Aperto PacketWave 100 Series User manual
070-20000330-01
Rev A, July 2001
PACKETWAVE
Fixed Wireless Broadband Access System
PACKETWAVE 100 SERIES
SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT
Installation and Operation Manual
PacketWave 100 Installation and Operation
©Copyright 2001 by Aperto Networks
All rights reserved.
Specifications subject to change.
Aperto, PacketWave, and WaveCenter are trademarks of Aperto Networks.
All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
Aperto Networks
1637 South Main Street
Milpitas, CA 95035 USA
Phone: 408.719.9977
Fax: 408.719.9970
www.apertonet.com
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REGULATORY INFORMATION
PART 15
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-
ditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful electromagnetic interference, and
2) this device must accept any interference received includinginterference that may cause undes-
ired operations.
FCC NOTICE: Radio and Television Interference
The PacketWave 100 Series Subscriber Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim-
its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used according to the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful inter-
ference to radio or television reception, which is found by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment or device.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver's.
• Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Table of C ontents
PREFACE
Scope of This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Conventions Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Intended Audience for this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
General Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
CHAPTER 1. QUICKSTART GUIDE
CHAPTER 2. OVERVIEW
Subscriber Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Outdoor Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Indoor Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
CHAPTER 3. SITE PLANNING
Location of the Indoor Unit (Bridge/Router) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Location of the Outdoor Unit (Radio/Antenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Cables and Cable Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Subscriber LAN/Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
CHAPTER 4. OUTDOOR UNIT INSTALLATION
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Mounting the Outdoor Unit (Radio/Antenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Running Cables Between Outdoor and Indoor Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Signal Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Control Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
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CHAPTER 5. INDOOR UNIT INSTALLATION
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Connecting Radio/Antenna Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Connecting to the Local PC or LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Powering Up the Indoor Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
CHAPTER 6. STARTING UP
Running the CPE Installation (Antenna Alignment) Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Connection to the PacketWave Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Setting Up the Local Computer(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
CHAPTER 7. MANAGEMENT INTERFACES
Front-Panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Web Interface (GUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Accessing the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Home Page: Connectivity View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Configuration Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Device Control Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Fault Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Status and Performance Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Command Line Interface (CLI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Fault Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
APPENDIX A. SPECIFICATIONS
Bridge/Router (Indoor Unit) Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Radio/Antenna (Outdoor Unit) Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
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PREFACE
This manual is part of the documentation for the PacketWave broadband wireless sys-
tem for delivering high-speed subscriber services. The PacketWave documentation set
includes:
• PacketWave 1000 Base Station Unit Installation, Configuration, and Operation
Manual: Part 070-20000340-01
• PacketWave 100 Series Subscriber Equipment Installation and Operation Man-
ual: part 070-20000330-01
SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL
This manual provides the following information:
•AQuickStart section for rapidly placing PacketWave subscriber equipment in
operation.
• Descriptions of the PacketWave 100 Series hardware components, including
the Indoor Unit (bridge/router) and the Outdoor Unit (radio/antenna).
• Complete site planning and installation instructions for PacketWave 100 Series
subscriber equipment, including the indoor bridge/router unit and the outdoor
radio/antenna unit.
• Descriptions of the PacketWave 100 Series software components, including the
Web GUI and the CPE Installation Tool (antenna pointing utility), and instruc-
tions for using them.
• IP addressing guidelines for the local PC(s).
• Procedures for initializing the PacketWave 100 subscriber equipment.
Complete descriptions of the PacketWave System, its components, the installation of
the cell site equipment, and overall system configuration and operation are provided
in the PacketWave 1000 Base Station Unit Installation, Configuration, and Operation
manual.
CHAPTER 1.
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CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL
PacketWave manuals represent special kinds of text as follows:
• Files names and URLs are represented in italics, with variables described inside
angle brackets. For example, if the URL http://<IP address>/bsu.htm is refer-
enced, you will replace the variable <IP address> with the appropriate real IP
address.
• Management interface text is represented by a bold font: for example, the
Generate Config File button.
• Labels on equipment are represented in a bold sans serif font: for example, the
Control connector.
WARNING: This format is used to indicate the possibility of personal injury
or damage to equipment.
CAUTION: This format is used to indicate the possibility of system or equip-
ment operation problems.
Items of special importance will be formatted and marked by a pointing-hand
icon, as this paragraph is.
INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR THIS MANUAL
This manual is intended primarily for subscriber equipment installers. It also includes
information of use to subscribers, including a discussion of the Web GUI.
Installation of radio equipment involves numerous factors requiring considerable
expertise. It is assumed that equipment installers are professionals with a full under-
standing of the principles and standard practices and procedures of cell site installa-
tion, with all relevant safety requirements, and with applicable local building codes.
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GENERAL CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
Observe the following when installing or operating any PacketWave System compo-
nents.
All outdoor installation, including equipment mounting and cabling, should be
performed by trained microwave radio technicians familiar with usual and
customary practices and procedures.
Always use quality components—including cables, connectors, mounts, etc.—spe-
cifically rated for your particular environmental conditions and system
performance requirements.
Always use appropriate tools, and follow the instructions of the tool
manufacturers.
Observe all applicable local building codes.
Observe all customary and mandatory safety requirements when installing and
operating PacketWave equipment.
Because Aperto Networks cannot be responsible for improper installation or use of its
equipment, failure to follow these and other published cautions and warnings may
void your equipment warranty.
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