Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product High Density Mesh System Trango Systems
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Ffirm HD Mesh HIGH DENSITY MESH SYSTEM USER MANUAL October 25, 2006 Revision 1.6.
Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page ii Table of Contents Preface .................................................................................................................... iii Warranty Info rmati on .......................
Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page iii Preface This manual covers the basic config uration and inst allation of the HD Mesh syste m, and applies to the following part numbers: HD M.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 4 Section 1 Introduction Trango has developed a mesh architecture that maximizes up time reliability, while minimizing the constraints on actual data throug hput. The Trango solution focu ses the fail-safe functions at the most important element of the network, the backbone.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 5 Section 2 Hardware Overview The HD Mesh is an outdoor NEMA rated box that houses a Mikrotik 532 router.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 6 System Radio Kits Option HDM5010-EX T: Includes 2Atlas5010-EXT 5 GHz ra dios, connectorized for external antenn as HDM5010-IN T: Includes 2 Atlas5010-INT 5 GHz radi os, with integrated 23dBi antennas HDM4900-IN T-18: Includes 2 Atlas4900-INT-1 8 4.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 7 Section 2 Getting S t arted It is always a good idea to first provision and test the equipment on the bench before de ploying them in the field. This is a particularly us eful exercise for the novice user.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 8 Location of RJ-45/LED Port The RJ-45 connectors for Trango Powe r Over Ethernet (PoE) injectors are located at the bottom of the mounting plate inside the HD Mesh box. The router ports and serial port are located at the top of the mounting plate.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 9 Browser Interface The HDMESH features a convenient and ea sy-to-use web based config uration and manage ment tool. No additional software is nee ded on your computer other than a web browser.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 10 Primary Features and Pages of the Brows er Interface: Navigation Column: Each page features a navigation col umn th at runs along the left-hand side of the page.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 11 Winbox (GUI) Interface The HDMESH features a convenient and easy-to-use GUI interfa ce tool. The Winbox interface offers the closest functionality to the Command Line Interfa ce (CLI).
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 12 Primary Features and Pages of the Winbox Interface: Menu Bar: Winbox has a menu bar that runs along the left-hand side of the page. Interface : General information of the interface, Status, Ethernet port settings a nd traffic.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 13 Command Line Interface The Web browser interface covers very basic feat ure s in a limited role. The command line interface (CLI) provides much mo re functionality, and is usually the management tool of choice for experienced users.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 14 Section 3 Basic Configuration via W eb Browser This section describe s a few basic concept s, as well as how to configure basi c settings using the Browser (HTTP) Interface. This section is writt en to address only the most basic steps.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 15 Port Web Configuration Clicking on the IP address of the interface will br ing up the port co nfiguration page. The port can be disabled, configured to obtain an IP add ress from a D HCP server, or manually configured with an IP address and Netmask.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 16 System Web Configuration The System page will allow you to change the pa sswor d simply by clicking the password link. The ID of the HDMESH can also be changed fr om the system page.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 17 DHCP Server Web Configuration The HD Mesh node is configured by def ault as a DHCP server. DHCP Services can be appl ied to any interface. DHCP leases are also shown on this pa ge.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 18 Upgrading RouterOS via Web Browser The RouterOS can be upg raded from the web browser upgra de page. The RouterOS can be downloaded from Mikrotik’s web site www.mi krotik.com Click on the UPGRADE from the navigation menu on the left side of the web page.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 19 Once the file has been successfully uploaded to the router the upgrade and downgrade button can b e used. (Figure 16) Figure 16 The upgrade procedure will log out the current web session.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 20 Section 4 Basic Configuration via Winbox This section describes ho w to configure basic settings using Winbox.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 21 Configuring the Wireless Card Clicking the Wireless menu option from the menu bar will bring up the Wireless Tables. Dou ble clicking on the wireless interface will b ring up the Interface configuration menu.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 22 Configure Firewall The firewall configuration offers many options but this section will only cover creating NAT on an interface using masqueradi ng. In the Winbox session select IP menu then Firewall menu optio n.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 23 Next in the New NAT Rule select the ACTIO N t ab. The ACTION needs to be set to MASQUERADE.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 24 Clicking the Setup button in the DHCP Server window will bring up the DHCP Server Setup window. Select the interface on which to r un DHCP services. (Figure 27) Figure 27 Once the interface is selected, the DHCP Address Space will need to be added.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 25 The next prompt will be for the range of IP addres ses to give out. This will create an IP pool automatically. (Figure 30) After the IP address ran ge is given, a DNS server IP address is required.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 26 Configuring OSPF OSPF stands for Open Shortest Path First. This rout ing proto col is the key to creating redundancy by the HD Mesh node. This Section will cover how to conf igure OSPF.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 27 Once the Area is created, the OSPF Networks that will be distrib uted in the OSPF link need to be added. In the OSPF window (Figure 35) go to the Networ k tab and click on the Red Plus sign.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 28 The final step is to configure the OSPF settings. In the Interface tab click on settings to bring up the OSPF settings windows. The setting will vary depending on the role of the router.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 29 Section 5 Basic Configuration via CLI This section describes a Comman d Line Interface co nfiguration. This section i s written to address only the basic steps. It is highly recommended that you visit and re ad Mikrotik’s website www.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 30 Configuring IP Address via CLI Setup In the setup menu you can configure an IP addre ss simply by supplying the interface name and the IP address with the netmask.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 31 Configuring Gateway via CLI Setup Simply selecting an option will bring the next menu pr ompt.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 32 Configuring DHCP Server via CLI Setup Following the menu option the following informatio n wi ll need to be provided in order to .
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 33 Section 6 Default Configuration The HD Mesh node is configured with the first 5 ports as router ports, each wi th their own IP address. The ports are also configured to give out DHCP IP addr esses.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 34 Restoring Default Configuration WinBox Each router has a backup of this configuration st ored in its file system. The backup file can be seen through Winbox by se lecting files. The name of the backup file is “OneMESH.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 35 Restoring Default Configurat ion Command Line Interface The default configuration can also be reloaded via the command line. Simply login to the Mikrot ik router and type the following command.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 36 Appendix A Serial Port The HD Mesh unit features a serial port . The serial port is useful in the event that the router cannot be accessed via TCP/IP (HTTP, Telnet, or Winbox).
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 37 Appendix B S pecifications All specifications apply to HD Mesh Node HD Mesh Node Enclosure HD Mesh Box NEMA rated outdoor enclosure Ratings NEMA 3R / IP42 Dimensions 14 in. × 12 in.
HD Mesh Node Trango Broadba nd Wireless — High D ensity MESH page 38 Wireless Board 802.11a : -88 dBm @ 6 Mbps, -71 dBm @ 54 Mbps 802.11b : -95 dBm @ 1 Mbps, -90 dBm @ 11 Mbps Sensitivity 802.11g : -90 dBm @ 6 Mbps, -74 dBm @ 54 Mbps Hardware 40 bit & 108 bit WEP.
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