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LevelOne

WBA-4000

11a Outdoor Wireless Bridge

USER MANUAL

Ver:1.00-0509

Summary of Contents for WBA-4000

Page 1: ...LevelOne WBA 4000 11a Outdoor Wireless Bridge USER MANUAL Ver 1 00 0509 ...

Page 2: ...nt 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 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that t...

Page 3: ...nna and power over Ethernet technology For further protection the bridge and power over Ethernet adapter have built in lightning protector WBA 4000 provides the alternative solution for last mile connection By leveraging the 802 11 s volume power and low cost it provides very cost effective solution to carriers With the cost effective wireless last mile solution service provider can have fast depl...

Page 4: ...4 1 2 Master Bridge side PC TCP IP Setup 16 4 1 3 Master Slave Bridge Configuration 18 4 1 4Security Setting Master Slave side Share Unique Key 26 4 2 FIRMWARE AND LICENSE UPGRADE 31 4 3 REBOOTING 32 5 SNMP 33 6 PLANNING LINKAGE 37 6 1 SITE SURVEY 37 6 2 DATA RATE 38 6 3 PLANNING RADIO PATH 38 6 3 1 Antenna Height 40 6 3 2 Antenna Types 41 6 3 3 Antenna Cable 41 6 3 4 Weather Affection 42 7 FIELD ...

Page 5: ...5 APPENDIX B 49 TROUBLESHOOTING 49 ...

Page 6: ...thin 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 NOTE This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out important points to the text A note provides information that applies only i...

Page 7: ...ESERVED Any part of this publication could not be copied stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or any means electronic magnetic chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Digital Data Communications Asia Co Ltd This manual is subject to change without notice ...

Page 8: ...8 Mbps in Atheros turbo mode The supported frequency channel for the IEEE802 11a or the IEEE802 11a turbo are across from 5 15 to 5 85 GHz Another advanced design is the security setting We all know the security is the major issue over the wireless communication We offer the two modes on the security setting one is Shared Key and the other is Unique Key It is really easy for you to secure your com...

Page 9: ...9 2 WBA 4000 Hardware FEATURE 2 1 HARDWARE OUTLINE Picture1 Bridge outlook 2 2 HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE Picture2 Bridge Architecture ...

Page 10: ...are all properly grounded Additional protection using lightning rods lightning arrestors or surge suppressors may also be employed Rain The wireless bridge is weatherproofed against rain and prolonged heavy rain has no significant effect on the radio signal You may need to use the sealing tape around the Ethernet port connector for extra protection If moisture enters the connector it may cause deg...

Page 11: ...rt of the PoE Injector to the Switch HUB 2 Using RJ 45 cable to connect the Data out port of the PoE Injector to the PoE Device Such as WBA 4000 3 Plug in the power cord of the PoE Injector to the wall power plug 4 Before starting make sure all connections are correct The PoE Injector connects to the Splitter or PoE Device via Data Out port The PoE Injector connects to the switch via Data In port ...

Page 12: ...uitable for outdoor environment Note Due to the frequency regulation in Europe Turbo A spectrums are reserved and not available for the general users Using Turbo A 108Mbps illegally might be against the local regulation Please follow the local regulation when using WBA 4000 LevelOne is not responsible for improper individual usage ...

Page 13: ...ease refer to the installation and usage procedure below 1 Insert the Utility and User s Manual CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Once the menu screen appears click on the Install IP Discover Utility for installation If the menu screen dose not appears enter E IpDiscover11_setup exe Assume E is your CD ROM drive Follow the prompts to complete the installation 3 After the installation completes you can st...

Page 14: ...utility to start searching And the utility will display the IP address and MAC address of the available WBA 4000 Now you can use a web browser to access the management interface with the IP address Picture 6 Find out the IP and MAC address ...

Page 15: ...k Configuration 4 1 1 How To Start Network Configuration on your PC 1 Click the Start Menu and choose Setting 2 Click Network and Dial up Connection 3 Right click on the Local Area Connection and select properties Picture 7 Start Menu Picture 8 Network Connection ...

Page 16: ...s Picture 9 Local Area Connection Properties 4 1 2 2 Master Bridge Side PC IP MAC Address Set up 1 The IP address ex 192 168 1 2 should be in the same subnet of Bridge Default IP Address 192 168 1 20 2 Using the default Subnet Mask Setting Default value 255 255 255 0 3 Keep the Default Gateway as Blank 4 Keep the DNS Server Address as Blank also 5 Click OK when you finish setting and Close the Win...

Page 17: ... Protocol Properties 4 1 2 3 Slave Side PC Configuration and TCP IP set up 1 The Slave side Configuration is the same as the Master side 2 Please assign a different IP address of the slave side Other settings remain the same ...

Page 18: ...Launch a Web Browser 2 Key in the default IP Address as URL Default IP Address is http 192 168 1 20 3 Enter Network Password Diagram will appear 4 Enter Username Admin Case Sensitive 5 Enter Password 5up Case Sensitive 6 Click OK Picture 11 Enter Username and Password ...

Page 19: ... violation 3 You need to use the default Username and Password when you sign in for the first time 4 SSH Server SSH is a secured telnet like mechanism to enter the command line interface All the commands and response will be encrypted SSH function can co exist with Telnet function The SSH port is 22 You need to have an SSH client e g OpenSSL to access SSH Note The web browser needs to equip 128 bi...

Page 20: ...rtain events generated by SNMP agent to send to the network management server To have the Outdoor WLAN product send SNMP trap you need to enter the IP address of the server where the trap is sending There are two trap messages Cold Start and Link Up are supported They are sent when the system is started 7 Reset to Factory Default Press this button to reset to factory default 8 Click and Reboot whe...

Page 21: ... 0 3 Keep the Default Gateway as Blank or set it up if you have your own Default Gateway Picture 14 Manually setup IP address Note Every radio in the same network must be assigned a unique IP address So you may need to have a network plan before deployment Enter the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address according to the plan If there is no gateway in the network you may leave it all zeros ...

Page 22: ...os the MAC address of remotes bridge s need to be registered in the address table Type the MAC address with format xx xx xx xx xx xx x is the hexadecimal digit and use update button to add the address table A Master Bridge Radio may accommodate up to 4 remote MAC addresses 3 Bridge Security Please refer to Bridge Security Setting in the next section 4 Wireless Mode There is two modes provided 54Mb...

Page 23: ...for improper individual usage In order to maximize the system performance it is recommended to follow the following suggestions For Master Bridge it is recommended to set data rate into best on Master Bridge to communicate with Slave Bridges of different distance and signal strength For Slave Bridge it is recommended to check or predict the received signal strength at the Slave Bridge and pick a s...

Page 24: ...hree mechanisms to improve the bridge throughput Compression Frame is compressed by hardware before transmitting Note that the compression may save bandwidth but would consume frame process time In case the data is already compressed eg mpeg frame please do NOT turn on this function Bursting Turning on Bursting function enables multiple frames are transmitted at SIFS intervals which may reduce tra...

Page 25: ...25 Picture 16 5GHz Bridge Master Picture 17 5GHz Bridge Slave ...

Page 26: ...ethod can be in either Hexadecimal or ASCII Text The security setting between Master and Slave Bridge are different Note It is required to have the same security setting between Bridges to communicate Picture 18 Master Bridge Security Setup 1 Master Bridge Security Enable Disable bridge s security setting 2 Entry Method Hexadecimal The key input must be hexadecimal 0 9 A F ASCII Text The key input...

Page 27: ...is required to have the same security setting between linked Bridges to communicate Slave Side Slave Bridge security setting may apply on bridges of Point to Point network as well as Point to Multipoint network For a Point to Point bridging network 2 bridges to communicate each other need to use the same key of same encryption type For a Point to Multipoint bridging network the key and encryption ...

Page 28: ...hows the IP and MAC address of local Bridge as well as its state 2 Remote Bridge This line shows the IP and MAC address of remote Bridge as well as its state Statistics Clicking MAC address hyperlink of desired remote Bridge system will show a Statistics page for you to monitor the information of the bridge link ...

Page 29: ... refresh button of browser to get the updated data more frequent As RF signal strength is more critical for outdoor deployment purpose RSSI bar is refreshed every 2 seconds Note Due to frequent refresh of Statistics page it is strongly recommended that you close this page when performing network performance tests ...

Page 30: ...Displays the error count for both transmit and receive Data Rate Displays the receive and transmit data rate in Mbps Receive Errors Displays the number of receive errors Discarded Frames Displays the number of receive discarded frames Duplicate Frames Displays the number of receive duplicate frames CRC Errors Displays the number of receive CRC errors Decrypt Errors Displays the number of receive d...

Page 31: ...ading successful users need to reboot the system by clicking Reboot on the left side column of the firmware upload page to make it effective 4 Caution over the traffic on the bridge would be interrupted during system rebooting Picture 22 Firmware Upload Web Page Note In case network interruption happens during firmware uploading system will still keep on current active firmware You may perform the...

Page 32: ...gs Picture 23 Rebooting Window When all the parameters have been setup according to the network configuration and requirements click Update and Reboot for parameter changes taking effect When starting reboot system will prompt you a rebooting window It usually takes at least 30 seconds to finish the reboot process ...

Page 33: ...s MAC address of system 1 1 2 dot11DesiredSSID string The value shall be the same as SSID of system itself 1 1 3 dot11DesiredBSSType int The value shall be 1 1 Infrastructure 2 Independent 3 Any 1 1 4 dot11BeaconPeriod int The number of TU that shall use for scheduling Beacon transmissions 1 1 5 dot11DTIMPeriod int The number of beacon intervals that shall elapse between transmission of Beacons fr...

Page 34: ...WEPKeyMappingLen int The maximum number of tuples that dot11WEPKeyMappings can hold 1 3 4 dot11ExcludeUnencrypted int 1 3 5 dot11WEPICVErrorCount counter This counter shall increment when a frame is received with the WEP subfield of the Frame Control field set to one and the value of the ICV as received in the frame does not match the ICV value that is calculated for the contents of the received f...

Page 35: ...nt counter Rx MSDU on statistics web 2 3 11 dot11MulticastRxFrameCount counter 2 3 12 dot11CRCErrorCount counter 2 3 13 dot11TxFrameCount counter Tx MSDU on statistics web 2 3 14 dot11WEPUndecryptableCount counter 3 1 1 1 RemoteBridgePhysAddr string The MAC address of remote bridges 3 1 1 2 RxRssiDbm string The receiving RSSI in the unit of dBm If there is no signal the value is 3 1 1 3 TxRssiDbm ...

Page 36: ...36 3 2 2 dot11CurrentTxRate int Current transmission rate in the unit of Kbps 3 2 3 dot11TurboModeEnabled int enable 1 disable 0 ...

Page 37: ...radio data rate increases Antenna type and placement Proper antenna configuration is a critical factor in maximizing radio range As a general rule the radio range increases in proportion to antenna gain and height Physical environment Clear or open areas provide better radio range than closed or filled areas Clear line of sight LOS is required to establish a good and reliable wireless link Obstruc...

Page 38: ...ps 1 84 KM 7 32 KM Table 1 Evaluated Maximum Distance 6 3 Planning Radio Path For the wireless communication the Line of Sight LOS will be the major issue over building up the wireless link This evaluated procedure is to reduce the obstructions and to avoid the multiple path signal degrading the communication quality The first requirement is the Line of Sight LOS between the both sides Antennas Th...

Page 39: ... factors Avoid any partial line of sight between the antennas Be aware of trees that may be near the path or obstruct the path Make sure there is enough clearance from buildings and there is no any building or construction blocking the path Check the land topology between the antennas using topographical maps aerial photos or even satellite image data Avoid a path that may have the temporary block...

Page 40: ... that may be in the path topology of the terrain and the curvature of the earth for links over 2 miles For the long distance links the mast or the pole may need to be constructed to attain the minimum required height The following table is for you to estimate the required minimum clearance above the ground or path obstruction Table 2 Estimated LOS Clearance Picture 25 Antenna Height ...

Page 41: ...ion that is 12 m 39 ft higher than the building A A mast or pole is required to mount an antenna at the required height 1 4 m 4 6ft on the roof of building B 6 3 2 ANTENNA TYPES Each antenna must have the FCC approved for use with the bridge The antennas provide omnidirectional directional or diverse coverage and support various communication distances Antennas are available with different gain ra...

Page 42: ...s to the antenna performance for the wireless communication The raining day the lightning day the cloudy day or the windy day will make a quite big impact to the both side antennas over the communication results It will also cause the communication quality unstable ...

Page 43: ...re is any item missing from the packing list you will need to contact the sales representative Please inspect the equipment to see if there is any shipping damage If it does have any damage you could contact the sales representative for repair or replacement 7 1 2 Product LevelOne WBA 4000 Outdoor Bridge x 1 7 1 3 Accessories Outdoor Mounting Kits x 1 Set DC Injector RJ45 RJ45DI 48 x 1 CAT5 25M RJ...

Page 44: ...2 Sealing Type 7 2 2 Installed Accessories 1 Antenna Mounting Set x 1 2 Grounding rod x 1 3 Waterproof Seal 4 Ethernet Cable x 1 7 2 3 How to Mount the Bridge You could follow the steps to mount the bridge as below Picture 27 Mount the ODU on the Mask or the Pole ...

Page 45: ...ucts large ceiling trusses building superstructures and major power cabling runs Use a directional antenna when you establish a link between two buildings A directional antenna must be properly aligned to the point at the other antenna Locate an omnidirectional antenna in the middle of the desired coverage area if possible Place the antenna as high as possible to increase the coverage area Outdoor...

Page 46: ...ng equipment installation maintenance and repairs 7 2 8 Review the Installation When you finish installing the bridges and aligning the Antennas you need to secure all cable connection is tight properly Secure the Antenna mounting set is tight after the alignment Check the cable connection is between the Antenna and the bridge is tightly Make sure the grounding strip is properly connected to the G...

Page 47: ...scarded Frames receive Specifies the number of receive discarded frames Discarded Frames transmit Specifies the number of transmit discarded frames DMA Errors receive Specifies the number of receive DMA errors DMA Errors transmit Specifies the number of transmit DMA errors Duplicate Frames Specifies the number of receive duplicate frames Encryption Specifies the enabled state of encryption either ...

Page 48: ...S Threshold Specifies the value of the RTS CTS threshold Enter a value between 256 and 2346 State Current state of Bridge Transmit Power Specifies the level of transmit power Choose the value of the transmit power from the dropdown menu Transmit Errors Specifies the number of transmit errors ...

Page 49: ...g the bridge link it is better for to check the following items To check the range is still inside the Antenna range limitation or not To make sure the Antenna is aligned properly again To make sure if there is no any obstruction in the middle of Line of Sign LOS To be sure there is no radio transmitter too close to the bridge s Antennas and relocated the Antennas if you have some around To check ...

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