Trango Broadband M2400S manual

M2400S™ 2.4 GHz Wireless Broadband System USER MANUAL October 18, 2004 Revision A for Firmware Version 1.0[...]

Table of Contents Trango Trango Broadband Wirel ess — M2400S User Manual Rev. A page ii Table of Contents Pref ace ........................................................................................................................................................................... iv FCC Information ..........................................[...]

Table of Figures Trango Trango Broadband Wireless — M2400S User Manual Rev A page iii Table of Figures Figure 1: Typi cal Depl oyment ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Figure 2: Basic Component s of an M 2400S Radio ............................[...]

Preface Trango Broadband Wireless — M2400S User Manual Rev A page iv Preface This manual c overs basic c onfiguration and installat ion of the M2 400S Wirel ess Broadband Sy stem and appl ies to the followin g radio pa rt numbers: M2400S-AP 2.4 GHz Access Point M2400S-SU 2.4 GHz Subscriber Unit FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of[...]

Introduction Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 1 Section 1 Introduction Your Trango Broadband M 2400S radio syste m provides a reliable and robust means to deliver broadband access to a wide geographic region through wireless Ethernet connectivity. Th is section will familiarize you with basic operational co ncepts, as we[...]

Introduction Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 2 Both APs and SUs feature a handy "site survey" tool to check for interfe rence, as well as RSSI tools for optimizing antenna positioning. The M240 0S also features variable receiver threshold, full powe r control, dual polarized antennas, and various link diagnost[...]

Hardware Overview Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 3 Section 2 Hardware Overv iew This section provides detail about each radio in the M2400S family. Each radio in the M2400S family includes a built-in, electronically switchable, dua l-polarized antenna, as well as a reverse polarity SMA connector for the attachment of a[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 4 The radio’s m odel num ber, FCC ID, MAC ID, an d Serial # are located on the backside of the radio. Figure 4: Back of Radio 6.300 .600 Figure 5: Side of Radio & Location of Reverse Polarity SMA Connector Section 3 Getting Started This section explains how to power [...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 5 • Connect a Cat-5 (straight through) Ethernet cable (we recommend shie lded twisted pair) be tween the Radio port of the J-box and the RJ-4 5 connector on the radio. Note: th is cable will carry power-over- Ethernet (PoE). • N E T W O R K p o r t c o n n e c t i o n [...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 6 Opmode To fully un derstand radi o managem ent for the M 2400S system , it is im portant t o be fam iliar with the concept of operation m ode or “ Opmode.” APs and SUs can be in o ne of two Opm odes (“ON” or “OFF”). When in Opm ode “OFF” , the AP is not t[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 7 In order to use the browse r interface, si m ply connect the radio to a PC and ty pe the radio’s IP address (default IP address= 192.168.100.100 ) into the web browser (i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer). This will bring up the Lo gin page. NOTE: Login page s for AP a n[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 8 Web Browser System Information Page ! Note: System Information screen for the Subscriber Unit is similar and is covered in detail later in this text. Primary Features and Pages of the Browser Interface Navigation Column: Each page features a navigation c olumn, which r u[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 9 Link Control : This page shows whic h SUs are associ ated. This pa ge also provi des several t ools for eval uating the quality of the wireless link. Command Console : From this page, the user can run any console command that is not interactive (i.e. ipconfig ) or time s[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 10 #> ! NOTE: The majority of the CLI commands will be covered throughout this text as well as in Appendix A − Command Set Reference. Troubleshooting If you cannot t elnet into the r adio or ope n a browser session, check ca ble connections, ensure proper use of cross[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 11 Section 4 Basic Configur ation v ia Browser Interface This section describes a fe w more basic concepts and how to establish a basic wireless link between AP and SU using the Browser (HTTP) Interface. This se ction is written to address onl y th[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 12 CIR DOWN: Committ ed Informati on Rate fr om AP to SU. M inimum downstream rate (measured i n Kbps) at which the AP will attempt to deliv er bandw idth to that SU. Maximum setting is 5200. MIR UP: Maxim um Informati on Rate from SU to AP. Maxim [...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 13 9. Enter the Device ID (M AC Address of the SU). 10. Save and Activate changes. ! Important! Always remember to Save and Activate change s, otherwise the SUDB will revert back to its previous state after a power c ycle or reboot. ! Important! SU[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 14 2. Set Base ID, or choose defa ult base ID of 0000 (m ust match t he SU). 3. Set AP ID (00-FF HEX). 4. Set IP, S ubnet, and Gat eway, or leave at default settings. K eep in mi nd if you cha nge the IP Settings of the radio you will loose you r H[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 15 Configure Basic SU Parameters In order to establish a working link , the Base ID in the SU must match the Base ID of the AP. SU Basic Setup: 1. Connect to the SU (see Getting Started) and open the Configuration page. 2. Set Base ID (must match t[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 16 LED Summary At this point it is useful to learn abou t the various LEDs that can be found on the bottom of the radio. These LEDs can assist the u ser in determ ining radio a nd link status. A SSOCIATION LED ( GREEN) Blinking onc e every second i[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 17 On this pa ge the user can im mediately see which SUs are currently ass ociated. In the page shown, SU ID# 1 i s associated, and SU ID# 17 is not. Con sider "Power Off" status synon ymous with "no t associated." RF Link Loopb[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 18 SU Ranging Test This test reports the SUs distance from AP in mi les, received signal strength fo r uplink and downlin k, and SU TX Power. Use a link budget calculator to analyze results. Signifi cant diffe rences between calculated and actual v[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 19 Channel Table: Assigns channel nu mbers to actual frequen cies of operation. Default settings allow the largest number of channels (8) within the band, while still maintaining a 10 MHz channel spacing. Other Key Parameters This section describes[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 20 Active Channel: T he channel currently being used by the radio. RFRX Threshold: Sets the receive thre shold of the radio. The radi o will not process signals received below t his level, so it is very use ful for i nterference m itigati on. For a[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 21 Section 5 Basic Configur ation v ia CLI This section covers how to utilize the radio’s CLI interface to establish a working wireless link. In this section, the most common settings usin g the CLI are discussed. T opics include: • Access Point Basic Settin[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 22 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PARAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command AP ID This parameter provides a unique num ber for each AP. If Target AP is specified on SU, the SU can only authe nticate with the specified AP. The default AP[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 23 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PARAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command MIR Threshol d (Kbps) User specifie d MIR Threshol d. To specify total throughpu t level that the AP will serve only CIR (committed information rate) to associa[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 24 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PARAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command the same sector (meaning associated to that AP) can communicate with each othe r, provided they have the same SU2SU grou p number. TCP/IP for SU This software s[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 25 In this example, SU #5’s CIR downstream is set to 12 8 and CIR upstream is set to 256. MIR upstream and downstream are set to 5000. To change t he default CIR /MIR values, use the follo wing comm and: sudb defaultcirmir <default cir dn > <default c[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 26 ! Important! When changing settings, it is usually necessary to type the save ss c ommand in order to update the radio’s fl ash mem ory. If you do not typ e the save ss co mmand, the setting will be lost the next time the radio is reb ooted or po wer cycled[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 27 SU SYSTEM INFORMATION PARAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS SU Parameter Description Related CLI Command #>freq 3 This command will change the chan nel of the AP to 3. Use the ant enna command to select a n antenna polarizati on. antenna [<h | v |e>] Broad[...]

Mounting Hardware Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 28 Section 6 Mounting Hardware Figure 8: M2400S Mounti ng Hardware Assembly Up/ Down Ti l t 4X M us t Be loo se n e d f o r Up/ Down Ti l t Figure 9: Articulation for M2400S with Mono Pod Mount (not supplied) 1 2 3 4 5 Not Supplied ITEM NO. PART NUMB ER QTY. 1 Radio 1 2 5[...]

Mounting Hardware Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 29 Cabling and Grounding Considerations Grounding Example Figure 10: Grounding of R adio Installation Notes Access to the radio’s RJ-45 Port and LED status lights are purposely located at the bottom of the radio to minimize the risk of water intrusion. Do not mount the [...]

Deployment Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 30 Section 7 Deployment Once you are familiar with t he basic oper ation o f the radio s, you are ready for deploy ment in the field. The deploym ent process consists of the following step s: • Site Selection • Site Survey • Channel Planni ng • SU Antenna Alignment • L[...]

Deployment Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 31 Site Survey Example : #> survey 2 v Press [space] then [enter] to stop 2350 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 2355 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 2360 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 2365 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 2370 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 2375 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dB[...]

Deployment Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 32 Once the SU is installed and aimed in the general direction of the AP it is time to perform an RSSI (relative signal strength indicator) test to determine the signal strength fr om the AP. Now you can precis ely align the SU antenna for max imu m s ig nal str en gt h. Althoug[...]

Deployment Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 33 SU Alignment Using LEDs The LED RSSI indicators on the bottom of the radio provid e a handy alignment tool. If all four LEDs are lit, the unit is receiving –64 dBm or stronger. If no LEDs are lit, there is not sufficient signal strength to establish a wireless link. Lit LED[...]

Deployment Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 34 [001] Ping #0 -> -52 dB 220 us 0.0 mi Ping #1 -> -53 dB 219 us 0.0 mi Ping #2 -> -53 dB 220 us 0.0 mi Ping #3 -> -52 dB 220 us 0.0 mi Ping #4 -> -53 dB 219 us 0.0 mi Ping #5 -> -52 dB 220 us 0.0 mi Ping #6 -> -50 dB 220 us 0.0 mi Ping #7 -> -52 dB 220 [...]

Deployment Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 35 4 [AP Tx] 100 [ AP Rx] 100 [AP RxErr] 0 [SU Tx ] 100 [SU Rx] 100 [SU RxErr] 0 5 00 ms 5120 kbps 5 [AP Tx] 100 [ AP Rx] 100 [AP RxErr] 0 [SU Tx ] 100 [SU Rx] 100 [SU RxErr] 0 5 00 ms 5120 kbps 6 [AP Tx] 100 [ AP Rx] 100 [AP RxErr] 0 [SU Tx ] 100 [SU Rx] 100 [SU RxErr] 0 5 00 m[...]

Management Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 36 ARQ with Selected Repeat and Multirate Feature The M2400S features ARQ, or “Automatic Repeat Request, ” which provides the ability to correct for missing or erred packets of data by asking t he sender to re-tra nsmit the data. Both the AP and SU units implement a fo rm of[...]

Management Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 37 You can remotely change the SUs password for a single SU or all SUs in a sector using the syntax below: su password < suid | all> <rw | ro> <new pa ssword> <new pas sword> Example: su password all rw hello hello To remotely change the read write passwo[...]

Management Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 38 2. Tftp the file to the AP from your DOS prompt (example: tf tp <IP of AP> put mySUs.txt ). 3. From the AP te lnet session run c ommand s udb dloa d to load and activate the database . 4. Run command sudb view to verify the database entries. 5. Run the comm and save sud[...]

Management Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev A Page 39 b. trango.ico – M900S A P icon c. autoico.txt – instruction file (Selects Tr ango icon automatically dur ing initial set-up.) d. readme.pdf 3. Copy trango_m2400sa p_1p0.mib file to C:P rogram FilesSNMPc Network Managerm ibfiles 4. Copy autoico. txt file to C:Program F[...]

Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 40 Appendix A Command Set Reference (ro = read only access, rw = read write access) Command Radio Description Access ? AP/SU Display complete list of commands and syntax ro/rw ? <command> AP/SU Display sp ecific command syntax ro/rw antenna AP/SU Display curr ent antenna set ting (h[...]

Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 41 Command Radio Description Access pppoeonly SU Display current PPPoE filter setting ro/rw pppoeonly <on | off> SU Change PPPoE filter setting With PPPoE filter set to ON, onl y PPPoE packets will pass Default: off – Pass All Packets rw reboot AP/SU Reboot unit ro/rw remarks AP/S[...]

Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 42 Command Radio Description Access 22. Remarks 23. RF TX retry at AP, RF TX retry maxed ou t at AP RF TX retry a t SU, RF TX r etry m axed out at SU su ipconfig <s uid> <new IP> <new subnet> <new ga teway> AP Change IP, subnet, gateway for specified SU rw su linkt[...]

Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 43 Command Radio Description Access default = -60 tftpd AP/SU display current TFTPD status (status is either on or off) This command will also list any cont en ts of the TFTP buffer. ro/rw tftpd <on | off> AP/SU enable or disable TFTP D service. TFTPD must be on in order to upload n[...]

Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 44 Appendix B Specifications All specifications apply to M2400S-AP and M2400S-SU un less otherwise noted. Radio Transmit Specifications Storable Channe ls: 8 memory locations Agility: 2405 to 2475 MHz in 1 MHz increments Default channels- Channel 1: 2405 MHz Channel 2: 2415 MHz Channel 3:[...]

Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 45 LO stability: +/- 2.5 ppm PLL stabilized over temperature Ethernet I/O Specifications Data Input/Output: Connector: Shielded RJ-45 Jack Signaling For mat: IEEE802.3i (10ba seT) and IEEE802.3 u (100baseT) com pliant Filtering: PPPoE per RFC 2516 (SU only) Auto-Negotiatio n: Fully suppor[...]

Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M2400S Rev. A Page 46 Type: Linear wall mount transform er Input: 120 VAC Output: 20 VDC +/- 1 V Max current: 600 mA Connector: 5mm DC barrel-type pl ug Standard External Power-ov er-Ethernet Junction Box Type: In-line female-to-female RJ-45 adapter f or CAT-5 Ether net cable Connectors: Eth. In: Shielded R[...]