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Section
Qualified Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Read this Instruction Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Retain this Instruction Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Warranty Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Understanding Safety-Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Following Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Replacement Instructions and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
SpeedNet Security Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
KeyGen Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
User Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adding a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Modifying a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clearing All Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Clearing the Revocation List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adding a Keyset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Deleting a Keyset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Generating a Security File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SpeedNet Radio software and instruction sheets can be downloaded at
sandc.com/support/automation-customer-support-portal.asp If you need
assistance, please contact customerportal@sandc.com or call (800) 621-5546.
August 14, 2017 © S&C Electric Company
© S&C Electric Company 2012-2017, all rights reserved
Setup
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Section
Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Key Updater Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Interfaces Window, Ethernet Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interfaces Window, Wireless Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Interfaces Window, Serial Mode Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Multiple SCADA Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Interfaces Window, Serial Port Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Serial Pass-Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
IP Routing Window, Routes Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
IP Routing Window, ARP Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
IP Routing Window, Blacklist Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Security Window, Encryption Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Security Window, MAC Filter Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Admin Window, System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Admin Window, Firmware Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Admin Window, Shell Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Statistics Window, Ethernet Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Statistics Window, ICMP Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Statistics Window, UDP Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Statistics Window, IP Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Statistics Window, Wireless Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Statistics Window, Battery Status Tab . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Statistics Window, AODV Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Statistics Window, RSSI Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Statistics Window, RSSI Tab ....62 NOTICE SpeedNet Radio software and instruction sheets can be downloaded at sandc.com/support/automation-customer-support-portal.asp If you need assistance, please contact customerportal@sandc.com or call (800) 621-5546.

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Figure 1. Admin>System window in the SpeedNet Client Tool Retain this This instruction sheet should be available for reference wherever SpeedNet Radio is to be used. Retain this instruction sheet in a location where you can easily retrieve and Instruction Sheet refer to it.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    FCC Part 15 limits. The SpeedNet Radio is specifically designed to close the longest possible links. This goal is accomplished in part by delivering the highest permissible RF output power to the antenna per the FCC Part 15 Rules.

  • Page 4: Warranty

    Warranty Warranty of the SpeedNet Radio is contingent upon the installation, configuration, and use of the SpeedNet Radio and software in accordance with S&C’s applicable instruction Qualifications sheets. This warranty does not apply to major components not of S&C manufacture, such as batteries, and other communication devices not of S&C manufacture.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    Safety Information Understanding Several types of safety-alert messages may appear throughout this instruction sheet as well as on labels attached to the SpeedNet Radio. Familiarize yourself with these types Safety-Alert Messages of messages and the importance of these various signal words: DANGER “DANGER”...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    Some of these precautions may differ from your company’s operating procedures and rules. Where a discrepancy exists, follow your company’s operating procedures and rules. 1. QUALIFIED PERSONS. Access to an SpeedNet Radio 5. SAFE DISTANCE. must be restricted only to qualified persons. See “Qualified •...

  • Page 7: Network Setup

    ® Fault Interrupter, can be connected to a SpeedNet Radio. As routers, SpeedNet Radios route IP data between separate Ethernet subnets. Data are routed between the Ethernet subnets over a common IP-based wireless network. Route information can be entered manually, or it can be handled automatically by the SpeedNet Radio’s proprietary enhanced version...
  • Page 8 Ethernet segments. The wireless interface of the SpeedNet Radio from the Source Node 1 is assigned an address of 192.168.202.1. The wireless interface of the SpeedNet Radio from the repeater node is assigned an address of 192.168.202.2.

  • Page 9: Speednet Security Administration

    KeyGen Utility Administrative control of SpeedNet Radio security confi guration is provided by the SpeedNet KeyGen Utility, an application that generates security keys, updates user access and radio revocation lists, and saves updated security profi les within a Security Association Database (SAD).

  • Page 10: User Management Window

    SpeedNet Security Administration Enter a network name that is 4 to 64 characters in length. Use the Tab key on your STEP 3. keyboard to proceed to the next fi eld. STEP 4. Enter a pass phrase that is 8 to 64 characters in length. Use the Tab key on your keyboard to proceed to the next fi eld.

  • Page 11: Adding A User

    SpeedNet Security Administration Figure 7. The KeyGen User File dialog box. STEP 9. Enter a user name that is 8 to 16 characters in length. Valid case-sensitive characters are a-z, A-Z, and 0-9. Use the Tab key on your keyboard to proceed to the next fi eld. STEP 10.

  • Page 12: Modifying A User

    SpeedNet Security Administration Figure 9. The KeyGen User Management window Delete button. The User Management dialog box will open. See Figure 10. Figure 10. The User Management dialog box. Click the Yes button to delete the selected user from the user list. STEP 13.

  • Page 13: Clearing All Users

    SpeedNet Radios. As such, revoking a MAC address is a means to exclude Revocation List radios. For example, if a SpeedNet Radio were stolen, it would be wise to exclude that radio’s MAC address as one means to prevent the radio from joining a mesh and breaching SpeedNet Radio network security.

  • Page 14: Deleting A Mac Address From The Revocation List

    SpeedNet Security Administration Deleting a MAC To delete a MAC address from the revocation list, highlight the address on the MAC Revocation Management window.Click the Delete button. See Figure 15. Address from the Revocation List Figure 15. The MAC Revocation Management window. The Mac Management dialog box will be displayed.

  • Page 15: Key Generation

    SpeedNet Security Administration Figure 18. The Clear all MAC entries dialog box. Click the Yes button to clear the Mac Revocation list. Key Generation The keyset is a common credential all radios use when optionally encrypting UDP/IP and TCP/IP data over a SpeedNet network. Keysets are thus used when AES 128-bit encryption is enabled (SpeedNet Client tools’...

  • Page 16: Deleting A Keyset

    SpeedNet Security Administration Figure 20. New keyset number is available on the Install Keyset list. Deleting a Keyset To delete a keyset, open the Key Generation tab and highlight the keyset. Then click the Delete button. See Figure 21. Figure 21. The Key Generation window. The confi rmation dialog will open.

  • Page 17: Generating A Security File

    SpeedNet Security Administration NOTICE The current keyset list will not be updated until a new security file is generated. Security configuration files can still be encrypted to a recently deleted keyset because the old keyset is still stored in the current keyset list. If, after deleting a keyset, you add a keyset with the same tag as the deleted keyset, the keyset in the Install Keyset list will contain a different key than the keyset with the same tag in the current keyset list.
  • Page 18 SpeedNet Security Administration Figure 25. The Save Radio Security File dialog box. After the security file is generated, the current keyset list will be updated with all of the installed keysets, as shown in Figure 26. Figure 26. Updated Current Keyset list in the dialog box. The maximum number of keyset tags allowed is 63.

  • Page 19: Saving A Security Association Database

    SpeedNet Security Administration Figure 28. Dialog box requesting permission to delete a keyset. Click the Yes button to delete Keyset 59. STEP 24. The deleted keyset will not be deleted from the Current Keyset list until a new security file is generated. Saving a Security Follow this process to save an SAD fi le: Association Database...

  • Page 20: Creating Another Security Association Database

    SpeedNet Security Administration Creating Another Open the File menu in the upper-left corner of the SpeedNet KeyGen Utility window. Scroll down and select New. See Figure 31. Security Association Database Figure 31. SpeedNet KeyGen Utility window for selecting a new SAD. The new SAD window will open with all entries cleared.
  • Page 21 SpeedNet Security Administration Figure 33. The Open Security Database window. The SAD dialog box will open. See Figure 34. Figure 34. The SAD dialog box. Enter the network name and pass phrase, and click the OK button. STEP 29. NOTICE The SAD is encrypted with a key derived from the pass phrase.

  • Page 22: Network Configuration

    Network Configuration Figure 36. SpeedNet Network Configuration Main Window. The File menu allows the following functionalities: • Open—Opens an existing network configuration • Save— Saves the current working network configuration. — • Save As Edits the file name before saving •...
  • Page 23 SpeedNet Client tool. Please note that on a given SpeedNet Radio mesh, the configurations of all the Ether- net interfaces should differ so there is no overlap between the Ethernet port subnets or between the Ethernet port subnets and the wireless subnet.
  • Page 24 37. There is no Apply button on this window because application to a radio is deferred until uploaded using the SpeedNet Client tool. Please note that on a given SpeedNet Radio mesh, all the wireless interfaces of the radios should be on the same subnet but should use different individual addresses on that subnet.
  • Page 25 Network Confi guration Figure 42. Network Configuration of Serial Port’s DNP Mode Settings. Figure 42 shows network configuration of the distributed network protocol settings. These settings correspond to those in the SpeedNet Client Tool described in the “DNP Serial Mode” section on page 40. There is no Apply button on this window because application to a radio is deferred until uploaded using the SpeedNet Client tool.
  • Page 26 Network Confi guration Figure 44. Network Configuration of Serial Pass-Through Mode Settings. Figure 44 shows the Pass-through settings. The settings in this dialog correspond to those in the SpeedNet Client Tool described in the “Serial Pass-through Mode” section on page 43. There is no Apply button on this window because application to a radio is deferred until uploaded using the SpeedNet Client tool.
  • Page 27 Network Configuration Figure 46. Network Configuration of AODV Settings. Figure 46 shows configuration of the AODV Settings. These settings correspond to those in the SpeedNet Client Tool described in the “IP Routing Window, Ad Hoc Routing Tab” section on page 44. There is no Apply button on this window since application to a radio is deferred until uploaded using the SpeedNet Client tool.
  • Page 28 Network Confi guration Figure 48. Network Configuration of Routes. Figure 48 shows network configuration of routes. These settings correspond to those in the SpeedNet Client Tool described in the “IP Routing Window, Routes Tab” section on page 48. Figure 49. Network Configuration of Address Resolution Protocol. Figure 49 shows the network configuration of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).

  • Page 29: Key Updater Tool

    The Key Updater tool reads a text fi le containing radio IP addresses and updates the radio encryption keys in sequence. The Key Updater tool is supported from SpeedNet Radio Firmware Version 2.5.3 onwards.
  • Page 30 Network Confi guration Step 31 STEP 31. Open a valid SAD fi le. Once you choose an SAD fi le, enter the username and password for that SAD fi le, and click the OK button. See Figure 52 Figure 52. SAD dialog box Create a text fi le with the wireless address list of radios whose security fi le we want STEP 32.
  • Page 31 Network Confi guration STEP 35. Click on the Load IP List button, then choose text fi le. Click the OK button. Key Updater STEP 36. Choose a timeout value–it’s the amount of time the application waits for the process to complete for a single radio before timing out. See Figure 55. Figure 55.
  • Page 32 Network Confi guration STEP 38. Choose an output folder. See Figure 57. Figure 57. Key Updater IP address listing and Output folder selection window. Click Update button. Choose LAN interface of Head End Radio. See Figure 58. STEP 39. Fig 58. Key Updater IP address listing window. STEP 40.

  • Page 33: Speednet Client Tool

    192.168.200.1. When the radio mesh has been confi gured, you can also log in using the wireless IP address. When logging in to a SpeedNet Radio for the first time after a factory reset, the user name will be “initial” and the factory password will be the radio’s unique MAC address listed as MAC ID on the radio label.

  • Page 34: Main Window

    SNMP timeout. The default value will work in most situations • Connect To—The Connect To… button allows you to connect to a different SpeedNet Radio by opening the SpeedNet Radio Login window Other configuration functions are accessed by clicking on the appropriate tabs, as follows: •...

  • Page 35: Interfaces Window, Ethernet Tab

    SpeedNet Client Tool NOTICE A login from the SpeedNet Client Tool is somewhat different from other logins, such as telnet or remote desktop sessions. The communication between the client tool and the radio is fundamentally transactional. When the user logs in using the SpeedNet Client Tool, the client tool contacts the radio via SNMPv3/UDP/IP using the username and password credentials provided, and attempts to fetch the radio’s configuration information.
  • Page 36 Each member of a redundant set of SpeedNet radios must have its own antenna. The Interfaces window provides tabs that can be used to configure each interface of the SpeedNet Radio. The tab will provide a list of configurable options for the selected interface.

  • Page 37: Interfaces Window, Wireless Tab

    Wireless Tab Figure 64. The Wireless interface configuration window. The Wireless tab, shown in Figure 64, is used to confi gure the SpeedNet Radio wireless interface. Note that several features are for reference only and will appear grayed out in the client tool.
  • Page 38 • Enable Adaptive Transmit Power Mode—(Reference only) This feature causes the SpeedNet Radio to adjust the output power level to the minimum level required to achieve a solid link. The output power level will vary between each radio link. When this feature is enabled, the Transmit Power parameter will be replaced with “min”...

  • Page 39: Interfaces Window, Serial Mode Tab

    The following options are available when PPP is the selected serial port mode, as shown in Figure 65. • Local IP Address—IP address (Ethernet Interface) assigned to the SpeedNet Radio’s end of the PPP link • Remote IP Address—IP address assigned to the remote device of the PPP link Figure 66.
  • Page 40 DNP communication. UDP is the default setting • Enable DNP Dynamic Port—Enabling the DNP Dynamic Port feature causes the SpeedNet Radio to monitor SCADA traffi c to determine the source port for each data stream. Port information is stored internally, allowing the SpeedNet Radio to know which port to send received packets to on the SCADA master.

  • Page 41: Multiple Scada Masters

    Multiple SCADA SpeedNet Radios have a feature that allows multiple SCADA masters that use the same SCADA address to connect to a single SpeedNet Radio. When this feature is enabled, the Masters connected SpeedNet Radio continually monitors DNP traffi c. For multiple SCADA masters using the same SCADA address, the SpeedNet Radio will consider the master to be the device that sent the most recent data packet.

  • Page 42: Interfaces Window, Serial Port Tab

    Figure 69, the Serial Port tab is used to confi gure the communication parameters for the SpeedNet Radio’s serial port. The following parameters can be confi gured: • Baud Rate—Determines the bit rate used for serial communications; the default value is 9600 •...

  • Page 43: Serial Pass-Through

    • Peer Port—The Remote IP port the radio sends the serial message to • Output Delay—The value that defi nes the amount of time (in milliseconds) between transmitting serial packets to the SpeedNet Radio’s serial interface after they are received over the wireless interface (This feature has been added to accommodate legacy equipment that cannot receive back-to-back data packets as quickly as a SpeedNet Radio can deliver them.

  • Page 44: Ip Routing Window, Ad Hoc Routing Tab

    The IP Routing window provides a list of tabs that can be used to confi gure the routing performance of a SpeedNet Radio. Selecting a tab will provide a list of confi gurable options. The Ad Hoc Routing tab, shown in Figure 71, is used to enable, disable, or configure the embedded ad hoc (mesh) routing protocol.
  • Page 45 • Node Traversal Time—The Node Traversal Time value provides an estimate of the time required for a packet to traverse one wireless hop. This value affects how long a SpeedNet Radio waits before resending a route request packet. This value is measured in milliseconds and the recommended value is 150 msec •...
  • Page 46 SpeedNet Client Tool The grayzone threshold removes excessive neighbors from a SpeedNet network. The recommended number of neighbors is between 2 and 25. If more than 25 neighbors are visible, setting the grayzone threshold to a stronger signal strength value reduces the number of neighbors and their routing protocol maintenance traffic.
  • Page 47 • Wireless Network Address—Defi nes the network(s) for which the SpeedNet gate- way radio will act as the gateway. For example, a SpeedNet Radio with an Ethernet IP address of 192.168.200.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 would use 192.168.200.0...

  • Page 48: Ip Routing Window, Routes Tab

    • Gateway—The next-hop gateway of the destination network for which the route is being created. The Gateway will be the IP address of the wireless interface of a SpeedNet Radio • Add—After entering the details of the static route, click the Add button to add the route to the route table •...

  • Page 49: Ip Routing Window, Arp Tab

    The Gateway fi eld and Add and Cancel buttons are described below: • Gateway—Enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway that will act as the default gateway for this SpeedNet Radio. The gateway will be the IP address of the wireless interface of a SpeedNet Radio •...

  • Page 50: Ip Routing Window, Blacklist Tab

    ARP exchanges with the radio to associate their IP addresses with their MAC addresses. As such, it is unusual for SpeedNet Radio users to edit this table. The edit capability exists to enable IP communication from the SpeedNet Radios to/from devices that do not support ARP.

  • Page 51: Security Window, Encryption Tab

    Figure 78. The Security encryption configuration window. The Security window provides a list of tabs that can be used to view and set up the security confi guration of the SpeedNet Radio. Selecting a tab will provide a list of confi gurable options.

  • Page 52: Security Window, Mac Filter Tab

    • SpeedNet Radios include an Auto Switchover feature that allows the network to automatically update to a more recent key. If a SpeedNet Radio receives a packet that was encrypted using a new keyset and the receiving radio has the new keyset installed, it will automatically switch to the new keyset.

  • Page 53: Admin Window, System Tab

    • SpeedNet Radio ID—Administrators can use this fi eld to assign a descriptive name to the SpeedNet Radio. The SpeedNet Radio ID must consist of ASCII values but cannot contain spaces or the following characters: $, ^, &, (, or ) •...

  • Page 54: Admin Window, Firmware Tab

    • Upgrade—After selecting the fi rmware fi le, click the Upgrade button to initiate an immediate fi rmware upgrade. The SpeedNet Radio will prompt for reboot at the conclusion of the upgrade. Power should not be cycled while a radio is upgrading fi rmware.
  • Page 55 • ping -c <count> <host IP>—Pings the host indicated by <host IP>; the number of ping requests sent is controlled by <count>, and the SpeedNet Radio does not use DNS, so <host IP> must be a standard dotted-number notation IP address (e.g., 192.168.200.1) It is important that a value for <count>...

  • Page 56: Statistics Window, Ethernet Tab

    SpeedNet Radio’s Ethernet interface with unidentifi ed protocol errors • Bytes sent—The total number of bytes sent by the SpeedNet Radio’s Ethernet interface • Unicast frames sent—The total number of single destination (unicast) frames sent from the SpeedNet Radio’s Ethernet interface...

  • Page 57: Statistics Window, Icmp Tab

    SpeedNet Client Tool Statistics Window, ICMP Tab Figure 84. The Internet Control Message Protocol statistics window. The ICMP Tab, as shown in Figure 84, provides the following statistical information regarding the Internet Control Message Protocol: • ICMP messages sent—The total number of ICMP messages sent by the radio •...

  • Page 58: Statistics Window, Udp Tab

    SpeedNet Client Tool Statistics Window, UDP Tab Figure 85. The User Data Protocol statistics window. The UDP tab, as shown in Figure 85, provides the following statistical information regarding the User Datagram Protocol. UDP is generated by the application layer and uses ports to facilitate application-to-application communication: •...
  • Page 59 SpeedNet Client Tool • Datagrams with address errors—The total number of received IP data packets that contain address errors • Datagrams forwarded—The total number of IP data packets forwarded because the receiving radio was not the intended destination • Datagrams with unknown protocols—The total number of data packets received with protocols not recognized by the radio •...

  • Page 60: Statistics Window, Wireless Tab

    Figure 88. The Battery Status statistics window. The Battery Status tab, shown in Figure 88, provides the following statistical information regarding the battery performance when a battery is connected to the SpeedNet Radio: • Battery Monitoring—Indicates whether Battery Monitoring has been activated;...
  • Page 61 Link—Provides a measurement of the local SpeedNet Radio signal strength as measured by the remote SpeedNet Radio and specifi ed by the IP address that sent the “Hello” message. This is used to ensure only bidirectional links are used for routing wireless data packets.

  • Page 62: Statistics Window, Aodv Tab

    Hello beacons. The column headings for Signal Strength are described below: • MAC Address—This displays the MAC Address of the SpeedNet Radio whose signal RSSI value is displayed • RSSI—The RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication) fi eld provides a measurement of the current RSSI based on the last packet that was received from the destination radio.

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