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Installation and Configuration

Configuration

WIRELESS

pressing this button commands the CPE

or BTS to immediately begin continuous radio
transmission of data from its radio modem which
continues until the

STOP

button is clicked.

LAN

pressing this button commands the CPE or BTS

to immediately begin continuous transmission of
data over its Ethernet port until the

STOP

button

is clicked.

STOP

pressing this button commands the CPE or

BTS to immediately stop continuous transmit
modes.

Note:

After running these tests, reboot the system to

restore normal operation.

Statistics Web Page

This web page shows data flow statistics for the CPE or
BTS system being viewed.

Figure 3-14. Statistics Page

Summary of Contents for AirMAX 240

Page 1: ...AirMAXTM 240 2400 Installation Configuration Guide July 18 2002 P N 8000504 000 I...

Page 2: ...designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energ...

Page 3: ...serviceable device Warning Do not touch antennas when transmission is in progress Possible adverse health affects can occur Warning When used with the ANT 24 19 D 19 dBi directional CPE antenna the tr...

Page 4: ...st is grounded properly and is protected from voltage surges and static charges Observe all regional and national building and safety regulations Contacting Malibu Networks For Information or Support...

Page 5: ...entification 6 Minimum Installation Requirements 7 About This Manual 7 Manual Conventions 8 Chapter 2 Installation Before Installation 9 Installation Overview 11 Mounting the BTS or CPE Antenna 12 Mou...

Page 6: ...Active 37 Service Levels 38 Subscribers 39 Rules 41 Changing The Password 43 Testing BTS to CPE Wireless Communications 44 Test Web Page 45 Statistics Web Page 46 WEP 47 Configuration Troubleshooting...

Page 7: ...facility implementations The system is composed of a BTS CPE a full featured optional Service Management System SMS and Malibu s patent pending MAXimum IPTM QoS The CPE and BTS portions of the system...

Page 8: ...an ODU and a Power Injector Figure 1 1 Basic System CPE or BTS ODU Outdoor Unit and antenna The ODU is a ruggedized box often antenna mast mounted that houses a radio modem and connects to an antenna...

Page 9: ...system provides a robust suite of functions from top level network management integration to system element management to customer provisioning and management Features include JAVA based user interfa...

Page 10: ...ioning and monitoring In addition tools are provided to empower the service provider to customize SLAs to meet unique subscriber needs and to meet the requirements of the operator s specific business...

Page 11: ...P also gives the service provider the ability to control jitter and latency as well as enabling additional high value services to be sold and supported Product Names and Numbers The following list sho...

Page 12: ...The physical components comprising the system are shown in the following photographs Figure 1 3 Typical Components of a BTS or CPE OmnidirectionalAntenna shown antenna models differ in appearance and...

Page 13: ...be used The computer or workstation must have a 10 100Base T Ethernet card NIC Category 5 crossover Ethernet cable with RJ 45 connector between the PC and the Power Injector If desired you could also...

Page 14: ...rameters boldface Keywords or commands x y z When a choice exists between keywords or options the options will be listed between braces each separated by a vertical bar on screen text Text displayed o...

Page 15: ...ODU and Power Injector mounting locations Ensure locations offer optimum direction for the terrain Temperature limits at ODU mounting locations should be within this range 20o C to 70o C Temperatures...

Page 16: ...of installation do not confuse the ethernet cable from the customer s LAN to the Power Injector which is data only and does not have power and the PoE Ethernet cable that runs between the ODU and Pow...

Page 17: ...d then configure BTS software from a web browser by entering the IP address of the BTS 3 From the same PC connected to the BTS add the CPEs you wish to communicate with the BTS 4 With the BTS now inst...

Page 18: ...nting since they must be directed toward the BTS antenna Generally you should always plan for a line of sight position between antennas where possible Mount the antenna as high as possible Antennas sh...

Page 19: ...ure 2 3 Base to Mast Attachment Omnidirectional 3 Slide the antenna cable up through the antenna base and then hold it while screwing the antenna into the antenna cable connector With the cable now at...

Page 20: ...ularly on aluminum masts 10 Repeat this procedure for the other clamps CPE Directional Antenna Mounting 1 Install a customer supplied mast of 1 to 2 inches in diameter Position the mast for true verti...

Page 21: ...ality metrics reported by the CPE Status web page to fine tune the antenna s direction Figure 2 4 Directional Antenna Mounting Antenna Coax Cable Mast U Bolt Bracket End plate Antenna To Bracket Nuts...

Page 22: ...ts to mount the unit securely Figure 2 5 ODU and Antenna Mounting Standard Ethernet Cable from Customer LAN data only with RJ45 Connector Power Injector AC Adapter connects to 110 220VAC Ethernet to O...

Page 23: ...llustration for instructions 2 1 Insert circular clamp through slots in each bracket Tighten clamp screw to approximate size of antenna mast Ensure that the notched side of the bracket is toward the m...

Page 24: ...the antenna cable next to the coax connector on the bottom of the ODU 2 Thread the antenna cable male connector onto the ODU coax connector and tighten enough to secure the cable without overtightenin...

Page 25: ...Injector Connections Standard Ethernet Cable from Customer LAN data only with RJ45 Connector Special PoE Ethernet Cable carries data and Power to ODU RJ45 end connects to Power Injector and circular m...

Page 26: ...ower and data to the circular Multipin Ethernet connector on the ODU At the other end of the same Ethernet cable plug the RJ45 connector into the Power Injector connector on the side of Power Injector...

Page 27: ...E or BTS it s part of On the SBC is a radio modem non volatile memory and the ability to communicate with an external computer over its Ethernet link for remote management In Chapter 3 Configuration w...

Page 28: ...Chapter 2 Installation 22 Malibu Networks AirMAX CPE BTS...

Page 29: ...d BTS system s determine system status configure the wireless radio and test or reboot the systems In this chapter we ll go through the steps of configuring a complete system starting with a BTS unit...

Page 30: ...that you know the IP addresses router IP address sometimes called gateway IP and subnet mask that will be used for the AirMAX CPE or BTS system Your network administrator should be able to provide you...

Page 31: ...from a web browser Follow the detailed steps 1 Connect a computer with a javascript ready internet web browser to the Power Injector via an Ethernet crossover cable Here we discuss using a Windows 98...

Page 32: ...C if the OS requires it Windows 98 does Launch a Web Browser on the PC Your AirMAX BTS and CPE units are configured using a web browser running on a Windows PC or other workstation The configuration w...

Page 33: ...ess in Browser URL field After entering the IP address of the BTS the browser should display a logon screen enter malibu as the user no password is initially required however you can add one as discus...

Page 34: ...e and learn what the information displayed is all about then go the Configuration Web Page topic and begin configuring the BTS Status Web Page The Status page is the initial screen you ll view when yo...

Page 35: ...ny new CPE systems are added they must be configured to reference this SSID name You can change this from the Configure web page Channel this value indicates the channel number from one to 14 that the...

Page 36: ...mum shown in Table 2 for the antenna in use You can change the power level in the Configure web page Warning When used with the ANT 24 19 D 19 dBi directional CPE antenna the transmit power must not b...

Page 37: ...fficient use of network addresses and for controlling data traffic Routers use the subnet mask to decide which data packets are forwarded or stay on the local network The mask is 32 bits long and is u...

Page 38: ...e software running inside the CPE or BTS system controller as stored in non volatile flash memory Malibu Networks technical support may ask you for this software revision level when helping to trouble...

Page 39: ...when you re ready to apply the changes you click on the Apply button at the bottom of the page and the system loads the values inside the actual hardware and software On Off values are set with radio...

Page 40: ...Enter a power level for the radio modem typically use maximum 4 Click on Radio ON button 5 Enter a LAN IP for the BTS 6 Enter a Subnet Mask in the LAN Mask field Later you can change this as directed...

Page 41: ...reens specifically the CPEs web page Figure 3 6 CPEs Page When the page is loaded you ll see a list at the top showing all the currently defined CPEs for the BTS If none are yet defined as shown in th...

Page 42: ...of the screen To delete a CPE definition just highlight it in the list at the top of the page and then click on the DELETE button Configuring the CPE After you have configured the BTS and added the C...

Page 43: ...he default this is only used for initial configuration and troubleshooting Additional IP addresses and routes are configured automatically based on subscriber IP address configuration 6 Enter a Subnet...

Page 44: ...e redisplayed click the REBOOT button at the bottom of the page and wait for two minutes while the CPE reboots and reinitializes the link Click on the Status button at the left of the display after wa...

Page 45: ...clicking the web browser s refresh button and looking again each time Find the point where signal strength is the greatest It should be over TBD for proper system operation Afterward tighten all anten...

Page 46: ...hes the behaviors you want the system to follow when handling communications for a specific subscriber Items you can control include the service level defined under Service Levels IP protocols payload...

Page 47: ...rom Guaranteed is the highest level for the highest priority traffic Delay and jitter targets may be applied for real time audio and video traffic Controlled offers a level for medium traffic without...

Page 48: ...is an integer from 0 to 7168 representing Kbps Max Delay Packets exceeding this delay value will be dropped You should only use this field for video or audio traffic Using it for TCP IP data traffic...

Page 49: ...nabled all subscriber LAN addresses will be automatically translated into a single public IP address IP The subscriber public IP address as seen from the Internet WAN side Netmask Subscriber s network...

Page 50: ...will be applied to Class Name a unique name for this rule Class Service Level pull down list of available defined service levels The name indicates the QoS characteristics for the rule Class Directio...

Page 51: ...s this rule will apply to Specify both a starting and ending port Some commonly used port numbers include 20 FTP 21 FTP 23 TELNET 25 SMTP e post 43 WHOIS 49 RLOGIN 53 DNS 70 GOPHER 79 FINGER 80 HTTP w...

Page 52: ...you to a page where you can set or change password security Figure 3 12 Password Page 1 The Username field displays the current user if you wish to change the username enter the new name in the field...

Page 53: ...ers and OS platforms also have Ping utilities available but the exact steps will vary 1 Connect a Windows PC to the BTS as described earlier in Configuring a BTS and then run a DOS window On most Wind...

Page 54: ...eshooting you may want to use this Test web page to turn Radio and or Ethernet continuous transmission on and off on one or more CPE and BTS units Caution selecting continuous transmission will cause...

Page 55: ...pressing this button commands the CPE or BTS to immediately begin continuous transmission of data over its Ethernet port until the STOP button is clicked STOP pressing this button commands the CPE or...

Page 56: ...ration Troubleshooting and Testing Verify Connections by Pinging Pinging is a simple and reliable way to ensure you have basic TCP IP connectivity between TCP IP devices over a network By running the...

Page 57: ...any data loss in the loop You can use Ping to test any IP address on your LAN or wireless connection Note if you ve changed the IP address from the factory default value then correspondingly change th...

Page 58: ...k and router IP on both CPE BTS and PC and inspect physical cabling and connections CPE BTS won t Ping from PC packets aren t returned Ping times out Check that the CPE BTS is properly connected via t...

Page 59: ...attached to its local LAN and then if the AirMAX configuration pages load up then verify it has a matching SSID value verify the CELL ID as reported by the BTS is detected by the CPE check signal str...

Page 60: ...selected you ll see a series of messages The messages run through a specific cycle as the CPE initializes and becomes part of the network If the CPE halts at a particular message it can sometimes hel...

Page 61: ...Cell ID BTS could be turned off or down Check the CPE SSID setting and antenna direction positioning Also check for physical obstructions Initializing WAN SSID is okay if you ve gotten this far the pr...

Page 62: ...Chapter 3 Configuration 56 Malibu Networks AirMAX CPE BTS...

Page 63: ...les throughout this Appendix Refer to the AirMAX Technical Data sheets for full specifications Table 1 System Specifications Specification Performance Operating Frequency 2 4 2 483 GHz ISM Data Rate p...

Page 64: ...ion Performance Waveform DSSS Duplexing TDD Modulations DBPSK DQPSK CCK Radio Power Output Up to 20dBm Receive Sensitivity at BER 10 5 94 1Mbps 91 2Mbps 89 5 5Mbps 85 11Mbps Table 3 Networking and Sec...

Page 65: ...d Policing Delay and jitter control Class of Service Guaranteed Controlled and Best Effort Packet Classification Layer 3 and Layer 4 classification including TOS and RTP payload Table 5 Physical and E...

Page 66: ...Appendix A Specifications A 4 Malibu Networks AirMAX 240 2400 CPE BTS...

Page 67: ...Appendix B Drawings...

Page 68: ...wn 7 DC Neg 8 Brown 6 Notes 1 Cable is Category 5 Outdoor environment rated Belden 1594A or Commscope 5EF4 or equivalent 2 Wire Gauge is 24 3 Circular plastic connector is Switchcraft EN3C8F Length fe...

Page 69: ...BaseT 10BaseT implements the IEEE 802 3 Ethernet standard over unshielded twisted pair wiring using a star topology with stations directly connected to a multiport hub It runs at 10Mbits sec and has a...

Page 70: ...ts sec or Mbps Base Transceiver Station BTS Transmits to and from one or more customer premises CPE systems Bit Error Rate A measure of transmission quality generally shown as a negative exponent Broa...

Page 71: ...ed password matches a predefined value Enterprise Network An enterprise network connects all computers and networkable devices in a company and runs the company s mission critical applications Etherne...

Page 72: ...and ODU and connects to the power module Internet Address A TCP IP 32 bit address given to hosts Internet Protocol IP Internet Protocol is a component of TCP IP IP is a network layer protocol defining...

Page 73: ...a broadcast Multi Homed Host A computer having more than one communications data link Such data links may or may not be attached to the same network Multiplexing The interleaving of information from m...

Page 74: ...erformed Peer Group Logical nodes grouped to create a routing hierarchy Peer To Peer Nodes can directly begin communication with each other in a peer to peer architecture without an intermediary Physi...

Page 75: ...on of data to be sent and the negotiation rules to be followed when sending Public Data Network PDN A network open to the public and run by a government or service provider for a fee QOS Quality of Se...

Page 76: ...sion An online communications connection between two nodes Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP A protocol used for gathering management information from network devices SNMP is the standard protoc...

Page 77: ...ires are twisted around each other to reduce noise Universal Resource Locator URL A URL is an address that uniquely identifies a file anywhere on the Internet Every URL has three parts the protocol na...

Page 78: ...Appendix C Glossary C 10 Malibu Networks AirMAX CPE BTS...

Page 79: ...ot load a web page when its IP address is entered 49 BTS 1 2 BTS configuration 23 32 C Category 5 7 net and radio modem transmissions 46 Cell ID 28 Channel 27 Circular Multipin Ethernet connector 18 C...

Page 80: ...sheet 23 Installation 9 Installation locations 11 Installation Overview 11 Installation Requirements 7 Intelligent provisioning 4 Internet Explorer 21 Internet gateway 29 Internet web browser 21 IP ad...

Page 81: ...ality 28 Signal Strength 28 Single point of failure servers 4 SLA 4 SNMP interface 4 SNMP v2 4 Software Version 30 SSID 27 Statistics 26 46 Statistics Web Page 46 Status Web Page 26 STOP button 46 Str...

Page 82: ...Index 4 Malibu Networks AirMAX CPE BTS...

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