TM AirPair 100-UL High-Capacity 24 GHz Unlicensed Band Wireless Ethernet System Product Manual Version 1.
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NOTICE This document contains confidential information, which is proprietary to DragonWave. No part of its contents can be used, copied, disclosed, or conveyed to any party in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission from DragonWave Inc. Copyright © 2001-2003 DragonWave Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in Canada.
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1. ....REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................................2 1.2. ....ICONS...............................................................................................................................................................3 2.
DragonWave Inc. vi 5.2. ....M OUNTING SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................................35 6. INSTALLATION OF RADIO AND MODEM ................................................................... 37 6.1. ....M OUNTING THE RADIO AND A NTENNA ONTO THE M OUNTING BRACKET ..........................................37 6.2. ....VISUALLY-ALIGNING RADIOS....................................................................................
List of Procedures vii List of Procedures Procedure 4-1 Configuring the Serial Port using the CLI......................................... 13 Procedure 4-2 Create Login Account ........................................................................... 16 Procedure 4-3 Set AirPair Frequency available and Transmit Power ...................... 18 Procedure 4-4 Setting the 24GHz AirPair Frequency channels for user-defined custom frequency pairs..................................................................
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1. Introduction This manual describes both the DragonWave AirPairTM 50 system and the AirPair TM 100 system. Use this manual to learn how to install and configure the DragonWave AirPairTM 50 and AirPair TM 100 systems. This document refers to the AirPair 50 and AirPair 100 systems as the AirPairTM.
DragonWave Inc. 1.1. References This document refers to the following documents: • Cleveland, Robert F., Jr., David M. Sylvar and Jerry L. Ulcek. OET Bulletin 65.Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, Edition 97-01, August 1997. • ET Docket No. 96-8, RM8165. April 10, 1997. Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Spread Spectrum Transmitters. FCC. • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1992).
Introduction 3 1.2. Icons The following icons appear in this manual and highlight areas of special interest and importance. Warning Cause Bodily Harm Caution Cause damage to equipment or service outage i Information or Note Important Information Version 1.
2. Safety and Regulatory Compliance This section details safety issues and regulatory compliance. 2.1. Safety Information 2.1.1. Safety Information for DragonWave’s AirPairTM The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with its action in ET Docket 96-8, has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC-certified equipment. DragonWave AirPairTM meets the uncontrolled environmental limits found in OET-65 and ANSI C95.1, 1991.
Safety and Regulatory Compliance 5 2.1.4. Electrocution Hazard Warning Electrocution Hazard This product is intended to be connected to a –48v dc power source (supplied by DragonWave Inc.), which must be electrically isolated from any ac sources and reliably connected to Earth ground. Do not install DragonWave products near any type of power line. Should your antenna or related hardware come in contact with power lines, severe bodily harm or death could result! 2.2.
DragonWave Inc. 6 Warning The Part 15 radio device operates on a noninterference basis with the other devices operating at this frequency. Any changes or modification to said product not expressly approved by DragonWave Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this device. 2.2.2.
3. Warranty This section describes the warranty. 3.1. General Terms (a) All Definitions contained in DragonWave Inc.’s Terms and Conditions of Sale apply to the Warranty. (b) This Warranty applies to all original purchases of DragonWave Inc. manufactured equipment and accessories (collectively “Equipment”). (c) This Warranty applies to the specifications contained in the most recent version of the manual for the model of Equipment purchased.
DragonWave Inc. 8 (d) In no event will DragonWave Inc. be liable for damage to the Equipment resulting from improper handling during or after shipment, misuse, neglect, improper installation, operation or repair (other than by authorized DragonWave Inc. personnel), alteration, accident, or for any other cause not attributable to defects in materials or workmanship on the part of DragonWave Inc. 3.3. Software (a) DragonWave Inc.
Warranty 9 (b) If the problem is not resolved over the telephone, the Customer shall attach a DragonWave Repair and Return Form to each returned item describing the fault and the Customer’s return address. The Customer shall, at its cost, properly pack the item to be returned, prepay the insurance and shipping charges, and ship the item to the specified location. (c) If the DragonWave Inc. equipment shall prove to be defective in material or workmanship upon examination by DragonWave Inc., DragonWave Inc.
DragonWave Inc. 10 3.6. Force Majeure (a) DragonWave Inc. shall not be liable if its performance of the Terms and Conditions of Sale becomes commercially impractical due to any contingency beyond DragonWave Inc.
4. Description DragonWave’s AirPair product family provides system integrators with a point-topoint broadband radio that delivers wireless Ethernet IP-based services. Requiring no server room installation, the all-outdoor ready AirPair installs quickly and delivers the lowest cost per Mbit/s wireless solution in the industry. AirPair is the ideal choice wherever rapid deployment of Carrier-grade Ethernet service is required. The DragonWave AirPair 100-UL is an unlicensed, wireless Ethernet bridge.
DragonWave Inc. 4.1. 12 AirPair 100-UL Specifications The AirPair 100-UL specifications are: • • • • • Network Ready o Wirespeed 100 Mbps full duplex o SNMP-, HTTP-based network management Carrier Grade o As high as 99.
Description 13 i Note You may wish to use the AirPal Link Budget tool provided on the AirPair Toolkit CD ROM or the Link Budget Tool included with the PDA software. 4.2.1. Power Output The Output Power (Pout ) and the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) are located on the Transmit path. The Pout is at the radio flange. The radio flange connects to the antenna waveguide. EIRP is at the antenna output.
DragonWave Inc. 14 Parameter Value Bits per second 19200 Data bits 8 Parity none Stop bits 1 Flow control none 4. Press . The AirPairTM UL-100 Login menu is displayed.
Description 15 4.3.2. Create Login Account Before you may use the AirPair system, you need to activate the Administrator and Network Operations Center (NOC) accounts. The system is shipped with default settings for each account, but until you change the username and the password, these accounts are not activated. i Information For security reasons, no prompt is displayed until a user account has been established.
DragonWave Inc. 16 Procedure 4-2 Create Login Account Use this procedure to create a new administrator user account. Required Action Steps Create Login Account Notes: • As a security measure prior to setup of initial account, no user prompt appears. • The default account can only set up a user account. No other commands will work. • Only one account can be setup. Each new account setup overwrites the older account.
Description 17 Required Action Steps Enter your username: username: press Enter Enter your password: password: press Enter Change NOC username and password Changes the NOC username and password for security reasons. The default NOC username is d&wave. The default NOC password is worthit.
DragonWave Inc. 18 4.4. Set AirPair Frequency This section describes how to set the radio frequency and transmit power using the CLI. Before setting the frequency or transmitting power, ensure that the radio is connected to the modem through a serial port. Note: One must be GO and the other must be Return. Vertical and horizontal polarizations are completed during install.
Description 19 Required Action Steps get frequency bank Displays the frequency bank.
DragonWave Inc. 20 Required Action Steps get available frequency Displays the frequency bank. This will show the frequencies for the direction programmed using the set frequency bank command. If the frequency bank was selected to GO, then the GO bank of frequencies is displayed, and similarly the RETURN bank of frequencies is displayed if the RETURN frequency bank was selected. . Sequence: get available frequency press Enter The system responds: (“go” frequencies shown.
Description 21 Required Action Steps get antenna diameter Displays the programmed antenna diameter. Sequence: get antenna diameter press Enter The system responds: Antenna Diameter: 12 inch 24 inch 36 inch - Programmed Note: The antenna diameter affects the radio Tx power for radio band un24 only. Set antenna diameter [index] Displays the programmed antenna size.
DragonWave Inc. 22 Required Action Steps set transmit power [power in dBm] Sets the transmit power, if required. Sequence: set transmit power [power in dBm] press Enter where [power in dBm] is a multiple of 10 value, i.e. 132 represents 13.2 dBm, 94 represents 9.4 dBm. The system responds: System is programmed and transmitting at [powerLevel] dBm. If the radio is not connected, the system responds: System programmed to [powerLevel] dBm. Radio communication has failed. System not transmitting.
Description 23 4.5. Set AirPair Custom Frequency Settings This section details how to set the frequency channels for user-defined custom frequency pairs, i.e., decoupled frequencies, and how to set the gain. Procedure 4-4 Setting the 24GHz AirPair Frequency channels for user-defined custom frequency pairs Perform this procedure to set the 24 GHz AirPair frequency channels for userdefined custom frequency pairs (decoupled frequencies) and to set the gain. Notes: 1.
DragonWave Inc. 24 Required Action Steps get programmed frequency Displays the programmed frequency. Sequence: Get programmed frequency press Enter The system responds: ( example uses programmed frequency UNL1) Index UNL1 TX IF 670 RX IF 2000 TX RF 24080 RX RF 24150 Note: All Frequencies in MHz. get unlicensed frequencies Rx Displays the bank of CUSTOM receive (Rx) frequencies available for use.
Description 25 Required Action Steps set unlicensed frequencies rx [index] Sets the frequency to CUSTOM (decoupled) frequencies for receive (Rx) direction. Note: the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) frequencies must differ by at least 70 MHz. Sequence: set unlicensed frequencies Rx [index] press Enter where Rx is the receive direction. Index is the index number of the frequency.
DragonWave Inc. 26 Required Action Steps set unlicensed frequencies Tx [index] Sets the frequency to CUSTOM (decoupled) frequencies for the transmit (tx) direction Note: the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) frequencies must differ by at least 70 MHz. Sequence: set unlicensed frequencies Tx [index] press Enter where Tx is the transmit direction. Index is the index number of the frequency.
Description 27 Required Action Steps get antenna diameter Displays the programmed antenna diameter. Sequence: get antenna diameter press Enter The system responds: Antenna Diameter: 12 inch 24 inch 36 inch - Programmed Note: The antenna diameter affects Tx power for radio band un24 only. Set antenna diameter [index] Sets the programmed antenna size.
DragonWave Inc. 28 Required Action Steps set transmit power [power in dBm] Sets the transmit power, if required. Sequence: set transmit power [power in dBm] press Enter where [power in dBm] is a multiple of 10 value, i.e., 132 represents 13.2 dBm, 94 represents 9.4 dBm. The system responds: System is programmed and transmitting at [powerLevel] dBm. If the radio is not connected, the system responds: System programmed to [powerLevel] dBm. Radio communication has failed. System not transmitting.
Description 29 4.6. Set IP address You can use Telnet to access the AirPair system from your PC using an Internet Protocol (IP) address. An IP address is a number given to a device so that a network can identify it. The IP address format is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. For example, 192.168.0.1 could be an IP address. If you assign an IP address to your radio, you can access the radio from your network. Version 1.
DragonWave Inc. 30 Procedure 4-5 Setting the IP Address Perform this procedure to set the IP address for the system so you can access the AirPair from your desktop. Required Action Steps Login Log in as a NOC user. Only the NOC user is allowed to set the IP address. Sequence: Enter an NOC username: username: press Enter Enter an NOC password: password: press Enter set ip address Set the IP address used for the system. Sequence: set ip address [123.123.123.
Description 31 Required Action Steps The system responds: NAK’ if request cannot be processed, otherwise returns the following which acknowledges completion of the request: System default gateway: 123.123.123.123 reset system Resets the system to save the setting to FLASH and restart the system with the new settings taking effect. Sequence: reset system press Enter The system responds: system reset. Version 1.
DragonWave Inc. 32 4.7. VLAN tagging A Local Area Network (LAN) is a single-broadcast domain. If a user broadcasts information on the LAN, every other user on the LAN receives the broadcast. A router prevents broadcast messages from leaving a LAN, which reduces collisions and improves performance. A network manager can create smaller broadcast domains and reduce network broadcasts by logically segmenting a LAN into different broadcast domains.
Description 33 Procedure 4-6 Setting VLAN Tag i Note If you set the VLAN tag to the incorrect value, you can lose remote access to the AirPair. Make sure the VLAN tag matches your administrative network tag. Perform this procedure to enable VLAN tagging for the AirPair. Note: To perform this procedure, you must have NOC user rights. Required Action Steps login Log in as an NOC user.
DragonWave Inc. Required Action 34 Steps set vlan tag [8100XXXX] press Enter where XXXX is the two byte tag control The system responds: VLAN tagging is [off | on using 8100XXXX] get vlan tag Displays that the VLAN tagging information for the system is correct. If you have entered an incorrect VLAN tag, you cannot communicate remotely with the AirPair.
5. Installation This section describes how to install the DragonWave AirPair. Perform the procedures in this section in sequence presented. 5.1. Before you begin Caution DragonWave Inc. recommends to connect the AirPair system to an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) or an equivalent system in order to withstand power interruptions. Before installation, preset each DragonWave radio to the desired channel within the frequency band allocated to this particular installation. 5.2.
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6. Installation of Radio and Modem This section describes how to install the radio and modem.
DragonWave Inc. 38 Perform this procedure to mount the 12″ and 18″ antennas and radios. Vertical Polarization: Groove on back plate is in vertical orientation. Cables point down and to the right. Horizontal Polarization: Groove on back plate is in horizontal orientation. Cables point down and to the left.
Installation of Radio and Antenna 39 6.2. Visually-aligning Radios This section describes how to visually align the radios. Procedure 6-2 Visually align the radios Perform this procedure to visually align the radios. 1. Visually align the radios to each other. Be as accurate as possible. 2. Visually align one end of the point-to-point link. Repeat this procedure for the other end. 3. Place a mark on the radio bracket to identify the starting point before you begin to fine-tune the radio alignment.
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Installation of Radio and Antenna 41 Figure 6-3 Modem connected to Radios and 18″, 24″ and 36″ antennas 24 GHz system with 18” dish Version 1.
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Installation of Radio and Antenna 43 Figure 6-5 24 GHz system with 36” antenna mounted Procedure 6-4 Connecting the IF and RS-232 cable to the modem and radio Perform this procedure to connect the IF and RS-232 cable to the modem and radio. 1. Connect IF cable to the IF connector on the modem and the radio. 2. Connect the RS-232 cable to the serial connector on the modem and the radio. Note: Do NOT connect the Power cable or the CAT5 Ethernet cable to LAN equipment at this time. Version 1.
DragonWave Inc. 44 Caution Lightning protection is required by the DragonWave Warranty Statement. Failure to provide proper lightning protection can result in the Product Warranty being void. Caution Lightning protection regulations and standards for proper protection are covered under the national or regional electrical safety codes such as the National Electrical Code in the United States.
Installation of Radio and Antenna 45 Procedure 6-5 Connect the power cable to the modem and the power pack Caution Install the Power cable only after proper grounding and lightning protection has been established. Caution Connect the Airpair system to an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) or equivalent system in order to withstand power outages. Caution Cables must have strain-relief support. Ensure cabling is attached to tower or mast in a manner to provide maximum strain relief.
DragonWave Inc. 46 6.3. Fine-adjust alignment of the radios This section describes how to perform fine-adjust alignment of the radios. When you prepare to align the radios, you must consider two important factors: • Main Lobe and Side Lobes of Radio Waves • Clear Line of Sight (LOS) 6.3.1. Main Lobe and Side Lobes of Radio Waves When you align the radios, make sure you align to the Main Lobe of the transmission.
Installation of Radio and Antenna 47 Figure 6-8 Main and Side Lobes - Radio Signal Using 12″/30 cm Antenna Version 1.
DragonWave Inc. 48 6.4. Clear Line of Sight Caution There can be no obstructions in the Fresnel zone. If there are obstructions within this broad beam or Fresnel Zone, some of the signal is diffracted off the obstruction, with an accompanying phase shift. The AirPair must have a clear line of sight. Use caution and make sure there is proper Fresnel Zone clearance. The size of the beam grows as it propagates towards the destination. The beam must have no obstructions in its path.
Installation of Radio and Antenna 49 Figure 6-9 WRONG! Obstruction of the Fresnel Zone Figure 6-10 WRONG! Trees within the Fresnel Zone Obstruct the Signal Fresnel Zone Version 1.
DragonWave Inc. 50 6.5. Fine-adjust align the radios Caution Alignment of the radios requires power to be supplied to the modem. Caution Proper alignment results in increased signal quality! Once the radios have been visually aligned, fine adjust alignment can begin. Pan across the entire beamwidth to ensure the alignment corresponds to the Main Lobe and not to a Side Lobe.
Installation of Radio and Antenna 51 Figure 6-11 Modem Procedure 6-6 Fine-adjust Align Radios Use this procedure to fine-adjust the alignment of the radios. At the first end: (a) Pan or move the antenna horizontally at one end across the entire beamwidth to identify the Main Lobe and the two side lobes. See Figure 6-8. Place a mark on the radio bracket to identify Main Lobe and each of the Side Lobes. The Main Lobe is approximately 2 degrees in width. The two Side Lobes are approximately 5 degrees apart.
DragonWave Inc. 52 (d) Tighten the bolt to lock the antenna in place. At the first end: (a) Pan or move the antenna horizontally at one end across the entire beamwidth to identify the Main Lobe and the two side lobes. (b) Tilt or move the antenna vertically and locate the strongest receive signal reading. (c) Pan or move the antenna horizontally and locate the strongest receive signal reading. (d) Tighten the bolt to lock the antenna in place.
Installation of Radio and Antenna 53 6.5.1. Perform a Data Test This section describes how to perform a data test. Procedure 6-7 Perform a data test Perform this procedure to confirm the network link is working properly. It is assumed that you are using an Ethernet traffic-generating device. 1. Connect the device to the Ethernet cable at either end. 2. Confirm data can be passed within desired error rates.
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7. Setting up the SNMP Procedure 7-1 Setting up SNMP Perform this procedure to set up SNMP for the AirPair. Required Action Steps telnet Telnets to the AirPair. set snmp access mode [v1/v2c/off] Selects a mode. Sequence: set snmp access mode [v1/v2c/off] press Enter The system responds: SNMP Mode: [v1 | v2c | off] set snmp set request [on/off] Sets the SNMP access on. This allows SNMP v1 and v2c ‘Set’ requests.
DragonWave Inc. Required Action 56 Steps 1 2 192.168.1.133 192.168.1.100 example text1 example text2 If there are no managers specified, the system responds: No managers configured for the system. set snmp manager [mgr#] [ip address] [enable/disable] [community string] Specifies the SNMP managers to allow access to the system. Sequence: set snmp manager [mgr#] [ip address] [enable/disable] [community string] press Enter The system responds: Mgr# IpAddress Status 1 192.7.1.1 disabled 2 0.0.0.
Setting Up SNMP 57 7.1.1. AirPair Enterprise Management Information Base A Management Information Base (MIB) contains information about a network device that is managed by SNMP. AirPair supports industry standards MIB I and MIB II. In addition, DragonWave provides an enterprise MIB for AirPair. For a list of objects and their definitions refer to the AirPair MIB definition file on the DragonWave Toolkit CD-ROM. You must load the AirPair MIB onto your own MIB browser or Network Management Station (NMS).
DragonWave Inc. Required Action 58 Steps [communityString] Sequence: set snmp trap host [host #] [ipAddress] [enable/disable] [communityString] press Enter The system responds: Host# IpAddress 1 0.0.0.0 2 0.0.0.0 3 3.3.3.3 4 0.0.0.0 5 0.0.0.0 Status disabled disabled enabled disabled disabled CommunityString public public new text string here public public Note: A maximum of 5 hosts are allowed. If all the hosts are filled in, remove 1 host by overwriting the particular index.
Setting Up SNMP 59 Required Action Steps Sequence: set snmp trap [trapIndex] [enable/disable] press Enter The system responds: Trap# TrapName Enabled(Yes | No) 1 ColdStart No 2 WarmStart No 3 Link down No 4 Link up No 5 Explicit Authentication Failure No 6 AutoNeg Mismatched Duplex No 7 LossOfSignalLockFromDemod No 8 BerThresholdExceeded No 9 Mod PLL lock failure No 10 Mod loss of sync bytes No 11 Mod input FIFO overrun/underrun No 12 Mod input data inactivity No 13 SNR below threshold No 14 PLDRO lost lo
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8. Technical Support DragonWave provides technical support on all products shipped to Customers. Our Technical Support centre provides support 7 days a week and 24 hours per day. The centre is staffed by the DragonWave technical support during normal office hours, (Monday – Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time). After hours the calls are routed to a cell phone / pager to reach the technical support engineer on call.
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9. Notice Information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. DragonWave Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishings, performance, or use of the material. 9.1. Copyright © Copyright 2000-2003 by DragonWave Inc. All rights reserved. This document contains confidential information, which is proprietary to DragonWave Inc.
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Appendix A – Frequency Channel Plans This appendix describes frequency channel plans. Table A- 1 lists the FCC Channel Plans for 24 GHz. Note: Either of the two radios may be programmed at the GO frequency. The other radio must then be programmed at the matching RETURN frequency for coupled (paired) operation. Therefore, using the table below, if one radio is set to transmit at 24080 MHz, then other radio must be set to transmit at 24150 MHz. Refer to the section below for decoupled (unpaired) operation.
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Appendix B – Mounting Instructions for 30 CM, 45 CM, 60 CM, 90cm, 120 cm Antennas See the appropriate Antenna Mounting Instructions Manual. The Mounting Instruction Manual is shipped in the box with the mounting equipment and antenna.
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