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Страница 1: ...OneWireless Multinode User s Guide OW CDX050 R110 6 08 ...

Страница 2: ... warranties except as may be stated in its written agreement with and for its customers In no event is Honeywell liable to anyone for any indirect special or consequential damages The information and specifications in this document are subject to change without notice Honeywell PlantScape Experion PKS and TotalPlant are registered trademarks of Honeywell International Inc Other brand or product na...

Страница 3: ...is one component of Honeywell s OneWireless network solution for industrial control Release Information Document Name Document ID Release Number Publication Date OneWireless Multinode User s Guide wmug OW CDX050 110 6 08 References The following list identifies all documents that may be sources of reference for material discussed in this publication Document Title See About This Guide section for ...

Страница 4: ...Mail Honeywell Private Limited Honeywell Building 17 Changi Business Park Central 1 Singapore 486073 Email GTAC SEA honeywell com Europe Contact Honeywell TAC EMEA Phone 32 2 728 2732 Facsimile 32 2 728 2696 Mail TAC BE02 Hermes Plaza Hermeslaan 1H B 1831 Diegem Belgium People s Republic of China Contact Honeywell Global TAC China Phone 86 21 5257 4568 Mail Honeywell China Co Ltd 33 F Tower A City...

Страница 5: ...a Yongsan gu Seoul 140 702 Korea Email Global TAC Korea honeywell com World Wide Web Honeywell Solution Support Online http www honeywell com ps Elsewhere Call your nearest Honeywell office Training Classes Honeywell Automation College http www automationcollege com Declaration Honeywell does not recommend using devices for critical control where there is a single point of failure or where single ...

Страница 6: ...amaged or lost or may result in the inability to properly operate the process CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices CAUTION symbol on the equipment refers the user to the product manual for additional information The symbol appears next to required information in the manu...

Страница 7: ...statements 5 IC compliance statements 5 Radio Frequency RF statement 6 European Union restriction 6 Agency approval marks 7 Honeywell Declaration of Conformity information 8 Multinode device DoC statement 8 Intended country usage 9 Declaration of conformity statements 10 For more information about the R TTE Directive 11 THE MULTINODE WIRELESS SYSTEM GATEWAY 13 Multinode description 13 Operating mo...

Страница 8: ... software Version and upgrade 39 Multinode Configuration Tool screens 41 System Configuration General screen 42 System Configuration Operating Mode 45 System Configuration WAN screen 46 Wireless Access Point Configuration 47 General screen 47 Security screen 52 MAC Address Filtering screen 57 Rogue AP Detection screen 58 Advanced screen 59 Wireless Mesh 59 Services Settings 60 SNMP Agent screen 60...

Страница 9: ...LTINODE AND MESH NETWORK TUNING 97 Monitoring signal strength 97 To access the monitoring tool 97 Mesh tuning for optimal settings 98 Tuning the mesh link Signal Strength threshold 99 Tuning the mesh priority 99 Tuning MAC address filtering 100 Estimating network performance 100 Throughput based on signal strength 101 Throughput based on hops 102 Throughput based on Hops and signal strength 103 MU...

Страница 10: ...113 Restore factory default settings 114 Network Management Diagnostics tool 114 Data Collection 114 Authentication Device access to multinode 116 ADDENDUM 117 OneWireless Multinode Models WNMN and WNMS 117 Factory Mutual 117 Canadian Standards Association 117 ATEX Directive 94 6 EC 117 Purpose and Content 118 CE Conformity 118 Marking ATEX Directive 119 Environmental 119 Special conditions for sa...

Страница 11: ...uto Mesh screen options 73 Table 10 Manual Mesh screen options 75 Table 11 Radio screen options 78 Table 12 Encryption screen options 81 Table 13 Point to point network settings for Manual Mesh 84 Table 14 Point to point network settings for Auto Mesh 84 Table 15 Point to Mulitpoint network setting for Auto Mesh 91 Table 16 Point to Multipoint network settings for Manual Mesh 92 Table 17 Repeater ...

Страница 12: ...43 Figure 5 Wireless Access Point General configuration screen 47 Figure 6 Wireless Access Point Security with IEEE 802 11i and WPA selected 55 Figure 7 Service Settings SNMP Agent screen 61 Figure 8 Wireless Mesh General screen Auto Mesh mode selected 72 Figure 9 Wireless Mesh Radio screen 77 Figure 10 Wireless Mesh Encryption screen 80 Figure 11 Point to point network example 83 Figure 12 Point ...

Страница 13: ...s helpful when using this document ATTENTION Multinodes must be professionally installed in accordance with the requirements specified in the OneWireless Multinode Agency Compliance Professional Installation Guide How to use this guide Information in this guide is arranged according to the task that you want perform and is listed in the following table If you want to See Learn more about the multi...

Страница 14: ...ess Planning Guide Document OW CDX030 provides site planning information OneWireless System Administration Guide Document OW CDX040 Provides guidance for the commissioning and administration of a OneWireless system OneWireless Builder User s Guide Document OW CDX060 Describes the use of the Wireless Builder application for device node identification and configuration OneWireless Builder Parameter ...

Страница 15: ...s OneWireless network 1 Wireless sensors field I O devices such as temperature or pressure transmitters that provide replacement for non electronic or legacy wired sensors 2 Wireless network infrastructure nodes Multinodes that serve as the network backbone to route wireless traffic towards the gateway and the control system 3 Wireless System Gateways WSGs which act as bridges between the wireless...

Страница 16: ...tiple RF communication paths between multinodes and Wireless System Gateways to transfer data to and from the wireless field devices For example in Figure 1 the WSG is connected to the wired network of the control system Four multinodes are operating as Access Points APs communicating with the field devices and the WSG Each multinode also is communicating with the other multinodes to form a mesh n...

Страница 17: ...n This equipment generates uses and can radiate radiofrequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with these instructions 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 their own expense Intentional or unintentional...

Страница 18: ...f at least 20cm from all persons Remote Fixed Point to Point antenna s for this unit must be fixed and mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance between the antenna s of greater than 20cm and a separation distance of at least 100cm from all persons Furthermore when using integral antenna s the Multinode unit must not be co located with any other antenna or transmitter devi...

Страница 19: ...h ATmosphere EXplosible For radio equipment used in the European Union in accordance with the R TTE Directive the CE Mark and the notified body NB identification number is used when the NB is involved in the conformity assessment procedure The alert sign must be used when a restriction on use output power limit by a country at certain frequencies applies to the equipment and must follow the CE mar...

Страница 20: ...8 EC ATEX Directive 94 9 EC Harmonized Standards Emissions Specification and Method EN 300 328 V1 7 1 Emissions Spec and Method EN 301 893 V1 4 1 Immunity Specification EN 301 489 17 V1 2 1 Immunity Method EN 301 489 1 V1 6 1 Product Standard IEC61326 1 1st Edition 2002 02 Industrial Locations EN 50014 1992 Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres General Requirements EN 50021 19...

Страница 21: ...etter code North America United States US Canada CA Australia and New Zealand Australia AU New Zealand NZ European Union Austria AT Latvia LV Belgium BE Liechtenstein LI Bulgaria BG Lithuania LT Cyprus CY Malta MT Czech Republic CZ Netherlands NL Denmark DK Norway NO Estonia EE Poland PL Finland FI Portugal PT France FR Romania RO Germany DE Slovakia SK Greece GR Slovenia SI Hungary HU Spain ES Ic...

Страница 22: ...Agency compliance information R TTE Directive 10 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide R110 6 08 Declaration of conformity statements ...

Страница 23: ...Wireless Multinode User s Guide 11 6 08 For more information about the R TTE Directive The following website contains additional information about the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment R TTE directive http ec europa eu enterprise rtte faq htm ...

Страница 24: ...Agency compliance information R TTE Directive 12 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide R110 6 08 ...

Страница 25: ...inode which is an access point that communicates with the wireless field devices and the WSGs in the wireless network Note that a WSG may also be configured to act as an access point within the wireless network Multinodes also can be configured to provide mesh communications where multinodes communicate with other multinodes and WSGs to form a mesh network The WSGs and multinodes use IEEE 802 11a ...

Страница 26: ...out it However security using the SSID is easily overridden when an access point is set to broadcast the SSID which means that any client can associate with the AP SSID broadcasting can be disabled in the multinode setup menus Data Encryption You can select a data encryption option to be used for multinode wireless communications Options include None no encryption Static WEP WPA or AES CCMP depend...

Страница 27: ...ide 15 6 08 WPA includes the option of using a WPA pre shared key for key management with either TKIP or AES CCMP encryption Physical description Figure 2 shows some of the physical features of the multinode which are described in the following sections Figure 2 Multinode Wireless System Gateway ...

Страница 28: ...the multinode enclosure with a grounding stud located on one side The enclosure is designed to attach to a mounting panel that enables pole mounted or wall mounted installation When the multinode is mounted outdoors or when approval certifications require it installation of lightning protection components such as lightning arrestors and enclosure grounding are necessary See Outdoor protection kit ...

Страница 29: ...A green yellow grounding conductor IR PORT Infrared sensor port used for communication with the authentication device FHSS ANTENNA Type N female connector OR FIELD I O ANTENNA Type N female connector Provides connection of an omni directional antenna or optional remote antennas for communication with various wireless field devices ANTENNA Two reverse polarity Type N female connectors OR AP ANTENNA...

Страница 30: ...AP radio is disabled WLAN 2 Yellow Activity Mesh Indicates that information is passing through the mesh node connection If off indicates that the mesh radio is disabled WLAN SS Green Signal Strength Mesh Indicates the signal strength of the connection with the mesh node as defined by the MAC address of the multinode in the mesh radio configuration page WLAN2 See Signal Strength MAC in Table 9 for ...

Страница 31: ...e Troubleshooting for more information Multinode specificiations Table 3 Multinode specifications Specification Description Enclosure Certifications Class 1 DIV2 ZONE2 hazardous area IP66 waterproof Physical dimensions 9 25 in x 8 25 in x 3 0 in Weight 7 0 lbs Power requirements Power input 24 Volts dc 15 10 20 4 to 26 4Vdc Current requirement 1 5 Amps maximum Power output 25 Watts maximum Hardwar...

Страница 32: ...C 40º to 167º F Other Storage Temperature 40º to 85º C 40º to 185º F Humidity 0 to 100 noncondensing EMI Safety FCC Class A Lightning and surge suppressor kits optional Mulitnode communications radios The multinode contains three radios that are used for RF communications two IEEE 802 11 radios a client radio and a mesh radio and one radio which is used to communicate with the wireless field devic...

Страница 33: ...radio antenna are not interchangeable A number of optional high gain antennas from various manufacturers also have been qualified for use with the multinode Antenna selection is based on a number of factors such as frequency range overall antenna output and country regulations Antenna options also include installation of the antenna remote from the multinode When using one of these antennas you mu...

Страница 34: ...de enclosure antennas cables etc is to be mounted outdoors it is recommended that you use the Outdoor Protection Kit with the installation This kit contains lightning arrestors and ground cables designed for installation with multinodes If the system is mounted outdoors where CE Mark certification is required use of the Outdoor Protection Kit or equivalent is mandatory ...

Страница 35: ...GHz band if available to be used to detect any potential RF interference Strong interference sources should be addressed removed avoided or minimized before an installation Note that some frequencies may not be available for use in some locations and countries A point to point 2 node mesh should be staged in various locations to measure the RF propagation ability in the site environment Received S...

Страница 36: ...4 outlines these tasks to be performed for each multinode WSG installation For example the site location of the multinode WSGs should be identified and prepared before the multinode is installed Additionally you should verify that the multinode contains the latest version firmware and ensure that it is configured properly for the network in which it is designed to operate Follow the tasks listed i...

Страница 37: ... Verify proper antenna selection See antenna selection on page 27 Configuring transmit power and Country Code settings l Set transmit power settings accordingly based on RF survey results antenna selection and Country Code See Warning under Installation Tasks Authenticating a multinode WSG m See Authenticating a multinode WSG on page 32 Installing the multinode at site location s n Install the Lig...

Страница 38: ...or modifications not expressly approved by Honeywell or the party responsible for this FCC compliance could void the end user s authority to operate the equipment Inspect multinode and associated hardware Open the box and examine the multinode for any signs of damage Examine any other hardware shipped with the multinode such as antennas and mounting brackets Ensure all hardware that is necessary f...

Страница 39: ...m the plant must be run through conduit to a junction box installed at the multinode installation site If the multinode will be connected to a wired Ethernet you must run Ethernet cabling from the control system through the conduit to the multinode site Outdoor Protection Kit An outdoor protection kit must be used to prevent lightning damage when the multinode is mounted outdoors The outdoor prote...

Страница 40: ...l the Type N lightning arrestor with the 10 inch wire to the multinode by attaching one end of the lightning arrestor to the multinode s Type N FIELD I O or FHSS ANTENNA connector Hand tighten only Note Steps 7 and 8 may need to be performed once the multinode is mounted and connected at its site location 7 Construct a grounding wire to be used for the earth ground connection See Grounding in the ...

Страница 41: ...st use a wrap of electrical tape over the antenna connections Then use a self amalgamating polyisobutylene tape which adheres to itself and forms a single amalgamated rubber molding Once the tape is in place for several hours it forms a shaped rubber molding that is resistant to water and most solvents Note that if you need to remove the tape after it has sealed for 30 minutes or more it must be c...

Страница 42: ...wer cable Connect both the Red and Green wires from the multinode power cable to 24 volt dc output of the power supply in the junction box Connect both the Black and White wires from the multinode power cable to the 24 volt COMMON of the power supply 3 Cut and tie back the drain wire from the power cable 4 Connect the Green Yellow grounding cable from the multinode to a safety ground point 5 The t...

Страница 43: ... Figure 3 Multinode cable identification Power up multinodes and WSGs Once all multinodes WSGs have been installed and connected at their site locations turn up the multinodes to verify wireless network communications See the Getting Started with Honeywell OneWireless Solution for more information ...

Страница 44: ...fy the gateway has been authenticated See the Key Server event log to view authentication status of device Prerequisite The Key Server must be active on the network that the multinode WSG is connecting to Keys from the Key Server are loaded onto the authentication device See Getting Started with Honeywell OneWireless for the procedure To transmit a security key to multinode WSG Step Action 1 If yo...

Страница 45: ...ul repeat the procedure from step 1 6 Select Read Device Information to determine if the multinode acquired a network address from the wireless directory server A valid address should start with 0xEF or similar 0x0000 indicates the multinode did not acquire a valid IP address TIP After the multinode has been injected with an authentication key and authenticated by the Key Server you can look at th...

Страница 46: ...Installation Overview Authenticating a multinode WSG 34 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide R110 6 08 ...

Страница 47: ...ll allow the multinode to join the network and communicate in the network TIP When configuring multiple multinodes using the same option settings you can create a template configuration file which contains the multinode settings so that the template can be loaded to the multinodes First configure a multinode using the Multinode Configuration Tool application Download the configuration file in the ...

Страница 48: ...he following information and addresses are required during the initial setup of the multinode Please have this information available for each multinode to be installed in the network you are setting up before you begin setup Information IP address a list of IP addresses available on the organization s LAN that are available to be used for assignment to the multinode s Subnet Mask for the LAN Defau...

Страница 49: ...ble Connect both the Red and Green wires to 24 volt dc Connect both the Black and White wires to the 24 volt COMMON 3 Power on the multinode unit 4 Connect one end of the RJ 45 Ethernet cable labeled WAN1 to an Ethernet port on the laptop or PC 5 Verify these settings on your PC or set as follows TCP IP properties must be set to Using the following IP address IP Address 192 168 254 1 Network Mask ...

Страница 50: ... CryptoOfficer and Password CryptoFIPS in the opening dialog screen The username and password are case sensitive 8 Read the terms and conditions and check the checkbox to agree to the terms of use Click Sign In to continue Note Honeywell strongly recommends you change the default username and password on each multinode after you initially configure it If this username and password does not work re...

Страница 51: ...een The version is shown as follows Version Multinode Sensor Radio Version x x Build x x RAP110 x xx x 2 Refer to the Software Change Notice SCN which is supplied with your OneWireless software to verify the latest released version of the mesh multinode software 3 If required obtain the latest software version from the Honeywell SSOL web site at http www honeywell com ps 4 Click Login to My Accoun...

Страница 52: ...2 From the left pane click System Administration System Upgrade 13 Update the sensor radio software Click the bottom Browse button and navigate to the location of the Sensor radio software you downloaded in step 7 Click the bottom Upload firmware button 14 Wait for the message to select Back This confirms that the sensor software upload has completed ...

Страница 53: ... such as adding users and updating unit s firmware The screens are listed in Table 5 below If viewing this document online click on the screen name to view the details and the configuration options available on the screen Table 5 Multinode Configuration Tool screens Screen Title For details go to page System Configuration General 42 Operating Mode 45 WAN 46 Wireless Access Point General 47 Securit...

Страница 54: ...st 110 Logs System Log 110 Web Access log 110 System Administration System Upgrade 65 Factory Default 69 Remote Logging 69 Reboot 69 Utilities 69 System Configuration General screen The System Configuration General screen lists the firmware Version number for the unit and allows you to set the Host Name and Domain Name as well as selecting the system time source and other general information Note ...

Страница 55: ...Configuration Multinode Configuration Tool screens R110 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide 43 6 08 Figure 4 System Configuration General screen ...

Страница 56: ...onfiguring the Wireless System Gateway for the network a Click the radio button to select From NTP Server b Choose the correct Time Zone for your location from the drop down selections c Enter the IP address of the Time Server 1 For example 10 0 10 100 6 If configuring a multinode Click the From Mesh Network Time Synchronization radio button 7 If you want to display a message in the log in screen ...

Страница 57: ...peration Modes L1 L2 Gateway select when the multinode is to be used as a WSG to connect the wireless network to a Level 1 or Level 2 wired network L3 L4 Gateway select when the multinode is to be used as a WSG to connect the wireless network to a Level 3 or Level 4 wired network Multinode select when the multinode is to be used as a multinode to communicate with the wireless field devices 3 Choos...

Страница 58: ...fy a static IP address radio button 4 Enter a valid IP Address for the WSG such as 192 168 254 254 or other address as specified for the site Note that if the IP Address is changed and then applied the PC network card settings must be changed to log back in to the multinode 5 Enter the Subnet Mask such as 255 255 255 0 or other subnet as specified for the site 6 Enter the Default Gateway such as 1...

Страница 59: ...point configuration you can complete the rest of the configuration wirelessly assuming that you have installed and configured a wireless PC card on your computer If you have not done so you will have to do that to establish communications Follow the manufacturer s instructions to set up the PC card on each wireless device that will be part of the WLAN General screen Wireless Access Point General s...

Страница 60: ... Wireless Mode communications protocol to be used for this network from selections in the drop down menu 5 Choose the Channel No from the list in the drop down selections See Channel number description below Click Apply after selecting the channel number 6 The Select the optimal channel button may appear See Optimal channel selection below for an explanation of this function An option may appear f...

Страница 61: ... AP in a series then assign channel 6 to the next AP then channel 11 and then continue assigning APs to channels 1 6 11 you will achieve the optimum frequency spread to minimize noise Table 6 lists the channel numbers and frequencies used for the available wireless modes Note that the Country Code selection determines the available frequency bands and channels for use in the wireless network There...

Страница 62: ...cally at boot up Table 6 Channel Number options Wireless Mode Channel No 802 11b 802 11g 802 11b g Mixed 1 2 412 GHz 2 2 417 GHz 3 2 422 GHz 4 2 427 GHz 5 2 432 GHz 6 2 437 GHz 7 2 442 GHz 8 2 447 GHz 9 2 452 GHz 10 2 457 GHz 11 2 462 GHz 802 11a 52 5 26 GHz 56 5 28 GHz 60 5 30 GHz 64 5 32 GHz 149 5 745 GHz 153 5 765 GHz 157 5 785 GHz 161 5 805 GHz 165 5 825 GHz ...

Страница 63: ...e Value Description Beacon interval 20 1000 The time interval in milliseconds in which the 802 11 beacon is transmitted by the AP RTS Threshold 1 2346 The number of bytes used for the RTS CTS handshake boundary When a packet size is greater than the RTS threshold the RTS CTS handshaking is performed DTIM 1 255 The number of beacon intervals that broadcast and multicast traffic is buffered for a cl...

Страница 64: ...ses to probe requests with unspecified SSIDs Security screen The Wireless Access Point Security screen displays the default factory setting of no encryption but encryption must be set by the CryptoOfficer for the multinode to communicate with any client There are three different encryption options available for access points None Static WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 802 11i and WPA Wi Fi Protected ...

Страница 65: ...wn menu Note For greater security set Authentication Type to Shared Key 4 Select the level of encryption either 64 bit 128 bit or 152 bit encryption If using 64 bit encryption select the Default WEP Key from the drop down selections Enter the WEP keys in the appropriate fields The Key Generator button can be used to automatically generate a randomized key Note that this key is initially shown in p...

Страница 66: ...ss WPA is designed to enable use of wireless legacy systems employing WEP while improving security WPA uses improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP which scrambles keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature to ensure that the keys have not been tampered with Additionally user authentication is enabled using the Extensible Authentica...

Страница 67: ...tions can be checked WPA and 802 11i WPA2 so that clients can connect to the network using either method Be sure to set the appropriate options for each 4 Click the Pre Shared Key radio button to enable this feature See Pre Shared Key description in Table 8 5 Enter the passphrase in the Passphrase field Passphrase minimum is 8 charracters numeric or hexidecimals The passphrase limit is 63 characte...

Страница 68: ...ient is associated with it Allowing the AP to pre authenticate a client decreases the transition time when a client roams between APs RADIUS Server As an alternative for business applications who have installed Radius Servers select WPA 802 1x and input the Primary Radius Server settings Use of Radius Server for key management and authentication requires that you have installed a separate certific...

Страница 69: ...ws When Filtering is enabled and the Filter Type is Deny All Except Those Listed Below only those devices equipped with the authorized MAC addresses will be able to communicate with this bridge node In this case input the MAC addresses of all the PC cards that will be authorized to access this bridge node The MAC address is engraved or printed on the PC PCMCIA card When Filtering is enabled and th...

Страница 70: ...n 2 Select Enable to activate Rogue AP detection 3 Enter an email address in the To field where notifications can be sent for any rogue or non trusted APs that are detected 4 Select the filtering options for the notification of any rogue APs that are detected SSID Filter This option will send only rogue APs that match the APs SSID or wireless bridge s SSID Channel Filter This option will send only...

Страница 71: ...s that associate with the same AP from communicating with each other When this feature is enabled wireless clients can not talk to other wireless clients directly at Layer 2 However both clients can have access to others that are not associating to the same AP Click Apply to save changes you have made in the Advanced screen Wireless Mesh Wireless mesh provides a means for multinodes to 1 Communica...

Страница 72: ...nt information into a common form for interpretation by the SNMP Manager software which resides on a network administra tor s computer The SNMP Manager interacts with the SNMP Agent to execute applications that control and manage object variables interface features and devices in the WSG Common forms of managed information include number of packets received on an interface port status dropped pack...

Страница 73: ...ice Settings SNMP Agent screen Step Action 1 At the left of the screen click on SNMP Agent to display the Service Settings SNMP Agent screen 2 Select the Enable radio button to enable this function 3 Enter a name in the Community field which is a password to access the Access Control functions ...

Страница 74: ... Secure user configuration settings SNMPv3 Enter a User name minimum of 8 characters Select from the drop down menu an Authentication type and enter a password Select from the drop down menu the Encryption type and enter a password Note DES encryption type is recommended This configuration information also must be entered when setting up the Network Management and Diagnostics application 7 Enter S...

Страница 75: ...ment List All Users screen 2 Click the Edit button for the User ID listed on the screen The User Management Edit User screen appears 3 You can now edit any of the following fields User ID Edit or change the name of the user ID Password Edit or change the password Role Edit the Role of this user Note Add or edit a descriptive note about this user 4 When finished editing the user click Update to app...

Страница 76: ...fy the user in the User ID field 3 Enter a password that the user will use when accessing the system in the Password field 4 Retype the password to confirm the password entry 5 Choose the Role assigned to this user Crypto Officer The user that performs initial setup for a multinode The user has full access to all system management screens Administrator The user which is assigned to administer the ...

Страница 77: ... O radio firmware The Local Configuration Upgrade tab and the Remote Configuration Upgrade tab allow you transfer copy the system configuration file from one mulitnode to another multinode Firmware Upgrade To perform a firmware upgrade on a multinode Step Action You must be logged in as the Crypto Officer to perform this procedure 1 On the System Administration System Upgrade screen the Firmware U...

Страница 78: ...e for identification NOTE The configuration file that you download to a local computer and use to configure additional multinodes contains both configuration parameters and some network parameters such as the IP address and hostname To download a configuration file from a multinode to a local computer Step Action You must be logged in as the CryptoOfficer to perform this procedure 1 On the System ...

Страница 79: ...m Upgrade screen the Remote Configuration Upgrade allows you to upload and download configuration files to multinodes in remote locations which are not configured You can transfer a configuration file to other selected multinodes NOTE Only configuration parameters that can be shared between multinodes are downloaded in the configuration file The WAN IP address and hostname are not transferred in t...

Страница 80: ...dging encryption on other devices using the existing bridging link If the bridging key or the bridging SSID is changed on the normal configuration screen then the bridging link to the other devices will be terminated and the configuration can not be updated 2 Select the Disable radio button in the Automatic IP Address Configuration field 3 To transfer the random bridging configuration file Select ...

Страница 81: ...en allows you to forward the system log data from each multinode to a central remote logging server If you enable Remote Logging enter the IP addresss for the System Log Server and the System Log Server Port Click Apply to accept these values Reboot The System Administration Reboot screen allows you to reboot the multinode without changing any preset functionality Both CryptoOfficer and Administra...

Страница 82: ...Configuration System Administration 70 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide R110 6 08 ...

Страница 83: ... setting up the various network types Wireless Mesh screens The screens that you need to modify when setting up a wireless network are in the Wire less Mesh section of the navigation bar in the Multinode Configuration Tool These screens include Wireless Mesh General Wireless Mesh Radio Wireless Mesh Encryption Wireless Mesh MAC Address Filtering when Auto Mesh is selected General screen The Wirele...

Страница 84: ...esh network is defined through the wireless mesh configuration settings Multinodes do not search for matching wireless networks as in the auto mesh mode NOTE This section describes the options that are available when using the Wireless Mesh General screen See Setting up wireless networks in this guide for typical multinode configurations when creating a wireless network Figure 8 Wireless Mesh Gene...

Страница 85: ...hake between the wireless networks is performed to control network access to the mesh Table 9 Auto Mesh screen options Auto Mesh Parameter Option Description Mesh Mode Auto Mesh Auto Mesh is selected SSID numbers and or letters An alpha numeric ID assigned by the network administrator This SSID must be set on each wireless device in the network so that the devices can communicate with each other M...

Страница 86: ...recommended for both window size and beacon interval Lower values are recommended when adjusting antennas or distributing mobile mesh devices Signal Strength Threshold 75 60 51 45 39 27 21 15 9 None Sets the threshold of signal strength that prevents the node from associating and joining the network When creating a mesh link if the signal strength is less that the threshold the link is not be crea...

Страница 87: ...presented by the WLANSS LED located on the front of the multinode The WLANSS LED will blink at a rate proportional to the signal strength of the link Note that the MAC address may or may not be the addresss of the bridge link used in the mesh network Normally this parameter is not configured and is used only as a diagnostic aid Manual mesh options When Manual Mesh mode is selected on the Wireless ...

Страница 88: ...ch is then passed to the second multinode and then the third multinode because all three multinodes are meshed together It is possible that the device data could be passed on to the first multinode again creating a loop Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol will prevent mesh loops from occurring Monitor Linked Nodes button The Monitor Linked Nodes button in the upper right hand corner of the Wireless Me...

Страница 89: ...own in Figure 9 contains wireless mesh information including the channel number Tx Rate Tx Power and remote AP s BSSID This page is important in setting up your mesh configuration Table 11 describes the options appearing on the Radio screen NOTE This section describes the options that are available when using this screen See Setting up wireless networks in this guide for typical multinode configur...

Страница 90: ...el number When set to AUTO the WLAN card attempts to select the optimal rate for the channel If a fixed rate is selected the WLAN card will transmit only at that rate For wireless mode option 802 11a AUTO 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps Sets the transmit rate for the selected wireless mode and channel number When set to AUTO the WLAN card attempts to select the optimal rate for the channel If a fixed r...

Страница 91: ...nsmission from the wireless mesh set the Tx Pwr Mode to Off RF transmissions from any associated wireless devices will not be turned off but the devices will not be able to communicate with the wireless mesh when Tx Pwr Mode is set to Off Fixed Pwr Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sets transmit power level to a fixed value and is active when Tx Pwr Mode is set to Fixed Level 1 is the lowest power level Level...

Страница 92: ...the location of the remote mesh node Wireless Mesh Encryption screen The Wireless Mesh Encryption screen shown in Figure 10 is used to select the encryption type and generate the static encryption keys for the wireless mesh You must set the Encryption type and enter the encryption Key if required to ensure that your mesh is working correctly The encryption key that you use on this screen must be t...

Страница 93: ...reen is used to set up MAC address filtering for the wireless mesh This feature allows you to further strengthen wireless client access security by allowing only known clients to join the mesh network MAC address filtering is recommended for static configurations with a small number of clients The default setting for MAC Address filtering is Disabled NOTE this screen is visible in the navigation t...

Страница 94: ...ter a MAC Address with a note to the MAC Address and Note fields and click Add to add it to the MAC Address List at the bottom of the screen Note that communication with the mesh nodes containing these MAC addresses entered in this field depends upon the Filter Type selected above Setting up wireless networks Multinodes configured to operate as access points can also be setup to operate in a mesh ...

Страница 95: ...inodes Mesh node 1 and Mesh node 2 Figure 11 Point to point network example For two networks to be linked and communicating properly the multinodes must be configured with compatible options in the Wireless Mesh setup screens Depending upon whether manual or auto mesh is used Table 13 and Table 14 show typical option settings for setting up a point to point network as shown in Figure 11 Make sure ...

Страница 96: ...or Disable if no mesh loop possible Wireless Mesh Radio screen Wireless Mode 802 11a 802 11a Tx Rate AUTO AUTO Channel No Must be the same as Mesh node 2 Must be the same as Mesh node 1 Tx Power Mode Auto Auto Propagation Distance 5 Miles 5 Miles RTS Threshold 2346 2346 Beacon Interval 100 100 Wireless Mesh Encryption screen Mesh encryption options Must be the same as Mesh node 2 Must be the same ...

Страница 97: ...list at bottom of screen Enter from list at bottom of screen Wireless Mesh Radio screen Wireless Mode 802 11a 802 11a Tx Rate AUTO AUTO Channel No Must be the same as Mesh node 2 Must be the same as Mesh node 1 Tx Power Mode Auto Auto Propagation Distance 5 Miles 5 Miles RTS Threshold 2346 2346 Beacon Interval 100 100 Wireless Mesh Encryption screen Mesh encryption options Must be the same as Mesh...

Страница 98: ... Radio screen options on page 78 Table 12 Encryption screen options on page 81 This procedure assumes that the multinode is connected to a PC and that you are logged into the Multinode Configuration Tool Step Action 1 At the left of the screen click on Radio to display the Wireless Mesh Radio screen 2 The MAC Address field shows the MAC address of the WLAN card for this multinode Note Record this ...

Страница 99: ...Threshold See Table 11 for more information on this option 9 Choose the value for Beacon Interval See Table 11 for more information on this option 10 After you have entered the information in the fields click Apply to accept the values 11 Enter a descriptive note to identify the remote mesh node or its location 12 Click Add button Select mesh mode Step Action 1 Click on the Wireless Mesh General a...

Страница 100: ...t SSID See Table 9 for more information on this option 8 Once you have selected the options you will use click Apply 9 Enter the Signal Strength MAC The signal strength of the wireless mesh node indicated in the window that will be represented by the WLANSS LED located on the front of the multinode 10 At the left of the screen click on Encryption to display the Wireless Mesh Encryption screen 11 C...

Страница 101: ...tton which automatically generates a randomized key Record the key number You will need to use it later Note that this key is initially shown in plain text so you have the opportunity to record or copy the key Once the key is applied the key is no longer displayed in plain text 7 Once you have selected the options you will use click Apply TIP Configure other multinodes in the mesh network followin...

Страница 102: ...gured with compatible options in their Wireless Mesh setup screens For example all mesh nodes must be set with the same channel number When setting up this type of network Mesh node 1 must contain the BSSIDs for all other mesh nodes in the network while Mesh nodes 2 3 n need to contain only Mesh node 1 s BSSID Table 15 and Table 16 list the option settings for creating the point to multipoint netw...

Страница 103: ... SSID Must be the same as Mesh nodes 2 3 n Must be the same as Mesh node 1 Max Direct Links 40 range 1 40 40 range 1 40 Mesh Priority 65535 range 1 65535 65535 range 1 65535 RSSI window size 5 5 Signal Strength Threshold 9 9 Link Sensitivity 21 21 Broadcast SSID Disable Disable Signal Strength LED MAC Enter from list at bottom of screen Enter from list at bottom of screen Wireless Mesh Radio scree...

Страница 104: ...s Mesh General screen Mesh mode Manual Mesh selected Manual Mesh selected Signal Strength LED MAC Not Assigned select from drop down list Not Assigned select from drop down list Spanning Tree Protocol STP 802 1d Enable or Disable if no mesh loop possible Enable or Disable if no mesh loop possible Wireless Mesh Radio screen Wireless Mode 802 11a 802 11a Tx Rate AUTO AUTO Channel No Must be the same...

Страница 105: ...on A mesh network allows you to connect three or more multinodes in mesh networks mode wirelessly This network type is most commonly used in OneWireless networks NOTE Use the option settings in Table 15 for point to multipoint network in auto mesh mode when setting up a mesh network STP is enabled automatically in auto mesh mode ...

Страница 106: ...ode can control a wireless LAN at a distance With this configuration each mesh node can control a wireless LAN All wireless clients must have the same SSID as the mesh node on the AP card channel All clients can roam between the three mesh nodes The option settings in Table 17 and Table 18 are used when setting up a repeater network configuration as shown in Figure 13 Use the procedure To set up w...

Страница 107: ...ess Mesh Radio screen Wireless Mode 802 11a 802 11a 802 11a Tx Rate AUTO AUTO AUTO Channel No Must be the same as Multinode 2 Must be the same as Multinode 1 Must be the same as Multinode 1 Tx Power Mode Auto Auto Auto Propagation Distance 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles RTS Threshold 2346 2346 2346 Beacon Interval 100 100 100 Wireless Mesh Encryption screen Mesh encryption options Must be the same as oth...

Страница 108: ...reen Wireless Mode 802 11a 802 11a 802 11a Tx Rate AUTO AUTO AUTO Channel No Must be the same as Multinode 2 Must be the same as Multinode 1 Must be the same as Multinode 1 Tx Power Mode Auto Auto Auto Propagation Distance 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles RTS Threshold 2346 2346 2346 Beacon Interval 100 100 100 Wireless Mesh Encryption screen Mesh encryption options Must be the same as other two Multinodes...

Страница 109: ...de realtime feedback on network performance See the OneWireless System Administration Guide for a description of the NMD tool Monitoring signal strength The multinode configuration tool application contains a tool that can be used to monitor the received signal strength of all wireless devices it can detect The tool should be used during the site survey and during multinode deployment for optimal ...

Страница 110: ...or the dbm value For example An RSSI of 15 equals 80 dbm An RSSI of 20 equals 75 dbm Mesh tuning for optimal settings Due to the variety of installation environments the default configuration parameter settings of the mesh network may not be the optimal settings for your site The following are important parameters contained on the Wireless Mesh screen that you can adjust to customize the mesh for ...

Страница 111: ...ill establish links with all nodes it can see even though some link quality may be poor Too many links in the mesh network can result in unnecessary and frequent changes of the network topology If the signal strength threshold is too large the node may not link with any other nodes and be isolated This is an undesirable condition The proper signal strength threshold should include 2 4 links on eac...

Страница 112: ...s Mesh MAC Address Filtering screen can be used to further customize the mesh network only available in auto mesh mode In some cases you may want to specifically link to one or a few nodes You can use MAC Address Filtering to achieve this For example if one multinode A is used to stream video to another multinode B which is not the ROOT node you can specify A to always connect to B and maybe anoth...

Страница 113: ...connectivity are displayed in the following table These throughput values are based on a single point to point link between two multinodes Signal strength Data rate Throughput or 72 54 Mbps 22 Mbps 69 48 Mbps 20 Mbps 66 48 Mbps 20 Mbps 63 36 Mbps 17 Mbps 60 36 Mbps 17 Mbps 57 24 Mbps 11 Mbps 45 24 Mbps 11 Mbps 42 18 Mbps 9 Mbps 36 18 Mbps 9 Mbps 33 12 Mbps 6 Mbps 30 12 Mbps 6 Mbps 27 9 Mbps 4 5 Mb...

Страница 114: ... nodes through which the data must pass in order to reach its destination Signal strength 1 Hop 2 Hops 3 Hops 4 Hops 100 22 0 Mbps 11 0 Mbps 7 3 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 69 20 0 Mbps 10 0 Mbps 6 7 Mbps 5 0 Mbps 63 17 0 Mbps 8 5 Mbps 5 7 Mbps 4 3 Mbps 57 11 0 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 3 7 Mbps 2 8 Mbps 42 9 0 Mbps 4 5 Mbps 3 0 Mbps 2 3 Mbps 33 6 0 Mbps 3 0 Mbps 2 0 Mbps 1 5 Mbps 27 4 5 Mbps 2 3 Mbps 1 5 Mbps 1 1 Mbps 21 ...

Страница 115: ...d signal strength 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 100 69 63 57 42 33 27 21 18 Signal Strength Throughput in Mbps 1 2 3 4 Hops Signal Strength 100 69 63 57 42 33 27 21 18 Throughput in Mbps 1 22 0 20 0 17 0 11 0 9 0 6 0 4 5 3 0 1 0 2 11 0 10 0 8 5 5 5 4 5 3 0 2 3 1 5 0 5 3 7 3 6 7 5 7 3 7 3 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 3 4 5 5 5 0 4 3 2 8 2 3 1 5 1 1 0 8 0 3 ...

Страница 116: ...Multinode and Mesh Network Tuning Estimating network performance 104 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide R110 6 08 ...

Страница 117: ...t show the block configuration and operating statistics for a network node Using Multinode Configuration Tool screens Monitoring Reports screens on the WSG provides a view of the multinodes communicating in a network You can connect a laptop to individual multinodes to view configuration settings of the node and operating statistics of the node within the network Network Management and Diagnostics...

Страница 118: ...Uptime The time that the node has been running since last reset Total Useable Memory Size The total useable memory size available in the node in bytes Free Memory The free memory that is currently available in the node in bytes Current Processes The current number of processes that are active in the node Country Code Indicates the region of the world where this wireless network is located The coun...

Страница 119: ...Address The MAC address of the primary Wireless LAN card in the multinode Secondary WLAN MAC Address The MAC address of the secondary Wireless LAN card in the multinode Routing Table Dest LAN IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway Hop Count Interface Mesh Protocol Status Click on the Monitoring Reports Mesh Protocol Status at the left of the screen to call up the Mesh Protocol Status screen and provides t...

Страница 120: ...the Update button since the map does not update dynamically An example is shown in Figure 14 Table 20 describes the statisitics that are shown for each node defined in the network Table 20 Mesh Site Map screen statistics Statistic or Feature Description Update button Click this button to update the Mesh Site map with current information Last Update The time that the mesh site map was last updated ...

Страница 121: ...e Wireless Clients Click on the Wireless Clients at the left of the screen to call up the Monitoring Reports Wireless Clients screen The Wireless Clients screen displays the MAC Address of all wireless clients along with their signal strength and transmit rate The screen also allows you remove clients from the current MAC Address filter list ...

Страница 122: ...System Administrators Field Engineers and technical support personnel To view the current system log select System Log at the left of the Multinode Configuration Tool screen To export the log and save it as a file on a PC Click on Export button Log file is exported as an HTML file You can then open the file in Word or WordPad to view the log entries Web Access log The Web Access Log displays syste...

Страница 123: ...e used to configure the replacement multinode To replace a failed multinode in a network Step Action 1 Obtain a replacement multinode 2 Verify firmware version of the mesh and sensor radio software currently installed on the replacement multinode is the latest version 3 If required Perform a Firmware Upgrade 4 Perform a System Upgrade of the configuration file of the failed multinode This requires...

Страница 124: ...Multinode Maintenance Replacing a multinode WSG 112 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide R110 6 08 ...

Страница 125: ...g the Multinode Configuration Tool in the multinode The logs can exported and saved to a PC for later analysis See System and Web Access Logs for more information Monitoring Report screens A number of status screens are available in the Multinode Confguration Tool Multinode operating status and statistics can be viewed and collected for analysis See Monitoring Reports screens for more information ...

Страница 126: ...nnect a PC or laptop with the NMD tool installed to the network in which the node is operating Using the NMD you can open the tool and view the nodes operating in the network and obtain node configuration settings See the OneWireless System Administration Guide for a description of the NMD tool Data Collection Event data can be captured and saved in files so this data can be forwarded to Honeywell...

Страница 127: ... the following procedures to capture these log files when a fault occurs To capture the WNSIA event log Step Action 1 On the Server desktop go to My Computer Right click and select Manage from the menu 2 Expand the listing under System Toolsand Event Viewer as shown in the figure 3 Select WNSIA Right click ans select Save Log File as from the menu 4 Select a destination and save the file ...

Страница 128: ...Log 3 Click Export select a destination and save the log file To capture the WCF capture file Step Action 1 From a command line prompt type wcfcap IP Address Login Name Login Password 2 Select Save as select destination and save the file Authentication Device access to multinode The authentication device can be used to read the IP Address or SSID of a multinode in the case that it has been lost ...

Страница 129: ... range of 40 C to 75 C ATEX Directive 94 6 EC The Model WNMF and Model WNMS are ATEX Certified for use in Zone 2 II 3G Ex nA nL IIC hazardous locations The temperature rating is T4 based upon an ambient operating temperature range of 40 C to 75 C The ATEX Directive 94 6 EC is a European CE Mark directive concerning products that are designed for use in potentially explosive environments Only produ...

Страница 130: ...tion is included in OW CDX050 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide of which this adendum is a part Details regarding certification marks that appear in labeling for this product are given in this addendum ATTENTION The publications cited above and the functioning and construction except for labeling of the devices described therein are essentially unchanged The purpose of this addendum is to provide...

Страница 131: ...ss of the manufacturer Honeywell Phoenix AZ 85029 USA Notified Body identification Northwest EMC Inc The serial number of the multinode is located on the label applied to the back plate of the assembly The first two digits of the serial number identify the year 02 and the second two digits identify the week of the year 23 for example 0223xxxxxxxx indicates that the product was manufactured in 2002...

Страница 132: ...ioning of this equipment it must be verified that the supply voltage cannot exceed the voltage rating as identified on the product label The flying leads of the multinode shall be suitably protected against mechanical damage and terminated within a terminal or junction facility suitable for the conditions of use Special conditions for safe use It is the responsibility of the installer and user to ...

Страница 133: ...Addendum OneWireless Multinode Models WNMN and WNMS R110 OneWireless Multinode User s Guide 121 6 08 ...

Страница 134: ...Honeywell International Process Solutions 2500 West Union Hills Phoenix AZ 85027 ...

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