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Fluidmesh 1100/2200 series

User manual

Firmware Version 4.7.

Fluidmesh 1100/2200 Series

2005-2008 Fluidmesh Networks, Inc.

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Страница 1: ...Fluidmesh 1100 2200 series User manual Firmware Version 4 7 Fluidmesh 1100 2200 Series Copyright c 2005 2008 Fluidmesh Networks Inc ...

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Страница 3: ...ILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFT WARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION IN NO EVENT SHALL FLU IDMESH NETWORKS INC BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CON SEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON TORT CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CON TAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF Fluidmesh Networks I...

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Страница 5: ...na 11 3 2 Fluidmesh 2200 Series 11 3 2 1 Proper Installation Procedures 11 3 2 2 Connecting Antennas 12 3 2 3 Powering on an FM2200 12 3 2 4 Status and Link LEDs 13 3 2 5 Factory Default Hardware Reset 13 3 2 6 Installing a Video Encoder into the enclosure 14 4 Fluidmesh Architecture Overview 15 4 1 Point to Point Wireless Bridge FM1100 only 15 4 1 1 Bridge IP Addressing 15 4 1 2 Connecting and Co...

Страница 6: ...rdTM 25 5 5 Web based Interface Menus 26 5 6 General Mode Point to Point Bridge Unit FM1100 only 26 5 7 General Mode Mesh Unit 27 5 8 Wireless Settings 29 5 9 Advanced Wireless Settings 30 5 10 Antenna Alignment Tools and Physical Statistics 32 5 11 Frequency Scan Tool 33 5 12 FMQuadroTM Routing Table Mesh End only 34 5 13 Firmware Upgrade 37 5 14 Plug in Management 38 5 15 Advanced Tools 38 5 16 ...

Страница 7: ...ode I am unable to get any video from the cameras or from the Remote Ethernet Device 44 6 5 With FM1100 in bridge mode I get no Link or the Link LED is always red or I am getting a weak Wireless link below 60 signal strength 44 5 ...

Страница 8: ...sed Graphical User Interface GUI is then described in Section 5 5 Please note that unless otherwise explicitly specified the Web GUI presentation refers to both the Fluidmesh 1100 and the Fluidmesh 2200 series Screenshots shown in this manual are explanatory examples and may be different from the ones that appear when you run the Web based configu ration software a Fluidmesh 1100 b Fluidmesh 2200 ...

Страница 9: ...these products In Case of Breakdown In case of system breakdown discontinue use and immediately contact your authorized Fluidmesh Networks dealer or Fluidmesh Networks Inc directly In Case of Abnormal Operations If the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell if water or other foreign mat ter enters the enclosure or if your drop the unit or damage the enclosure power off the unit immediately and conta...

Страница 10: ...1100 enclosure back The FM1100 part number FM1100E can operate both as a point to point wireless bridge or as a single radio mesh unit The former operating mode is described in Section 4 1 whereas the latter is discussed in in Sec tion 4 2 To operate the FM1100 as a mesh unit an additional software plug in is required part number FM1100E M 3 1 1 Proper Installation Procedures The FM1100 comes with...

Страница 11: ...ered only with the Power over Ethernet injector provided within the FM1100 package Fig 3 3 The PoE injector does not comply with the 802 3af standard and therefore it cannot be substituted with a different injector The PoE injector can be powered with a 18V DC input The connector has a diameter of 2 1 mm 0 083 inches with internal positive and external negative feed Figure 3 3 Fluidmesh 1100 Power...

Страница 12: ...tions whereas the Link LED reports the quality of the wireless link The color of the LEDs and their meanings are summarized in Table 3 1 3 1 4 Factory Default Hardware Reset The panel in Fig 3 4 shows the RESET button which can be used to reset the FM1100 to its factory default settings Figure 3 4 From left to right reset factory default button status LED link LED and Ethernet connector The arrows...

Страница 13: ... 2 Fluidmesh 2200 Series The Fluidmesh 2200 FM2200 is designed for outdoor operations This section covers the Fluidmesh 2200 Duo Edition part number FM2200E D 3 2 1 Proper Installation Procedures The FM2200 can be installed on a wall or pole using the mounting adapters provided Both wall brackets and a pole mounting adapter are supplied with the FM2200 kit In order to prevent overheating of the sy...

Страница 14: ... for outdoor usage Make sure to use a low loss lighting protector with appropriate frequency range Your Fluidmesh Networks representative can provide you with ap propriate lighting protectors pre assembled low loss coaxial cables and an tennas for your application 3 2 3 Powering on an FM2200 The FM2200 enclosure is equipped with watertight cord grips for data and power cables Data cables Ethernet ...

Страница 15: ...k LEDs Each FM2200 has one external green Status LED and two internal Radio LEDs The External Status LED is next to the Radio 1 connector and pro vides information regarding the status of the device External Status LED specification is described in Table 3 3 Internal Radios LED specification is described in Table 3 4 3 2 5 Factory Default Hardware Reset The FM2200 is equipped with a button that al...

Страница 16: ...e sum of all electrical devices con nected to the internal power supply must result in a power consumption below 30W In case you need to operate the unit directly connected to a high voltage in put for example 110V AC or 240V AC Fluidmesh provides a high voltage power supply kit part number FM2200E HVPS that can be mounted either directly inside the FM2200 enclosure or outside The High Voltage Pow...

Страница 17: ...onfiguration no explicit interaction between the wireless bridge and the network hosts takes place The two network segments connected to both sides of the wireless bridge will share the same IP addressing class Thus each network host must use a unique IP address i e it is not allowed to have two devices sharing the same IP address 4 1 1 Bridge IP Addressing Each FM1100 is provided with a default I...

Страница 18: ...lass is 192 168 0 0 255 255 255 0 4 2 Mesh Networking Basics This section describes the Fluidmesh mesh networking architecture and the basic functionalities of the Fluidmesh 2200 FM2200 unit and the Flu idmesh 1100 FM1100 unit with mesh plugin For the sake of clarity we will refer to a generic FMunit whenever the discussion applies both to FM1100 and FM2200 Fluidmesh Networks develops wireless net...

Страница 19: ...lure incredibly increases its reliability compared to any other transmission technology either wireless or wired Figure 4 2 Fluidmesh mesh networking architecture FMunit has two modes of operation Mesh Point Mode Mesh End Mode Mesh Point Mode it is the default mode for the FMunit Each unit in the field that is not connected to the wired LAN backbone must be set in Mesh Point Mode Mesh End Mode in ...

Страница 20: ... we discuss how to configure the FM2200 devices through the Web GUI in Section 5 4 3 Mesh Network Layer 2 Addressing The Layer 2 Addressing Mode allows configuring each FMunit and each device connected to the FMunits according to the IP address class used within the private LAN to which the Mesh End unit is connected A sample network configuration is shown in Fig 4 3 When the Layer 2 Addressing Mo...

Страница 21: ...anually or automatically through a DHCP server 1 Manual IP setting the address must be of the class used on the LAN The default gateway field should be left blank or set to the IP address of the default gateway of the LAN 2 Automatic IP setting when a DHCP server is running on the LAN it can be used to automatically configure the network devices which are connected to the Mesh Point units Option 1...

Страница 22: ...n Mesh End Mode When Layer 3 Addressing is enabled the unit ID also represents a valid IP address to access the units The Ethernet IP addresses depend on whether the FMunit is operating in Mesh Point or Mesh End Mode A detailed description of the configuration process of these operating modes can be found in Section 5 Fig 4 4 shows an example of a possible network configuration with the Layer 3 Ad...

Страница 23: ...tmask Default Gateway Camera 1 1 a b c 255 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Camera 2 2 a b c 255 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 where a b c correspond to the digits that form the unit ID of the FMunit to which the camera is attached Therefore to make the network operational you can simply look at the unit ID of each FMunit and configure the related Ethernet device according to the procedure described above No additional configuratio...

Страница 24: ...wser an Ethernet port and an Ethernet cable Requirements List Cat5 Crossover Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors PC with the following characteristics Windows XP or Windows 2000 In this manual we assume to use Windows XP and every instruction or screenshot is based on this assumption The device can also be configured using other OS such as Linux or older versions of Windows Microsoft Internet Expl...

Страница 25: ...55 255 255 0 If you do not know how to configure your Windows PC please refer to Sec tion 6 where the manual IP configuration process is described Disable the Access the Internet using a proxy server function To disable this function go to Control Panel Internet Options Connections LAN Settings and uncheck the Enable box Disable your wireless Wi Fi card of your PC if present to avoid routing issue...

Страница 26: ...ccept the terms of the license agreement in order to activate the device If you do not wish to accept the terms of the license agreement please turn off the unit and contact Fluidmesh Networks Choosing a wrong country regulatory do main setting may lead to an illegal wireless configuration Once the license is accepted the unit can be configured Two configuration methods are available as shown in F...

Страница 27: ...teps 1 Step 1 Fig 5 3 a click on the Wizard button to start configuring the unit 2 Step 2 Fig 5 3 b unit IP configuration 3 Step 3 Fig 5 3 c wireless radio frequencies configuration 4 Step 4 Fig 5 3 d settings summary and configuration save a Step 1 b Step 2 c Step 3 d Step 4 Figure 5 3 MeshWizardTM FMunit configuration steps 25 ...

Страница 28: ...an change the mode of operation of the FMunit The item list menu on the left can be used to set modify the configuration of the unit 5 6 General Mode Point to Point Bridge Unit FM1100 only Every FM1100 has three possible modes of operations Bridge Mode Mesh Point Mode Mesh End Mode The FM1100 factory default mode is bridge This section discusses only the bridge mode To operate in any mesh mode a s...

Страница 29: ... the FM1100 with Mesh Plug in have two modes of oper ation Mesh Point Mode Mesh End Mode The factory default mode is Mesh Point The Layer 2 Addressing Mode is enabled by default as depicted in Fig 5 5 a With the Layer 2 Addressing Mode a form shows up to input the Mesh Point IP address according to the private LAN configuration Remember to change the IP address configuration of your PC1 and re con...

Страница 30: ... Fig 5 6 Then remember to connect to the new IP address to configure the unit If you do not know how to configure the LAN settings contact the local network administrator before changing the settings of the Mesh End unit Figure 5 6 General configuration menu Switching from Mesh Point Mode to Mesh End Mode using the Layer 2 Addressing Mode 28 ...

Страница 31: ...e to be part of the network Different passphrases can also be used to create separate Fluidmesh networks in the same area and sharing the same frequencies You need to specify the country where you will operate the unit Different countries have different telecommunications regulations Setting the coun try properly allows you to operate in compliance with national regulations The available frequenci...

Страница 32: ...antennas to avoid dam ages to the radio chip Disabling a radio might be useful to exclude a par ticular radio in the routing calculations Maximum Output Power This setting controls the output power of the radio By decreasing the output power of a radio you can decrease the overall E I R P By default the radio transmission power is set to the max imum available Note that the maximum transmission po...

Страница 33: ...sabled Outside the above mandatory frequency bands the DFS is not required and it is disabled by default Please note the DFS is required by law in many countries and by disabling it you might incur fines and criminal charges by the local telecom munication authorities IN NO EVENT SHALL FLUIDMESH NETWORKS INC BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON TORT CONTRA...

Страница 34: ...urrent link status during the normal unit op eration and the physical installation of the antennas Specifically the web page shows the list of links detected by the local unit and the relative signal strengths in dBm on each radio as shown in Fig 5 9 a To perform an accurate antenna alignment for a specific link click on the Align button to open the antenna alignment tool as depicted in Fig 5 9 b ...

Страница 35: ... indicating the current interference level and the overall quality of each channel As shown in Fig 5 10 each bar in the chart consists Figure 5 10 Frequency Scan Tool results of two sections The black section represents the amount of interference detected in the channel whereas the colored one gives a qualitative idea of the status of the channel according to the following table Color Channel Qual...

Страница 36: ... the FMQuadro window This panel also includes other fields which can be selected to display ad ditional always on link information such as the link frequency the link error rate and the the link quality In the graph blue is the color of a mesh end whereas mesh points are depicted in red Each element displayed in the routing table is interactive and can be dragged and or clicked to get addi tional ...

Страница 37: ...t especially with a large mesh network FMQuadro is an accurate representation of the network so it can be useful to add a map of the area in which the Fluidmesh system is deployed 2 To this end the top toolbar provides several intuitive buttons to manage the background map upload and control Once the map is uploaded the FMu nits can be dragged to their real installation places Finally the modified...

Страница 38: ...Figure 5 13 FMQuadro routing tables menu Link information Figure 5 14 FMQuadro routing tables menu Addresses Summary table 36 ...

Страница 39: ...matically reboot at the end of the upgrade process Figure 5 15 Firmware upgrade Web page WARNING DO NOT RESTART OR POWER OFF THE UNIT WHILE UP GRADING THE FIRMWARE RESTARTING OR POWERING OFF THE UNIT BEFORE THE UPGRADE IS COMPLETED MIGHT DAMAGE THE UNIT When the upgrade is completed check the firmware upgrade page in order to make sure that the new Firmware version has been correctly up dated If t...

Страница 40: ...age Fig 5 16 shows the installed plug ins and allows you to add new ones Please contact Fluidmesh Networks for the complete list of available plug ins Figure 5 16 Plug ins management Web page 5 15 Advanced Tools Through the advanced tools page it is possible to run tests to verify net work connectivity and the achievable rate on a network path As shown in Fig 5 17 network connectivity can be teste...

Страница 41: ...nets Mesh Point in Layer 3 only The remote subnets page Fig 5 18 shows the remote local subnets reachable beyond other FMunits When the Layer 3 Addressing is enabled devices connected to Fluidmesh units using the default IP configuration re fer to Section 5 17 for details are not reported in this page 4 Please note that the achievable rate computation is cpu intensive and only indicative Results m...

Страница 42: ...hanged through this menu Please note that this is an advanced settings page for expert users only Any in correct setting might cause serious malfunctions in the network Each wired Ethernet port can be set to operate in two modes Default Custom Default With Layer 3 each Ethernet port is provided with an IP address of class A Please refer to Section 4 4 for the default IP class used 40 ...

Страница 43: ...dynamically assign IP addresses to Ethernet devices with a DHCP client enabled Whenever pos sible Fluidmesh recommends using only static IP addresses for IP cameras or video servers encoders 5 18 Universal Plug Play Mesh End in Layer 3 only Universal Plug Play UPnP is a set of protocols designed to allow de vices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks at home data sha...

Страница 44: ...y Fluidmesh unit with UPnP enabled devices attached The Mesh End unit will forward UPnP multicast packets toward those units UPnP support requires that the DHCP server is enabled in the remote Flu idmesh units Furthermore custom subnets VLAN should be used The default Layer 3 Ethernet configuration using the classes of IP addresses 1 0 0 0 8 and 2 0 0 0 8 does not support UPnP When the unit is set...

Страница 45: ...han a standard patch Ethernet cable Is your computer set to a valid IP address You should manually set the correct network settings as follows 1 In Windows Explorer right click My Network Places and select Prop erties 2 Right click Local Area Network and select Properties 3 Right click Internet Protocol TCP IP and select Properties 4 Set the IP address to 192 168 0 30 or any other IP address belon...

Страница 46: ...ction 3 1 4 for FM1100 and Section 3 2 5 for FM2200 units 6 4 With FM1100 in bridge mode I am unable to get any video from the cameras or from the Remote Ethernet Device Is the Ethernet cable used to connect the cameras or the video server to the FM1100 a crossover cable A standard Ethernet cable cannot be used to connect an IP camera or a video server to a FM1100 Make sure that you are using an a...

Страница 47: ...st have clear line of sight between the two antennas Antenna Polarization both antennas must have the same polariza tion Check antenna polarity Power check if the FM1100 is properly powered on with the provided PoE injector Channel both FM1100 units must be operating on the same chan nel 45 ...

Страница 48: ... ference 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 inter ference by one 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...

Страница 49: ...st conforme al a norme NMB 003 du Canada The use of this device in a system operating either partially or completely outdoors may require the user to obtain a license for the system according to the Canadian regulations EC Declaration of Conformity Fluidmesh Networks Inc declares under its sole responsibility that Flu idmesh 2200 series and Fluidmesh 1100 series are compliant with the fol lowing D...

Страница 50: ... Dans le cas d une utilisation prive e a l exte rieur d un ba timent au dessus d un espace public aucun enregistrement n est ne cessaire pour une dis tance de moins de 300m Pour une distance supe rieure a 300m un en registrement aupre s de l IBPT est requise Pour une utilisation publique a l exte rieur de ba timents une licence de l IBPT est requise Pour les enreg istrements et licences veuillez c...

Страница 51: ...APPENDIX B Contact Information Fluidmesh Networks Inc Ten 10 Post Office Square 8th Floor Boston MA 02111 U S A Tel 1 617 381 4219 Fax 1 866 458 1522 www fluidmesh com 49 ...

Страница 52: ...Fluidmesh Networks Inc Ten 10 Post Office Square 8th Floor Boston MA 02111 U S A Tel 1 617 381 4219 Fax 1 866 458 1522 www fluidmesh com ...

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