Trango Systems High Density Mesh System manual

Ffirm HD Mesh HIGH DENSITY MESH SYSTEM USER MANUAL October 25, 2006 Revision 1.6[...]

Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page ii Table of Contents Preface .................................................................................................................... iii Warranty Info rmati on ............................................................................................... iii Contact Info rmation .[...]

Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page iii Preface This manual covers the basic config uration and inst allation of the HD Mesh syste m, and applies to the following part numbers: HD Mesh 1 US Model HD Mesh 2 International Model The HD Mesh 1/2 system consists of an outdoor rate d NEMA box (R3/ IP42) that includes a 532 Mikrotik rou[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 4 Section 1 Introduction Trango has developed a mesh architecture that maximizes up time reliability, while minimizing the constraints on actual data throug hput. The Trango solution focu ses the fail-safe functions at the most important element of the network, the backbone. Mainta[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 5 Section 2 Hardware Overview The HD Mesh is an outdoor NEMA rated box that houses a Mikrotik 532 router. The router provides OSPF functionality on the routed ports that connect to two Trango P oint to Point wireless backhaul radios which results in a layer 3 self healing wireless [...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 6 System Radio Kits Option HDM5010-EX T: Includes 2Atlas5010-EXT 5 GHz ra dios, connectorized for external antenn as HDM5010-IN T: Includes 2 Atlas5010-INT 5 GHz radi os, with integrated 23dBi antennas HDM4900-IN T-18: Includes 2 Atlas4900-INT-1 8 4.9GHz radios with integrated 18dB[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 7 Section 2 Getting S t arted It is always a good idea to first provision and test the equipment on the bench before de ploying them in the field. This is a particularly us eful exercise for the novice user. Opening the Box Open the box by flipping up the quick release lockable lat[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 8 Location of RJ-45/LED Port The RJ-45 connectors for Trango Powe r Over Ethernet (PoE) injectors are located at the bottom of the mounting plate inside the HD Mesh box. The router ports and serial port are located at the top of the mounting plate. The PoE diagnostic LEDs a re loca[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 9 Browser Interface The HDMESH features a convenient and ea sy-to-use web based config uration and manage ment tool. No additional software is nee ded on your computer other than a web browser. The b rowser interface offers limited and basic functions, although the majority can onl[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 10 Primary Features and Pages of the Brows er Interface: Navigation Column: Each page features a navigation col umn th at runs along the left-hand side of the page. On the bottom of the navigation column is the current stat us of the router incl uding its System ID, IP address, Tim[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 11 Winbox (GUI) Interface The HDMESH features a convenient and easy-to-use GUI interfa ce tool. The Winbox interface offers the closest functionality to the Command Line Interfa ce (CLI). . The Winbox interface provides a lot more functionality than the Web Interface. Winbox is imp[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 12 Primary Features and Pages of the Winbox Interface: Menu Bar: Winbox has a menu bar that runs along the left-hand side of the page. Interface : General information of the interface, Status, Ethernet port settings a nd traffic. Wireless : Wireless status, Access List, Registratio[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 13 Command Line Interface The Web browser interface covers very basic feat ure s in a limited role. The command line interface (CLI) provides much mo re functionality, and is usually the management tool of choice for experienced users. The CLI can be accessed throug h Telnet or Con[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 14 Section 3 Basic Configuration via W eb Browser This section describe s a few basic concept s, as well as how to configure basi c settings using the Browser (HTTP) Interface. This section is writt en to address only the most basic steps. It is highly recommended that you visit an[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 15 Port Web Configuration Clicking on the IP address of the interface will br ing up the port co nfiguration page. The port can be disabled, configured to obtain an IP add ress from a D HCP server, or manually configured with an IP address and Netmask. (Figure 8) Figure 8 Port Name[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 16 System Web Configuration The System page will allow you to change the pa sswor d simply by clicking the password link. The ID of the HDMESH can also be changed fr om the system page. The unit can al so be rebooted. The system page also provides you with a system RESET. (Figure 1[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 17 DHCP Server Web Configuration The HD Mesh node is configured by def ault as a DHCP server. DHCP Services can be appl ied to any interface. DHCP leases are also shown on this pa ge. The following information must be to be provided. (Figure 13) • The DHCP interface • The IP ad[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 18 Upgrading RouterOS via Web Browser The RouterOS can be upg raded from the web browser upgra de page. The RouterOS can be downloaded from Mikrotik’s web site www.mi krotik.com Click on the UPGRADE from the navigation menu on the left side of the web page. (Figure 14) Figure 14 [...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 19 Once the file has been successfully uploaded to the router the upgrade and downgrade button can b e used. (Figure 16) Figure 16 The upgrade procedure will log out the current web session. The process will take a few minutes for the upgrade procedure to complete. (Figure 17)  [...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 20 Section 4 Basic Configuration via Winbox This section describes ho w to configure basic settings using Winbox. This section is writte n to address only the basic steps. It is highly recommend ed that you visit and read Mikrotik’s website to gain an understanding of all importa[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 21 Configuring the Wireless Card Clicking the Wireless menu option from the menu bar will bring up the Wireless Tables. Dou ble clicking on the wireless interface will b ring up the Interface configuration menu. Once in the configuration menu there are a number of tabs General, Wir[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 22 Configure Firewall The firewall configuration offers many options but this section will only cover creating NAT on an interface using masqueradi ng. In the Winbox session select IP menu then Firewall menu optio n. This will open the Firewall Windows. (Figure 23) Figure 23 The fo[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 23 Next in the New NAT Rule select the ACTIO N t ab. The ACTION needs to be set to MASQUERADE. Click APPLY then OK and the NAT mas querade is configur ed. (Figure 25) Figure 25 Configuring DHCP Server By default the DHCP Server service is enabled in Trango Broadb and configurat ion[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 24 Clicking the Setup button in the DHCP Server window will bring up the DHCP Server Setup window. Select the interface on which to r un DHCP services. (Figure 27) Figure 27 Once the interface is selected, the DHCP Address Space will need to be added. (Figure 28) This will b e foll[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 25 The next prompt will be for the range of IP addres ses to give out. This will create an IP pool automatically. (Figure 30) After the IP address ran ge is given, a DNS server IP address is required. (Figure 31)  Note: If not filled out properly the Set up will end without crea[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 26 Configuring OSPF OSPF stands for Open Shortest Path First. This rout ing proto col is the key to creating redundancy by the HD Mesh node. This Section will cover how to conf igure OSPF. The OSPF configuratio n window can be opened by selecting Routing then OSPF. (Figures 3 4 &am[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 27 Once the Area is created, the OSPF Networks that will be distrib uted in the OSPF link need to be added. In the OSPF window (Figure 35) go to the Networ k tab and click on the Red Plus sign. This will open the OSPF network. The Network needs t o be added to include the mask. Sel[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 28 The final step is to configure the OSPF settings. In the Interface tab click on settings to bring up the OSPF settings windows. The setting will vary depending on the role of the router. If the router has a connection to the Internet then the following setting s are recommended.[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 29 Section 5 Basic Configuration via CLI This section describes a Comman d Line Interface co nfiguration. This section i s written to address only the basic steps. It is highly recommended that you visit and re ad Mikrotik’s website www.mikrotik.com to gain an understanding of al[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 30 Configuring IP Address via CLI Setup In the setup menu you can configure an IP addre ss simply by supplying the interface name and the IP address with the netmask. Example of configuring an IP address r - reset all router configuration + l - load interface driver + a - configure[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 31 Configuring Gateway via CLI Setup Simply selecting an option will bring the next menu pr ompt. The only information need ed to set the Gateway is the gateway IP address. Example of configuring the Gateway on the router your choice [press Enter to configure ip address and gateway[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 32 Configuring DHCP Server via CLI Setup Following the menu option the following informatio n wi ll need to be provided in order to create the DHCP Server • DHCP server interface: • DHCP address space: • gateway for DHCP network: • DHCP relay • addresses to give out: • [...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 33 Section 6 Default Configuration The HD Mesh node is configured with the first 5 ports as router ports, each wi th their own IP address. The ports are also configured to give out DHCP IP addr esses. Ports 6, 7, and 8 are configu red to act as a single bridge. The brid ge is confi[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 34 Restoring Default Configuration WinBox Each router has a backup of this configuration st ored in its file system. The backup file can be seen through Winbox by se lecting files. The name of the backup file is “OneMESH.backup”. Select this file and click on Restore a nd the u[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 35 Restoring Default Configurat ion Command Line Interface The default configuration can also be reloaded via the command line. Simply login to the Mikrot ik router and type the following command. System backup load name=OneMESH Example of loading default configuration. MikroTik v2[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 36 Appendix A Serial Port The HD Mesh unit features a serial port . The serial port is useful in the event that the router cannot be accessed via TCP/IP (HTTP, Telnet, or Winbox). A Terminal Em ulation program (such as HyperTerminal on the Windows operating system ) ca n be used to[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 37 Appendix B S pecifications All specifications apply to HD Mesh Node HD Mesh Node Enclosure HD Mesh Box NEMA rated outdoor enclosure Ratings NEMA 3R / IP42 Dimensions 14 in. × 12 in. × 7 in. (39.3 × 34.2 × 19.5 cm) Weight 17 lbs (8 Kg) Router board 9 Ethernet ports, configura[...]

HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 38 Wireless Board 802.11a : -88 dBm @ 6 Mbps, -71 dBm @ 54 Mbps 802.11b : -95 dBm @ 1 Mbps, -90 dBm @ 11 Mbps Sensitivity 802.11g : -90 dBm @ 6 Mbps, -74 dBm @ 54 Mbps Hardware 40 bit & 108 bit WEP. Hardware AES-CCM Security Modulation 802.11b/g: DSSS (DBSP, DQPSK, CCK) OFDM te[...]