SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Version 1.0 / Last Revised August, 2000 Installation and Operation User Guide Version 1.0Wave / LastWireless RevisedNetworking September, 2000 a SPEEDCOM Wireless Company 1748 Independence Blvd. C-5 Sarasota, FL 34234 941-358-9283 Wave Wireless Networking www.speedlan.com a SPEEDCOM Wireless Company 1748 Independence Blvd., C-5 Sarasota, FL 34234 941-358-9283 www.speedlan.
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SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................................. 1-1 Features and Benefits .................................................................................................................1-2 Transparent Ethernet Bridging with Advanced Filtering for Security and Network Reliability ........1-2 IP Routing with Advanced Filtering for Security..........................................
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200......................................... 5-1 General Setup ...........................................................................................................................5-2 Interface & Advanced Interface Setup..........................................................................................5-4 Interface Setup ...........................................................................
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Chapter 9 - SNMP Setup .................................................................................. 9-1 SNMP Setup ..............................................................................................................................9-2 Chapter 10 - System Access Setup .............................................................. 10-1 System Access Setup................................................................................
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Appendix Protocols & Ethernet Addresses..................................... Appendix-1 Common Ethernet Protocols............................................................................................ Appendix-2 Common Ethernet Vendor Addresses ............................................................................... Appendix-4 Common Ethernet Multicast Addresses...........................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Features and Benefits SPEEDLAN 4100 and 4200 are wireless Ethernet brouters. Similar in function to other SPEEDLAN products, the 4100 and 4200 differ in how they are installed. Using a unique pole mount design, the 4100 and 4200 allow up to 300 feet of cable to be run from the connection point to the network up to the RF device, without introducing loss of any radio signal.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Management SNMP wireless and wired link management may be administered from any Ethernet network or remotely from the Internet. The SNMP MIB II, Bridge MIB, and Ethernet-Interface MIB come with the brouters, so you can use SNMP to monitor a number of SPEEDLAN parameters, including RF-signal quality and noise level.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Wireless Multipoint Protocol Campus Cell PRC features provide multipoint networking, improved performance, and increased reliability. In multipoint networks, a SPEEDLAN 4100 acts as a central base station with responsibility to manage the flow of data within the radio cell. When necessary, packets are repeated or retransmitted by this brouter, allowing communications between multiple remote networks by using SPEEDLAN 4200.
Chapter 2 Quick Start
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide System Description The SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 are high speed, long range wireless LAN brouters that provide connectivity to remote Ethernet networks. For single point-to-point links, a SPEEDLAN 4200 can be used in each building to create a wireless communication link. For multipoint links, a SPEEDLAN 4100 acts as the central base station, which controls the communication between multiple SPEEDLAN 4200 brouters acting as CPE.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • 24" proprietary pigtail cable • *Grounding clamps • *Ethernet surge protector • *Wire zip ties *Antenna (specialized upon request) * Note: Items can be purchased separately or as part of an Installation Kit. • Installation Steps Some installation instructions are specific to customers who purchased Installation Kits from Wave Wireless. To view a diagram of the installation listed below, see Installation Diagram, page 2-8.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Step 2. Mounting the Antenna Follow the instructions below to mount the antenna. Note: You can use a 24db grid antenna to achieve a link as long as the remote brouter can hear it. a) On a side-building mount, position the bracket so there will be at least three feet (one meter) above the roof line where the pole is attached. This enables room for the antenna and reduces signal loss from building reflection.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Step 3. Mounting the SPEEDLAN 4100 or 4200 Brouter Select one of two options below: • Option A: Pole Mount On a pole mount, position the brouter 5 to 10 feet below the antenna. Then, attach the brouter to the mounting pole using two included U-bolt clamps, one on the top of the brouter and the other on the bottom of brouter. Make sure you tighten the screws on the back of the pole mount.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide f) Create a proper weatherproofing seal on all outdoor connections by wrapping it with electrical tape and sealing it with putty. This is the most crucial step of the installation. If this procedure is not completed, long-term and complex problems could occur. For more information on implementing this procedure, see Weatherproofing Connectors, page 2-6. g) Next, ground the lighting arrestor.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Step 8. Connect the Wireless SPEEDLAN Brouter to Customer's Ethernet LAN a) Connect the RJ-45 connector on a standard Ethernet CAT5 cable to the RJ-45 port (color of port is white) on indoor junction box. b) Connect the other end of the Ethernet CAT5 cable to your Ethernet hub, switch or router. Step 9. Adding Additional Brouters Repeat the steps above for all of The SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 brouters that will be communicating with this one.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Installation Diagram The diagram below displays where the main components are located. All outdoor cable connections and lightning arrestors must be insulated with waterproof electrical putty.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Polarizations on a Grid Antenna The antenna must be aimed so that when you look out from the center of the antenna it is pointing toward the receiving antenna on the other building. The radio signal radiates from the end of the antenna like a wide-beamed flashlight.
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Chapter 3 Hardware
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Drawings of Components Overview of SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 (Tower Mount) To Antenna Mounting Pole U-bolt Brackets 10 ' Antenna Coax Cable SPEEDLAN 4100 / 4200 RTNC Bulkhead 24 " Coax Pigtail Lightning Arrestor Ethernet Bulkhead Connector Outdoor CAT5 Cable Grounding Wire To Ground To Indoor Junction Box 3-2 Hardware
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Front and Back of Indoor Junction Box White Orange To SPEEDLAN Chassis To LAN To AC/DC Power Supply Bottom View of SPEEDLAN 4100/4200 Waterproof Ethernet Bulkhead Connector (Ethernet & DC Power) Hardware RTNC Bulkhead Connector (RF Signal) 3-3
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Upgrading the Firmware You will need to update your firmware if the old one is damaged or additional functionality has been added. To upgrade the firmware, do the following: 1 Turn the SPEEDLAN unit off. 2 Connect the PC to the brouter using a crossover Ethernet cable, or using 2 Straight-through cables and a hub. 3 Under the Network Neighborhood on your PC, change the IP address to 198.17.74.195 and assign a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0.
Chapter 4 Overview of Configurator
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Installation and Setup Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Configurator To install the SPEEDLAN Configurator, do the following: 1 Shut down all programs and applications. Note: The SPEEDLAN Configurator uses library files, which reside on your Windows 95/98/ NT 4.0 PC. If a program or application is open, the Setup will not install correctly.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Turning off the brouter, or otherwise interrupting the reprogramming of the Flash ROM, will damage the programming of the brouter, and render it inoperable. Note: Anytime you make changes in Frequency, IP Routing, or Network ID, start with the brouter furthest away from your current location. This will allow you to complete your changes without having to physically go to each location.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide The Toolbar Open Open Remote Help Save Select Save Device Remote Note: Upload Software System Information The functions on the toolbar can also be accessed from the menus on the Configurator (i.e., Save can be accessed from the File menu). The Menu Bar 4-4 • The File Menu - This is the most common menu and is used to perform the following functions: • Open Config File - This opens a configuration file from disk.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Quick Overview of Other Menus • View Menu - This menu is used to change the display of the Configurator's various items. • Setup Menu - This menu is used to modify all aspects of the brouter. • Monitor Menu - This menu is used to monitor the brouter's performance and monitor another brouter. • Analyze Menu - This menu is used to select another brouter and perform various tests (i.e.
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Chapter 5 Configuring SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide General Setup This dialog box activates the features to configure your brouters. To select this dialog box, choose General Setup from the Setup menu of the SPEEDLAN Configurator. Select the appropriate check boxes as described below: 5-2 • Enable Bridging The transparent bridging function will be enabled when this is item is selected. If you want the brouters to perform the bridging function, you must select this check box.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Enable Data Encryption This optional feature allows you to encrypt wireless data transmissions on top of the encryption provided by the radio. It provides 56-bit DES encryption. It is not shipped standard as part of the brouter. If you did not purchase it when you originally bought the brouter, it can be purchased later as a software upgrade. Data encryption is disabled by default.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Enable Access Point Radius Authentication This option is not available at this time • Enable CampusPRC Radius Authentication This option is not available at this time. • Enable IP/UDP/TCP Security Filters This option is not available at this time. • Enable AppleTalk Security Filters This option is not available at this time. • Enable Novell Security Filters This option is not available at this time.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Advanced Interface Setup To set up the advanced interface, choose Advanced Interface Setup from the Setup menu on the SPEEDLAN Configurator. The Advanced Interface Setup contains a few more advanced settings, but they are set up in the same manner. Note that the Max Tx rate is available on both the Interface Setup and Advanced Interface Setup. Max Tx Rate is useful to ISPs that want to regulate the maximum bandwidth provided to each customer.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide The Setup Buttons Setup 1 Button - Ethernet Setup To modify the Ethernet Setup, click the Setup 1 button on the Interface Setup or Advanced Interface Setup dialog box. SPEEDLAN 4100/4200 brouters come standard with a 10 Base-T interface to connect to your wired network. Clicking the Setup buttons (1 and 2) on the Interface & Advanced Interface Setup dialog box will open the Setup dialog box (for the interface selected).
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Setup 2 Button - 11 Mb RF Interface Setup To modify the 11 Mb RF Interface Setup, click the Setup 2 button on the Interface Setup or Advanced Interface Setup dialog box. This dialog box displays the configuration settings that control the individual interfaces and how they communicate with each other. On the next page, you will find a description of the settings, as well as how they affect the brouter's performance of the interfaces.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide other protocols to experience poor performance. Campus Cell PRC helps to alleviate this problem by placing multiple packets into one larger packet, which saves bandwidth by eliminating the extra overhead. The transport methods are described below: • Campus Cell PRC Mode (No Base Station/Brouter) This method of transportation is used only for point-to-point links.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Advanced Button - 11 Mb RF Interface Setup The Advanced button is located to the left of the Frequency button. Clicking this button will open a new dialog box that allows you to change the Network ID and rate of the interface. • Network ID The Network ID is a security setting that allows the brouter to reject packets from other wireless brouters in the area.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Warning: • Standard This setting limits the card by providing 2 Mbps of bandwidth. The receiver sensitivity of the radio with this setting is -89 dBm. • Low This setting limits the card by providing 1 Mbps of bandwidth. The receiver sensitivity of the radio with this setting is -92 dBm. This setting must be set to the same value for the brouters that will be communicating together.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Security Button - 11 Mb RF Security Setup The Security button is located to the right of the Frequency button. Clicking this button will open a new dialog box that allows you to change the security options of the interface. These settings are used to encrypt data that will be transmitted by the 11 Mb RF port and also to decrypt data that is received by 11 Mb RF port.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Warning: This setting must be set to the same value for the brouters that will be communicating together. Failure to set them to the same value will prevent any communications from taking place. For example, in order to use a multipoint link, you must use the same Encryption setting on the base station (SPEEDLAN 4100) and on the CPE brouter (SPEEDLAN 4200). There is also an option to Deny non encrypted Data.
Chapter 6 Bridging Setup
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Bridge Setup Each SPEEDLAN brouter contains an IEEE 802.3 MAC-layer bridging engine. The bridge can be configured to filter or pass any 802.3 frame type protocols, including Novell IPX, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, etc. The brouter can also be configured to filter packets by their destination and origin. This is done using the unique MAC (Media Access Control) addresses that all network interface devices have assigned to them at the factory.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Protocol Filtering By default, the brouter is configured to pass all network protocols. When you click Edit, you will be presented with a list of protocols which you can select for filtering. After selecting the protocols, highlight them on this dialog box. Then, click Bridge or Deny to determine how each protocol will be treated. The radio buttons in the Protocol Filtering box determine how unselected protocols are treated.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide If the protocol you want to filter is not presented here, click Custom, Add and enter the hex ID for that protocol. MAC Filtering By default, the brouter is configured to pass all traffic between all MAC-Address pairs. To add an address pair into the filter, click Add on the MAC Filtering box. First, enter the Remote Address, which will be the MAC Address that resides on the remote side of the brouter.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Advanced Features Button Clicking Advanced displays this dialog box. Select the appropriate check box for your network. The check boxes are described below: Bridging Setup • Pass Bad Ethernet Source The standard Ethernet bridges we have tested will pass Ethernet packets with a broadcast or multicast address as their source (i.e., packets with their first bit set to 1). The Ethernet specification for Transparent (i.e.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 6-6 • Enable Learned-Table Lockdown A standard bridge watches the source address of each packet it receives on any of its interfaces. As new addresses are seen, entries are added to the learned table that contains each source address and the interface number that address was received on. If a source address is later seen on a different interface, the bridge will immediately change the interface number in the learned-table entry.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Storm Thresholds Button Click Storm Thresholds to keep broadcast and multicast storms from spreading throughout the network. Network storms are common and can cause bridges, routers (brouters), workstations, servers, and PCs to slow down or crash. Storms occur if network equipment is configured incorrectly, if network software is not functioning properly, or if poorly designed programs such as network games are used.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Interface Threshold This setting determines the maximum number of broadcast or multicast packets that can occur during a one-second period before a storm is declared for the assigned interface. Once it is determined that a storm is occurring, any additional broadcast or multicast packets received on that interface will be denied until the storm is determined to be over.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide G en eric E th e rn e t T u n n e lin g (T h ro u g h an IP N e tw o rk) The three brouters are set up to tunnel one S ta nd ard E th erne t P a c ke t or more protocols and each is a tunnel LAN A partner to the other two brouters.
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Chapter 7 Setting Up the IP Addresses (IP Host Setup)
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide If you do not understand the basics of IP addressing, DHCP, or NAT, please read the next section, Part I - Quick Overview of IP Addressing below. Otherwise, skip to Part II - Setting Up the IP Address, page 7-10. Part I - Quick Overview of IP Addressing IP Addressing is important because it tells the network how to locate the computers or network equipment connected to it.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Internet Address Classes The first octet defines the "class" of the address, which is the only method to tell the size of the network (how big) and where the internet address belongs. There are three main classes: • Class A: 35.0.0.0 • Class B: 128.5.0.0 • Class C: 192.33.33.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • Class C addresses use 24 bits (3 octets) for the network portion and 8 bits (two octets) for the node (or host) section of the address. This provides 16.7 million networks with 256 nodes for each network. • First three bytes are assigned as network address • Remaining byte used for node address • Format: network, network, network, node • In IP address 198.21.74.102, "198.21.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Subnetting a Network The increasing number of hosts and networks make impractical address blocks that are not smaller than 245. In order keep the IP address small, so routers can manage them without changing the whole protocol, a smaller network definition is created. This is called a subnet.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Example of Subnetting: For example, a Class C network (255.255.255.0) contains three masked octets (255.255.255). The last octet (0) is leftover for remaining nodes (i.e., computers). If Router D is reading IP Addresses 195.172.3.1 (let's call this IP Address 1) and 195.172.3.64 (let's call this IP Address 2) on this Class C network, it would send IP Address 1 to Subnet A and IP Address 2 to Subnet B.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Diagram of Subnetting a Network Internet Subnet B Subnet A IP Address: 195.172.3.64 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.192 IP Address: 195.172.3.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.192 Router D Com puter Com puter Com puter Computer Com puter Long Street Router A Router B Subnet D IP Address: 195.172.3.192 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.192 Subnet C Com puter IP Address: 195.172.3.128 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Note: If the network is managed by a Simple Network Management Protocol for local or Internet access, each brouter must contain a unique IP Address. This is a benefit of static or dynamic addressing. How does a network administrator assign an IP address? IP addresses are supplied by the network administrator, the ISP, or hosting company. The two types of IP addressing—manual (static) and automatic (dynamic) addressing—are described below.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Servers that utilize DHCP resolve security issues, costly IP addressing services, and compatibility problems. DHCP is an alternative to BOOTP, which reduces the agony of assigning static IP addresses and also provides advanced configuration options. Note: The figure on the next page may help you understand how DHCP assigns an IP address. Figure of DHCP Addressing 1 The client asks DHCP server for IP address and configuration if needed.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide What is NAT? Network Address Translation (NAT) is the conversion of an Internet Protocol address (IP address) used within one network to a different IP address within another network. One network is designated the inside network and the other is the outside network.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Enabling the DHCP Client and Choosing the Appropriate Interface Note: Before you begin, confirm that you have properly read the configuration from the SPEEDLAN brouter you want to configure. Then, perform the following tasks: Open the SPEEDLAN Configurator. From the File menu, choose Open Remote Config.... Then, click Scan. The Scan dialog box appears. Select the appropriate brouter and click OK. Click OK again.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Assigning a Static IP Address Note: Before you begin, confirm that you have properly read the configuration from the SPEEDLAN brouter you want to configure. Then, perform the following tasks: Open the SPEEDLAN Configurator. From the File menu, choose Open Remote Config.... Then, click Scan. The Scan dialog box appears. Select the appropriate brouter and click OK. Click OK again.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Note: For more information, see Subnetting a Network, page 7-5. Once the packet has traveled to the appropriate network, it goes through a masking process. A subnet mask is composed of zeros (0s) and ones (1s). This tells the router which addresses to look under and which ones not to look under. Therefore, subnet masking allows the router to transfer the packet traffic more quickly than a network without a subnet.
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Chapter 8 IP-Router Setup
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide IP Routing Setup IP Routing in the General Setup dialog box must be enabled for this dialog box to appear. Then, choose IP Routing Setup from the Setup menu on the SPEEDLAN Configurator. This dialog box must be completed before saving any configuration in which IP Routing has been enabled. Saving the configuration with incomplete entries in the route table will render the SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 inoperable.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Default TTL IP hosts on the Internet send out packets with a default "Time To Live" parameter. If you want to override the factory default of 64 attempts, specify your new default value here. • Disable ARP-Cache Aging Use this option if you want to keep a permanent record of the IP to Ethernet addresses table for each computer directly connected to an interface on the brouter.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Add/Indirect Click this button to specify the indirect routes for this brouter. These routes are sometimes referred to as static routes. You can use indirect routes to define the way to get to subnets that are attached to other routers in your network. As an example, if subnet 198.17.74.0 is attached to router 128.146.11.20, in order for this brouter to route packets to 198.17.74.1 you should specify an entry that is set up as: IP Address = 198.17.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide More Button - RIP Routing Click this button on the IP Router Setup dialog box to enable RIP. Wave Wireless brouters support what is known as RIP (Routing Information Protocol). RIP allows users to permit network equipment to communicate with each other to handle the routing plan of your network.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 8-6 • Listen to RIP This function enables the brouter to listen for and update its RIP information. The routes gathered in this manner come from other RIP-enabled routers on your network. This feature is normally used in conjunction with Send RIP Routes, which instructs the brouter to pass along all RIP information it has gathered to other RIP devices on your network.
Chapter 9 SNMP Setup
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Setup Choose SNMP Setup from the Setup menu of the SPEEDLAN Configurator to set up SNMP. 9-2 • Read Password This is the read-only password used for SNMP support. It is the SNMP password needed to read the Flash ROM Configuration and SNMP MIB variables. The factory-default value for this variable is the string "public". • Read/Write Password This is the read/write password used for SNMP support.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide TIP SNMP Setup • System Name This field should contain the administratively assigned name for this managed node. By convention, this is the node's fully qualified Internet Domain name (e.g., "bridge20.speedlan.com"). • System Location This field should contain the physical location of this node. (e.g., "telephone closet, 3rd floor").
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Chapter 10 System Access Setup
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide System Access Setup Choose System Access Setup from the Setup menu of the SPEEDLAN Configurator to enter a password for the System Access Pass Phrase. This will enable you to create a connection between the equipment or wireless brouters. The default for the Pass Phrase is "public". All wireless units connected to the brouter are restricted to systems based on the System Access Pass Phrase.
Chapter 11 SNMP Monitoring
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide To monitor the SNMP results, choose the appropriate selection by choosing Monitor (on the TIP SPEEDLAN Configurator)+ Advanced + your selection. Remote Statistics In the Remote Statistics dialog box, you are presented with information regarding the way a brouter handles packets as they are passing through an interface. Below you will find many useful items for diagnosing and gathering traffic statistics for each interface.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitoring • Unicast packets in The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol. • Unicast packets out The total number of octets (bytes) transmitted out of the interface, including framing characters. • Non-Unicast packets in The number of non-unicast (i.e., subnetwork-broadcast or subnetwork-multicast) packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 11-4 • In FCS Errors A count of frames received on a particular interface that are an integral number of octets in length, but do not pass the FCS check. • Out Errors The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors. • Out Carrier Sense Errors The number of times that the carrier-sense condition was lost or never asserted when the SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 attempted to transmit a frame on a particular interface.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Interface Monitor The interfaces table contains information on the brouter's interface(s). Each interface is thought of as being attached to a `subnetwork'. Note that this term should not be confused with `subnet' which refers to an address-partitioning scheme used in the Internet suite of protocols.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 11-6 • Description A textual string containing information about the interface. This string should include the name of the manufacturer, the product name, and the version of the hardware interface. • MIB specific definator A reference to MIB definitions specific to the particular media being used to realize the interface.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitoring • In discards The number of inbound packets to which were chosen to be discarded even they were deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space. • In errors The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Ethernet-like Interface Monitor This displays information on the interfaces available for the device selected for Ethernet monitoring. 11-8 • Alignment Errors These alignment errors appear when the station discards the transmission alignment. Errors received on the Ethernet interface that are not an intergral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check. This also applies to FCS Errors below.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitoring • Carrier Sense Errors These are errors appearing when two devices are trying to transmit at once. Therefore, a collision occurs and is detected by all sense devices, and the transmission is delayed. • Frames Too Long This error appears when the data link header is too long. • Single Collision Frames Packets that had a single collision during transmission requiring a single re-transmission.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Campus PRC Station Entries This displays the wireless stations connected to the brouter. G-Link 11-10 Base 207,568 601 0 • Station Name Name of system assigned in the SNMP Setup for a brouter or in the Network Control Panel for Single Device Adapters (Note: Single Device Adapters will only communicate with a SPEEDLAN 8000 series base station.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Note: A high number of re-transmit errors usually indicates that the signal quality is poor. Failure Number of transmission failures from the wireless station. Note: Click RF Stats to view the radio frequency statistics for the wireless station connected to • the brouter (as shown below). Then, click Back to return to this dialog box. SNMP Monitoring • Station Name Name of the brouter. • Signal The higher the Signal Level, the better.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) Number of the signal divided by the number of noise. The higher the SNR is, the better. • Excellent, Good, Low This displays the packet transmission rate. The packet count should be 98% or better. Note: Click Back to return to the Campus PRC information. 11Mb RF Interface This displays the interface(s) connected to the brouter. 11-12 • Transmitted Fragment Count The number of frames transmitted.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitoring • Multiple Retry Count The number of multiple attempts to resend a frame. • Received Fragment Count The number of frames received. • Multicast Received Frame Count The number of multicast frames received. • FCS Error Count The number of data link protocols used with the frame check sequence, which allows the receiver to detect collisions.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitor This displays the SNMP messages that are received or sent. SNMP Messages Received 11-14 • Total Messages The total number of SNMP messages received. • Unsupported Version The total number of SNMP messages which were delivered to the SNMP protocol entity and were for an unsupported SNMP version.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitoring • Unknown Community The total number of SNMP messages delivered to the SNMP protocol entity which used an SNMP community name not known to the brouter. • Invalid Operations The total number of SNMP messages delivered to the SNMP protocol entity which represented SNMP operations not allowed by the SNMP community named in the message. • ASN.1/BER parse errors The total number of ASN.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Get next requests The total number of SNMP Get-next PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity. • Set requests The total number of SNMP Set-request PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity. • Get responses The total number of SNMP Get-response PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity. • Traps The total number of SNMP Trap PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Traps The total number of SNMP Trap PDUs generated by the SNMP protocol entity. • Authentication Failure Traps Indicates whether the SNMP agent process is permitted to generate authentication-failure traps. IP Monitor The brouter keeps the standard SNMP MIB II statistics on IP type protocols as indicated below.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 11-18 • Default TTL The default value inserted into the Time-To-Live field of the IP header of datagrams originated at this entity, whenever a TTL value is not supplied by the transport-layer protocol. • Datagrams received The total number of IP datagrams received by the host.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitoring • Unknown routes The number of IP datagrams discarded because no route could be found to transmit them to their destination. Note that this counter includes any packets counted in Datagrams forwarded which meet this `no-route'criterion, as well as any datagrams which a host cannot route because all of its default gateways are down.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide IP/TCP/UDP Monitor The brouter keeps the standard TCP/UDP statistics on IP protocols as indicated below. TCP 11-20 • Rto Algorithm The algorithm used to determine the timeout value used for retransmitting unacknowledged octets, which can be: "other" - none of the following; "constant" - a constant rto; "rsre" - MILSTD-1778, Appendix B; "vanj" - Van Jacobson's algorithm.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide algorithm used to determine the retransmission timeout. In particular, when the timeout algorithm is rsre, an object of this type has the semantics of the LBOUND quality described in RFC 793. SNMP Monitoring • Maximum connections The limit on the total number of TCP connections the entity can support. In entities where the maximum number of connections is dynamic, this object should contain the value -1.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide UDP 11-22 • Datagrams received The total number of UDP datagrams delivered to UDP users. • No such port The total number of received UDP datagrams for which there was no application at the destination port. • Datagrams in error The number of received UDP datagrams that could not be delivered for a reason other than the lack of an application at the destination port. • Datagrams sent The total number of UDP datagrams sent from this entity.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide ICMP Monitor The brouter keeps the standard statistics on ICMP as indicated below. ICMP Messages Received SNMP Monitoring • Total messages The total number of ICMP messages which the entity received. Note that this counter includes all those counted by received Errors. • Errors The number of ICMP messages which the entity received but determined as having ICMPspecific errors (bad checksums, bad length, etc).
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Time exceeded The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages received. • Parameter problems The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received. • Source quench The number of ICMP Source Quench messages received. • Redirects The number of ICMP Redirect messages received. • Echoes The number of ICMP Echo (request) messages received. • Echo reply The number of ICMP Echo Reply messages received.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide SNMP Monitoring • Source quench The number of ICMP Source Quench messages sent. • Redirects The number of ICMP Redirect messages sent. • Echoes The number of ICMP Echo (request) messages sent. • Echo Reply The number of ICMP Echo Reply messages sent. • Time Stamp The number of ICMP Time Stamp (request) messages sent. • Time Stamp Reply The number of ICMP Time Stamp Reply messages sent.
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Chapter 12 Tables
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide To monitor the SNMP results, choose the appropriate selection by choosing Monitor (on the TIP SPEEDLAN Configurator)+ Advanced + your selection. System Information System Information displays information about the brouter's Management Information Base Group. The brouter keeps the standard SNMP MIB II statistics on system-related information as indicated below. • Name An administratively-assigned name for this managed node.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Bridge Learn Table This table contains information about unicast entries for which the brouter has forwarding and/or filtering information. This information is used by the transparent bridging function to determine how to propagate a received frame. Tables • Address A unicast MAC address for which the brouter has forwarding and/or filtering information.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Status The status of this entry. The meanings of the values are: • other None of the following. • invalid This entry is no longer valid, but has not been flushed from the table yet. • learned This entry was learned, and is being used. • self This entry represents one of the brouter's addresses. The interface value indicates which of the brouter's interfaces has this address.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Tables • Interface The interface on which this entry is effective. • IP Physical Address The media-dependent `physical' (MAC) address. An example would be the MAC address of the Ethernet interface. • IP Address The IP address corresponding to the media-dependent `physical' (MAC) address.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide IP Route Table The brouter keeps the standard SNMP MIB II statistics on the IP routing table, which contains an entry for each route presently known. 12-6 • Intf The local interface through which the next hop of this route should be reached. • Destination The destination IP address of this route. An entry with a value of 0.0.0.0 is considered a default route.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Subnet Mask Indicates the mask to be a logical-ANDed with the destination address before being compared to the value in the Destination field. For systems that do not support arbitrary subnet masks, an agent constructs the value of the Subnet Mask by determining whether the value of the correspondent Destination field belongs to a Class A, B, or C network. • Route Type Type of route.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide IP/TCP Connection Table This table reports the states of the TCP connections and contains the following fields as indicated below. 12-8 • Local Address The local IP address for this TCP connection. In the case of a connection in the listen state which is willing to accept connections for any IP interface associated with the node, the value 0.0.0.0 is used. • Local Port The local port number for this TCP connection.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide IP/UDP Listener Table This table reports the states of the UDP connections and contains the following fields as indicated below. Tables • Local Port The local port number for this UDP connection. • Local Address The local IP address for this UDP connection. In the case of a connection in the listen state which is willing to accept connections for any IP interface associated with the node, the value 0.0.0.0 is used.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Local IP-Address Table The table displays addressing information that is relevant to the entity’s IP addresses. 12-10 • Intf The interface to which the entry is applicable. • IP Address The IP address to which this entry's addressing information pertains. • Subnet Mask The subnet mask associated with the IP address of this entity. The value of the mask is an IP address with all the network bits set to 1 and all the host bits set to 0.
Chapter 13 Analyzing Wireless Equipment
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Select Another Device Use this feature to select another pair of bridges, routers or remote brouters. This is a helpful feature when running a wireless link test. Note that you must scan the brouter before selecting another device. To select another wireless device, do the following: 13-2 1 From the Analyze, menu, choose Select Another Device. 2 The Enter IP Address dialog box appears.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Analysis Polling Interval Use the feature to set the rate at which the SPEEDLAN Configurator polls the brouter during analysis. Note that you must scan the brouter before setting the interval rate. To set the rate of the interval, do the following: 1 From the Analyze menu, choose Analysis Interval. The Analysis Polling Interval dialog box appears. 2 Use your mouse and move the interval to the rate of your specification. Then, click OK.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 13-4 2 Select the name of the brouter that you want to initialize. 3 Click OK to confirm that the IP address is correct. 4 Click OK again. You should receive the following message: "Configuraton has been read from the Bridge (ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)." 5 From the Analyze menu, choose Wireless Link Test. The Select a Remote Link Partner (for your bridge pair) appears.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 6 Select the Station Name or (name of bridge pair) of the brouter or clients that you want to test. Description of Wireless Link Test Window • Name Name of the initiator station of the wireless link test. • Description Initiator station brouter type and firmware version. • Location Location of the initiator station. (This is only available if entered in the SNMP Setup options by selecting SNMP Setup from the Setup menu.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • Up Time Amount of time that the initiator station has been running since the last reboot. • Station Name Name of the remote partners that are currently communicating with the initiator station. • Address MAC address of the interface of the remote partner. • Interface The interface of the initiator station that the remote partner is communicating to. • Radio Type The type of radio specified in the Remote Partner. 7 Next, click Link Test.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Important Wireless Statistics Some of the most important wireless statistics are the following: • Link Quality This displays the quality of the link. • Green = Good activity • Yellow = Acceptable activity • Red = Poor activity • SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) Number of the signal subtracted by the number of noise. The higher the SNR is, the better.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Antenna Alignment Use this feature to continuously broadcast packets in order to test optimum antenna alignment. Note that you must scan the brouter before running this test. WARNING! This test will broadcast a large amount of test packets across the wireless link. It will interfere with normal wireless network operation. To run the antenna alignment test, do the following: 1 From the Analyze menu, choose Antenna Alignment.
Glossary for Standard Data Communications
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Glossary for Standard Data Communications Alignment In order to create a successful link, all related equipment should be associated to its respective attachments or equipment. Amplitude The magnitude of a waveform when measured from the mid-point to the peak of the wave. Analog A signal in the form of a continuously varying quantity such as voltage, frequency or phase.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Bit Error Rate A measure of the number of errors in a digital transmission. Typically given as an exponential number that represents the ratio of errors to total bits. Example: 1E-03 = 0.001 = 1.0 x 10-3 and 1.0E-6 = 0.000001 = 1.0 x 10-3. A single element in a binary code. A measure of the number of errors in a digital transmission. Typically given as an exponential number that represents the ratio of errors to total bits. Example: 1E-03 = 0.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Class Understanding this methodology is difficult, even for customers. Therefore, let’s explain this in easier terms. The first octet (or octets) defines the “class” (indicated by the word “net” in this example) of the address, which is the only method to tell the size of the network (how big) and where the internet address belongs. The remaining octets indicate availability for network equipment (i.e., computer or other network equipment).
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) Hardware that provides for data communications. See also DCE above. dBm Decibels (dB) relative to 1 milliwatt. dBw Decibels (dB) relative to 1 watt. Decibel (dB) The standard unit of measurement for expressing relative signal power. It is dimensionless and is instead referenced to a certain level. Diffraction The distortion of a wave as it is partially obstructed by an object in its path.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Ethernet This is the most popular physical layer LAN technology in use today. Other LAN types include Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Local Talk. Ethernet is popular because it strikes a good balance between speed, cost and ease of installation.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Forward Error Correction (FEC) The ability of a receiving station to correct a transmission error. The transmitter sends redundant information along with the original bits and the receiver uses this information to find and correct errors. This can increase the throughput of a data link operation. Framing Dividing data for transmission into groups of bits, and adding a header and a check sequence to form a frame.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Hertz (Hz) A unit of measurement equal to one cycle per second. Hexadecimal (Hex, or H) A Base-16 numbering system. This means 16 sequential numbers are used as a base unit (i.e., “0-9” and “A-F”). Hop A term used to describe a single radio path between two points. Host This term is interchangeable with the definition “node,” which means this is a point on the network.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Intermediate Frequency (IF) The frequency to which a microwave signal is converted to permit signal processing. This range is typically around 70 to 200 MHz. Internet This is a system of linked networks that are worldwide in scope and facilitates data communicate service such as remote login, file transfer, electronic mail, the World Wide Web and newsgroups.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Latitude This is the geographic latitude of the location of the terminal. LED This is a light-emitting diode, which is a semiconductor, that sends out visible light when an electrical current moves through it. Left arrow This is the left arrow key on your keyboard. Light Emitting Diode (LED) An electronic device that emits light with little generation of heat.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide MAC address In a LAN environment each computer contains its own Medium Access Control (MAC) address which is the embedded and unique hardware number. For computers on Ethernet LANs, this is the same number as its Ethernet address. This address is controlled at the DataLink Layer of the OSI model, and is in a hexadecimal format separated by four octets (i.e., 82.39.1E.38). Major alarm Indicates that the alarm may cause service interruption.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Multi-path fading The condition in which the “true” signal from an antenna reflects off an object (usually the ground) and, as a result, the reflected signal causes destructive interference at the receiving antenna. Multi-path fading affects linearly polarized signals more than circularly polarized signals.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Part 15 (of FCC rules) The section of the FCC Code of Federal Regulations defines the restrictions regarding the use of Spread Spectrum systems. Passive Repeater A re-radiation device associated with a transmitting/receiving antenna system that re-directs intercepted radio frequency energy without boosting or processing the signal. Path Length The distance between two ends of a wireless system.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Protocol A network protocol is the standard that allows computers to communicate with each other. A protocol defines how computers identify one another on the network, the form that the data should take in transit, and how this information is processed once it reaches its final destination. Protocols also define procedures for handling lost or damaged transmissions or “packets.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The RSSI Voltage provided at the output of the RF Unit that is used to indicate the RF Input Level. Reflection The sharp change in direction of a wave after hitting an obstruction in its path. Refraction The bending of a wave as it moves from one medium to another. Reliability A measure of the percentage of time the system is operating.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Sidelobe These are 20 dB lower than the main lobe, and it is critical from a performance standpoint that antennas are aligned with respect to the main lobe. Failure to do so may cause the radio to be interfered with or the radio may interfere with other systems. Signal level This is the value of the signal level at the receiving end of the transmission path.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide System Gain The sum of the transmitter power output and the receiver sensitivity. System gain is an important measure of a system’s ability to overcome attenuation and perform to a satisfactory level. These are measured in decibels per meter (dBm). Tx (Transceiver) This is where the packet is coming from. WAN A wide-area metropolitan network is a connection between LANs, which may be privately owned or rented.
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Appendix Protocols & Ethernet Addresses
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Common Ethernet Protocols This table contains the protocols that can be specified in SPEEDLAN's "Ethernet Protocol Menu". • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • *0600 Xerox NS IDP 0601 XNS Address Translation (3Mb only) *0800 DOD Internet Protocol (IP) 0801 X.75 Internet 0802 NBS Internet 0803 ECMA Internet *0804 CHAOSnet 0805 X.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8036 Aeonic Systems 8037 IPX - Novell Netware 8038 DEC LanBridge Management 8039 DEC unassigned (DSM/DTP?) 803A DEC unassigned (Argonaut Console?) 803B DEC unassigned (VAXELN?) 803C DEC unassigned (NMSV? DNA Naming Service?) 803D DEC Ethernet CSMA/CD Encryption Protocol 803E DEC unassigned (DNA Time Service?) 803F DEC LAN Traffic Monitor Protocol 8040 DEC unassigned (NetBI
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Common Ethernet Vendor Addresses This table contains the Vendor portion of the assigned Ethernet Addresses. They may be specified in SPEEDLAN "Ethernet Address Menu".
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0000A8 Stratus Computer, Inc. 0000A9 Network Systems 0000AA Xerox machines 0000AC Apollo 0000AE Dassault Automatismes 0000AF Nuclear Data Acquisition Interface Modules (AIM) 0000B0 RND (RAD Network Devices) 0000B1 Alpha Microsystems Inc. 0000B3 CIMLinc 0000B5 Datability Terminal Servers 0000B6 Micro-Matic Research 0000B7 Dove Computer Corporation 0000BC Allen-Bradley Co.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 002002 Seritech Enterprise Co. Ltd. 002006 Garrett Communications Inc. 002008 Cable & Computer Technology 002009 Packard Bell Elec. Inc. 00200C Adastra Systems Corp. 00200E Satellite Technology Mgmt, Inc. 002011 Canopus Co. Ltd. 002014 Global View Co. Ltd. 002044 Genitech Pty. Ltd. 002045 Solcom Systems Ltd. 002048 Fore Systems Inc. 002049 Comtron Inc.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 00400D Lannet Data Communications Ltd. 004010 Sonic Systems 004013 NTT Data Comm. Systems Corp. 004014 Comsoft GMBH 004015 Ascom Infrasys AG 00401F Colorgraph Ltd. 004020 Pinacl Communications 004023 Logic Corporation 004025 Molecular Dynamics 004026 Melco Inc. 004027 SMC Massachusetts Inc. 0020B0 Gateway Devices Inc. 0020B1 Comtech Research Inc.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0040FA Microboards Inc. 0040FD LXE 0040FF Telebit Corporation 00608C 3Com Corporation 008000 Multitech Systems Inc. 008004 Antlow Computers Ltd. 008005 Cactus Computers Inc. 008006 Compuadd Corporation 008007 DLOG NC Systeme 00800D Vosswinkel F.U. 00800F SMC (Standard Microsystem Corp.) 008010 Commodore 008015 Seiko Systems Inc.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 008069 Computone Systems 00806A ERI (Empac Research Inc.) 00806B Schmid Telecommunication 00806C Cegelec Projects Ltd. 00806D Centrury Systems Corp. 00806E Nippon Steel Corporation 00806F Onelan Ltd. 008071 SAI Technology 008072 Microplex Systems Ltd. 008074 Fisher Controls 008079 Microbus Designs Ltd. 00807B Artel Communications Corp.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 00C007 Pinnacle Data Systems Inc. 00C008 Seco SRL 00C009 KT Technology (S) Pte Ltd. 00C00A Micro Craft 00C00B Norcontrol A.S. 00C00D Advanced Logic Research Inc. 00C00E Psitech Inc. 00C00F Quantum Software Systems Ltd. 00C011 Interactive Computing Devices 00C012 Netspan Corporation 00C013 Netrix 00C014 Telematics Calabasas Int'l Inc.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 00C072 KNX Ltd. 00C073 Xedia Corporation 00C074 Toyoda Automatic Loom 00C075 Xante Corporation 00C076 I-Data International A S 00C077 Daewoo Telecom Ltd 00C078 Computer Systems Engineering 00C079 Fonsys Co. Ltd. 00C07A Priva B.V. 00C07D Risc Developments Ltd. 00C07F Nupon Computing Corp. 00C080 Netstar Inc. 00C081 Metrodata Ltd. 00C082 Moore Products Co.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 00C0BF Technology Concepts Ltd. 00C0C0 Shore Microsystems Inc. 00C0C1 Quad/Graphics Inc. 00C0C2 Infinite Networks Ltd. 00C0C3 Acuson Computed Sonography 00C0CD Comelta S.A. 00C0D0 Ratoc System Inc. 00C0D1 Comtree Technology Corporation 00C0D2 Syntellect Inc. 00C0D4 Axon Networks Inc. 00C0D5 Quancom Electronic GMBH 00C0D6 J1 Systems Inc.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 080010 AT&T [misrepresentation of] 080011 Tektronix, Inc. 080014 Excelan BBN Butterfly, Masscomp, Silicon Graphics 080017 NSC (National Semiconductor Corp.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Common Ethernet Multicast Addresses This table contains commonly used Ethernet Multicast Addresses and the Ethernet Protocols they use. They may be specified in the SPEEDLAN "Ethernet Address Menu".
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • • 09-00-87-90-FF-FF 0889 Xyplex Terminal Servers 0D-1E-15-BA-DD-06 HP 80-01-43-00-00-00 -802- Bridge 80-01-43-00-00-08 -802- Bridge Management 80-01-43-00-00-28 -802- ISO 10589 level-1 Intermediate Stations • • • • • C0-00-00-00-80-00 -802- user-defined through C0-00-40-00-00-00 -802 CF-00-00-00-00-00 9000 Ethernet Configuration Test protocol (Loopback) FF-FF-00-60-00-04 81D6 Lantastic FF-FF-00-40-00-01 81D6 Lantastic FF-
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SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide INDEX A Add/Direct Button 8 - 3 Add/Indirect 8 - 4 Adding Additional Brouters 2 - 7 Additional Functionality for SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 1 - 4 Advanced Button - 11 Mb RF Interface Setup 5 - 9 Advanced Features Button 6 - 5 Advanced Interface Setup 5 - 5 Analysis Polling Interval 13 - 3 Analyzing Wireless Equipment 13 - 1 Antenna Alignment 13 - 8 B Back and Front View of Indoor Junction Box 3 - 3 Bridge Learn Table 12 - 3 Bridge Setup 6 - 2 Bridging
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide 11 Mb Frequency Setup 5 - 10 G General Setup 5 - 2 Grounding the Lightning Arrestor 2 - 6 H Hardware 3 - 1 Hardware Supported 1 - 4 Hardware, components 3 - 1 How does a network administrator assign an IP address? 7 - 8 I ICMP Messages Received 11 - 23 ICMP Messages Sent 11 - 24 ICMP Monitor 11 - 23 In fact, IP defines five classes 7-3 Installation and Setup 4 - 2 Installation Diagram 2 - 8 Installation Steps Installing wireless equipment 2 -
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Mounting the Antenna 2 - 4 Mounting the SPEEDLAN 4100 or 4200 Brouter 3 - 5 O Overview of Configurator 4 - 1 P Package Contents 2 - 2 Part I - Quick Overview of IP Addressing 7 - 2 Part II - Setting Up the IP Address 7 - 10 Physically Assigning a Static IP Address 7 - 12 Polarization Horizontal Polarity 2 - 9 Polarizations on a Grid Antenna 2 - 9 Protocol Filtering 6 - 3 Public IP addresses how to obtain one 7 - 4 Q Quick Overview of Other Men
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide The Setup Buttons 5 - 6 The Toolbar 4 - 4 Toolbar and Menus 4 - 2 Transparent Ethernet Bridging Advanced Filtering 1 - 2 Transport Methods 5 - 7 Campus Cell PRC 5 - 8 Campus PRC - Non-Polling 5 - 8 Campus PRC - Polling 5 - 8 Campus PRC - Remote Station 5 - 8 Tunnel Partners Button 6 - 8 U UDP 11 - 22 Updating the Firmware 3 - 4 V Verifying Line-of-Sight 2 - 3 W Weatherproofing Connectors 2 - 6 What is a Subnet Mask? 7 - 5 What is a Subnet? 7 -
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Product License Agreement It is important for users of Wave Wireless hardware and software to take time to read this License Agreement associated with this software PRIOR TO ITS USE. The Customer or Reseller has paid a License fee to Wave Wireless for use of this software on one bridge or bridge/router.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide "Spare in the Air" Loaner Unit or Parts Replacement Policies For an additional 10% of list price, the customer may purchase a "Spare in the Air" policy. This policy gives the customer the right to a loaner replacement unit shipped within 24 hours of acceptance of the RMA by Wave. All outbound shipments will be made via overnight air courier (during the first year). "Spare in the Air" Policy Steps for Warranty or Extended Warranty Loaner Service 1.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Return for Credit All returns to Wave Wireless MUST have a valid RMA number written clearly on the outside of the box or the shipment will be refused. No returns for credit after 30 days will be approved. Products must be returned undamaged and in original packaging or they will be subject to a minimum 20% restocking/refurbishing fee. Return freight charges must be prepaid.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Product License Agreement It is important for users of Wave Wireless hardware and software to take time to read this License Agreement associated with this software PRIOR TO ITS USE. The Customer or Reseller has paid a License fee to Wave Wireless for use of this software on one bridge or bridge/router.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide "Spare in the Air" Loaner Unit or Parts Replacement Policies For an additional 10% of list price, the customer may purchase a "Spare in the Air" policy. This policy gives the customer the right to a loaner replacement unit shipped within 24 hours of acceptance of the RMA by Wave. All outbound shipments will be made via overnight air courier (during the first year). "Spare in the Air" Policy Steps for Warranty or Extended Warranty Loaner Service 1.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide Return for Credit All returns to Wave Wireless MUST have a valid RMA number written clearly on the outside of the box or the shipment will be refused. No returns for credit after 30 days will be approved. Products must be returned undamaged and in original packaging or they will be subject to a minimum 20% restocking/refurbishing fee. Return freight charges must be prepaid.
SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide FCC Statement (For USA Only) Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement for Spread Spectrum Devices Warning: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, it may cause interference to radio communications.
