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FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOTDD

TechnicalDescriptionand

ConfigurationGuide

SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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EUCountriesNotIntendedforUse

None.

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ICNotice

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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.

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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.

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‐ 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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‐ 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

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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

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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

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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

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Proprietarynotice

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Togetuptodateinformationaboutaccessoriesandtheiravailability,pleasecontactsalesrepresentative.

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Note:FODU/ODUdoesnotcontainserviceableparts.Warrantywillnotbeapplicableinthe

eventFODU/ODUhasbeenhermeticallyunsealed.

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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.

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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:

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Additionalinformationthatmaybehelpfulbutwhichisnotrequired.

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Importantinformationthatshouldbeobserved.

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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

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AboutThisGuide

SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Figure3–FreeMileFODU5.8GHzMIMOBackhaul

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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

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Figure4–PointtoPointProtocolW‐jetMIMO

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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

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Reliability

Lighteningprotection

Solidmetalconstruction

IP67rated

Provensoftwareplatform

Extensiveproductiontesting

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ThischapterprovidesinstallationinstructionsforthehardwareandsoftwarecomponentsoftheFreeMile

FODU5.8GHzMIMOunit.

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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.

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Thefollowingtablelistsalltheincludedpackagesandtheirweightanddimensions.

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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

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HardwareIntroduction

TheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitcomeswithintegratedantenna(23dBigain).TheFreeMileunititselfis

compact,230x230x85mm,2.0kg

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Figure5–FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOwithintegratedantenna

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FreeMileFODU5.8GHzMIMOInstallation

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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.

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• 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

NetworkConnections

LocalAreaConnection

Properties

InternetProtocol

(TCP/IP)

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:

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Login:admin

Password:admin01

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• 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LED

Ethernet+Power(RJ45)

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QuickSetupGuide

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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:

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Figure7–LoginPage

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ThedefaultadministratorloginsettingsforFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitare:

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.

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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.

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Figure8–SpecifyUnit'sOperatingMode

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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.

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Figure9–SpecifyFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkID

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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.

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Figure10–SpecifyCountry

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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.

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Figure11–SpecifyFrequency

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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.

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Figure12–SpecifyChannelWidth

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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.

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Figure13–SettheEncryption

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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.

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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.

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Figure14–ChangeAdministrator'sPassword

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Step10.SaveandApplytheconfiguration.

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Step11.Setupthesecondunitofthelinkinthesamewayandcheckifconfiguredunitsestablisheda

Link.

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VerifyFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkConnection

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AfterthebothunitsoftheLinkareconfigured,verifythelinkquality:

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Step1. Connecttotheunit’swebmanagementinterface.

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Step2. ChecktheSignalIndicatorbarlocatedatthebottomofthewebmanagementinterface:

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Figure15–SignalIndicatorBar

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Step3. Runtheiperftool(orusetheLinkTest)onserverandclientsidestoverifythepoint‐to‐point

connection:

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Figure16–iperfResults(TCP)

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Figure17–iperfResults(UDP)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Figure18–AttachingSAFFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOwithintegratedantennatothemast

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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.

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Notethatthemountingbracketsupportspolediameterintherange32‐130mm.

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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.

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AssemblingFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOEthernetcable

connector

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Figure19–AssemblingEthernetweatherproofconnector

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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.

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AntennaAlignment

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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:

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Figure20–AntennaAlignmentToolonWebManagementInterface

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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.

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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.

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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.

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FordetailedinstructionsonAntennaAlignmenttool,refertotherespectivesections:

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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.

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GeneralOperation

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutconceptsusedinFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit’sWebmanagement

interface.

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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.

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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 .

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Forexamplenotificationmessagesaredisplayedinbrowncolorandcontaininformationaboutconfiguration

changes:

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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:

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Figure22–NotificationMessage(2)

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WarningmessagesaredisplayedinredandcontainFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunit’ssystemcautions:

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Figure23–WarningMessage

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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:

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Figure24–ErrorMessage

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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.

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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.

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Figure26–SignalIndicator(tooStrongSignal)

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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:

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Figure27–SignalIndicator(noLinkEstablished)

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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.

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Figure28–StatusPage

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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W‐JetstatisticsdisplaysdetailedstatisticsofFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlinkcommunicationprotocol.

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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

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CRCerrors–thetotalnumberofCRCerrors.Thenumberinbrackets(+xx)displaysthedatachangesincethe

lastpagerefresh.

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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.

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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:

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Figure31–SignalStrengthGraph

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TrafficdiagramdisplaysIncomingandOutcomingtrafficstatisticaldata:

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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

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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).

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Figure33–W‐Jetframesdatarategraph

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RX/TXerrorsdiagramdisplaysstatisticaldataofRXdropoftheLocalandRemoteunits,TXtryoftheLocal

andRemoteunits:

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Figure34–RX/TXErrorsStatisticsGraph

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Memorydiagramdisplaysmemoryusagedata:

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Figure35–MemoryStatusGraph

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CPUloaddiagramdisplaysdeviceCPUloadinappropriatetimebasis:

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Figure36–CPULoadGraph

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FrequencydiagramdisplaysdeviceoperatingfrequencyinGHz:

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Figure37–FrequencyGraphatwhichFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOLinkisOperating

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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.

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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:

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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.

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Radio

UsetheConfiguration|RadiomenutosetupradiosettingsfortheFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOlink:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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TheavailableFrequencieslistvariesdependingontheselectedCountryandChannelwidth.

Channelwidth–choosethechannelwidthinMHz[20/40].

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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.

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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.

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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.

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LinkSettings

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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:

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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].

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Toadjusttheclocksettingsmanually,choosetheconfigurationmodeasManualandspecifythefollowing

settings:

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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.

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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.

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AdministrativeAccount

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Werecommendchangingthedefaultadministratorpasswordassoonaspossible.

TheAdministrativeAccountmenuisforchangingtheadministrator’spassword.

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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.

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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.

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Defaultadministratorloginsettingsare:

UserName:admin

Password:admin01

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SystemLog

UsetheConfiguration|Systemmenutoconfiguredevicetosavelogmessagestothelocalorremoteserver

usingstandardsyslogfacility:

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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.

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Toviewloggedsystemmessageslocally,navigatetothemenuMaintenance

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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.

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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.

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TocommunicatewithSNMPmanageryoumustconfigureSNMPcommunitiesandidentifierson

bothends(managerandagent).

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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].

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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.

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Figure46–SystemAlertsConfiguration

Enablealerts–selecttoenablealertnotificationsonthesystem.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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Figure48–SystemLogViewer

Filter–filtercontentofthesystemmessagesbyenteringrequiredwordsorsymbols.

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TochangelevelofthesystemmessagesdisplayedintheSyslogviewerusemenuSystemLog.

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SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77

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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:

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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:

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Figure50–FirmwareUpgrade

Upgrade–upgradedevicewiththeuploadedimageandrebootthesystem.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Figure51–AntennaAlignmentTool

Average–ifthisoptionselected,thegraphwilldisplaytheaverageRSSIofbothantennas.

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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.

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NotethatSiteSurveyfunctioncantakeseveralminutestoperform.

ToperformtheSiteSurveytest,clicktheStartscanbutton:

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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.

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SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77

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LinkTest

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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.

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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

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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.

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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:

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Figure54–SpectrumAnalyzer

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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

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Logout

ClicktheLogoutlinkonthetoprightcornerofthemainmenutoleavetheWebmanagementinterface:

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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.

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Email: ts‐freemile@saftehnika.com

Phone: +37167046840

Fax: +37167046809

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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.

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Step1.Power‐upbothunits:MasterandSlave.

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Step2.FreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsmustbeplacedatleastadistanceof2metersfromeachother.

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Step3.ChangemajorRadioparametersforbothunits(MasterandSlave):

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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

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ClickApplybuttonforconfigurationtotakeeffect.

Appendix

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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.

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Step5.Startthetesting:starttheiperfserver,theniperfclient:

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Figure57–iperfResults(TCP)

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Figure58–iperfResults(UDP)

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Step6.Iftheresultmeetstherequirements,beforemountingFreeMile5.8GHzMIMOunitsoutside,

increasetheTransmitPower.

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SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77

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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.

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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).

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Stepstoresettodefaultsettings:

Step1. Poweroffthedevice.

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Step2. ObtainthedeviceMACaddress.

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Step3. ConnectaPCtothesamephysicalsubnetasthedevice.

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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>

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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

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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

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Step6. Powerupdeviceandwaitabout30secormore(dependingondevicehardware).

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Step7. Stoppingingthedevice,andletthedevicebootasusual.Thedeviceshouldstartupwith

factorydefaultsettings.

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SAFFreeMile5.8GHzFODUUserGuide•Rev.1.0•Softwareversion6.77

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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

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