Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product sB3416-01 SmartBridges
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Copy ri ght © s m a rtBri dges Pt e Ltd. A l l Rights Reserv ed. u n w i r i n g o u r w o r l d TM airClien t™ TOTAL 551 Series sB3416-01 / sB3416-02 / sB3416-03 User Guide Version 1.
Page 2 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide CONTENTS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT .......................................................................................................... 4 Overview of User Guide ..........
Page 3 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5.8. F IRMWAR E U PGRADE .................................................................................................... 65 5.9. P RODUCT L ICENSE K EY ............. .
Page 4 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Congratulations on your pu rchase of sB product Your airClient™ TOTAL 551 unit is designed so that you ca n set it up easily and be on your way to get unwired. Important: Read all user instructions carefully before you use your device.
Page 5 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Chapter 5: • The site survey tool • The s ystem configuratio n tools • Backup/restore features • Firmware upgrade steps • Using the License Key feature for bandwidth upgrade on the unit.
Page 6 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 1. Introduction This user manual will guide you through initial site prepar ation, installati on, configuration, and troubleshooting of the airClient TOTAL 551 [sB3416] unit.
Page 7 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 1.2. Checklists Deployment time, link-up time and support time can be improved by adopting proper site survey analysis, link planning, pre-insta llation tests, and web-GUI familiarization.
Page 8 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 16 Antenna Polarizati on Horizontal/Ver tical Horizontal - deg 17 Beam width of antenna Vertical - deg No Para met ers U.
Page 9 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Name: Email: Date : Post-Installation Checkli st for airClient TOTAL Organization Name/Site Name Addr ess City State Zip.
Page 10 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Chec klist No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Chec k the crimpin g of the Et hernet ca ble at both the ends Yes /N o 2.
Page 11 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2. airClient TO T AL Configuration The airClient TOTAL sB3416-01 and sB3416-02 can w ork in either Router or NAT mode. The airClient TOTAL sB3416-03 can work in one of the three modes: Bridge, Router or NAT.
Page 12 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-2 airClient TOTAL Lice nse Agreement Page.
Page 13 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-3 airClient TOTAL Summary Information Page.
Page 14 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide The descriptions of the fields in the Summary Information page ar e provi ded i n the t able (Ta ble 2-1 ) below: Table.
Page 15 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.2. Web GUI Administrator Us er Name and P assword Change The default administrator user name for th e airClient TOTAL 3416 is adminis trator and administ rator password is smartBridges (please n ote that this is case sen sitive).
Page 16 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.3. Using the Conf iguration Pages The airClie nt TOTAL co nfiguration system co mprises sever al pag es for config uring each paramete r. A common navigation menu bar is provided at the top of each page for easy na vigation as shown in the figure below (Figure 2-5).
Page 17 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Wireless Statisti cs Displays traffic s tatistics on the Wirele ss side Ass ociat ion St atus Shows the status of the association and the MA C of th e AP ass o c i at ed wi t h.
Page 18 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Note : By default, the Security mode is Disabled. AES sec urity mod e is only ava ilable in 3416-03 model . System Configuration Allows user to sw itch the operation mode between Bridge (sB3416 -03 Only), Router o r NAT mode .
Page 19 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Technical Support Information on Technical Support User Guide – Online Link to online user guide Product Registration and Feedback Allo ws user t o regis ter prod uct and provide feedback or suggestions.
Page 20 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.4. Device Mode Configuration The device operational mode is displayed a t the top right hand corner of each page.
Page 21 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.5. Changing from NAT to Router Mode The default configuration of the airClient TOTAL is in the NAT mode. Follow the steps below to change th e airClient TOTAL from the default NAT mode to Router mode: 1.
Page 22 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.6. Changing from Ro uter to NAT Mode Follow the steps below to change the airClient TOTAL from Router Mode to NAT Mode : 1. From the navigation me nu bar, click on Tools | System Configura tion .
Page 23 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2. Un der the Current Operational Mode settings, choose Bridge option. (N ote: IP Mux Enable/Disable options can be left as defau lt fo r now. More on this will be covered in Bri dge Mode Configuration, covered in Section 2-9).
Page 24 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-10 Changing Br idge Mode to Router (or NAT) Mode ( sB3416-03 Only).
Page 25 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.9. airClient TOTAL Bridge Configuration (sB 3416-03 only) This section is only valid for the sB3416-03 model. The sB3416-03 can be configured in both WDS a nd non-WDS modes, while in Bridge Mode.
Page 26 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-11 airClient TOTAL WDS Bridge M ode Configuration (sB34 16-03 Only) LAN Settings This section outlines the procedures for changing the IP settings for bridge mode – 1.
Page 27 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Radio Settings Follow the steps below to configure the Radio parameters in the airClient TOTAL Bridge Mode, spec ific ally f or WDS op er ati ng mode : 1. From the navi gation menu bar, click on Radio | Wire less Settings to set the radio pa rameters.
Page 28 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-13 airClient TOTAL Bridge Rad io Settings – WDS Bridge mode (sB3416-03 Only) Figure 2-14a airClient TOTAL Su.
Page 29 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.9. 2. Client Bridge Mode (Non-WDS) The sB3416-03 can also be configured to operate in the non-WDS Bridge Mode. It is said to be operating in the Client Bridge mode in this configuration.
Page 30 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide LAN Settings This section outlines the procedures for changing the IP setting s for bridge mode.
Page 31 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 9. Set the Defa ult Dat a Rate to s e t the data rate for transmitting beacons, broadcast and multicast traffic. By defau lt, th is rate is set to 1 Mbps . 10. Select the Tra ns mit p owe r of the ra dio fr om the dr op down menu.
Page 32 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Transparent Bridging (Single MAC Only) This configuration supports single device connection behind the airClient TOTAL sB3416-03 unit. System Configuration Follow the steps below to configure the sB3416-03 unit for Transparent Brid ging – 1.
Page 33 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 3. Enter the IP address and Subnet mask to set the IP ad dress an d subnet mask, and an y Gatew ay Add ress if required. Assign the unit a unique IP Address in the d esignated IP subnet.
Page 34 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-20 airClient TOTAL Bridge Radio Settings – Transparent bridging (sB3416-03 Only) Note : In Tr anspare nt bri.
Page 35 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.10. airClient TOTAL Rout er / NAT Configuration This section covers the procedures for configuring v arious parameters in the Router and NAT modes. 2.10.1. LAN Settings The LAN and the WLAN settings are ma intained in two different subnets.
Page 36 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.10.2. WLAN Settings The wi reless parame ters ne ed to be co nfigur ed to all ow the ai rClie nt TOTAL u nit to ass ociat e with an airPoint™ Nexus device or any other third party wireless access point.
Page 37 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2.23 airClient TOTAL Router/NAT WLAN Se ttings – Dynamic WLAN Connection For the airClie nt TOTAL d evice to a.
Page 38 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Follo w the st eps bel ow to conf igur e the air Client TOTAL Ro uter/N AT Mode wireles s ass ociat ion parameters: 1. From the navigation menu bar, click on Radio | Wireless Sett ings to set the S SID and w ireless mode (802.
Page 39 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-24 airClient TOTAL Route r Wireless Settings Figure 2-25a airClient TOTAL Su mmary Information page Figure 2-2.
Page 40 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-25c airClient TOTAL Association Sta tus Graph Noise Floor is the measurement of the signal created from the sum of all the no ise sources and unwanted sign a ls wit hin a m easur ement s ystem .
Page 41 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.10.3. DHCP Configurations The airClient TOTAL unit can be used as a DHCP server. DHCP ( Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows a host to be a utomatically assigned a n ew IP address out of a pool of preconfig ured IP addresses for the network.
Page 42 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-26 airClient TOTAL DHCP Server Configurations Figure 2-27 airClient TOTAL DHCP List Follow the steps below to disable the airClient TOTAL Rout er/NAT DHCP server : 1.
Page 43 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 3. Click on Save to save the settings. The settings will be applied after the Reboot.
Page 44 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-29 airClient TOTAL DHCP Relay Configurat ion 2.10.5. IP/Port Forwarding IP/Port forwarding (also referred to as Virtual Server in this d ocument) allow s the user to define the po rt mapping between the local area network and the public network.
Page 45 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-30 airClient TOTAL IP/Port Fo rwarding Table Figure 2-31 IP/Port Forwarding Table Entries on Summary Page Follow the steps be low to edit or delete a po rt forwarding entry in the airClient TOTAL operating in NAT Mode.
Page 46 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-32 Editing IP/Port Forwarding Table Entry 2.10.6. Routing Table The airClient TOTAL Router web-interface has the provision to add, delete or view static routes. To view the routing table page, click on Networking | Routing Table from the m enu ba r.
Page 47 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-33 airClient TO TAL Add Static Route in Rout ing Table Figure 2-34 Static Route Entries on S ummary Page Follow the steps below to edit or delete a static rout e entry in the airClient TOTAL operating in the Router Mode.
Page 48 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-35 Deleting the Sta tic Route.
Page 49 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 2.11. Security This section allows you to configure wireless encryption to prevent unauthorized parties from accessing the network. The security options on the airClient TOTAL are as follows: 1.
Page 50 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 2-36 airClient TOTAL Security - Open System/Shared Key Conf iguration Table 2-3 Security Settings for Open Sy st.
Page 51 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 1. Click on Radio | Security from the main menu. A screen as shown in the fig ure below will appear for the WPA-PSK settings. 2. Select the Authentication Type as WPA-PSK fro m the dr op down menu.
Page 52 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 3. Wireless Settings and Bandw id th Controller 3.1. Wireless Settings The Wi reles s Setti ngs can be acces sed fr om the Radio | Wireless Settings in the navigation menu bar.
Page 53 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Page Items Desc riptions valid MAC address. For Router/NAT modes and Client Bridge Mode (sB3416-03 only) , thi s MAC addr ess ne ed s to be set to 00:00:0 0:00: 00:00 Wire le ss M ode This is the radio operating mode of the client.
Page 54 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 3.2. Bandwidth Control Using the Bandwidth Controller, the user can limit the wireless link bandwidth speed. The maximum allowable bandwidth is up to 512Kbps in sB3416-01, 1 Mbps in 3416-02 and 3 Mbps in 3416-03.
Page 55 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 3-3 airClient TOTAL Wireles s Bandwidth Control (sB3416-03) 3.2.
Page 56 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 3-4 airClient TOTAL Ethernet Bandwidth Control – IP address based (sB3416-03) Follow the steps be low to control the Ban dwidth parameters on the Ethernet side, b ased on MAC address: 1.
Page 57 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 3-5 airClient TOTAL Ethernet Bandwidth Control – MAC address based (sB3416-03) Follow the steps below to update or delete a IP/MAC a ddress entry in the Ethe rnet BWC table, in the airClient TOTAL.
Page 58 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 3-6 airClient TOTAL Ethernet Bandwidth Control – Edit/Delete entry (sB34 16-03).
Page 59 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 4. T raffic S t atistics Wireless Statistic s can b e displ ayed by clicking on Networking | Wireless Stat istics from the navigation menu. The following figure shows the statistics page.
Page 60 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5. T ools In this section, you w ill find relevant in formation for changing the o perating mode of the d evice, saving the configuration, restoring to factory defaults and upgrading the firmware.
Page 61 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide The following table summarizes the inform ation for the System Configuration page. Table 5-1 System Configuration Page Items 5.2. SNTP Setting The device time comes fro m the network time informatio n source.
Page 62 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5.3. Site Survey From the navigation menu bar, click on Tools | Site Survey to access the Site S urvey page. A screen, similar to the one below, would show all the standards-based wireless devices operating in the area.
Page 63 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5.5. System User The airClient TOTAL unit allows the user to create Read Only users, to only allow the users to only view the c onfigurat ions of the u nit.
Page 64 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 5-5 airClient TOTAL SNM P Configuration 5.7. Backup/Restore Settings The Backup/Restore page backs up good configuration settings of the system . This can be used to restore the unit in case of any undesired circumstances.
Page 65 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 5-6 airClient TOTA L Backup/Restore Settings 5.8. Firmware Up grade The airClient TOTAL unit firmware can be upgraded from the web management interface.
Page 66 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 5-7 airClient TOTAL Firm ware Upgrade page Figure 5-8 airClient TOTAL Firmware Upgrade Figure 5-9 airClient TOTA.
Page 67 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5.9. Product License Key This feature is used to enhance/upgrade the default bandwidth on th e airClient TOTAL units, and to convert the models between sB3416-01, sB3416-02 and sB3416-03.
Page 68 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5.10. Link Budget Planning Link Budget Planning is a very useful tool for link budget estimation. A GPS Calculator is provided in the Link Budget Planning Calculator page to calculate the distance between an airClient TOTAL unit and an access poin t.
Page 69 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5. Click the Compute Link B udget button to calculate the link budget information. 6. The link budget information will be displayed as shown below in Fig 5-9 . The link budget information includes the EIRP, Free Space Loss and Theoretical RSSI.
Page 70 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide 5.11. System Log sB3416 allows the System logs to be created locally or remotely on the PC conne cted to the unit. Local logging is persistent across resets of the 3416-01/02/03 un its.
Page 71 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide To refresh or cle ar the Syslo g entries logg ed loca lly on the de vice, follow the step s below : 1. Select Tools | Syst em Log from the Na vigation menu bar. The System Log web page will appe ar as shown above in Fig 5-13.
Page 72 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Figure 5-15 airClient TOTAL Reboot pa ge 2 This concludes the user guide. For the latest upda tes, tools and documents to help troubleshoot the sB3416, visit the support section of the smartBridg es website at http://www.
Page 73 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide Appendix A – Some usef ul terms and definitions Acronyms and Abbrev iations MAC Media Access Control RSSI Receive Sig.
Page 74 of 74 intelligent wireless platform airCli ent™ TOTAL 3416 User G uide COFDM COFDM involves modulating the data onto a large number of carriers using the OFDM te chnique.
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