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PTP 820: Bringing up your first link! 13 February 2015...
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What’s needed to bring up a microwave link? To access the link: IP addresses: 10.120.109.100, 10.120.109.101 Logins and passwords: admin and admin Tx and Rx frequencies: 19400 MHz, 17840 MHz Channel bandwidth: 30 MHz Modulation mode(s): Adaptive, from QPSK (4 QAM) to 2048 QAM Transmit powers: 2 dBm Link ID (identifier): 1 Ethernet In‐band or Out‐Of‐Band management? Ethernet ports to be used VLAN...
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Bringing up your first link! The following steps configure a PTP 820 link as a simple transparent Layer 2 bridge: Login Configure the IP address Apply license key(s) Select/configure MRMC scripts (channel bandwidth, ACM, and modulation mode) Configure Tx/Rx Frequency, Tx Power, and Link ID Configure ATPC and Reference Rx Level Configure the Ethernet service – OOB Management In‐band Management –...
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Here’s how your laptop should be connected to a radio Here is a picture of a laptop connected to a PTP 820 radio via • an Ethernet cable.
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Enter IP address into web browser (default is 192.168.1.1)
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Main View—this is the first screen you see after logging in...
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Configure the IP address: Platform,Management,IP,Local Configure the IP address...
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Configure ACM: Radio,MRMC,Symmetrical Scripts,FCC Hit the “Configure script” button...
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Configure ACM: Radio,MRMC,Symmetrical Scripts,FCC Configure the channel bandwidth Enable or disable ACM Set maximum and minimum modulation modes...
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Configure ACM: Radio,MRMC,Symmetrical Scripts,FCC Here are the modulation modes that are available...
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Configure Tx/Rx frequencies and Link ID: Radio,Radio Parameters Set Tx and Rx Frequencies Both ends of the link must have the same Link ID...
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Configure Ethernet Service • Ethernet,Services • Add in‐band management—connect port 3 to the MNG service Select MNG Service – – Hit Service Points button – Hit the “Add” button (add service point to MNG service) Interface location: Ethernet: Slot 1, port 3 – – Apply • Move Ethernet cable to port 3 and verify that radio can be managed from port 3 Add Ethernet service to connect port 3 to radio port • Ethernet,Services • • Hit “Add” button • Select Service Type “P2P” • Select P2P Service and hit “Service Points” button Hit “Add” button • • Under“Pre defined options” Select “Option #8 (PIPE, dot1q)” • Under “Interface location” Select “Ethernet: Slot 1, port 3” • Hit “Add” button Under “Interface location” Select “Radio: Slot 2, port1” •...
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Left‐click on “MNG” Service and left‐click on “Service Points”...
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Add Service Point for in‐band management: left‐click “Add”...
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Under “Interface location”, select “Ethernet: Slot 1, port 3” ...
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Now you’ve got in‐band management! (left‐click on “Back to Services table”)
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Add P2P Service for Ethernet port 3: left‐click “Add”...
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Under “Service Type”, pull‐down and select “P2P” and left‐click on “Apply”...
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Add PIPE Service Points to P2P Service: with “P2P” selected, left‐ click on “Service Points”...
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Add two Service Points: one for the Ethernet port 3, and one for the radio port: left‐click on “Add”...
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Under “Pre defined options”, pull‐down and select “Option #8 (PIPE, dot1q)
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Under “Interface location”, pull‐down and select “Ethernet: Slot1, port 3”, and left‐click on “Apply”...
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Left‐click on “Add” to add radio Service Point...
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Under “Interface location”, pull‐down and select “Radio: Slot 2, port1”, and left‐click on “Apply” Notice that under “Pre defined options” “Option #8 (PIPE, dot1q)” has already been selected!
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Now you have a P2P PIPE Service connecting the Ethernet port 3 to the radio port!
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Repeat steps on opposite end of the link Repeat steps on the opposite end of the link • Remember to reverse the Tx and Rx frequencies – Under “Radio,Radio Parameters” • “Radio Interface operational status” will display “Up” – Ping across link to verify Ethernet connectivity • Configure and connect Ethernet analyzers to test link •...