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ALink-5801a
Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge
ALink-5801a
Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge
User's Manual
Version 3.2a
April. 10, 2005
ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
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  • Page 1 ALink-5801a Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge ALink-5801a Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge User’s Manual Version 3.2a April. 10, 2005 ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 2 A p r i l 2 , 2 0 0 4 Correct errors and the paragraph orders May 25, 2004 Second draft June 15, 2004 Edit the third part and correct errors 3.1a Dec. 30, 2004 Add the third part and correct errors 3.2a April. 10,2005 Correct errors and add feature ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 4 The ALink-5801a with IEEE 802.11a feature is the wireless solution for building-to-building. The ALink-5801a provides the data rate up to 54 Mbps and is suited for enterprises, campus or off-site locations that require LAN or Internet access without the availability of wired networks to extend network coverage.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    REFACE TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................7 ............................8 ANUAL ONVENTIONS ................................9 ISCLAIMER 1. INTRODUCTION ..............................10 2. ALINK-5801A HARDWARE FEATURE ......................10 2.1 H ............................10 ARDWARE UTLINE 2.2 H ..........................11 ARDWARE RCHITECTURE 2.3 P...
  • Page 6 7.2.4 Connecting the cable .......................... 48 7.2.5 General Antenna and Safety Tips....................... 48 7.2.6 Basic Antenna Alignment........................49 7.2.7 ESD Protection............................ 49 7.2.8 Review the Installation ........................49 APPENDIX A................................50 ................................50 LOSSARY APPENDIX B................................52 .............................. 52 ROUBLESHOOTING ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table 1 Evaluated Maximum Distance Picture 24 Line-of-Sight (LOS) Table 2 Estimated LOS Clearance Picture 25 Antenna Height Picture 26 The Bridge with the omnidirectional antenna Picture 27 Mount the ODU on the Mask or the Pole ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 8: Manual Conventions

    Caution: Cautions call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage or data corruption, to a lesser degree than warnings. Warnings: Warnings call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage, data corruption, personal injury, or death. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 9: Disclaimer

    The instructions in this manual have been carefully checked for accuracy and are presumed to be reliable. The accuracy and adequacy of this document are the responsibilities of ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd. Please, give us any comments or corrections to ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    The ALink-5801a provides the point to point and point to multi-point connection. One of the ALink-5801a advanced feature is over the data rate section. The bridge has one data rate mode, the one is the IEEE 802.11a. About the bridge under the IEEE 802.11a mode, it supports the data rate from 6 Mbps to 54 Mbps.

  • Page 11: Hardware Architecture

    ALink-5801a Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge Picture1 Bridge outlook 2.2 Hardware Architecture Picture2 Bridge Architecture ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 12: Product Feature

    Ethernet port connector for extra protection. If moisture enters the connector, it may cause degradation in performance or even a complete failure of the link. 2.4 Product and Accessories ALink-5801a Master/Slave Bridge CAT5/25M-RJ45 ( PoE Cable ) C. DC Injector /RJ45 (RJ45DI-48) D. N-Type to N-Type RG-400/1.5M cable AC/DC Power Supply (DC48V 1.37A)

  • Page 13: Product Connection Feature

    Input port and link to host PC. (2) Straight Ethernet cable connects to Input port and link to LAN Device (ex. Switch or Hub) cross over Picture 4 Connection1 PoE Ethernet Cable connect to Output port and link to Bridge ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 14: Product Warranty

    During the warranty period time, the ALCON will either repair or replace products which to be defective. For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility designated by ALCON.

  • Page 15: Feature Summary

    Chip allows auto fallback data rate for optimized reliability, throughput and transmission range. Using the FTP to upgrade the Firmware. The 12dBi directional flat panel antenna offers up to 20 km transmission range with the 6MHz data rate. The lightning protector. Outdoor environment. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 16: Ip Discover Utility

    ALink-5801a Outdoor Bridge on the same sub-network segment. Although the ALink-5801a Outdoor Bridge has a default IP address, this utility useful when the network administrator forgets the modified IP address. Before using this utility, please make sure the system firewall installed in your PC is “Disable”.
  • Page 17 5. Click on the “Scan” button for the utility to start searching. And the utility will display the IP address and MAC address of the available ALink-5801a Outdoor Bridge. Now you can using a web browser to access the management interface with the IP address.

  • Page 18: Bridge (Alink-5801A) Configuration

    ALink-5801a Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge 4. Bridge (ALink-5801a) Configuration 4.1 The Master/Slave side PC Network Configuration 4.1.1 How To Start Network Configuration on your PC 1) Click the “Start Menu” and choose “Setting”. 2) Click “Network and Dial-up Connection”. 3) Right-click on the “Local Area Connection” and select “properties”.

  • Page 19: Master Bridge Side Pc Tcp/ Ip Setup

    2) Using the default Subnet Mask Setting During the first time. (Default value: 255.255.255.0) 3) Keep the “Default Gateway” as “Blank”. 4) Keep the “DNS Server Address” as “Blank” also. 5) Click ”OK” when you finish setting and Close the Window. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 20: Slave Side Pc Configuration And Tcp/Ip Set Up

    1) About “ the Salve side PC Configuration “, you just following “the same Set up method” as how you set the Master side. As TCP/IP, you also follow “the exactly same procedure” as you set up the Master side PC. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 21: Master/Slave Bridge Configuration

    2) Key in the default IP Address as URL (Default IP Address is http:// 192.168.1.20). 3) “Enter Network Password” Diagram will appear. 4) Enter “Username: Admin”(Case Sensitive). 5) Enter ”Password: 5up” (Case Sensitive). 6) Click ” OK ” when you finish. Picture 11 Enter Username and Password ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 22: Master/Slave Bridge Configuration

    IE (Internet Explorer) 6 SP1 or Netscape 7. Otherwise, you might experience the response of "The Page Cannot Be Displayed". 5) SNMP Community Community name is a string for administrator to read the ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 23 They are sent out when the system is started. 7) Reset to Factory Default Press this button to reset to factory default. 8) Click and “ Reboot ” when you finish setting up. Picture 13 Region/Country Setup ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 24: Master/ Slave Side Ip/ Mac Address First Time Set Up

    So, you may need to have a network plan before deployment. Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address according to the planning. If there is no gateway in the network, you may leave it all zeros. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 25: Configure 5Ghz Bridge Setting

    6) Data Rate Available data rate range is dependent on the selection of Wireless Mode in 5GHz Radio Basic Setting page. Rates of 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54Mbps are supported for the wireless mode of 54Mbps (802.11a). ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 26 Bridge. You may define a threshold for those frame size greater than the threshold need to activate RTS/CTS mechanism. The valid range is between 256 and 2346. Set low value to this threshold may avoid collision, but ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 27 12) Spanning Tree Protocol This function is to prevent the network loop and disabled by default. It is suggested you enable this function when the network configuration is complicated. 13) Click and “ Reboot ” the system after setting. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 28: Security Setting - Master / Slave Side Share/Unique Key

    Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge Picture 16 5GHz Bridge (Master) Picture 17 5GHz Bridge (Slave) Security Setting – Master / Slave side Share/Unique Key To have a secured data transmission, Outdoor WLAN Product provides 3 encryption mechanisms. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 29: Master Side

    Master Side A. Share Key – Hexadecimal / ASCII Mode When Share Key is set, all Master-Slave links use this key to encrypt except the link(s) specified with Unique Key. To setup Share Key, please input “Entry ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 30: Slave Side

    Unique Key setting assigned to this Slave Bridge. Or, if there is no corresponding Unique Key being assigned on Master Bridge, then Slave Bridge should follow the Share Key assigned on Master Bridge. Picture 19 Slave Bridge Security Setup ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 31: Master & Slave Bridge Joining Condition

    2) Remote Bridge This line shows the IP and MAC address of remote Bridge as well as its state. 4.1.4.3 Statistics Clicking MAC address hyperlink of desired remote Bridge, system will show a Statistics page for you to monitor the information of the bridge link. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 32 RSSI bar is refreshed every 2 seconds. Note: Due to frequent refresh of Statistics page, it is strongly recommended that you close this page when performing network performance tests. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 33 Displays the number of receive DMA errors. Transmit Errors Displays the number of transmit errors. Discarded Frames Displays the number of transmit discarded frames. Excessive Retries Displays the number of transmit excessive retries. DMA Errors Displays the number of transmit DMA errors. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 34: Firmware And License Upgrade

    Picture 22 Firmware Upload Web Page Note: In case network interruption happens during firmware uploading, system will still keep on current active firmware. You may perform the firmware upgrade again when network is back to normal. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 35: Rebooting

    When all the parameters have been setup according to the network configuration and requirements, click “Update” and “Reboot“ for parameter changes taking effect. When starting reboot, system will prompt you a rebooting window. It usually takes at least 30 seconds to finish the reboot process. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 36: Snmp

    This value is 1 if WEP is implemented. .1.1.7 dot11OperationalRateSet string This string contains 16 ‘0’s. .1.1.8 dot11AuthenticationAlgorithm 1: Open system; 2: Share key .1.1.9 .1.1.10 N/A .1.1.11 dot11CountryString string Identify the country the system is ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 37 2.1.1 dot11MACAddress string Wireless MAC address of system 2.1.2 dot11ManufacturerID string Value is “Micorelectronics Technology Inc.” 2.1.3 dot11ProductID string Value is “BR5811” 2.1.4 dot11ResourceTypeIDName string Value is “RTID” 2.2.1 dot11RTSThreshold 2.2.2 dot11SwTxRetryLimit 2.2.3 dot11HwTxRetryLimit 2.2.4 dot11FragmentationThreshold ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 38 The distance set between local and remote Bridges. 3.1.4 TxPower full (0); half (1); quarter (2); eighth (3); min (4) 3.1.5 AutoReboot enable (1); disable (0) 3.1.6 RssiAuxOutput enable (1); disable (0) 3.2.1 dot11CurrentChannel Current channel the system is using. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 39 ALink-5801a Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge 3.2.2 dot11CurrentTxRate Current transmission rate in the unit of Kbps. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 40: Planning Linkage

    Clear line of sight (LOS) is required to establish a good and reliable wireless link. Obstructions - Metal shelving or a steel pillar can hinder devices. To avoid placing these devices in locations where those obstructions are between the sending and receiving antennas. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 41: Data Rate

    According to the following table, you will have the idea about over what range the ALink-5801a with what kind of antenna could operate under what data rate. You might also know the relationship between the data rate and the maximum radio range;...
  • Page 42 Note: For the wireless link less than 500 m, the IEEE 802.11a radio signal will tolerate some obstacles in the path and may not even require a visual line of sight between the antennas. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 43: Antenna Height

    The following table is for you to estimate the required minimum clearance above the ground or path obstruction. Table 2 Estimated LOS Clearance Picture 25 Antenna Height ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 44: Antenna Types

    An antenna cable introduces signal losses in the antenna system for both the transmitter and receiver. To reduce signal loss, you should minimize the cable length and use only low-loss antenna cable to connect your radio device to the antenna. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 45: Weather Affection

    The raining day, the lightning day, the cloudy day, or the windy day will make a quite big impact to the both side antennas over the communication results. It will also cause the communication quality unstable. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 46: Field Installation

    Please, inspect the equipment to see if there is any shipping damage. If it does have any damage, you could contact the sales representative for repair or replacement. 7.1.2 Product ALink-5801a Outdoor Bridge x 1 7.1.3 Accessories Outdoor Mounting Kits x 1(Set) DC Injector /RJ45 (RJ45DI-48) x 1 CAT5/25M-RJ45 ( PoE Cable ) x 1 AC/DC Power Supply (DC48V 1.37A) x 1...

  • Page 47: Installing The Odu

    Grounding rod x 1 Waterproof Seal Ethernet Cable x 1 7.2.3 How to Mount the Bridge: You could follow the steps to mount the bridge as below: Picture 27 Mount the ODU on the Mask or the Pole ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 48: Connecting The Cable

    Use the special ground rods and follow the National Electrical Code for the outdoor antenna and tower grounding properly. To prevent water from entering into the antenna cable and be sure to seal all external cable connectors using commercial products just like coax compatible electrical tape and Coax-Seal. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 49: Basic Antenna Alignment

    After taking all of these checks, you need to use the Web UI to test the link quality and to see if the RSSI value is in the right value range. You might need to do the Antenna alignment again if the performance is not good enough. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 50: Glossary

    Maximum service data unit. Specifies the number of packets sent and received by Bridge. Multicast Specifies the number of multicast packets both sent and received. PHY Errors Specifies the number of receive PHY errors. Receive Errors Specifies the number of receive errors. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
  • Page 51 RTS/CTS Threshold Specifies the value of the RTS/CTS threshold. Enter a value between 256 and 2346. State Current state of Bridge. Transmit Power Specifies the level of transmit power. Choose the value of the transmit power from the dropdown menu. Transmit Errors Specifies the number of transmit errors. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    If all recovery measures fail, the bridge still couldn’t function properly and take this action as what we recommend: Do not open the bridge box by yourself. Contact the technical support experts for the troubleshooting. If you do open the bridge, you will lose the manufacture warranty. ALCON Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

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