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Chapter 8. Case Study: Military Exercise in Thailand

Figure 8-2. BCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb network

Figure 8-3. View of beach from command center

Rajant also teamed up with the Naval Postgraduate School, Mercury Data Systems, Redline Communications and the Thai Military to set up a demonstration border security network in Lop Buri, Thailand. The Thai military was impressed by the capabilities of the BreadCrumb network, most importantly by the ease and speed of deployment when compared to other wireless technologies they have tried.

The network consisted of cameras placed on a mountain top and an airborne balloon with live video feed streaming back to the base command. An 802.16 link provided by Redline Communications streamed Internet capabilities from Bangkok and the camera feed from the mountain top. There were three BreadCrumb devices placed around the command base creating a meshed network. A fourth BreadCrumb device was placed on the balloon, ensuring that the camera stayed within the network and

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Contents For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network Release Rajant CorporationPage Table of Contents Troubleshooting Using BCAdminConﬁguration Examples List of Tables List of FiguresPurpose and Scope PrefaceUser Information What is a BreadCrumb? IntroductionBreadCrumb Devices Mesh by Channel and Essid Mobility through MeshingMesh a Deﬁnition ExampleMeshing Example 1 Full Connectivity Known Issues New Features Performance / Process ImprovementsIssues Resolved Upgrading to VersionUpgrading BreadCrumb Firmware Installing / Upgrading BCAdminUpgrading to Version Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 Systems Version 3 Power InputUpgrading to Version Models XLV XLEModels BreadCrumb MEAvailable 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 Channel Assignments Deployment ConsiderationsAddressing BreadCrumb Device AddressesLine Of Sight Physical Placement and Other ConsiderationsDeployment Considerations Best-Case Distances by Radio Power Device power To Device power DistanceDistance Interference WeatherAltitude Using BCAdmin Screen LayoutUsing BCAdmin Topology AreaAnatomy of the BreadCrumb Box BreadCrumb Device NameNumber of Peers Time Since Last UpdateAnatomy of the Client Box Number of ClientsAnatomy of a Connection Line 802.11b Channel Line ColorBCAdmin Line Styles Legend Info Area Redundant Connection ExampleConﬁguring Individual BreadCrumbs Link Detail TabsType General SettingsName LocationManual GPS Settings Latitude and Longitude Using BCAdmin ColorBattery Warning minutes AirFortress Encryption AES-256 and Set Access IDChannel Radio SettingsAccess Point MeshNone Reachback SettingsReachback Interface EthernetMode Using BCAdmin RadioRadio 2 ad hoc AutomaticAlternate Gateway Using BCAdmin Gateway IngressDisabled WEP KeyForwarding Settings 11. BreadCrumb Properties Forwarding TabSecurity Example Port Forwarding Conﬁguration for a Web ServerWEP Access Control Lists ACLsKey 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 WindowHarris SecNET11 Encrypting Wired TrafﬁcZeroizing the Access ID Enabling/Disabling AirFortress EncryptionSecNet11 Key Filling BCAdmin PreferencesBreadCrumb inactivity threshold seconds Mapping with Fugawi Tracker Unencrypted Point-to-Multipoint Connecting Remote Wired LANsConﬁguration Examples Encrypted Point-to-PointConvoy with UAV-Based Camera for Forward Observation Conﬁguration ExamplesEncrypting a Video Feed Conﬁguration Examples Individual BreadCrumbs TroubleshootingBreadCrumb Wireless Network Sporadic Network ConnectivitySporadic Network Connectivity Issues BreadCrumb Device Cannot Connect to BcwnTroubleshooting BCAdminRestoring Default Settings Factory Reset 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 802.11b BCAdminGlossary BreadCrumb / BreadCrumb DevicePeer 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