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About This Document

This User Guide is for the networking professional who configures and manages the smartBridges’ Intelligent Nexus wireless backhaul, the airHaul2 Nexus PRO™.

It provides detailed information on using the web-based configuration GUI to configure the airHaul2 Nexus PRO 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 airHaul2 Nexus PRO (sB3021) 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 airHaul2 Nexus PRO 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 Repeater mode and to convert from one mode to the other. Also in this chapter, instructions on modifying the configurations of the device such as Ethernet, Wireless, Bandwidth, Radio parameters, Throughput Optimizer and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) are given. Similar instructions are provided for the Repeater or Link Aggregate (individual radio can be in Remote Bridge, Remote Router/NAT). 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.

Chapter 4 explains the steps for configuring the Quality of Service (QoS) for the aH2NP.

The Site Survey Tool is explained in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 shows how to perform antenna alignment to optimize the radio performance.

Chapter 7 illustrates how to display Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics through the ‘Networking’ ‘Statistics’ drop down menu

The System Configuration such as modifying the SNMP security settings and resetting the unit are given in Chapter 8. You will also learn how to save the configuration parameters as profiles and using the Link Budget Planning Tool.

Finally, chapter 9 shows how to upgrade the airHaul2 Nexus PRO through the web management interface to the latest firmware.

airHaul2 Nexus PRO™ User Guide

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Contents AirHaul2 Nexus PRO SB3021 VersionTable of Contents T e l l i g e n t R e l e s s p l a t f o r m About This Document Overview of User GuideRelated Publications Technical Support CenterAirHaul2 Nexus PRO Configuration Features System RequirementsChecklists Pre-Installation Checklist for airHaul2 Nexus PROParameters Units Site a Site B Signature of Engineer Name DatePost-Installation Checklist for airHaul2 Nexus PRO PTPChecklist Parameters Units Site a Site B AirHaul2 Nexus PRO Configuration User Login and License AgreementAdministrator Login AirHaul2 Nexus PRO Summary Information Configuration Radio a WirelessRadio B Wireless Operational ModeWeb GUI Administrator Password Change Administrator password changeUsing the Configuration Pages Navigation Menu BarEditable Boxes for Parameter Editing Navigation Menu Bar Menu Functions Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description HomeNetworking RadioMenu Item Menu Sub-items Description WPA-PSK TKIP, AES is whereWPA2-PSK TKIP,AES Based on ToolsT e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m Menu Item Menu Sub-items Description Tools HelpDevice Operation Mode Repeater Mode ConfigurationClick on the Device Mode link in the System Configuration Repeater Mode SelectedConfirmation IP Configuration Link Aggregate Root Router Mode 11 Link Aggregate ModeNetmask 12 Link Aggregate Root Router Mode Configurations 13 Confirmation Wireless IP Configuration pop up window Link Aggregate Remote Router/NAT Mode 15 Link Aggregate Remote Router/NAT Mode Configuration 16Confirmation Wireless IP pop up window Dual Radio Configuration Root Bridge to Remote Bridge18 System Configuration Page Root to Remote Bridge Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT 19 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Bridge21 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Router/NAT 22 System Configuration--Remote Bridge to Root Bridge Remote Bridge to Root BridgeRemote Router/NAT to Root Bridge 23 Changing Remote Bridge to Root Bridge25 Changing Remote Router/NAT to Root Bridge Remote Router/NAT to Remote Bridge Remote Bridge to Remote Router/NAT 27 Changing Remote Router/NAT to Remote BridgeT e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m 29 Changing Remote Bridge to Remote Router/NAT Root Bridge Configuration Bridge IP ConfigurationsWireless Configurations 31 Root Bridge Wireless SettingsWireless Settings Dial-a-PowerItems Descriptions Domain32 Root Bridge Association List 34 Bridge Configuration Information Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol STP STP Settings ConfigurationBridge max age Bridge hello timeBridge forward delay Ethernet port ETH aPath cost PriorityT e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m 35 Bridge Configuration Remote Bridge Configuration Bridge IP ConfigurationWireless Configuration 37 Remote Bridge Wireless Settings38 Remote Bridge Associated Remote Router/NAT Configuration 40 Remote Router/NAT Ethernet Configurations41 Remote Router/NAT Wireless IP Configuration 42 Remote Router/NAT Wireless Association Settings 44 Link Status Dhcp Configurations 45 Dhcp Server ConfigurationsDhcp Relay Configurations 46 Disable Dhcp and Dhcp Relay47 Dhcp Relay Agent Configurations Routing Table 48 Adding a Route in the Routing Table49 Deleting a Route entry in the Routing Table 50 Adding Static Route Disabling Radio for Single Radio Operation 51 Disabling of one radio Wireless Settings Wireless Settings ManagementData Encryption Valid Key Key TableWPA-PSK WPA-PSK Items Descriptions WPA-Shared KeyRe-key Time MAC Address55 WPA2-PSK Link Performance Parameters and Features Frame that the access point is transmitting is larger thanRadio Performance Parameters Shows current valuePreamble Settings RTS/CTS LengthRssi Threshold DistanceChoose the desired Radio Operating Mode Radio OperatingMode ThroughputBandwidth Controller Bandwidth ControllerQuality of Service QoS Enabling QoSQoS Front Selection Menu of Application Filter Selection Menu of Source/Destination Based Filter Selection of Destination/Source Port TOS value Dialog Box 11 Add filter Confirmation pop up window Deleting Filters 13 Delete Selected Filters14 QoS Configuration Survey Site Survey showing associated devicesAntenna Alignment Antenna Alignment Traffic Statistics Transmitted error Received ErrorsEthernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted Bytes Transmitted Unicast packetsWireless Traffic Statistics Transmit Success Rate Received Frame FCS Error CountTransmit Multiple retry Transmit Retry rateSystem Configuration System ConfigurationSystem Configuration Descriptions ResetDelayed Reset Version Edit ConfigurationSnmp Security Reset 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’ buttonLink Budget Planning Click the ’Compute Distance’ button10 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget Firmware Upgrade AirHaul2 Nexus PRO Firmware UpgradeAirHaul2 Nexus PRO Firmware Upgrade firmware transferred Mode of Operations AntennaRadio Throughput OptimizerPerformance FragmentationFirmware upgrade Multiple watchdog timersLink Test Association of RadioAppendix B Useful terms and definitions Acronyms and AbbreviationsAirHaul 2 Nexus PRO User Guide 109 AirHaul 2 Nexus PRO User Guide 110 Appendix C Snmp Trap Value AirHaul AirPoint AirClientAppendix D Snmp MIB Appendix E License
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