Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network manual BCAdmin Line Styles Legend

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Chapter 5. Using BCAdmin™

 

 

802.11b Channel

Line Color

11

Purple

Table 5-1. BCAdmin Line Colors Legend

 

 

 

Link Speed (Mbps)

Line Style

11

Solid

5.5

Dashed

2

Dot-Dash

1

Dotted

Table 5-2. BCAdmin Line Styles Legend

Asymmetric Connections

For a variety of environmental reasons (antenna placement, radio reflections, interference, etc.), asymmetric connections are sometimes formed between BreadCrumb devices. An asymmetric connection is a connection between two BreadCrumb devices in which each BreadCrumb device is transmitting at a different speed.

When an asymmetric connection is made, the BCAdmin operator will see two lines of the same color connecting two BreadCrumb devices. The speeds will be represented in the line styles as specified in the BCAdmin Line Styles Legend in the previous section. Transmission direction of each link is represented by motion of the dots or dashes comprising the lines. (11Mbps links are solid lines, so their direction in an asymmetric link is determined by elimination; its direction is simply the direction opposite the other link of the same color). The following figure illustrates an asymmetric link:

Figure 5-4. Asymmetric Connection Example

Redundant Connections

When two BreadCrumb devices have two radio channels in common, they often form redundant links between one another - that is, one connection on each channel. In these cases, lines of different colors will connect the two BreadCrumb boxes as in the following figure:

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Contents Rajant Corporation For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network ReleasePage Table of Contents Troubleshooting Using BCAdminConfiguration Examples List of Figures List of TablesPurpose and Scope PrefaceUser Information Introduction What is a BreadCrumb?Example Mobility through MeshingMesh a Definition BreadCrumb Devices Mesh by Channel and EssidMeshing Example 1 Full Connectivity Upgrading to Version New Features Performance / Process ImprovementsIssues Resolved Known IssuesUpgrading BreadCrumb Firmware Installing / Upgrading BCAdminUpgrading to Version Version 3 Power Input Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 SystemsUpgrading to Version XLV XLE ModelsModels BreadCrumb MEAvailable BreadCrumb Models BreadCrumb WE External ConnectorsBreadCrumb SE BreadCrumb WE External ConnectorsBreadCrumb XL BreadCrumb SE External ConnectorsBreadCrumb XLV BreadCrumb XL External ConnectorBreadCrumb XLE BreadCrumb XLV External ConnectorsBreadCrumb XLE External Connectors front BreadCrumb Device Addresses Deployment ConsiderationsAddressing Channel AssignmentsLine Of Sight Physical Placement and Other ConsiderationsDeployment Considerations Best-Case Distances by Radio Power Device power To Device power DistanceDistance Interference WeatherAltitude Screen Layout Using BCAdminTopology Area Using BCAdminBreadCrumb Device Name Anatomy of the BreadCrumb BoxNumber of Clients Time Since Last UpdateAnatomy of the Client Box Number of Peers802.11b Channel Line Color Anatomy of a Connection LineBCAdmin Line Styles Legend Redundant Connection Example Info AreaLink Detail Tabs Configuring Individual BreadCrumbsLocation General SettingsName TypeAirFortress Encryption AES-256 and Set Access ID Using BCAdmin ColorBattery Warning minutes Manual GPS Settings Latitude and LongitudeMesh Radio SettingsAccess Point ChannelEthernet Reachback SettingsReachback Interface NoneAutomatic Using BCAdmin RadioRadio 2 ad hoc ModeWEP Key Using BCAdmin Gateway IngressDisabled Alternate Gateway11. BreadCrumb Properties Forwarding Tab Forwarding SettingsExample Port Forwarding Configuration for a Web Server SecurityWEP Access Control Lists ACLsKey Allow by default deny only forbidden devices Deny by default allow only permitted devicesRegistering AirFortress AES-256 Encryption with AirFortress14. Set Access ID Window Setting the Access IDEnabling/Disabling AirFortress Encryption Encrypting Wired TrafficZeroizing the Access ID Harris SecNET11SecNet11 Key Filling BCAdmin PreferencesBreadCrumb inactivity threshold seconds Mapping with Fugawi Tracker Encrypted Point-to-Point Connecting Remote Wired LANsConfiguration Examples Unencrypted Point-to-MultipointConfiguration Examples Convoy with UAV-Based Camera for Forward ObservationEncrypting a Video Feed Configuration Examples Sporadic Network Connectivity TroubleshootingBreadCrumb Wireless Network Individual BreadCrumbsBreadCrumb Device Cannot Connect to Bcwn Sporadic Network Connectivity IssuesBreadCrumb-BCWN Connectivity Issues BCAdminRestoring Default Settings Factory Reset TroubleshootingFactory Reset Button Joint Exercise Network Case Study Military Exercise in ThailandCase Study Military Exercise in Thailand BCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb networkBalloon with Camera and BreadCrumb BreadCrumb / BreadCrumb Device BCAdminGlossary 802.11bPeer MAC AddressPending peer Reachback Color Blinking/Solid Status Appendix A. Status Indicator LEDTable A-1. LED Status Indications 802.11b Channel Frequency GHz Appendix B. Radio FrequenciesTable B-1 .11b Channel Frequency Table Appendix C. Customer Service