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Product Manual – Volume 2
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  • Page 1 Horizon COMPACT Wireless Ethernet Release 1.01.00 Product Manual – Volume 2 Version 1.2...
  • Page 2 DragonWave Inc. NOTICE This document contains confidential information, which is proprietary to DragonWave. No part of its contents can be used, copied, disclosed, or conveyed to any party in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission from DragonWave Inc. Copyright © 2001-2007 DragonWave Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION........................9 2.0 ALIGNING THE HORIZON COMPACT SYSTEM............... 11 .............11 ISUAL LIGNMENT OF THE ORIZON OMPACT NTENNAS ............13 ETAILED LIGNMENT OF THE ORIZON OMPACT NTENNAS 2.2.1 R ................14 ADIATION ATTERN OF NTENNAS 2.2.2 A .......................17...
  • Page 4 3.12.5 R CLI C ....................86 EDUNDANCY OMMANDS 3.12.6 T ....................88 PTION XAMPLE 3.12.7 S ....................94 INGLE PTION XAMPLE 4.0 HORIZON COMPACT MANAGEMENT ................102 ..) ................103 ANAGEMENT THROUGH BAND ..) ..............103 ANAGEMENT THROUGH BAND ..........................104 ELNET CCESS ..
  • Page 5 Table of Contents 5.0 NETWORK MANAGEMENT OF HORIZON COMPACT ..........125 ..(SNMP) .............125 IMPLE ETWORK ANAGEMENT ROTOCOL 5.1.1 S SNMP V ....................125 UPPORTED ERSIONS 5.1.2 H (MIB)......133 ORIZON OMPACT NTERPRISE ANAGEMENT NFORMATION 5.1.3 SNMP T ..........................133 RAPS APPENDIX A – CLI COMMAND LIST ..................139 APPENDIX B –...
  • Page 6 Figure 2-7 WRONG! Trees within the Fresnel Zone Obstruct the Signal ..........17 Figure 2-8 Correct & Incorrect Antenna location................... 19 Figure 3-1 802.1P Enabled on Horizon Compact with Example CoS Allocations ......31 Figure 3-2 CoS Queues can be allocated a CIR and a Committed Burst Size........32 Figure 3-3 Redundancy Connections –...
  • Page 7 Table 3-1 VLAN Configuration: Network Protocol Strict is OFF. VLAN tagging is OFF ....27 Table 3-2 VLAN Configuration: Network Protocol Strict is OFF. VLAN tagging is ON, VLAN tag has been programmed into Horizon Compact ..................27 Table 3-3 VLAN Configuration Network Protocol Strict is ON. VLAN tagging is OFF ...... 28 Table 3-4 VLAN Configuration Network Protocol Strict is ON.
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  • Page 9: 1.0 Introduction

    Horizon Compact Manual Volume 1 describes the basic requirements for configuring, installing and aligning a Horizon Compact Ethernet link. Volume 2 (this Volume) provides more in-depth descriptions of the alignment procedure and explanations as to how the advanced configuration features, noted in...
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  • Page 11: 2.0 Aligning The Horizon Compact System

    Procedure 2-1 Align the antennas visually Before attempting to visually align the Horizon Compact antennas, make sure that the aiming adjustment mechanisms (pan and tilt) on the mounting system are set to their mid positions. This ensures that there is adequate to and fro movement available from the adjustment mechanism for fine adjustment later. To visually align, loosen the clamping nuts and rotate the antenna assembly clamp on the mounting pole, then, securely tighten the clamp.

  • Page 12: Figure 2-1 Aligning Antennas Using Local Landmarks

    Figure 2-2 Using GPS and Compass Bearings to Align Antennas This concludes the steps to align the radios visually. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 13: Detailed Alignment Of The Horizon Compact Antennas

    This section describes how to perform detailed alignment of the Horizon Compact antennas. Note: The Horizon Compact BNC Field Strength connector serves two purposes. It is used for alignment and for system redundancy purposes. When used for alignment it provides an output voltage of 1 mV DC per dB of signal strength.

  • Page 14: Radiation Pattern Of Dish Antennas

    The main lobe will always be the strongest. The size of the beamwidth for the Horizon Compact systems is approximately 2 degrees. Two degrees is approximately equivalent to a thumb's width when one’s arm is fully extended. Align as closely to the centre of the 2-degree beamwidth as possible.

  • Page 15: Figure 2-4 Typical Main Lobe Coverage Using 23 Ghz Radio With 24" Antenna

    Aligning the Horizon Compact System Figure 2-4 Typical main lobe coverage using 23 GHz Radio with 24” antenna Table 2-2 Approximate size of beam at destination Beamwidth 1 km 3 km 5 km 8 km 10 km 2˚ (18/24” antenna)

  • Page 16: Figure 2-5 Main Lobe And Side Lobes (Distance Of Approximately 4 Km)

    Figure 2-5 Main lobe and side lobes (distance of approximately 4 km) Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 17: Avoid The Fresnel Zone

    Aligning the Horizon Compact System 2.2.2 Avoid the Fresnel Zone The Fresnel zone is an area of the antenna radiation pattern that lies mid way between the two system antennas. The size of this area is dependant upon the frequency being used and the distance between antennas.

  • Page 18: Alignment Adjustment Sensitivity

    0.8 degrees 46.2 Locating Horizon Compact Antennas In addition to ensuring that you have a clear line of sight (LoS) between antennas and that there are no obstructions encroaching into the Fresnel zone, you must pay attention to the location of antennas relative to objects located close by.

  • Page 19: Figure 2-8 Correct & Incorrect Antenna Location

    Aligning the Horizon Compact System Table 2-5 Antenna Height vs Obstacle Distance for 24 GHz Unlicensed Distance from >40 Obstacle (ft) Minimum Antenna Height 4.36 4.46 4.55 4.64 4.73 4.82 4.91 5.82 6.73 7.64 above Obstacle (ft) The following figures illustrate examples of correct and incorrect antenna location.
  • Page 20 Near field effects are also experienced above and on each side of the front of an antenna. Ensure that these areas are also free of obstructions. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 21: 3.0 Advanced Configuration Features

    3.0 Advanced Configuration Features Volume 1 describes the configuration of the basic features that allow the Horizon Compact to provide a wireless Ethernet link, with a throughput of up to 400 Mbps. A number of advanced configuration features provide enhanced access and management security, link protection, quality of service and alarm management.
  • Page 22 RADIUS server concerned The system responds: Host set. When server Host and Key are set, 'save mib' and 'reset system' for changes to take effect Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 23 Note that the second host is not yet active as the sytem has not been reset. After a system reset the ip address and key will be repeated under the active host and active key columns. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 24 Are you sure you want to reset? Y(yes) or N(no) press Y The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 25: Management Vlan Tagging

    The Horizon Compact system will pass user VLAN traffic transparently, independent of the Horizon Compact VLAN settings. The VLAN settings are for Horizon Compact management purposes and do not affect user data or traffic. Note that the Horizon Compact system handles Ethernet packet sizes up to 9600 bytes.
  • Page 26 DragonWave Inc. 3. Determine whether to allow Horizon Compact to match the VLAN settings in response to incoming packets, or whether to restrict responses to those incoming packets containing the programmed VLAN tag. There are two modes (set network protocol strict [off/on]) which are commonly known as “friendly”...

  • Page 27: Horizon Compact Vlan Settings

    VLAN Configuration: Network Protocol Strict is OFF. VLAN tagging is OFF Horizon Compact management is set to “friendly” mode due to network protocol strict being set to OFF. In this configuration Horizon Compact will not generate or respond to VLAN packets.

  • Page 28: Table 3-3 Vlan Configuration Network Protocol Strict Is On. Vlan Tagging Is Off

    VLAN Configuration Network Protocol Strict is ON. VLAN tagging is OFF Horizon Compact management is set to “strict” mode due to network protocol strict being set to ON. In this configuration VLAN tagging is OFF, therefore no Horizon Compact packets contain VLAN tags.
  • Page 29 Advanced Configuration Features Procedure 3-2 Enable VLAN tagging Perform this procedure to enable VLAN tagging for the Horizon Compact. Note: To perform this procedure, you must have NOC user rights. Required Action Steps login Log in as a NOC user.
  • Page 30 Y The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. This concludes the steps to enable VLAN tagging for the Horizon Compact system using the CLI manager. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 31: Cos / Qos 802.1P Priority Tagging

    Horizon Compact supports the eight Classes of Service (CoS) levels (0-7) defined within 802.1P. There are four CoS Queues within Horizon Compact, numbered 1 to 4. Any of the eight CoS levels can be assigned to any of the four Horizon Compact CoS Queues. Horizon can also be configured to use the priority bits found in the DSCP field of IP headers.

  • Page 32: Class Of Service Types

    Q-in-Q frame. One will be the priority of the encapsulated, or inner, VLAN frame and the other will be the priority of the Q-in-Q, or outer, frame. The Horizon Compact class of service type can be configured to look at the priority levels of either, the inner, or outer, frames and direct frames to the appropriate Horizon Compact queue.

  • Page 33: Cos Committed Information Rate (Cir)

    3.3.3 CoS Queue Committed Burst Size Since IP traffic is “bursty” in nature, the Horizon Compact provides a feature, called CoS Queue Committed Burst Size (CBS) to handle Ethernet bursts. The Horizon Compact system contains a data buffer that is used to accommodate bursts of traffic in excess of the user allocated amount as specified through the CIR setting for each Queue.

  • Page 34: Expedite Queuing

    DragonWave Inc. level, then no delay should occur. This technique prevents out of order packets over the Horizon Compact system. For example: QUEUE 3 has 25% CIR or 25 Mbps on a 100 Mbps link. The CoS Queue CBS is set to 25% or 25 Mbits.
  • Page 35 QUEUE 3 first, up to but not beyond its CIR limit of 50Mbps. The remaining 10Mbps will be dedicated to QUEUE 2 as long as no packets arrive in QUEUE 4 or QUEUE 1. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 36: Operation With 802.1P Priority Queuing Disabled

    (internally set threshold). The Horizon Compact system also allows any packets without a VLAN tag to be allocated an 802.1P CoS level (“set untagged packet priority”). If the “set untagged packet priority” is not configured, then all untagged packets will be forwarded through Queue 1.
  • Page 37 Advanced Configuration Features Procedure 3-3 Enable 802.1P Priority Queuing Perform this procedure to enable 802.1P Priority Queuing for the Horizon Compact. Note: To perform this procedure, you must have NOC user rights. Required Action Steps login Log in as a NOC user.
  • Page 38 [1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 ] press Enter will allocate 802.1P CoS levels 0-1 to Horizon Compact CoS Queue 1, CoS levels 2-3 to Horizon Compact CoS Queue 2 CoS levels 4-6. to Horizon Compact CoS Queue 3 and CoS level 7 to Horizon Compact CoS Queue 4.
  • Page 39 Bandwidth for higher priority queues are guaranteed over lower priority queues Queue CIR(%) CIR(Mbps) Full Full “Full” indicates that the queue is an Expedite Queue and can consume the full bandwidth of the Horizon Compact. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 40 Enter The system responds: Queue Size (%) set cos queue cbs 10 20 30 40 press Enter The system responds: Queue Size (%) Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 41 The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. This concludes the steps to configure 802.1P Priority Queuing using the CLI manager. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 42: Pause Frames

    “pause and stop sending traffic for a period of 5 msec”. When the Pause Frame feature is enabled, Horizon Compact generates pause frames to the Ethernet switch when the Horizon Compact receiving buffer hits the internally set threshold. The receiving buffer threshold is close to 100 msec at GigE rate.

  • Page 43: Horizon Compact Throughput Speed

    Advanced Configuration Features Horizon Compact Throughput Speed When you purchase a Horizon Compact system you receive a unit capable of giving a throughput speed of up to 400 Mbps. However, the actual throughput speed achievable for any given system depends on...

  • Page 44: Table 3-5 System Mode And Modulation Scheme

    128 QAM 10.5/20.5 10.5/20.5 10.5/20.5 256 QAM 9.5/19.5 9.5/19.5 9.5/19.5 shows the modulation schemes that are selected for various System Modes (combination of channel bandwidth and maximum throughput). Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 45 10.5/20.5 10.5/20.5 256 QAM 9.5/19.5 9.5/19.5 9.5/19.5 Procedure 3-5 Configure Horizon Compact Throughput Speed (Symmetrical Throughput) Required Action Steps login Log in as a NOC user. get system speed Returns the licensed speed key value, the current set system speed and the set mode.
  • Page 46 Saves the MIB to RAM. Perform this command to save setting changes to non-volatile memory. Sequence: save mib press Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 47 Are you sure you want to reset? Y(yes) or N(no) press Y The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 48: Asymmetric Throughput Speed

    3.5.2 Asymmetric Throughput Speed Asymmetric throughput can be achieved by installing the same Horizon Compact hardware type at each end of the link, and configuring one end with a different system speed. Note, that the System Mode, must be identical at each end of the link for this to work. The variable will be the system speed figure.
  • Page 49 Are you sure you want to reset? Y(yes) or N(no) press Y The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 50: Upgrading System License Speed

    3.5.3 Upgrading System License Speed Upgrading the system licensed speed requires an upgrade license key obtainable from DragonWave. Upgrading the licensed speed does not cause you to lose the ability to reduce the speed and then return to the new licensed speed at a later time.
  • Page 51 Are you sure you want to reset? Y(yes) or N(no) press Y The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 52 Downgrading System License Speed Downgrading the system license speed to a value lower than previously purchased is supported. Information presented by the system, when downgraded, needs to be sent to DragonWave in order to confirm the status of your license.
  • Page 53 Licensed speed count This command returns the number of times that the licensed speed has been changed. This value is required by DragonWave, in addition to the information returned in the previous step, in order to determine the status of your license.
  • Page 54 This command returns the licensed speed downgrade information that information was presented during the downgrade process. This is the same information, along with the licensed speed count, that DragonWave needs in order to verify the status of your license. Sequence :...

  • Page 55: Adaptive Transmit Power Control (Atpc)

    RSL threshold levels that trigger power changes, the maximum power change allowed, and a hysteresis factor are preset at values which optimize the operation of the Horizon Compact system. A fade factor of 5dB/second can be handled.

  • Page 56: Horizon Compact Authentication

    MIB saved successfully. Horizon Compact Authentication This feature is only necessary if you wish to restrict communication from a Horizon Compact unit to a specific peer or to a group of Horizon Compact units. Authentication is generally used as a security measure.

  • Page 57: Group Authentication

    Horizon Compact systems. Once Unique Authentication is set, the Horizon Compact only accepts Ethernet data from its peer. It ignores all other sources of traffic arriving over the airwaves. Each node is programmed with its peer’s identification number. Use CLI command get hw inventory.

  • Page 58: Configure Authentication

    IF Serial Number : number IF Assembly Number : number Radio Serial Number : number Radio Assembly Number : number Diplexer Serial Number : number Diplexer Assembly Number : number Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 59 See Procedure 3-11. This concludes the steps to setting authentication to unique. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 60 See Procedure 3-11. This concludes the steps to set the group authentication key using the CLI manager Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 61 Configures the action to take on peer authentication failure. [block_traffic/pass_traffic] Sequence: set authentication failure [block_traffic/pass_traffic] press Enter The system responds: System will [block_traffic/pass_traffic] on peer authentication failure. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 62 The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. This concludes the steps to verify the authentication status using the CLI manager. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 63: Threshold Alarms

    Advanced Configuration Features Threshold Alarms Horizon Compact provides Threshold Alarms to assist in managing the performance of the system. Threshold alarms are available for the following parameters: 1. RSL (Receive Signal Level) 2. Signal To Noise (SNR) 3. Bandwidth Utilization 4.
  • Page 64 Where <snr value> is in dB and between 0 and 30 The system responds: SNR threshold set to : n Where n is the new SNR threshold setting Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 65 Sets the values for the Threshold Alarm for the Bit Error Rate (BER) as threshold alarm settings calculated by the Horizon Compact modem. Once the BER Value Threshold is reached and continues to remain between the Threshold value and the hysteresis value, then an alarm is raised. Once the value drops below the hysteresis value then the alarm is cleared.
  • Page 66 Sequence: save mib press Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. This concludes the steps to configure Threshold Alarms for the Horizon Compact system using the CLI manager. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 67: Rapid Link Shutdown (Rls)

    1 million modem blocks transmitted. At 59,000 blocks per second, it would take 16.8 seconds to transmit 1 million blocks. A facility exists in the Horizon Compact that allows the sample time to be shortened (see “soft” Error mode below).
  • Page 68 The sample time is user configurable d. An RLS signal degrade threshold setting in percentage is available to allow shorter sampling times should errors occur on a frequent basis. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 69: Settings For Basic Mode

    50 (percent) would allow the system to begin a new sample period at 50%, or half, of the normal sample time if the error threshold had been reached by that point. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 70 [dn2up # of samples] [up2dn # of samples] [dn2up sample time in msec] [up2dn sample reset time in msec] Please contact DragonWave Customer Support for assistance if the default “soft error” monitor behaviour needs to be tuned for a specific application.

  • Page 71: Settings For Advanced Mode

    [on/off] To enable manual control of the data Ethernet port link state, set rls link control to on. The default setting is off, allowing the Horizon Compact to re-enable the data Ethernet port once the RLS condition is cleared.
  • Page 72 Perform this procedure to configure the Rapid Link Shutdown Options for the Horizon Compact system. When RLS is used, the Horizon Compact Port 1 will be set to "down" during modem-to-modem communication failure. This feature allows a router to select an alternate path should the modem-to- modem communications fail.
  • Page 73 RLS link control feature determines how the system will react when link recovery takes place, either providing automatic recovery of the Ethernet ports by the Horizon Compact system or waiting for the user to manually recover the Ethernet ports through use of the "set rls link enable on"...
  • Page 74 Determines whether RLS link control performs automatic recovery or requires manual recovery of the Ethernet port. RLS provides the ability to shut down the Horizon Compact Ethernet ports (Port 1 on both endpoints) during system outages. The user can manually recover the Ethernet ports through the use of the "set rls link enable...
  • Page 75 [dn err rate]. The default settings are 9.00E-07 1.00E-05 120000 20000 The system responds: RLS Degrade Monitor Parameters: 9.00E-07 1.00E-05 120000 20000 Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 76 (100 seconds), the link will be re-established. Setting the RSL sample period to zero (0), the default value, disables this feature. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 77 [up2dn block errors per sample] [dn2up # of samples] [up2dn # of samples] [dn2up sample time in msec] [up2dn sample reset time in msec] Please contact DragonWave Customer Support for assistance if the default “soft error” monitor behaviour needs to be tuned for a specific application.
  • Page 78 Y Once the system reboots, login and continue with the RLS configuration. This concludes the steps to configure Rapid Link Shutdown for the Horizon Compact system using the CLI manager. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 79: Configuring The Time Source (Sntp)

    The timing information is polled every 60 minutes. Table 3-6 Time Sources Index Stratum Source Source IP Address 199.212.17.15 Industry Canada 199.212.17.20 Industry Canada 192.5.41.40 U.S. Navy 192.5.41.209 U.S. Navy 129.132.2.21 Switzerland Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 80 Date and Time : [dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm:ss:ms] save mib Saves the MIB to RAM. Perform this command save setting changes to non-volatile memory. Sequence: save mib press Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 81 The system responds (example shows an offset of -1.5 hours) : System time offset from GMT: -1.5 hours. **Notes: System will not automatically adjust to Daylight Savings Time. North America requires negative offset from GMT e.g. -5.0 hours Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 82 SNTP default values will now be used. save mib Saves the MIB to RAM. Perform this command save setting changes to non-volatile memory. Sequence: save mib press Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 83: Utomatic Adaptive Modulation

    Advanced Configuration Features 3.11 Automatic Adaptive Modulation The two principal modulation schemes used on the Horizon Compact system are QPSK and QAM. QPSK (the lowest modulation scheme) is ideal for long distance, but has the lowest throughput capability. Higher throughputs are achieved by using more complex modulation schemes e.g. 16-QAM, 32-QAM, 64-QAM, 128-QAM, 256-QAM.
  • Page 84 Are you sure you want to reset? Y(yes) or N(no) press Y The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 85: Orizon Redundancy

    3.12.1 BNC Connector The BNC connector on the side of the Horizon Compact serves a dual purpose. It can be configured as a source for field strength measurements during antenna alignment, or configured to provide a redundancy switch signal to a second Horizon Compact system mounted close by. For redundancy applications, ensure that the BNC connector is not configured for the alignment feature by using the CLI command set alignment off and press Enter.

  • Page 86: Recovery To Primary Link After Protection Switching Has Occurred

    If the secondary unit cannot establish a link then activity will switch to the primary unit. If the primary unit cannot establish a link, then activity will switch back to the Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 87 Ethernet cable being disconnected. “Pulse” means that the Horizon Compact P1 Payload ports will “pulse” or “toggle” quickly from one port to the other in order to speed up the Ethernet switch switching algorithm. Both P1 Payload ports will pulse very rapidly and the switch will interpret this pulsing and react by accelerating its algorithm to determine the link over which to send the data traffic.

  • Page 88: Two Wire Option Example

    In Omni Release 1.1 of Horizon Compact, the protection schemes result in an average of 50 msec switch time from active to standby link. The data traffic will revert to the previously active link if there is a failure on the currently active link or if the user intervenes.

  • Page 89: Figure 3-4 Redundancy Connections - 2 Wire Option - Optical Interface

    Advanced Configuration Features The Horizon Compact system with optical interface is connected as shown in Figure 3-4. Each end of the link is connected the same way. NOTE: For clarity, the Transtector surge arrestor has been omitted from the diagrams. Both the Port 2 Ethernet connections and the power feed via Port 2 must be protected from transients.
  • Page 90 In this example we will select the “auto” mode. Sequence: set redundancy override auto press Enter The system responds: redundancy override mode is set to : auto Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 91 4 2 10 4 4 10000 2000 2000 30 50 press Enter The system responds: Link Monitor Values: 2 10 4 4 10000 2000 1000 Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 92 The system responds (Example): Partner's Information: MAC Address :00-07-58-00-A2-26 IP Address :192.168.37.38 Redundancy Mode :secondary_hsb_2wire Receiver RSL :-51.30 dBm System Mode :hc50_371_256qam Radio Band :fcc18_1_50 Frequency Bank :txLow Frequency Index Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 93 Saves the MIB to RAM. Perform this command to save setting changes to non-volatile memory. Sequence: save mib press Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 94: Single Wire Option Example

    This is only performed on the Primary unit. It has no effect on the Secondary unit. The Horizon Compact system with copper interface is connected as shown in Figure 3-6. Each end of the link is connected the same way.

  • Page 95: Figure 3-6 Redundancy Connections - Single Wire Option - Copper Interface

    Both the Port 1 and Port 2 Ethernet connections and the power feed via Port 1 must be protected from transients. Figure 3-6 Redundancy Connections – single wire option – copper interface Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 96: Figure 3-7 Redundancy Connections - Single Wire Option - Optical Interface

    DragonWave Inc. The Horizon Compact with optical interface is connected as shown in Figure 3-7. NOTE: For clarity, the Transtector surge arrestor has been omitted from the diagrams. Both the Port 2 Ethernet connections and the power feed via Port 2 must be protected from transients.
  • Page 97 FOR A PRIMARY UNIT- Sequence: set redundancy mode primary_hsb_1wire Note: hsb = hot stand-by The system responds: FOR A SECONDARY UNIT- Sequence: set redundancy mode secondary_hsb_1wire The system responds: Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 98 Sequence, with recommended values: set redundancy link switch parameters 900 900 70 600 600 70 press Enter The system responds: Redundancy Link switch parameters values: 900 900 70 600 600 70 Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 99 Save mib Saves the MIB to RAM. Perform this command to save setting changes to non-volatile memory. Sequence: save mib press Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 100 DragonWave Inc. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
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  • Page 102: 4.0 Horizon Compact Management

    4.0 Horizon Compact Management The Horizon Compact system can be fully managed locally or remotely. Horizon Compact supports Telnet access, SNMP management and a Web interface accessible through the IP network. The entire Command Line Interface (CLI) command set is available through Telnet. The entire list of system parameters is available through SNMP access.

  • Page 103: Management Through Port In Band

    Management can also be performed via the Web interface (see Section 4.5 for more details) or via SNMP (See Section 5.1). A Telnet session can be established through one Horizon Compact system, over the radio link to the far end Horizon Compact system. If Telnet management through Port 1 is not desirable, then two other options exist: 1.

  • Page 104: Telnet Access

    User, NOC and Admin level user accounts. Refer to Appendix A for details of CLI commands. The Horizon Compact system can be completely configured, tested and managed through a Telnet session. The Telnet function is enabled by default but can be disabled within the Horizon Compact system. Procedure 4-2...

  • Page 105: Secure Shell Access Security

    Telnet session. A secure shell (SSH) protocol can be enabled in the Horizon Compact system to ensure that access to the units is restricted to authorized clients. Horizon Compact uses the Secure Shell SSH2 server programme to create the secure environment for Telnet sessions.

  • Page 106: Orizon Compact Web Interface

    This section provides an overview of the Horizon Compact Web interface. To use the Horizon Compact Web-based interface, you need a PC with a Web browser (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, or Netscape 4.5 or higher) and IP access to the Horizon Compact system. For the PC requirements refer to the browser vendor documentation.

  • Page 107: Connecting To The Horizon Compact Web Interface

    User groups may be configured for mandatory use of HTTPS (SSL). If configured, those users (Super User, Noc, Admin) are required to access the Horizon Compact Web interface through SSL. Attempts to access the modem through standard HTTP will result in the user being locked to the login screen.

  • Page 108: Exiting The Application

    5. Bookmark the page for easy reference later. A Web browser may be used to fully configure the Horizon Compact system, provided the IP address of the system is known (default value 192.168.10.100) and you log on as the default Super User. Refer to Volume 1 of this manual for logging on details and basic configuration.

  • Page 109: Figure 4-1 Web Interface - Login Screen

    Table Simultaneous logins for Web interface User Level Number Horizon Number of Simultaneous logins Compact Accounts per Horizon Compact modem Super User Admin Figure 4-1 Web Interface - Login Screen 192.168.10.100 Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 110: Home Screen

    4.5.5 Home Screen The Horizon Compact Web interface runs in a standard browser. The Home Screen (window) is divided into three sections (panes). The navigation bar displays six menu options. The status pane on the left is used to monitor the system health and link performance. The system information pane on the right displays system parameters and links to more information.

  • Page 111: Web Page Tree Diagram

    Manage your Peer Horizon system : [IP address] - links to the login screen of the peer node (provided the peer node has had its IP address configured). This provides the user with a Web browser interface to each end of the Horizon Compact link. 4.5.6 Web Page Tree Diagram Figure 4-3 maps the information available via the Web interface.

  • Page 112: Orizon Ssl Web Server

    6. The Web server sends back the requested html document and http data encrypted with the symmetric key. 7. The browser decrypts the http data and html document using the symmetric key and displays the information. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 113: Generating A Certificate On The Horizon Compact

    Generating a Certificate on the Horizon Compact In order to generate an SSL certificate on the Horizon Compact, the user must be logged in as the Super User. The SSL certificate is tied to the Horizon Compact's IP address. If the IP address is changed, then the SSL certificate should be regenerated.

  • Page 114: Installing Certificates On Your Web Browser

    Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. This concludes the steps to generate an SSL certificate on the Horizon Compact using the CLI manager. 4.6.3 Installing Certificates on Your Web Browser Browsers keep a list of trusted Certificate Authorities (CA) in order to verify SSL certificates. A default list of CA's is included with the browser software.
  • Page 115 2. Click Open to open the file from its current location: 3. When the following Certificate window appears, click the Details tab. 4. Scroll down to the Thumbprint line as shown: Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 116 Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate, as in the following figure. 8. Click Next to accept the wizard’s automatic selection of the certificate store. The following window should appear. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 117 11. Verify that the certificate is in the correct certificate store. Choose Tools, Internet Options, Content, Certificates. Then click the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab, and verify that the certificate is listed. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 118 Your browser should now silently accept the HTTPS communication being offered by the Horizon Secure server. This concludes the steps to install SSL certificates on your Web browser. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 119: Enabling Ssl Per User Group

    HTTPS (SSL). Standard Web access through HTTP will be restricted for that user group. Sequence: set http secure access [user group] [on/off] press Enter The system responds: The HTTP secure access is set successfully. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 120: Event And Performance Logs

    Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. This concludes the steps to configure mandatory SSL access to the Horizon Compact for each user group. Event and Performance Logs The Horizon Compact system supports two logs, the Events Log and the Performance Log. Each can be used to trace the behaviour of the system over time.
  • Page 121 "mylogfile1", "mylogfile2" etc. The system responds (example): Enter the IP address of FTP server followed by 'Enter' Key :[ip address] 220 ProFTPD 1.2.5 Server (Dragonwave FTP Site) [support.dragonwaveinc.com] UserName :username 331 Password required for username. Password :******* 230 User username logged in.
  • Page 122 15 seconds. The default setting is 15 minutes. See Table 4-2 for log durations for different intervals. The system responds : The performance logging interval is set to: hh:mm:ss Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 123: Radio Loopback

    (default is 30 seconds). Once the time limit has expired the loopback will be automatically removed. Note that the far end transmitter should be muted when analysing the near end system using the radio loopback feature. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 124 Radio loopback is on 45 network NOTE: setting the time to zero (0) will maintain the loopback condition on indefinitely. To stop the loopback, issue the following command: set loopback off press Enter Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 125: 5.0 Network Management Of Horizon Compact

    5.0 Network Management of Horizon Compact This section describes how to use network management to manage the Horizon Compact units. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer protocol used to exchange management information between network devices. Network management systems contain two primary elements: a manager and an agent.
  • Page 126 Procedure Setting up SNMP Perform this procedure to set up SNMP for the Horizon Compact system. Required Action Steps login Log in as a NOC account for SNMP v1 and v2c, or Super user for SNMP v1, v2c and v3 set snmp access mode Selects a SNMP access mode.
  • Page 127 Network Management of Horizon Compact Required Action Steps FOR SNMP v1 or v2c ONLY get snmp managers Displays a list of managers that can access the system via SNMP v1 and v2c only. Sequence: get snmp managers press Enter The system responds:...
  • Page 128 Current privacy Protocol for Entry [1] is [NoPriv] Do you accept this value? [y|n]n Enter privacy protocol [0=NoPriv | 1=DES ]: 1 New privacy protocol for Entry [1] is set to [DES] Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 129 Network Management of Horizon Compact Required Action Steps Current privacy Password for Entry [1] is [-] Do you accept this value? [y|n]n Enter privacy password: privpass New privacy password for Entry [1] is set to [privpass] Current status for Entry [1]...
  • Page 130 1...5 and <ipAddr> is the ip address of the host on the network. The system responds: Save mib and reboot Horizon Compact for changes to take effect. To set the host user name associated with v3 trap hosts. This will only set up set snmpv3 trap host a trap host destination without authentication or privacy.
  • Page 131 Where <index> is the trap host index you wish to enable in the range 1 to 5 The system responds: Save mib and reboot Horizon Compact for changes to take effect. To disable a trap host. set snmpv3 trap host disable <index>...
  • Page 132 The system will proceed to reset. You will have to log on again to regain access. This concludes the steps to set up the SNMP for the Horizon Compact system. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 133: Horizon Compact Enterprise Management Information Base (Mib)

    NMS. On some NMS systems, it is as straightforward as placing the Horizon Compact MIB into the proper NMS directory and then enabling it by adding it to the MIB list. Please consult the instructions provided with your NMS for details on loading the Enterprise MIBs.
  • Page 134 0.0.0.0 disabled public Note: A maximum of 5 hosts are allowed. If all the hosts are filled in, remove 1 host by overwriting the particular index. Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 135 Network Management of Horizon Compact Required Action Steps get snmp traps Displays the list of traps available in the system. Sequence: get snmp traps press Enter The system responds: Trap# TrapName Enabled(Yes | No) ColdStart WarmStart Link down Link up...
  • Page 136 [trapIndex] Sets the SNMP trap and enables or disables it. DragonWave [enable/disable] recommends enabling the LossOfSignalLockFromDemod trap. This trap indicates loss of communication with the peer Horizon Compact node. Sequence: set snmp trap [trapIndex] [enable/disable] press Enter...
  • Page 137 Network Management of Horizon Compact Required Action Steps save mib Saves the MIB to RAM. Perform this command save setting changes to non-volatile memory. Sequence: save mib press Enter The system responds: MIB saved successfully. reset system Resets the system to save the settings to FLASH and restart the system with the new settings taking effect.
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  • Page 139: Appendix A - Cli Command List

    Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...
  • Page 140 [on|off] set vlan tagging [on|off] set performance log interval [hr:min:sec] set web server [on|off] set programmed frequency [index] upgrade system licensed speed [speed] [key] set qos [on|off] Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

  • Page 141: Appendix B - Site Survey Information

    When determining maximum path clearance, be aware of objects that restrict performance such as: • Buildings • Trees • Rooftop objects such as a/c units • Conductive metal surfaces • standing pools of water • edges of the roof (parapet) of the building on which the Horizon Compact is to be mounted.

  • Page 142: Site Preparation

    • Check local electrical codes for requirements for lightning rods. • If possible, ensure that Horizon Compact installations will be lower in height than existing lightning rods Note: Record all installation requirements, including cable lengths, GPS co-ordinates (height, Lat., Long) and distance between the sites.

  • Page 143: Appendix C - 802.1P Priority Tagging Overview

    Appendix C - 802.1P Priority Tagging Overview IEEE 802.1P The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) 802.1P signaling method is used for traffic prioritization at OSI Reference Model Layer 2. 802.1p is a spin-off of the 802.1Q (Vlans) standard. Network adapters and switches route traffic based on the priority level for best-effort Quality of Service (QoS).
  • Page 144 DragonWave Inc. Copyright © 2000-2007 DragonWave Inc. Printed in Canada. All rights reserved. Horizon Compact™ Product Manual, 83-000028-01-01-02 Visit us on the Internet at: http://www.dragonwaveinc.com/ Horizon Compact Release 1.01.00 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2...

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