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1. DHCP server Enabled Disabled Base configuration WLAN Wireless network 5GHz Network mode Mixed Network name ap aa bb a 2 Channel width Automatic SSID broadcast Enabled Security mode WPA2 Personal Encryption AES Pass phrase 1 Key renewal 3600 seconds 1 Pin code and passwords are known by the responsible managers 2 aa and bb conform IP address scheme WLAN security both radios O Wireless network 2 4GHz Network mode Disabled Network name ap aa bb b 2 Channel width 20MHz SSID broadcast Enabled Page 39 van 392. WLAN module Manufacturer Ubiquity Type XR2 Website http www ubnt com xr2 Appendix Appendix 2 2 XR2 pdf Comments Tx power is 28dBm which is 600mW Permitted radiated power is 100mW Configuration offset is 10dB Has to be configured in accordance with legislation unless increased power is really necessary WLAN pigtail Page 10 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Manufacturer PC Engines Type mmexnf Website http www pcengines ch mmcxnf htm UMTS module Manufacturer Sierra Wireless Type MC8700 Website http www sierrawireless com productsandservices AirPrime Embedded_Modules MC_Series MC8700 aspx Appendix Appendix 2 3 MC8700 pdf Comments Firmware of the UMTS card has been upgraded to version 3 0 9 Upgrade tool and images are available but not delivered with SR1 because of the size of the images new and old version 20MB UMTS pigtails 2x Manufacturer PC Engines Type pignf6 Website http www pcengines ch pignf6 htm Ethernet adapters 2x Manufacturer Diswire Type VRJ 45 Website http www gandalf nl pdf vrj45 pdf Appendix Appendix 2 4 VRJ45 pdf Casing Manufacturer Diswire Type ADOE Website http www diswire com SpecsADOE pdf Appendix Appendix 2 5 ADOE pdf Motherboard mounting in enclosure Manufacturer PC Engines Type case1ciblku Website http www pcengines ch caseiciblku htm Comments Bottom plate glued in ADOE Front
3. Legend O Receive B Transm t In chapter 4 the configuration and the status of the Iridium OpenPort and the Thrane BGAN Explored is explained In chapter 5 the configuration and the status of the Cisco Linksys Access Point is explained The Google button starts an Internet Explorer window You can use this to test Internet connectivity Top left the current source URL of the browser is shown 3 9 Expert view 9 N 00541 52727 E 0 420 270710 A 79 PNBSB 395 0 1280222279 63946 0 93 47344 5D PNBSP 395 1 1274048755 26 2832 79 PNBSO 395 2 1280219277 26940 2328 50 PNBSR 395 3 0 athO 172 31 63 28 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 09 PNBSR 395 4 1 ath0 172 31 63 12 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 06 PNBSR 395 5 2 ath0 172 31 63 29 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0D 33 29 71 PNBSR 395 6 3 ath0 172 31 63 13 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 07 SPNBSR 395 7 4 athO 172 31 63 30 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 01 PNBSR 395 8 5 ath0 172 31 63 14 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 08 PNBSR 395 9 6 ppp0 10 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 35 PNBSR 395 10 7 ath0 172 31 63 15 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 32 PNBSR 395 11 8 athO 172 31 63 24 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 3E PNBSR 395 12 9 athO 172 31 63 8 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 03 i PNBSW OK 40 4 15758036 175790548 172 31 63 2 7C SPNBSR 395 13 10 athO 172 31 63 25 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 25
4. active or void in the NMEA GPRMC messages Deviation X Y this is HDOP 4 this parameter is configurable in app config and it is the same number as the number shown below HDOP O O O O O O O 3 8 Browser view The browser view contains a browser component Internet Explorer which offers http access to the different components in the AHR or to the devices connected to the AHR Router OLSR Here you will find detailed information about the olsr daemon process on the AHR It shows the configuration routes established by olsr and the topology of the network Page 27 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Router OLSR Router Logs WAN Port Google ALT lt gt ALT gt http 10 63 2 1 olsr org OLSR daemon ho Configuration Route Links Topology All About Version olsr org pre 0 6 1 built on 2010 08 10 07 50 16 on debian fs1 OS GNU Linux System time Wed 17 Aug Olsrd uptime 15 hours HTTP stats ok dyn error illegal O Click here to generate a config Variables Main address 172 31 63 2 IP version 4 Debug level O FIB Metrics flat Pollrate 0 05 TC redundancy 2 MPR coverage 1 NAT threshold 0 900000 Fisheye Disabled TOS 0x0010 RtTable Ox00fe 254 RtTableDefault Ox00Ofe 254 RtTableTunnel Ox00fe 254 Willingness LQ extension Enabled LQ level 2 LQ aging 0 050000 Interfaces ath0 IP 172 31 63 2 MASK 255 255 0 0 BCAST 255 255 255 255 MTU
5. we Favorieten HTTP fout 404 Niet gevonden fag 7 mm Pagina gt Beveiliging Extra E 9 Internet Beveiligde modus ingeschakeld Fa E 100 Page 18 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 alco ANY lt do E i 145s If you open the URL the downloading will start Click Install if you wish to install the AHND software Bestand downloaden beveiligingswaarschuwing x Wilt u dit bestand uitvoeren of opslaan Naam AHND msi Type Windows Installer pakket 1 84 MB Van 10 63 35 1 Uitvoeren Opslaan i _ Hoewel bestanden die u van intemet hebt gedownload handig kunnen zijn kan dit bestandstype schade aan uw computer ry toebrengen Voer deze software niet uit of sla deze niet op als u twijfelt over de afkomst Wat is het risico The installation process is simple read a few clicks on the Next button If you should decide to change the path of the installation folder of the software you should also execute a change in the Windows registry If you do not the automatic starting of the software after login will not work anymore So if you change the path folder here rs Ad Hoc Network Dashboard Select Installation Folder The installer will install Ad Hoc Network Dashboard to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To instal to a different folder enter below or cick Browse Folder C Pr
6. a battery Status Internet connectivity Page 21 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 L MH The status of the Internet connection is visualised by a priority control This priority control shows which priority routes the router has in its route table L low prio O Internet route with O net mask M medium prio 1 Internet routes with 1 net mask H high prio 2 Internet routes with 2 net mask Internet routes with an H label have priority on routes with a M label which have in turn priority over routes with a L label Details about the routes are shown if you put your mouse pointer on the priority control in a tooltip or in the network view where nodes fulfilling the role gateway get an orange fill colour The routes with priority are standard default gateways 0 0 0 0 0 To obtain access to the Internet this route is created by the external device for example UMTS with the protocol or the WAN port with DHCP The other routes with higher priority are created by the ahrwand daemon on the AHR as upgrade of the standard default gateway WAN status status of the eth1 interface WAN Rx 187 MB Tx 8890 KB 172 16 4 250 OK In the control showing the WAN status Left bottom the address of the gateway connected to the eth1 interface e g a SATCOM device or a fix Ethernet connection Right top Rx and Tx the amount of traffic that has been sent and rece
7. ad hoc network designed for i Bridge 2 is a combination of direct mutual communication local MANET and exchange of information with the fixed infrastructure global internet This concept supports so called peer to peer applications where messaging occurs between the workstations connected to the MANET and to workstations outside the MANET through the fixed infrastructure Of course applications have to support this peer to peer concept The Eagle One system uses Microsoft Groove as a middleware product This works very well in the ad hoc network Figure 1 Combination of local ad hoc blue and global networks orange Page 6 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 The figure below shows how global and ad hoc networks cooperate to provide the connections for consumers as well as possible In the field GPRS UMTS coverage is very limited Using satellite terminals clusters of vehicles the MANETs are unlocked in this figure there are three MANETS Figure 2 Ad hoc network in the case of fire fighting Servers in the fixed infrastructure ensure data exchange between the individual MANETs and control room crisis centre For this purpose a store and forward mailbox system also called Disruptive Tolerant Networking DTN is being used All messages to workstations outside the MANET are placed on a MS Groove Movida relay server so other stations can retrieve data from this server Hence
8. it is possible to exchange messages regardless of direct communication paths This functionality is essential because in case of dynamic IPv4 addresses and or Network Address Port Translation NAPT direct connections are not easy to establish Also the degree of availability of direct connections is lower 1 3 Ad Hoc Router Each vehicle in need of access to the ad hoc network is equipped with an Ad Hoc Router AHR The ARR is equipped with a WLAN and UMTS radio module and a GPS receiver For good performance antennas are mounted on the roof of vehicles The type of the WLAN antenna is high gain which provides a good range Page 7 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Ad Hoc Network WLAN FA MANET F UMTS f Fixed Infrastructure i Bridge servers and gateways Groove relay servers C2000 NL Tetra SATCOM Iridium optional Data Vehicle LAN ES Voice C2000 Geo information Fire engine make Figure 3 Concept Ad hoc netwerk 1 4 Structure This document is used by the system administrators of the ad hoc network It describes the management task for the following components Ad Hoc Router Chapter 2 Ad Hoc Network Dashboard Chapter 3 Satellite terminals Chapter 4 There is no documentation for end users because the system requires no operation interventions However users must take note of the system e g by instructions from an expe
9. management and disaster recovery requires that the availability of communication between units in the field and between field and control room and crisis centre is sufficiently guaranteed Data communication between control room crisis centre and field units is provided using public cellular systems GPRS UMTS HSPA Due to the lack of nationwide coverage and due to failure or overload satellite communication is being used Communication between units in the field is provided through wireless connections between them The mode being used is the ad hoc mode which provides high availability because there is no dependence on base stations or other coordinating elements Each vehicle can directly communicate with other vehicles provided in range of the radio ad hoc network A wireless ad hoc network is a decentralized wireless network The network is ad hoc because it does not rely on a pre existing infrastructure such as routers in wired networks or access points in managed infrastructure wireless networks Instead each node participates in routing by forwarding data for other nodes and so the determination of which nodes forward data IS made dynamically based on the network connectivity source en wikipedia org The range of the WLAN connections is improved by using a MANET routing protocol MANET ensures communication between stations each vehicle operates as a relay station 1 2 Ad hoc network in i Bridge Timebox 3 The
10. removed DC Power Injector Manufacturer Diswire Type POEsie Website http www diswire com SpecsPOEsie pdf Appendix Appendix 2 6 POEsie pdf Comments Power throughput via Ethernet0 poort GPS GPRS UMTS roof antenna Manufacturer Hirschman Type GPS 916 V Flex Website http products hirschmann car com SepiaPIMWeb files GPS_916 918 V_FLEX pdf Appendix Appendix 2 7 GPS916 pdf Comments GPS active antenna 5V GSM GPRS UMTS antenna 880 960 en 1700 2100 MHz WLAN roof antenna vehicle Manufacturer Comet Page 11 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Type SF 245SPR MG 4N Website http www cometantenna com newPro_detail php ID 220 Appendix Appendix 2 8a sf 245sp pdf Appendix 2 8b MG 4N pdf Comments Spring in antenna mount WLAN roof antenna Manufacturer Type Website Appendix Comments canopii ca240711 http www wlan shop nl site downloadpdf php file wlanshop_canopii_ca240711_datasheet pdf Appendix 2 9 ca240711 pdf Alternative if Comet SF 245SPR is not usable GPRS UMTS mast antenna Manufacturer Type Website Appendix WLAN mast antenna Manufacturer Type Website Appendix GPS receiver Manufacturer Type Website Appendix GPS pigtail Manufacturer Type GPS USB cable Manufacturer Type Page 12 of 39 Procom CXL 900 1800 UMTS LW http cms2pdf com procom php id 7369 amp name GCXL
11. 10 Aug 11 lighttpd error log 2010 Aug 11 0 ppp connect errors 2010 Aug 11 1 S IK application octet stream syslog 2010 Aug 11 13 02 30 60 7M application octet stream 3K applicationfoctet stream K application octet stream 3K application octet stream K application octet stream 2K application octet stream K application octet stream WAN port if a device has been connected to the WAN port eth1 and the WAN port has obtained an IP address and a gateway address through DHCP then you are able to navigate to the web page of the device by clicking this button Page 28 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Router OLSR Router Logs WAN Port ar lt ar gt http 172 16 4 250 Catalyst 3560 Series Device Manager nbs geb61 Session Standard Secured afiafi cisco Uptime 28 weeks 6 days 2 hours 58 minutes Next refresh in 37 seconds Q refresh sg Print a Smartports 43 software Upgrade Legend Pheip Catalyst3560G seri View Status Y a Z f aan Ojala da Ooo mm 224 5 1 10 6 W 24 24 Dashboard Configure Monitor Product 1D Bandwidth Used Packet Error Fan Temp gt Maintenance IP Address 72 j0 etwork Assista Network Assistant MAC Address 64 16 8D AC FB 00 Version ID vo3 Serial Number FOC1347Y0T4 Software 12 2 53 SE IPSERVICESK9 42 C Contact 0 0 Ok Ok Location Port Utiliz tion View Trends View Port Statistics 100 40
12. 1472 y STATUS UP Olsrd is configured to run even if no interfaces are available Plugins Name Parameters olsrd_watchdog so 0 1 KEY VALUE v olsrd_p2pd so 0 1 0 KEY VALUE v olsrd_dyn_gw so 0 5 KEY VALUE v olsrd_txtinfo so 0 1 KEY VALUE v olsrd_httpinfo so 0 1 KEY VALUE v Announced HNA entries Network 192 0 0 0 2 C0005 Andress Tormesen http Anaw olsr org Router logs the folder in which log files of the AHR are stored has been added to the configuration of the web server of the AHR as an accessible folder This way you can view the log files of the AHR from the AHND C c n Router OLSR Router Logs WAN Port amp ALT lt gt ALT gt http 10 63 2 1 8080 log Index of log Name Last Modified Size Type Parent Directory Directory apt 2010 Feb 21 10 35 46 Directory N fsck b 21 09 08 33 Directory iptraf 29 10 44 2 ory lighttpd 18 z n watchdog 2010 Jan application octet stream boot 2010 Peb 21 0 0K bootstrap log 2010 Feb 21 application octet stream btmp 2010 Feb 21 0 0K application octet stream daemon log 2010 Aug 11 0 3K application octet stream dmesg 2010 Aug 11 00 1 2K application octet stream dmesg 0 2010 Aug 10 ZK application octet stream dmesg 1 gz 2010 Aug 10 Kk application octet stream dmesg 2 gz 2010 Aug 10 K application octet stream dmesg 3 gz 2000 Jan 01 dmesg 4 92 2010 Feb 21 dpkg log 2010 Aug 10 Of faillog 2010 Feb 21 lastlog 20
13. 44 1_all deb minicom_2 3 1_i386 deb netcat traditional_1 10 38_i386 deb perl modules_5 10 0 19lenny2_all deb perl_5 10 0 19lenny2_i386 deb psmisc_22 6 1_i386 deb MANET protocol Name OLSR Version 0 6 0 pre release March 12th 2010 Web site http www olsr org Page 13 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 WLAN driver Name Version Web site Peculiarities Sierra driver Name Version Web site Peculiarities 2 5 Scripts MadWifi 0 9 4 r4119 with patches http madwifi project org Patches are applied for ad hoc mode in combination with QoS WME Ronald van Wee and bridging Ronald in t Velt The patch of Ronald in t Velt permits the WLAN interface to be used for MANET protocols In the so called AHDEMO mode the WLAN network is not announced with beacons though the BSSID MAC address is used for the ad hoc network This renders the network invisible for normal users stealth mode Sierra ko 1 7 34 http sierrawireless custhelp com app answers detail a_id 500 can i use my sierra wireless modem on a linux operating system 3F v 1 7 32 Version 1 7 34 is a pre release obtained after problem ticket with title MC8700 1 7 32 force halt intr urb failed Incident 100714 000007 In folder usr local sbin a number of scripts for management tasks are made available ahr init ahr log grub cf1 install delta install on usb install tar olsr post re
14. 5 255 255 255 0 0 0 05 PNBSR 395 14 11 ath0 172 31 63 9 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 3D PNBSR 395 15 12 ath0 172 31 63 26 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 03 PNBSR 395 16 13 ath0 172 31 63 10 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 05 PNBSR 395 17 14 ath0 172 31 63 27 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 07 PNBSR 395 18 15 ath0 172 31 63 11 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0D PNBSR 395 19 16 ath0 172 31 63 20 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0D PNBSR 395 20 17 ath0 172 31 63 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 35 PNBSR 395 21 18 ath0 172 31 63 21 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 09 PNBSR 395 22 19 ath0 172 31 63 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 38 PNBSR 395 23 20 ath0 172 31 63 22 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 02 PNBSR 395 24 21 ath0 172 31 63 6 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 32 PNBSR 395 25 22 ath0 172 31 63 23 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 07 PNBSR 395 26 23 ath0 172 31 63 7 172 31 63 5 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 33 PNBSR 395 27 24 ath0 172 31 63 16 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 04 PNBSR 395 28 25 ath0 172 31 63 17 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0B PNBSR 395 29 26 athO 172 31 63 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 3B PNBSR 395 30 27 ath0 172 31 63 18 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 O 0F S PNBSR 395 31 28 athO 172 31 63 19 172 31 63 4 7 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 00 395 1 127404 k70 PNBSR 395 32 29
15. 9001800UMTSLW amp language eng amp style low Appendix 2 10 CXL9001800UMTSLW pdf Stella Doradus 24 1360 http www stelladoradus com pdfs 2 4omni 24 1360 01 09 09 pdf Appendix 2 11 24 1360 pdf U Blox EVK 5H 0 http www u blox com en download documents a resources html http www u blox com images downloads Product_Docs GPS_Compendium 28GPS X 02007 29 pdf Appendix 2 12 EVK 5 pdf Active robots SMA L225 USB Firewire RR ABRO1 12G SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Figure 5 Ad Hoc Router internal 2 4 Used software components In service release 1 SR1 the following Open Source software modules are used Operating system Name Voyage Linux Version 0 6 5 Web site http linux voyage hk Extended with the following Debian packages bzip2_1 0 5 1_i386 deb ifplugd 0 28 12 i386 deb libdaemonO_0 12 2lenny1_i386 deb libfamO_2 7 0 13 3 lenny1_i386 deb libgcrypti1_1 4 1 1_i386 deb libgdbm3_1 8 3 3_i386 deb libgnutls26_2 4 2 6 lenny2_i386 deb libgpg error0_1 4 2 i386 deb libldap 2 4 2 2 4 11 1 lenny1_i386 deb libpcre3_7 6 2 1_i386 deb libsasl2 2_2 1 22 dfsg1 23 lenny1_i386 deb libtasn1 3 1 4 1 i386 deb libterm readkey perl_2 30 4_i386 deb libterm readline perl perl_1 0302 1_all deb libuniconf4 4_4 4 1 1 1_i386 deb libwvstreams4 4 base 4 4 1 1 1 i386 deb libwvstreams4 4 extras 4 4 1 1 1 i386 deb libxplcO 3 13_0 3 13 1_i386 deb lighttpd_1 4 19 5 lenny1_i386 deb mime support_3
16. Defensie Materieel Organisatie Ministerie van Defensie i Bridge 2 Time Box 4 Ad Hoc Data Communication SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router AHR Version Service Release 1 2 Date December 8th 2010 Status Final SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Colofon Postal address Visitors address Contact Version Contracting authority Project number Directie Wapensystemen Command and Control Support Centre DMO ST DWS C41 C2SC MPC 53B Postbus 3003 3800DA AMERSFOORT Bernhardkazerne Building AC 11 Barchman Wuytierslaan 198 3818 LN AMERSFOORT Ing C C Boot ICT Architect T 31 0 33 421 56 08 MDTN 06 500 15608 M 31 0 6 2432 1080 CC Boot mindef nl SR1 2 EN Project manager i Bridge Page 3 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Contents COI ON ios 3 By ENTFOCUCHO Ninas 6 1 1 Ad hoc data communication orumi rin a a nennen nennen ennn 6 1 2 Ad hoc network in i Bridge Timebox 3 essen ennen ennn rn rro 6 be Ad HOG IROULCT stenen eee 7 LA STUD ade 8 2 Ad HOC ROUT iia acc 9 Dik GERNE ia A 9 2 2 INGUNOLIE FUNCION a Aa 9 2 3 Used hardware components init vlonder denderde anderde ela ded 10 2 4 Used software components aaa aaneen eeen nen eenen rra 13 A O tented serra ca ea aaa caudate hed 14 2 6 Daemon PROGPAING serene eet a acia 15 27 Contiduraton TES wetten tene teel eten dn dae 15 2 8 Instal
17. HND o GPS MESSAGES O O O O 0 UMTS MESSAGES OLSRD MESSAGES PPPD MESSAGES ETH1 MESSAGES NETWORK STATUS MESSAGES The olsrd and pppd messages are also shown amongst the network messages These are only duplicated for clarity and are related to the internal nuts and bolts of the AHND 3 10 Gateway view Page 30 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 UI 09010 109 32 213 206 WAN eth1 172 16 4 250 Prioriteitsvoorkeuren High Medium en Low hebben een effect op het hele netwerk De beste Internet Gateway wordt geselecteerd ofwel deze router ofwel een andere AHR Indien deze AHR geselecteerd wordt als Internet Gateway en zowel UMTS als de WAN poort bieden Internet connectiviteit aan Poort met de hoogste prioriteit wordt geselecteerd Bij gelijke prioriteiten wordt de WAN eth1 port gebruikt Internet connectiviteit wordt niet geverifieerd enkel de poort status wordt gebruikt The gateway view shows two rows one for UMTS ppp0 and one for WAN eth1 In each row the status of the interface the IP address of the Internet gateway if available and the current priority status blue is shown The radio buttons option buttons permit to configure this After reconfiguration you have to push the SAVE button to write the new configuration to the AHR The selected radio button should now match the highlighted priority This view permits to configure the low me
18. N port If the configured priority is equal the connection via the WAN port has priority over GPRS If the GPRS UMTS signal is good the priority is modified automatically from L ow to M edium The WAN connection has priority over a GPRS connection but not a UMTS connection This can be changed using the Dashboard The status of the external device can be monitored with the Ad Hoc Network Dashboard with a browser Of course the device should offer a web interface otherwise this will not work ATTENTION the use of satellite communication is very expensive 4 2 Iridium OpenPort The HGM Iveco vehicles are equipped with an Iridium OpenPort terminal Explanation of the OpenPort terminal is added as annexe 4 1a the manual as annexe 4 1b These terminals are built to use on the ocean but also operate on land You need a clear sky If the line of sight to the satellite is interrupted the connection will drop from time to time This is annoying but not a real showstopper The Tridium satellites move and the connection is automatically repaired The Eagle store and forward feature will make sure the messages are delivered with delay To avoid unexpected and unnecessary costs the terminal is shut down in normal circumstances In the Off position the orange power LED is active In the case of On it is green Figure 6 Iridium OpenPort terminal The other LEDs indicate the following status Status Off In rest no traff
19. Page 20 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 172 16 4 250 COC o oK D A WAN x vodafone NL UMTS ce 950 8 WLAN FS Kanaal Rx 268 MB 980 B Tx 50 MB x T dBm P 0 x Totaal aantal nodes 28 Eigen regio prefix 00 Netwerk bericht ontvangen In the next sections each part of the UI is discussed 3 4 Status bar PS Power WAN Rx 950 B WLAN Kanaal Rx 268 MB MR l ors Pome poe vodafone NL UMTS Ao Bm y a E i CH CED o Tx 50 MB 40 o Es 172 16 4 250 J The status bar consists of a few zones The connection to the Internet is being rendered in orange the priority L M H via WAN UMTS or another node in the MANET The figure above shows that the Internet connection goes via UMTS priority High Summary of the status of the router AHR GPS Power A The AHR LED indicates if the application is receiving messages from the AHR If this is the case the LED is green Otherwise it s red This means the same thing as no AHR present The GPS LED indicates if a GPS device is connected and if a valid position fix is available green everything is ok orange the AHND receives GPS messages but there is no GPS fix red no GPS messages are being received no GPS device present The Power LED indicates if the laptop on which the AHND is running is running on AC or on a battery green laptop is running on AC power red power is running on
20. System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 3 6 Network view 3 817 ath0 3817 ath0 3 886 ath0 5 057 ath0 3 917 aho 2 578 ath0 3 817 ath0 3817 ath0 3 817 ath0 3 817 ath0 Totaal aantal nodes rd ao 29 GPS bericht ontvangen The network view has different regions Network topology region The AHR itself is placed in the centre of the figure Around that centre the direct neighbours are shown Some neighbours are relays to nodes a couple of more hops away in the network The number of such nodes or IP subnets is shown in a black smaller circle Each fill colour of the nodes has a meaning Orange node direction Internet connection in this case it is the node itself Blue another node Gray unknown node vehicle number unknown IP address is shown instead first and last byte dropped In the situation of the figure above 0304 and 0307 are relays 0304 to 12 nodes and 0207 to 11 nodes If you move the mouse over a black circle a tooltip appears showing you details about the nodes behind the relay w 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Page 25 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 In this list you notice that 0304 is a relay for 1220 name column for which 3 hops hops column are needed to reach it There is also a direct link with node 1220 but of such bad quality that it is not usable red dotted line in the network diagram In the 2 othe
21. ath0 172 31 63 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 3C PNBSR 395 33 30 eth0 10 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 255 255 255 128 0 0 0 38 PNBSR 395 34 31 ath0 10 63 19 0 172 31 63 4 3 0 0 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 O 0C PNBSR 395 35 32 ath0 10 63 3 0 172 31 63 3 3 0 0 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 32 PNBSR 395 36 33 athO 10 63 18 0 172 31 63 4 3 0 0 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0D PNBSR 395 37 34 ath0 10 63 17 0 172 31 63 4 3 0 0 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 04 PNBSR 395 38 35 ath0 10 63 1 0 172 31 63 1 3 0 0 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 38 PNBSR 395 39 36 eth1 172 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 OF PNBSR 395 40 37 ath0 10 63 16 0 172 31 63 4 3 0 0 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 06 PNBSR 395 41 38 ath0 10 63 23 0 172 31 63 5 3 0 0 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0F PNBSO 395 2 1280219277 26940 2328 50 PNBS1 0K 94950 29 172 16 4 2 172 16 4 This view consists of the following parts a colour swap button right top the only purpose of this button right now is changing the background colour of the AHND to a lighter colour Page 29 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 SHOW LOG FILES button clicking this button opens a Windows Explorer navigated to the log files created on the AHND This is explained in the logging section G AHND File Edt View Favorites _ Y File and Folder Tasks mj Rename this file YY Move this file Copy this file Publish this file to the Web Y E mail this File y Print this file XK D
22. cedure 1 rw cfl Put partition cf1 in read write mode 2 cd mnt cf1 Make root of partition cf1 current 3 scp p ip address file name Put files from another system onto this system E g scp p 172 31 63 39 delta tar 4 install tar Put delta file in delta folders 5 install delta Put files in delta folders on the current system Dependent on the update it could be necessary to perform a reboot or a reinstallation The firmware of the Sierra Wireless UMTS module can be changed This is the procedure 1 it ahrwand stop Stop WAN monitor deamon 2 killall pppd Stop possible pppd sessies 3 rw cf2 Put partition cf2 in read write mode 4 cd Make root home folder root current 5 scp p ip adres sierra tar Put firmware of another system onto this system 6 tar xf sierra tar Extract installation files 7 cd sierra Make sierra folder current 8 upgrade sh Perform firmware upgrade 9 reboot Acivate additional packages modifications 10 Wait for restart log in validate new installation 2 10 Change management The change log of the AHR configuration is stored in file mnt cf1 delta cf2 changelog hgm txt Page 17 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Ad Hoc Network Dashboard 3 1 General The Ad Hoc Network Dashboard AHND is an application which ensures a view on the status of ad hoc network All shown information is collected and is supplied by the set
23. der partition cf2 read write 2 6 Daemon programs The C2SC has made software to monitor the Internet connection and for picking up and passing on the status of the AHR to the Ad Hoc Network dashboard Supplied data are the status of the UMTS the status of the MANET connections OLSR the WAN port satcom and the information of the GPS receiver The information is sent through NMEA messages over an IP UDP multicast channel Each workstation on the Vehicle LAN can subscribe itself on this information channel so that several workstations can exploit this information The format of the messages has been described in appendix 2 A Daemons ahrnetd To collect and pass on network status ahrwd Watchdog function daemons ahrgpsd To collect and pass on network status GPS data synchronize system time ahrwand To collect and pass on UMTS en WLAN status set priority internet connection ahrwland To collect and pass on status WLAN interface Description of configuration files in appendix 2 B 2 7 Configuration files The configuration files which deviate from the default settings in the Voyage Linux distribution are put in the delta cfl and delta cf2 folders on partition cf1 These partitions are mounted on mnt cf1 In the configuration files a variable QnodenumQ is used During the installation and application of the configuration the variable is adjusted to the correct value 2 8 Installation and configuration Before the AHR is assemb
24. dium and high priority of a gateway discussed in the section about the priority control in the status bar If you prefer to use WAN eth1 instead of UMTS ppp0 e g in case of congestion of the UMTS ppp0 network and deployment of satellite communication you can modify the priority for UMTS to L ow and that of WAN to M edium or even H igh Warning these changes are network wide the node with the highest priority for the Internet connection is selected by all nodes in the network Equal priorities mean an equal distribution of the traffic over the nodes with that priority On the node with the highest Internet priority the WAN port has priority over UMTS if they have the same priority configured 3 11 Logging The AHND logs the information it receives from the AHR For network information the AHND only detects new and disappeared nodes see explanation network view A complete logging would be too verbose The other logs are Action user actions are logged in this file e g rebooting the router reconfiguring the priority of the gateways Eth1 each received eth1 message is saved in these log files Exception an aid for the developer Exceptions that occur are written in this file GPS each received NMEA message is archived in the GPS log Network Olsrd information about the olsr process Power line transitions of AC and battery power supply Page 31 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Route
25. elete this file Other Places O Application Data My Documents G Shared Documents W My Computer My Network Places Details Tools Help P P Search S Folders Gi Address 3 C Documents and Settingsinbs Application Datat AHND Name ethi exception 3 1w3 network olsrd powerline pppd umts 1 pupa WI 31 wlan E action E 421b2b35 1FF1 403f 8c02 972ab9ee0e9Zexception 8c88d878 622d 41bd b873 0ea091 1F640fexception Size 240 KB 180 KB 333 KB 29 KB 118 KB 1KB 105 KB 177 KB 190 KB 1 KB 4 KB 4 KB Type Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document KEK v Ea Date Modified 8 11 2010 4 48 PM 8 11 2010 3 06 PM 8 11 2010 4 48 PM 8 11 2010 4 22 PM 8 11 2010 4 48 PM 8 11 2010 4 04 PM 8 11 2010 4 48 PM 8 11 2010 4 48 PM 8 11 2010 4 48 PM 8 11 2010 2 02 PM 8 11 2010 1 51 PM 8 11 2010 2 00 PM RESTART ROUTER button clicking this button restarts the router reboot PUTTY button this button activates a Putty ssh session to the AHR so you can access the AHND remotely CLOSE button this button closes the AHND The known Close button does not exit AHND but minimizes the application to the system tray The part where the raw messages are shown that have been transmitted by the ARR and received by the A
26. ic OK Green In use active data or voice connection Amber In rest OK Red No connection with antenna unit Page 33 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Signal Green Amber Red Data Green Green blinking Amber voice 1 Off Green Green blinking Amber Excellent signal Weak signal No signal Ready for use In use No access to the network No device connected Ready for use In use No access to the network With the Dashboard Browser functionality admin mode the status can be queried in more detail CD vr dan OperPort Lats tara lectas 1 me er n a rg Dare ME S be amp 1D 160 4 Lam fa Figure 7 Iridium OpenPort Status WON A Us Page 34 of 39 Status LEDs like on terminal Signal strength SIM information GPS information Current status of the connection False means in rest Data phone connection LEDs Signal Strength Satelite Connection CO Lives SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 2 4 Voice Calis re ant cel Ore re ast cat Ov eho A rw ast cal Aur nie J CM Ar O I HATO cS OFT I 5 Date a velaar ste ite ODE Figure 8 Iridium OpenPort counters 4 History phone conversations 5 History data traffic 4 3 Inmarsat BGAN Thrane Explorer 700 The COH is equipped with a BGAN Thrane amp Thrane Explorer 700 terminal The terminal has a separa
27. igned In order to provide Internet access to the workstations Network Address Port Translation NAPT has to be used A problem with NAT and multiple gateways is a rapid change between gateways which leads to instability OLSR is set to not to swap too fast Also Smart Gateways and or IPv6 will replace this facility eventually The use of MANETs internal links is preferred over Internet connections This makes the system independent of a fixed infrastructure WLAN connections are faster and the use is free To be useful for applications a discovery protocol is needed After all the stations must know if other stations are accessible via the MANET The Eagle application uses Microsoft Groove Groove has a node presence protocol which normally only works on a wired Ethernet C2SC has made an extension to OLSR which makes sure the MANET Groove presence packets are distributed in the MANET The peer to peer discovery p2pd plug in is now included in the distribution OLSR 2 3 Used hardware components The AHR is composed of the following components Motherboard Manufacturer PC Engines Type Alix 6e2 Website http www pcengines ch alix6e2 htm Appendix Appendix 2 1 Alix pdf Comments Single board computer with CF slot mini PCI slot for WLAN card and mini PCI Express slot for UMTS card Compact Flash Manufacturer PC Engines Type cf4slc Website http www pcengines ch cf4sic htm Comments SLC 100 000x read write
28. inbound 00 00 00 SETTINGS Pointing Go to pointing mode 3 1 kHz audio outbound 00 00 00 PROPERTIES Unit serial number 05740509 Standard data 0 00 MB ADMINISTRATION Software version 2 03 build 700_2_03C 3 Streaming 32 kbps 00 00 00 HELPDESK Local IP address 192 168 0 1 Streaming 64 kbps 00 00 00 SITE MAP IME number 35871200 000019 8 Streaming 128 kbps 00 03 00 MAC address 00 11 CF 00 9B 39 Streaming 256 kbps 00 00 00 WLAN MAC address 00 11 CF 00 9B 34 ONGOING DATA SESSIONS ONGOING CALLS No active data sessions No active calls STREAMING PROFILES ON LAN Figure 12 E700 web page In case of big disasters and GPRS UMTS is no longer or not available and also the Inmarsat BGAN system is not operating sufficiently you have the option to choose for a streaming profile Then the terminal should be configured with a filter which determines which traffic is sent with priority Be careful use of streaming is very expensive it is billed per minute Page 37 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 WRT610N WiFi Access Point en Ethernet Switch 5 1 General The Iveco hub vehicles the VC and COH are equipped with a Linksys Cisco WiFi Access point Ethernet switch hence multiple workstations can be connected on the single Ethernet port of the vehicle LAN Afiafi CISCO Datasheet Annexe 5 1 WRT610N pdf Manual Annexe 5 2 WRT610N manual pdf 5 2 Installation and configuration The Wi Fi Acce
29. install reboot cf1 ro cf1 ro cf2 rw cf1 rw cf2 sync tmp fs umts update nodenum update routes vi v2 Start and stop daemons with script in etc init d Simple access to a view on var log syslog Update grub bootmanager binaries after update menu lst Put configuration files in delta folders in cf1 en cf2 Cloning of the distribution on CF via USB port Extract delta files in delta folders Show OLSR status start and stop of OLSR Installing and configuring after reinstallation Reboot from partition cf1 Render partition cf1 read only Render partition cf2 read only Render partition cf1 read write Render partition cf2 read write Secure temporary files on flash under cron Show UMTS status requires stopping umtsinfod daemon Set install delta or update node Script used by umtsinfod for Internet priority Use vi editor on read only partition cf1 Use vi editor on read only partition cf2 Scripts on the cf1 maintenance partition update nodenum clone cf2 to usb post reinstall reboot cf2 reinstall cf2 ro cf1 ro cf2 Page 14 of 39 Set install delta or update node Cloning of partition cf2 via USB Installing and configuring after reinstallation Reboot from partition cf2 Install and put base configuration on partition cf2 Render partition cf1 read only Render partition cf2 read only SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 rw cf1 Render partition cf1 read write rw cf2 Ren
30. ived over the eth1 interface WARNING these are not the real traffic statistics of for example a SATCOM terminal If the router is rebooted these counters are reset Right bottom the status message OK NO ADDRESS The orange background indicates if an interface is used as gateway If the background is black then eth1 WAN is not used as a gateway to the Internet If the control is not present in the status bar then the WAN interface eth1 is not active UMTS status status of the pppO interface vodafone NL UMTS The control describing the UMTS status is similar to that of the WAN status Left bottom the signal strength a value between 0 and 31 included A higher value means a better reception Middle top the mobile provider in this case vodafone NL To the right the RAT Radio Access Technology possible values are GPRS UMTS HSDPA HSDPA HSUPA en HSPA Right top Rx and Tx counters Meaning see description Rx Tx of WAN status Right bottom the status message OK NO SERVICE Page 22 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 The background of the UMTS control gets an orange fill colour if pppO is a gateway and it gets a red colour in case of an error situation WLAN status status of the athO interface WAN O sas 40 OK The description of the WLAN athO interface status control Left right to the WLAN label a Tx power selec
31. lation and configuration vae vennen eenen nennen eneen venen 15 2 9 Reinstanation ahd Upgrade essiri keni ann a toni erneer sene aaan ed 16 2 10 Change management seen eee nnee nennen rr neren ennn 17 3 Ad Hoc Network Dashboard sssssnsnsnnnnnannnansnennennnnsnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnn 18 SE tia 18 J2 Instalacion eedt ne uee neee valle ne hehe te etude 18 33 USE GenSfdlat Asti i 20 BA Stas DAF stent eeeh eer eneen hens oe eee teute 21 3 5 Navigation bar and transition to expert mode nvsnn ennen 24 3 0 NEEWOEK VIS West ito tenet eren elek taal ende aaneen es 25 DZ A adt de eet nent eit 26 3 0 IBrOWSer VIEW uta eneen ede bun moans date dee deel 27 Sk EXPE VOW zenne ES desa 29 Sul Os Gateway VIC W nein tetraeder baeten set hed 30 Seles a teccuanin E A a heats AS 31 DAZ ACONNOUFAUON ere erder A 32 SL OOPS ona o eed neee daa 32 A Satellite terminals san nenten tnhwenne ten ent etekesnnndan din 33 del GEN it ee eee a neat ete 33 A2 APIGIUiM ODENP ORE wisin desea ties onde iaa 33 4 3 Inmarsat BGAN Thrane Explorer 700 eenen nnen 35 5 WRT610N WiFi Access Point en Ethernet Switch nnnnnsnnn nennen 38 ES a all Gaunteas bu teusautan tent taane bw aeaiews A lade ainda ments nrecees 38 5 2 Installation an d contiguracO Mii 38 Page 5 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Introduction 1 1 Ad hoc data communication Coordination of services for crisis
32. led a Compact Flash card CF has to be setup i e the Linux operating system is put into place Also the AHR is configured with IP addresses that belong to the vehicle Appendix 2 C contains a list with vehicles to which an AHR has been assigned It contains the vehicle numbers and the granted IP addresses The IP addresses have been chosen according to a presented diagram in appendix 2 D If the ad hoc network is deployed nationwide this IP address assignment diagram must be coordinated and ratified Access to the AHR command prompt is secured using the protected ssh protocol The system managers know all passwords Passwords on the AHR and the Ad Hoc Network Dashboard are equal At this moment there is no update procedure The setup of the CF card happens with the install on usb script and can be carried out from each AHR Thus the installation can be cloned install on usb node number X nbs gt Page 15 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Parameter node number determines the name of the router and is a double digit number The installation creates two partitions with labels cfl en cf2 Partition cf1 is a complete Linux installation for management purposes and can be used for the reinstallation of partition cf2 Partition cf2 is used in normal operation Both partitions are read only during normal operation Partition cf1 contains the source files for the installation of partition cf2 The co
33. n of the GPS satellites Page 26 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 This figure gives a visual representation of the position of the GPS satellites If you move your mouse over a satellite the circle representing the satellite you will get a tooltip showing the azimuth and the elevation of the satellite In each circle the number of the satellite is printed Prn The colour of the satellite indicates whether it is used for the determination of the position Red satellite is not in use because of a weak signal Blue satellite is usable but it is not used for position calculation standby Green satellite is in use Signal strength of the GPS satellites For GPS satellites that are shown in the figure of the position the signal strength is displayed which has a value between O and 50 the higher the better Signal strength is also shown as a coloured bar The DOP values DOP stands for Dilution Of Precision These numbers indicate the accuracy of the position calculated by the GPS receiver 3 DOP values are shown O GDOP geometrical DOP o VDOP vertical DOP O HDOP horizontal DOP Beneath HDOP there s a number indicating the estimated error of the position This error estimate really is an estimate You can assume that this number is the maximal deviation of the position List with GPS data GPS UTC Date Time Latitude Longitude Height Speed True course Status valid or invalid
34. nfiguration files for partition cf1 are also present voyage 0 6 5 tar bz2 Linux installation file delta deb tar Additional Debian programs delta tar Configuration files and additional programs maintenance by C2SC delta nbs tar Additional configuration for test environment C2SC The node number can be adjusted for example when you want to change a AHR in a vehicle IP addresses are allocated to a vehicle not to a AHR Adjustments are done wit the following script update nodenum node number Parameter node number is a two digit number Without a parameter the script parses the number from the hostname this is olsr rt node number for the C2SC test environment or hgm 57 node number for the HGM AHRs Configuration of an AHR in operation is performed using the Ad Hoc Network Dashboard described in chapter 3 Examples are WLAN Tx Power and preference settings for UMTS and the Ethernet WAN port Other configuration modifications are not necessary under normal circumstances Hence no tools have been developed to support this process If configuration changes are necessary the configuration files can be changed This is possible with an editor such as vi Basic knowledge of Linux is necessary to bring this to a good end 2 9 Reinstallation and upgrade Reinstalling or upgrading the system is relatively simple For this the maintenance partition cf1 is used Reinstallation of partition cf2 is done using the following files in
35. of daemons on the AHR see chapter 2 6 IP multicast is used for the distribution of the daemon messages on the vehicle LAN which does not impose restrictions on the number of connected workstations and dashboard software A PC or lap top connected to the vehicle LAN can be used as to form a picture of the ad hoc network by means of status messages and the AHND Moreover a user can use the AHND to configure a number of items on the ad hoc the router This paragraph describes the AHND The installation will be described firstly afterwards the different views and the interaction of the user with the AHND 3 2 Installation Requirements for the AHND software Windows XP SP2 or higher NET Framework 3 5 SP1 download link http www microsoft com downloads details aspx familyid ab99342f 5dl1a 413d 8319 81da479ab0d78displaylang en The AHND is delivered as a msi file You can find this file on each AHR and you can download this file from the AHR using a standard browser The URL http 10 a b 1 8080 AHND msi On eagle laptops you have to be logged in as an administrator The characters a and b should be replaced to obtain the correct IP address Each AHR wears a label AHR a b Or you can obtain the IP address of the router 10 a b nn 7 HTTP fout 404 Niet gevonden Internet Explorer aangeboden door Dell Ioj x y http 10 63 35 1 8080 AHND msi Pi Bestand Bewerken Beeld Favorieten Extra Help
36. ogram Files C25C Ad Hoc Network Dashboard Browse Install Ad Hoc Network Dashboard for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone O Just me you also have to change the value of the AHND key manually complete path of the key HKLM Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Run AHND Page 19 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Registry Editor 7 E 7 3 Bl valke not set C Program Files Common Fies Adobe ARM1 0 AdobeARM exe C Program Fies Adobe Reader 9 0 Reader Reader_sl exe C Program Fies Sierra Wireless Inc Weblpdater TRUUpdater exe fbkground C Program Files viMwareiWiware ToolsViwareTray exe C Program FlesViwarelViware Tools ViwareUser exe C Program Fies Sierra Wireless Inc 3G Waktcher WaHelper exe C Program Fles C2SC AHNO AHND exe TH zi mn Gy a a o EDO FF 83 3 3 Use general The AHND user interface consists of 3 regions STATUSBALK Netwerk scherm Gps scherm Browser scherm NAVIGATIE BALK Expert scherm Gateway scherm On top the status bar summary report of the status of the AHR and the network On the left a navigation bar allowing you to select different detail views Detail view with status of the network GPS and other information An example of a screenshot showing you how the AHND can look active view is the network view
37. r December 8 2010 Pppd information about the pppd process Umts each received UMTS message is stored here Wlan each received WLAN message is stored here Logs are stored in the folder configured in the app config file This folder is easy to access via the SHOW LOG FILES button in the expert view 3 12 Configuration The AHND is configured through a configuration file Modification of this file is not integrated in the user interface An important configuration file is VehicleList txt This file contains the table to map IP address to vehicle numbers Actualisation of this file is on the road map because if you change this file for one AHND you should do it for all instances 3 13 Scripts AHND uses the following scripts to change the AHR parameters var www cgi bin reboot cgi var www cgi bin gateway cgi var www cgi bin wlanpower cgi The gateway configuration in etc ahrwand gwprio is persistent it survives a reboot This is not the case for the value of wlan power Page 32 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Satellite terminals 4 1 General On the AHR WAN Ethernet port an external Internet connectivity device can be connected The WAN port is configured as DHCP client the connected terminal provides the AHR with an IP address and other IP configuration The connection to the Internet can be established using GPRS UMTS or the satellite terminal connected to the WA
38. r columns the metric and the interface on which the node can be reached are shown The lines between the centre node and the neighbours get a colour in function of the value of the metric The smaller the metric the fatter and the greener the line will be In case of higher values of the metric the line gets thinner and redder Regions with additional information Left top newly discovered nodes will be added here with a green foreground colour In the diagram these are the nodes 00 1217 and 00 0207 Ordering by elapsed time after detection the youngest on top After a certain amount of time node disappear from the list default 15 minutes Right top similar but for disappeared nodes In the diagram 00 0206 is in this situation Nodes that have left the network are rendered in a red colour and disappear after a while from the list default 60 minutes Left bottom the total number of nodes in the network here 29 Right bottom The region prefix of the centre node Fire fighting vehicles get a prefix per region The prefix of HGM is 07 The nodes of the same region are displayed without a prefix 3 7 GPS view Gps UTC Datum Tijd 27 Jul 2010 13 16 44 Latitude N 52 2 27845 Longitude O 5 41 52202 Hoogte 51 3 m Snelheid 0 23 km u Ware koers 0 00 Status Geldig Afwijking X Y 6 12 m Y S 3 3 The GPS view shows GPS status information Also in this view we have different view regions Positio
39. rienced user or system administrator System management responsible for this task The Ad Hoc Router and Ad Hoc Network Dashboard are products developed by the C2SC Currently existing and already available components are used as much as possible Documentation of these components is added as appendices or can be viewed via web sites as indicated in the relevant sections Page 8 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Ad Hoc Router 2 1 General The Ad Hoc Router AHR is the basic building block of the ad hoc network It provides communication with WLAN and GPRS UMTS HSPA and is equipped with a GPS receiver Also a remote access device to the Internet can be connected for example a satellite terminal Figure 4 Ad Hoc Router The AHR has the following interfaces e LAN Ethernet LAN port vehicle network Linux ethO e WAN Ethernet WAN port connection of external internet facility Linux eth1 e WLAN antenna connector WLAN roof antenna e UMTS main antenna connector roof antenna e UMTS aux second antenna connector UMTS roof antenna for better reception e GPS antenna connector GPS roof antenna connector with 5V DC for antenna with internal amplifier There is no on off switch Under normal circumstances the AHR always is always powered on Restart is possible by disconnecting the LAN Ethernet cable or otherwise by disabling the power temporarily in another manner 2 2 Network f
40. ss Point has a 12VDC power plug and an external 230VAC 12 VDC power adapter It is possible to attach the access point directly to the 12VDC outlet of the vehicle The access point offers a lot of features for home use like an Internet Gateway and a firewall These are not used The Ethernet Internet port is not used either One of the Ethernet LAN ports is connected to the AHR LAN port On the other Ethernet ports workstations can be plugged in with a maximum of 3 Workstations can also gain access to the vehicle LAN using the Wi Fi network access To avoid interference on the busy 2 4 GHz band the 802 11a 5GHz Wi Fi band is used The 802 11b g 2 4GHz radio has been shut down for normal use but is available in the case of emergency The default configuration has been adjusted for the use in the ad hoc network This is possible using the web interface and a browser With factory settings the access point has the role of DHCP server with address 192 168 1 1 After the configuration the access point is reachable on the IP address 10 aa bb 5 IP aa en bb from the IP address plan Page 38 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Default i Bridge setting Management Router Pin code 1 access IP address router 192 168 1 1 IP address 10 aa bb 1 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 128 Advanced routing empty Route notification 1 IP address target LAN 10 0 0 0 Subnet mask 255 0 0 0 Gateway 10 aa bb 1 2
41. te antenna which can be mounted remotely from the terminal Figure 9 Thrane E700 terminal Description of the E700 terminal is attached as annexe 4 2a the manual as annexe 4 2b Page 35 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 The antenna must be pointed onto the Inmarsat satellite The pointing procedure is relatively simple but requires some exercise It is advised to practice the deployment of the BGAN terminal at least once a year To point the antenna the display on the terminal can be used and the sound indicator on the antenna For a good connection you have to reach a signal strength of approximately 56 dBHz The satellite that must be used is positioned in the south slightly towards the east with an elevation angle of approximately 30 degrees Figure 10 Pointing the antenna cum 66 3 dBHr ox E JE TE _ VEH D Figure 11 E700 signal strength in pointing mode After the pointing has finished press OK After approximately 1 minute the terminal is ready for use Using the web interface the correct operation of the terminal can be verified Important items status and usage Page 36 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 Thrane amp Thrane pom S BT MD O DASHBOARD NETWORK SESSIONS TOTAL PHONE BOOK Airtime provider Standard voice mbound 00 00 00 MESSAGES TERMINAL Standard voice outbound 00 00 00 CALLS Status Searching 3 1 kHz audio
42. the root of partition cf1 voyage 0 6 5 tar bz2 Base file Voyage Linux delta tar Modifications to the basis Voyage Linux delta deb tar Software modules that are added debian packages The delta tar files are extracted in the next two folders also on partition cf1 delta cf1 Modifications to the basis Voyage Linux partition cf1 delta cf2 Modifications to the basis Voyage Linux partition cf2 The files in this folders are parameterized for example with parameter QnodenumQ If the delta files are applied the parameters have to be changed with the correct values for that node The procedure for reinstallation 1 reboot cf1 Reboot system from the maintenance partition 2 Wait the end of the restart process log in 3 reinstall cf2 Reinstall partition cf2 4 reboot The system will start now the new installed version Page 16 of 39 SUM AHR 01 System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 5 Wait for restart log in 6 post reinstall Install additional packages and updates 7 reboot Activate additional packages modifications 8 Wait for restart log in validate the new installation During the reinstallation the name of the system and the derived parameters remain unchanged as before the reinstallation Modifications can be applied with update nodenum Upgrading the system follows a similar process as the reinstallation Before the installation new installation files are extracted Follow this pro
43. tion control In the configuration file of the AHND are two parameters defined low Tx power and high Tx power in dBm The default values are 10dBm and 17dBm If the preconfigured Tx power of ath0 is not one of these values you will get a notification Tx Power is 4 dBm Click to repair If you click this button the value of Tx low power will be set as defined in the configuration file of the router From then on clicking the button switches the Tx power parameter between Tx low and Tx high Middle channel The number below channel shows the used WLAN channel In this example it is 40 802 11a freq 5 2 GHz By default the AHR uses channel 11 i e 2642Mhz Right top Rx and Tx counters Meaning see description Rx Tx of WAN status Right bottom the status message OK NO ADDRESS Page 23 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 3 5 Navigation bar and transition to expert mode The vehicle number is shown on top of the navigation bar Upper screenshots show that the navigation bar has two modes User mode with choices network view and GPS view Expert mode with extra views browser expert and gateway To get this extra functionality you just have to push the lock button After this action a login view will appear in which you can enter a PIN If the PIN is correct you will get access to the extra views Voer PIN in ES Page 24 of 39 SUM AHR 01
44. unctions The AHR provides the workstations connected to the vehicle LAN connectivity to the Internet and connectivity between them Internet connectivity is provided through GPRS UMTS HSPA or an external device connected to the WAN Ethernet port Mutual connections are established via a WLAN network in which the OLSR MANET protocol automatically maintains a network topology Within the MANET each node operates as a relay station increasing the reach of WLAN significantly An AHR with Internet access provides the entire MANET with Internet connectivity hence stations lacking GPRS UMTS HSPA coverage still maintain connectivity to the Internet The network protocols are configured in a way that UMTS takes priority Page 9 van 39 SUM AHR System User Manual Ad Hoc Router December 8 2010 over GPRS or an external device satcom The external device takes precedence over GPRS The system is designed for three priorities e High H default routes with subnet mask 2 e Medium M default routes with subnet mask 1 e Low L default route with subnet mask O This priority scheme uses the OLSR dynwg plug in C2SC has made this plug in working and the improved version is now part of the OLSR distribution The priority scheme is a temporary facility It should be replaced in the end by for example the new feature in the OLSR Smart Gateways Currently IPv4 is used hence the Internet connection gets only one IP address ass
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