Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network specification

Chapter 2. Upgrading to Version 8.4

Figure 2-2. Version 3 Power Input

2.Download the correct ﬁrmware zip archive for the board determined in the previous step, using the link provided by your Rajant Account Manager.

3.Create a new, empty folder and unzip the archive into it.

4.Copy the unzipped ﬁles (and only those ﬁles) onto an empty (no pre-existing ﬁles) ATA Flash Memory Card (of at least 16MB). The ﬂash card may be directly purchased from http://www.magicram.com/ﬂshcrd.htm

5.Proceed with the ﬂash instructions below.

Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 Systems

Note: BreadCrumb Wireless Network-speciﬁc parameters, like name and location, are reset to their default values after the upgrade. The user should record these and other parameters to reload into the BreadCrumb devices after the software installation procedure is completed.

1.Turn OFF power to the BreadCrumb.

2.Remove the top PCMCIA card, leaving one radio card still installed in the bottom slot.

•In dual-radio BreadCrumb products, remove the top radio card.

•In single-radio BreadCrumb products, move the radio to the bottom slot.

•Plug the ﬂash card, white label side up, into the top slot.

•Turn unit ON and observe the amber light ON on the radio card. (The green light sometimes goes ON, sometimes not.)

•Wait for the amber light to go out.

•TURN THE POWER OFF to the BreadCrumb.

•Remove the ﬂash card, and replace the radio(s) to their original positions.

•Power the unit back ON.

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Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network manual Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 Systems

Contents

For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network Release Rajant CorporationPage Table of Contents Using BCAdmin TroubleshootingConﬁguration Examples List of Tables List of Figures Preface Purpose and ScopeUser Information What is a BreadCrumb? Introduction Mobility through Meshing Mesh a DeﬁnitionBreadCrumb Devices Mesh by Channel and Essid Example Meshing Example 1 Full Connectivity New Features Performance / Process Improvements Issues ResolvedKnown Issues Upgrading to Version Installing / Upgrading BCAdmin Upgrading BreadCrumb FirmwareUpgrading to Version Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 Systems Version 3 Power Input Upgrading to Version Models XLV XLE BreadCrumb ME ModelsAvailable BreadCrumb Models External Connectors BreadCrumb WE BreadCrumb WE External Connectors BreadCrumb SE BreadCrumb SE External Connectors BreadCrumb XL BreadCrumb XL External Connector BreadCrumb XLV BreadCrumb XLV External Connectors BreadCrumb XLE BreadCrumb XLE External Connectors front Deployment Considerations AddressingChannel Assignments BreadCrumb Device Addresses Physical 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 Layout Using BCAdmin Topology Area Anatomy of the BreadCrumb Box BreadCrumb Device Name Time Since Last Update Anatomy of the Client BoxNumber of Peers Number of Clients Anatomy of a Connection Line 802.11b Channel Line Color BCAdmin Line Styles Legend Info Area Redundant Connection Example Conﬁguring Individual BreadCrumbs Link Detail Tabs General Settings NameType Location Using BCAdmin Color Battery Warning minutesManual GPS Settings Latitude and Longitude AirFortress Encryption AES-256 and Set Access ID Radio Settings Access PointChannel Mesh Reachback Settings Reachback InterfaceNone Ethernet Using BCAdmin Radio Radio 2 ad hocMode Automatic Using BCAdmin Gateway Ingress DisabledAlternate Gateway WEP Key Forwarding Settings 11. BreadCrumb Properties Forwarding Tab Security Example Port Forwarding Conﬁguration for a Web Server Access Control Lists ACLs WEPKey Deny by default allow only permitted devices Allow by default deny only forbidden devices AES-256 Encryption with AirFortress Registering AirFortress Setting the Access ID 14. Set Access ID Window Encrypting Wired Trafﬁc Zeroizing the Access IDHarris SecNET11 Enabling/Disabling AirFortress Encryption BCAdmin Preferences SecNet11 Key FillingBreadCrumb inactivity threshold seconds Mapping with Fugawi Tracker Connecting Remote Wired LANs Conﬁguration ExamplesUnencrypted Point-to-Multipoint Encrypted Point-to-Point Convoy with UAV-Based Camera for Forward Observation Conﬁguration Examples Encrypting a Video Feed Conﬁguration Examples Troubleshooting BreadCrumb Wireless NetworkIndividual BreadCrumbs Sporadic Network Connectivity Sporadic Network Connectivity Issues BreadCrumb Device Cannot Connect to Bcwn BCAdmin Restoring Default Settings Factory ResetTroubleshooting BreadCrumb-BCWN Connectivity Issues Factory Reset Button Case Study Military Exercise in Thailand Joint Exercise Network BCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb network Case Study Military Exercise in Thailand Balloon with Camera and BreadCrumb BCAdmin Glossary802.11b BreadCrumb / BreadCrumb Device MAC 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