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- Page 1 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge WHB-5854A 5~5.8GHz 802.11a Outdoor Wireless Bridge User’s Manual Default IP Address is 192.168.1.20 Default User name is Admin Default Password is 5up...
- Page 2 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge FCC Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 3: Preface
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge PREFACE The OvisLink Corp. is so honored to offer you this product – “AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge”. The AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge is cost-effective to expand or relocate your local wired networks (LANs). This advanced design suits the goal to create an unwired working environment. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of contents ....................................3 REFACE TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................4 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................6 ................................7 ANUAL ONVENTIONS ...................................8 ISCLAIMER 1. INTRODUCTION .................................9 2. AIRLIVE WHB-5854A HARDWARE FEATURE ......................10 2.1 H ..............................10 ARDWARE UTLINE 2.2 H ............................10 ARDWARE RCHITECTURE 2.3 P ................................11... - Page 5 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 7.1 U ..............................45 NPACK THE SHIPMENT 7.1.1 Required Tools:..............................45 7.1.2 Product.................................45 7.1.3 Accessories................................45 7.2 I ODU..............................46 NSTALLING THE 7.2.1 Required Tools:..............................46 7.2.2 Installed Accessories:............................46 7.2.3 How to Mount the Bridge:............................46 7.2.4 Connecting the cable............................47 7.2.5 General Antenna and Safety Tips.........................47 7.2.6 Basic Antenna Alignment .............................48...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Table of contents Picture 01 Bridge outlook Picture 02 Bridge Architecture Picture 03 Bridge Picture 04 Connection1 Picture 05 IP Discover Tool Picture 06 Find out the IP and MAC address Picture 07 Start Menu... -
Page 7: Manual Conventions
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge MANUAL CONVENTIONS Bold Bold type within paragraph text indicates commands, file names, directory names, paths, output, or returned values. Italic Within commands, italics indicate a variable that the user must specify. Titles of manuals or other published documents are also set in italics. -
Page 8: Disclaimer
OvisLink Corp. 2F, No.8, Lane 130, Min Chuan Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei, Taiwan The AirLive WHB-5854A is a registered trademark of OvisLink Corp. Printed in the Taiwan The instructions in this manual have been carefully checked for accuracy and are presumed to be reliable. -
Page 9: Introduction
The AirLive WHB-5854A is a wireless building-to-building bridge solution. The AirLive WHB-5854A provides the data rate up to 108 Mbps that is best suited for enterprises, campus or off-site locations that require LAN or Internet access without the availability of wired networks to extend the network coverage. -
Page 10: Airlive Whb-5854A Hardware Feature
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 2. AirLive WHB-5854A Hardware FEATURE 2.1 Hardware Outline Picture 01 Bridge outlook 2.2 Hardware Architecture Picture 02 Bridge Architecture... -
Page 11: Product Feature
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 2.3 Product Feature — The wireless bridge is tested for normal operation in temperatures Temperature from -33°C to 55°C. Operating in temperatures outside of this range may cause the unit to fail. Wind Velocity — The wireless bridge can operate in winds up to 90 MPH and survive higher wind speeds up to 125 MPH. -
Page 12: Product Connection Feature
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 2.5 Product Connection Feature 2.5.1 External Antenna & Power over Ethernet (PoE) Cable Connector PoE Cable Connector External Antenna Connector Picture 03 Bridge 2.5.2 Grounding Screw 1) Be grounding strip connection. 2) Proper grounding is always for the safety consideration. -
Page 13: Product Warranty
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 2.6 Product Warranty This AirLive product is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment. During the warranty period time, the OvisLink Corp.will either repair or replace products which to be defective. -
Page 14: Feature Summary
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 2.9 Feature Summary Provide the Ethernet to Wireless LAN Bridge fully compatible on IEEE 802.3 Ethernet side and fully interoperable with IEEE 802.11a compliant equipments. The Ethernet interface with 10 /100Base-T. The operating mode is for IEEE 802.11a infrastructure. -
Page 15: Ip Discover Utility
AirLive WHB-5854a Outdoor Bridge on the same sub-network segment. Although the AirLive WHB-5854a 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 16: Picture 06 Find Out The Ip And Mac Address
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 AirLive WHB-5854a Outdoor Bridge. Now you can using a web browser to access the management interface with the IP address. -
Page 17: Bridge (Airlive Whb-5854A) Configuration
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 4. Bridge (AirLive-WHB-5854a) 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 18: Master Bridge Side Pc Tcp/ Ip Setup
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 4.1.2 Master Bridge side PC TCP/ IP Setup 4.1.2.1 Master side PC TCP/IP Setup 1) After clicking on “Property”, you will see the diagram as below. 2) Marking the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties”... -
Page 19: Slave Side Pc Configuration And Tcp/Ip Set Up
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Picture 10 Internet Protocol Properties 4.1.2.3 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. -
Page 20: Master/Slave Bridge Configuration
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 4.1.3 Master/Slave Bridge Configuration 4.1.3.1 How To Start 1) Launch a Web Browser. 2) Key in the default IP 1) Default IP Address is http:// 192.168.1.20 Address as URL (). 3) “Enter Network Password” Diagram will appear. -
Page 21: Master/Slave Bridge Configuration
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 4.1.3.2 Master/Slave Bridge Configuration 4.1.3.2.1 After Login You will access by clicking the “Management” from left side menu. Picture 12 Statistic Page 4.1.3.2.2 Region/Country Set up 1) Click the “Management” on the left side of the Web page. -
Page 22: Picture 13 Region/Country Setup
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge SNMP MIB from external SNMP manager. The default SNMP community name is “public”. You may change the community name here as your plan. 6) Trap Receiver Trap is the notification of certain events generated by SNMP agent to send to the network management server. -
Page 23: Master/ Slave Side Ip/ Mac Address First Time Set Up
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 4.1.3.2.3 Master/ Slave side IP/ MAC Address first time Set up 1) “ Bridge Default IP Address (192.168.1.20) ” to do the first time set up and you could change the IP Address you have after signing. -
Page 24: Configure 5Ghz Bridge Setting
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Picture 15 Auto Get IP This will get the IP address from DHCP server if you have DHCP server enable in your subnet. 4.1.3.2.3 Configure 5GHz Bridge Setting Radio Setting 1) Bridge Type: If the application is only for “Point to Point” architecture, the set it as Slave one on each side. - Page 25 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 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). And, rates of 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, and 108Mbps are supported for the wireless mode of 108Mbps (802.11a Turbo).
- Page 26 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge nodes environment, Bridge may send a RTS (Request To Send) before transmitting the data frame and expect to receive a CTS (Clear To Send) from remote Bridge. You may define a threshold for those frame size greater than the threshold need to activate RTS/CTS mechanism.
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Page 27: Security Setting - Master / Slave Side Share/Unique Key
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless 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. -
Page 28: Master Side
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 64-bit WEP (10 Hex. Digits/ 5 ASCII Keys) 128-bit WEP (26 Hex. Digits/ 13 ASCII Keys) 152-bit WEP (32 Hex. Digits/ 16 ASCII Keys) The key entry method can be in either “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII Text”. The security setting between Master and Slave Bridge are different. -
Page 29: Slave Side
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Method” and “Encryption Type” first. B. Unique Key In some special applications, you may need to assign different key for each Master-Slave link instead of the same key for all links. It can be done by setting up Unique Key per MAC address of Slave Bridge. -
Page 30: Master & Slave Bridge Joining Condition
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Picture 20 Master/Slave Bridges Connections 4.1.4.2 Master & Slave Bridge joining condition 1) Local Bridge This line shows the IP and MAC address of local Bridge as well as its state. 2) Remote Bridge This line shows the IP and MAC address of remote Bridge as well as its state. -
Page 31: Picture 21 Statistics
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Picture 21 Statistics Values on this page are automatically refreshed every minute. You may manually press the refresh button of browser to get the updated data more frequent. As RF signal strength is more critical for outdoor deployment purpose, RSSI bar is refreshed every 2 seconds. - Page 32 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Field Description RSSI Displays the strength of the received signal in dBm (the remote bridge received signal strength). Refresh every 2 seconds. RSSI of ACK Displays the strength of the far end received signals in dBm (the local bridge received signal strength).
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Page 33: Firmware And License Upgrade
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 4.2 Firmware and License Upgrade 1) Firmware upgrade is for you to upgrade your bridges when the upgrade files release. 2) “Browse” the firmware files to be uploaded from the Disc in the Picture 20 then click “Upload and Update”... -
Page 34: Rebooting
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 4.3 Rebooting 1) Click and “Reboot“ either “ each time “or “ reboot “ the system once when you finish all kinds of settings. Picture 23 Rebooting Window When all the parameters have been setup according to the network configuration and requirements, click “Update”... -
Page 35: Snmp
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 5. SNMP The system provides SNMP v2c read capability for the network management. SNMP interface can be reached both locally and remotely. The supported standard MIB including System of MIB-II Interfaces of MIB-II Address Translation of MIB-II... - Page 36 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge .1.2.1 dot11DisassociateReason .1.2.2 dot11DisassociateStation string .1.2.3 dot11DeauthenticateReason .1.2.4 dot11DeauthenticateStation string .1.2.5 dot11AuthenticateFailStatus .1.2.6 dot11AuthenticateFailStation string .1.3.1 dot11PrivacyInvoked When this attribute is true, it shall indicate that the IEEE 802.11 WEP mechanism is used for transmitting frames of type Data.
- Page 37 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 2.2.6 dot11MaxRxLifetime This value is 512 2.3.1 dot11TxFragmentCount counter =Tx MSDU on statistics web 2.3.2 dot11MulticastTxFrameCount counter =web’s Multicast-Broadcast on statistics web 2.3.3 dot11FailedCount counter =TxError on statistics web 2.3.4 dot11RetryCount counter =Excessive Retries on statistics 2.3.5...
- Page 38 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 3.2.3 dot11TurboModeEnabled enable (1); disable (0)
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Page 39: Planning Linkage
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 6. Planning Linkage 6.1 Site Survey You need to consider the following operating and environmental conditions when performing a site survey: Data rates – The sensitivity and the radio range are inversely proportional to data rates. Therefore, the maximum radio range is achieved at the lowest workable data rate, and a decrease in receiver threshold sensitivity occurs as the radio data rate increases. -
Page 40: Data Rate
According to the following table, you will have the idea about over what range the AirLive WHB-5854a 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 41: Picture 24 Line-Of-Sight (Los)
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Picture 24 Line-of-Sight (LOS) If there is any obstacle in the radio path, it may still be a radio link but the quality and the signal strength will be affected. Ensuring the maximum clearance from objects on a path is important to locate the antennas and the height. -
Page 42: Antenna Height
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 6.3.1 Antenna Height The reliable wireless linkage usually depends on the both sides’ antennas for a clear radio line of sight. The minimum height is up to the link distance, obstacles that may be in the path, topology of the terrain, and the curvature of the earth (for links over 2 miles). -
Page 43: Antenna Types
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge For example, the wireless link between the building A and the building B is located three miles (4.8 km) away. There is a tree-covered hill in the mid-way. From the table above, it can be seen that for a three-mile link and the object clearance required at the mid-point is 5.4 m (17.6 ft). -
Page 44: Weather Affection
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 6.3.4 Weather Affection The weather plays one of major matters to the antenna performance for the wireless communication. 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. -
Page 45: 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 AirLive WHB -5854a 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 46: Installing The Odu
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 7.2 Installing the ODU 7.2.1 Required Tools: Screw Driver Sealing Type 7.2.2 Installed Accessories: Antenna Mounting Set x 1 Grounding rod x 1 Waterproof Seal Ethernet Cable x 1 7.2.3 How to Mount the Bridge:... -
Page 47: Connecting The Cable
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 7.2.4 Connecting the cable An Ethernet cable connects to the power over Ethernet (P.O.E.) output port. Another Ethernet cable (RJ – 45; the crossover cable) connects to the Power over Ethernet (P.O.E.) input port. The POE AC Adapter supplies the AC power to the bridge system. -
Page 48: Basic Antenna Alignment
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 7.2.6 Basic Antenna Alignment When you use directional antennas to communicate between two bridges, you must manually align the antennas for proper bridge operation. Directional antennas have greatly reduced radiation angles. The radiation angle is approximately 25 to 30 degrees, and the parabolic dish antennas radiation angle is approximately 12.5 degrees. - Page 49 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge GLOSSARY Auto Reboot Specifies the enable/disable of auto reboot function for auto recovery. Authentication Type Specifies open-system or shared key. Authentication / Deauthentication Always 0 for Bridge Bridge Distance Enter the value (1 – 28 KM) to specify the distance between a pair of bridges.
- Page 50 AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 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.
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Page 51: Glossary
AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge Appendix B TROUBLESHOOTING The bridges could not associate appropriately with each other: To make sure the cables is connected properly. To check the POE adapter’s green light is on or not. To check the both Frequency settings are on the same channel or not.
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