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APPENDIX B

Contact Information

Fluidmesh Networks, Inc.
165 Tremont Street - Suite 1502
Boston, MA 02111
U.S.A.

Tel. +1(617) 381-4219
Fax. +1(866) 458-1522

E-mail [email protected]

Summary of Contents for 2200 Series

Page 2: ...CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION IN NO EVENT SHALL FLUIDMESH NETWORKS INC BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON TORT CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF Fluidmesh Network...

Page 3: ...ation 12 5 1 Logging into the web based interface 12 5 2 End user license agreement and region of operation 13 5 3 Navigating the web based interface 13 5 4 General Mode mode of operation and LAN 13 5 5 Wireless Settings 15 5 6 Physical Statistics 17 5 7 Routing Table 18 5 8 Remote Subnets 19 5 9 Firmware Upgrade 19 5 10 Ethernet Ports Camera Mode Only 20 5 11 UPnP Gateway Mode Only 22 5 12 Add Re...

Page 4: ...been designed with safety in mind However if not used properly electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injuries To avoid such accidents make sure that you are properly qualified to install this product and be sure to head the following In case of breakdown In case of system breakdown discontinue use and contact immediately your authorized Fluidmesh Networks dealer or dir...

Page 5: ... acts not only as a transmitter of video streams coming from the cameras attached to it but also as intelligent relay forwarding data packets coming from other Fluidmesh units A Fluidmesh unit has two modes of operations Camera relay mode Gateway mode Camera relay mode It is the default mode for every Fluidmesh unit Every unit that is not connected to the wired LAN but it only connected via radio ...

Page 6: ...ese addresses are assigned changes if the router is in camera relay or gateway mode Camera relay mode In camera relay mode all the IP addresses are assigned to the router The IP address of the router cannot be changed The IP addresses of the cameras attached to the router can be changed in the advanced interface settings The default IP addresses are assigned according to the following convention T...

Page 7: ...nfiguration you need a PC with a web browser an Ethernet LAN interface and a crossover Ethernet cable Suggested hardware Cat5 Crossover Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors PC computer with the following characteristics Windows XP or Windows 2000 In this manual we are assuming you are using Windows XP and every instruction or screenshot is based on this assumption Likely a Fluidmesh can be configur...

Page 8: ...excessive heating of the unit beyond the operational temperature Fluidmesh Networks manufactures and provides a Fluidmesh Sunshield with every unit In case any Fluidmesh unit must stay under direct solar radiation for long periods of time you are strongly encouraged to install the provided Sunshield to avoid overheating PLEASE NOTICE Powering the device without a proper antenna connected might irr...

Page 9: ...tween 0 16 and 0 31 inches 4 1 7 9 mm 4 3 Connecting and Configuring IP cameras The unit has two Ethernet ports that can be used to connect directly up to 2 IP cameras Connect the cameras using an Ethernet crossover cable Make sure to use a cable manufactured for outdoor usage Make sure that every Fluidmesh unit with cameras directly attached are configured in camera relay mode In order to work pr...

Page 10: ...ided power supply make sure to understand all the technical details involved and to be qualified to perform the work 4 5 Configuring a Video server Encoder Make sure that every Fluidmesh unit with video servers encoders directly attached is configured in camera relay mode In order to work properly within a Fluidmesh network the video servers attached to the Ethernet interfaces must be configured w...

Page 11: ... resetting the factory default settings the Fluidmesh unit will be back in camera relay mode and the administrator s password will be reverted to Username admin Password admin 4 7 Connecting Antennas Every Fluidmesh 2200 has two N Female Bulkhead connectors for antennas Looking at the unit from the front the right hand connector is for the 5 GHz antenna and the left hand connector is for the 2 4 G...

Page 12: ...ss In case your computer is not configured to receive an IP address automatically go to the troubleshooting section where you can learn how to perform a manual IP configuration of your computer Disable the Access the Internet using a proxy server function To disable this function go to Control Panel Internet Options Connections LAN Settings and uncheck the enable box Open a web browser such as Int...

Page 13: ...pt the terms of the license agreement in order to activate the device If you do not wish to accept the terms of the license agreement please turn off the unit and contact Fluidmesh Networks Picking the wrong country regulatory domain setting might make the unit operations illegal in your country 5 3 Navigating the web based interface The menu on the right allows you to navigate through the setting...

Page 14: ...e two Ethernet interfaces are pre determined and can be changed by the user only accessing the Advanced Settings of the device in particular the Ethernet Ports configuration page If you select gateway mode you will also need to input the LAN settings of the wired network where you want to attach the gateway unit In case you do not know the LAN settings contact the local network administrator befor...

Page 15: ... same area and sharing the same frequencies Country The second parameter is the country where you want to operate the Fluidmesh unit Different countries have different telecommunications regulations and the country setting allows you to operate Fluidmesh units complying with different national regulations The available frequencies and other settings related to the radios operation will vary based ...

Page 16: ...istance The maximum distance parameters allows to tune the transmission parameters based on the maximum round trip time in the longest link You should type the length of the longest link in the network Disable Radios These parameters allow you to disable a particular radio in the unit Disabling the radio does not mean turning off the radio The unit should still mount two antennas to avoid damages ...

Page 17: ...ngth percentage Provides the average value of the signal strength detected on packet reception Signal Strength dBm Provides the value of the signal strength detected on the reception of the last packet received in dBm assuming the noise floor at 95 dBm Average Signal Strength dBm Provides the average value of the signal strength detected on packet reception in dBm assuming the noise floor at 95 dB...

Page 18: ...ween the two units Two hops means that there is one Fluidmesh unit that acts as a relay in the middle The two tables show the forward toward a particular destination unit and reverse direction toward the local unit The color of the arrows show if the link is at 2 4 GHz 5 GHz or wired The routing table page is particularly useful for network planning and troubleshooting ...

Page 19: ...n upgrade the Fluidmesh Firmware to the most current version available Download on you PC the firmware upgrade file from the Fluidmesh Networks website Select the file on your hard disk and upload it on the Fluidmesh unit This operation might take several minutes The unit will automatically reboot at the end of the upgrade process DO NOT RESTART OR POWER DOWN THE UNIT WHILE UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE ...

Page 20: ...s Camera Mode Only The Ethernet ports configuration page allows you to manually configure the Ethernet ports of every Fluidmesh unit This page allows to change the default settings that involve only the 1 0 0 0 and 2 0 0 0 classes of IP addresses Please notice that this is an advanced settings page for expert users only Anyone that does not fully understand the details of Fluidmesh routing might c...

Page 21: ...m VLAN behind every Fluidmesh unit In custom settings it is possible to activate a DHCP Server on every Ethernet port and dynamically assign IP addresses to cameras and video server Fluidmesh encourage however to use only static IP addresses for IP cameras or video servers encoders Routing The routing mode allows to activate the routing protocol on the Ethernet port This configuration is required ...

Page 22: ...resses of every Fluidmesh unit with UPnP enabled devices attached In this way the gateway unit will forward UPnP multicast packets toward those units UPnP support requires to enable the DHCP server in the remote Fluidmesh units and to use custom subnets VLAN only The default Ethernet configuration using the classes of IP addresses 1 0 0 0 and 2 0 0 0 does not support UPnP ...

Page 23: ...e Subnet Gateway Mode Only Gateway units are able to automatically detect remote subnets However this page allow to add remote subnet manually in order to decrease the warm up period of the automatic detection mechanism ...

Page 24: ...following classes of addresses is routed to one of the available Fluidmesh Gateways Classes of address that need to be routed through a Fluidmesh Gateway IP 5 0 0 0 NETMASK 255 0 0 0 IP 1 0 0 0 NETMASK 255 0 0 0 IP 2 0 0 0 NETMASK 255 0 0 0 In case you do not have access to the LAN configuration contact the local network administrator to add static routes towards the Fluidmesh Gateway for the appr...

Page 25: ...k to connect a computer to a Fluidmesh for configuration purposes Make sure that you are using an appropriate crossover Ethernet cable rather than a standard Ethernet cable Are you getting a valid IP in the subnet 1 a b c from the Fluidmesh In case you are unable to get a valid IP address from the router s DHCP server you can set the correct network settings to your computer manually in the follow...

Page 26: ...k your user name and password settings The user name is not modifiable by the user and it is always the following admin The password is modifiable make sure you are using the right password The default password is the following admin In case you forgot the password check the appropriate section in this troubleshooting chapter in order to fix the problem 7 3 I forgot the administrator password In c...

Page 27: ...be configured in such a way that every packet for the class 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 and 2 0 0 0 is forwarded to the Fluidmesh that act as gateway for the entire mesh network 7 5 I am unable to get any video from some cameras Is the Ethernet cable used to connect the cameras or the video server to the Fluidmesh a cross over cable A standard Ethernet cable does not work to connect an IP camera or a video se...

Page 28: ...o assure continued compliance use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Radiation Exposure Statem...

Page 29: ...nt isotropic radiated power EIRP are considered as not compliant with the above mentioned directive and are not allowed for use within the European community and countries that have adopted the European R TTE directive 1999 5 EC For more details on legal combinations of power levels and antennas contact Fluidmesh Networks Inc Belgique Dans le cas d une utilisation privée à l extérieur d un bâtimen...

Page 30: ...30 APPENDIX B Contact Information Fluidmesh Networks Inc 165 Tremont Street Suite 1502 Boston MA 02111 U S A Tel 1 617 381 4219 Fax 1 866 458 1522 E mail support fluidmesh com ...

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