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- Page 1 ® BreadCrumb ME3-09 / ME3-24 USER GUIDE User Guide Version: 2.01 Software Version: 10.25 Date: August 31, 2011 Corporate Headquarters Rajant Corporation 400 East King Street Malvern, PA 19355 Tel: (484) 595-0233 Fax: (484) 595-0244 http://www.rajant.com Document Part Number: 03-100116-001...
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Page 2: Fcc And Ic Statements
BCAdmin and BCAPI are trademarks; Rajant, the Rajant logo, BreadCrumb, Instamesh, BC| Commander, and Bring Your Network with You! are registered trademarks of Rajant Corp. in the United States and certain other countries. ®... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 Table of Contents FCC and IC Statements....................ii Copyright Statement.......................ii Preface............................v Purpose and Scope......................v User Information........................v Related Documentation.......................v 1 Introduction to BreadCrumbs..................1 1.1 What is a BreadCrumb?....................1 1.2 Mobility through Meshing.....................2 1.2.1 Mesh –... - Page 4 ® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 4.3.3 Weather......................19 4.3.4 Interference......................19 4.3.5 Placement of BCWN Components..............20 4.4 Deployment Guidelines and Methodology..............20 4.4.1 Deployment Guidelines..................20 4.4.2 Deployment Methodology...................21 5 BreadCrumb ME3 Firmware Upgrade................23 5.1 Over The Air Firmware Upgrade................23 5.2 USB Firmware Upgrade.....................23...
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Page 5: Preface
The user of this manual is encouraged to submit comments and recommended changes to improve this manual. Please send any comments or changes to support@rajant.com. Be sure to include the version number of the manual you are using and please provide the page numbers related to your... -
Page 7: Introduction To Breadcrumbs
03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 Introduction to BreadCrumbs Rajant Corporation's (http://www.rajant.com) BreadCrumbs utilize the 802.11 wireless networking standards to form a wireless mesh network. The network is mobile, self-integrating, self-meshing, self-healing, and secure. The focus is on flexibility, adaptability, and simplicity. The BreadCrumb Wireless Network (BCWN) is intended for rapid deployment of a broadband wireless network into a situation or “hot zone.”... -
Page 8: Mobility Through Meshing
® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 1.2 Mobility through Meshing The key component to a BCWN is a technique known as Meshing. While this is generally handled automatically by BreadCrumbs, complex deployment scenarios require a basic understanding of how BreadCrumbs establish and maintain a mesh. -
Page 9: Figure 1: All Breadcrumbs Use The Same Essid
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 Example 1: Suppose you have three BreadCrumbs, called A, B, and C. Each has two radios. BreadCrumb A’s radios are on channels 1 and 8, B’s are on 8 and 11, and C’s are on 1 and 11. All three BreadCrumbs are using the default ESSID of "breadcrumb54-v10."... -
Page 11: Description Of A Breadcrumb Me3
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 Description of a BreadCrumb ME3 The BreadCrumb ME3 is a portable, battery operated, wireless device deployable in almost any environment. It is light in weight, offers one external antenna and a rechargeable battery, and is designed to be completely mobile as worn by an individual. -
Page 12: Enclosure
® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 Table 2: 900 MHz Radio Channels and Frequencies. Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) The default channel for a 900 MHz BreadCrumb radio is 5 (912 MHz). 2.2 Enclosure The ME3 enclosure has been designed to operate in extreme conditions with protection against ingress of dust as well as protection against immersion in water. -
Page 13: 18-Pin Amphenol Connector
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 2.3 18-Pin Amphenol Connector The majority of the signals and features of BreadCrumb ME3 can be accessed through the 18-pin Amphenol connector on the enclosure (see Figure 4). The most important of these interfaces are external power, Ethernet, and USB, which are described in more detail in the following sections. -
Page 14: Ethernet
The standard ME3 cable assembly does not provide access to the second ME3 Note Ethernet port. For a custom cable assembly that provides access to both Ethernet ports, please inquire your Rajant sales representative. 2.3.3 USB The signals that interface to the BreadCrumb ME3 device's USB port are located on the 18-pin Amphenol connector on the enclosure (see Figure 3 and Figure 4). -
Page 15: Led Configuration / Zeroize Keys And Restore Factory Defaults Switch
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 The Status LED combines the three base colors of red, green and blue to display a broader spectrum of colors which indicate the current status of a BreadCrumb. The meanings of the color code indicators are given in Table 3. -
Page 16: Led Configuration
® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 2.6.1 LED Configuration This mode is used to control the display states of the Status LED. The LED Configuration function is accessed by pressing the switch and releasing it after a two second hold. The configured display... -
Page 17: Internal Battery
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 Ensure that the BreadCrumb is powered on, has fully booted-up and its Status LED (see ● Figure 3) color is green or blue (see Table 3). Press and hold the switch for approximately 30 seconds until the Status LED changes to the ●... -
Page 18: Protection Circuit
® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 remaining 80% of the time. 50% Load The BreadCrumb ME3 radio is in transmit state 50% of the time, and in receive state the remaining 50% of the time. 100% (Full) Load The BreadCrumb ME3 radio is in transmit state 100% of the time, and in receive state the remaining 0% of the time. -
Page 19: Battery Monitoring
2.7.4 Battery Monitoring Rajant provides battery presence, charge status, capacity, time-to-empty, and time-to-full information in its BC|Commander graphical network management and monitoring application. The BCAPI implementation extends the reported information with battery current, voltage, temperature, revision information, and informational flags. -
Page 21: Using Bc|Commander
Rajant periodically releases updated BC|Commander software. The updated software must be obtained from Rajant. Refer to Rajant’s most recent BC|Commander User Guide for instructions on how to install the latest version of BC|Commander on your computer and how to use... -
Page 23: Deploying The Breadcrumb Wireless Network
Each BreadCrumb radio has one IPv4 address in the Class A network 10.0.0.0/8. These addresses are assigned during manufacturing and cannot be changed in the field. Rajant ensures during manufacturing that these addresses are not duplicated between any two BreadCrumb devices. -
Page 24: Physical Placement And Other Considerations
® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 Table 6: Default Channel Assignments Radio Card Frequency Default Channel 900 MHz 2.4 GHz 4.9 GHz 5 GHz In some cases, it may be necessary to manually set the radios to specific channels to provide critical links within a mesh. -
Page 25: Weather
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 the performance of the system. Devices placed too far away or in RF “shadows” may experience total loss of connection. ● RF transmit power and receive sensitivity are important in determining the distances over ●... -
Page 26: Placement Of Bcwn Components
A device placed directly on the ground has a significantly reduced effective range. Elevating a device above the ground dramatically increased the maximum effective range. Rajant recommends elevating the components a minimum of 6 ft. above the surrounding surface. -
Page 27: Deployment Methodology
1. Scan the terrain on which the BCWN will be deployed. (a) Determine the initial distances between BreadCrumb devices. Refer to Rajant Troubleshooting Range User Guide for more information. (b) Note any LOS obstructions, and plan BreadCrumb placement to work around them. -
Page 29: Breadcrumb Me3 Firmware Upgrade
To upgrade the firmware on a BreadCrumb, you must obtain the appropriate firmware file for your BreadCrumb model from Rajant. Save the file on a computer on which the BC|Commander management application has been installed. - Page 30 ® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 sequence of long and short blinks in red, indicating the error code. Take note of the error code (see Appendix A for an explanation of error codes). Leaving the USB storage device connected, turn power to the BreadCrumb OFF and then ON again.
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Page 31: Troubleshooting
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 Troubleshooting 6.1 Sporadic Network Connectivity Table 7: Sporadic Network Connectivity Issues. Problem Resolution As a BreadCrumb device’s battery approaches exhaustion, network connectivity will become Monitory battery usage and charge/replace sporadic for the BreadCrumb device and its batteries as necessary. -
Page 32: Breadcrumb Device Cannot Connect To Bcwn
® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 Problem Resolution using the software accompanying your wireless card. Ensure that the wireless client’s IP ● address settings are configured properly. Ensure that the security settings on the ● client device and BreadCrumb devices match. -
Page 33: Table 9: Breadcrumb Power And Start-Up Issues
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 6.3 BreadCrumb Power and Start-Up Issues Table 9: BreadCrumb Power and Start-Up Issues. Problem Resolution Discharged external batteries can cause a Monitory battery usage and charge/replace BreadCrumb to appear to power up(“PWR”... -
Page 35: Appendix A: Error And Warning Codes
® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 Appendix A: Error and Warning Codes All possible BreadCrumb error and warning codes are listed below: JR/LX/LX3/ME3/UX2400 Firmware Upgrade Codes (1*). 11 – Flash image file does not exist. 12 – Current flash image version is greater than versions of files found on USB drive. - Page 36 ® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 128 – Failed to checksum file system image. 129 – Failed to create directory for next file system image. 131 – Failed to mount next file system image. 132 – Failed to create directory for settings.
- Page 37 ® Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 2.01 38 – Resetting radio due to error. FIPS Codes (4*) 41 – FIPS self-tests failed. 411 – OpenSSL FIPS vector test programs not found. 412 – OpenSSL FIPS vector test hash mismatch.
- Page 38 ® BreadCrumb ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 2.01 03-100116-001 UX Battery Fault Codes (51*) 511 – Pack 1: does not exist|charge fault|charge gauge fault|discharge fault. 512 – Pack 2: does not exist|charge fault|charge gauge fault|discharge fault. 513 – Pack 3: does not exist|charge fault|charge gauge fault|discharge fault.