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802.11a Bridge BR5811 

MTI Proprietary 

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2-4 Grounding......................................................................................................................... 15

 

2-5 ESD Protection................................................................................................................. 15

 

2-6 Outline of MTI BR5811 ..................................................................................................... 16

 

2-7 Installing the ODU ............................................................................................................ 17

 

2-8 Connecting the cable........................................................................................................18

 

2-9 Align the Antenna (TBD) ................................................................................................... 18

 

CHAPTER 3 BRIDGE NETWORK CONFIGURATION .......................................................... 19

 

3-1 Bridge Network Connections ............................................................................................ 19

 

3-2 Network Configuration ......................................................................................................20

 

3-3 Bridge Initial Configurations..............................................................................................22

 

3-4 Web Browser.................................................................................................................... 22

 

3-5 Bridge Web Server ........................................................................................................... 24

 

3-6 Configuration Windows..................................................................................................... 26

 

3-7 Working with Configuration Windows ............................................................................... 27

 

3-8 System Basic Configuration Window................................................................................ 27

 

3-9 System Advanced Configuration Window......................................................................... 29

 

3-10 Security Configuration Window ...................................................................................... 30

 

3-11 Edit RADIUS Server Settings ......................................................................................... 31

 

3-12 802.1x Configuration ......................................................................................................32

 

3-13 Access Control List Configuration Window ..................................................................... 32

 

3-14 Adding New Access Control Lists ................................................................................... 33

 

3-15 Script Configuration Window .......................................................................................... 34

 

3-16 Firmware Update Configuration Window ........................................................................35

 

Summary of Contents for BR5811

Page 1: ...a al l 8 80 02 2 1 11 1A A C Ca ar rr ri ie er r G Gr ra ad de e W We ea at th he er rp pr ro oo of f W Wi ir re el le es ss s O Ou ut td do oo or r B Br ri id dg ge e S Sy ys st te em m Document No 50 5000 REV 0 35 October 22 2003 FCC ID MAD BR5811 ...

Page 2: ...erence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Conne...

Page 3: ...ny means electronic magnetic chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Microelectronics Technology Inc MTI No 1 Innovation RD II Hsinchu Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan R O C MTI BR5811 is a registered trademark of Microelectronics Technology Inc Printed in the Taiwan R O C The instructions in this manual have been carefully checked for accuracy and are ...

Page 4: ...not warrant that the operation of the product or software or firmware will be uninterrupted or error free Limitation of Warranty The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer Buyer supplied software or interfacing unauthorized modification or misuse operation outside of the environment specifications for this product or improper site p...

Page 5: ...hat the user can choose to specify or omit Within commands item enclosed in braces are options from which the user must choose Within commands the vertical bar separates options An ellipsis indicates a repetition of preceding parameter The right angle bracket separates successive menu selection Notices NOTE This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out important points to the...

Page 6: ...ction the bridge and power over Ethernet adapter have built in lightning protector Last Mile Solution MTI s BR5811 provides the alternative solution for last mile connection By leveraging the 802 11 s volume power and low cost BR5811 Link provides very cost effective solution to carriers With the cost effective wireless last mile solution service provider can have fast deployment time to market an...

Page 7: ... operating modes and sample configurations CD containing electronic documentation Complete set of manuals for the product family technical basics such as information on wireless networks general network technology TCP IP etc a workshop with detailed descriptions of sample applications and a reference section including comprehensive description of the menus ...

Page 8: ...nventions 5 PREFACE 6 Building to Building Connection 6 Last Mile Solution 6 Documentation 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 11 1 1 System Requirements 11 1 2 Product Configurations 12 1 3 Feature Summary 12 1 4 Hardware Architecture 13 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 2 1 Unpacking the Equipment 14 2 2 Verifying the System Configuration 14 2 3 Installation Kit 15 ...

Page 9: ... Bridge Initial Configurations 22 3 4 Web Browser 22 3 5 Bridge Web Server 24 3 6 Configuration Windows 26 3 7 Working with Configuration Windows 27 3 8 System Basic Configuration Window 27 3 9 System Advanced Configuration Window 29 3 10 Security Configuration Window 30 3 11 Edit RADIUS Server Settings 31 3 12 802 1x Configuration 32 3 13 Access Control List Configuration Window 32 3 14 Adding Ne...

Page 10: ...802 11a Bridge BR5811 MTI Proprietary Page 10 3 17 Statistics Windows 36 3 18 Bridge Statistics 37 3 19 Station Statistics 39 3 20 Bridge setup window 40 APPENDIX A ACRONYMS ABBREVIATIONS 41 ...

Page 11: ...ghtning protector Supporting up to 16 station associations including the Bridge itself Rates of 6 to 54 Mbps are supported in standard IEEE 802 11a modes and up to 108 Mbps in Atheros Turbo Mode All 802 11a transmission rates are supported across the 5 15 to 5 85 GHz spectrum 1 1 System Requirements The Bridge contains a small boot executive that allows the main operating system software to be dow...

Page 12: ...ble on IEEE 802 3 Ethernet side and fully interoperable with IEEE 802 11a compliant equipments Ethernet interface with 10 100Base T IEEE 802 11a infrastructure and ad hoc operating modes Dynamic data rate switching with 6 9 1 2 18 24 36 48 54 and turbo mode provided by Atheros Chip allows auto fallback data rate for optimized reliability throughput and transmission range Firmware upgrades capabili...

Page 13: ...ers upgrades to the firmware The Reference Design upgrade code permits direct upgrades of the Bridge from the configuration screen if a web browser is used As a precaution also use the EULA as the FTP startup text in the event some end users log in to the FTP server manually Use the Bridge Web Server for firmware updates Refer to Firmware Update Configuration Window for information on the web serv...

Page 14: ...it on a clean flat working surface Save the shipping and packing material in case the equipment has to be returned Check the equipment and installation kits against the packing list to ensure that the equipment part numbers parts and ancillary equipment included in the shipment match what is specified on the packing list Shipments consist of an ODU and an installation kit in one container Verify t...

Page 15: ...te is required Without proper grounding voltage potentials between components of the system can cause electrical damage when interconnecting cables are installed It is recommended that the ODU be installed with lightning rod protection Also to avoid surge current caused by lightning circulating to the equipment earth system connect the equipment earth system true ground to the lightning rod ground...

Page 16: ...802 11a Bridge BR5811 MTI Proprietary Page 16 2 6 Outline of MTI BR5811 ...

Page 17: ...ge BR5811 MTI Proprietary Page 17 2 7 Installing the ODU The MTI BR5811 can be mount on a 2 Steel or Stainless Steel Tube You can reference the Figure ODU Configuration You can refer the photo here for installation ...

Page 18: ...than the preceding lobe as you move away from the main lobe This antenna alignment procedure is applicable to both protected and non protected system configurations Align the antenna as follows Note Repeat this procedure if the initial alignment does not produce the correct RSSI reading 1 Consult your path calculation and adjust the radio s attenuation level so do not exceed the maximum receiving ...

Page 19: ...ormation on Ethernet cables see Table Table Ethernet Port Configuration Ethernet Port Number Dumb Hub or Switch Computer Auto Sensing Hub or Switch 0 Crossover cable Straight cable Crossover or straight cable 1 Straight cable Crossover cable Crossover or straight cable Use standard Ethernet cables not supplied to connect through a hub or Ethernet switch See Figure for an example of the Bridge to t...

Page 20: ...rt menu choose Settings and open the Network and Dial up Connections dialog box Right click on the Local Area Connection icon that belongs to the Ethernet controller connected to the Bridge and select Properties Within the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box choose Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties Local Area connection properties window ...

Page 21: ...protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box Click OK to continue and close the Internet Protocol Properties dialog Notices If you use the same HPC to ping connect the same IP bridges you must clear the route table in the HPC first Otherwise you won t find other bridge In Microsoft Windows system you can do it by enter following command in DOS command mode assume the ARP program is under the path of c wi...

Page 22: ...th access to the built in Bridge web server The Bridge can be configured at any time to tailor it for the application environment For more information on configuring the Bridge using the web browser refer to Bridge Web Server The following description illustrates the use of the web browser 3 4 Web Browser Follow these steps to configure the channel frequency and SSID using a web browser Launch a w...

Page 23: ...re System Basic Configuration Window Enter the SSID name or address for the Bridge in the SSID field The SSID must be 1 32 characters in length To configure a single SSID to have more than one Bridge in a single SSID specify a unique System Name for each Bridge within that single SSID Specify the radio frequency operation of the Bridge by selecting the desired value from the Radio Channel drop dow...

Page 24: ...ridge and is accessible from any station STA that is connected to the Bridge Infrastructure network Accessing the Bridge Web Server Follow these steps to access the Bridge Web Server Launch a web browser Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer are examples of commonly used web browsers From the HPC enter the IP address that is assigned to the Bridge as the URL address For example enter http 192 16...

Page 25: ... new photograph For example the GIF file containing the full path filename for a company logo can be replaced with another GIF file Select the MTI Outdoor Bridge Web Server hotlink A dialog box appears requesting login authorization When prompted enter the following information to log in Log in Admin case sensitive Password 5up Click OK to complete the login process NOTE The web browser must suppo...

Page 26: ...g of configuration information for the Bridge The Web Server provides configuration windows for System configuration parameters Radio configuration parameters Statistics Security Configuration scripts Firmware updates To access any of these Bridge configuration screens click on the desired hotlink from the navigation bar on any configuration screen see Figure ...

Page 27: ... changes in the appropriate configuration fields Click Update Click Reboot Bridge to make the changes effective Reminder Click the buttons for changes to take effect The web server loses connectivity with the Web Server as the Bridge reboots To reestablish the connection with the Web Server wait until the Bridge has completed rebooting and navigate to the Web Server to resume communication 3 8 Sys...

Page 28: ...n enabled the SSID in beacons are not transmitted and only those STAs with prior knowledge of an Bridge s SSID can associate with that Bridge System Name Specifies a unique name for Bridge Enter a unique text string of up to 32 characters in length Both bridge A and B must have the same system name Wireless Mode The wireless LAN mode specifies both frequency range and data rates Enable 5GHz Outdoo...

Page 29: ...e setting of detail operating information for the Bridge Click on button from any window to access the System Advanced Configuration window see Figure below Bridge System Advance Configuration Window Select the distance between both bridges used in point to point connection It s not necessary to select exact distance value in this input ...

Page 30: ...on window see Figure Security Configuration window Table summarizes the data fields on the Security Configuration window Table Security Field Descriptions Security Configuration Field Description Authentication Type Use the checkbox to select Open System Shared Key or 802 1x Authentication Type Cipher Type Specifies Cipher type Clear WEP or AES Untagged Specifies Untagged AP Local Specifies Bridge...

Page 31: ...Configuration Field Descriptions Security Configuration Field Description Domain Name Server IP Address Specifies the IP address of the domain name server Domain Name Server Specifies the name of the domain name server RADIUS Server Specifies the IP address of the RADIUS server RADIUS Port Specifies the port of the RADIUS server RADIUS Secret Specifies the password for the RADIUS server RADIUS Key...

Page 32: ...e following steps on the RADIUS Server Configuration window Specify the domain name server IP address Specify the name of the domain server Specify a RADIUS Server name Specify a RADIUS Server secret Specify the location of the Key Source as Remote 3 13 Access Control List Configuration Window The Configuration window allows the setting of security information for the Bridge From the Configuration...

Page 33: ...Specifies the current state of each STA where Allowed Enable access for this MAC address to the ACL Denied Deny access for this MAC address to the ACL Default Shared Key This MAC address would use the default shared key 64 128 152 Bits Specifies lengths for shared keys Unique Key Enter a unique key Follow these steps to add new items to the Access Control List Specify the ACL type from the drop do...

Page 34: ... commands can be used in scripts except set security set password find bss ftp password and ping Figure illustrates an example of a Bridge Script Configuration Window Figure Configuration Script Configuration Window Follow these steps to use scripts Develop the scripts for the application Enter the host name where the script resides Enter the user name and password for the host Specify the script ...

Page 35: ... FTP server utility is required to perform the data transfer between the Bridge and HPC Follow these steps to enable firmware updates From the Firmware Update Basic window click on Advanced The Bridge Firmware Update Advanced Configuration window appears see Figure Advanced Firmware Update Configuration Window The Firmware Update Advanced Configuration window allows the setting of new information ...

Page 36: ...e Bridge Statistics window By default this is the first window that appears once the Bridge Web Server opens The Bridge Statistics window allows viewing of the assigned ID MAC address and current state of the Bridge and all stations currently part of its BBS Basic Service Set The top level Statistics window automatically updates each minute ...

Page 37: ...he selected Bridge will appear See Figure for an example of a BSS Stats window for a Bridge Basic Service Set Statistics Window for an Bridge The BSS Stats window for Bridge is divided into sections that provide the Bridge configuration Bridge SME statistics station association information or Bridge Transmit and Receive Statistics Refer to Table for a description of the BSS Statistics for Bridge w...

Page 38: ...ets can either be data control or management Specifies the number of packets sent and received for each Multicast Specifies the number of multicast packets both sent and received Errors Specifies the error count for both transmit and receive Receive Errors Specifies the number of receive errors Discarded Frames Specifies the number of receive discarded frames Duplicate Frames Specifies the number ...

Page 39: ...tication and deauthentication Association Deassociation Number of times a STA attempted associations and deassociations MSDU Maximum Service Data Unit Specifies the number of packets sent and received by the STA Data Management Control Packets can either be data control or management Specifies the number of packets sent and received for each Multicast Specifies the number of multicast frames Error...

Page 40: ...ment it is All the fields are described as following table Bridge window field Description Bridge Description Enter your description for your bridge system Operation Mode Select which mode the equipment used AP Mode Bridge Mode AP Bridge Mode Setup Bridge MAC address Enter the MAC address for bridge installed ...

Page 41: ...IF Graphic Interchange Format HPC Host Personal Computer ID Identification Identity Identifier IEEE Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group LAN Local Area Network MAC Media Access Control MSDU Maximum Service Data Unit ODU Outdoor Unit PC Personal Computer PHY Physical Layer POE Power Over Ethernet RADIUSRemote Authentication Dial In User Server Service R...

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