Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network manual Conﬁguring Individual BreadCrumbs

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Chapter 5. Using BCAdmin™

The bottom portion of the Info Area contains three tabs, each of which contains a list of connections (if any). The BreadCrumbs tab shows connections to other BreadCrumb devices, the Clients tab shows connections with client devices, and the Pending Peers tab shows connections with other BreadCrumb devices that have not yet reported to BCAdmin (e.g., have just been turned on and are not yet fully booted, or are only reachable via an extremely poor link).

The same information is available in each list. The following ﬁgure shows an example listing of BreadCrumb connections.

Figure 5-7. Link Detail Tabs

Tip: Hover your mouse over the connection detail in the Info Area to highlight the corresponding line in the Topology Area.

Conﬁguring Individual BreadCrumbs

To conﬁgure a speciﬁc BreadCrumb device, right-click on the BreadCrumb device in the Topology Area and choose Properties.... A window will appear via which the BreadCrumb device can be

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Contents Rajant Corporation For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network ReleasePage Table of Contents Using BCAdmin TroubleshootingConﬁguration Examples List of Figures List of TablesPreface Purpose and ScopeUser Information Introduction What is a BreadCrumb?Mesh a Deﬁnition Mobility through MeshingBreadCrumb Devices Mesh by Channel and Essid ExampleMeshing Example 1 Full Connectivity Issues Resolved New Features Performance / Process ImprovementsKnown Issues Upgrading to VersionInstalling / Upgrading BCAdmin Upgrading BreadCrumb FirmwareUpgrading to Version Version 3 Power Input Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 SystemsUpgrading to Version XLV XLE ModelsBreadCrumb ME ModelsAvailable 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 Addressing Deployment ConsiderationsChannel Assignments BreadCrumb Device AddressesPhysical Placement and Other Considerations Line Of SightDeployment Considerations Device power To Device power Distance Best-Case Distances by Radio PowerDistance Weather InterferenceAltitude Screen Layout Using BCAdminTopology Area Using BCAdminBreadCrumb Device Name Anatomy of the BreadCrumb BoxAnatomy of the Client Box Time Since Last UpdateNumber of Peers Number of Clients 802.11b Channel Line Color Anatomy of a Connection LineBCAdmin Line Styles Legend Redundant Connection Example Info AreaLink Detail Tabs Conﬁguring Individual BreadCrumbsName General SettingsType LocationBattery Warning minutes Using BCAdmin ColorManual GPS Settings Latitude and Longitude AirFortress Encryption AES-256 and Set Access IDAccess Point Radio SettingsChannel MeshReachback Interface Reachback SettingsNone EthernetRadio 2 ad hoc Using BCAdmin RadioMode AutomaticDisabled Using BCAdmin Gateway IngressAlternate Gateway WEP Key11. BreadCrumb Properties Forwarding Tab Forwarding SettingsExample Port Forwarding Conﬁguration for a Web Server SecurityAccess Control Lists ACLs WEPKey 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 IDZeroizing the Access ID Encrypting Wired TrafﬁcHarris SecNET11 Enabling/Disabling AirFortress EncryptionBCAdmin Preferences SecNet11 Key FillingBreadCrumb inactivity threshold seconds Mapping with Fugawi Tracker Conﬁguration Examples Connecting Remote Wired LANsUnencrypted Point-to-Multipoint Encrypted Point-to-PointConﬁguration Examples Convoy with UAV-Based Camera for Forward ObservationEncrypting a Video Feed Conﬁguration Examples BreadCrumb Wireless Network TroubleshootingIndividual BreadCrumbs Sporadic Network ConnectivityBreadCrumb Device Cannot Connect to Bcwn Sporadic Network Connectivity IssuesRestoring Default Settings Factory Reset BCAdminTroubleshooting BreadCrumb-BCWN Connectivity IssuesFactory 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 Glossary BCAdmin802.11b BreadCrumb / BreadCrumb DeviceMAC Address PeerPending peer Reachback Appendix A. Status Indicator LED Color Blinking/Solid StatusTable A-1. LED Status Indications Appendix B. Radio Frequencies 802.11b Channel Frequency GHzTable B-1 .11b Channel Frequency Table Appendix C. Customer Service