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SmartBridges sB3416-02 User's Manual

1. Default Data Rate Mbps v Transmit Power 18 dBm Preamble Long Preamble Slot Time Short Slot Time Protection Mode None ze Protection Type CTS only RTS CTS RTS CTS Threshold 2346 Save Reset Figure 2 20 airClient TOTAL Bridge Radio Settings Transparent bridging sB3416 03 Only Note In Transparent bridging configuration when airClient TOTAL is associated the MAC address seen on the AP Association table will be the MAC address of the device connected behind the sB3416 03 device Note To summarize the sB3416 Bridge Modes of WDS and Client Bridge Modes differ only in the presence of a MAC address in the Remote AP MAC Address field on the Radio Wireless Settings page If the Remote AP MAC Address is a valid MAC the 3416 is said to be in the WDS bridge mode If the Remote AP MAC Address is 00 00 00 00 00 00 in Bridge Mode the 3416 is said to be in Client Bridge Mode airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 34 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 10 airClient TOTAL Router NAT Configuration This section covers the procedures for configuring various parameters in the Router and NAT modes 2 10 1 LAN Settings The LAN and the WLAN settings are maintained in two different subnets Follow the steps below to re configure the airClient TOTAL Router NAT Ethernet paramete
2. In non transparent bridging configuration when airClient TOTAL is associated the MAC addresses seen on the AP Association table will be the MAC address of the sB3416 03 device and not of the devices behind the sB3416 03 unit airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 31of 74 intelligent wireless platform Transparent Bridging Single MAC Only This configuration supports single device connection behind the airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 unit System Configuration Follow the steps below to configure the sB3416 03 unit for Transparent Bridging tT 2 3 Click on Save to save System Configuration System Name From the navigation menu bar click on Tools System Configuration In the Current Operational Mode click on IP Mux Disable radio button the changes The settings will be applied after the reboot airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode 5B3416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration Reset Reset SNTP Server SNTP Server Firmware Version Local MAC Address Reset To Factory Defaults 2 1 0B1P0 5B3416 03 00 30 14 39 48 3C Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size System Log O Router Bridge 1500bytes Syslog NAT IPMux Enable O IPMux Disable Figure 2 18 airClient TOTAL Transparent Bridging Configuration SB3416 03 Only LAN Settings This section outlines the procedures for changing the IP settings for bridge mode These settings are the sam
3. e Quick Install Guide QIG e Release Notes e Technical Specification All the information can also be found on our website at http www smartbridges com Technical Support Center Comprehensive technical support by dedicated smartBridges engineers is available to all customers through the smartBridges support center website The website provides updated tools and documents to help troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to smartBridges products and technologies To access the technical support resources please visit the support center website at http www smartbridges com support For additional services and free downloads you would need to register on the smartBridges support center website airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 5of 74 intelligent wireless platform 1 Introduction This user manual will guide you through initial site preparation installation configuration and troubleshooting of the airClient TOTAL 551 sB3416 unit A web based management tool is provided to assist you to configure the airClient TOTAL unit for different purposes The airClient TOTAL web based management tool provides you with the following features System configuration Device operational mode configuration Ethernet and wireless IP configurations Radio parameter configuration Bandwidth management Traffic Statistics Site Survey Security User Management Link Budget Planning Calculator Upgrading the
4. 3416 01 to 3416 02 3416 03 or vice versa Link Budget Planning Allows user to calculate the Link Budget between an airClient TOTAL unit and an Access Point Allows user to display the system log locally or remotely Currently this SES device will only log in case of any problems with the unit Reboot Allows user to reboot the unit Note All changes made to the unit will take effect only after a Reboot is done airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 18 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Menu Item Menu Sub items Description Technical Support Information on Technical Support User Guide Online Link to online user guide Allows user to register product and Help Product Registration and Feedback provide feedback or suggestions Checks smartBridges website for any Check for Updates software updates Geng General system description software About airClient TOTAL version information and warranty information Allows user to logout from the airClient Logout Logout TOTAL device airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 19 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 4 Device Mode Configuration The device operational mode is displayed at the top right hand corner of each page The device mode configuration allows the user to configure the airClient TOTAL to a NAT Network Address Translation mode or Router mode for 3416 01 and 3416 02 models and
5. Attention Please upload the correct firmware Please DO NOT power off or disconnect during uploading Improper actions will damage the system Please DO NOT close the browser during uploading Upload will take around 1 minute File Name Browse Current Version 2 2 0BO0P3 583416 03 KA Upload Figure 5 7 airClient TOTAL Firmware Upgrade page Tools Firmware Upgrade airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Attention Please upload the correct firmware Please DO NOT power off or disconnect during uploading Improper actions will damage the system Please DO NOT close the browser during uploading Upload will take around 1 minute ef Figure 5 8 airClient TOTAL Firmware Upgrade Tools Firmware Upgrade airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Post Completed Upload Succeeds The file has been uploaded Back Figure 5 9 airClient TOTAL Successful Firmware Upgrade message airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 66 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 5 9 Product License Key This feature is used to enhance upgrade the default bandwidth on the airClient TOTAL units and to convert the models between sB3416 01 sB3416 02 and sB3416 03 By default the 3416 01 allows a maximum bandwidth of 512 kbps 3416 02 allows a bandwidth of 1 Mbps and 3416 03 allows a bandwidth of 3 Mbps Using the Product License Key feature this default bandwidth can be enhanced to higher b
6. Click on the Save button to save the current good settings of the system 3 In the event the unit needs to be restored select the Restore amp Reboot button to recover the settings of unit that was saved earlier This action will also reboot the system for the new settings to take effect 4 The user can also save the current settings of the system to the PC through the Ethernet interface Click Here to save the options to a PC 5 The saved file can be used to restore the system at a later time Note The system will currently only allow a file with the name apcfg to be uploaded 6 By clicking the FactoryReset amp Reboot button the unit will reset and go back to the factory defaults airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 64 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Tools Backup Restore Settings airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Good Settings Save the Good Settings Save Restore to the Good Settings Restore amp Reboot Configuration File Backup the current settings to a file Click Here to save Upload the Configuration File apcfg Upload Factory Reset Press the button to set all the configurations to factory default settings Factory Reset amp Reboot Figure 5 6 airClient TOTAL Backup Restore Settings 5 8 Firmware Upgrade The airClient TOTAL unit firmware can be upgraded from the web management interface The latest firmware for airClient TOTAL is available fo
7. IP subnet Mask WLAN Type Static IP or Dynamic IP IP Address Wireless IP address WLAN Network mask Wireless IP Mask Settings Gateway Address Wireless IP Gateway DNS Server Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Secondary DNS Server SSID Displays the SSID currently set for the device This is the public name of the wireless link Channel Displays the channel at which the Client is associated Association Status Displays Associated or Not Associated status Wireless Mode Wireless operating mode 802 11a Security Mode Displays if security is Enabled or Disabled Wireless Authentication Open System Shared Key WPA PSK Settings Data Rate Mbps This indicates the rate at which the radio has been asked to operate by the user Transmit Power This is used to set the output power of the radio Preamble The radio preamble is a section of data at the head of a packet The preamble contains information that the radio needs when sending and receiving packets Slot Time This can be set to Long Short time or Short time DHCP Server DHCP Server Displays if DHCP Server is Enabled or Disabled Settings Address Pool Allows the Address Pool to be System defined or User defined Start Address The Starting address of the DHCP Client IP Address pool End Address The Ending address of the DHCP Client IP Address pool Lease Time The maximum time of the DHCP Leases The maximum allowable limit is 2880 minutes NAT Virtual Server Displays the no of entries in the IP Port Forward
8. Router Mode The default configuration of the airClient TOTAL is in the NAT mode Follow the steps below to change the airClient TOTAL from the default NAT mode to Router mode 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools System Configuration The System Configuration page will appear as shown below 2 Under the Current Operational Mode choose the operation mode Router 3 Click on Save to reboot the unit and convert to Router mode 4 The IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for LAN Settings and WLAN Settings remain the same in the Router mode as it was in the NAT mode System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode System Name 583416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration SNTP Server SNTP Server Firmware Version 2 1 0B0P3_ B3416 03 Local MAC Address 00 30 1a 39 48 3c Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes O Bridge O NAT Figure 2 7 Changing NAT Mode to Router Mode airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 21 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 6 Changing from Router to NAT Mode Follow the steps below to change the airClient TOTAL from Router Mode to NAT Mode 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools System Configuration The System Configuration screen will appear as shown below 2 Under the Current Operational Mode choose the operation mode NAT 3 Click on Save to reboot the unit and convert to NAT mode 4 The IP Ad
9. Sub items Description Displays traffic statistics on the Wireless Statistics Wireless side Shows the status of the association and the MAC of the AP associated with Association Status Shows the Link Status Graph for the associated link Allows user to Enable or Disable DHCP Server DHCP Allows user to Enable Disable DHCP Relay Note DHCP Relay feature is only applicable for the 3416 03 model Displays the DHCP List if DHCP DHCP List Server is Enabled N rkin i P HERENg Allows user to add entries to map Local Area Network IP Address or port behind the NAT to a global port accessible through the wireless interface User will be able to use this option only when the unit is configured in the NAT mode IP Port Forwarding Allows the user to view add and delete or update static routes Routing Tabie Allows the user to Enable or Disable RIP running on the device RIPv2 is run by default on the device Allows bandwidth management of the Bandwidth Control wireless link Allows the user to set SSID Enable or Disable SSID Suppressed select Internal or External antenna configure Distance select Data Rate set Transmit Power set Country settings Preamble and Slot time Security Allows user to set the security mode for the device User can choose Open System Shared or WPA PSK Wireless Settings Radio Open System Shared Key e Allows Allow user to turn on encryption using W
10. for configuring each parameter A common navigation menu bar is provided at the top of each page for easy navigation as shown in the figure below Figure 2 5 smartBridges Networking Home Summary Information airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode LAN IP Mode Static IP System Name SB3416 03 IP Address 192 168 0 225 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Figure 2 5 airClient TOTAL Navigation Menu Bar The Navigation menu bar contains menu items that allow the user to go to different configuration pages The following table Table 2 2 summarizes the functions available for the menu item links Table 2 2 Description of Menus Menu Item Menu Sub items Description Displays read only summary page with b information such as LAN Settings Summary Information WLAN Settings Wireless Settings DHCP Server Settings Virtual Server and Routing Table Entries Allows user to set system name of the unit IP Address and subnet mask on the wired side LAN Settings Home Allows the user to set the gateway if the unit is in Bridge Mode Note This is only applicable for 3416 03 model Allows user to set IP address mask gateway on the wireless side WLAN Settings Allows user to Enable or Disable DNS Passthrough Allows user to set the Primary Secondary DNS Server airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 16 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Menu Item Menu
11. from the drop down menu Select the Preamble to be Long or Short By default the preamble is set to Long Click on Save to reboot and for the settings to take effect The unit will attempt to associate after the Reboot The Association Status field in the Wireless Settings of the Summary Information page will show the status as Associated if the unit has associated successfully as shown in Fig 2 18a below Under Networking Association Status the status will also show the Access Point that the client is associated with as shown in Fig 2 25b below Click on Show Graph on this table to view the Association Status Graph as shown in Fig 2 25c below Page 38 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Radio Advanced Settings airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Advanced Setting LEE SSID suppressed Oves Ono Sr TS Wireless Mode 5GHz 54Mbps 802 11a vi Distance C ountry UNITED STATES US Data Rate Mbps Default Data Rate Mbps Transmit Power Slot Time Short Slot Time e Protection Mode None Protection Type CTS only RTS CTS RTS CTS Threshold 2346 Save Reset Figure 2 24 airClient TOTAL Router Wireless Settings Wireless Settings Te mtp Association Status Wireless Mode 802 11a Figure 2 25a airClient TOTAL Summary Information page Networking Association Status airClient TOTAL sB3
12. mode starting 174 lt 133 gt 00 01 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting 173 lt 133 gt 00 00 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting 172 lt 133 gt 00 10 32 System System reboot 171 lt 133 gt 00 01 06 System wireless client bridge mode starting 170 lt 133 gt 00 00 06 System wireless client bridge mode starting 169 lt 133 gt 00 04 02 System System reboot 168 lt 133 gt 00 01 06 System wireless client router mode starting 167 lt 133 gt 00 00 06 System wireless client router mode starting 166 lt 133 gt 00 49 38 System System reboot 165 lt 133 gt 00 11 46 System Firmware upgraded 164 lt 133 gt 00 01 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting wl Available Entries Left 19 Refresh Clear Figure 5 13 airClient TOTAL System Log airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 70 of 74 intelligent wireless platform To refresh or clear the Syslog entries logged locally on the device follow the steps below Le Select Tools System Log from the Navigation menu bar The System Log web page will appear as shown above in Fig 5 13 2 At the bottom of this page there are two buttons Refresh and Clear as shown in the above figure 3 Click on Refresh button to refresh the logs shown on the web page 4 Click on Clear button to clear all the logs stored locally on the unit Note Logs once deleted cannot be retrieved again 5 12 Reboot The device would need
13. provides data encryption Shared Key Strict authentication for both authentication and data encryption Clients must provide valid WEP key to associate Choose HEX if the key entered is the Hexadecimal format choose ASCII Key Entry Method if the key entered is in ASCII format Key ID Select one of the key indexes from the 1 to 4 Key The value of the encryption key Choose encryption key size between 64bits and 128bits Key Length 64 bits User has to input 10 HEX digits 128 bits User has to input 26 HEX digits 2 11 2 WPA PSK In order to configure WPA PSK follow the steps as shown below airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 50 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 1 Click on Radio Security from the main menu A screen as shown in the figure below will appear for the WPA PSK settings 2 Select the Authentication Type as WPA PSK from the drop down menu 3 Enter the Key Entry Method as ASCII or HEX 4 Enter the WPA Shared Key in the Passphrase field 5 Select the Cipher as TKIP or AES Note AES cipher is only available in 3416 03 model 6 Click on Save and click on Tools Reboot to reboot the unit The settings will take effect after the reboot Note For the 3416 03 model WPA PSK security modes will only work when the airClient TOTAL unit is in Router NAT modes Radio Security airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Security Setting Security Mode Enable Authentication T
14. the Ack Window 8 Select the Data Rate from the drop down menu By default the data rate is set to Best airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 30 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 9 Set the Default Data Rate to set the data rate for transmitting beacons broadcast and multicast traffic By default this rate is set to 1 Mbps 10 Select the Transmit power of the radio from the drop down menu 11 Select the Preamble to be Long or Short By default the preamble is set to Long 12 Click on Save to reboot and for the settings to take effect The unit will attempt to associate after the Reboot Radio Advanced Settings airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode Advanced Setting SSID Nexus Master Root SSID suppressed Ovyes Ono hannel SmartSelect _ se Remote AP MAC Address 1 Wireless Mode 5GHz 54Mbps 802 11a ze Antenna Selection Internal External Distance Within 1Km Country UNITED STATES US v Data Rate Mbps Best ze Default Data Rate Mbps 1 e Transmit Power 18 dBm Preamble Long Preamble Slot Time Short Slot Time ze Protection Mode None Protection Type CTS only RTS CTS RTS CTS Threshold 2346 Save Reset Figure 2 17 airClient TOTAL Bridge Radio Settings Non Transparent bridging SB3416 03 Only Note
15. to configure the airClient TOTAL unit as a DHCP server dl airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide From the Navigation menu bar click on Networking DHCP to access the DHCP configuration Page Click on Enable DHCP Server button to open the DHCP Server settings page The DHCP Server screen will be displayed as shown below in Fig 2 26 Select System Define if you wish the system to assign the IP addresses Select User Define if you wish to assign the IP address from the IP Address Pool If setting is User Define enter the Start IP address and an End IP Address for the IP pool range that can be assigned to a DHCP client Note that the Start and End IP address have to be in the same network segment as of the Ethernet IP address segment In case you require to reserve certain IP addresses for known devices enter the corresponding MAG and IP address in the DHCP server reserved entries table Enter the lease time in minutes The maximum lease time that is allowed is 2880 minutes Click on Save to apply the settings The revised DHCP settings will show up in the Summary Information page of the unit If any DHCP client is added it will appear in the Networking DHCP List as shown below in Fig 2 27 Page 41 0f 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking DHCP Server airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server provides automation and control of IP address assignment services Enable DH
16. 0 Changing Bridge Mode to Router or NAT Mode sB3416 03 Only airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 24 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 9 airClient TOTAL Bridge Configuration sB3416 03 only This section is only valid for the sB3416 03 model The sB3416 03 can be configured in both WDS and non WDS modes while in Bridge Mode In WDS mode 3416 functions as a transparent bridge In non WDS client bridge mode 3416 can be configured for both non transparent and transparent bridging This section covers the configuration of the sB3416 03 in all possible bridge modes 2 9 1 WDS Bridge Mode Wireless Distribution System WDS is a system that provides a means to extend the range of Wireless Local Area Network To create a WDS link peer MAC addresses need to be exchanged and all stations in WDS should be configured to use the same radio channel and configured to use the same WEP keys if they are used The sB3416 03 can be configured to operate in the WDS Bridge Mode The airClient TOTAL in WDS Bridge mode can associate only with a smartBridges airPoint access point in bridge mode as they both use WDS link implementation Find below all the settings that need to be done in WDS Bridge Mode System Configuration Follow the steps below to configure the sB3416 03 unit for WDS Bridge Mode 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools System Configuration 2 In the Current Operational Mode click on IP Mux Disable
17. 0 dB to 20 dB for a stable link base on the environmental condition of a region Fresnel Zone Clearance Required will also be displayed Distance from Root Device to Remote Device is kilometers Please Select nnt Device ot Devic Device airPoint Nexus v Device airPoint Nexus v Radio Mode High Band ze Radio Mode High Band Tx Output J Tx Output 4 Power dBm 17 dBm e 4 to 26 Power dBm 17 dBm 4 to 26 Antenna Gain dBi 18 e Antenna Gain dBi ua gt RF Cable Loss Bs RF Cable Loss Compute Link Budget EIRP 32 32 Free Space Loss 119 4 119 4 Theoretical RSSI dBm 72 72 Recommended minimum 75dBm Available Fade Margin dBm 9 9 Fresnel Zone Clearance Required 4 69 meters Clear Figure 5 12 airClient TOTAL Link Budget Planning Calculator Note For the SB3416 models the device can be selected as airClient Nexus airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 69 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 5 11 System Log sB3416 allows the System logs to be created locally or remotely on the PC connected to the unit Local logging is persistent across resets of the 3416 01 02 03 units To configure the System Log on the 3416 device follow the steps below 1 From the top navigation menu bar click on Tools System Log The System Log web page will appear as
18. 3416 02 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 54 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking Bandwidth Control airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Wireless Bandwidth Control CO Broadcast Packet Filter F s C Multicast Packet Filter F s p Set Download Bandwidth Kbps 3072 Set Upload Bandwidth Kbps az Ethernet Bandwidth Control Cl Enable Ethernet BWC Save Reset Figure 3 3 airClient TOTAL Wireless Bandwidth Control sB3416 03 3 2 2 Ethernet Bandwidth Control sB3416 03 only Note This section is only applicable for 3416 03 B3416 03 allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth for each device connected on the Ethernet side to allow for proper sharing of the bandwidth The bandwidth on the Ethernet side can be limited based on the IP address of the device or its MAC address Follow the steps below to control the Bandwidth parameters on the Ethernet side based on IP address 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Networking Bandwidth Control 2 In the Ethernet Bandwidth Control settings click on the Enable Bandwidth BWC button to enable the Ethernet bandwidth controlling feature 3 To control the Ethernet BWC based on the IP address enter the IP address of the PC in the IP Address field and keep the MAC address as 00 00 00 00 00 00 4 You can configure the upload and download limit separately in kbps as sho
19. 416 03 NAT mode Signal 10 MAC Address status Strength RSSI NoiseFloor 0 00 30 1A 1F 4A 2E up 55 dBm 96 dBm raph Refresh Figure 2 25b airClient TOTAL Wireless Association Status airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 39 of 74 intelligent wireless platform http 192 168 0 225 Station Graph Microsoft Internet Explorer DER Link Status for 00 30 14 29 00 F0 S j a 2 L I Time ei E RSSI Current 60 dBm Average 46 dBm Maximum 42 dBm E Noise Floor Current 96 dBm Average 96dBm Maximum 96 dBm If you are not able to see the graph please download the Sun JRE available at URL http java sun com j2se 1 5 0 download js Si Applet GraphDraw started Internet Figure 2 25c airClient TOTAL Association Status Graph Noise Floor is the measurement of the signal created from the sum of all the noise sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system Note Ifthe Status Graph window does not appear click on the Java link to download the JRE airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 40 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 10 3 DHCP Configurations The airClient TOTAL unit can be used as a DHCP server DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows a host to be automatically assigned a new IP address out of a pool of preconfigured IP addresses for the network This feature will only work when the unit is in Router or NAT operating mode Follow the steps below
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21. C address enter a valid MAC Address of the PC in the place shown in Fig 3 5 and keep the IP Address as 0 0 0 0 4 You can configure the upload and download limit separately in kbps as shown below in Fig 3 4 5 Click on the Add button to add the entry in the table below 6 Click on Save to save the settings The settings will take effect after the Reboot airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 56 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking Bandwidth Control airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Wireless Bandwidth Control O Broadcast Packet Filter Eis d C multicast Packet Filter F s Set Download Bandwidth Kbps Set Upload Bandwidth Kbps Ethernet Bandwidth Control Th A Enable Ethernet BWC You can manually set a ethernet bandwidth control entry here Enter the device IP address OR its mac address and the download and upload limit in kbps Ip Address Mac Address P Ore Upload kbps A 0000 00 30 1A 01 7F FC gt 1024 512 raa Y update 10 Ip Address Mac Address gg der o 0 0 0 0 00 08 02 63 73 3C 1024 3072 Edit Delete Save Reset Figure 3 5 airClient TOTAL Ethernet Bandwidth Control MAC address based sB3416 03 Follow the steps below to update or delete a IP MAC address entry in the Ethernet BWC table in the airClient TOTAL 1 Click on Networking Bandwidth Control from the menu bar to access the Bandwidth C
22. CP Server Enable DHCP Relay Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay IP Address Pool System Define O User Define Start Address 0 0 0 0 End Address 0 0 0 0 Lease Time 2880 Minutes 1 2880Min DHCP Server Reserved Entries Please fill up by order IP Address Figure 2 26 airClient TOTAL DHCP Server Configurations Networking DHCP List airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Router mode DHCP Server List 1 00 30 1a 01 b5 f38 192 168 0 60 Refresh IW ID MAC Address IP Address Figure 2 27 airClient TOTAL DHCP List Follow the steps below to disable the airClient TOTAL Router NAT DHCP server 1 From the Navigation menu bar click on Networking DHCP Server to access the DHCP configuration page 2 Select the Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay button to disable the DHCP server configuration airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 42 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 3 Click on Save to save the settings The settings will be applied after the Reboot Networking DHCP Server airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server provides automation and control of IP address assignment services Enable DHCP Server O Enable DHCP Relay Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay Save Reset Figure 2 28 Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay 2 10 4 DHCP Relay Configuration If the user has a DHCP Ser
23. Common User Name user Password Verify Password E Save Reset Figure 5 4 airClient TOTAL Read Only User Configuration 5 6 SNMP Configuration The user can enable or disable the SNMP configuration using this tool Follow the steps below to change the SNMP settings 1 Click on Tools SNMP Configuration to access the SNMP Configuration page as shown below in Fig 5 5 2 Enable or Disable SNMP by using the checkbox 3 Set the Read Community String to smartBridges 4 Set the System Contact Location on the page if required 5 Click on the Save button for the changes to take effect airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 63 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Tools SNMP Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode SNMP Configuration Enable SNMP Read Community String public write Community String netman Ji System Contact root System Location UnKnown Save Reset Figure 5 5 airClient TOTAL SNMP Configuration 5 7 Backup Restore Settings The Backup Restore page backs up good configuration settings of the system This can be used to restore the unit in case of any undesired circumstances Follow the steps below to change the Backup Restore settings 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools Backup Restore to save or restore the settings on the unit A page will appear as shown below 2
24. EP at 64 or 128 bits and choose between Open Systems and Shared Key Security ere e This mode allows user to use WPA pre shared key and cipher as TKIP or AES for client authentication airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 17 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Backup Restore Settings Menu Item Menu Sub items Description Note By default the Security mode is Disabled AES security mode is only available in 3416 03 model Allows user to switch the operation System Contiouration mode between Bridge sB3416 03 ys 9 Only Router or NAT mode Allows the user to Reset the unit Restore unit to Factory defaults Allows user to set the Network Time SNP Settifig Server and the Time Zone Site Surve Shows all the standards based wireless y devices operating in the area Bieter Admih Allows user to change the Administrator y user name and or password Allows read only users to added and System User their user names passwords to be changed This allows the user to Enable Disable SNMP Configuration SNMP and set Read Write community strings Tools Allows user to save or restore good settings backup the configuration file and upload it later do a Factory Reset on the unit Firmware Upgrade Allows the user to upgrade downgrade the firmware on the unit Product License Key Allows the user to upgrade the unit to higher bandwidth or to convert the model from
25. From the navigation menu bar click on Tools Site Survey to access the Site Survey page A screen similar to the one below would show all the standards based wireless devices operating in the area Tools Site Survey airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Note Any change in configurations will take effect after reboot ID Sel ESSID BSSID ME Channel red osi SET Network 1 Nexus Master Root 00 30 14 1F 44 2E 802 11a 64 58 dBm NONE Infrastructure 2 0 sB_Internet 00 30 14 1F 49 6E 802 11a 157 82 dBm NONE Infrastructure Save Refresh Figure 5 3 airClient TOTAL Site Survey The following table summarizes the information for the Site Survey items Table 5 2 Site Survey Page Items Page Item Descriptions Sel Allows the airClient TOTAL to associate with a different Access Point ESSID The network name for the wireless network BSSID The MAC address of the device Wireless Mode Displays the radio operating mode of the device Channel Displays the channel at which the device is operating RSSI Displays the signal strength of the corresponding device Displays the security mode that the device is currently operating in If WEP or Security security option is enabled on the Access Point then WEP needs to be enabled on the airClient TOTAL and WEP key defined prior to association Network Mode Displays the current wireless mode of the device This could be I
26. IP and Port Global Port Protocol Status ol 192 168 0 10 21 21 TCP Activated Edit Delete Note Any change in configurations will take effect after reboot Figure 2 30 airClient TOTAL IP Port Forwarding Table Va Virtual Server GEESS Figure 2 31 IP Port Forwarding Table Entries on Summary Page Follow the steps below to edit or delete a port forwarding entry in the airClient TOTAL operating in NAT Mode 1 Click on Networking IP Port Forwarding from the menu bar to access the Port Forwarding Table page 2 In case you want to edit an existing entry click on the Edit corresponding to the row The entries will show up in the fields Edit the entries and click the Update button to update the table 3 In case you want to delete an existing entry from the Port Forwarding table select the mapping you wish to delete and click Delete 4 Click on Tools Reboot to reboot the unit for the changes to be effective airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 45 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking IP Port Forwarding airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode virtual Server defines the port mapping between Local Area Network and public network Virtual Server Protocol TOP Si Local IP Address 192 168 0 10 Local Port 21 D Global Port Status Activate K Add se ID Local IP and Port GlobalPort Protocol Status Note Any change in confi
27. L Bridge Radio Settings WDS Bridge mode sB3416 03 Only Wireless Settings Current Channel 52 S260MHz Association Status Wireless Mode 802 11a Figure 2 14a airClient TOTAL Summary Information Page Networking Association Status airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode I Signal z D MAC Address Status Strength RSSI NoiseFloor IOTA TE aA Show 0 00 30 14 1F 44 2E up 55 dBm 96 dBm E E Refresh Figure 2 14b airClient TOTAL Wireless Association Status airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 28 of 74 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide intelligent wireless platform 2 9 2 Client Bridge Mode Non WDS The sB3416 03 can also be configured to operate in the non WDS Bridge Mode It is said to be operating in the Client Bridge mode in this configuration The airClient TOTAL can associate with any Access Point in this bridge mode The Client Bridge mode can be configured for both Non Transparent and Transparent bridging In Non Transparent bridging you can connect more than 1 device behind the airClient TOTAL unit In Transparent bridging only a single device can be connected behind the airClient TOTAL unit Find below all the settings that need to be done in both Client Bridge Modes Non Transparent Bridging MAC Translation This configuration supports multiple devices behind the airClient TOTAL sB3416 device System Configuration Follow the steps below to configure the sB3416 03 unit for No
28. MWARE UPGRADE c s ssetesseavesssoeasotaseessoteesedsoteedessateevessotesdessotesvadeateededeetesdedeotsetasebebes 65 5 9 PRODUCT LICENSE E 67 5 10 LINK BUDGET PLANNING rrrvrvrrvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnrrrrrrrnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnn 68 Sr SYSTEM EE 70 AEN e EE 71 APPENDIX A SOME USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ccccsseesseeeeseeeeseeeseeeeneseeeneee 73 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 3 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Congratulations on your purchase of sB product Your airClient TOTAL 551 unit is designed so that you can set it up easily and be on your way to get unwired Important Read all user instructions carefully before you use your device About This Document This user guide is for the networking professional who installs configures and manages the smartBridges airClient TOTAL 551 series Unless specifically stated the configurations mentioned in the user guide are applicable to all the models of sB3416 SB3416 01 5B3416 02 sB3416 03 It provides detailed information on using the web based configuration Graphics User Interface GUI to configure the airClient TOTAL sB3416 unit This manual will help you gain a better understanding of how the various components of the sB3416 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 i
29. NAT or Router or Bridge mode for the 3416 03 model These modes are explained below NAT This is the default operating mode This mode allows you to use one segment of private IP addresses for multiple hosts to access the external network using a single wireless IP address This translation helps in protecting the access of internal hosts from external network This mode is available in all sB3416 models Router This mode allows you to configure different segment of IP address in Ethernet and Wireless interface A standard routing functionality is available in this mode This mode is available in all sB3416 models Bridge This mode allows you to configure both WDS and non WDS modes in bridge mode In non WDS Client Bridge mode sB3416 03 can be configured for both Non transparent and transparent bridging The bridge modes are only available in sB3416 03 model Es System Configuration _airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode gt System Name 5B3416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Confiquration Reset Reset SNTP Server SNTP Server Firmware Version 2 1 0B0P3_ B3416 03 Local MAC Address 00 30 1a 39 48 3c Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes perational Mode O Bridge Router NAT Save Figure 2 6 airClient TOTAL Device Mode Configuration airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 20 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 5 Changing from NAT to
30. Name of the unit if needed 3 Enter the IP address and Subnet mask to set the IP address and subnet mask and any Gateway Address if required Assign the unit a unique IP Address in the designated IP subnet 4 Click on Save to save the changes The settings will be applied after the reboot Home LAN Setting airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode LAN Setting IP Mode Static IP Dynamic IP DHCP Client System Name 1883416 03 i IP Address 192 168 0 225 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Save Reset Figure 2 16 airClient TOTAL Bridge LAN Settings sB3416 03 Only Radio Settings Follow the steps below to configure the Radio parameters in the airClient TOTAL Bridge Mode for Non Transparent bridging 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Radio Wireless Settings to set the radio parameters The Wireless Settings screen will be displayed as shown in Fig 2 17 2 Setthe SSID and the wireless mode to 801 11a 3 The Remote AP MAC Address should be set to 00 00 00 00 00 00 4 The Channel field will be set to SmartSelect in this mode Note The channel is not configurable in this mode and will follow the channel of the Access Point it is associated with 5 For the Antenna Selection choose either Internal or External antenna as per the requirement 6 Select the Country for the domain settings 7 Configure the Distance parameter to configure
31. airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide products please visit our website at Page 10 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 airClient TOTAL Configuration The airClient TOTAL sB3416 01 and sB3416 02 can work in either Router or NAT mode The airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 can work in one of the three modes Bridge Router or NAT The procedures for configuring the various parameters in each mode are outlined in this chapter Some of the details on the technical terms acronyms and abbreviations used can be found in Appendix A 2 1 Administrator Login and License Agreement The airClient TOTAL unit comes with a pre configured default Ethernet wired side IP address 192 168 0 225 and subnet mask 255 255 255 0 This default device IP address should be used when accessing the device configuration management interface for the first time using a web browser The PC must be on the same subnet as the airClient TOTAL unit Follow the steps below to login as an Administrator to the web based configuration management interface 1 Connect the airClient TOTAL using the Power over Ethernet PoE to a PC or network via the ETH Ethernet port Please refer to the Quick Install Guide for more information on connections 2 Open a web browser on the PC type the default device IP address http 192 168 0 225 in the web browser address field and press the Enter key 3 A user login box as shown below Fig 2 1 will appear Enter the Use
32. andwidths depending upon the end user application needs There might also be a market need to convert an originally bought 3416 01 model to a 3416 03 model with Bridge Mode capabilities By default the cross up gradation between models is not allowed This means that the 3416 01 model cannot be loaded with a 3416 03 image It can only be upgraded to future software releases of the same model i e 3416 01 However if a special key is inserted it is possible to upgrade between models The license key is based on the MAC address of the device bandwidth desired for the upgrade and the model number name Follow the steps to convert between models or to enhance the unit to higher bandwidths 1 Goto Tools System Configuration to read the Local MAC address of the unit 2 Send the MAC Address of the unit model name of the unit and the bandwidth needed for the upgrade to smartBridges Technical Support Staff at support smartbridges com 3 The smartBridges Technical Support Staff will generate a unique license key based on these 3 parameters and pass the key via email 4 Click on Tools Product License Key to enter this unique license key and select the Save button to apply the settings 5 If the license key feature was desired for higher bandwidth the unit would be upgraded upon the reboot 6 If the license key feature was desired for the cross upgrade of models the changed model name will appear in the top right corner of the we
33. b interface and it will now be possible to upload the changed model firmware to the unit Note The license key feature will not work if the MAC address of the unit is provided wrongly to the smartBridges Technical Support Staff Tools License Key airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Enter License Key Save Reset Figure 5 10 airClient TOTAL Product License Key Input airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 67 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 5 10 Link Budget Planning Link Budget Planning is a very useful tool for link budget estimation A GPS Calculator is provided in the Link Budget Planning Calculator page to calculate the distance between an airClient TOTAL unit and an access point To calculate the distance between the two follow the steps below 1 From the top navigation menu bar click on Tools Link Budget Planning The Link Budget Planning web page will appear as shown below in Fig 5 11 2 Enter the GPS co ordinates of Station 1 Latitude1 and Longitude1 and Station 2 Latitude 2 and Longitude 2 GPS co ordinates may be entered in DD MM SS or DD MM SS SS formats 3 Select the distance in units miles or kilometers 4 Click the Compute Distance button to calculate the distance between the two stations 5 The distance will be displayed in the Distance text box Tools Link Planning airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode GPS Calculator GPS co ordinates simplify the task of lin
34. bler Network diagram along with IP address of all the interfaces for link to be set up in place Specify channel number Yes No Availability of Quick Installation Guide Yes No Availability of User Guide and CD Yes No Ensure that all items listed in the Package Contents of Quick Installation Guide are included in the shipment Yes No Availability of Installation Kit 6 Radio MAC address of Access Point Configured for pre installation testing Yes No MAC ID no Yes No 7 8 Ping response Ping Success Rate ms Percentage 10 Throughput test Upload Download sB3416 01 Varies depending on the Bandwidth Control signal strength link quality and distance As much as 512 kbps data throughput with a range of up to 4 miles 6 km sB3416 02 As much as 1 Mbps data throughput with a range of up to 4 miles 6 km sB3416 03 As much as 3 Mbps data throughput with a range of up to 4 miles 6 km Signature of Engineer airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 8 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Name Email Date Post Installation Checklist for airClient TOTAL Organization Name Site Name Address State Zip Code Telephone Number ed sB3416 01 sB3416 02 Router NAT sB3416 03 Bridge Router NAT Up to 32 characters Radio operation mode SSID of a Radio IP address of Ethern
35. ction 2 9 System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Router mode System Name 5B3416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration Reset Reset SNTP Server SNTP Server Firmware Version 2 1 0B1P0 5B3416 03 Local MAC Address 00 30 1a 39 48 3c Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes System Log Syslog Current Oper tional Mode Bridge Router NAT Save O IPMux Enable IPMux Disable Figure 2 9 Changing Router NAT Mode to Bridge Mode sB3416 03 only 2 8 Changing from Bridge to Router NAT Mode sB3416 03 Only This section is only valid for the sB3416 03 model Follow the steps below to change the airClient TOTAL from the Bridge mode to Router NAT mode 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools System Configuration The Operation Mode screen will appear as shown below 2 Under the Current Operational Mode settings choose Router or NAT option 3 Click on Save to reboot the unit and to convert the unit to Router NAT mode 4 Toconfigure the Wired parameters see Section 2 10 1 5 To configure the WLAN IP and Radio parameters like SSID see Section 2 10 2 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 23 of 74 intelligent wireless platform System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes System Log Syslog Figure 2 1
36. dress IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration and Wireless Configuration remains the same in the NAT mode as it was in the Router mode System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Router mode System Name 8B3416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration Reset Reset SNTP Server SNTP Server Firmware Version 2 1 0B1P0 5B3416 03 Local MAC Address 00 30 1a 39 48 3c Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes System Log Syslog on Bridge Router Save Figure 2 8 Changing Router Mode to NAT Mode 2 7 Changing from Router NAT to Bridge Mode sB3416 03 Only This section is only valid for the sB3416 03 model Follow the steps below to change the airClient TOTAL from the Router or NAT mode to Bridge mode 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools System Configuration The System Configuration screen will appear as shown below airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 22 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 Under the Current Operational Mode settings choose Bridge option Note IP Mux Enable Disable options can be left as default for now More on this will be covered in Bridge Mode Configuration covered in Section 2 9 3 Click on Save to convert the unit to Bridge mode 4 The Bridge Mode on sB3416 can be configured to operate in WDS and non WDS modes For all the configuration settings in different Bridge Modes refer to Se
37. e 2 23 airClient TOTAL Router NAT WLAN Settings Dynamic WLAN Connection For the airClient TOTAL device to associate with an access point the user also needs to configure the access point s SSID security if used and select External Internal antenna options airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 37 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Follow the steps below to configure the airClient TOTAL Router NAT Mode wireless association parameters i Note airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide From the navigation menu bar click on Radio Wireless Settings to set the SSID and wireless mode 802 11 a The Wireless Settings screen will be displayed as shown in Fig 2 24 Set the SSID and the wireless mode to 802 11 a The Channel selection is disabled in the Router NAT mode The airClient unit once associated will follow the corresponding AP The Remote AP MAC Address can be set to 00 00 00 00 00 00 in case the association is only to based on the SSID Or the Remote AP MAC Address can be set to a specific AP MAC Address in case the airClient TOTAL unit needs to be associated with a specific Access Point For the Antenna Selection choose either Internal or External antenna as per the requirement Select the Country for the domain settings Configure the Distance parameter to configure the Ack Window Select the Data rate from the drop down menu By default the data rate is set to Best Select the Transmit power of the radio
38. e Default Data Rate to set the data rate for transmitting beacons broadcast and multicast traffic By default this rate is set to 1 Mbps Select the Transmit power of the radio from the drop down menu Select the Preamble to be Long or Short By default the preamble is set to Long Click on Save to reboot and for the settings to take effect The unit will attempt to associate after the Reboot The Association Status field in the Wireless Settings of the Summary Information page will show the status as Associated if the unit has associated successfully as shown in Fig 2 14a below Under Networking Association Status the status will also show the Access Point that the client is associated with as shown in Fig 2 14b below Page 27 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Radio Advanced Settings airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode Advanced Setting SSID NEXUS MASTER hannel SmartSelect 7 Remote AP MAC Address 00 3018 29 00 d0 Wireless Mode SCH 54Mbps 802 118 ze Antenna Selection Internal External Distance Within ikm Country UNITED STATES US v Data Rate Mbps Default Data Rate Mbps Transmit Power Preamble Long Preamble vi Slot Time Short Slot Time Se Protection Mode None Protection Type CTS only RTS CTS RTS CTS Threshold 2346 Save Reset Figure 2 13 airClient TOTA
39. e WDS bridge mode when IP Mux is Disabled 4 The Channel field should be set to SmartSelect in this mode Note The channel in SmartSelect setting will follow the channel of the Access Point it is associated with 5 Forthe Antenna Selection choose either Internal or External antenna as per the requirement 6 Select the Country for the domain settings 7 Configure the Distance parameter to configure the Ack Window 8 Select the Data Rate from the drop down menu By default the data rate is set to Best 9 Set the Default Data Rate to set the data rate for transmitting beacons broadcast and multicast traffic By default this rate is set to 1 Mbps 10 Select the Transmit power of the radio from the drop down menu 11 Select the Preamble to be Long or Short By default the preamble is set to Long 12 Click on Save to reboot and for the settings to take effect The unit will attempt to associate after the Reboot airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 33 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Radio Advanced Settings airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode Advanced Setting SSID Nexus Master Root SSID suppressed Oves Ono hannel SmartSelect se Remote AP MAC Address O0 00 00 00 00 00 Wireless Mode 5GHz 54Mbps 802 11a ze Antenna Selection Internal O External Distance Within 1Km Country UNITED STATES US vi Data Rate Mbps Best
40. e in all possible bridge modes From the navigation menu bar click on Home LAN Settings to change IP address and mask of the unit in bridge mode The LAN Settings screen will appear as shown below in Fig 2 19 1 2 Enter the System Name of the unit if needed airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 32 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 3 Enter the IP address and Subnet mask to set the IP address and subnet mask and any Gateway Address if required Assign the unit a unique IP Address in the designated IP subnet 4 Click on Save to save the changes The settings will be applied after the reboot Home LAN Setting airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode LAN Setting IP Mode Static IP O Dynamic IP DHCP Client System Name SB3416 03 E j IP Address 192 168 0225 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Save Reset Figure 2 19 airClient TOTAL Bridge LAN Settings sB3416 03 Only Radio Settings Follow the steps below to configure the Radio parameters in the airClient TOTAL Bridge Mode for Transparent bridging 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Radio Wireless Settings to set the radio parameters The Wireless Settings screen will be displayed as shown in Fig 2 20 2 Setthe SSID and the wireless mode to 802 11a 3 The Remote AP MAC Address should be set to 00 00 00 00 00 00 Note This setting differentiates the Client Bridge mode from th
41. e the port mapping between the local area network and the public network This feature is only available when the device is configured in the NAT mode Follow the steps below to map a local port to the global port accessible through the wireless interface 1 Click on Networking IP Port Forwarding from the menu bar to access the IP Port Forwarding page 2 Depending on the application select the protocol as TCP UDP 3 Enter the Local IP Address and the Local Port and the corresponding Global port that can be used to access this Local IP port through the wireless interface 4 Activate Deactivate the entry 5 Click Add to add the entry into the IP Port Forwarding Table This will result in an entry into the table as shown below 6 Add multiple entries to the port forwarding table if required 7 Click Tools Reboot to save all the settings The settings will be applied after the Reboot 8 Upon the reboot the total no of entries in this table will show up in Summary Information page as shown in Fig 2 31 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 44 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking IP Port Forwarding airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Virtual Server defines the port mapping between Local Area Network and public network Virtual Server Protocol TCP Local IP Address Local Port Global Port Status Activate v Add Update ID Local
42. et Port 32 bit numeric address IP address of Wireless Port 32 bit numeric address RSSI dBm At present Level in the current firmware version Channel selected for link Radio TX Output Power 0 to 18 dBm Model of smartBridges airClient TOTAL equipment selected for a link sB3416 Antenna Type Internal External Antenna Manufacturer smartBridges Name of other manufacturer Antenna Polarization Horizontal Vertical Beam width of antenna Horizontal deg Vertical deg Antenna Gain airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide dBi Page 9 of 74 Check the crimping of the Ethernet cable at both the ends intelligent Yes No wireless platform Check the proper grounding of the antenna and equipment Yes No Ensure that there are no extreme bends or kinks in the cable Yes No Ensure Ethernet cable is not running near a sharp edge Yes No 5 Ensure antenna is aligned to get the best RSSI Yes No and link quality 6 Ping response ms 7 Ping success rate Percentage 8 Throughput test Upload Download Mbps 9 Link stability based on observation for 1 hour Yes No 10 Shielded RJ 45 cable to be used from POE to Yes No the unit Signature of Engineer Installation Date Commissioned Date For the latest information on _ smartBridges http www smartbridges com
43. grading the firmware 5 1 System Configuration The System Configuration page allows the user to change the operating mode of the unit Click on Tools System Configuration from the navigation menu bar to access the System Configuration page The following figure displays the System Configuration page System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode System Name 583416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration SNTP Server SNTP Server Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes System Log Syslog O Bridge Router Figure 5 1 airClient TOTAL System Configuration airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 60 of 74 intelligent wireless platform The following table summarizes the information for the System Configuration page Table 5 1 System Configuration Page Items Configuration Page Item Descriptions System Name Name of the airClient TOTAL SNMP This field links to the SNMP Configuration page settings This button Resets the airClient TOTAL unit A message box is prompted to the Reset user to confirm the reboot SNTP Server Allows user to set the Network Time Server and Time Zone Firmware Version The version of the firmware installed on the unit currently Local MAC SES Address The MAC Address of the local airClient TOTAL unit Reset to Factory Defaults This button resets the unit to the factory default settings A mes
44. gurations will take effect after reboot Figure 2 32 Editing IP Port Forwarding Table Entry 2 10 6 Routing Table The airClient TOTAL Router web interface has the provision to add delete or view static routes To view the routing table page click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar To enable dynamic routing select Support RIP v2 on the Routing Table page Dynamic Routing is enabled by default Adding and deleting static routes is allowed in the Router Mode of the airClient TOTAL Follow the steps below to add a static route entry in the airClient TOTAL operating in the Router Mode 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the routing table page 2 Enter the Destination IP IP Mask Gateway for the new route Select Add to add a new route as shown in Fig 2 33 3 Select the Status to activate or deactivate the static route 4 Click on Tools Reboot to reboot the unit The new routes will be activated or deactivated after the Reboot 5 Upon the reboot the total number of entries in this Routing Table will show up in Summary Information page as shown in Fig 2 34 below airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 46 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking Routing Table airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Routing Mode Selection Save You can manually set a routing entry here Enter the destination IP address and its netwo
45. ing Table Routing Static Routing Displays the no of static routes in the Static Routing Table Setting airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 14of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 2 Web GUI Administrator User Name and Password Change The default administrator user name for the airClient TOTAL 3416 is administrator and administrator password is smartBridges please note that this is case sensitive Follow the steps below to change the administrator user name and or password 1 From the top navigation menu bar click on Tools System Admin A System Administration interface will appear as shown below 2 Enter the user name you wish in the User Name field 3 Enter the new password in Password and Verify Password fields Click on the Save button to save the settings 4 Click on the Save button and a message box will appear to confirm if you wish to reboot the unit Click OK to reboot the unit and the new user name and password to take effect Tools System Administration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode System Administration User Name administrator Password Verify Password Save Reset Figure 2 4 airClient TOTAL Administrator User Name Password Change airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 15 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 3 Using the Configuration Pages The airClient TOTAL configuration system comprises several pages
46. ion Control Protocol IP Internet Protocol WDS Wireless Distribution System SSID Each ESS has a Service Set Identifier SSID used to identify the Radio that belongs to the ESS Radios can be configured with the SSID of the ESS to which they should associate By default radios broadcast their SSID to advertise their presence WDS Wireless Distribution System WDS is a system that provides a means to extend the range of Wireless Local Area Network It allows the creation of large wireless networks by linking several wireless stations with WDS links To create a WDS link peer MAC addresses need to be exchanged as can be done through the Wireless Settings page for 3416 03 Bridge Mode All stations in WDS should be configured to use the same radio channel and share the same WEP keys if they are used smartBridges radios functions as a transparent bridge while operating as WDS links WEP According to the IEEE 802 11 standard Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is intended to provide confidentiality that is subjectively equivalent to the confidentiality of a wired local area network medium and that does not employ cryptographic techniques to enhance privacy WEP relies on a secret key that is shared between a mobile station and an access point WEP uses the RC4 stream cipher invented by RSA Data Security RC4 is a symmetric stream cipher that uses the same variable length key for encryption and decryption With WEP enabled the sender encrypts
47. k planning GPS co ordinates may be entered in DD MM MM format GPS Calculator Latitude1 Longitude1 Latitude2 Longitude2 00 00 00 IN 00 00 00 Woy 00 00 00 N KA 00 00 00 LW A Compute Distance Course 1 2 Degrees Course 2 1 Degrees Distance Distance from Root Device to Remote Device is Select v Please Select Figure 5 11 airClient TOTAL Link Budget Planning GPS Calculator Once the distance is computed follow the steps below for the link budget calculations Alternatively the distance parameter can be manually entered in miles or kilometers without filling in the latitude longitude coordinates 1 Select the Radio Mode for station 1 and 2 2 Enter the Transmit Output Power in dBm for station 1 and 2 3 Enter the Antenna Gain in dB for station 1 and 2 4 Enter the RF Cable Losses in dB for station 1 and 2 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 68 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 5 Click the Compute Link Budget button to calculate the link budget information 6 The link budget information will be displayed as shown below in Fig 5 9 The link budget information includes the EIRP Free Space Loss and Theoretical RSSI The Receive Sensitivity Maximum Transmit Power System Gain and Available Fade Margin at various Link Speeds are also computed and displayed in a table The Ideal fade margin for a link is between 1
48. ll be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and ib the Software substantially conforms to its published specifications Decline Figure 2 2 airClient TOTAL License Agreement Page airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 12 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Home Summary Information airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode LAN Settings s r 255 2552550 WLAN Settings COO Osses Wireless Settings NEXUS_MASTER Eiere KE Data Rate Mbps Best Preamble Long Preamble Slot Time Short Slot Time DHCP Server Settings DHCP Server Disable Address Pool System Define Start Address 0 0 0 0 End Address 0 0 0 0 Lease Time 2880 Minute s NAT Virtual Server 0 Entrifes Routing Setting Static Routing 0 Entrifes Figure 2 3 airClient TOTAL Summary Information Page airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 13 of 74 intelligent wireless platform The descriptions of the fields in the Summary Information page are provided in the table Table 2 1 below Table 2 1 Description of the field items in the Summary Information page Field Items on Summary Info page Descriptions LAN IP Mode Set to Static IP by default 8 System Name This is the user defined name of the unit LAN Settings IP Address Ethernet IP Address Subnet Mask Ethernet
49. n Transparent Bridging 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools System Configuration 2 In the Current Operational Mode click on IP Mux Enable radio button Note This button selection will disable the Remote AP MAC Address and Channel fields in the Wireless Settings of the Bridge mode as covered in Radio Settings below and Fig 2 17 3 Click on Save to save the changes The settings will be applied after the reboot System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode System Configuration System Name 583416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration Reset Reset SNTP Server snare Server Firmware Version 2 1 0B1P0 5B3416 03 Local MAC Address 00 30 14 39 48 3C Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes System Log Syslog Current Operational Mode Bridge Router S1PMux Enable IPMux Disable Figure 2 15 airClient TOTAL Non Transparent bridging Configuration SB3416 03 Only Page 29 of 74 intelligent wireless platform LAN Settings This section outlines the procedures for changing the IP settings for bridge mode These settings are the same in all possible bridge modes 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Home LAN Settings to change IP address and mask of the unit in bridge mode The LAN Settings screen will appear as shown below in Fig 2 16 2 Enter the System
50. nfrastructure or Ad Hoc Save button Select a different SSID and select on the Save button to move to another AP Refresh button Refreshes the Site Survey page 5 4 System Admin This menu option allows the user to change the User Name and or password to access the unit Refer to chapter 2 2 to change the user name and or administrator password The default user name is administrator and the default password is smartBridges case sensitive airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 62 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 5 5 System User The airClient TOTAL unit allows the user to create Read Only users to only allow the users to only view the configurations of the unit This Read Only user cannot edit any configurations and cannot reboot the unit or restore the unit to factory default settings This menu option allows the user to change the Read Only user name and or password to access the unit Follow the steps here to change the user name and or password for this Read Only User 1 From the top navigation menu bar click on Tools System User A System User interface will appear as shown below 2 Enter the user name you wish in the Common User field 3 Enter the new password in Password and Verify Password fields Click on the Save button to save the settings 4 Click on the Save button to save the settings Tools System User airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode
51. ng protocols is the Routing Information Protocol RIP RIP is used to dynamically exchange routing information RIP routers broadcast their routing tables every 30 seconds by default Other RIP equipments will listen for these RIP broadcasts and update their own route tables DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and is a means for networked computers to get their TCP IP networking settings from a central server Importantly DHCP assigns IP addresses and other TCP IP configuration parameters automatically SNMP Short for Simple Network Management Protocol a set of protocols for managing complex networks The first versions of SNMP were developed in the early 80s SNMP works by sending messages called protocol data units PDUs to different parts of a network SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIB and return this data to the SNMP requesters SYSLOG In order to track information on events device jobs and packets flows most security devices out put these events using the syslog information model airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 74 of 74
52. nstaller will require expertise in the following areas e Outdoor radio equipment installation e Network configuration e 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 This document provides comprehensive information about the application needed to set up configure and deploy the airClient TOTAL sB3416 unit It is organized into several chapters Chapter 1 e Configuration features e System requirements Chapter 2 e Deploying the airClient TOTAL 551 in Router or NAT or Bridge SB3416 03 only modes e Modify of various configuration settings Chapter 3 e Process of configuration on the radio performance parameters e Bandwidth Controller Chapter 4 e Display of the wireless traffic statistics airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 4 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Chapter 5 e The site survey tool The system configuration tools Backup restore features Firmware upgrade steps Using the License Key feature for bandwidth upgrade on the unit The abbreviations and acronyms used in this user guide are explained in the Appendix Related Publications In addition to this user guide the following related publications provide complete information on the TOTAL series airHaul airPoint and airClient of radio units
53. nt TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Advanced Setting SSID NEXUS MASTER SSID suppressed O yes No Channel SmarSelect Remote AP MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 Wireless Mode 5GHz 54Mbps 802 118 Antenna Selection Internal External Distance Within 1Km vi Country UNITED STATES US v Data Rate Mbps Best RW Default Data Rate Mbps 1 v Transmit Power 18 dBm ze Preamble Long Preamble vi Slot Time Short Slot Time vi Protection Mode None ze Protection Type CTS only RTS CTS RTS CTS Threshold 6 Save Reset Figure 3 1 airClient TOTAL Wireless Settings The following table summarizes the information for the wireless settings Table 3 1 Wireless Settings Page Items Descriptions SSID The network name for the wireless network SSID Suppressed Shows if the SSID Suppressed is Enable or Disabled This is not selectable in the current Router NAT device configuration or Client Bridge Mode configuration sB3416 03 only The client will follow the channel of the AP to be associated with The channel has to be set explicitly in the WDS Bridge Mode configuration SB3416 03 only Remote AP MAC This is the MAC address of the remote Access Point Address For WDS Bridge Mode sB3416 03 only This has to be a Channel airClient TOTAL 3416 Use
54. nually set a routing entry here EntMuulapcrsse tal ioe ah eae AU ET IP of which port 2 Are you sure you want to delete this Dest IP 192 168 2 0 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 200 Status Activate v Add Update ID Destination IP IP Mask Gateway Status 1 192 168 6 0 255 255 255 0 192 168 0 212 Activated Edi Note Any change in configurations will take effect after reboot Figure 2 35 Deleting the Static Route airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 48 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 11 Security This section allows you to configure wireless encryption to prevent unauthorized parties from accessing the network The security options on the airClient TOTAL are as follows 1 Open System 2 Shared Key 3 WPA PSK Note By default security is Disabled 2 11 1 Open System Shared Key Open System Shared Key authentication is used for security between the airClient TOTAL and the airPoint Nexus or any other access point To enable disable or change security settings the user needs to access the security setting page on the web interface The following table describes the information for the security settings for the Open System or Shared Key authentication Follow the steps below to configure the Data Encryption parameters 1 Click on Radio Security from the main menu and a screen as shown in Fig 2 36 will be displayed 2 Choose the Authenticati
55. on Type as Open System or Shared Key in the drop down menu 3 Choose the Key Entry Method as HEX or ASCII Key should be HEX when trying to associate with the airPoint Nexus Access Point 4 Choose the Key length 64 bits or 128 bits from the drop down list For HEX entry method Key length is 10 characters for 64 bits and 26 characters for 128 bits 5 Enter the WEP key in the Key Table entries 6 Select the Key ID of the index of the key to be used to associate 7 Click Save to save the settings 8 Select Tools Reboot to reboot the unit The settings will be effective after the reboot airClient TO TAL 3416 User Guide Page 49 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Radio Security airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Security Setting Security Mode Enable v Authentication Type Open System Key Entry Method HEX x Key Entry Instruction e 64 10 HEX or 5 Ascii e 128 26 HEX 13 Ascii Key ID Key Key Length Kay i O None vi key 2 f labcdel2345 Ip wl Key 3 None v Key 4 i i None v Save Reset Figure 2 36 airClient TOTAL Security Open System Shared Key Configuration Table 2 3 Security Settings for Open System Shared Key Page Items Descriptions Choose between open system and shared key authentication modes Open System Open System is null authentication With WEP enabled Authentication Type and valid WEP key on both ends it
56. ontrol page as shown below for MAC based Ethernet BWC in Fig 3 6 2 Inthe Ethernet Bandwidth Control Settings click on the Edit corresponding to the row you wish to edit The entries will show up in the fields above Edit the entries and click the Update button to update the table 3 Incase you want to delete the existing entry click on the Delete corresponding to the row 4 Click on Save button to save the settings and to reboot the unit for the changes to be effective airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 57 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Ethernet Bandwidth Control Enable Ethernet BWC You can manually set a ethernet bandwidth control entry here Enter the device IP address OR its mac address and the download and upload limit in kbps Ip Address Mac Address ce upload kbps 0 0 0 0 oo301A017FFC 0 512 add Update TD Download Upload ID Ip Address Mac Address kbps kbps o 0 0 0 0 00 08 02 63 73 3C 1024 3072 _ Edit Delete 1 0000 o0 30 1a 01 7F FC 1024 Save Reset Figure 3 6 airClient TOTAL Ethernet Bandwidth Control Edit Delete entry sB3416 03 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 58 of 74 4 Traffic Statistics intelligent wireless platform Wireless Statistics can be displayed by clicking on Networking Wireless Statistics from the navigation menu The following figure shows the statistics
57. page Networking Wireless Statistics Total Bytes Broadcast Packets Multicast Packets Unicast Packets airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode Recieve Transmit D 1446861 0 28860 0 D o 957 Up Time Day 0 2 20 35 Figure 4 1 airClient TOTAL Wireless Statistics The following table summarizes the information for the wireless traffic settings Table 4 1 Wireless Traffic Statistics Total Bytes Receive Wireless Traffic Statistics Total no of bytes received on the wireless interface Total Bytes Transmit Total no of bytes transmitted on the wireless interface Broadcast Packets Receive Total no of broadcast packets received Broadcast Packets Transmit Total no of broadcast packets transmitted Multicast Packets Receive Total no of multicast packets received Multicast Packets Transmit Total no of multicast packets transmitted Total no of unicast packets received from a specific Unicast Packets Receive destination Total no of unicast packets transmitted to a specific Unicast Packets Transmit destination Up Time Displays the time since the last reboot of the device airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 59 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 5 Tools In this section you will find relevant information for changing the operating mode of the device saving the configuration restoring to factory defaults and up
58. r Guide Page 52 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Page Items Descriptions valid MAC address For Router NAT modes and Client Bridge Mode sB3416 03 only this MAC address needs to be set to 00 00 00 00 00 00 This is the radio operating mode of the client This is set to 802 11a Wireless Mode Antenna Selection This sets the Antenna to Internal or External Distance The range of the link which corresponds to ACK window size This allows the selection of a country to change the radio regulatory domain This rate at which the operator wants radio to operate Country Data Rate By default this rate is set to Best Default Data Rate Data rate for transmitting beacons broadcast and multicast packets By default this rate is set to 1 Mbps This is used to set the output power of the radio Transmit Power The valid radio power range is from 0 to 18 dBm The radio preamble is a section of data at the head of a packet that contains information the airClient device needs when Preamble sending and receiving packets By default this value is set to Long Slot Time This can be set to Long Short Time or Short Slot time Protection Mode Select None Always or Auto Protection Type Select CTS only or RTS CTS RTS CTS Default value is 2346 bytes The range of value is from 256 to Threshold 2346 bytes airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 53 of 74 intelligent wi
59. r download from the smartBridges support website at http www smartbridges com Support aCT551 asp Follow the steps below to upgrade the airClient TOTAL firmware 1 Download the latest or a particular release version of the airClient TOTAL firmware from the web URL http Awww smartbridges com support aCT551 asp for sB3416 2 The prefix is the model name of the airClient TOTAL sB3416 01 sB3416 02 sB3416 03 The suffix is the firmware version no 3 Login to the device web interface Click on Tools Firmware Upgrade from the drop down menu The Firmware Upgrade page will be displayed as shown below 4 Use the Browse button to select the location of this firmware file 5 Click on the Upload button to upload the firmware Wait for around 60 seconds to allow the new firmware to be uploaded to the unit 6 When the firmware file transfer is completed successfully a message will be displayed on the web page as shown in Fig 5 9 7 Reboot the unit by clicking Tools Reboot for the new firmware to take effect Note The new firmware will take effect only after the reboot Note During the upgrade period about 1 minute the airClient TOTAL unit MUST NOT be reset or power cycled Improper actions can damage the unit airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 65 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Tools Firmware Upgrade airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Firmware Upgrade
60. r name and Password The default user name is administrator and the password is smartBridges case sensitive Connect to 192 168 0 225 smartBridges User name administrator Password eocccccccese C Remember my password Figure 2 1 airClient TOTAL Administrator Login 4 Click on the OK button A license agreement page will appear as shown in Fig 2 2 below 5 Click Accept The airClient TOTAL Summary Information page Fig 2 3 will appear airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 11 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Terms of use Software License amp Software Packages airClient TOTAL 551 3B3416 01 5B3416 02 3B3416 03 Software Copyright and Distribution Licenses airClient TOTAL 551 is Copyright 2004 2007 by smartBridges All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution Software Warranty smartBridges warrants that commencing from the date of purchase from a smartBridges authorized distributor reseller to Customer and continuing for a period of 12 months or 16 months from the date of manufacture whichever is earlier a the media on which the Software is furnished wi
61. radio button if not already selected Note This button selection will enable the Remote AP MAC Address and Channel fields in the Wireless Settings of the Bridge mode as covered in Radio Settings below and Fig 2 13 3 Click on Save to save the changes The settings will be applied after the reboot airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 25 of 74 intelligent wireless platform System Configuration airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode System Name 5B3416 03 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration Reset Reset SNTP Server SNTP Server Firmware Version 2 1 0B1P0 5B3416 03 Local MAC Address 00 30 14 39 48 3C Reset To Factory Defaults Reset to Defaults Ethernet MTU Size 1500bytes System Log Syslo Bridge O Router NAT O IPMux Enable IPMux Disable Kee Figure 2 11 airClient TOTAL WDS Bridge Mode Configuration SB3416 03 Only LAN Settings This section outlines the procedures for changing the IP settings for bridge mode 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Home LAN Settings to change IP address and mask of the unit in bridge mode The LAN Settings screen will appear as shown below in Fig 2 12 2 Enter the System Name of the unit if needed 3 Enter the IP address and Subnet mask to set the IP address and subnet mask and any Gateway Address if required Assign the unit a unique IP Address in the designated IP subnet 4 Click on Save to save the change
62. reless platform 3 2 Bandwidth Control Using the Bandwidth Controller the user can limit the wireless link bandwidth speed The maximum allowable bandwidth is up to 512Kbps in sB3416 01 1 Mbps in 3416 02 and 3 Mbps in 3416 03 This is subject to the available upstream bandwidth signal level and distance Note For the 3416 03 model only the user can control the upload and the download bandwidth for the wireless link and control bandwidth on the Ethernet side based on the IP address or the MAC address of the device 3 2 1 Wireless Bandwidth Control Follow the steps below to change the bandwidth parameters on the wireless side 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Networking Bandwidth Control 2 On 3416 01 and 3416 02 set the Bandwidth Control field to limit desired bandwidth as shown in Fig 3 2 The maximum bandwidth allowable is 512 kbps for 3416 01 1024 kbps for 3416 02 3 On 3416 03 you can configure the upload and download limit separately as shown below in Fig 3 3 The maximum bandwidth allowable on 3416 03 is 3072 kbps 4 Click on Save to save the settings The settings will take effect after the Reboot Networking Bandwidth Control airClient TOTAL sB3416 02 NAT mode Wireless Bandwidth Control O Broadcast Packet Filter F s C multicast Packet Filter F s Set Bandwidth Control Kbps 1024 Save Reset Figure 3 2 airClient TOTAL Bandwidth Control sB3416 01 sB
63. rk mask and the IP of which port the packets are forwarded to Dest IP 192 168 6 0 IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 212 Status Activate k ID Destination IP IPMask Gateway Status 0 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 192 168 0 200 Activated Edit Delete Note Any change in configurations will take effect after reboot Figure 2 33 airClient TOTAL Add Static Route in Routing Table Routing Setting Static Routin Zentrtes gt Figure 2 34 Static Route Entries on Summary Page Follow the steps below to edit or delete a static route entry in the airClient TOTAL operating in the Router Mode 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page 2 From the Routing table on this page select the route you wish to delete and click Delete as shown in Fig 2 35 A message will show up confirming the action to delete the route as shown below in the Figure 3 Incase you want to edit the existing entry click on the Edit corresponding to the row The entries will show up in the fields Edit the entries and click the Update button to update the table 4 Click on Tools Reboot to reboot the unit for the changes to be effective airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 47 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking Routing Table airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Router mode Routing Mode Selection You can ma
64. rs 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Home LAN Settings to change Ethernet wired side parameters The LAN Settings screen will appear as shown below 2 Enter the System Name of the unit if required 3 Enter the IP address and Subnet mask to set the LAN IP address and subnet mask 4 Click on Save to apply the settings Home LAN Setting airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode System Name 5B83416 03 IP Address 192 168 0 225 Subnet Mask 255 255 2550 d Save Reset Figure 2 21 airClient TOTAL Router NAT LAN Settings airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 35 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 2 10 2 WLAN Settings The wireless parameters need to be configured to allow the airClient TOTAL unit to associate with an airPoint Nexus device or any other third party wireless access point Follow the steps below to configure the airClient TOTAL Router NAT Mode Wireless IP Settings parameters 1 From the navigation menu bar click on the Home WLAN Settings to set the wireless parameters for the unit The WLAN Settings screen will be displayed as shown below 2 Select the Dynamic checkbox if the IP address can be obtained automatically from the wireless link else select the Static checkbox to manually configure the wireless IP mask 3 For Static Connection Type enter the wireless IP Address Network Mask Gateway Address for the airClient TOTAL unit 4 For D
65. s The settings will be applied after the reboot Home LAN Setting airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 Bridge mode LAN Setting IP Mode Static IP O Dynamic IP DHCP Client System Name 5B3416 03 IP Address 192 168 0 225 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Save Reset Figure 2 12 airClient TOTAL Bridge LAN Settings SB3416 03 Only airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 26 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Radio Settings Follow the steps below to configure the Radio parameters in the airClient TOTAL Bridge Mode specifically for WDS operating mode 1 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide From the navigation menu bar click on Radio Wireless Settings to set the radio parameters The Wireless Settings screen will be displayed as shown in Fig 2 13 Set the SSID and the wireless mode to 802 11 a Enter the MAC address of the remote AP Note This is mandatory to set when the unit is converted to WDS Bridge Mode Set the Channel to the channel setting of the Access Point Note This is mandatory to set when the unit is converted to WDS Bridge Mode For the Antenna Selection choose either Internal or External antenna as per the requirement Select the Country for the domain settings Configure the Distance parameter to configure the Ack Window Select the Data Rate from the drop down menu By default the data rate is set to Best Set th
66. sage box is prompted to the user to confirm resetting the unit to factory defaults Ethernet MTU Size Displays the Ethernet MTU size System Log Current Operational Mode This links to the System Log page settings Displays the operating mode of the unit This could be Router or NAT for sB3416 01 and sB3416 02 models This could be Bridge or Router or NAT for sB3416 03 model 5 2 SNTP Setting The device time comes from the network time information source The device needs access to a network timer NTP time server source The NTP time server IP can be configured as follows 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Tools SNTP Setting to configure the NTP Server A page as shown below will appear 2 Enter a valid SNTP server IP address and select the Time Zone The default NTP server is 128 250 36 2 and the default Time Zone is Singapore 3 Click on the Save button to configure the NTP 4 After the Save Reboot the network time will appear on the browser if the NTP server is contactable Tools SNTP airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode SNTP The system gets the current time from SNTP server SNTP Server Address 1128 250 36 2 Time Zone GMT 8 Beijing Hong Kong Singapore Taipei v airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Save Reset Figure 5 2 airClient TOTAL SNTP Time Settings Page 61 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 5 3 Site Survey
67. shown below in Fig 5 13 2 By default the Syslog level is set to Information This can be changed to Warning Information or Debug levels depending on the amount of information that needs to be logged by the unit 3 Click on Enable Local System Log to enable logging locally on the 3416 unit You can configure the settings to Stop Logging to stop logging when the buffer is full or Auto Delete to reuse the same buffer when it gets full 4 Click on Enable Remote System Log to enable logging on the PC connected to the 3416 01 02 03 unit to allow for remote logging Enter the Server IP to the IP address of the PC and the Server port to the port setting of Syslog server running on the PC 5 Click Save to save the settings System Log Please Select Syslog Level O warning Information O Debug Cl enable Remote System Log SE Server IP Server Port enable Local System Log When log is full Stop Logging Auto Delete Save 181 lt 133 gt 00 01 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting A 180 lt 133 gt 00 00 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting Si 179 lt 133 gt 00 01 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting 178 lt 133 gt 00 00 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting 177 lt 133 gt 00 16 21 System System reboot 176 lt 133 gt 00 01 06 System wireless client NAT mode starting 175 lt 133 gt 00 00 06 System wireless client NAT
68. smartBridges to the future unwiring our world oy airClient TOTAL 551 Series sB3416 01 sB3416 02 sB3416 03 User Guide Version 1 0 Copyright smartBridges Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved intelligent wireless platform CONTENTS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT 2 22 22 5 REE EEE LEE eae E RU AE RARE Ade Ried 4 Overview of User Guide 00 cccccccccceeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeeeseaeeeeseceeeeseeneeeeess 4 Related Publications 5 Technical Support Center 5 12 INFRODUGTIONS ESS oe ae ec ck ce cea eh gece ee wae Leea aaa ker skanteeke danken una LAE anadan eLan 6 1 1 SYSTEM BREOUIREMENTS a a a aa e e Ae a ia ea a iaa aiai aa iaioa 6 12 E EE RE 7 2 AIRCLIENT TOTAL CONFIGURATION rrnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnr 11 2 1 ADMINISTRATOR LOGIN AND LICENSE AGPBEEMENT 11 2 2 WEB GUI ADMINISTRATOR USER NAME AND PASSWORD CHANGE sssssssssessssressrrereeeee 15 2 3 USING THE CONFIGURATION PAGES rnnrrnnnrnnvrnnnnnnnrnnnnrnnrrnnnrnnrrnnnrrnnnnennrnnrnnenrnnnrnnnrnnnnnnn 16 2 4 DEVICE MODE CONFIGURATION mrenenrnnrrnnnrnnrrnnnrnnnrnnnrrnnnrnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnennrnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 20 2 5 CHANGING FROM NAT TO ROUTER Mon 21 2 6 CHANGING FROM ROUTER TO NAT Mon 22 2 7 CHANGING FROM ROUTER NAT TO BRIDGE MODE SB3416 03 ONGe 22 2 8 CHANGING FROM BRIDGE TO ROUTER NAT MODE SB3416 03 ONGe 23 2 9 AIRCLIENT TOTAL BRIDGE CONFIGURATION SB341
69. the data frame payload and replaces the original payload with the encrypted payload The sender then forwards the encrypted frame to its destination The encrypted data frames are sent with the MAC header WEP bit set Thus the receiver knows to use the shared WEP key to decrypt the payload and recover the original frame The new frame with an unencrypted payload can then be passed to an upper layer protocol WEP keys can be either statically configured or dynamically generated In either case WEP has been found to be easily broken WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is a replacement security standard for WEP It is a subset of the IEEE 802 11i standard being developed WPA makes use of TKIP to deliver security superior to WEP 802 1X access control is still employed The Authentication Server provides the material for creating the keys airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 73 of 74 intelligent wireless platform COFDM COFDM involves modulating the data onto a large number of carriers using the OFDM technique The Key features which makes it work in a manner is so well suited to terrestrial channels includes e Orthogonality the O of COFDM e The addition of Guard interval e The use of error coding the C of COFDM interleaving and channel state information COFDM is resistant to multipath effects because it uses multiple carriers to transmit the same signal RIP The most popular of the TCP IP interior routi
70. to be rebooted in case any changes are to be made to the system or a new firmware is downloaded Click on Tools Reboot to reboot the unit A figure showing the countdown to 0 will appear as shown below during the Reboot process Tools Reboot airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Please wait while the system is Rebooting 20 Figure 5 14 airClient TOTAL Reboot page Note The reboot may take around 30 seconds to complete Once the reboot is complete click Here on the following screen to get the last page prior to the reboot airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 71 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Tools Reboot airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Please Click Here To Continue Figure 5 15 airClient TOTAL Reboot page 2 This concludes the user guide For the latest updates tools and documents to help troubleshoot the B3416 visit the support section of the smartBridges website at http www smartbridges com support airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 72 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Appendix A Some useful terms and definitions Acronyms and Abbreviations MAC Media Access Control RSSI Receive Signal Sensitivity Indication SSID Service Set Identifier DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ACL Access Control List SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol STP Spanning Tree Protocol TCP Transmiss
71. umber Regulatory Standard to be followed FCC ETSI Frequency Band sB3416 5 15 5 25 5 25 5 35 5 47 5 725 5 725 5 875 Maximum Output Power as per the Regulatory Authority EIRP 100mW 1W 4W Latitude Deg Min Sec Longitude Deg Min Sec UPS Installed Yes No UPS specification if any KVA Line Voltage 90V 264V AC 50 60 Hz Near Line of Site between sites Yes No Height of tower Feet Meters Required Throughput Mbps Distance between sites Miles km Antenna Type Internal External Antenna Manufacturer smartBridges Other Gain of antenna dBi airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 7 of 74 16 Antenna Polarization intelligent wireless Horizontal Vertical platform 17 Beam width of antenna Horizontal deg Vertical deg Length of external cable connecting Radio and antenna Feet meters Fade Margin taken into account for link budgeting Ideally between 15 to 20 dB Model of smartBridges airClient TOTAL equipment selected for a link Please refer to note below for selecting the right equipment sB3416 Grounding Earth to Neutral Voltage Ideally less than 2 Volts Length of the Ethernet cable required for powering the unit Feet meters Choose the best channel which can be used with the help of the Site Survey Tool and scanning tools like Netstum
72. unit to higher bandwidth using License Key Converting from one model of sB3416 to another using License Key Saving Restoring good configuration settings Restore to Default settings Firmware Upgrade Note Unless specifically stated the configurations mentioned in the user guide are applicable to all the models of SB3416 SB3416 01 SsB3416 02 sB3416 03 1 1 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements for the airClient TOTAL web based configuration management tool 1 2 airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Operating System Windows 98 2000 XP NT or Linux Connection to the Internet for downloading the latest firmware and Sun JRE Web browser either Internet Explorer 5 0 and higher Netscape 7 2 and higher Mozilla 1 7 and higher or Mozilla Firefox 0 8 and higher SUN JRE v1 5 and above You may download it from http java sun com j2se 1 5 0 download jsp Page 6of 74 1 2 Checklists intelligent wireless platform Deployment time link up time and support time can be improved by adopting proper site survey analysis link planning pre installation tests and web GUI familiarization The following pre installation and post installation checklist attempts to give the installer the basic understanding on the points to consider for a wireless deployment Pre Installation Checklist for airClient TOTAL Organization Name Site Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone N
73. ver the airClient TOTAL Router can be configured as a DHCP Relay agent of the DHCP Server for IP address assignment Follow the steps below to configure the airClient TOTAL unit as a DHCP Relay Agent 1 From the Navigation menu bar click on Networking DHCP Server to access the DHCP configuration page 2 Click on Enable DHCP Relay to choose DHCP Relay mode 3 Enter a valid DHCP Server IP 4 Click on Save button to apply the settings and to start the DHCP relay agent Note The system will validate the input parameters and notify users of invalid entry The DHCP Server IP will be in the same network segment as the device wireless Radio IP address The DHCP Server needs to be configured to serve IP range of the wired side Ethernet IP The DHCP Relay Agent is only available to hosts connected to the same LAN segment as the device wired side Ethernet port airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 43 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking DHCP Server airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server provides automation and control of IP address assignment services Enable DHCP Server Enable DHCP Relay Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay DHCP Server IP 1192 168 2 220 Save Reset Figure 2 29 airClient TOTAL DHCP Relay Configuration 2 10 5 IP Port Forwarding IP Port forwarding also referred to as Virtual Server in this document allows the user to defin
74. wn below in Fig 3 4 5 Click on the Add button to add the entry in the table below 6 Click on Save to save the settings The settings will take effect after the Reboot airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 55 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Networking Bandwidth Control airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode Wireless Bandwidth Control O Broadcast Packet Filter F S O multicast Packet Filter F s Set Download Bandwidth Kbps Set Upload Bandwidth Kbps 3072 Ethernet Bandwidth Control ege Enable Ethernet BWC You can manually set a ethernet bandwidth control entry here Enter the device IP address OR its mac address and the download and upload limit in kbps Ip Address Mac Address Dei Upload kbps qi 192 168 0 22 00 00 00 00 0000 00 00 00 00 00 B2 f4 Cadd Update DEE e TA mere ol 192 168 0 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 1024 512 _ Edit Delete Save Reset Figure 3 4 airClient TOTAL Ethernet Bandwidth Control IP address based sB3416 03 Follow the steps below to control the Bandwidth parameters on the Ethernet side based on MAC address 1 From the navigation menu bar click on Networking Bandwidth Control 2 In the Ethernet Bandwidth Control settings click on the Enable Bandwidth BWC button to enable the Ethernet bandwidth controlling feature 3 To control the Ethernet BWC based on the MA
75. ynamic Connection Type select the Connection Type as Dynamic When connection type is changed to Dynamic two buttons Request and Release will appear as shown below in Figure 2 23 Click on the Request button to get the dynamic IP addresses from the DHCP Server If the unit is associated IP addresses will appear in the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address fields Click on Release button to release the assigned IP addresses 5 To enable DNS Passthrough check the DNS Passthrough checkbox 6 Setthe Primary Secondary DNS Server as required 7 Click on Save to apply the settings Home WLAN Setting airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode WLAN Setting IP Address 1 92 168 2 225 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address 192 168 2 254 mru 1500 Lous Passthrough Manually Set DNS DNS Server 1 Secondary DNS Save Reset Figure 2 22 airClient TOTAL Router NAT WLAN Settings Static WLAN connection airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 36 of 74 intelligent wireless platform Home WLAN Setting airClient TOTAL sB3416 03 NAT mode WLAN Setting Connection Type 8 Dynamic O static IP Address 192 165 2 225 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address 132 168 2 254 CI DNS Passthrough O manually Set DNS DNS Server 192 168 0 225 Secondary DNS 0 0 0 0 Request Release Figur
76. ype WPA PSK Key Entry Method ASCII e Passphrase e Cipher TKIP ze Save Reset Figure 2 37 airClient TOTAL Security WPA PSK Configuration Table 2 4 Security Settings for WPA PSK Page Items Descriptions WPA PSK is an extra strong encryption where encryption keys are automatically changed called rekeying and authenticated between devices after a specified period of time or after a specified number of packets has been transmitted WPA PSK WPA PSK is far superior to WEP and provides stronger protection for the home or SOHO users The process used to generate the encryption key is very rigorous and the re keying or key changing is done very quickly This stops even the most determined hacker from gathering enough data to break the encryption Key entry method can be HEX or ASCII To associate with the airPoint Key Entry Method Nexus device this value should be set to ASCII This key is used by the client to become authenticated with the airPoint Passphrase Nexus or any third party WPA capable device Cipher This can be set to TKIP or AES Note AES is only supported in 3416 03 model airClient TOTAL 3416 User Guide Page 51 of 74 intelligent wireless platform 3 Wireless Settings and Bandwidth Controller 3 1 Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings can be accessed from the Radio Wireless Settings in the navigation menu bar Radio Advanced Settings airClie

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