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airHaul Nexus PRO™
sB3021
User Guide
Version 1.0
Copyright © smartBridges Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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intell igent wireless platform TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT .................................................................................................... 4 OVERVIEW OF USER GUIDE ............................................................................................... 4 RELATED PUBLICATIONS ................................................................................................... 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER .............................................
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intell igent wireless platform 3.1 LINK PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS AND FEATURES.................................................. 72 3.2 BANDWIDTH CONTROLLER ............................................................................................. 75 4. QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) .................................................................................... 76 5. SURVEY ................................................................................................................
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intell igent wireless platform About This Document This User Guide is for the networking professional who configures and manages the smartBridges’ 2 Intelligent Nexus wireless backhaul, the airHaul Nexus PRO™. 2 It provides detailed information on using the web-based configuration GUI to configure the airHaul Nexus PRO unit. This manual will help you gain a better understanding of how the various components of Nexus work. To configure smartBridges’ products, you need to hav
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intell igent wireless platform Related Publications These documents provide complete information about the Nexus series of radio units: • Quick Install Guide (QIG) • Release Notes • Technical Specification All the information can also be found on our website at http://www.smartbridges.com/ Technical Support Center Comprehensive technical support by dedicated smartBridges engineers is available to all customers through the smartBridges support center website. The websit
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intell igent wireless platform 1. Introduction In this chapter, the configuration features of the web-based management tool and the system requirements are listed. 2 1.1. airHaul Nexus PRO Configuration Features 2 The airHaul Nexus PRO web-based management tool provides the user with the following features: 1. System configuration 2. Device operational mode configuration 3. Ethernet and wireless IP configurations 4. Security 5. Radio (SSID, domain, channel, etc) parameter con
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intell igent wireless platform 1.3. Checklists 2 Pre-Installation Checklist for airHaul Nexus PRO Organization Name/Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Number Site Survey and Link Planning No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Regulatory Standard to be followed For example, FCC/ETSI 2 Frequency Band (in GHz) 2.4 5.25-5.35 5.47-5.725 5.725-5.805 3 Maximum Output Power as per the 100mW/1W/4W Regulatory Authority 4
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intell igent wireless platform No Parameters Units Site A Site B 22 Length of external cable connecting a Feet/meters Radio and antenna 23 Fade Margin taken into account for a link Ideally between 10 to 20 budgeting dBm 24 Model of smartBridges equipment selected sB3021 for a link 25 Grounding- Earth to Neutral Voltage Ideally less than 2 Volts 26 Length of the Ethernet cable required for Feet/meters powering a unit 27 Choose the best channel which can b
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intell igent wireless platform 2 Post-Installation Checklist for airHaul Nexus PRO Organization Name/Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Number General Configuration Information No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Radio Operation Mode Repeater or Link Aggregate 2 Mode of Operation PTP 3 SSID of a Radio Up to 32 characters 4 IP address of Ethernet Port 32-bit numeric address 5 IP address of Wireless Port 32-bit nume
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intell igent wireless platform Checklist No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Check out the crimping of the Ethernet Yes/No cable at both the ends 2 Check out the proper grounding of the Yes/No antenna and equipment 3 Ensure no extreme bends or kink's in the Yes/No cable 4 Ensure Ethernet cable is not running near Yes/No a sharp edge 2 5 Ensure airHaul Nexus PRO along with Yes/No antenna is fixed securely on a tower/mast with the help of nuts and
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intell igent wireless platform 2 2. airHaul Nexus PRO™ Configuration Here you will learn how to login as an administrator and to change the default password to one of your choice. The features of the configuration page as well as the Navigation Menu Bar are explained. You will also learn how to configure the dual radios to the desired mode and to convert from one mode to the other. Also in this chapter, instructions on modifying the configurations of the Root Bridge such as Ethe
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intell igent wireless platform Figure 2-1 Administrator Login 4. Click the ’OK’ button. A License agreement page will appear as shown in Fig 2-2 below. Figure 2-2 License Agreement Page 2 5. Click ‘Accept’. The airHaul Nexus PRO Nexus Summary Information’ page (Fig 2-3) will appear. 2 airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 12 of 113
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intell igent wireless platform Figure 2-3 airHaul2 Nexus PRO Summary Information Page 2 airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 13 of 113
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intell igent wireless platform The page information descriptions are provided in the table below. Table 2-1 Page Information Descriptions Page Item Descriptions IP Address Editable Ethernet IP Address. IP Mask Editable Ethernet IP subnet Mask Bridge IP Gateway Editable Gateway IP address. configuration DHCP Editable DHCP status Disabled/Enabled The user can enable DHCP by ticking the check box to obtain an IP address from the network DHCP server SSID Device SSID.
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intell igent wireless platform 2.2. Web GUI Administrator Password Change By default the Administrator password is smartBridges (case sensitive). Follow the steps below to change the Administrator password. 1. Click on the ‘Tools | User Manager’ drop down menu in the navigation menu bar. An ‘Administrator Password change’ GUI will appear. 2. Enter the fields ‘Old Password’, ’new Authentication Password’ and ’Confirm new Authentication Password’ as shown in Figure 2-4.
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intell igent wireless platform 2.3. Using the Configuration Pages 2 The airHaul Nexus PRO configuration system comprises of several pages for configuring the various parameters. A common navigation menu bar is provided at the top of each page for easy navigation as shown in the figure below. Figure 2-5 Navigation Menu Bar The system configuration information is displayed as read-only in each page. As shown in the ’Summary Information’ page above, Bridge IP Configuration’,
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intell igent wireless platform Figure 2-6 Editable Boxes for Parameter Editing 2 airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 17 of 113
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intell igent wireless platform 2.4. Navigation Menu Bar The Navigation Menu Bar contains menu items that allow the user to go to different configuration pages. The following table summarizes the functions available for each of the menu item links. Table 2-2 Menu Functions Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Home Summary Information Displays summary page with information such as Bridge IP and Wireless IP settings. Allows user to set the IP settings for Ethernet (wired s
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intell igent wireless platform Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Provides a link to view associations. Security: Allows user to set the WEP Keys and to choose between Open/Shared System modes of authentication. WPA-PSK (TKIP, AES) is where encryption keys are automatically changed (called rekeying) and authenticated between devices after a specified period of time, or after a specified number of packets has been transmitted. WPA2-PSK (TKIP,AES) Based on th
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intell igent wireless platform Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Ethernet MTU Size: Allows user to set the Ethernet MTU size for different applications. Syslog server IP Address: Allows user to set the Syslog server IP and log level. SNMP Trap server IP Address: Allows user to set the SNMP Trap server IP for SNMP trap forwarding. Watch Guard: The Radio Defenders will monitor the Wireless Association Status (automatically) and traffic and take correct
