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Wireless Network Switch User Manual

Network System Design

Summary of Contents for impact

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Page 3: ...tances 23 2 6 2 Distances Around Curves 23 Chapter 3 Installation 25 3 1 WNS Mounting Options 26 3 2 Antenna Mounting Options 27 3 3 Installation Schemes 28 3 3 1 Installation in a Straight Drive 28 3 3 2 Installation in a Curved Decline Incline 29 3 3 3 Installation in a Stope 30 3 3 4 Installation at an Intersection 31 3 4 Connecting Power to the Wireless Network Switch 33 3 4 1 Installing Addit...

Page 4: ...62 5 4 3 Defining VLANs 63 5 4 4 Configuring the VLAN Port Map 65 5 4 5 Wireless Distribution System WDS settings 66 5 5 Tools Tab 67 5 5 1 Configuring Administrator and User Settings 68 5 5 2 Saving and Restoring Configuration Settings 69 5 5 3 Activating Power Over Ethernet 70 5 5 4 Setting the Time 71 5 5 5 Rebooting or Restoring the Network Device 73 5 5 6 Upgrading Firmware 74 5 6 Status Tab ...

Page 5: ...03 B 1 Visual Inspection of the Fibre Optic Cable 103 B 2 Measuring and Testing for Power Loss 103 Appendix C Ethernet Cable Specifications 105 Appendix D Connecting a PC to an ImPact Network Device 107 Appendix E Discovering Devices on the Network 109 Appendix F Timezone Indices and Offsets 111 Appendix G Power Consumption Guide 115 Appendix H Maintenance Check list 117 Appendix I ImPact Wireless...

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Page 7: ...nologies Pty Ltd All rights reserved Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd reserves the right to make changes to specifications and information in this manual without prior notice Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained in this manual Wireless Network Switch User Manual 7 Revision A ...

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Page 9: ...Sudbury 1085 Kelly Lake Road Sudbury Ontario P3E 5P5 CANADA Tel 1 705 675 7468 CHINA Hangzhou 4th Floor Building 1 No 5 Xianghong Road Hangzhou CHINA 310011 Tel 86 571 85803320x206 UNITED STATES Denver 13301 W 43rd Drive Golden Colorado 80403 USA Tel 1 303 951 0570 Wireless Network Switch User Manual 9 Revision A ...

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Page 11: ...nformation Text that requires input from an operator is boldfaced Operator interface screen control names are boldfaced Keyboard input keys are CAPITALISED Icons Icons are used in the manual to highlight specific information as shown the table below Description Icon The Note icon indicates important information or references to the user Note The Important icon contains information to prevent damag...

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Page 13: ... has the following features Four fibre optic Gigabit Ethernet ports Four internal 10 100 Ethernet ports Four external 10 100 Ethernet ports with Power over Ethernet PoE capability Two 802 11b g wireless access points Powder coated stainless steel enclosure meeting Ingress Protection IP66 standards AeroScout tag reading capability allowing real time tracking of assets and personnel Composite cablin...

Page 14: ...ription Key Connector for data transmission and or DC power distribution Composite fibre power cable port 1 Labelling of the fibre optic ports Composite fibre port number 2 Power indicator LED 3 Green when power is applied to the WNS Red when the power drops below 12V Revision A 14 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Understanding the Wireless Network Switch ...

Page 15: ... IEEE 802 3 af PoE supply capability for powering WAPs and other network devices External Ethernet ports 11 External Ethernet ports 9 12 Link Activity status LED 12 The top LED green is lit when the internal ports have established a link and flashes when data is transmitted or received The lower LED orange indicates that PoE power is active Labelling of the Ethernet ports Internal Ethernet port nu...

Page 16: ...tem layout The first WNS in a network is connected to an Ethernet switch and power supply either by composite cable providing power and network connectivity to the WNS or connection to the WNS Ethernet port and external power jack WNS units are typically connected in series down the mine tunnel by composite cable When the mine tunnel splits into different sections an additional WNS is branched fro...

Page 17: ...ith a distance limitation of 100 metres This reduces installation cost component count and likelihood of faults Fibre optic cable has superior signal integrity with no signal interference from high powered electronics such as variable speed drives 1 3 2 Ethernet Ports The WNS has four optional internal Ethernet ports and four external Ethernet ports enabling connection to client devices or other n...

Page 18: ...slot on the left side also acts as the management CPU for the switch processor As such it is mandatory that this WAC is fitted to each unit The WAC operational parameters can be configured through the web browser interface or by centralised configuration management For more information see Configuring Wireless Radio on page 52 and Editing Site Configuration Files on page 87 Revision A 18 Wireless ...

Page 19: ...o conducted to understand the behaviour of radio waves in the mine The following factors help determine network design Placement of Antennas Determining Wi Fi Distances between Wireless Network Switches Wireless coverage requirements of the mine Quantity and type of wireless client devices connected to the network Wired client devices connected to the network and their location Interconnection to ...

Page 20: ...es The WNS needs to receive a minimum input of 15VDC to power connected PoE devices 48VDC power supplies are used for large networks to maximise the distance between power supplies For smaller networks of 1 2 nodes it is recommended that a lower voltage 24VDC power supply is used 2 3 Choosing Antennas Antennas are connected to each WNS to provide wireless network coverage The type of wireless cove...

Page 21: ...rior to installation WNS units with antennas directly attached should be mounted in an elevated position within line of sight of mobile devices Ideally this would be situated high up on a tunnel ceiling or on the rock wall face The mounting location should be free from debris and avoid obstruction to vehicles equipment machinery vent tubing and cables WNS units should not be installed in cut out a...

Page 22: ... mounted to avoid signal obstruction from rock vehicles equipment and machinery as shown in Figure 5 Antenna mounting to avoid obstructions Figure 5 Antenna mounting to avoid obstructions Tip 3 RF Field Overlap Multiple antennas should be mounted to avoid crossing signal paths as shown in Figure 6 Antenna directivity Figure 6 Antenna directivity Revision A 22 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Ne...

Page 23: ...onfigured with different Wi Fi channels By default every fifth channel is used channels 1 6 and 11 to prevent signal overlap minimising the possibility of inter modulation or interference Figure 7 Wireless channel layout and distances 2 6 2 Distances Around Curves The wireless range of a WNS decreases when going around curves In this case WNS units need to be installed closer together to provide s...

Page 24: ... 81 to 100 move the second WNS closer at 10m intervals and conduct another RF signal strength test 64 to 10 move the second WNS further away and conduct another RF signal strength test Revision A 24 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Network System Design ...

Page 25: ...Schemes Connecting Power to the Wireless Network Switch ensures there is no current passing between grounds of different potentials known as galvanic isolation Galvanic isolation must Handling Composite Cable During Installation always be maintained with the WNS ground terminals isolated from electrical earth and all antenna and antenna cable connections properly insulated Connecting Composite Cab...

Page 26: ...ck bolt with a 25mm nut Mounting the WNS to a rock bolt The four corner mounting points on a mounting plate can be cable tied to the mesh in a mine tunnel Mounting the WNS to the mesh A WNS can be directly mounted to the rock face using the mounting plate and two threaded metal rods A Mounting the WNS into the rock face threaded rod is screwed to the mounting point on the back of the mounting plat...

Page 27: ...is drilled into the tunnel roof and the mounting pole is secured using chemset adhesive Mounting a Yagi antenna or panel antenna in a stope or tunnel entrance 1 The Yagi antenna or panel antenna is attached to the mounting pole using U clamps and nuts 2 The mounting pole is bolted to a metal bracket 3 The metal bracket is bolted to a mine tunnel entrance or roof using three M12 Dynabolts This moun...

Page 28: ... 9 Installation scheme in a straight drive Two Yagi antennas are clamped to a mounting pole which is chemically adhered into the mine roof The antennas are positioned in opposite directions to provide long range wireless coverage Each antenna is connected to a separate WAC in the WNS or a Wi Fi signal splitter can be used to split the signal from one WAC in two directions The network switch is cab...

Page 29: ...tenna is clamped to a mounting pole and is chemically adhered into the mine roof A panel antenna is roof mounted in the middle of the curve providing wide wireless coverage Each antenna is connected to a WAC in the WNS The network switch is cable tied to the rock mesh connected to the composite cable that provides power and network connectivity The network switch is also a link for power and netwo...

Page 30: ...lation scheme in a stope A panel antenna is clamped to a mounting pole and is chemically adhered into the mine roof The panel antenna is angled down into the stope to provide wide wireless coverage A Yagi antenna is installed in the roof providing directional coverage down a straight drive Revision A 30 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Installation ...

Page 31: ...mposite cable supplies power and network connectivity to the switch Figure 11 Installation scheme in a stope 3 3 4 Installation at an Intersection An example installation scheme for an intersection is shown in Figure 12 Installation Scheme at an intersection Wireless Network Switch User Manual 31 Revision A Installation ...

Page 32: ... the roof providing directional coverage down a straight drive Each antenna is connected to a WAC in the WNS The network switch is cable tied to the rock mesh connected to the composite cable that provides power and network connectivity The network switch also acts as a link for power and network connectivity to devices in the next location Revision A 32 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Install...

Page 33: ...cheme at an intersection 3 4 Connecting Power to the Wireless Network Switch A pre deployment power up test of WNS units is recommended To conduct a power up test Wireless Network Switch User Manual 33 Revision A Installation ...

Page 34: ...e necessary to provide additional power in a large network or when there are branch WNS units This additional power can be inserted via the DC jack on the WNS as shown in Figure 13 Power inserter DC jack Figure 13 Power inserter DC jack 3 5 Handling Composite Cable During Installation The composite cable is ruggedly built for the mining environment However the following precautionary measures shou...

Page 35: ... auto detect devices and their settings Figure 15 Composite cable connector and Fibre port The following procedure outlines composite cable connection when there is power being supplied downstream in the network Important Protect all connectors and sockets from dust and grit with minimal exposure during installation Any unused sockets must be covered by the supplied dust caps at all times 1 Remove...

Page 36: ... connected fibre ports will cause the corresponding fibre port LEDs to become active If you are adding WNS units to an existing system please consult your MST System Engineer to ensure power requirements are being met 3 7 Connecting Ethernet Cable to the Wireless Network Switch The external Ethernet ports are located on the underside of the WNS and are used to connect to Ethernet devices such as L...

Page 37: ... 2 Insert connector into the Ethernet port 3 Screw the RJ45 protective cover on the cable to the mating jack on the WNS 4 Important Check that all unused Ethernet ports remain protected with the supplied covers Wireless Network Switch User Manual 37 Revision A Installation ...

Page 38: ...xial cable length should be kept as short as possible ideally less than 10m to minimise signal loss Important All cable and antenna connections must be electrically insulated using self amalgamating rubber tape The following procedure describes how to connect a coaxial cable to the WNS and electrically insulate the connection Illustration Procedure Step Remove the antenna port dust cap from the an...

Page 39: ...ing rubber tape Start at the base of the connection and pull back the rubber tape backing 3 Pull the tape tightly and tape around the connector at an angle until it is 25mm past the end of the connection 4 Wind the rubber tape at an angle back down towards the base of the connection and cut the tape 5 Wireless Network Switch User Manual 39 Revision A Installation ...

Page 40: ... Reset and Reboot The WNS can be manually power cycled or reset to factory default settings as described below Care should be taken to avoid any dust water or foreign particles entering the enclosure when opening Picture Description Step Open the WNS enclosure using a flat head screwdriver to unlock the lid lock 1 Locate and identify the Reset button labelled S1 and Default button labelled S2 on e...

Page 41: ... reset to factory default settings whilst the unit is powered up press and hold both the S1 and S2 button on the WAC Release S1 while continuing to hold the S2 button for another 5 seconds 4 Note This procedure must be performed on each WAC to reset to factory default settings Wireless Network Switch User Manual 41 Revision A Installation ...

Page 42: ...Picture Description Step Close the lid on the WNS and secure the lid lock using a flat head screwdriver 5 Revision A 42 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Installation ...

Page 43: ...ollection of nodes grouped according to their function or application rather than their physical location They are grouped VLANs and Wireless Networks Native VLAN in order to separate and prioritise data within a network as shown in Figure 16 VLANs VLANs are created when multiple applications such as voice telemetry data and video are required in a mining network Figure 16 VLANs Wireless Network S...

Page 44: ...ighest priority When a network switch receives a tagged frame the tag is read to determine the VLAN it belongs to The tag is removed and distributed to devices connected on the same VLAN If a tagged frame is sent to a trunk port with a different VLAN ID not assigned to the port it will be dropped When the network switch receives multiple frames it will prioritise the distribution of frames based o...

Page 45: ... can be configured to be either a trunk port or access port using the web browser interface or editing site configuration files when Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP is used The WNS default configuration has ports 1 4 and 9 12 allocated as trunk ports Ports 1 4 are usually connected to other WNS units and ports 9 12 are connected to WAPs or other PoE devices For more information on configuring ...

Page 46: ...Data to Laptop 2 4 3 Native VLAN Trunk ports on a WNS also support a Native VLAN The Native VLAN is where untagged frames will be allocated On the WNS the nativeVLAN is always the InfrastructureVLAN This allows client devices such as PCs or laptops to access and manage a WNS when they are connected via a trunk port The Infrastructure VLAN is mandatory in the WNS and cannot be deleted An example of...

Page 47: ...ed frame would also go to WNS 2 via the Trunk ports between the WNS units 5 WNS 2 allocates the untagged frame to the Infrastructure VLAN 6 The management CPU of WNS2 is always anAccess port on the InfrastructureVLAN and will receive the frame 7 Any frame leaving the Management CPU is placed on the Infrastructure VLAN 8 All frames on the Infrastructure VLAN are sent out untagged on Trunk ports Wir...

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Page 49: ...ible by a PC to configure settings A PC can access the web Configuration screen Basic Tab browser interface by making a TCP IP connection to the device For more information see Connecting a PC to an ImPact Network Device Advanced Tab Tools Tab The IP address of the network device can be located and configured using the Ubidevman device discovery tool For more information on how to use Ubidevman se...

Page 50: ...o the web browser interface 1 Launch your web browser and enter http WAC IP address in the address field The factory default IP address is http 192 168 1 90 for WNS units 2 The WNS login screen is displayed 3 In the LOGIN dialog box select Admin from the User Name drop down box and type the password in the Password field The factory default password is admin 4 Click Log In The configuration home s...

Page 51: ...word access saving and restoring device configuration firmware upgrades and activation of PoE supply feature STATUS Displays device information wireless clients system logs network traffic statistics and the most recent AeroScout tag reads HELP Online help 5 3 Basic Tab The Basic tab is used to configure device IP wireless radio wireless network tracking and switch settings of the ImPact network d...

Page 52: ...ault gateway to be used by the WAC Gateway Settings are dependent on the site s DNS design The DNS server used by the WAC when looking up host names Primary DNS Settings are dependent on the site s DNS design The backup DNS server used by the radio cards CPU when looking up host names Secondary DNS Leave the field blank if you do not wish to add a domain name Local domain name for the network Loca...

Page 53: ...6 and 11 This minimises signal overlap and the possibility of interference Leave the default setting as Best automatic for data transmission at the best possible speed Settings to configure how fast data is transmitted Transmission Rate If there are 802 11b wireless client devices leave the setting at Mixed Select 802 11g for A drop down box to select the 802 11 mode from mixed 802 11g and 802 11b...

Page 54: ...he wireless network to client devices within range Visibility Status Enter a network name that relates closely to its function For example MST VOICE The SSID of the wireless network that is used by client devices Wireless Network Name Selecting the wireless security mode will display configuration options Four security modes exist Security Mode None No wireless authentication is required and traff...

Page 55: ...rd for the WEP Key number that will be used 4 Select the Default WEP Key from the drop down box 5 Select Authentication from the drop down box By default it is set to Open which is more secure than Shared Configuring WPA Settings WPA provides a higher level of security WPA Personal and WPA Enterprise are variants of Wi Fi Protected Access WPA WPA Enterprise requires an external radius server To co...

Page 56: ... 24 Wireless EAP configuration To configure wireless EAP click on the drop down boxes in the supplied fields Click Save Settings to save settings A description of the fields and settings are described in the table below Settings Description Field Setting is at 120 minutes by default Amount of time in minutes before a client device is required to re authenticate Authentication Timeout This is speci...

Page 57: ...onfiguring Asset Tracking and Location Based Services The Tracking configuration screen establishes whereAeroScout tag reports are sent as shown in Figure 26 Tracking configuration screen An ImPact network device can communicate with an AeroScout Positioning Engine and or a MST Tracker Engine Configuration of the Access Point is not required when communicating with an AeroScout Positioning Engine ...

Page 58: ...n or Off Indicates whether the Tracker Engine will be sent data Enable Specific to each site The IP address of the MST Tracker Engine Server Address Default is 1142 The UDP port that the Tracker Engine listens for messages on Server Port Default is 15 seconds The period that status reports will be sent from the Access Point to the Tracker Engine These status Status Reporting Interval reports are u...

Page 59: ...r over Ethernet PoE supply to be configured as shown in Figure 27 Switch configuration screen Figure 27 Switch configuration screen The Switch ports have the following configuration options Setting Description Field Naming is specific to each device Used to provide a convenient name for the port It is often used to name the device connected to it For example Level 68 camera Name On or Off Enables ...

Page 60: ...ng the 48VDC Output Enable check box Note 48VDC PoE capabilities requires PoE Activation on each network switch which is an optional feature See the Tools Activation screen to activate the PoE supply feature 5 4 Advanced Tab The Advanced tab is used to configure the MAC address filters advanced wireless parameters VLANs and WDS 5 4 1 Enabling the MAC Address Filter The MAC Address Filter configura...

Page 61: ...sted machines 3 Click on check boxes to enable to Filter Wireless Clients or Filter Wired Clients 4 Under Add MAC Address click on the Enable check box 5 Enter the MAC address of client device in the MAC Address field 6 Enter Computer Name in the supplied field and click Save The MAC address will appear in the MAC Address List Wireless Network Switch User Manual 61 Revision A Configuration Using t...

Page 62: ...implications of the changes Figure 29 Advanced Wireless configuration screen Default Settings Description Field Default setting is at the maximum size of 2346 Maximum size a frame size can be sent without fragmentation Fragmentation Threshold and is recommended for most environments Default setting is 2346 Determines what size data packet the low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet RTS thres...

Page 63: ...adio will determine the best antenna to use for transmission based on the signal strength of recently received frames from both antennas Diversity Defines the antenna to be used for the reception of wireless frames The options are Receive Antenna Main The MAIN antenna will always be used for reception Aux The AUX antenna will always be used for reception Diversity Both antennas will always be used...

Page 64: ...gned to frames on this VLAN Priority Note The first VLAN Infrastructure VLAN cannot be disabled because the management CPU is always on this VLAN By default VLANs are pre defined with recommended IDs and priorities This is based on commonly used applications in mines Once the VLANs are defined they can be saved by clicking on the Save Settings button After the VLANs have been defined they can be a...

Page 65: ...rts Wireless networks always act as Access ports onto the relevant VLAN Figure 31 VLAN Port Map screen All ports pass through a single switch processor but VLAN membership for some ports is configured on WAC 1 and others on WAC 2 as shown in Figure 32 Logical block diagram of the WNS All physical ports can be assigned to be either a trunk port or access port Wireless Network Switch User Manual 65 ...

Page 66: ...ings to save VLAN port map settings Note To configure the VLAN port map properly it is recommended to understand the principles of VLANs For more details on VLANs see Understanding VLANs on page 43 5 4 5 Wireless Distribution System WDS settings The Wireless Distribution System WDS feature allows wireless interconnection of ImPact network devices Up to six devices can be configured Revision A 66 W...

Page 67: ...ork devices that the device will use WDS to connect to 5 Click Save Settings Note WDS links always operate as trunk ports with all VLANs passing across the trunk 5 5 Tools Tab The Tools tab is used to configure password access saving and restoring device configuration firmware upgrades and activation of the PoE supply feature in the ImPact network device Wireless Network Switch User Manual 67 Revi...

Page 68: ...gement Protocol SNMP agent To enter device details 1 Enter the device Name Contact and Location in the supplied fields 2 Click Save Settings Figure 33 Admin configuration screen The administrator and user password are used to restrict access to the web browser management tool It is recommended to create new password for both administrator and user To create passwords Revision A 68 Wireless Network...

Page 69: ...configuration screen allows network switch settings to be saved as a gws file Saved configuration files can be used to restore settings to the device To save network switch settings as a configuration file 1 Click Save Configuration A File Download dialog box is displayed 2 Click on Save Select a folder to save the configuration file and click Save To restore the configuration of a device 1 Click ...

Page 70: ...will end the current configuration session 5 5 3 Activating Power Over Ethernet The Activation configuration screen is used to enable the PoE supply on a WNS as shown in Figure 34 PoE activation screen PoE is an optional extra and an activation code will be issued please consult your MST engineer for details Enter the activation code click Save Settings and reboot to enable PoE supply Revision A 7...

Page 71: ... 4 Setting the Time The Time configuration screen shown in Figure 35 Time configuration screen is used to define regional time settings on the device Wireless Network Switch User Manual 71 Revision A Configuration Using the Web Interface ...

Page 72: ... displayed 3 Select the Daylight Saving Offset in the drop down box 4 Select the region s DST Start date and DST End date 5 Click Save Settings Automatic Time Configuration Time on the device can be synchronised to a Network Time Protocol NTP server The NTP lookup is performed by the switch s management CPU which resides on the Infrastructure VLAN Revision A 72 Wireless Network Switch User Manual ...

Page 73: ...tact the DNS server Manual Time Configuration Time on a device can be set manually if there is no access to a Network Time Protocol NTP server To set the time manually 1 Select the time and date from the drop down boxes 2 Alternatively click CopyYour Computer s Time Settings button to copy the time from the connected computer 3 Click Save Settings 5 5 5 Rebooting or Restoring the Network Device Th...

Page 74: ... all Settings to the Factory Defaults to restore the WNS to default settings All current settings will be erased 5 5 6 Upgrading Firmware Device Firmware can be upgraded from the Firmware upgrade screen as shown in Figure 37 Firmware upgrade screen The firmware is a binary bin file format Revision A 74 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Configuration Using the Web Interface ...

Page 75: ...s before updating firmware For more information see Saving and Restoring Configuration Settings It is recommended that a client device PC or laptop has a wired connection to the network device to upgrade the firmware Please contact your MST System Engineer for firmware files To upgrade the firmware 1 Click Browse The Choose File to Upload dialog box will open Wireless Network Switch User Manual 75...

Page 76: ...ed to the network switch via the TOOLS ADMIN configuration screen 5 6 Status Tab The Status tab displays device information wireless clients system logs network traffic statistics and the most recent Wi Fi tag reads 5 6 1 Obtaining Device Information The Device Info status screen as shown in Figure 38 Device Info Status screen displays system time firmware version LAN and wireless LAN summary info...

Page 77: ...ay report an error when obtaining WLAN status or require to refresh the web browser screen 5 6 2 Wireless Client Information The Wireless status screen displays current information about wireless clients connected to the access point Wireless Network Switch User Manual 77 Revision A Configuration Using the Web Interface ...

Page 78: ...a rate for the connection in Mbps Rate The percentage signal strength of the client device as received by the access point Signal Note The wireless client device list groups devices by the wireless SSID 5 6 3 Viewing System Logs The Logs screen displays the device logs It is possible to filter by the type of logged events and the event level Revision A 78 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Config...

Page 79: ... Settings Now To view LOG DETAILS 1 Click Refresh to update the list 2 Click Clear to clear the list A confirmation message box is displayed 3 Click OK to continue 4 Click Save Log to save the log as a text file A log of the clear action is recorded Any changes made to the log characteristics are also recorded in the log Wireless Network Switch User Manual 79 Revision A Configuration Using the Web...

Page 80: ...are listed in the following table Description Statistic The number of frames sent Sent The number of frames received Received The number of frames dropped while being sent due to errors collisions or network switch resource limitation TX Packets Dropped The number of frames dropped while being received due to errors collisions or network switch resource limitation RX Packets Dropped The number of ...

Page 81: ... in slot 1 of the WNS It displays the following parameters The temperature inside the switch processor The voltage of the supply rail The voltage of the PoE rail The vendor and part number for each of the SFP modules The link speed duplex and PoE power status for each switch port Figure 42 Switch status screen Wireless Network Switch User Manual 81 Revision A Configuration Using the Web Interface ...

Page 82: ...e network device as shown in Figure 43 Tracking status screen Figure 43 Tracking status screen 5 6 7 Viewing Recent Tag Reports The Tags status screen displays the last tenAeroScout tag reads when asset tracking and location services are enabled Revision A 82 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Configuration Using the Web Interface ...

Page 83: ...ator RSSI is a measurement of the quality of the received radio signal RSSI The sequence number of the tag transmission Sequence This screen assists to verify the following The device is detecting AeroScout tags Tag reports are generated for a particular tag by viewing sequence number Received RF signal strength Wireless Network Switch User Manual 83 Revision A Configuration Using the Web Interfac...

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Page 85: ...s Overview TFTP where devices read and apply configuration files from a TFTP Site Configuration files server It is a faster way to configure a large number of network switches reducing the potential for human error Editing Site Configuration Files Device Configuration Files Editing Device Configuration Files Applying Configuration Files Wireless Network Switch User Manual 85 Revision A ...

Page 86: ...he configuration files to each device and rebooting Network devices read and apply the configuration files from the TFTP server as shown in Figure 45 Centralised configuration management Figure 45 Centralised configuration management 6 2 Site Configuration files Site configuration files contain common settings for all devices in a network The site configuration file has the naming convention ap_si...

Page 87: ...n file in the directory folder of the TFTP server 6 3 1 Network The network section of the configuration file defines common LAN settings to all devices on a network as shown below Mine Site Technologies Wireless Network Switch Wireless Access Point Site Config File Network network netmask 255 255 255 0 network gateway 10 11 12 1 network dns primary 10 11 12 1 network dns secondary network local_d...

Page 88: ... daylight_saving start month 10 time daylight_saving start week_of_month 1 time daylight_saving start day_of_week 1 time daylight_saving start hour 2 time daylight_saving finish month 4 time daylight_saving finish week_of_month 1 time daylight_saving finish day_of_week 1 time daylight_saving finish hour 2 time ntp enabled 1 time ntp server time iinet net au The editable parameters are described in...

Page 89: ...nter 1 to enable 0 to disable The network switch requires access to the DNS server and the NTP server time ntp enabled Domain name of Network Time Protocol NTP server For example time windows net time ntp server 6 3 4 Enabling Power Over Ethernet Power Over Ethernet enables the 48VDC PoE supply feature In the switch poe enabled field type 1 to enable or 0 to disable Note 48VDC PoE capabilities req...

Page 90: ...r 0 to disable enabled The IP address of the MST Tracking Engine server_address UDP port to be used by messages sent to the MST Tracker Engine server_port The period between status reports being sent to the MST Tracker Engine These status reports are used to determine Access point availability status_reporting_interval 6 3 6 Switch Configuration The Switch Configuration section is used to control ...

Page 91: ...itch port 11 vlan_mode 2 switch port 11 vlan_membership 7 switch port 12 enabled 1 switch port 12 name Dongle switch port 12 speed 7 switch port 12 vlan_mode 1 switch port 12 vlan_membership 1 Switch Port 13 cannot have its configuration changed switch port 14 enabled 1 Switch Port 14 cannot have its name changed switch port 14 vlan_mode 2 switch port 14 vlan_membership 7 Power over Ethernet switc...

Page 92: ...try 8 priority 8 vlan entry 8 name garbage Up to 8 VLANs can be defined Each entry x in the VLAN section represents a VLAN By default the site configuration file has some VLANs predefined based on commonly used applications VLAN parameters are described in the table below Description Field Sets whether VLANs are enabled on the switch vlan enabled Enables VLAN x Typing 1 will enable the VLAN 0 will...

Page 93: ...time in minutes before a client device is required to re authenticate reauth_time Authentication is enabled by typing 1 or disabled by typing 0 Access to the RADIUS server by confirmation of the MAC address of the client device auth_mac n a The IP address of the authentication server server_address By default the port number is 1812 The port number used to connect to the authentication server serv...

Page 94: ...ey 4 12345678fd Network WPA Settings wireless network 2 wpa mode 3 wireless network 2 wpa cipher 2 wireless network 2 wpa rekey_time 3600 wireless network 2 wpa psk mineract Wireless Network 3 wireless network 3 enabled 1 wireless network 3 ssid MST INFRA wireless network 3 invisibility 0 wireless network 3 dtim_interval 3 wireless network 3 vlan_membership 1 wireless network 3 security_mode 3 Net...

Page 95: ...mple MST VOICE The name of the wireless network visible to client devices ssid Click on the Visible option button to enable wireless network visibility Enables or disables visibility of the wireless network to anyone within range invisibility Valid settings are between 1 and 255 The recommended DTIM interval is 1 A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast...

Page 96: ...g a text editor such as Wordpad or Notepad The example below includes settings that are commonly over ridden All other settings are inherited from the global site configuration file Mine Site Technologies Wireless Network Switch Config File System system hostname AP57R2 system location Mine Location 16 Network network addr 192 168 0 247 Wireless Radio Configuration wireless radio channel 11 Featur...

Page 97: ...s is usually stored in the file directory folder of the TFTP server 3 Edit the parameters as required 4 In the directory folder of the TFTP server save the file using the naming ap_MACaddress_settings conf where MACaddress is the MAC address of the WAC card to configure 6 6 Applying Configuration Files To apply configuration files to a network switch 1 Connect a PC to the network or network switch...

Page 98: ...uration Server 2 Apply remote configuration Enter selection 1 8 If the location of the TFTP server is being defined for the first time Type 1 and press ENTER to select Configuration Server If the TFTP server has been previously defined i e the IP address is shown next to Configuration Server go to Step 10 Configuration Server Configuration Server 192 168 1 95 Please enter a host with a FQDN or an ...

Page 99: ...art week_of_month 1 Success time daylight_saving start day_of_week 1 Success time daylight_saving start hour 2 Success time daylight_saving finish month 4 Success time daylight_saving finish week_of_month 1 Success time daylight_saving finish day_of_week 1 Success time daylight_saving finish hour 2 Success time ntp enabled 1 Success time ntp server time iinet net au Success tracking tag_rssi_thres...

Page 100: ...e 4 to Save reset settings Settings will be saved and the device will reboot Note The new settings are not applied until the device is rebooted Ensure that the device is rebooted at this point 14 Repeat the steps 1 to 12 for each WAC in the network Revision A 100 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Centralised Configuration Management ...

Page 101: ...e correct voltage current for the WNS Check there is sufficient power available if extending the WNS infrastructure Open the WNS cover and check the membrane LEDs mounted on the lid are connected via the ribbon cable to Connection of the LEDs to the WNS motherboard the motherboard Check the ribbon connector is correctly orientated Verify the fibre link is connected and active If a link cannot be e...

Page 102: ...oblem with the PC The Internet or the LAN cannot be accessed with Re boot the computer with the wireless adapter that has had TCP IP changes applied to it The computer with the wireless adapter may not have the correct TCP IP settings to communicate with the network a wireless capable PC Restart the computer and check settings for the network via the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box ...

Page 103: ...h Any signs of cracks chips or dirt will affect connectivity B 2 Measuring and Testing for Power Loss Measuring power and loss requires a Optical Time Domain Reflectometer OTDR with a suitable adapter matching the fibre optic connector being tested To measure power in fibre optic cable 1 Set the OTDR to dBm and set the wavelengths according to the fibre optic cable being tested 2 Attach the OTDR t...

Page 104: ...Power loss Component 0 5 dBi Connector 1 dBi km 1300nm Multi mode fibre 0 5 dBi km 1300nm 0 4 dBi km 1550nm Single mode fibre Revision A 104 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Composite Cable Testing ...

Page 105: ... WAP3 RJCAB Cable and Parts Description Order Code Description W WAP3 RJ45 Solid core cable connecting to a WNS PoE port W WAP3 RJ45Q Stranded core cable connecting to a WNS PoE port W WAP3 RJ45G Solid core cable connecting to a RJ45 jack W WAP3 RJ45GQ Stranded core cable connecting to a RJ45 jack W WAP3 M12 M12 Ethernet connector W WAP3 RJCAB Y RJ45 to M12 stranded Ethernet cable W WAP3 RJCAB RJ4...

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Page 107: ...t WNS 1 Connect a PC to the device Ethernet port with an Ethernet cable If the PC is already part of the network note its TCP IP configuration settings 2 Click Start Control Panel Open Network Connections 3 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window will open Wireless Network Switch User Manual 107 Revision A ...

Page 108: ... is displayed 5 Click the Use the following IP address option button 6 In IP address field enter a fixed static IP address within range of the WNS IP address for example 192 168 1 100 7 In the Subnet mask field enter 255 255 255 0 Click OK Revision A 108 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Connecting a PC to an ImPact Network Device ...

Page 109: ... tool must be on the Infrastructure VLAN if VLANs are enabled To use the Device Manager to discover configure IP settings 1 Locate and open the folder on your PC where the Device Manager tool is located 2 Double click the Ubidevman icon to launch 3 The Ubicom Device Manager window is displayed and an automatic scan is initiated Click the Scan icon at any time to re scan the network for devices 4 N...

Page 110: ...nager will rescan devices on the network 8 Select File menu and Exit or click X to close the Device Manager tool Note Ubidevman keeps running in the background after it is closed on PC s with Windows Vista and 7 operating systems Shut it down from the Windows Task Manager before running it again Revision A 110 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Discovering Devices on the Network ...

Page 111: ...izona 6 25200 Mountain Time US Canada 7 21600 Central America 8 21600 Mexico City 9 21600 Saskatchewan 10 18000 Bogota Lima Quito 11 18000 Eastern Time US Canada 12 18000 Indiana East 13 14400 Atlantic Time Canada 14 14400 Caracas La Paz 15 14400 Santiago 16 10800 Newfoundland 17 10800 Brazilia 18 10800 Buenos Aires Georgetown 19 10800 Greenland 20 7200 Mid Atlantic 21 3600 Azores 22 3600 Cape Ver...

Page 112: ...37 10800 Kuwait Riyadh 38 10800 Moscow St Petersburg Volgograd 39 10800 Nairobi 40 10800 Tehran 41 14400 Abu Dhabi Muscat 42 14400 Baku Tbilisi Yerevan 43 16200 Kabul 44 18000 Ekaterinburg 45 18000 Islamabad Karachi Tashkent 46 19800 Calcutta Chennai Mumbai New Delhi 47 20700 Kathmandu 48 21600 Almaty Novosibirsk 49 21600 Astana Dhaka 50 21600 Sri Jayawardenepura 51 23400 Rangoon 52 25200 Bangkok ...

Page 113: ...de 63 32400 Darwin 64 36000 Brisbane 65 36000 Canberra Melbourne Sydney 66 36000 Guam Port Moresby 67 36000 Hobart 68 36000 Vladivostok 69 39600 Magadan Solomon Is New Caledonia 70 43200 Auckland Wellington 71 43200 Fiji Kamchatka Marshall Is 72 46800 Nuku alofa Tonga 73 Wireless Network Switch User Manual 113 Revision A Timezone Indices and Offsets ...

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Page 115: ...bre port each The incremental power consumption associated with enabling the radio on WAC 1 0 8 WAC 1 Radio The power consumption of WAC2 including the radio being enabled 2 2 WAC 2 Radio The power required to run the 48V step up module even with no load connected A 48V step up is required to run the PoE board 0 8 48V Step up controller The power consumption of the PoE board with no devices attach...

Page 116: ... 1 Radio 11 TOTAL Single WAC two fibre ports PoE outlets Power Consumption Component 5 0 Base Unit 2 6 1 3 x 2 2 fibre ports 0 8 WAC 1 Radio 0 8 48v step up 0 8 PoE board 10 0 TOTAL Revision A 116 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Power Consumption Guide ...

Page 117: ...damage to the insulation or connection Check the antennas directional alignment Check all Ethernet cable connections are secure Ethernet connections PoE Check dust covers are present and secure on unused Ethernet ports Check the power inserter connection is secure Power Inserter Check the power LED is lit green Display LEDs Check the status LED is blinking green at approximately 1 second intervals...

Page 118: ... away from the ImPact WNS with two MST RFID tags 2 Open the WNS web browser interface and select the STATUS TAGS web page 3 Verify that the two tags have been detected by the network switch and check the received signal strength is within specification Refer to commissioning data Open the front cover and check inside for water and dust Ingress Revision A 118 Wireless Network Switch User Manual Mai...

Page 119: ...5 Operating Humidity Power 24 VDC nominal 8 54 VDC operating Supply Voltage 60 VDC maximum input voltage Between 6 and 15 watts dependent on configuration excluding power consumption of PoE devices powered from this unit Power Dissipation Replaceable slow blow thermal fuses on voltage arrestor board if fitted Protection Ethernet Port Auto MDI MDIX crossover Crossover 10 BASE T 100 BASE TX Auto neg...

Page 120: ...nd 1 Mbps Auto Fall Back Radio data rate Inter operable with 802 11b g compliant products Compatibility 2 4 2 4835 GHz Frequency band DSSS DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Modulation 1 11 Operation channels PermittedWLAN channels 1 11 US Canada 1 14 802 11b Japan 1 13 802 11b Japan 1 13 802 11g Japan 1 13 1 13 ETSI 10 13 France 10 11 Spain 1 11 China 802 11b 19dBm 802 11g 19dBm 6Mbps R...

Page 121: ...address MAC address Mine Site Technologies MST Power Over Ethernet PoE Power Supply Unit PSU Radio Frequency RF Service Set Identifier SSID User Datagram Protocol UDP Virtual Local Area Network VLAN Wireless Access Card WAC Wireless Access Point WAP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Wireless Network Switch WNS Wi Fi Protected Access WPA Wireless Network Switch User Manual 121 Revision A ...

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Page 123: ...of Mine Site Technologies upon replacement K 2 Software End User License Agreement IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS EQUIPMENT Mine Site Technologies End User LicenseAgreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and Mine Site Technologies Mine Site Technologies MST firmware may include associated software components media printed materials ...

Page 124: ...tent All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Mine Site Technologies 5 NO WARRANTIES Mine Site Technologies disclaims any warranty for the MST firmware The MST firmware is provided as is without any warranty of any kind including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability non infringement or fitness of a particular purpose Mine Site Technologies does not warrant or assume respons...

Page 125: ...rights business interruption personal injury loss of privacy moral rights or the disclosure of confidential information Wireless Network Switch User Manual 125 Revision A Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement ...

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Page 127: ...device info 76 firmware upgrade 74 logging on 50 network traffic statistics 80 setting up LAN 51 Status tab 76 switch information 81 time settings 71 Tools tab 67 tracking information 82 wireless EAP configuration 56 wireless network configuration 52 53 D DC jack 15 117 maintenance 117 Device configuration files 96 97 editing 96 uploading to the device 97 directional antenna 20 diversity antenna 2...

Page 128: ...72 89 manual configuration 73 NTP server 72 tracker engine 57 tracking 57 89 configuration 57 89 trivial file transfer protocol 85 trunk port 44 65 90 definition 44 U Ubidevman Device Manager 109 untagged frame See VLAN User settings 68 V VLAN 43 44 45 46 63 65 90 configuration 63 90 definition 43 example 45 membership 65 naming VLAN 63 port allocation 45 port map 65 Priority ID 44 63 tag 44 tagge...

Page 129: ...NS continued mounting plate 26 power 20 33 power consumption 115 product diagram 14 troubleshooting 101 WNS continued trunk port 45 Y Yagi antenna 21 27 Wireless Network Switch User Manual 129 Revision A ...

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