Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network Preface, Purpose and Scope, User Information

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Preface

Purpose and Scope

This manual provides information and guidance to all personnel who are involved with and use Rajant Corporation’s BreadCrumb® Wireless Network devices ("BreadCrumb® devices") in tactical situations.

This manual begins with an introduction to the BreadCrumb Wireless Network and a brief overview of the various BreadCrumb device models available. This is followed by a guide to BCAdmin™, the management application used to conﬁgure BreadCrumb devices before or during a deployment. Finally, common deployment scenarios are described and concise step-by-step instructions for each scenario are provided.

User Information

The user of this manual is encouraged to submit comments and recommended changes to improve this manual. Please send any comments or changes to <support@rajant.com>. Be sure to include the version number of the manual you are using and please provide the page numbers related to your comments wherever possible.

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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? 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 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 Channel Assignments Deployment ConsiderationsAddressing 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 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 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 WindowHarris SecNET11 Encrypting Wired TrafﬁcZeroizing the Access ID Enabling/Disabling AirFortress EncryptionBCAdmin Preferences SecNet11 Key FillingBreadCrumb 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 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