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Законодательство обязывает продавца передать покупателю, вместе с товаром, руководство по эксплуатации SmartBridges sB3021. Отсутствие инструкции либо неправильная информация, переданная потребителю, составляют основание для рекламации в связи с несоответствием устройства с договором. В законодательстве допускается предоставлении руководства в другой, чем бумажная форме, что, в последнее время, часто используется, предоставляя графическую или электронную форму инструкции SmartBridges sB3021 или обучающее видео для пользователей. Условием остается четкая и понятная форма.

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Слово происходит от латинского "instructio", тоесть привести в порядок. Следовательно в инструкции SmartBridges sB3021 можно найти описание этапов поведения. Цель инструкции заключается в облегчении запуска, использования оборудования либо выполнения определенной деятельности. Инструкция является набором информации о предмете/услуге, подсказкой.

К сожалению немного пользователей находит время для чтения инструкций SmartBridges sB3021, и хорошая инструкция позволяет не только узнать ряд дополнительных функций приобретенного устройства, но и позволяет избежать возникновения большинства поломок.

Из чего должно состоять идеальное руководство по эксплуатации?

Прежде всего в инструкции SmartBridges sB3021 должна находится:
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Почему мы не читаем инструкций?

Как правило из-за нехватки времени и уверенности в отдельных функциональностях приобретенных устройств. К сожалению само подсоединение и запуск SmartBridges sB3021 это слишком мало. Инструкция заключает ряд отдельных указаний, касающихся функциональности, принципов безопасности, способов ухода (даже то, какие средства стоит использовать), возможных поломок SmartBridges sB3021 и способов решения проблем, возникающих во время использования. И наконец то, в инструкции можно найти адресные данные сайта SmartBridges, в случае отсутствия эффективности предлагаемых решений. Сейчас очень большой популярностью пользуются инструкции в форме интересных анимаций или видео материалов, которое лучше, чем брошюра воспринимаются пользователем. Такой вид инструкции позволяет пользователю просмотреть весь фильм, не пропуская спецификацию и сложные технические описания SmartBridges sB3021, как это часто бывает в случае бумажной версии.

Почему стоит читать инструкции?

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После удачной покупки оборудования/устройства стоит посвятить несколько минут для ознакомления с каждой частью инструкции SmartBridges sB3021. Сейчас их старательно готовят или переводят, чтобы они были не только понятными для пользователя, но и чтобы выполняли свою основную информационно-поддерживающую функцию.

Содержание руководства

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    Copyright © smartBridges Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved. u n w i r i n g o u r w o r l d TM airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ sB3021 User Guide Version 1.0[...]

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    Page 2 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT .................................................................................................... 4 OVERVIEW OF USER GUIDE ............................................................................................... 4 RELATED PU[...]

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    Page 3 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 3.1 L INK P ERFORMANCE P ARAMETERS AND F EATURES .................................................. 72 3.2 B ANDWIDTH C ONTROLLER ............................................................................................. 75 4. QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) .................[...]

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    Page 4 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide About This Document This User Guide is for the networking profes sion al who configures and man ages the smartBridges’ Intelligent Nexus wireless backhaul, the airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™. It provides detailed information on using the web- based configurat ion GUI to configu[...]

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    Page 5 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Related Publications These documents provide com plete information about the Nexus se rie s of radio units: • Quick Install Guide (QIG) • Release Notes • Technical Specification All the information can also be found on our web site at http://www.smartbridges.com/ T [...]

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    Page 6 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 1. Introduction In this chapter, the configuration features of the web-based management tool and the system requirements are li sted. 1.1. airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Configuration Features The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO web-based m anagement tool provides the user with th e followin g [...]

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    Page 7 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 1.3. Checklists Pre-Installation Checklist for airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Organization Name/Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Number Site Survey and Link Planning No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Regulatory Standard to be followe d For example, FCC/ETSI 2 Freque[...]

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    Page 8 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide No Parameters Units Site A Site B 22 Length of external cable connecting a Radio and antenna Feet/meters 23 Fade Margin taken into accou nt for a lin k budgeting Ideally between 10 to 20 dBm 24 Model of smartBridges equipment sele cted for a link sB3021 25 Grounding- Eart[...]

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    Page 9 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Post-Installation Checklist for airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Organization Name/Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Number General Configuration Information No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Radio Operation Mod e Repeater or Link Aggregate 2 Mode of Operation PTP 3 SS[...]

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    Page 10 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Checklist No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Check out the crimping of the Ethernet cable at both the ends Yes/No 2 Check out the proper grou nding of the antenna and equipment Yes/No 3 Ensure no extreme bend s or ki nk's in the cable Yes/No 4 Ensure Ethernet cable[...]

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    Page 11 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2. airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ Configuration Here you will learn how to login as an ad ministrator and to chang e the default password to one of your choice. The features of the configuration page as well as the Navigation Menu Bar are expla ined. You will also learn how to c[...]

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    Page 12 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-1 Administrator Login 4. Click the ’OK’ button. A License agreement page will appear a s shown in Fig 2-2 below. Figure 2-2 License Agreement Page 5. Click ‘Accept’ . The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Nexus Sum mary Informa tion’ page (Fig 2-3) will appear.[...]

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    Page 13 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-3 airHaul2 Nexus PRO Summary Information Page[...]

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    Page 14 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide The page information descriptions are pr ovided in the table below. Table 2-1 Page Information Descriptions Page Item Descriptions IP Address Editable Ethernet IP Address. IP Mask Editable Ethernet IP subnet Mask Gateway Editable Gateway IP address. Bridge IP configurati[...]

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    Page 15 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.2. Web GUI Administrator Password Change By default the Administrator password is smartBridges (case sensitive). Follow the steps below to cha nge the Administrator password. 1. Click on the ‘ Tools | User Manager ’ drop do wn menu in the navigation menu bar. An ?[...]

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    Page 16 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.3. Using the Configuration Pages The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO configu ration system comprises of seve ral pages for configuri ng the various parameters. A common navigation m enu bar is provi ded at the t op of each page for easy navigation as shown in the figure below. Fig[...]

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    Page 17 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-6 Editable Boxes for Parameter Editing[...]

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    Page 18 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.4. Navigation Menu Bar The Navigation Menu Bar contains menu items that a llow the user to go to different configuration pages. The following table summ arizes the functi ons available for each of the menu item links. Table 2-2 Menu Functions Menu Item Menu Sub-items D[...]

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    Page 19 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Provides a link to view associations. Security: Allows user to set the WEP Keys and to choose between Open/Shared System modes of authentication. WPA-PSK (TKIP, AES) is wher e encryption keys are automatically changed (called rekey in[...]

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    Page 20 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Ethernet MTU Size: Allows user to set the Ethernet MTU size for different applications. Syslog server IP Address: Allows user to set the Syslog server IP and log level. SNMP Trap server IP Address: Allows user to set the SNMP Trap ser[...]

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    Page 21 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Antenna alignment Shows the link status, link quality, RSSI. This menu item is available when airHaul 2 Nexus PRO is configured in Remote Bridge mode or Remote Router/NAT mode Site Survey Shows all the wireless devices operating in th[...]

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    Page 22 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.5. Device Operation Mode This section explains the configur ation s possible in the different m odes. With dual radios, the airHaul 2 Nexus PRO allows for maximum operation flexibility. 2.5.1 Repeater Mode Conf iguration Normally, to extend the WLAN coverage of an acce[...]

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    Page 23 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide To configure the device in Repeat er Mode, follow the steps below: 1. Go to Tools | System Configuration dropdown Men u. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below. 2. Click on the Device Mode link in the Sy stem Configuration page. 3. Choose Repeater Mode[...]

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    Page 24 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-9 Confirmation IP Configuration Figure 2-10 Repeater Mode with both radios associated[...]

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    Page 25 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.5.2 Link Aggregate Root Router Mode The Link Aggregate Mode is used to achi ev e increased bandwidth, high availability and link redundancy. Link ag gregation is used to optimi ze po rt (link) usage by groupi ng ports (Radio A and Radio B) together to form a single agg[...]

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    Page 26 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide To configure the device in Link Aggregat e Root Router Mode, follow these step s: 1. Go to Tools | System con figuration drop down men u. The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below. 2. Click on the Device Mode link in the Sy stem Configuration page. 3. Cho[...]

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    Page 27 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-12 Link Aggregate Root Router Mode Configurations[...]

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    Page 28 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-13 Confirmation Wirel ess IP Configur ation pop up window After configuring the device as Li nk Aggregation Root Router mode, the su mmary page looks as follows: Figure 2-14 Link Aggregate Root Router Mode (both radios a r e associated )[...]

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    Page 29 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.5.3 Link Aggregate Remote Router/NAT Mode Follow the steps below for configu ring the device in Link Aggregate Remote NAT Mode: 1. Go to Tools | System Conf iguration drop down Me nu. The System Configur ation will be displayed as shown below. 2. Click on the Device Mo[...]

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    Page 30 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-15 Link Aggregate – Remote Rou ter/NAT Mode Configuration Page[...]

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    Page 31 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-16 Confirmation Wireless IP pop up window After configuring the device in Link Aggregati on Remote NAT mode, the summary page looks as follows: Figure 2-17 Link Aggregate – NAT M ode (both radios are associate d)[...]

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    Page 32 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.6 Dual Radio Configuration In the Repeater mode, the two radios in the airHaul 2 Nexu s PRO are configured as Root and Rem ote. The configuration allows the user to co nfigure the airHaul 2 Nexus PRO unit as Root Bridge, Remote Bridge or Remote Router/NAT mode. By defa[...]

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    Page 33 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-18 System Configuration Pa ge – Root to Remote Bridge Note: Before changing one of the radios to Remote, the other radio needs to be changed to Root Bridge first.[...]

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    Page 34 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-19 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Bridge 2.6.2 Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT Follow the steps below to cha nge Root Bridge mode to Remote Router/NAT mode: 1 Go to Tools | S ystem Configuration drop do wn menu. The System Configuration will be displayed as sho[...]

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    Page 35 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-20 System Configuration Pa ge – Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT Figure 2-21 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT[...]

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    Page 36 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.6.3 Remote Bridge to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to cha nge Remote Bridge mode to Root Bridg e mode: 1 Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Config uration will be displayed as shown below. 2 Alternatively, click on the current dev ice mo[...]

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    Page 37 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-23 Changing Remote Bridge to Roo t Bridge 2.6.4 Remote Router/NAT to Root Bridge Follow the steps below to cha nge Remote Router/NAT mode to Root Bridge mode: 1 Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Config uration will be displayed as sho[...]

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    Page 38 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-24 System Configuration Pa ge--Remote Router/NAT to Root Bridge Figure 2-25 Changing Remote Router/NAT to Root Bridge[...]

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    Page 39 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.6.5 Remote Router/NAT to Remote Bridge Follow the steps below to cha nge Remote Router/NAT mode to Remote Bridge Mode: 1 Go to Tools | System Configuration drop down menu. The System Config uration will be displayed as shown below. 2 Alternatively, click on the current[...]

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    Page 40 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-27 Changing Remote Router/NAT to Remote Bridge 2.6.6 Remote Bridge to Remote Router/NAT Follow the steps below to cha nge Remote Bridge mode to Remot e Router/NAT mode 1 Go to Tools | S ystem Configuration drop do wn menu. The System Configuration will be displa[...]

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    Page 41 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-28: System Configuration pa ge-- Remote Bridge to Remote Ro uter/NAT[...]

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    Page 42 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-29 Changing Remote Bridge to Remo te Router/NAT[...]

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    Page 43 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.7 Root Bridge Configuration The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO unit is configured in Root Bridge m ode for use as a Root device. This section provides informati on on configu ring in this mode. 2.7.1 Bridge IP Configurations The Ethernet (wired-side) paramete rs need to be config[...]

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    Page 44 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.7.2 Wireless Configurations The wireless parameters need to be co nfigured for t he Root Bridge device to communicate with other airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Remo tes. Follow the steps below to cha nge the Root Bridge Wireless Co nfigurations: 1. From the Summary Information pa[...]

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    Page 45 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide The following table summarizes the information for the wireless settings. Table 2-3 Wireless Settings Page Items Descriptions SSID This is the current SSID. The user can change the SSID. The SSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking devices use to establish an[...]

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    Page 46 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide The figure below shows the list of clients associated wi th the airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Root Bridge device. Figure 2-32 Root Bridge Association List The MAC Address of the Link Status is the radio MAC of the a sso ciated remote device. The RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indi[...]

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    Page 47 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-34 Bridge Configuration Information[...]

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    Page 48 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.7.3 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) STP is a Layer 2 link management protocol that prov ides path redund ancy while preventing loop s in the network. For a Layer 2 Ethernet network to function prop erly, only one active path can exist between any two redundan [...]

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    Page 49 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Bridge forward delay 15 4-30 The period of time a brid ge will wait (the listen and learn period) before beginning to forward data packets. Ethernet port (ETH A) path cost 100 0-65535 The cost of using the port to reach the root bridge. Whe n selecting among multiple lin[...]

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    Page 50 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Radio port (Radio A) priority 128 0-255 The preference that STP gives to this port relative to the other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree. A higher numerical value mean s a lower priority; thus, the highest priority is 8. The Radio and Ethernet inter[...]

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    Page 51 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-35 Bridge Configuration[...]

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    Page 52 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.8 Remote Bridge Configuration The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO units can also be co nfigured to operate as a Remot e device to associate with a Root Bridge. 2.8.1 Bridge IP Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the ope ra tional mode chan ge to Remote Bridge mode. [...]

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    Page 53 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.8.2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters n eed to be confi gured to allow the Remo te Bridge airHaul 2 Nexus PRO unit to associate with the Root Bridge unit. Follow these steps below to configure the Rem ote Bridge Mo de wireless association paramete rs: 1 Go[...]

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    Page 54 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-38 Remote Bridge Associa ted Figure 2-39 Remote Bridge Associa tion with Root Bridge If the association status wi ndow does not appea r, click o n the link to download the JRE. Note : For Bridge and STP configuration, please refer to the section 2.6.3.[...]

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    Page 55 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.9 Remote Router/NAT Configuration The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO units can also be co nfigured to operate as a Remot e device to associate with Root Bridge. In Remote Mode the unit can op erate as Brid ge or Router. 2.9.1 Bridge IP Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured [...]

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    Page 56 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.9.2 Wireless Configuration The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the Remote Router/ NAT airHaul 2 Nexus PRO unit to associate with the Root Bridge unit. Follow these steps below to co nfigure the Remo te Router/NAT Mode Wirel ess IP Settings parameters[...]

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    Page 57 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide In order for the Remote Router/ NAT device to asso ciate with the Root Bri dge device, the user needs to configure the Root Bridge’s SSID and channel information for the Remote Router/NAT devic e. Follow these steps belo w to configure the Remote Router/NAT Mode wirele[...]

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    Page 58 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Click on ‘ Status’ to view the association link-status graph. Figure 2-44 Link Status Noise Floor is the mea sure of the signal created from the sum o f all noise source s and unwanted signals within a measurem ent system. Note : If the association status window does[...]

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    Page 59 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.9.3 DHCP Configurations The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Remote Router/NAT unit can be used as a DHCP se rver or DHCP relay agent. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configur ation Protocol) allows a ho st to be automatically assigned a new IP address out of a pool of IP addresses for its netw[...]

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    Page 60 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Follow the steps belo w to disa ble t he Remote Router/NAT DHCP server: 1. Click on ‘Net working’ | ‘DHCP Server’ from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration page. 2. Click on ‘Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay’ to disable the DHCP server configuration. 3. C[...]

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    Page 61 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-47 DHCP Relay Agent Confi gurations Follow the steps below to disa ble the Remote Router/NAT DHCP Relay Agent: 1. Click on ‘Net working’ | ‘DHCP Server’ from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration page. 2. Click on ‘Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay?[...]

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    Page 62 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.9.5 Routing Table The web interface allows viewing of the routes and the addition and removal of the static routes for the Remote Router/NAT. The Routing Table i s com mon to all the operating modes. Figure 2-48 Adding a Route in the Routing Table[...]

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    Page 63 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-49 Deleting a Route entry in the Routing Table Follow these steps below to delete a static r oute entry in the Remot e Router/NAT device. 1. Click on ‘Networking’ | ‘Routing Table’ from the menu bar to access the vie w routing table page. 2. Click on ‘[...]

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    Page 64 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-50 Adding Static Route[...]

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    Page 65 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.10 Disabling Radio for Single Radio Operation The Dual Nexus PRO backhaul contains two Ne xus PRO radios within a single enclosure for operational flexibility. However, single radio opera tio n is also possible by disabling one radio and using the other as a Root Bridg[...]

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    Page 66 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-51 Disabling of one radio Figure 2-52 Radio B Disabled[...]

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    Page 67 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 2.11. Wireless Settings Management The Radio Configuration Main page can be access ed from the Radio menu. Its contents will be slightly different for each of the operating different modes. 2.11.1 Wireless Settings Please refer to the Wireless Configurati on sections for[...]

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    Page 68 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Valid Key Chooses which key in the key table is used for authe ntication: 1 – 4 This value must be match between the root device a n d the Client. Key Table Display / Set WEP keys A maximum of four keys can be set. Follow the steps below to config ure the Data Encrypti[...]

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    Page 69 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Follow the steps below to disa ble Data Encryption: 1. Click the ‘Data Encryption’ link from the ‘Radio Main’ page. 2. If it is in Shared key mode, set to Open System . 3. Click the ‘ Disable button on the WEP. 4. Click the ‘Apply Changes’ button to change [...]

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    Page 70 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Table 2-6 WPA-PSK Page Items Descriptions WPA-PSK WPA-PSK is an extra-strong encryption where the encry ption keys are automatically changed (called re -keying ) and aut henticated between devices after a specified period of time, or after a spe cified number of packets [...]

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    Page 71 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 2-55 WPA2-PSK[...]

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    Page 72 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 3 . Performance Parameters and Bandwid th Controller This chapter gives instruct ions for editing the wireless radi o protocol parameters to optimize radio performance and for changing the Bandwidth Controlle r. These proce dures are the same for all the operational mode[...]

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    Page 73 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page Item Descriptions Default value is 2346 bytes. The range of value is fro m 256 to 2346. RTS/CTS Length a) Shows current value b) Changes value RTS: R equest T o S end CTS: C lear T o S end The RTS/CTS length determines the pack et size at or larger than the set valu[...]

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    Page 74 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Page Item Descriptions According to the IEEE 802.11 standard specification, a single frame combining a plurality of informatio n can be tran smitted. For example, the frame may carry data+acknowle dgement (ACK), data+poll , data+ ACK +poll or ACK +po ll for transmission.[...]

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    Page 75 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 3.2 Bandwidth Controller Using the bandwidth controller on the root device, the user can limit the wi reless link bandwidth in th e egress direction. To effectiv ely control the upload and downloa d bandwidth, the user will need to specify the necessary bandwidth p aram [...]

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    Page 76 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 4. Quality of Service (QoS) The primary goal of QoS is to provide priority such as dedi cated bandwidt h, controlled jitter and latency (required by some real time a nd interactive traffic), and impr oved loss characteristics. Another important goal is ensuring that by p[...]

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    Page 77 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 4-2 QoS Front Page Altogether, we have 9 different clas ses, which can be config ured. Note: Class 1 indicates the default value. In order to define the filters for a class, follow the step s below: 1. Click on Filters . 2. Select the application pack et that has [...]

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    Page 78 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 4-3 Selection Menu of Application Filter 3. Select whether the packet has to be f iltered based on IP or MAC. Figure 4-4 Selection Menu of IP/MAC based filter[...]

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    Page 79 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 4. Select whether the packet has to be filter ed based on Source address o r the Destination address. If the packet being filtered is based on IP, then enter the IP address. Or if it is filtere d ba sed on the MAC, then enter the MAC address. Figure 4-5 Selection Menu of[...]

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    Page 80 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 5. Select the Port, either Destination or Source base d a nd select the Port Number from the drop down menu. Alternatively, the Po rt Number can be customi zed. Figure 4-7 Selection of Destination/Source Port Figure 4-8 Selection Menu for Port Type (can be c ustomized b [...]

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    Page 81 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 6. Assign the TOS value betwee n 1 and 2 55. Figure 4-9 TOS value Dialog Box 7. After configuring the user defined filter, click on the Add to List to a dd the sel ected filter. Figure 4-10 Selected filter list window[...]

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    Page 82 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8. After adding the desired filters to the list, Click on the Apply Changes to save the configuration of the filt ers. There will be a confi rmatio n pop up window. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to discard the selection. Figure 4-11 Add filter Confirmation pop up window [...]

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    Page 83 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Deleting Filters: 1. The filters added can be deleted by first se le cting the added filters from the list and then clicking on Delete Selected filters . Figure 4-13: Delete Selected Filters. In order to configure the desired Minimu m and Maximu m bandwidth, priority acr[...]

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    Page 84 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 4-14 QoS Configuration Page[...]

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    Page 85 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 5. Survey The Site Survey tool is available for airHaul 2 Nexus PRO units operating in Re mote mode. To access the site survey page, go to ‘ Tools ’ | ‘ Site Survey ’ drop down menu. The followi ng figure shows the list of SSID from the site survey. It helps to s[...]

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    Page 86 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 6. Antenna Alignment Antenna Alignment can be used to optimize the ra dio performance and check the RSSI. This is only available when it is in Remote device mode. To ac cess the antenna alignme nt, go to the menu bar under Tools and choose ‘ Antenna Alignment ’. Use [...]

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    Page 87 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 6-1 Antenna Alignment[...]

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    Page 88 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 7. T raffic S t atistics Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics can be display ed by clicking on the ‘Net working’ | ‘Statistics’ dropdown menu. The foll owing figure shows the statistics page. This page will be refreshed after every 10 seconds. Figure 7-1 Traf[...]

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    Page 89 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Table 7-1 Ethernet Traffic Statistics Ethernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted Bytes Total no of packets transmitted from the parti cular interface Transmitted Unicast packets Total number of packets (Unica st) tran smitted to a specified destination Transmitted Discards [...]

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    Page 90 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Table 7-2 Wireless Traffic Statistics Wireless Traffic Statistics Transmit Success Rate No of successfully transmitted unicast and multicast MPDUs. Transmit Multiple retry No of unicast MPDUs success fu lly transmitted after two or more retries. Transmit Retry rate No of[...]

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    Page 91 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8. T ools Instructions on using the System Configuratio n Tools such as modifying the SNMP security settings and resetting the unit are given here. You will also lear n how to save the configuration param eters as profiles and use the Link Budget Plan ning Tool. 8.1 Syst[...]

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    Page 92 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Table 8-1 System Configuration Page Item Descriptions System Name Displays name of airHaul 2 Nexus PRO u nit Allows user to change airHaul 2 Nexus PRO unit name System Description Displays description of airHaul 2 Nexus PRO unit Allows user to change airHaul 2 Nexus PRO [...]

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    Page 93 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8.1.1 SNMP Security The user can edit the SNMP Comm unity String and SNMP Access filters. The SNMP community needs to match with the SNMP monitoring software used. The SNMP Access Filters allows you to determine which host(s) is authorized to monitor t he device using SN[...]

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    Page 94 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8.1.2 Reset Options All reset options power cy cl es the device and restarts the whole sy stem. Reset : To reset the device. The device will reboot wit h the cu rre nt configuration/values. Reset to Defaults : To re set the device to factory default configuration values.[...]

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    Page 95 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8.1.3 NTP Time Server Setup The device time comes from the net work time information source. The device needs access to a network timer (NTP time server) source. The NT P time server IP can be configu red as follows: 1. From the ’ System Configuration’ page, click on[...]

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    Page 96 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 8-5 Profile Manager Table 8-3 Function Descriptions Page Item Descriptions Save As: Choose a pro f ile name for the cu rrent configuration to be saved Profile Description: Specify a description for the profile to be saved Save Profile button Click to save cu rre n[...]

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    Page 97 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8.2.1 Save Profile Follow the steps below to save the cu rrent configuration to a profil e: 1. Select a profile name from ‘Save As’: 2. Enter a description of the profile. 3. Click the ‘ Save Profile’ button to apply changes. Note : Existing configuration paramet[...]

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    Page 98 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 8-6 Scheduling a Profile[...]

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    Page 99 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8.3 Link Test The Link Test utility is avail able from the navigation menu b ar Tools | Link Test drop down menu. From Link Test tools, the user ca n test Throughput and perform Ping Test. The user n eeds to run Radio Transmit on one radio and Radio Receive on t he other[...]

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    Page 100 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8.3.1 Throughput Test Follow the steps below to do a Throug hput Test: 1. Set up a link between two airHaul 2 N e x us PRO units. 2. Enter a valid IP address of the radio at the far-end. 3. Click on the ‘Radio Receiv e’ or ‘Radio Transmit’ button. 4. The Through[...]

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    Page 101 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 8.4 Link Budget Planning Link Budget Planning is a very useful tool fo r link budget estimation. The Link Budget Planning Calculator can be accessed from the navigation m enu bar ’Tools| Link Budget Planning Calculator’ drop down menu. A GPS Calculator is provided i[...]

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    Page 102 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide The ideal fade margin for a link is between 10 dBm to 20 dBm for a stable link based on the environmental conditions of the area. The Fresnel Zone Clearance requi red will also be displayed. Figure 8-10 Link Budget Planning Cal culator Link Budget .[...]

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    Page 103 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide 9. Firmware Upgrade The latest firmware for airHaul 2 Nexus PRO.is avai lable for download from smartBridges Support Center website at http://www.smartbridges.c om/s upp ort/ah2np.asp. The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO device firmwa re can b e upgraded from the web management int[...]

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    Page 104 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Figure 9-2 airHaul 2 Nexus PRO Firmware Upgra d e (firmware transferred) Figure 9-3 Successful firmware upgrade pop up windo w[...]

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    Page 105 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Appendix A – Point s to Remember Antenna Frequency support • 5GHz antennas will work between 5.2 and 5.8 GHz. • 2.4 GHz band antennas will work betwe en 2.4 GHz to 2.485 G Hz Gain • 5 Ghz band antenna gain is 23 dBi. • 2.4 Ghz band antenna gain is 24 dBi • 2[...]

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    Page 106 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Radio • Transmit power – can be varied betwee n -5 dBm to +23 dBm • To achieve high distance and high throu ghput at low EIRP (33dBm as per ETSI) a high gain antenna (29 dBi) with low tra nsmit power of the radio is recommended. • Setting up a radio at high Tran[...]

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    Page 107 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Link Test • Web based ping test and throughp ut test option is avail able for testing a link . Association of Radio • In the 5 GHz band, due to DFS requirements (avoid ance of interf ering with Military Radar), there might be a time delay in associ ation of a radio.[...]

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    Page 108 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Appendix B – Useful terms and definitions Acronyms and Abbrev iations MAC Media Access Control RSSI Receive Signal Sensitivity Indication SSID Service Set Identifier DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ACL Access Control List SNMP Simple Network Management Protoc[...]

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    Page 109 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide WEP According to the IEEE 802.11 standard, Wired Equiv alent Privacy ( WEP ) is intended to provide “confidentiality that is subjectively equivalent to the confidentialit y of a wired local area network medium and that does not employ crypt ographic techniques to enh [...]

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    Page 110 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide every 30 seconds by defa ult. Other RIP equipments w ill liste n for these RIP broadcasts and up date their own route tables. DHCP DHCP stands for ‘Dynami c Host Configuratio n Protocol’ and is a means for n etworked computers to get their TCP/IP networking settings[...]

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    Page 111 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Appendix C – SNMP T rap The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO.gene rates SNMP trap that can be forward ed to the SNMP Trap server. The SNMP Trap server IP addre ss is set in section. The following table provides a list of SNMP traps generate d. Trap Message IP address Object Identi[...]

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    Page 112 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Appendix D – SNMP MIB The Mib for airHaul 2 Nexus PRO device can be do wnloaded at http://www.smartbridges.com/support/ah2np.asp . It contains all the MIB files used in the devi ce. How to use the MIB files? **************************************** *******************[...]

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    Page 113 of 113 intelligent wireless platform airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide Appendix E – License The airHaul 2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide is Co pyright © 2004-2006 by smartBridges. All right s reserved. Redistribution and use in source and bin ary form s, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met[...]