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1. dr G Lu ES D ma imm pi ta 1 Pm reem i Ehin EES mm KW ni S ll E 4 _ a Len m m geg m Se aie il es PCT i WK a mem rg gem Le amm E ies mm oe Cu er ses o E gn me e se aes a 1 as 1 a a iar r E mi e Tag rm im EL P Hel i eg emm me mm ees ashe n am ss i ee et oe for a a i gem E Rm LE i D mem mme a P kma a Fa md d Baisi D e P e Se De ur CG M ee soi EME MUNIE M CEE ep E gt mm arar D J eremm _ a b Bam Network Viewer 9 0 Copyright Tel 2008 Meshdynamies lnc All rights reserved Meshdynamics Network Viewer User Guide Network Viewer Release 9 0 Meshdynamics Inc 2953 Bunker Hill Lane Ste 400 Santa Clara CA 95054 USA http www meshdynamics com THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL STATEMENTS INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET FORTH IN THE INFORMATION PACKET THAT SHIPPED WITH THE PRODUCT AND
2. This command allows configuration of the following e Per packet QoS policy using Meshdynamics Effistream technology e 802 11e EDCA category settings e IGMP snooping e Meshdynamics P3M technology e Meshdynamics PBV technology e Custom frequency using Meshdynamics RF Editor Pages through describe each of the parameters in more detail Batch configuration of a set of nodes For automatically applying one node s configuration to all the nodes on your network refer to Macro Actions on NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 14 Node Configuration General M Node Configuration 00 12 CE 00 00 48 InterfaceSettings Security VLAN ACL MAC Identifier 00 12 CE 00 00 48 Model Number MD4250 AAxx The Node Name is a label for the node which will ama ia appear inside the node icon s message window as Node Name A well as in the Properties List Node Description lt lt enter description gt GFS Coordinates E Latitude o The Country Code determines the channels at Longitude o which the node operates Country Code should SE not be changed unless appropriate B nn n Host Name meshap The IP address and Gateway must be on the on IP Address 192 168 0 100 Same subnet cr erro Ee Gateway 192 168 0 1 Heartbeat Interval is the rate at which nodes Heartbeat Interval D broadcasts its inform
3. followed by the last three digits of the MAC id of the radio It also tells you whether it as an 802 11a or 802 11bg radio Example MESH INIT BG 00 4b 6c 3 With the node in MESH INIT connect a cable from your laptop to either Ethernet port 0 or Ethernet Port 1 4 From the browser type in the following IP address and then from the web UI select Restore Defaults 4 1 If you connecting from main Ethernet Port O type in http 169 254 127 1 8080 4 2 If you connecting from auxiliary Ethernet Port 1 type in http 169 254 128 1 8080 An image of the web page is available at www meshdynamics com images MDNodeWebpage png password are required For security reasons contact MeshDynamics for that information Note that user name and B If you connect via a radio card to a client AP radio OR a backhaul downlink on the node 1 Power down the node Wait 30 seconds and power the node back up 2 Using the wireless utility on your laptop wait until you see the radios are in MESH INIT status that is ESSID states MESH INIT followed by the last three digits of the MAC id of the radio It also tells you whether it as an 802 11a or 802 11bg radio Example MESH INIT BG 00 4b 6c Connect to that radio Each node has a MAC ID noted on the sticker attached to the back of the node and also the interior of the front cover plate MAC 00 12 CE 00 08 1A SERIAL ae 7 0805 HUE The connected radio MAC ID is offset from th
4. Security Backhaul Security The wireless links between Meshdynamics nodes are automatically secured using hardware based 128 bit AES CCM encryption CCM is a block cipher mode of AES that includes e Counter for replay protection e Message authentication code for source validation Each link uses its own 128 bit temporal AES CCM key for securing transmissions The temporal keys are randomly generated at the time of association Hence no settings are required for securing the backhaul traffic Client Connections through Backhaul Radios Standard 802 11 clients can connect through the backhaul radios unless the Allow Client Connection option is unchecked for the backhaul downlink radios See for more information If Allow Client Connection is checked you are advised to configure a client access security scheme to prevent un authorized access Client Access Security The following client access security schemes are supported Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP 40 and WEP 104 Provides basic privacy to wireless packets sent over the air but is considered to be less secure when compared to the other security schemes Since WEP was part of the original 802 11 1999 standard it can assumed that most clients will support it e WPA Version 1 Personal mode a k a WPA PSK Requires users to authenticate using a shared pass phrase Supports both CCM and TKIP cipher schemes with CCM being optional Since TKIP
5. Show Grid Grid Size hhh _ 91 Node Text message Window Choose from the list next to where it reads Node Display Text The default is the node model number Options for display are node name uplink transmit rate Mbps signal strength of parent downlink dBm board temperature board voltage and node configuration 4350 4455 etc Note This option controls all node icon message windows on the Network Screen To change an individual node text display bring the cursor over top of the Node Text message window and right click NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 13 Node Settings mesh a settings d CL Configuration A node can be configured by right clicking i iy Advanced the node s icon and choosing one of the d following from the Settings sub menu E Reboot Node be Restore Defaults EN Export Configuration Script e Configuration Ej Tools t Import Configuration Script e Advanced LA Configuration This command allows configuration of the following e Node s identification parameters e g Name IP address etc e The radio level settings for each interface on the node e g ESSID Transmit Power etc The authentication and encryption settings for each interface on the node e Virtual LAN and Access Control Lists Pages through describe the parameters in more detail EN Advanced Options
6. New Network E Ss Network Key eevee 8 Open Network Confirm Key eeece Al Save Network d Value C FIPS 140 2 compliant ls Exit Alt F4 meshap OK Cancel ET lt lt enter description a Kaa Less To create your network community select the New Network option from the File menu Enter a network name and the password The password can be up to 16 characters long The 128 bit AES key is automatically generated based on the password A new network tab is created near the top of the network screen After creating the mesh network community run the Move Nodes To macro and select the created mesh network community to move your mesh nodes The mesh nodes will need to be rebooted for the changes to take effect Please refer to Macros Moving Nodes on for more information A combination of the following is recommended to secure your mesh nodes e Basic security with an administration password See Enhanced 128 bit AES security One of the Client Access security schemes NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 31 Macro Actions Overview mesh al It is convenient to perform the same operation on multiple nodes moving nodes to a new network setting security creating vlans etc The Run Macro option gives the user the ability to select any number of active nodes on which to perform such operations T
7. Run Config Import Script Gack 1e Personnel that move mesh nodes from one network to another must have knowledge of the names and passwords of both current and future networks Only authorized personnel would have access to both pieces of information As a result MeshDynamics mesh node cannot be stolen and arbitrarily joined to another network Unless its current network and or password are changed it cannot join another network ER The Move Nodes To option in the Run Macro window refers to created mesh network communities The drop down list to the right of the wording provides the selection of created networks above Note that after this selection is made and the Finish button is clicked each node that is to be moved to a new network will require a reboot The nodes will then appear in the Network Screen under the appropriate network tab Refer to Network Management Security on for more information on creating mesh network communities Notes 1 Any newly created network must contains at least one root node If a network is populated with only relay nodes with no root wired Ethernet link then they will remain in scan mode in search of a root node Heart beats are received only after a parent child link is established these relay nodes will not appear on the NMS Only linked nodes appear on the NMS 2 The operation order should start at the edge nodes and move upstream towards the root The root nodes should
8. possible to run the Network Viewer from the wireless side of the network but does not guarantee optimal performance and is strongly discouraged 2 The Network Viewer requires Java SE 6 Runtime Environment to be installed This may be downloaded from http java sun com javase downloads index jsp select the Java Runtime Environment J RE 6 link 3 The Network Viewer software is downloaded from the reference site supplied in the documents shipped with your mesh products NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 6 Starting the Network Viewer Click on the green Start button to start the Network Viewer below M Meshdynamics Network Viewer 9 0 File Run Search View Tools Remote Management Help SE amp s SE FE CC N Property Value el LJ EH d HS N Name meshap e CS El EE Bj H E gt Description lt lt enter description gt gt Default Latitude 042 358544 Default Longitude 122 387695 Country Code 0 Runtime Flags Power up the root node and wait 1 2 minutes The root Reboot Required No node s icon appears on the Network Screen on booting up Radar Detected No Location Local Options There is a thick black line from the icon to the edge of the FIPS 140 2Compliant No screen signifying a wired connection to the network Next power the relay nodes After 1 2 minutes the relay node icons also ap
9. therefore be operated on last Consider the case where a move network request as been sent to a group of nodes followed by a reboot request If the root moves to a new network first and then reboots commands being sent to other nodes are lost Only the root nodes will have moves to the new network In the reverse case the root node remains the conduit to have all the other nodes move to the new network and begin their search for a root node in the new network which comes up at the end completing the links 3 The Network Key for a newly created network should be recorded and stored in a safe place If misplaced technical support personnel can provide you with a utility to restore factory default settings etc on the nodes NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 33 Macro Actions Automate Configuration mesh Gi Most networks require the same configuration parameters to be applied on all nodes in the network This includes security schemes Effistream QoS policies Virtual LAN configuration Access Control Lists etc To automate configuration for a given set of nodes on your network you will need to configure one of the nodes with all the desired parameters 1 After the node has been configured right click the node s icon and select Export Configuration Script from the Settings sub menu Network Viewer 9 0 g aus Ch Settings PS Configuration 1
10. 00 00 00 192 168 254 27 n ER n aa 1 OO LACE 00 20 08 192 168 254 21 meshap Sep 18 12 41 40 MD4458 AAIT ES 00 12 CE 00 11 96 192 168 254 101 GuestAP don t move Sep 18 12 41 28 MD4455 AAIA NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 12 Changing Node Display Settings B LED1 This LED can be set dynamically every heartbeat by Alert scripts in the AlertScripts folder The LED There are three LEDs across the top of the node icons On Off This LED is yellow when node is running It is grayed when the node is inactive can be either GRAY off RED critical issue YELLOW medium issue or GREEN healthy LED2 This performs the same function as LEDI The AlertScripts folder can contain programmable scripts written in Ruby or J avaScript For more information please refer to Ei To configure the default text displayed on a node click on View Settings on the View Menu M MeshDynamics Network Viewer 9 0 File Run Search View Tools Remote Mana SES F vens F Pes M View Settings for default network Imp w Show Properties Node Display Setting Property y Show Status TS spray Ings Name Node Display Text Board Temperature C Description ich MEN SEAME Se ir e La a rn i W i Pi oe Poe dE s Line properties Show Neighbour Lines Show Association Lines Information on the Line All Information Topology View Properties
11. 101 00 12 CE 00 00 48 192 168 254 101 O Import PEV tm Registry e 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 192 168 254 21 00 12 CE 00 00 00 192 168 254 27 Execute Utility Macro Status Ready for Update Ready for Update Ready for Update Ready for Update Ready for Update Ready for Update Run Config Import Script 2 Back To update the firmware on your nodes select the Update Node Firmware macro option Click on the Finish button Make sure that the status column reads Ready for Update for all selected nodes Press the Start button and wait until the operation is completed Notes Li The nodes need to be P reachable from the PC running the Meshdynamics Network Viewer to perform the upgrade 2 The Firmware update is applied after the nodes are rebooted 3 Please make sure the nodes remain powered on during this process or else the firmware could get corrupted If the firmware is corrupted the node shall try to recover the original factory firmware If this fails the node shall be non operational and needs to be sent back to Meshdynamics Technical Support for repair 4 Do not rename the firmware file to a different MAC address This will render your mesh nodes non operational and will need to be shipped back to Meshdynamics Technical Support for repair NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com mesh The Update No
12. 54 37 340684 121 892967 0 0 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 92 168 254 21 meshap Sep 12 15 25 38 MD4458 AAII Lc 37 327035 122 037849 0 0 Status Window lt gt NODES 5 RUNNING 5 SELECTED 0 The Network View The Network View is where both logical topology view and physical map view relationships between the nodes is shown These different view types are described later Parent child relationships are depicted by connecting lines Node status updates change LED and node icon channel values The network screen supports multiple network displays each with its own tab e The Properties List All pertinent information for a selected node is available at a glance on the Properties List This includes hardware information MAC addresses IP settings AP information etc This information is refreshed with each new heartbeat update from each node Lc Status Window Dynamic information about the active network is posted in the Status Window Signal strength and transmit rates between nodes can be monitored here along with other information sent by nodes via periodic heartbeat updates The Status Update Window contains 6 tabs Alerts Networks Heartbeat Macro actions Client Station Activity and Meshdynamics PBV status tab These are described next NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 8 Status Window Tabs Networks Heartbeat Macro Actions Client Activity P
13. ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOFTWARE LICENSE OR LIMITED WARRANTY CONTACT YOUR MESHDYNAMICS REPRESENTATIVE FOR A COPY The performance testing tool in the MD4000 family of products and the Network Viewer uses Iperf a program developed by the University of Illinois Copyright 1999 2008 The board of trustees of the University of Illinois For more information please visit http dast nlanr net Projects perf ui_license html The Network Viewer uses geographic map data from OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world Fore more information please visit http www openstreetmap org The Network Viewer uses Java Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems For more information please visit http java sun com THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM AND UNDERLYING CONCEPTS ARE PROTECTED BY PATENT AND COPYRIGHT LAWS UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PROGRAM OR ANY PORTION OF IT MAY RESULT IN SEVERE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CONNE
14. IP address of the device is also displayed Call Activity The call activity section displays SIP protocol details of all active calls on the network The information shows the source and destination of each call along with the SIP protocol state Configuration To configure the PBV settings and extensions click on the Settings button 3 Check on Enable SIP server functionality 4 Enter the primary SIP server IP address 5 if one exists If there is no other SIP server on the network enter any IP address of your choice The same IP address must be entered on the SIP phones Enter the SIP UDP port 6 Typically this is 5080 Press the New button 7 to add extension numbers The MAC address of the phones will need to be entered for each extension 8 Save the extension entry by pressing the Save button 9 P3M mode options If a primary SIP server exists on the network and you would like the MD4000 PBV functionality to kick in only when the network segment is cut off from the main infrastructure check on the Enable only in P3M mode option 10 For more information on P3M mode please refer to Updating the PBV configuration on the nodes To update the PBV configuration on the nodes refer to NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 28 Advanced Options P3M mesh P3M or Persistent 3 Generation Mesh is
15. OD 12 00000 ac IP Settings Ue CLS 06 44 OB E A e a Oe ae OU LH trans fe wri EWE DAG Ea hi Hace tips sain tal ppp CIRCE 00 22 DAG E dim Aen PAIRCE 2047 Gien UE BOTIN GSIS aoe 42 eg same SE Mees ladormatsaun b d EA T De CE Cal d m R Mig Libi Li 226060 Le oS ch SH t aha H ak ton Cost WU Lee HS H hastet Pir 15 D D oe ON ED s SE3 pE T IM A4 ET e BOUT POE TAT 42 344799 K sch CE ATANT im Sul bog li Grein Mon Ce 03 1 3943 06 POT 2006 DOUCE COLA CAS Em 54 Mes gt lier Mon Oct 00 Lai L OT ge Oli e imonei J U OZ em 000 12 Mon Cet OS Liait ODT 2008 Diz Ke 00 hs Amoo 14 iZxe tom Mon Oct 09 LI 4 15 POT 2006 KIZAN 2 Aetoge BOULE GE LES 0048 40 Se ELEM HA 5 Durs Pon Cet 00 1860 PDT 29 LINPEL A UN A7 scat ae ee ol ni im S Pia a T Neal 16 Greet Mon Out 00 L460 POT 2006 01260002 74 isori 4 KA tl sriti Mon Get 03 1443006 PDT ge f DR d m 54 Mea Ap dam 5 SI DAC AE DO 3 0 2007 Ot 1516 TE 0 aa di LI ot Gi CENTS Ae Eea SETER Software Development Kits SDKs The NMS at its core is a headless J ava Engine and the API supports both J avaScript and J ava for automation scripts packet analysis and third party application integration For example custom application software on mesh nodes polls sensors via the serial line interface on the node The sensor data is processed in the node and then routed across the mesh The proces
16. Reject clients not in list option allows a White List implementation 2 Using this option only the listed clients shall be allowed to join the D L Reject dients not in list network NOTE When implementing a White List please ensure that there is at least one entry with the Allow option otherwise no 802 11 clients will be able to connect wirelessly to the node Fl The second purpose of the ACL tab is to provide a specific type of service e g VLANs and IEEE 802 11e category for a given MAC ID VLANs and IEEE 802 1p provide priority buckets 0 7 for transmissions over the backhaul Each VLAN may also be assigned one of four IEEE 802 11e categories with differentiated contention window timings Differentiated Class of Service CoS for clients not part of a VLAN or a network that is not VLAN aware requires the ability to mark the category of service a specific client should belong to based on its MAC ID IEEE 802 11e settings for clients not part of a VLAN is especially useful when CoS is needed but VLANs are not present on the network Example a video camera connected via Ethernet to a mesh node requires a 802 11e video differentiated class of service m Node Configuration 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 General InterfaceSettings Security VLAN MAC Address 00 14 22 C3 B9 B9 VLAN default me F 802 Lle Category Backorcund wel Le Optons Canca HA D To provide a specified service first
17. a software option available on Meshdynamics MD4000 family of mesh nodes P3M is intended for dynamic military transportation and public safety applications as well as in critical applications such as mine Safety P3M allows nodes to structure the network dynamically even if there is no fixed connection anywhere in the network or if the fixed connection is lost e g the ROOT node Patent pending route finding algorithms permit the nodes to establish the optimal topology rapidly and to reconfigure quickly as nodes move in relation to one another and any fixed points This allows for persistent high performance networking regardless of the topology formed by the mobile nodes P3M features have also been proven in demanding underground mining environments where possible cave ins and other disasters may lead to a section of the network becoming isolated from the main portion of the network With P3M miners in the isolated sections may still communicate with one another providing persistent VolP and location capabilities and potentially speeding rescue P3M allows for networks to separate when out of range and automatically rejoin when in range To enable P3M check on Activate P3M mode 1 M Advanced Configuration 00 12 CE 00 11 96 _ Startup in infrastructure mode Enable sectored antenna mode Options Startup in infrastructure mode 2 and Enable sectored antenna mode 3 are not requir
18. area if the desired area is not visible 3 Drag the nodes to the desired location on the map 4 Right click the nodes and select Update GeoPosition from the Tools menu 5 Right click on an open area and select the Track All Nodes option H Tracking Mobile Nodes With the Track All Nodes option turned on the Meshdynamics Network Viewer will automatically Pan and Zoom the map such that all nodes are visible NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 38 Network Views Background I mage Lal The Topology View can be configured to display a background image instead of the standard white grid background This is useful for cases where the nodes are not inao M MeshDynamics Network Viewer 9 0 Fie Run Search view Tools Remote Mana i BR CT views b img w Fel Show Properties V Property w Show Status Name RE ee Description EX View sak UI Para ka Cet Se beiy P F Ate sa aa 1 Select View Settings from the View menu utdoor environment e g underground mines hallways etc M View Settings for default network Node Display Settings Node Display Text Model Number Line properties C Show Neighbour Lines V Show Association Lines Information on the Line Topology View Properties V Show Grid Grid Size lt A3 C ten net escaled PNG Cou 8 PS Check on Ba
19. description of each access point s usage of the channel The average and maximum sensed power levels are also reported using a Tool tip M RF Space Information for 00 12 CE 00 00 00 IMPORTANT TA TT La 5G Down Link wlan0 2 4G Down Link wlan2 When updating the RF space RF Space Information updated at Sep 05 12 59 27 Channel 2412MHzCHi E 2437MHzCH6 PR 2462MHz CH 11 Activity Map Saturation 6 12 6 12 RETRY La 11 28 11 28 RETRY l 2 38 2 38 RETRY l Information the unit does not forward any packets from clients or other connected mesh units Hence using the RF space information frequently is not recommended fa Click the browse button 3 to get a network wise split of the channel usage This brings up a window showing network wise signal saturation and retry levels M Activity Map 2437 MHz CH 6 BSSsID 00 1D 7E 08 0C c7 00 14 6C 92 54 BC E 00 1C DF 72 E7 1 M 00 14 6C 08 88 74 NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com RHUE Mindbrookdemo Other Not categorized Signal 95 dBm 86 dBm 94 dBm 88 dBm Retry 0 07 0 00 1 85 0 10 0 10 46 FIPS 140 2 Wizard selected nodes to be in FIPS 140 2 mode mesh The MD4000 mesh nodes can be configured to run in FIPS 140 2 compliant mode The FIPS Wizard allows the user to config
20. for the networking professional who installs and manages Meshdynamics MD4000 mesh nodes To use this guide you Should be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks Purpose This guide provides the information to configure your MD4000 mesh nodes This guide provides the procedures for using the Meshdynamics Network Viewer commands that have been created or changed for use with the MD4000 mesh node Related Links Meshdynamics NMS Videos on Youtube www meshdynamics com MDWEBCASTS html Meshdynamics MD4000 NMS Viewer Web Page www meshdynamics com Mesh Network Manager html ES Meshdynamics MD4000 Hardware Installation Guide www meshdynamics com documents MD4000_ HWMANUAL PDF Meshdynamics MD4000 Mesh Command Manual www meshdynamics com documents MD4000_ MESHCOMMANDS pdf Other Documentation All Meshdynamics documentation and additional literature are available on our website at www meshdynamics com tech presentations html NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 4 Terminology Wireless RELAY 2 RELAY 1 mesh Pip e Backhaul l Ethernet Root and Relay Nodes Mesh Networks provide long range connectivity by relaying packets from one mesh node to another like a bucket brigade The end of the bucket brigade terminates at the root which connects to the Ethernet above Relays connect to the root or other relay nod
21. single shot transmission policy 2 The MICROSOFT NETBIOS File sharing ports 135 137 139 and 445 are blocked i Ethernet Type 2048 D IP Protocol 17 Drop Packet No ACK Queved Retry Ethernet 802 11e Category PBV tm P3M tm Ethernet Type 2048 IP Protocol 17 UDF Destination Port 5000 10000 RTP Payload 18 RTP Length 150 170 No ACK is set for Packets 802 11e Category is Voice UDF Destination Port 135 135 Drop All Packets UDP Destination Port 137 139 Drop All Packets UDP Destination Port 445 445 Drop All Packets NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 25 Advanced Options Ethernet mesh E The MD4000 always includes an implicit default VLAN This is the VLAN that is used when no VLANs are configured The default VLAN is also the management VLAN for the mesh nodes All management packets are treated as part of this VLAN Moreover the IP address assigned to the node is also treated as part of the default VLAN See Node Configuration General on The ETHERNET ports are configured to Allow all VLANs by default This induces the MD4000 to e Transmit untagged packets for the default VLAN and tagged packets for all other VLANs e Assume received packets without a tag to belong to default VLAN Port ixpO Left hand Ethernet port Port ixp1 Right hand Ethernet p
22. the user to control the behavior of each radio in the node General Security VLAN ACL To modify a radio first select which radio is to be D E erase modified by clicking on the appropriate button to A 5G Up Link wlan1 B 5G Down Link wand C 2 46 Down Link wanz F D 5G Scanner wlan3 the right of the wording Gm ami i i ami OOO ei bag Gg H In selecting either the Downlink radio or the Access Point radio more options will appear in the lower part of the window M Node Configuration 00 12 CE 00 11 96 MD4455 AAIA A 5G Up Link wlan1 B 56 Down Link wland C 2 4G Down Link wlan 2 m D 5G Scanner alen Settings for wlan 00 12 CE 00 11 9A Max Transmit Rate Power Level Setting ACK timeout is increased when the distance of the radios exceeds Ack Timeout default IEEE 802 11 settings Hides the ESSID blank ESSID in PRES RE beacons When unchecked only Mesh nodes M Allow Client Connection can connect through the interface Options for client connectivity Supported Protocol 11B 116 Dynamic Channel Management Manual Dynamic Channel Management is best set to Auto Nodes choose Auto channel with least RF interference View Supported Channel Info SaveAs Cancel NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 16 Node Configuration
23. uses WEP as its underlying algorithm it is considered less secure than CCM e WPA Version 1 Enterprise mode a k a WPA Radius Requires users to authenticate with a RADIUS server using EAP or PEAP Supports both CCM and TKIP cipher schemes with CCM being optional e WPA Version 2 Personal mode a k a WPA2 PSK or 802 11i PSK Similar to WPA PSK but mandates CCM support on clients WPA Version 2 Enterprise mode a k a WPA2 Radius or 802 11i Similar to WPA Radius but mandates CCM support on clients NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 17 Node Configuration Security i Setting up WEP Security Interface Security mesh WEP Strength 40 64 Bit H Nrase 5 Key 0000000000 C Key2 0000000000 CKeyz 0000000000 C Key4 0000000000 Select WEP from the list of options Choose the transmission key index 1 by default Choose the desired cipher strength WEP 40 for 64 bit or WEP 104 for 128 bit Type in a pass phrase and click on Generate to automatically generate the keys One may also manually type the hexadecimal keys directly or edit the pass phrase generated keys NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 18 Node Configuration Security Ei Setting up WPA WPA2 Personal Security Interface Security Mo Security C WEP WPA Enterprise WPA Perso
24. 12 CE 00 11 96 Sep 12 15 39 34 GuestAP don t move Group Selection 00 12 CE 00 00 6C Sep 12 15 39 34 meshap Group Selection 00 12 CE 00 00 00 Sep 12 15 39 34 meshap Group Selection 00 12 CE 00 20 08 Sep 12 15 39 34 meshap Group Selection NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com Status Window Tabs Alerts Networks Heartbeat Macro Actions ni AMICS PEV im Alerts Networks HeartBeat Macro Actions PBV tm MacAddress 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 00 LEO 11 96 00 129CE 00 00 6C 00 12 CE 00 00 00 00 13 02 A0 BA 78 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 00 06 85 55 87 FE Upstream Rate 18mbps Smbps The Client Activity tab provides information about standard 802 11 clients connected to the nodes By default it shows the Upstream Rate and the Received Signal strength information for each client in a list 73dBm ordered by the mesh nodes B8dBm To get more information the Client Activity option needs to be enabled on the nodes To enable Client Activity go to the Tools menu and select Show Client Activity M MeshDynamics Network Viewer 9 0 File Run Search View Tools Remote Management Hein El M H Show Client Activity TE Internode Performance Test Impedence TI BJ Mesh Command Property E Wizards Fame Script Console Description ur Add the desired nodes to the Client Activity Enabled list and press OK The C
25. 16 06 15 meshap Group Selection Selected 00 12 CE 00 11 96 Sep 03 16 06 13 GuestAP don t move Group Selection Selected 00 12 CE 00 00 6C Sep 03 16 06 14 meshap Group Selection Selected D 00 12 CE 00 00 00 Sep 03 16 06 13 meshap Group Selection Selected 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 Sep 03 16 06 12 meshap Group Selection Selected 00 12 CE 00 00 48 Sep 03 16 06 16 meshap Group Selection Selected Nodes can also be added to the Group Selection by usage of the standard Ctri Click Shift Click and Ctri A keys in the Macro Actions window E E Nodes may also be selected by manual entry of MAC ID as the second selection option Operate on one node NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 32 Macro Actions Moving Nodes Moving the mesh nodes to a mesh network community other than the factory default secures the mesh nodes from un authorized access and modifications A Moving mesh nodes to another network is performed by the Move Nodes To macro option D To restore the node back to the default mesh network community use the Restore Default Settings macro option c Always reboot the nodes after completing the move operation to confirm that the change was made h 8 Run Macro Co Move Nodes To MyNetwork Restore Default Settings C Reboot Nodes C Update Node Firmware Import PEV tm Registry Execute Utility Macro
26. 23 meshap Sep 12 15 37 15 MD4455 AAIA 37 291535 121 956139 0 0 a 00 12 CE 00 11 96 192 168 254 101 GuestAP don t move Sep 12 15 37 26 MD4455 AAIA 59 54 59 54 37 36088 121 964722 0 0 a 00 12 CE 00 00 00 192 168 254 27 meshap Sep 12 15 37 16 MD4350 AAIx 59 48 57 54 37 340684 121 892967 0 0 E 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 192 168 254 21 meshap Sep 12 15 37 16 MD4458 AAII 37 327035 122 037849 0 0 The HeartBeat tab in the Status Window contains a list of all active nodes on the network above Information about each node is updated with each passing heartbeat from that node The Time Stamp column displays the date and time of the last heartbeat The heartbeat may be temporarily changed to as low as 1 per second this is particularly useful when antennas are being aligned for best reception Restore the value to between 10 20 seconds after the alignment is completed Adjusting heartbeat rate is described under Node Configuration Note that the root node will not possess any such uplink information or parent information since it has no parent node The Macro Actions of the nodes are updated with heartbeats as well Macro actions pertain to actions performed on a user selectable group of nodes Group Selections and Macro Actions are described later on Alerts Networks Heartbeat Client Activity PEV tm Mac Address Macro Action Time Stamp Node Name Macro Name Status Progress EE GE EEN KEE EE 00
27. 8 Advanced o Reboot Node ey RES Geta gt Cl Tools Import Configuration Script m Run Macro E C Move Nodes To Restore Default Settings Reboot Nodes Update Node Firmware C Import PBV tm Registry Execute Utility Macro 2 The configuration script is exported to a file in the Templates folder of the Meshdynamics Network Viewer 3 After the configuration script is exported choose the Run Config Import Script macro option to automatically configure the selected nodes with the same parameters as the source node Notes 1 The mesh nodes will need to be rebooted for the changes to take effect 2 Meshdynamics PBV configuration is not imported using this macro To import Meshdynamics PBV configuration refer to NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 34 Macro Actions Firmware Update Meshdynamics Network Viewer The node specific firmware files are of the form firmware MAC ADDRESS Zip To obtain the node specific files for the latest firmware please contact Meshdynamics Technical Support m Run Macro M Over the Air Firmware Update 6 unit s Press Start to begin Move Nodes To Restore Default Settings Node Address IP Address 2 Reboot Nodes 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 192 168 254 22 00 12 CE 00 00 6C 192 168 254 23 C Documents and Settina 00 12 CE 00 11 96 192 168 254
28. BV tm Networks Heartbeat Macro Actions Client Activity PEV tm Show All Red Alerts Grange Alerts Yellow Alerts Clear Timestamp Message Description Gen 15 25 11 00 12 CE 00 11 96 Temperature 58 C Higher than normah 00 12 CE 00 11 96 Temperature 58 C Higher than normal Sep 12 15 25 09 00 12 CE 00 00 00 Temperature 51 C Higher than normal 00 12 CE 00 00 00 Temperature 51 C Higher than normal The Alerts tab is used to alert the user of important events occurring on the network Each alert is shown with a level indicator on the left There are three levels of alerts Red High importance RB Orange Medium importance M Yellow Low importance O The user can filter the level of alerts by clicking the appropriate buttons near the top Alerts HeartBeat Macro Actions Client Activity PBY tm Network Name Up Time Active Nodes Signal Min dBm Max dBm Bit Rate Min Mbps Max Mbps ai gg a en EE ir ng The Networks tab provides a summary of all open networks in the Network Viewer Lc A heartbeat is an information packet broadcast by each node in the network The last received heart beat is highlighted blue Alerts Networks Macro Actions Client Activity PBV tm Mac Address IP Address Node Name Time Stamp Model No Rx Signal dBm Rx Rate Mbps Tx Signal dBm Tx Rate Mbps Latitude Longitude Speed Altitude KSE oie T Eeer e e See Cem a 00 12 CE 00 00 6C 192 168 254
29. CTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE All other trademarks mentioned in this document or the Meshdynamics website are the property of their respective owners Structured Mech Modular Mesh MeshControl P3M PBV are trademarks of Meshdynamics Inc Meshdynamics Network Viewer 9 0 User Guide Copyright 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All rights reserved ntent n 7 Contents amics Preface 04 Terminology 05 Network Viewer Software Installation 06 Starting the Network Viewer 07 Network Viewer Screen Layout 08 Status Window Tabs 09 Viewing Node Status 11 Link Values 12 Changing Node Display Settings 13 Node Configuration 15 Advanced Node Configuration 23 Network Management Security 30 Macro Actions Overview 32 Macro Actions Moving Nodes 33 Macro Actions Automate Configuration 34 Macro Actions Firmware Update 35 Macro Actions PBV Settings 36 Network Views Adding Background Images etc 37 Remote Management 40 Performance Measurement 44 RF Space Information 46 FIPS 140 2 Wizard 47 GPS Wizard 48 APPENDIX AND ADVANCED TOPICS Step by Step Trouble Shooting Guide MeshDynamics Channel Management Overview MeshCommands Command Line Interface NMS Application Programming Interface API and Scripting Interface NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 3 Preface mesh Audience This guide is
30. DIX AND ADVANCED TOPICS NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 49 Trouble Shooting Frequently Asked Questions mesh These frequently asked questions were compiled by our Tech Support Team Please contact your applications engineer if you have questions not addressed here Contact information link provided at bottom of this page Q Can the NMS be running in the field over a wireless connection A Yes connect your wireless card to the SSID of either the downlink or service radios to receive node heartbeats You may also ping the mesh node or other mesh nodes along the routing path to monitor connectivity Q The Root Node does not show on the NMS A There could be many reasons for this First the Root did not detect the Ethernet connection from the switch and therefore configured itself as a relay in search of a root Replace the Ethernet cables and reboot the node The second possibility is that the root node is indeed up as seen by a radio card Fig 11 2 but the UDP based heart beats to the NMS are blocked by a firewall other security settings The computer itself may not be running DHCP or may need to be rebooted Lastly there may be a VLAN switch that filters out the UDP based heart beats Q The Relay Node does not show on the NMS A The Relay node uplink radio has to hear the Root node downlink radio The signals from the antennas have to hit
31. LAY1 ROOT Ethernet switch ROOT2 to RELAY3 9 dei S 7 RELAY PC NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 44 Performance Measurement Ei I nter Node performance gi Aa Oa Alerts Networks HeartBeat Client Activity PBV tm 3 Mac Address Macro Action Time Stamp Node Name Macro Name Status 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 Sep 05 12 06 17 meshap Group Selection Selected 00 12 CE 00 11 96 Sep 05 12 06 16 GuestAP don t move Group Selection Selected 00 12 CE 00 00 6C Sep 05 12 05 08 meshap Group Selection M MeshDynamics Network Viewer 9 0 re gt A i hh File Run Search View Tools Remote Management Help tan FE ou ce SS Ce WI Ef Lei OF s t 3 Show Client Activit 2 al E D Source Node IP Address z Gey Internode Performance Test Impedence iili SES si Destination Node IP Address 5 GS Mesh Command Moe a eg ecords 15 Property amp Wizards Name a Script Console Description es be Enable Group Selection Shift Click to select the TWO nodes for the test The selected nodes appear with a blue check mark The Macro Actions tab of the Status Window will display Selected in the Status column Choose Internode Performance Test from the Tools menu Press the Start button NOTE The Internode Performance Test option is only enabled when exactly TWO nodes are select
32. Layout mesh The Network Viewer is composed of three interrelated information elements DI Meshdynamics Network Viewer 9 0 ees File Run Search View Tools Remote Management Help h E o RE Z Wie aa CC Name a Value A De Properties List affa Selected Property RacarmDdtected er O d e Options FIPS 140 2 Compliant IGMP P3M tm DHCP PBV tm Hardware Info Firmware Version Model Info Unit Address 60 54 TUT Mac Addresses ass IP Settings N etw O rk 7 50 540 HostName d S IP Address ii SubNet Mask y Gateway W R E LAY Information Heartbeat Count Parent Signal Strength Parent Node Neighbour s Mesh Child List Uplink TX Rate Hop Count Board Information Temperature Voltage Avg CPU Load Free Memory Mesh Settings v mesh m CS Bs gt Alerts Networks Macro Actions Client Activity PBV tm Mac Address IP Address Node Name Time Stamp Model No Rx Signal dBm Rx Rate Mbps Tx Signal dBm Tx Rate Mbps Latitude Longitude Speed Altitude 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 192 168 254 22 meshap Sep 12 15 25 34 MD4350 AAIx 60 54 60 54 37 268589 122 030296 0 0 00 12 CE 00 00 6C 192 168 254 23 meshap Sep 12 15 25 30 MD4455 AAIA 37 291535 121 956139 0 0 00 12 CE 00 11 96 92 168 254 101 GuestAP don t move Sep 12 15 25 26 MD4455 AAIA 60 54 6i 54 37 36088 121 964722 0 0 00 12 CE 00 00 00 92 168 254 27 meshap Sep 12 15 25 24 MD4350 AAIx 58 48
33. Set Password for this network option A Type in the desired password and press OK 3 Lock the network by right clicking the network tan and selecting the Lock this network option re e i E W a d ee F i slz E i Enter Password to UnLock this Network Zi A d el Minimize All Nodes SRE TT n DI Maximize All Nodes h Le coment ae Set Password for this network UnLock This Network nn nn In the Locked state configuration changes cannot be made The network can be unlocked by right clicking the network tab and selecting UnLock this network option The network password will need to be entered to unlock the network This method is useful in deployments where a single PC runs the Network Viewer software and the administrator wants to ensure that others can view the status of the nodes but not modify the configuration Note that this is not the best method to securing your mesh nodes This method has the following loopholes The administration password is only valid for the particular machine where it was entered I f the Meshdynamics Network Viewer software is run on another machine the user can still modify the configuration of the nodes A user may delete the net file in the Networks corresponding to the network and restart the Meshdynamics Network Viewer This will remove the administration password from the network Refer to for additional sec
34. There will also be a check mark in the node icon s message window indicating selection Right click on the node icon s message window to change the display Options for display are node name uplink transmit rate Mbps signal strength of parent downlink dBm board temperature and node configuration 4350 4455 etc Setting the default description is described in a later section Mouse over the LEDs on top of the Text Box Tool tip text shown relates to specific parameter of the node e g Signal strength transmit rate temperature etc This text is updated every heartbeat Mouse over the blue boxes below the Text box Tool tip text shown relates to the channel of a radio This text is updated every heartbeat and will change based on which parent s downlink the uplink radio connects to ES Port Indicators Along the bottom of the node icons are Port indicators Each indicator represents a different wireless or wired link Wireless links are labeled Wlan0 Wlan1 WLan2 Ethernet wired links are Ixp0 and xp1 Note that the root node icons do not have a wlan1 Root nodes have a wired uplink connection to the Internet via ixpO left Ethernet port Wired and Wireless Port Indicators Wlan Downlink Radio Wlan Uplink Radio wlan2 Service Radio IX Lens Right Ethernet Port iIxpO Left Ethernet Port Uplink for Root Node ie Channel Numbers for Uplink and Downlinks Move the cursor over the channel indi
35. at have membership of that group IGMP Snooping generates no additional network traffic allowing you to significantly reduce multicast traffic passing To enable IGMP Snooping check the IGMP Snooping option and click the Update button near the bottom of the window References IGMP v1 RFC 1112 IGMP v2 RFC 2236 IGMP v3 RFC 3376 NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 23 Advanced Configuration RF Editor E Meshdynamics RF Editor allows usage of custom center frequencies and channel widths outside the IEEE 802 11a b g standards The IEEE 802 11a b g standards defines 20 MHz wide channels The 802 11b and 802 11g standards define transmissions in the 2412 2484 MHz frequency band The 802 11a standard defines transmissions in 5180 5320 and 5745 5825 MHz frequency bands The 802 11h amendment adds the 5400 5700 MHz frequency band for European countries to the 802 11a standard Meshdynamics MD4000 family of products support the following frequency range as standard 2412 2484 MHz and 4940 5900 MHz Options outside the above range including licensed frequency bands are also available for military non US and non FCC applications Contact your sales representative for more information 5 10 20 and 40 MHz wide channel widths are supported for the above range The table below enlists the supported rates for the channel widths for the supported fre
36. ation to the NMS other nodes wel It may be temporarily changed to 1 2 seconds to help with antenna alignment diagnostics Normal range of 10 20 seconds is suggested Saves Cancel D GPS Coordinates The Latitude and Longitude coordinates of the node can be entered in decimal form For Latitude coordinates north of the equator are positive and south of the equator are negative numbers For Longitude coordinates east of the meridian are positive and west of the meridian are negative Note This sets the default coordinates of the node If the node is equipped with the GPS option the coordinates reported in the heartbeat shall be updated automatically The default coordinates are used if the node does not have a GPS F Mobility Mode can be set to e Stationary e Mobile Infrastructure for stationary nodes that will serve as infrastructure for mobile nodes e Mobile for mobile nodes For Units with the optional Scanner radio the Mobile mode enables the node s mesh algorithm to become more dynamic with respect to its environment For stationary nodes that act as Infrastructure to mobile nodes the Mobile Infrastructure mode optimizes the network performance parameters for mobile child nodes NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 15 Node Configuration Interfaces mesh E The Interfaces tab of the Node Configuration window allows
37. ay create network performance issues For more information on the above parameters please refer to the EEE 802 11e standard NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 2 Advanced Options PBV mesh When enabled PBV provides a standards compliant Session Initiation Protocol SIP registrar and proxy on the MD4000 mesh node PBV is a software option available on Meshdynamics MD4000 family of mesh nodes This allows for out of box usage of SIP compliant phones on the network without requiring a PBX infrastructure The PBV tab on a node s advanced configuration page shows the current PBV settings for the node Since PBV settings need to be consistent across the network modifications to the PBV configuration are done using the PBV tab on the Status Window Alerts Networks HeartBeat Macro Actions Client Activity lal e Mac Address 4 Enable SIP server functionality M Add new extension 3 x Loo Enable only in P3M tm mode SS en Server IpAddress 0 0 0 0 5 Mac Address 00 14 B3 C8 B9 B9 server Port 5080 6 Lo cancel HIE 9 The PBV tab on the Status Window consists of two sections Extension Status 1 and Call Activity 2 Extension Status The extension status section displays all the configured extensions with their current status If the extension is active the
38. cators to see the channel of a particular wlan Notiice that a child uplink rado wlan1 will be on the same channel as its parent s downlink wlan0 as would be expected fai Minimizing the node display Click on the the minimize button 5 on the node icon to shrink the icon into a dot convenient for highly populated Network Screens Double click on the dot to bring the icon back to its original size To minimize all nodes right click the network tab and select Minimize All Nodes 6 Parent downlink NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 11 Link Values mesh When booting up a mesh for the first time it is good practice to boot up the ROOT node s first then the first closest RELAY then the next closest RELAY and so on The Network Viewer will display information about the links under the Heartbeat tab when the nodes boot up This information can be used to troubleshoot the link if necessary The four values associated to each link are explained below E Each Link Has Four Associated Values Parent Downlink Signal Rate Uplink Signal Rate Parent Downlink Signal This is the signal strength that a particular child node sees from its parent node Keep in mind that this will vary from child to child as child nodes are typically located at different distances from the parent node This also depends on the antennas used in the link A child n
39. che is populated when the Offline Map View is used for the first time Lal The Offline Map View displays the position of the nodes using map data from The map cache is stored in the Map folder of the Meshdynamics Network Viewer An internet connection is required for the caching the maps from Once the maps are cached the Offline Map View can operate without the internet connection Hence for applications where mobile nodes with the GPS option move around inside a perimeter you are advised to navigate the map through all required areas and at all required zoom levels before going offline Da Adjusting Node Location For nodes without GPS or for setting up the initial coordinates of the node one can manually enter the coordinates as explained in Additionally one can set the coordinates by dragging the nodes to a location on the map as described below Re fresh KC Adjust Map Nodes Track All Nodes F L Ge gt E e 7 i e i d d d Hi d 1 L rs i 1 kl E x ee a Erm daten A Settings 7 E Reboot Node e Tools RF Space Information 43 Performance Test Mesh Command Node Status WebPage Set Node Images P dakie Fibber ale Von A TRE rit ma f e fe i m VE We hi ba ec ee Ga a FA KK P ep Ls A LI air Se ee 1 Right click on an open area and select the Adjust Map Nodes option H Drag the map to the desired
40. ckground Image and click and browse to select the desired image file 3 4 Change the Grid Color as desired 5 Change the Parent Line Color as desired 6 Change the Neighbor Line Color as desired 7 Press OK and click Save to save the settings NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics nc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com mesh Remote Management Management Gateway Installation Mesh The Meshdynamics Network Viewer is designed to be operated on the same Layer 2 network as the MD4000 mesh nodes Consequently it cannot be used to manage a mesh network through a Layer 3 router unless a Meshdynamics Management Gateway is setup To obtain the Meshdynamics Management Gateway software contact Meshdynamics Technical Support Windows Installation e Install Apache web server for Windows version 2 2 9 or higher e Extract the provided zip file to a temporary folder e Stop the Apache server if it is currently running Copy the md mg folder from the extracted files into the server s document root directory typically lt lt Your ServerRoot gt gt htdocs e If your server s document root directory was not lt lt Your ServerRoot gt gt htdocs edit the httpd conf file found in the md mg conf directory as follows LoadModule md_mg_module htdocs md mg bin mod_md_mg so to LoadModule md_mg_module lt lt Your DocumentRoot gt gt md mg bin mod_md_mg so e Edit
41. conf for Ubuntu and append the following line at the end of the file Include lt lt Your DocumentRoot gt gt md mg conf httpd conf e Restart the Apache Server NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 40 Remote Management Management Gateway Configuration Mesh E To configure the Meshdynamics Management Gateway navigate to the following URL using a web browser oe iS ES http lt lt SERVER gt gt md mg mesh Meshdynamics Management Gateway Administration admin Logout Change Password Version 1 0 0 BETA 1 5 Linux Registered Users USER SESSIONS DEVICES admin 1 0 Reset Password Delete NewUser 0 0 Reset Password Delete Add User Login NewUser Password eeeee ca B Login as admin with the initial password default We recommend that you change the admin password from the initial default 2 Add a user with a secret password 3 The new user is displayed in the Registered Users section 4 The Management Gateway configuration is now completed User Console If you login with the credentials of the newly created user you will be directed to the User Console where the currently active remote management sessions 5 and active devices are displayed 6 NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com mesh Meshdynamics Management Gateway Admin
42. connectivity There are multiple reasons for this Fractional Power from radio cards Radio power should have be 100 factory default See NMS guide Downlink and Uplink Antenna types 5GHz full range antennas are needed 5 1GHz 5 9GHz 5GHz full range 8dbi Omni www Superpass com SPDJ 60 html www Superpass com SPD 60P html 5GHz full range high gain Panels See www Superpass com 5100 5900M html for choices available Antenna Placement and Alignment Adjacent channel interference is reduced by mounting the antennas at least 25 cm apart horizontally Set the vertical separation so the RF doughnut patterns do not overlap vertically For all antennas avoid placements where the open end of is near metal poles or power transformers It is best if there are no metal obstructions within 1 5m of the antennas Omni directional antennas should be mounted as vertical as possible and at similar heights for best results Note how the down tilt and beam width affects permissible height variations based on the tangent of the angle times the distance Poor Antenna VSWR ratings Verify with a VSWR Power meter that you are seeing RF power from both the uplink and downlink connections on each node The VSWR meter should be connected between the N connector and the antenna and put in forwarding mode Dbm levels a value of between 17 to 26 dbm are acceptable VSWR of around 1 2 is ideal Significantly higher values indicate a poor connectivity from the
43. cripting Platform The Signature for the checkAlert method is shown below for Ruby and J avaScript lanugages Ruby def checkAlert network node Write code here to implement any check for the provided node end J avaScript function checkAlert network node Write code here to implement any check for the provided node The Library folder of the Meshdynamics Network Viewer includes sample scripts that may be modified as required and copied into the AlertScripts folder for execution Choose the Ruby language if you wish to communicate or access external entities like databases or network connections from your scripts The standard Ruby library is included with the Network Viewer Refer to Ruby documentation for more details The J avaScript standard library is not as comprehensive as Ruby Hence access to external entities from J avaScript code is limited The Meshdynamics Network Viewer loads all scripts present in the Extensions folder at startup These scripts can extend the user interface of the Network Viewer by adding their own information elements like Status Tabs Property Tabs Content Menus etc NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 57
44. de Firmware macro action requires node specific firmware files to be present in the Updates folder of the 35 Macro Actions Importing PBV Settings LG After you configure the PBV settings and extensions using the PBV status tab you will need to import the PBV settings into your nodes m Run Macro E C Move Nodes To C Restore Default Settings gt Reboot Nodes C Update Node Firmware O Execute Utility Macro C Run Config Import Script Back ext Cancel To update the PBV settings for the nodes select the Import PBV Registry macro option Click on the Finish button Notes 1 The PBV software option needs to be activated on the nodes rA Contact your Meshdynamics Sales Representative for more information on activating the PBV software option 3 The nodes need to be rebooted for the changes to take effect NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 36 Network Views Overview MES mics E Topology View The standard view of the Meshdynamics network Viewer is the Topology View as shown in 1 below In the Topology View the node icons can be expanded to view more information and can be collapsed to save screen real estate and explain the information of node icons in Topology View The placement of node icons in Topology View is screen coordinate based and does not consider the ph
45. ded for advanced users Below is a overview of the list of commands available See www meshdynamics com documents MD4000_meshcommands pdf for more COMMAND e HEOCRIEIION CRIPTION cat proc net meshap access point sta list Gives information about clients and child nodes associated to the mesh node cat proc net atheros wlan0 noise Gives the noise floor and noise floor thresho d for a particular radio wlan The desired wlan can be substituted in the command wlan1 wlan3 etc cat proc brdinfo voltage Gives a reading of the voltage consumed by the node with precision of 0 1 volts ifconfig wlan0 Displays packet processing information for a particular radio wlan The desired wlan can be substituted in the command wlan1 wlan3 etc Gives the percentage of cpu being used by the mesh node cat proc net meshap mesh kap Displays information about parent node as well as potentia parent nodes cat var log messages Gives prior three hours of serial output from mesh node NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 55 NMS Application Programming Interface wR te EE EE Node Heartbeat Details 229 Merde Ans MAS AZ G Node 00 12 CE00 11 96 Mec Gchkihkotegt 4 ut Ot ce ter 0 28 i Mel rakes r t mm soni Teme TMEMTS gene PARENTS CHIL BE tu r OR aa more
46. downlink Typically 5 8GHz An AP radio for clients Typically 2 4GHz with support for both b and g clients NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 5 Installing the Network Viewer Software Prior to MeshDynamics Network Viewer Software Installation Please ensure that the mesh nodes are set up as shown below NMS Running Here 19100 ETHERNET Switch LAB ROOT Bg SWITCH 1 4 Downlink TU TS OSL CABLE FIREWALL ROUTER Uplink MODEM AUN RELAY 1 A DHCP server connected to SWITCH1 2 The ROOT mesh node is also connected to SWITCH1 Downlink i 3 The RELAY mesh nodes form a chain ending at the ROOT node These mesh nodes make all the wireless stations that connect to service radios on the mesh node not Uplink shown appear to be on the same LAN as the DHCP server and the Firewall Router 4 The Mesh Nodes are all Layer 2 transparent bridges and compatible with LAYER 3 protocol and RELAY policy software They are transparent to Layer 3 and above protocols and applications 5 Wireless stations connecting to the mesh nodes are assigned IP addresses by the DHCP server els 6 You may also elect to not have a DHCP server if the workstations are assigned static IP addresses A Installing the Network Viewer Software 1 The Network Viewer must run from a machine on wired side of the network as shown above the encircled laptop It is
47. e sticker value between 2 and 5 Referring to the offsets on the right for all models the two Ethernet ports are offset 0 1 For all models the first 5 8Ghz downlink is offset 2 the first 2 4HGhz service radio 4 You are connected to either a 5 8Ghz MESH INIT A downlink or a 2 4GHz BG AP radio 5 8GHz Downlinks Offset is 2 for MD4350 may be 2 or 5 for MD4452 dual downlinks 3 1 If you connecting to First Downlink type in http 169 254 129 1 8080 3 2 If you connecting to Second Downlink of MD4452 http 169 254 132 1 8080 Client AP Radios Offset is 4 for most models may be 4 or 5 for MD4458 dual AP nodes 3 3 If you connecting to First Client AP radio type in http 169 254 131 1 8080 3 4 If you connecting to Second Client AP MD4458 http 169 254 132 1 8080 Custom Configurations 3 5 Note the last ID information in the radio SSID e g MESH INIT BG 00 4b 6c 3 6 Subtract the last digits of the MAC ID from the Sticker 1D 3 7 The offset XX will 2 3 4 or 5 Connect to http 169 254 127 XX 1 8080 3 8 Example if the offset is 2 then connect to http 169 254 129 1 8080 H MD4350 a UE MD4452 13 E MD4458 An image of the web page is available at www meshdynamics com images MDNodeWebpage png Note that user name and password are required For security reasons contact MeshDynamics for that information NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdyna
48. each other The heartbeats show signal strength and transmit rate from parent to child node Set the heartbeat rate on the relay to 1 sec Align the relay antenna based on the changes to the signal strength shown by the heartbeats Repeat the steps above with the Root node setting its heartbeat to 1 second also Q The laptop connects to the node but the signal strength is weak A Recall that the factory default SSID setting for both 802 11a downlinks and 802 11b service radios is the same StructuredMesh Your computer may not be connecting to the nearest radio Change the SSID on the radios e g Relay80211A Relay802 11b connect to the radio of interest and then check signal strength Pinging the mesh node is another means to monitor transmission responsiveness Q The laptop connects to the node but range is less than expected A The 2 4GHz service radio supports 3 modes 802 11b only b and g g only 802 11g provide more bandwidth than 802 11b but at the cost of range Change the settings from the NMS to b only if more range is needed Also the radio Power Level Setting slider bar should be at 100 D Misaligned beams further reduces effectiveness of weaker signal at long distances Q The Root and Relay work well at short distances but not as the distance is increased A Common causes are antenna alignment and or bad cable connections The signal is weaker at longer distances and the effect of
49. ed ES What is being measured The Inter Node Performance Test measures the performance between the two selected nodes This includes all other network devices that are in the path between the two nodes NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com A5 RF Space I nformation Ei Right click on a node and select RF Space Information from the Tools section Es M RF Space Information for 00 12 CE 00 00 00 Update Required 5G Down Link wlan0 2 4G Down Link wlan2 EF Reboot Node GT Tools gt La RF Space Information Set Performance Test E Mesh Command Node Status WebPage RF Space Information unavailable for this interface SS D i Click the Update button It takes around 10 to 15 seconds for the information to be displayed Each downlink Client AP radio has its own tab that is filled with information The Saturation column 1 shows the CSMA CA normalized degree of activity for each channel Using it one can determine the average burst TCP bandwidth available for use in the medium In the shown example for Channel 1 2412 MHz the available TCP burst bandwidth is 100 22 46 20 100 15 50 Mbps assuming the theoretical maximum for 802 11b g to be 20 Mbps The saturation column also shows the percentage of transmissions that needed to be retried The Activity Map column 2 provides a visual
50. ed for purely mobile environments e g an underground mine deployment of stationary nodes When Startup in infrastructure mode 2 is enabled the mesh nodes startup normally and go into P3M mode after they loose connectivity This is useful for environments where loss of connectivity is the exception rather than the rule If sectored antennas are in use select the Enable sectored antenna mode 3 option P3M mode cannot be enabled on nodes that do not have a scanner radio AND the scan channel list for the uplink radio is empty When enabled on mobile nodes with scanner radios P3M assumes omni directional antenna usage NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 29 Network Management Security mesh The Meshdynamics Network Viewer can be locked into a read only view state by setting an administration password Basic Security The read only view state allows users to view the network state but not configure or modify the node s settings EN Ga M Set Admin password for default wi req Old Password hawa All Nodes TIRTONE E Minimize All Nodes Maximize All Nodes Maximize All Nodes Confirm Password g Set Password for this network E Set Password for this network Lox cancel 5 Lock This Network 1 Set an administration password for the network by right clicking the network tab and selecting the
51. er you setup the Network Viewer instance at the node deployment site to forward packets to your gateway you can configure another instance to manage the nodes remotely as shown below m Management Gateway Settings m Meshdynamics Network Viewer 9 0 Forward packets to another network Fie Run Search View Tools Remote Management F amp El 0e Eve E Start cient Da bw eg el UserName NewUser Property Val SI Properties 7 abat d saiat Name ike se Neerrinhian Ignore local incoming packets o Cancel Click on Properties in the Remote Management menu Select the Manage packets from another network option Enter the Server s address IP address or Hostname and listening port Wel Enter the same user credentials used at the forwarding location Press OK to save your settings and select the Start Client command to start managing the remote node deployment site NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 4 Remote Management mesh E Central Management of multiple remote node deployments The Meshdynamics Management Gateway can be used to manage multiple remote node deployments centrally For each node deployment site follow instructions on to setup an instance of the Network Viewer to forward packets to your gateway The same user credentials must be used if you would like on
52. es to form a wirelessly linked chain Upstream amp Downstream Upstream implies closer to the Ethernet The root is upstream of relay 1 Wireless Uplinks and Downlinks re Ethernet The Ethernet link is the uplink upstream link connection for the root The root has is a wired uplink Its backhaul is the wired network ROOT F DOWNLINK Relays have wireless uplinks through a upstream downlink radio Downlink radios act like Access Points AP they send out a beacon Uplink radios act like clients they do not send out a beacon A wireless radio card in the laptop can inform you of the presence of downlinks but not UPLINK of uplinks Downlinks beacon Uplinks do not SERVICE RELAY The uplink and downlink radios form a wireless backhaul path AP radios operate in the 2 4GHz band to service 11b g clients 802 11a wireless devices may be serviced by the 5 8GHz downlink Thus both 802 11a and 802 11b g client access is supported Backhaul radios operate in 802 11a 5 8GHz band to avoid interference with the 802 11b g 2 4GHz AP radios pink right To summarize there are 4 types of links in Structured Mesh products A wired uplink to provide Ethernet connectivity This connects the ROOT node to the wired network MA wireless downlink to provide wireless connectivity Acts like an AP for the uplink Typically 5 8GHz _ A wireless uplink to connect to upstream mesh nodes This is a client to the
53. heme WPA Personal and WPA Enterprise options are supported WPA Personal D WPA Enterprise H After creating modifying and securing a vlan it is possible to temporarily save the vlan while another is being created for example by clicking on the Save icon 1 After all vlans are saved in the list below the icons one can then permanently save Update Cancel the VLANs by clicking the Update button bottom of the Node Configuration window Notes 1 After Creating the VLANs the Unit should be rebooted 2 VLAN SSIDs are treated as hidden SSIDs For advanced information refer to Advanced Configuration Ethernet on NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 21 Node Configuration Access Control List E The ACL tab serves two purposes The first purpose is to give the node D the ability to restrict service to any device given its MAC ID This can be useful if it is seen via the Client Activity tab that a particular client is General InterfaceSettings Security VLAN unjustly consuming bandwidth A To deny service to a given MAC ID click on the New icon MAC Address VLAN 1 B This will allow the user to enter the MAC ID label B 802 lle Category F After the MAC ID is entered select the Block option i Then click the Update button at the bottom of the window D ae Allow c Block D The
54. ies mesh The policy definitions are based on 17 Layer 2 3 4 protocol fields Fields include UDP ports TCP ports RTP media types IP addresses etc Meshdynamics Effistream allows setting packet based policies for QoS and security Policies include Single shot NO ACK transmission 802 11e category assignment for QoS and blocking of packets The NO ACK transmission optimizes network performance for Constant Bit Rate CBR applications CBR applications do not need MAC layer re transmissions and hence setting the NO ACK policy can improve CBR application performance In the Effistream tab of the Configuration window click on Add Rule 1 and select a matching Criteria 2 and Value 3 IGMP RF Editor tm M Advanced Configuration 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 Ethernet 802 11e Category PBV tm P3M tm Rules The Rule gets added into the main hierarchy 4 Adding child rules specifies the AND condition whereas adding sibling rules specifies an OR condition e g The figure on the right shows an AND condition between Ethernet Type 2048 IP protocol 17 UDP destination port 5000 10000 After completing the condition press the Add Action button 5 to define the policy for the match 6 The example on the right shows 1 For UDP packets destined to ports 5000 10000 with a RTP payload type of G 729 and length between 150 and 170 the 802 11e voice category Is applied with the NO ACK
55. ill be applied for all Nodes 1 Create a FIPS 140 2 compliant mesh network community using the New Network option in the File menu Make sure you check on FIPS 140 2 compliant NOTE The Network Key for FIPS 140 2 compliant mesh network communities must be a hexadecimal string consisting of 16 pairs of hexadecimal characters 0 9 and A F 2 Enable Group Selection and select the nodes to be configured for FIPS 140 2 compliance 3 Select the FIPS 140 2 Wizard option from the Wizards sub menu 4 Select the desired FIPS 140 2 compliant mesh network community 5 The Group Selected nodes shall be pre selected on the list shown on the left You may add more nodes or de select some nodes before pressing the button After pressing the button the selected nodes will be shown on the right Press the Next button to continue 6 The FIPS Security column shows whether a node s security configuration is already FIPS 140 2 compliant 7 Press the Security button to configure the security scheme for selected nodes 8 Press the Next button to commit the configuration NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 47 GPS Wizard E The MD4000 mesh nodes can be ordered with the optional GPS receiver hardware module Once installed the GPS receiver s software needs to be enabled on the node The GPS W
56. istration NewUser Logout Change Password Version 1 0 0 BETA 1 5 Linux Active Sessions SESSION IP ADDRESS TYPE STARTED LAST ACTIVITY MGMT RX MGMT TX CMD RX CMD TX RESP RX RESP TX 08217A00 192 168 254 184 Management 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Active Devices MAC ADDRESS LAST ACTIVITY SESSION ID SESSION IP ADDRESS 41 Remote Management mesh After the Meshdynamics Management Gateway is installed and configured the Meshdynamics Network Viewer needs to be configured for using the gateway Forwarding Packets A Network Viewer instance needs to be installed and running at the node deployment site This instance needs to be configured to forward all packets to the gateway as shown below m Management Gateway Settings Forward packets to another network File Run Search View Tools Remote Management S Gel ne ml EN E start cient 6 Manage packets from another network Server Addr ess YourServer Property Vali SI Properties 1 Name Sy Port 80 UserName NewUser Click on Properties in the Remote Management menu Select Forward packets to another network option Enter the Server s address IP address or Hostname and listening port 4 Enter the user credentials The admin user cannot be used Press OK to save your settings and select the Start Client command to start forwarding the packets Managing Remotely Aft
57. izard allows you to enable the GPS software on a set of selected nodes NOTE Running the GPS Wizard on nodes without the GPS receiver will have no effect mi 7 i k Vi wer on twork Viewer 9 0 Tools Remote Management Help File Run Search View Tools ote Manage gt E i Show Client Activity e LI Ti les b D o ral 3 CG Lal gt E EE e Si gz Internode Performance Test S a Ei Mesh Command Eisarde ke 140 2 Wizard F Script Console ES GPS Wizard e _ M Gps settings update 3 unit s Press Start to begin DS enable ces 4 Node Address IP Address 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 192 168 254 22 Ready for Update 00 12 CE 00 00 00 192 168 254 237 Ready for Update 00 12 CE 00 20 08 197 168 254 21 Ready for Update 1 Enable Group Selection and select the desired nodes H From the Tools menu select GPS Wizard from the Wizards sub menu 3 Make sure the Status column reads Ready for Update for all selected nodes NOTE Nodes with I P addresses not reachable from the PC running Network Viewer shall be skipped 4 To enable GPS functionality check on the Enable checkbox To disable GPS functionality uncheck the box 5 Press the Start button to update the nodes NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 48 APPEN
58. l Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 43 Performance Measurement E PC to Node performance m Performance Test CE A EE or LA Settings Node IP Address 192 168 254 101 Race 15 a s be 3 Protocol TcP Up Bandwidth Reboot Node E Tools k Lal RF Space Information 5 Type Single Dual Geet EI e E Mesh Command Node Status Web Page Tr E 1 Right click the node icon and select Performance Test from the Tools menu 2 By default the performance test is executed for 15 records Modify this number as needed 3 Select the required protocol For UDP specify the bandwidth to be used for the test 4 5 Choose the test type Single Sends packets from the PC to the node Dual Sends packets in both directions and has two modes Individual Completes one direction before starting the other Simultaneous Sends packets in both direction at the same time 7 Press the Start button EN What is being measured The Performance Test measures the through put between the selected node and the PC running the NMS Hence the test will include all nodes in the path from the PC to the selected node e g The image on the left below the performance test will measure the path from the PC through the switch ROOT RELAY1 to RELAY 2 8 e g The image on the right below the performance test will measure the path from the PC through RELAY2 RE
59. lient Activity tab now the selected nodes Alerts Networks HeartBeat Macro Actions PBVi tm MacAddress 00 12 CE 00 00 60 00 12 CE 00 11 96 DU 12CE 00 00 6C O0 12 CE 00 00 00 00 13 02 A0BA 78 OO SOB 85 55 87 F 1 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 DU 12 CE 00 00 43 Upstream Rate Signal 18mbps 69dEm StructuredMesh 89dBm StructuredMesh M Show Client Activity x Client Activity Disabled 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 00 12 CE 00 11 96 00 12 CE 00 00 6C Client Activity Enabled 00 12 CE 00 00 00 00 12 CE 00 00 48 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 shows additional information for Essid Bssid Activity Time Bytes Received Bytes Sent 00 LA CE 00 00 024 00 TCE 00 00 02 53mins 2356cs mins 365ecs 9226 29890 1192 Note When finished viewing client activity disable the nodes from STA Activity List This reduces needless traffic over the backhaul Mac Address The PBV tab allows management and monitoring of the Meshdynamics Persistent Baseline Voice PBV option PBV is a software option available on Meshdynamics MD4000 mesh nodes When enabled PBV provides an out of the box PBX for SIP compliant VOIP phones For more information please refer to NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 10 Viewing Node Status Double click on any node icon to bring up the node s information in the Properties Window left of the Network screen
60. ly one Network Viewer instance to be running on the central management location If the same user credentials are not used multiple Network Viewer instances must be run at the central management location Configure the Network Viewer instance at the central management location to Manage packets from another network providing the same user credentials used at the node deployment locations ES Management Security The user credentials provided in the Remote Management setup are for the Meshdynamics Management Gateway This is completely independent of the 128 bit AES security and the administration password schemes discussed in and Kai SSL Encryption The Apache server running the Meshdynamics Management Gateway can be configured to use Secure Sockets Layer SSL for encrypting all transactions Please read Apache server documentation for setting up SSL on the Apache server 1 The Meshdynamics Network Viewer will need to be configured to use SSL for connecting to the server m Management Gateway Settings Forward packets to another network Manage packets from another network Server Address YourServer 80 Newser Ignore local incoming packets ai Ignoring Local Nodes 2 The Meshdynamics Network Viewer can be configured to ignore packets from local nodes and only display remote nodes by selecting the Ignore local incoming packets option NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc Al
61. mics com 53 MeshDynamics Channel Management mesh A core limitation of all wireless networks is RF channel interference The worst case is co channel interference where all mesh backhaul radios are on the same channel This is the case with dual radio systems where one radio serves clients while the other solitary radio forms the mesh backhaul path Monitoring Adjacent Channel Interference Adjacent channel interference is significantly less damaging but also causes throughput losses It occurs when two or more radios operate on different channels but the center frequencies are sufficiently close to cause interference Field tests with 802 11 compliant 5GHz radios indicate minimal adjacent channel interference with proper antenna placement and at least 40 MHz separation between the center frequencies of the 5GHz radios Decreasing the channel separation between these center frequencies beyond a minimum of 40 MHz results in decreased throughput performance Throughput rapidly deteriorates below 30 MHz channel separation between uplink and downlink backhaul radios Dynamic channel management software residing in each MeshDynamics node monitors the RF environment and minimizes adjacent channel interference by ensuring sufficient channel separation between all up link and down link radios that hear each other MeshDynamics patented and patent pending technology in each node maintains the correct level of channel separation specific
62. misalignment is more pronounced above Check for metal obstructions near the antennas and sufficient antenna spacing at least 25 cm apart Q The overall throughput is poor despite a good signal strength between backhaul radios A Bandwidth reduces with retries Retries occur when packets are not correctly received This could be due to external RF interferences Move the antennas to another location or change the channels manually to see if that helps For long range beyond IEEE 802 11 default settings change ACK timing for both downlink of parent node and uplink of child node Contact Information Link www meshdynamics com Contact Us html Technical Support Literature Link www meshdynamics com tech presentations html NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 50 Trouble Shooting Step by Step 1 3 mesh At the end of the day the wireless mesh software moves packets from radio to another radio Since RF environments is never ideal we have compiled a step by step procedure to help you isolate the RF related problems you may encounter Power Supply Considerations f the radios don t receive enough juice there will be faulty transmissions Verify that nodes are powered up this includes verifying that the power source is of the correct voltage and current Note that the board works with voltages from 9 48 VDC but the RJ 45 POE connectors is rated around 1 Amp current flow
63. nal Mode WPA Passphrase Key Group Key Renewal 30 Cipher CCMP Cipher TKIP Select WPA Personal from the list of options Choose the desired mode WPA or WPA2 802 11i Select the desired encryption cipher CCM or TKIP Ea Type in a pass phrase and click Generate to create the 256 bit PSK eech NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com mesh 19 Node Configuration Security mesh Ei Setting up WPA WPA2 Enterprise Security Interface Security WPA Enterprise de Fi Radius Server 3 Radius Port 1817 4 Radius Secret 5 Group Key Renewal 30 sec s Cipher CCMP C Cipher TKIP 6 Radius Server decides VLAN Membership 7 Select WPA Enterprise from the list of options Choose the desired mode WPA or WPA2 802 11i Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server Note The node s IP address must be configured such that the RADIUS server is reachable from the node Enter the RADIUS server listen port default 1812 Enter the authentication secret to be used by the node Select the desired encryption cipher Check on Radius Server decides VLAN membership if you want clients to be dynamically put on specific VLANs as decided by the Radius Server The Radius Server must be configured to send the Egress VLANI D attribute specified by RFC 4675 NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamic
64. o select nodes for macro operations go to the Run menu and select Run Macro A This will two options for selection B M Meshdynamics Network Viewer 9 0 File Run Search View Tools Remote Management H e Fils Va el e 2 il D ES da C N Select Nodes From Active List B E Stop Viewer N Pro me Group Selection Value Operate on one node A Run Macro Pe MAC ID tf center desciption gt gt Default Latitude 040 896906 Default Longitude 123 596191 Crunty Code Selecting nodes from the Active List Group Select nodes by first clicking on the Group Select icon Then SHIFT CLICK on each desired node A blue checkmark will appear inside the node icon text window adding the nodes to the Active List The selection is also added to the Macro Actions status tab SH gt Aae C Enable Group Select Mode wy x Runtime Flags LG Reboot Required No z 4455 v Radar Detected No Property Value Name meshap are Description lt lt enter description gt gt Su i BR Default Latitude 040 896906 H Default Longitude 123 596191 3 j i S Cond Coe 0 7 en 153 54 asso v r Location Local ae options D Blue Check Marks appear on Selected Nodes Alerts Networks HeartBeat Client Activity PBV tm H Ze Mac Address Macro Action Time Stamp Node Name Macro Name Status Progress 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 Sep 03
65. ode with a high gain antenna on its uplink will see a stronger signal from the parent node than if a lower gain antenna was used This is because the higher gain antenna will have a higher receive sensitivity Conversely putting a higher gain antenna on the parent node s downlink will result in the child nodes seeing a stronger signal from the parent Parent Downlink Rate This is the connectivity in the direction of parent node to child node Again each child node will have its own value for Parent Downlink Rate Uplink Signal This is the signal strength of a node s uplink as seen by its parent node Keep in mind that this value depends on each antenna used in the link A child node with a high gain antenna on its uplink will transmit a stronger signal to the parent node than if a lower gain antenna was used Conversely putting a higher gain antenna on the parent node s downlink will result in the parent node seeing a stronger signal from the parent since the higher gain antenna will have a higher receive sensitivity Uplink Rate This is the connectivity in the direction of child node to parent node The two values displayed on the neighbor lines in between nodes are the Uplink Rate and the Parent Downlink Signal Alerts Networks Macro Actions Client Activity PBV tm Mac Address IP Address Node Name Time Stamp Model No ES 00 12 CE 00 01 60 192 168 254 25 meshap Sep 18 12 41 27 MD4240 44x MN 00 12 CE
66. of RF link health Intermittent sources of external RF interference cause unexplained drops in transmission effectiveness Pinging the mesh node from multiple locations may help isolate where the RF link is poor due to these types of sporadic interference sources NMS shows Mesh was operational now is not The challenge is to isolate what may have changed The changes may have occurred remotely via the NMS or on the wired side of the network Some causes UDP based Heat Beat packets not received The NMS displays node connectivity status based on UDP packets received from mesh nodes transmitted over the air to the root node If the configuration is as shown in Figure 10 1 these forwarded heart beats eventually reach the root node and are available on the switch The computer running the NMS will not receive the UDP based heart beats if the computer has an IP address that is not part of the switch domain if the switch has a VLAN setting causing non VLAN tagged data to be ignored if there are firewalls or the computer is not supporting DHCP Solutions include rebooting the NMS computer to restart DHCP disabling firewalls VLAN setting temporarily Also node that a moving a node from one network to another causes heart beats to show on another tab on the NMS b Ping requests to the mesh node should always be returned if the mesh node has route connectivity Configuration changes via NMS not executed Prior to changing node configurations the c
67. ort Allow all VLANs Allow all VLANs Disallow all VLANs Disallow all VLANs In the default setup it is assumed that the mesh nodes are connected to a VLAN aware switch On the switch the port where the mesh node connects is configured to allow and tag packets belonging to all VLANs except the Management VLAN The packets belonging to the Management VLAN must ingress the mesh node as untagged The Ethernet tab allows mapping of VLANs to each of the ETHERNET ports on the MD4000 family of mesh nodes The mapping allows the following additional options Allow selected VLAN In this mode untagged packets received are assumed to be part of the selected VLAN Packets received with tags other than the selected VLAN are dropped Additionally packets belonging to the selected VLAN are transmitted as untagged Packets belonging to other VLANs including the default VLAN are not transmitted on the port This option allows the usage of VLANs without requiring a VLAN aware switch The most common use of this option is on the peripheral ETHERNET port ixpl Disallow all VLANs In this mode packets received with tags are dropped Packets received without a tag are assumed to be part of the default VLAN Additionally only packets belonging to the default VLAN are transmitted on the port Untagged packets are put on the default VLAN Packets belonging to the default VLAN Allow all VLANs Tagged packets belonging
68. pear on the screen below The icons initially appear in a cluster however they can be moved to desired locations by clicking and dragging Each relay node icon will have a blue line that connects it to its parent node The blue connector lines represent the backhaul of the mesh This is the path information takes to or from the Internet There will also be a web of gray dotted lines between the node icons These lines represent the awareness a child node has of its potential parent nodes There may be a number of possible parent nodes for a particular child node but the child node will dynamically choose the best path to the root node This does not necessarily mean the fewest number of hops The mesh nodes are periodically sending status information heartbeats When they are received by the Network Viewer the screens are updated However the mesh network does not require the Network Viewer to be running To confirm this 1 Save the screen view Use either the File menu or the toolbar save icon 2 Stop the Network Viewer and quit the application 3 Note that the mesh network continues to operate regardless of whether the Network Viewer is running or not running 4 Activate the application again and start the Viewer The Network Viewer Heart beat window is updated as heart beats are received NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 7 Network Viewer Screen
69. quency range 4 9 5 9 GHz OFDM mode 2 4 2 5 GHz DSSS mode 2 4 2 5 GHz OFDM mode 5 MHz 1 5 2 25 3 4 5 6 9 12 13 5 Mbps 0 25 0 5 1 375 2 75 Mbps 1 5 2 25 3 4 5 6 9 12 13 5 Mbps 10 MHz 3 4 5 6 9 12 18 24 27 5 Mbps 0 5 1 2 75 5 5 Mbps 3 4 5 6 9 12 18 24 27 5 Mbps 20 MHz 6 9 12 18 24 26 48 54 Mbps 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps 6 9 12 18 24 26 48 54 Mbps 40 MHz 12 18 24 36 48 72 96 108 Mbps 2 4 11 22 Mbps 12 18 24 36 48 72 96 108 Mbps In addition to custom channel widths custom channel center frequencies are also supported The RF Editor is not enabled in the standard Meshdynamics Network Viewer Please contact your sales representative for more information on enabling this feature Meshdynamics provides the RF Editor capability as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The entire risk as to the quality legality and performance of RF Editor is with the user Should the RF Editor prove defective or cause Meshdynamics nodes to generate RF in an available or illegal frequency in a particular region the user will assume the cost of all necessary repair correction or legal action NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 24 Advanced Options Effistream L Rule Propert
70. radio Reference www praxsym com documents t meterFAQ pdf Contact Information Link www meshdynamics com Contact Us html Technical Support Literature Link www meshdynamics com tech presentations html NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 51 Trouble Shooting Step by Step 2 3 mesh Client is connected but unable to receive send There are multiple reasons for this First disable firewalls temporarily and verify that WEP WPA key values are correct See NMS Guide Ensure that the client has a unique IP address and that if any VLANS are configured that the and the wired side of the network is correctly configured for the VLAN that the client is in The port that the root node is plugged into is part of the VLAN and that any other server s ports that need to access the wireless network are included in the VLAN Poor RF signal strength Verify from the NMS that all nodes have connections to each other with signal strength weaker than 42 Dbm and stronger than 86 Dbm If not then either reposition the nodes antennas or change to different type of antennas Low or high Dbm readings may be caused by reflections from metal objects or other obstructions The MeshDynamics RF planning models the RF coverage including obstructions Contact your MeshDynamics technical support person for more information on the RF planner and its use While RF signal strength is not a sufficient indicator
71. s Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 20 Node Configuration Virtual LANs mesh The VLAN tab contains all necessary tools to create modify and secure a vlan Virtual Local Area Network VLANs enable segregation of clients into logical networks even if they are all on the same physical network This is achieved by tagging data packets from the clients with a IEEE 802 1q VLAN tag A VLAN aware switch reads this tag and routes data packets accordingly VLANs support I EEE 802 1p bridge priority settings from 0 7 VLAN tagging thus serves to group some data packets together and assign them to one of eight differentiated classes of service CoS In addition to supporting IEEE 802 1p priority settings 0 7 MD4000 also supports I EEE 802 11e categories for each VLAN A General InterfaceSettings Security ACL C ax Name Voice VLAN D ESSID Voice c Tagging dt 4095 D eren P ioe MIE 802 1P Priority 7 Units F To create a VLAN click on the New VLAN icon Label A Enter the VLAN s name Enter the VLAN s ESSID The ESSID for the VLAN must be unique Enter the 802 1q tag for the VLAN The tag for the VLAN must be unique For IEEE 802 11e based over the air prioritization select a category Select the IEEE 802 1p bridging priority VLAN Security G Security encryption for VLANs mirror those for node radios Each C No Security VLAN can be configured with its own private security sc
72. sed data is recorded in a remote database NMS SDK LIBRARY consists of a library of classes for interacting with the MD4000 family of nodes lt provides a direct interface to the nodes and can be used to develop custom User Interfaces and applications Documentation on the class library is at http support meshdynamics com downloads nmsapi NMSUI SDK LIBRARY consists of a library of classes for extending the Meshdynamics Network Viewer User s can create custom Status Tab windows Context Menu s Property tabs and can be Network Viewer events The NMSUI SDK is part of the Meshdynamics Network Viewer and hence cannot be used separately It may be used to customize the standard NMS viewer Pricing for SDK LIBRARIES Contact your Sales Representative for information on obtaining the NMS SDK NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 56 OEM Scripting Interface mesh The Meshdynamics Network Viewer includes a scripting platform for using both the NMSUI SDK and the NMS SDK via scripting languages like Ruby and J avaScript The Network Viewer includes a bundled version of the NMS SDK along with the NMSUI SDK Scripting Platform Alert Scripts and Extensions The Meshdynamics Network Viewer executes scripts present in the AlertScripts folder upon every heartbeat The scripts in this folder need to implement a method called checkAlert and write code using the S
73. so higher voltages are needed for POE inputs Higher voltages also reduce long wire cables We suggest a 24VDC 2A power supply www meshdynamics com documents MD24VDCPOEADAPTER pdf Intermittent reboots on nodes Verify that the power is clean the most accurate method is to use an Oscilloscope to verify that the power is clean no noise or spikes Short power losses will also cause reboots Nodes not connecting to mesh The nodes are powered up but they don t show up on the NMS First verify that the 802 11a radios are transmitting The wireless card on the laptop should support 802 11a If the radios are attempting to connect but not yet connected to the mesh you will see ESSIDs of MESH INIT A plus the last six characters of the MAC e g MESH INIT A 00 01 4A The MAC ID of the downlink is 00 12 CE 00 01 4A Note Nodes marked to belong to another mesh network or with different encryption settings may also not be visible on the NMS See NMS user guide for details on changing these settings Firewall settings must allow UDP Heart beat packets from the mesh nodes Nodes are intermittently connecting to the mesh If the ESSID states Structured Mesh then the nodes have come up and connected to the mesh but the connection is intermittent This is due to weak or intermittent RF signals On the wireless radio card note the current signal strength Radio power setting on the node radios should be 100 factory default Intermittent RF
74. t channel interference resulting from the channel mask overlaps 2 400 2 412 GHz 2 437 GHZ 2 462 GHz 2 483 GHz Center Frequency Center Frequency Center Frequency GHz Channel 1 Channel 6 Channel 11 NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 54 Mesh Command Line I nterface CLI mesh E Mesh Command is a virtual serial console that allows the user to attain much more technical information than is available on the Network Screen or the Node Configuration window See www meshdynamics com documents MD4000_meshcommands pdf for more A Right click on the desired node and select Mesh Command from the Advanced Tools list This brings up the Command window B Commands are entered on the Command line After commands are entered press Enter to view the output Mesh Command fir DST Pre NET EC Se bel ce E 7 iba 254 52 CS Gu e esr egy ase fee sta eit ES ef Gesell 54 66 SN Delete S Configure Mode Ed Restore Default Settings seen ea een a nen ene nn eee nee nee eee Donne eee none seen nee el Reboot Node STATION AER RIDO KA H EC AKT AS KETTER UO RAN sf Advanced Tools d La RF oa es Mesh Command IZ cae O0 c wien 0000 E OO24 1000000001L1040 010000002180 Ha Yar I Node Status Web Page SOO EST dl viandes Daga Hl ae alles E ll OCH Ho Mo Yezllli ES Mesh Command is generally inten
75. to a radio type protocol and external RF conditions This is key to ensuring reliable high performance in dynamic wireless mesh networks 100 90 Percentage of 80 maximum throughput 70 TCP IP 60 50 40 Separation Between Center Frequencies MHz ES 5G Spectrum Usage 40 MHz Separation The 5G spectrum is broken up into three sections shown below With 20 MHz Channel Widths and 40 MHz separation between the channels there are a total of 4 8 3 15 channels available 5180 5320 four 20 MHZ non overlapping 5180 5220 5260 5300 5400 5700 eight 20 MHZ non overlapping 5400 5440 5480 5520 5560 5600 5640 5680 5745 5845 three 20 MHZ non overlapping 5745 5785 5825 Based on country based regulatory restrictions not all these channels may be available for unlicensed use Nevertheless 5G remains the preferred choice for wireless backhaul radio uplink and downlinks with 2 4G serving the service radios AP for client access 4 2 4GHz Spectrum Usage 20 MHz separation Three channels in the 2 4GHz ISM band are referred to as non overlapping These are channels 1 6 and 11 and are the default 2 4GHz channels used by MeshDynamics In the illustration below it can be seen how the tails of the OFDM channel masks overlap while the plateaus do not Note that the separation between the center frequencies is less than 40 MHz 2 4G is not a preferred backhaul spectrum due to its limited spectrum and adjacen
76. to a VLAN not registered are sent untagged on the node are dropped Other packets are sent tagged Packets belonging to the default VLAN are sent untagged Other packets are dropped Untagged packets are put on the default Disallow all VLANs VLAN Tagged packets are dropped Untagged packets are put on the selected VLAN Packets belonging to the selected VLAN Allow selected VLAN Tagged packets not belonging to the selected VLAN are sent untagged are dropped Other packets are dropped NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 26 Advanced Options 802 11e Category mesh E The IEEE 802 11e standard defines 4 access categories e Background e Best Effort e Video e Voice The default contention window parameters are defined for each of the 4 categories The 802 11e Category tab allows tweaking of the CSMA CA contention window parameters M Advanced Configuration 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 Ka IGMP RF Editor tm Effistream tm Ethernet PEV tm P3M tm Background 1 Best Effort Video Voice Background AIFSN Burst Time TXOP Disable Backoff mn 1 Select a 802 11e Category to modify 2 Change the CSMA CA contention window parameters as desired 3 Check Disable Backoff to completely disable the CSMA CA Binary Exponential Backoff NOTE Changing the CSMA CA contention window parameters is not advised as it m
77. type in the pertinent MAC ID F Next select which created VLANs will be allowed for the device as well as 802 11e category G H After these settings are complete select the Allow option 1 Lastly click the Update button at the bottom of the Node Configuration window NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com mesh 22 Advanced Configuration I GMP mesh Ei Meshdynamics MD4000 family of mesh nodes implement IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol snooping a feature that allows optimization of multi cast transmissions Unlike broadcast traffic that needs to be sent to everyone on the network multi cast traffic needs to be sent only to the devices that have subscribed to it When enabled IGMP snooping shall forward multi cast traffic on an interface only if there are one or more subscribers for its group A Host can join a group by sending a IGMP J oin message for that group Similarly a host can leave a group by sending a IGMP Leave message for that group NOTE IGMP Snooping may cause issues if the devices on the network do not comply with the IGMP v2 and IGMP v3 standards M Advanced Configuration 00 12 CE 00 00 6C Without IGMP snooping multicast traffic is treated in the same manner as broadcast traffic ie Itis forwarded to all ports With IGMP snooping multicast traffic of a group is only forwarded to ports th
78. ure More information on support for FI PS 140 2 in MD4000 products can be found in the MD4000 FIPS Security Policy document available for download from the NIST website M Meshdynamics Network Viewer 9 0 Network Name FIPSNET m o SS ag a Els G LI yT FE E ER Network Key PETIT IITiiiiititiiitiitititt SS ch E Si SE Confirm Key keeeegeeeeeeereegeeeeeeee atwork Viewer 9 0 1 FIPS 140 2 compliant Tools Remote Management Help D Show Client Activity FI Internode Performance Test BM Mesh Command LS Wizards T Script Console M FIPS 140 2 Wizard Network Selection esan A EE FIPSNET sd Dropdown contains the list of FIPS 140 2 compliant networks Select the destination network to which Nodes from network default are to be moved d KS 140 2 Wizard 3 Ke GPS Wizard SSS X M FIPS 140 2 Wizard Nodes Selection Node s 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 00 12 CE 00 00 48 00 12 CE 00 00 00 00 12 CE 00 11 96 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 00 12 CE 00 00 6C Selected nodes will z moved to network FIPSNET ee M FIPS 140 2 Wizard Security Settings Model MD4454 AAAA MD4350 AAIx MD4350 AAIx MD4455 AAIA MD4455 AAIA MD4350 AAIx MD4458 AAII Ds Mac Address 00 12 CE 00 00 22 00 12 CE 00 00 B0 00 12 CE 00 00 1E 00 12 CE 00 11 96 00 12 CE 00 00 6C 00 12 CE 00 00 00 00 12 CE 00 20 D8 FIPS Security On next configured security settings w
79. urity options NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 30 Network Management Security mesh The Meshdynamics Structured Mesh protocol used by the MD4000 mesh nodes uses 128 bit AES encryption to prevent un authorized nodes from joining the network Additionally Meshdynamics Network Viewer also uses 128 bit AES encryption to communicate with the mesh nodes Enhanced 128 bit AES Security All MD4000 nodes are factory assigned to the default mesh network community with a common 128 bit AES key This enables the users to use them by simply turning them on Since all factory shipped MD4000 nodes use the same mesh network community and 128 bit AES key 1 Any person can power on another MD4000 mesh node and join it to your network 2 By joining the un authorized mesh node with your network the person can connect other client devices to this mesh node and completely override any security schemes you may have implemented with your mesh nodes 3 The person can modify change corrupt the configuration of your mesh nodes by running the Meshdynamics Network Viewer software on his client device To avoid the above issue it is recommended that you create your own mesh network community with a password and move your mesh nodes to that network Ml Meshdynamics Network Viewer 9 0 M New Network x File Run Search View Tools Remote Manager FE i Ss al DE ene L
80. urrent node configuration is transmitted from the node to the NMS With poor RF links some data packets may not be received by the NMS The NMS does not then know the current node configuration Solution NMS configuration change requests should be re transmitted from an NMS running on a laptop wirelessly connected to the node or via a mesh routing path with strong RF links A simple indicator of good connectivity is rapid ping request acknowledgements from the mesh node Contact Information Link www meshdynamics com Contact Us html Technical Support Literature Link www meshdynamics com tech presentations html NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 52 Trouble Shooting Step by Step 3 3 mesh Help The Node is stranded cannot reach it via the NMS must reset it to Default somehow There can be multiple reasons why a node becomes unreachable including incorrect security settings incorrect name in the logical network etc Regardless of the reason if the node cannot be seen on the NMS it is either in MESH INIT status or its heartbeats are no longer being recognized by the NMS some causes above A If you can connect to either of the Ethernet ports on the node 1 Power down the node Wait 30 seconds and power the node back up 2 Using the wireless utility on your laptop wait until you see the radios are in MESH INIT status that is ESSID states MESH INIT
81. your server s httpd conf file and append the following line at the end of the file Include lt lt Your DocumentRoot gt gt md mg conf httpd conf e Restart the Apache server Linux I nstallation NOTE On Linux the Meshdynamics Management Gateway will only work if the Apache server is configured to use the worker MPM with a single process multiple threads model See README txt in the extracted files for more information e Install the Apache web server with the worker MPM if not installed version 2 2 8 or higher e Extract the provided tar ball to a temporary folder e Stop the Apache server if it is currently running e Recursively copy the md mg folder from the extracted files into the server s document root directory typically var www for Fedora Core 7 or var www html for Ubuntu Also Specified by the DocumentRoot directive in configuration e Change the owner of the copied md mg folder to the Apache server s user and group using the following command Fedora Core 7 chown hR apache apache var www md mg Ubuntu chown hR www data www data var www html md mg Modify the above commands as appropriate to your Apache server s DocumentRoot and User Group values e Edit the md mg conf httpd conf file and change LoadModule md_mg_module modules mod_md_mg so LoadModule aioe iil lt lt Your DocumentRoot gt gt md mg bin mod_md_mg so e Edit your server s configuration file typically httpd conf for Fedora Core 7 and apache2
82. ysical location of the nodes ai Offline Map View The Offline Map View 2 displays the position of the nodes using map data from When installed the Meshdynamics Network Viewer map cache is empty The map cache is populated when the Offline Map View is used for the first time The map cache Is stored in the Map folder of the Meshdynamics Network Viewer eal Online Map View The Online Map View 3 displays the position of the nodes using map data from Google Maps Since this feature uses copyrighted map data from Google it can only be used when an internet connection is available ea Switching Views The user can switch between the three views by selecting them from the Views options in the View menu as shown in 4 The user may also toggle between the three views by clicking on the Toggle Views button on the toolbar 5 mm Mesh dynamics Network Viewer 9 0 _ r 9 0 rare Ge El b E en Show Topology E al A AR TA EH Show Online Map 5 vw Show Properties Property E w Show Status ba wait Grane Bay i Name Si Description ei View Settings le al Default Latitude NETWORK VIEWER 9 0 2002 2010 Meshdynamics Inc All Rights Reserved Email info meshdynamics com 37 Network Views Offline Map mesh When installed the Meshdynamics Network Viewer map cache is empty The map ca

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