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AirLive WHB-5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 

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  64-bit WEP (10 Hex. Digits/ 5 ASCII Keys) 

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  128-bit WEP (26 Hex. Digits/ 13 ASCII Keys) 

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  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. 

 

Note:

 It is required to have the same security setting between Bridges to 

communicate. 

   

 

Picture 18 Master Bridge Security Setup 

 

1) 

Master Bridge Security 

Enable/Disable bridge’s security setting. 

2) 

Entry Method 
Hexadecimal 

-- The key input must be hexadecimal (0-9, A-F). 

ASCII Text

 -- The key input can be any character. 

3)

 

Encryption Type 

The encryption mechanism can be 64/128/152 “WEP”.

 

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 

Summary of Contents for WHB-5854A

Page 1: ...AirLive WHB 5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 1 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: ...tion If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfe...

Page 3: ...The wireless building to building bridging solution contains a state of the art wireless Bridge high gain performance antenna and power over Ethernet technology For further protection the bridge and...

Page 4: ...on your PC 17 4 1 2 Master Bridge side PC TCP IP Setup 18 4 1 2 1 Master side PC TCP IP Setup 18 4 1 2 2 Master Bridge Side PC IP MAC Address Set up 18 4 1 2 3 Slave Side PC Configuration and TCP IP...

Page 5: ...7 2 INSTALLING THE ODU 46 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 Ant...

Page 6: ...atistic Page 21 Picture 13 Region Country Setup 22 Picture 14 Manually setup IP address 23 Picture 15 Auto Get IP 24 Picture 16 5GHz Bridge Master 27 Picture 17 5GHz Bridge Slave 27 Picture 18 Master...

Page 7: ...o specify or omit Within commands item enclosed in braces are options from which the user must choose Within commands the vertical bar separates options An ellipsis indicates a repetition of preceding...

Page 8: ...anguage in any form or any means electronic magnetic chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of OvisLink Corp 2F No 8 Lane 130 Min Chuan Road Hsin Tien Taipei Taiwan The AirL...

Page 9: ...2 11a turbo About the bridge under the IEEE 802 11a mode it supports the data rate from 6 Mbps to 54 Mbps Under the IEEE802 11a turbo mode it supports the data rate from 12 Mbps to 108 Mbps in Atheros...

Page 10: ...AirLive WHB 5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 10 2 AirLive WHB 5854A Hardware FEATURE 2 1 Hardware Outline Picture 01 Bridge outlook 2 2 Hardware Architecture Picture 02 Bridge Architecture...

Page 11: ...bles are all properly grounded Additional protection using lightning rods lightning arrestors or surge suppressors may also be employed Range The wireless bridge has been refined and optimized for lon...

Page 12: ...nection 2 Proper grounding is always for the safety consideration 2 5 3 Caution over Cable Connection Picture 04 Connection1 External Antenna Connector PoE Cable Connector 1 Crossover Ethernet cable c...

Page 13: ...ink Corp warranty is for its software and the OvisLink Corp designed firmware when you properly installed on this product The OvisLink Corp does not warrant that the operation of the product or softwa...

Page 14: ...10 100Base T The operating mode is for IEEE 802 11a infrastructure The dynamic data rate switching with 6 9 1 2 18 24 36 48 54 and turbo mode provided by Atheros Chip allows auto fallback data rate f...

Page 15: ...system firewall installed in your PC is Disable Below the installation and usage procedure 1 Insert the Utility and User s Manual CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Once the menu screen appears click on the I...

Page 16: ...or 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...

Page 17: ...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 Lo...

Page 18: ...Properties Picture 09 Local Area Connection Properties 4 1 2 2 Master Bridge Side PC IP MAC Address Set up 1 Use IP address ex 192 168 1 2 under the same Bridge subnet and Bridge Default IP Address 1...

Page 19: ...col 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 2 As TCP IP you al...

Page 20: ...To Start 1 Launch a Web Browser 2 Key in the default IP Address as URL 3 Enter Network Password Diagram will appear 4 Enter Username Admin Case Sensitive 5 Enter Password 5up Case Sensitive 6 Click OK...

Page 21: ...assword when you sign in for the first time 4 SSH Server SSH is a secured telnet like mechanism to invoke the command line interface All the commands and response will be encrypted SSH function can co...

Page 22: ...ted by SNMP agent to send to the network management server To have the Outdoor WLAN product send SNMP trap you need to enter the IP address of the server where the trap is sent to There are two trap m...

Page 23: ...lue 255 255 255 0 for the first time set up 3 Keep the Default Gateway as Blank or set it up if you have your own Default Gateway Picture 14 Manually setup IP address Note that every radio in the same...

Page 24: ...e radios the MAC address of remotes bridge s need to be registered in the address table Type the MAC address with format xx xx xx xx xx xx x is the hexadecimal digit and use Add and Delete button to e...

Page 25: ...ridge it is recommended to check or predict the received signal strength at the Slave Bridge and pick a supported data rate according to the following table Note 3 to 5dB additional margin is recommen...

Page 26: ...bandwidth but would consume frame process time In case the data is already compressed eg mpeg frame please do NOT turn on this function Bursting Turning on Bursting function enables multiple frames a...

Page 27: ...ess Outdoor Bridge 27 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...

Page 28: ...security setting between Bridges to communicate Picture 18 Master Bridge Security Setup 1 Master Bridge Security Enable Disable bridge s security setting 2 Entry Method Hexadecimal The key input must...

Page 29: ...te Slave Side Slave Bridge security setting may apply on bridges of Point to Point network as well as Point to Multipoint network For a Point to Point bridging network 2 bridges to communicate each ot...

Page 30: ...l 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 4 1 4 3 Statistics Cli...

Page 31: ...y 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 Note Du...

Page 32: ...ticast frames Errors Displays the error count for both transmit and receive Data Rate Displays the receive and transmit data rate in Mbps Receive Errors Displays the number of receive errors Discarded...

Page 33: ...u finish 3 When uploading successful users need to reboot the system by clicking Reboot on the left side column of the firmware upload page to make it effective 4 Caution over the traffic on the bridg...

Page 34: ...all kinds of settings Picture 23 Rebooting Window When all the parameters have been setup according to the network configuration and requirements click Update and Reboot for parameter changes taking...

Page 35: ...D string Wireless MAC address of system 1 1 2 dot11DesiredSSID string The value shall be the same as SSID of system itself 1 1 3 dot11DesiredBSSType int The value shall be 1 1 Infrastructure 2 Indepen...

Page 36: ...ngLen int The maximum number of tuples that dot11WEPKeyMappings can hold 1 3 4 dot11ExcludeUnencrypted int 1 3 5 dot11WEPICVErrorCount counter This counter shall increment when a frame is received wit...

Page 37: ...dot11MulticastRxFrameCount counter 2 3 12 dot11CRCErrorCount counter 2 3 13 dot11TxFrameCount counter Tx MSDU on statistics web 2 3 14 dot11WEPUndecryptableCount counter 3 1 1 1 RemoteBridgePhysAddr...

Page 38: ...AirLive WHB 5854A Wireless Outdoor Bridge 38 3 2 3 dot11TurboModeEnabled int enable 1 disable 0...

Page 39: ...ity occurs as the radio data rate increases z Antenna type and placement Proper antenna configuration is a critical factor in maximizing radio range As a general rule the radio range increases in prop...

Page 40: ...Mbps 3 72KM 12 23 KM 54 Mbps 1 84 KM 7 32 KM Table 1 Evaluated Maximum Distance 6 3 Planning Radio Path For the wireless communication the Line of Sight LOS will be the major issue over building up t...

Page 41: ...ds to consider these factors Avoid any partial line of sight between the antennas Be aware of trees that may be near the path or obstruct the path Make sure there is enough clearance from buildings an...

Page 42: ...k distance obstacles that may be in the path topology of the terrain and the curvature of the earth for links over 2 miles For the long distance links the mast or the pole may need to be constructed t...

Page 43: ...located at an elevation that is 12 m 39 ft higher than the building A A mast or pole is required to mount an antenna at the required height 1 4 m 4 6ft on the roof of building B 6 3 2 ANTENNA TYPES Ea...

Page 44: ...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...

Page 45: ...an ODU and an installation kit in the container If there is any difference from the packing list you will need to contact the sales representative Please inspect the equipment to see if there is any s...

Page 46: ...ools 1 Screw Driver 2 Sealing Type 7 2 2 Installed Accessories 1 Antenna Mounting Set x 1 2 Grounding rod x 1 3 Waterproof Seal 4 Ethernet Cable x 1 7 2 3 How to Mount the Bridge You could follow the...

Page 47: ...d air conditioning ducts large ceiling trusses building superstructures and major power cabling runs Use a directional antenna when you establish a link between two buildings A directional antenna mus...

Page 48: ...during equipment installation maintenance and repairs 7 2 8 Review the Installation When you finish installing the bridges and aligning the Antennas you need to secure all cable connection is tight pr...

Page 49: ...cifies the number of receive discarded frames Discarded Frames transmit Specifies the number of transmit discarded frames DMA Errors receive Specifies the number of receive DMA errors DMA Errors trans...

Page 50: ...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 th...

Page 51: ...ge loss rate during the bridge link it is better for to check the following items z To check the range is still inside the Antenna range limitation or not z To make sure the Antenna is aligned properl...

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