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About This Document

This User Guide is for the networking professional who configures and manages the smartBridges’ Intelligent Nexus Platform of wireless backhauls (airHaul™ Nexus).

It provides detailed information on using the web-based configuration GUI to configure the airHaul Nexus unit. This manual will help you gain a better understanding of how the various components of Nexus work.

To configure smartBridges’ products, you need to have a fundamental understanding of the concepts and technology of Local Area Networks (LAN) and wireless networking. The system installer will require expertise in the following areas:

•Outdoor radio equipment installation

•Network configuration

•Use of web browser for system configuration, monitoring and fault finding

In this chapter, you will find an overview of the User Guide and where to obtain additional information regarding installation and set-up.

Overview of User Guide

The airHaul Nexus sB3010 User Guide provides information on how to set-up and deploy the unit. A web-based management tool is provided to assist the user to configure the airHaul unit for different purposes.

In chapter 1, the configuration features of the web-based management tool and the system requirements are listed.

Chapter 2 explains how to login as an administrator and to change the default password. The features of the configuration page as well as the Navigation Menu Bar are explained. You will also learn how to configure the unit to Root Bridge mode and to convert from one mode to the other. Also in this chapter, instructions on modifying the configurations of the Root Bridge such as Ethernet, Wireless, Bandwidth, Radio parameters, Throughput Optimizer and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) are given. Similar instructions are provided for the Remote Bridge and Remote Router. Finally, details on managing the wireless settings are provided.

Functions common to the different modes such as Link Performance parameters and Bandwidth Controller are explained in chapter 3.

The Site Survey Tool is explained in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 shows how to perform antenna alignment to optimize the radio performance.

Upgrading the airHaul Nexus through the web management interface is shown in Chapter 6.

The System Configuration such as modifying the SNMP security settings and resetting the unit are given in Chapter 7. You will also learn how to save the configuration parameters as profiles and using the Link Budget Planning Tool.

Finally, Chapter 8 illustrates how to display Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics through the ‘Networking’ ‘Statistics’ drop down menu.

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Contents AirHaul Nexus SB3010 VersionTable of Contents T e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s A t f o r m About This Document Overview of User GuideRelated Publications Technical Support CenterIntroduction AirHaul Nexus Configuration FeaturesSystem Requirements Checklists Pre-Installation Checklist for airHaulParameters Units Site a Site B Signature of Engineer Name DatePost-Installation Checklist for airHaul PTPChecklist Parameters Units Site a Site B AirHaul Nexus Configuration User Login and License AgreementAdministrator Login License Agreement Web GUI Administrator Password Change Using the Configuration Pages Administrator password changeNavigation Menu Bar Menu Functions Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description HomeNetworking RadioMenu Item Menu Sub-items Description ToolsMenu Item Menu Sub-items Description Tools Help Device Mode Configuration Radio Operational Mode SettingsRoot Bridge to Remote Bridge Root Bridge to Remote RouterRemote Bridge to Root Bridge Changing Root Bridge to Remote RouterRemote Router to Root Bridge 10 Changing Remote Bridge to Root BridgeRemote Router to Remote Bridge 11 Changing Remote Router to Root BridgeRemote Bridge to Remote Router 12 Changing Remote Router to Remote Bridge13 Changing Remote Bridge to Remote Router Root Bridge Configuration Ethernet ConfigurationsWireless Configurations 15 Root Bridge Wireless SettingsWireless Settings Dial a PowerAuthorization Items DescriptionsBridge Configuration 16 Root Bridge Association ListConfiguring Spanning Tree Protocol STP 18 Bridge Configuration InformationSTP Settings Configuration Setting Default Value Range Purpose Radio port Radio a19 Bridge Configuration Remote Bridge Configuration Ethernet ConfigurationWireless Configuration 21 Remote Bridge Wireless Settings22 Remote Bridge Association with Root Bridge Remote Router Configuration 23 Remote Router Ethernet Configurations24 Remote Router Wireless IP Configuration 25 Remote Router Wireless Association Settings Dhcp Configurations 27 Dhcp Server Configurations Dhcp Relay Configurations 29 Dhcp Relay Agent ConfigurationsRouting Table 30 Routing Table31 Adding Static Route Wireless Settings Wireless Settings ManagementData Encryption 32 Data Encryption Configuration Link Performance Parameters and Features Performance Parameters and Bandwidth ControllerChoose the desired Radio Operating mode Radio OperatingThroughput OptimizerEnter Maximum Wireless Throughput Bandwidth ControllerSite Survey Site Survey showing associated devicesAntenna Alignment Antenna Alignment Traffic Statistics Ethernet Traffic StatisticsReceived Errors Wireless Traffic Statistics Transmit Success RateReceived Frame FCS Error Count Ethernet Traffic Statistics Received Multicast PacketsSystem Configuration ToolsReset Delayed ResetVersion Edit Configuration Reset To FactoryCheck the ‘SNMP Access Filters’ Enable box Snmp SecurityReset Options Delayed Reset SettingsNTP Time Server Setup Profile ManagerProfile Manager Function DescriptionsLoad Operating Profile Save ProfileProfile calendar Scheduling a Profile Link Test Ping Test ResultThroughput Test Click on the ‘Radio Receive’ or ‘Radio Transmit’ buttonThroughput Test Result Link Budget Planning Click the ’Compute Distance’ button12 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget Firmware Upgrade AirHaul Nexus Firmware UpgradeAirHaul Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware transferred Mode of Operations Appendix a Points to RememberAntenna RadioThroughput Optimizer PerformanceFragmentation RangeFirmware upgrade Multiple watchdog timerAppendix B Useful terms and definitions Acronyms and AbbreviationsWPA Dhcp Appendix C Sample airHaul Bridge to Router Setup Value Appendix D Snmp TrapAirPoint AirClient Appendix E Snmp MIB Appendix F License
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