StreamCaster MIMO Radio User Manual
4/30/19
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VLAN Settings:
VLANs allow users to segregate the Ethernet layer by assigning one or more VLAN IDs to the ports of
a VLAN switch. Ethernet packets are only allowed to travel between ports that belong to the same
VLAN. To allow concatenating multiple VLAN switches and/or a single physical interface residing on
multiple VLANs, a VLAN ID can be inserted to the Ethernet packet header to indicate which VLAN the
packet belongs to. This is called VLAN Tagging. A packet that contains a VLAN ID is called a tagged
packet. A port on a VLAN switch typically operates in either access mode or trunk mode.
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VLAN Mode:
Specify ‘Access’ or ‘Trunk’ mode for the radio per the 802.1Q standard.
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Default (Native/PVID) VLAN:
This is the VLAN associated with untagged packets entering
the radio. The virtual IP of the radio is available on this VLAN. This is for Access mode
only.
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Virtual IP VLAN:
Virtual IP of the radio will be available on this VLAN. This is for Trunk
mode only.
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Management VLAN:
This is the VLAN used for radio management (e.g. routing and
network management). All radios on the network should have the same management
VLAN. The 172.20.xx.yy IP of the radio is available only on this VLAN.
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Trunk VLAN(s):
This setting enables the trunking of VLANs when the radio is connected
to an 802.1Q switch. If left empty, only the native and management VLAN traffic will be
allowed. User may enter a comma separated list of VLANS, e.g. 4,5,6 or an arry of VLANs
in the format of a:b:c where a and c are start and end, and b is step size, e.g. 4:1:7
translates to 4,5,6,7. Any combination of the above is allowed.
WiFi Settings:
Note: Use of this feature requires a Silvus USB-WiFi adapter. The WiFi settings will only display if
the WiFi dongle is attached to the radio’s USB port before it is powered on.
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Wifi Mode
: Choose between AP, Client or Disabled. AP mode turns the WiFi dongle into
a wireless AP. This mode is useful for connecting phones, tablets, laptops, etc. to the radio
in order to pull up the web interface and access other devices in the mesh network. Client
mode allows the radio to connect to another wireless AP. This mode is useful for
c
onnecting to wireless cameras and other devices which generate their own ‘hotspot’.
Once set to client mode, a list of detected wireless networks will be displayed with an
option to connect.
