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Sentry4G-900 Pico Base Station
Operating Manual
001-9290-000
June 2010 Rev.0
299 Johnson Ave, Suite 110
Waseca, MN 56093
Phone: (800) 992-7774
Fax: (507) 833-6748
www.calamp.com

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  • Page 1 Sentry4G-900 Pico Base Station Operating Manual 001-9290-000 June 2010 Rev.0 299 Johnson Ave, Suite 110 Waseca, MN 56093 Phone: (800) 992-7774 Fax: (507) 833-6748 www.calamp.com...
  • Page 2 Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station Operating Manual Copyright © 2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Dissemination or reproduction of this document, or evaluation and communication of its contents, is not authorized except where expressly permitted. Violations are liable for damages. All rights reserved, particularly for the purposes of patent application or trademark registration.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ....................1         Overview ............................ 1     Features ............................. 1 Getting Started ....................2         Opening a Web Session to the Base Station ................. 2     Initial Setup the Base Station via Quick Start ................
  • Page 4     4.5.1 Activating Software Versions ..................25     4.5.2 FTP Server Configuration ..................26     4.5.3 Downloading Software Versions ................27     4.5.4 Managing Main Software Components ..............28     4.5.5 Managing Secondary Software Version Files ............

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Overview CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station is a single sector station used to enhance outdoor and indoor WiMAX coverage and capacity. The unit is easily installable, powered by PoE and supports remote management. The Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station provides full base station functionality necessary for serving a single sector and operating in the 902-928 MHz ISM band.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    3. Launch your Web Browser (i.e. Explorer or FireFox) and enter the Base Station default IP address in the address bar. 4. Press the Enter key. The login window appears. 5. In the Login window, enter your provided User Name and Password. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 7 2.2). Once the Quick Start parameters have been defined, you will be able to access the Base Station remotely via an internet connection. • Learn how to navigate the Web Manager – refer to 2.3 Navigating the Web Manager Screen. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 8: Initial Setup The Base Station Via Quick Start

    1. Click the Backbone menu option. Choose the Backbone Admin sub-menu and then the Operation Modes. The Operation Modes screen appears. 2. In the Configured Operation Mode field set the value to Standalone or ASN-GW according to the system topology and click Apply. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 9: Asn-Gateway Mode Quick Start

    Base Station IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default GW (requires reboot). • ASN Gateway IP Address (requires reboot) • Base Station Center Frequency (requires service restart) • Base Station Bandwidth – Values: 3.5MHz, 5MHz, 7MHz, 10MHz. (requires service restart) • Authentication Mode: © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 10: Standalone Mode Quick Start

    These include the unit IP address parameters, frequency and bandwidth, and AAA Server settings. These parameters require re-starting the service (*) or rebooting the Base Station (!) as indicated. (See section 2.3.3). The necessary operation buttons are provided in the pane. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 11 Restart the service (*) – click Stop Service and then Start Service • Reboot the Base Station (!) - click Reboot. NOTE: (If necessary), to restore the factory defaults, click the Factory Default button. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 12: Navigating The Web Manager Screen

    Selecting a sub-menu item, displays the relevant options in the Work Area. • Display Area – display corresponds to the selected sub-menu item. Main Menu Options Dash Board Sub-Menu Options Pane Display area Operation button © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 13: Dash Board Options

    SS and services (for Standalone operation mode). Backbone – Determine and set operation mode (Standalone / ASN-GW), Base Station and GW IP addresses; For standalone mode define Switching parameters; For ASN-GW mode define ASN-GW parameters. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 14: Modifying Parameters

    The current value used by the Base Station. • The configured value - typed by the user but not yet updated onto the Base Station. (Will be updated in the Base Station after the required restart/reboot operation). See example below. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 15: Logout

    Logging out from the session is done through the logout pane. To access the Logout pane 1. Click the Admin menu option and then the Logout sub-menu option. 2. In the displayed Logout pane click the Logout button. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 16: Backbone Configuration

    3. To change the system operation mode: • In the Configured Operation Mode field choose the required mode. • Click Apply. • Restart the service to reset the operation mode to the configured value. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 17: Base Station And Asn-Gateway Ip Address

    MAC addresses aging period (after which an unused MAC that appears in the table is ignored). These parameters are viewed and configured via the Backbone Switching sub panes. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 18: Switching Settings

    (no flooding). Do NOT use it. Values: [L2 Switching; Forward-to-router] MAC address Table Mac Address Table Aging period (in seconds), after which unused MAC address Aging Time entries will be dropped. (300…1800) [sec] Values: 300-1800 © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 19: Mac Addresses Table

    2. The displayed information details are provided in the following table: Field Description Index Unique identifier MAC Address Base Station learned MAC addresses Time to Live (for datagrams in the network) Interface Type of interface © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 20: Asn-Gw Mode: Asn Settings

    Current R6 Type of R6 tunneling used between the Base Station and the ASN-GW Flavor (e.g. CiscoXXXXXX) 3. If the IP address has been configured, restart the service for the changes to be applied. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 21: Keep Alive Settings

    Keep Alive Activation Enable / Disable Keep Alive activation. Mode Values: [True, False] 3. If the Keep Alive Activation Mode has been configured, reboot the Base Station for the changes to be applied. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 22: Administration

    This pane provides status (read-only) information on the Base Station communication parameters. To access the Main Status pane 1. Click the Admin menu option. From the General sub-menus choose Current Status. The Main Device Statuses pane is displayed. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 23: Device Info

    Serial Number, Manufacturer identifier, etc. To access the Device Info pane Click the Admin menu option and then the General sub-menu option. From the General sub- menus choose Device Info. The Device Info pane is displayed. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 24: Base Station Identification Information

    Antenna Azimuth in degrees, as configured by the installer: 0 to 359 Inclination: Vertical inclination of antenna in degrees, as configured by the installer. Values: [-90,90] Contact details: name, telephone ,etc. of service person that can be contacted. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 25: Security

    Click the “+” sign at the bottom of the Users Table. • Enter the new User Name. • Select the relevant access level for that user. • Enter and retype the Password. • Click Apply. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 26: Snmp Settings And Trap Destination Addresses

    Note: To remove the last row, click the “–“ sign. To remove a selected row, mark the required row and then click the “–“ sign. • Define the IP Destination Address to which the traps will be sent and click Apply. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 27: Alarms And Traps

    To access the Alarms pane 1. Click the Admin menu option and then the Alarms and Traps sub-menu option. From the Alarms and Traps sub-menus choose Alarms. The System Alarms pane is displayed. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 28: Traps - Snmp Trap Settings

    The software components saved in one directory can be copied to the other directory, allowing the user to save backups of software versions and to restore or update versions as required. This sections describes how to perform these operations, navigating between both directories and external URL locations. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 29: Activating Software Versions

    Run Secondary - Reboot device and load from secondary • Set as Primary - Set current running SW as Primary • Reboot - Reboot device and load from main • Factory Defaults – Restore factory setup © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 30: Ftp Server Configuration

    2. Define the FTP server parameters described below and click Apply: • Server IP Address • Directory – directory in which files are located • User Name and Password – your FTP User Name and Password. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 31: Downloading Software Versions

    3. In the Download File Name, enter the name of the file to be downloaded. 4. Click Download. The specified file will be downloaded from the predefined FTP server to the BTS Secondary SW directory. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 32: Managing Main Software Components

    3. Click one of the buttons: • Upload File - Send selected files to the specified URL • Copy File - Copy selected file to secondary. • Copy Dir - Copy main zone files to secondary zone. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 33: Managing Secondary Software Version Files

    3. Click one of the buttons: • Upload File - Send selected files to the specified URL • Delete File - Delete selected file from the secondary storage. • Delete Directory - Delete all secondary files. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 34: Upgrade From Version 3.0.4602.Yy

    2. Download the files to the Secondary Directory by doing the following: • In the left pane, under SW Upgrade, click Downloads. • Select the File Type as Package. • Click Download to begin the process. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 35 3. Verify that the downloaded version is saved into the Secondary Directory: • Under SW Upgrade, choose Secondary Bank. • Under Secondary Components Table, verify that the software components are downloaded to the Secondary directory. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 36 Run the Secondary software version: • Under SW Upgrade, choose SW Properties. • Click Run Secondary. The Base Station will reset and the Secondary files will be loaded. This will take about 2 minutes. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 37 4.5.6.3 Setting the Version to Run from the Primary Directory Click Set as Primary. The software files will run from the Primary directory. The Software Upgrade procedure is now complete. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 38: Gps Settings

    4. Set the GPS Stop Tx mode - Determine if the Base Station will continue transmitting after hold over. • False – off. Default. • True – on. Base Station continues transmitting after hold-over. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 39: Qos Management

    5. Define a QoS profile to the selected SS by assigning it the relevant Service Flows. Note: For every SF change, it is required to perform service-restart to any CPE to which that SF has been allocated. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 40: Defining Service Flow(S)

    Classifiers – invokes classifier-definition-screen (relevant to the selected row). • Provisioned SS – shows the SS associated with the selected SF. Default SFs Example: SF-A defined Click to add SF Scroll to view more attributes © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 41: Defining Service Flows

    2. Add an SF (row) by clicking the (+) sign. 3. Configure the SF attributes according to the descriptions in the following table and then click Apply. Note: If Classifiers are to be assigned, click the Classifiers button AFTER clicking Apply. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 42 Registration Base - assigns the SF to the explicitly configured (registered) SS. All Users - this SF will be applied to all subscribed SSs. Select this option to set this as the default profile. Min Rate [Kbits/sec] Minimum bandwidth rate for this SF. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 43 Resetting the connection of all registered SSs (in case the SF is applied to All Users): • Click the Quick Start menu option. • In the displayed Quick Start pane click the Stop Service button, and then click the Start Service button. 5.2.2.1 Bandwidth Latency and Jitter Guidelines © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 44 1. (If you are not already in the Unicast Services pane), access the Unicast Services pane (by clicking the Subscribers menu option and choosing Services from the sub-menu). 2. Select the relevant SF row and click the Classifiers button. The Unicast SF Classifiers screen appears. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 45 For…. Classifier Value Classifier Value Comment (Classifier Description Example Type) MAC/Mask 11:22:33:44:55:66/48 /Mask is optional (src/dest) IP address IP/Mask 192.168.1.1/32 /Mask is optional (src/dest) Port port range 1230-1250 Range (src/dest) © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 46 Resetting the connection of all registered SSs (in case the SF is applied to All Users): • Click the Quick Start menu option. • In the displayed Quick Start pane click the Stop Service button, and then click the Start Service button. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 47: Qos Assignment To Subscribers

    Click the ‘+’ sign. A row is added. • Enter the SS MAC Address. The Static MCS (CPE Specific Configuration) will be displayed. • Click Apply. • Repeat the procedure for any additional SS to be added to the list. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 48 Click the Subscribers menu option. Choose the Subscriber Management sub-menu and then the Registered SS. • In the displayed Registered SS Information pane select the radio button of the requested SS and click the Deregister button. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 49: Monitoring And Maintaining Registered Sss Connections

    To access the SS Lists pane 1. Click the Subscribers menu option and then the Subscriber Management sub-menu option. Choose Registered SS sub menu. The Registered SS Information pane is displayed. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 50 RF Statistics - Provides RF Statistics • Deregister – Reset the connection between the Base Station and the selected SS (Base Station shall send DEREG request to the SS and delete the SS from the lists). © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 51: Wireless (Wimax) Parameters

    This ID should not be part of the MAC address, in order to allow mix of vendors. 3. Enter the Base Station Name and the Configured Operator (Network Access Provider) ID. 4. Click Apply. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 52: Radio And Frame

    Values: Min to Max, Separated by a comma. Example: 1350,1450 Supported BW [KHz] Supported bandwidths in KHz. Values are separated by commas. Example: 5000,7000,10000 Supported MIMO Supported MIMO schemes. Schemes Values: Matrixes separated with comma: A,B © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 53: Radio Settings

    To access the Radio Settings pane 1. Click the Wireless menu option and then the Radio and Frame sub-menu option. From the Radio and Frame sub-menus choose Radio. The Radio Settings pane is displayed. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 54 False - disabled True - enabled Tx Power RF unit Transmit Power (Tx) [dBm]. Values: [-50,100] Analog RSSI Analog RSSI level [dBm]. Temperature RF2 Temperature [Celsius]. Antenna Antenna Connectivity Status. Values: [Connected, Disconnected] © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 55: Frame

    Configured BW must be one of the supported BWs. Values: Default: 10 Preamble Index Configured Frame Preamble Index: Preamble Index allows the SS to perform frequency and time synchronization. The value should be different for neighboring Base Station. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 56 (1-6 correspondingly). Note at least one major group shall be selected. Values: [0,63] Default: 63 UL Subchannels Bitmap UL Sub-channels Bitmap DCD Count Downlink Channel Descriptor Count. UCD Count Uplink Channel Descriptor Count. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 57: Arq And Harq

    Default: False, False, False, False, False HARQ Activation This parameter specifies the activation status of HARQ for local mode Status per type of service. Values: [False, True] Default: True, True, False, False, False © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 58: Link Adaptation

    2. To Add a row (max 11 rows) to the table click the ‘+’ sign. To Remove the last row click the ‘– ’ sign. To remove a selected row, mark the row and click the ‘–’ sign. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 59: Ul Modulation

    2. To Add a row (max 11 rows) to the table click the ‘+’ sign. To Remove the last row click the ‘– ’ sign. To remove a selected row, mark the row and click the ‘–’ sign. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 60: Dl Zones

    2. To Add a row to the table click the ‘+’ sign. To Remove the last row click the ‘–’ sign. To remove a selected row, mark the row and click the ‘–’ sign. 3. Update the required parameters in the Pane table according to the following descriptions and click Apply. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 61 Must be greater or equal to of that zone: Min-Number-Of-Slots-In- Time-Axis. Values: [0,100] Default: 100 Permutation Permutation Type (Base) Values: 0 - PUSC 1 - FUSC 2 – AMC Default: PUSC MIMO Config MIMO Configuration Values: Default: MIMO A © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 62: Feedback Channel

    Click the Wireless menu option and then the Radio and Frame sub-menu option. From the Radio and Frame sub-menus choose Feedback Channel. The Feedback Channel Settings pane is displayed. The pane displays the current feedback type. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 63: Security - Authentication Settings

    Standalone mode is designed for demos. Values: Standalone, ASN-GW Authentication Mode A string specifying the authentication mode. Values: Default: PKMv2.0 (Null when Current-Operation-Mode is standalone) Current Radius Server IP Current Radius Server IP Address Address © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 64: Asn-Gw Authentication Settings

    Specifies the operation mode, normal mode is ASNGW, Standalone Mode mode is designed for demos. Values: Standalone, ASN-GW Authentication Mode A string specifying the authentication mode. Values: Default: PKMv2.0 (Null when Current-Operation-Mode is standalone) © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 65: Mac

    Defines the time interval (in [ms]), after which the UCD appears (e.g. every 100 ms). Values: [5,20000] Default: 1000 DCD Period Defines the time interval(in [ms]) after which the DCD appears (e.g. every 100 ms). Values: [5,20000] Default: 1000 © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 66: Neighbor Base Station

    To access the Neighbor Base Station Settings pane 1. Click the Wireless menu option and then the MAC sub-menu option. From the MAC sub- menus choose Neighbor Base Station. The Neighbor Base Station Settings pane is displayed. Click to © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 67: Dcd Triggers

    Number of configured DCD triggers Index DCD Trigger Index. Default: 0 Metric This parameter specifies the DCD metric. Values: Default: CINR Duration This parameter specifies the average interval in frames duration. Values: [1,100] © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 68 • For RTD – [1/Fs] (frequency sample) Default: 16 Function This parameter specifies the function used for the metric. Values: Default: Sbs greater abs value Action Action performed upon reaching trigger condition. Values: Default: Report © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 69: Diagnostics

    To access the Aggregate Throughput pane 1. Click the Wireless menu option and then the Diagnostics sub-menu option. From the Diagnostics sub-menus choose Aggregate Throughput. The Aggregated Throughput Values pane is displayed. © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 70 Aggregated UL CRC OK Total number of Aggregated UL CRC OK since last reset. UL PER [%] UL Packet Error Rate UL BER [10-6] UL Bit Error Rate UL / DL Rate UL / DL Rate © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

  • Page 71: List Of Acronyms

    Internet Control Message Protocol Indoor Units IEEE Institute of Electronic and Eclectic Engineers IGMP Internet Group Multicast Protocol IP Multimedia System Internet Protocol IPSec IP Security Local Area Network Line-of-sight Media Access Control © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 72 Real-Time Polling Service Service Flow Session Initiation Protocol Service Level Agreements SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Subscriber Station Space-time coding Subscriber Unit Transmission Control Protocol Time Division Duplex TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...
  • Page 73 Term Description User Datagram Protocol Unsolicited Grant Service VoIP Voice over IP Virtual Private Network Wide Area Network WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access © CalAmp Sentry 4G-900 Pico Base Station...

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