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Part Number 68568r1

Tsunami MP.11 and MP.11a

Version 2.1

Installation and Management

Outdoor: BSU

Indoor

Outdoor: SU

Summary of Contents for 68568r1

Page 1: ...Part Number 68568r1 Tsunami MP 11 and MP 11a Version 2 1 Installation and Management Outdoor BSU Indoor Outdoor SU ...

Page 2: ...vice must be professionally installed Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Proxim Corporation could void the your authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential...

Page 3: ...ttings 34 Monitoring Settings 39 Security Settings 41 Upgrading the MP 11 a 42 Downgrading the MP 11 a 42 CHAPTER 5 WEB INTERFACE 43 Status 43 Configure 45 Additional Interface Information 82 Monitor 84 Commands 91 CHAPTER 6 COMMAND LINE INTERFACE 94 Boot Loader CLI 94 CLI Terminology 95 Navigation and Special Keys 96 Commands 96 CLI Basic Management Commands 102 Show and Set Parameters 103 Show a...

Page 4: ... MP 11 a Quick Install Guide Contents 4 Radio Specifications 130 APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING 132 MP 11 a Connectivity Issues 132 Setup and Configuration Issues 134 APPENDIX C SUPPORT AND CONTACTS 136 GLOSSARY 137 ...

Page 5: ...be placed outside close to the antenna to significantly improve range and ease of installation Before installing and using the MP 11 a Proxim recommends you review the following chapters of this manual Chapter 1 Overview this chapter Provides an overview of the content of this manual as well as wireless network topologies and combinations that can be built with the MP 11 a Chapter 2 Installation o...

Page 6: ...page 7 A station is a radio set up as either a Base Station a Subscriber Unit or a Residential Subscriber Unit A Base station can depending upon its configuration connect to one or more Subscriber Units A Subscriber Unit however can connect only to one Base station A link between two locations always consists of a Base and a Subscriber Unit Point to Point Link With a Base and a Subscriber Unit or ...

Page 7: ...ule Active Ethernet delivers both data and power to the radio over a single Ethernet cable If you use Active Ethernet there is no difference in operation the only difference is the power source The ruggedized or outdoor unit has only an Active Ethernet connection with an integrated power injector The Active Ethernet integrated module receives 48 VDC over a standard Cat 5 Ethernet cable Maximum pow...

Page 8: ...or the hardware The radio range of the MP 11 a largely depends upon the position of the antenna Proxim recommends you do a site survey observing the following requirements before mounting the MP 11 a hardware The location must allow easy disconnection of the unit from the power outlet if necessary The unit must not be covered and the air must be able to flow freely around the unit The unit must be...

Page 9: ...ded through the ground connection that is provided on the metal case The antenna grounding the surge arrestor and the MP 11 a housing must be bonded together and grounded in one location to avoid ground current loops The Indoor MP 11 a Product Package Each indoor MP 11 a comes with the following One metal base for ceiling or desktop mounting includes two screws Mounting hardware º Four 3 5 mm x 40...

Page 10: ...ll mounting hardware 5 Power supply with power cord The shipment also includes the Tsunami MP 11 a Quick Install Guide 2 If you intend to install the unit free standing or if you intend to mount it to the ceiling use a Phillips screwdriver to attach the metal base to the underside of the unit The metal base and screws are provided see Mounting the Indoor MP 11 a on page 12 for more information 3 U...

Page 11: ...he other end of the cable should not be connected to another device until after installation is complete º Use a straight through Ethernet cable if you intend to connect the MP 11 a to a hub switch patch panel or Active Ethernet power injector º Use a cross over Ethernet cable if you intend to connect the MP 11 a to a single computer 8 If you are not using Active Ethernet or you want to connect th...

Page 12: ...operly installed a Kensington lock can prevent unauthorized personnel from stealing the MP 11 a In addition the Kensington lock secures the cable cover in place which prevents tampering with the Ethernet and power cables The Kensington Security Slot is shown in the following figures the figure on the left shows the slot with the cable cover attached the figure on the right shows the slot with the ...

Page 13: ... 6 mm x 35 mm 9 Insert a plug into each hole Four 6 mm x 35 mm plugs are provided you need to use only three of these for wall mounting 10 Insert a screw into each of the mounting holes molded into the back cover Four 3 5 mm x 40 mm pan head screws are provided you need to use only three of these for wall mounting 11 Insert the screws into the wall plugs use a screwdriver to tighten the screws and...

Page 14: ...ove Each hole should be wide enough to hold a mounting plug 6 mm x 35 mm 8 Insert a plug into each hole The MP 11 a comes with four 6 mm x 35 mm plugs 9 Insert the screws into the holes you made previously in the rubber feet 10 Insert the screws into the mounting plugs Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws and attach the MP 11 a s metal base to the ceiling Switching On the Indoor MP 11 a The MP ...

Page 15: ...ING GREEN Data is being sent AMBER Connected at 100 Mbps in Forced Reload state when Power LED also is amber or the unit is initializing after reboot less than two minutes BLINKING AMBER Data is being sent RED An error in data transfer Wireless Link OFF Wireless interface is up properly but no wireless link established GREEN Immediately after connecting a wireless link BLINKING GREEN Data is being...

Page 16: ...e wires For these types of installations you should consult professionals with experience The Outdoor MP 11 a Product Package Each outdoor MP 11 a comes with the following as well as a printed copy of the Tsunami MP 11 a Quick Install Guide 1 One MP 11 a Ruggedized Radio with integrated antenna SU or with an external antenna connection BSU 2 Mounting hardware to attach to radio for mounting 3 Hard...

Page 17: ...ts and hardware you can mount the radio to a 1 1 4 inch to 3 inch pole outside diameter Using just one of the pole mounting brackets you can mount the radio to a wall or other flat surface To install the outdoor MP 11 a 1 Unpack the unit and accessories from the shipping box 2 Attach a Cat5e cable not provided to the Power over Ethernet port on the back of the radio see the following figure 3 Scre...

Page 18: ...nnector C to mounting piece A with the screw provided as shown below This extension piece gives the radio more possible tilt letting you more accurately adjust for elevation 5 Attach bracket connector C to bracket E with the nut and screw provided 6 To mount to a pole insert screws through bracket F and fasten around pole to bracket E and secure ...

Page 19: ...nections Power Ethernet Link GREEN Power is on the radio is up and the Ethernet link is also up BLINKING GREEN Power is on the radio is coming up and the Ethernet is down RF Wireless Link GREEN A wireless link has been established BLINKING GREEN A wireless link is being established Recommended Power and Ethernet Cable Recommended Cable Function Type Impedance Recommended cables Maximum Distance Co...

Page 20: ...na and to issue CLI commands External Antenna Connection The integrated antenna is supported on Subscriber Units only the Base Station has an external antenna connector and no integrated antenna For more information about external antennas see the Tsunami MP 11 Antenna Installation Guide and Tsunami MP 11a Antenna Installation Guide Note The window antenna documented in the antenna installation gu...

Page 21: ...ng files to the MP 11 a and uploading means transferring files in the opposite direction ALIGNING THE ANTENNA Antenna alignment is a process to physically align the antenna of the radio receiver or the transmitter to have the best possible radio link established between them The antenna alignment process usually is performed during installation and after major repairs The outdoor MP 11 a has an au...

Page 22: ...s capped at 48 AAD is automatically disabled 30 minutes after it is enabled to remove the load of extra messages on the wireless interface The default telnet timeout is 900 seconds 15 minutes If AAD must run for the entire 30 minutes change the default telnet timeout value greater than 30 minutes greater than 1800 seconds This restriction is for telnet connections only and not for the serial inter...

Page 23: ... SNMP or the CLI See MP 11 a IP Address below for more information You can also manage the MP 11 a without an IP address by accessing the MP 11 a through the serial port with a terminal program such as HyperTerminal see HyperTerminal Connection Properties on page 31 MP 11 a IP ADDRESS Because each network is different an IP address suitable for your network must be assigned to the MP 11 a You must...

Page 24: ...ay 2 Select the MP 11 a for which you want to set the IP address and click Change The Change dialog window is displayed as shown in the following window 3 To set the IP address manually ensure that Static is selected as the IP Address Type and fill in the IP Address and Subnet Mask suitable for the LAN subnet to which the MP 11 a is connected To set the IP address dynamically ensure that Dynamic i...

Page 25: ...address of the MP 11 a See MP 11 a IP Address on page 23 for details Note If the connection is slow or you are not able to connect use the Internet Explorer Tools option to ensure you are not using a proxy server for the connection with your Web browser To access the MP 11 a with a Web browser start your Web browser and enter the IP address of the MP 11 a The Web address should appear as http ip a...

Page 26: ...ll Guide Chapter 3 Management Overview 26 You now have access to the MP 11 a Web Interface To view or change basic system information click the Configure button on the left side of the Web interface window then click the System tab ...

Page 27: ...lable frequencies and channels to avoid radar and select a channel with the strongest signal Note Scanning is performed only on the frequencies allowed in the regulatory domain of the country selected when it is required for radar detection and avoidance The MP 11a Subscriber Unit also comes up in scan mode to scan all available frequencies to find a Base Station with which it can register Scannin...

Page 28: ...9 INFO 20 dBm 20 dBm 20 dBm 20 dBm 20dBm 19 dBm This shows that the output power is set at 20 dBm for the data rate 6 9 12 18 or 24 Mbps or at 19 dBm when the selected data rate is 36 Mbps The first line shows that 6 Mbps is selected so the transmit power is 20 dBm Note This feature only lets you decrease your output power it does not let you increase your output power beyond the maximum allowed d...

Page 29: ...LI is accessible through the Ethernet port connected through the network or with a cross over Ethernet cable between the computer and the MP 11 a Serial port of the MP 11 a Ethernet Port To use the CLI through the Ethernet port you must have a telnet program and the IP address of the MP 11 a On most computers the telnet program is called telnet See MP 11 a IP Address on page 23 for details To acce...

Page 30: ...ds you switch off the MP 11 a and the computer before connecting or disconnecting the serial cable Note For the outdoor MP 11 a you can connect to the serial port by connecting the included RJ 11 to DB 9 connector from the radio RJ 11 connection to your computer s serial port DB 9 connection To access the MP 11 a through the serial port 1 Start your terminal program 2 Set the following connection ...

Page 31: ...rop down list select Direct to Com1 depending upon the COM port you use and click Configure a window such as the following is displayed 3 Make the necessary changes and click OK 4 From the Hyperterminal Properties window click the Settings tab then click ASCII Setup a window such as the following is displayed 5 Ensure that Send line ends with line feeds is selected and click OK 6 Click OK again to...

Page 32: ... discussed in this chapter Rebooting and Resetting on page 33 General Settings on page 34 Monitoring Settings on page 39 Security Settings on page 41 Upgrading the MP 11 a on page 42 To use the Web Interface for configuration and management you must access the MP 11 a With ScanTool you can determine the unit s current IP address Then enter http ip address in your Web browser See Chapter 3 Manageme...

Page 33: ...immediately however the routes are not saved until the unit has gone through a controlled reboot Proxim strongly recommends saving your settings immediately when you finish making changes Rebooting When you reboot the changes you have made become effective and the MP 11 a is restarted The changes are saved automatically in non volatile memory before the actual reboot takes place To reboot click th...

Page 34: ...ault settings 1 Click the Commands button then the Reset tab 2 Click the Reset to Factory Default button The device configuration parameter values are reset to their factory default values If you do not have access to the MP 11 a you can use the procedure described in Hard Reset to Factory Default on page 125 as an alternative GENERAL SETTINGS System Status To view the current system status click ...

Page 35: ... the MP 11 a s system name location name and so on see the following System Configuration window These details help distinguish this MP 11 a from other routers and let you know whom to contact in case of problems To go to this page click the Configure button and the System tab See Configure 1 System on page 45 for more information ...

Page 36: ...ion The IP Configuration window lets you change the MP 11 a IP parameters These settings differ when the MP 11 a is in Routing mode To go to this page click the Configure button the Network tab then the IP Configuration sub tab See IP Configuration on page 47 for more information ...

Page 37: ...the wireless interface click the Configure button followed by the Interfaces tab then click the Wireless sub tab For Base Station units the wireless interface can be placed in either WORP Base or WORP Satellite mode selected from the Interface Type drop down box Subscriber units can be placed only in WORP Satellite mode See Wireless Outdoor Router Protocol on page 83 for more information The wirel...

Page 38: ...ettings for the type of Ethernet transmission 10 Mbit s half duplex 10 Mbit s full duplex 10 Mbit s auto duplex 100 Mbit s half duplex 100 Mbit s full duplex autospeed half duplex autospeed auto duplex Half duplex means that only one side can transmit at a time Full duplex lets both sides transmit Auto duplex selects the best transmission mode for the given configuration The recommended setting is...

Page 39: ...ficant monitoring categories are mentioned here Wireless To monitor the wireless interfaces click the Monitor button and the Wireless tab This tab lets you monitor the general performance of the radio and the performance of the WORP Base or WORP subscriber interfaces To monitor the WORP registration performance details click the Monitor button the Wireless tab and the Worp sub tab ...

Page 40: ...l Guide Chapter 5 Web Interface 40 Interfaces To monitor transmission details click the Monitor button and the Interfaces tab The Interfaces tab provides detailed information about the MAC layer performance of the MP 11 a interface ...

Page 41: ...ink must use the same parameter values Advanced Encryption Standard AES encryption is supported on the MP 11a only To set the encryption parameters click the Configure button the Security tab and the Encryption sub tab You can set the following encryption parameters Encryption Option This parameter enables either WEP or AES encryption Encryption Key 1 4 These WEP encryption keys require an alphanu...

Page 42: ...ssword for SNMP The password used during login determines the type of access You can change these passwords as follows 1 Click the Configure button and the Management tab 2 Enter the new password in the SNMP Read Community Password field or the SNMP Read Wire Community field 3 Repeat the new password in the Confirm field 4 Click OK when you are done UPGRADING THE MP 11 a The MP 11 a is equipped wi...

Page 43: ...tton to access MP 11 a online help click the Exit button to exit the application For an introduction to the basics of MP 11 a management see Chapter 4 Basic Management on page 32 STATUS When you click the Status button System Status is displayed automatically The other tab under Status is the Event Log tab System Status The Status tab showing the system status is displayed automatically when you l...

Page 44: ...ounters irregularities Deleting system traps has no effect on the operation of the MP 11 a System traps also are sent to an SNMP manager station if so configured Event Log Click the Status button and the Event Log tab to view the contents of your Event Log The Event Log keeps track of events that occur during the operation of the Tsunami MP 11 a The Event Log displays messages that may not be capt...

Page 45: ... 61 6 Management on page 64 7 Security on page 67 8 Filtering on page 70 9 Intra Cell Blocking on page 75 10 NAT Network Address Translation on page 79 1 System The System configuration page lets you change the MP 11 a s System Name Location and so on These details help you to distinguish the MP 11 a from other routers and let you know whom to contact in case you experience problems Click the Conf...

Page 46: ...25 GHz frequency bands is provided with a single country selection UNITED STATES US which does not provide DFS capability in these frequency bands For a non US only device the default country selected is United Kingdom GB Notes 1 The channel center frequencies are not regulated only the band edge frequencies are regulated 2 If before upgrade US was selected as a country for a non US Only device wh...

Page 47: ...client mode which gets an IP address automatically from a DHCP server over the network If you do not have a DHCP server or if you want to manually configure the IP settings set this parameter to Static When the MP 11 a is in Bridge mode only one IP address is required This IP address also can be changed with ScanTool see Setting the IP Address Manually on page 24 In Routing mode both Ethernet and ...

Page 48: ... Tree Protocol STP can be used to create redundant networks hot standby and to prevent loops If enabled Spanning Tree prevents loops by disabling redundant links if a link fails it can automatically enable a backup link Click Edit Table Entries to make changes enter your changes and click OK ...

Page 49: ...e IP Routes in Bridge mode In Routing mode the Add Table Entries and Edit Delete Table Entries buttons are enabled Click the Add button to add entries a window such as the following is displayed Enter the route information and click Add The IP Address and Subnet Mask combination is validated for a proper combination Click the Edit Delete Table Entries button to make changes to or delete existing e...

Page 50: ...th another Base Station Roaming provides MAC level connectivity to the SU that roams from one Base Station to another Proxim does not guarantee that upper layer protocol sessions will survive Click the Configure button the Network tab and the Roaming sub tab to configure Roaming Enable or disable the Roaming feature in the Roaming Status drop down box The default value is disabled To configure the...

Page 51: ...t scanning retransmission threshold give in so that the current session should terminate as soon as possible During this procedure the SU scans other channels as fast as possible Roaming can only occur if the slow scanning or fast scanning procedure is started under the following conditions 1 If the roaming is started from the slow scanning procedure when the slow scanning procedure has completed ...

Page 52: ...y IP address Subnet Mask DNS Primary Server IP address DNS Secondary Server IP address DHCP Server Status Verify that DHCP Relay Agent is disabled After you have made at least one entry in the DHCP server IP Pool Table enable DHCP Server by selecting Enable from the DHCP Server Status pull down menu Note There must be at least one entry in the DHCP server IP Pool Table to enable DHCP server Also D...

Page 53: ...erver IP Pool Table below DHCP Server IP Pool Table You can configure up to 20 entries in the IP Pool Table An IP address can be added if the entry s network ID is the same as the network ID of the device To add an entry click Add Table Entries Enter the following parameters and click Add Note After adding entries you must reboot the unit before the values take effect Start IP Address Indicates th...

Page 54: ...ed the DHCP relay agent forwards DHCP requests to the set DHCP server Note that DHCP Relay Agent parameters are configurable only in Routing mode To add entries to the table of DHCP Relay Agents click Add Table Entries the following window is displayed Enter the Server IP Address and any optional comments click Add To edit or delete entries in the table click Edit Delete Table Entries make your ch...

Page 55: ...wn box SUs can be placed only in WORP Satellite mode See Wireless Outdoor Router Protocol on page 83 for more information The wireless interface settings differ per mode The following is an example of a WORP Base Mode Non US window Note Turbo mode is available only in WORP Satellite Mode in the United States The list of parameters to configure for registration of the SU on a Base Station are Netwo...

Page 56: ... Secret Dynamic Data Rate Selection DDRS Status Tsunami MP 11 a only The WORP Dynamic Data Rate Selection DDRS lets the Base Station and SUs monitor the remote average signal to noise ratio SNR and to adjust the data rate to an optimal value to provide best possible throughput according to the current communication conditions during run time Each frame received in the WORP protocol reports the sig...

Page 57: ...elected data rate is 36 Mbps The first line shows that 6 Mbps is selected so the transmit power is 20 dBm Note This feature only lets you decrease your output power it does not let you increase your output power beyond the maximum allowed defaults for your frequency and country Select one of the following options and click OK at the bottom of the window Your original output power is adjusted relat...

Page 58: ...nna Gain Base Station units only You can modify the sensitivity of the radio card when detecting radar signals in accordance with ETSI and FCC Dynamic Frequency Selection DFS requirements Given the radar detection threshold is fixed by ETSI and the FCC and that a variety of antennas with different gains may be attached to the MP 11 a you must adjust this threshold to account for higher than expect...

Page 59: ...nsmission mode from this tab The recommended setting is auto speed auto duplex To set the Ethernet speed duplex mode and input and output bandwidth limits click the Configure button the Interfaces tab and the Ethernet sub tab You can set the Configuration parameter Select from these settings for the type of Ethernet transmission Configuration drop down box Half duplex means that only one side can ...

Page 60: ...nfigure the SNMP management stations to which the MP11 a sends system traps Trap Groups You can enable or disable different types of traps in the system By default all traps are enabled Trap Host Table This table shows the SNMP management stations to which the MP 11 a sends system traps Click the Add Table Entries button to add entries to the Trap Host Table ...

Page 61: ... it does not further propagate these updates unless configured to advertise RIP The ability to enable or disable default route propagation is not user configurable Once initialized the Tsunami MP 11 a uses its static default route and does not advertise this route in RIP updates If another router on your network is configured to advertise its default route this route overwrites the static default ...

Page 62: ... 15 Maximum Distance 15 IGP IGP IGP RIP Example In the following example assume that both the BSU and the SUs all are configured in Routing mode with RIP enabled to send and receive on both the Ethernet and Wireless interfaces The network converges through updates until each unit has the following routing table BSU 0 0 0 0 172 16 0 1 metric 1 172 16 0 0 172 16 0 20 metric 1 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 metri...

Page 63: ...es Ensure that routers on the same physical network are configured to use the same version of RIP Routing updates occur every 30 seconds It may take up to 3 minutes for a route that has gone down to timeout in a routing table RIP is limited to networks with 15 or fewer hops ...

Page 64: ...h the Password field and the Confirm field The default password is public SNMP Read Write Community Password The password for read and write access to the MP 11 a using SNMP Enter a password in both the Password field and the Confirm field The default password is public Telnet CLI Password The password for the CLI interface via serial or Telnet Enter a password in both the Password field and the C...

Page 65: ...can select Disabled to prevent a user from accessing the MP 11 a through SNMP HTTP Configuration Settings HTTP Interface Bitmap Configure the interface or interfaces Ethernet Wireless All Interfaces from which you will manage the MP 11 a through the Web interface For example to allow Web configuration through the Ethernet network only set HTTP Interface Bitmask to Ethernet You can also select Disa...

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