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Cabin Ace-2™
User's Manual
Version 1.0.3
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TELEFONIX, INCORPORATED AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED, COPIED OR ISSUED AS
THE BASIS OF MAINTENANCE OR SALE OF APPARATUS WIHTOUT PERMISSION OF TELEFONIX, INCORPORATED.
Telefonix
Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity Systems

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  • Page 1 Cabin Ace-2™ User’s Manual Version 1.0.3 Telefonix Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity Systems THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TELEFONIX, INCORPORATED AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED, COPIED OR ISSUED AS THE BASIS OF MAINTENANCE OR SALE OF APPARATUS WIHTOUT PERMISSION OF TELEFONIX, INCORPORATED.
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright 2017 Telefonix, Inc. Telefonix PDT trademarks include , Cabin Ace-2™, Cabin Ace™, © Cabin Pinnacle™, Cabin Vista™, Edge ™, All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Open Source Code This product includes code licensed under GNU General Public License, and/or certain other open source licenses.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS User Information ............................ 5 Support Documentation ........................ 5 Industry Standards ........................6 Warranty ............................6 Exclusion of Liability Notice ......................6 Important Safety Instructions ........................ 7 Introduction ............................8 Product Description ........................8 Hardware Architecture ........................8 Key Hardware Components ......................
  • Page 4 Table 1: Telefonix PDT Support Documentation ..................5 Table 2: Aruba Support Documentation ......................5 Table 3: Industry Standards .......................... 6 Table 4: Cabin ACe-2 Orderable Part Numbers ..................10 Table 5: IP Strapping Table ........................16 Table 6: CWAP External Connector Interfaces................... 28 Table 7: AP LED Operation.........................

  • Page 5: User Information

    1 User Information This User’s Manual describes the features supported by Telefonix PDT Cabin Wireless Access Point (CWAP), Wave 2, branded as Cabin Ace-2 and provides detailed instructions for setting up and configuring the Cabin ACe-2 wireless access point. This guide is intended for administrators who configure and use Cabin ACe-2.

  • Page 6: Industry Standards

    In the event of damage to the device, which is caused by a failure to observe the instructions (specifically the safety instructions) in this manual and possibly on the device, Telefonix PDT shall not be required to honor the warranty, including during the warranty period, and shall be exempt from legal liability of accidents.

  • Page 7: Important Safety Instructions

    2. Please observe all specified dimensions required for mounting included in the Outline Drawing, Telefonix PDT Document E71-308-01-OL. 3. When installing the Cabin ACe-2, there must be at least 1.00” free space to the left, right, top and rear of the unit to prevent the system overheating.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    This Product Specification pertains to a CWAP with integrated antennas supporting both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. This unit is identified as Telefonix PDTP/N: E71-308-01 and is branded as Cabin Ace-2 3.2 Hardware Architecture The CWAP leverages a state-of-the-art, commercial enterprise-class Wireless Access Point (AP). The AP...

  • Page 9: Key Hardware Components

    • Support for pass thru Ethernet to downstream CWAPs • Redundant power supply (on SIB) to support Ethernet by-pass in the event of a CWAP power supply failure • Lightweight and compact electro-mechanical packaging • Connectors: EN4165 style connectors for all I/O (per ARINC 628) Micro USB for serial console connection 3.3 Key Hardware Components The CWAP key hardware components include:...

  • Page 10: Orderable Part Numbers

    Figure 1: CWAP Wave 2 System Block Diagram 3.4 Orderable Part Numbers Table 4: Cabin ACe-2 Orderable Part Numbers Telefonix P/N Description E71-308-01 LRU, CWAP Wave 2 E54-331 Cable Assy, Power/Signal/GbE, CWAP (J1) E54-332 Cable Assy, Power/Signal/GbE, CWAP (J2) E54-333...

  • Page 11: Figure 2: Cabin Ace-2 Equipment

    Note: Items 2 – 6 are available for test purpose and are not intended to be used in flight. Figure 2: Cabin ACe-2 Equipment Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C 11 of 48...

  • Page 12: Starting Up

    4.1 Power Up The J1 power cable assembly, Telefonix PDT P/N E54-331, and DB-9 loop-back connector, Telefonix PDT P/N E54-345, are required to be connected to the Cabin ACe-2 to turn on when power is applied. WARNING! The specified voltage input range is 97 to 134 VAC, 60 – 800 Hz, single- phase power.

  • Page 13: Figure 3: Example Console Output Of The Sib Boot Process

    4.2.1 Boot Up 4.2.1.1 SIB Boot Up The SIB runs both the bootloader and application firmware components upon powering on the unit. There is a two (2) second delay before the firmware loads to allow the bootloader to check for the presence of a SIB firmware upgrade.

  • Page 14: Figure 4: Example Console Output Of The Ap Boot Process

    4.2.1.2 Access Point (AP) Boot Following SIB boot, the firmware boots the Aruba AP. During startup, the AP provides an auto-boot countdown prompt that allows you to interrupt the normal startup process and access apboot mode. The SIB firmware uses this mode to set the IP address configuration as defined by the IP strapping pins, then starts a ten (10) second inactivity counter to allow user access to apboot.
  • Page 15 While in apboot mode you have access to the following commands: - alias for 'help' boot - boot the OS image clear - clear the OS image or other information date - get/set/reset date & time dhcp - invoke DHCP client to obtain IP/boot params factory_reset - reset to factory defaults help - print online help...

  • Page 16: Ip Strapping Table

    4.3 IP Strapping Table In IP Strapping mode the Cabin ACe-2 will get two IP address assigned on the 192.168.10.0/24 network with the default gateway address 192.168.10.1. The IP addresses that will be assigned are shown in Table Table 5: IP Strapping Table...
  • Page 17 The IAP CLI becomes available after completion of the startup process, and requires administrator credentials to start a session. The default credentials are: User: admin Password: admin After login, the privileged command mode is enabled which provides access to show, clear, ping, traceroute, and commit commands.

  • Page 18: Connecting Using Web-Based Gui

    4.5 Connecting using Web-based GUI You can connect to the web-based GUI by entering the Aruba AP’s IP address in a web browser, and entering the Username and Password when prompted as shown below in Figure 5. If the IP strapping pins have not been set, you can use the show ip interface CLI command to display the IP address that was assigned by your DHCP server Note: The following subsections refer to the [Aruba] IAP, or AP which shall be used interchangeably with...

  • Page 19: Figure 6: The Six Sections Of The Aruba Instant Main Gui Page

    Figure 6: The Six Sections of the Aruba Instant Main GUI Page 4.5.1 System Username and Password The default system username and password are admin / admin, it is recommended that these be changed. The system username and password can be changed from the Admin tab of the System dialog box, as show in Figure 7.

  • Page 20: Virtual Controller Architecture

    Figure 7: The System Username and Password can be changed on the Admin tab of the System Dialog Box. 4.6 Virtual Controller Architecture The Aruba IAPs use a Virtual Controller architecture for ease of deployment and centralized wireless network management. IAPs in the same subnet will form a cluster, in each cluster a virtual controller is elected.

  • Page 21: Figure 8: The Virtual Controller Name And Static Ip Address Can Be Set In The System Dialog Box

    Figure 8: The Virtual Controller Name and Static IP Address can be set in the System Dialog Box. Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C 21 of 48...

  • Page 22: Figure 9: The Edit Access Point Dialog Box

    4.6.1 IAP Configuration On the main GUI page you can select one of the IAPs and then select edit. You should give each of your IAPs a relevant name for easy identification. You can also select which IAP will be the preferred master. Whichever IAP is configured as the preferred master will also become the virtual controller.

  • Page 23: Wlan Setup

    4.7 WLAN Setup There are four steps to creating an SSID. 1. Select the type of SSID you want to create. The Employee and Voice selections will lead you to 802.1X and PSK authentication. The Guest option will lead you to Captive Portal authentication. 2.

  • Page 24: Figure 11: The Wlan Settings Tab Of The New Wlan Dialog Box

    Figure 11: The WLAN Settings Tab of the New WLAN Dialog Box Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C 24 of 48...

  • Page 25: Figure 12: The Vlan Tab Of The New Wlan Dialog Box

    Step 2 The VLAN Tab is where you configure the VLAN assignment, and client IP assignment. There available VLAN and client IP assignment options are shown below in Figure 12. Figure 12: The VLAN Tab of the New WLAN Dialog Box The two client IP assignment options are virtual controller Managed, and Network assigned.
  • Page 26 Step 3 The Security tab is where you set the security level. There are three levels, Open, Personal, and Enterprise. Selecting the Enterprise level allows you to configure an external RADIUS authentication server, as show below in Figure 13. Figure 13: Configuring an External RADIUS Server from the Security Tab of the New WLAN Dialog Box Step 4 The Access tab is where you configure the firewall rules and user rights.

  • Page 27: Figure 14: Configuring Firewall Rules From The Access Tab Of The New Wlan Dialog Box

    Figure 14: Configuring Firewall Rules from the Access Tab of the New WLAN Dialog Box Refer to the Aruba Instant 6.4.4.4-4.2.3.0 Users Guide for additional information on the IAP GUI. Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C 27 of 48...

  • Page 28: Physical I/O

    5 Physical I/O 5.1 Connections and Cabling Table 6 lists the CWAP’s external connector Interfaces (per ARINC 628). Table 6: CWAP External Connector Interfaces Ref Des. Shell Insert Mating Shell Mating Insert EN4165M01AA EN4165A20-22-1NA EN4165M61AA EN4165A20-22-1NB EN4165M01AB EN4165A20-22-1NB EN4165M61AB EN4165A20-22-1NA EN4165M01AC EN4165A20-22-1NA EN4165M61AC...

  • Page 29: Figure 16: J2 (Socket) Connector Layout And Pin Definitions

    Figure 16: J2 (Socket) Connector Layout and Pin Definitions 5.1.3 Connector Definition J3 The J3 carries the discrete IP strapping signals from the aircraft to the CWAP. Figure 17 shows connector layout and pin definitions for the CWAP’s J3 external aircraft connection. Please see Table 5 for IP Address information.

  • Page 30: Maintenance Connectors

    5.2 Maintenance Connectors Two maintenance connectors are located on the front of the unit behind the maintenance door. 5.2.1 Connector Definition J10 USB 2.0 connector The J10 connector is a female micro USB that provides a serial interface to both the SIB and the AP. 5.2.2 Programming Header A four pin SIB programming header is located below the J10 connector.
  • Page 31 5.3.3 Link LEDs The CWAP includes two Link LEDs visible on the front panel. The LEDs indicate Ethernet activity on either LAN 1 (J1 connector) or LAN 2 (J2 connector). (Intentionally Left Blank) Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C 31 of 48...

  • Page 32: Performance Data

    6 Performance Data 6.1 Radio Characteristics Table 8: Radio Characteristics Feature Description -2.400 to 2.4835 GHz Supported frequency bands -5.150 to 5.250 GHz (country-specific -5.250 to 5.350 GHz restrictions apply) -5.470 to 5.725 GHz -5.725 to 5.850 GHz Operating Channels Dependent on configured regulatory domain -802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) Supported radio technologies...

  • Page 33: Rf Performance Table

    6.2 RF Performance Table The 2.4GHz transmitter has a maximum conducted output power as follows: Table 9: 2.4GHz Maximum Conducted Output Power Frequency Average Output Mode Tolerance (dBm) Range Power (dBm) 2412-2462 802.11b ±1 2412-2462 802.11g ±1 2412-2462 802.11nHT20 23.5 ±1 2422-2452 802.11nHT40...

  • Page 34: Country Codes

    6.3 Country Codes The IEEE 802.11/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks operate in the 2.4GHz spectrum and IEEE 802.11a/n operates in the 5.0GHz spectrum. The spectrum is divided into channels. The 2.4GHz spectrum is divided into 14 overlapping, staggered 20 MHz wireless carrier channels. These channels are spaced 5 MHz apart. The 5GHz spectrum is divided into more channels.
  • Page 35 Colombia Lithuania Solomon Islands Comoros Luxembourg Somalia Congo Macau South Africa Costa Rica Macedonia Spain Cote D'Ivoire Malaysia Sri Lanka Svalbard and Jan Croatia Maldives Mayen Cuba Mali Sweden Curacao Malta Switzerland Maritime Forward Cyprus Operating Base Syrian Arab Republic Czech Republic Maritime Offshore Taiwan...

  • Page 36: Rf Testing

    6.4 RF testing 6.4.1 Antenna Pattern Testing for both bands 2.4GHz and 5GHz The Cabin ACe™ E71-308-01 antenna testing was performed with only one antenna transmitting for a total of one spatial stream. Each of the antennas was measured independently with gain readings collected for every degree. The data from the four antennas is combined by averaging the linear gains.

  • Page 37: Figure 19: 2.45Ghz Wi-Fi Average Azimuth (Antennas 1, 2, 3, 4)

    6.4.2 2.4 GHz Horizontal plane Showing 2.4GHz azimuth (0 degrees). Average of antenna 1-4. Values represent antenna gain plus conducted power (resulting in Effective Isotropic Radiated Power). Measured power of antennas 1, 2, 3, 4….9.9 dBm, 12.8 dBm, 11.7 dBm, 12.8 dBm +43 db correction for average reading of 0 dBi reference antenna.

  • Page 38: Figure 20: 5Ghz Wifi Average Azimuth (Antennas A, B, C, D)

    6.4.3 5GHz Horizontal plane Showing 5GHz azimuth (0 degrees) Average of antenna A-D. Values represent antenna gain plus conducted power (resulting in Effective Isotropic Radiated Power). Measured power of antennas A, B, C, D…6.8 dBm, 6.0 dBm, 5.3 dBm, 5.2 dBm +49.1 dB correction for average reading of 0 dBm reference antenna.

  • Page 39: Technical Data

    7 Technical Data Electrical and Environmental Specifications The CWAP meets the electrical and environmental test categories per Table 12 and Table 13. Table 12: Qualification Test Matrix - Environment Test Description Test Spec Test Section / Category Temperature Ground Survival Low Temp and DO-160G 4.5.1, CAT A1 Short Time Operating Low Temp...

  • Page 40: Table 13: Qualification Test Matrix - Emi

    Table 13: Qualification Test Matrix - EMI Test Description Test Spec Test Section / Category D0-160G 15.0, CAT Z Magnetic Effect Power Input – Normal Operating 787B3-0147 3.3.2.1 B1.1a Individual Phase Voltage DO-160G 16.5.1.1 Cat A (CF) 787B3-0147 3.3.2.1 B1.5a AC Voltage Modulation DO-160G 16.5.1.2 Cat A (WF)
  • Page 41 Test Description Test Spec Test Section / Category DO-160G 17.4, CAT A Voltage Spikes DO-160G 18.3.2, CAT K (CF) Audio Frequency Conducted Susceptibility – Power Inputs Induced Signal Susceptibility AF Electric Field Susceptibility – Wiring D6-16050-5 7.2.1, Level E AF Magnetic Field Susceptibility – Wiring D6-16050-5 7.2.2 AF Magnetic Field Susceptibility –...

  • Page 42: Mechanical Design And Dimensions

    Mechanical Design and Dimensions The CWAPs metal components shall include a proper finish to offer maintenance-free service over the life of the CWAP. The CWAP’s internal chassis, circuit cards, wiring and cabling, and other major components shall be mounted and secured to provide maximum protection against imposed shock and vibration 7.2.1 Top View Figure 21: CWAP Top View Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C...

  • Page 43: Figure 22:Cwap I/O Front View

    7.2.2 I/O Front View Figure 22:CWAP I/O Front View 7.2.3 Side View - Right Figure 23: CWAP Side View - Right 7.2.4 Side View – Left Figure 24: CWAP Side View - Left Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C 43 of 48...

  • Page 44: Figure 25: Cwap Rear View

    7.2.5 Rear View Figure 25: CWAP Rear View 7.2.6 Bottom View Figure 26: CWAP Bottom View Revision Date | July 10, 2017 || Document Number | UM-E71-308-01 || Rev C 44 of 48...
  • Page 45 Rear (G6) = 1.00” Installations violating the above air gap spacing must be approved by Telefonix PDT engineering. There are no minimum installation distances between CWAPs. The maximum distance shall be determined by aircraft type and configuration and content, e.g. throughput considerations.

  • Page 46: Grounding And Bonding

    7.3 Grounding and Bonding Electrical grounding and bonding of the CWAP unit follow standard avionics industry design practices, ensuring proper grounding for electrical safety and for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) control and compliance. Workmanship Workmanship, including ANSI/IPC-A-620 soldering, is designed to meet ANSI/J-STD-002 and RTCA/DO- 254.

  • Page 47: Reliability And Maintainability

    RIAC 217+ (AIC, +30°C, 65% duty cycle, 1428 cycles per year). 8.2 Maintainability The CWAP is considered an LRU and is repairable only by Telefonix PDT or an authorized repair facility. Periodic maintenance of the CWAP is not required.

  • Page 48: Support And Service

    All equipment returned to Telefonix PDT must have a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number assigned exclusively by Telefonix PDT. Telefonix PDT cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage caused to the equipment received without an RMA number. The Buyer accepts responsibility for all freight charges for the return of goods to Telefonix’s designated facility.

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