Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network manual List of Tables, List of Figures

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List of Tables
3-1. Available BreadCrumb Models	8
4-1.Best-Case Distances by Radio Power	18
5-1. BCAdmin Line Colors Legend	24
5-2. BCAdmin Line Styles Legend	25
7-1. Individual BreadCrumb Issues	47
7-2. Sporadic Network Connectivity Issues	47
7-3.BreadCrumb-BCWN Connectivity Issues	48
7-4. BCAdmin Issues	49
A-1. LED Status Indications	57
B-1. 802.11b Channel Frequency Table	58
List of Figures
1-1. Meshing Example 1 - Full Connectivity	2
1-2. Meshing Example 2 - Different ESSIDs Prevent Meshing	3
2-1. Version 2 Power Input	5
2-2. Version 3 Power Input	5
3-1. BreadCrumb ME - External Connectors	10
3-2. BreadCrumb WE - External Connectors	11
3-3. BreadCrumb SE - External Connectors	12
3-4. BreadCrumb XL - External Connector	13
3-5. BreadCrumb XLV - External Connectors	14
3-6. BreadCrumb XLE - External Connectors (front)	15
3-7. BreadCrumb XLE - External Connectors (back)	15
5-1. BCAdmin Screen at Startup (No Network)	20
5-2. The BreadCrumb Box	22
5-3. The Client Box	23
5-4. Asymmetric Connection Example	25
5-5. Redundant Connection Example	25
5-6. BreadCrumb Summary Panel	26
5-7. Link Detail Tabs	27
5-8. BreadCrumb Properties - General Tab	28
5-9. BreadCrumb Properties - Radios Tab	30
5-10. BreadCrumb Properties - Reachback Tab	31
5-11. BreadCrumb Properties - Forwarding Tab	34
5-12. WEP Conﬁguration Window	36
5-13. Access Control List Window	37
5-14. Set Access ID Window	39
5-15. BCAdmin Preferences Window	41
7-1. Factory Reset Button	50
8-1. Joint Exercise Network	51
8-2. BCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb network	51
8-3. View of beach from command center	52
8-4. Balloon with Camera and BreadCrumb	??
8-5. Soldier communicating over BCWN using Microsoft NetMeeting	53

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Contents Rajant Corporation For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network ReleasePage Table of Contents Conﬁguration Examples Using BCAdminTroubleshooting List of Figures List of TablesUser Information PrefacePurpose and Scope 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 VersionUpgrading to Version Installing / Upgrading BCAdminUpgrading BreadCrumb Firmware Version 3 Power Input Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 SystemsUpgrading to Version XLV XLE ModelsAvailable BreadCrumb Models BreadCrumb MEModels 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 AddressesDeployment Considerations Physical Placement and Other ConsiderationsLine Of Sight Distance Device power To Device power DistanceBest-Case Distances by Radio Power Altitude WeatherInterference 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 Clients802.11b 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 SecurityKey Access Control Lists ACLsWEP 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 EncryptionBreadCrumb inactivity threshold seconds BCAdmin PreferencesSecNet11 Key Filling 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 DevicePending peer MAC AddressPeer Reachback Table A-1. LED Status Indications Appendix A. Status Indicator LEDColor Blinking/Solid Status Table B-1 .11b Channel Frequency Table Appendix B. Radio Frequencies802.11b Channel Frequency GHz Appendix C. Customer Service