Using BCAdmin | Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network

5. Using BCAdmin™	20
Screen Layout	20
Topology Area	21
Anatomy of the BreadCrumb Box	22
Anatomy of the Client Box	23
Anatomy of a Connection Line	24
Asymmetric Connections	25
Redundant Connections	25
Info Area	26
Conﬁguring Individual BreadCrumbs	27
General Settings	28
Radio Settings	29
Reachback Settings	31
Forwarding Settings	34
Example: Port Forwarding Conﬁguration for a Web Server	35
Security	35
WEP	35
Access Control Lists (ACLs)	36
AES-256 Encryption with AirFortress	38
Registering AirFortress	38
Setting the Access ID	38
Enabling/Disabling AirFortress Encryption	39
Encrypting Wired Trafﬁc	40
Zeroizing the Access ID	40
Harris SecNET11	40
SecNet11 Key Filling	41
BCAdmin Preferences	41
Mapping with Fugawi Tracker	42
6. Conﬁguration Examples	43
Connecting Remote Wired LANs	43
Unencrypted Point-to-Multipoint	43
Encrypted Point-to-Point	43
Convoy with UAV-Based Camera for Forward Observation	44
Encrypting a Video Feed	45
7. Troubleshooting	47
Individual BreadCrumbs	47
The BreadCrumb Wireless Network	47
Sporadic Network Connectivity	47
BreadCrumb Device Cannot Connect to BCWN	48
BCAdmin	49
Restoring Default Settings (Factory Reset)	49
8. Case Study: Military Exercise in Thailand	51
Glossary	54
A. Status Indicator LED	57
B. Radio Frequencies	58
C. Customer Service	59

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Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network manual Using BCAdmin, Conﬁguration Examples, Troubleshooting

Contents

For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network Release Rajant CorporationPage Table of Contents Troubleshooting Using BCAdminConﬁguration Examples List of Tables List of Figures Purpose and Scope PrefaceUser 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 Upgrading BreadCrumb Firmware Installing / Upgrading BCAdminUpgrading to Version Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 Systems Version 3 Power Input Upgrading to Version Models XLV XLE Models BreadCrumb MEAvailable 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 Line Of Sight Physical Placement and Other ConsiderationsDeployment Considerations Best-Case Distances by Radio Power Device power To Device power DistanceDistance Interference WeatherAltitude 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 WEP Access Control Lists ACLsKey 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 SecNet11 Key Filling BCAdmin PreferencesBreadCrumb 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 Peer MAC AddressPending peer Reachback Color Blinking/Solid Status Appendix A. Status Indicator LEDTable A-1. LED Status Indications 802.11b Channel Frequency GHz Appendix B. Radio FrequenciesTable B-1 .11b Channel Frequency Table Appendix C. Customer Service