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  • Page 1 Nexus PRO™ sB3021 User Guide Version 1.0 Copyright © smartBridges Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ... 4 OVERVIEW OF USER GUIDE ... 4 RELATED PUBLICATIONS ... 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER ... 5 1. INTRODUCTION ... 6 1.1. EXUS 1.2. YSTEM EQUIREMENTS 1.3..7 HECKLISTS AIRHAUL NEXUS PRO™ CONFIGURATION ... 11 2.1.
  • Page 3 ERFORMANCE 3.2 B ANDWIDTH ONTROLLER QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) ... 76 SURVEY ... 85 ANTENNA ALIGNMENT ... 86 TRAFFIC STATISTICS... 88 TOOLS... 91 YSTEM ONFIGURATION 8.1.1 SNMP Security... 93 8.1.2 Reset Options ... 94 8.1.3 NTP Time Server Setup... 95 ROFILE ANAGER 8.2.1...

  • Page 4: About This Document

    Overview of User Guide The airHaul Nexus PRO (sB3021) User Guide provides information on how to set-up and deploy the unit. A web-based management tool is provided to assist the user to configure the airHaul PRO unit for different purposes.

  • Page 5: Related Publications

    To access the technical support resources, please visit the support center website at http://www.smartbridges.com/support/ You will need to register for certain services and downloads on the smartBridges support center website. airHaul Nexus PRO™...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and higher 4. SUN JRE: v1.5 and above. You may download it from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp Please visit http://www.smartbridges.com/ for the latest information and updates. airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t...

  • Page 7: Checklists

    Yes/No Feet/Meters Yes/No For example, to achieve long distance/LoS etc Number Mbps Miles/km Parabolic/sector smartBridges/Name of other manufacturer Horizontal/Vertical Horizontal – deg Vertical – deg LMR 400/LMR600/etc p l a t f o r m Nexus PRO Site A Site B...
  • Page 8 Length of external cable connecting a Radio and antenna Fade Margin taken into account for a link budgeting Model of smartBridges equipment selected for a link Grounding- Earth to Neutral Voltage Length of the Ethernet cable required for powering a unit...
  • Page 9 Post-Installation Checklist for airHaul Organization Name/Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Number General Configuration Information Parameters Radio Operation Mode Mode of Operation SSID of a Radio IP address of Ethernet Port IP address of Wireless Port (for Router mode) Noise Floor RSSI Channel selected for Link...
  • Page 10 Link stability based on observation for 1 Hr Signature of Engineer: Name: Email: Installation Date: Commissioned Date: latest information http://www.smartbridges.com/ airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t Units Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No...

  • Page 11: Airhaul Nexus Pro™ Configuration

    3. A user login box will appear. Enter the ’User name’ and ’Password’ and check the ’Remember my password’ checkbox if you want the system to remember the password. The default user name is Administrator and the password is smartBridges (case sensitive). airHaul Nexus PRO™...
  • Page 12 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-1 Administrator Login 4. Click the ’OK’ button. A License agreement page will appear as shown in Fig 2-2 below. Figure 2-2 License Agreement Page 5.
  • Page 13 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-3 airHaul2 Nexus PRO Summary Information Page airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 13 of 113...
  • Page 14 The page information descriptions are provided in the table below. Page Item IP Address IP Mask Bridge IP Gateway configuration DHCP SSID Channel Radio A Wireless RSSI Configuration Maximum Wireless Throughput Mode SSID Channel Radio B Wireless RSSI Configuration Maximum Wireless Throughput Mode...

  • Page 15: Web Gui Administrator Password Change

    2.2. Web GUI Administrator Password Change By default the Administrator password is smartBridges (case sensitive). Follow the steps below to change the Administrator password. ‘ 1. Click on the Tools | User Manager ‘ Administrator Password change ‘ 2. Enter the fields Authentication Password ’...

  • Page 16: Using The Configuration

    i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 2.3. Using the Configuration Pages The airHaul Nexus PRO configuration system comprises of several pages for configuring the various parameters.
  • Page 17 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-6 Editable Boxes for Parameter Editing airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 17 of 113...

  • Page 18: Navigation Menu Bar

    2.4. Navigation Menu Bar The Navigation Menu Bar contains menu items that allow the user to go to different configuration pages. The following table summarizes the functions available for each of the menu item links. Menu Item Menu Sub-items Home Summary Information Networking Bridge Configuration...
  • Page 19 Menu Item Menu Sub-items Tools System Configuration Tools System Configuration airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s Description Security: WPA-PSK encryption changed authenticated between devices after a specified period of time, or after a specified number of packets has been transmitted.
  • Page 20 Menu Item Menu Sub-items Profile Manager Link Test Link Budget Planning Calculator airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s Description Ethernet MTU Size: Syslog server IP Address: SNMP Trap server IP Address: Watch Guard:...
  • Page 21 Allows user to update to new firmware versions. Information on Technical Support Links to online user guide Allows user to register the product and provide feedback or suggestions. Checks smartBridges website for any software updates. Nexus PRO General system description, software version information.

  • Page 22: Device Operation Mode

    2.5. Device Operation Mode This section explains the configurations possible in the different modes. With dual radios, the airHaul Nexus PRO allows for maximum operation flexibility. 2.5.1 Repeater Mode Configuration Normally, to extend the WLAN coverage of an access point, a repeater site with 2 single radio backhauls will be used in a Root and Remote combination.
  • Page 23 To configure the device in Repeater Mode, follow the steps below: 1. Go to Tools | System Configuration dropdown Menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below. 2. Click on the Device Mode link in the System Configuration page. 3.
  • Page 24 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-9 Confirmation IP Configuration Figure 2-10 Repeater Mode with both radios associated airHaul Nexus PRO™...

  • Page 25: Link Aggregate Root Router Mode

    i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 2.5.2 Link Aggregate Root Router Mode The Link Aggregate Mode is used to achieve increased bandwidth, high availability and link redundancy.
  • Page 26 To configure the device in Link Aggregate Root Router Mode, follow these steps: 1. Go to Tools | System configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below. 2. Click on the Device Mode link in the System Configuration page. 3.
  • Page 27 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-12 Link Aggregate Root Router Mode Configurations airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 27 of 113...
  • Page 28 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-13 Confirmation Wireless IP Configuration pop up window After configuring the device as Link Aggregation Root Router mode, the summary page looks as follows: Figure 2-14 Link Aggregate Root Router Mode (both radios are associated) airHaul...

  • Page 29: Link Aggregate Remote Router/Nat Mode

    2.5.3 Link Aggregate Remote Router/NAT Mode Follow the steps below for configuring the device in Link Aggregate Remote NAT Mode: 1. Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down Menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below. 2. Click on the Device Mode link in the System Configuration page. 3.
  • Page 30 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-15 Link Aggregate – Remote Router/NAT Mode Configuration Page airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 30 of 113...
  • Page 31 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Confirmation Wireless IP pop up window Figure 2-16 After configuring the device in Link Aggregation Remote NAT mode, the summary page looks as follows: Figure 2-17 Link Aggregate –...

  • Page 32: Dual Radio Configuration

    Dual Radio Configuration In the Repeater mode, the two radios in the airHaul The configuration allows the user to configure the airHaul Bridge or Remote Router/NAT mode. By default, airHaul Nexus PRO unit is set to Repeater Mode and one radio acts as Root Bridge and the other radio as Remote Bridge.
  • Page 33 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-18 System Configuration Page – Root to Remote Bridge Note: Before changing one of the radios to Remote, the other radio needs to be changed to Root Bridge first.

  • Page 34: Root Bridge To Remote Router/Nat

    Figure 2-19 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Bridge 2.6.2 Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT Follow the steps below to change Root Bridge mode to Remote Router/NAT mode: Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below.
  • Page 35 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-20 System Configuration Page – Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT Figure 2-21 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT airHaul Nexus PRO™...

  • Page 36: Remote Bridge To Root Bridge

    2.6.3 Remote Bridge to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Bridge mode to Root Bridge mode: Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below. Alternatively, click on the current device mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page.

  • Page 37: Remote Router/Nat To Root Bridge

    Figure 2-23 Changing Remote Bridge to Root Bridge 2.6.4 Remote Router/NAT to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Router/NAT mode to Root Bridge mode: Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below.
  • Page 38 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-24 System Configuration Page--Remote Router/NAT to Root Bridge Figure 2-25 Changing Remote Router/NAT to Root Bridge airHaul Nexus PRO™...

  • Page 39: Remote Router/Nat To Remote Bridge

    2.6.5 Remote Router/NAT to Remote Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Router/NAT mode to Remote Bridge Mode: Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below. Alternatively, click on the current device mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page.

  • Page 40: Remote Bridge To Remote Router/Nat

    Figure 2-27 Changing Remote Router/NAT to Remote Bridge 2.6.6 Remote Bridge to Remote Router/NAT Follow the steps below to change Remote Bridge mode to Remote Router/NAT mode Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below.
  • Page 41 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-28: System Configuration page--Remote Bridge to Remote Router/NAT airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 41 of 113...
  • Page 42 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-29 Changing Remote Bridge to Remote Router/NAT airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 42 of 113...

  • Page 43: Root Bridge Configuration

    Root Bridge Configuration The airHaul Nexus PRO unit is configured in Root Bridge mode for use as a Root device. This section provides information on configuring in this mode. 2.7.1 Bridge IP Configurations The Ethernet (wired-side) parameters need to be configured for the Root Bridge device to communicate with the wired LAN network.

  • Page 44: Wireless Configurations

    2.7.2 Wireless Configurations The wireless parameters need to be configured for the Root Bridge device to communicate with other airHaul Nexus PRO Remotes. Follow the steps below to change the Root Bridge Wireless Configurations: 1. From the Summary Information page, click on the Wireless IP Configuration link of the Radio that needs to be configured as Root Bridge, or go to menu bar and from the Radio dropdown menu select the particular radio that needs to be configured with the wireless settings in the Root Bridge Mode.
  • Page 45 The following table summarizes the information for the wireless settings. Page Items SSID Domain Channel Dial-a-Power Antenna Gain RF cable Loss View Association Table Note: The default value for Dial-a-Power is 18 dBm for FCC domain. At high TX power levels, the radio tends to distort EVM due to the amplifier saturation and this affects throughput.
  • Page 46 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m The figure below shows the list of clients associated with the airHaul Nexus PRO Root Bridge device. Figure 2-32 Root Bridge Association List The MAC Address of the Link Status is the radio MAC of the associated remote device.
  • Page 47 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-34 Bridge Configuration Information airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 47 of 113...

  • Page 48: Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (Stp)

    2.7.3 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) STP is a Layer 2 link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing loops in the network. For a Layer 2 Ethernet network to function properly, only one active path can exist between any two redundant links. To create a fault-tolerant network, there needs to be a loop-free path between all nodes in the network.
  • Page 49 Bridge forward delay Ethernet port (ETH A) path cost Ethernet port (ETH A) priority Ethernet port (ETH B) path cost Ethernet port (ETH B) priority Radio port (Radio A) path cost airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t 4-30 0-65535 0-255...
  • Page 50 Radio port (Radio A) priority The Radio and Ethernet interfaces are assigned to bridge group by default. When the user enables STP and assigns a priority on bridge, STP is enabled on the radio and Ethernet interfaces. The interfaces adopt the priority assigned to bridge. The user can edit the STP Priority, Bridge Max age, Bridge hello time, Forward Delay, STP Port priority and STP Port Path cost.
  • Page 51 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-35 Bridge Configuration airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 51 of 113...

  • Page 52: Remote Bridge Configuration

    Remote Bridge Configuration The airHaul Nexus PRO units can also be configured to operate as a Remote device to associate with a Root Bridge. 2.8.1 Bridge IP Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to Remote Bridge mode. Follow these steps below if you need to re-configure the Remote Bridge Ethernet parameters: 1.

  • Page 53: Wireless Configuration

    2.8.2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the Remote Bridge airHaul to associate with the Root Bridge unit. Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Bridge Mode wireless association parameters: Go to the menu bar and from the Radio dropdown menu, select the particular radio that has to be configured with the wireless settings in the Remote Bridge Mode.
  • Page 54 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-38 Remote Bridge Associated Figure 2-39 Remote Bridge Association with Root Bridge If the association status window does not appear, click on the link to download the JRE.

  • Page 55: Remote Router/Nat Configuration

    Remote Router/NAT Configuration The airHaul Nexus PRO units can also be configured to operate as a Remote device to associate with Root Bridge. In Remote Mode the unit can operate as Bridge or Router. 2.9.1 Bridge IP Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured when the operational mode of one of the radios is configured as Remote Router/NAT.

  • Page 56: Wireless Configuration

    2.9.2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the Remote Router/NAT airHaul unit to associate with the Root Bridge unit. Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Router/NAT Mode Wireless IP Settings parameters: 1. Click on the ‘Wireless IP Configuration’ link from the ‘Summary Information’ page. 2.
  • Page 57 In order for the Remote Router/NAT device to associate with the Root Bridge device, the user needs to configure the Root Bridge’s SSID and channel information for the Remote Router/NAT device. Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Router/NAT Mode wireless association parameters: 1.
  • Page 58 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Click on ‘Status’ to view the association link-status graph. Figure 2-44 Link Status Noise Floor is the measure of the signal created from the sum of all noise sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system.

  • Page 59: Dhcp Configurations

    2.9.3 DHCP Configurations The airHaul Nexus PRO Remote Router/NAT unit can be used as a DHCP server or DHCP relay agent. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows a host to be automatically assigned a new IP address out of a pool of IP addresses for its network. A DHCP server/relay can only be configured when the device is in Remote Router/NAT Mode.

  • Page 60: Dhcp Relay Configurations

    Follow the steps below to disable the Remote Router/NAT DHCP server: 1. Click on ‘Networking’ | ‘DHCP Server’ from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration page. 2. Click on ‘Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay’ to disable the DHCP server configuration. 3.
  • Page 61 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-47 DHCP Relay Agent Configurations Follow the steps below to disable the Remote Router/NAT DHCP Relay Agent: 1.

  • Page 62: Routing Table

    i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 2.9.5 Routing Table The web interface allows viewing of the routes and the addition and removal of the static routes for the Remote Router/NAT.
  • Page 63 Figure 2-49 Deleting a Route entry in the Routing Table Follow these steps below to delete a static route entry in the Remote Router/NAT device. 1. Click on ‘Networking’ | ‘Routing Table’ from the menu bar to access the view routing table page.
  • Page 64 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-50 Adding Static Route airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 64 of 113...

  • Page 65: Disabling Radio For Single Radio Operation

    2.10 Disabling Radio for Single Radio Operation The Dual Nexus PRO backhaul contains two Nexus PRO radios within a single enclosure for operational flexibility. However, single radio operation is also possible by disabling one radio and using the other as a Root Bridge, Remote Bridge, Remote Router/NAT or Remote NAT. The Disable Radio function is available only when the Device Operational Mode is set as Repeater Mode.
  • Page 66 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-51 Disabling of one radio Figure 2-52 Radio B Disabled airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 66 of 113...

  • Page 67: Wireless Settings Management

    2.11. Wireless Settings Management The Radio Configuration Main page can be accessed from the Radio menu. Its contents will be slightly different for each of the operating different modes. 2.11.1 Wireless Settings Please refer to the Wireless Configuration sections for the different modes (Sections 2.7.2, 2.8.2 and 2.9.2).
  • Page 68 Valid Key Key Table Follow the steps below to configure the Data Encryption parameters: 1. Click the ‘Security’ link from the ‘Radio Main’ page of the desired radio. 2. Click the ‘Enable’ button on the WEP. 3. Choose the Authentication as ‘Open System’ or ‘Shared Key’ by clicking on the radio button. 4.
  • Page 69 Follow the steps below to disable Data Encryption: 1. Click the ‘Data Encryption’ link from the ‘Radio Main’ page. 2. If it is in Shared key mode, set to Open System. 3. Click the ‘Disable button on the WEP. 4. Click the ‘Apply Changes’ button to change the settings. WPA-PSK To configure WPA-PSK, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 70 Page Items WPA-PSK WPA-Shared Key Re-key Time MAC Address WPA2-PSK Based on the 802.11i standard, WPA2 was released in 2004 and uses a stronger method of encryption. Like WPA, WPA2 offers two versions – Personal and Enterprise. Personal mode requires only an access point and uses a pre-shared key for authentication while Enterprise mode requires a RADIUS authentication server and uses EAP.
  • Page 71 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 2-55 WPA2-PSK airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 71 of 113...

  • Page 72: Performance Parameters And Bandwidth Controller

    Performance Parameters and Bandwidth Controller This chapter gives instructions for editing the wireless radio protocol parameters to optimize radio performance and for changing the Bandwidth Controller. These procedures are the same for all the operational modes. 3.1 Link Performance Parameters and Features The wireless radio performance parameters can be edited to optimize the radio performance.
  • Page 73 Page Item RTS/CTS Length RSSI Threshold Preamble Settings Distance Frame Bursting Concatenation Piggy Back airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t Descriptions Default value is 2346 bytes. The range of value is from 256 to 2346. a) Shows current value b) Changes value RTS: Request To Send...
  • Page 74 Page Item Radio Operating mode Throughput Optimizer Follow the steps below to change the Radio Performance: 1. From the Radio Configuration page click on the Performance link. 2. Enter the Fragment Length. 3. Input the desired RTS/CTS Length. 4. Choose the Preamble Settings from the dropdown list. 5.

  • Page 75: Bandwidth Controller

    3.2 Bandwidth Controller Using the bandwidth controller on the root device, the user can limit the wireless link bandwidth in the egress direction. To effectively control the upload and download bandwidth, the user will need to specify the necessary bandwidth parameters on both the airHaul The user can key in the maximum bandwidth of the wireless link allowed adequate.

  • Page 76: Quality Of Service (Qos)

    4. Quality of Service (QoS) The primary goal of QoS is to provide priority such as dedicated bandwidth, controlled jitter and latency (required by some real time and interactive traffic), and improved loss characteristics. Another important goal is ensuring that by providing priority for one or more flows does not make compromise other flows.
  • Page 77 Altogether, we have 9 different classes, which can be configured. Note: Class 1 indicates the default value. In order to define the filters for a class, follow the steps below: 1. Click on Filters. 2. Select the application packet that has to be filtered. airHaul Nexus PRO™...
  • Page 78 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 4-3 Selection Menu of Application Filter 3. Select whether the packet has to be filtered based on IP or MAC. Figure 4-4 Selection Menu of IP/MAC based filter airHaul Nexus PRO™...
  • Page 79 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 4. Select whether the packet has to be filtered based on Source address or the Destination address.
  • Page 80 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 5. Select the Port, either Destination or Source based and select the Port Number from the drop down menu.
  • Page 81 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 6. Assign the TOS value between 1 and 255. Figure 4-9 TOS value Dialog Box 7.
  • Page 82 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 8. After adding the desired filters to the list, Click on the Apply Changes to save the configuration of the filters.
  • Page 83 Deleting Filters: 1. The filters added can be deleted by first selecting the added filters from the list and then clicking on Delete Selected filters. In order to configure the desired Minimum and Maximum bandwidth, priority across classes or disable certain classes: 1.
  • Page 84 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 4-14 QoS Configuration Page airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 84 of 113...

  • Page 85: Survey

    i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 5. Survey The Site Survey tool is available for airHaul Nexus PRO units operating in Remote mode. To access the site survey page, go to ‘Tools’...

  • Page 86: Antenna Alignment

    6. Antenna Alignment Antenna Alignment can be used to optimize the radio performance and check the RSSI. This is only available when it is in Remote device mode. To access the antenna alignment, go to the menu bar under Tools and choose ‘Antenna Alignment’. Use the Wireless Settings to associate the Remote (Router or Bridge mode) with a Root device.
  • Page 87 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 6-1 Antenna Alignment airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 87 of 113...

  • Page 88: Traffic Statistics

    i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 7. Traffic Statistics Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics can be displayed by clicking on the ‘Networking’ | ‘Statistics’ dropdown menu.
  • Page 89 Transmitted Bytes Transmitted Unicast packets Transmitted Discards Transmitted error Received Bytes Received Unicast packets Received Multicast Packets Received Discards Received Errors airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t Table 7-1 Ethernet Traffic Statistics Ethernet Traffic Statistics Total no of packets transmitted from the particular interface Total number of packets (Unicast) transmitted to a...
  • Page 90 Transmit Success Rate Transmit Multiple retry Transmit Retry rate Transmitted Failure count Received Success Rate Received Duplicate Rate Received Frame FCS Error Count ACK Receives Failure Count RTS Fail No of Aborted Frames No of PHY Aborted Frames Note: The wireless statistics is also accessible from the ‘Radio Configuration’ bottom page. airHaul Nexus PRO™...

  • Page 91: Tools

    i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m 8. Tools Instructions on using the System Configuration Tools such as modifying the SNMP security settings and resetting the unit are given here.
  • Page 92 Page Item Displays name of airHaul System Name Allows user to change airHaul Displays description of airHaul System Description Allows user to change airHaul Access the SNMP security settings SNMP Security Reset device Reset Schedule a reset Delayed Reset NTP server setup, as well as NTP time if server is setup NTP Server Display the installed firmware version Software Version...

  • Page 93: Snmp Security

    8.1.1 SNMP Security The user can edit the SNMP Community String and SNMP Access filters. The SNMP community needs to match with the SNMP monitoring software used. The SNMP Access Filters allows you to determine which host(s) is authorized to monitor the device using SNMP. It is recommended that you set this for security reason and prevent an attack.

  • Page 94: Reset Options

    8.1.2 Reset Options All reset options power cycles the device and restarts the whole system. Reset: To reset the device. The device will reboot with the current configuration/values. Reset to Defaults: To reset the device to factory default configuration values. Delayed Reset: To reset the device at a particular time or on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.

  • Page 95: Ntp Time Server Setup

    8.1.3 NTP Time Server Setup The device time comes from the network time information source. The device needs access to a network timer (NTP time server) source. The NTP time server IP can be configured as follows: ’ 1. From the System Configuration’...
  • Page 96 Page Item Save As: Choose a profile name for the current configuration to be saved Profile Description: Specify a description for the profile to be saved Save Profile button Click to save current profile Change Profile To: Select which profile to load as current configuration Profile Description: Description of profile to be loaded Load Profile button...

  • Page 97: Save Profile

    8.2.1 Save Profile Follow the steps below to save the current configuration to a profile: 1. Select a profile name from ‘Save As’: 2. Enter a description of the profile. 3. Click the ‘Save Profile’ button to apply changes. Note: Existing configuration parameters in the selected profile name will be replaced with the current configuration parameters.
  • Page 98 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 8-6 Scheduling a Profile airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page 98 of 113...

  • Page 99: Link Test

    Link Test The Link Test utility is available from the navigation menu bar Tools | Link Test drop down menu. From Link Test tools, the user can test Throughput and perform Ping Test. The user needs to run Radio Transmit on one radio and Radio Receive on the other to run the Throughput test. The user needs to specify the IP address for the test.

  • Page 100: Throughput Test

    8.3.1 Throughput Test Follow the steps below to do a Throughput Test: 1. Set up a link between two airHaul 2. Enter a valid IP address of the radio at the far-end. 3. Click on the ‘Radio Receive’ or ‘Radio Transmit’ button. 4.

  • Page 101: Link Budget Planning

    Link Budget Planning Link Budget Planning is a very useful tool for link budget estimation. The Link Budget Planning Calculator can be accessed from the navigation menu bar ’Tools| Link Budget Planning Calculator’ drop down menu. A GPS Calculator is provided in the Link Budget Planning Calculator page to calculate the distance between two airHaul Nexus PRO stations.
  • Page 102 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m The ideal fade margin for a link is between 10 dBm to 20 dBm for a stable link based on the environmental conditions of the area.

  • Page 103: Firmware Upgrade

    Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t Nexus PRO.is available for download from smartBridges Support Nexus PRO firmware: Nexus PRO Firmware Upgrade page w i r e l e s s...
  • Page 104 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m Figure 9-2 airHaul Nexus PRO Firmware Upgrade (firmware transferred) Figure 9-3 Successful firmware upgrade pop up window airHaul Nexus PRO™...

  • Page 105: Appendix A - Points To Remember

    Appendix A – Points to Remember Antenna Frequency support • 5GHz antennas will work between 5.2 and 5.8 GHz. • 2.4 GHz band antennas will work between 2.4 GHz to 2.485 GHz Gain • 5 Ghz band antenna gain is 23 dBi. •...
  • Page 106 • Bandwidth Controller will define the Maximum upload Wireless Throughput (Kbps) for a radio. • Maximum bandwidth for sB3021 is 20 & 30 Mbps in Repeater and Link Aggregate mode respectively. airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t...
  • Page 107 Link Test • Web based ping test and throughput test option is available for testing a link Association of Radio • In the 5 GHz band, due to DFS requirements (avoidance of interfering with Military Radar), there might be a time delay in association of a radio. Usually it will associate within 1 minute.

  • Page 108: Appendix B - Useful Terms And Definitions

    Appendix B – Useful terms and definitions RSSI SSID DHCP SNMP 802.11h The 802.11h specification is an addition to the 802.11 family of standards for wireless local area networks (WLANs). 802.11h is intended to resolve interference issues introduced by the use of 802.11a in some locations, particularly with military radar systems and medical devices.
  • Page 109 According to the IEEE 802.11 standard, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is intended to provide “confidentiality that is subjectively equivalent to the confidentiality of a wired local area network medium and that does not employ cryptographic techniques to enhance privacy.” WEP relies on a secret key that is shared between a mobile station and an access point. WEP uses the RC4 stream cipher invented by RSA Data Security.
  • Page 110 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m every 30 seconds by default. Other RIP equipments will listen for these RIP broadcasts and update their own route tables.

  • Page 111: Appendix C - Snmp Trap

    Appendix C – SNMP Trap The airHaul Nexus PRO.generates SNMP trap that can be forwarded to the SNMP Trap server. The SNMP Trap server IP address is set in section. The following table provides a list of SNMP traps generated. Trap Message IP address...

  • Page 112: Appendix D - Snmp Mib

    Appendix D – SNMP MIB The Mib for airHaul Nexus PRO device can be downloaded at http://www.smartbridges.com/support/ah2np.asp . It contains all the MIB files used in the device. How to use the MIB files? ******************************************************************************* The user can use a MIB browser/compiler (available on the Internet) to convert the text file definitions to the proper OID form.

  • Page 113: Airhaul 2 Nexus Pro™ User Guide

    Appendix E – License The airHaul Nexus PRO™ User Guide is Copyright © 2004-2006 by smartBridges. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1.

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