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1.  Introduction 

 

Congratulations on your purchase of Solectek’s SkyWay Access Series Multipoint Radio System, a 
feature rich, best-in-class wireless solution. This User’s Guide will describe the operation of your 
SkyWay unit in detail.  

 

A. System Features 

 

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Field proven OFDM modulation allowing high capacity, near line-of-sight deployment and 
strong immunity to multi-path. 

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MIMO architecture for increased capacity – 300 Mbps Data Rate. 

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Polling MAC architecture for high network capacity and supporting a large number of client 
units.  

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Modulation control of individual Client units in both TX and Rx.  

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Power over Ethernet (PoE) for simplified cable routing. 

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Integrated or built-in antenna/radio simplifies installation and eliminates lossy RF coax runs. 

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Frame aggregation for enhanced data throughput. 

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Line speed QoS packet inspection prioritizes latency sensitive, real-time data. 

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Intuitive Web based user interface and Telnet CLI. 

 

B. Applicable Models 

 

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AS5800: Base Station, 26dBm output power,  

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AS5810: Long-Range Client unit, aluminum enclosure, IP67, 23dBm, 23 dBi antenna 

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AS5830: Short-Range Client unit, aluminum enclosure, 23dBm, 20 dBi antenna 

 
 

               

            

 

 
    AS5800 

 

 

         AS5810 

 

           AS5830 

 
 
 

C. Kit Contents  

 

AS5800 Base Station  

 

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SkyWay-Access radio unit 

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Power over Ethernet (PoE) injector / 48V DC Power Supply  

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Mast mounting kit  

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CAT5 weatherproofing feed-through   

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Weather sealing tape  

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Warranty/compliance and customer information Card. 

 

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Page 1: ...SkyWay Access MULTIPOINT Series User s Guide V 1 4 AS5800 Base Station AS5810 Long Range Client Unit AS5830 Short Range Client Unit Copyright 2011 2012 Solectek Corp All rights reserved PN 1558001 ...

Page 2: ...urity 20 10 Spectrum Analysis 21 11 Antenna Alignment 22 12 Verifying Operation 23 A Main Status Screen Base Station 23 B Main Status Screen Client Unit 25 C Ethernet Port Status 27 13 Quality of Service QoS 29 14 Advanced Modes VLAN Video Mode 32 15 Telnet 34 16 SNMP 35 17 Network Time 36 18 Password Management 37 19 Upgrading the Software 39 20 System Reboot 41 21 Event Log 42 22 Log Configurati...

Page 3: ...x Power over Ethernet PoE for simplified cable routing Integrated or built in antenna radio simplifies installation and eliminates lossy RF coax runs Frame aggregation for enhanced data throughput Line speed QoS packet inspection prioritizes latency sensitive real time data Intuitive Web based user interface and Telnet CLI B Applicable Models AS5800 Base Station 26dBm output power AS5810 Long Rang...

Page 4: ...ends Belden 7919A cables Customers can purchase these cables directly from Solectek or from Belden s sales channels D Management Platform Requirements GUI Telnet management 1 Hardware Pentium IV or better PC 2 OS Windows XP SP2 or SP3 Windows 7 Professional 32 or 64 bit 3 Browser Internet Explorer v7 v8 SNMP monitoring SNMP v2c compatible SNMP manager running on appropriate PC Server platform ...

Page 5: ...Guide A System Design Requirements analysis Site Survey RF System Design IP Network Design Physical Electrical engineering design B Unit Preparation Unit connection Initial Configuration Bench testing C Site Preparation Physical mounting prep Electrical prep Cable routing D Installation Unit Mounting Spectrum Analysis Antenna alignment E Verification Link status metrics Ping connectivity Performan...

Page 6: ... come with integrated antennas The RJ45 connector is accessed at the bottom of the unit through a multi piece waterproofing feed through If included the RF Ports are accessed on the bottom of the unit which is shown below Unit Bottom View Client Unit AS5810 AS5830 Unit Bottom View Base Station AS5800 B CONNECTING THE SKYWAY UNIT Use the diagram below as a guide to cable your SkyWay test system usi...

Page 7: ...OR DATA PWR OUT PORT TO THE PREMISE SWITCH OR COMPUTER IS INDICATED BY LAN IN OR DATA IN C INITIAL LOGON Open networking properties in your Windows OS Enter the TCP IP setup window of your wired Ethernet adapter properties page Set the IP addresses to the following values Ethernet s IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Open a Web Browser on the Test PC At the URL line type in the follo...

Page 8: ...8 The access username is admin and the default password is admin Click OK and the Main Status screen will be displayed as shown below base station version ...

Page 9: ...nd 6 to 10 feet between units Fine tune the antenna position so that the Local RSSI is between 30 and 60 dBm Testing If the system has been properly configured the radios will begin communicating immediately The following steps are recommended to verify operation Link State On the Main Status screen verify that the RF Link State is Green connected Local ping From each laptop PC be sure a ping to t...

Page 10: ...ng for connectorized units only With the exception of the CAT5 cable all parts and hardware described in the following sections are included with your SkyWay radio B ETHERNET CABLE FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY Only a single Ethernet cable is needed to connect the SkyWay radio to the indoor PoE Injector Since the cable is exposed to the outdoor elements heat moisture and UV light only outdoor rated shielde...

Page 11: ...al of the RJ45 plug from the radio requires a tool such as a thin screwdriver or opened paperclip Care must be taken not to damage the Feedthrough Body or RJ45 plug b The total combined length of the Ethernet cables between the radio and your network access device hub switch PC must not exceed 300 feet c Once mounted in a permanent location additional weatherproofing tape included should be applie...

Page 12: ...t the smaller jaw piece can be reversed Small diameter masts require the use of the jaw configuration shown in the first picture below Large diameter masts must use the configuration shown in the second picture Once the jaws are oriented appropriately the two remaining bolts are used to tighten the mounting kit jaws around the pole mast Wall Mount The larger integrated jaw has 4 corner through hol...

Page 13: ...uto adjust to accommodate the chosen configuration Weatherproofing Ethernet and or antenna connections is essential This process prevents water from entering the chassis or cables through the connectors In order to provide an adequate seal it is advisable to apply three wrappings 1 electrical tape 2 sealant such as the butyl mastic which is provided with the product 3 electrical tape The first wra...

Page 14: ...ottom one is for the client unit System Name This is an optional description of the unit used to simplify the identification of a particular radio in the wireless network This parameter is not related to the identification of the unit on your wired local area network For security purposes the System Name is not broadcast across the RF link ...

Page 15: ... LAN IP Configuration IP Address IP address of the local unit Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the local unit Default Gateway Default gateway for the local unit DHCP Configuration If you prefer to use DHCP to configure IP addresses for client and other devices you will need to enable the DHCP Server at the base and also enable the DHCP Client function at the client unit ...

Page 16: ...imizing throughput at shorter distance is of primary importance then larger bandwidth of 40 MHz may be more appropriate Both Base station and Client Unit must be configured with the same Bandwidth setting Frequency Allows selection of the center frequency of the RF link based on the model purchased region of operation and operating bandwidth The Frequency parameter is available on Multipoint unit ...

Page 17: ...tes The RF Network Name should be changed from the default settings and each Multipoint link should use a unique RF Network Name RF Network Name can be up to 32 characters long and consist of all alphanumerics plus the following symbols at sign dash period tick _ underscore RF Network Name may not include spaces Transmit Power This parameter sets the RF output power of the radio Increasing this va...

Page 18: ...ng to associate with the base station prior to the user entering the MAC address of such client unit These client units will be shown here with MAC addresses You can choose to accept them by clicking the ADD button Configured Clients these are clients units that have been accepted by the base station You can control Tx and Rx modulations and the number of streams individually for each client unit ...

Page 19: ...ance up to its maximum capability ACM is a feature that is enabled on a per radio basis It is not necessary for both radios to share the same state ACM enable disable configuration ACM seeks to optimize the TX modulation of the radio on which it has been enabled Since RF conditions may not be the same on either side of the link due to impairments such as interference the system may not select the ...

Page 20: ...mal authentication methods Note that even with the Open setting there is still a MAC address based Access Control system which provides a basic level of security See the section on Access Control AES Provides 128 bit AES data encryption with passphrase shared key based authentication Radius This option combines AES data encryption with Radius 802 1x authentication capability compatible with MS CHA...

Page 21: ... would be unsuitable choices for satisfactory performance While any of the remaining 20 MHz channels would be preferable the channel centered on 5795 is a better candidate as it is further from the strongest interferers There are two display options Current Peak and Average Peak to assist with analysis Alternating between the two modes will not erase the collected data There are also two scan mode...

Page 22: ... antenna alignment procedure to maximize the system s link capture envelope angle The audible repetition rate will increase as RSSI improves a higher value will cause a faster rate To assist with both coarse and fine tuning the rate is NOT a simple function of RSSI value Rather the rate will continue to increase as long as adjustments deliver an improved RSSI As soon as any degradation alignment o...

Page 23: ...as an auto scale function which tracks the minimum and maximum achieved RSSI values since power up 12 Verifying Operation A Main Status Screen Base Station The basic status of the base station can be viewed in the Main Status screen This screen updates periodically and thus displays current field values Navigate to the Configuration screen if setting changes are necessary ...

Page 24: ... control and thus must be entered into the access control list at the base station RF Port Link State The link state has two values Green An RF link has been established Red An RF link is NOT established Client MAC This section indicates the basic status of each client unit associated with the base station If a client unit is connected State light having turned green you can click on the line to s...

Page 25: ... Tip When diagnosing link problems it s useful to clear the RF statistics and allow 5 20 minutes of new data to accumulate This will provide an accurate picture of the current link conditions On occasion it may be useful to sample a longer time period up to 24 hours in some cases as the influence of external interference sources can vary across time due to usage patterns Note RF Frames which are s...

Page 26: ... RF Ports are similar to those at the base station Clicking the details button at the right side of the RF Port Section leads to the following screen For explanation of each field item please refer to the base station status section above ...

Page 27: ...27 C Ethernet Port Status Each of the ports also has its own detailed status screen For the Ethernet Port status navigate to the details button located on the far right side The screen below is typical ...

Page 28: ... configurable State There are two states Green Port Up Red Port Down Total Frames Total number of frames received and transmitted by the Ethernet port Total Octets Total number of octets bytes received and transmitted by the Ethernet port The RF Port navigate to the details button on the Main Status screen next to each client s description also has its own detailed screen ...

Page 29: ...oughput QoS Implementation in Access The software driver basically classifies the PDU s based on VLAN priority if present and IP Precedence bits The first classification is with VLAN priority bits If the incoming traffic has a VLAN ID present the classification is done as shown in the figure and table below VLAN Priority Class of Service 0 Best Effort 1 Background 2 Background 3 Best Effort 4 Vide...

Page 30: ... no classification no VLAN and IP TOS 0 the packet falls under the Best Effort class If the packet has both VLAN and IP precedence values the maximum of the two priorities VLAN IP is used The following table shows the mapping of class of service on various DSCP TOS values Class of Service IP Precedence 3 bits DSCP 6 bits TOS 8 bits Best Effort 0 3 0x0 0 0x0 ...

Page 31: ... the mapping of different types of traffic to hardware queues The Hardware MAC consists of 10 Queues starting from 0 to 9 Highest priority Queue is 9 and typically used for beacons Next highest priority is 8 and is associated with beacon gated frames The remaining 8 queues are used for different types of traffic classes Excel only uses queues 0 3 and 9 Queue number Traffic Type 0 Best Effort 1 Bac...

Page 32: ...MAC layer operating modes Polling MAC Polling MAC is superior when the application case involves heavy traffic Two examples are ISP operation download heavy or video surveillance backhaul upload heavy Private Network Mode In certain situations customers may prefer to use Private network Mode For example performance may be better in a private network where there is a lot of client unit to client un...

Page 33: ... Solectek s Recovery utility software on radios running recent revisions of software Check with Solectek Support for details Ethernet Configuration This section allows users to configure the Ethernet port manually particularly for interfacing with older hardware Solectek strongly recommends using auto negotiation default mode in most cases Video Support Enabling video support allows the user to ac...

Page 34: ...sion as for the HTTP GUI Sessions can be initiated from both the Ethernet and RF side of the Network and multiple sessions are permitted Commonly used commands include status get rssi get counters show log uptime get to see read commands set to see write commands to see other commands See Appendix B for a complete Telnet command set syntax and usage ...

Page 35: ... of your SNMP Manager software The private MIB P N 1539901 is available on Solectek s Support website or from Solectek Technical Support personnel For further information about SNMP management the following documents available on Solectek s Support Website may be helpful SkyWay Access SNMP Usage Guide 1553101 SNMP Objects for Monitoring SkyWay Access 1559201 Additional Notes a SNMP community field...

Page 36: ... local time date will be updated to match NTP time An NTP resync will occur automatically twice per day If the NTP server is off line time is still kept locally on the radio However a reboot of the unit will blank the time A re connection to the NTP server or manual re configuration of the time is required to correct the time date Time zone information must be entered manually as a fixed offset fr...

Page 37: ...er New Password Enter the new password Confirm Password Re enter the new password for confirmation Select the Change button The browser will popup a new login window You must log back in to the system with the new password At the time of the first password change a password hint prompt will be displayed ...

Page 38: ...nged It is strongly advised that the admin password and hint answer be recorded and stored in a secure location Notes a Password hint fields are case sensitive and no spaces are allowed b Password hint should be 6 32 characters in length c To avoid a weak password warning when changing the password via Telnet it is required that passwords contain a mix of uppercase letters lowercase letters number...

Page 39: ...nds FileZilla a free open source FTP server program available via http filezilla project org Once the FTP server is installed the following procedure should be followed 1 Copy zip software release package from Solectek website or Technical Support to FTP Server desktop 2 Unzip extract files to any convenient directory 3 Navigate into the extracted fileset to reach the SetupFirmware exe tool 4 Laun...

Page 40: ...e unit during the upgrade process If the upgrade fails to complete or times out Verify the FTP user account has read permission on the target folder Verify that the FTP server s software firewall is disabled For example Windows XP has an integrated firewall that can block the upgrade Retry Upgrade procedure ...

Page 41: ...ot to access the System Reboot function Click on the Reboot button to reset reboot The reboot process will take approximately 60 seconds Once the rebooting is done you can use the Click Here button below to access the user interface again ...

Page 42: ...vent Log Screen There are three categories of events Notice This is informational in monitoring the operation of the unit A Notice entry is part of the normal operation WARN This may indicate something wrong with the unit or operation For example downing of the RF port may be due to malfunction or user intervention power off ERROR This is indicative of unanticipated or erroneous operating conditio...

Page 43: ...owing screen FTP Server IP Address Local FTP server address User Name User name used to login to the FTP server Password Password used to login to the FTP server File Directory Location on Local FTP server to save Event and Configuration files If left blank files will be transferred to the FTP server s home directory Notes a FTP Username and password fields are case sensitive with no spaces allowe...

Page 44: ...ing the remote unit from the unit you are accessing via the user interface Destination Add The IP address of the device to be pinged Packet Size The size of the ping packets to be sent in bytes Packet Count The number of packets to be sent to the destination IP address Click on the Start button to initiate the ping session Click Stop to terminate it You can also manage and view the status of ARP f...

Page 45: ...ific RF Power 17 dBm Modulation QAM16 1 2 Streams 1 Distance 1 miles RF Network Name Name_1 Base Station Security Open Access Control List ACL Enabled LAN IP Address Client Unit IP Address Base Station 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 200 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Gateway 192 168 1 1 Login Name Password admin admin Ethernet Port Auto ...

Page 46: ...ioalign RW 1800 secs set audioalign duration_secs show audioalign Set show Audio Antenna Alignment duration in seconds Duration 0 disables alignment tone bridge R show bridge Show Bridge Table bw RW 20 set bw 20 40 show bw Set RF bandwidth in MHz chanplan R Varies by Model Region show chanplan Show channel plan cfgdiff R cfgdiff boot Shows differences between current configuration and default clea...

Page 47: ...02 1x authentication AES encryption ethcfg RW auto set ethcfg auto neg 10baseT HD 10baseT FD 100baseTx HD 100baseTx FD show ethcfg Set ethernet speed and duplex exit W Exit Logout from Telnet session freq RW Varies by region set freq frequency show freq Set RF frequency in MHz ftppass RW p set ftppass password show ftppass Set remote ftp server password ftpuser RW ftp set ftpuser user show ftpuser...

Page 48: ...sword or guest password patchlist R show patchlist Show system patches ping W ping OPTION Host Options c CNT Send only CNT pings s SIZE Send SIZE data bytes in packets default 56 I iface IP Use interface or IP address as source q Quiet only displays output at start and when finished Test network connectivity power RW 17 set power rfpower show power Set RF Transmit power in dBm product R retains pr...

Page 49: ...eams on route R show route Show IP route table rssi R show rssi Show Local Recv Signal Strength savecfg W savecfg Save configuration to permanent memory serialnum R show serialnum Show system serial number set R set Set for commands show R show Show commands snmp RW enabled public for all strings 192 168 1 1 for trap manager set snmp enable yes no set snmp read community rc abcdef set snmp trap co...

Page 50: ...wnload and install new system software upload W upload config remotefile upload syslog remotefile Upload files to remote server uptime R uptime Display current system uptime version R version Display current software version vlan RW disabled vlan enable disable Enable Disable management via VLAN vlanid RW 1 set vlanid vlan id show vlanid Set VLAN ID for management channel ...

Page 51: ...ancy Ridge Drive Suite 109 San Diego California 5 Radio Transmission Notice This product is a low power less than 1 Watt OFDM radio system pre set to transmit and receive signals in the 4 940 4 990 GHz or 5 725 5 850 GHz frequency bands This product has been certified by the U S Federal Communications Commission for use in the United States of America in that band Other markings on the unit label ...

Page 52: ... a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense I...

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