Infinet Malta MMX-5X2323 High Performance Broadband Wireless System User Manual

Infinet Malta Limited High Performance Broadband Wireless System

User Manual

  Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 1  Revision date: 9 September 2011 OS Version: v1.83  InfiNet Wireless R5000 Technical User Manual
  Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 2 Legal Rights  © Copyright 2011 InfiNet Wireless. All rights reserved. The  information  contained  in  this  document  is  originated  by,  proprietary,  confidential  and  owned  by InfiNet  Wireless.  No  part  of  this  document  should  be  disclosed,  reproduced  or  distributed  without  the express written permission of InfiNet Wireless Ltd. InfiNet  Wireless  Ltd.  reserves  the  right  to  change  the  information  contained  in  this  document  without prior notice. No part of this document may be considered as a part of any contract or warranty.  Statement of Conditions  The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. InfiNet  Wireless  Ltd.  shall  not  be  liable  for  errors  contained  herein  or  for  incidental  or  consequential damages  in connection  with  the  furnishing, performance,  or use of this  manual or equipment  supplied with it.  Disclaimer  The  software  is  sold  on  an  "AS  IS"  basis.  InfiNet  Wireless,  its  affiliates  or  its  licensors  make  no warranties, whatsoever, whether express or implied, with respect to the software and the accompanying documentation. Infinet Wireless specifically disclaims all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement with respect to the software. Units of product (including all the  software)  delivered  to  purchaser  hereunder  are  not  fault_  tolerant  and  are  not  designed, manufactured or intended for use or resale in applications where the failure, malfunction or inaccuracy of products carries a risk of death or bodily injury or severe physical or environmental damage (―high risk activities‖). High risk activities may include, but are not limited to, use as part of on-line control systems in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, life support machines, weapons systems or  other  applications  representing  a  similar  degree  of  potential  hazard.  Infinet  wireless  specifically disclaims any express or implied warranty of fitness for high risk activities.  InfiNet Wireless hereby declares that R5000-Om, R5000-Mm, R5000-Sm and R5000-Lm are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1995/5/EC. The declaration of conformity may be consulted at  http://www.infinetwireless.com/products-technologies/type-approval-certificates/DoC_RTTE.pdf.  Indication of the countries  InfiNet Wireless equipment has no geographical limitations for selling and can be supplied to any country of the world.  Limitation of Liability  Infinet Wireless shall not be liable to the purchaser or to any third party, for any loss of profits, loss of use, interruption of business or for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages of any kind, whether arising under breach of contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise and whether based on this agreement or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the liability for damages hereunder of Infinet Wireless  or its  employees  or  agents  exceed  the  purchase  price  paid  for the  product  by purchaser,  nor shall the aggregate liability for damages to all parties regarding any product exceed the purchase price paid for that product by that party (except in the case of a breach of a party‘s confidentiality obligations).  International Regulatory Information  This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device
  Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 3 Hereby,  InfiNet  Wireless  declares  that  this  equipment  is  in  compliance  with  the  essential  requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.    This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.  Important statements  Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user‗s authority to operate the equipment.   This equipment complies with the FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated outdoor with a minimum distance of 2 meters between the radiator and the human body.   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.   R5000-Mmx/5.300.2x200.2x23 and R5000-Mmx/5.300.2x200.2x28 are designed to operate in point-to-point only.  R5000-Mmx/5.300.2x200.2x16 is designed to operate in point-to-multipoint.  The above mentioned units can only be used with integrated antennas supplied as a part of the unit.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless i Table of contents I. GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................................... 4 1. Scope of document ............................................................................................................... 4 Getting started .................................................................................................................. 4 Hardware description ......................................................................................................... 4 Installation procedure ........................................................................................................ 4 Device configuration procedure .......................................................................................... 4 Link configuring ................................................................................................................. 4 Services, features and tools ................................................................................................ 4 Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 4 Supplementary information ................................................................................................ 5 2. General products description ................................................................................................. 5 3. Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................... 6 4. Document marks .................................................................................................................. 6 5. Additional information ........................................................................................................... 6 II. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 7 1. Power supply units (IDU) ...................................................................................................... 7 IDU-CPE ............................................................................................................................ 7 IDU-BS/IDU-BS-G .............................................................................................................. 9 Injector IDU-LA ............................................................................................................... 11 IDU with E1/T1 ports ....................................................................................................... 13 2. Outdoor Units (ODU) .......................................................................................................... 16 InfiNet Wireless R5000-Omx and R5000-Lm/Lmc ............................................................... 16 InfiNet Wireless R5000-Mmx and R5000-Sm/Smc .............................................................. 17 ODU LED indicators description ........................................................................................ 18 III. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ......................................................................................... 19 1. Installation preparations ..................................................................................................... 19 Required components and accessories .............................................................................. 19 Antenna placement .......................................................................................................... 19 Antenna poles usage........................................................................................................ 20 Poles with Stretching ....................................................................................................... 20 Wall Mounted Pole ........................................................................................................... 20 Antenna Poles Requirements ............................................................................................ 20 Grounding ....................................................................................................................... 20 Grounding when using IDU-LA ......................................................................................... 22 Antenna alignment .......................................................................................................... 23 Precaution measures........................................................................................................ 23 Service cable soldering procedure ..................................................................................... 25 Tools to be available at the installation site ....................................................................... 27
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless ii 2. InfiNet Wireless R5000-O/Om/Ow ....................................................................................... 28 Installation guidelines ...................................................................................................... 28 3. InfiNet Wireless R5000-L/Lm ............................................................................................... 30 Installation guidelines ...................................................................................................... 30 4. InfiNet Wireless R5000-M/Mm and R5000-S/Sm ................................................................... 32 Installation guidelines ...................................................................................................... 32 5. Mounting kit (MOUNT-KIT-85) ............................................................................................. 33 General view ................................................................................................................... 33 Assembly ........................................................................................................................ 34 Possible variants of the installation ................................................................................... 35 IV. BASIC CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................... 36 1. Initial settings configuration procedure ................................................................................ 36 2. Device interfaces ................................................................................................................ 36 3. Command line interface (CLI) .............................................................................................. 37 4. Lost password recovery....................................................................................................... 37 5. Configuration manipulations ................................................................................................ 39 Printing and saving your configuration .............................................................................. 39 Import/export ................................................................................................................. 40 New firmware uploading .................................................................................................. 40 6. IP address formats ............................................................................................................. 40 7. Ethernet interface configuration........................................................................................... 41 8. Radio interface configuration ............................................................................................... 41 9. Wi-Fi AP interface configuration ........................................................................................... 42 10. Network topology setup ...................................................................................................... 43 V. LINK CONFIGURING ..................................................................................................... 44 1. Preliminary decisions .......................................................................................................... 44 Bitrate selection ............................................................................................................... 44 Frequency planning for multi-sectored Base Stations ......................................................... 44 Transmitting power selection ............................................................................................ 44 Range|Bitrate calculation ................................................................................................. 44 2. Link diagnostic tools ........................................................................................................... 45 Ltest ............................................................................................................................... 45 Muffer ............................................................................................................................. 48 Load Meter ...................................................................................................................... 51 Acquiring interfaces statistics ........................................................................................... 51 InfiNet Wireless RapidView-1 ............................................................................................ 52 VI. CONFIGURATION VIA WEB-INTERFACE ....................................................................... 56 1. Overall functionality overview .............................................................................................. 56 2. Run Requirements .............................................................................................................. 56 3. Localization ........................................................................................................................ 56
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless iii 4. Basic settings ..................................................................................................................... 57 System Settings ............................................................................................................... 57 Radio Settings ................................................................................................................. 58 Network Settings ............................................................................................................. 60 Link Settings ................................................................................................................... 62 Fixed Links ...................................................................................................................... 63 MAC Switch ..................................................................................................................... 64 IP Firewall ....................................................................................................................... 66 SNMP .............................................................................................................................. 66 QoS Options .................................................................................................................... 69 5. Device Status ..................................................................................................................... 70 Extended Link Diagnostic ................................................................................................. 71 Extended Interface Statistics ............................................................................................ 77 6. Maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 79 7. Spectrum Analyzer .............................................................................................................. 80 8. Command line emulation ..................................................................................................... 82 VII. RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................... 83 1. Using InfiNet devices for High Bitrates ................................................................................. 83 2. Design of Multi-sectored Base Stations ................................................................................. 83 3. Asymmetrical System Design ............................................................................................... 83 4. «Bad subscriber» problem ................................................................................................... 84 5. TDM transmission ............................................................................................................... 84 VIII. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ........................................................................... 85 1. Connectors soldering schemes ............................................................................................. 85 ―RJ-45‖ service cable connector soldering scheme ............................................................. 85 Console cable connector soldering scheme ........................................................................ 86 ―E1‖ Jack soldering scheme .............................................................................................. 87
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 4 I. Getting Started This  Technical  User  Manual  contains  the  description  of  InfiNet  Wireless equipment  including  installation  and  configuration  guidelines,  recommendations and  troubleshooting  sections,  supplementary  materials.  The  document  is intended to be used by Qualified RF engineers/technicians and IT professionals. Qualified personnel should have skills and experience in the following areas: • Outdoor/indoor radio equipment installation • Outdoor wireless networks • TCP/IP networking protocols • Safety procedures and instructions for installing antenna equipment • Professional manage of electrical equipment and accessories • Safety procedures and instructions for working on towers and heights 1. Scope of document This document consists of the following chapters: Getting started This chapter includes the information about this document purpose and structure. Hardware description This chapter shows the devices appearance and all plugs and connectors. Installation procedure  The chapter describes the steps to be taken when installing the equipment at the installation sites and installation site requirements. Device configuration procedure This  chapter  includes  basic  recommendations  for  primary  link  configuration, including  interfaces  configuration  and  MINT  protocol  usage.  Also  there  is  a description  of  how  to  perform  basic  manipulations  with  device‘s  configuration including its updating, importing and exporting. Link configuring The chapter contains basic recommendations for making preliminary choices and decisions  while  planning  and  deploying  a  wireless  network  based  on  InfiNet Wireless Devices.  It  also describes  a set of tools that  can  help while improving the link quality and statistics gathering. Services, features and tools This  chapter  describes  device‘s  built-in  services,  features  and  tools which  were not described in previous parts of the document Recommendations The  chapter  contains  different  recommendations  for  some  particular  cases  of InfiNet  Wireless  devices  usage  including  building  high-speed  autonomous  links and multi-sectored base station design.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 5 Supplementary information The  chapter  contains  supplementary  information  (specifications,  connectors soldering schemes and InfiNet Wireless products matrix).  2. General products description InfiNet  Wireless  products  offer  scalable,  robust,  flexible  and  cost-effective broadband wireless access solutions  for carrier-class networks. Wireless routing equipment  from  InfiNet  Wireless  is  designed  to  implement  and  expand  carrier-class  networks  for  high-speed  Internet  access,  enterprise  campus  networks, primary  links  for the  Last  Mile and backhauling  traffic  between cell  towers  and multiple access points.  InfiNet Wireless Devices are especially applicable to regions with complex wired infrastructures  where  infrastructure  upgrades  require  costly  or  time-consuming activities. Many deployments have been accomplished in regions with a dearth of wired  infrastructure  where  wireless  solution  is  the  only  viable  option  for  both voice and data networks. The deployment of InfiNet Wireless Devices minimizes both  capital  and  operational  investments  for  the  creation  of  network infrastructure. Key product features:   Wide range of frequency bands   Outstanding performance  Powerful QoS capabilities   Best-in-Industry networking feature set   Flexible management   Powerful integrated diagnostic tools   The  InfiNet  Wireless  Devices  can  support  flexible  topologies  including  point-to-point  links,  point-to-multipoint  links,  MESH  networks,  high-speed  transport connections (backbones) and relay-points building. They have been designed to prevent  internal  and  external  interference  using  such  product  features  as software  selectable  transmit  power  control,  static  frequency  selection, asymmetrical  bit-rate/transmit  power  rates  selection  for  base  and  subscriber units. In order to maintain link availability, solve the ―hidden node‖ problem and reduce  the  collision  rate,  the  product  employs  dynamic  adaptive  non-collision polling MAC protocol that dynamically redistributes data streams between active and inactive subscribers. Autobitrate mechanism is an optional powerful feature that provides link reliability in case of changing conditions on the path of the link. The data network built on InfiNet Wireless products is implemented as a routed and  switched  IP  network  which  reduces  flooding  and  broadcast  messages specific  to  bridged  networks  and  to  implementation  of  Quality-of-Service  (QoS) features set. QoS definitions per subscriber‘s  data flows are effectively mapped on MAC level flow attributes. Each device  in  the network  can be  configured  using  serial console  port, Telnet protocol, WEB-interface and NMS system. RAPS  (Remote  Access  Permission  Service)  provides  a  whole  network  with  a flexible mechanism of a centralized management, configuration and monitoring. The software/firmware is fully upgradeable for all InfiNet Wireless Devices. New firmware images can be downloaded from the Repository on the InfiNet Wireless support  web-site  http://support.infinetwireless.com for  its  further uploading on the device.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 6 3. Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in this document:  BS – Base Station  CPE  –  Customer  Premises  Equipment  (also  called  subscriber or subscriber unit)  ODU – Outdoor Unit  IDU – Indoor power supply Unit   RF cable – Radio Frequency cable to connect ODU and antenna/Device and antenna for 5000-O and 5000-I modifications correspondingly  LOS – Line-of-Sight  STP  cable  –  Shielded  Twisted  Pair  cable  (STP  Cat5E)  to  connect  ODU and IDU  PTP – Point-to-Point topology  PTM – Point-to-Multipoint topology  MINT – Mesh Interconnection Networking Technology protocol 4. Document marks   All warnings are marked with a special warning sign. One should  pay a great deal of attention to what is written in the Warning sections.     All  notes  are  marked  with a  special  note  sign. Notes  usually  contain useful comments or hints to the described section of the document.   5. Additional information Additional information which is not  included  in this  Manual can be found in the following sources:  WANFleX OS User Guide  Our web-site: www.infinetwireless.com  Our support site: http://support.infinetwireless.com
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 7 II.Hardware description 1. Power supply units (IDU) All outdoor equipment is equipped with indoor power supply units. Exact type of IDU  which  is  used  with  each  device  model  is  specified  in  different  models description (see below). IDU-CPE Used with R5000-S and R5000-L only. Top view   Front panel
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 8  Rear panel      Connection scheme for IDU-CPE
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 9 IDU-BS/IDU-BS-G  Top view   Front panel  *IDU-BS-G model has 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet port  Rear panel
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 10  Connection scheme for IDU-BS/IDU-BS-G
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 11 Injector IDU-LA Injector IDU-LA may be used for the following purposes: 1. To connect the second (additional) RJ-45 connector of R5000-Om/Mm device models to network equipment.  2. To connect third-party DC power sources to ODU (for example, to power the unit  from  solar  power  or  wind  power  sources).  Acceptable  voltage  values  of third-party DC power sources are 12..48V. In  both  cases  IDU-LA  should  be  properly  grounded  (please  refer  to  the ―Grounding when using IDU_LA‖ section of this manual). Top view   Front panel
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 12  Inside view   Connection scheme for IDU-LA (for second Ethernet port)   Connection scheme for IDU-LA (for third-party power sources)
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 13 IDU with E1/T1 ports IDU  with  E1/T1  ports  can  be supplied  with  2-4 E1/T1  ports.  Below  there  is  an IDU with 2 ports. Front panel   Rear panel  Grounding clamp Power supply connectorPower indicatorFuse failure indicator  System status indicatorsLink with ODU indicatorLink with LAN indicatorActivity with ODU indicatorActivity with LAN indicatorService cable connector. Cable goes to ODU10/100BaseT EthernetReset button E1/T1 data path status indicatorsE1/T1 connectors Indicators modes tables for IDU with E1/T1 ports. Fuse failure indicator (Check Fuse) Indicator (red) Status Off Fuse is okay On Fuse failure Power indicator (Power On)
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 14 Indicator (green) Status Off No power On Power is okay System status indicators (Sys Stat1 and Sys Stat 2) Sys Stat 1 Indicator (red) Sys Stat 2 Indicator (green) Status On Off Failure during power-on self-test Off On System is operating correctly: no failures during tests found, E1/T1 data are transferred without failures between external E1/T1 source and IDU device and then transmitted and received correctly through IDU and ODU to the other side of a radio link  Alternating On One of the data paths is not operating correctly Link with ODU/LAN indicator (LINK) Indicator (green) Status Off No connection between IDU and ODU/LAN On Connection between IDU and ODU/LAN is okay Activity with ODU/LAN indicator (ACT) Indicator (yellow) Status Off Data is not transferred between IDU and ODU/LAN On Data is transferred between IDU and ODU/LAN E1/T1 data path status indicators (ALARM B, ALARM A, LINK) LINK Indicator (green) ALARM A Indicator (yellow) ALARM B Indicator (red) Status Off Off Off  E1/T1 port not configured On Off Off Normal mode: E1/T1 data are transferred without failures between external E1/T1 source and  corresponding E1/T1 port of the IDU On Off On Framing error Off Off On Loss of signal on the corresponding E1/T1 port of the IDU Off On/ Alternating Off Error on an IDU which is on the other end of the radio link Alternating On Off E1/T1 port in ―Loopback‖  Connection scheme for IDU with E1/T1 ports
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 15   You  can  see  ―E1‖  Jack  soldering  scheme  in  the  ―Supplementary information‖ section of this manual.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 16 2. Outdoor Units (ODU) InfiNet Wireless R5000-Omx and R5000-Lm/Lmc IDU Default factory option: IDU-BS for R5000-Om, IDU-CPE for R5000-Lm. ODU  Front panel   Top view
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 17 InfiNet Wireless R5000-Mmx and R5000-Sm/Smc IDU Default factory option: IDU-BS for R5000-Mm, IDU-CPE for R5000-Sm. ODU Front panel   Top view
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 18 ODU LED indicators description InfiNet  Wireless  ODU  units have  two  LED  indicators  (red  and green)  located  in the  Console  connector.  These  LEDs  are  useful  in  monitoring  the  device  status during the installation procedure. LEDs modes and Device status correspondence is shown in the following table:  Red indicator Green indicator Device status Off Off Device is switched off of in the process of start-up booting Off Blinking Device is booted. No radio connection. Searching for another device to establish radio connection to.  Blinking On Radio connection established. The more data is transmitted through the radio channel the more frequently red indicator is blinking.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 19 III.Installation procedure 1. Installation preparations Required components and accessories Before  the  installation,  please  make  sure  you  have  all  necessary  parts  and accessories:  InfiNet Wireless Device  Antenna  Low loss antenna cable for the required frequency range  Antenna pole (if necessary)  Required grounding system  Accessories and tools Antenna placement When  planning  an  antenna  placement  for  PTP  link,  in  order  to  obtain  the maximal  coverage  range  and  best  performance  for  the  Device,  one  need  to consider  that  LOS  requirements  must  be  fulfilled  for  the  path  between  two antennas. Moreover, it is of vital importance that the certain zone that surrounds the  signal  propagation  path  must  be  free  from  obstructions.  One  should understand that the radio beam is not as thin as, for example, laser beam. Radio beam,  also  called  as a  1st Fresnel  zone,  has  a  profile of a rugby ball.  Its  exact form  and  size  depend  upon  the  frequency  and  the  signal  propagation  path length. If most of the 1st Fresnel zone is obstructed, a major part of a electromagnetic energy will be lost which leads to a severe signal quality degradation and, as a result, to coverage range decreasing. Below  is  an  incomplete  list  of  possible  obstructions  on  the  signal  propagation path:  Neighboring buildings  Trees  Bridges  Power lines To  obtain  the  best  results,  it  is  necessary  to  perform  a  precise  analysis  of  a signal propagation path zone and possible obstructions that may cover a part of the  1st  Fresnel  zone  (usually  the  analysis  is  performed  at  the  highest points  of the signal propagation path). When  planning  the  antenna  placement  for  Point-to-Multipoint  connections,  one must  consider  the  necessity  of  a  circular  or  sector  coverage  areas.  In  this respect,  it  is  not  recommended  to  use  omni-directional  antennas  when  sector antennas can be used.    While  planning,  it  is  strongly  recommended  to  consult  high-qualified and experienced technicians
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 20 General recommendation for antennas placement are the following:  Install  antennas  as  high  as  possible  over  specific  level.  In  case  of  flat surface - it will be ground level, in case of vegetation and forest – it will be tree heights, in urban environment – it will be the highest building in the observed area (specific level definition).  Avoid tree  and  vegetation  along  with  wave  propagation  path,  influence of trees can increase depending on seasons (ice, dew, leaves);  Proximity of other antennas should be avoided (at least 2 meters);  Reflecting  surfaces  should  be  considered  (building  with  reflective windows, water surfaces or wet grounds);  When  installing  antenna  over  water  surface,  one  should  tune  height bracket within 1-3 meter range variation, because it can yield signal level variation from minimum to maximum.   If  seasonal  changes  influence  on  the  signal  quality,  so  then  the  most probable  reasons  would  be  either  the  connectors  are  not  protected enough  from  humidity,  summer  vegetation  or  ice  covered  cabling  and connectors during winter. Antenna poles usage Antenna  installation  is  performed  on  a  special  facility  called  antenna  pole.  The pole  is  used  for  strong  antenna  tightening  at  the  installation  site.  Poles  might have different modifications depending on the installation requirements. Poles with Stretching Usually this kind of poles are used when installing antenna on a flat surface and permits one to raise it to a significant height for providing optimal conditions for signal propagation. Wall Mounted Pole Usually these kinds of poles are used when there is no need to elevate antenna to  the  rooftop  and  there  is  the  possibility  to  mounting  it  on  a  wall.  This installation is significantly simpler than that implementation with poles. Mostly it is used for subscriber side deployments. Antenna Poles Requirements  Ease  of  antenna  mounting  and  sufficient  mechanical  durability  should  provide reliable  fastening  in  conditions  of  high  windy  loads.  Poles  should  have  round profile for ease of azimuth adjustment. Typical pole diameter is 30 to 50 mm.  Grounding  Antenna should be placed on the mast on the level that is at least 1 meter lower than a mast‘s top. In this case it is of big probability that the lightning strikes the mast and not the antenna. The mast is to be grounded on the grounding contour according  to  your  local  standards.  When  the  lightning  strikes  the  antenna,  the current goes through the coaxial  cable which grounds ODU clamp with the mast – the mast is grounded via the grounding contour. The direct lightning strike to the  STP  service  cable  (ODU-IDU)  is  partially  terminated  on  the  grounded  IDU case.  Partial  termination  means  that  the  direct  lightning  strike  will  probably destroy  an  STP  cable.  The  service  cable  pickups  from  the  electromagnetic
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 21 impulses are terminated on the IDU case by the winding shield, and further – on the IDU grounding.     The end of the STP service cable that is connected to IDU should be assembled with a Shielded RJ-45 connector. The other end of the STP service  cable  (connected  to  ODU)  should  be  assembled  with unshielded (standard) RJ-45 connector.  IDU  is  grounded  via  a  three-conductor  power  cord  and  a  plug  containing  a ground.  The  data  &  power  wires  pickups  are  terminated  via  IDU  protection scheme (three-conductor power cord and a plug containing a ground). ODU grounding contour are connected with 100kOhm resistor, and that provides no static charge accumulation on the ODU case if there are some problems with its connection to the grounding contour.    Antenna pole, tower, ODU and lightning arrestor should be connected to the first common grounding contour. Cable thickness should be no less  than  10AWG  using  corrosion-steady  connectors.  IDU  should  be grounded  to  the  same  contour  as  customer  LAN,  having the  second common grounding contour.  A special attention should be paid if antenna used is not DC-shorted. In this case additional  lightning  arrestor  should  be  used  between  the  antenna  and  ODU. Suggested grounding diagram is shown on the picture below.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 22 Grounding when using IDU-LA  Antenna must be placed on the mast on the level that is at least 1 meter lower than a mast‘s top. In this case it is of big probability that the lightning strikes the mast and not the antenna. The mast is to be grounded on the grounding contour according  to  your  local  standards.  When  the  lightning  strikes  the  antenna,  the current goes through the coaxial  cable which grounds ODU clamp with the mast – the mast is grounded via the grounding contour. The direct lightning strike to the  STP  service  cable  (ODU-IDU)  is  partially  terminated  on  the  grounded  IDU case.  Partial  termination  means  that  the  direct  lightning  strike  will  probably destroy  an  STP  cable.  The  service  cable  pickups  from  the  electromagnetic impulses are terminated on the IDU case by the winding shield, and further – on the grounding contour.     The end of the STP service cable that is connected to IDU should be assembled with a Shielded RJ-45 connector. The other end of the STP service  cable  (connected  to  ODU)  should  be  assembled  with unshielded (standard) RJ-45 connector.  The  data  &  power  wires  pickups  are  terminated  via  IDU  protection  scheme (discharger  and  additional  air  gap).  ODU  and  IDU  grounding  contours  are connected  with  100kOhm  resistor,  and  that  provides  no  static  charge accumulation on the ODU case if there are some problems with its connection to the grounding contour.    Antenna pole,  tower,  ODU  and  lightning  arrestor  must  be connected to the first common grounding contour. Cable thickness  must be not less  than  10AWG  using  corrosion-steady  connectors.  Grounding contour development must be done by the skilled personnel.   A special attention should be paid if antenna used is not DC-shorted. In this case additional  lightning  arrestor  should  be  used  between  the  antenna  and  ODU. Suggested grounding diagram is shown on the picture below.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 23   Antenna alignment To obtain maximal system performance antennas must be precisely aligned one towards  another  according  to  LOS  requirements.  General  recommendations  for antenna alignment are the following:  Align  antennas  using  optical  equipment  (binoculars,  spyglass) accompanied by mobile phone actions coordination  Use GPS receiver and area map  Use  build-in  InfiNet  Wireless  Device  features.  These  features  allow evaluating  current  channel/signal  quality  and  perform  precise  antenna alignment Omni-directional and sector antennas have a wide radiation diagram width, thus usually  they  either  do  not  require  a  very  precise  alignment  or  it  is  just  not necessary due to radio link requirements. Antenna polarization must be taken into consideration while installation. In most cases  omni-directional  and  sector  antennas  have  a  vertical  polarization. Directional  antennas  can  be  installed  either  with  vertical  or  horizontal polarization. Please check a corresponding labeling on the antenna and address to the antenna technical documentation.  Precaution measures Before you start the installation please read this section very carefully.  Antennas are installed on the roof tops or on the building walls. This work must be  accomplished  only  by  personnel  having  special  skills  and  experience  in  this area.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 24 Antennas and cables are electric conductors. Incidental electrostatic strikes may occur  during  the  system  installation.  This  can  lead  to  equipment  damaging  or may  hurt  the  personnel.  While  installing  or  changing  the  elements  of  the antenna-feeder  system  one  must  make  sure  that  open  metal  parts  are temporarily grounded. Do not install the antenna close to the electric power lines. Antenna and antenna pole  have  to  be  installed  in  such  a  way  that  while  their  assembling, disassembling and repairing they did not have any contact with power lines.  Basic  precaution  measures  that  must  be  fulfilled  during  the  installation  are  the following:  Do  not  stay  on  the  roof  top  in  windy  or  rainy  weather,  during  the thunderstorm or when the working zone is covered with snow or ice  Do not touch the antennas, antenna poles, cables and lighting arrestors during the thunderstorm  Antenna  placement  should  not  be  close  to  electric  or  telephone  lines. Safe  distance  is  a  distance  that  is  a  sum  of  the  two  antenna  poles heights and antenna height  Antenna  cable  must  be  grounded at  all  times  (not  relevant for  5000-M modifications)    In case  of failure  any  manipulations with  the  equipment are  allowed to skilled personnel only.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 25 Service cable soldering procedure “RJ-45” connector The following instruction shows the ―RJ-45‖ connector soldering procedure.   Step  1.  Peel  STP  service  cable  and prepare ―RJ-45‖ connector parts.  Use RJ-45  connector  without grounding here (RJ-45 connector with grounding  is  used  for  connecting service cable to IDU).  Step  2.  Stick  rubber  filler  – 5  on  the Part  4,  previously  having  removed protective  white  layer  from  rubber filler -5. Insert  Part  2  inside  part  4  up  to  the stop.  Part  2  must  be  entirely  within Part 4.  Step  3.  Put  connector  parts  on  the STP service cable as shown. Attach  RJ-45  connector  without grounding  to  the  STP  service  cable according  to  the  ―RJ-45‖  soldering scheme  (in  the  ―Supplementary information‖  chapter  of  this  manual) and  crimp  the  connector  using  a crimp tool.   Please  tightly  crimp  the  RJ-45 connector.  Not  crimped  or badly  crimped  connector damages  the  unit  when assembled  into  it  which  is  not considered as a warranty case.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 26  Step  4.  Connect  the  attached  RJ-45 connector to the unit until you hear a click.  Step  5.  Put  Part  4  on  the  RJ-45 connector.  Step  6.  Screw  Part  3  onto  the  unit‘s connector tightly.  Step  7.  Screw  Part  1  onto  Part  4  of the  RJ-45  connector  as  tight  as possible. Now  the  connector  is  hermetically attached to the unit.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 27 Tools to be available at the installation site 1. Screwdrivers set 2. Pliers 3. Spanners set 4. Connectors isolating set  Raw rubber  Thermal shrinkage tube  Scissors  Fan  Mantling gun 5. Additional equipment  GPS receiver or area map (with compass and alidade)  Big zoom binoculars
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 28 2. InfiNet Wireless R5000-O/Om/Ow  Installation guidelines 1. Unpack the equipment 2. Check items integrity 3. Prepare  RF-cables  of  the  required  length.  For  5GHz  devices  the recommended maximal RF cable length is 1 meter. 4. Install  and  isolate  the connectors on the RF cable 5. Determine  the  STP cable length that is used to connect IDU and ODU.  The  total  cable  length between  LAN (behind  IDU)  and ODU  should  not  be  longer  than 100  meters.  Service  cable connecting IDU and ODU should be STP Cat 5E cable. 6. Install  (solder)  connector  for ODU  on  the  STP  cable  and isolate it 7. If it is possible to lay STP  cable with a connector on  the IDU side,  install  (solder)  connector  for IDU on the STP cable and isolate it 8. Lay the STP cable ―from top to bottom‖ – from ODU to IDU 9. If  step  7  is  not  accomplished,  after  the  STP  cable  has  been  laid,  install (solder) connector for IDU 10. Install ODU on the mounting bracket connectors down and tighten it 11. Connect the ODU-IDU cable to the ODU 12. Isolate the ODU connector joint place 13. Once the antenna and antenna pole are installed  they  must  be  grounded  via lightning  protection  grounding  contour. Antenna‘s  position  must  be  lower  than the  highest  antenna  pole  point  at  least by 2 antenna heights. If antenna is NOT DC-shorted  (see  antenna  technical documentation), the additional lightning arrestor  must  be  used  which  is  placed between  ODU  and  antenna  and  is grounded to the antenna pole grounding contour. 14. Connect RF cable to the antenna. Twist the connector tightly 15. Connect RF cable to the ODU previously having touched RF cable connector case with ODU connector case 16. Isolate  RF  connectors  from  both  sides (ODU and antenna)
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 29 17. Connect the STP cable to IDU previously having touched IDU connector case with STP cable connector case 18. Provide grounding for IDU 19. Connect Ethernet cable to IDU 20. Provide power supply for IDU 21. Connect to the Router using Telnet protocol   It is extremely important to install ODU connectors down!
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 30 3. InfiNet Wireless R5000-L/Lm  Installation guidelines 1. Unpack the equipment 2. Check items integrity 3. Prepare  RF-cables  of  the required  length.  For  5GHz devices  the  recommended maximal  RF  cable  length  is 1 meter. 4. Install  and  isolate  the connectors on the RF cable 5. Determine  the  STP  cable length  that  is  used  to connect  IDU  and  ODU.  The total  cable  length  between LAN (behind IDU) and ODU should not  be longer  than  100 meters.  Service cable connecting IDU and ODU should be  STP Cat 5E cable. 6. Install (solder) connector for ODU side on the STP cable and isolate it 7. Lay the STP cable ―from top to bottom‖ – from ODU to IDU 8. After  the STP  cable  has been  laid, use  distribution  box to  switch  from STP cable to UTP cable with RJ-45 connectors. 9. Install ODU on the mounting bracket connectors down and tighten it 10. Connect the ODU-IDU cable to the ODU 11. Isolate the ODU connector joint place 12. Once the antenna and antenna pole are installed  they  must  be  grounded  via lightning  protection  grounding  contour. Antenna‘s  position  must  be  lower  than the  highest  antenna  pole  point  at  least by 2 antenna heights. If antenna is NOT DC-shorted  (see  antenna  technical documentation), the additional lightning arrestor  must  be  used  which  is  placed between  ODU  and  antenna  and  is grounded to the antenna pole grounding contour. 13. Connect RF cable to the antenna. Twist the connector tightly 14. Connect RF cable to the ODU previously having touched RF cable connector case with ODU connector case 15. Isolate  RF  connectors  from  both  sides (ODU and antenna) 16. Connect the UTP cable to IDU 17. Provide grounding for IDU 18. Connect Ethernet cable to IDU 19. Provide power supply for IDU
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 31 20. Connect to the Device using Telnet protocol   It is extremely important to install ODU connectors down!
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 32 4. InfiNet Wireless R5000-M/Mm and R5000-S/Sm Installation guidelines 1. Unpack the equipment 2. Check items integrity 3. Determine the STP cable length that is used to connect IDU and ODU. The total  cable  length  between  LAN  (behind  IDU) and  ODU  should  not  be  longer  than  100 meters. 4. Install (solder) connector for ODU on the STP cable and isolate it 5. Lay the STP cable ―from top to bottom‖ – from ODU to IDU 6. After  the  STP  cable  has  been  laid,  use distribution  box  to  switch  from  STP  cable  to UTP  cable  with  RJ-45  connectors.  Service cable connecting IDU and ODU should be  STP Cat 5E cable. 7. Install  ODU  on  the  mounting  bracket according to the direction required for the link. Do  not  tight  it  too  hard  unless  the  antenna alignment  is  not  complete.  Install  ODU connectors down. 8. Connect the ODU-IDU cable to the ODU 9. Isolate the ODU connector joint place 10. Once  the  ODU  and  antenna  pole  are  installed  they  must  be  grounded  via lightning protection grounding contour. ODU position must be lower than the highest antenna pole point at least by 2 ODU heights 11. Connect the UTP cable to IDU 12. Provide grounding for IDU 13. Connect Ethernet cable to IDU 14. Provide power supply for IDU 15. Connect  to  the  Device  using Telnet protocol         It is extremely important to install ODU connectors down!
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 33 5. Mounting kit (MOUNT-KIT-85) The default mounting kit packed with all the device models is MOUNT-KIT-85. MOUNT-KIT-85 features:  Material: casted Aluminum   Adjustment: two axis (vertical and horizontal)  Mounting options:  o standard pole (30-85 mm)  o wall  o thick pipe (>85 mm, horizontal/vertical) using additional fasteners (not included to the package)   Compatible with all outdoor units produced by InfiNet   RoHS compliant  General view
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 34 Assembly
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 35 Possible variants of the installation     Attention! MOUNT-KIT-85 does NOT contain worm drive hose clamps  or  other  additional  fixtures  used  in  possible  variants of installation.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 36 IV.Basic configuration instructions 1. Initial settings configuration procedure  Before  starting  new  device,  one  should  perform  initial  configuration.  The configuration  can  be  performed  either  using  serial  console port or using  Telnet protocol.  In  order  to  configure  the  device  using  Console  port,  follow  the instructions below:   Device  should  be  connected  with  host  serial  interface,  using  InfiNet Console cable  Start any terminal emulation software (e.g. Hyper Terminal)   Set serial interface properties to 38400 baud rate, 8 bit, 1 stop bit, parity off, flow control disabled   Enable emulation mode ANSI or VT100, keyboard VT100 To connect using Telnet protocol from the wired LAN run Telnet with 10.10.10.1 IP-address that is configured for the Ethernet interface of the device by default. If  all  above  procedures  are  completed  correctly,  you  will  see  the  WanFlex  OS prompt: Login: Every new device has no initial login and password settings, so you can use any non-zero length login and password to enter the device: Login: root Password: 1234 After default authorization there will be standard console prompt:   console> Now the device is ready for the initial configuration procedure. The most relevant thing to be done at this phase is to define device name/user/password.  system name Test Base Station system user root system password qwerty    Part  of  commands  in bold  must  be  typed  in  CLI  (Command  Line Interface).  The  rest  of  the  command  name  is  optional  and  can  be skipped while typing. Since this is made ONLY specified username and password can be used to access the device. DO NOT FORGET THESE PARAMETERS. 2. Device interfaces The Device has several physical and logical interfaces:  lo0    - loopback interface, used for system interaction needs  null0 – logical interface, can be used for auxiliary addresses assignation (for NAT module, for example); for routes aggregation for RIP protocol. Addresses  (subnets)  are  announced  to  the  network  but  every  packet transmitted through this interface is destroyed  eth0 - Ethernet 10/100 Mbit interface
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 37  rfX.0     -  radio  interfaces.  See  device‘s  labeling or  use  ―ifconfig  -a‖ command to learn your radio interfaces  wifi0 – Wi-Fi AP interface  pppX – point-to-point interfaces   tunX -  interfaces used for IPIP tunnels building   vlanX – interfaces supporting VLAN 802.1q tagging All  configured  interfaces  of  the  Device  can  be  reviewed  using  the  following command: ifconfig -a 3. Command line interface (CLI) For device‘s management and configuration a Unix-like command line language is used. Every command starts having the power right after Enter key is pressed. However,  each  command  lifetime  duration  is  limited  within  one  configuration session.  In  order  to  save  a  current  configuration  ―config  save‖  command  is used. Several commands  can be  grouped in one line using ―;‖  character. If a wrong-syntax line is met in the group, the rest of the string is checked anyway and the wrong  command  is  ignored.  Command  name  can  be  shortened  unless  the ambiguity occurs. If your terminal supports VT100 or ANSI standard you can move around the list of  recently  executed  commands  using  cursor  keys.  Numbered  list  of  these commands can be reviewed by ―!h‖ command. Any command from this list can be  available  using  ―!<NUMBER>‖  command.  TAB  key  performs  substring search of recently executed commands. Ctrl/R combination refreshes the command string if its content was disturbed by system messages.  The  command  executed  with  no  arguments  prints  a  short  hint  about  its  keys, parameters and syntax.  Context help can be obtained by printing ―?‖ in any position of the line. 4. Lost password recovery The  system  password  can  be  recovered  remotely.  The  procedure  is  the following: 1. Locate your device‘s serial number (SN) 2. Send this SN to the InfiNet Wireless Technical Support 3. You will be given a special key 4. Enter the device and use SN as a login and received key as a password 5. Reconfigure the username and password  Lost password recovery using Emergency Repair Console: Recovery  procedure  can  be  done  with  the help of  ―erp‖ command  or graphical ―ERConsole‖ utility. Below is a description of ―ERConsole‖ utility recovery procedure (―erp‖ command recovery procedure is described in ―OS WANFleX User Manual‖): 1. Connect  a  computer  and  a  device  that  should  be  repaired  to  one  physical Ethernet segment.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 38  It is recommended to put a switch between the unit and the PC from which ERConsole is executed.   2. Start «ERConsole» utility on the computer by running ―ERConsole.jar‖ file. Utility will be running in a waiting mode. 3. Restart  the  device.  During  its  restart  «ERConsole»  utility  will  determine  the device  and  will  show  necessary  information  about  it  in  the  ―Discovered devices‖ section of the main window.     «ERConsole» utility main window.  4. Send  ―Serial‖  and  ―Sequence‖  field  values  to  the  InfiNet  Wireless  Technical Support. 5. You will be given a factory password for the device. 6. Press «+» button in the «Scheduled tasks» section of the main window. 7. In  the  opened  ―New  task‖  window  choose  ―Reset  configuration‖  in  the ―Command‖  field.  Then  enter  Serial  number  and  factory  password  in  the corresponding fields. Press «Ok».
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 39  «New task» window.  8. Restart the device. After  device  restart  ―ERConsole‖  utility  will  reset  device  configuration  to  the default. 9. Now login the device with any non-zero length login and password. 10. Reconfigure device username and password.  The  ―ERConsole‖  utility‘s  ―New  task‖  window  also  allows  setting  the  units‘  IP-address on its Ethernet interface (eth0) without login to the unit. To perform this procedure please follow the below steps: 1. Firstly, do steps 1-3 as described above. 2. Press «+» button in the «Scheduled tasks» section of the main window. 3. In  the  opened ―New  task‖ window  choose ―Up  interface‖ in the ―Command‖ field. Then type the required IP-address and network mask in the corresponding fields of the window and press ―Ok‖ button. 4. Restart the device. After the restart the ―ERConsole‖ utility will add the IP-address into its Ethernet interface  configuration  and  will  up  the  interface  (in  case  it  was  configured ―down‖). 5. Configuration manipulations Printing and saving your configuration You  can  easily  review  your  current  device‘s  configuration  by  executing        ―config  show‖  command.  The  output  of  the  command  is  sorted  by  the configuration sections (e.g. ―System parameters‖, ―Interfaces configuration‖ etc).  You can review some particular parts of the configuration specifying the part of the configuration you want to see.   Example: config show ifc  This  command  will  print  the  interfaces  configuration.  You  can  specify  several parts of the configuration separating them with a space bar. Example:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 40 config show rip nat In order to save your configuration ―config save‖ command is used. It saves the current  system  configuration  in  the  Device's  flash  memory  for  subsequent permanent use. All modifications to the system parameters, if not saved by this command,  are  valid  only  during  the  current  session  (until  the  system  reset occurs). Import/export Export/import  of  the  device‘s  configuration  is  performed  using  ―config  export‖ and  ―config  import‖  commands  correspondingly.  ―Config  export‖  saves  the Device  configuration on a  remote  server  and  ―config import‖  reloads  it from a remote  server.  The  information  is  transferred  using  FTP.    Example:  config export user:sec ret@192.168.1.1/ var/c onf/ test.cfg  “Config  import”  command  writes  the  uploaded  file  directly  into  the  Flash memory  without  changing  the active configuration  in  RAM.  In  order  to make  a new configuration active, right after “config import” command implementation finishes the device should be rebooted. If “config save” command is run before rebooting, Flash memory is overwritten by the copy of the active configuration. This action will erase the uploaded configuration file. New firmware uploading The  latest  firmware  version  can  be  downloaded  from  our  support  site (http://support.infinetwireless.com)  and  from  our  ftp-server (ftp://ftp.infinet.ru). Command  ―flashnet‖  uploads  specified  firmware  version  to  the  Device. Download is performed using FTP and FTP server should be installed somewhere in the network or on a local host from where download being performed. File name is a full path including IP address of FTP server: flashnet get upgrade@192.168.1.1/ conf/infinet/infinet_new.bin Where  192.168.1.1  is  IP-address  of  FTP  server  and .../conf/infinet/infinet_new.bin is a full path to firmware version. The download process has two phases: • File uploading into RAM of InfiNet device. •  Programming  InfiNet  device  flash  memory  from  RAM  firmware  image.  This phase is indicated by ―O.O.O.O.O.O…‖ sequence.    Do  not  interrupt  this  process,  otherwise  device  will  be  brought  into invalid  state  and  it  recovery  will  be  possible  only  at  manufacturer premises. During  installation  process  all  system events should  be  observed  in  the  system journal (command “sys log”). 6. IP address formats Many commands of the operating system require specification of IP addresses.  In  OS  WANFleX,  the  IP-addressees  may  be  specified  in  traditional  numeric format.  Optionally,  the  mask  may  be  specified  either  by  its  bit  length  (the specified number of leading bits in the mask are set to 1, the remaining bits are
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 41 reset  to  0)  or  numeric  value.  The  IP  address  0/0  denotes  all  possible  IP addresses.  Therefore, the possible formats to specify IP-addresses are:  nn.nn.nn.nn (no mask is used)  nn.nn.nn.nn/N (N is the bit length of the mask)  nn.nn.nn.nn:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  is  the  numerical  value  of  the mask)  Example:  The 192.168.9.0/24 address describes the network address 192.168.9.0 and the mask with leading 24 bits on.  The same set of addresses may be denoted as 192.168.9.0:255.255.255.0. 7. Ethernet interface configuration In the most basic form Ethernet interface can be configured as follows: ifconfig eth0 1.1.1.1/ 24 up UP flag means than the interface is turned to UP state.  Also you can specify the following parameters for the Ethernet interface:  Media  type.  By  default  media  type  is  selected  automatically  (media auto parameter).  Assign aliases to the Ethernet interface (alias key word) Full information  about interfaces  configuration  can  be reviewed  in  OS  WanFleX User Guide – ifconfig command. 8. Radio interface configuration Radio  interface  configuration  is  performed  using  ―rfconfig‖  command.  In  its most  basic  form  one  need  to  configure  the  following  parameters  of  the  radio interface:  Frequency (freq parameter) in MHz. For example, 5260.  Bit-rate (bitr parameter). Bit transfer rate in kBits/sec.  System identifier (SID parameter). A hexadecimal number in the range of  1H  to  FFFFFFH.  All  Devices  that  are supposed  to  see  each  other  on the same radio link must have the same identifier.   Radio  interface  state  is  not  saved  in  the  configuration.  That  means that if you put radio interface to the down state after rebooting it will be in the up state. Example: rfc onfig rf5.0 freq 5260 bitr 130000 sid 01010101 Additional important parameters and settings for the radio interface:  Rf5.0 –  radio  interface  name  in  this  case.  In  order  to  obtain  radio interface  name  either  see  the  ODU/Device  labeling  or  execute                ―ifc -a‖ command.  txpwr –  transmitting  power  selection.  Available  power  levels  can  be obtained using ―capabilities‖ parameter as shown above  burst –  enables  burst  mode.  BURST  protocol  means  grouping  several short  packets  with  the  same  destination  address  on  a  radio  link  into larger  packets,  thus  cardinally  decreasing  the  response  time  for
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 42 applications generating streams of short packets. Burst enabling relates to  a  radio  interface  as  a  whole,  and  means  only  that  you  want  to  use this  mode  in  this  device;  but  the  BURST  protocol  can  only  work  for destinations  where  it  is  also  enabled  at  the  other  end,  and  only  if  the MINT protocol is used at both sides. Burst enabling does not induce any changes in the work of other devices in  the  network.  To  disable  ―burst‖  mode  use  ―-burst‖  parameter  in ―rfconfig‖ command.  distance:  this  parameter  is  used  to  set  the  exact  distance  value between  two  devices  (in  kilometers).  This  parameter  changes  time values  for  some  delays  and  time-outs  of  802.11a/b/g  protocol  thus making possible to work on longer distances with smooth adjustment.  There are several ways to manage this parameter: o if you set an exact value, this value is used no matter what the connection method is used  o If the CPE has auto value instead of a number (by default), the CPE will configure its parameters using Base Station commands. It  is  enough  to  set  a  numeric  value  on  a  Base  Station  (the distance to the remotest CPE);  all other CPEs will automatically adjust  their  work.  While  configuration  showing,  there  might  be the current distance value after auto parameter: auto (XX)  o when  knowing  exact  device's  geographical  coordinates  (e.g. using  GPS)  you  can  specify  their  values  in  ―sys  gpsxy‖ command  and  distance  parameter  set  as  auto  on  all  devices including the Base Station. In this case devices will automatically adjust their settings selecting an optimal value for the distance parameter. Base Station will calculate a distance to the remotest subscriber,  and  subscriber  will  calculate  a  distance  to  the  base station. If the CPE has a link coordinates information it will use this  information,  otherwise  it  will  use  the  distance  parameter value got from the base station.  o If distance parameter is set to 0 radio module will use default settings.  pwrctl – automatic transmitting power control mode. In this mode the output power is set up automatically within the  values available for the radio module. Used for CPE only. Example: rfc onfig rf5.0 freq 5260 bitr 130000 sid 10203040 burst rfc onfig rf5.0 txpwr 18 distance auto  To learn your device‘s radio module capabilities type the command: rfc onfig <IF-NAME> capabilitites <IF-NAME> - radio interface name. Can be read on the device‘s labeling located on the case. 9. Wi-Fi AP interface configuration Wi-Fi AP interface configuration is performed using ―wifi‖ command. To  learn  available  Wi-Fi  AP  interfaces  on  your  device  (for  example,  wifi0)  type the command:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 43 ifconfig -a Set proper IP address and net mask for Wi-Fi interface (―wifi0‖) using ―ifconfig‖ command. For Wi-Fi AP activation use ―ifc wifi0 up‖ command. Example: ifc  wifi0 10.1.1.1/24 ifc  wifi0 up wifi wifi0 -freq 2432 –antenna diversity  Available ―wifi‖ command options: ssid <"string"> - sets network ID (Service Set Identity). -freq <value> - sets central frequency in MHZ. -txpwr <value> - sets AP output power in dBm. -antenna  <value>  -  sets  active  antenna  for  AP.  In diversity mode  AP  will choose antenna  to use automatically for each subscriber  depending  on the  link quality (only for APs with two Wi-Fi antennas). -auth <string> - sets authentification type for subscriber connection. -pass <”string”> - sets a password for subscriber authentification. -wpa-encrypt <”string”> - sets traffic type for WPA-authentification. Available ―wifi‖ command parameters: cap – shows AP capabilities. status – shows AP status. stations – shows AP‘s subscribers information.  10.Network topology setup At  the  core  of  the  system  is  a  MINT  (Mesh  Interconnection  Networking Technology)  protocol  which  acts  as  a  topology  defining  architecture  of  InfiNet Wireless  system.  Please  refer  to  the  WANFleX  OS  User  Guide  for  a  detailed description of MINT protocol.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 44 V. Link Configuring 1. Preliminary decisions Bitrate selection Overall link performance is greatly depends on the right bitrate selection. Wrong bitrate of a radio link in most cases lowers its performance characteristics. In the result subscribers are getting bad services.    IW MINT architecture makes bitrate selection process fully automatic. Using IW proprietary  Link  Forecasting  and  Active  Testing  algorithms  MINT  chooses  the optimal radio transmission rate individually for each connected subscriber device.   Therefore,  main  recommendations  for  bitrate  selection  are: enable  autobitrate  mechanism  and  set  the  maximal  available bitrate on the radio interfaces of all the devices   To estimate the real bitrate  of the device prior to its installation and deployment use the Range Calculator utility (see below). Frequency planning for multi-sectored Base Stations Base Stations with six sectors deliver the maximal performance by providing with sector reciprocal reservation and best price/performance parameter value. When having an optimal frequency gap of 40 MHz between adjacent sectors of the BS, the  following  schemes  are  recommended  to  be  configured  (e.g.  having  5 available in configuration frequencies F1, F2 … F5):  F1, F3, F5, F1, F3, F5  F1, F3, F1, F3, F1, F3 Transmitting power selection High  output  power  correlates  with  the  maximal  connection  performance. Decreasing  the  output  power  is  logical  when  the  maximal  bitrate  is  already reached  and  there  are  no  repeats.  In  this  case  excessive  output  power  can decrease the system parameters. When having no built-in or external amplifiers one can try to install the automatic power control for the subscriber.  Range|Bitrate calculation Range/Bitrate  calculator  allows  estimation  of  a  bitrate  and  distance  for  a particular radio link.  This calculator can be downloaded from ―Repository‖ of our support web-site (http://support.infinetwireless.com).
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 45  Range/Bitrate calculator view.  To use the calculator: 1. Set needed frequency range in ―Band‖ field. 2. Set NLOS parameters in ―Path type‖ field. 3. Set radio channel width in ―Bandwidth‖ field. 4. For Site 1 and Site 2 define device model, device‘s max output, antenna gain and feeder loss. 5. Press ―Calculate‖ button. The results  will  be  listed in a  table  below. For each  available Bitrate  value  you will see corresponding distances in kilometers for ―worst‖, ―mean‖ and ―optimal‖ environment conditions.   Earth surface relief is not taken into account in calculations.    2. Link diagnostic tools Ltest Ltest  utility  allows  precise  test  of  a  radio  link.  It  is  recommended  for  antenna alignment when installing a new device or for testing of existing radio link. Ltest can work in standard, alignment and bandwidth modes. Standard mode: In standard mode Ltest measures signal levels, retries, lost packets and acks. To start Ltest in this mode:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 46  lt rf5.0 <Mac-address of a device on the other side of the radio link> When «ltest» command starts it will show you output information that contains testing results. You can see Ltest output below: Current/Maximum incoming signal levelCurrent/Average number of retries in percentCurrent/Average number of undelivered packets in percentCurrent/Average number of undelivered acks in percentLocal device statistics Remote device statisticsEstimated round-trip time For success radio link establishing the following factors have to be considered: 1. It is recommended to start antenna alignment with searching maximum signal  level  on  a  minimal  possible  bitrate.    Afterwards  automatic  MINT mechanisms  will set  the  most  appropriate  bitrate  if  autobitrate  mode will be enabled.  2. Current  incoming  signal  level  in  «amp/max»  columns  (see  ―ltest‖ command output) must be between 12 and 40.   When it is more than 40 it is recommended to lower amplifier power.   If maximal signal level is less than 12 it is recommended to lower bitrate or channel width (for example, from 20MHz to 10MHz on the both sides of the radio link).  In some cases signal level that is less than 12 may be enough for radio link operation. In this case one has to be guided by such parameters as number  of  retries,  number  of  undelivered  packets  and  number  of undelivered acks. If the number of undelivered packets and the number of  undelivered  acks  is  null, the  number  of retries  is  small  and  all  these parameters  are  constant in time then the radio link, most often, will be operating properly.  3. Number  of  retries  value  in «rt%»  columns  must  be  as  close  to  zero  as possible.  4. Number of undelivered packets value in «up%» columns must be zero; if this value is not zero then the radio link couldn‘t be exploited.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 47 5. Number of undelivered acks value in «ua%» columns must be zero; if this value  is  not zero  then  the  radio  link couldn‘t  be  exploit.  If  this value  is constantly not less then 50 then most probably «distance» parameter is set  with  a  wrong  value. If  radio  link  distance  is  more  than  20  km then «long» mode must be enabled.   ALL  described  parameters  must  be  observed  in  the  both  (Local  and  Remote) sections of the «ltest» command output.  Alignment mode (for Xm-series only): The difference of this mode from the standard one is that «ant.amps» column is used instead of «amp/max». «Ant.amps» column indicates signal levels for each of two antennas of a devce divided by ―:‖ correspondingly.  To start Ltest in this mode: lt rf5.0 <Mac-adress> -align [L,R] Ltest output in alignment mode:   Bandwidth mode (Bandwidth meter): Bandwidth  meter  is  used  to  test  the  following  radio  link  characteristics: throughput  in  kilobits  per  second,  packets  per  second,  number  of  retries  and errors. Use the following «ltest» command options for testing:  -tu  [seconds] –  Unidirectional  test:  packets  are  transmitted  only from the current side to the specified address (―target‖ option)  -tb  [seconds] –  Bidirectional  test:  packets  are  transmitted  in  both directions  ―Seconds‖ parameter allows setting test period (5 seconds by default). Maximum value is 60 seconds. To start Ltest in this mode: lt rf5.0 <Mac-adress> -tb  ―Ltest‖ command output in Bandwidth meter mode:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 48   Muffer The  muffer  module  makes  it  possible  to  rapidly  test  the  electromagnetic environment,  visually  estimate  the  efficiency  of  the  utilization  of  the  air  links, reveal sources of interference, and estimate their power. Several operating  regimes  of the  muffer module provide for different levels  of details in test results Review mode This regime is enabled by the review option. It makes possible to have a general estimation of emissions and interference within specified frequency range.   Normal operation of the radio is not possible in this mode.  This  regime  can  be  useful  on  the  first  steps  of  link  configuration.  One  can observe  the  activity  on  the  selected  list  of  frequencies  and  make  decisions  of what frequencies can be used for the link so that the link did not interfere with other sources of signals.   The  scan  is  performed  only  for  the  packets  corresponding  with  the standard of the radio module (802.11a for 5GHz devices and 802.11b for  2.4  GHz  devices.  Other  sources  of  signals  on  the  scanned frequencies stay unseen.  The picture above shows the output of review mode. To run the review mode please type the following command: muffer <IF-NAME> review
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 49 Once the link is established you can use this mode to review the activity on the configured for frequency for the link. If no activity is observed that means that the signal from the remote side is being broken by the interference sources or by the obstacles on the signal propagation path. MAC2 mode This regime performs MAC-addresses analysis to estimate the number of clients with different MAC addresses and the efficiency of their utilization of the air link. The  analysis  is  carried  out  for  all  MAC  addresses  at  the  frequency  previously specified by rfconfig command. The mac2 regime checks both data packets and the link-level ACK messages sent by protocol supported devices.    Normal operation of the radio is not possible in this mode.   The picture below shows the output mac2 regime.  Like  in  review  mode  this regime  provides  with  the  information  about  a  current activity but on the configured frequency. To run the review mode please type the following command: muffer <IF-NAME> mac2  Statistics The statistics gathering is  used  for  estimating link load intensity and per  client. The amount of packets sent and received, and the  number of retransmissions is shown for each MAC address participating in the data exchange. The statistics output is presented in the picture below.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 50  The following decisions can be made by analyzing the outputted parameters:  If  the  number  of  repeated  packets  is  comparable  with  total  number  of packets that means that you might have an interference source  on the selected  frequency.  For  normally  operating  link  the  percentage  of repeated  packets  should  not  exceed  10%.  It  is  extremely  important  to obtain  a  permanent  zero  value  for  the  average  number  of  repeats  per packet. If the value is not zero that means that the link is NOT working properly and requires further improvement  If  total  percentage  of  repeated  packets  and  the  percentage  of  packets that  were  repeated  at  least  once  are  close  to  each  other  that  might mean that you have got a permanent source of interference. Otherwise, it  means  that  a  strong  interference  source  appears  from  time  to  time breaking your signal  Concerning  the  fact  that  statistics  module  outputs  the  information  for each  MAC-address  separately,  you  can  reveal  the  problem  for  some specific unit on the wireless network The ―muffer stat‖ command shows the statistics only from registered devices. To view statistics type the following command: muffer stat To reset all counters please type muffer stat clear Other modes of muffer The muffer also has the following modes:  mac mode. Compared to the mac2 mode this mode does not take link-level ACK messages sent by protocol support devices into account  mynet  mode  performs  the  radio  testing  without  disturbing  radio module's  normal  operation,  but  taking  into  account  only  packets  from within the given network
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 51  sid  mode.  The  sid  regime  allows  estimating  the  number  of  currently operating  subscriber  groups  having  different  identifiers  (SID),  and  the efficiency of air links utilization. The analysis is carried out for all network identifiers at the frequency previously specified for the radio module by rfconfig command.  Load Meter Load  meter  is  a  powerful  tool  that  allows  estimating  the  load  of  a  system interface  specified  by  interface  parameter.  By  default,  the  information  is displayed  on  one  line  and  updated  every  second;  the  load  is  measured  in kilobytes. Below picture shows the load  meter  output  for  the  radio  interface outputted in line-by-line mode with one second interval.  To run load meter like it is shown above, please type:  loadm –l <IF-NAME>  Acquiring interfaces statistics Interface  statistics  can  be  acquired  using  netstat  module  which  includes  two modes:  Routing tables output (using ―-r‖ parameter with the command)  Interfaces statistics output (using ―-i‖ parameter with the command) Below picture shows the example of interfaces statistics output.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 52    If the  interface  has  several  aliases the  statistics is  still measured  for physical interface in a whole. For example, see rf5.0 or eth0 interfaces above. The numbers shown in 4 right columns correspond in physical interface.  InfiNet Wireless RapidView-1 InfiNet  Wireless  RapidView-1  – is  a  special  diagnostic  device  that  is  used  for InfiNet  Wireless  equipment  comfort  installation,  antenna  alignment  and configuration. Device allows getting the following information:  Radio link establishment indication  Visual monitoring of radio signal levels  Receiving retries information  Diagnostic of RF and Ethernet interfaces
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 53 Top view:   Back view:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 54  Indicator panel:   How to use: Turning on: 1. For turning InfiNet Wireless RapidView-1 on simply push «Power button». 2. Device LEDs will light up for 2 seconds.  3. Device will perform constant tries to connect to ODU. If device‘s power is normal  Power/ODU  connection  LED  (1)  will  blink  1  time  per  second.  If device‘s power is low LED 1 will blink 4 times per second in turn with not lighting intervals.  4. Once ODU link is established LED 1 stops blinking (if power is normal) and device‘s interfaces status are shown by LEDs 2-6. 5. 1 time per second device updates its status output. 6. If ODU link will be broken LEDs 2-6 will go out after 2 seconds and LED 1 will start blinking 1 time per second. Diagnostic  device  connection  to  ODU  should  be  done  via  console  port  of  the ODU. Once link is up between ODU and diagnostic device the following record is put in ODU system log:  Connected test unit. Begin service communication over console. Test unit detected: rf0 – rf5.0 Exact radio interface names depend on wireless equipment configuration. When  diagnostic  device  is  unplugged  from  the  following  record  is  put  in  ODU system log:  Test unit disconnected. Return to normal console mode.  LEDs modes description: ODU status monitoring via diagnostic device is performed by its LEDs indication. LEDs modes and ODU status correspondence is shown in the following table:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 55  LEDs Function 1. Power/ODU connection LED Shows diagnostic device power status and diagnostic device-ODU connection status.  Constant lighting — diagnostic device-ODU connection established, diagnostic device power is normal. Blinking 1 time per second — diagnostic device power is normal, diagnostic device-ODU connection is not established. Blinking 4 times per second — diagnostic device-ODU connection established, diagnostic device power is low (change batteries). Frequent blinking with intervals — diagnostic device power is low, diagnostic device-ODU connection is not established. 2. Radio link LEDs Show whether radio link is established on certain ODU‘s radio interface.   Constant lighting — radio link is established.   What ODU‘s radio interface to show by what column RF0 or RF1 is chosen by the following way:  for RF0 column is taken radio interface with the least number, for RF1 the other interface.  For example, there are the following radio interfaces on ODU: Rf5.0, rf5.1. Then for RF0 column rf5.0 will be taken, for RF1 — rf5.1.  When no radio link then LEDs 2-4 are not lighting. 3. Radio signal overload/Packets retries LEDs Show receiving radio signal level overload and number of packet retries information.  Constant lighting —receiving radio signal level on the interface is too high. Blinking 4 times per second -  number of retries >= 50% Blinking 2 times per second -  number of retries >= 28 % Blinking 1 time per second -  number of retries >= 7 %  If certain radio interface (radio module) is not present on the device then all corresponding LEDs of this radio interface is off. If ODU has certain radio interface but it is not activated (for example, not entered «mint rf5.0 start» command) then LED 3 is blinking 1 time per second whereas LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting. If ODU has certain radio interface but it is not activated (for example, not entered «mint rf5.0 start» command) then LED 3 is blinking 1 time per second whereas LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting. If ODU has certain radio interface activated («mint rf5.0 start» command entered) then LED 3 is blinking 4 times per second whereas LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting. 4. Radio signal level scales Show receiving signal level of the established radio link.   Each LED can be in 4 modes: Not lighting — radio signal level is lower than scale value. Blinking — the more frequently is blinking the nearer signal level is to given scale value. Constant lighting — signal level is higher or equal to scale value. 5. Ethernet interface data rate LEDs  Show data rate of the corresponding Ethernet interface.  There are 2 LEDs for each Ethernet interface (Eth0 and Eth1).  10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Error Upper LED Lighting Not lighting Lighting Blinking Lower LED Not lighting Lighting Lighting Blinking  6. Ethernet interface mode LEDs Constant lighting — Full Duplex. Not lighting — Half Duplex.  IF Ethernet connection is established but corresponding ODU‘s interface is not enabled then LEDs 5, 6 indicate connection configuration by blinking 1 time per second.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 56 VI. Configuration via Web-interface 1. Overall functionality overview Web-interface is used for easy device management and monitoring via graphical web-based interface. Web-interface allows:  Monitoring device interfaces statistics  Monitoring radio link statistics  Viewing and changing the device configuration  Using graphical antenna alignment tool  Wireless link throughput testing  Device maintenance and support  Using Spectrum Analyzer tool  Viewing the system log.  2. Run Requirements In  order  to  run  and  properly  use  the  application,  the  following  requirements must be met:  Web-browser  Latest OS WANFleX version  Web-interface support activated on the device («webcfg start» command) - enabled by default To connect to the device via Web-browser type: http://<device IP-address> (by default: http://10.10.10.1). You can also make an SSL-secured connection: https://<device IP-address> (by default: https://10.10.10.1).  3. Localization Web-interface  has  multiple  language  support  including:  English  (default), Russian, Italian, French and Chinese. The ―Language‖ drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Web-interface window enables setting the language for the current session only (the next time Web-interface will start with the default language). To  make  the  localization  permanent  please  refer  to  the  ―System  Settings‖ description in the ―Basic Settings‖ section.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 57 4. Basic settings  On  the  ―Basic  Settings‖  page  the  device  configuration  is  performed.  All  the parameters  that  are  available  for  configuration  are  divided  into  the  dedicated sections (e.g. ―System Settings‖, ―Radio Settings‖). To show/hide the parameters of the section just click on the section‘s header. The listing and description of all the sections can be found below in this chapter. To  view  the  configuration  that  is  done  on  the  ―Basic  Settings‖  page  in  a  CLI-based format, please use ―Preview Configuration‖ button. To apply the configuration changes to the unit use ―Apply‖ button.   After  pressing  "Apply"  button  the  unit's  current  configuration  will  be updated according to the parameters set on the ―Basic Settings‖ page. The unit will be turned into the switch mode.  ―Test‖  button  allows  applying  temporary  configuration.  The  original  (previous) configuration  restores  automatically  after  3  minute  period  (180  seconds).  The period  can  be  extended  and  the  changes  can  be  either  accepted  or  rejected immediately.  Description of the sections: System Settings  This section allows viewing/setting system parameters of the unit‘s configuration:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 58  Device name – general device name  User Name - user Name used as Login  Password - secret password used to login into the unit  Confirm Password - password confirmation  Keep current system password – saves currently used password in the unit‘s configuration and locks ―Password‖ and ―Confirm Password‖ fields. In case this check-box is leaved unchecked and ―Password‖ and ―Confirm Password‖ fields are empty some web browsers may spontaneously put random data into them so that after the configuration is applied the password will be unknown to the user  WEB Interface language – defines the language of WEB-interfaces (saves your language choice in the configuration and uses it in the next sessions from the start). To change the language of your current session only, please refer to the ―Localization‖ section of the ―Web-interface‖ chapter. SNTP and Time Zone settings:  Start SNTP – starts SNTP service  SNTP IP Address - sets SNTP server IP-address  Time Zone – sets Time Zone. For more details on time zones please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone.            Radio Settings  This section allows viewing/setting the following radio parameters:  Interface –available radio interface  Type – network type of the node (Master, Slave)  MultiBS - this option enables the Slave node to constantly check the link quality and try to find another BS if the quality become worse. When the option is disabled then if the link breaks the node will firstly try to reconnect to the same BS regardless of the link quality.  Channel Width - operating channel bandwidth of the radio in MHz. Must be equal at both sides of the link
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 59  DFS – allows starting DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) service or DFS without Radar Detection  Frequency - central operating frequency in MHz. Must be equal at both sides of the link.  Frequency range list - list of frequencies allowed for choosing by DFS service  Tx Power - output power of the radio in dBm. ―Auto‖ field enables the ATPC function (recommended).  The ATPC Correction field make the ATPC function set higher (―+‖ number in dB) or lower (―-‖ number in dB) power levels compared to the value it has estimated by itself.   Tx Bitrate - fixed operating bitrate (if numerical value chosen) or auto bitrate (Automatic Modulation Control) if "Auto" is chosen (recommended).   The Autobitrate Correction field make the Autobitrate function increase a bitrate (―-‖ number in dB) even if the signal level is lower by the specified number of dB than that required. Or keep the bitrate down (―+‖ number in dB) until the signal level becomes higher by the specified number of dB than that required.  Advanced Radio Settings  This subsection of the ―Radio Settings‖ section allows managing the signal chains of the radio module and creating a customized frequency grid. ―Antenna #0‖ and ―Antenna #1‖ Rx/Tx checkboxes enables/disables receive and transmission modes of the corresponding signal chain of the unit‘s radio module.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 60 The ―Channel  Type‖ option  allows  switching between  the  Dual  (MIMO -Multiple Input  Multiple  Output)  and  Single  (MISO  -  Multiple  Input  Single  Output) operation modes of the radio module. The frequency grid table shows the unit‘s frequency limitations supported in the unit‘s license for each band (―Hardware/License  Frequency Limitation‖ column). The  ―Current  Frequency  Grid‖  column  allows  setting  a  customized  user-determined frequency grid within the license restrictions. The frequency grid for every  band  is  formed  in  the  form  of  a  list  of  sub  ranges  with  the  defined frequency  step  (start  frequency–end  frequency/step),  or  a  list  of  comma delimited standalone frequencies. Network Settings  This section allows viewing/setting the following network parameters: ethX Settings - Ethernet interface settings (e.g. eth0):  ―Up‖ check-box enables/disables the interface
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 61  ―DHCP‖ check-box allows starting DHCP client on the interface  Mode – enables setting the wired interface mode (Speed/Duplex). ―Auto‖ mode is recommended.  IP-address field  allows  assigning  an IP-address to the  interface.  One  can assign  more  than  one  IP-address  to the  interface  by  using  ―+‖  button. ―X‖ button deletes the corresponding IP-address  ―Description‖ field allows adding a text note of up to 72 characters to the interface configuration.  rfX Settings - RF interface settings (e.g. rf5.0): Please see ―ethX Settings‖ description above.  prfX Settings – Pseudo-RF interface settings (e.g. prf0): IW units can establish connections with each other not only via radio but also through wired Ethernet.  PRF  (Pseudo-RF) interface is used  for this purpose. PRF  interface  makes Ethernet interface  look like a  usual  radio interface  through  which  a  node  can  find  neighbors  and  establish  a connection with them. Please see the full description of the PRF interface in OS WANFleX User Manual.  For ―Up‖, ―DHCP‖, IP-address and ―Description‖ settings please see ―ethX Settings‖ description above.  ―Parent‖  check-box  allows  connects  the  PRF  interface  with  the  physical interface of the device.  ―Channel‖ field allows setting channel number with which the frames are sent and received by the parent interface. Frames sent to Ethernet with a  specific  channel  number  can  be  received  on  other  nodes  only  by  its PRF interfaces  with  the  same  channel  number.  Possible  channel  values are 0-3.  vlanX Settings – VLAN IEEE 802.1q settings (e.g. vlan0):  For ―Up‖, ―DHCP‖, IP-address and ―Description‖ settings please see ―ethX Settings‖ description above.  ―Parent‖ check-box connects the VLAN interface with the physical interface of the device.  ―VLAN  ID‖  field allows  setting  the  VLAN  tag  for the  current  interface  (1-4094)  ―QinQ‖  check-box  enables  dot1q  tunneling  (double-tagging)  on  the interface.  lagX Settings – Ling Aggregation interface settings (e.g. lag0):  Link  aggregation  is  using  multiple  physical  channels  in  parallel  as  one logical  channel  to  increase  the  total  capacity  of  the  link  and  provide redundancy.  To  perform  this  functionality  on  the  unit  ―lagX‖  logical interface is used.  For ―Up‖, ―DHCP‖, IP-address and ―Description‖ settings please see ―ethX Settings‖ description above.  ―Add parents‖ button allows of choosing the parent physical interfaces for the aggregation.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 62  Default Gateway – sets an IP-address for the Default Gateway.  ―Create  Pseudo-RF‖,  ―Create  VLAN‖  and  ―Create  LAG‖  buttons  creates  the corresponding interfaces in the configuration of the unit.         Link Settings  This section allows viewing/setting the following link parameters:  Interface – available radio interface (or PRF interface)  Network SID - Network System Identifier (up to 8-digit HEX figure). All units that are supposed to see each other on the same radio link must have the same SID value  Node Name - the network name for the node  Node ID - the sequential number for the node. The parameter is optional  Security Key - key word to encode protocol messages. The key can be up to 64 characters long and should not contain spaces (or should be put in quotes). All units that are supposed to see each other on the same radio link must have the same Security Key  Encryption – enables hardware-accelerated AES-128 encryption for all the traffic  Marker Access - turns marker access (Polling) mode on. This mode is recommended for PMP and long PTP links (7+ km). Should be enabled just at the Base Station or at one side of the PTP link (do not enable polling at both sides, otherwise wireless connection will fail!)  Join Interfaces - allows radio and Pseudo-RF interfaces of the unit to interconnect with each other as if they are two separate network nodes
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 63 Please see the full description of the Join function in OS WANFleX User Manual   Trap gateway – sets the unit as SNMP relay.  The information about SNMP relay will be automatically distributed throughout the MINT network. The nodes can use remote SNMP services   Switch group – enables local traffic (for example, NAT or routed traffic generated by local nodes) to be switched in one of the switch groups defined on the unit   Authentication Mode – sets the type of nodes authentication (public/static). More details can be found in OS WANFleX User Manual in the ―Nodes authentication‖ section of the ―Mint‖ Chapter.  Fixed Links  This section enables creation of the local nodes database. For more information on nodes authentication and local nodes database please refer to the ―Nodes authentication‖ and ―Creating local nodes database‖ sections of the ―Mint‖ Chapter in OS WANFleX User Manual.  Available parameters are:  MAC – defines the MAC-address of the node with which a connection can be established  Disabled – disables the corresponding record in the local database  Key - unique unit‘s key (key word or phrase up to 64 characters long; if contains spaces should be put into quotes). Used in authentication procedures. The same key should be specified in the settings of the connecting node (―mint IFNAME –key‖)  Note – use this field to make some word note (description) for the specified node.  ―Remove‖ button – removes the corresponding record in the local database.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 64 MAC Switch  This  section  allows  stating  the  switch  mode  on  the  unit  and  creating  multiple switch groups. General section:  ―Help‖  button  –  displays  general  help  guidelines  for  MAC  switch configuration.  ―Enable Switch‖ check-box – starts switching on the unit  Management  VLAN  – sets  a  Management  VLAN ID.  When  set  the device access and configuration are possible only via Management VLAN  ―Create Switch Group‖ button – creates a new switch group.  Group section:  Group# - allows changing the unique numeric identifier of the group  ―Enabled‖  check-box    -  enables/disables  the  corresponding  switching group  Interfaces  –  allows  including  local  network  interfaces  of the  unit  (―ethX‖, ―rfx‖, ―tunX‖, etc.) into the switch group by selecting the corresponding check-boxes. Each local interface supports 3 modes of dealing with the VLAN tagged traffic going out from the interface: o Pass – transparent mode,  i.e.  in  this mode  all  the traffic  remains unchanged. o Strip – in this mode all VLAN tagged packets are untagged by the interface o Tag  –  in  this  mode  all  the  packet  are  tagged  with  the  VLAN  tag specified in the field located below the ―tag‖ option  STP – enables Spanning Tree Protocol feature at the switching group  IGMP – enables IGMP-Snooping feature at the switching group  Repeater – starts the repeater mode. In this mode the group switches the packets simply by sending them to all the device‘s interfaces except the one the packet was received from.  Admin  –  sets  the  switching  group  as  the  admin  group.  All  the  packets originated  by  the  unit  itself  (e.g.  RIP/OSPF  or  ping)  leave  the  MINT network  via  the  admin  group.  If  ―No  Admin  Group‖  is  selected  such packets isn‘t able to leave the network  Mode – allows using one of the following switch group modes:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 65 o Normal – standard mode o Trunk  –  in  this  mode  the  packets  are  untagged  and  placed  in groups with a number corresponding to the packet‘s VLAN TAG. (please  see  the  full  description  of  the  trunk  mode  in  OS WANFleX User Manual) o In-Trunk  –  this  mode  allows  indicating  to  what  trunk  group belongs  the  group  (please  see  the  full  description  of  the  trunk mode in OS WANFleX User Manual) o Upstream – this mode is used for upstream multicast flows in video surveillance  systems  (please  see  the  full  description  of  video surveillance system configuration in OS WANFleX User Manual) o Downstream  –  this  mode  is  used  for  downstream  traffic  in  video surveillance  systems  (please  see  the  full  description  of  video surveillance system configuration in OS WANFleX User Manual)  Description - allows adding a text note to the group configuration  Up and down arrows allows to change the group's order  ―Remove Group‖ button – deletes the group  Group  Rules  –  allows  adding  rules  that  defines  what  packets  should  be processed by the group  Default  Action  –  the  action  (permit  or  deny)  taken  on  the  packet  if  it doesn‘t match to any rule.  Rules  This subsection of the ―MAC Switch‖ section allows adding rules that define what packets should be processed by the group.  Pcap/vlan field – defines whether the rule is a PCAP expression or a VLAN list  Rule field – a field where a rule shall be typed in. To view the rules help please  use  the  ―Help‖  button  in  the  ―MAC  Switch‖  section  (described above).  Validate – checks if the rule typed in the ―Match‖ field has the right syntax  Action – the action (permit or deny) taken on the packet if it matches the rule  Up and down arrows allows to change the rule's order  ―Remove Rule‖ button – deletes the rule  ―Add  Rule‖  button – creates  a  new  rule‘s  entry  in  the  ―Group  Rules‖ subsection.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 66 IP Firewall  IP Firewall is a mechanism of filtering packets crossing an IP network node, according to different criteria. You can find full information on IP Firewall in OS WANFleX User Manual. This section allows creating of IP Firewall rules that determine which packets may be accepted/forwarded by the node.  ―Help‖ button – displays help guidelines for rules creation   Direction – sets the rule as incoming (Input) or outgoing (Output). The incoming filters determine which packets may be accepted by the node. The outgoing filters determine which packets may be forwarded by the node as a result of routing  Interface – specifies the logical interface of the unit which the rule will be applied to. If ―any‖ option is used the rule will be applicable to all available interfaces  Action – the action (permit or deny) taken on the packet if it matches the rule  Log – enables registering filter actions in the system log  Rule - a field where a rule shall be typed in  Validate – checks if the rule typed in the ―Rule‖ field has the right syntax  Up and down arrows allows to change the rule's order  ―Remove Rule‖ button – deletes the rule  ―Add Rule‖ button – creates a new rule‘s entry.  SNMP  This section allows managing SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) functionality.  Access
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 67 To  enable  SNMP  functionality  on  the  units  and  configure  SNMP  access parameters  the  ―Access‖  subsection  of  the  ―SNMP‖  section  is  used.  SNMP Versions 1 and 3 are supported. To start SNMP services on the unit check the ―Start SNMP‖ check-box. SNMP Version 1 Configuration: The ―Version 1 enable‖ check box enables/disables SNMP Version 1 support. The ―Community‖ field sets a community name for the SNMP Version 1 agents.  The default community name is "public". The optional ―Contact‖ and ―Location‖ fields enable adding information about the unit‘s owner and location. SNMP Version 3 Configuration: To add a new SNMP Version 3 user press ―Add SNMP v3 User‖ button. Then fill in the following parameters in the appeared fields:    User Name – sets the SNMP Version 3 user‘s name.  Password  – sets  the  user‘s  password  for  the  authentification.  Should contain at least 8 characters.  Security – sets an SNMP Version 3 security level as follows: o No  Authentification  No  Privacy  –  SNMP  messages  are  sent unauthenticated and unencrypted. o Authentification  No  Privacy  –  SNMP  messages  are  sent authenticated and unencrypted. o Authentification  and  Privacy  –  SNMP  messages  are  sent authenticated and encrypted. The passphrase for the encryption can  be  set  in  the  ―Privacy  Password‖  field.  The  encryption protocol can be chosen in the ―Privacy Protocol‖ drop-down field.  ―Readonly‖  check-box  –  if  checked  permits  only  to  read  the variables.  If unchecked permits Read-Write operations.  ―Admin‖  check-box  –  if  checked  provides  full  access  to  the  variables.  If unchecked gives only limited access.  ―Remove User‖ button removes the user from the SNMP configuration. Several users can be added to the SNMP configuration. To display help on the SNMP configuration parameters use the ―Help‖ button.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 68 Traps  SNMP protocol enables a network agent to send asynchronous messages (traps) when  some  specific  event  occurs  on  the  controlled  device  (object).  InfiNet Wireless units have a built-in SNMP Traps support module (agent) that performs a  centralized  information  delivery  from  the  unit‘s  internal  subsystems  to  the SNMP server. The SNMP Traps agent can be configured in this subsection. To start SNMP Trap agent on the unit check the ―Enable SNMP Traps‖ check-box. Available parameters:  Agent IP – agent‘s own IP-address sent with SNMP-trap packets  Transport – transport method (IP or MINT Gateway). When ―IP‖ is chosen SNMP-traps are sent to the SNMP server with the IP address specified in the ―Destination‖ field.  When ―MINT Gateway‖ is chosen SNMP-traps is sent to the SNMP server via  the  SNMP  network  agent  running  on  some  other  device (Gateway). To  direct  SNMP  traps  to  the  gateway  type  its  MAC-address  in  the ―Gateway MAC‖ field. If the ―Gateway MAC‖ field is left blank SNMP traps are automatically sent to the defined MINT SNMP relay (to set the units as MINT SNMP relay use ―Trap gateway‖ check-box in the ―Link Settings‖ section).  Destination - sets an SNMP server‘s IP-address and UDP port (port 162 is used by default). The below trap check-boxes defines the traps and the groups of traps to be sent to the server. The ―Clone‖ button adds enables adding multiple SNMP servers. The ―Clear‖ button unchecks all the trap check-boxes for the server.  ―Help‖  button  –  displays  help  on  the  SNMP  Traps  configuration parameters.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 69 QoS Options  This section allows managing traffic prioritization. ―Auto Prioritization‖: This set of check-boxes allows enabling/disabling automatic traffic prioritization for different types of packets.  RTP Packets – enables automatic prioritization for real time packets  Dot1p Tags – enables automatic prioritization for packets labeled with IEEE 802.1p priority  IP ToS - enables automatic prioritization for packets labeled with ToS  TCP Acknowledgments – enables automatic prioritization for TCP Acks.  ―Miscellaneous‖: These  options  allow  choosing  the  prioritization  policy  applied  to  the  traffic queues and enabling ICMP prioritization.  ―Strict Prioritization‖ check-box enables "Strict Priority" prioritization policy (otherwise, by default, "Weighted Fair Queuing" policy is used). Please see the description of these prioritization policies in OS WANFleX User Manual.  ―ICMP Prioritization‖ check-box enables prioritization of ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) packets.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 70 5. Device Status  The  ―Device  Status‖  page  allows  viewing  CPU/memory/flash  usage  and monitoring  statistics  of  the  unit‘s  interfaces  and radio  wireless  connections  and using  the  graphical  ―Antenna  alignment‖  tool  and  performing  radio  link performance tests and viewing the system log.  The  ―Interface  Statistics‖  section  displays  the  following  parameters  of  all available interfaces of the device:  Interface – the name of the interface  MAC Address – the MAC-address of the interface  Status – the status of the interface (Up, Down)  Mode – main working parameters currently used by the interface for its operation  Packets  Rx/Tx  –  the  number  of  received/transmitted  packets  via  the interface  Errors  Rx/Tx  –  the  number  of  errors  on  the  interface  when receiving/transmitting  Load (kbps) Rx/Tx – the data load of the interface in kilobits per second  Load (pps) Rx/Tx – the data load of the interface in packets per second.  The ―Wireless Links Statistics‖ section displays all neighboring devices which the interface  (RF  or  Pseudo-RF)  of  the  given  node  is  connected  to.  The  following radio link parameters are displayed:  Link Quality  –  indicates  the  quality of  the  link  to a  neighboring device: green  –  the  link  has  acceptable  characteristics,  yellow  –  the  link  has significant problems, red – the link has unsatisfactory characteristics.  Neighbor – the neighbor‘s name  MAC Address – the neighbor‘s MAC address  Node ID – the sequential number of the neighboring node  Distance – the distance of the link  Transmit  Power  (dBm)  Rx/Tx  –  transmit  power  values  for  remote/local sides of the link in dBm  Control Level (dB) Rx/Tx – signal levels for receiving/transmitting (in dB) measured relative to the minimum possible bitrate
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 71  Current Level (dB) Rx/Tx - signal levels for receiving/transmitting (in dB) measured  relative  to  the  Rx/Tx bitrates  that  are  currently  used  for  the link  Bitrate  Rx/Tx  – the bitrates for receiving/transmitting that are currently used for the link  Retries (%) Rx/Tx – measured percentage of the resent packets on the link for receiving/transmitting   Errors  (%)  Rx/Tx  –  measured  percentage  of  the  errors  on  the  link  for receiving/transmitting  Load (kbps) Rx/Tx – the data load of the link in kilobits per second  Load (pps) Rx/Tx – the data load of the link in packets per second  The ―Refresh‖ button updates the statistics. The  ―Auto  Refresh‖ check-box  enables  automatic  statistics  update.  The  update frequency  (in  seconds)  can  be  set  by the  ―Auto  Refresh  Time‖ parameter.  The minimal possible value, ―0‖ seconds, makes update process instant.  The ―Show System Log‖ button shows the ―System Log‖ section.  The ―System Log‖ section allows browsing the unit‘s system log. It is possible to minimize/enlarge the system log window with the following buttons:  .  The ―Clear System Log‖ button deletes all the information from the system log. To hide the ―System Log‖ section press ―Hide System Log‖ button.  Extended Link Diagnostic Once  the  unit  is  wirelessly  connected  to  the  remote  neighbor  it  is  possible  to make  extended  diagnostic  and  optimization  of  this  link. To do this just  mouse-click on the row containing the data of the wireless link you want to test (see the picture below):
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 72  Then choose ―Antenna alignment tool‖ or ―Performance tests‖ from the appeared ―Extended Link Diagnostic‖ window.  Antenna alignment tool Graphical antenna alignment tool visualize antenna alignment process making it quicker, easier and comfortable for the user. ―Antenna  alignment  tool‖  page  view  for  ―R5000-Xm‖  device  models  is  shown below:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 73 ―Start  Test‖/‖Stop  Test‖  buttons  at  the  bottom  of  the  page  start/stop  the alignment test.  ―Exit Test‖ button returns to the ―Device Status‖ page. ―Help‖ button displays help guidelines for antenna alignment. Once the test is started antenna alignment can be monitored using graphical and text  indicators.  Indicators  for  both  local  and  remote  devices  are  displayed together  on  the  same  page that allows viewing the alignment  process  for  both sides of the link. Each  side  of  the  link  (local  and  remote)  has  two  similar  test  indicator  sets corresponding  to  two  antenna  polarizations  (rx  chains)  of  the  device  (one  for Vertical  polarization  and  another  for  Horizontal).  This  allows  controlling  the alignment  process  for  each  antenna  polarizations  for  local  and  remote  devices simultaneously. Text indicators are the following:  Input Level, dBm – RSSI indicator of the input signal. Measured in dBm.  Error  Vector  Magnitude  (EVM)  –  indicator  of  the  measured  input  signal quality.  It  should  be  as  high  as  possible.  The  recommended  level  is  not less than 21.  Chain  0  Signal  Level  –  input  signal  level  indicator  of  antenna  number  0 (vertical polarization).  Chain  1  Signal  Level  –  input  signal  level  indicator  of  antenna  number  1 (horizontal polarization).  Retries – percentage of transmit packet retries. Graphical indicator:   The main item in the graphical indicator is Input Signal stripe.  The height of the Input Signal stripe is measured by Input Signal Level scale in dB. The higher is the stripe the stronger is the signal. The stripe  can change it location along the Cross Fading scale  that  shows how much influence the corresponding device antenna has on the other one, i.e. how much  vertically  and  horizontally  polarized  signals  influence  each  other.  The higher value has the stripe according to the Cross Fading scale (the farther stripe is from the 0 dB value) the less influence antennas have on each other.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 74 The top of the Input  Signal  stripe can be  located in black (Good  signal)  or red (Bad signal) background areas or somewhere in washed border between  them. It means the signal is good, bad or average correspondingly. When aligning the antenna it is recommended to try to achieve the stripe top to be located in the black area. At the bottom of the Input Signal stripe may appear a special red sub-stripe. This sub-stripe indicates the presence of packet retries and its percentage of the total transmitted packets number. During alignment test the Input Signal stripe may be moving along Cross Fading scale and increase or  decrease in height  indicating the  changes in the  received signal. When the top of the stripe is changing its location moving from one point on  the  background  area  to  the  other  it  commonly  leaves  pink  and  blue  marks that  indicate  measured  maximum  and  minimum  levels  of  the  signal  at  the particular  point.  Thus  it  makes  possible  to  observe  the  ―history‖  of  the  signal changes.  To  clear  the  marks  use  ―Clear  History‖  button  at  the  bottom  of  the page.  Main recommendations when using ―Antenna alignment tool‖:  1. It  is  recommended  to  start  antenna  alignment  with  searching  maximum signal  level  on  a  minimal  possible  bitrate.  Afterwards  automatic  MINT mechanisms will set the most appropriate bitrate when “Autobitrate” mode will be enabled. 2. Input signal level should be between 12 and 50. ATPC is recommended to be enabled. If signal level it is more than 50 it is recommended to lower amplifier power (ATPC will do it automatically). If maximal  signal level  is less  than  12 it is  recommended to  lower  channel width (for example, from 20MHz to 10MHz). In some cases signal level that is less than 12 may be enough for radio link operation. In this case one has to be guided by such parameters as number of retries and Error Vector Magnitude. If the number of retries  is small and EVM is more than 21 (Input Signal stripe is green) then the radio link, most often, will be operating properly. 3. Retries value should be zero or as low as possible. 4. The top of an Input Signal stripe should be located in the black area. 5. The signal quality should be good: EVM value should be more than 21. 6. Input  signals  of  the  two  antennas  of  the  device  should  have  similar  Cross fading values  (Input  Signal  stripes  should be located  symmetrically  relating to the 0 dB value). ALL  described  recommendations  are  applicable  to  both  (Local  and  Remote) sections. Link samples:  Good link sample
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 75   Bad link sample   Performance tests The ―Performance tests‖ page allows performing link throughput tests on all the bitrates that are available for the configured channel bandwidth. ―Performance tests‖ page view is shown below:
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 76  ―Run  Tests‖/‖Stop  Tests‖  buttons  at  the  bottom  of  the  page  start/stop  the performance tests. ―Back‖ button returns to the ―Device Status‖ page. Each row corresponding to a certain bitrate value can be selected or deselected for participating in the performance test by using a check-box on the right of it. By  using  ―Select  all‖  check-box  all  the  bitrates  could  be  selected/deselected  at once. Three more parameters are available for management:   ―Bi-directional‖  check-box  that  allows  choosing  between  making  bi-directional (when checked)  and unidirectional  (unchecked)  performance tests.    ―Use mint‖ check-box  allows performing MINT-enabled test when all the traffic  and  link  parameters  are  controlled  and  managed  by  MINT functions  such  as  ATPC  and  autobitrate.  In  this  mode  the  statistics  for errors abd retries is not available.  ―Test  time‖  parameter  allows  setting  the  duration  of  the  test  for  each bitrate in seconds (5 seconds by default).  The  bitrates  list  on  the  ―Performance  test‖  page  consists  of  the  bitrates  that corresponds  to  the  channel  bandwidth  set  on  the  unit  (5/10/20/40MHz).  To perform  the  tests  for  the  bitrates  related  to  the  other  channel  bandwidth  you need  to  reconfigure  channel  bandwidth  (―Channel  Width‖  parameter  in  the ―Radio Setting‖ section of the ―Basic Settings‖ page) on both units that form the tested link.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 77  Extended Interface Statistics Extended  Interface  Statistics  tools  allow  gathering  complete  information  and enhanced statistics on the unit‘s interfaces. Each interface type has its own set of available tools applicable to it. To access the Extended Interface Statistics tools make a mouse-click on the row with the interface on which you want to get statistics in the ―Interface Statistics‖ section (see the picture below):  Then choose the statistic tool you need from the appeared window. Bi-directional  performance  test output description  for  180 Mbps  bitrate (40MHz channel bandwidth):
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 78 General Statistics The General Statistics tool shows statistics on the interface such as the interface mode,  current  status,  receive  and  transmit  statistics  and  so  on.  The  actual statistics details depend on the interface type (i.e. Ethernet, RF and other).  Radio Sources Analysis The  Radio  Sources  Analysis  tool  tests  the  electromagnetic  environment  and enables  to  estimate  utilization  efficiency  of  the  radio  links,  reveal  sources  of interference and estimate their power.  Network Address Table The  Network  Address  Table  tool  shows  the  network  address  table  for  the interface.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 79 6. Maintenance  The  ―Maintenance‖  page  allows  performing  service  tasks  for  the  device maintenance. The «Firmware»  section of  the  page  shows  current  firmware  version,  firmware build date, serial number and system up time.  The  «Upload»/«Download»  sections  allow  uploading  and  downloading  license files, firmware and configuration on/off the device. The following buttons can be used:  «Reboot» button - reboots the device  «Restore Factory Settings» button - restores factory default configuration   ―View Current License‖ button - shows current device license parameters in a separate window  ―View Current Configuration‖ button  - shows current  device  configuration in text format in a separate window  ―Create  Diagnostic  Card‖  button  –  Tech  Support  Reports  Generator: creates a text file that contains complete information set from the device such  as:  full  device  configuration  listing,  system  log  output,  license information, ―mint map detail‖ command output, interfaces statistics and so on.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 80 7. Spectrum Analyzer  The «Spectrum Analyzer» page provides deep analysis of radio emission sources. In  this  mode  device  scans  the  radio  spectrum  on  all  available  frequencies.  To obtain information as complete as possible, the scanning process may take some time. The following parameters can be set to manage «Spectrum Analyzer» operation:  Unit‘s radio interface  Start frequency, determining the initial frequency for scanning in MHz  Stop frequency, determining the ending frequency for scanning in MHz  Band - bandwidth in MHz  Step – scanning frequency step in MHz      It is recommended to set 1 MHz ―step‖ value to get more   precise scanning results.   Channel mask – specifies which antenna will scan the radio environment. ―Auto‖ value set scanning by both antennas. This parameter is applicable only to ―R5000-Xm‖ models  Scan  Duration  –  time  period  for  scanning  in  seconds.  After  the  end  of this time period scanning will be stopped and radio interface will be back to normal mode operation
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 81  Enable  Grid  –  draws  grid  lines  and  highlights  the  special  frequency channel  on  the  scan  output.  Special  highlighted  frequency  channel  can be used to mark a channel that the device is currently working on or that is planned for using  Grid  Width  –bandwidth  value  for  the  highlighted  frequency  channel  in MHz  Grid  Frequency  –  central  operating  frequency  for  the  highlighted frequency channel  Gradient Max RSSI – shows gradient-color marked ―Max RSSI‖ values on the Spectrum Analyzer output screen. To start/stop «Spectrum Analyzer» use «Start Sensor Test»/«Stop Sensor Test» buttons. ―Last Snapshot‖ button outputs the final scanning results. It is used when doing a  spectrum  scan  at  the  remote  unit  on  the  other  side  of the  radio  link.  When running  a  spectrum  scan  at  such  a  unit  (accessible  via  the  RF  interface), connection to this unit will be lost for a scan time. "Last Snapshot" button allows viewing scan results after the connection is up again. ―Help‖ button – displays the help note for the Spectrum Analyzer.  You  can  get  detailed  information  about  scanned  radio  signals  on  a  specific frequency. Just point a cursor on the needed frequency and you will see a hint with exact Signal level (dBm), Frequency (MHz), Noise Floor (dBm), RSSI (dBm), High RSSI (dBm), Max RSSI (dBm) values.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 82 8. Command line emulation   The «Command line» page emulates CLI (command line interface) in the Web-interface.  It  allows  managing  and  monitoring  the  device  by  using  all  the commands and functions that are available via standard CLI. To  type  the  commands  use  the  ―Command‖  field  and  then  press  either  the ―Execute‖ button on the screen or ―Enter‖ key on your keypad. The commands output are shown in the window above.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 83 VII. Recommendations 1. Using InfiNet devices for High Bitrates Using  InfiNet  devices  on  bitrates  48  and  54  Mbps  (standard  series),  104…130 Mbps (Xm-series, 20 MHz) and 240…300 Mbps (Xm-series, 40 MHz) has specific requirements  because  of  low  noise  immunity  of  high-order  modulation techniques (64 QAM).  One should take all possible precautions to prevent exceeding of parasite signals over receiver sensitivity threshold. The problem is aggravated by the presence of this parasite signal in entire spectrum. Nevertheless, when using MINT architecture in most cases it is recommended to set the maximal bitrate on the radio interface and switch on autobitrate function. This  will  allow  the  system  automatically  and  dynamically  determine  the  most appropriate bitrate for the current environment conditions. 2. Design of Multi-sectored Base Stations Using  of  multiple  Base  Station  sectors  with  high  output  power  with  limited frequency  and  special  gap  between  them  increases  noise  level  on  the neighboring  sectors.  This  can  lead  to  the  decrease  of  its  performance.  So  we have ultimate choice: either optimizing  base  station  for  more  bitrate/less range (without  amplifiers)  or  optimize  base  station  for  more  range/less  bitrate  (with amplifiers). To deal with this problem most effectively it is recommended: 1. To increase number of sectors (commonly, up to 4-6) 2. Switch to the narrower bandwidth (5 or 10 MHz) 3. Use amplifiers and directional antennas at remote subscriber CPEs.  Remote  subscribers  can  be  configured  for  significantly  lower  than  average bitrates  providing  more  stable  operating  modes  but  those  subscribers  can decrease  overall  cell  performance;  so  try  to  avoid  mix  solutions  when  the BS-CPE has a big difference for different subscribers. 4. Use  Xm-series  devices  that  have  much  higher  performance,  NLOS  and robust characteristics than standard-series ones. 3. Asymmetrical System Design Following conclusions regarding using base station can be made:  Downstream bitrate (base to CPE) is usually higher than upstream;  Beam  width  of  base  station  sectored  antenna  is  10  times  wider  than beam width of subscriber antenna;  Trying  to  deploy  base  stations  on  area  heights  leads  to  raising  overall noise level and reducing noise immunity;  Subscriber  SNR  measured  at  a  base  station  is  significantly  worse  than that of subscriber side.  Increasing  transmit  bitrate  does  not  influence  the  overall  working conditions and network performance;  Increasing  receive  bitrate  does  worsen  noise  immunity  and  network performance. Every  step  in  bitrate  increasing  requires  3  dB  step  improvements  SNR. Asymmetry  in  8  times  corresponds  to  9  dB.  It  means  that  without  link  quality losses  we  can  have  2  times  bitrate  difference  between  upstream  and
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 84 downstream.  In  order  to  maintain  energetic  parameters,  we  have  to  increase base station output power by 9 dB by means of built-in amplifier (for example to use 300-500mW devices). 4. «Bad subscriber» problem While  working  in  Point-to-Multipoint  topology  wireless  network  could  face  a problem  when  one  of  the  subscriber  devices  has  much  poorer  connection characteristics  to  Base  Station  than  the  other  ones.  Such  subscriber  device  is using a considerable part of Base Station‘s resources. While Base Station is trying to  send  him  a  packet  on  a  low  bitrate  other  subscribers  are  waiting  for  this transaction to finish. Therefore, all the networks‘ performance will be reduced. To lower the influence of such ―bad subscriber‖ on the overall wireless network‗s performance  it  is  recommended to  decrease a  priority of this  subscriber  (using ―qm‖  command).  In  this  case  all  the  packets  to  ―bad  subscriber‖  will  be  sent after other subscriber stations already get their portions of data.  This will result in  wireless  network  performance  optimization  as  subscriber  devices‘  operation won‘t depend on the bitrate of ―bad subscriber‖.  5. TDM transmission InfiNet Wireless equipment allows E1/T1 flows transmission via the radio channel in Point-to-Point topology. The System ensures transmission of 4 TDM channels and  45  Mbps  Ethernet  data  simultaneously.  Moreover,  IW  devices  with  TDM support allow Multi-hop TDM transmission when E1/T1 data are sent via several wireless Point-to-Point hops.
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 85 VIII. Supplementary information 1. Connectors soldering schemes “RJ-45” service cable connector soldering scheme
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 86 Console cable connector soldering scheme
InfiNet Wireless R5000    Technical User Manual   Copyright © 2004-2011 by InfiNet Wireless 87  “E1” Jack soldering scheme   PIN Signal  1 Rx tip 2 Rx ring 3 not used 4 Tx tip 5 Tx ring 6 not used 7 not used 8 not used

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