkeyforeverypacket.Itisextremelydifficultforhackerstoreadmessageseveniftheyhaveinterceptedthedata.2. CertificateAuthentication(CA)canbeused,blockingahackerposingasavaliduser.Wi‐FiProtectedAccesswithEnterpriseServer(WPAEnterprise)LikeWPAPSK,WPAEnterpriseverifiestheauthenticityoftheAccessPointandclient,butusesan802.1xbackendauthenticationserverhandlingtheauthenticationdecision.ThemostcommonlytypeofauthenticationserverisaRADIUSserver.TheESTeemHorizoncanbeconfiguredtooperatewithanestablishedRADIUSserveronthenetwork.WPAisserver/clientrelationshipfromasoftwaredriveronacomputer’swirelessLAN(WLAN)cardtoanAccessPoint.ThescopeofWPAislimitedinusetothisconfigurationonly.TheESTeemHorizoncansupportWPAEnterpriseandPSKasanAccessPoint,butthelevelofsecurityontheBridginglayerisconfiguredseparately.
APPENDIXDSECURITY Revised: 27 Jun 16 APX D-2 ESTeem Horizon Series 128‐BITWEPThe128WEPusesaparticularalgorithmcalledRC4encryptiontoencodeanddecodetrafficthatisbasedona104‐bitencryptionkeyanda24‐bitInitializationVector(IV).RC4startswitharelativelyshortencryptionkey(104bits)thatisexpandedintoanearlyinfinitestreamofkeystoaccompanythestreamofpackets.ThebasicconceptofRC4isgood,butthewayit’simplementedinWEPleavesitopentocompromise.Theresearchersthattesttheintegrityofthesystemusuallyfocusononepieceoftheimplementation,theInitializationVector(IV).TheIV(24bits)isthealgorithmcomponentthat’ssupposedtokeepexpandedkeysfromrepeating.Fromtheresearcher’spointofview,ahigh‐volumeaccesspointismathematicallyguaranteedtoreusethesamekeystreamatleastonceaday.Whenthishappens,it’scalledanIVcollisionthisbecomesasoftspottoenterthesystem.Theresearchersaren’tsayingthatit’seasytobreakintothesystem,orthatit’sbeingdoneonaregularbasis,onlythatitispossibleandadministratorsshouldconsiderwaystoreducethepossibilityAccessControlList(ACL)TheACLisoneofthesimplestyetmostsecuremethodsofnetworksecurity.TheACLisaconfigurableMACfilterintheModel192EthatcanbesettoallowspecificMACaddressonthewirelessnetworkbyindividualaddressoraddressranges.ThesamefiltercanalsobesettorejectindividualMACaddressesoraddressranges.TheMACaddressisaunique,6hexadecimalfieldaddressassignedatthemanufacturerthatcannotbechanged.TheMACaddressistraceablethroughtheIEEEgoverningbodytothemanufacturerandisthe“fingerprint”forallEthernetdevices.UsingacombinationofboththeWPAor128‐BitWEPencryptionandtheACLfilterprovidetheESTeemanextremelysecurewirelessnetworkinglayer.DisablingBroadcastProbesandHidingSSIDAsimplebutveryeffectivewayofsecuringanetworkistomakethenetworkdifficulttofind.BydisablingbroadcastprobesandhidingtheServiceSetIdentification(SSID),wirelessandnetwork“sniffers”willnotbeabletofindyourESTeemHorizonnetwork.Togainaccesstothewirelessnetwork,youwouldberequiredtohavetheSSIDandallsecurityloadedintheWLANcardsoftwarepriortoenteringthenetwork.ProprietaryBridgeCommunicationAlthoughtheESTeemHorizoniscompatiblewiththeopencommunicationstandardsIEEE802.11gand802.11b,therepeatercommunicationbetweentheunitsisaproprietarycommunicationlink.NoothermanufacturerofwirelesshardwarecanaccesstheESTeemrepeaternetworkwhenbridgingbetweenEthernetnetworks.Thisproprietarycommunicationlayer,incombinationwiththeothersecuritysettings,allowsyouastheusertorejectwirelessclientsintothenetworkifsodesired.WhenusedinconjunctionwiththeAccessControlListthe802.11gand802.11bclientaccesscanberemoved.Thesecuritylevelofthebridgecommunicationlinkisconfigurablefor64‐BitWEP,128‐BitWEPorTKIPandiscompletelyindependentoftheclientaccessleveloranyothercommunicationlinklevel.Forexample,anESTeemHorizoncanbeconfiguredforWPAEnterpriseforclientlevelaccess,communicatetoanotherESTeemHorizonusingaTKIPbridgelinkandalsocommunicate128‐BitWEPtoourolderESTeemModel192Eradiomodemsallrunningsimultaneously.
APPENDIXDSECURITY Revised: 27 Jun 16 APX D-3 ESTeem Horizon Series MasqueradeModesWhentheESTeemHorizonisconfiguredineithertheAccessPointMasqueradeortheClientMasquerademodes,thewirelessmodemfunctionsasanetworkfirewall.Ifaccesstothewirednetworkisthegreatestconcern,placetheESTeemintheMasquerademodeandthewirelessnetworkwillbecompletelyisolatedfromthewiredEthernetnetwork.IncreasingNetworkSecurityThefollowingareafewsuggestionstohelpimprovetheoverallsecurityofyourwirelessnetwork:1. Enablethesecurity.Ifyouresearchallofthearticlesregardinghackers,theyhavegottenintotheuser’snetworkduetothesecuritynotbeingenabled.2. SettheACLfiltertoincludeonlythoseMACaddressofthewirelessEthernetdevicebeingusedonthenetwork.3. Makesurethekeysarenotreusedinyourcompany,sincereuseincreasesthestatisticallikelihoodthatsomeonecanfigurethekeyoutandchangethedefaultpasswordonyouraccesspointorwirelessrouter4. Asanetworkadministrator,youshouldperiodicallysurveyyourcompanyusingatoollikeNetStumblertoseeifany"rogue"accesspointspopupwithinyourcompanywithoutauthorization.Allofyourhardworkto"harden"yourwirelessnetworkcouldbewastedifarogueAPwaspluggedintoyournetworkbehindthefirewall.5. ManyaccesspointsallowyoutocontrolaccessbasedontheMACaddressoftheNICattemptingtoassociatewithit.IftheMACaddressofyourNICisn'tinthetableoftheaccesspoint,youwon'tassociatewithit.Andwhileit'struethattherearewaysofspoofingaMACaddressthat'sbeensniffedoutoftheair,ittakesanadditionallevelofsophisticationtospoofaMACaddress.ThedownsideofdeployingMACaddresstablesisthatifyouhavealotofaccesspoints,maintainingthetablesineachaccesspointcouldbetimeconsuming.Somehigher‐end,enterprise‐levelaccesspointshavemechanismsforupdatingthesetablesacrossmultipleaccesspointsofthesamebrand.6. Considerusinganadditionallevelofauthentication,suchasRemoteAccessDailinUserService(RADIUS),beforeyoupermitanassociationwithyouraccesspointsthroughWPAandWPA2Enterprise.7. Ifyou'redeployingawirelessrouter,thinkaboutassigningstaticIPaddressesforyourwirelessNICsandturnoffDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP).Ifyou'reusingawirelessrouterandhavedecidedtoturnoffDHCP,alsoconsiderchangingtheIPsubnet.Manywirelessroutersdefaulttothe192.168.1.0networkanduse192.168.1.1asthedefaultrouter.8. OnlypurchaseAccessPointsthathaveflashablefirmware.Thereareanumberofsecurityenhancementsthatarebeingdeveloped,andyouwanttobesurethatyoucanupgradeyouraccesspoint.9. Asimplesecuritytechniqueusedbythemilitaryistohavetheadministratorperiodicallychangethekeyforthesystemi.e.weekly,monthly,etc.
APPENDIXETROUBLESHOOTING Revised: 06 Jan 2017 APX E-1 ESTeem Horizon Series TestingCommunicationLinkAfteryouhaveconfiguredatleasttwooftheHorizonwirelessEthernetmodemsforoperation,youcanverifycommunicationwitheachthefollowingsteps:StatusLightThequickestsourceoflinkstatusistoviewtheStatusLEDonthefaceoftheHorizon(Figure1).IftheStatuslightissolid,theHorizonhasaconnectiontoanotherHorizonlistedinthePeerTable.WirelessStatusScreenToviewdetailedinformationonthestatusofthecommunicationlink(suchasconnectionspeed,signalstrengthandlastupdatetime)youcanopentheWirelessStatusScreenfromtheWebInterface.AfterpresstheStatustabatthetopofthescreentheStatus:SummarywillbedisplayedshowingthestatusofallportsandmemoryintheHorizon.UndertheWirelessStatusheadingclickontheViewPeerTable(Figure2).Peers‐ThePeerTablewilldisplayallconnectedHorizonsconfiguredasaPeerlinktothisESTeembytheirWireless(WLAN)MACaddress.ReceivedSignalStrength–TheAntSignalcolumnwilldisplaythereceivesignalstrengthforeachofthetwoantennaports.ThefirstantennaportislistedasA1whilethesecond(receiveonly)portislistedasA2.YoumayreceiveasignallevelonA2althoughnoantennaisattached.ThissignalstrengthvalueislistedindBm.LastRXandDataRate–Thisisthetimeofthelastreceiveddatapacket.Whenmonitoringthestatusmenu,itisimportanttonotethetimethelasttransmissionwasupdatedsoyouarenotlookingat“stale”data.Avalueof0inthetimerepresentsacurrent(lessthan1second)receivevalue.ThecurrentdatarateofthelastdatapacketreceivedwillalsobeshownbytheHorizon.ThespeedisdisplayedinMbps.Forexample,inFigure2aLastRxvalueof0@72.2representsanRFpacketreceivedwithinthelastsecondrunningat72.2Mbps.Note:TheESTeemHorizonusesspreadspectrumtechnologythatanalyzeseachdatapacketforsignalstrengthanddataquality(strengthvs.noise).Thehigheryoursignal,themorebackgroundnoiseyoucansustainwithoutcausingdegradationinthedatatransfer.Thisisalsotrueforlowersignalstrengthswithaverylowbackgroundnoise.ThesevaluesareprovidedforguidanceandFigure1:ConnectionStatusLightFigure2:PeerStatus
APPENDIXETROUBLESHOOTING Revised: 06 Jan 2017 APX E-2 ESTeem Horizon Series ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthevaluesinyourapplication,pleasecontactESTeemCustomerSupportat509‐735‐9092ore‐mailyourapplicationtosupport@esteem.com.ModemID–ThisisModemIDfortheoppositeESTeempeer.CloningRadioAnewfeatureintheHorizonSeriesradiosistheabilityto“clone”oneradiotoanotherbysimplychangingtheMicroSDmemorymodule.Thisfeaturewillallowthecopyofallsettingsandidentifiers(Peers,SSID,Channel,IPAddress,SerialNumber,andevenMACAddress)fromoneradiotoanotherradiosothataradiocanbereplacedinthefieldwithnoprogrammingrequired.TheradiodoesthisbysavingacopyofthesesettingstoamicroSDcardthatcanberemovedandplacedintoanotherHorizonSeriesradio.Bydefault,RadioCloningisenabledandallHorizonradioswillhaveacompatiblemicroSDcardpreinstalled.Tocloneoneradiotoanother,verifythetworadiosareofthesamemodelandfirmwareversion.Thisinformationcanbefoundonthe“Top”pageoftheWebConfigurationToolorincludedontheQualityAssurancepaperworkshippedwitheachradio.ThefirststeptoclonearadioistoremovethefaceplatefromthefrontoftheHorizonbyremovingthetwo5/64hexnuts(Figure3).Next,locatethemicroSDcardinstalledintheradio(Figure4).ThemicroSDcardcanbefoundbehindtheTX/RXLEDsnexttotheresetswitch.ThemicroSDcardhasalockingmechanism.ToretrievethemicroSDcard,pressin(towardsthebackoftheradio)firmlyandthenpulloutcard.(SeeFigure4). Figure4:MemoryModuleLocationOncetheHorizon’sMicroSDmodulehasbeenchanged,itwillbootasaclonedcopyofthereplacedradioandnootherprogrammingisrequired.Figure3:HorizonFrontPanel
APPENDIXETROUBLESHOOTING Revised: 06 Jan 2017 APX E-3 ESTeem Horizon Series WhenconnectingtoaclonedradiothroughtheWebConfigurationManager,youwillnoticethe“Thisisacloneddevice”warninglabelonallpagesoftheWebConfigurationTool.(SeeFig5). Figure5:ClonedDeviceWarning Toreverttheclonedradio’ssettingbackpriortobecomingaclone,selecttheAdvancedmenuthenselectCloningSetupandpressNextbuttonatthebottomofthepage.Fromthispageyouwillseea“removeclonedata”buttonthatwhenpressedwillremovetheclonedatafromBOTHtheradioandthemicroSDCard.Ifatanypointchangesaremadetotheclonedradio’sconfigurationandsaved,the“Thisisacloneddevicewarning”warningwillgoawayandtheoptionofrevertingtoaprevioussavewillnolongerbeavailableintheAdvancedmenu.TheradiocanstillberesettoFactoryDefaultsandreprogrammedasrequired.TROUBLESHOOTINGTIPSGeneral(ApplicabletoAllModesofOperation)WheredoIfindthelatestfirmwareversionnumber?–WehavethelatestversionnumberoftheHorizonfirmwarelistedontheESTeemWebsite(www.esteem.com)undertheHorizonproductpage.HowandwhendoIupdatetheHorizonfirmware?‐YoushouldonlyupdatetheHorizonfirmwareifyouarehavingaspecificproblemanditisrecommendedthatyoudosobyESTeemCustomerSupportpersonnel.AlltheupdateinstructionsandfilesarelocatedontheESTeemFTPsiteatthefollowingaddress:ftp://www.esteem.com/HorizonDoallfirmwareversionshavetobethesametocommunicatebetweentheHorizon?–Itisnotnecessaryforallthefirmwareversionstobethesamerevisiontocommunication,butthelaterversionmayhaveaddedfeaturesthattheotherversionswillnotrecognize.WhatcharactersarevalidforWEPKeyentry?‐OnlytheHexadecimalcharacters0‐9andA‐Farevalidforkeyentry.WhatESTeemUtilityversionisrequiredtoprogramtheHorizon?–TheESTeemUtilityprogramisnotrequiredtoprogramtheHorizon.TheHorizoncanbeprogrammedusinganyTerminalEmulationprogram(suchasWindowsHyperTerminal)andanywebbrowserprogram.WhatisthespeedandduplexconfigurationontheHorizon–TheHorizonisanauto‐negotiationfull/half‐duplex10/100Base‐Tinterface.Etheracross‐overorpatchcableissupported.
APPENDIXETROUBLESHOOTING Revised: 06 Jan 2017 APX E-4 ESTeem Horizon Series AccessPointModeWirelessLANcardsarenotconnecting–VerifythatthewirelessLANcardsaresettoInfrastructureMode,haveamatchingSSID(orESSIS)setthesameastheHorizonandthatallencryptioncodesarethesame.MyWirelessLANcardshowsasolidconnection,butIcannotpassanydata–VerifytheencryptionandtheACLsettingontheHorizonmatchthewirelessLANcard.AccessPointPeerModeHowlongdoesittaketore‐establishtheWirelessEthernetNetwork?‐IfacommunicationlinkislostandtheWirelessNetworkneedstore‐establishtherepeaterroutes,thetimecantakeupto10seconds.ShouldtheAPRepeaterModebeusedonmobileequipment?‐TheAPRepeatermodeshouldbeusedonequipmentthatwillnotchangetheRepeaterRouteasitmoves.Forexample,ifamobiledevicesuchasacranecancommunicatedirectlytoanotherESTeemandwillnotloosethelinkinitstravel,theAPRepeaterModecouldbeused.IfthedevicerequirestwoESTeemHorizon’s(BaseandRepeater)tomaintaincommunicationacrossitscompletetravel,theStationModesshouldbeusedonthemobiledevice.TheproblemwillbeinthetimethatthemobileESTeemwilltaketotransferbetweenthetwosites.InAccessPointRepeatermodethetransfercantakeupto30seconds,whiletheEtherStationmodewilltransferwithoutapacketloss.DoesWEPhavetobeused?–TheWEPdoesnothavetobeenabledforthemodemstocommunicate,butallmodemsmustbeconfiguredthesameway.Correctconfiguration,butcannotestablishcommunications.–Inadditiontothenetworkconfiguration,allHorizonmodemsconfiguredintheAPmodemustsharethesameSSIDandbeonthesamefrequencychannel.ThemostlikelycauseoftheerroristheWLANMACaddressisnotconfiguredinbothHorizon’srepeatertables.Ifonlyonesideisconfigured,everythingwillappeartobecorrectbutnocommunicationwillfunction.EtherStationHowdoIaccesstheHorizonwebpageinEtherStationMode?TheHorizondoesnothaveanactivewebbrowserwhenconfiguredinEtherStationmode.YoumustaccesstheESTeemwiththeESTeemDiscoveryProgramorthroughtheRS‐232portafterconfigurationinthismode.Tomonitorthelinkstatus,youcanusetheEtherStationStatusprogram.WhatIPaddressdoIconfiguretheESTeeminEtherStationmode?–TheHorizonwillnothaveanIPaddressinEtherStationmode.Icannotlinkmydeviceintothewirelessnetwork–VerifythattheMACaddressofthedeviceisexactlythesameasconfiguredintheHorizon.TheMACaddressmusthavecolonsbetweenthevalues.CanIconnectmyHorizoninEtherStationmodetoaHUBorEthernetSwitch?–No.ThemodemmustbeconnecteddirectlytotheEthernetdeviceforwhichitisprogrammed.InEtherStationmodetheHorizoncanonlyserviceONEEthernetdevice.
APPENDIXFHORIZON2.4SPECIFICATIONS Horizon 2.4 GHz Specifications Revised: 25 Jan 17 APX F-1 ESTeem Horizon Series ESTeemHorizon2.4GHzSpecificationsTransmitter/ReceiverFrequencyofOperation(SoftwareSelectable)2.412to2.462GHz(11‐channels)RFDataRate1to150Mbps(20steps)TxOutputPower(SoftwareSelectable)250to1000mW(Pk)(4‐levels)TxOutputImpedance50ohmsRxSensitivity‐92to‐69dBmFCCTypeAcceptanceENPHZN216ANIndustryCanadaTypeAcceptance2163A‐216ANLEDIndicatorsPower(On/Off)‐CarrierDetect(On/Off)‐Transmitter(On/Off)‐Receiver(On/Off)PowerRequirementsReceive600ma@12VDCTransmit1.350A(Cont)3A(Peak)@12VDCPoEPowerSupply (IEEE802.3at,30watts)(opt)ExternalPowerInput10to28VDC@3AInput/OutputConnectorsEthernetPort1(10/100)RJ‐45FemaleEthernetPort2(10/100)802.11Compatibility802.11n/g/bRS‐232CCommPort(2,400to115.2Kbaud)RJ‐45FemaleRS‐232CProgrammingPort(38,400,N,8,1)AntennaInput/OutputsTNCReverseFemaleExternalDCInputPowerMini‐Combicon,3pinfemaleCaseTemperatureRange‐30°to+60°CHumidity95%Non‐condensingDimensions1.9in.Hx6.7in.Wx6.2in.LWeight1.25lbs.ProductWarranty1YearOtherOutdoorPoleMt.Kit AA195PM(opt)PoEPowerSupplyAA175.2(opt)ExternalDCInputPowerConnectorAA195PP(opt)
APPENDIXFHORIZON2.4SPECIFICATIONS HorizonCaseSpecifications Revised: 25 Jan 17 APX F-2 ESTeem Horizon Series
APPENDIXFHORIZON2.4SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX F-3 ESTeem Horizon Series Model:AA20DMEgApplications:Model195EgdirectcasemountAntennaType:Omni‐Directional,SleevedipoleFrequency:2400to2485MHzPolarization:VerticalImpedance:50ohmsGain:5dBi(3dBd)VSWR:<2:1Power:10WFrontToBackRatio:n/aHorizontalBeamwidth:n/aVerticalBeamwidth:n/aAntennaMaterial:PolyurethanePlasticRadomeRecommendedMountingHardware:n/aAntennaConnector:TNC‐RMaleFlexibility:+/‐20AntennaEnvelope:8.28in.lengthby.54in.widthTemperature:‐40to+70CWeight:33gramsModelAA20DMEgCaution Omni-directional antenna should not be located within 24 cm of personnel.
APPENDIXFHORIZON2.4SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX F-4 ESTeem Horizon Series ModelNo:AA203EgAntennaType:Directional,DCgroundedApplications:Fixedbase.Frequency:2400to2485MHzPolarization:VerticalorHorizontalImpedance:50ohmsGain:6dBi(4dBd)VSWR:<1.5FronttoBackRatio:>23dBHorizontalBeamwidth: 55degrees@½powerVerticalBeamwidth:  55degrees@½powerAntennaMaterial:SealedinUVstablefiberglassenclosedradomeMountingHardware: StainlesssteelUbolts(included)formountingupto15/8in.diameterpipe.AntennaConnector:TNC‐RMalewith36in.pigtailMaximumPowerInput:5WattsAntennaEnvelope:4.5in.lengthby3in.diameterWindload(RWV):125mphLateralThrustatRatedWind:5.8lbs.WindSurfaceArea:0.060ft2Weight:1lbs.ModelAA203EgCaution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 24 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.
APPENDIXFHORIZON2.4SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX F-5 ESTeem Horizon Series ModelNo:AA204Eg.1Applications:  FixedbasemountingAntennaType:2.4GHzISM,Directional,DCGrounded,ParabolicGridFrequency:2400‐2485MHzPolarization:VerticalorHorizontalImpedance:50ohmsGain:15dBi(13dBd)nominalVSWR:<1.5:1nominalFronttoBackRatio:  >24dBHorizontalBeamwidth: 16degrees@½powerVerticalBeamwidth:  11degrees@½powerAntennaMaterial:ZincplatedcoldrolledsteelwithpolyesterpowercoatfinishRecommendedMountingHardware:StandardU‐boltsteelmastclampcompletewithmountinghardware.Designedformastsofupto2.5in.O.D.AntennaConnector:  TNC‐RMalewith36in.pig‐tailMaximumPowerInput: 10WattsWindSurvival:100mphWindLoad:16mphAntennaEnvelope:  34in.lengthby17in.widthby11in.heightWeight:3lbs.UseoftheAA204Eg.1,directionalantennaislimitedtofixedpoint‐to‐pointapplicationsonly.InaccordancewithFCCSection15.247(b)iii,thisantennamustbeprofessionallyinstalled.Theinstallermustensurethesystemisusedexclusivelyforfixed,point‐to‐pointapplicationsandtheESTeemModel195Egissetfor0.25Wattsoutputpower(PowerLevel=Min).ModelAA204Eg.1Caution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 50 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.
APPENDIXGHORIZON900SPECIFICATIONSHorizon900MHzSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX G-1 ESTeem Horizon Series Transmiter/ReceiverFrequency of Operation (Software Selectable) 902-928 MHz (4-channels)RF Data Rate 1 to 72.2 MbpsTx Output Power (Software Selectable) 1 Watt (30dBm)Channel Bandwidth 5 MHz, 10 MHz or 20 MHzTx Output Impedance 50 ohmsRx Sensitivity -97 to -68 dBmFCC Type Acceptance ENPHZN216ADIndustry Canada Type Acceptance 2163A-216ADLED Indicators Power (On/Off) - Carrier Detect (On/Off) - Transmitter (On/Off) - Reveiver (On/Off)Power RequirementsReceive 600ma @ 12 VDCTransmit 1.350A (Cont) 3A (Peak) @ 12 VDCPoE Power Supply (IEEE 802.3at,30 watts) (opt)External Power Input 10 to 16 VDC @ 3AInput/Output ConnectorsEthernet Port 1 (10/100/1000) Ethernet Port 2 (10/100/1000) 802.11 Compatibility n/aRS-232C Comm Port (2,400 to 115.2 K baud)RS-232C Programming Port (38,400, N, 8, 1)Antenna Input/Outputs TNC Reverse FemaleExternal DC Input Power Mini-Combicon, 3 pin femaleCaseTemperature Range -30° to +60° CHumidity 95% Non-condensingDimensions 1.9 in. H x 6.7 in. W x 6.2 in. LWeight 1.25 lbs.Product Warranty 1 YearOtherOutdoor Pole Mt. Kit AA195PM (opt) PoE Power Supply AA175.2 (opt) RJ-45 Female RJ-45 Female ESTeem Horizon 900 Specifications
APPENDIXGHORIZON900SPECIFICATIONSHorizon900MHzCaseSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX G-2 ESTeem Horizon Series
APPENDIXHHORIZON900SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX H-3 ESTeem Horizon Series Model No: AA20Es900 Antenna Type: Omni Directional, DC Grounded Applications: Fixed base Frequency: 902 to 928 MHz Polarization: Vertical Impedance: 50 ohms Gain: 7 dBi (5 dBd) VSWR: 1.5:1 Typical Front to Back Ratio: n/a Horizontal Beamwidth: n/a Vertical Beamwidth: 22 degrees @ ½ power Antenna Material: Brass radiator, UV inhibited fiberglass enclosed Mounting Hardware: Base to Mast, Supplied. Maximum Power Input: 150 Watts Wind Survival: 100 mph Bending Moment: 14.2 ft-lbs. @ 100 mph Antenna Connector: TNC-R Male with 36in. pig-tail. Antenna Envelope: 48 in. L x 1-5/16 in. Dia. Weight: 1.75 lbs. Model AA20Es900 Caution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 23 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.
APPENDIXHHORIZON900SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX H-4 ESTeem Horizon Series Model No: AA203Es900 Antenna Type: Directional, DC grounded Applications: Fixed base. Frequency: 902 to 928 MHz Polarization: Vertical or Horizontal Impedance: 50 ohms Gain: 7 dBi (5 dBd) VSWR: < 1.5:1 Nominal Front to Back Ratio: > 16 dB Horizontal Beamwidth: 130 degrees @ ½ power Vertical Beamwidth: 70 degrees @ ½ power Antenna Material: Aluminum Mounting Hardware: Heavy duty U bolts for mounting up to 2.0 in. pipe (included). Antenna Connector: TNC-R Male with 2 ft. pigtail with ESTeem weatherproof boot. Maximum Power Input: 50 Watts Antenna Envelope: 1.1 ft. length by 6 in. width Windload (RWV): 150 mph Wind Surface Area: .11 ft² Weight: 1 lbs. Caution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 23 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.
APPENDIXHHORIZON4.9SPECIFICATIONSHorizon4.9GHzSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX H-1 ESTeem Horizon Series Frequency of Operation (Software Selectable) 4.960 to 4.980 GHz (7-channels)RF Data Rate 1 to 72.2 MbpsTx Output Power (Software Selectable) 24 dBm (RMS)Tx Output Impedance 50 ohmsChannel Bandwidth 5 MHz, 10 MHz or 20 MHzRx Sensitivity -106 to -71 dBmFCC Type Acceptance ENPEST216APIndustry Canada Type Acceptance Not ApprovedLED Indicators Power (On/Off) - Carrier Detect (On/Off) - Transmitter (On/Off) - Reveiver (On/Off)Power RequirementsReceive 600ma @ 12 VDCTransmit 1.350A (Cont) 3A (Peak) @ 12 VDCPoE Power Supply (IEEE 802.3at,30 watts) (opt)External Power Input 10 to 16 VDC @ 3AInput/Output ConnectorsEthernet Port 1 (10/100/1000) Ethernet Port 2 (10/100/1000) 802.11 Compatibility n/aRS-232C Comm Port (2,400 to 115.2 K baud)RS-232C Programming Port (38,400, N, 8, 1)Antenna Input/Outputs TNC FemaleExternal DC Input Power Mini-Combicon, 3 pin femaleCaseTemperature Range -30° to +60° CHumidity 95% Non-condensingDimensions 1.9 in. H x 6.7 in. W x 6.2 in. LWeight 1.25 lbs.Product Warranty 1 YearOtherOutdoor Pole Mt. Kit AA195PM (opt) PoE Power Supply AA175.2 (opt) External DC Input Power Connector AA195PP (opt)Transmiter/ReceiverRJ-45 Female RJ-45 Female ESTeem Horizon 4.9 Specifications
APPENDIXHHORIZON4.9SPECIFICATIONSHorizon4.9GHzCaseSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX H-2 ESTeem Horizon Series
APPENDIXHHORIZON4.9SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX H-3 ESTeem Horizon Series ModelNo:AA191EpAntennaType:Omni‐Directional,VehicleMountApplications:MobileFrequency:4.9‐5.0GHzPolarization:VerticalImpedance:50ohmsGain:5.5dBiVSWR:<1.5FronttoBackRatio:n/aHorizontalBeamwidth: n/aVerticalBeamwidth:  n/aAntennaMaterial:BlackRadomeMountingHardware:BaseIncludedAntennaConnector:TNCMaleAntennaEnvelope:12in.lengthby1.75inwidthWeight:  .08lbs.Model:AA20DMEpApplications:    Model195EpdirectcasemountAntennaType:   Omni‐Directional,SleevedipoleFrequency:   4.9‐5.0GHzPolarization:   VerticalImpedance:    50ohmsGain:5.5dBi(3.5dBd)VSWR:<2:1Power:10WFrontToBackRatio:  n/aHorizontalBeamwidth:  n/aVerticalBeamwidth:n/aAntennaMaterial:   PolyurethanePlasticRadomeRecommendedMountingHardware:n/aAntennaConnector:  TNCMaleFlexibility:+/‐20AntennaEnvelope:  8.28in.lengthby.54in.widthTemperature:‐40to+70CWeight:  33grams Model AA191Ep ModelAA20DMEpCaution Omni-directional antenna should not be located within 20 cm of personnel. Caution Omni-directional antenna should not be located within 20 cm of personnel.
APPENDIXHHORIZON4.9SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX H-4 ESTeem Horizon Series ModelNo:AA204EpApplications:  FixedbasemountingAntennaType:4.9GHz,Directional,DCGrounded,PanelAntennaFrequency:4.9‐5.9GHzPolarization:VerticalorHorizontalImpedance:50ohmsGain:22dBi(20dBd)nominalVSWR:<1.5:1nominalFronttoBackRatio:  >‐35dBHorizontalBeamwidth: 9degrees@½powerVerticalBeamwidth:  9degrees@½powerAntennaMaterial:WhiteUSResistantPolypropyleneRecommendedMountingHardware:AdjustableMountingBracketprovidedforwallmountingormastsbetween1inand2.75in.O.D..AntennaConnector:  TNC‐Malewith18in.pig‐tailandweatherbootMaximumPowerInput: 20WattsAntennaEnvelope:  14.5in.lengthby14.5in.heightby1.75in.depthWeight:3.5lbs.ModelAA204EpCaution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 60 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.
APPENDIXHHORIZON4.9SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX H-5 ESTeem Horizon Series ModelNo:AA20EpApplication:FixedbasemountingAntennaType:   Omni‐Directional,DCgroundedFrequency:   4940‐4990MHz Polarization:   VerticalImpedance:    50ohmsGain:10dBi(8dBd)VSWR:2:1maximumVerticalBeamwidth:  8.5degreesRecommendedMountingHardware:FB2BracketAntennaConnector:TNC‐MaleConnectoronCableMaximumPowerInput:  20WattsWindSurvival:  150mphAntennaHeight:  17.31in.BendingMoment:  30lbs.Radome:  UVProtectedAcrylonitrileStyreneAcrylateWeight:  5.9ozCaution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons. ESTeemModel195EpInterfaceCable,ESTP/NAA241LMR,N‐male/TNC‐maleconnectorsandMasticPadforweatherproofingPoleMountingBracketIncluded
APPENDIXIHORIZON5.8SPECIFICATIONSHorizon5.8GHzSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX I-1 ESTeem Horizon Series Frequency of Operation (Software Selectable) 5.745 to 5.825 GHz (17-channels)RF Data Rate 6 to 300 MbpsTx Output Power (Software Selectable) 250 mW (24dBm)Channel Bandwidth 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 20 MHz or 40 MHzTx Output Impedance 50 ohmsRx Sensitivity -93 to -73 dBmFCC Type Acceptance TV7R11E5HNDIndustry Canada Type Acceptance Not ApprovedLED Indicators Power (On/Off) - Carrier Detect (On/Off) - Transmitter (On/Off) - Reveiver (On/Off)Receive 250 ma @ 12 VDCTransmit 1250 ma @ 12 VDCPoE Power Supply (IEEE 802.3at,30 watts) (opt)External Power Input 10 to 16 VDC @ 1250 maEthernet Port 1 (10/100/1000) Ethernet Port 2 (10/100/1000) 802.11 Compatibility 802.11n/aRS-232C Comm Port (2,400 to 115.2 K baud)RS-232C Programming Port (38,400, N, 8, 1)Antenna Input/Outputs TNC Reverse FemaleExternal DC Input Power Mini-Combicon, 3 pin femaleTemperature Range -30° to +60° CHumidity 95% Non-condensingDimensions 1.9 in. H x 6.7 in. W x 6.2 in. LWeight 1.25 lbs.Product Warranty 1 YearOutdoor Pole Mt. Kit AA195PM (opt) PoE Power Supply AA175.2 (opt) GPS Location Optional (Factory Installed)OtherRJ-45 Female RJ-45 Female ESTeem Horizon 5.8 SpecificationsTransmiter/ReceiverPower RequirementsInput/Output ConnectorsCase
APPENDIXIHORIZON5.8SPECIFICATIONSHorizon5.8GHzCaseSpecificationsRevised: 25 Jan 17 APX I-2 ESTeem Horizon Series
APPENDIXIHORIZON5.8SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecifications Revised: 25 Jan 17 APX I-3 ESTeem Horizon Series Model:AA20DMEaApplications:   Model195EadirectcasemountAntennaType:  Omni‐Directional,SleevedipoleFrequency:  5.735to5.835GHzPolarization:  VerticalImpedance:   50ohmsGain:4.5dBi(2.5dBd)VSWR:<1.5:1Power:10WFrontToBackRatio: n/aHorizontalBeamwidth: n/aVerticalBeamwidth: n/aAntennaMaterial:  PolyurethanePlasticRadomeRecommendedMountingHardware:n/aAntennaConnector:TNC‐RMaleFlexibility:   +/‐20AntennaEnvelope: 7.36in.lengthby.51in.widthTemperature:   ‐20to+65CWeight: 28.4gramsModelNo:   AA20EaAntennaType:  OmniDirectional,DCGroundedApplications:  FixedbaseFrequency:  5.725‐5.825GHzPolarization:  VerticalImpedance:   50ohmsGain:10dBi(8dBd)VSWR:1.5:1TypicalVerticalBeamwidth: 6degrees@½powerRecommendedMountingHardware:PoleMountingBracket,SuppliedAntennaConnector: TNCmalereversepolaritywith18in.pigtailandweatherproofbootMaximumPowerInput: 25WattsWindSurvival: 125mphAntennaEnvelope: 20.2in.Lx1.25in.EquivalentFlatPlateArea:.06sq.ftLateralThrustatRatedWind:5.2lbsfeetRadome: WhiteUVresistantfiberglassWeight:    0.5lbs.AA20DMEaCaution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 113 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.
APPENDIXIHORIZON5.8SPECIFICATIONSAntennaSpecifications Revised: 25 Jan 17 APX I-4 ESTeem Horizon Series ModelNo:   AA205EaApplications: FixedbasemountingAntennaType:   Directional,LinearPolarizedPanel,DCgroundedFrequency:  5.725‐5.875GHzPolarization:  VerticalorHorizontalImpedance:   50ohmsGain:22dBi(20dBd)nominalVSWR:<1.5:1nominalFronttoBackRatio: ≥25dBHorizontalBeamwidth: 9degrees@½powerVerticalBeamwidth: 9degrees@½powerAntennaMaterial:  WhiteUVResistantPolypropyleneRecommendedMountingHardware:AdjustableMountingBracketprovidedforwallmountingormastsbetween1inand2.75in.O.D.AntennaConnector: TNCmalereversepolaritywith18in.pig‐tailandweatherproofboot.MaximumPowerInput: 20WattsAntennaEnvelope: 14.5in.lengthby14.5in.heightby1.75in.depthOperatingTemperature:‐40to+85F.Weight:    3.5lbs.Caution To comply with the FCC exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 113 cm must be maintained between the antenna and all persons.

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