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ESTeem MODEL 192E

USER’S MANUAL

Manual Revision 1.3

March 2004

Electronic Systems Technology, Inc.

Summary of Contents for MODEL 192E

Page 1: ...ESTeem MODEL 192E USER S MANUAL Manual Revision 1 3 March 2004 Electronic Systems Technology Inc...

Page 2: ...ODEL 192E USER S MANUAL Manual Revision 1 3 Firmware Version 220 17 and above March 2004 Prepared by Date Name Eric P Marske Title Manager Customer Support Approved by Date Name Tom L Kirchner Title P...

Page 3: ...Y PROFITS 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 follo...

Page 4: ...Repeater Diagram 2 5 Figure 9 Point to Multi Point Bridge with Repeater Diagram 2 5 Figure 10 Point to Multi Point Bridge Diagram 2 6 Figure 11 Point to Multi Bridge with Repeater Diagram 2 6 CHAPTER...

Page 5: ...ly Setup Screen 4 7 Figure 14 Access Point Mode Setup Screen 4 7 Figure 15 Access Point Repeater Mode Setup Screen 4 8 Figure 16 Master Bridge Mode Setup Screen 4 8 Figure 17 Client Bridge Mode Setup...

Page 6: ...ESTeem as an Etherstation 6 11 CHAPTER 7 ANTENNA SETUPS Antenna and Cable Configurations 7 1 Coaxial Cables 7 1 Weather Proofing Coax Connections 7 2 Grounding 7 3 Lightning Arrestors 7 3 Measuring S...

Page 7: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS Revised 15 Mar 04 Page 4 of 4 EST P N AA107 APPENDIX C INTERFACE PORTS APPENDIX D RADIO CONFIGURATION APPENDIX E SECURITY APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING...

Page 8: ...o provide seamless Ethernet communication for mobile devices 2 Access Point Repeater Mode The Access Point Repeater is a unique enhancement of the 802 11b Access Point mode available only in the ESTee...

Page 9: ...ilable are Master Bridge and Client Bridge modes See Figure 3 To begin setup of your wireless Ethernet network you must first select the type of Model 192E configuration required Chapter 2 will show h...

Page 10: ...CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Revised 16 Oct 03 2 1 EST P N AA107 MODEL 192E ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Figure 2 Multiple Access Point Diagram Figure 1 Access Point Diagram...

Page 11: ...2 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Revised 16 Oct 03 2 2 EST P N AA107 MODEL 192E ACCESS POINT REPEATER CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Figure 3 Access Point Diagram with Repeater Figure 4 Access Point Multiple Repeater...

Page 12: ...CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Revised 16 Oct 03 2 3 EST P N AA107 Figure 5 Access Point Multiple Repeater Diagram...

Page 13: ...CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Revised 16 Oct 03 2 4 EST P N AA107 MODEL 192E BRIDGE CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Figure 6 Point to Point Bridge Diagram Figure 7 Point to Multi Point Bridge Diagram...

Page 14: ...CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Revised 16 Oct 03 2 5 EST P N AA107 Figure 8 Point to Point Bridge with Repeater Diagram Figure 9 Point to Multi Point Bridge with Repeater Diagram...

Page 15: ...CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS Revised 16 Oct 03 2 6 EST P N AA107 Figure 10 Point to Multi Point Bridge Diagram Figure 11 Point to Multi Point Bridge with Repeater Diagram...

Page 16: ...ta Bits to 8 Parity to None Stop Bits to 1 and Handshaking to None Once your ESTeem has an IP address can attach the ESTeem to your network and use the Web Server for further programming MODEL 192E HA...

Page 17: ...RS 232 Port see Appendix C 5 Plug the ESTeem Model AA174 power supply into a wall socket and connect the Molex power connector to the ESTeem The power light PWR on the front of the ESTeem should be i...

Page 18: ...ING OUT Revised 16 Oct 03 3 3 EST P N AA107 7 Press the Enter key and you will be at the Configuration Menu login prompt 192E login See Figure 4 Figure 3 RS 232 Port Boot Up Screen Figure 4 RS 232 Por...

Page 19: ...Enter admin for the password and press the Enter key Enter Note All characters are lower case 12 The ESTeem Configuration Menu Figure 5 will now be displayed 13 Enter 5 for ETHONLY this stands for Eth...

Page 20: ...CHAPTER 3 STARTING OUT Revised 16 Oct 03 3 5 EST P N AA107 Figure 6 Ethonly Screen...

Page 21: ...ware configuration if you are accessing the ESTeem Web page from a computer interfaced directly to the ESTeem Ethernet port 1 Connect the antenna to the antenna connector on the Model 192E 2 Plug the...

Page 22: ...fined at the factory and is not changeable 4 Enter your password and press the Enter key Enter If this is the first time the ESTeem has been programmed and password was not changed from the factory de...

Page 23: ...interval defined in the Auto Refresh setting in the Additional Settings Menu The Status Menu lists connected wireless devices either other Model 192Es or 802 11b clients their signal strength data ra...

Page 24: ...CHAPTER 4 ESTeem WEB PAGE Revised 12 Mar 04 4 4 EST P N AA107 STATUS MENU SCREENS Figure 7 Master Bridge Status Screen Figure 8 Client Bridge Status Screen...

Page 25: ...tion such as the serial number software revision and all network addresses An example for each mode of operation is shown below Access Point Figure 9 Master Bridge Figure 11 Access Point Repeater Figu...

Page 26: ...CHAPTER 4 ESTeem WEB PAGE Revised 12 Mar 04 4 6 EST P N AA107 HARDWARE SETTINGS SCREENS Figure 12 Client Bridge Hardware Settings Screen Figure 11 Master Bridge Hardware Settings Screen...

Page 27: ...ansceiver The Mode Setup allows the user to change the Model 192E s Ethernet IP and Ethernet Netmask addresses See Figure 13 Access Point Allows the user to configure the Model 192E in the Access Poin...

Page 28: ...same SSID WEP codes and be on the same frequency channel If there are more than two Model 192E s connected in the network one of them should be configured as the Root Bridge See Chapter 5 or further i...

Page 29: ...r for further information on subnets and netmasks The Master Bridge IP Address is the Wireless IP Address of the Master Bridge in the network EtherStation Allows the user to configure the Model 192E i...

Page 30: ...This feature allows the user to specify the size of data packets that require an additional verification that the remote ESTeem is ready to receive the packet Packets above the specified value will tr...

Page 31: ...to toggle the transmitter On or Off for measurement of the output power and SWR testing of the antenna When the transmitter is toggled On the Model 192E will continue to transmit until toggled Off Re...

Page 32: ...s or address ranges Figure 21 The filter can also be set to reject individual MAC addresses or address ranges Figure 22 The maximum number of address that can be entered is 60 The MAC address is a uni...

Page 33: ...Allow ACL Allows only specific MAC addresses or address ranges access to the network Deny ACL Denies specific MAC addresses or address ranges access to the network DIAGNOSTICS SCREEN The Diagnostics s...

Page 34: ...yrights screen has links to major software contributor s web sites See Figure 24 LOAD FACTORY DEFAULTS SCREEN The Load Factory Defaults screen allows the user to load the factory defaults into the Mod...

Page 35: ...aves the program changes to the internal memory of the 192E See Figure 26 DISCARD CHANGES SCREEN Discard Changes deletes the software changes made to the Model 192E during your current session if the...

Page 36: ...he Model 192E This is identical to rebooting the ESTeem via the front panel switch See Figure 28 CHANGE PASSWORD SCREEN The Change Password screen allows the user to change the password for entering t...

Page 37: ...2 Download the latest update image from the ESTeem FTP Site ftp www esteem com 192E Please contact ESTeem technical support at 509 735 9092 for information on the latest update file name or refer to w...

Page 38: ...2E Default Gateway Domain Name and DNS IP addresses Contact your network administrator for these addresses 2 Obtain the latest update image file name from ESTeem Customer Support at 509 735 9092 or yo...

Page 39: ...ions of the Model 192E software without completing a complete software update If asked from technical support to run a script file you will input the name of the script file in the Script URL box Figu...

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Page 41: ...the Model 192E will begin to search out all modems that have a matching configuration SSID Frequency Channel AP Repeater Mode ON and WEP Codes The first step in the routing process is sending out and...

Page 42: ...on that has more than two sites needs to set one of the Model 192E s as the Root Bridge The Root Bridge should be the Model 192E where the majority of the Ethernet data flow is processed This site may...

Page 43: ...del 192E s will be Blocked when the auto routing process is completed The network will continue to use this route until any problem with the original Model 192E is detected and the second Model 192E w...

Page 44: ...e will program the ESTeem from the unit s Web Page Access Point 1 From Chapter 2 review the Access Point diagram See Figure 1 2 The ESTeem Model 192E interfaced to the Hub or Switch in the picture wil...

Page 45: ...SID radio beacons that can be identified with 802 11b network scanning software The users of the network will have to know the SSID to enter the network and security is increased but if you with for t...

Page 46: ...12 You will see a message at the bottom of the configuration box that the Values Accepted Figure 4 If you have WEP Enabled set to False you will receive the same Values Accepted message at the bottom...

Page 47: ...peater in Figure 6 will be configured in Access Point Repeater Mode This mode will allow Ethernet communication between networks while concurrently providing access to 802 11b clients 3 If you have no...

Page 48: ...scanning software The users of the network will have to know the SSID to enter the network and security is increased but if you with for the SSID to be broadcast to the network for easy identificatio...

Page 49: ...that the Values Accepted Figure 9 If you have WEP Enabled set to False you will receive the same Values Accepted message at the bottom of the configuration box when you press the Submit button 15 Sel...

Page 50: ...ur computer s Web Browser as per instructions in Chapter 4 under Logging On To the ESTeem Web Page 5 Master Bridge ESTeem Program the Master Bridge ESTeem first From the ESTeem Status Screen select Mo...

Page 51: ...re 13 If you have WEP Enabled set to False you will receive the same Values Accepted message at the bottom of the configuration box when you press the Submit button 8 Select Apply Changes on the left...

Page 52: ...shown in Figure 15 Set the Master Bridge IP Address to match the Wireless IP Address of the Master Bridge See Appendix D for more information on Channel Frequency and Data Rate adjustment 12 Push the...

Page 53: ...es on the left hand side of the screen and then the Yes Apply button to complete the configuration The ESTeem will now save all the parameter changes and reboot Figure 17 After the modem saved the par...

Page 54: ...tatus Screen select Mode Setup From the Mode pull down box select Etherstation and push the select button below the pull down box You will now see the screen shown in Figure 18 Configure the SSID for...

Page 55: ...m of the configuration box when you press the Submit button 8 Select Apply Changes on the left hand side of the screen and then the Yes Apply button to complete the configuration The ESTeem will now s...

Page 56: ...ulti point applications Part Number AA204ES Point to point ONLY Directional Building Mount Antenna 11 dBd gain Feedline minimums 25 ft RG 8 Cable or 50 ft Heliax Cable with Lightning Arrestor EST P N...

Page 57: ...er A 3 dB gain means you have doubled x2 your signal or transmitter power Example A 6 dB antenna will increase the radiated output power of a 1 watt transmitter to 4 watts times 4 3 dB x2 3 dB x2 and...

Page 58: ...e 192E is communicating The transmitter on the ESTeem must be placed into a test mode 1 Log into the ESTeem web page see Chapter 4 for instruction and select Additional Settings on the left side of th...

Page 59: ...CHAPTER 7 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 15 Mar 04 7 4 EST P N AA107...

Page 60: ...CHAPTER 7 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 15 Mar 04 7 5 EST P N AA107...

Page 61: ...CHAPTER 7 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 15 Mar 04 7 6 EST P N AA107...

Page 62: ...CHAPTER 7 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 15 Mar 04 7 7 EST P N AA107...

Page 63: ...CHAPTER 7 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 15 Mar 04 7 8 EST P N AA107...

Page 64: ...CHAPTER 7 ANTENNA SETUPS Revised 15 Mar 04 7 9 EST P N AA107 For more detail see Chapter 5 Redundant Back...

Page 65: ...y 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 account the...

Page 66: ...may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note to User Changes or modifications to this equi...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...F OPERATION 2412 to 2462 MHz Frequency selectable in 11 frequency zones RF DATA RATE 1 11 Mbps RF data rate TRANSMITTER 1 Watt RF output 100 duty cycle 50 ohms output impedance Protocol activated keyi...

Page 69: ...ter Rise Time 10 sec RF Output Impedance 50 Ohms RF Input Output Connector TNC Reverse Female Transmit Receive Switch Integral to Unit Receiver Type Double Conversion Superhetodyne Receiver Sensitivit...

Page 70: ...77 in 25 in Dia Mounting Hole 9 37 in 9 10 in 267 in 2 Pin Female Molex Power Connector 11 to 15 VDC Input Red Lead is Positive NOTE Allow approximately 5 inches for coax bending radius TNC Female RP...

Page 71: ...DC Grounded Applications Fixed base Frequency 2400 to 2500 MHz Polarization Vertical Impedance 50 ohms Gain 6 dBd VSWR 1 5 Front To Back Ratio n a Horizontal Beamwidth n a Vertical Beamwidth 35 degre...

Page 72: ...Sealed in UV stable fiberglass enclosed radome Mounting Hardware Stainless steel U bolts included for mounting up to 1 5 8 in diameter pipe Antenna Connector N male reverse polarity with 18 in pig tai...

Page 73: ...Material Fiberglass enclosed Recommended Mounting Hardware Heavy duty U bolts for mounting up to 1 5 8 in pipe included Adjustable yagi mounting kit for mounting up to 1 in pipe optional Antenna Conne...

Page 74: ...t operates at 38 400 bps No Parity 8 Data Bits and 1 Stop Bit 38 400 N 8 1 Configure your terminal program to match these settings RS 232 PROGRAMMING PORT PIN OUT TABLE ESTeem Model 192E RS 232C Port...

Page 75: ...s the Model 192E will reduce the data rate to the next lowest step to increase signal quality Conversely if the signal quality increases above the minimums the Model 192E will increase the RF data rat...

Page 76: ...mit button The output power will only be changed after the Apply Changes button is pressed and the modem is re booted TRANSCEIVER CONFIGURATION Programmed On Off This command will allow the user to pr...

Page 77: ...off While the transmitter is on the communication to the modem is down but will return after the 20 seconds Spanning Tree Protocol STP On Off Setting the STP to Off disables the ability of the modem...

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Page 79: ...s a particular algorithm called RC4 encryption to encode and decode traffic that is based on a 104 bit encryption key and a 24 bit Initialization Vector IV RC4 starts with a relatively short encryptio...

Page 80: ...wireless network could be wasted if a rogue AP was plugged into your network behind the firewall 7 Many access points allow you to control access based on the MAC address of the NIC attempting to ass...

Page 81: ...ceived Signal Strength This is the first of the two numbers listed in the parentheses This number will range from 0 84 and through testing we have found that a number above 20 should as long as the ba...

Page 82: ...h signal strength to maintain a reliable connection Background Noise This is the second of the two numbers listed in the parentheses This number will range from 0 84 and through testing we have found...

Page 83: ...Bridge Master Mode In the Master Bridge mode the Model 192E status menu will display the connected 192Es configured for Client Bridge mode Associated Station List The status menu will display all conn...

Page 84: ...y the link informatin back to the Master Bridge Current Mode Mode of operation set to client bridge Connectivity Status Will be listed as Connected or Not Connected Current SSID The currently programm...

Page 85: ...509 735 9092 or e mail your application to support esteem com TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS General Applicable to All Modes of Operation Where do I find the latest firmware version number We have the latest v...

Page 86: ...eater Mode Repeater Routing Not Going Through Best Radio Paths If no Root Bridge is set the Access Point Repeater network the Root Bridge will default to the lowest MAC address in the network This sit...

Page 87: ...ess IP address and the Ethernet IP address The best way to think of the Model 192E in the Bridge mode is that the modem has two separate networks the physical Ethernet network and the radio Ethernet n...

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