Trango Broadband M900S manuel d'utilisation

M900S™ 900 MHz Wireless Broadband System USER MANUAL March 24, 2005 Revision C for Firmware V ersion 1.3[...]

Table of Contents Trango Trango Broadband Wire less — M900S User Manual Rev. C page ii Table of Contents Pref ace ........................................................................................................................................................................... iv FCC Information ...........................................[...]

Table of Figures Trango Trango Broadband Wireless — M900S User Manual Rev. C page iii Table of Figures Figure 1: Typi cal Depl oyment ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Figure 2: Basic Component s of an M 900S Radio .............................[...]

Preface Trango Broadband Wireless — M900S User Manual Rev. C page iv Preface This manual c overs basic c onfigurat ion and instal lation of the M900S Wi reless Broa dband System and applie s to the followin g radio pa rt numbers: M900S-AP 900 MHz Access Point M900S-SU 90 0 MHz Subs criber Unit wit h integrate d antenna a nd connect or for exter n[...]

Introduction Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 1 Section 1 Introduction Your Trango Broadband M 900S radio sy stem provi des a reliable and robust m eans to deliver broadband access t o a wide geographic region through wireless Ethernet connectivity. Th is section will familiarize you with basic operational co ncepts, as [...]

Introduction Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 2 Both APs and SUs feature a handy "site survey" tool to check for inte rference, as well as RSSI tools for optimizing antenna positioning. The M900S also feat ures variable rec eiver threshol d, full power control, dual polarized antennas, and various link diagnost[...]

Hardware Overview Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 3 Section 2 Hardware Overv iew This section provides details about each radio in the M9 00S family. The M900S-SU and M900S-AP include bu ilt- in, electronically switchable, dual-po larized antennas, as well as a reve rse polarity SMA connector for the attachment of an e [...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 4 Figure 4: Back of Radio The radio’s m odel num ber, FCC ID, MAC ID, a nd Serial n umber, are loc ated on the backside o f the radio. 6.300 .600 Figure 5: Side of Radio & Location of Reverse Polarity SMA Connector Section 3 Getting Started This section explains how [...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 5 • Connect a Cat-5 (straight through) Ethernet cable (we recommend shield ed twisted pair) between the ODU (out door unit) port of the J-box an d the RJ-45 conn ector on the radio. Note that this cable will carry power-ove r-Ethernet (P oE). • If connecting to a COMPU[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 6 APs and SUs c an be in o ne of two Opm odes (“ON” or “OFF”). When in Opm ode “OFF,” t he AP is not transmitting and it is not attempting to associate with SUs. Alternatively, when in Opmode “ON,” the radio is transmitting and is attempting to asso ciate. [...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 7 Browser Interface Login Page Type the password (d efault trango ) and continue. This will bring up the radio’s System Information page. Web Browser System Information Page  Note: System Information page for the SU is similar and is covered in detail later in this te[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 8 Primary Features and Pages of the Browser Interface: Navigation Column: Each page features a navigation c olumn that runs along the left-hand side of the page. The model num ber of the radi o is li sted at the top of the navi gation colum n. On the bot tom of the navigat[...]

Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 9 Example (to view a list of all commands which start with su ) #> ? su su [all | <suid, 1..126>] su info <suid, 1..126> su linktest <suid, 1..126> su password <suid|all> <rw|ro> <new password> <new password> su ping <suid, 1[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 10 Section 4 Basic Configur ation v ia Browser Interface This section describes a few more basic concepts, as well as how to establish a wireless link using the Browser (HTTP) Interface. This section is wr itten to address only the most basic step[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 11 CIR DOWN: Committ ed Informati on Rate fr om AP to SU . Minim um downstream data rate (m easured in Kbps) at which the AP will attempt to deliver bandwidth to this SU. Maximum setting is 3000. MIR UP: Maximum Informati on Rate from SU to AP. Ma[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 12 6. CIR dn: ( AP to SU Commit ted Inform ation Rat e) – minim um downstrea m bandwi dth for t he SU in K bps. 7. MIR up: (SU to AP M axim um Inform ation Rat e) – maxi mum upstream bandwidt h for t he SU in Kb ps. 8. MIR dn: (AP to SU M axim[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 13 2. Set Base ID, or choose the default Base ID of 000 0. (Must match the SU. ) 3. Set AP ID (00-FF HEX), or choose t he defau lt, which is last two bytes of MAC Address. 4. Set IP, S ubnet, and Gat eway, or leave at defaul t settings. Keep in m [...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 14 Configure Basic SU Parameters In order to establish a working link , the Base ID in the SU must match the Base ID set in the AP. SU Basic Setup: 1. Connect to the SU (see Getting Started) and open the Configuration page. 2. Set Base ID. (Must m[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 15 LED Summary At this point it is useful to learn abou t the LEDs that can be found on the bottom of the radio. T hese LEDs can assist the user in determining radio and l ink status. A SSOCIATION LED ( GREEN) Blinking onc e every second in Opm od[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 16 Link Control Page The radio’s firmware includes several useful tools to assist in determining which SUs are associated and the quality of each link. One me thod fo r verifying link quality is by using the Li nk Control page. On this page t he[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 17 SU Ranging Test This test reports the SU’s distance from the AP i n miles, received signal strength for uplink an d downlink, and S U Tx Power. Use a link budget calculator to a n alyze results. Advanced Setup Page The Advanced Set u p page i[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 18 Other Key Parameters This section describes the remain der of the parameters listed on th e System Information page. Most of these parameters are the sam e for both APs and SUs. Hardware Version: Hardware versi on is factory-set and cannot be c[...]

Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 19 Site Survey Page The Site Survey page provide s a useful tool for detecti n g and m easuring interfere nce. The radio must be i n Opmode “OF F” in order to use this feature. Enter the num ber of minutes desire d for the survey, and sel ect [...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 20 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 t h e most basic se ttings using t he CLI are discu ssed. Topics inclu d e: • Access Point Basic Se[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 21 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PA RAMETERS 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 n ticate with the specified AP. The default[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 22 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PA RAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command MIR Threshol d (Kbps) User specified MIR Threshold. To specify total throughpu t level that the AP will serve only CIR (committed information rate) to associa[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 23 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PA RAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command enables/disables the SU t o SU featur e. When SU to SU is turned on, multiple SU’s within the same sector (meaning associated to that AP) can communicate wi[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 24 Example: #>sudb cirmir 5 128 256 3000 3000 In this example, SU #5’s CIR downstream was set to 128, and its CIR upstream to 256. MIR upstream and downstream were set to 3000. To change t he default C IR/MIR values, use the following com mand: sudb defaul[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 25[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 26 SU SYSTEM INFORMATION PARA ME TERS AND RELATED COMMANDS SU Parameter Description Related CLI Command Device ID MAC Address of the SU N/A Base ID Specifies the cell or cluster t o which the SU belongs. set baseid <baseid> Example: #>Set baseid aa12 T[...]

Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 27 SU SYSTEM INFORMATION PARA ME TERS AND RELATED COMMANDS SU Parameter Description Related CLI Command polarizati on. antenna [<h | v |e>] Broadcast Packet Filter This software switch (0) enables/disable s the blocking of Ethernet c ontrol packets, excep[...]

Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 28 Section 6 Mounting Hardware 1 2 3 4 5 Not Supplied ITEM NO. PART NUMBER QTY. 1 Radio 1 2 #10 x 3" Thread ed Rod 4 3# 1 0 K e p s N u t 8 4" V " B r a c k e t 2 5 Mono Pod Mount (Not Supplied) 1 Figure 9: M900S Mounti ng Hardware Assembly[...]

Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 29 ITEM NO. PART NUMBER QTY. 1 Radio 1 2 #10 x 3" Thread ed Rod 4 3 #10 Keps Nut 8 4" V " B r a c k e t 2 5 Mono Pod Mount (Not Supplied) 1 Alternate Mounting Configuarat ion 1 2 3 4 5 Not Supplied Figure 10: Alternative Mounting[...]

Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 30 Standard Mounting Alternative Mounting Up/ Down Ti l t 4X M us t B e lo o se n e d fo r Up/ Down Ti l t Up/Down Tilt Figure 11: Articulation for M900S with Mo no Pod Mount (not supplied) Cabling and Grounding Considerations Grounding Example Figure 12: Gr ounding of t[...]

Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 31 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 radio upside down. The J-Box is not a weatherized device, and must be l oca ted eithe[...]

Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 32 Section 7 Deployment Once you are familiar with t he basic oper ation of the radi os you are rea dy for deploym ent in the field. The de ployment process consists of the following step s: • Site Selection • Site Survey • Channel Planni ng • SU Antenna Alignment • L[...]

Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 33 Example: #> survey 2 v Press [space] then [enter] to stop 880 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 882 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 884 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 886 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 888 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 890 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -98 dBm 892 MHz peak -9[...]

Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 34 In conjunction with the RSSI command , it is also useful to perform the apsearch command that will tell you wh ich AP is providing an ad equate signal at the location of the SU. AP Search 1. Ensure AP is in Opmode “O n.” 2. Run the apsearch command to verify which AP is [...]

Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 35 3 LED -65 dBm 4 LED -60 dBm Collocation and Ch annel Planning With proper channel plann ing and adherence to installa tion guidelines, multiple M900S APs may co-exist and operate interference-free on the same tower or buildin g. The main cons ideration when collocating APs i[...]

Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 36 In establishing and diagnosing the quality of the link betw een the AP and SU(s), there are a few commands that are especially useful. All of these comm ands are perfor med at the AP. A summary of t h ese commands follows: su Displays the status of all SUs in the AP’s SUDB[...]

Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 37 [ip] 192.168.100.120 [subnet] 255.255.255.0 [gateway] 192.168.100.120 [mac] 00 01 DE 16 E3 7F [hw ver] 0005 [fpga ver] 03121104 [fpga chksum] 75930BDC [fw ver] 1p0a2 [fw chksum] F4658C90 [fw datecode] 04010603 [default channel and antenna] 3 h [active channel and antenna] 3 [...]

Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 38 The “r” is used in this command to repeat the RF link test repeatedly until the user terminates the test by hitting SPACE ENTER. Example: #> su testrflink 88 r Press [space] then [enter] to stop [len] 1512 [suid] 88 [ 0] ...........[AP Tx] 20 [AP Rx] 20 [SU Rx] 20 [ 1[...]

Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 39 Section 8 Management Section Topics: • Radio Manage ment Access using TCP/IP • SU Managem ent from the AP’s com mand set • SNMP Radio Management Access Via TCP/IP The IP Addres s of an M900S radio is for management purposes only. The IP address is n o t used for p ur[...]

Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 40 Loading Multiple SUs into the SUDB using DLOAD Command To load a full database of SU entries in to the AP’s SUDB, you need to create a subscriber database in ASCII text file format. As sh own below, each row rep res ents all information for one SU. Each column is an inform[...]

Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 41 The Trango SNMP so lution supports MIB-I I (system only) and th e Trango propr ietary Management Info rmation Base (MIB). The S N MP agent res ides on the AP ONLY. T h e AP gathers healt h, status, and performance statistics from all SUs locally, then responds back to the SN[...]

Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 42 SNMP Setup Trango Broadb and provides only the MIB portion of the SNM P Management system . The radios act a s individual agents , and it is up t he user to provide an SNM P Manager software from a third party ve ndor. Below is an e xample of the set up process for SNMPc fro[...]

Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 43 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 current antenna set ting (h=[...]

Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 44 Command Radio Description Access (power leveling) 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 r[...]

Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 45 Command Radio Description Access 21. TX power 22. Remarks 23. RF TX retry at AP, RF TX retry maxed ou t at AP RF TX retry a t SU, RF TX retry maxed out at SU su ipconfig <s uid> <new IP> <new subnet> <new ga teway> AP Change IP, subnet, gateway for specified SU [...]

Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 46 Command Radio Description Access targetrssi <dBm, -90..-50> AP Change target RSSI. No te: Target RSS I must be +5 dB more than rfrxth (RFRX Threshold). default = -60 rw tftpd AP/SU display current TFTPD status (status is either on or off) This command will also list any cont en t[...]

Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 47 Appendix B Specifications All specifications apply to the M900S-AP and M900S-SU, un less otherwise noted. Radio Transmit Specifications Storable Channe ls: 4 memory location s Agility: 906 to 924 MHz in 1 MHz increments Default channels: Channel 1: 906 MHz Channel 2: 912 MHz Channel 3:[...]

Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 48 Auto-Negotiatio n: Fully supports IEEE802 .3-2002 Sect. 2 Clause 28 Bridging F rame Size: 60 to 1600 by tes Mngmt Fram es: 60 to 1472 by tes (includes PING, TE LNET, TFTP, HTTP) Protection: Bi-directional tran sient vo ltage protecti on diodes on all data lines compliance with: IEC6100[...]

Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 49 Eth. Out & DC Out: Shielded RJ-45 Jack Pinout for Et h. Out: Po wer (+) on pins 7+8, ground (-) on pins 4+5 and eth. data o n pins 1,2,3 & 6 Indicators: 2 LEDs to i ndicate powe r and a connecti on to radi o Protection: Resettable fuse for DC input Integrated Antenn a (M900S-SU[...]