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AirborneM2M™ Users Guide

 

 

B&B Electronics, Inc. 

 

1/9/2014 

91 

Reset Factory Defaults 

URL 

/Maintenance/Reset Factory Defaults  

Description 

Returns device to factory defaults. If oem_config.txt is present this will take precedence over the 

factory configuration. 

 

 

 

Field 

CLI Command 

Yes [Button] 

reset 

 

Summary of Contents for AirborneM2M APX-Q5 Series

Page 1: ...AirborneM2M APXx Q5xxx Family User Manual Revision 1 1 June 2013 File Name APXx_Family_User_Manual_R1 1_2213...

Page 2: ...Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Road Ottawa IL 61350 USA Phone 815 433 5100 General Fax 815 433 5105 Website www bb elec com European Headquarters B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranm...

Page 3: ...AC Electrical Characteristics Transmitter 18 6 2 Performance Range 18 7 0 Antenna 19 7 1 Antenna Selection 19 7 2 Antenna Location 19 7 3 Performance 20 To learn more about Link Margin visit B B Elec...

Page 4: ...lay Associated Clients 57 Wireless DHCP Clients 58 Express Setup 59 WLAN Settings 60 WLAN Security Settings 61 Network Settings 62 Serial Port Settings 63 Serial Port 2 Settings 64 Connection Settings...

Page 5: ...ete Script File 99 Run Script File 100 17 0 Certification Regulatory Approvals 101 17 1 FCC Statement 101 17 2 FCC RF Exposure Statement 102 17 3 Information for Canadian Users IC Notice 102 17 4 FCC...

Page 6: ...02 11a b g n 16 Table 9 Supported Data Rates by Band 17 Table 10 Operating Channels 17 Table 11 Radio Typical Performance Range 18 Table 12 APXx Accessing the Web Interface 23 Table 13 Navigation Bar...

Page 7: ...The area next to the indicator will identify the specific information and make any references necessary The area next to the indicator will identify the specific information and make any references n...

Page 8: ...models support 802 3af Class 1 based Power over Ethernet PoE The Airborne family of access points includes models with single band or dual band radios the APXG supports 802 11b g and the APXN supports...

Page 9: ...and buffering Command Line Interface Web interface WEP WPA WPA2 PSKSecurity DHCP Server For wireless clients Firewall and Port Forwarding Ethernet Router Mode Transmit RF power control FTP Server Oper...

Page 10: ...Ethernet port RJ 45 The connection to the Ethernet port of the host is made via the RJ 45 socket The device supports a 10 100 Ethernet interface with auto configuration Manual control of the interfac...

Page 11: ...e device includes a metal enclosure and a wide range power supply capable of exceeding the SAE J1455 power supply requirements The industrial packaging is ideal for the following application types CNC...

Page 12: ...ect No Connect No Connect 2 RxD RxD RxD Connect to pin 33 3 TxD TxD TxD TxD RxD 4 No Connect No Connect No Connect No Connect 5 GND GND GND GND 6 No Connect No Connect RxD Connect to pin 93 7 RTS RTS...

Page 13: ...I and MDI X and Mode B powering schemes are supported Table 3 Figure 3 Ethernet Jack Pinout Table 2 Ethernet Connector Pinout Pin RJ45 Socket 1 TxD 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 NC 5 NC 6 RxD 7 NC 8 NC Green LED Unus...

Page 14: ...event access to the configuration interfaces and block your ability to correct the configuration Performing a Factory RESET will return the device to the original OEM defaults If no OEM configuration...

Page 15: ...ed Adapter failed Power On Self Test POST Orange Adapter passed POST but is not configured for wireless network communication Green Adapter passed POST and is configured for wireless AP communication...

Page 16: ...Average dBm mW Peak dBm mW Units POUTB Transmit Power Output 802 11b 11 5 5 2 1 15 0 31 6 dBm POUTG Transmit Power Output 802 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 12 6 18 2 dBm POUTA Transmit Power Output 802 11...

Page 17: ...11 1 11 Europe 2 401 2 483 13 1 13 Japan 2 401 2 483 13 1 13 802 11a3 US Canada 5 15 5 35 5 725 5 825 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 149 153 157 161 165 Europe 5 15 5 35 5 47 5 725 19 36 40 44 48 52 56 60...

Page 18: ...rformance Range Data Rate Typical Outdoor Distance Unity gain antenna Typical Outdoor Distance 2dBi antenna gain on each end for B G mode 1 0 Mb s 240m 380m 11 0 Mb s 135m 215m 6Mb s 802 11g 135m 215m...

Page 19: ...nna covered by the approvals listed on the device may be used with the device Please contact Technical Support for a full list of approved antenna 7 2 Antenna Location Antenna location can determine t...

Page 20: ...ink rate and try to communicate using that one The reverse is also true If the radio observes good link quality at one rate it will try to move up to the next rate to see if communication can be maint...

Page 21: ...es 2 4GHz 5GHz ISM band antenna 50 input impedance RP SMA connector Serial Connector DB 9M Male Requires DB 9F Female Ethernet Connector RJ 45 Socket Requires RJ 45 plug 10 100 Ethernet interface Powe...

Page 22: ...evice and compare the package contents with the items listed on the front of the included Quick Start Guide If any item is missing or damaged contact B B immediately Contact details can be found at ww...

Page 23: ...n the APXx to a network that supports DHCP or directly to the Ethernet port on your laptop or desktop Note When connected directly to a computer Ethernet port disable all other installed Ethernet adap...

Page 24: ...PXx is discovered and displayed This is due to the use of the AutoIP fallback function when connected directly to the APXx If the unit is not detected please verify that your firewall is disabled Run...

Page 25: ...the web interface it will default to the Module Status page If is the first time the web browser will default to the Express setup page To access the Express Setup Page select the Configuration tab t...

Page 26: ...own network Discovery OEM Device Name Users option Radio Startup Mode On WLAN Connection Type Access Point SSID Users option WLAN Security Type Users option Ethernet Role Router WLAN Channel Users opt...

Page 27: ...ection Type Access Point SSID Users option WLAN Security Type Users option Ethernet Role Bridge WLAN Channel Users option Wireless DHCP Server Enabled Not used WLAN DHCP Client Not used Ethernet DHCP...

Page 28: ...RL window The web interface currently supports Internet Explorer v6 0 thru 9 0 Firefox v3 x Opera v9 6 Chrome v4 0 and Safari v5 0 5 When the authentication request is returned enter username dpac and...

Page 29: ...the interface for delivery of OEM and user configuration files as well as management and viewing of current configurations Certificates This menu item provides the interface for certificate delivery...

Page 30: ...fferent device selections The Feature Links are located in the left hand panel of the web page See Figure 7 Figure 7 Feature Links 11 3 Navigating the Website A standard web page looks like Figure 8 T...

Page 31: ...ect it from the pull down menu Once you have finished modifying parameters scroll to the bottom of the page and press the Commit button The page will then indicate that the changes have been completed...

Page 32: ...Open This will return you to the Certificate Upload window The file you have chosen will now be listed next to the Browse button Press Upload Certificate You will see a notice that the certificate ha...

Page 33: ...d window The file you have chosen will appear in the field next to the Browse button Select User or OEM Configuration This defines the configuration you are installing OEM Configurations will survive...

Page 34: ...n obtain the version of firmware you wish to install from the B B Electronics website or B B Electronics technical support The firmware will be a binary image file img and will indicate the version of...

Page 35: ...e When the firmware has been successfully flashed Firmware flashing completed successfully will appear on screen Select the Restart button You may confirm the change on the Module Status page Table 16...

Page 36: ...to the Upload Firmware window The location and file name of the firmware image you wish to upload will now appear in the field next to the Browse button Press Load New Firmware You will then see a not...

Page 37: ...the necessary fields based upon the selections made during configuration The Express Setup page looks like Figure 14 Figure 14 Express Setup Page To configure the device for operation each field must...

Page 38: ...e you may have to enter additional information Once you have selected the security type the required inputs will be displayed All displayed fields must be completed If an option is displayed but graye...

Page 39: ...Static IP The function of this field depends upon whether or not the Ethernet Mode setting If Ethernet Mode is Client this field defines the IP address to be used if DHCP is not being used or if DHCP...

Page 40: ...ured network As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect If the network is using DHCP an IP address will be assigned to the WLAN interface and IP connectivity is possible ov...

Page 41: ...AirborneM2M Users Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 41 13 0 Configuring the Wireless Interface For configurations other than Access Point please refer to the AirborneDirect User Manual...

Page 42: ...s identify the length of the key that will be used with the security protocol Select Authentication Type Select Auto from the drop down list This field should not need to be changed Only modify it if...

Page 43: ...further configuration options to change Optional Press Restart Button Restarts the device After the device has rebooted WPA PSK security will be applied to the network Any client using the network wi...

Page 44: ...4 1 9 2014 Step Description Optional Press Restart Button Restarts the device After the device has rebooted WPA2 PSK security will be applied to the network Any client using the network will need to b...

Page 45: ...cription Navigation Bar Select Configuration You will see a group of fields under the banner of WLAN Parameters Feature Link Select Connection Settings The wireless interface and security must be conf...

Page 46: ...ted serial port as long as the serial port is in listen mode and does not already have a data tunnel open Any binds to the first serial port which is in listen mode and does not already have a data tu...

Page 47: ...ange Optional Press Restart Button Restarts the device After the device has rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network As long as the network is in range the wireless interface...

Page 48: ...nfiguration setting the default mode of operation for the serial interface is done in this page Select Serial CLI Default Mode Select Listen from the drop down menu Press Commit Button Saves changes t...

Page 49: ...connection to the target server Select Primary TCP Target Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the primary target server The address must be in the format XXX XXX XXX XXX Optional Select Seconda...

Page 50: ...ttings You will see a page showing the configuration options for TCP IP and UDP connections to the device You may configure Telnet HTTP and SSH ports on this page Select TCP Port Serial Port 2 Enter t...

Page 51: ...Mode Select Pass from the drop down menu Press Commit Button Saves changes to the device Optional Press Reload Button Reloads the Serial Port 2 Settings page Select this if you wish to change addition...

Page 52: ...ch web page and provides a reference to the associated CLI command For further explanation of each of the fields please refer to the referenced command in the table See Airborne Enterprise Command Lin...

Page 53: ...URL Status Module Status Description When authenticated to the Airborne device this page provides important information about the device s firmware version wireless connection status and wireless int...

Page 54: ...1 9 2014 Ethernet Status URL Status Ethernet Status Description Provides important information about the device s firmware version Ethernet connection status and Ethernet interface network configurat...

Page 55: ...tronics Inc 1 9 2014 55 Radio Statistics URL Status Radio Statistics Description Provides information about the packet transmit and receive performance of the wireless interface Field CLI Command Disp...

Page 56: ...User Manual 56 1 9 2014 Ethernet Statistics URL Status Ethernet Statistics Description Provides information about the packet transmit and receive performance of the Ethernet interface Field CLI Comma...

Page 57: ...borneM2M Users Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 57 Display Associated Clients URL Status Display Associated Clients Description Displays associated clients Field CLI Command Displayed Page eth clien...

Page 58: ...B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 58 1 9 2014 Wireless DHCP Clients URL Status Wireless DHCP Clients Description Displays wireless DHCP clients Field CLI Command Displayed Page eth dhcp client...

Page 59: ...N Connection Type wl type SSID wl ssid Wireless LAN Security Type wl security WEP Key 1 wl key 1 WPA WPA2Pre Shared Key PSK pw wpa psk Ethernet Role eth role WLAN Channel wl chan Wireless DHCP Server...

Page 60: ...ode radio on radio off Wireless LAN Connection Type wl type SSID wl ssid Wireless LAN Channel wl chan WLAN TX Power dBm wl tx power WLAN Beacon Interval wl beacon int WLAN DTIM Interval wl dtim int Hi...

Page 61: ...ion WLAN Security Settings Description Configures the security settings for the target network Field CLI Command Wireless LAN Security Type wl security Authentication Type wl auth Default WEP Key wl d...

Page 62: ...Field CLI Command WLAN DHCP wl dhcp WLAN DHCP Client Name wl dhcp client WLAN Static IP Address wl ip WLAN Subnet Mask wl subnet WLAN Gateway IP Address wl gateway Ethernet DHCP eth dhcp Ethernet DHCP...

Page 63: ...ult serial default p1 Serial Port Bit Rate bit rate bit rate p1 Parity parity parity p1 Data Bits data bits data bits p1 Stop Bits stop bit stop bit p1 Flow Control flow flow p1 Serial Assert serial a...

Page 64: ...bit rate p2 Parity parity p2 Data Bits data bits p2 Stop Bits stop bit p2 Flow Control flow p2 Serial Assert serial assert p2 Input Buffer Flush Size input size p2 Serial Escape Mode esc mode serial...

Page 65: ...tcp ip2 wl tcp ip2 p1 TCP Port wl tcp port wl tcp port p1 TCP Timeout wl tcp timeout wl tcp timeout p1 TCP Retry Time wl retry time wl retry time p1 Tunnel Enabled wl tunnel wl tunnel p1 UDP Target Se...

Page 66: ...it p2 HTTP Port Accessible via Wireless http port Web Server Port wl http port Default Web Page index html Telnet Port Accessible via Wireless telnet port Telnet Port wl telnet port Telnet Timeout wl...

Page 67: ...Settings URL Configuration Ethernet Settings Description Configures the Ethernet interface for AirborneDirect Ethernet devices Field CLI Command Ethernet Role eth role DHCP Server Enabled eth dhcp ser...

Page 68: ...B B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 68 1 9 2014 Event Settings URL Configuration Event Settings Description Event Settings Field CLI Command TBD...

Page 69: ...B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 69 Port Forwarding Settings URL Configuration Port Forwarding Settings Description Configures port forwarding Field CLI Command Port Forwarding Default wl route default Port...

Page 70: ...AirborneM2M User Manual 70 1 9 2014 IP Filtering Settings URL Configuration IP Filtering Settings Description Configures IP filtering Field CLI Command IP Filtering Default eth route default IP Filte...

Page 71: ...71 Advanced Settings URL Configuration Advanced Settings Description Configures the advanced configuration settings for the unit including authentication usernames and passwords configuration of SSH...

Page 72: ...B B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 72 1 9 2014...

Page 73: ...ysize Module Power Save Mode pm mode Serial Port 1 Inactivity Timeout wl tcp timeout Serial Port 2 Inactivity Timeout wl tcp timeout p2 Radio Startup Mode radio startup FTP Server IP Address or Name f...

Page 74: ...link timeout Startup Message Mode startup msg Startup Message Text startup text WLAN DHCP Vendor Class ID String wl dhcp vendorid Ethernet DHCP Vendor Class ID String eth dhcp vendorid I O Port F Bit...

Page 75: ...Upload Configuration File Description Allows user OEM or encrypted configuration files to be uploaded to the device Field CLI Command Upload Configuration button put cfg User Config put cfg user_conf...

Page 76: ...AirborneM2M User Manual 76 1 9 2014 List Configuration File URL Configuration List Configuration File Description Displays a list of the configuration files saved to the device Field CLI Command Disp...

Page 77: ...Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 77 Delete Configuration File URL Configuration Delete Configuration File Description Lets you delete previously saved configuration files Field CLI Command Delete Fi...

Page 78: ...onics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 78 1 9 2014 Active Configuration URL Configuration Active Configuration Description Displays the current configuration settings Field CLI Command Displayed Page cfg d...

Page 79: ...Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 79 User Configuration URL Configuration User Configuration Description Displays the contents of the user_config txt configuration file Field CLI Command Displayed P...

Page 80: ...Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 80 1 9 2014 OEM Configuration URL Configuration OEM Configuration Description Displays the contents of the oem_config txt configuration file Field CLI Command Displayed Pa...

Page 81: ...014 81 Factory Configuration URL Configuration Factory Configuration Description Displays the factory configuration settings These are the default settings delivered from the B B Electronics factory F...

Page 82: ...borneM2M User Manual 82 1 9 2014 WPA Configuration URL Configuration WPA Configuration Description Displays the current security configuration settings being used by the device Field CLI Command Displ...

Page 83: ...onics Inc 1 9 2014 83 List Certificates URL Certificates List Certificates Description Displays a list of the certificates saved to the device This is the home page for the Certificates link Field CLI...

Page 84: ...c AirborneM2M User Manual 84 1 9 2014 Upload Certificate URL Certificates Upload Certificate Description Lets you upload certificates and private keys to the device Field CLI Command Upload Certificat...

Page 85: ...rs Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 85 Delete Certificate URL Certificates Delete Certificate Description Allows you to delete certificates stored on the device Field CLI Command Delete Certificate...

Page 86: ...B B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 86 1 9 2014 Network Home Page URL Network Description Home page for the network related pages Field CLI Command Displayed Page wl info...

Page 87: ...Airborne Modules URL Network Discover Airborne Modules Description Displays a list of Airborne devices that are visible to the device on the current network with IP address device type and wireless o...

Page 88: ...Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 88 1 9 2014 Scan for Access Points URL Network Scan for Access Points Description Displays a list of wireless networks within range of the device Field CLI Command Display...

Page 89: ...AirborneM2M Users Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 89 Maintenance Home Page URL Maintenance Description Home page for the maintenance related pages Field CLI Command Displayed Page sys info...

Page 90: ...ronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 90 1 9 2014 Update Module Firmware URL Maintenance Update Module Firmware Description Enables you to update module firmware Field CLI Command Load New Firmware Butto...

Page 91: ...1 9 2014 91 Reset Factory Defaults URL Maintenance Reset Factory Defaults Description Returns device to factory defaults If oem_config txt is present this will take precedence over the factory config...

Page 92: ...B B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 92 1 9 2014 Restart Module URL Maintenance Restart Module Description Restarts device Field CLI Command Yes Button restart...

Page 93: ...AirborneM2M Users Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 93 Set System Time URL Maintenance Set System Time Description Sets system time Field CLI Command Set System Time sys time...

Page 94: ...Manual 94 1 9 2014 Blink the POST LED URL Maintenance Blink the POST LED Description Makes the POST LED blink This lets you identify the specific device with which you are communicating Field CLI Comm...

Page 95: ...2M Users Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 95 Stop Blinking the POST LED URL Maintenance Stop Blinking the POST LED Description Stops the POST LED blinking Field CLI Command Displayed Page blink post...

Page 96: ...B B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 96 1 9 2014 Upload Script Files URL Maintenance Upload Script Files Description Upload Script Files Field CLI Command...

Page 97: ...AirborneM2M Users Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 97 List Script Files URL Maintenance List Script Files Description Lists script files Field CLI Command TBD...

Page 98: ...B B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 98 1 9 2014 Display Script Files URL Maintenance Display Script Files Description Displays script files Field CLI Command TBD...

Page 99: ...AirborneM2M Users Guide B B Electronics Inc 1 9 2014 99 Delete Script File URL Maintenance Delete Script File Description Deletes a script file Field CLI Command Displayed Page TBD...

Page 100: ...B B Electronics Inc AirborneM2M User Manual 100 1 9 2014 Run Script File URL Maintenance Run Script File Description Runs a script file Field CLI Command Displayed Page TBD...

Page 101: ...to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received inclu...

Page 102: ...ndustrie Canada le pr sent metteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne d un type et d un gain maximal ou inf rieur approuv pour l metteur par Industrie Canada Dans le but de r duire les risques de...

Page 103: ...brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radio lectrique subi m me si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement 17 4 FCC IC Modular Approval T...

Page 104: ...associated with this applications note FCC Part 15 Radio Frequency Devices FCC Public Notice DA 00 1407A1 June 26 th 2000 B B Electronics recommends that during the integration of the radio into the c...

Page 105: ...nsing Fig 4a 8 hours active humidity cycle Altitude Sect 4 8 Operational 0 12 000ft 62 KPa absolute pressure Non operational 0 40 000ft 18 6 KPa absolute pressure Vibration Sect 4 9 Operational 2 4 Gr...

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