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November 2006, Version1.05

900 MHz OFDM

Users Manual

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Page 1: ...November 2006 Version1 05 900 MHz OFDM Users Manual ...

Page 2: ...eception 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 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an ...

Page 3: ... PRODUCT KIT 7 2 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 7 2 3 MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION 8 2 4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 CHAPTER 3 ANTENNA AND RF TUTORIAL 11 CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURATION 17 4 1 START UP AND LOG IN 17 4 2 WIRELESS SETUP 21 4 3 STATUS 26 4 4 MANAGEMENT 28 APPENDIX A FREQUENCY TABLE 33 APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING 34 APPENDIX C OUTPUT POWER AND SPECIFICATION CHART 36 ...

Page 4: ...als not contained in this manual This symbol means reader be aware In this situation an action could result in equipment damage or loss of data This warning symbol means danger You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury Before you install any equipment be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents ...

Page 5: ...e of the fastest and most efficient Ethernet radios in the industry OFDM Technology Channel size bandwidth flexibility allows the user to select channel size at 5 10 or 20 MHz for optimal performance Versatile Quality of Service Time Division Multiplexing technique TDM technology can avoid Ethernet packet collision and send packets with more stability and efficiency so to improve the quality of vo...

Page 6: ...extreme care not to come into contact with such circuits as they may cause serious injury or death For proper installation and grounding of the antenna please refer to national and local codes e g U S NFPA 70 National Electrical Code Article 810 in Canada Canadian Electrical Code Section 54 Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install replace or service this equipment or your ...

Page 7: ...pport 2 2 System Requirements Before installing the 900MHz ISM band radio please ensure that you are in access of the following A 10 100 Mbps Local Area Network device such as a hub or switch or cross over cable when connecting POE directly to a computer Category 5 UTP or STP networking cable From the PC to POE Category 5 SSTP or SFTP networking cable From the radio to POE A Web browser for config...

Page 8: ...to connect to the TO ODU side of poe injector 2 N jack antenna connector Attach N male connector to this port which will lead to the antenna of choice Shorter RF cable length results in less cable attenuation a k a cable loss 3 Grounding stud Connect to the ground conductor with ground wire N Jack Antenna Connector Grounding stud RJ 45 Port ...

Page 9: ...t is used to connect to the 10 100 Base T compliant device such as switch router or PC 2 TO ODU This RJ 45 port is used to connect to the ODU and provides power to the radio 3 DC INPUT Connect to the power adaptor for DC input 4 LED INDICATOR When lit indicates that power is being applied Refer to Hardware Installation Figure on next page To Ethernet To Radio DC Input LED Indicator Power 12 ...

Page 10: ...ermine what channel the interferer is on randomly select a channel until the channel with the best signal strength is locked in A clear line of sight path can guarantee the best performance Ensure proper antenna height and no obstructions Although the Orion 900 can be forgiving under certain circumstances it is always recommend that clear line of sight is achieved See Radio Horizon Graph Chapter 3...

Page 11: ...er If it is determined that all signals of interest are coming from a definable direction the omni directional antenna can be replaced by a directional or sectoral antenna which increases sensitivity and power by focusing the beam in the desired direction In practice even omni directional antennas take advantage of directionality by focusing their sensitivity and power in the horizontal plane Rath...

Page 12: ... confuse polarization with directionality The plane of wave vibration has nothing to do with the direction of wave propagation For example an antenna that focuses its energy in the horizontal plane may be vertically or horizontally polarized Designs such as the semi parabolic offer a choice of polarization Mounting a semi parabolic antenna with the elements horizontal provides horizontal polarizat...

Page 13: ...cy radio waves are attenuated by obstructions a clear line of sight path between antennas is required for optimum performance at maximum range For shorter ranges a degree of obstruction may be acceptable For example at less than maximum ranges the radio has some ability to penetrate trees and other foliage On the other hand geographical features hills and large buildings are likely to interfere wi...

Page 14: ...on the right The radio horizon in miles km is shown where the straight edge crosses the center column Antenna Height and Radio Horizon Graph If the radio horizon is well within maximum communication range of the system this graph provides a reasonable guide for antenna height However as maximum range of the system is approached results are less reliable because of atmospheric effects and other unp...

Page 15: ...ided by an approved radio technician Antenna Orientation Antennas at each end of a communications link must be mounted similarly in terms of polarity and directional antennas must be carefully oriented towards each other The choice of polarization horizontal vs vertical is in many cases arbitrary However interfering signals from such devices as cellular phones and pagers are generally polarized ve...

Page 16: ... than that through the equipment The following points should be taken into account in setting up system grounding The antenna should be mounted on a mast or tower that is well grounded to earth All antenna lead connectors should be correctly installed to provide a good solid connection to the cable shield Threaded couplings mating antenna lead connectors should be clean and tight bayonet type conn...

Page 17: ...w appears Click on Properties and then double click on Internet Protocol TCP IP 3 At this point write down your displayed network settings as at your discretion you may want to set them back to these after configuring your radio 4 Check each of the tabs and enter verify the following settings IP Address any IP address within 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 Do not use 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 2...

Page 18: ...ult setting is password 4 Click on the Login now button After you have logged in to the main page the About Basic Setup Wireless Setup Tools Status and Management buttons will be shown The main menu provides links to the all areas of the web configuration interface About The About screen describes the product information Information of the radio includes Wireless bridge Name MAC Address and Firmwa...

Page 19: ...mended that it is change to a similar non used IP address within your network This may make it easier to access so to avoid having to change your computers local network settings each time you want to access the radio IP Subnet Mask The Wireless Bridge s Subnet Mask must be the same as your Ethernet network Default Gateway This may be changed to that of your network your routers IP address for ins...

Page 20: ...er that you have set Time Server the time off of your Time Server Time Server Port the port of your Time Server Time Zone You may select the appropriate local time zone for your radio from a list of all available time zones Default GMT Note If you complete the settings please click on Apply for changes to take effect ...

Page 21: ...r to peer mode you are unable to determine signal strength Therefore if you decide to program the radio in peer to peer mode set them up initially in base station and CPE mode so that you are able to determine signal strength Then conduct a site survey to better align your antennas The site survey screen refreshes itself every few seconds You may need to make slight adjustments until you find the ...

Page 22: ...e station This adds an extra layer of security to your system Broadcast Base Station ID You can decide to broadcast the Base station ID or not to outside or current users There is no security risk here and merely a user preference Channel Frequency Select the appropriate channel frequency from the list provided There are 5 non overlapping channels to select from If you have done a site survey you ...

Page 23: ...is 0 2346 Typically it is not changed and should only be changed by the administrator Fragmentation Length The fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when there is high traffic within the wireless network If you transmit large files in a wireless network you can enable the Fragmentation Threshold and specify the packet size This specifies what the maximum size a data packet w...

Page 24: ...d of radio1 3 Enter the MAC address of radio1 into the Remote MAC Address field of radio2 After you complete these settings click Apply for changes to take effect Configure a Wireless Point to Multi Point Bridge There are two options under this setting I Point to Multi point Bridge Assuming radio1 is the base station and all other radios are clients To activate the Point to Multi Point Bridge mode...

Page 25: ...changes to take effect Under Point to Multi Point Bridge mode you can extend this multi point bridge by adding additional Wireless bridges for each additional LAN Segment Throughput control you can set the throughput to n 64Kbps in each MAC Address Enable Wireless Client Security Separator Enable this function to let associated clients be able to separate from each other when security is required ...

Page 26: ...up exactly the same on the Wireless bridges as they are on the wireless clients If you set 0011223344 for the Wireless bridge the same WEP key 0011223344 must be assigned to other client stations WEP keys are not required when using WPA PSK for TKIP and WPA2 PSK for AES 4 3 Status The connections page provides the below information within the different settings Mode Information Base Station Mode C...

Page 27: ...e Station mode Connections Page in CPE mode Statistics The Statistics screen provides various Ethernet and Wireless TX RX packet statistics on the Wireless bridge Click the Refresh button to update the statistics on this screen ...

Page 28: ...gement section in the Wireless Bridge s left page Key in the default password password in the Current Password filed 2 Changing password for the Wireless bridge is as easy as typing the password into the New Password field Then type it again into the Retype New Field to confirm Click the Apply button to save the setting After you change the password please take note of your new password Otherwise ...

Page 29: ... the Wireless bridge via the SNMPv2 protocol Read Community Name Allow the SNMP manager to read the MIB objects of the Wireless bridge The default setting is public Write Community Name Allow the SNMP manager to write the MIB objects of the Wireless bridge The default setting is private IP Address to Receive Traps The IP address of the SNMP manager to receive traps sent from the Wireless bridge Cl...

Page 30: ...wing z Using a browser to access the main page of the Wireless bridge 1 Select Upgrade Firmware from the Management section 2 Input the exact file path and name or select the file by clicking the Browse button Then press the Upload button to upgrade the firmware 3 Please wait a few seconds z If the upload fails please repeat steps 1 3 again Do not power off the unit when it is being upgraded Once ...

Page 31: ...aved into a file as a backup by clicking Backup The saved file can be loaded back on the radio by clicking Browse When you have selected the settings file click Retrieve to begin the process Furthermore you may click Restore to restore back to factory default settings Browse ...

Page 32: ...ts Click on Refresh to update the network events or Save As to save the event into a file on your computer Click Apply if you made any changes Management Reboot The Reboot screen enables you to reboot your Wireless bridge If any changes are made and you want them to take effect you need to reboot the Wireless bridge Select the Yes check box and click Apply It will take you about 50 seconds to go t...

Page 33: ...33 Appendix A Frequency table CHANNEL FREQUENCY MHZ 1 905 0 2 910 0 3 915 0 4 920 0 5 925 0 ...

Page 34: ... networking ensure that the hardware is properly installed It is recommended that with a tester you test the Cat5 cable as well as the RF cable Cat5 cable leading from the POE to the radio should not exceed 150 200 feet Cat5 cable quality varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and although Cat5 cable can carry data up to 300 feet it may not be able to carry power effectively to the radio which m...

Page 35: ...at the power supply is properly working and correctly connected 2 Ensure that all cables are in good condition and properly connected 3 Check the power source 4 Ensure that you are waiting at least 45 seconds before attempting to enter web interface CANNOT USE THE WEB INTERFACE If the radio boots but the user can t access it using the Web site 1 Open a command prompt window and enter ping ip addre...

Page 36: ...th Min 64QAM 73dBm 54 Mbps 5 5Mbps 26dBm 23dBm 20dBm 17dBm 8dBm 64QAM 75dBm 48 Mbps 5 Mbps 26dBm 23dBm 20dBm 17dBm 8dBm 16QAM 79dBm 36 Mbps 4 5Mbps 27dBm 24dBm 21dBm 18dBm 8dBm 16QAM 83dBm 24 Mbps 3 Mbps 27dBm 24dBm 21dBm 18dBm 8dBm BPSK 89dBm 18 Mbps 2 3 Mbps 29dBm 26dBm 23dBm 20dBm 8dBm BPSK 92dBm 12 Mbps 1 5 Mbps 29dBm 26dBm 23dBm 20dBm 8dBm QPSK 95dBm 9 Mbps 1 2 Mbps 29dBm 26dBm 23dBm 20dBm 8d...

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