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VIP 110-24
Operator's Manual
Rev: F
April, 2003
Wi-Lan Inc.
2891 Sunridge Way N.E.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T1Y 7K7
Tel: (403) 273 9133
www.wi-lan.com

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  • Page 1 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual Rev: F April, 2003 Wi-Lan Inc. 2891 Sunridge Way N.E. Calgary, Alberta Canada T1Y 7K7 Tel: (403) 273 9133 www.wi-lan.com...
  • Page 3 FCC Notice 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...
  • Page 4 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) STATEMENT OF WARRANTY WI-LAN TECHNOLOGIES INC. products, except as otherwise stated in an applicable price list, are warranted against defects in workmanship and material for a period of one (1) year from date of delivery as evidenced by WI-LAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.’s packing slip or other transportation receipt.
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  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................3 ..........................3 ADIO OMPONENTS ..........................4 ADIO ONNECTORS ...........................5 OWER NSERTER ......................7 UTDOOR NTERCONNECT ABLE VINE NETWORK TOPOLOGY AND OPERATION ................9 ......................9 OPOLOGY AND NTENNA ORTS .......................9 IVISION ULTIPLEXING ..................10...
  • Page 7 Security Considerations in SNMP ....................69 7.2.4 Examples of Network Management Systems................69 7.2.5 VIP 110-24 Management Information Base (MIB)..............70 APPENDIX A – COMMAND SUMMARY (ALPHABETICAL) ..............71 APPENDIX B - COMMAND SUMMARY (FUNCTIONAL) ............... 75 APPENDIX C - SPECIFICATIONS........................ 81 APPENDIX D –...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    23 dBm at speeds up to 11 Mbps (mega-bits per second). With exception of the indoor power inserter, all of the VIP 110-24 electronics are included in a watertight outdoor unit enclosure. A single CAT 5 cable carries the Ethernet data and DC power to...
  • Page 9 The unit Power Amplifier is also in close proximity to the antenna. All the power is delivered to the antenna with minimal losses in the cable. The VIP 110-24 also includes a number of unique features that make the unit easy to install and operate: •...

  • Page 10: Product Description

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) 2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Radio Components Figure 2.1 below shows the components that are typically shipped with each VIP 110-24 radio. Table 2.1 - VIP 110-24 Components This manual and floppy disk (or CD) with Econsole program ( VIP 110-24 outdoor unit.

  • Page 11: Radio Connectors

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) 2.2 Radio Connectors Figure 2.2 shows the VIP 110-24 radio mounted on a mast. The radio is housed in a rectangular enclosure with two N-female connectors at the top for connection to RF antennas, and two special purpose connectors at the bottom for DC power, Ethernet data and control.

  • Page 12: Power Inserter Unit

    Must be connected to the “Power Inserter Unit” with a CAT 5 cable. An eight conductor CAT 5 cable must be connected between the VIP 110-24 and the Power Inserter Unit. The wiring for this cable is shown in figure 2.3.
  • Page 13 See table 2.5 for pin assignments. To radio RJ-45 Carries the DC power and Ethernet signals to the VIP 110-24. See table 2.6 for pin assignments. Amber/ Amber: Indicates that the power inserter unit has DC power...

  • Page 14: Outdoor Interconnect Cable

    GND(-) Power Inserter to Radio 2.4 Outdoor Interconnect Cable The interconnect cable between the Power Inserter Unit and the VIP 110-24 carries the following signals 1. DC voltage to supply power to the VIP 110-24. 2. 10 Base-T Ethernet data.
  • Page 15 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Table 2.7 – Indoor/Outdoor Unit CAT 5 cable Part number Manufacturer Description 04-0010-34 Superior Essex Industrial shielded, weatherproof cable for direct burial, aerial and other severe environments 18-241-31(gray) Superior Essex Unshielded outdoor rated cable...

  • Page 16: Vine Network Topology And Operation

    B. Each VIP 110-24 in a VINE network operates in a half duplex mode, i.e., it may either transmit or receive at any given time. Transmissions consist of variable length packets. “Outbound” packets flow “downstream”...

  • Page 17: New Node Attachment And Validation

    1.2R 4.1L 4.2L 4.3L Outbound “A” and “B” designate the antenna port of the VIP 110-24. Inbound “A” is used for antennas pointing towards the node parent and 1.2.1L 1.2.2L “B” is used for antennas pointing towards the node children Figure 3.2 - VINE graph representation...

  • Page 18: Rf Link Parameters

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) a new leaf or repeater node is turned ON, it first listens for a short period, on antenna A, for NNP packets from any potential parent. If the node receives NNPs from more than one parent it selects the parent with the strongest signal.

  • Page 19: Channel Assignments

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) the children, the receive channel is configured with the command “rf-from-parent”. For the child to get attached, the child receive channel must match one of the two NNP channels of the parent. 3.5 Channel Assignments In a VINE network, multiple radios in the same geographic area may be transmitting simultaneously.

  • Page 20: Root-Repeater-Leaf

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Root Root rf-nnp-1 ch=c1 rf-from-parent ch=c1 rf-nnp-2 ch=c2 rf-from-parent ch=c2 rf-from-children ch=c3 3.5.3 Root-Repeater-Leaf This is the simplest configuration involving a radio configured as a repeater. There are four channels to consider. Since there are two possible “parents” (root and repeater) there may be simultaneous transmissions and therefore the potential for collisions.

  • Page 21: Small Vine Network With Up To Three Repeaters

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Leaf Root Rptr Root Repeater Leaf rf-nnp-1 ch=c1 rf-from-parent ch=c1 rf-nnp-1 ch=c2 rf-from-parent ch=c2 rf-from-children ch=c4 rf-from-children ch=c3 3.5.4 Small VINE network with up to three repeaters For VINE networks that are larger than the simple cases described above, but still with a small number of repeaters, one simple approach to avoid self-generated interference is to allocate non- overlapping channel to each parent.

  • Page 22: Ethernet Bridging

    3.6 Ethernet Bridging The VIP 110-24 operates as an Ethernet bridge. As a bridge, the VIP 110-24 runs in “promiscuous mode”, i.e., it examines all the Ethernet packets that are flowing in the local LAN. Since these Ethernet packets contain a “source”...

  • Page 23: Quality Of Service

    LAN connected to any radio in the VINE. Each VIP 110-24 has capacity to store 500 entries in its Ethernet table. Entries are erased after a certain amount of time to allow for stations to be moved between LANs and not show up in two distinct LANs.

  • Page 24: Antennas, Site Selection, Path Analysis

    Because VIP 110-24 radios communicate with each other by means of radio waves, all aspects of antenna installation affect their performance significantly, namely: •...

  • Page 25: Directionality

    An omnidirectional antenna is used with a VIP 110-24 unit for typical VINE networks where a given radio must communicate with a variety of “downstream” radios in various directions.

  • Page 26: Polarization

    In setting up the VIP 110-24 system, either vertical or horizontal polarization can be used, as long as polarization is the same at both ends of each link. For any given pair of line-of-sight antennas, it is essential that they both have the same polarization.

  • Page 27: Line-Of-Sight Path

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) 3. All antennas must be properly oriented, and a directional antenna must be carefully aimed at its target antenna to ensure communication at maximum range. 4. All antenna cables attenuate (reduce) signal strength in proportion to their length. Therefore, the distance between the antenna and the radio is limited to a cable length that does not exceed the maximum attenuation tolerated by the system.

  • Page 28: Point-To-Point Path Analysis

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Figure 4-1. Antenna Height and Radio Horizon Graph If the radio horizon is well within maximum communication range of the system, this graph provides a reasonable guide for antenna height. However, as maximum range of the system is approached, results are less reliable because of atmospheric effects and other unpredictable phenomena.
  • Page 29 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) maximum speed), a tradeoff analysis can be conducted before installation to determine if lowering the data rate will allow the radio sufficient link margin to operate. A line-of-sight is required to insure the best performance from the radio. The calculations below will allow the operator to build towers and other mounting areas to the correct height before the antennas are installed.
  • Page 30 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) An additional increment must be added to the height of each obstruction because of the earth’s curvature. For each obstruction calculate this increment using the following formula: d1 × d2 × C Where: (for US units:)
  • Page 31 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Determine ideal antenna height by drawing a line on the graph between the sites and across the top of the obstruction heights. Note the elevation at each antenna site. The following section will show how to calculate the RSS level expected at the radio and to determine the theoretical link margin at the sight.
  • Page 32 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) −95 −97 −99 −101 −103 −105 −107 −109 −111 −113 −115 −117 −119 −121 −123 −125 −127 −129 −131 Path Loss at 2.4 GHz −133 −135 −137 −139 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 Path Length (miles) −95...
  • Page 33 − L = 36.6 + 20(1) + 20(3.38) − L = − 124 dB Calculate effective radiated power (ERP) at the transmit antenna. Since the VIP 110-24 is housed in an outdoor enclosure, there is usually no transmission line loss as the antenna is generally connected directly to the radio connector.

  • Page 34: Antenna Orientation

    Performance of the system can be seriously degraded by mis-aligned directional antennas. The VIP 110-24 has a built in feature that allows the operator to use an audio to assist in aligning the antenna. Refer to chapter 5 on the use of this built-in antenna alignment feature.

  • Page 35: Connector Loss

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Table 4-2. Loss at 2.4 GHz for Standard Coaxial Cable Types Cable Type Loss per 100 ft. (30 m) RG-8 A/U 14.4 dB Belden 9913 8.0 dB LMR 195 19 dB LMR 400 6.7 dB To determine total cable loss for your installation, perform the following calculation: For US units, multiply length in feet by the loss figure and divide by 100.
  • Page 36 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) additional advantage of effective system grounding is the minimizing of electrical noise and interference, which can significantly degrade system performance. Grounding involves providing a good, very low resistance connection from the antenna and radio to earth ground to provide a better path for lightning and electrical noise than that through the equipment.
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  • Page 38: Installation And Setup

    For this bench check out you need two VIP 110-24 units. One of the radios will be configured as the “root” of the network and the other as a “repeater”. The first approach described below uses the “Ethernet Console Program”...

  • Page 39: Bench Check Out (Using Radio Auxiliary Ports)

    Parity: none Stop bits: 1 2. Connect each Power Inserter Unit to the respective VIP 110-24 using a CAT 5 cable as defined in section 2. 3. At the root radio connect the radio Antenna B port (N type connector) to an appropriate 2.4 GHz band antenna using an RF coaxial cable.

  • Page 40: Field Installation

    These limits are described in the following sections. 5.3.1 Antenna Installation The VIP 110-24 is typically attached to a pole (with the clamp provided) with the antenna connectors facing up. For optimum performance the radio must be mounted in close proximity to the antenna with a cable run typically under 2 meters (6 feet).

  • Page 41: Antenna Alignment

    Since in many applications the antenna is on a tower where it is not practical to have a terminal nearby, the VIP 110-24 has an additional “antenna alignment aid” available at the outdoor unit. This feature uses the three pin “Auxiliary port” connector to output an audio signal with a pitch proportional to the receive signal strength.

  • Page 42: Spectrum Analysis And Channel Selection

    In addition, the VIP 110-24 includes several features, described below, to identify and overcome sources of interference. The VIP 110-24 can be commanded to perform a spectrum analysis of the ISM band and report the results in either a graphical or tabular form. The command: >spectrum-analysis input=a-antenna dwell=xx...

  • Page 43: Output Power Limits (Fcc)

    Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) for direct sequence spread spectrum systems operating in the 2.4 GHz band. The installer must reduce the output power of the VIP 110-24 so that this limit is not exceeded. The antenna gain, cable and connector losses must be taken into account when computing the maximum output power.

  • Page 44: Upgrading The Firmware

    5.4 Upgrading the Firmware. 5.4.1 Description The operational firmware for the VIP 110-24 is stored in Flash PROM and can be easily updated. The Flash PROM can hold multiple versions of the firmware simultaneously. The table below lists some of the “File Utility” commands used to download and manage the various files stored in Flash PROM.

  • Page 45: Installing New Firmware Through The Ethernet Port

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) where NN_NN is the firmware version number. The website contains instructions for transferring the files into your PC. A new file can be downloaded into the radios in one of three ways: (1) Using the “econ” program running in a PC connected to the same physical LAN as one of the radios in a VINE network.
  • Page 46 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) 7. Issue the command: >download path/vipNN_NN where path/ is the directory in the PC where the vipNN_NN.bin file is stored. The path/ extension is not required if the file is in the same directory as the ECON program. As the download proceeds econ displays a line showing the current percentage complete.

  • Page 47: Installing New Firmware Using Telnet

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) session with that radio is reopened issue the command: > version and check that the radio is indeed executing the new version. 16. Repeat the previous two steps until all the radios are running the new firmware.

  • Page 48: Installing New Firmware Using The Rs-232 Serial Port

    In the example below, the emulator used is Windows Hyperterminal. 1. Connect the VIP 110-24 Auxiliary Port (3 pin circular connector) to a terminal, or a PC running a terminal emulation program. A special adapter cable is supplied by Wi-LAN. Configure the...

  • Page 49: Feature Upgrades

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) 6. Issue the command: >directory to view a list of files stored in Flash PROM as well as the available free space. Verify that there is enough free space in flash PROM for the new file. The space required will be the size of the vipNN_NN.dwn file divided by 2.5.

  • Page 50: Commands

    (Econsole) needs to be installed at a PC. This PC must be connected to the LAN where one or more VIP 110-24 is connected. From this PC it is then possible to configure not only the radios directly connected to the LAN, but also all other radios reachable through one or more RF hops. Refer to Appendix E for instructions on the installation of Econsole.
  • Page 51 As the operator becomes familiar with the command language, typing the complete words could become cumbersome. The VIP 110-24 command interpreter recognizes any abbreviations to commands and parameter names, as long as they are unambiguous. If an ambiguous command is entered, the radio will output all possible choices.

  • Page 52: Configuration Management Commands

    This command allows the user to set or change a password used to “lock” and “unlock” access to the commands that change the radio configuration. The VIP 110-24 is shipped with no password which allows access to all commands. Once a password is set and the configuration is locked, the password is needed to unlock the access to those commands.
  • Page 53 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) display-configuration source= current or main or alternate or factory Displays all the parameter values for the specified configuration. If the source is not specified it defaults to “current”. A sample output is shown below.
  • Page 54 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Field / Parameter Command NODE node ip-configuration SNMP snmp FLOW-RATES max-flow-rate min-flow-rate RF-LINKS rf-from-parent rf-to-parent rf-from-children rf-nnp-1 rf-nnp-2 ETHERNET ethernet Single Node Reboot Timeout single-node-reboot-timeout Antenna Alignment Aid antenna-alignment-aid EVENT-LOG-LEVELS max-event load-configuration source=main or alternate or factory Loads the specified configuration into the current set of parameters controlling the radio operation.

  • Page 55: Major Configuration Parameters

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) unlock enable-configuration=”ASCII string” This command, with the correct password, unlocks the access to the commands that allow the radio configuration to be altered. Examples: > unlock enable-configuration=bh7g8 6.4 Major Configuration Parameters These commands change several operating parameters of the radio that are part of the radio “configuration”.
  • Page 56 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) node network-id=0…4,294,967,295 The network ID is a network wide value that needs to be the same for all the nodes in the network. When a new node attempts to attach to the network, it transmits the network ID. The parent radio checks if this network ID matches its own network ID.
  • Page 57 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Optional parameter to define the contact for maintenance purposes. This field is displayed in the “Display-configuration” output and also reported through SNMP. This field is used for information only. The contact string can be up to 25 characters with no spaces. If spaces are desired, you may include the whole string in quotation marks.
  • Page 58 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) A node configured as a root or repeater periodically transmits “new node poll” (NNP) packets in one, or optionally two, channels. Nodes that are not yet in the network respond to these poll packets in order to get attached.

  • Page 59: Bridge Management Commands

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) rf-to-parent speed-mbps= 1, 2, 5.5, 11 power-dbm=0..23 The RF speed and transmit power settings for each link are always stored in the child radio. This command configures the speed and transmit power used in the RF transmissions from this radio to its parent.
  • Page 60 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) show-tables table=radio-nodes or ethernet-stations or flow-control fomat=counts or times This command displays a variety of information about the overall VINE network. The contents of the different tables are described below. radio-nodes table This display has three sections, listing first the current time, start time and temperature, then the radio table itself and finally statistics about the links to its direct neighbors.

  • Page 61: Internet Protocol (Ip) Management Commands

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) >show ethernet times Ethernet Stations: MAC address IP address Radio MC Time added Idle 0 ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff 29-Nov 16:17:08 1 00-d0-39-00-2d-cb 29-Nov 16:17:08 0.01 2 00-a0-cc-66-8e-a6 207.154.90.171 29-Nov 16:17:15 0.00 3 00-d0-39-00-2d-c3 29-Nov 16:23:41 9.18 Both formats lists all the ethernet stations attached to any of the radios in the whole VINE network.
  • Page 62 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) ping destination=<string> count=0..500 size-bytes=32..1400 This command causes the radio to “ping” the destination address and display the results. The “ping” packet consists of an ICMP packet with a length specified by the “size-bytes” parameter. The destination is any valid IP address. When the destination host receives the packet it generates a reply of the same size.

  • Page 63: Installation And Link Monitoring Commands

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) all IP managers that have “trap” access will receive this trap. delete=1..4 Allows deleting one entry in the SNMP table. The number 1..4 refer to the entry number as listed in the “display configuration” report.
  • Page 64 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) >aaa audio #4 >aaa off display-environment When a non-root radio is powered up it automatically performs a “monitor-environment” procedure (through antenna A and on the selected outbound channel), to identify the best parent candidate. The “display-environment” command displays a report of the environment as seen by the radio at the time it got attached to the network.
  • Page 65 During the test the RF input into the radio can be selected between one of the two antennas. Note that even though the VIP 110-24 channels are spaced 2 MHz apart, the receiver RF bandwidth is approximately 18 MHz. Therefore the RSSI value reported for each channel represents the total energy in an 18 MHz band centered around that channel.

  • Page 66: Event Logging Commands

    6.8 Event Logging Commands The VIP 110-24 keeps track of various significant events in an “event log”. This event log holds up to 500 events. The first 100 entries in the log are filled sequentially after power up and are not overwritten.

  • Page 67: File Utilities

    Examples: >max-event print=6 6.9 File Utilities The VIP 110-24 maintains a file system that allows multiple programs to be stored in either non- volatile flash PROM or volatile RAM. New programs can be downloaded into the VIP110-24 - 60 -...
  • Page 68 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) memory through the auxiliary port, through the Ethernet port, or to remote radios across RF links in a VINE network. One of the programs in flash PROM is designated as the default program to run after reboot. On power up that program is copied from PROM into RAM and the code runs out of RAM.
  • Page 69 (with extension .bin). The path/ in the source parameter is the PC directory where the file resides. The program file is transferred to the VIP 110-24 and is stored in the radio memory under the name specified by the destination parameter. If the destination parameter is omitted, the file will be stored in Flash PROM with the same name as the source.

  • Page 70: Miscellaneous Commands

    6.10 Miscellaneous commands date The VIP 110-24 will set the internal radio date and time automatically by decoding Network Time Protocol (NTP) packets in the Ethernet LAN. The “zone” parameter specified with the “date” or “time” command will then be used to display the date/time in local time. The “zone”...
  • Page 71 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Zone zone code offset Pacific Standard Time -0800 Pacific Daylight Time -0700 Mountain Standard Time -0700 Mountain Daylight Time -0600 Central Standard Time -0600 Central Daylight Time -0500 Eastern Standard Time -0500 Eastern Daylight Time...
  • Page 72 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) reboot Resets the radio causing the software to perform a complete start up sequence. This is equivalent to power cycling the radio off and on. time time=hh:mm:ss date=day-month-year zone=zone-code or offset This command is identical to the “date” command explained above except for the order of the parameters.
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  • Page 74: Network Management

    Internet Service Provider (ISP) or the Information Technology (IT) department of a business, there is often a need to supervise and manage the network from a central Network Operations Center (NOC). This chapter describes the features of the VIP 110-24 that are useful for this purpose. 7.1 Telnet 7.1.1 General...

  • Page 75: Telnet Security

    Command line interfaces are not very suitable for these purposes, and the VIP 110-24 supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to assist in these tasks. SNMP is a simple, transaction-based (command/response) protocol, which allows a variety of third-party software products to query network devices and collect data for these purposes.

  • Page 76: What Is Snmp

    In the VIP 110-24, this has been re-interpreted: The radio has a list of up to 4 management stations from which it will accept requests, and for each one - identified by its IP address - it is indicated what access rights it is granted, and which community string it must use.

  • Page 77: Vip 110-24 Management Information Base (Mib)

    This is a free, open-source software, capacity planning tool. 7.2.5 VIP 110-24 Management Information Base (MIB) The VIP 110-24 implements only the core MIB-II. A management station will see 3 interfaces in the interfaces group: 1 - VINE bridge...

  • Page 78: Appendix A - Command Summary (Alphabetical)

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) APPENDIX A – Command Summary (alphabetical) This appendix lists all commands in alphabetical order. The table contains the functional group of the command. Further information about the command can be found in appendix B or section 6.
  • Page 79 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Command Parameters Functional Group ip-configuration address IP Management (6.6) netmask gateway license Miscellaneous (6.10) load-configuration source Configuration Management (6.3) lock Configuration Management (6.3) logout Miscellaneous (6.10) max-event save Event Logging (6.8) print max-flow-rate transmit-kbps Major Configuration Parameters (6.4)
  • Page 80 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Command Parameters Functional Group rf-from-parent channel Major Configuration Parameters (6.4) speed-mbps power-dbm rf-nnp-1 channel Major Configuration Parameters (6.4) power-dbm rf-nnp-2 channel Major Configuration Parameters (6.4) power-dbm enable rf-to-parent speed-mbps Major Configuration Parameters (6.4) power-dbm filename File Utilities (6.9)
  • Page 81 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Command Parameters Functional Group version Miscellaneous (6.10) - 74 -...

  • Page 82: Appendix B - Command Summary (Functional)

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) APPENDIX B - Command Summary (functional) This appendix lists all commands organized in the respective functional groups. Parameters that are part of the radio configuration are identified by having an entry under the “Factory Configuration”...
  • Page 83 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Major Configuration Parameters Command Parameters Values Factory Configuration max-flow-rate transmit-kbps 1..10000 10000 receive-kbps 1..10000 10000 min-flow-rate transmit-kbps 1..8000 receive-kbps 1..8000 node network-id 0..4,294,967,295 name ASCII string (11 max) ucw-serial no. type root repeater repeater...
  • Page 84 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Bridge Management Commands Command Parameters Values Factory Configuration ethernet speed auto auto 10hdx 10fdx 100hdx timeout-sec 5..1800 multi-cast-timeout-sec 5..3600 show-tables table radio-nodes ethernet-stations flow-control format count times Internet Protocol (IP) Management Commands Command Parameters...
  • Page 85 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Installation and Link Monitoring Commands Command Parameters Values Factory Configuration antenna-alignment-aid output audio node node-name or #node-number display-environment monitor-environment channel 0..50 input a-antenna b-antenna monitor-flow monitor-link node node-name or #node-number clear spectrum-analysis input a-antenna...
  • Page 86 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Event Logging Commands Command Parameters Values Factory Configuration clear-log region all-events reboot-reasons display-log region beginning all-events reboot-reasons length 1..500 (def 10) 0…200 min-level 0…7 (def: 0) max-level 0…7 (def: 7) max-event save 0..7 print 0..7...
  • Page 87 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Miscellaneous Commands Command Parameters Values Factory Configuration date date dd-mmm-yyyy time hh:mm:ss zone offset or code help command history license <35 character string> logout reboot time time hh:mm:ss date dd-mmm-yyyy zone offset or code...

  • Page 88: Appendix C - Specifications

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) APPENDIX C - Specifications RF Specifications RF Frequency Band 2.410 GHz to 2.470 GHz (center frequencies) RF Signal Bandwidth (-20 dBc) 18 MHz RF Channels 31 (4 non-overlapping) Transmitter Output Power 0 to 23 dBm (programmable)
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  • Page 90: Appendix D - Channel Frequency Assignment

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) APPENDIX D – Channel Frequency Assignment Frequency Frequency Frequency Channel (GHz) Channel (GHz) Channel (GHz) 2.410 2.430 2.450 2.412 2.432 2.452 2.414 2.434 2.454 2.416 2.436 2.456 2.418 2.438 2.458 2.420 2.440 2.460 2.422 2.442...
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  • Page 92: Appendix E - Ethernet Console Program

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) APPENDIX E – Ethernet Console Program EConsole v2.01 for Windows Copyright (C) 2001 UC Wireless, Wi-LAN Short description The ethernet console program was developed in order to accommodate the remote configuration of a radio, i.e. the configuration in cases where the physical access to the radio is not feasible, or it is cumbersome.
  • Page 93 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Input arguments You can provide the following arguments in the command line, even though none of them is required. Input file There are two sources for the input commands: the keyboard, or a text file. The second option is useful when you are running the same set of commands periodically, so you want to avoid retyping them every time you want to execute them.
  • Page 94 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Radio Serial Number The same functionality as above (see Radio MAC address) can be achieved by providing the radio serial number, instead of the radio physical address. Note that you should not include the initial UC characters of the serial number (i.e.

  • Page 95: Function Keys

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) >econ -i in.txt -o out.txt -r 00:78:24:22:BA:4F or If you are reading from the keyboard, and you are simply interested in capturing the output of the session, use the following syntax: >econ -o out.txt Since no input file was specified, it is assumed that the keyboard will be used for input, and ALL radios will participate in the discovery process.
  • Page 96 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) radio multiple times if not absolutely necessary. When the number of sessions reaches the limit the radio will ignore any new discovery messages. Another reason might be a unreliable RF link causing a high packet loss. Since during the discovery phase there isn't any retransmission mechanism, it is quite possible that you managed to "see"...
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  • Page 98: Appendix F - Interconnect Cables

    VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) APPENDIX F – Interconnect cables The following section describes the interconnect cable pin outs for the radio. There are three basic types, the CAT5 data/power cable providing DC power and ethernet to the radio, the auxiliary RS- 232 interface, and the antenna alignment audio interface.
  • Page 99 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) CAT5 Power/Ethernet Cable This cable can be ordered as Part Number C1062-005-XX where XX is the cable length. Connector kits containing the RJ-45 and ENC8F connectors are also available (Part Number SCK1062-005). NOTES: 1. Use proper crimp tool for Item #2 connection 2.
  • Page 100 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Instructions for assembly of the Switchcraft EN3CxF Connectors Three pin connector is shown. Use same process for 8 pin. - 93 -...
  • Page 101 VIP 110-24 Operator’s Manual (rev E) Auxiliary Antenna Alignment Aid Cable (Wi-Lan Technologies Part Number C1064-008) Ring 10 Ohm Shield Headphone Jack EN3C3F Connector - 94 -...

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