Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network Radio Settings, Channel, Mesh, Access Point

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Chapter 5. Using BCAdmin™

Radio Settings

The "Radios" tab contains controls for configuring each of the BreadCrumb device’s 802.11b radio radios:

Figure 5-9. BreadCrumb Properties - Radios Tab

The available settings for each radio are:

1.Channel

Channel selection may be automatic as described in the Section called Channel Assignments in Chapter 4, or radios may be fixed to specific channels. If one radio is set to use automatic channel selection, so must all of a BreadCrumb device’s other radios.

Important: If you are configuring an XL, XLV, or XLE, the radios must be set to channels 1 and 11, respectively!

2.Mesh

If this checkbox is checked, the radio will participate in the BreadCrumb mesh.

3.Access Point

If this checkbox is checked, the radio will provide 802.11b Access Point functionality.

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Contents For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network Release Rajant CorporationPage Table of Contents Using BCAdmin TroubleshootingConfiguration Examples List of Tables List of FiguresPreface Purpose and ScopeUser Information What is a BreadCrumb? IntroductionMobility through Meshing Mesh a DefinitionBreadCrumb Devices Mesh by Channel and Essid ExampleMeshing Example 1 Full Connectivity New Features Performance / Process Improvements Issues ResolvedKnown Issues Upgrading to VersionInstalling / Upgrading BCAdmin Upgrading BreadCrumb FirmwareUpgrading to Version Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 Systems Version 3 Power InputUpgrading to Version Models XLV XLEBreadCrumb ME ModelsAvailable BreadCrumb Models External Connectors BreadCrumb WEBreadCrumb WE External Connectors BreadCrumb SEBreadCrumb SE External Connectors BreadCrumb XLBreadCrumb XL External Connector BreadCrumb XLVBreadCrumb XLV External Connectors BreadCrumb XLEBreadCrumb XLE External Connectors front Deployment Considerations AddressingChannel 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 Using BCAdmin Screen LayoutUsing BCAdmin Topology AreaAnatomy of the BreadCrumb Box BreadCrumb Device NameTime Since Last Update Anatomy of the Client BoxNumber of Peers Number of ClientsAnatomy of a Connection Line 802.11b Channel Line ColorBCAdmin Line Styles Legend Info Area Redundant Connection ExampleConfiguring Individual BreadCrumbs Link Detail TabsGeneral Settings NameType LocationUsing BCAdmin Color Battery Warning minutesManual GPS Settings Latitude and Longitude AirFortress Encryption AES-256 and Set Access IDRadio Settings Access PointChannel MeshReachback Settings Reachback InterfaceNone EthernetUsing BCAdmin Radio Radio 2 ad hocMode AutomaticUsing BCAdmin Gateway Ingress DisabledAlternate Gateway WEP KeyForwarding Settings 11. BreadCrumb Properties Forwarding TabSecurity Example Port Forwarding Configuration for a Web ServerAccess Control Lists ACLs WEPKey Deny by default allow only permitted devices Allow by default deny only forbidden devicesAES-256 Encryption with AirFortress Registering AirFortressSetting the Access ID 14. Set Access ID WindowEncrypting Wired Traffic Zeroizing the Access IDHarris SecNET11 Enabling/Disabling AirFortress EncryptionBCAdmin Preferences SecNet11 Key FillingBreadCrumb inactivity threshold seconds Mapping with Fugawi Tracker Connecting Remote Wired LANs Configuration ExamplesUnencrypted Point-to-Multipoint Encrypted Point-to-PointConvoy with UAV-Based Camera for Forward Observation Configuration ExamplesEncrypting a Video Feed Configuration Examples Troubleshooting BreadCrumb Wireless NetworkIndividual BreadCrumbs Sporadic Network ConnectivitySporadic Network Connectivity Issues BreadCrumb Device Cannot Connect to BcwnBCAdmin Restoring Default Settings Factory ResetTroubleshooting BreadCrumb-BCWN Connectivity IssuesFactory Reset Button Case Study Military Exercise in Thailand Joint Exercise NetworkBCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb network Case Study Military Exercise in ThailandBalloon with Camera and BreadCrumb BCAdmin Glossary802.11b 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