Trango Broadband TrangoLINK-45TM user manual - page 2

Preface
Trango Broadband Wireless TrangoLINK-45 page ii
Table of Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................iv
FCC Information....................................................................................................... iv
Industry Canada Information..................................................................................... v
Warranty Information ............................................................................................... v
Europe Information...................................................................................................vi
Chapter 1 Overview................................................................................................................................................8
DFS ......................................................................................................................... 8
OFDM ...................................................................................................................... 8
Adaptive Modulation .................................................................................................8
ARQ......................................................................................................................... 9
Dual Polarity Antenna ............................................................................................... 9
Range vs. Throughput ............................................................................................ 10
System Contents .................................................................................................... 11
Location of Serial Number & MAC Address................................................................ 12
Location of RJ-45/LED Port & IP Reset Button .......................................................... 12
Chapter 2 Getting Started.....................................................................................................................................13
Connections and Power........................................................................................... 13
Configuration Tools................................................................................................. 14
Changing Password ................................................................................................ 14
Troubleshooting Ethernet Connections..................................................................... 15
System Information (sysinfo) Page .......................................................................... 15
Chapter 3 Configuration.......................................................................................................................................20
Key Concepts ......................................................................................................... 20
Essentials to Establish a Wireless Link...................................................................... 20
Master Unit Configuration........................................................................................ 20
Remote Unit Configuration ...................................................................................... 21
Establishing a Wireless Link..................................................................................... 22
Changing IP Address............................................................................................... 22
LEDs...................................................................................................................... 22
RF Link Loopback Test (linktest command)............................................................... 23
Link Speed & Power Settings................................................................................... 25
MU Autoscan Feature Description ............................................................................ 26
Automatic Rate Shifting Feature Description............................................................. 27
Encryption Feature Description................................................................................ 28
MIR Feature Description.......................................................................................... 28
Command Reference Listing.................................................................................... 29
Chapter 4 Deployment & Installation...................................................................................................................32
Site Selection ......................................................................................................... 32
Site survey............................................................................................................. 32
Channel Planning.................................................................................................... 33
RSSI Command and Antenna Alignment................................................................... 34
Setting Maximum RF Power for Legal Operation in the U-NII Bands (-EXT only) ......... 34
Mounting Hardware ................................................................................................ 35
Connecting External Antenna on EXT Model ............................................................. 36
Weatherizing.......................................................................................................... 36
Grounding.............................................................................................................. 37
Cat-5 Cabling Considerations................................................................................... 37
Chapter 5 SNMP.................................................................................................................................................. 38
SNMP..................................................................................................................... 38