Siklu Communication SK-MH60CC-A1 Point-to-multipoint wireless V-band link User Manual
Siklu Communication Ltd. Point-to-multipoint wireless V-band link Users Manual
Users Manual
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© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO SIKLU COMMUNICATION LTD.
MultiHaul™
Wireless 60GHz Point to Multipoint Gigabit Ethernet
Installation, Operation and
Maintenance Manual
MH-I&O-01, Issue 6
October 2018
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Trademarks
Siklu, the Siklu logo, and MultiHaul™ are all trademarks of Siklu Communication Ltd.
All other product names and trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Copyrights
Copyright © 2018 Siklu Communication Ltd. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any
means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of
Siklu.
Disclaimers
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
Siklu assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear. Siklu makes no
warranties, expressed or implied, by operation of law or otherwise, relating to this
document, the products or the computer software programs described herein.
This document was originally written in English. Please refer to the English language
version for a full and accurate description of all products and services described herein.
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About this Document
This document is the Installation, Operation and Maintenance manual for the
MultiHaul™, Siklu’s point-to-multipoint wireless radios.
It provides product overview and details the installation, setup and monitoring of the
Base Unit (BU) and the different Terminal Units (TU).
Note:
Features and functionality described in this document may be available for specific
product models or starting from specific SW version.
Please review the individual product’s release notes to verify if a specific feature is
supported in the product you use.
Applicable Products and Releases
V-Band Point to multipoint – MultiHaul™ B100, T200, T201
o MultiHaul™, minimum SW release MH-2.1.0
Audience
This document assumes a working knowledge of wireless connectivity platforms and
their operating environments.
This document is intended for use by all persons who are involved in planning, installing,
configuring, and using the MultiHaul™ system.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this document in order to make locating, reading,
and using information easier.
Special Attention
Hint:
Informs you of a helpful optional activity that may be performed at the current
operating stage.
Note:
Provides important and useful information or describes an activity or situation that
may or will interrupt normal operation of the MultiHaul™ system, one of its
components, or the network.
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Caution:
Describes an activity or situation that requires special attention or warning.
Text Conventions
Document References
Italicized text is used to reference sections or chapters
in this document. In many cases, references use
clickable hypertext links that enable immediate access
to referenced objects.
Command Input
Monospace text is used to help delineate command line
user input or text displayed in a command window.
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Safety and Regulatory Notices
The following are mandatory notices for installation and operation of MultiHaul™
Wireless Backhaul Link. Indications appearing here are required by the designated
government and regulatory agencies for purposes of safety and compliance.
General
Do not install or operate this System in the presence of flammable gases or fumes.
Operating any electrical instrument in such an environment is a safety hazard.
European Commission
This product has been designed to comply with CE markings in accordance with the
requirements of European Directive 1995/5/EC, 2011/65/EU and RED 2014/53/EU (see
declaration of conformity enclosed).
This equipment must be permanently grounded for protection and functional purposes.
To make a protective earth connection, use the grounding point located on the System
ODU using a minimum amount of 16AWG grounding cable or according to local
electrical code.
This apparatus is intended to be accessible only to authorized personnel. Failure to
prevent access by unauthorized personnel will invalidate any approval given to this
apparatus.
This product is in full compliance with the following standards:
RF EN 302 567-2 V1.2.1
V-Band FCC Part 15.255
EMC EN 301 489-1, 301 489-4
Safety IEC 60950
Operation EN 300 019-1-4 Class 4.1
Storage EN 300 019-1-1 Class 1.2
Transportation EN 300 019-1-2 Class 2.2
Reduction of hazardous waste EN 50581
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Safe Distance and RF Exposure
This product conforms with the following:
FCC Regulatory Statements
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 or more 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.
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Note:
Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Siklu LTD or
the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
Caution:
Outdoor units and antennas should be installed ONLY by experienced installation
professionals who are familiar with local building and safety codes and, wherever
applicable, are licensed by the appropriate government regulatory authorities.
Failure to do so may void the product warranty and may expose the end user or the
service provider to legal and financial liabilities. Siklu LTD and its resellers or
distributors are not liable for injury, damage or violation of regulations associated
with the installation of outdoor units or antennas.
Prudence : Les unités extérieures et les antennes doivent être installées par des professionnels
expérimentés d'installation qui sont familiers avec les normes locales et les codes de
sécurité et, si applicable, sont agréées par les autorités gouvernementales. Ne pas le faire
peut annuler la garantie du produit et peut exposer l'utilisateur final ou le fournisseur de
services a des d'obligations juridiques et financieres. Les revendeurs ou distributeurs de
ces équipements ne sont pas responsables des blessures, des dommages ou violations
des règlements liés à l'installation des unités extérieures ou des antennes. L'installateur
doit configurer le niveau de puissance de sortie des antennes conformément aux
réglementations nationales et au type d'antenne.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction to the MultiHaul™ System .....................................................14
1.1 Functional Description .............................................................................................. 15
1.2 Technical Specifications............................................................................................ 16
1.3 Management ............................................................................................................. 17
2 Installing the MultiHaul™ System ..............................................................18
2.1 Preparing the Site ...................................................................................................... 18
2.1.1 Physical and Environmental Requirements.................................................... 19
2.1.2 Cabling Requirements................................................................................... 19
2.2 MultiHaul™ Package Content ................................................................................... 20
2.3 Unpacking the MultiHaul™ ...................................................................................... 21
2.4 Required Tools.......................................................................................................... 21
2.5 Mounting the MultiHaul™ ........................................................................................ 22
2.5.1 Mounting the Compact MultiHaul™ T201 .................................................... 22
2.6 Connecting the Cables – MultiHaul™ B100/T200 ..................................................... 23
2.6.1 Power Options .............................................................................................. 23
2.7 Connecting the Cables – MultiHaul™ T201 .............................................................. 24
2.7.1 Grounding the MultiHaul™ .......................................................................... 25
2.7.2 Weatherproofing the Cables .......................................................................... 26
2.7.3 Preparing and Weatherproofing the Cable – MultiHaul™ T201 .................... 26
2.8 System LEDs ............................................................................................................ 27
2.9 Installing the MultiHaul™......................................................................................... 28
2.10 Link Up Verification and Initial Commissioning ....................................................... 29
3 Setup and Monitoring Using the Web-based Management ......................30
3.1 Connecting to System Using the Web-Based Management ........................................ 30
3.2 Web-Based Management Main Page ......................................................................... 33
3.3 General Configuration Commands ............................................................................ 34
3.3.1 Apply ........................................................................................................... 34
3.3.2 Save Configuration ....................................................................................... 34
3.3.3 Rollback ....................................................................................................... 34
3.3.4 Reboot .......................................................................................................... 35
3.3.5 Copy to Remote ............................................................................................ 35
3.4 Quick Configuration Wizard ..................................................................................... 35
3.4.1 Quick Configuration: Step 1 – System .......................................................... 35
3.4.2 Quick Configuration: Step 2 – Radio ............................................................ 36
3.4.3 Quick Configuration: Step 3 – Eth Ports ....................................................... 37
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3.4.4 Quick Configuration: Step 4 – Network ........................................................ 38
3.5 Radio Configuration and Monitoring ......................................................................... 40
3.5.1 Settings ........................................................................................................ 40
3.5.2 Remote Terminals (Base Unit Only) ............................................................. 41
3.5.3 Scan Results (Terminal Unit Only) ............................................................... 43
3.5.4 TU Auto-Provisioning .................................................................................. 43
3.5.5 Maintenance ................................................................................................. 45
3.6 Eth Ports Configuration and Monitoring .................................................................... 46
3.6.1 Settings ........................................................................................................ 46
3.6.2 Advanced Settings ........................................................................................ 47
3.6.3 Maintenance ................................................................................................. 47
3.7 System Configuration and Monitoring ....................................................................... 49
3.7.1 General Settings ........................................................................................... 49
3.7.2 Advanced Settings ........................................................................................ 50
3.7.3 Maintenance ................................................................................................. 51
3.7.3.1 File Transfer ................................................................................................. 51
3.7.3.2 SW Upgrade ................................................................................................. 52
3.7.3.3 Licensing ...................................................................................................... 53
3.7.3.4 Scripts .......................................................................................................... 54
3.7.3.5 Configuration Management .......................................................................... 55
3.7.4 Event Configuration...................................................................................... 55
3.8 Network Configuration and Monitoring ..................................................................... 56
3.8.1 General Settings ........................................................................................... 57
3.8.2 Advanced Settings ........................................................................................ 59
3.8.3 Maintenance ................................................................................................. 60
3.8.4 Users Administration .................................................................................... 61
3.8.5 Authentication (802.1x) ................................................................................ 62
3.8.6 LLDP ........................................................................................................... 63
3.9 Services Configuration and Monitoring ..................................................................... 66
3.9.1 Global Settings ............................................................................................. 67
3.9.2 Bridge Models .............................................................................................. 67
3.9.3 Maintenance ................................................................................................. 70
4 Setup and Monitoring Using the Command Line Interface ......................71
4.1 Establishing a CLI Session with the ODU ................................................................. 71
4.2 General Configuration Commands: Save, Reset, Rollback ......................................... 72
4.3 Configuring and Displaying System Information Using the CLI ................................ 73
4.4 Configuring System IP Addresses Using the CLI....................................................... 74
4.5 RF Settings and Provisioning .................................................................................... 76
4.6 Configuring Ethernet Interfaces Using the CLI .......................................................... 80
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5 Diagnostics ..................................................................................................82
5.1 General Troubleshooting Process .............................................................................. 82
5.2 MultiHaul™ Recommended Troubleshooting Steps .................................................. 83
5.3 Alarms and Events .................................................................................................... 85
5.4 Loopbacks ................................................................................................................ 86
5.4.1 Loopback Diagram ....................................................................................... 87
5.4.2 Ethernet Line Loopbacks .............................................................................. 87
5.4.3 Radio Loopbacks .......................................................................................... 88
5.5 Statistics ................................................................................................................... 89
5.5.1 Ethernet Statistics ......................................................................................... 89
5.5.2 Ethernet Statistics History ............................................................................. 90
5.5.3 Bridge Statistics ............................................................................................ 91
5.5.4 Radio Statistics ............................................................................................. 92
5.5.5 Base Unit Statistics ....................................................................................... 93
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1-1 MultiHaul™ B100 and T200 Functional Block Diagram .................................... 15
Figure 1-2 MultiHaul™ Compact TU (MH-T201) Functional Block Diagram ..................... 15
Figure 2-1 MultiHaul™ B100/T200 and Mounting Bracket ................................................. 22
Figure 2-2 MultiHaul™ T201 and Mounting Bracket .......................................................... 22
Figure 2-3 MultiHaul™ B100/T200 Connection Panel Details ............................................ 23
Figure 2-4 MultiHaul™ T201 Connection Panel Details ...................................................... 24
Figure 2-5 Grounding Scheme ............................................................................................ 25
Figure 2-6 All-Weather Connecting Cable Shell Assembly ................................................. 26
Figure 2-7 All-Weather Connecting Cable Shell Assembly ................................................. 26
Figure 2-8 Scanning Antenna .............................................................................................. 28
Figure 3-1 Launching the Web-Based Management ............................................................ 30
Figure 3-2 Entering Username and Password ...................................................................... 31
Figure 3-3 Web-Based Management Main Page (Base Unit) ............................................... 31
Figure 3-4 Web-Based Management Main Page (Terminal Unit) ......................................... 32
Figure 3-5 Copy to all >> button ......................................................................................... 35
Figure 3-6 Quick Config Page: Step 1 - System ................................................................... 36
Figure 3-7 Quick Config Page: Step 2 - Radio ..................................................................... 36
Figure 3-8 Quick Config Page: Step 3 – Eth Ports ............................................................... 37
Figure 3-9 Quick Config Page: Step 4 – Network ................................................................ 38
Figure 3-10 Radio Page: Settings ........................................................................................ 40
Figure 3-11 Radio Page: Remote Terminals ........................................................................ 41
Figure 3-12 Radio Page: Terminal Scan Results .................................................................. 43
Figure 3-13 Radio Page: TU Auto-Provisioning .................................................................. 44
Figure 3-14 Radio Page: Maintenance ................................................................................. 45
Figure 3-15 Eth Ports Page: Settings ................................................................................... 46
Figure 3-16 Eth Ports Page: Advanced Settings ................................................................... 47
Figure 3-17 Eth Ports Page: Maintenance ............................................................................ 47
Figure 3-18 System Page: General ...................................................................................... 49
Figure 3-19 System Page: Advanced Settings ...................................................................... 50
Figure 3-20 System Page: Maintenance – File Transfer ....................................................... 51
Figure 3-21 System Page: Maintenance – SW Upgrade ....................................................... 52
Figure 3-22 System Page: Maintenance – Licensing ............................................................ 53
Figure 3-23 System Page: Maintenance – Scripts ................................................................ 54
Figure 3-24 System Page: Maintenance – Configuration Management ................................. 55
Figure 3-25 Network Page: Event Configuration ................................................................. 55
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Figure 3-26 Network Page: General .................................................................................... 57
Figure 3-27 Network Page: Advanced Settings .................................................................... 59
Figure 3-28 Network Page: Maintenance ............................................................................. 60
Figure 3-29 Network Page: Users Administration ................................................................ 61
Figure 3-30 Network Page: Authentication (802.1x) ............................................................ 62
Figure 3-31 Network Page: LLDP (Configuration) .............................................................. 64
Figure 3-32 Network Page: LLDP (Port Status) ................................................................... 64
Figure 3-33 Services Page: Settings..................................................................................... 66
Figure 3-34 Services Page: Maintenance ............................................................................. 70
Figure 4-1 Launching CLI ................................................................................................... 72
Figure 5-1 Loopbacks Diagram ........................................................................................... 87
Figure 5-2 Ethernet Line Loopback ..................................................................................... 88
Figure 5-3 Radio Loopback ................................................................................................. 88
Figure 5-4 Statistics Page: Ethernet Statistics ...................................................................... 89
Figure 5-5 Statistics Page: Ethernet Statistics History .......................................................... 91
Figure 5-6 Statistics Page: Bridge Statistics ......................................................................... 92
Figure 5-7 Statistics Page: Radio Statistics .......................................................................... 93
Figure 5-8 Statistics Page: Base Unit Statistics .................................................................... 94
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1 Introduction to the MultiHaul™ System
This chapter provides a brief overview of the MultiHaul™ product line.
The MultiHaul™ is the culmination of innovation for point to multipoint carrier-class
systems operating in the uncongested unlicensed V-band, delivering very high adaptive
bandwidth. It features unique self-aligning antennas for quick installation and long
reach operations, in an outdoor yet eye-pleasing industrial design.
The plug and play system is designed for an easy single person installation. The patent-
pending scanning antenna automatically aligns with the Base Units. For buildings with
difficult roof-top access, a single base unit needs to be installed on a roof to serve
multiple locations. The Base Unit (BU) supports advanced auto-provisioning: Terminal
Units (TU) configuration files are stored in the BU to enable early and advanced
provisioning. The TU can be located on building sides with no need for internal re-wiring
of buildings to achieve net gigabit throughput.
The MultiHaul™ Base Unit B100 (MH-B100) radio delivers carrier-grade wireless
point-to-multipoint Gigabit Ethernet services.
The Base Unit supports up to 8 terminal units in a 90 degrees sector.
MH-B100-CCS-PoE-
MWB
MultiHaul™ BU, 90°, 500Mbps upgradable to 1800Mbps, 2 RJ-45 & 1 SFP
(1 port PSE enabled), MK & PoE injector included, IP-65, White
The MultiHaul™ Terminal Unit T200 (MH-T200) radio delivers carrier-grade
wireless point-to-multipoint Gigabit Ethernet services.
2 types of T200 Terminal Unit available:
MH-T200-CCC-PoE-
MWB
MultiHaul™ TU, 90°, base rate 100Mbps upgradable to 1000Mbps, 3 RJ-
45 with PSE (2 ports PSE enabled), MK & PoE injector included, IP-65,
White
MH-T200-CNN-PoE-
MWB
MultiHaul™ TU, 90°, base rate 100Mbps upgradable to 1000Mbps, 1 RJ-
45, MK & PoE injector included, IP-65, White
MultiHaul™ T201, also known as cTU (Compact TU), is the most compact self-
aligning millimeter-wave Terminal Unit, for discrete installations on homes or
poles.
The Compact T201 condenses MultiHaul™ rich feature set, proven in Service Providers
and Smart Cities networks, into the smallest mmW radio in the industry, 6.5x 3.1x 1 in.
(16.5x 8x 2.5 cm).
MH-T201-CNN-PoE-
MWB
MultiHaul™ Compact TU, 90°, base rate 100Mbps upgradable to
1000Mbps, 1 RJ-45, built-in MK, PoE injector included, IP-65,
White.
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1.1 Functional Description
The key features of the system are:
PtMP wireless connectivity in the un-licensed 60GHz band, for up to 8 stations
Up to 8 Terminal Units
Scanning antenna, to simplify the alignment process of the units
There are two options for this system, functionally wise. A system can serve as an access
point (“Base Unit” – BU) or as an end-point station (“Terminal Unit” – TU).
The RF Section comprises an array of 32 dipole antennas, electronically controlled for
smart beam-steering, allowing point to multipoint operations and auto-alignment of the
narrow beams.
NPU
DRAM
FLASH
WiGig BB
1÷3
1Gbps ports
2.5Gbps ports
DC (POE) DC (PSE)
optional
BB section
RF section
WiGig RF + Antenna
Coax
PHY
PHY
Figure 1-1 MultiHaul™ B100 and T200 Functional Block Diagram
NPU
DRAM
FLASH
WiGig BB
DC (POE)
BB section
RF section
WiGig RF + Antenna
PHY
1Gbps
Figure 1-2 MultiHaul™ Compact TU (MH-T201) Functional Block Diagram
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1.2 Technical Specifications
For detailed technical specifications, please refer to the datasheet.
For detailed supported features list please refer to the product’s release notes.
MH-BU
MH-TU
Topologies
Point to Multi-point
Point to Point
Built-in Antenna
Horizontal scanning: 90°
Vertical beam-width: 20°
Frequency & Duplexing
57-64GHz
Channels
2160MHz wide, 2 non-overlapping
channels
Modulation & Adaptive rate
10 level of hitless adaptive coding and
modulation
Air-interface Rate (Mbps)
(1)
Air interface line rate up to
2300
2300
Aggregate L1 Rate (Mbps)
(1)
Usable Ethernet line rate up to
1800
1000
System Gain (link budget)
125dB (including antenna)
Interfaces
3x GbE
SFP supports 1GbE & 2.5GbE
2x RJ-45
1x SFP
1 or 3 x
RJ-45
Terminal Units (TU)
Up to 8 Terminal Units
-
Ethernet Features
IEEE 802.1d transparent bridging
VLAN & VLAN stacking
Jumbo frames
Encryption
AES 128-bits
Management &
Provisioning
Zero-touch turn up; In-band, out-of-band
management
Web GUI (one-click configuration of local
and remote units) & Embedded CLI
SNMPv2/3, TACACS+, RADIUS
Conformance
Radio: FCC Part 15.255
EMC: FCC 47CFR.part 15
Safety: UL 60950
Power Supply
PoE (IEEE 802.3af/at)+,
10W without PoE-Out,
50W with PoE-Out.
PoE-Out
ETH2: 26W, 802.3at
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Actual throughput varies with traffic patterns to/from the Terminal Units
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ETH3: 13W, 802.3af
(SFP)
Environmental
Operating Temperature: -30÷+55°C
(optional -49° to +131°F)
Ingress Protection Rating: IP65 (optional
IP67)
Dimensions (HxWxD)
11.4 x 5.2 x 3.5 in.
(Compact MH-T201 6.5x 3.1x 1 in.)
Weight
3 lbs. (including mounting kit)
1.3 Management
You can manage MultiHaul™ system using a Web-Based Element Management System
(Web EMS) or a Command Line Interface (CLI).
Advanced network features must be managed using the CLI.
The MultiHaul™ system features a wide range of built-in indicators and diagnostic tools
for advanced OAM functionality. The system is designed to enable quick evaluation,
identification, and resolution of operating faults.
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2 Installing the MultiHaul™ System
This chapter describes how to perform the installation of a MultiHaul™ radio (Base Unit
or Terminal Unit), including:
Preparing the Site
MultiHaul™ Package Content
Unpacking the MultiHaul™
Required Tools
Mounting the MultiHaul™
Connecting the Cables
System LEDs
Installing the MultiHaul™
Link Up Verification and Initial Commissioning
The installation of the MultiHaul™ radio is followed by initial system setup that will be
described in the next chapter.
Caution:
Avertissement:
The installation and maintenance of the MultiHaul™ link should only be done
by service personnel who are properly trained and certified to carry out such
activities.
L'installation et l'entretien de la liaison MultiHaul™ ne doivent être effectués
par du personnel de service qui sont formés et accrédités pour mener à bien ces
activités.
Minimum safe distance from antenna while radiating is 42cm
(general public) or 19cm (occupational) (according to calculation
done based on "Environmental evaluation and exposure limit
according to FCC CFR 47part 1, 1.1307, 1.1310; RSS-102, Safety
Code6).
Distance de sécurité minimum de l'antenne tout en rayonnant est
42cm (selon le calcul fait sur la base de "l'évaluation
environnementale et la limite d'exposition selon FCC CFR 47part 1,
1,1307, 1,1310, RSS-102, CODE6 sécurité).
2.1 Preparing the Site
Carefully select and prepare each site to make device installation and configuration as
simple and trouble-free as possible. During site selection and preparation, always
consider the long-term needs of both your network and your applications.
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2.1.1 Physical and Environmental Requirements
Each site should adhere to the following requirements:
There must be a clear, unobstructed line-of-sight between the radios.
The MultiHaul™ radio should be mounted on a fixed, stable, permanent
structure. A reinforced steel mounting pole is required, with a diameter
measuring from 2-4 inches (recommended). Note that the radio can be
mounted on poles from 1.5-12 inches using the provided self-locking bands.
Caution:
Do not mount the MultiHaul™ device on a structure that is temporary or easily
moved. Doing so may result in poor service or equipment damage.
The MultiHaul™ may be installed directly on a wall using its mounting kit.
You must mount the MultiHaul™ radio in a site that is easily accessible to
authorized personnel, and only authorized personnel.
Operating temperature: between -30° and +55°C.
Relative humidity: 0 to 100%.
Maximum altitude: 4,500m.
2.1.2 Cabling Requirements
Install the MultiHaul™ radio where network connections and optional power
cabling are ready for operation and easily accessible.
All cabling connected to the radio should be outdoor-grade, with UV
protection.
PoE input – Connect Ethernet cable to Eth1
PSE Output (PoE Out) – for models with more than a single Ethernet port.
The voltage output at the PSE port is following the voltage at the PoE input
port. The total cables length, from the PoE device to the powered device
(PD) should not exceed 100 meter (PoE to first radio + first to second radio).
Note:
PSE Output available only is directly powered by PoE Injector/Midspan!
PSE Output is over 2 pairs. It means you can use the PSE Output to power up other
devices or other MultiHaul™ units, however, the MultiHaul™ that was powered by
PSE will not be able to power up other devices (no PSE Output).
You should use shielded outdoor Cat5e cables terminated with metallic RJ45
connectors.
In order to protect indoor equipment, you must install surge protection
circuits on all copper cables on their entrance to the building.
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Install the MultiHaul™ radio in a location where proper electrical outdoor
grounding is readily available. Typically, the grounding connection is
attached directly to the mounting pole. If not already present, then suitable
structure-to-earth grounding connections must be created before
installation. Ground the radio using a minimum quantity of 16AWG
grounding cable or according to local electrical code.
Note:
The MultiHaul™ T201 (cTU) does not require grounding.
Caution:
Improper electrical grounding can result in excessive electromagnetic interference or
electrical discharge.
Siklu will not be held responsible for any malfunction or damage in the event that the
radio is not properly grounded.
2.2 MultiHaul™ Package Content
The MultiHaul™ B100 or T200 packages include the following components:
Package
Description
Quantity
MultiHaul™
Radio
MultiHaul™ radio
(integrated antenna)
1
All-Weather shells,
protecting cable entry
1 or 3 (model
dependent)
Unit grounding cable (90
cm)
1
MultiHaul™ mounting
assembly (attached to the
radio)
1
Self-locking bands
2
PoE injector with AC cable
1
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The MultiHaul™ T201 packages include the following components:
Package
Description
Quantity
MultiHaul™
Radio
MultiHaul™ radio
(integrated antenna)
1
All-Weather shell,
protecting cable entry
1
Cable ties
2
PoE injector with AC cable
1
2.3 Unpacking the MultiHaul™
The MultiHaul™ package content should be examined carefully before installation.
When you unpack the components of the MultiHaul™, it is important to use care to
avoid damaging or scratching the antenna radome.
2.4 Required Tools
Ensure that you have the following tools with you when performing a MultiHaul™
installation:
Philips screwdriver, medium size head
Flat-head screwdriver, medium size (5mm) head
7mm Hex socket driver
Standard open-end wrench, 13mm for the ports’ caps
Cable ties (for securing network and optional power cables)
Cutter
Cable labeling
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2.5 Mounting the MultiHaul™
1. Elevation Lock Bolts (2x 7mm on each side)
2. Mounting bracket
3. Self-locking bands fixing points (for 2x 130mm bands
provided)
4. Wall-mount fixing holes (x4)
5. All-weather shells (1 or 3, depending on model)
Figure 2-1 MultiHaul™ B100/T200 and Mounting Bracket
The mounting kit may be installed on a wall. Use 4 wall mount screws (not
provided).
The MultiHaul™ radio is compatible with the EH-MK-SM mounting kit that may be
used in case of extreme height difference between the sides.
2.5.1 Mounting the Compact MultiHaul™ T201
1. Integral mounting bracket (pole or wall mount)
2. Wall-mount fixing holes (x2)
3. Self-locking bands fixing points (for 2x cable ties provided)
4. Radio board fixing screw (DO NOT REMOVE)
5. Wall-mount screw location
6. All-weather rubber ring
Figure 2-2 MultiHaul™ T201 and Mounting Bracket
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The compact MultiHaul™ T201 has a mounting bracket as part of its body. Use two cable
ties to fix it to the pole.
2.6 Connecting the Cables – MultiHaul™ B100/T200
1. Electrical Ground Point (GND)
2. Ethernet RJ45 Eth#1 (PoE in)
3. Ethernet RJ45 Eth#2 (PoE Out) – model dependent
4. Ethernet Eth#3 or RJ45 (PoE Out) – model dependent
5. Reboot push-button. Restore Factory Default (push for
more than 10 seconds)
Figure 2-3 MultiHaul™ B100/T200 Connection Panel Details
Caution:
Use only Class 1 Laser SFP with rated voltage of 3.3Vdc which is safety approved to
UL/EN/IEC 60950-1 and which is CDRH registered.
2.6.1 Power Options
To power up the MultiHaul™ using PoE, connect the cable to Eth#1.
You may use direct DC (input range: 36÷57Vdc) by using an RJ45-DC Adapter (can be
obtained from Siklu). In this case, port ETH#1 will be used for power only.
Caution:
Use a PoE power supply which is safety approved to UL/EN/IEC 60950-1 as a limited
power source (LPS) with rated voltage of 42-57Vdc and rated current of 1.4A max,
and approved for the altitude where it is deployed
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2.7 Connecting the Cables – MultiHaul™ T201
1. Ethernet RJ45 cable entry
2. Protective cable housing lock screw
3. Optional ground cable inlet (drilling required)
4. Eth1 RJ45 PoE In
5. ODU LEDs – Eth1, RF and Power
6. Reboot push-button. Restore Factory
Default (push for more than 10 seconds)
7. Optional ground (GND) point
8. Ethernet RJ45 cable
9. Ethernet RJ45 cable tie fixing points
Figure 2-4 MultiHaul™ T201 Connection Panel Details
To connect the cable to the radio, unlock the Phillips screw at the bottom of the unit
and remove the protective cable housing.
Power up the MultiHaul™ T201 by connecting the PoE device to the Eth1 port.
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2.7.1 Grounding the MultiHaul™
1. Connect one end of the grounding cable to the ground outlet on the left side of
the ODU using the grounding cable lug.
2. Tighten the lug securely in place.
3. Connect the opposite end of the grounding cable to the earth connection,
typically located on the mounting pole. If the earth connection is out of reach of
the grounding cable, install an alternative cable.
To make a protective earth connection, use the grounding point located on the System
ODU using a minimum amount of 16AWG grounding cable or according to local
electrical code.
Note:
The compact MultiHaul™ T201 is designed to work without ground. However, do
verify that the PoE is grounded and shielded cables+connectors used.
It is recommended to use Lightning Surge Protector on every Ethernet cable to protect
the indoor networking equipment. The Lightning Surge Arrestor should be installed
indoor next to the cable’s point-of-entry and should be properly grounded.
Figure 2-5 Grounding Scheme
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2.7.2 Weatherproofing the Cables
Before inserting a cable connector into the ODU, you must first enclose the cable
connector in a protective All-Weather shell. Three sets of All-Weather shells are
provided with the ODU for the ODU interfaces.
Figure 2-6 All-Weather Connecting Cable Shell Assembly
The provided protective All-Weather Shells fit cables from 3.5mm to 9.0mm diameter.
1. Thread the cable and tight the shell to the ODU firmly by hand (do not use tools).
2. Insert the rubber gasket snugly and tight the connector lock.
Caution:
To avoid accidental damage to the connector, when removing the All-Weather Shell,
unlock the gland first.
2.7.3 Preparing and Weatherproofing the Cable – MultiHaul™ T201
The ODU is provided with rubber gasket (for cables from 3.5mm to 9.0mm diameter)
designed to weatherproof the cable entry to the compact TU housing.
1. To connect the cable to the radio, unlock the Phillips screw at the bottom of the
unit and remove the protective cable housing.
2. Connect the the Ethernet RJ45 cable to the radio. Use a miniature cable tie (not
provided) to secore the cable.
3. Positing the rubber gasket and assemble the protective housing.
4. Lock the Phillips screw.
Figure 2-7 All-Weather Connecting Cable Shell Assembly
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2.8 System LEDs
LED
Color
Description
PWR (Power)
Green – Power ON
Blink Green – booting up
Orange – Booting up (2 seconds)
Boot failure (if continues)
Off – No Power
RF
Green – Link up
TU: connected to the BU
BU: at least one TU connected
Off – No link
ETH1/2/3:
Green – Link 1G
Orange – Link 10/100
Off – No Link (Carrier)
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2.9 Installing the MultiHaul™
1. Mount the radio and its mounting bracket on a fixed reinforced steel mounting
pole, 1.5-12 diameter (recommended 2-4 inches).
2. Use included self-locking bands to secure the bracket to the mounting pole.
3. In order to allow free movement when pointing the radio, unlock the Elevation
Lock Bolts.
4. Verify visually that the radio is pointing to the remote site. Optimize the
Azimuth alignment by turning the mounting bracket (make sure the self-locking
bands are not tightened) and change the Elevation alignment by moving the
radio up and down.
5. Once optimum achieved, fasten the self-locking bands to secure the bracket to
the mounting pole and tighten the Elevation Lock Bolts.
Figure 2-8 Scanning Antenna
Notes regarding alignment:
The Multihaul™ antenna sector coverage is 90° horizontally and 20° vertically.
For optimal coverage, point the Base Unit towards the sector center (45°) horizontally
and to the farthest terminal unit vertically.
Terminal Units should be pointed towards the Base Unit.
Alignment is now completed. The system’s scanning antenna will automatically align the
beams for optimal performance.
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2.10 Link Up Verification and Initial Commissioning
1. Verify that RF LED is green on the TUs, indicating association (Link UP).
The MultiHaul™ link can now pass traffic and management between the ports and over
the radio link.
Base-Unit (BU):
1. Verify the BU is pointing towards the sector center (45°) horizontally and to the
farthest terminal unit vertically.
2. Verify the self-locking bands are tightened.
3. Power up the BU and verify Power LED is green.
Terminal Unit (TU):
Up to 8 TUs may be connected to one BU.
1. Point the TU towards the BU. When wall mount is used, verify the BU is located
within the 90° sector’s coverage.
2. Verify the self-locking bands and the Elevation Lock Bolts are locked.
3. Power up the TU and verify Power LED is green. The RF LED should be green,
indicating correct association (Link Up).
Repeat these steps for the next TUs.
Use the Web-based Management or Command Line Interface for radio link configuration
and monitoring.
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3 Setup and Monitoring Using the Web-based
Management
In order to carry configuration, monitoring or maintenance tasks, connect your PC to
any one of the system’s Ethernet ports and launch the chosen management option.
There are 2 options to connect and manage the MultiHaul™:
1) HTML Web-Based Management with Graphical User Interface (GUI)
2) Command Line Interface
It is recommended to use the web-based management option that is described in
details in this document as it provides self-explanatory graphical user interface for
managing both ends of the link and the PTMP cluster.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Connecting to system using the Web-Based Management
Connecting to system using the Command Line Interface
Web-Based Management Main Page
Quick Configuration Wizard
General Configuration Commands
3.1 Connecting to System Using the Web-Based Management
1. Launch an Internet Browser and enter https:// followed by the system’s IP
address. The system’s default IP address is 192.168.0.1.
Figure 3-1 Launching the Web-Based Management
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2. When prompted, enter the username and password. Default: admin and admin.
Figure 3-2 Entering Username and Password
3. Once loaded, the Web-Based Management Main page is displayed.
When connecting to a Base Unit, all Terminal Units will be displayed on the remote tab,
on the right.
Figure 3-3 Web-Based Management Main Page (Base Unit)
When connecting to a Terminal Unit, the Base Unit will be displayed in the remote tab,
on the right.
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Figure 3-4 Web-Based Management Main Page (Terminal Unit)
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3.2 Web-Based Management Main Page
The Web-Based Management provides link view, presenting both local and remote (or
remotes, in case of multiple Terminal Units) configuration and monitoring.
Note:
Depending on your work station’s screen size and resolution, you may need to scroll
the screen vertically or horizontally in order to view all options for local + remote.
Alternatively, you may change the change the Internet’s Browser display distance
(Zoom out, using Ctrl+Minus).
Although the local and remote systems IP address are identical (default IP address
192.168.0.1), the remote can be displayed as the MultiHaul™ uses dedicated
communication channel for local-remote communication that is not IP-based.
It is recommended, however, to assign dedicated IP address for local and remote
systems.
Note:
When first connecting to a link or cluster with units in their default IP address, you
may connect to a different unit, not necessarily the one you are connected to. Assign
additional dedicated IP addresses and use it instead of the default one.
The Web-Based Management Main page is a read-only page and displays the following
information:
Product – product model (factory).
Name – the configured name of the unit (by default, same as Product).
Physical view – of local and remote units, with interfaces and led status.
Link Status – Link up or down (with visual indication).
Frequency – channel number (2 or 3).
Throughput – for Tx and Rx over the RF interface (in Mbps). Displayed for the
last 1-second interval.
Current Alarms – list of currently active alarms and date&time raised.
History Log – System alarms and events history log.
User Activity Log – All configuration changes are logged, including user and
date&time (presented in the form of CLI commands).
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3.3 General Configuration Commands
3.3.1 Apply
Any configuration change is executed upon clicking Apply.
The Local-Remote (and multiple remotes in case of multiple Terminal Units) concept of
the Web-Based Management allows configuring both local and remote systems of the
link.
The Apply button is available at the bottom of each configuration page (one button for
both local and remote systems).
When clicking Apply, the configuration changes will be sent to remote system(s) first
and then to the local system. If multiple parameters changed on the page before clicking
Apply, all parameters are sent in bulk to the system and then executed locally in order
to avoid losing management connection.
3.3.2 Save Configuration
Any configuration change applied should be saved using the Save Configuration
button.
The system has two configuration banks:
1. Running Configuration – the currently active configuration. Every time Apply is
clicked, the Running Configuration is updated.
2. Startup Configuration – the configuration the system will come up with after the
next reboot. This configuration may be different than the currently active
configuration (Running Configuration).
In order to save the applied configuration changes, click Save Configuration so
changes will be saved to the startup configuration. If changes are not saved to the
startup configuration, they will be lost the next time the system reboots.
Save Configuration and Save All Remotes Configuration buttons are
available for local and remote systems.
3.3.3 Rollback
A safety measure that allows recovering from system configuration changes that caused
loss of communication.
When Rollback is used, a timer runs (and restarts) whenever a management (or CLI)
command is entered. In the event that no command is entered within the timeout
Note:
To view logs, pop-ups must be enabled and allowed on your Internet Browser.
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period, the system automatically reboots and comes up with the saved startup
configuration.
A Rollback timeout is especially recommended when configuring remote elements that
are being managed over the link.
Rollback is activated for both local and remote(s) systems.
3.3.4 Reboot
Separate buttons for local and remote reboot. The system will power off and then on
and come up after initialization (~120 seconds).
Note that any unsaved changes will be lost.
3.3.5 Copy to Remote
You can find the Copy to All Remote button next to some configuration
parameters or sections. This function copies configuration to remote system based on
the changes on the local system.
Figure 3-5 Copy to all >> button
3.4 Quick Configuration Wizard
Use the Quick Configuration wizard to configure the basic system parameters. It covers
the basic minimal configuration required to start using the link.
The Quick Configuration wizard should be used for the initial system setup after
installation. For monitoring and advanced configuration, please refer to the dedicated
configuration pages of the Web-Based Management.
To access the Quick Configuration wizard, go to the Quick Config page.
3.4.1 Quick Configuration: Step 1 – System
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Figure 3-6 Quick Config Page: Step 1 - System
The first section allows configuring the following parameters:
Name – you can give a name to each system
Date – [YYYY.MM.DD]
Time – [HH:MM:SS]
Click Copy to all to set identical Date & Time on remote terminals.
Click Next to continue.
3.4.2 Quick Configuration: Step 2 – Radio
Figure 3-7 Quick Config Page: Step 2 - Radio
This section allows configuring the following parameters:
SSID – Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the BU. Default: MultiHaul.
The BU broadcasts openly its SSID.
Password – password used for authentication. Default: MultiHaul.
Frequency – the channel number (channel2 or 3). Default: channel-2.
Frequency setting is available for BU only. The TU will scan and be able to
connect to a BU on all channels.
Connection Mode
o Guest-connection (Base Unit only) – determines if guest (unmanaged) TUs
can be associated with the BU. If guest-connection is enabled, any TU with
the correct SSID and password can connect to the BU, up to the maximum
number of supported TUs.
o Auto-Connect (Terminal Unit only) – TU will connect automatically to BU in
case SSID/password match.
Access Control (Base Unit only)
o By-MAC or By-Name. determines if TUs are identified by MAC address or by
configured name (relevant for TU management by BU feature).
MAC (R/O) – radio’s MAC address.
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3.4.3 Quick Configuration: Step 3 – Eth Ports
Figure 3-8 Quick Config Page: Step 3 – Eth Ports
This section allows configuring the following parameters:
Port status visual display (Green – port is up).
Port Type – RJ45 or SFP
Port Enable – checkbox to enable the port.
Auto Negotiation – checkbox to enable auto-neg.
Speed/Duplex – speed (10/100 or 1000) and duplex (half/full) setting:
o When Auto Negotiation Enabled – R/O field indicating the current
speed/duplex
o When Auto Negotiation Disabled – allows configuring the speed/duplex.
o R/O field indicating the current speed/duplex (note that for SFP ports, only
1000 speed is available).
Speed/Duplex (SFP) – 1000XFD (for 1Gbps) or 2500XFD (for 2.5Gbps) SFPs.
Click Next to continue or Back to return to previous section.
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3.4.4 Quick Configuration: Step 4 – Network
Figure 3-9 Quick Config Page: Step 4 – Network
This section allows configuring the following parameters:
IP Address
The MultiHaul™ units support up to four management IP addresses that can be
associated with different VLANs. IP address may be Static or acquired by DHCP.
o # - Index (1-4)
o Type – Static or DHCP
o IP Address – Default is 192.168.0.1
o IP Prefix Length – Default is 24 (equivalent to Mask of 255.255.255.0)
o VLAN – 0 (not defined, meaning the IP is not associated with specific VLAN)
Click the Trash icon to clear an IP. Note you cannot clear the IP address you used to log
in to the system.
Default Gateway
SNMP Managers
Up to five managers that will receive SNMP traps can be configured (SNMPv2c or
SNMPv3).
o # - Index (1-5)
o IP Address – Destination IP Address
o UDP Port – port number for sending traps
o Security Name (community)
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o SNMP Ver – SNMP version (SNMPv2c or SNMPv3)
o Engine ID – Used for SNMPv3
Click Apply to execute the configuration changes or Back to return to previous
section.
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3.5 Radio Configuration and Monitoring
The radio link parameters and radio link monitoring are managed in the Radio page.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Settings
Remote Terminals
Maintenance
Scan Results
3.5.1 Settings
Figure 3-10 Radio Page: Settings
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
SSID – Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the BU. Default: MultiHaul.
The BU broadcasts openly its SSID.
Password – password used for authentication. Default: MultiHaul.
Frequency – the channel number (channel2 or 3). Default: channel-2.
Frequency setting is available for BU only. The TU will scan and be able to
connect to a BU on all channels. The TU will present the frequency channel it is
on.
Connection Mode
o Guest-connection (Base Unit only) – determines if guest (unmanaged) TUs
can be associated with the BU. If guest-connection is enabled, any TU with
the correct SSID and password can connect to the BU, up to the maximum
number of supported TUs.
o Auto-Connect (Terminal Unit only) – TU will connect automatically to BU in
case SSID/password match.
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o Scan only (Terminal Unit only) – TU will scan and present all visible BUs
(without connecting to any of them, even if SSID/password match). User will
then be able to select which BU to connect to.
Note that when link to BU is down, the TU will be in ‘scanning’ mode and will
present its scan results.
Access Control (Base Unit only)
o By-MAC or By-Name. determines if TUs are identified by MAC address or by
configured name (relevant for TU management by BU feature).
Throughput – the transmitted and received throughput over the RF interface (in
Mbps).
MAC (R/O) – radio’s MAC address.
3.5.2 Remote Terminals (Base Unit Only)
Figure 3-11 Radio Page: Remote Terminals
From the Base Unit you can provision the remote Terminal Units.
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
MAC Address – radio MAC address of the remote TU/BU.
Name – text string representing the name of the remote TU. Default: Serial
Number of the remote TU.
Association – guest or managed.
o Guest – TUs that are connected as ‘guest’ do not require setting on the BU
side. An RF port will be created in case TU is connected.
No services configuration is supported for ‘guest’ TUs (transparent bridge
only).
Note:
Either MAC Address or Name will be available for configuration, depending on the
Access-control setting on the Radio-Settings page (By-MAC or By-Name).
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o Managed – TUs that are set to ‘managed’ reserve their RF port settings and
will allow settings of services.
Note:
TUs connected as ‘guests’ will be displayed only in case they are connected. TU that
went offline and then up again, might be displayed with different RF port.
TUs connected as ‘managed’ will be displayed even if they are down and will not
change their RF port.
Eth Port – name of the RF port that is used for connection. BU: eth-tu1, eth-
tu2…eth-tu8. TU: eth-bu1.
Tx MSC – the Adaptive Modulation & Coding Scheme (A-MCS) which is used to
transmit the packets. MCS values: 1 to 8 (MCS 10 for very short links). MCS 0 is
used to carry control messages only (no data traffic).
Signal Quality – the signal’s quality indication. Values: 0 to 100.
RSSI – Receive Signal Strength Indication (in dBm). Available as long as the TU is
connected.
Tx Rate Limiter – User may set rate limiter to limit the data rate on the radio
from BU towards the TU. Value in Mbps. Default is ‘up-to-TU-license’, meaning
the rate limiter will be set to the value of the TU data rate license and cannot be
set to a higher value even if the BU data rate license is higher.
Note:
The TU’s Tx rate Limiter, meaning the max data rate the TU transmits towards the BU
is determined by theTU configured configured capacity license (Data Rate set on
System->Maintenance->Licensing page).
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3.5.3 Scan Results (Terminal Unit Only)
Figure 3-12 Radio Page: Terminal Scan Results
On “Connection Mode = Scan-only” or when terminal unit is not associated to a base
unit (link down), the automatic frequency scan results will be displayed.
It provides the details of the received networks, including SSID, MAC, Frequency and
Signal Strength.
By clicking Connect you will be asked to provide the password and then the link
will go up.
3.5.4 TU Auto-Provisioning
The configuration of a TU can be managed and stored in the BU, even when the TU
is not connected (example: TU pre-provisioning or replacement). The configuration
information is sent to the TU upon (re)connection if the TU is configured to allow
remote configuration (“Remote Config” is enabled on System->Settings page).
The auto-provisioning of the TU can be based on TU MAC address or name. The TU
name is identical to its serial number by default, and is changeable in the GUI if
needed.
Note: TU Auto-Provisioning is available for managed TUs only.
Configuration received and implemented from the BU will be recorded in the user-
activity log under user: admin.
Auto-provisioning of remote TU is available for the following paramets:
IP Address(es)
NTP
Authentication Mode (AAA)
Ethernet ports
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802.1x
PSE
Bridge
SNMP Agent
SNMP Managers
Figure 3-13 Radio Page: TU Auto-Provisioning
To configure Auto-Provisioning:
1. Set the TUs to beprovisioned to ‘managed’ mode.
2. Set the name that the TUs will be identified as (default: TU serial number).
3. Set the attributes and parameters of the remote TUs. Note the settings on
the BU side are there to allow you copying them to the TU.
4. Verify TUs configured to accept remote config.
5. Syncronize the configuration.
By clicking “Synchronize” (one by one for each TU or “Synchronize All”), the
settings will be transmitted to the remote TU and executed locally.
The TU will report its auto-provisioning status:
Sync – running settings received from the BU.
Not Sync – not running.
Remote Config Disabled – remote TU is not set to accept config from BU
Disconnected – TU is disconnected.
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3.5.5 Maintenance
Figure 3-14 Radio Page: Maintenance
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Loopback –enable loopback on the bridge’s RF port. Internal (towards the line
side) loopback is available with MAC addresses swap.
Loopback Timeout – in seconds. Loopback will clear when timeout expires.
Refer to the Diagnostics chapter of this manual for detailed description of the system’s
loopbacks.
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3.6 Eth Ports Configuration and Monitoring
The Ethernet ports parameters and monitoring are managed in the Eth Ports page.
The MultiHaul™ system has up to four fixed Ethernet interfaces:
Host – Internal management interface (relevant for VLAN settings)
Eth1 – ODU interface, port 1
Eth2 – ODU interface, port 2 (model dependent)
Eth3 – ODU interface, port 3 (model dependent)
In addition, RF interfaces are allocated based on the number of units connected.
On Base Units, RF interfaces are created when remote TUs are connected or set.
The default Ethernet RF interfaces are named eth-tu1, eth-tu2…eth-tu8. On a
Terminal Unit, one RF interface is available. The Ethernet RF interface is named eth-
bu1.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Settings
Advanced Settings
3.6.1 Settings
Figure 3-15 Eth Ports Page: Settings
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This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Port status visual display (Green – port is up).
Port Type – RJ45 or SFP
Port Enable – checkbox to enable the port.
Auto Negotiation – checkbox to enable auto-neg.
Speed/Duplex – speed (10/100 or 1000) and duplex (half/full) setting:
o When Auto Negotiation Enabled – R/O field indicating the current
speed/duplex
o When Auto Negotiation Disabled – allows configuring the speed/duplex.
o R/O field indicating the current speed/duplex (note that for SFP ports, only
1000 speed is available).
Speed/Duplex (SFP) – 1000XFD (for 1Gbps) or 2500XFD (for 2.5Gbps) SFPs.
3.6.2 Advanced Settings
Figure 3-16 Eth Ports Page: Advanced Settings
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Alias – text field for port.
3.6.3 Maintenance
Figure 3-17 Eth Ports Page: Maintenance
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This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Line Loopback –enable loopback on the port. Internal (towards the radio side)
loopback is available with MAC addresses swap.
Loopback Timeout – in seconds. Loopback will clear when timeout expires.
Refer to the Diagnostics chapter of this manual for detailed description of the system’s
loopbacks.
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3.7 System Configuration and Monitoring
The system general parameters and monitoring is managed in the System page.
This chapter includes the following topics:
General Settings
Advanced Settings
Maintenance
Event Configuration
The Maintenance section consists of the system's configuration files and file-system
management, including:
File Transfer
SW Upgrade
Licensing
Scripts
Configuration Management
3.7.1 General Settings
Figure 3-18 System Page: General
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Model Name – (R/O) Product model.
Name – Unique name for each system.
Date & Time – Date [YYYY.MM.DD], Time [HH:MM:SS]
Inventory – R/O fields. Serial Number and active SW version.
MAC Address – R/O fields for each port.
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3.7.2 Advanced Settings
Figure 3-19 System Page: Advanced Settings
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
System Uptime – R/O field. Time elapsed from last power on.
Voltage – R/O field. Input voltage and indication of PoE input.
HW Version – R/O field.
Contact – user configurable info (default – blank).
Location – user configurable info (default – blank “ “).
Unit Mode – Normal or Low-Power. Use Low-Power for bench testing only, when
distance between radios is up to few meters.
Remote Config (Terminal Unit only) – when enabled, TU will obtain its
configuration from the BU (refer to TU Auto-Provisioning feature).
Leds Turn Off Time – when value entered (in minutes), the radio Leds will turn
off automatically after the set time (up to 6000 minutes). To turn on the Leds,
reboot the radio. If left blank, Leds will not turn off automatically (default).
PSE (PoE Out) – for supporting models only.
Remote Config (Terminal Unit only) – enable auto-provisioning of TUs by BU.
Default: Distabled.
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3.7.3 Maintenance
3.7.3.1 File Transfer
Figure 3-20 System Page: Maintenance – File Transfer
The administration of the file system is controlled by the File Transfer session. It
includes the configuration files, SW version, licenses, scripts, inventory and more.
File transfer is available over HTTP when using the web-GUI. In this case, no external
FTP, TFTP or SFTP server is required for file transfer.
In order to transfer files over FTP/TFTP/SFTP, FTP/TFTP/SFTP server must be running
and the file transfer attributes must be configured.
This section allows configuring the following parameters:
Protocol – HTTP, FTP, TFTP or SFTP.
Server IP – the IP address of the server where the FTP/TFTP/SFTP server is
running on.
Path – the path of the stored file (or target destination) relative to the directory
used for file transfers as configured in the server. If left blank, file transfer will
be from/to the server's Root (or Home) directory.
User – user name, as defined in the server. Leave blank if anonymous user
defined.
Password – password, as defined in the server. Leave blank if anonymous user
defined.
Note:
The simplest and recommended way to transfer files is using HTTP file transfer.
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3.7.3.2 SW Upgrade
Figure 3-21 System Page: Maintenance – SW Upgrade
The system supports two software version, maintaining an Active (running) and an
Offline (standby) software versions (banks) that allow software upgrade with minimum
service interruption.
The software upgrade process consists of 3 steps:
1) Download. Transferring the new software file to the system (to the offline
software bank).
2) Upgrade. Switching the active status between the banks so the downloaded
software becomes active.
3) Accept. Use timeout to verify that the new active software performs as
expected and accept the upgrade to make it permanent.
The SW Upgrade section displays the software versions currently resides in the banks
and their status (Active or Offline).
The software download is done using HTTP or an external FTP/TFTP/SFTP server. Refer
to server's configuration as defined in the File Transfer section.
This section allows configuring the following parameters:
SW File Name – The name of the software file to download.
Accept Timeout [Sec] – time out in seconds in which the new software should be
accepted. If the new software is not accepted within the timeout period, the
system will reboot and rollback to the previously active software. It is
recommended to use 600 seconds timeout whenever upgrading a software.
Click Download to start the software download from the server to the system.
Click Upgrade to activate the downloaded software. This action will result in system
reboot.
Click Accept to accept the new SW.
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3.7.3.3 Licensing
Figure 3-22 System Page: Maintenance – Licensing
Available licenses:
Data rate (capacity) – BU: 500Mbps or 1800Mbps, TU: 100Mbps or 1000Mbps).
PSE – PoE out (13W, 26 or 53W, according to product specs).
License upgrade key is a signature file containing the license configuration that is based
on the system's serial number. License file will be provided by Siklu as a text file that can
be opened with any text editor. The license file name will always be
<system_serial_number>.lic.
The license upgrade is done using HTTP or an external FTP/TFTP/SFTP server. Refer to
server's configuration as defined in the File Transfer section.
The license upgrade process consists of 2 steps:
1) Download. Transferring the new license file to the system.
2) Enable. Enabling the license components. Note that if you restore factory
default configuration, the system will come up with the available license
components enabled.
The Licensing section displays the current configuration of the license components
(data-rate and features enable/disable) and states if license component is available
(permission).
The License File Name is an R/O field that will always be according to the system's
serial number (<system_serial_number>.lic).
Click Load to load a new license file. As the license file name is always
<system_serial_number>.lic, it will be displayed as the License File Name.
Use the checkboxes to enable/disable license components.
Note:
Always upgrade both sides!
When upgrading an operational link, upgrade the remote system first and then the
local system. Accept the software at both ends after verifying that the link performs
as expected.
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3.7.3.4 Scripts
Figure 3-23 System Page: Maintenance – Scripts
The MultiHaul™ supports the use of pre-composed, multiple-line command scripts.
A script is simply a list of CLI commands, saved as a text file that runs locally on the
system. Script output is displayed on a script output screen and can be copied and
saved.
The Scripts section displays the scripts that were loaded to the system.
There are useful scripts that are pre-loaded to the system in the factory:
1) clear_statistics – this script clears all the statistics counters of the system,
including RF statistics, Ethernet statistics, VLAN statistics and Queue
statistics.
2) System_info – this script collects all the relevant system status, logs,
configurations and statistics.
Select a script from the list and click Show to view (pop-up screen) list of commands
composing this script.
Click Run to run the selected script. The commands in the script will be executed one
after the other. Pop-up screen will display the progress and outcome of the script.
Click Delete to delete the selected script.
Enter a file name and click Load Script to load a new script file.
Note:
Enabling license components will introduce a momentary service disruption.
Note:
Whenever contacting Siklu for support, send the output of this script from all
systems for efficient service (copy the output to a text file).
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When clicking Load Script, the system will look for the file at the FTP directory and
will store it in the file system as a new script (under directory scripts/).
3.7.3.5 Configuration Management
Figure 3-24 System Page: Maintenance – Configuration Management
This section allows configuring the following parameters:
Default Configuration – Click Restore to delete current startup-configuration.txt
file. After reboot, the system will come up with the factory default
configuration.
Startup Configuration – Click Show to view (pop-up screen) the startup-
configuration.txt file. The startup-configuration file lists the commands that
build the configuration the system will come up with after reboot.
Click Load to load a new startup-configuration file that will replace the current
file and will be used after next system reboot.
When clicking Load, the system will look for a file named startup-
configuration.txt at the home directory and will store it in the file system as the
new startup-configuration file. After next reboot, the system will come up with
the new configuration.
3.7.4 Event Configuration
Figure 3-25 Network Page: Event Configuration
The system supports masking of individual/group alarms and events. In case alarm is
masked, it is not displayed in the Active Alarms and Event Log and no trap is sent.
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Event The event/group of events to be configured.
Trap Checkbox to enable sending SNMP trap for this event.
Alarm Checkbox to enable raising an alarm for this event (meaning, showing it in
the active Alarms list and in the log file). Note that not all events can be
configured as Alarms.
Threshold Some events have configurable thresholds for alarm raise/clear and for
sending traps. The threshold hysteresis can be defined (to avoid toggling
alarms).
3.8 Network Configuration and Monitoring
General parameters regarding communication and network connectivity are managed in
the Network page.
This chapter includes the following topics:
General Settings
Advanced Settings
Maintenance
Users Administration
LLDP
Authentication (802.1x)
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3.8.1 General Settings
Figure 3-26 Network Page: General
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
IP Address
The system supports up to four IP addresses that can be associated with different
VLANs. IP addresses may also be acquired by DHCP.
o # - Index (1-4)
o Type – Static or DHCP
o IP Address – Default is 192.168.0.1
o IP Prefix Length – Default is 24 (equivalent to Mask of 255.255.255.0)
o VLAN – 0 (not defined, meaning the IP is not associated with specific VLAN)
Click the Trash icon to clear an IP. Note you cannot clear the IP address you used to log
in to the system.
Default Gateway
When entering the IP of the default gateway, it is translated to a static route (#1).
Setting and viewing static routes is available via the Command Line Interface only.
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Note that changes to the IP address settings will require reconnecting using the new IP
address.
SNMP Managers
Up to five managers that will receive SNMP traps can be configured (SNMPv2c or
SNMPv3).
o # - Index (1-5)
o IP Address – Destination IP Address
o UDP Port – port number for sending traps
o Security Name (community)
o SNMP Ver – SNMP version (SNMPv2c or SNMPv3)
o Engine ID – Used for SNMPv3
For SNMPv3 configuration, refer to the SNMPv3 Users Configuration section
under System Administration chapter of this manual.
NTP
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of
network elements over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks. The system
has an embedded NTP client. It can synchronize the host clock to any NTP server in
the LAN/Internet to deliver accurate and reliable time. Primary and secondary
servers can be defi4ned.
o Server IP – primary NTP server IP Address
o Secondary Server IP – secondary NTP server IP Address
o TMZ – time-zone shift in hours (-12 to 14). Note that changing the TMZ value
will change the time displayed.
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3.8.2 Advanced Settings
Figure 3-27 Network Page: Advanced Settings
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Management Access List
List of authorized IP addresses (or IP address ranges) that are permitted to access
the Host (management).
The default configuration allows all IP address to access the Host.
o # - Index (1-8)
o IP Address
o Prefix-Length – together with the IP address determine IP address range
SNMP Agent
SNMP Agent properties (SNMP passwords).
o Read Community – default is public. Used for Read access (SNMP Get).
o Write Community – default is private. Used for Read/Write access (SNMP
Set).
o SNMP-Version – SNMPv2c or SNMPv3. Default is v2c.
SNMPv3 Users
For SNMPv3 configuration, refer to the SNMPv3 Users Configuration section under
System Administration chapter of this manual.
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Syslog Server
When set, all system's event and alarms will be sent to the Syslog server.
Syslog servers listens on Port 514.
3.8.3 Maintenance
Figure 3-28 Network Page: Maintenance
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Connectivity
Enter target IP address and click Ping or Trace Route to test connectivity. Pop-up
screen will display the results.
Iperf Test
Built-in Iperf client/server for TCP/UDP test over the link.
Configure one side as Server and run it (click Start) and remote end as Client
(and enter the server IP address). Note that Iperf test run in parallel to traffic
over the link.
You may test a cluster of BU and multiple TUs by setting a server on the BU side
and independent clients on each TU.
Pop-up screen will display the results.
Typical internal Iperf results are 1.4-1.5 Gbps aggregate (total).
Remember that max data-rate per TU is 1Gbps.
ARP Table
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The ARP table is used to map between IP addresses and physical addresses. You can
map specific IP address to specific MAC address and create or modify entries in the ARP
table.
3.8.4 Users Administration
Figure 3-29 Network Page: Users Administration
Internal user management and external Radius or TACACS server are supported.
The Users administration page will be updated based on the selected Authentication
Mode.
For internal user management (standard user/passwords that are configured in the
device), select Local as the Authentication Mode.
This section allows monitoring and configuring the following parameters:
Users
The system supports 4 types of users that can be defined locally:
o User – Read-only access. Cannot view user names, passwords, and other
security settings.
o Tech – Read-only access for all configuration settings. Can clear statistics,
alarms, and log lists, and run diagnostics.
o Super – Read-write access for all configuration settings but user names,
passwords, and other security settings.
o Admin – Full read-write.
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A single default admin user is defined with user name admin and password admin.
Up to 32 different users can be defined with the different typed. Note that only one
admin type user can be defined and the user name admin cannot be changed (only the
password can be changed).
For Radius/Tacacs configuration, refer to the Radius/Tatacs Configuration section under
System Administration chapter of this manual.
Password Strength
Minimal password requirements for password strength enforcement.
o Password Min Length - minimum password length (0 to 16 characters).
Default is 8.
o Password Min Difference - minimum password difference between
characters (0 to 5). Default is 1.
3.8.5 Authentication (802.1x)
IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control. It allows
authentication of connected devices with 802.1x server.
Once enabled on a TU line port, the radio will block the port unless the device
connected to the port (supplicant) sends 802.1x connection requests that can be
validate on the 802.1x authentication server.
Figure 3-30 Network Page: Authentication (802.1x)
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802.1x Settings and Status
Enable the port you want to authenticate.
Status: (R/O) Not-controlled (disabled), Controlled-Opened (managed and traffic
port is opened, meaning authentication performed successfully). Controlled-
Closed (managed and traffic port is closed, meaning authentication not
performed or failed).
802.1x Common Settings
This information will be sent to the authenticator when 802.1x packets received.
NAS Identifier – Identifier of the authenticator.
NAS IP Address – IP index (1 to 4) to identify the IP address (one of the 4 IP
addresses of the radio) the authentication request will use.
Reauth Period – (minutes). Re-authentication period. If other than 0, the radio
will perform re-authentication every set number of minutes and will close the
port if authentication fails.
If value is set to 0, the port will remain open after a successful authentication till
the next reboot of the radio.
802.1x Server
Up to 2 authentication servers can be defined.
IP Address – of the authentication server.
Port – Port number to be used (default 1812).
Shared Secret – password for the authentication.
3.8.6 LLDP
The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) is a unidirectional neighbor discovery protocol
(as per IEEE 802.1AB).
LLDP performs periodic transmissions of the system's capabilities to the connected
stations. LLDP frames are not forwarded, but are constrained to a single link. The
information distributed by the protocol is stored in a topology data base. This
information can be retrieved by the user in order to easily resolve the network’s
physical topology and its associated stations.
LLDP enables the discovery of accurate physical network topologies, meaning which
devices are neighbors and through which ports they connect. It enables the radio to
discover other network elements that are connected to it, including the discovery of
third-party network elements, and enables easier integration of MultiHaul™ links in an
LLDP supported networks.
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Figure 3-31 Network Page: LLDP (Configuration)
LLDP can be configured for each one of the Ethernet ports, including the radio port(s).
LLDP information may be sent over VLAN or without VLAN (untagged).
To configure LLDP
Port – Eth1-Eth3, Eth-tu1…
Admin – enabling LLDP on the port. Select rx-tx to enable LLDP. Note that you
may work with uni-directional LLDP by selecting rx or tx only.
VID – VLAN ID that LLDP messages will be sent on. Default is none (untagged).
IP Index – Lowest, Highest or IP index (1-4). The IP address the system will
respond with in the LLDP information reply. Default is Lowest.
To monitor LLDP status
Figure 3-32 Network Page: LLDP (Port Status)
Note:
By default, LLDP is disabled on the radio port and on all line Ethernet ports).
When LLDP is disabled on all ports (including radio ports), LLDP packets will pass
transparently over the radio.
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Information received from the peer device:
Chassis ID – displays the IP address (network address, typically refer to IP #1) of
remote device
Chassis ID Subtype – will be 'network-addr'
Port ID – displays the received MAC address
Port ID Subtype – will be 'mac-addr'
Port Description – The port connected at the peer device
System Name – of peer device
System Description – of peer device
Mng. Address – IP address that peer device reports. As there can be multiple IP
addresses, the device reports the IP address according to LLDP Configuration: IP
Index configured above.
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3.9 Services Configuration and Monitoring
The Ethernet services and bridges (VLANs) parameters and monitoring are managed in
the Services page.
The bridge architecture of the MultiHaul™ radios allows defining 802.1q and 802.1ad
services, including adding VLAN, removing VLANs and VLAN translation.
Up to 100 bridges can be defined and ports (line ports and radio ports) may be attached
to the bridge as customer port (C-VLAN), provider port (S-VLAN) or Provider Bridge port
(Q-in-Q).
Ports may be added, deleted or edited on specific bridges.
Bridge port types:
None – all traffic, regardless of VLANs.
C-VLAN – traffic with single C-VLAN (customer port)
S-VLAN – traffic with single S-VLAN (provider port)
Q-in-Q – traffic with C-VLAN and S-VLAN
Figure 3-33 Services Page: Settings
Important notes:
1) Traffic egressing a tagged port (C-VLAN, S-VLAN or Q-in-Q) that came in from a
port set to None, the C/S VLAN is added on top of any existing VLAN.
2) Once bridge-port created user can modify its ether-type: C-VLAN/S-VLAN and its
pcp-priority (P-bit override).
3) Each bridge-port can participate only in one bridge.
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4) Each bridge has separate forwarding-database.
5) Bridge #1 is dedicated for the Host (management) configuration and cannot be
deleted. There is no need to define management VLAN on the bridge itself. You
do that by adding VLAN on the IP address settings.
3.9.1 Global Settings
Terminal units Isolation – when checked, packets coming from one TU and
received by BU will not be transmitted to any other TU, isolation the traffic of
each TU from neighboring TUs.
Eth Ports Isolation – when checked, packets coming from one port of the radio
will not be transmitted to any other ports of the TU (only towards the radio
ports and the management host), isolation the traffic of each Eth port from
other Eth ports.
3.9.2 Bridge Models
Default Bridge (Transparent)
The default bridge (bridge #1) implements IEEE 802.1d Transparent Bridge. In this mode,
all traffic (both tagged and untagged) is transparently forwarded between all ports and
over the radio ports.
Use the default bridge configuration if you have no intention to restrict management to
specific port (aka out-of-band management) or allow specific VLANs on ports.
Out-of-Band Management
For cases where you want to restrict management to a specific port without carrying it
over the radio.
Note:
Enabling “Terminal Units Isolation” or “Eth Ports Isolation” will override bridge
configuration.
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In this example Bridge #1 will be used for management coming from port eth1and
second bridge will be created to carry the traffic of the other ports (transparent bridge
between all ports but eth1 and host).
Access Port to Customer Port (PVID)
For cases where you want to add C-VLAN to all traffic coming from specific port and
carry it to specific radio interface.
In this example Bridge #2 will be used to tag all incoming traffic from port eth1 and
transmitted with C-VLAN 100 over eth-tu1 radio interface.
Bridge #1 will implement transparent bridge on all other ports (transparent bridge
between all ports but eth1 and eth-tu1).
Customer Port to Provider Port
For cases where you want to add S-VLAN to traffic coming from specific port with
specific C-VLAN and carry it to specific radio interface.
In this example Bridge #2 will be used to tag incoming traffic with C-VLAN 100 from port
eth1 and transmitted with additional S-VLAN 3000 over eth-tu1 radio interface.
Bridge #1 will implement transparent bridge on all other ports (transparent bridge
between all ports but eth1 and eth-tu1).
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VLAN Translation
For cases where you want to translate incoming VLAN to another VLAN.
In this example Bridge #2 will be used to translate incoming traffic with C-VLAN 100
from port eth1 and transmitted with C-VLAN 200 over port eth2 (and vice-versa).
Bridge #1 will implement transparent bridge on all other ports (transparent bridge
between all ports but eth1 and eth2).
Terminal Unit Isolation
For cases where you would like to separate the traffic of different terminal units using
VLANs as services in your network are tagged, per user, with different VLANs.
To achieve this goal, a VLAN and a dedicated bridge is configured. Such VLAN will
continue to the network and should be terminated/manipulated by customer’s network
switches/routers.
In this example management is carried throughout the network over C-VLAN 4000. TUs
1 to 8 will be tagged with VLAN 11 to 18 respectively. End user’s traffic at each TU will
remain untagged.
On the BU side, Bridge #1 will be used for management coming from port eth1 over C-
VLAN 4000 and will egress with this VLAN to all terminal units and the host.
A separate bridge (Bridges #2 to 9) will be defined to carry VLANs 11 to 18 to the
respective terminal units. The reason separate bridge is defined for each VLAN is to
assure separation between traffic coming from different TUs.
On the terminal unit side, two bridges will be used. Bridge #1 to carry management over
C-VLAN 4000. Bridge #2 will be used to tag all other traffic coming on port eth1 on the
relevant C-VLAN (C-VLAN 11 for TU 1, up to C-VLAN 18 to TU 8).
Note:
Remember that you can enable “Terminal Units Isolation” (System -> Advanced
Settings) to separate (isolate) traffic coming from different terminal units.
If enables, “Terminal Units Isolation” overrides any bridge configuration.
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Base Unit
Terminal Units
3.9.3 Maintenance
Figure 3-34 Services Page: Maintenance
FDB Table
Click Clear to clear all MAC entries in the Forwarding Database tables.
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4 Setup and Monitoring Using the Command Line
Interface
This chapter explains how to perform basic configuration tasks using the Command Line
Interface (CLI).
The CLI provides interface for configuration and monitoring. Includes the entire
configuration options of the system.
General format of CLI command:
command object <object-id(s)> [attribute-name <attribute-value>]
for example:
set eth eth1 eth-type 1000FD
show eth all statistics
Typical commands:
Set, show, clear, reset, run, copy
General CLI conventions:
o Confirmation after each command correctly entered.
o Error-message with hint in case of wrong command
o Use Tab for Auto-complete
o Use Up Arrow and Down Arrow to display command history
o Use ? for help on possible configuration options and for exact command
syntax.
4.1 Establishing a CLI Session with the ODU
1. Launch SSH client. You can use any common, open source SSH client program,
such as PuTTY, available for download from the web.
Open an SSH session to the system’s IP address. The system’s default IP address
is 192.168.0.1.
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Figure 4-1 Launching CLI
2. PuTTY configuration (Recommended):
a. Go to category: Terminal -> Keyboard
Set Backspace key = Control-H
Set The function keys and keypad = Linux
b. Go to category: Window
Set Lines of Scrollback = 100000
c. Save the session and configuration. Give it a name and Click Save. The session
will be stored under the Saved Sessions.
3. When prompted, enter the username and password. Default: admin and admin.
login as: admin
MH, S/N: F626500012, Ver: MH-1.0.0 20211
admin@192.168.0.1's password:
4.2 General Configuration Commands: Save, Reset, Rollback
Whenever you make changes to the ODU configuration, you must save the configuration
changes to the startup configuration. If you do not save the configuration, the changes
will be lost the next time the system is reset. Use the following command to save
configuration changes to the startup configuration:
Local_Site> copy running-configuration startup-configuration
To reset the system, use the reset system command. You must reset the system
whenever you exit Alignment mode.
Local_Site> reset system
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Rollback is a safety measure that allows recovering from system configuration changes
that caused loss of communication.
When Rollback is used, a timer runs (and restarts) whenever command is entered. In the
event that no command is entered within the timeout period, the system automatically
reboots and comes up with the saved startup configuration.
A Rollback timeout is especially recommended when configuring remote elements that
are being managed over the link.
To specify the Rollback timeout period, use the following command:
set rollback timeout <duration-in-seconds>
4.3 Configuring and Displaying System Information Using the CLI
Use the show system command to display basic information about the ODU.
Local_Site>show system
MH-B100-CCS-PoE-MWB>show system
system description : MH-B100-CCS-PoE-MWB
system snmpid : .1.3.6.1.4.1.31926
system uptime : 0000:01:17:44
system contact : undefined
system name : MH-B100-CCS-PoE-MWB
system location : ""
system voltage : 45 poe
system temperature : 36
system date : 2017.12.06
system time : 11:40:12
system cli-timeout : 15
system loop-permission : enabled
system terminal-units-isolation : disable
system eth-ports-isolation : disable
system unit-mode : normal
system remote-config : disable
system leds-turn-off : never
Description – model description (R/O).
SnmpID – SNMP ID for Siklu products (R/O).
Uptime – R/O field. Time elapsed from last power on.
Contact – text string.
Name – text string. Enter a unique name to identify your system.
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Location – text string.
Voltage – input voltage and indication DC or PoE (R/O).
Temperature – system temperature in C⁰ (R/O).
Date & Time – Date [YYYY.MM.DD], Time [HH:MM:SS]
Cli-timeout – timeout for auto-logoff.
Loop Permission – control the permission to perform system loopbacks.
Terminal units Isolation (Base Unit only) – when checked, packets coming from
one TU and received by BU will not be transmitted to any other TU, isolation the
traffic of each TU from neighboring TUs.
Eth Ports Isolation – when checked, packets coming from one port of the radio
will not be transmitted to any other ports of the TU (only towards the radio
ports and the management host), isolation the traffic of each Eth port from
other Eth ports.
Unit Mode – Normal or Low-Power. Use Low-Power for bench testing only, when
distance between radios is up to few meters. Default: Normal.
Remote Config (Terminal Unit only) – enable auto-provisioning of TUs by BU.
Default: Distabled.
Leds Turn Off Time – when value entered (in minutes), the radio Leds will turn
off automatically after the set time (up to 6000 minutes). To turn on the Leds,
reboot the radio. If left blank, Leds will not turn off automatically (default).
Use the set system name command to set the ODU’s name. Once you set the ODU’s
name, a prompt appears with the name you just set, the date, and the time.
Default> set system name Local_Site
Local_Site>
To set system date & time, use the following command:
Local_Site> set system date 2017.12.13 time 15:08:00
4.4 Configuring System IP Addresses Using the CLI
The MultiHaul™ radio supports up to four IP addresses that can be on different subnets
and associated with different VLANs. You can assign a static route to each IP address.
The Default IP-Gateway is defined as a static route.
By default, one IP address is defined (IP #1):
IP Address – 192.168.0.1
IP network Prefix – 24
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VLAN – 0 (not defined)
Default Gateway – 0.0.0.0 (by default, no route is defined).
Use the set ip command to change or add an IP address. The command must be
followed by the index number of the IP address you want to add or change. Use the
index number 1 to change the default IP address. For example:
set ip <ip-index> ip-addr <value> [prefix-len <value>] [vlan
<value>]
<ip-index> : integer 1..4
Local_Site>set ip 1 ip-addr 192.168.0.11 prefix-len 24
If the IP entry does not already exist, the set ip command creates it and assigns the
attributes specified. If the interface address or the default router address is not
explicitly specified, the entry is created with the default value that has been defined for
the VLAN.
If the IP entry already exists, the set ip command replaces the attributes that are
currently defined for the entry with the values specified in the command.
Up to four IP addresses can be specified on the command line.
A set ip command fails if the route specified is not within the subnet that has been
defined by mask.
Note:
If you change the default IP address, your connection to the ODU will be lost. To re-
establish a connection, launch an Internet browser and connect using the new IP
address.
To display all of the currently configured IP addresses and their attributes, use the
show ip command:
For example:
Local_Site>show ip
ip 1 ip-addr : 192.168.0.11
ip 1 prefix-len : 24
ip 1 vlan : 0
ip 1 default-gateway : 0.0.0.0
To delete IP entries, use the clear ip command:
clear ip <index>
To create and modify an IP Route and Default Gateway, use the set route command:
set route <idx> [dest <ip-address>] [prefix-len 0..32] [next-hop
<ip-address>]
idx
number 1 to 10
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dest
ip address in the form X.X.X.X where X is a decimal number from 0 to 255
(for example, 10.0.15.74).
next-hop
ip address in the form X.X.X.X where X is a decimal number from 0 to 255
(for example, 10.0.15.74). All IP addresses in the table must be different.
prefix-len
ip prefix – a number from 0 to 32
By default, no route is defined.
To set a static route, use the following command:
Local_Site>set route 1 dest 192.168.0.64 prefix-len 30 next-hop
192.168.0.66
To set a single default gateway, use the following command. When single IP is used and
a Static route is not used, you may configure a default IP gateway. In such case, use
0.0.0.0 as the destination network with prefix-len 0.
set route 1 dest 0.0.0.0 prefix-len 0 next-hop 192.168.0.254
To display all of the currently configured routes and their attributes, use the
show route command:
Local_Site>show route
ip 1 dest : 0.0.0.0
ip 1 prefix-len: 0
ip 1 next-hop : 192.168.0.254
4.5 RF Settings and Provisioning
4.5.1 Base Unit Setup
Use the show base-unit command, to display the RF settings of the Base-Unit.
Use the set base-unit command, to set the RF settings of the Base-Unit.
Local_Site>show base-unit
base-unit self-mac : 00:24:a4:07:48:74
base-unit ssid : MultiHaul
base-unit password : MultiHaul
base-unit frequency : channel-2
base-unit access-control : by-name
base-unit guest-connection : enable
base-unit max-terminal-units : 8
base-unit tx-throughput : 0
base-unit rx-throughput : 0
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Self-mac – Base Unit’s MAC address
SSID – Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the access point (base-unit). Default:
MultiHaul. The BU broadcasts openly its SSID.
Password – base-unit password used for connection. Default: MultiHaul.
Frequency – the channel number (channel2 or 3). Default: channel-2.
Access-control –By-MAC (default) or By-Name. determines if TUs are identified
by MAC address or by configured name. Relevant for TU auto-provisioning by BU
feature.
Guest-connection – determines if guest (unmanaged) terminals can be
associated with the base unit. If guest-connection is enabled, any TU with the
correct SSID and password can connect to the BU.
Max-terminal-units – max number of TUs that can be connected to the BU (1 to
8). Default: 8 (max).
4.5.2 Terminal Unit Setup
Use the show terminal-unit command, to display the RF settings of the Terminal-
Unit.
Use the set terminal-unit command, to set the RF settings of the Terminal-Unit.
TU1> show terminal-unit
terminal-unit self-mac : 00:24:a4:07:47:14
terminal-unit ssid : MultiHaul
terminal-unit password : MultiHaul
terminal-unit connection-mode : auto-connect
terminal-unit name : F644206660
terminal-unit status : connected
terminal-unit frequency : channel-2
terminal-unit base-unit mac : 00:24:a4:07:48:74
terminal-unit tx-mcs : 8
terminal-unit rssi : -52
terminal-unit signal-quality : 95
terminal-unit tx-throughput : 0
terminal-unit rx-throughput : 0
terminal-unit connect-time : 0000:01:26:03
Self-mac – Terminal Unit’s MAC address
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SSID – Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the Terminal Unit that is used for
connection with the Base Unit. Default: MultiHaul.
Password – base-unit password used for connection. Default: MultiHaul.
Connection-mode – auto connect or scan-only. Default: auto-connect.
o Auto connect – TU will connect automatically to BU in case SSID/password
match.
o Scan only – TU will scan and present all visible BUs (without connecting to
any of them, even if SSID/password match).
Name - text string representing the name of the TU as it will be identified by the
BU. Default: Serial Number of the TU.
Status (R/O) – connection status: connected (in case of association to a BU) or
scanning (if not associated to a BU).
Frequency (R/O) – the channel frequency the TU is locked on (determined by the
BU).
Base-unit-mac – the MAC address of the BU connected.
Tx-mcs – the Adaptive Modulation & Coding Scheme (A-MCS) which is used to
transmit the packets. MCS values: 1 to 8 (MCS 10 for very short links). MCS 0 is
used to carry control messages only (no data traffic).
RSSI – Receive Signal Strength Indication (in dBm). Available as long as the TU is
connected.
Signal-quality – the signal’s quality indication. Values: 0 to 100.
Tx-throughput – the transmitted throughput over the RF interface (in Mbps).
Rx-throughput – the received throughput over the RF interface (in Mbps).
Connect-time – time the TU is connected to the BU since last disconnection.
4.5.3 Remote Terminal Units Setup and Monitoring
From the Base Unit you can provision the connected Terminal Units.
Use the show remote-terminal-unit command, to display the RF settings of the
connected TUs (1 to 8) and their settings.
Use the set remote-terminal-unit command, to set the RF settings of the
connected TUs.
BU> show remote-terminal-unit
remote-terminal-unit 1 eth-port : eth-tu1
remote-terminal-unit 1 mac : 00:24:a4:07:47:14
remote-terminal-unit 1 name : F644206660
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remote-terminal-unit 1 status : connected
remote-terminal-unit 1 association : guest
remote-terminal-unit 1 tx-mcs : 8
remote-terminal-unit 1 rssi : -52
remote-terminal-unit 1 signal-quality : 95
remote-terminal-unit 1 tx-rate-limiter : up-to-license
remote-terminal-unit 1 rem-tx-rate-limiter : 300
remote-terminal-unit 1 connect-time : 0000:01:32:46
Eth-port – name of the RF port that is used to connect to the TU.
Mac – MAC address of the remote TU.
Name – text string. Set the name of the remote TU. Default: S/N of the remote
TU.
Status (R/O) – connection status: connected (in case of association to a BU) or
scanning (if not associated to a BU).
Association – guest or managed.
o Guest – TUs that are connected as ‘guest’ do not require setting on
the BU side. An RF port will be created in case TU is connected.
No services configuration is supported for ‘guest’ TUs (transparent
bridge only).
o Managed – TUs that are set to ‘managed’ reserve their RF port
settings and will allow settings of services.
Note:
TUs connected as ‘guests’ will be displayed only in case they are connected.
TUs connected as ‘managed’ will be displayed even if they are down.
Tx-mcs – the Adaptive Modulation & Coding Scheme (A-MCS) which is used to
transmit the packets. MCS values: 1 to 8 (MCS 10 for very short links). MCS 0 is
used to carry control messages only (no data traffic).
RSSI – Receive Signal Strength Indication (in dBm). Available as long as the TU is
connected.
Signal-quality – the signal’s quality indication. Values: 0 to 100.
Tx Rate Limiter – User may set rate limiter to limit the data rate on the radio
from BU towards the TU. Value in Mbps. Default is ‘up-to-TU-license’, meaning
the rate limiter will be set to the value of the TU configured capacity license
(Data Rate set on System->Maintenance->Licensing page).
Rem-Tx-Rate-Limiter (R/O) – the value of the Tx rate limiter at the remote TU.
Connect-time – time the TU is connected to the BU since last disconnection.
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4.6 Configuring Ethernet Interfaces Using the CLI
The MultiHaul™ radio has up to four fixed Ethernet interfaces:
Host – Management interface
Eth1 – ODU interface, port 1
Eth2 – ODU interface, port 2
Eth3 – ODU interface, port 3
On Base Units, RF interfaces are created when remote TUs are connected or set.
The Ethernet RF interfaces are named Eth-tu1, Eth-tu2…Eth-tu8.
On a Terminal Unit, RF interfaced is available. The Ethernet RF interface is named Eth-
bu1.
You can change the default values of the ODU interfaces, and display the port status of a
specific interface.
4.6.1 Displaying Interface Status
Use the show eth command, followed by the name of the interface, to display the
Ethernet port status for a specific interface.
The following is an example of an Ethernet interface (Eth1) status display.
Local_Site> show eth eth1
eth eth1 description : Eth 1
eth eth1 mtu : 16384
eth eth1 mac-addr : 00:24:a4:07:48:71
eth eth1 admin : up
eth eth1 operational : up
eth eth1 last-change : 0001:03:04:34
eth eth1 name : Eth1
eth eth1 alias :
eth eth1 eth-type : 1000fd
eth eth1 eth-act-type : 1000fd
eth eth1 auto-neg : enabled
eth eth1 loopback-mode : disabled
eth eth1 loopback-timeout : 60
eth eth1 connector-type : rj45
MTU – R/O field to indicate the Maximum Transmission Unit of the port.
Mac-addr – MAC address of the port.
Admin – port enable/disable.
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Operational – port up/down status.
Last-change – time elapsed since last port status changed.
Name – text field.
Alias – text field.
Eth-type – configured Speed/Duplex: speed (10/100/1000) and duplex (half/full)
setting.
o When Auto Negotiation Disabled – manual configuration of the speed and
duplex (for RJ45 ports: 10HD, 10FD, 100HD, 100FD, 1000HD or 1000FD; for
SFP ports: 1000XHD or 1000XFD).
Eth-act-type – actual Speed/Duplex negotiated (if Auto-Neg enabled).
Auto-neg – Auto negotiation enable/disable.
Loopback-mode – enable and configure loopback on the port. External (towards
the line side) or Internal (towards the radio side) loopback are available, with or
without MAC addresses swap.
Loopback Timeout – in seconds. Loopback will clear when timeout expires.
Connector-type – RJ45 or SFP based on the physical port.
4.6.2 Configuring Interface Parameters
Use the set eth command, followed by the name of the interface to change the
default values of an Ethernet interface.
For example, use the following command to set Ethernet port 1 to SFP mode:
set eth eth1 eth-type 1000xfd
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5 Diagnostics
The MultiHaul™ system’s highly reliable and easy-to-use radio link features a wide range
of built-in indicators and diagnostic tools designed to enable you to quickly evaluate a
link’s performance, identify operating faults, and resolve them.
The general diagnostics process for a MultiHaul™ link is to identify whether there is a
problem that needs to be addressed, to isolate the root cause of the problem, and to
implement the steps that are required to solve the problem.
The following is a partial list of events that can cause system problems:
End equipment problems (such as connection or device configuration issues)
External hardware faults
System level configuration issues
Hardware faults that require radio link replacement
This chapter describes the MultiHaul™ diagnostics features, and offers basic instructions
for how to use these features to isolate and resolve operating faults in the ODUs or in
the MultiHaul™ network. The chapter includes the following topics:
Troubleshooting Process
Alarms
Loopbacks
Performance Statistics
5.1 General Troubleshooting Process
Follow this step-by-step process whenever you encounter a problem with the link.
Step 1: Define the Problem
Isolating a problem’s symptoms is the first step in corrective maintenance. It is
important to define the problem clearly and fully.
Define the problem as either a customer-impact type (for example, loss of element
management, or no Ethernet services over the link) or a product-related type (for
example, a link is down or an ODU does not power up).
Step 2: Check and Gather Relevant Information
Examining the link’s status indications will provide both current and historical
information regarding the link’s performance and alarms.
Indications include ODU LEDs, System Alarms, and System Statistics.
Use these indications to further refine the problem and help to assess possible causes,
both physical and logical, in the MultiHaul™ system.
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Step 3: Isolate the Fault
Further isolate and characterize the problem using all available link indications.
Ascertain if the problem is related to:
End-equipment configuration or an interconnection
A hardware fault in the link’s accessories (such as a cable)
Configuration settings (this can be verified using the CLI)
A hardware fault in one of the ODUs
A result of larger network propagation problem
Note that Loopback indications are especially useful when isolating the fault’s
component and network location.
Step 4: Correct the Fault
Once the fault is isolated, implement the necessary corrective actions until resolution of
the problem is confirmed.
Whenever possible, it is recommended that you repeat commissioning tests in order to
verify that the problem link is now operating correctly.
Step 5: Need Support?
Contact Siklu for technical support in case assistance is needed.
Include detailed description of the issue and what steps were taken trying to solve it.
Send the output of the System_info script from all sides (copy its output to a text file)
for efficient service.
The script collects all the relevant system status, logs, configurations and statistics.
5.2 MultiHaul™ Recommended Troubleshooting Steps
This is the recommended flow when dealing with problems reported by customers.
Please keep in mind that these steps focus on connectivity issues and do not intend to
cover all possible scenarios.
Let’s review the possible reasons for customer to call for help.
1. No service (no Internet connection)
2. Slow Internet connection
3. Unstable service/Internet connection (disconnections)
What to check:
1. TU is connected.
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You can ping it or connect to the BU and see that the TU is connected.
You should also check on the BU that the YU is connected (show remote-terminal-unit).
If TU is not connected, then obviously no service.
2. If no internet, check that the customer is physically connected to the TU (check the
active alarms to see that the port is up and connected).
3. Check the log file for disconnection events. This might also explain slow internet
connection (and often disconnections).
The BU log (and also the TU log) records all disconnect events and active alarms.
Here is an example of disconnection in the log of the TU:
TU>show log
Apr 24 13:46:07 cad: link down eth eth-bu1
Apr 24 13:50:50 cad: link up eth eth-bu1
4. You can monitor the throughput (Tx and Rx, in Mbps) on the BU and TU to see if
there is an issue.
TU>show terminal-unit
terminal-unit self-mac : 00:24:a4:07:47:14
terminal-unit ssid : MultiHaul
terminal-unit password : MultiHaul
terminal-unit connection-mode : auto-connect
terminal-unit status : connected
terminal-unit frequency : channel-2
terminal-unit base-unit mac : 00:24:a4:07:48:74
terminal-unit tx-mcs : 7
terminal-unit signal-quality : 30
terminal-unit tx-throughput : 0
terminal-unit rx-throughput : 0
terminal-unit tx-rate-limiter : 100
5. You can monitor the Tx-MCS (modulation) and Signal quality. Typically, should be 8
and min 35, respectively.
6. If issues persist and require an in-depth investigation, you can schedule a
maintenance window and run iperf test from the TU to the BU to confirm performance.
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5.3 Alarms and Events
System alarms can be found on the Main Page, including:
Current Alarms – list of currently active alarms and date+time raised.
History Log – System alarms and events history log
Event Name
Description
Probable Cause
Corrective Actions
Reset Cause: "First
Time Power On"
System power up
after power
connection
1) Restoring the power
2) Reset caused by power
disruption
Power restored, no corrective
actions needed
Reset Cause:
"Software Reset"
System power up
after user-
initiated software
reset
1) User action: reset
system
2) User action: rollback
timeout expired
3) User action: SW
upgrade
Power restored after user
action, no corrective actions
needed
Reset Cause:
"Restore to Factory
Settings"
System power up
after user pressed
the reset button
(for more than 10
seconds),
restoring factory
defaults
1) User action: reset
button pressed for more
than 10 seconds causing
factory defaults restore
Power restored after user
action, no corrective actions
needed
Reset Cause: "HW
Watchdog Reset"
Internal HW
watchdog failure,
indicating system
fault
System failure
1) Deadlock in SW/HW solved
by workaround. no corrective
actions needed
2) Replace ODU (if persistent).
Link down
Link down
(operational
down) on one of
the line or radio
interfaces
Line interfaces (eth1/2/3):
1) Ethernet cable
disconnected or not
connected properly.
2) Ethernet interface
disabled (admin down).
3) Port settings mismatch
4) Interface HW fault.
Radio interfaces (eth-tu,
eth-bu):
1) No Line of Sight or rain
fading.
2) Mismatch in rf
configuration between
sides or wrong
configuration.
Line interfaces (eth1/2/3):
1) Verify cable terminated and
connected properly.
2) Verify port configuration,
including auto-neg and
speed/duplex.
3) Replace unit.
Radio interfaces (eth-tu, eth-
bu):
1) Verify antenna alignment and
verify clear line of sight.
2) Verify RF configuration.
3) Change channel to verify no
interference.
4) Replace ODU.
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3) HW fault.
Temperature High
Extreme
temperature
condition (unit
temperature is
too high or too
low, exceeding
the configurable
thresholds)
Extreme temperature
condition.
1) Verify air-flow not
obstructed.
2) Verify ODU is installed in
temperature range according to
specs.
SFP In
SFP inserted to
one of the Line
Ethernet ports
User action: SFP was
inserted.
User action: No corrective
actions needed.
SFP Out
SFP extracted
from one of the
Line Ethernet
ports
User action: SFP was
extracted.
User action: No corrective
actions needed.
5.4 Loopbacks
The MultiHaul™ radio uses Ethernet and RF loopbacks designed to enable fault isolation
and Ethernet service performance testing.
Line Loopback – Internal loopback is performed on the interface, looping the
line egress traffic towards the bridge (radio).
RF (Radio) Loopback – Internal loopback is performed on the bridge’s RF
interface, looping RF egress traffic towards the bridge (line output).
Note:
After activating Loopback, it is important to clear all RF and Ethernet statistics in
order to receive the most accurate results for analysis.
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Use system alarms as well as statistic displays to determine if Loopback testing has
passed or failed.
Loopbacks can be applied with a timeout (up to 24 hours). When timeout expires, the
loopback will be removed.
5.4.1 Loopback Diagram
Figure 5-1 Loopbacks Diagram
Internal user management and external Radius or TACACS server are supported.
5.4.2 Ethernet Line Loopbacks
The loopback can be applied separately for each one of the line interfaces (Eth1 to Eth3)
with MAC Address swapping.
Set the loopback mode for the desired Ethernet port and set the loopback-timeout in
seconds (default 60 seconds, up to 24 hours, 0= no timeout).
Ethernet loopbacks can be set in the Maintenance section of the Eth Ports page.
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Figure 5-2 Ethernet Line Loopback
Internal Line Loopback
An Internal loop returns the traffic to be transmitted out of the line port to the bridge.
From the bridge the traffic is transmitted over the radio.
Connect the Ethernet traffic from the Customer’s end-equipment or Ethernet analyzer
to the local radio and apply line loopback on remote radio for end-to-end testing. This
will allow you to test the connection (cable/fiber) to the local radio, the interface
between end-equipment and the local system, both local and remote systems and the
radio transmission.
5.4.3 Radio Loopbacks
The loopback can be applied separately for each one of the radio interfaces (on a TU –
one radio interface towards the BU, on a BU – up to 8 radio interfaces towards each on
the TUs) with MAC Address swapping.
Set the loopback mode for the desired radio interface and set the loopback-timeout in
seconds (default 60 seconds, up to 24 hours, 0= no timeout).
Radio loopbacks can be set in the Maintenance section of the Radio page.
Figure 5-3 Radio Loopback
Internal Radio Loopback
An Internal loop returns the traffic to be transmitted out of the radio port to the bridge.
From the bridge the traffic is transmitted to the line interfaces.
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Connect the Ethernet traffic from the Customer’s end-equipment or Ethernet analyzer
to the local radio and apply radio loopback on local radio for local testing. This will allow
you to test the connection (cable/fiber) to the local radio, the interface between end-
equipment and the local system and the local radio.
5.5 Statistics
The performance statistics tab is available on each page and gathered on the Statistics
page.
5.5.1 Ethernet Statistics
Ethernet statistics are presented per port (line interface and radio interface).
Cumulative since last cleared or system’s reboot.
Figure 5-4 Statistics Page: Ethernet Statistics
Attribute
Description
Incoming Octets (in-octets)
The total number of octets received on the interface,
including framing characters.
Incoming Unicast Packets (in-ucast-
pkts)
The number of unicast packets received on the
interface.
Discarded Incoming Packets (in-
discards)
The number of packets which were chosen to be
discarded due to RX FIFO full.
Erroneous Incoming Packets (in-
errors)
The number of received erred packets.
Outgoing Octets (out-octets)
The total number of octets transmitted out of the
interface, including framing characters.
Outgoing Unicast Packets (out-ucast-
The number of unicast packets transmitted out of the
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Attribute
Description
pkts)
interface.
Discarded Outgoing Packets (out-
discards)
The number of outbound packets which were chosen to
be discarded due to excessive collision or excessive
deferral.
Erroneous Outgoing Packets (out-
errors)
The number of outbound packets that could not be
transmitted because of errors.
Incoming Multicast Packets (in-
mcast-pkts)
The number of multicast packets received on the
interface.
Incoming Broadcast Packets (in-
bcast-pkts)
The number of broadcast packets received on the
interface.
Outgoing Multicast Packets (out-
mcast-pkts)
The number of multicast packets transmitted out of the
interface.
Outgoing Broadcast Packets (out-
bcast-pkts)
The number of broadcast packets transmitted out of the
interface.
Statistics may be cleared or exported to Excel.
5.5.2 Ethernet Statistics History
Ethernet statistics are presented per port (line interface and radio interface) and include
96 intervals of 15 minutes (last 24 hours).
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Figure 5-5 Statistics Page: Ethernet Statistics History
Attribute
Description
Incoming Octets (in-octets)
The total number of octets received on the interface,
including framing characters.
Outgoing Octets (out-octets)
The total number of octets transmitted out of the
interface, including framing characters.
In Rate
Rx rate in bits
Out Rate
Tx rate in bits
Statistics may be cleared or exported to Excel.
5.5.3 Bridge Statistics
Bridge statistics counters (since last cleared or last power up) are presented per bridge
port defined.
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Figure 5-6 Statistics Page: Bridge Statistics
Attribute
Description
Incoming Octets (in-octets)
The total number of octets received on the interface,
including framing characters.
Incoming Packets (in-packets)
The total number of packets received on the interface.
Incoming Multicast Packets (in-
mcast-pkts)
The number of multicast packets received on the
interface.
Erroneous Incoming Packets (in-
errors)
The number of received erred packets.
Discarded Incoming Packets (in-
discards)
The number of packets which were chosen to be
discarded due to RX FIFO full.
Outgoing Octets (out-octets)
The total number of octets transmitted out of the
interface, including framing characters.
Outgoing Packets (out-packets)
The total number of packets transmitted out of the
interface.
Erroneous Outgoing Packets (out-
error-packets)
The number of outbound packets that could not be
transmitted because of errors.
Discarded Outgoing Packets (out-
discard-packets)
The number of outbound packets which were chosen to
be discarded due to excessive collision or excessive
deferral.
Note that packets may be dropped due to traffic exceeding the radio link’s available
bandwidth.
Statistics may be cleared or exported to Excel.
5.5.4 Radio Statistics
Radio statistics counters (since last cleared or last power up) are presented per radio
interface and name of TU (device name).
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Figure 5-7 Statistics Page: Radio Statistics
Attribute
Description
Rx Packets
The total number of packets received on the radio
interface.
Rx Bytes
The total number of bytes received on the radio
interface.
Rx Dropped
The total number of packets dropped on receive on the
radio interface.
Rx Errors
The total number of error packets received on the radio
interface.
Tx Packets
The total number of packets transmitted by the radio
interface.
Tx Bytes
The total number of bytes transmitted by the radio
interface.
Tx Errors
The total number of transmit errors on the radio
interface.
Statistics may be cleared or exported to Excel.
5.5.5 Base Unit Statistics
Cumulative aggregated base statistics counters (since last cleared or last power up).
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Figure 5-8 Statistics Page: Base Unit Statistics
Attribute
Description
Rx Packets
The total number of packets received on the radio
interface.
Rx Bytes
The total number of bytes received on the radio
interface.
Rx Dropped
The total number of packets dropped on receive on the
radio interface.
Rx Errors
The total number of error packets received on the radio
interface.
Tx Packets
The total number of packets transmitted by the radio
interface.
Tx Bytes
The total number of bytes transmitted by the radio
interface.
Tx Errors
The total number of transmit errors on the radio
interface.
Statistics may be cleared or exported to Excel.
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