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airHaul™ Nexus
sB3010

User Guide

Version 1.19
Copyright © smartBridges Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Nexus sB3010 User Guide Version 1.19 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 CONFIGURATION... 11 2.1. OGIN AND 2.2.
  • Page 3 TOOLS... 56 7.1. YSTEM ONFIGURATION 7.1.1 SNMP Security... 58 7.1.2 Reset Options ... 59 7.1.3 NTP Time Server Setup... 60 7.2. ROFILE ANAGER 7.2.1 Save Profile... 62 7.2.2 Load Operating Profile... 62 7.2.3 Profile calendar ... 62 7.3..64 7.3.1 Throughput Test...

  • Page 4: About This Document

    Overview of User Guide The airHaul Nexus sB3010 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 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 User Guide...

  • 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 User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t...

  • Page 7: Checklists

    Yes/No For example, to achieve long distance/LOS etc Numbers Mbps Miles/Km Parabolic/sector smartBridges/Name of other manufacturer Horizontal/Vertical Horizontal - deg Vertical – deg LMR 400/LMR600/etc w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m...
  • Page 8 Settings configured for pre-installation testing Ping response Ping Success Rate Throughput test (Upload/Download) Note: Economical One radio model (sB3010) As much as 15Mbps data throughput with a range of up to 25 miles (40km) range Signature of Engineer: Name: Email: Date: airHaul™...
  • Page 9 Organization Name/Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Number General Configuration Information Parameters Radio operations 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 Radio TX Output Power Antenna Gain...
  • 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 User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t Units Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No...

  • Page 11: Airhaul Nexus 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).
  • 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. 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 2-2 License Agreement Page Figure 2-3 Nexus Summary Information Page airHaul™ Nexus User Guide Page 13 of 80...

  • Page 14: Web Gui Administrator Password Change

    Radio MAC Address Operational Device Mode mode 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 ‘...

  • Page 15: 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 Figure 2-4 Administrator password change 2.3. Using the Configuration Pages The airHaul Nexus configuration system comprises several pages for configuring each parameter. A common navigation menu bar is provided at the top of each page for easy navigation as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 16: Navigation Menu Bar

    Figure 2-6 Editable Boxes for Parameter Editing 2.4. Navigation Menu Bar The Navigation 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...
  • Page 17 Menu Item Menu Sub-items Tools System Configuration airHaul™ Nexus User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s Description Performance: Data Encryption: Wireless Traffic Statistics: System Name: System Description: SNMP Security: Reset: Delayed Reset:...
  • Page 18 Menu Item Menu Sub-items System Configuration Tools Profile Manager Link Test Link Budget Planning Calculator Tools Antenna alignment airHaul™ Nexus User Guide i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s Description Radio Firmware Version: Reset to Defaults:...
  • Page 19 Information on Technical Support Links to online user guide Allows user to register product and provide feedback or suggestions. Check on smartBridges web site for any software updates. General system description, software version information. p l a t f o r m...

  • Page 20: Device Mode Configuration

    2.5. Device Mode Configuration The current device operational mode is displayed at the top right hand corner of each page. The Device Mode Configuration allows the user to configure the airHaul Operational mode to Root Bridge, Remote Bridge or Remote Router mode. By default, airHaul unit is set to Root Bridge Mode.

  • Page 21: Root Bridge To Remote Bridge

    2.5.1 Root Bridge to Remote Bridge Follow the steps below to change from Root Bridge mode to Remote Bridge mode: 1. Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below (Figure 2-8). 2.

  • Page 22: Remote Bridge To Root Bridge

    5. Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings. The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode. Figure 2-9 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Router 2.5.3 Remote Bridge to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Bridge mode to Root Bridge mode: 1.

  • Page 23: Remote Router To Root Bridge

    Figure 2-10 Changing Remote Bridge to Root Bridge 2.5.4 Remote Router to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Router mode to Root Bridge mode: 1. Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below.

  • Page 24: Remote Router To Remote Bridge

    Figure 2-11 Changing Remote Router to Root Bridge 2.5.5 Remote Router to Remote Bridge Follow the steps below to change Remote Router mode to Remote Bridge Mode: 1. Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below.

  • Page 25: Remote Bridge To Remote Router

    Figure 2-12 Changing Remote Router to Remote Bridge 2.5.6 Remote Bridge to Remote Router Follow the steps below to change Remote Bridge mode to Remote Router mode 1. Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below.
  • Page 26 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 Changing Remote Bridge to Remote Router airHaul™ Nexus User Guide Page 26 of 80...

  • Page 27: Root Bridge Configuration

    2.6. Root Bridge Configuration The airHaul unit is configured in Root Bridge mode for use as a Root device. This section provides information on configuring in this mode. 2.6.1 Ethernet Configurations The Ethernet (wired-side) parameters need to be configured for the Root Bridge device to communicate with the wired LAN network.

  • Page 28: Wireless Configurations

    2.6.2 Wireless Configurations The wireless parameters need to be configured for the Root Bridge device to communicate with other airHaul Remotes. Follow the steps below to change the Root Bridge Wireless Configurations: 1. From the Summary Information page, click on the Wireless Configuration link. 2.
  • Page 29 The following table summarizes the information for the wireless settings. Page Items SSID Domain Channel Dial a Power Antenna Gain RF cable Loss Client Authorization 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.

  • Page 30: Bridge 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 The figure below shows the list of clients associated with the airHaul Root Bridge device. Figure 2-16 Root Bridge Association List The MAC Address of the Link Status is the radio MAC of the associated remote device.

  • Page 31: Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (Stp)

    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 Bridge Configuration Information 2.6.4 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) STP is a Layer 2 link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing loops in the network.

  • Page 32: Stp Settings Configuration

    2.6.5 STP Settings Configuration STP is disabled by default. The table below lists the default STP settings when the STP is enabled. Setting Bridge priority Bridge max age Bridge hello time Bridge forward delay Ethernet port (ETH A) path cost Ethernet port (ETH A) priority Ethernet port (ETH B)
  • Page 33 Setting Radio port (Radio A) path cost 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.
  • Page 34 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 10. Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and/or Port Path Cost for Radio A 11.

  • Page 35: Remote Bridge Configuration

    2.7. Remote Bridge Configuration The airHaul units can also be configured to operate as a Remote device to associate with Root Bridge. In Remote mode, the unit can operate as a bridge or a router. Follow the steps in section 2.7.1 to 2.7.5 to configure the device in Remote Bridge mode 2.7.1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to Remote Bridge mode.

  • Page 36: Wireless Configuration

    2.7.2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the Remote Bridge airHaul unit to associate with a Root Bridge airHaul unit. Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Bridge Mode wireless association parameters: 1. Go the menu bar and select Main – Remote Bridge Mode from the Radio drop-down menu. 2.
  • Page 37 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 2-22 Remote Bridge Association with Root Bridge If the association status window does not appear, click on the link to download the JRE. Note: For Bridge and STP configuration, please refer to the section 2.6.3.

  • Page 38: Remote Router Configuration

    2.8. Remote Router Configuration The airHaul units can also be configured to operate as a Remote device to associate to Root Bridge. In Remote mode, the unit can operate as a bridge or a router. Follow the steps in section 2.7.2 to 2.7.6 to configure the device in Remote Router mode 2.8.1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to the Remote Router mode.

  • Page 39: Wireless Configuration

    2.8.2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the Remote Router airHaul unit to associate with a Root Bridge airHaul unit. Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Router Mode Wireless IP Settings parameters: 1. Click on the ‘Wireless Configuration’ link from the ‘Summary Information’ page. 2.
  • Page 40 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 2-25 Remote Router Wireless Association Settings Click on ‘Status’ to view the association link-status graph. Figure 2-26 Link Status Noise Floor is the measure of the signal created from the sum of all the noise sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system.

  • Page 41: Dhcp Configurations

    Note: If the association status window does not appear, click on the link to download the JRE. 2.8.3 DHCP Configurations The Remote Router airHaul 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.
  • 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 2-27 DHCP Server Configurations Follow the steps below to disable the Remote Router DHCP server: 1.

  • Page 43: Dhcp Relay Configurations

    2.8.4 DHCP Relay Configurations If the user has a DHCP Server, the Remote Router airHaul device can be configured as a DHCP Relay agent of the DHCP Server for IP address assignment. Follow the steps below to configure the Remote Router unit as a DHCP Relay Agent: 1.

  • Page 44: Routing Table

    2.8.5 Routing Table The Remote Router web interface allows viewing of the routes and the addition and removal of the static routes for the Remote Router. Follow these steps below to view the route entry in the Remote Router device. 1.
  • Page 45 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 Follow these steps below to add a static route entry in the Remote Router device. 1.

  • Page 46: Wireless Settings Management

    2.9. Wireless Settings Management Radio Configuration Main page can be accessed from the Radio menu. Its contents will be slightly different for each operating different mode. 2.9.1 Wireless Settings Refer to the Wireless Settings for the different modes. 2.9.2 Data Encryption Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption is used as security for the airHaul radio.
  • Page 47 3. Choose the Authentication as ‘Open System’ or ‘Shared Key’ by clicking on the radio button. 4. Choose a WEP Key Size (64 Bits or 128 Bits) from the pull-down list. WEP key length is 10 characters for 64 Bits and 26 characters for 128 Bits. 5.

  • Page 48: Performance Parameters And Bandwidth Controller

    3. Performance Parameters and Bandwidth Controller This chapter gives instructions for editing the wireless radio protocol parameters to optimize radio performance and 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 49 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 pull-down list. 5.

  • Page 50: 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 airHaul devices. The user can key in the maximum bandwidth adequate.

  • Page 51: Site 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 4. Site Survey The Site Survey tool is available for airHaul units operating in Remote mode. To access the site survey page, go to ‘Tools’...

  • Page 52: Antenna Alignment

    5. 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’ menu item. In order to view this information (Link Status), from the Radio page, use the Wireless Settings to associate the Remote (Router or Bridge mode) with a Root device.
  • Page 53 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 5-1 Antenna Alignment airHaul™ Nexus User Guide Page 53 of 80...

  • Page 54: Traffic Statistics

    6. Traffic Statistics Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics can be displayed by clicking on the ‘Networking’ | ‘Statistics’ drop down menu. The following figure shows the statistics page. This page will be refreshed after every 10 seconds. Transmitted Bytes Transmitted Unicast packets Transmitted Discards Transmitted error Received Bytes...
  • Page 55 Received Multicast Packets Received Discards Received Errors 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’...

  • Page 56: 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 7. Tools The System Configuration such as modifying the SNMP security settings and resetting the unit are given here.
  • Page 57 The following page summarizes the page contents of the System Configuration page. Page Item Displays name of airHaul unit System Name Allows user to change airHaul unit name Displays description of airHaul unit System Description Allows user to change airHaul unit description SNMP Security Access the SNMP security settings Reset...

  • Page 58: Snmp Security

    7.1.1 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 59: Reset Options

    7.1.2 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 and can be programmed to do so on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.

  • Page 60: Ntp Time Server Setup

    7.1.3 NTP Time Server Setup The device time comes from the network time information source. network timer (NTP time server) source. The NTP time server IP can be configured as follows: ’ 1. From the System Configuration’ page, click on the 2.
  • Page 61 Page Item Save As: Select which profile name to save for the current configuration 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 for profile to be loaded.

  • Page 62: Save Profile

    7.2.1 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 current configuration parameters.
  • Page 63 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 7-6 Scheduling a Profile airHaul™ Nexus User Guide Page 63 of 80...

  • Page 64: Link Test

    7.3. Link Test 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. User needs to run Radio Transmit on one radio and Radio Receive on the other to run the Throughput test. User has to specify the IP address for the test.

  • Page 65: Throughput Test

    The following page shows the Link Test for the Remote Devices: 7.3.1 Throughput Test Follow the steps below to do a Throughput Test: 1. Set up a link between two airHaul units (one in Root Bridge mode and another in Remote Bridge or Router 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 7-9 Throughput Test Result The Following Page shows the Throughput Test for the Remote Devices: Figure 7-10 Throughput Test Result airHaul™...

  • Page 67: Link Budget Planning

    7.4. 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 stations.
  • Page 68 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 7-12 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget airHaul™ Nexus User Guide Page 68 of 80...

  • Page 69: Firmware Upgrade

    8. Firmware Upgrade The latest firmware for airHaul Nexus is available for download from smartBridges Support web-site at http://www.smartbridges.com/support/ah_nexus.asp. The airHaul Nexus device firmware can be upgraded from the web management interface. Follow the steps below to upgrade the airHaul Nexus firmware: 1.
  • Page 70 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 8-2 airHaul Nexus Firmware Upgrade (Firmware transferred) Figure 8-3 Successful upgrade pop-up window airHaul™...

  • Page 71: 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 72: Throughput Optimizer

    • Bandwidth Controller will define the Maximum upload Wireless Throughput (Kbps) for a radio. • Maximum bandwidth capping for sB3010 is 15 Mbps Link Test • Web based ping test and throughput test option is available for testing a link Association of Radio •...
  • Page 73 Firmware upgrade • A Web based firmware upgrade option • It will automatically retain the same configuration parameters which were configured before the upgrading. Multiple watchdog timer For cases when the device is stuck in an invalid state during firmware upgrade, the hardware watchdog timer detects the situation and will restart the equipment.

  • Page 74: 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 75 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 76 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 DHCP DHCP stands for ‘Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol’ and is a means for networked computers to get their TCP/IP networking settings from a central server.

  • Page 77: Appendix C - Sample Airhaul Bridge To Router Setup

    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 Appendix C – Sample airHaul Bridge to Router Setup Figure 58 Sample airHaul Point to Point Setup (Root Bridge to Remote Router) The above figure shows a sample Nexus link setup.

  • Page 78: Appendix D - Snmp Trap

    Appendix D – SNMP Trap The airHaul Nexus 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 79: Appendix E - Snmp Mib

    Appendix E – SNMP MIB The airHaul device Mib can be downloaded at http://www.smartbridges.com/support/ah_nexus.asp . It contains all the MIB files used in the device. How to use the MIB files?

  • Page 80: Airhaul™ Nexus User Guide

    Appendix F – License airHaul Nexus is Copyright © 2004-2005 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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