SmartBridges sB3412 manual About This Document, Overview of User Guide, Related Publications

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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 client device, the airClient™ Nexus PRO TOTAL (sB3412).

It provides detailed information on using the web-based configuration GUI to configure the airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL unit, hereafter shortened to aCNPT. This manual will help you gain a better understanding of how the various components work.

To configure smartBridges’ products, you need to have 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 checklists for pre-and post- installation are provided in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 shows the three modes that the airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL can work in: Bridge, Router and NAT and the procedures for configuring the various parameters in each mode.

Chapter 3 gives instructions for editing the wireless radio protocol parameters to optimize radio performance and changing the Bandwidth Controller. The Quality of Service (QoS) features are explained in Chapter 4.

Accessing the Site Survey page is shown in Chapter 5 and the antenna alignment process is outlined in Chapter 6. Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics and the explanations is given in Chapter 7. Finally, the firmware upgrade process for aCNPT Nexus is explained in Chapter 9.

Related Publications

These documents provide complete information about the Nexus series of radio units: airHaul™, airPoint™ and airClient™.

•Quick Install Guide (QIG)

•Release Notes

•Technical Specification

For the latest information on smartBridges products, please visit our website at

http://www.smartbridges.com/

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Contents PRO Total VersionTable of Contents NTP Time Server Setup INK T EST INK B Udget P LanningOverview of User Guide About This DocumentRelated Publications Technical Support Center Introduction System RequirementsChecklists Pre-Installation Checklist for airClient Nexus PRO TotalParameters Units Site a Site B Signature of Engineer Name DatePost-Installation Checklist for aCNPT RssiChecklist Parameters Units Site a Site B ACNPT Configuration User Login and License AgreementLicense Agreement Web GUI Administrator Password Change Using the Configuration Pages Description of Menus Menu Item Menu Sub-itemsMenu Item Menu Sub-items Description Wireless SettingsPerformance Reset to Defaults SecurityEthernet MTU Size Syslog server IP AddressOperational mode Save ProfileOperating Profile Profile CalendarDevice Mode Configuration Device mode settings similar for Router/NAT/BridgeACNPT Router/NAT to aCNPT Bridge Changing aCNPT Router/NAT to aCNPT BridgeACNPT Bridge to aCNPT Router/NAT Changing aCNPT Bridge to aCNPT Router/NATACNPT Bridge Configuration Ethernet ConfigurationWireless Configuration 10 aCNPT Bridge Wireless Settings11 Radio Main Wireless Settings Page Associated Bridge Configuration Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol STPSTP Settings Configuration Radio port Radio a 14 Bridge Configuration ACNPT Router/NAT Configuration 15aCNPT Router Ethernet Configuration16 aCNPT Router Wireless IP Configuration 17 aCNPT Router Wireless Association Settings Dhcp Configurations 19 Link status20 Dhcp Server Configurations Dhcp Relay Configurations 22 Dhcp Relay Agent ConfigurationsRouting Table 23 Routing TableWireless Settings Management 24 Adding Static RouteWireless Settings Security WPA-PSK Items Descriptions WPA DescriptionsWPA-Shared Key WPA2-PSK 31 WPA2-RADIUS Link Performance Parameters and Features Performance Parameters and Bandwidth ControllerThroughput OptimizerFrame Bursting Piggy BackBandwidth Controller ACNPT Bandwidth ControllerAdded list Quality of Service QoS Drop Down Menu for QoSQoS front Selection Menu of IP/MAC based filter IP address dialog box TOS value Dialog box 10 Selected filter list window 12 Added filters 14 QoS Configuration Site Survey Tool Site Survey showing associated devicesAntenna Alignment Antenna AlignmentT e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m Traffic Statistics Ethernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted BytesTransmitted Unicast packets Transmitted DiscardsTransmitted error Received ErrorsWireless Traffic Statistics Transmit Success Rate Received BytesRTS Fail RTS SuccessNo of Aborted Frames No of PHY Aborted FramesSystem Configuration ToolsSystem Configuration Page Items Descriptions System Name ResetReset To Factory Defaults Delayed ResetSnmp Security Reset Options Delayed Reset SettingsNTP Time Server Setup Profile ManagerDescription of Commands Profile ManagerLoad Operating Profile Save ProfileProfile Calendar Link Test Scheduling a ProfilePing Test Result Link Budget Planning Throughput Test ResultLink Budget Planning Calculator GPS Calculator 10 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget Firmware Upgrade ACNPT Nexus Firmware UpgradeACNPT Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware transferred Appendix a Snmp Trap Appendix B Useful terms and definitions Acronyms and AbbreviationsWEP Dhcp Appendix C License