ESTeem MODEL 195Ea
USER’S MANUAL
Manual Revision 1
July 2011
Electronic Systems Technology, Inc.
Page 1: ...ESTeem MODEL 195Ea USER S MANUAL Manual Revision 1 July 2011 Electronic Systems Technology Inc...
Page 2: ...Teem MODEL 195Ea USER S MANUAL Manual Revision 1 0 Firmware Version XXX and above July 2011 Prepared by Date Name Eric P Marske Title Product Manager Approved by Date Name Tom L Kirchner Title Preside...
Page 3: ...ITS IN NO EVENT SHALL EST BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT In the event that a unit or part requires replacement or factory servicing the following c...
Page 4: ...Ethernet Bridge Mode 3 1 Router Modes 3 3 Mobile Client Modes 3 4 Access Point Modes 3 5 Programming Examples 3 7 Using ESTeem Network Configuration ENC Utility 3 7 Example 1 Point to Point Ethernet B...
Page 5: ...p Screen 5 6 Restore Screen 5 7 Software Update 5 8 System Reboot 5 8 CHAPTER 6 Serial Configuration and Applications Using RS 232 Programming Port 6 1 Using RS 232 Data Port 6 3 Serial Connections 6...
Page 6: ...enna Configurations 8 13 APPENDIX A FCC INFORMATION APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS 195Ea Specifications B 1 Case Diagram B 2 Antenna Specifications B 3 APPENDIX C INTERFACE PORTS Ethernet Interface C 1 Con...
Page 7: ...the computer and network you are configuring If using routing protocols you must be able to identify and configure the network routers gateways and firewalls You must be familiar with using web browse...
Page 8: ...1 Access Point Bridge Mode The ESTeem Model 195Ea in Access Point Bridge mode will both provide wireless access to mobile clients Access Point and bridge all Ethernet data connected to the Ethernet p...
Page 9: ...a firewall for the wireless clients is required 4 Access Point Repeater The Access Point Repeater can be used with any of the above Access Point modes With this repeater feature enabled the Model 195E...
Page 10: ...uerade Mode The Station Masquerade Mode is another mode where multiple devices will be connected to a single ESTeem in a mobile or Client application but unlike the Station Router mode the Station Mas...
Page 11: ...k and in the Help section of the program itself The ESTeem Model 195Ea can also be programmed through the internal Web interface If you do not have access to the ENC Utility you can program the 195Ea...
Page 12: ...put Auxiliary Connector Reset Switch RS 232 Configuration RJ 45 10 100BaseT Ethernet Port Transmit LED Receive LED Status LED Power over Ethernet LED Aux Power LED RS 232 Data Port Second Ethernet Por...
Page 13: ...tor on the ESTeem Model 195Ea Figure 3 For a single antenna use Antenna Port A and connect both if using dual antennas 2 Assemble the 195Ea hardware as shown in Figure 4 Figure 3 Antenna Configuration...
Page 14: ...will connect two or more ESTeem 195Ea s while passing all network traffic that arrives in both the wireless and connected Ethernet ports including all global network traffic Figure 1 This mode will w...
Page 15: ...CHAPTER 3 EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS Revised 6 Sep 11 3 2 EST P N AA107A Figure 3 Multipoint Bridge with Mesh Networking Figure 2 Ethernet Bridge with Repeater...
Page 16: ...network The Ethernet firewall mode AP Masquerade will allow Ethernet devices in the wireless network to request information from the Ethernet LAN network and receive a response but no traffic can be...
Page 17: ...herStation mode is used to connect a single Ethernet device to the ESTeem 195Ea If you are connecting the 195Ea to multiple Ethernet devices in a mobile mode the Station Router or Station Masquerade w...
Page 18: ...ity s User Guide on how the create a new wireless network Once you have a blank network configuration page Figure 6 select select ESTeem from the menu items to display the drop down menu then select N...
Page 19: ...in Office or any other location name to match the example configuration Right Mouse click on the ESTeem icon and select Change Change Modem ID Figure 9 Enter Main Office in the pop up window and selec...
Page 20: ...a line to the other modem Figure 10 5 Verify both ESTeem modems are connected to the same switch as the computer running the ENC Utility and send the configuration to both modems at the same time by...
Page 21: ...3 Verify all ESTeem modems are connected to the same switch as the computer running the ENC Utility and send the configuration to both modems at the same time by selecting ESTeem ESTeem Configuration...
Page 22: ...by location Your layout should appear like Figure 14 2 Move the ESTeem 195Ea icons on the screen to simulate the layout of the diagram Draw connection lines between the primary wireless links modems...
Page 23: ...running the ENC Utility and send the configuration to all modems at the same time by selecting ESTeem ESTeem Configuration Send Configuration to All ESTeems Once the ENC Utility has downloaded the co...
Page 24: ...14003 Remote Site 3 1 Using the above procedure for adding ESTeem Model 195Eas add the four ESTeem 195Eas for this example and rename by location Your layout should appear like Figure 18 2 Move the E...
Page 25: ...the router addressing please refer to Router Address Examples later in this chapter You will end on the screen in Figure 22 Press the Finish button to return to the configuration page 6 Verify all EST...
Page 26: ...operation select Station Figure 23 2 Add the three mobile client modems to the ENC Utility configuration page as instructed above and set the Modem ID to match the three modes of operation Your config...
Page 27: ...ng to match the IP address ranges for your network For help with setting the router addressing please refer to Router Address Examples later in this chapter 9 Verify the encryption settings are correc...
Page 28: ...etmask 255 255 0 0 Default Route 172 17 1 6 Ethernet IP Address 172 17 1 6 Netmask 255 255 0 0 Static Route 172 20 0 0 255 255 0 0 gateway 172 16 2 22 Station Router Wireless IP Address 172 16 2 22 Ne...
Page 29: ...Be on Separate Subnets ESTeem 195Ea in Access Point Router Mode Ethernet IP Address 172 17 1 6 Wireless IP Address 172 16 1 6 Netmask 255 255 0 0 Default Route 172 17 1 6 ESTeem 195Ea in Station Route...
Page 30: ...2 16 2 20 Routes for 172 19 0 0 network use gateway 172 16 2 21 Routes for 172 20 0 0 network use gateway 172 16 2 22 Routes for 172 16 0 0 network use gateway 172 16 1 6 Note Wireless Networks and St...
Page 31: ...wireless modem for the network as designed Figure 1 The ENC Utility will eliminate the need to program or update each ESTeem wireless modem individually The ENC Utility can send all wireless modem co...
Page 32: ...ve Note The ESTeem Resource Disk is a stand alone copy of the ESTeem Web site Figure 2 Navigation of the Resource Disk is as simple as using your web browser All technical documentation User s Manuals...
Page 33: ...ts Auto Negotiation so either a patch cable or crossover cable will work Open the ESTeem Discovery Program and press the Discover Modems button The Model 195Ea will be displayed in the program by the...
Page 34: ...and then reboot with the updated operating system Opening Web Browser To quickly open a web browser page to the IP address programmed in the 195 modem right mouse click on the 195 s MAC address and s...
Page 35: ...ogram are available on the disk 1 Place the ESTeem Utility CD in your CD ROM drive The CD will auto load the ESTeem main page Note If the page does not auto load open your web browser and set your add...
Page 36: ...r accurate log file entries 1 Select Advanced from the top Menu then Wireless LAN Settings wlan0 device Press the Next button Figure 9 2 Select Global Settings Set System Time from the menu and press...
Page 37: ...eep the time on the system accurate To allow time synchronization the Model 195Ea must be configured with the NTP Daemon enabled and the appropriate IP address of the upstream network NTP server 1 Sel...
Page 38: ...services from upstream services to keep the time on this system accurate 4 Next the NTP SERVICE ENABLE should be configured to YES if you want to allow the system to provide NTP service for clients w...
Page 39: ...onfiguration changes and reboot Figure 13 VLAN OPERATION Virtual LAN VLAN systems are rapidly becoming the desired configuration on larger Ethernet networks The ESTeem 195Ea software will allow the Et...
Page 40: ...scaling problem Smart bridges or switches help alleviate the bandwidth problem by only passing traffic across the bridge if the destination host was on the other side This greatly increases the capaci...
Page 41: ...c is wrapped in a Unicast frame and sent to all other repeater peers Figure 14 This operation allows the ESTeem network to receive an acknowledge packet and retransmit the data if the packet is lost d...
Page 42: ...nd the network supports IGMP protocol the 195Ea will begin to identify the connected Ethernet devices using Multicast transmissions and report this information to the network As this process continues...
Page 43: ...at will increase the reliability of Multicast traffic The first phase is encapsulation of the multicast packets as described in the Repeater Peer and the second is IGMP Snooping if the network will su...
Page 44: ...ateMulitcast to either Multicast for all Multicast including Broadcast or Broadcast Broadcast only Press the Accept Button and then Commit and Reboot Enabling IGMP Snooping To enable the ESTeem 195Ea...
Page 45: ...Memory UCD SNMP MIB memTotalFree 0 Total Free Memory Idle CPU UCD SNMP MIB ssCpuIdle 0 Percentage of CPU Idle per interface IP Address IF MIB ifAddress Port Speed IF MIB ifSpeed In bps Port Status IF...
Page 46: ...q 1 Frequency in MHz current rate set EST MIB wirelessPeerTable 1 pCurRates 1 Current Operating Rates last rx signal EST MIB wirelessPeerTable 1 pSignal 1 Receive Signal in dBm last rx noise EST MIB w...
Page 47: ...a User Name and Password 3 For the User Name enter admin and press the Enter key Enter The User Name is defined at the factory and is not changeable 4 Enter your Password and press the Enter key Enter...
Page 48: ...fault password This page will also display the Modem ID field that can be used to easily identify the 195Ea you are programming This Modem ID field can be set to any text combination for example locat...
Page 49: ...in Figure 5 Most of the communication troubleshooting is done in this section of the Web Configuration Manager Peer Status Table The Peer Status submenu lists the connected wireless devices Model 195E...
Page 50: ...ed 195Ea repeater peers by their Wireless MAC address For detailed information on repeaters see Chapter 6 Repeating Features Access Points This section will list all other 195Ea Access Points that are...
Page 51: ...igure 7 The System Details button will display a more detailed system diagnostics that may be requested by ESTeem technical support Setup Screen The Setup screen allows the step by step configuration...
Page 52: ...er this section unless instructed by ESTeem technical support See Figure 9 Backup Screen The Backup Screen saves the current configuration in the Model 195Ea to a file on the computer or network See F...
Page 53: ...Changes This button will remove any changes to the modem that have been done since the last committed changes The last committed changes will be read from the Flash file and reset in the Model 195Ea F...
Page 54: ...Internet to the Model 195Ea s flash memory To upload from a file on your computer select Upload via web browser and a file selection window will be displayed To upload directly from the Internet selec...
Page 55: ...power supply The Power over Ethernet POE LED on the front of the ESTeem should be illuminated 4 If your computer is configured properly you will see the ESTeem Model 195Ea booting sequence on your Ter...
Page 56: ...efault route pressing the Enter key after each entry 11 After the basic parameters have been entered into the Model 195Ea you will need to commit the changes to the Model 195Ea Figure 3 Press the C ke...
Page 57: ...C with a male 9 pin Sub D connector The complete cable configuration is available in Appendix C Interface Ports Second Ethernet Port Installation of the serial option also includes installing a second...
Page 58: ...ill be displayed Each section in the Serial Port Setup screen is described in detail with the following Enable the RS 232 Data Port Enabling the serial data port allows the modem to send RS 232 data o...
Page 59: ...RS 232 data transmission will appear transparent to the connected devices as if a serial cable is connected between the two ports This mode will also be used in a multi point serial network were all...
Page 60: ...t application multicast you must have default Gateway configured in the ESTeem set to the IP address of the Root Bridge modem Serial IP Port Number The ESTeem configured for the correct destination IP...
Page 61: ...be based upon the priority level set during configuration This wireless Meshing technology allows the RF network to self heal if any of the communication paths fail The routing priority is manually se...
Page 62: ...communication routing Mobile clients do not require input in the repeater peer table If multiple Mesh routes are configured you will also need to set the values for Priority and Path Costs explained...
Page 63: ...All path costs are evaluated against this Root Bridge device to determine routing and which paths will be blocked On a wired Ethernet network the location of the Root Bridge is not really important b...
Page 64: ...etermine which route to take based upon the lowest Path Length The default path length to all links in the 195Ea network is 1 If the Path Lengths are equal then the lowest MAC address will determine t...
Page 65: ...a s will be Blocked when the Spanning Tree Protocol is completed The network will continue to use this route until any problem with the original Model 195Ea is detected and the second Model 195Ea will...
Page 66: ...ith 18 inch integral feedline bandpass filter and connector Point to point and point to multi point outdoor applications There must be a minimum separation distance of 50 cm from the antenna to the us...
Page 67: ...ou purchased an AA195PM mounting kit with your Model 195E the kit will be packed in the same packing box as the ESTeem Figure 1 2 Remove and inventory the two 2 Pole Mounting Brackets one 1 Two Hole F...
Page 68: ...Assemble the two Pole Mounting Brackets with the included U bolts hardware and Pole Mount Clamps Reference Figure 3 5 Place the four supplied 10 24 x 1 Phillips Pan Head screws through the mounting h...
Page 69: ...vided with the supplied Ethernet Cable Boot Figure 6 8 Feed the CAT 5e Ethernet connector s through the Face Plate Cover and secure the Ethernet Cable Boot to the cover Reference Figure 7 NOTE The Eth...
Page 70: ...5E s Ethernet port and secure the Face Plate Cover with the attached thumb screw Verify that the weatherproof seal on the Face Plate Cover is sealed against the outer rim of the Model 195E Reference F...
Page 71: ...in radio failure Caution Always mount the 195E vertically with the antenna ports on top Figure 10 Completed AA195PM Mounts Direct Mount Antenna Boots Port A EST Approved Direct Mount Antenna Only Port...
Page 72: ...e ESTeem AA09 1 outdoor shielded CAT 5E Ethernet cable This cable provides three necessary elements Ethernet data DC Power over Ethernet PoE applications and a ground from the 195E case to the AA166 s...
Page 73: ...CHAPTER 8 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 27 Jan 12 8 8 EST P N AA107A Caution Always mount the 195Ea vertically with the antenna ports on top...
Page 74: ...CHAPTER 8 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 27 Jan 12 8 9 EST P N AA107A Caution Always mount the 195Ea vertically with the antenna ports on top...
Page 75: ...pically 20 Fresnel Zone blockage introduces little signal loss to the link Beyond 40 blockage signal loss will become significant This calculation is based on a flat earth It does not take into accoun...
Page 76: ...CHAPTER 8 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 17 Jan 12 8 11 EST P N AA107A Caution Always mount the 195Es vertically with the antenna ports on top...
Page 77: ...pically 20 Fresnel Zone blockage introduces little signal loss to the link Beyond 40 blockage signal loss will become significant This calculation is based on a flat earth It does not take into accoun...
Page 78: ...ion Model 195Ea OFDM Spread Spectrum Device FCC Type Acceptance No Pending Canadian Certification Number Pending The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital...
Page 79: ...ce OR 2424 Edenborn Ave Suite 460 Metarie LA 70001 MARYLAND 1017 Geo Fallon Building 31 Hopkins Plaza Baltimore MD MASSACHUSETTS Boston Office BS 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy MA 02169 7495 MICHIGAN Detr...
Page 80: ...tware Selectable in 17 Channels RF Data Rates 6 to 54 Mbps 8 steps Tx Peak Output Power 250mW to 1 Watt Pk 4 levels RF Output Impedance 50 ohms Receiver Rx Sensitivity 72 dBm 54 Mbps to 92 dBm 6 Mbps...
Page 81: ...APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS Model 195Ea Case Specifications Revised 17 Jan 12 APX B 2 EST P N AA107A Model AA20DMEg...
Page 82: ...51 in width Temperature 20 to 65 C Weight 28 4 grams Model No AA20Ea Antenna Type Omni Directional DC Grounded Applications Fixed base Frequency 5 725 5 825 GHz Polarization Vertical Impedance 50 ohm...
Page 83: ...r Vertical Beamwidth 9 degrees power Antenna Material White UV Resistant Polypropylene Recommended Mounting Hardware Adjustable Mounting Bracket provided for wall mounting or masts between 1 in and 2...
Page 84: ...g both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 10 100BaseT The Ethernet port is compliant with IEEE 802 3at High Power Over Ethernet PoE to provide data and power over the same CAT 5E grade Ethernet cable The port is co...
Page 85: ...Ethernet port supports both client and server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Figure 2 shows the DHCP host configuration screen that will be shown if DHCP server is selected in the setup scr...
Page 86: ...ttings RS 232 PROGRAMMING PORT PIN OUT TABLE ESTeem Model AA0621 RS 232C Port Pin Out Table RJ 45 Pin No Function DB 9 Pin No 4 Signal Ground GND 5 5 Receive Data RxD 2 6 Transmit Data TxD 3 RS 232C D...
Page 87: ...ates for each device Dynamic scaling means that the Model 195Ea will operate at the highest RF data rate that is programmed into unit If the received data quality drops below the required minimums for...
Page 88: ...PPENDIX D RADIO CONFIGURATION Revised 6 Sep 11 APX D 2 EST P N AA107A Max Maximum 1 Watt Hi High 700 mw Lo Low 500 mw Min Minimum 250 mw Figure 4 Power Level Settings Figure 3 Advanced Global Variable...
Page 89: ...dBm depending upon modulation type and RF data rate The average power is used when entering the output power level in the ESTeem RF Design program The following table provides that level and modulatio...
Page 90: ...wireless networking session Wi Fi Protected Access 2 with Enterprise Server WPA Enterprise Like WPA2 PSK WPA2 Enterprise verifies the authenticity of the Access Point and client but uses an 802 1x ba...
Page 91: ...The MAC address is traceable through the IEEE governing body to the manufacturer and is the fingerprint for all Ethernet devices Using a combination of both the WPA or 128 Bit WEP encryption and the A...
Page 92: ...points allow you to control access based on the MAC address of the NIC attempting to associate with it If the MAC address of your NIC isn t in the table of the access point you won t associate with i...
Page 93: ...date time you can open the Status Screen from the Web Interface After press the Status tab at the top of the screen the Status Summary will be displayed showing the status of all ports and memory in t...
Page 94: ...195Ea uses spread spectrum technology that analyzes each data packet for signal strength and data quality strength vs noise The higher your signal the mare background noise you can sustain without ca...
Page 95: ...radio channel and the total background noise This values should be used as a guide but testing after installation is required Receive Signal Strength RF Data Rate 89 dBm 1 Mbps 86 dBm 2 Mbps 85 dBm 5...
Page 96: ...m 195Ea s on this communication link To access the Maximum Distance value select Advanced from the top Menu then Wireless LAN Settings wlan0 device and press the Next button Figure 5 Scroll down the m...
Page 97: ...ructure Mode have a matching SSID or ESSIS set the same as the Model 195Ea and that all encryption codes are the same My Wireless LAN card shows a solid connection but I can not pass any data Verify t...
Page 98: ...EtherStation Status program What IP address do I configure the ESTeem in EtherStation mode The Model 195Ea will not have an IP address in EtherStation mode I can not link my device into the wireless n...
