SAF Tehnika AS FREEMILE5 2x2 MIMO 802.11 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM User Manual

SAF Tehnika A/S 2x2 MIMO 802.11 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Users Manual

Users Manual

FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOTDDTechnicalDescriptionandConfigurationGuide
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 2of48FCCWarningThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassB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.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.FCCCautionToassurecontinuedcompliance,anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.FCCRadiationExposureStatementTocomplywithFCCRFexposurerequirementsinsection1.1307,aminimumseparationdistanceof5.8feetisrequiredbetweentheantennaandalloccupationalpersons,andaminimumseparationdistanceof13.1feetisrequiredbetweentheantennaandallpublicpersons.CEMarkWarningThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironmentthisproductmaycauseradiointerferenceinwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.R&TTEComplianceStatementThisequipmentcomplieswithalltherequirementsoftheDirective1999/5/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilof9March1999onRadioEquipmentandTelecommunicationTerminalEquipmentandtheMutualRecognitionoftheirConformity(R&TTE).TheR&TTEDirectiverepealsandreplacesinthedirective98/13/EEC(TelecommunicationsTerminalEquipmentandSatelliteEarthStationEquipment)AsofApril8,2000.SafetyThisequipmentisdesignedwiththeutmostcareforthesafetyofthosewhoinstallanduseit.However,specialattentionmustbepaidtothedangersofelectricshockandstaticelectricitywhenworkingwithelectricalequipment.Allguidelinesofthismanualandofthecomputermanufacturermustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuseoftheequipment.EUCountriesIntendedforUseTheETSIversionofthisdeviceisintendedforhomeandofficeuseinAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France(withFrequencychannelrestrictions),Germany,Greece,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,TheNetherlands,Portugal,Spain,SwedenandUnitedKingdom.TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisalsoauthorizedforuseinEFTAmemberstatesIceland,Liechtenstein,NorwayandSwitzerland.EUCountriesNotIntendedforUseNone.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 3of48ICNoticeUnderIndustryCanadaregulations,thisradiotransmittermayonlyoperateusinganantennaofatypeandmaximum(orlesser)gainapprovedforthetransmitterbyIndustryCanada.Toreducepotentialradiointerferencetootherusers,theantennatypeanditsgainshouldbesochosenthattheequivalentisotropicallyradiatedpower(e.i.r.p.)isnotmorethanthatnecessaryforsuccessfulcommunication.ThisradiotransmitterICID:8855A‐Freemile5hasbeenapprovedbyIndustryCanadatooperatewiththeantennatypeslistedbelowwiththemaximumpermissiblegainandrequiredantennaimpedanceforeachantennatypeindicated.Antennatypesnotincludedinthislist,havingagaingreaterthanthemaximumgainindicatedforthattype,arestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.‐ Dual‐polarizedintegrateddirectionalpanelantenna(385x375x40mm)with23dBigain‐ Externaldual‐polarizedHDDA5W‐29‐DPdishantenna(648mmdiameter)with29dBigain‐ Externaldual‐polarizedHDDA5W‐32‐DPdishantenna(927mmdiameter)with32dBigainThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence‐exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.Conformémentàlaréglementationd'IndustrieCanada,leprésentémetteurradiopeutfonctionneravecuneantenned'untypeetd'ungainmaximal(ouinférieur)approuvépourl'émetteurparIndustrieCanada.Danslebutderéduirelesrisquesdebrouillageadioélectriqueàl'intentiondesautresutilisateurs,ilfautchoisirletyped'antenneetsongaindesortequelapuissanceisotroperayonnéeéquivalente(p.i.r.e.)nedépassepasl'intensiténécessaireàl'établissementd'unecommunicationsatisfaisante.LeprésentémetteurradioICID:8855A‐Freemile5aétéapprouvéparIndustrieCanadapourfonctionneraveclestypesd'antenneénumérésci‐dessousetayantungainadmissiblemaximaletl'impédancerequisepourchaquetyped'antenne.Lestypesd'antennenoninclusdanscetteliste,oudontlegainestsupérieuraugainmaximalindiqué,sontstrictementinterditspourl'exploitationdel'émetteur.‐ Doublepolarisationantenneintégréepanneaudirectionnel(385x375x40mm)avec23dBidegain‐ ExterneàdoublepolarisationHDDA5W‐29‐DPantenneparabolique(648mmdediamètre)avecungain29dBi‐ ExterneàdoublepolarisationHDDA5W‐32‐DPantenneparabolique(927mmdediamètre)avecungain32dBiLeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanadaapplicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l'appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,et(2)l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillageestsusceptibled'encompromettrelefonctionnement.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 4of48FCCWarning..............................................................................................................................................2 FCCCaution ..............................................................................................................................................................2 FCCRadiationExposureStatement..............................................................................................................................2 CEMarkWarning.......................................................................................................................................2 R&TTEComplianceStatement ....................................................................................................................2 Safety.......................................................................................................................................................................2 EUCountriesIntendedforUse....................................................................................................................................2 EUCountriesNotIntendedforUse..............................................................................................................................2 TABLEOFCONTENTS .................................................................................................................................4 ABOUTTHISGUIDE ...................................................................................................................................7 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................7 Definitions,AcronymsandAbbreviations ....................................................................................................7 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................8 ApplicationExamples .................................................................................................................................9 BuildingtoBuildingConnectivity.................................................................................................................9 Backhaul ...................................................................................................................................................9 FreeMileFODU5.8GHzMIMOFeatures.....................................................................................................10 TechnicalFeatures...................................................................................................................................................10 Management ..........................................................................................................................................................10 Reliability................................................................................................................................................................10 FREEMILEFODU5.8GHZMIMOINSTALLATION .........................................................................................11 PackageContents ....................................................................................................................................11 HardwareIntroduction.............................................................................................................................11 AccessingtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOUnit’sWebManagement .................................................................12 QuickSetupGuide ...................................................................................................................................13 VerifyFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkConnection..........................................................................................16 FREEMILE5.8GHZMIMOLINKESTABLISHMENT........................................................................................19 MountingtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOUnit................................................................................................19 AssemblingFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOEthernetcableconnector....................................................................20 AntennaAlignment..................................................................................................................................21 WEBMANAGEMENT ...............................................................................................................................22 GeneralOperation ...................................................................................................................................22 InstantChanges.......................................................................................................................................22 SystemWarningsandErrors.....................................................................................................................22 SignalIndicator........................................................................................................................................23 Status .....................................................................................................................................................24 System....................................................................................................................................................25 Network..................................................................................................................................................25 Wireless..................................................................................................................................................25 Statistics .................................................................................................................................................25 Graphs....................................................................................................................................................27 Configuration ..........................................................................................................................................30 Network..................................................................................................................................................30 Radio ......................................................................................................................................................30 InstantChanges.......................................................................................................................................................31 System....................................................................................................................................................33 LinkSettings............................................................................................................................................................33 TableofContents
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 5of48SystemDate............................................................................................................................................................33 AdministrativeAccount ............................................................................................................................................34 SystemLog..............................................................................................................................................................35 Services ..................................................................................................................................................35 SNMPConfiguration ................................................................................................................................................35 SystemAlerts ..........................................................................................................................................................36 Maintenance...........................................................................................................................................................37 SystemFunctions.....................................................................................................................................................37 FirmwareUpgrade...................................................................................................................................................39 Tools.......................................................................................................................................................39 AntennaAlignment..................................................................................................................................39 SiteSurvey ..............................................................................................................................................40 LinkTest..................................................................................................................................................41 SpectrumAnalyzer...................................................................................................................................41 Logout ....................................................................................................................................................43 APPENDIX ...............................................................................................................................................44 A)RunFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkinSmallDistance ................................................................................44 B)ResettingUnittoFactoryDefaults.........................................................................................................47 INDEX .....................................................................................................................................................48 
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 6of48ProprietarynoticeTheinformationpresentedinthisguideisthepropertyofSAFTehnika,JSC.NopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedortransmittedwithoutproperpermissionfromSAFTehnika,JSC.Thespecificationsorinformationcontainedinthisdocumentaresubjecttochangewithoutnoticeduetocontinuingintroductionofdesignimprovements.Ifthereisanyconflictbetweenthisdocumentandcompliancestatements,thelatterwillsupersedethisdocument.SAFTehnika,JSChasnoliabilityfortypingerrorsinthisdocumentordamagesofanykindthatresultfromtheuseofthisdocument.Togetuptodateinformationaboutaccessoriesandtheiravailability,pleasecontactsalesrepresentative.Note:FODU/ODUdoesnotcontainserviceableparts.WarrantywillnotbeapplicableintheeventFODU/ODUhasbeenhermeticallyunsealed.Note:SAFTehnika,JSCisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.Suchmodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.CopyrightNoticeCopyright©2011SAFTehnika,JSC.Allrightsreserved.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 7of48PurposeThisdocumentprovidesinformationandproceduresoninstallation,setup,configuration,andmanagementoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMO.Definitions,AcronymsandAbbreviationsThefollowingtypographicconventionsandsymbolsareusedthroughoutthisdocument:Additionalinformationthatmaybehelpfulbutwhichisnotrequired.Importantinformationthatshouldbeobserved.boldMenucommands,buttons,inputfields,links,andconfigurationkeysaredisplayedinbolditalicReferencestosectionsinsidethedocumentaredisplayedinitalic.codeFilenames,directorynames,formnames,system‐generatedoutput,andusertypedentriesaredisplayedinconstant‐widthtypeAboutThisGuide
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 8of48TheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkconsistsoftwounits,oneoneachend:MasterandSlave.Masterunitoperatesasanaccesspoint;thereforetheSlaveconnectstotheMasterandoperatesasaclient.Figure1–Point‐to‐PointLinkElementsFromthepointofviewoftheadministratortheLocalunitistheonewiththedirectconnectiontotheWebmanagementinterfaceandtheRemoteunitistheonewhichisconnectedtotheLocalunitinFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.TheconceptoftheLocalunitandtheRemoteunitisnotrelatedtotheoperatingmode(MasterorSlave).Thisterminologywillbeusedthroughoutthemanual,particularlyinthedescriptionofstatistics.Introduction
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 9of48ApplicationExamplesBuildingtoBuildingConnectivityUsetheFreeMileFODU5.8GHzforbuildingtobuildingconnectivityintheprivatenetworkssuchascampusbuildingconnections,corporatebuildingconnections,universitiesandschoolsthatwishtoownandmanagetheirownnetworksandeliminatethecostlyrecurringchargesfromserviceproviders.Thesameconnectivityisperfecttobuildbackup/failoverconnections.Figure2–BuildingtoBuildingConnectivityBackhaulTheFreeMileFODU5.8GHzoffersacosteffectivesolutionmadeforWISPs,CellularCarrier,Telco,ISPs,enablingoperatorstoquicklyandefficientlyexpandtheirnetworks.Figure3–FreeMileFODU5.8GHzMIMOBackhaul
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 10of48FreeMileFODU5.8GHzMIMOFeaturesTechnicalFeaturesHighthroughput;Defaultfrequencyrange5180‐5825MHz(4920‐5915MHzuponrequest)FlexibleChannelSizes(20MHzand40MHz);Flexiblecenterfrequencyselection(allowsselectingcenterfrequencyin5MHzstep);RobustMAClayer: SelectiverepeatARQwithblockACK Onlylostpacketsareretransmitted Highlyefficientinnoisyenvironments Lowthroughputlossoverlongdistance Forwarderrorcorrection(recoverspacketswitherrorswithoutretransmit) DynamicTDD(seetheFigure4–PointtoPointProtocolW‐jetMIMO) Allocatesbandwidthinthedirectionneededinreal‐time Highlyreliableandefficientoverlongdistances Packetaggregation(smallerframesarecollectedintolargerframestoincreaseefficiencyandthroughput)HighPPS(PacketPerSeconds)performanceHighTXpowerandRXSensitivityPoEbuilt‐inforsinglecableinstallationFigure4–PointtoPointProtocolW‐jetMIMOManagementFlexbasedfastGUICommandlinemanagementviaSSHSNMPV1/2/3withtrapssupportingMIBs:802.1,802.1x,MIBIISyslogsupportResetoverEthernetonbootReliabilityLighteningprotectionSolidmetalconstructionIP67ratedProvensoftwareplatformExtensiveproductiontesting
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 11of48ThischapterprovidesinstallationinstructionsforthehardwareandsoftwarecomponentsoftheFreeMileFODU5.8GHzMIMOunit.PackageContents– SAFFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOwithintegratedantenna,2pcs.– SealingforRJ45connectors,1pcs.;– DocumentationandsoftwareDVD(optional);– RJ‐45connectorsforSAFFreeMile,2pcs.(uponorder);– Groundingscrew,2pcs.;– Installationinstruction,1pcs.Thefollowingtablelistsalltheincludedpackagesandtheirweightanddimensions.PackagetypeWeightofemptypackage[g]Dimensions[mm]CommercialpackageforSAFFreeMile5.8GHZMIMO486532x365x75TransportingpackageforSAFFreeMile5.8GHZMIMOs700562x385x283HardwareIntroductionTheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitcomeswithintegratedantenna(23dBigain).TheFreeMileunititselfiscompact,230x230x85mm,2.0kgFigure5–FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOwithintegratedantennaFreeMileFODU5.8GHzMIMOInstallation
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 12of48 Figure6–FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOfrontpanel AccessingtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOUnit’sWebManagementInordertoaccesstheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitandtoperforminitialconfigurationyouwillneedalaptopwithLANcard,2Category5eEthernetcablesandaPoweroverEthernetinjector.• YourconnectedlaptopshouldbeinthesamesubnetwithmanageableSAFFreeMile,soyoucan“see”them;thatiswhy,thelaptopEthernetportsettingsshouldbesetasfollows:(in‘MicrosoftWindows’gotoControlpanelÆNetworkConnectionsÆLocalAreaConnectionÆPropertiesÆInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)ÆProperties):– IPaddress192.168.2.1;– Netmask255.255.255.0;– everythingelseisblank.• YoumusthavePoE(PoweroverEthernet)injectorwith48VDCpowersupplytoconnectthelaptoptotheSAFFreeMileFODU.PoweroverEthernetinjectorcanbepurchasedfromSAFTehnikaJSCasoptionalaccessory.• ConnecttoSAFFreeMile5.8GHzMIMObyenteringIPaddressinthebrowseraddressline‐bydefaulttheIPaddressis192.168.2.66• EnterthedefaultadministratorloginsettingstoaccesstheWebmanagementpage.ThedefaultadministratorloginsettingsforFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitare:Login:adminPassword:admin01• AftersuccessfuladministratorlogonyouwillseethemainpageoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitWebmanagementinterface.TheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitnowisreadyforconfiguration.ForfurtherinstructionsonconfigurationrefertotherespectivechapterWebManagement.PoweronLEDEthernet+Power(RJ45)
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 13of48QuickSetupGuideStep1.LoginintotheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitwebmanagement.ToaccesstheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitWebmanagementinterface,configureyourPCwithastaticIPaddressonthe192.168.2.0subnetwithmask255.255.255.0.ConnecttheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitintothesamephysicalnetworkasyourPC.OpentheWebbrowserandtypethedefaultIPaddressoftheunithttps://192.168.2.66/andtheloginpagewillbeloaded.Enterdefaultadministratorloginsettings:Figure7–LoginPageThedefaultadministratorloginsettingsforFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitare:Login:adminPassword:admin01AftersuccessfuladministratorloginyouwillseethemainpageoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitWebmanagementinterface.TheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitnowisreadyforconfiguration.Step2.Specifytheoperationmode:MasterorSlave.ThedifferenceinconfigurationofMasterandSlaveisthatthefrequencydoesnotneedtobespecifiedfortheSlave.TheSlavescanstheairandchoosesthefrequencyautomaticallyafterfindingtheMaster.Figure8–SpecifyUnit'sOperatingModeStep3. SpecifyaLinkID.LinkIDmustbeidenticalforeachunitofthesamelink.ForinstructionsonchangingthissettingrefertotheRadiosectionintheWebmanagementchapter.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 14of48Figure9–SpecifyFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkIDStep4.ChoosetheCountryinwhichthelinkwilloperate.FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitwillautomaticallyadjustRadiosettingstomeetcountry/regionspecificregulations.Figure10–SpecifyCountryStep5.SetFrequencyatwhichlinkwilloperateonMasterunit.ChangeFrequencyappliesonlyforMasterunits.TheSlaveunitwillchoosethefrequencyautomaticallyaftertheMasterunitwillbefound.ForinstructionsonchangingthissettingrefertotheRadiosectionintheWebmanagementchapter.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 15of48Figure11–SpecifyFrequencyStep6.SetChannelwidthatwhichlinkwilloperate.ForinstructionsonchangingthissettingrefertotheError!Referencesourcenotfound.sectionintheWebmanagementchapter.Figure12–SpecifyChannelWidthStep7.SetlinkencryptionforsecuredatatransferbetweenFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunits.Thesecuritysettings(encryptionandpassphrase)mustbethesameoneachsideofthelinkotherwisethelinkwillnotestablish.ForinstructionsonchangingthissettingrefertotheRadiosectionintheWebmanagementchapter.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 16of48Figure13–SettheEncryptionStep8.ReduceTransmitPowerbeforetestingtheunitsplacedonatable.FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsplacedinshortdistancewithhightransmitpowermaynotworkorevendamagethepeer'sradio’sreceiver.Step9.Changewebmanagementloginpassword.Thisisstronglyrecommendedforsecurityreasons.Forinstructionsonchangingtheadministrator’spasswordrefertothecorrespondingsectionAdministrativeAccount.Figure14–ChangeAdministrator'sPasswordStep10.SaveandApplytheconfiguration.Step11.SetupthesecondunitofthelinkinthesamewayandcheckifconfiguredunitsestablishedaLink.VerifyFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkConnectionAfterthebothunitsoftheLinkareconfigured,verifythelinkquality:Step1. Connecttotheunit’swebmanagementinterface.Step2. ChecktheSignalIndicatorbarlocatedatthebottomofthewebmanagementinterface:
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 17of48Figure15–SignalIndicatorBarStep3. Runtheiperftool(orusetheLinkTest)onserverandclientsidestoverifythepoint‐to‐pointconnection:Figure16–iperfResults(TCP)
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 18of48Figure17–iperfResults(UDP)Step4.IftestresultsaremeetingtherequirementandarenoconfigurationwillbedoneTransmitpowershouldbeincreased,beforemountingFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsoutside.Notethatifthedistancebetweentheunitsisshort,donotsetTransmitPowertothemaximumvalue.ObservetheSignalIndicatorbar–ifitisred,decreasetheTransmitPower.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 19of48ThischapterprovidesinstructionshowtoinstallaPointtoPointlink.APointtoPointlinkoperatesinpairsoftwounitswiththesameconfiguration.Bothunitsmustbeinstalled,andtheantennasalignedformaximumthroughput.MountingtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOUnitTheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit’smountingbracketisdesignedtomakeinstallationonapipeeasy.Theunitisattachedandit'spositionisfixedwithbolts.Figure18–AttachingSAFFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOwithintegratedantennatothemastFig.4(1).Preparethemountingbracketandnecessarytools:wrench(10mm),nuts,screwsandclampsasshowninthefigure.Fig.4(2).Adjustthemountingbrackettothepoleasshowninthefigure.Thesmallestpartofthemountingbracketshouldnotbeattachedinthisstage.Notethatthemountingbracketsupportspolediameterintherange32‐130mm.Fig.4(3).AttachtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitwithintegratedantennatothemountingbracket.Thegroundingcableshouldalsobeattachedatthisstage.Thesmallestpartofthebracketshouldbeattachedatthismomentfromthebacksideofthemountingbracket.Fig.4(4).Theantennacanbealignedbylooseningthescrewsmarkedinredcircles(elevationdirection)andinbluecircles(azimuthdirection).Afterthesignalvaluesduringthealignmenthavepeakedsecurethescrewsusing10mmwrench. FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkEstablishment
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 20of48AssemblingFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOEthernetcableconnectorFigure19–AssemblingEthernetweatherproofconnectorFig.19(1).Putrubbersealinginsidetheconnectorasshown.Fasteningscrewshouldbeplacedonthefrontpartofconnector.Fig.19(2).Putconnectorpartsonthecable.Fig.19(3).Sticktherubbergasketontheconnector.Fig.19(4).PlugRJ45connectorintotheEthernetsocket.Fig.19(5).Fixtheconnectortothesocketwithscrew.Notethatcablesealingscrewisstillnotfixedatthismoment.Fig.19(6).PushtheRJ45connectorintothesocketbypushingthecableandatthesametimesealandfixthecableusingcablesealingscrew.Fig.19(7).Assembledcable.FixthecabletothemastascloseaspossibletoFreeMileunit.Donotbendit!Theradiusofbendingshouldnotbelessthan10cm.Fig.19(8).ExampleofcorrectpositioningofRJ45connectorduringweatherproofconnectorassembly.Fig.19(9).Exampleofincorrectpositionofconnector–improperalignment.Note,thatitistoodeepintheconnector.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 21of48 AntennaAlignmentAvoidstandingdirectlyinfrontofanoperatingantennawhilealigning.Theantennaalignmentprocedurecanbemadeeasierbyplacingonepersonateachantennalocationduringalignmentprocess.However,alignmentshouldbeperformedononeantennaatatime,eachpersonalternativelyturnsantennauntiltheRSLisoptimized.Thefollowingstepsarerequiredtoproperlyaligntheantennas:1. Startatoneendofthelink;RuntheAntennaAlignmenttoolontheselectedinterface:Figure20–AntennaAlignmentToolonWebManagementInterfaceTheantennaalignmenttestmeasuressignalqualitybetweentheMasterandSlaveunits.Forbestresultsduringtheantennaalignmenttest,turnoffallwirelessnetworkingdeviceswithinrangeofthedeviceexceptthedevice(s)withwhichyouaretryingtoaligntheantenna.Watchtheconstantlyupdateddisplayintheantennaalignmenttestwindowasyouadjusttheantenna.2. Loosentheantennahardwarethatisusedforsecuringtheantennamovementintheazimuthdirections.3. Roughlyaimtheantennadirectingthemainlobeofthefar‐endantenna.4. SlowlysweeptheantennawhileobservingthereadingsofRSSI.ThehigheristheRSSI,the higheristheRSL.5. Securetheazimuthadjustmenthardwareoncemainlobeisfoundandthehighestsignallevelisachieved.6. Loosentheantennahardwarethatisusedforsecuringtheantennamovementintheelevationdirection.SlowlysweeptheantennawhileobservingtheRSSIreading.Oncethesignalispeaked,theelevationadjustmenthardwarecanbesecured.7. Performsteps1through6ontheoppositeendofthelinkuntilthesignallevelispeakedforbothazimuthandelevation.Afterthe“RSSI”valueshavebeenpeakedonbothendsofthelink,observetheRSLindicatedinWebmanagementwindow.EnsurethattheRSLiswithin+/‐2dBofcalculatedRSL. FordetailedinstructionsonAntennaAlignmenttool,refertotherespectivesections:Webmanagement–AntennaAlignment
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 22of48FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOproductsaredesignedtoprovidesuperiorperformanceatlongrangedistances.Withaproprietarywirelessdriverthatwaswrittenforthesolepurposeofoptimizingwirelesspointtopointlinks,onecanachievemuchhigherthroughput,especiallyatlongerlinks,thanstandardsbasedproducts.GeneralOperationThissectionprovidesinformationaboutconceptsusedinFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit’sWebmanagementinterface.InstantChangesSomeoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOradioparametersdonotrequiretorebootthedevice.Theseparametersarenamedasinstantchanges.Instantchangesareusefulforbestperformanceparameterstuning.TheseparameterswilltakeeffectassoonastheApplybuttonisclicked.WhenbestconfigurationisfoundedpressSavebuttonandrebootthedevicetomakechangespermanent.OtherwiseallinstantparameterchangeswillbelostduringFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitreboot.InstantchangesareontheRadiosection.SystemWarningsandErrorsThereare3typesofsystemmessagesthatmustbenoted:notifications,warningsanderrormessages.Thesemessagesappearatthebottomofthepageandcanbeclosedbyclickingthesign .Forexamplenotificationmessagesaredisplayedinbrowncolorandcontaininformationaboutconfigurationchanges:Figure21–NotificationMessage(1)ThismessagehasanimplementedRebootbutton.SimplyclickthisbuttonandthePTPunitwillberebootedatonce–thereisnoneedtonavigateintotheMaintenancepageforadditionalactiontoreboottheunit.NotificationmessagesalsoareonWirelesspageInstantchanges.Thismessageinformsyouaboutinstantchangesthatweremade:Figure22–NotificationMessage(2)WebManagement
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 23of48WarningmessagesaredisplayedinredandcontainFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit’ssystemcautions:Figure23–WarningMessageTheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitcontainsbuiltinvalidationforconfigurationsettingsinthewebmanagementinterface.Ifausersetsanincorrectvalueintheentryfield,itsframeturnsred,andiftheusertriestosavesuchincorrectconfiguration,anerrormessageappearsattheendofthepage:Figure24–ErrorMessageSignalIndicatorTheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOwebmanagementinterfacehasalinksignalindicator.Thisindicatordisplaysreal‐timesignallevelindBmoftheLocalandRemoteunits.Figure25–SignalIndicatorThecoloroftheSignalindicatorwillchangeaccordingtothesignallevelqualityoftheunit.Thegreencolormeansexcellentlinkqualitywhiletheredcoloroftheindicatormeansthatlinkqualityispoor.Theredcirclebesidefullfilledredindicatorswitchesonimmediatelywhenthesignallevelbecomestoohighandoverloadisdetected.Figure26–SignalIndicator(tooStrongSignal)
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 24of48Thismayhappenonanincorrectlinklayout,forexample,inthecasewhentheTXpowerparameterintheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsissettomaximumbutphysicallytheunitsaretooclosetoeachother(e.g.testingunitsareplacedonatable).ThescreenshotbelowdisplaysSignalindicatorifthereisnolinkestablishedbetweenFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunits:Figure27–SignalIndicator(noLinkEstablished)StatusUsetheStatusmenutocheckthecurrentstatusoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitandestablishedlink(thisisthedefaultpagewhenaccessingthedevice’swebmanagementinterface).TheInformationpagedisplaysgenericinformationandstatusoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.Thepageisdividedintothreemaincategories:System,NetworkandWireless.TheSystemsectiondisplaystheidentificationinformationoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.TheWirelesssectionpresentsmainwirelesssettings.TheEthernetsectiondescribestheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit’snetworkidentityandconnectivity.TheinformationinthepagecanbeupdatedusingRefreshbutton.Figure28–StatusPage
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 25of48SystemSystemsectiondisplaysgeneralinformationoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.Productname–displaystheproductname.Linkname–displaysthelinknamewhichisusedtoidentifytheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitonthenetwork.Linklocation–displaysthelinklocation,whichisusedtoidentifytheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitonthenetwork.Latitude–displaysthelatitudecoordinatesofthedevice.Longitude–displaysthelongitudecoordinatesofthedevice.Firmwareversion–displaysthedevicehardwareandsoftwareversion.Uptime–displaysthetime,expressedindays,hoursandminutessincethesystemwaslastrebooted.Averageload–displaystheaverageloadofthedeviceprocessorintheperiodofthelast1minute,5minutesand15minutes(alargervaluemeansalargeraverageloadontheprocessor).<1.0–Systemisidle=1.0–Normalload>1.0–Processorisbusy.Totalmemory,kB–displaystotalsystemmemory.Freememory,kB–displaysfreesystemmemory.Systemtime–displayscurrentsystemtime.NetworkEthernetlinkstatus–displaysthestatusoftheEthernetlink.AStateUPindicatesthattheEthernetlinkisestablished.AstateDOWNindicatesthattheEthernetlinkisnotestablished.Ethernetspeed/duplex–displaysthenegotiatedspeedandduplexoftheEthernetinterfacespecifiedinMbps.TheN/AwillbedisplayediftheEthernetstatusisdown.Fullduplexmeansthatdatacanbetransmittedinbothdirectionsonasignalcarrieratthesametime.Halfduplexmeansthatdatacanbetransmittedinbothdirectionsonasignalcarrier,butnotatthesametime.Automeansthatthesystemwilldetectlinkspeedandduplexmodeautomatically.MACaddress–displaysMACaddressofthedevice.LocalIP–displaysIPaddressofthelocalunit.RemoteIP–displaysIPaddressoftheremoteunit.TheN/AwillbedisplayedifthereisnoFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkestablished.WirelessWirelesslinkstatus–displaysthestatusoftheWirelesslink.AStateUPindicatesthattheWirelesslinkbetweenlocalandremoteunitsisestablished.AstateDOWNindicatesthattheWirelesslinkbetweenlocalandremoteunitsisnotestablished.Operatingmode–displaystheoperatingmodeofthedevice.TheoperatingmodecanbeMasterorSlave.LinkID–displaysFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkID,specifiedbytheuser.Encryption–displaysencryptionmethod:noneorAES.PeerMAC–displaysMACaddressoftheremoteunit.Frequency,MHz–displaysfrequencyinMHzatwhichtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkcommunicates.Channelwidth,MHz–displaysthechannelwidth(5/10/20/40)atwhichtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkcommunicates.Datarate,Mbps–displaysthedatarateatwhichtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkcommunicates.Transmitpower,dBm–displaysTXpowervalueofthelocalFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.Remotetransmitpower,dBm–displaysTXpowervalueoftheremoteFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.StatisticsThestatisticspagedisplaysdetailedstatisticsoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkperformance.TheStatisticspageisdividedintothetwosections:NetworksstatisticsandW‐Jetstatistics.NetworkstatisticscontainsdetailedstatisticsofEthernetandWirelessinterfaces:
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 26of48Figure29–StatisticsPageRXbytes‐displaysthetotalnumberofreceivedbytesbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.RXpackets‐displaysthetotalnumberofreceivedpacketsbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.RXerrors‐displaysthetotalnumberofreceivedcorruptedpacketsbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.RXdrops‐displaysthetotalnumberofdroppedpacketsbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.TXbytes‐displaysthetotalnumberofsentbytesbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.TXpackets‐displaysthetotalnumberofsentpacketsbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.TXerrors‐displaysthetotalnumberofsentcorruptedpacketsbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.TXdrops‐displaysthetotalnumberofdroppedpacketsbytheEthernetorWirelessinterfaceoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.W‐JetstatisticsdisplaysdetailedstatisticsofFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkcommunicationprotocol.Figure30–W‐JetStatisticsLocal–statisticsoftheLocalunit.Remote–statisticsoftheRemoteunit.Rxbytes–numberoftransmittedbytes.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.Txbytes–numberofthereceivedbytes.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.Rxpackets–numberofreceiveddatapacketsThenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.Txpackets–numberoftransmitteddatapackets.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.Txpacketsfail–numberoffailedtotransmitpackets.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.Txpacketsretry–totalnumberofattemptstoretransmitdatapackets.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.RXduplicatedpackets–thenumberofreceivedduplicatedpackets.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 27of48CRCerrors–thetotalnumberofCRCerrors.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethelastpagerefresh.GraphsTheGraphspagecontainsdevicestatisticsingraphicdiagramsandisusedfordevicemonitoring.Selecttherequiredstatistics(RSSI,Traffic,RX/TXerrors,Memory,CPUloadorFrequencychange)andthecorrespondinggraphicdiagramswillbedisplayed.Thestatisticsindiagramsaredisplayedonhourly,daily,weekly,monthlyoryearlybasis;hourlyischosenbydefault.TheoptionDisplaycurrenttimesetonthesystemgivespossibilitytoconvertthetimestampsonthediagramsincurrentdate,setontheadministrator’sPC.ToupdatestatisticsdataclickRefreshbutton.Pointthemousecursoronthediagramlineandyouwillgetthenumericexpressionoftheparticularstatistic.RSSIdiagramdisplaysRSSIchangeoftheLocalandRemoteFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsatthechosenperiod:Figure31–SignalStrengthGraphTrafficdiagramdisplaysIncomingandOutcomingtrafficstatisticaldata:Figure32–TrafficStatisticsGraphW‐Jetdataratesdiagramdisplaysthecountofdataframessendonchosendatarates.ThisgivespossibilitytochoosethemosteffectivedataratesfortheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMO.Thedataondiagrammustbeobservedcarefully:thecorrectlychosendataratesmustgeneratediagramwithonedistinguisheddatarate
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 28of48column(300Mbpsdataratecolumninfirstpicturebelow),thusmeaningthatalittleornodataframeweresentonlowerdatarates.Thesecondpictureshowsthatalotofretrieswereon270Mbpsdatarate(thismeansthatadministratorneedstolowerthedatarate).Figure33–W‐JetframesdatarategraphRX/TXerrorsdiagramdisplaysstatisticaldataofRXdropoftheLocalandRemoteunits,TXtryoftheLocalandRemoteunits:Figure34–RX/TXErrorsStatisticsGraphMemorydiagramdisplaysmemoryusagedata:Figure35–MemoryStatusGraphCPUloaddiagramdisplaysdeviceCPUloadinappropriatetimebasis:
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 29of48Figure36–CPULoadGraphFrequencydiagramdisplaysdeviceoperatingfrequencyinGHz:Figure37–FrequencyGraphatwhichFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkisOperating
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 30of48ConfigurationTheConfigurationpageissubdividedintofollowingpages:Network–tosetmainnetworkconfigurationforFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOdevice.Radio–tosetupradiosettingsoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.System–tosetupsystemdate,administrator'saccesssettings,configuresystemlogfeature.Services–tosetupSNMP,RCMSsettingsandconfiguredevicealerts.Maintenance–fordevicefirmwareupdate,reboot,resetdevicetofactorydefaults,troubleshootingfiledownloadandtoviewsystemlogmessages.NetworkThenetworkconfigurationasdescribedbelowisrequiredforFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOmanagementpurposes.UsetheNetworkmenutosetupthenetworksettingsoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit:Figure38–NetworkSettingsMethod–specifyIPconfigurationmode:StaticIP–choosetospecifystaticIPofthedevice.DynamicIP–choosetousedynamicIPgivenbytheDHCPserver(runningDHCPserverisrequired).IPaddress–specifythedeviceIPaddress[digitanddots].Whenshippedfromthefactoryorresettofactorysettings,devicedefaultstoastaticIPaddressof192.168.2.66.Subnetmask–specifythedevicesubnetmask[digitanddots].Whenshippedfromthefactoryorresettofactorysettings,thedevicedefaultstoasubnetmaskof255.255.255.0.Defaultgateway–specifytheIPaddressofthedevicegateway[digitanddots].Whenshippedfromthefactoryorresettofactorysettings,thedevicedefaultstoagatewayIPaddressof192.168.2.1.DNSserver1–specifytheIPaddressoftheprimaryDNSserver[digitanddots].TheDNS(DomainNameService)servicetranslatesInternethostnamesintotheirIPaddresses.DNSserver2–specifytheIPaddressofthesecondaryDNSserver.Ethernetconfiguration‐configurestheEthernetlinkspeedandtheduplexmodeoftheEthernetport.Choose"auto"forautomaticdetectionoflinkspeedandduplexmode.ManagementVLANID–specifythemanagementVLANID[2‐4094].IfamanagementVLANisenabled,alltrafficreceivedbythedevicemustbytaggedwiththemanagementVLANIDtoaccessthenetwork.Allnon‐taggedtrafficwillbedropped,thusreducingtheriskofunauthorizedaccess.Restrictmanagementto–selectinterfacesonwhichmanagementaccesswillberestricted.RadioUsetheConfiguration|RadiomenutosetupradiosettingsfortheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink:
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 31of48Figure39–RadioSettingsOperatingmode–specifytheoperatingmodeofthelocaldevicetocreateFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink[Master/Slave].Thedevicemodedependsonthenetworktopology.Master–inthismodelocaldeviceisthecontrollingFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkunit.Slave–inthismodelocaldeviceconnectstotheMasterunit.InstantChangesApplyingparametersintheInstantchangessectiondoesnotrequiredevicereboot,thereforemakingeasyparametersadjustmentforbestperformance.LinkID–specifyknownnetworknameoftheremotedevicetoestablishaFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.Bothsides(MasterandSlaveunits)ofthelinkmusthavethesameLinkIDname.Country–fromdrop‐downlistchoosecountryinwhichthedeviceswilloperate.Accordingtothechosencountrytheregulatorydomainsettingsmaydiffer.YouarenotallowedtoselectradiochannelsandRFoutputpowervaluesotherthepermittedvaluesforyourcountryandregulatorydomain.Frequency–specifyfrequencyatwhichtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkwillbeoperating.IfthedeviceisoperatinginSlavemode,itwillnothavethepossibilitytochooseafrequency.TheSlavescanstheairandconnectstotheMasterautomatically.TheavailableFrequencieslistvariesdependingontheselectedCountryandChannelwidth.Channelwidth–choosethechannelwidthinMHz[20/40].Bothsides(MasterandSlave)ofalinkmusthavethesameLinkID,ChannelwidthandEncryptionspecified.Encryption–selectthesecuritylevelfortheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink:None–meansnosecurityonlink.AES–meansencryptionwithpassphrase.Passphrase–specifypassphraseoftheAESsecurity[8‐63characters].ThisparameterappearsandismandatorywhenAESsecurityischosen.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 32of48Multipathprotection–ifcheckedthesignalwillbecamemorerobusttosignalinterferencecausedbysignalechosorreflections.Howeverasthedrawbacktheenabledmultipathprotectionwillleadtoreducedlinkcapacity.Mode–choosetheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOantennaoperatingmode:SISO–singleinputsingleoutput.Thedevicewilluseonlyoneantennafordatatransfer.Theantennawillbechosenautomatically.MIMO–multipleinputmultipleoutput.Thedevicewillusetwoantennasfordatatransfer(twosimultaneousstreams).Inthismodethe*linkcapacitydoubles*ifcomparedtoSISOmode.Datarate–selectthedevicedatatransmissionratesinMbpsfromthedrop‐downlist.DFS‐selecttoenablearadardetection.WithenabledDFS,FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOmonitorstheoperatingfrequencyforradarsignals.Ifradarsignalsaredetectedonthechannel,theunitrandomlyselectsadifferentchannel.Transmitpower–settheradiotransmitpoweratwhichthedevicewilltransmitdata.Thelargerthedistance,thehighertransmitpowerisrequired.Tosettransmitpowerlevelusethesliderorenterthevaluemanually.Thetransmitpowerlevelthatisactuallyusedislimitedtothemaximumvalueallowedbyyourcountry'sregulatoryagency.Transmitqueuelength,frames‐specifythelengthinframesofthetransmitqueue.RXframetimeout,ms‐specifiesnumberinmillisecondstowaitforaRXframes.Complyregulatoryrequirements‐ifselected,theFreeMile5.8GHzMIMO’sradiosettings(frequencyrange,maximalchannelwidthandmaximalEIRP)willcomplywithIEEEregulations.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 33of48SystemTheSystempageissubdividedinto4sections:Linksettings–tospecifyFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinksettings.Systemdate–tosetupsystemdateandtimeoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.Administrativeaccount–tochangeadministrator'spassword.Systemlog–toconfigureloggingofthesystemmessages.LinkSettingsFigure40–LinkSettingsLinkname–specifynameoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkthatisusedtoidentifytheunitonthenetwork[maximum255ASCIIcharacters].Linklocation–describethelocationoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit[maximum255ASCIIcharacters].Longitude–specifythelongitudecoordinatesoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit[specificdecimalformat,e.q.54.869446].Latitude–specifythelatitudecoordinatesoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit[specificdecimalformat,e.q.23.891058].BothcoordinateshelpsindicateaccuratelocationoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit's.SystemDateUsethissectiontomanagethesystemtimeanddateonthedeviceautomatically,usingtheNetworkTimeProtocol(NTP),ormanually,bysettingthetimeanddateontheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.TheNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)clientsynchronizestheclockofthedevicewiththedefinedtimeserver.ChooseNTPfromtheconfigurationmenu,selectyourlocationtimezoneandenterNTPserverinordertousetheNTPservice:Figure41–SystemDate:NTPConfigurationConfiguration–choosethesystemclockconfigurationmode[NTP/Manual].Timezone–selectthetimezone.TimezoneshouldbespecifiedasadifferencebetweenlocaltimeandGMTtime.Savelastknowntime–selecttorecallthetimestampthatwassavedonlastreboot.WhenNTPisenabled,thisoptionwillsetsystemclocktolastreboottimeifnoNTPserversareavailable.NTPserver–specifythetrustedNTPserverIPorhostnameforsynchronizingtimewith[IPaddress].
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 34of48Toadjusttheclocksettingsmanually,choosetheconfigurationmodeasManualandspecifythefollowingsettings:Figure42–Systemdate:ManualClockConfigurationConfiguration–choosethesystemclockconfigurationmode[NTP/Manual].Timezone–selectthetimezone.TimezoneshouldbespecifiedasadifferencebetweenlocaltimeandGMTtime.Savelastknowntime–selecttorecallthetimestampthatwassavedonlastreboot.Date–specifythenewdatevalueinformatMM/DD/YYYY.Time–specifythetimeinformathh:mm.Ifthedevicehardwarehasnointernalclock,theconfiguredmanualtimewillberesettothespecifieddateandtimeaftereachdevicereboot.AdministrativeAccountWerecommendchangingthedefaultadministratorpasswordassoonaspossible.TheAdministrativeAccountmenuisforchangingtheadministrator’spassword.Figure43–ChangingtheAdministrator'sPasswordOldpassword–entertheoldadministratorpassword.Newpassword–enterthenewadministratorpasswordforuserauthentication.Verifypassword–re‐enterthenewpasswordtoverifyitsaccuracy.Theonlywaytogainaccesstothewebmanagementifyouforgettheadministratorpasswordistoresetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.Defaultadministratorloginsettingsare:UserName:adminPassword:admin01
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 35of48SystemLogUsetheConfiguration|Systemmenutoconfiguredevicetosavelogmessagestothelocalorremoteserverusingstandardsyslogfacility:Figure44–SystemLogConfigurationMessagelevel–specifysystem'smessagetracinglevel.TheleveldeterminestheimportanceofthemessageandthevolumeofmessagesgeneratedbytheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitThelevelsareinincreasedimportanceorder[emergency,alert,critical,error,warning,notice,information,debug].Default:info.TheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitcanbeconfiguredtosendsystemlogmessagestoaremoteserver:Syslogforward–selecttoenableremotesystemlogging.Forwardserver–specifytheremotehostIPaddressorhostnamewheresyslogmessageswillbesent.Forwardport–specifytheporttowhichsyslogmessageswillbeforwarded[0‐65535].Default:514.Forwardmessagelevel–specifythemessagelevelthatwillbesendtotheremotesyslogserver.TheleveldeterminestheimportanceofthemessageandthevolumeofmessagesgeneratedbytheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.Thelevelsareinorderofincreasingimportance[emergency/alert/critical/error/warning/notice/information/debug].Default:information.Forwardbackup–selecttoenableremotesyslogloggingbackup.Backupserver–specifythebackuphostIPaddressorhostnamewheresyslogmessageswillbesendto.Backupport–specifytheporttowhichsyslogmessageswillbeforwarded[0‐65535].Default:514.Toviewloggedsystemmessageslocally,navigatetothemenuMaintenanceServicesTheServicespageisdividedinto3sections:SNMPconfiguration–ToenableSNMPandsetupSNMPontheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.Alerts–toenableandsetupsystemalerts.SNMPConfigurationSNMPisthestandardprotocolthatiswidelyusedforremotenetworkmanagementovertheInternet.WiththeSNMPserviceenabled,theFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitcanactasSNMPagent.TocommunicatewithSNMPmanageryoumustconfigureSNMPcommunitiesandidentifiersonbothends(managerandagent).
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 36of48Figure45–SNMPSettingsConfigurationEnableSNMP–specifytheSNMPservicestatus.Name–displaysanadministrativelyassignedname.Systemlocation–displaysthephysicallocationoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit[string].R/Ocommunity–specifytheread‐onlycommunitynameforSNMPversion1andversion2c[string].Theread‐onlycommunityallowsamanagertoreadvalues,butdeniesanyattempttochangevalues.R/Ouser–specifytheusernameforread‐onlySNMPv3access[string].Theread‐onlycommunityallowsamanagertoreadvalues,butdeniesanyattempttochangevalues.R/Ouserpassword–specifythepasswordforread‐onlySNMPv3access[string].SystemAlertsTheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitisabletosendexternalalertswhentherearesystemerrors.ThealertscanbesentviaSNMPTrapsor/andSMTPnotifications.Figure46–SystemAlertsConfigurationEnablealerts–selecttoenablealertnotificationsonthesystem.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 37of48Systemcheckinterval,s–specifyintervalinsecondsatwhichthedevicewillsendnotificationsofunexpectedsystembehavior.Systemalerts:Wirelesslinkstatuschange–systemwillsendnotificationonWirelesslinkstatuschange.Ethernetlinkstatuschange–systemwillsendnotificationonEthernetlinkstatuschange.RSSIlevellowerthan–systemwillsendnotificationwhenRSSIreachvaluelowerthanspecified.Default:25.Noiselevelgreaterthan–systemwillsendnotificationwhensignalnoisewillreachvaluegreaterthanspecified.Default:‐60dBm.RXdropgreaterthan–systemwillsendnotificationwhenthespecifiedpercentofRXdroppedpacketsbecomeshigherthanspecifiedvalue.TXretrygreaterthan–systemwillsendnotificationwhenthespecifiedpercentofTXretriesbecomeshigherthanspecifiedvalue.Devicereboot–systemwillsendnotificationaboutunexpectedoradministratorinitiateddevicereboot.DFSchannelchange–systemwillsendnotificationonDFSchannelchange.SNMPTrapsSettingsManageraddress–specifytheIPaddressorhostnameofTrapreceiver.Managerport–specifytheportnumberoftheTrapreceiver.Defaultportnumberis162.Trapcommunity–specifytheSNMPcommunitystring.ThiscommunitystringactsaspasswordbetweenSNMPmanagerandFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.bydefaultTrapcommunitystringis"public".Useinform–selecttowaitforanacknowledgmentfromSNMPmanagerthattrapwasreceived.Retrycount–specifiesmaximumnumberoftimestoresendaninformrequest[1‐10].Default:5.Retrytimeout–specifiesnumberinsecondstowaitforanacknowledgmentbeforeresendingrequest[1‐10].Default:1.SMTPSettingsServeraddress–specifytheIPaddressorhostnameofthenetworkedSMTPserver.Serverport–specifytheSMTPPortNumberistheportnumberusedbythenetworkedSMTPserver.Bydefaulttheportnumberis25.Sourcee‐mail–specifythee‐mailaddressthatwillbeusedbytheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.Destinatione‐mail–specifythee‐mailaddresswheretheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitwillsendthealertmessages.E‐mailnotificationinterval–specifyintervalinsecondsatwhichthee‐mailnotificationwillbesentfromtheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit[0‐86400].If0specified,thendevicewillsendane‐mailnotificationimmediatelyafterunexpectedsystembehavior.MaintenanceUseMaintenancemenufordevicefirmwareupdate,reboot,resetdevicetofactorydefaults,troubleshootingfiledownload,viewsystemlogmessagesandcontrolOLED.SystemFunctionsFigure47–MainSystemFunctionsRebootdevice–rebootdevicewiththelastsavedconfiguration.Resetdevicetofactorydefaults–clicktorestoreunit'sfactoryconfigurationvalues.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 38of48Resettingthedeviceisanirreversibleprocess.Currentconfigurationandtheadministratorpasswordwillbesetbacktothefactorydefault.Downloadtroubleshootingfile–clicktodownloadthetroubleshootingfile.Thetroubleshootingfilecontainsvaluableinformationaboutdeviceconfiguration,routes,logfiles,commandoutputs,etc.Whenusingthetroubleshootingfile,thedevicequicklygatherstroubleshootinginformationautomatically,ratherthanrequiringyoutogathereachpieceofinformationmanually..Thisishelpfulforsubmittingproblemstothesupportteam.Backupconfigurationfile‐clicktosavethecurrentconfigurationfile.Thesavedconfigurationfileisusefultorestoreaconfigurationincaseofadevicemisconfigurationortouploadastandardconfigurationtomultipledeviceswithouttheneedtomanuallyconfigureeachdevicethroughthewebinterface..Restoreconfigurationfromfile‐clicktouploadanexistingconfigurationfiletothedevice.Viewsystemlog‐clicktoviewcurrenttracemessages.TheSyslogviewerutilityprovidesdebuginformationaboutthesystemservicesandprotocols.Ifthedevice'smalfunctionoccursrecordedmessagescanhelpoperatorstolocatemisconfigurationandsystemerrors.Thesyslogcapabilitycanhelpoperatorstolocatemisconfigurationandsystemerrors.Figure48–SystemLogViewerFilter–filtercontentofthesystemmessagesbyenteringrequiredwordsorsymbols.TochangelevelofthesystemmessagesdisplayedintheSyslogviewerusemenuSystemLog.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 39of48FirmwareUpgradeToupdateyourdevicefirmwareusetheFirmwareupgradesectionundertheMaintenancemenu,selectthefirmwarefileandclicktheUploadbutton:Figure49–FirmwareUploadontheSystemCurrentversion–displaysversionofthecurrentfirmware.Uploadfirmware–clickthebuttontoselectthenewfirmwareimageforuploadingittothedevice..Thedevicesystemfirmwareupgradeiscompatiblewithallconfigurationsettings.Whenthedeviceisupgradedwithanewerversionorthesameversionbuilds,allthesystem’sconfigurationwillbepreservedaftertheupgrade.Thenewfirmwareimageisuploadedtothecontroller’stemporarymemory.Itisnecessarytosavethefirmwareintothedevicepermanentmemory.ClicktheUpgradebutton:Figure50–FirmwareUpgradeUpgrade–upgradedevicewiththeuploadedimageandrebootthesystem.Donotswitchoffanddonotdisconnectthedevicefromthepowersupplyduringthefirmwareupdateprocessasthedevicecouldbedamaged.ToolsUsetheToolsmenutousethefollowingdeviceapplications:Sitesurvey–toviewthelistofwirelessnetworksinthesurroundingarea.Antennaalignment–toaligndeviceantenna.Linktest–tocheckqualityoftheestablishedFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.AntennaAlignmentTheantennaalignmenttestmeasuressignalqualitybetweentheMasterandSlaveunits.Forbestresultsduringtheantennaalignmenttest,turnoffallwirelessnetworkingdeviceswithinrangeofthedeviceexceptthedevice(s)withwhichyouaretryingtoaligntheantenna.Watchtheconstantlyupdateddisplayintheantennaalignmenttestwindowasyouadjusttheantenna.TheAntennaAlignmenttestresultsappearwhenyouclicktheStartbuttonandfinisheswhenyouclicktheStopbutton.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 40of48Figure51–AntennaAlignmentToolAverage–ifthisoptionselected,thegraphwilldisplaytheaverageRSSIofbothantennas.SiteSurveyTheSiteSurveytestshowsoverviewinformationforwirelessnetworksinalocalgeographicarea.Usingthistest,anadministratorcanscanforworkingaccesspoints,checktheiroperatingfrequency,encryption,seesignal/noiselevelsandviewwhetherdevicehasenabledW‐Jetornot.ThisfeaturemaybeusedbytheadministratorfindunusedwirelesschannelsothatFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitwouldnotinterferencewithadjacentworkingdevicesthusgettingbestpossibleperformance.NotethatSiteSurveyfunctioncantakeseveralminutestoperform.ToperformtheSiteSurveytest,clicktheStartscanbutton:Figure52–SiteSurveyToolStartscan–clicktoperformtheSiteSurveytest.ShowonlyW‐JetAP–selectthisoptiontosortSiteSurveyresults.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 41of48LinkTestWerecommendtoensurethatthereisnotrafficonthelinkbeforerunningtheLinkTestasresultsmaynotbecompletelyaccurate.UsetheLinktesttooltocheckthequalityoftheestablishedFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink.Thistoolteststhethroughputatselectedpacketsizesanditerations.LinktestcanberunfromeithertheRemoteunitorLocalunit.Resultsrepresentthemaximum,minimumandaveragevalueoftheperformedtest.Figure53–LinkTestToolIterations–specifynumberoftestiterations.Packetsizes–specifypacketsizesinbytesatwhichthetestwillbeperformed.Start–clicktostartthethroughputtest.Stop–clicktostopthethroughputtest.SpectrumAnalyzerTheSpectrumanalyzerisavailablefromfirmwareversion6.71andlater.TheSpectrumanalyzertestdisplaysdetailedinformationaboutsignallevelofeachFreeMile5.8GHzMIMO’santennaoneachfrequency.Thisenablesadministratorchoosethebestavailablefrequency/channelfortheparticularunitoperation.ThefrequencylistdependsontheCountryatwhichtheunitisoperating,andchosenchannelwidth.DonotusetheSpectrumanalyzerontheremoteunitofthelink,astheconnectiontothedevicewillbelostduringthetest.ClickStartbuttontoperformthetest:
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 42of48Figure54–SpectrumAnalyzerOperatingfrequencyrange–displaysthechannelfrequencyrangeatwhichtheparticularFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOisoperatingcurrently.Maximum–themaximumachievedsignallevelontheappropriatefrequency.Current–currentsignallevelontheappropriatefrequency.Average–displaysaverageofthesignallevelontheappropriatefrequency.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 43of48LogoutClicktheLogoutlinkonthetoprightcornerofthemainmenutoleavetheWebmanagementinterface:Figure55–LogoutPageLogout–clicktoleavetheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitWebmanagement.WhentheLogoutbuttonisclicked,theadministratorisredirectedtotheloginpageoftheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit.2011 © SAF Tehnika JSC Email: ts‐freemile@saftehnika.comPhone: +37167046840Fax: +37167046809
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 44of48A)RunFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkinSmallDistanceFollowupthestepstorunthelinkfortestingitinsmalldistances(e.g.testingonatable)andachievethroughputupto70Mbps.Step1.Power‐upbothunits:MasterandSlave.Step2.FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsmustbeplacedatleastadistanceof2metersfromeachother.Step3.ChangemajorRadioparametersforbothunits(MasterandSlave):Figure56–RadioSettingsChannelwidth:40MHzTransmitpower:5dBmMultipathprotection:offMode:MIMO2x2Datarate:300MbpsACKtimeout:Distance0km/milesClickApplybuttonforconfigurationtotakeeffect.Appendix
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 45of48Step4.ObservetheSignalIndicatorbaratthebottomofthescreen.Ifitisgreenthequalityofthelinkisexcellentwhereastheredcolorindicatesapoorqualityofthelink.IfresultsdonotmeettherequirementsincreaseordecreasetheTransmitPoweronRadiopagedependingonthestatusoftheSignalIndicatorbar.TheSignalmustbeapproximately25‐30dBm.Step5.Startthetesting:starttheiperfserver,theniperfclient:Figure57–iperfResults(TCP)
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 46of48Figure58–iperfResults(UDP)Step6.Iftheresultmeetstherequirements,beforemountingFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsoutside,increasetheTransmitPower.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 47of48B)ResettingUnittoFactoryDefaultsFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitshavethecapabilityofbeingresettodefaultsbypingingthedevicewithacertainpacketsizewhentheradioisbooting.Duringthestartupofthedevice,whenthedriversoftheethernetinterfacesareloaded,thediscoverydaemonisstarted.Thedaemonsuspendsstartupprocessfor3secondsandwaitsforICMP"echorequest"packetoflength369bytes.Ifthepacketreceived,thediscoverydresetsthedevicetodefaultconfiguration.ItisrecommendedtoconnectPCtothedeviceviaswitch,asdependingonPCOSsettings,theARPtablemightbeflushedduringwiredlinkstatuschange(connectingthedevicethatwillbereset).Stepstoresettodefaultsettings:Step1. Poweroffthedevice.Step2. ObtainthedeviceMACaddress.Step3. ConnectaPCtothesamephysicalsubnetasthedevice.Step4. Execute'arp‐s'commandtoassigntheIPaddress(IPaddressshouldbefromthesamesubnetasPC)tothedeviceMACaddress:arp‐s<IPaddresstoassign><deviceMACaddress>NotethatsyntaxofMACaddressdiffersdependingonOS:LinuxOS:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FFWindowsOS:AA‐BB‐CC‐DD‐EE‐FFStep5. Startpingingthedevice:ForLinuxusers:ping<IPaddress>‐s369ForWindowsusers:ping<IPaddress>‐l369‐t‐w0.2Step6. Powerupdeviceandwaitabout30secormore(dependingondevicehardware).Step7. Stoppingingthedevice,andletthedevicebootasusual.Thedeviceshouldstartupwithfactorydefaultsettings.
SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77©SAFTehnikaJSC2011 48of48Aadministratorpassword,37AESencryption,34antennaalignment,20,22,44antennamodeMIMO,34SISO,34Cconfigurationfilebackup,41restore,41Ddatatransmissionrates,34defaultloginsettings,12,13DNSserver,32Eencryption,16Ethernetlinkduplex,32Ethernetlinkspeed,32Ffirmwareupgrade,43GGMTtime,36graphicdiagram,29CPUload,31frequency,31memory,30RSSI,29RX/TXerrors,30traffic,30grounding,20Iinstantchanges,23LLinkID,14,33linktest,45localunit,7,28,29logout,47MmanagementVLAN,32mounting,20onalargepipes,21onasmallpipe,21onawall,21mountingbolts,21mountingbrackets,21NNTP,35OOLED,11,22functionality,49menu,48navigation,48states,48OLEDcontrol,48operatingmode,13master,7,33slave,7,33PPTPprotocol,9,28Rreboot,41remoteunit,7,28,29resettofactorydefault,41Ssignalindicator,18,24,56sitesurvey,44SMTP,40SNMP,38traps,40v1,v2c,38v3,38statistics,28w‐jet,28status,26network,27system,26wireless,27systemalerts,39SMTP,40SNMPTraps,40systemlog,37view,41Ttimezone,36troubleshootingfile,41 Index

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