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FCC NOTICE This device 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. This device generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Declaration of Conformity Netkrom Technologies, Inc. declares the following: Product Name: AIRNET 300Mbps 4.9/5.8 GHz MIMO Bridge Point to Point Kit Model No.: AIR-PTP600 conforms to the following Product Standards: This device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community.
Package Contents ........................14 Setup Requirements ........................15 AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge Point to Point Installations ..........16 Mounting AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge in the pole or tower ...........19 Access the Web Interface................... 24 Access with uConfig .......................24 Access with a Web Browser....................27 Navigation ........................
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System Tab ........................56 Firmware Upgrade ........................56 Host Name ..........................57 Administrative and Read-only Account ..................57 Configuration Management ....................58 Device Maintenance........................58 Status Page ........................59 Clients Connection Status in AP Status Info ................61 Station Connection Info ......................62 Status Info ..........................62 More Status ..........................64 VLAN Tab........................
Overview the Product Introduction The AIRNET 300 Mb 4.9-5.8GHz MIMO Bridges Point to Point kit is an optimal solution for a large number of applications. In its simplest form, it can be deployed by many organizations to provide Ethernet extensions (i.e. LAN-to-LAN) between two locations. In its most advanced configurations, the AIRNET 300Mb 4.9-5.8GHz MIMO Bridge Point...
Features and Benefits Point-to-Point Support Point-to-Point communication between different buildings enables you to bridge wireless clients while unifying the networks. Highly Secured Wireless Network The AIR-PTP6000L supports the highest available wireless security standard: IEEE802.11i compliant. The AIR-PTP6000L also supports IEEE 802.1x for secure and centralized user-based authentication.
Operation Modes and Connection Examples Access Point and Access Point WDS Mode The Access Point Mode is the default mode of the AIR-PTP600. It enables the bridging of wireless clients to wired network infrastructure and enables transparent access and communication with each other. The illustration below shows a typical resources sharing application example using this device.
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Station Mode In Station mode the AIR-PTP600 acts as a wireless client. When connected to an access point, it creates a network link between the Ethernet network connected at the AIR-PTP600, and the wireless Ethernet network connected at the access point. In this example the workgroup PCs on the Ethernet network connected to the Station device can access the printer across the wireless connection to the access point where the printer is connected.
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Station WDS Mode Station WDS mode is similar to Station mode. The difference is that Station WDS must connect to an access point configured as Access Point WDS mode. Station WDS is mainly used for point-to–point connection between 2 buildings or locations as far as several kilometers away.
Router Mode In Router Mode, the AIR-PTP600 also operates as a router. Either the wireless or Ethernet can be setup as WAN connection to a broadband modem. Wireless as WAN is known as Station + Router mode and Ethernet as WAN is known as AP + Router mode.
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Repeater WDS Mode Repeater WDS Mode is mainly used to extend the wireless range and coverage of the wireless network allowing access and communications over places generally difficult for wireless clients to connect to the network. In Repeater mode, the AIR-PTP600 acts as a relay for network signals on the network by regenerating the signals it receives, and retransmitting them to main network infrastructure.
Hardware Installation Package Contents Take a moment to ensure you have all of the following parts in your AIRNET 300Mbps 4.9/5.8 GHz MIMO Bridge Point to Point Kit installation kit before you begin installing the product. If any parts are missing, please contact your local vendor or contact us at 305-4182232.
Configure and verify the AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge kit operations first before you mount the unit in a remote location. • You may need to install a lightning arrestor to protect your AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge kit from the lightning. •...
AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge Point to Point Installations The diagram below shows the overall setup of AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge unit. Page 16 of 81...
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Connect your UTP or FTP Outdoor cat.5 Ethernet cable with waterproof connector to the RJ-45 connector on the AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge unit. Then connect the other end of the cable to the PoE injector. For the Netkrom PoE, the recommended length of the RJ45 Category 5 cable is up to 150 feet or 50 meters.
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From the PoE injector connect one cat.5 Ethernet cable to the AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge unit and another cat.5 cable to a switch or PC. Connect the power cable supplied in the Netkrom PoE kit to the main electrical supply and the power plug into the socket of the injector.
Mounting AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge in the pole or tower Netkrom AIRNET MIMO Outdoor Bridge device can be mounted on the pole or tower as shown in following: 1.- Attach the mounting bracket to the back of the radio using the four hex screws provided.
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Configure the IP Address After setting up the hardware you need to assign an IP address to your PC so that it is in the same subnet as the access point. For Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT From your desktop, right-click the Network Neighborhood icon and select Properties. Select the network adapter that you are using, then right-click and select Properties.
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To verify that the IP address has been correctly assigned to your PC, go to the Start menu, select Run, and enter the command: winipcfg. Select Ethernet adapter from drop-down list and click OK. PC is now setup with proper IP address to communicate with the access point. Page 21 of 81...
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For Windows XP/2000 Go to your desktop, right-click on the My Network Places icon and select Properties. Right-click the network adapter icon and select Properties. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button. Select the Use the following IP address radio button.
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Click on the OK button to close all windows. To verify that the IP address has been correctly assigned to your PC, go to the Start menu, Accessories, select Command Prompt, and type the command: ipconfig/all PC is now setup with a proper IP address to communicate with the access point. Page 23 of 81...
Access the Web Interface Access with uConfig The UConfig utility provides direct access to the web interface. Insert the Product CD into your CD-ROM drive, the CD will autorun. From the section, select to install the utility to your hard disk. After installation double-click on the icon and click on the button.
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Select the access point from the products list and click on the button. To retrieve and display the latest device(s) in the list, click on the button. Do not exit the uConfig program while accessing the web-based interface as this will disconnect you from the device.
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At the login prompt, enter the User Name and Password. The defaults are: User Name: admin Password : password It then opens the device home page. The Status page. Page 26 of 81...
ccess with a Web Browser Launch your Web browser. E.g. MS Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, etc.. For MS IE, under the tab, select Open the tab and in the section disable all the option boxes. Click on the button to update the changes. At the bar type in http://192.168.168.1 and press on your keyboard.
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At the login prompt, enter the User Name and Password. The defaults are: User Name: admin Password : password It then opens the device home page. The Status page. Page 28 of 81...
Navigation Main Menu Bar Page displays current status of the device and the Status: statistical information. Basic Wireless: Page contains the controls for a wireless network configuration, while covering basic wireless settings which define operating mode, associating details and data security options. Basic Network: Page covers the configuration of network operating mode, IP settings and network services (i.e.
Basic Network Tab Click BASIC NETWORK from the menu bar to open the page as show below. Network Mode: Bridging and Routing Network Mode: Select between Bridge (default) and Router mode. LAN Setup LAN Mode: Static: (default) lets you enter a specific IP address for the device. Default IP address is 192.168.168.1 DHCP Client: when set let device learn the IP address automatically from the network.
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Gateway: (optional) Enter the gateway IP address of the network the device is connected. DHCP Fallback IP: Should device in DHCP Client mode failed to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, user can access device using this temporary fallback IP address. DHCP Mode: None: function disabled DHCP Server: Check to enable.
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DHCP Reservations Click Add to enter for each device the IP address and MAC address. All DHCP active lease devices are displayed in the Status tab page from the More Status selection. Domain Name Server Entry The Primary and Secondary DNS IP addresses entry is for device operation to resolve domain name to reach certain servers like internet time server and other services that use domain name.
Basic Wireless Tab Under the tab, there is the selection of 4 radios. Fig 2.1 Basic Wireless Currently device supports only one 802.11n radio card. Select RADIO 1 to configure. Basic Wireless Tab contains all the wireless setup, which is necessary for the operator to setup the wireless part of the link.
Wireless Mode There are 5 modes available. Access Point This mode can be connected to Station mode, and then forwards all the traffic to the network devices connected to the Ethernet devices of the Station. Access Point WDS This mode can be connected to Station WDS mode. Using WDS protocol, it allows a client or station device to bridge wireless traffic transparently.
Access Point Parameters Settings Fig 2.3 Basic Wireless Settings (Access Point/ Access Point WDS) Local AP-ESSID This is the Service Set Identifier used to identify the operator’s wireless LAN. It should be specified while operating in Access Point or Access Point WDS mode. All the client devices within its range will receive broadcast messages from the access point advertising this SSID.
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Guard Interval: Guard band between packets. For long distant connection, select Long for better performance. Channel – Frequency This is frequency selection you can set for device to operate on. The frequency range available depends on the country domain you select in Country Code.
Station Parameters Settings Fig 2.4 Basic Wireless Settings (Station/Station WDS) This options below are only available in Station, Station WDS and Repeater WDS modes unless otherwise stated. Wireless Mode: Station Remote AP-ESSID This is the Service Set Identifier used by station to seek and connect to the access point of same the SSID identifier.
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Country Code Different countries have different power levels and also frequency selections. To ensure device operation follows regulatory compliance rules, the operator should make sure t h a t correct country code where device will be used, is selected. The channel list, output power limits, IEEE 802.11 and Channel Spectrum Width modes will be tuned according to the regulations of the selected country.
Wireless Security All the wireless security settings are set under this section. The operation of the Keys is the same for ALL the Wireless modes. WPA or WPA2 Authentication Fig 2.7 WPA (Access Point/Access Point WDS/Repeater WDS) WPA PSK PSK (Default) – WPA or WPA2 with Pre-shared Key method. Cipher Type TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol which uses RC4 encryption algorithm.
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WPA + EAP Fig 2.8 WPA + EAP EAP – WPA or WPA2 with EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) Firmware supported options for clients are: EAP-TTLS and EAP-PEAP Cipher Type TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol which uses RC4 encryption algorithm. AES - Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm.
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WPA EAP-TTLS and WPA EAP-PEAP Fig 2.8 WPA (Station /Station WDS/Repeater WDS) This applies to the following modes only, when WPA or WPA2, with EAP is selected. Station, Station WDS, Repeater WDS mode. Identity Identification credential used by the wpa-supplicant for EAP authentication. User Name: Identification credential used by the wpa-supplicant for EAP tunneled...
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IEEE802.1x Settings The operation of the Keys is the same for ALL the modes. ** Note: Operating with IEEE802.1x security will limit AP to maximum wireless link speed of 54Mbps only. Fig. 2.8 IEEE802.1X (Access Point/Access Point WDS/ Repeater WDS) This option apply to the following modes only, when WPA EAP or IEEE802.1x.
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Fig 2.6 WEP The operation of the Keys is the same for ALL the modes. ** Note: Operating with WEP security will limit AP to maximum wireless link speed of 54Mbps only. Authentication Type: Open Authentication – (Default) No authentication. Recommend to use this standard option over shared authentication.
Virtual Access Point (VAP) Virtual AP (VAP) implements mSSID (Multi-SSID) whereby a single wireless card can be setup with up to 3 virtual SSID of BSSID connections in the VAP setup page. Each VAP can be set with different security authentication mode. Fig 2.11 Virtual AP (Only Available in Access Point/ Access Point WDS Mode) All VAPs are created from the same radio they all share the same wireless channel, country code, channel spectrum width and transmit power.
Advance Wireless Tab Click Advanced Wireless tab from menu and select RADIO 1 to open the page below. Long Range Parameters Setup Advanced wireless page let you setup outdoor long distant connection parameters. Long Range Parameters: Check to enable parameters. Beacon Interval: (default is 100 ms) Define the time interval (in millisecond) the beacon to broadcast.
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Noise Immunity: Check t o e n a b l e . When e n a b l e d , i t a u t o m a t i c a l l y a d j u s t s t h e s i g n a l /noise l e v e l f o r...
Advanced Network Tab Click Advanced Network tab from menu to open the page below. *Note: This tab will not open when the device is in Bridge node. To open page, first enable Router mode in Basic Network Page 47 of 81...
Spanning Tree Setup Spanning Tree Protocol: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. Root Priority: Default value is 32768. Smaller value has higher priority. Root Hello Time: Default time is 2 seconds. Root Forward Delay: Default is 15 seconds Root Maximum Age: Default is 20 seconds Changing to lower time can caused high overheads to the network.
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Adding an entry from Custom Server Entry from Custom Server box lets you enter the other port number service for an application and new applications. Custom Server also lets you enter a different public and private port service Server Typ e: Enter a brief name for the application. This info helps you track the application for that port number you set.
Firewall Setup Firewall Setup: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. For configuration refer to Appendix section. Comment: enter a brief name for the service. Policy: select Accept or Deny for the apply rule IP Type: select ICMP, TCP, and UDP packet type to check Source IP/Mask: enter the source IP address and Netmask Is the source IP of the packet (specified within the packet header), usually it is the IP of the host system which sends the packets;...
Outbound Filtering Setup Filtering Setup: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. For configuration refer to Appendix section. DNS Redirection: Default is enabled. Check on box to disable. When enabled, router device will act as DNS proxy. PC connected to this router device to set their TCPIP DNS IP to router’s IP address.
Services Tab Click Services tab from menu to open the page below. Services section provides varieties of useful and enhanced functions to help assist device operations. Page 52 of 81...
Ping Watchdog Enable Ping Watchdog: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. IP Address To Ping: Target IP address do ping test monitor. Ping Interval: Default is 5 seconds (minimum). This is Ping test duration. Startup Delay: Default is 60 seconds (minimum). One time delay after device startup.
SNMP Setup Enable SNMP: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. Read Only Password: Password to query device. Engine ID: Default is 800007e5BD00002704D000007c Enable SNMP Trap: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. Trap Destination IP: Enter the IP to send the info when trap is triggered. Community: Enter the SNMP community string.
Telnet Access Setup Enable Telnet Server: Default is enabled. Remove check on box to disable. Server Port: Default is 23. Enter new preferred port number. SSH Access Setup Enable SSH Server: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. Server Port: Default is 22.
System Tab The System Page contains Administrative options. This page enables administrator to customize, reboot the device, set it to factory defaults, upload a new firmware, backup or update the configuration and configure administrator’s credentials. Firmware Upgrade Use this section to find out current software version and update the device with the new firmware.
Host Name Host Name is the system wide device identifier. It is reported by SNMP Agent to authorized management stations. Host Name will be represented in popular Router Operating Systems registration screens and discovery tools. Host Name: specifies the system identity. Change button saves the Host Name if activated.
Configuration Management Backup Configuration: click Download button to export the current configuration to a file. Upload Configuration: click Browse button to navigate to and select the new configuration file or specify the full path to the configuration file location. Activating the Upload button will transfer new configuration file to the system.
Status Page The Status Page displays a summary of link status information, current values of basic configuration settings (depending on operating mode), network settings and traffic statistics of all the interfaces. Status Reporting Main Uptime: displays device up time since boot up. The time is expressed in days, hours, minutes and seconds.
LAN Setting LAN MAC: displays the MAC address of the device LAN (Ethernet) interface. LAN Mode: displays the mode used, either static or DHCP client. LAN IP Address: displays the current IP address of the LAN (Ethernet) interface. LAN Gateway IP Address: displays the IP address of the gateway used in LAN. LAN Pri.
Clients Connection Status in AP Status Info All clients connected to AP can be view from AP Status page. Below is an example of client connection status info. Click to refresh client connection statistics and status page. Signals strength at the left and right port of radio card can be view with more accurately while adjusting the antenna to get a more balanced reception.
Station Connection Info Status Info Click to refresh client connection statistics and status page. WLAN Connected Status: MAC Address: displays the MAC address of the current active WLAN card. Signal Strength: displays the received wireless signal level of opposite connected device. TX Rate and RX Rate: displays the current 802.11 data transmission (TX) and data reception (RX) rate while operating in Station mode.
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Rx invalid NWID value represents the number of packets received with a different NWID or ESSID - packets which were destined for another access point. It can help to detect configuration problems or identify the adjacent wireless network existence on the same frequency. Value increase indicates AP channel is adjacent to many wireless networks.
More Status In More Status option contains some useful tools and additional status pages. Ping Utility – a ping tool to test the connectivity between devices. ARP Table display a list of MAC addresses of the connected devices Bridge Table display a list the devices connect to the bridge interface DHCP Active Lease Table display a list of IPs addresses leased to all computers.
VLAN Tab This setup lets you create virtual local network connection through the device Ethernet only and over wireless connections. By default VLAN mode is disabled and checked on No Vlan VLAN Switch To setup VLAN network check on Vlan Switch To add a Tag VLAN ID for Ethernet port, type in the ID number select Tag and click Add To add a Tag VLAN ID for MAIN wireless SSID, type in the ID number select Tag and click Add To add a Tag VLAN ID for VAP1 wireless SSID, type in the ID number select Tag and click Add...
VLAN Management Vlan management lets you control and limit only clients connection of same tag vlan ID group is open AP device web page. * Note:- Vlan Management works only in tag vlan pass-through mode. i.e. Vlan Switch is disabled. When Vlan Switch is enabled or configured, Vlan Management function stops operation.
Appendix I - Network This section provides more detailed explanation on the network operation modes in general. The Network Page allows the administrator to Setup Bridge or routing functionality. Device can operate in bridge or router mode. The IP configuration as described below is required for device management purposes.
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Bridge IP Address: The device can be set for static IP or can be set to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server it is connected to. One of the IP assignment modes must be selected: DHCP: choose this option to assign the dynamic IP address, Gateway and DNS address by the local DHCP server.
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Bridge mode Firewall Configuration Settings Firewall functionality on bridge interface can be enabled using the "Enable Firewall" option. Bridge Firewall rules can be configured, enabled or disabled while using Firewall configuration window which is opened with the "Configure" button. Firewall entries can be specified by using the following criteria: Interface the interface (WLAN or LAN) where filtering of the incoming/passing-through packets is processed;...
Appendix II – Wireless with Router Mode This section provides more details on wireless with router function. The role of the LAN and WLAN interface will change accordingly to the Wireless Mode while the device is operating in Router mode: •...
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Gateway IP: This is the IP address of the host router which resides on the external network and provides the point of connection to the next hop towards the internet. This can be a DSL modem, Cable modem, or a WISP gateway router. The device will direct all the packets to the gateway if the destination host is not within the local network.
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Port Forwarding Settings Port Forwarding: Port forwarding allows specific ports of the hosts residing in the internal network to be forwarded to the external network. This is useful for number of applications such as FTP servers, gaming, etc. where different host systems need to be seen using a single common IP address/port.
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Bridge mode Firewall Configuration Settings Firewall functionality on any router interface can be enabled using the "Enable Firewall" option. Router Firewall rules can be configured, enabled or disabled while using Firewall configuration window which is opened with the "Configure" button. Firewall entries can be specified by using the following criteria: Interface the interface (WLAN, LAN or PPP) where filtering of the incoming/passing- through packets is processed;...
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Enable DMZ: The Demilitarized zone (DMZ) can be enabled and used as a place where services can be placed such as Web Servers, Proxy Servers, and E-mail Servers such that these services can still serve the local network and are at the same time isolated from it for additional security.
Appendix III- Advanced Settings This section provides more explanation on advanced setting for routing and wireless settings. The Advanced options page allows you to manage advanced settings that influence on the device performance and behavior. The advanced wireless settings are dedicated for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN technology.
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Fragmentation Threshold: specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. The range is 256-2346 bytes, or word “off”. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. The use of fragmentation can increase the reliability of frame transmissions. Because of sending smaller frames, collisions are much less likely to occur.
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Signal Strength LED Settings LED Thresholds Configuration The LED's for signal strength on the device can be made to light on when received signal levels reach the values defined in the following fields. This allows a technician to easily deploy a CPE without logging into the unit (i.e. for antenna alignment operation). Signal LED Thresholds specify the marginal value of Signal Strength (dBm) which will switch on LEDs indicating signal strength: LED 1 (Red) will switch on if the Signal Strength reaches the value set...
Appendix IV- Services This section provides more details on the system management services. Ping WatchDog The ping watchdog sets the device to continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example). If it is unable to ping under the user defined constraints, the device will automatically reboot.
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NTP Client, Web, Telnet, SSH Server NTP Client: The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks. It can be used to set the device system time. System Time is reported next to the every System Log entry while registering system events if Log option is enabled.
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