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Version 1.01

Chapter 6. Specifications

6.1 Hardware Specifications

General

Radio Data Rate

11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps, Auto Fall-Back

Client Interface

10/100Base-T Ethernet

Range
(Open environment)

300m @ 11

Mbps

400m @

5.5Mbps

500m @

Mbps

800m @

Mbps

Regulatory & Safety
Certifications

FCC Part 15
EN 300 328-1
EN 300 328-2
EN 301 489-1
EN 301 489-17
EN 60950
IP67
DGT

Compatibility

Fully interoperable with IEEE802.11b
compliant products

Power Supply
(AC/DC Power Adaptor)

Input: 100~240V, 50~60Hz
Output: 24V, 830mA

Network Information

Network Architecture

Infrastructure (with AirEther

AP11/RB11/CB11)

Access Protocol

CSMA/CA

Roaming

IEEE802.11b compliant

Security

64-/128-bit data encryption

Radio Specifications

Frequency Band

2.4 2.484 GHz

Radio Type

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS)

Version 1.01

Modulation

CCK (11, 5.5Mbps)
DQPSK (2Mbps)
DBPSK (1Mbps)

Operation Channels

North America

Japan

Europe

Spain

France

Transmit Power

23dBm

Antenna

Embedded 9dBi patch antenna

Sensitivity @ FER=0.08

Mbps < -85dBm

5.5 Mbps < -88dBm

Mbps < -91dBm

Mbps < -93dBm

Environmental

Temperature Range

Operating: 0 to 55

Storage: -20 to 75

Humidity (non-condensing)

5% to 95% typical

Physical Specifications

Dimensions

138.7mm x 104.0mm x 38.0mm

Weight

500g

Summary of Contents for AirEther CB11

Page 1: ...GURATION 3 2 1 BEFORE YOU START 3 2 2 LOCATE THE AIRETHER CB11 AND INLINE POWER INJECTOR PORTS 4 2 3 PREPARING INSTALLATION 6 2 4 BASIC CONFIGURATION 7 2 4 1 What you need to know 7 2 4 2 Basic Configuration Steps 7 2 4 3 Logging into the Web Interface 8 2 4 4 Set Operating Mode IP Address Subnet Mask Default Route IP DNS Server IP of AirEther CB11 12 2 4 5 Set Wireless Encryption for Wireless Int...

Page 2: ...ge mode and connects to AirEther RB11 Outdoor Wireless Router Bridge to construct point to point as well as point to multipoint topologies for maximum flexibility in configuring building to building networks and WISP functions 1 2 Product Features Outdoor enclosure in compliance with IP67 RF transmit power 200mW 23dBm with 85dBm Rx sensitivity 11Mbps data rate Embedded 9dBi patch directional anten...

Page 3: ...reas where you may not have power and or Ethernet easily accessible like house roof 2 This also allows you to place the AirEther CB11 unit closer to the antenna more easily thus reducing signal loss over antenna cabling 3 Ethernet signal travels well over CAT 5 cable but 2 4GHz signal doesn t do as well over antenna cabling 4 Ethernet cabling is much cheaper than Antenna cabling Version 1 01 3 Cha...

Page 4: ...PC or straight Ethernet cable to Hub Switch Router 110 240VAC 50 60Hz AC DC power adapter DC Input Port 4 Power Data Output Port 5 for connecting the 30m RJ 45 CAT 5 Ethernet Cable Grounding Port 6 Figure 2 2 Power and Data Interface location on the PoE denoted by numbers 1 6 3 1 2 6 5 4 Version 1 01 5 Mount AirEther CB11 on A Wall Pole The AirEther CB11 can be mounted on the wall you can use the ...

Page 5: ...t the remaining end of the 30m CAT 5 cable into the PoE labeled AP Bridge This is the power side of the PoE that will power up the CB11 NOTE This connection is required for setting up initial configuration information After configuration is completed the RS 232 null modem console cable shall be removed and run a cross over Ethernet cable from Data Input Port to PC or a straight Ethernet cable to L...

Page 6: ...ser may change the IP Address later and cannot connect the unit by using the default IP Address In this case it is a must to identify the AirEther CB11 current IP Address before configuring To identify the IP Address user can use the serial port refer to page 4 to gain access of the current network status To start a Serial Port connection by following the steps below Step 1 Attach the RS 232 null ...

Page 7: ...s shown in Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 Step 3 Enter root in the User Name and the Password fields and click OK to enter the web configuration user interface screen as shown below Version 1 01 11 Figure 2 8 Web Configuration Structure The web configuration user interface shown above in Figure 2 8 is grouped into a tree structure and contains the following settings or information General Configuration Sys...

Page 8: ...formation Use this setting to assign or change the AirEther CB11 s IP address Bridge Subnet Mask Enter an IP subnet mask to identify the sub network so the IP address can be recognized on the LAN Default Route IP Enter the default Gateway IP Address DNS Server IP Enter the Primary Secondary DNS Server IP Address and click FINISH at the bottom of this page to complete the modification of this page ...

Page 9: ...TFTP Server The Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP Server allows you to transfer files across a network You can download the firmware files for AirEther CB11 upgrades After the TFTP Server is installed make sure you have the proper TFTP Server IP address the proper AirEther CB11 firmware files and the TFTP Server is operational Update the Firmware using the TFTP method Step 1 Enter the Utility So...

Page 10: ...n the AirEther CB11 is powered up the Current Network Status will be displayed as shown below in Figure 2 12 Figure 2 12 Version 1 01 17 Step 2 Press Esc keystroke to reboot the AirEther CB11 Press x key during the boot process and it will display prompt character NetARM See Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 Step 3 Press h keystroke it will display related commands as the figure shown in Figure 2 14 Figure ...

Page 11: ... files when you try to upgrade the AirEther CB11 s firmware files Version 1 01 19 2 4 8 Back up the AirEther CB11 s Configuration Files After configuring AirEther CB11 user can back up the configuration files User can upload the latest back up files and recover the AirEther CB11 configuration to the settings specified in the back up files Downloading Configuration Files Just being the same with fi...

Page 12: ...ess point like the AirEther AP11 see Figure 3 1 below Figure 3 1 The AirEther CB11 performs in either router or bridge mode In a Point to Multipoint topology all communication between network systems is done through a centralized agent Among the AirEther Outdoor Wireless Router Bridge products the centralized agent is Central Router or Central Bridge AirEther AP11 and the individual network notes ...

Page 13: ...bnet is transparent to the right side Step 6 DHCP server assign IP address to PC1 and PC2 Version 1 01 23 3 2 Wireless Client Router to Central Wireless Bridge Figure 3 3 Refer to Figure 3 3 for the following setup Note The AirEther AP11 is the Central Wireless Bridge and AirEther CB11 is the Wireless Client Bridge Step 1 Set the AirEther AP11 to function in the bridge mode bridge IP address 192 1...

Page 14: ... the same with the AirEther AP11 Step 6 The AirEther AP11 assigns IP addresses to PC1 and PC2 since PC1 and PC2 is transparent to AirEther AP11 Version 1 01 25 3 4 Wireless Client Router to Central Wireless Router Figure 3 5 Refer to Figure 3 5 for the following setup Note The AirEther AP11 is the Central Wireless Bridge and AirEther CB11 is the Wireless Client Bridge Step 1 Set the AirEther AP11 ...

Page 15: ...es to connect their network to the Internet cost effectively and efficiently User has to enable it to allow the subscribers to connect to the Internet in this mode Click FINISH at the bottom of this page to complete the IP address modifications after enabling NAPT function Version 1 01 27 4 2 Virtual Server Sometimes the administrator would like to expose the internal servers on the local intranet...

Page 16: ...te which socket port 1 65535 user wants to translate from outside to internal server such as 21 Virtual Server IP address Specify the private IP address of the internal server such as 192 168 1 100 Virtual Server Port number Specify the socket port 1 65535 of the internal server such as 21 Version 1 01 29 Step 4 Click OK The Virtual Server Entry Table appears with the entries list Step 5 To modify...

Page 17: ...ck Modify The configuration page appears See Figure 4 4 Version 1 01 31 Figure 4 4 2 Specify the Validity Access Right and Community field Validity Select Enable or Disable to control this community Access Right Select a command from the pull down menu for this field Community Enter the password related the Access Right in this field 3 Click OK to refresh the current community pool 4 To modify ano...

Page 18: ...2 Specify the Version IP Address and Community field Version Select Disable Version 1 or Version 2 to control this trap host IP Address Enter the Trap Host IP Address Community Enter the password in this field Version 1 01 33 3 Click OK to refresh the current trap host pool 4 To modify another trap host entry to the current trap host pool repeat step 1 through step 3 5 When you have modified all t...

Page 19: ... to users rts Threshold The setting determines the packet size ranging from 0 to 2339 bytes at which the bridge issues a request to send RTS before sending the packet A low RTS Threshold setting can be useful in areas where many client devices are associating with the access point or in areas where the clients are far apart and can detect only the bridge and not each other frag Threshold The setti...

Page 20: ... the 128 bit WEP keys can contain any combination of 26 of these characters The letters are not case sensitive Version 1 01 37 4 5 Security 4 5 1 MAC based Access Control Click General Config select MAC Filter page and choice the MAC Filter services is Enable or Disable as shown in Figure 4 7 below Figure 4 7 Users can specify the MAC address of a wireless client station All MAC entries in the MAC...

Page 21: ...ht away Hint You must set up a TFTP server and this server must contain one latest new image Figure 4 8 Version 1 01 39 4 6 2 Administration Step 1 Click Utility Administration The following Figure 4 9 show the Utility Administration page Figure 4 9 Supervisor Account Change the supervisor s user name password in the Supervisor Account field and Click FINISH to take effect on the previous configur...

Page 22: ...re 5 1 In this page user can find the system information and most of the running parameters Version 1 01 41 General System Information The following information can be found in this block Product Model Host Name Software Version Build Built by Boot Code Version Web Version System Uptime General System Status The following information can be found in this block Operation Mode Interface IP Net mask ...

Page 23: ... both Wireless and Ethernet The statistics table includes the following information In Packets Out Packets In Bytes Out Bytes Version 1 01 43 5 3 Wireless Link Information By selecting Running Status Wireless Link Info Figure 5 3 below shows the Radio Link Information page Figure 5 3 In this page users can find the following information about the radio link Link Quality Signal Strength Current use...

Page 24: ...mation Network Architecture Infrastructure with AirEther AP11 RB11 CB11 Access Protocol CSMA CA Roaming IEEE802 11b compliant Security 64 128 bit data encryption Radio Specifications Frequency Band 2 4 2 484 GHz Radio Type Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Version 1 01 45 Modulation CCK 11 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps DBPSK 1Mbps Operation Channels North America 11 Japan 14 Europe 13 Spain 2 France 4 Tr...

Page 25: ... Client Router Wireless Client Bridge Bridge IP Address 192 168 2 1 Bridge Subnet Mask For Wireless Client Bridge with Operation Mode 255 255 255 0 IP Address 192 168 1 1 Wireless Interface Address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 NAPT Interface 1 Enable 2 Disable Disable Default Route IP IP address of the gateway for default route when TCP IP filtering 192 168 2 254 Primary DNS Server IP 192 168 2 254 S...

Page 26: ...ager for SNMP Trap Report Index 1 public Index 2 public Index 3 Index 4 Community Specify the type of community public or private for SNMP Manager Version 1 01 49 Index 5 7 1 4 Wireless LAN Parameter Description Default Value RTS Threshold Set RTS Request To Send threshold value 1600 Fragmentation Threshold Set fragmentation threshold value 1600 SSID Wireless LAN service area identifier of the RB ...

Page 27: ...her devices operating at this frequency when using integrated antennas Any changes or modification to the product not expressly approved by Inscape Data Corporation could void the user s authority to operate this device Caution To meet regulatory restrictions and the safety of the installation Inscape Data Corporation strongly recommends this product to be professionally installed Interference Sta...

Page 28: ...e user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity Inscape Data Corporation 1613 South Main Street Suite 105 Milpitas CA 95035 U S A Declares that the product Date November 5 2002 Brand Name Inscape Data Corporation Model Number AirEther CB11 Equipment ...

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