Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product M900S Trango Broadband
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M900S™ 900 MHz Wireless Broadband System USER MANUAL March 24, 2005 Revision C for Firmware V ersion 1.3.
Table of Contents Trango Trango Broadband Wire less — M900S User Manual Rev. C page ii Table of Contents Pref ace .......................................................................................................................................
Table of Figures Trango Trango Broadband Wireless — M900S User Manual Rev. C page iii Table of Figures Figure 1: Typi cal Depl oyment ...................................................................................................................
Preface Trango Broadband Wireless — M900S User Manual Rev. C page iv Preface This manual c overs basic c onfigurat ion and instal lation of the M900S Wi reless Broa dband System and applie s to the .
Introduction Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 1 Section 1 Introduction Your Trango Broadband M 900S radio sy stem provi des a reliable and robust m eans to deliver broadband access t o a wide geographic region through wireless Ethernet connectivity.
Introduction Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 2 Both APs and SUs feature a handy "site survey" tool to check for inte rference, as well as RSSI tools for optimizing antenna positioning.
Hardware Overview Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 3 Section 2 Hardware Overv iew This section provides details about each radio in the M9 00S family.
Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 4 Figure 4: Back of Radio The radio’s m odel num ber, FCC ID, MAC ID, a nd Serial n umber, are loc ated on the backside o f the radio.
Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 5 • Connect a Cat-5 (straight through) Ethernet cable (we recommend shield ed twisted pair) between the ODU (out door unit) port of the J-box an d the RJ-45 conn ector on the radio.
Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 6 APs and SUs c an be in o ne of two Opm odes (“ON” or “OFF”). When in Opm ode “OFF,” t he AP is not transmitting and it is not attempting to associate with SUs. Alternatively, when in Opmode “ON,” the radio is transmitting and is attempting to asso ciate.
Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 7 Browser Interface Login Page Type the password (d efault trango ) and continue.
Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 8 Primary Features and Pages of the Browser Interface: Navigation Column: Each page features a navigation c olumn that runs along the left-hand side of the page. The model num ber of the radi o is li sted at the top of the navi gation colum n.
Getting Started Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 9 Example (to view a list of all commands which start with su ) #> ? su su [all | <suid, 1.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 10 Section 4 Basic Configur ation v ia Browser Interface This section describes a few more basic concepts, as well as how to establish a wireless link using the Browser (HTTP) Interface.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 11 CIR DOWN: Committ ed Informati on Rate fr om AP to SU . Minim um downstream data rate (m easured in Kbps) at which the AP will attempt to deliver bandwidth to this SU.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 12 6. CIR dn: ( AP to SU Commit ted Inform ation Rat e) – minim um downstrea m bandwi dth for t he SU in K bps. 7. MIR up: (SU to AP M axim um Inform ation Rat e) – maxi mum upstream bandwidt h for t he SU in Kb ps.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 13 2. Set Base ID, or choose the default Base ID of 000 0. (Must match the SU. ) 3. Set AP ID (00-FF HEX), or choose t he defau lt, which is last two bytes of MAC Address.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 14 Configure Basic SU Parameters In order to establish a working link , the Base ID in the SU must match the Base ID set in the AP. SU Basic Setup: 1.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 15 LED Summary At this point it is useful to learn abou t the LEDs that can be found on the bottom of the radio. T hese LEDs can assist the user in determining radio and l ink status.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 16 Link Control Page The radio’s firmware includes several useful tools to assist in determining which SUs are associated and the quality of each link.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 17 SU Ranging Test This test reports the SU’s distance from the AP i n miles, received signal strength for uplink an d downlink, and S U Tx Power.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 18 Other Key Parameters This section describes the remain der of the parameters listed on th e System Information page. Most of these parameters are the sam e for both APs and SUs.
Basic Configuration via Browser Interface Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 19 Site Survey Page The Site Survey page provide s a useful tool for detecti n g and m easuring interfere nce. The radio must be i n Opmode “OF F” in order to use this feature.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 20 Section 5 Basic Configur ation v ia CLI This section covers how to utilize the radio’s CLI interface to establish a working wireless link. In this section t h e most basic se ttings using t he CLI are discu ssed.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 21 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PA RAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command AP ID This parameter provides a unique num ber for each AP.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 22 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PA RAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command MIR Threshol d (Kbps) User specified MIR Threshold.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 23 AP SYSTEM INFORMATION PA RAMETERS AND RELATED COMMANDS AP Parameter Description Related CLI Command enables/disables the SU t o SU featur e.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 24 Example: #>sudb cirmir 5 128 256 3000 3000 In this example, SU #5’s CIR downstream was set to 128, and its CIR upstream to 256. MIR upstream and downstream were set to 3000.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 25.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 26 SU SYSTEM INFORMATION PARA ME TERS AND RELATED COMMANDS SU Parameter Description Related CLI Command Device ID MAC Address of the SU N/A Base ID Specifies the cell or cluster t o which the SU belongs.
Basic Configuration via CLI Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 27 SU SYSTEM INFORMATION PARA ME TERS AND RELATED COMMANDS SU Parameter Description Related CLI Command polarizati on.
Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 28 Section 6 Mounting Hardware 1 2 3 4 5 Not Supplied ITEM NO. PART NUMBER QTY.
Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 29 ITEM NO. PART NUMBER QTY. 1 Radio 1 2 #10 x 3" Thread ed Rod 4 3 #10 Keps Nut 8 4" V " B r a c k e t 2 .
Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 30 Standard Mounting Alternative Mounting Up/ Down Ti l t 4X M us t B e lo o se n e d fo r Up/ Down Ti l t Up/Down Tilt F.
Mounting Hardware Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 31 Installation Notes Access to the radio’s RJ-45 Port and LED status lights are purposely located at the bottom of the radio to minimize the risk of water intrusion. Do not mount the radio upside down.
Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 32 Section 7 Deployment Once you are familiar with t he basic oper ation of the radi os you are rea dy for deploym ent in the field.
Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 33 Example: #> survey 2 v Press [space] then [enter] to stop 880 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dBm 882 MHz peak -94 dBm avg -99 dB.
Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 34 In conjunction with the RSSI command , it is also useful to perform the apsearch command that will tell you wh ich AP is providing an ad equate signal at the location of the SU.
Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 35 3 LED -65 dBm 4 LED -60 dBm Collocation and Ch annel Planning With proper channel plann ing and adherence to installa tion guidelines, multiple M900S APs may co-exist and operate interference-free on the same tower or buildin g.
Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 36 In establishing and diagnosing the quality of the link betw een the AP and SU(s), there are a few commands that are especially useful. All of these comm ands are perfor med at the AP.
Deployment Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 37 [ip] 192.168.100.120 [subnet] 255.255.255.0 [gateway] 192.168.100.120 [mac] 00 01 DE 16 E3 7F [hw ver] 0005 [fpga ver] 031211.
Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 38 The “r” is used in this command to repeat the RF link test repeatedly until the user terminates the test by hitting SPACE ENTER. Example: #> su testrflink 88 r Press [space] then [enter] to stop [len] 1512 [suid] 88 [ 0] .
Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 39 Section 8 Management Section Topics: • Radio Manage ment Access using TCP/IP • SU Managem ent from the AP’s com mand set • SNMP Radio Management Access Via TCP/IP The IP Addres s of an M900S radio is for management purposes only.
Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 40 Loading Multiple SUs into the SUDB using DLOAD Command To load a full database of SU entries in to the AP’s SUDB, you need to create a subscriber database in ASCII text file format.
Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 41 The Trango SNMP so lution supports MIB-I I (system only) and th e Trango propr ietary Management Info rmation Base (MIB).
Management Trango Broad band Wireless — Use r Manual M900S Rev C Page 42 SNMP Setup Trango Broadb and provides only the MIB portion of the SNM P Management system . The radios act a s individual agents , and it is up t he user to provide an SNM P Manager software from a third party ve ndor.
Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 43 Appendix A Command Set Reference (ro = read only access, rw = read write access) Command Radio Description Access ? AP/SU Display comple.
Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 44 Command Radio Description Access (power leveling) pppoeonly SU Display current PPPoE filter setting ro/rw pppoeonly <on | off> SU .
Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 45 Command Radio Description Access 21. TX power 22. Remarks 23. RF TX retry at AP, RF TX retry maxed ou t at AP RF TX retry a t SU, RF TX .
Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 46 Command Radio Description Access targetrssi <dBm, -90..-50> AP Change target RSSI.
Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 47 Appendix B Specifications All specifications apply to the M900S-AP and M900S-SU, un less otherwise noted.
Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 48 Auto-Negotiatio n: Fully supports IEEE802 .3-2002 Sect. 2 Clause 28 Bridging F rame Size: 60 to 1600 by tes Mngmt Fram es: 60 to 1472 by.
Trango Broadband Wire less — User Manual M900S Rev. C Page 49 Eth. Out & DC Out: Shielded RJ-45 Jack Pinout for Et h. Out: Po wer (+) on pins 7+8, ground (-) on pins 4+5 and eth.
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