Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network Glossary, 802.11b, BCAdmin, Crossover cable

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Glossary

ACL

Access Control List; a list of MAC addresses that are used to control access to the BreadCrumb Wireless Network.

AES/AES-256

Advanced Encryption Standard. An encryption standard adopted by the U.S. Government.

AP

Access Point; a networking device allowing clients with IEEE 802.11 network cards in infrastructure mode to communicate wirelessly with a network. All radios in a BreadCrumb usually provide AP functionality.

802.11b

A wireless networking standard providing raw data rates of up to 11Mbps

BCAdmin

The BreadCrumb Wireless Network management application

BCWN

BreadCrumb Wireless Network

BreadCrumb / BreadCrumb Device

Any of the family of BreadCrumb products offered by Rajant corporation.

crossover cable

A networking cable that internally swaps its transmit and receive wires, allowing direct connection between devices without a switch or hub.

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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