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FlexNET ASN-900: Dual RF with Internal 5 GHz Antenna

Users Guide

Connecting the World

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Preface ................................................................................................................................. 1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 1 Targeted Audience ............................................................................................................... 1 Conventions .......................................................................................................................... 1 Safety instructions ................................................................................................................ 2 Note on electromagnetic emissions ..................................................................................... 2 Regulatory notice.................................................................................................................. 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3 Package contents ................................................................................................................. 3 Physical interfaces and description ...................................................................................... 3 Antenna ................................................................................................................................ 3 Aluminium enclosure ............................................................................................................ 3 Connectors ........................................................................................................................... 3 LED indicator ........................................................................................................................ 3 Vent ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Serial RS-232 interface ........................................................................................................ 4 Main functionalities ............................................................................................................... 4 Installation instructions ......................................................................................................... 5 Installation direction .............................................................................................................. 5 Antenna mast installation ..................................................................................................... 5 Aligning the antenna ............................................................................................................. 6 Power divider ........................................................................................................................ 6 Lightning Protection .............................................................................................................. 6 Power cabling using PSU-3 power supply ........................................................................... 7 Ethernet cabling .................................................................................................................... 7 Protective connector cover ................................................................................................... 8 Applying coax seal tape........................................................................................................ 8 Configuration overview - Before you begin .......................................................................... 9 Connecting to the FlexNET products ................................................................................... 9 Establishing the initial connection ........................................................................................ 9 Default IP address ................................................................................................................ 9 Providing username and password .................................................................................... 10 Configuration sessions ....................................................................................................... 10 The configuration Home page ............................................................................................ 11 System ................................................................................................................................ 11

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Associations ....................................................................................................................... 12 Networking .......................................................................................................................... 12 Action log ............................................................................................................................ 12 Navigating the configuration menu ..................................................................................... 13 Saving and committing changes ........................................................................................ 13 OK....................................................................................................................................... 14 Commit Settings ................................................................................................................. 14 Logout ................................................................................................................................. 14 General ............................................................................................................................... 15 Associations and nodes...................................................................................................... 17 Networking .......................................................................................................................... 19 Changing Ethernet settings ................................................................................................ 19 Basic interface settings....................................................................................................... 20 Interface status ................................................................................................................... 20 Editing existing IP addresses ............................................................................................. 20 Adding a new IP address ................................................................................................... 20 Changing bridge settings .................................................................................................... 20 Transparent bridging with Ethernet tunnel ......................................................................... 20 Removing an interface from the bridge .............................................................................. 21 To remove an interface from the bridge ............................................................................. 21 Binding an interface to the bridge ....................................................................................... 21 To bind an interface to the bridge ....................................................................................... 21 Configure VLAN mapping ................................................................................................... 21 Changing radio interface settings ....................................................................................... 22 Set the radio Operation mode (ASN-900 only) .................................................................. 23 Set the Wireless mode ....................................................................................................... 23 Bandwidth selection ............................................................................................................ 23 Channel selection (AP mode only) ..................................................................................... 24 Set transmit power.............................................................................................................. 24 Beacon interval (AP mode only) ......................................................................................... 24 Maximum link length ........................................................................................................... 24 Antenna Settings (ASN-900 only) ...................................................................................... 24 Defining the antenna gain (AP mode only) ........................................................................ 24 Integrated antenna ............................................................................................................. 25 External antenna ................................................................................................................ 25 Add Virtual SSID (AP mode only) ....................................................................................... 25 Changing VSSID settings ................................................................................................... 25 Edit the SSID ...................................................................................................................... 26 Multicast Data Rate ............................................................................................................ 26 Set the RTS threshold ........................................................................................................ 26

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Set the Fragmentation threshold ........................................................................................ 26 Wireless Multimedia Extension (WMM).............................................................................. 26 Enable Station isolation (AP mode only) ............................................................................ 26 Suppress SSID (AP mode only) ......................................................................................... 26 Fast Frames ....................................................................................................................... 26 Packet Bursting .................................................................................................................. 27 DSCP Tagging for inbound traffic ....................................................................................... 27 Security Settings ................................................................................................................. 27 Static WEP ......................................................................................................................... 27 WPA2 Mixed Personal........................................................................................................ 28 WPA2 Only Personal .......................................................................................................... 28 WPA2 Mixed Enterprise ..................................................................................................... 28 WPA2 Only Enterprise........................................................................................................ 28 Access Control List (AP mode only) ................................................................................... 28 Enabling the ACL................................................................................................................ 28 Adding the allowed MAC address from the menu .............................................................. 28 Deleting the MAC addresses .............................................................................................. 28 Adding the MAC addresses from a file ............................................................................... 28 Error messages when adding the MAC addresses ............................................................ 29 Interface notes (all interfaces) ............................................................................................ 29 Routing ............................................................................................................................... 29 Editing an existing route ..................................................................................................... 29 Adding a new route............................................................................................................. 30 To add a new route............................................................................................................. 30 Default gateway .................................................................................................................. 30 OSPF & RIP ....................................................................................................................... 30 VLANs................................................................................................................................. 30 Edit existing VLAN .............................................................................................................. 31 Adding a new VLAN ........................................................................................................... 31 Removing VLAN ................................................................................................................. 31 Security ............................................................................................................................... 32 Configuring remote login services ...................................................................................... 32 SSH .................................................................................................................................... 32 HTTP .................................................................................................................................. 32 HTTPS ................................................................................................................................ 33 Configuring administrator accounts .................................................................................... 33 Adding a new administrator account .................................................................................. 33 Deleting an administrator account ...................................................................................... 34 Editing administrator passwords ........................................................................................ 34 Services .............................................................................................................................. 35

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DHCP server ...................................................................................................................... 35 Configuring the DHCP server ............................................................................................. 35 General DHCP Server Settings .......................................................................................... 36 Client IP Pool ...................................................................................................................... 36 Client Network Settings ...................................................................................................... 37 DHCP Relay ....................................................................................................................... 37 RoamNET ........................................................................................................................... 38 SNMP ................................................................................................................................. 38 Configuring SNMP .............................................................................................................. 39 MIB ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Proprietary MIBs supported by the agent ........................................................................... 39 MIB-II (RFC 1213) support ................................................................................................. 40 ControlNET server SNMP monitoring features .................................................................. 40 Remote Syslog ................................................................................................................... 40 Netserver ............................................................................................................................ 40 NAT..................................................................................................................................... 41 Radius................................................................................................................................. 42 Utilities ................................................................................................................................ 43 ARP table ........................................................................................................................... 43 Viewing the ARP table ........................................................................................................ 43 Network testing tools .......................................................................................................... 44 Ping..................................................................................................................................... 44 Traceroute .......................................................................................................................... 44 Arping ................................................................................................................................. 45 Netperf ................................................................................................................................ 45 Radio Statistics ................................................................................................................... 45 Scanning ............................................................................................................................. 46 Software ............................................................................................................................. 48 Using the Software page .................................................................................................... 48 System Reboot ................................................................................................................... 49 Factory Defaults ................................................................................................................. 49 PIC version ......................................................................................................................... 49 Log ...................................................................................................................................... 50 Viewing log entries ............................................................................................................. 50 Recent Entries .................................................................................................................... 51 Minimum Level ................................................................................................................... 51 Sort by ................................................................................................................................ 51 The Action Log ................................................................................................................... 51 Adding a log entry............................................................................................................... 51 Log messages .................................................................................................................... 52

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Resetting the unit with the reset tool .................................................................................. 53 Warranty ............................................................................................................................. 54 Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................... 54 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Detailed instructions for cabling ................................................................ 55 Further reading .......................................................................................... 67 Factory Settings ........................................................................................ 68 DFS Functionality ...................................................................................... 71

Appendix E Allowed 5GHz channels .................................................................................. 73 Appendix F Allowed transmit power levels ......................................................................... 76 Appendix G Appendix H Routing configuration example with two ASN-900 products ....................... 79 WMM implementation in The FlexNET products ......................................... 82

Appendix I Supported SNMP parameters .......................................................................... 85 Appendix J Information for RS-232 interface ................................................................... 88 Appendix K Traductions franaises des majeures parties pour des conditions de normalisation canadiennes ................................................................................................. 90 General Contact Information .............................................................................................. 95 Copyright Information ......................................................................................................... 96

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PREFACE
Thank you for purchasing Airspans FlexNET ASN-900 Base Station (hereafter referred to as FlexNET) device. The FlexNET devices are a part of Airspans AS.NET product family. This section discusses the purpose, audience, conventions, and customer support of this guide.

Purpose
This Web-based Wi-Fi management Users Guide provides step-by-step instructions for configuring and managing your ASN BS using a standard Web browser.

Targeted Audience
This guide is intended for the end user.

Conventions
This guide uses the following typographical conventions: Convention Bold To in bold face and at the beginning of a sentence Meaning Command, icon, button, and field Introduces a numbered procedure Note that provides useful information Warning that provides information that can prevent and avoid bodily or mechanical harm Example Click the Next button. To download a SW file: 1. ---

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Note: Traduction franaise dedans 0 This document must be reviewed for familiarization with the product and instructions before operation. Verify that an un-interruptible safety earth ground exists from main power source and the ground circuitry of the product. Verify that correct AC power source is available for the AC adapter to produce 12...24 VDC for the product. Disconnect the product from operating power before cleaning. Warning! A professional installer must install the AC power adapter, base station and antennas. You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. (FCC 15.21)

Note on electromagnetic emissions

This device complies with part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. Operation is subjected to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received including interference that cause undesired operation Warning! Electromagnetic radiation. Please keep this product and related antennas at a distance 20 cm from human body when operational

Regulatory notice
The specifications and parameters of the device described in this document are subject to change without notice. For American regulatory information, see www.fcc.gov. For Canadian regulatory information, see www.ic.gc.ca. This equipment generates, uses and radiates energy on radio frequencies and, if not installed and used in accordance with this guide, 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 interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna move the equipment and receive farther apart connect equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected The FlexNET product is only allowed to be used with Airspan antennas and accessories (PSU-3 power supply) and power dividers. In USA and Canada maximum allowed transmit power levels and channel frequencies are shown in 0.

INTRODUCTION
This guide contains information on how to operate and manage the FlexNET products.

Package contents
The FlexNET package contains the following items: ASN-900 product Mounting kit with down tilt possibility One weather proof power connector kit Two weather proof RJ-45 connector kits Outdoor power supply unit PSU-3 Factory default tool Mounting instruction Documentation CD-ROM

Physical interfaces and description

Key features of the FlexNET product are: Aluminium enclosure supports outdoor installation Industrial temperature rating (-40+55 C) Two external antenna connectors Two 10/100 Base TX Ethernet ports Operation indication LED RS-232 interface for local management Antenna The ASN-900 is delivered with an integrated 5.150-5.875 GHz 23dBi planar antenna which can be disabled. The ASN-900 has two external antenna ports with N-type connectors. Aluminium enclosure The base station unit uses an aluminium enclosure that supports both outdoor operating environments and an industrial temperature operating range. Connectors All connectors are located on the bottom of the housing. The FlexNET product has two external antenna connectors and two Ethernet connectors.
ANTENNA Ethernet connectors RS-232 (DB-9) Power connector VENT

Indication LED

Female N-type connectors for external antennas

Figure 1 The FlexNET product bottom view LED indicator The LED indicator is also located on the bottom of the housing. The operation of the LED indicator is as follows: Reboot: flashing blue once per second Committing configuration and initializing the radios: flashing blue twice per second Factory reset: solid red when erasing the configuration

Upgrade software: the colour of the LED varies between red and blue Vent The vent can be found on the bottom of the housing as well. The vent equalizes pressure and lets moisture out of the chassis. It does not need your attention Serial RS-232 interface The serial RS-232 interface can be used for local management, as well as resetting the unit to factory defaults. The serial RS-232 connector on the unit is standard DB9 female connector. See Appendix K Information for RS-232 interface for more details. Note1: Unplug the serial cable from the PC when powering up the ASN Link unit. With some PCs the serial cable connection can cause factory reset Note2: Unplug the serial cable from the PC if it is not used

Main functionalities
The FlexNET products (ASN-900) provide last mile Wi-Fi connections to customers. These IEEE 802.11a/b/g-standard based Wi-Fi products offer several features that support deployment of wireless broadband access services. Wi-Fi compliant access services can be built with FlexNET ASN-900 products. Wireless broadband services with these standard products can also be deployed in enterprise and industrial networks. The FlexNET products include base station, high-gain antennas, robust power supply and advanced network management features. The FlexNET products support IEEE 802.11a/b/g standards and use frequency ranges between 2.4-2.4835 GHz and 5.470-5.725 GHz (ETSI) or 5.725-5.850 GHz (UK & FCC).Both products have two radio units, which can be configured independently. While the ASN-820 is used with external antennas the ASN-900 also includes an integrated narrow beam antenna for possible link connections. Main features of the FlexNET products support network level functionalities, where standard IP protocols and IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant radios are used. These network level features are based on deployment with Airspan Networks ControlNET server, which supports DHCP server, centralised user management, connection handovers between subnets and bandwidth management. DHCP server and bandwidth management features support professional ISP (Internet service provider) features that can be offered with FlexNET products.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The FlexNET product is designed for outdoor installation environment, on a tower, a tall building or an antenna mast. A professional installer must install the base station and the antennas. The installer should also be familiar with network structures, terms, and concepts.

Installation direction
Connectors must always be downwards in outdoor installations. In indoor installations (e.g. warehouses etc.) direction can be freely selected if the integrated antenna is not used.

Antenna mast installation

The following figures present the installation of an ASN-900 device for an antenna mast pipe. The requirements for the antenna pipe diameters are 4560mm (approx. 1 2 1/3 inches).

Aligning the antenna

Installation technician must mechanically align the integrated antenna or external antennas for the best possible communication over the link jump. ASNET antenna alignment tool can also be used for the alignment. See ASNET antenna alignment tool user guide for more information.

Power divider
You may connect two sector antennas to one radio by using a power divider. For the best possible operation, the antennas using the same radio should point directly opposite directions from each other. Also the length of the cables between the antennas and the power divider should be the same to ensure even signal strength to both cells. The power divider reduces the output signal level by approximately 3dBm. The following figures present the installation of the power divider.

Lightning Protection
Airspan requires that a surge arrestor is always used with an external antenna both to protect against lightning strikes and to ground the external antenna from its connector. Airspans surge arrestor MOB00208 can protect the radio units of a base station from damage due to a lightning strike. Statistically a lightning strikes to the highest electrical conductor in an area and then follows the lowest resistance and shortest path to ground.

Since antennas are usually mounted in high places, they are very susceptible to lightning strikes. Therefore, the antenna location and the way how it has been mounted is the major point when discussed about the lightning protection. Airspan recommends you not to mount your antennas on the highest building or tower and place them always at least a few feet below the top of the mast. Furthermore, the mast should be grounded by using a thick grounding cable. Protection of the radio unit can be provided by installing a surge arrestor following the antenna connector. Surge arrestor MOB00208 uses a gas discharge tube to protect electrical equipment from lightning surges, which means that the tube must be replaced after a strike. Because the surge arrestor will not inform the user that it is going to a short circuit some repetitive maintenance is required. It is also important that the surge arrestor is grounded with a grounding cable. This is needed to conduct the lightning bolt energy straight to the ground instead of the radio unit. The shorter the wire is the better result is achieved. When the external antenna is grounded from its connector, it also minimizes the risk that electric static charges would damage the radios. Electric static charges are very common in windy and dry environments as well as in mountain range. The following figure demonstrates how to install the surge arrestor MOB00208 correctly.

Power cabling using PSU-3 power supply

The PSU-3 power supply unit can feed one FlexNET product. The power supply is an external unit designed for operation in outdoor environment. The supply voltage of the power supply is 24 VDC. Detailed cabling instructions are in Appendix A.

Ethernet cabling
The maximum length of Ethernet cabling without repeaters or amplifiers is 100 meters (330 feet). Ethernet cabling must fulfil CAT5 category FTP outdoor cable specifications. Detailed cabling instructions can be found in Appendix A.

Protective connector cover If the Ethernet connectors are not used you must cover the connectors by a protective cover. The FlexNET product is shipped with protective covers on both Ethernet connectors by default.

Applying coax seal tape

When using the unit with external antennas, you must weather seal the N connectors using seal tape. N connectors that are not properly sealed permit moisture to enter the connection, which leads to performance degradation or coverage problems.

CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW - BEFORE YOU BEGIN

The FlexNET products can be used for versatile network deployments. Different configuration alternatives are possible. These products are used in networks based on IP routing. They support static routing, and Airspans proprietary RoamNET connection handover protocol. Key issues described in this manual focus on basic configuration of both wireless and wired interfaces of this product. Before you begin to install this product, make sure that you have following basic issues prepared necessary for router installation: IP network plan where the product is to be installed, IP addresses for wired/wireless interfaces of the product, and radio network plan for the use of 802.11a/b/g radios and channels, as well as radio settings appropriate to your network and hardware. In order to use RoamNET and other features specific to Airspans access network, you also need to have a ControlNET server in your network. The main functions of the ControlNET server are subscriber management, bandwidth management and mobility support (RoamNET protocol). More information on the ControlNET server can be found on other documents provided by Airspan Networks.

Connecting to the FlexNET products

The FlexNET products configured via a practical web-based configuration utility. The configuration utility can be accessed using an ordinary web browser, and allows you to edit, manage and monitor your FlexNET product settings and functionality. The configuration utility supports the following web browsers: Internet Explorer versions 6.0, or higher Firefox versions 2.0, or higher Safari, versions 3.0, or higher Other web browsers may also be acceptable, but have not been tested. Only the web browsers listed above can be guaranteed to function correctly when used to configure the FlexNET unit. Establishing the initial connection First, plug in the power cable of the FlexNET product to power up the unit. Establish a physical connection to the FlexNET product. If you are using a laptop or a desktop computer, this can be done using a cross wired twisted pair Ethernet cable to connect your PC to ethernet1 port of the FlexNET unit. Set your computer IP addresses as follows: IP address: 192.168.1.50 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Once the unit is powered up and your IP parameters are set, you may use your web browser to connect to the IP address of the FlexNET unit. The FlexNET unit is preconfigured with default IP addresses 192.168.1.1 on the Ethernet 1 interface. Default IP address Factory default value: 192.168.1.1 Default IP address may be later changed by an administrator (see page 20 for information about changing the IP address of an interface). To connect to the configuration utility, perform the following steps: Enter the IP address of the ASN Link in your browser's address or location bar. Press ENTER. This will prompt country code selection, The Current country should be selected from the drop down menu. After selecting the correct country click Set and a warning text is displayed. When accepted settings are loaded to the unit shown in 0. This will bring you to the login screen.

Figure 2 The country code selection of ASN Link products

Providing username and password Enter your administrator username and password into the fields on the login page. When shipped, the FlexNET unit is pre-set with a single default administrator account. To access this account, use the following login information: Username: admin Password: default Usernames and passwords are case-sensitive. Additional administrator accounts and passwords can be set up from the Security menu (see page 33). To protect your FlexNET product against unauthorized access, Airspan Networks strongly recommends that you change the default password as soon as possible Click the Log in button to send your login information to the FlexNET unit. Once you have successfully logged in, you will be presented with the FlexNET unit configuration menu and Home page. Configuration sessions Each new administrator login will start a new configuration session. The session will be valid until administrator log out using Logout action button or the session has been inactive for 8 hours. As a security measure, the FlexNET product configuration utility will automatically log you out after 15 minutes of inactivity. If this happens, simply enter your administrator username and password at the login page again to continue working with configuration session. Note: If browser window is closed before committing settings, configuration session can not be continued. Refer to page 14 for committing settings

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THE CONFIGURATION HOME PAGE

Upon logging in, you will first see the FlexNET configuration Home page, shown in Figure Note: Depending on your choice of product version and web-browser, your screen may not appear exactly as depicted in this document.

Figure 3 The configuration home page The Home page displays a brief summary of the configuration and current status of your FlexNET product. At the top of the page you can read the name and uptime of the device. Note: The uptime value is not updated automatically but indicates the value when the page was last time loaded Additional information about the FlexNET unit is grouped under the four sections: System, Associations, Networking, and Action log. These constitute the remainder of the page.

System
The system info section displays the following information regarding your FlexNET unit. Software version The firmware version of the unit. For information about updating the FlexNET product firmware, refer to page 47. Hardware version The hardware version of the unit. Serial number The serial number of your unit. This number is important when you need to contact customer service. Temperature: The temperature inside of the unit 11

Voltage: The voltage of the unit

Power supply: Power supply of the unit. Can be PSU or PoE, depending on the model

Associations
If your FlexNET unit is used by wireless end-users, the number of associated nodes is displayed here.

Networking
The Networking section of the Home page contains information and status about the network interfaces of your FlexNET product:

2 bridge interfaces; bridge1 and bridge2 ASN-900. The bridge interfaces are virtual interfaces. Binding two or more of the remaining interfaces to the bridge will allow them to share a common IP address. 2 Ethernet ports; ethernet1 and ethernet2. Both ports are standard 10/100 Base-T Ethernet ports, capable of a connection rate up to 100Mbit/s. 2 radio interfaces; radio1 and radio2. These interfaces consist of a pair of radio transceiver/receivers, with an 802.11 MAC layer, used to obtain wireless connectivity.

For each active interface, the following information is displayed: MAC Address: The unique hardware identification code of the interface. Status: Status of the interfaces Bridge: Active, when interface is enabled and operational Disabled Ethernet: speed(duplex), when interface is enabled and operational No link, when interface is enabled but cable is not connected Disabled

Radio:

Active, when interface is enabled and operational Disabled

Tx Data Rate/Rx Data Rate: The rate of data being sent and received through the interface.

Action log
The ten most recent log entries are displayed at the bottom of the configuration Home page. For more information about accessing and editing the log, see the page 51.

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NAVIGATING THE CONFIGURATION MENU

Use the configuration menu on the left of the screen (see Figure 2), to access the other pages of the configuration utility. Clicking on one of the menu entries will open a submenu containing links to further configuration pages.

Figure 2 The configuration menu HOME The first page displayed at login, containing a summary of information about the FlexNET unit and its configuration. See Figure on page 11. GENERAL Menu contains general information about your FlexNET unit. ASSOCIATIONS Lists additional devices connected to your WLAN. See (Figure 6) on page 17. NETWORKING Menu includes advanced options for configuring the Ethernet and Radio interfaces of the FlexNET unit. Refer to page 19. SECURITY Add and remove administrators, and change administrator passwords. Refer to page 33. SERVICES Set up network services, such as DHCP. Refer to page 36. UTILITIES Menu includes network utilities to test the connectivity of your network. Refer to page 435. SOFTWARE Update your FlexNET unit with the latest firmware. Refer to page 5047. LOG Edit and examine the FlexNET unit activity log. Refer to page 52.

Saving and committing changes

The three action buttons OK, Commit Settings and Logout are used to implement or undo changes to the configuration of the FlexNET unit.

Figure 3 The action buttons

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OK Clicking the OK button after editing any configuration page will save the new settings to the FlexNET unit. The new settings will not be enabled until Commit Settings button is clicked (see below). Commit Settings Click the Commit Settings button to enable saved settings to persist after reboot of the FlexNET unit. The currently saved settings will be written into the non-volatile memory of the FlexNET unit and will be in use immediately and also after reboot. Logout Clicking the Logout button will end configuration session and discard all changes made after last commit. To start new configuration session, logout and simply enter your administrator username and password at the login page again. Note: To make permanent changes to the configuration of the FlexNET unit: Navigate to the appropriate configuration page and enter new settings. Click the OK button to accept and apply your changes. Using the menu, navigate to any further pages you wish to configure and repeat steps (1) and (2). When you are satisfied with the configuration of the device, click the Commit Settings button to permanently record your changes. Important: Depending on the changes made, it may take up to 1 minute for newly committed settings to take effect. Do not switch off the unit during this time!

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GENERAL
The general screen presents common information about your FlexNET unit.

Figure 4 The General link Click on the GENERAL link to view and set the following information of the FlexNET base station unit (see Figure ): GENERAL SETTINGS Contains the name, location and coordinates of your base station unit. Country Code Country code can be selected from drop down menu. After selecting the correct country click Set and a warning text is displayed. When the accept button is pressed theselected country settings are loaded to the unit. Note: When configuring the system over the radio link association maybe lost if selected country doesn't support same channels or channel width settings. TIME ZONE The correct time zone should be set here. SYSTEM TIME Enter the correct time and date here and click Set. NETWORK TIME PROTOCOL If you wish to synchronize the system time with a time server, click Enabled and enter the IP address of the server you want to you use.

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Figure 7 The General screen Note: Remember to click on the OK button to apply your changes, and click Commit Settings to permanently accept the new configuration.

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ASSOCIATIONS AND NODES

The Associations screen lists all nodes currently connected to the FlexNET base station, and provides information about the signal strength of each connection. Click on the ASSOCIATIONS link in the configuration menu to access the Associations page.

Figure 5 The Associations link Nodes connected to the FlexNET unit are listed in rows across the Associations screen. Information about current connection conditions is displayed in the columns of the table.

Figure 6 The Associations screen Own MAC The hardware address of the radio unit. ESSID The ESSID given to the interface. Frequency Different values, depending on the status of radio: Initalizing Radio is operating in AP mode but is not yet broadcasting beacons. This is caused by radar scan (DFS). Refer to Appendix D for more information about DFS functionality Scanning Radio is operating in station mode and is scanning for access points in range. Refer to page 46 for scanning results Four digit frequency AP is broadcasting beacons and ready to accept association requests in shown frequency. Station is associated to access point in shown frequency. AP/STA MAC Address

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The hardware address of the connected node. Speed A measure of the current data throughput of the connection in Mbps Signal (RSSI) Signal indicator: The strength of the connection's radio signal in percentages where 100% indicates the best Signal Quality RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication): The strength of the connection's radio signal in dBm where signal levels above -61dBm indicates 100% Signal strength Note: Signal Indicator turns into red if RSSI is more than -45dBm. It is highly recommended that the RSSI does not exceed -45dBm since that could corrupt the radio. Refer to page 24 to adjust Transmit power

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NETWORKING
Click on the NETWORKING entry in the configuration menu (Figure 7) to open links to the networking configuration pages, and the routing table. Use these pages to set IP addresses for the network interfaces of your FlexNET unit. The networking configuration pages can also be used to enable or disable interfaces, to bind interfaces to the bridge, or to set operating parameters for the special radio interfaces or configure VLAN.

Figure 7 The Networking menu

Changing Ethernet settings

Click on the NETWORKING>ethernet1 or NETWORKING>ethernet2 link in the configuration menu to open the configuration page for the respective Ethernet interfaces. Figure 8 shows the configuration page for the ethernet1 interface.

Figure 8 Configuring an Ethernet interface

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Basic interface settings

The process of editing the basic interface settings is described below. Remember to click the OK button to apply the changes you make. Interface status This pair of interface status buttons shows whether the selected interface is currently enabled. To enable the interface, click on the Enabled button. To disable the interface, click on the Disabled button. Click the OK button to apply the change. Editing existing IP addresses The current IP addresses of the selected interface are listed below the basic interface settings, in the Edit Addresses section of the configuration screen. To modify an IP address click in the IP Address and/or Subnet Mask fields. Edit the IP address/subnet mask, and click the OK button. To delete an IP address click the Delete check box beside the IP address(es) you wish to delete. Click the OK button to remove the checked address(es). Adding a new IP address Assign a new IP address to the selected interface by using the Add Address fields at the bottom of the configuration screen. Enter a new IP address and subnet mask in the respective text fields of the selected interface, and click the Add button. Note1: Remember to click on the OK button to apply your changes, and click Commit Settings to permanently accept the new configuration. Note2: The Add function does not apply the changes if the IP address or subnet mask fields are improperly filled

Changing bridge settings

Click on the NETWORKING>bridge1 or bridge2 link in the configuration menu to open the configuration page for the bridge interface. The process of editing the basic interface settings (interface label and status) is exactly as described for Ethernet interfaces in Section Basic interface settings, on page 20. Interface settings specific to the bridge interface are described here (see Figure 9 on page Error! Bookmark not defined.). The FlexNET unit should be configured so that the first Ethernet port (Ethernet 1) is used to connect the base station towards the Internet or an Airspan ControlNET Server. Transparent bridging with Ethernet tunnel A pair of link units can be used as transparent bridge with Ethernet tunneling option. Both ends of the radio link must have the same tunnel setting ie. it works only with the units supporting this protocol. The bridge configuration shows option (Activate tunnel) to turn on tunneling for the radio interface. By default the tunnel is on. When using the unit as normal bridging Access Point, tunnelling must be disabled for the corresponding radio interface. The tunnel setting has no effect when bridge is not enabled.

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Figure 9 Configuring the bridge interface Note: User should be extreme careful when configuring the interface that is used for unit management. Removing an interface from the bridge The Bridge member interfaces section of the configuration page is used to remove interfaces from the bridge. Available interfaces are listed in the Interface combo box.
To remove an interface from the bridge

Using the combo box, select the network interface to be removed. Click the Delete checkbox beside the selected interface. Click the OK button to remove the selected interface from the bridge. Binding an interface to the bridge The Add Interface to Bridge section of the configuration page is used to bind interfaces to the bridge. Available interfaces are listed in the Bridge Interface combo box.
To bind an interface to the bridge

Using the combo box, select the network interface to be bound to the bridge. Click the Add link beside the selected interface. Click the OK button to bind the selected interface to the bridge. Configure VLAN mapping When enabling VLAN mapping on bridge interface you see a new Management VLAN field. This will be VLAN on which unit will be manageable via IP. The unit can not be accessed from interfaces which are bridged but tagged to another VLAN than the management VLAN. It is accessible on interfaces which are not part of bridge and have IP addresses.

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Note: User should be extreme careful when configuring the bridge that is used for unit management. On Edit VLAN mapping panel you can change every interface on bridge (Ethernet or VSSID) to either trunk or untagged. When untagged interface is part of VLAN it will accept normal untagged packets and send packets out to the untagged interface. Trunk is so called tagged interface for all VLANs present on unit. Packets entering to the untagged interfaces are forwarded to a trunk interface with a corresponding VLAN tag. Trunk interfaces only send and receive VLAN tagged packets for VLANs present on unit, non present VLANs and untagged packets are dropped.

Figure 10 Mapping the VLANs

Changing radio interface settings

Click NETWORKING>radio1 or NETWORKING>radio2 links in the configuration menu to open the configuration pages for the first and second radio interfaces, respectively. Interface settings specific to the radio interfaces are described here (see Figure 11). Depending on the product version you are configuring some of the Radio Settings might be missing or appear differently.

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Figure 11 Configuring the radio interfaces Set the radio Operation mode (ASN-900 only) Use the AP/Station buttons to specify whether the interface will operate in AP or Station mode. Note: If Station mode is chosen, some of the features described below are not applicable. Set the Wireless mode Use the Wireless mode buttons to specify whether the interface will operate as an 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g interface. Bandwidth selection When 802.11a wireless mode is used in some countries it is possible use a 40MHz channel bandwidth instead of the normal 20MHz. In AP mode the channel bandwidth must be explicitly defined, but in Station mode auto mode can be selected. If automatic channel bandwidth is selected the station first scans 40MHz channels and after that 20MHz channels. Naturally scanning takes longer time if automatic channel bandwidth is used.

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In 40MHz mode link throughput is almost doubled, but due to increased noise levels link budget is reduced by 3dB. Channel selection (AP mode only) Use the Channel selection combo box to select an operating frequency for the wireless connection (AP mode only) or the client access. The radio channel frequency is expressed in MHz. Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) is always enabled in ETSI and UK products as a default setting when the unit is operating in 802.11a mode. It is possible to select a preferred channel, which is used until possible radar interference is detected on the selected channel. Any radar interference detection triggers the channel change. Before using any channel the unit monitors the channel for one minute. This causes a delay in the link operation after reboot or reconfiguration. Set transmit power Use the Radio tx power combo box to set the transmit power. The radio transmit power directly affects hop length. Do not exceed the maximum EIRP (effective isotropic radiated power) power (EIRP = tx power - cable loss + antenna gain), which is limited by the local radio authority. When using external antennas, the cable loss should also be taken in account. Use the Radio tx power combo box to select your desired power level and click the OK button. With highest modulation levels the transmit power level is reduced a bit. (See 0) Note: When using external antennas, make sure that the maximum EIRP power does not exceed the applicable power limitations set by the national radio legislation. Check applicable maximum radio transmit power + antenna combinations Using the Data Rate combo box, you can set a constant data rate. If best is chosen, the unit will always use the best possible data rate. Beacon interval (AP mode only) This represents the interval of the beacons that VSSID sends, in milliseconds. Beacons include basic information of the access point, and are used by stations to determine which access point to use. With multiple VSSIDs they will also easily generate significant amount of frames with each VSSID sending its own beacons. Valid values are in range {25-60000}, though high values may cause problems for clients trying to find access points. Default value is 100ms. To change the Beacon interval, enter the new value in the Beacon interval text box and click OK button.

Maximum link length Use maximum link length text box to adjust maximum link distance in meters. Link length can be adjusted from 500m up to 55000m (55km) When configuring a Point-to-Point link, set the same value for maximum link length to both ends of the link connection. When configuring a Point-to-Multipoint link, set the maximum link length to correspond the longest link connection in your PtMP configuration. Antenna Settings (ASN-900 only) Choose whether you want to use an integrated or external antenna. Integrated antenna is available for radio 1 only. Defining the antenna gain (AP mode only) Enter the gain of the antenna (for example 23) in use in this field.

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Integrated antenna

Integrated antenna is a 23dBi gain panel antenna. After you have selected integrated antenna from combo box (Integrated/External), write the antenna gain 23 to Antenna Gain input value in the related text box.
External antenna

External antennas of varying gain levels can be used. We recommend using Airspan PlanAir antennas only. External antennas that Airspan recommends are typically between 8.5-30dBi in their gain. Write the antenna gain value into the related text box. Add Virtual SSID (AP mode only) Multiple SSIDs can be added when radio interface is in active bridge. To add new SSID enter SSID name in Virtual SSID name field and press Add button. Changing VSSID settings Click NETWORKING>ssid links in the configuration menu to open the configuration pages for the first and second VSSID, respectively. VSSID settings specific to the radio interfaces are described here (see Figure 12). Depending on the product version you are configuring and radio operation mode, some of the Radio Settings might be missing or appear differently.

Figure 12 Configuring the VSSID

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Edit the SSID To change the SSID of a radio interface, enter the new SSID in the SSID/network name text box and click OK. The SSID may contain a maximum of 32 characters. Associated link units should be configured to use the same network name in order to communicate. Multicast Data Rate Using the Multicast Data Rate combo box, you can set a data rate for multicast and broadcast packets. If default is chosen, the link unit will always use the lowest possible data rate for the multicast and broadcast packets. Set the RTS threshold This value determines the maximum packet size allowed before the RTS/CTS handshaking protocol takes effect. To avoid packet loss when multiple stations are sending packets to an AP, the RTS/CTS protocol will be activated whenever a packet exceeds the specified threshold. A threshold value of 1 implies automatic RTS/CTS. Values in the range {1-2346} are supported. To change the RTS threshold, enter the new value in the RTS threshold text box and click the OK button. Set the Fragmentation threshold In a noisy radio environment, packet fragmentation is used to split large frames to smaller frames to minimize the decrease in network capacity. If the size of a frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold, the frame will be fragmented into small frames. Values in the range {256-2346} are supported. To change the Fragmentation threshold, enter the new value in the Fragmentation threshold text box and click the OK button. Wireless Multimedia Extension (WMM) Wireless multimedia (WMM) brings support for multimedia applications with quality of service on Wi-Fi networks. Wireless Multimedia standards made by the Wi-Fi alliance define an intermediate solution for QoS functionality until the IEEE 802.11e specification is formally approved. WMM is based on a subset of the 802.11e standard, and defines enhancements to the MAC for wireless LAN applications with Quality of Service requirements, which include prioritization of voice and video over best-effort and background traffic for IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs. The WMM/QoS feature can be enabled or disabled per VSSID on the FlexNET unit. WMM supports backward compliancy in a mixed environment consisting of WMM aware and non-WMM legacy devices. This means both WMM enabled and non-WMM clients are supported. In the No QoS method, all packets from multiple streams are treated equally and are sent out according to when they arrive at the wireless device, FIFO model (First in First out).

Enable Station isolation (AP mode only) When enabled on VSSID, clients associated to the VSSID cannot communicate with each other. Clients associated to different VSSIDs on either same or different radios can always communicate with each other if in same VLAN, despite the station isolation settings. To configure this option select the appropriate radio button to enable or disable Station isolation. Suppress SSID (AP mode only) This pair of radio buttons indicates whether the SSID is broadcast over the wireless network. Disabling SSID broadcast can increase wireless network security. Click the appropriate radio button to enable or disable SSID broadcast and click the OK button.

Fast Frames Fast Frames utilizes aggregation of two frames resulting frame size up to 3000 bytes enhancing the maximum throughput. To enable or disable fast frames, click the appropriate radio button and then click the OK button.

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Packet Bursting Packet Bursting allow more data frames to be sent in an uninterrupted transmission burst enhancing maximum throughput. To enable or disable packet bursting, click the appropriate radio button and then click the OK button. Note: Some 3rd party Clients might not support Fast Frames or Bursting. DSCP Tagging for inbound traffic DSCP tags are in the 3rd layer of the OSI model. 6 bits of the TOS byte are being reallocated for use as the DSCP field, where each DSCP specifies a particular per-hop behaviour that is applied to a packet. The
DSCP bit 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 DSCP bit 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 DSCP bit 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP hex 0x38 0x30 0x28 0x20 0x18 0x10 0x08 0x00 DSCP dec 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 0 802.1d 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 WMM AC AC_VO AC_VO AC_VI AC_VI AC_BE AC_BK AC_BK AC_BE

Table 9 To tag all inbound traffic in VSSID, define the DSCP tag value as decimal in the text box and use appropriate radio button to enable or disable DSCP tagging. Press OK button to save changes. Security Settings The FlexNET unit supports five different Security modes specified by WiFi Alliance. To enable encryption, select suitable Security mode from combo box and press OK button. It is strongly recommended to use WPA2 Only personal for better security.
Static WEP

The Flexnet product support only open mode WEP authentication. Shared key authentication mode is not supported because it's even more insecure than open mode authentication. In static WEP every station must use same key. Stations can associate with wrong key but they cannot communicate with other clients or access point. Static WEP key encryption can be easily cracked so it's recommended to use WPA2 encryption if possible. WEP key entry method The WEP key can be entered either in ASCII text or hexadecimal format WEP key length The WEP key length used. Clients must support and be configured to use the same key length. The WEP key length is indicated here both excluding and including the 24 bit initialization vector, which is not part of the key entered by an end user. WEP key Length of the entered key must match the key length setting. The warning gives correct number of expected characters when the length is invalid.

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In ASCII format each character makes one byte (8 bits) of the key and in hexadecimal format each pair of characters account for one byte. For example, a 40-bit key in ASCII kr3sa and hexadecimal 1a3f08b721.
WPA2 Mixed Personal

WPA2 Mixed Personal mode operation permits the coexistence of WPA and WPA2 clients on a common SSID. During WPA2 Mixed mode, the access point advertises the pair wise encryption protocols TKIP and CCMP which are available for use. Multicast protocol is always TKIP in mixed mode to permit coexistence of WPA and WPA2 clients. WPA2 only client cannot associate to a mixed mode network due to mismatching multicast protocol
WPA2 Only Personal

WPA2 Only Personal mode allows only WPA2 clients which are using CCMP protocol to associate. Multicast protocol is always CCMP in WPA2 only mode. Due multicast protocol mismatch WPA2 mixed mode client cannot associate to a WPA2 only mode network.
WPA2 Mixed Enterprise

WPA2 Mixed Enterprise mode is similar to WPA2 Mixed Personal mode but the user password authentication is done using radius server.
WPA2 Only Enterprise

WPA2 Only Enterprise mode is similar to WPA2 Only Personal mode but the user password authentication is done using radius server. Access Control List (AP mode only) ACL is controlling which stations are allowed to access the host based on the MAC address of the station unit radio interface.
Enabling the ACL

Enable or disable ACL by selecting correspondent mode on the page.

Adding the allowed MAC address from the menu

Allowed MAC addresses can be added one by one by typing the address in hex coded format each digit pair separated by the colon (e.g. 12:34:56:78:90) and then pressing Add button.

Figure 13 List of allowed MAC addresses

Deleting the MAC addresses

One can delete the addresses one by one by tagging the correspondent line and pressing OK or delete all addresses by pressing Delete All button.
Adding the MAC addresses from a file

One can read all the allowed MAC addresses from the file. Each line can contain only one address and the format is same as when typed to the field. Note: Each line may not contain additional characters in the end and only hexnumbered octets separated with the colons are allowed.

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Error messages when adding the MAC addresses

The system checks the format of each entered address from the field or from the file. The error message is displayed on the correspondent area depending if the error occurs when adding the address from a field or from a file. Note: Remember to click on the OK button to apply your changes, and click Commit Settings to permanently accept the new configuration.

Interface notes (all interfaces)

Interface notes section is shown at the bottom of the screen whenever an interface is configured as a member of an active bridge, or if Services (DHCP Server, DHCP Relay or RoamNET) is configured to use the interface. Interface notes provides links to bridge or service configuration.

Routing
To set up routing tables for the FlexNET unit, click on the NETWORKING>Routing link in the configuration menu. This will open the routing table configuration page (see Figure 14).

Figure 14 The routing table Editing an existing route Existing routes are displayed in the Edit routes section of the configuration screen. To modify an existing route click in the Destination, Gateway and/or Netmask fields. Edit the existing information and click the OK button. The Interface field shows which interface is used for sending packets to the gateway. The interface is the one which has an IP subnet that matches the gateway IP address. If there is no IP subnet for the gateway IP address, the Interface field displays Unknown!. In this

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case, either the gateway IP address or the IP settings of interfaces of the unit have to be changed. Adding a new route Assign a new route by using the Add Route fields at the bottom of the configuration screen.
To add a new route

Enter the destination network in the Destination text field, and the associated gateway and subnet mask in the Gateway and Netmask fields. Click the Add link beside the new route information. Default gateway To set the default gateway, use 0.0.0.0 for both, the Destination and the Netmask. OSPF & RIP The FlexNET unit can also be upgraded to support OSPFv2 (Open shortest path first) dynamic routing. Additional information and manual for OSPF support is available from Airspan Networks in FlexNET OSPF-manual and documentation set. OSPF and RIP can be enabled from the user interface. The actual configuration command line interface can be used with SSH or console port. Refer to additional information provided in Airspan Networks OSPFv2 routing manual, which is separate document delivered with the FlexNET products supporting OSPF routing. Note: Remember to click on the OK button to apply your changes, and click Commit Settings to permanently accept the new configuration.

VLANs
On VLANs page you add and delete VLANs and manage their settings. VLANs have name for descriptive purposes, VLAN ID (VLAN tag) and priority. Priority is standard 802.1p priority; it can have value from 0 to 7. STP check box enables spanning tree for the corresponding VLAN. It is standard 802.1d, so it is not compatible with Cisco PVST+. In case of using Cisco switches it is recommended to leave spanning tree disabled. Every VLAN runs it is own spanning tree.

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Edit existing VLAN You can edit any values of existing VLAN by modifying values from VLAN list and pressing OK. You cannot change VLAN ID to value that already exists. Adding a new VLAN While adding VLAN you need to fill in Name, VLAN ID, Priority and decide if activate spanning tree on VLAN. VLAN ID needs to be unique; there cant be duplicate VLAN IDs. Name is only for descriptive purposes, and does not need to be unique. When values are filled you can press Add button and VLAN will be added to VLAN list. Press Commit settings button to active new settings. Removing VLAN In order to delete VLAN it must not be on mapped state. VLAN is mapped if there are untagged interfaces as part of VLAN. You need to change them to trunks or change VLAN ID in order to be able to select VLAN for deletion. You can delete any number of VLANs at once. Select delete box for VLAN you want to delete and press OK. After VLAN is removed from list you still need to press Commit Settings

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SECURITY
Click on the SECURITY entry in the configuration menu to access the remote login and administrator setup screens.

Figure 16 The Security menu Use these pages to expand or limit access to the configuration interface of the FlexNET unit. The remote login page allows you to determine which protocols can be used to connect to the configuration interface of the base station unit. The administrator page lets you modify a list of users who are authorized to make changes to the FlexNET unit.

Configuring remote login services

To set the accepted configuration login services click the SECURITY>Remote Login link in the configuration menu. The configuration system of the FlexNET product supports the SSH, HTTP and HTTPS services. Use the radio buttons, as illustrated in Figure 17, to enable or disable each service.

Figure 17 Remote login services SSH The SSH service allows an administrator to access the FlexNET configuration system from a text-based terminal. The SSH service should not be needed during normal operation. Note: Only SSH2 protocol is supported. HTTP The HTTP service enables an administrator to connect to the FlexNET configuration system using a web browser.

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HTTPS The HTTPS service enables an administrator to establish an encrypted and secure HTTPS connection (encrypted using SSL, Secured Sockets Layer) to the FlexNET configuration system using a web browser. WARNING! Under no circumstances should you disable all remote login services! At least one remote login service should remain operational, to enable you to access and configure the FlexNET unit. Click the OK and Commit Settings buttons to retain any changes you make.

Configuring administrator accounts

Click on the SECURITY>Administrators link in the configuration menu to open the Administrators configuration page. The FlexNET product is shipped factory-set with the following single administrator account: Username: admin Password: default It is strongly recommended that you change the factory-set password to one of your own as soon as possible, in order to prevent unauthorized access to the configuration system of your FlexNET unit. Note: When changing the password, the new password will also be your new SSH password.

Figure 18 Editing administrator information Adding a new administrator account Any number of additional administrators may be created, using the Add user section of the Administrators configuration page. To create a new administrator account, enter the required information in the text fields provided: Name Provide a login name for the new administrator. This is the name that must be entered at the configuration interfaces login screen (see page Error! Bookmark not defined.). Password

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Provide a password for the new administrator. For security reasons, the password is being displayed on the screen as a series of asterisks. Note that the password must also be entered in the Verify field (see below) in order to be accepted. Verify New passwords must be entered both here and in the Password field (see above). The requirement to enter the password twice is a precaution against a mistyped password. The passwords in the Password and Verify fields must match, or the new administrator account will not be created. Level Administrators may be assigned to one of two levels. To set the access level of an administrator, select the desired level from the combo box: Full access An administrator with Full access has a complete control over the FlexNET configuration interface, and may create, modify and save any of the available settings. Read access Administrators with Read access are able to examine logs and configuration information, but are barred from implementing any changes to the settings of the FlexNET unit. Click the OK button to make the new administrator account active. To retain a permanent record of the new administrator, continue by clicking on the Commit Settings button. Deleting an administrator account To delete an existing administrator account, click the Delete checkbox at the end of an administrator record, and click the OK button. To make the deletion permanent, click on the Commit Settings button. The administrator account that is currently logged in cannot be deleted. Editing administrator passwords The list of current administrators is displayed at the top of the Administrator configuration screen. To change the password of an administrator account, simply enter the new password in the text fields and click OK.

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SERVICES

DHCP server
DHCP server is a system to dynamically allocate IP addresses to a client network. To set up network services, begin by clicking on the SERVICES link in the configuration menu.

Figure 19 The Services menu Configuring the DHCP server You may access the DHCP configuration page through the SERVICES>DHCP Server menu link. The DHCP server enables the FlexNET unit to dynamically assign IP addresses to clients on the local network. The DHCP configuration page is divided into three sections, General DHCP Server Settings, Client IP Pool and Client Network Settings. Each section is described below. To activate the DHCP server, complete the configuration fields with values appropriate to your network.

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Figure 20 Configuring the DHCP server General DHCP Server Settings The general settings determine whether or not the DHCP server is active, over which network interface it operates, and lease times for IP addresses. Status Select the Enabled radio button to make the DHCP server active. Clicking the Disabled button tells the FlexNET unit not to activate the DHCP server. Interface This setting determines which interface of the FlexNET unit will act as a DHCP server interface. Choose bridge1, bridge2, ethernet1, ethernet2, radio1 or radio2 from the options using the combo box. Default lease time Enter the default lease time here, in seconds. This value will be used if the client does not request a specific lease time. Client IP Pool The client pool refers to the range of available IP addresses that will be served by the DHCP server of the FlexNET unit. Specify the address range by providing the lowest and highest IP addresses that will be served. First IP address Enter the lowest IP address that will be served to clients. Last IP address Enter the highest IP address that will be served to clients.

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Client Network Settings In addition to a dynamically assigned IP address, the DHCP server will provide the following network information to clients. Enter the appropriate values for your network. Netmask The subnet mask that will be passed to the clients. Default Gateway Address The IP address of the clients default gateway. Domain Name Server (DNS) The IP address of the clients DNS server. Secondary Domain Name Server (DNS) The IP address of the clients secondary DNS server. Domain The domain name that will be served to hosts. Remember to click the OK button to apply all changed DHCP settings. To permanently record the DHCP configuration, click on the Commit Settings button.

DHCP Relay
On this page you may enable or disable DHCP relaying. If you choose to enable the DHCP Relay, you must select the interfaces for client distribution and the DHCP Server from the corresponding combo boxes. DHCP requests received from the client distribution interface are forwarded to the DHCP server. Also enter the IP address of the DHCP Server in the Server IP Address field. If there is a ControlNET Server in your network, which also acts as a DHCP server and RoamNET is in use, you should enter the IP address of your ControlNET server in this field.

Figure 21 Configuring the DCHP relay

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RoamNET
RoamNET is the mobility management protocol present in Airspan base stations used in conjunction with an Airspan ControlNET Server. In the RoamNET menu, under services, you may configure the RoamNET service enabled or disabled.

Figure 22 Configuring the RoamNET To enable RoamNET, the client distribution interface must be set. Choose the correct interface from the Interface combo box. The client interface is the interface end-users are going to be connected to; typically there should be no reason not to leave it to the default setting of bridge. Additionally you need to fill in the Server IP Address and Server Password fields. Since the RoamNET server resides in a network controller unit, you should configure the IP address of the ControlNET Server as the Server IP address. Server password is the password defined in the ControlNET Server HTTP management menu for this base station. To use RoamNET, you also need to enable DHCP Relay and use the ControlNET Server as DHCP server.

SNMP
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer protocol based on asynchronous request/response commands. It is widely used protocol providing the possibility to manage devices in the network. The FlexNET products have an SNMP agent functionality. The agent provides an interface to management system through a data structure called Management Information Base, MIB.

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Currently the FlexNET products supports retrieving statistics and monitoring configuration using SNMP protocol version SNMPv2c (RFC 3418).

Figure 23 Configuring the SNMP Configuring SNMP The SNMP agent functionality is configured using the web user interface shown on Figure 23 The configuration consists of Enabling/Disabling the SNMP functionality, setting the community string and setting the trap target IP address. The SNMP agent is disabled as default. SNMP can be enabled by changing the 'Status' field. An SNMP community is the group to which the nodes running SNMP software belong to. A password for community authentication is called a community string. There are two community types, Read Only and Write community. Community strings for them are entered in corresponding forms. The same strings can not be entered in these forms. If the same string is planned to be used for both communities then the Read Only form should be left and the Write form should be filled with the community string. Trap target IP address is the form for entering an IP address of the node to which traps (event notifications) will be sent by the SNMP agent. MIB Management Information Base is data structure or a type of database used to manage the devices in a communications network. It comprises a collection of objects in a (virtual) database used to manage entities (such as routers and switches) in a network. Proprietary MIBs supported by the agent AIRSPAN-MIB and AIRSPAN-PRODUCTS-MIB specify MIB structure for all SNMP enabled Airspan products. These MIBs need to be installed to NMS to use FLEXNETMIB. FLEXNET-MIB: FlexNET product specific MIB. The settings available correspond to the web user interface; most notably the radio configuration can be read and set using this MIB. FLEXNET-MIB also provides system state and statistics information for radio and 39

Ethernet interfaces. Association information provides signal strength and related information. Also radio-level packet counters and negotiated Ethernet port settings are provided. See 0 for available MIB objects and their mapping to GUI parameters. MIB-II (RFC 1213) support MIB-II (RFC 1213): The second version of the Management Information Base (MIB-II) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. Network interfaces of the product can be found in this MIB. The MIB element ifIndex found here is referenced from other MIBs, including the FLEXNET-MIB. MIB-II contains the interface names and IP addresses. ControlNET server SNMP monitoring features ControlNET server can display statistics from the access points. Interface traffic statistics, processor load and memory usage information is queried by ControlNET server from FlexNET access points and displayed graphically. For this feature, the community strings must match in FlexNET AP and ControlNET server configuration.

Remote Syslog
Remote syslog sends system messages to remote system over UDP. This allows logs to be gathered from multiple devices. Some network management systems utilize syslog in addition to SNMP to monitor state of the network and the devices. To use remote syslog, set the status to enabled state and enter the IP address of the host, which collects the logs as destination. Also it is possible to set the destination port number. Usually the syslog servers run on default UDP port 514.

Figure 24 Configuring the Remote Syslog

Netserver
Netserver listens to connections from a netperf benchmark. Enable this to allow other hosts to run netperf test against this unit.

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Figure 25 Configuring the Netserver Warning: As the netperf test fully loads the link, enabled netserver exposes the unit and possibly network to a denial of service attack. Do not keep netserver enabled when not running tests.

NAT
On NAT page you can configure Network Address Translation service on unit. Once enabled NAT will use configured external interface and translate source of forwarded packets to the IP of external interface. Port forwarding is also supported to any Target IP. You need to configure Incoming port on external interface IP from which packets are forwarded to Target port on Target IP. Protocol selections are TCP, UDP or both. Port forward rule is added by defining values for rules and pressing Add. After adding rules Commit Settings is needed in order to activate them. If the port forwarding rule needs to removed use corresponding check box and press OK. You can delete any number of rules at once. After rules have been deleted Commit Settings is needed to disable those from the system.

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Figure 26 Configuring the NAT

Radius
When using WPA2 Enterprise security modes at least one radius server needs to be configured. The radius server is used to authenticate connecting users. The radius server can be added by entering server IP address in the IP Address field and password in the Shared Secret field. Priority field defines in which order the radius servers are tried to connect if multiple servers are defined. After adding the radius server fields can be edited and changes saved when OK is pressed. NAS Identifier and Retry Interval are common to every defined radius server.

Figure 27 Configuring the radius server 42

UTILITIES
During configuration of the wireless network, you may wish to test the status and connectivity of nodes. The configuration system of the FlexNET unit comes with a set of useful features; ability to view the current state of the units ARP Table and Ping & Traceroute testing tools. To access these features, click on the UTILITIES link in the configuration menu.

Figure 28 The Utilities menu

ARP table
A table of the most recent IP-to-physical address bindings. Viewing the ARP table The ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) table lists the most recently acquired associations between MAC (physical-layer) addresses and IP addresses on the network. Click on the link UTILITIES>Arp Table to view the most recent ARP table.

Figure 29 The ARP table Locally connected hosts are displayed as rows in the table. The tables columns provide information about each host:

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Address The IP address of a host. HWtype A label signifying the type of a physical connection of a host. All nodes connected to the FlexNET unit will display ether, indicating an Ethernet connection. This is true even in case of wireless connections, as the wireless interfaces transmit Ethernet frames. HWaddress Hardware address. The Ethernet or WLAN MAC address of a host. Flags The symbols listed in the Flag column indicate how the address has been obtained. The symbol C indicates complete entries in the ARP cache. Mask The subnet mask of the host. As the ARP table only retains local addresses, this column should remain empty for all entries. Iface The name of the interface of the FlexNET unit through which the host was found.

Network testing tools

Figure 30 Network testing tools Ping The ping utility sends five ICMP request packets and waits for a reply. The response shows the time it takes (round trip time, RTT) to reply for each packet (time in milliseconds). The statistics summarize received reply packets (received and packet loss). Last line shows minimum, average and maximum round trip times. Also the maximum deviation from average is shown, though the five packets used here are not sufficient for RTT statistics. Firewalls may block ping packets. Traceroute Traceroute maps a route to a given host. The host and intermediate routers send ICMP replies to requests sent by the base station. It should be used primarily for manual fault

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isolation. Traceroute helps to detect faulty routing or the location where packets are lost (after the last router that responds). Each result line represents intermediate or target host and contains: Index (starting from 1) IP address Round trip time for each of three test packets. Replaced with an asterisk if a packet is lost. Some routers may not send reply packets or they may be blocked by a firewall. Arping Arping is similar to ping, but uses ARP protocol instead of ICMP. ARP is not routed, so arping works only to locally connected hosts. Some hosts that do not answer to ping because of firewall settings answer to arping. The utility sends five request packets and reports a round trip time for each response. Netperf Netperf runs a TCP/IP stream test and measures bulk data transfer rate. To run the test, enter the target host IP address and select OK. The target machine must have Netserver running. The test takes 10 seconds.

Radio Statistics
The radio statistics page shows statistics relevant for estimation of radio communication quality. The values are shown for each radio card, distinguished as radio1 and radio2 and for each direction, transmission (TX) and reception (RX). For the Station the shown values are for the link between the Station and AP, while for the AP the values are aggregates over all connections established by the AP. The statistics output is composed of two parts. The upper part shows the latest statistics for the time elapsed since the last retrieval of the page or the last click of the Refresh button. The lower part shows the total statistics accumulated since the boot of the base station. A snapshot of the page is shown on Figure 31.

Figure 31 The Radio Statistics page The latest statistics shows the rate in terms of Frames per second (Frames/s) for each direction and radio, the number of Failed frames, the recent Frame Error Rate (FER), and the number of Retries (on-chip retransmissions) per second. These terms are explained in

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details below. The total statistics shows the same characteristics with the difference that the total number of frames and retries since boot is shown instead of values per second. Failed For the RX direction a Failed frame is a frame which did not pass the error check at the software layer. Errors detected on chip, like various physical layer errors, are not included in this value. For the TX, a Failed frame is a frame which exceeded the maximal number of retransmissions but did not receive a positive acknowledgment. FER Frame Error Rate is the best indicator of the link quality. For the TX direction it takes into account on-chip retransmissions denoted in the GUI as Retries. Its value is calculated as Retries/(Retries + TX) where TX is the number of frames transmitted from software to chip. Note that the number of frames transmitted on air is retries + TX. For the RX, FER is calculated as Failed/(Failed + RX) where RX is the number of correctly received frames. Since failed does not include physical layer errors detected on chip, the receiving FER is usually lower than the transmitting FER of the same link. Typically the transmitting FER of up to 0.1 indicates a link of good quality. Finally, the page includes a link for downloading the radio statistics output file. This file shows software and physical layer errors grouped according to various error reasons.

Scanning
The Scanning page lists available APs operating in same wireless mode. List can be updated by pressing Refresh button or simply reselecting Scanning page. List can also be sorted by all columns. Simply press the column name to sort scanning results. By pressing the same column name again, will reverse the order. Scanning is supported only in Station mode. A snapshot of the page is shown on Figure 32.

Figure 32 The Scanning Results page

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SSID This field lists Service set identifier (SSID) broadcasted by Access Point. In case the SSID broadcasting is disabled in AP, hidden text is displayed instead. However, if Station is associated to hidden Access Point, text is replaced with SSID.

RSSI RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication): The strength of the radio signal in dBm where -61dBm indicates 100% signal strength.

Frequency Frequency where the AP is operating. Refer to Appendix D for frequency to channel number.

BW Channel Bandwidth the AP is operating on

Capabilities This field lists capabilities (like data rate, encryption etc.) that the Access Point supports.

MAC The hardware address of the Access Point

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SOFTWARE
From time to time, firmware upgrades may become available for your FlexNET product. Check the Airspan website, http://www.airspan.com/, for a list of updates currently available. Firmware updates are distributed as files. The procedure for updating the FlexNET product firmware is as follows: Locate the appropriate update file on the Airspan website. Right-click on the file name to save it on your computer. You will find it most convenient if you save the file on the same computer that you use to access the FlexNET configuration utility. Log in to the FlexNET configuration utility, and open the Software update screen to upload the update file to the FlexNET unit (see below).

Using the Software page

The Software Update page provides the means of transferring the firmware update file from your computer to the FlexNET unit. To access the Software Update screen, click on the SOFTWARE link in the configuration menu.

Figure 33 The Software link At the top of the page, the current software and hardware version numbers are displayed, along with the units serial number. Near the bottom of the page, a blank text box and a pair of buttons allow you to select and upload the new firmware (see Figure 34).

Figure 34 The Software page Provide the location of the downloaded update file. You may either: Type the full path of the file into the blank Select Software Update File text box, or Use the Browse button to open a file-request dialog box. Locate the folder containing the file, then click on the update file name, and click the Open button. Once the location of the update file has been provided, click the Upload file button to upload the file to the FlexNET unit. It may take time for the update file to be transferred. 48

Once the update file is transferred information about the update file is shown. Press Update Software to start update process or press Cancel to cancel it. Important: Do not unplug the power cable during this procedure. The new firmware has been successfully loaded when you can reach the login page again. System Reboot Select this option to reboot the system. The reboot will be executed immediately and the page will be reloaded approximately after 90 seconds. In the case that the system initializations takes longer time the browser will inform that the page cannot be displayed. Wait some time, refresh the page again and the user login page should eventually appear. Factory Defaults Select this option to undo all changes to the device and restore the initial factorydetermined settings.

Figure 35 Factory reset confirmation When Confirmation screen appears, press Confirm Reset button to reset the FlexNET unit to factory defaults otherwise press Cancel button. See factory settings from the Appendix C. PIC version PIC version indicates the PIC microcontroller software version. The microcontroller controls low-level functionality of the device. This is not important for the end user in normal operating mode of the equipment.

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LOG
Use the Log page (see Figure 36) to add entries to the system log of the FlexNET unit. You may also read log entries made by the system and other administrators.

Figure 36 The Log page The FlexNET unit generates log entries automatically. Log entries may also be added by administrators as maintenance notes. Log entries are divided into three levels of severity: Low, High and Critical. Low severity Informational messages and notifications of unexceptional events. High severity Error messages and warnings. Log entries at this level indicate a problem with the hardware or software of the FlexNET unit that may affect its performance. Critical severity Emergency messages and critical alerts. If you are seeing log entries at this severity level, the FlexNET unit has become unstable and requires your immediate attention. The severity level of each log entry is noted in the Action Log (see below).

Viewing log entries

The ten most recent log entries are displayed in the Action log, at the bottom of the Log screen. To view more log entries, or to display log entries matching specific criteria, complete the View log entries form shown in Figure 36. The available parameters are described below:

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Recent Entries Enter the number of log entries you wish to view. Only the most recent entries will be displayed. Minimum Level Select the minimum severity level of the log entries you wish to view. Messages with a severity below the level you select will not be displayed. Select All to display all log entries, regardless of level. Checking the Only box will limit displayed log entries to only those exactly matching the selected severity level. Sort by Select how you want to view the log entries. Sorting by Action time will display log entries in chronological order. Selecting Description will display the log entries in alphabetical order. Choosing Level will group log entries by severity level (see above). The radio buttons Ascending and Descending apply to all forms of sorting, and allow you to display the log entries in standard or reverse order respectively. Press the View Log button to refresh the screen and update the Action log with your selected criteria.

The Action Log

The Action log (see Figure 36), at the bottom of the Log screen, displays either the last ten log entries or the results of a log search (see Viewing log entries). Each log entry comprises three columns, containing information about the event that generated the log: Level The severity level of the event, either Low, High or Critical (see above). Action time The time and date when the log entry was generated or submitted. Description A brief description of the event that caused the log entry.

Adding a log entry

As an administrator, you may wish to add a log entry manually. This may be useful to notify other administrators if you have recently maintained or reconfigured the Airspan base station unit. To add a log entry, complete the Add Log Entry form (shown in Figure 37). To add a log entry, follow the steps below: Decide the severity level of the note you wish to create, and select the corresponding value from the Level combo box. Enter the text of your note into the Description box. Click the Add button. The time and date will be automatically recorded with your new log note.

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Figure 37 Manually adding a log entry

Log messages
The FlexNET unit generates the following messages during normal operation. Configuration committed This message is generated during normal operation, whenever settings are successfully written to the FlexNET product using the Commit Settings button. Associated New association. The log message contains the MAC address of the peer. Association lost The association has been lost. This message contains the MAC address of the peer that lost the association. Radar detected AP has detected a radar on the same channel it operates. This message contains the interface and frequency where the radar was detected. Radar detection is enabled in ETSI and UK regulation domains. The next two types of log messages result from exceptional behaviour of the unit and might need your attention. Error committing configuration This critical message indicates a problem with the unit. The specific error may be identified from the text accompanying the message in the action log. Boot triggered by watchdog This critical message indicates that the watchdog has rebooted the system because of a hardware or software problem.

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RESETTING THE UNIT WITH THE RESET TOOL

Resetting the unit to factory defaults is committed with the factory default tool delivered with the package. The factory default tool is labelled as reset tool. Follow these steps to reset the unit: Switch off the unit. Place the factory default (reset) tool into the serial connector. Power up the unit. Wait while the unit reboots. During the start-up process, the led-indicator is first blinking blue, then it turns to solid red and when the process is finished it turns to solid blue. You may disconnect the factory default tool when the led-indicator lights as solid blue. The unit is now reset to factory defaults.

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WARRANTY
Airspan Networks provides a 12 months guarantee for equipment failure. Guarantee period starts from the delivery of the product. Equipment failure is defined as a fault that is caused by a component failure or a system malfunction that prevents the use of the product according to specifications, in circumstances where the product has been used within the specified conditions in terms of environmental conditions and appropriate interfaces (data interfaces, power supply). Equipment guarantee does not cover failures caused by natural forces (thunder), variations in electricity supply, purposeful mistreatment or misuse like reverse engineering of the product. Airspan Networks guarantees that the product is compliant with the FCC 15.247 (802.11 a/b/g), FCC 15.407 (802.11a), IC 15.247 (802.11 a/b/g), IC 15-407 (802.11a) and IEC 60950 standards. ETSI R&TTE requirements for IEEE 802.11 a/b/g EN 300 328, EN 301 893, IEEE 802.3, EN 301 489: 1& 17. As well as IEC 60068, IEC/EN 60950 with USA and IC Canadan CB certificate, FCC 15.C, IC RSS 210, cTVus certificate. Failed equipment shall be returned to Airspan Networks or its distributing partner within 30 days of the failure. Customer shall send the product to Airspan Networks for repair and analysis. In case of severe equipment fault, Airspan Networks may then send a replacing unit. Customer will pay the shipment cost related with the return of the product. Airspan Networks will pay for the shipment cost when equipment is returned after repair, or shipment of a replacement unit.

Disclaimer
The guarantee and maintenance policy of Airspan Networks is that the equipment is handled as an integrated unit. When spare parts or accessories are considered these are outside of the scope of this equipment guarantee. Instructions for spares and their use are specified separately. In no event shall Airspan Networks be responsible for the consequences of an equipment malfunction to the customers activities in business or other activities. Airspan Networks is neither responsible to compensate any damages or consequences to customers, or stakeholders of that, which are caused by incorrect, unspecified, illegal, misuse or wrongful implementation of the equipment in use. See product documentation for detailed instructions on use and installation, according to the specified purpose of use.

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APPENDIX A

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CABLING

Power cabling
The PSU-3 power supply is used to power up the ViaNET AP/MT units. It converts the 100240V AC input voltage to a 24V DC output voltage.

Figure 38 The assembly of power connector PSU-3 specifications: Input voltage level: 100-240V AC. Output voltage level: 24V DC. Output maximum power level 33W Environmental specifications: -40C+55C, IPX54 Note: PSU-3 does not support Power over Ethernet. In the following, a step-by-step example on the electric installations is provided. Check that you have all the needed components for electric installation. PSU-3 power supply delivered with the base station product. MOB00209 -power connector delivered with the base station product. A two-wire cable to deliver the DC power. Note! Use numbered or colour-coded cable. A power cable to deliver the main power (100-240V AC) to the PSU-3 power supply. PSU-3s output installations are wired according to the Figure 39.

Figure 39 Power connectors

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Note: Connect the cables according to front view in Figure 39 Power connectors. The slot should be between wires 1 and 2 as in the picture above. Open the cover of the PSU-3 power supply (see Figure 40).

Figure 40 PSU-3 power supply

Install the two-wire cable through the MOB00209power connector (see Figure 41).

Figure 41 MOB00208 Power connector Install the DC OUT- (Ground / 0V) -wire from the first socket from right in the PSU-3s output connector to the number 1 socket of the MOB00209power connector as shown in the Figure 42.

Figure 42 Installing minus wire Install the DC OUT+ (24V) -wire from the second socket from right in the PSU-3s output connector to the number 2 socket of the MOB00209power connector as shown in the Figure 43.

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Figure 43 Installing plus wire Install the Ground-wire to the MOB00209power connector as shown in the Figure 44. The other end (PSU-3) is left unattached.

Figure 44 Installing ground wire Now, you may assemble the MOB00209 power connector as shown in the Figure 45.

Figure 45 Assembled power connector PSU-3s input (High Voltage, 100-240V AC) installations are wired according to the Figure 46

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Figure 46 PSU-3 input socket Install the mains Ground-wire to the Ground-socket of the PSU-3 connector as shown in the Figure 47. This cable is not compulsory because the power supply has a floating ground level.

Figure 47 Installing Ground-wire Install the mains Null-wire to the N-socket of the PSU-3 mains connector as shown in the Figure 48.

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Figure 48 Installing Null-wire Install the mains Line-wire to the L-socket of the PSU-3 mains connector as shown in the Figure 49.

Figure 49 Installing Line-wire Remember to attach the safety cover (glassy plastic shield) to cover the AC connector. Finally, tighten the strain relieves around both cables (AC in-cable and DC out-cable) and close the cover of the power supply unit.

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Figure 50 Assembled PSU-3 power supply unit

Figure 51 The Wiring diagram of PSU-3 power supply The conductor area of the power cable must be adequate to avoid malfunction of the unit and overheating of the power cable. The length of the power cable should not exceed 100 meters (330 feet). See the table below for correct cabling between the FlexNET unit and the power supply unit. 60

Distance 1 - 100 meters (1 - 330 feet)

Conductor area mm 1,5 mm

2

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Ethernet Cabling
Maximum length of the Ethernet cable is 100 meters. The Ethernet cable must fulfil CAT5 category FTP outdoor cable specification. 2 3 6

4 7 1

Figure 52 The Parts of the Ethernet connector

Figure 53 RJ-45 connector pin numbering

Figure 54 RJ-45 cables

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Use the type of Ethernet cable shown on the right side of Figure 54. Note that as there are differencies between RJ45 plugs following size specification for RJ45 plugs is recomended. W: 11.68mm L: 22.5mm

The modling type RJ45 is not applicable.

Figure 55 Installing Ethernet cable through the connector Install the Ethernet cable through the Ethernet connector as shown in the Figure 55.

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Figure 56 Mounting the rubber ring Mount the rubber ring over the plastic piece as shown in the Figure 56.

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Figure 57 Pulling the Ethernet cable through the connector Pull the Ethernet cable through the connector piece as shown in the Figure 57.

Figure 58 Assembling the Ethernet connector

Figure 59 Assembling the Ethernet connector Assemble and tighten the pieces together firmly as shown in the Figure 58 and Figure 59.

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Ethernet cable between the BS and the HUB (switch) pin number (borne numro) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Color (Couleur) White/orange (Blanc/orange) Orange (Orange) White/green (Blanc/vert) Blue (Bleu) White/blue (Blanc/bleu) Green (Vert) White/brown (Blanc/brun) Brown (Brun) Color (Couleur) White/orange (Blanc/orange) Orange (Orange) White/green (Blanc/vert) Blue (Bleu) White/blue (Blanc/bleu) Green (Vert) White/brown (Blanc/brun) Brown (Brun)

Table 1 Straight Trough Ethernet cable (Cble dEthernet de twisted pair) Ethernet cable between the BS and the PC pin number (borne numro) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Color (Couleur) White/orange (Blanc/orange) Orange (Orange) White/green (Blanc/vert) Blue (Bleu) White/blue (Blanc/bleu) Green (Vert) White/brown (Blanc/brun) Brown (Brun) Color (Couleur) White/green (Blanc/vert) Green (Vert) White/orange (Blanc/orange) Blue (Bleu) White/blue (Blanc/bleu) Orange (Orange) White/brown (Blanc/brun) Brown (Brun)

Table 2 Cross over Ethernet cable (Cble dEthernet de traverse) Cable shield ( Bouclier de cble) Cable standard (Norme de cble) Cable type (Type de cble) RJ-45 connector type (type de connecteur) S/STP, S/FTP, F/STP, STP, FTP (S=copper braid shield; F=foil)

CAT6, CAT5e, CAT5 4 x 2 x AWG24, halogen-free, double-jacketed, UV-resistant, -40 to +55C compatible

Basic, Snagless Boot. Note! Moulded boot cannot be used in outdoor installations. Table 3 Recommended Ethernet cable characteristics

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APPENDIX B

FURTHER READING

IEEE 802.11 LAN/MAN standards Physical and MAC layer standards for WLAN networks http://www.ieee802.org/11/ IEEE 802.11a-1999 Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications-Amendment 1: High-speed Physical Layer in the 5 GHz band IEEE 802.11h-2003 Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Spectrum and Transmit Power Management Extensions in the 5GHz band in Europe IEEE 802.11g-2003 Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition (Reaff 2003) IEEE Standard for Information technologyTelecommunications and information exchange between systemsLocal and metropolitan area networksSpecific requirementsPart 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specificationsAmendment 4: Further Higher-Speed Physical Layer Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band. http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/std/lanman/restricted/802.11g-2003.pdf Wi-Fi interoperability http://www.wi-fi.com Wi-Fi test requirements for 802.11a/h (Wi-Fi 5), WPA Wi-Fi technology and business news Wi-Fi Planet: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com Wi-Fi security AES Strong data encryption method substitutes WEP as more secure wireless encryption solution: http://csrc.nist.gov/CryptoToolkit/aes RFC 3418: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3418.txt

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APPENDIX C

FACTORY SETTINGS

The FlexNET unit is shipped with the settings listed below. Clicking the Factory defaults button in the configuration utility will reset the settings of the unit to these values. Category Bridge: Setting IP address bridge1 IP address bridge2 Subnet mask Status Bridge member interfaces Value ASN-900 192.168.10.1 192.168.11.1 255.255.255.0 Disabled None Value ASN820 192.168.10.1 (not exists) 255.255.255.0 Enabled Ethernet2, Radio1, Radio2 192.168.1.1 (none) 255.255.255.0 Enabled (none) (none) 255.255.255.0 Enabled AP 11b 10dBm 500m asnaccess asnaccess Default 2346 (=disabled) 2346 (=disabled) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

Ethernet:

IP address Ethernet1 IP address Ethernet2 Subnet mask Status

192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 Enabled 192.168.3.1 192.168.4.1 255.255.255.0 Enabled Station 11a 10dBm 7500m Integrated External 2 asnet1 asnet2 Default 2346 (=disabled) 2346 (=disabled) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

Radio settings:

IP address radio1 IP address radio2 Subnet mask Status Mode Wireless mode Radio tx power Maximum link length Antenna radio1 Antenna radio2

VSSID settings

SSID radio1 SSID radio2 Multicast Data Rate RTS Threshold Fragmentation Threshold WMM Station Isolation Suppress SSID Fast Frames Bursting DSCP

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Setting Security mode ACL Status

Value ASN-900 No Encryption Disabled VLAN ID 1 (empty)

Value ASN820 No Encryption Disabled VLAN ID 1 (empty) Enabled admin default Full access Disabled bridge 7200 seconds 7200 seconds 192.168.1.002 192.168.1.250 (none) (none) (none) 255.255.255.0 empty Disabled Bridge (br0) 192.168.1.50 Disabled Bridge (br0) 192.168.1.50 default disabled public private (none) Disabled 192.168.1.50 514 Disabled Disabled

VLANs Routing: Remote login: Administrators:

Management

All services Name Password Level

Enabled admin default Full access Disabled bridge 7200 seconds 7200 seconds 192.168.1.002 192.168.1.250 (none) (none) (none) 255.255.255.0 empty Disabled Bridge (br0) 192.168.1.50 Disabled Bridge (br0) 192.168.1.50 default disenabled public private (none) Disabled 192.168.1.50 514 Disabled Disabled

DHCP server:

Status Interface Default Lease time Maximum Lease time Client pool-first Client pool-last Domain Name Server (DNS) Secondary DNS Gateway Netmask Domain

DHCP relay:

Status Clients are on interface Server IP address

RoamNET:

Status Clients are on interface Server IP address Server password

SNMP:

Status Read only community Write community Trap Target IP Address

Remote Syslog:

Status Destination IP address Destination UDP port

Netserver: NAT

Status Status

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Category

Setting NAT External interface

Value ASN-900 bridge1 Not configured flexnet 600

Value ASN820 bridge1 Not configured Flexnet 600

Radius

Status NAS Identifier Retry Interval

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APPENDIX D

DFS FUNCTIONALITY

DFS introduction
Due to the scarcity of radio frequency spectrum, many radio systems have to share spectrum with other radio systems in one form or another; wireless LANs (also known as radio LANs, or RLANs) are no exception. Wireless LANS are allowed to operate in the 5GHz bands which are also used by many radar systems. DFS is a cornerstone of the world-wide 5GHz frequency allocation to wireless LANs because it allows wireless LANs to share these frequencies with various radar systems. DFS assures that the wireless LANs do not cause interference to the radar systems. Based on the WRC03 - ITU-R Resolution 229 wireless LAN have to protect with incumbent systems; primarily weather radars, satellite radars, and military radars. In order to eliminate potential RLAN interference to the radar systems, a Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) mechanism was introduced in the ITU proceedings. This mechanism is assumed to detect radar emissions and to assure that wireless LANs do not operate on channels on which nearby radars are operating. Per ITU-R Recommendation M.16522, DFS is required in the 5250-5350MHz and 54705725MHz bands. Depending upon the national jurisdiction, radars may operate anywhere within these bands. Specific radar operating frequencies are dependent upon a variety of factors, including types of weather, latitude of operation, and target detection requirements.

RLAN Interference into Radar systems

A radar system transmits a powerful set of narrow pulses into the environment. When these pulses strike an object, their energy is scattered and a small amount of that energy is bounced back towards the transmitting station. The radars receiver then measures the time difference and the frequency shift information to calculate distance and other information about the object it struck. Wireless LANs operating in the 5GHz bands in the vicinity of radar systems can cause interference into the radar receivers if interference mitigation techniques such as DFS are not utilized. Because the RLAN energy is unrelated in time, frequency and phase, the RLAN signals look like powerful noise sources.

How DFS works

The DFS requirements can be split in two parts: the detection criteria and the response criteria. The former specify the RF power and signal timings of radar signal that the wireless LANs must be able to recognize. The latter describe what the wireless LAN is required to do in response to a detection event. The detection requirements are based on studies and simulations that showed that for wireless LAN operating at 200mW radiated power or less, detection of radar signals of 62dBm or higher was sufficient. For higher power wireless LAN this value is -64dBm. These values are well above the noise floor of the typical wireless LAN receiver. In addition, ITU-R Recommendation M.1652 and its ETSI and FCC derivatives specify a number of radar pulse widths and pulse interval ranges that should be used in the testing of a DFS implementation. The response requirements describe what a wireless LAN is allowed to do before it has to leave the channel, on which it has detected a radar signal, completely. Within 10 seconds, the wireless LAN must cease all transmissions but during these 10 seconds it may continue to send some control information - for a total of 260 milliseconds. This allows wireless LAN devices to coordinate their changes from one channel to another channel. Once a radar has been detected in a given channel, the channel must be abandoned for 30 minutes which is known as the Non Occupancy Period (NOP).

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Figure 60 How DFS works When choosing a new channel to operate on, a wireless LAN device must make sure that channel is not occupied by one or more radar systems. This is done through a channel availability check (CAC) for a minimum amount of time (minutes). Once operating on a channel the wireless LAN must continue to monitor that channel for radar pulses so that it will detect radars that come within its horizon or radars that are switch on while they are in the horizon of the wireless LAN. (See Figure 60)

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APPENDIX E ALLOWED 5GHZ CHANNELS

Allowed 5 GHz frequency bands (Canaux permis bandes de frquence dans de 5 gigahertz) The below list shows the country codes supported, It is always recommended that you check with your local governing body for possible changes in frequency use, and check are any licences needed for the wireless equipment.

Country ALBANIA 5.15-5.8GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 5.825 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 5.825 GHz

Country LITHUANIA 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.825 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.875-5.925 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.15 - 6.08

ARGENTINA

LUXEMBOURG

AUSTRALIA

MACAU

AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BELGIUM BELIZE BOLVIA BRAZIL

5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725GHz

MALAYSIA MALTA MEXICO NETHERLANDS NEW_ZEALAND NORWAY

Brazil 5.8 GHz(B1)

5.725 - 5.85 GHz

PANAMA

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA CANADA

5.725.5.85Ghz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.47 - 5.725 GHz

PHILIPPINES POLAND Poland 2

Canada DFS(C1)

PORTUGAL

CHINA COLOMBIA

5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz

PUERTO_RICO RUSSIA

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GHz 5.15 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.825 GHz 5.15 - 5.25 GHz and 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.825 GHz 5.725 - 5.825 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.825 GHz 5.725 - 5.825 GHz

COSTA RICA

5.47 - 5.725 GHz

SAUDIA ARABIA

CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE

5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz

SINGAPORE SLOVAK REPUBLIC SLOVENIA

SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND

GERMANY GERMANY 2 GREECE

5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.755GHz 5875GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.15 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 5.870 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.85

TAIWAN THAILAND UNITED KINGDOM UNITED_KINGD OM 2 UNITED_STATE S UNITED_STATE S URUGUAY

GUATEMALA HONG KONG

HUNGARY ICELAND

INDIA IRAN IRELAND Ireland 5.8 GHz(I1)

VENEZUELA

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GHz ITALY NORTH KOREA KOREA_ROK KOREA REPUBLIC2 LATVIA LIECHTENSTEIN 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.725 - 5.85 GHz 5.725 - 5.825 GHz 5.725 - 5.825 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz 5.47 - 5.725 GHz Table 4 Channel list

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APPENDIX F ALLOWED TRANSMIT POWER LEVELS

Allowed transmit power levels and radio/antenna combinations with AIRSPAN FCC/ICCanada products (Laiss transmettez les niveaux de puissance, et les combinaisons de radio/d'antenne avec des produits de AIRSPAN FCC/IC-Canada) Radio specifications

Product Model

Application

Radios

Frequency area (GHz)

Radio unit transmit power levels (dBm) 923dBm

Antennas

Max configurable transmit power levels (incl. 0.5dBm cable loss) 31dBm

Max EIRP allowed

ASN900 FCC/ICCanada ASN900 FCC/ICCanada ASN900 FCC/ICCanada ASN900 FCC/ICCanada ASN900 FCC/ICCanada ASN900 FCC/ICCanada ASN900 FCC/ICCanada ASN820/900 FCC/ICCanada

Point-toMultipoint link

2 x IEEE 802.11a

5.725 5.850GHz (5 channels)

External MTI omni 8.5dBi

36dBm

Point-toMultipoint link

2 x IEEE 802.11a

5.725 5.850 GHz (5 channels)

923dBm

External Airspan 90 PlanAir HiperAccess 14dBi External MTI 60 sector 17dBi External Airspan 15 PlanAir HiperLink 22dBi External ARC 5 parabolic 30dBi External ARC 3 parabolic 34dBi Integrated 10 panel 23dBi

36.5dBm

36dBm

Point-toMultipoint link

2 x IEEE 802.11a

5.725 5.850GHz (5 channels)

923dBm

39.5dBm

36dBm

Point-toPoint link

2 x IEEE 802.11a

5.725 5.850GHz (5 channels)

923dBm

44.5dBm

No limit

Point-toPoint link

2 x IEEE 802.11a

5.725 5.850GHz (5 channels)

923dBm

52.5dBm

No limit

Point-toPoint link

2 x IEEE 802.11a

5.725 5.850GHz (5 channels)

923dBm

56.5dBm

No limit

Point-toPoint link

2 x IEEE 802.11a

5.725 5.850GHz (5 channels)

923dBm

46dBm

No limit

Client access

2 x IEEE 802.11b/g

2.4000 2.4835GHz

923dBm

External Airspan 90 PlanAir Access 12dBi

34.5dBm

30dBm

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Rate 1-11Mbps 6-24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps Power 802.11a 18dBm, +/- 2 dB 16dBm, +/- 2 dB 14dBm, +/- 2 dB 13dBm, +/- 2 dB Power 802.11b/g 25dBm +/- 2dB 25dBm +/- 2dB 23dBm +/- 2dB 22dBm +/- 2dB 21dBm +/- 2dB

Table 5 Transmit Power levels Rate 6 Mbps 54 Mbps Level (55005825MHz) -88dBm, +/- 2dB -70dBm, +/- 2dB Level (24122472MHz) -90dBm +/- 2dB -74dBm +/- 2dB

Table 6 Receiver sensitivities

ASN-900E/UK
Rate 111Mbps 624Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps Power 802.11a 20 dBm, +/- 2dB 17 dBm, +/- 2dB 16 dBm, +/- 2dB 13 dBm, +/- 2dB Power 802.11b/g 20dBm +/- 2dB 20dBm +/- 2dB 18dBm +/- 2dB 17dBm +/- 2dB 15dBm +/- 2dB

Table 7 Transmit Power levels Rate 1Mbps Level (55005825MHz) Level (24122472MHz) -92dBm +/- 2dB

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6Mbps 11Mbps 54Mbps

-90dBm, +/- 2dB -70dBm, +/- 2dB

-90dBm +/- 2dB -87dBm +/- 2dB -70dBm +/- 2dB

Table 8 Receiver sensitivities

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ROUTING CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE WITH TWO ASN-900

ASN-900 unit 1 Ethernet1: 192.168.1.1 radio1: 192.168.3.1

ASN-900 unit 2 Ethernet1: 192.168.2.1 radio1: 192.168.3.2

192.168.1.0 / 255.255.255.0

192.168.3.0 / 255.255.255.0

192.168.2.0 / 255.255.255.0

Clients

Clients

This is an example of using two ASN-900 units to connect two separate IP subnets. Subnet 1: 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 Subnet 2: 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 The radio link between the units constitutes the third subnet. Radio link: 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 At minimum, a computer with an Ethernet port with configurable IP address and a crossover Ethernet cable is needed. Two computers (one for each subnet/ASN-900 device) allow to test the routing between subnets. It is assumed that the ASN-900 units are using factory default settings and have the correct software installed. Configuring unit 1 (AP): 1. Configure the PC to have IP address 192.168.1.50 and connect it to the Ethernet 1 port of unit 1 with a crossover Ethernet cable. 2. Login to the web interface via Ethernet 1 using the IP address 192.168.1.1. 3. Go to NETWORKING>Bridge1. Check that Interface Status is Disabled. 4. Go to NETWORKING>Bridge2. Check that Interface Status is Disabled. 5. Go to NETWORKING>Ethernet1. Check the settings. The default configuration can be used. Interface Status: Enabled, IP Address: 192.168.1.1, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. 6. Go to NETWORKING>Ethernet2. This interface is not needed. On Interface Status, select Disabled. Press OK. 7. Go to NETWORKING>Radio1. This interface will be used for the link. Check the following settings and change if necessary. Interface Status: Enabled, IP Address: 192.168.3.1, SSID: asnet1, Mode: AP, Radio tx power: 0 dBm (for testing purposes). Keep the other values as default. When using antenna cables in testing environment, select External 1 as Antenna. Set the antenna gain to match the antenna in use, or the antenna that is being simulated with cables and attenuators (typically 14 dBi). Leave both AES and WEP disabled. Press OK. 8. Go to NETWORKING>Radio2. This interface is not needed. On Interface Status, select Disabled. Press OK. 9. Go to NETWORKING>Routing. The ASN-900 recognizes the locally connected networks from the interface configuration (192.168.1.0 and 192.168.3.0), and routes the data traffic between them. It cannot route anything directly to network 192.168.2.0. Any packets going to that network should first be sent to the other ASN-900 unit (unit 2), which

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will be available in address 192.168.3.2. The unit 2 has access to other unknown networks. We need to set the other unit (unit 2) as default gateway. Now, all the IP packets that have an unknown destination are sent to the unit 2, which then routes them to the final destination. To set the default route, enter the following values. Destination: 0.0.0.0, Netmask: 0.0.0.0 Gateway: 192.168.3.2. Click Add. Check that the line appears. 10. Press Commit Settings. The new settings will now be taken into use. 11. Configuration of the base stations is ready. When reconfiguring 802.11a mode AP radio, the configuration commit takes several minutes. The browser might get jammed. If this happens, wait for a while and try to log in again. Configuring unit 2 (Station): 1. Configure the PC to have IP address 192.168.1.50 (or use the same PC as for configuring the first unit) and connect it to the Ethernet 1 port of unit 1 with a crossover Ethernet cable. 2. Login to the web interface via Ethernet 1 using the IP address 192.168.1.1. 3. Go to NETWORKING>Bridge1. Check that Interface Status is Disabled. 4. Go to NETWORKING>Bridge2. Check that Interface Status is Disabled. 5. Go to NETWORKING>Ethernet1. Check the settings and change if necessary. Interface Status: Enabled, IP Address: 192.168.2.1, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. Press OK. Note that the IP address of the device will change later when configuration is committed. Do NOT press Commit Settings button yet. If you accidentally do press it, reconfigure your PC to have IP address 192.168.2.50 to access the device again. 6. Go to NETWORKING>Ethernet2. This interface is not needed. On Interface Status, select Disabled. Press OK. 7. Go to NETWORKING>Radio1. This interface will be used for the link. Check the following settings and change if necessary. Interface Status: Enabled, IP Address: 192.168.3.2, SSID: asnet1, Mode: Station, Radio tx power: 0 dBm (for testing purposes). Keep the other values as default. When using antenna cables in testing environment, select External 1 as Antenna. Set the antenna gain to match the antenna in use, or the antenna that is being simulated with cables and attenuators (typically 14 dBi). Leave both AES and WEP disabled. Press OK. 8. Go to NETWORKING>Radio2. This interface is not needed. On Interface Status, select Disabled. Press OK. 9. Go to NETWORKING>Routing. The routing setting mirrors the other unit. Here also we set the other unit (unit 1) as default gateway. To set the default route, enter the following values. Destination: 0.0.0.0, Netmask: 0.0.0.0 Gateway: 192.168.3.1. Click Add. Check that the line appears. 10. Press Commit Settings. The new settings will now be taken into use. 11. Configuration of the base stations is now ready. Because the IP address of the Ethernet port will change, the browser gets jammed. To access the device again, change the IP address of your PC to 192.168.2.50 and netmask 255.255.255.0 and enter the new IP of the Ethernet 1 port to the address field of your browser. Testing the setting Check association. Access the GUI of either base station. On the main menu, click Association. Below the AP MAC Address and Signal labels the MAC address of the other ASN-900 unit and a signal strength indicator appears. This means that the radio layer between units is ok. Check IP connectivity between units

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Access the unit 1 user interface (at http://192.168.1.1, using PC with IP 192.168.1.50). Go to Utilities>Network testing tools. Select Ping, write destination address 192.168.3.2 and click OK at the end of page (the arping interface setting has no effect). The ping test takes about 5 seconds. The report should end with 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss on the second last line. This tests that the ASN-900 units can send IP packets to each other. Check routing Use a PC connected to unit 1. The PC must have IP address 192.168.1.50. Also, set the default gateway of the PC to 192.168.1.1. Check that the GUI of unit 1 can be reached at http://192.168.1.1. Try to connect to http://192.168.3.2. If the GUI of unit 2 is accessible on that address, the routing works. Unit 1 routes packets between the PC and unit 2. Routing between subnets Two PCs, one on each subnet, should be able to ping each other if the default gateway is the ASN-900 on that subnet.

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APPENDIX H

WMM IMPLEMENTATION IN THE FLEXNET PRODUCTS

WMM defines four access service categories derived from 802.1d, which correspond to priority levels (Figure 61). While the four ACs were designed with specific types of traffic (voice, video, best effort, low priority data) and associated priorities in mind, WMM leaves the network owner free to choose the most appropriate network-wide policy and to decide which ACs have priority. For instance, a network owner may prefer to give priority to video streaming over voice.

Figure 61 WMM Access categories The next two tables show the settings for each AC class as defined in the software. The abbreviations for the headers in the table are as follows: AC = Access Category, CW = Contention Window, AIFSN = Arbitrary Inter-Frame Space Number, TXOP = Transmission Opportunity.

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Figure 62 WMM parameters in ASNET In the Following pictures we show two examples of three RTP streams. First example is running with QoS and the second one without. This setup involves a WMM client sending QoS tagged traffic through a WMM aware link. The three RTP streams are setup as follows Pair 1, 14Mbps RTP stream simulating IPTV marked as Background traffic Pair 2, 10Mbps RTP stream simulating IPTV marked as Video Traffic Pair 3, 14Mbps RTP stream simulating IPTV marked as Background traffic but has an initial delay of 10 seconds before the stream begins

Figure 63 WMM not enabled

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Figure 64 WMM enabled The

DSCP bit 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 DSCP bit 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 DSCP bit 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP hex 0x38 0x30 0x28 0x20 0x18 0x10 0x08 0x00 DSCP dec 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 0 802.1d 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 WMM AC AC_VO AC_VO AC_VI AC_VI AC_BE AC_BK AC_BK AC_BE

Table 9 shows common mappings between DSCP, 802.1p and WMM

DSCP bit 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 DSCP bit 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 DSCP bit 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP bit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP hex 0x38 0x30 0x28 0x20 0x18 0x10 0x08 0x00 DSCP dec 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 0 802.1d 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 WMM AC AC_VO AC_VO AC_VI AC_VI AC_BE AC_BK AC_BK AC_BE

Table 9 DSCP, 802.1p, WMM mappings 84

APPENDIX I SUPPORTED SNMP PARAMETERS

Unless other module, like mib2, is written explicitly, the object belongs to the flexNet module in FLEXNET-MIB GENERAL
Name: String Location: String Coordinates: String settings.asName settings.asLocation settings.asCoordinates

ASSOCIATIONS (READ ONLY)

OWN MAC: String ESSID: String Frequency: Integer MAC Address: String Speed: Integer Signal: Integer mib2.interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifPhysAddress radio.asRadioAssociationsTable.asRadioAssociations.asAssociatio nIfName radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCChannelSelection radio.asRadioAssociationsTable.asRadioAssociations.asAssociatio nMAC radio.asRadioAssociationsTable.asRadioAssociations.asAssociatio nSpeed radio.asRadioAssociationsTable.asRadioAssociations.asAssociatio nSignal

NETWORKING BRIDGE
IP Address: Char Subnet Mask: Char VLAN tagging: enable/disable Integer Status of Interface in Bridge: trunk/untagged: Integer VLAN number: Integer VLAN name: String asIP.asSetIPTable.asSetIP.asIPDescr asIP.asSetIPTable.asSetIP.asIPDescr asBridge.asBridgeSettings.asBridgeConfigTable.asBridgeConfig.as BridgeVLANStatus asBridge.asVLANConfig.asBridgeVLANConfigTable.asBridgeVLAN Config.asInterfaceStatus asBridge.asVLANConfig.asBridgeVLANConfigTable.asBridgeVLAN Config.asInterfaceVLANNumber asServices.asVLAN.asVLANTable.asVLANName

ETHERNET
IP Address: IpAddress Subnet Mask: IpAddress flexNet.asIP.asSetIPTable.asSetIP.asIPDescr flexNet.asIP.asSetIPTable.asSetIP.asIPDescr

RADIO
IP Address: IpAddress Subnet Mask: IpAddress flexNet.asIP.asSetIPTable.asSetIP.asIPDescr flexNet.asIP.asSetIPTable.asSetIP.asIPDescr

Radio Settings
Mode: AP or Station Wireless mode Channel selection: Automatic/manual. Radio Tx Power: Integer, dBm value Data rate: Integer, radio Tx speed Maximum link length: Integer Antenna type: Internal/External radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCMode radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCWirelessMode radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCChannelSelection radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCTxPower asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfiguration.as VAPDataRate radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCMaxLinkLength radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCAntennaSelection

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Antenna gain: Integer Beacon Interval: Integer (25..1000

radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.asRCAntennaGain radio.asRadioControlTable.asRadioControl.RCBeaconInterval

VSSID Settings
SSID: String, maximum 32 characters RTS threshold: Integer with value 12346 Fragmentation threshold: Integer with value, 256-2346 Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WMM) Enabled / Disabled Suppress SSID: Enabled/Disabled Integer Station isolation Enabled / Disabled Bursting Enabled / Disabled: Integer Compression Enabled / Disabled: Integer Fast Frames Enabled / Disabled: Integer DSCP Enabled / Disabled: Integer DSCP (0..63): Integer radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPDesiredSSID radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPRTSThreshold radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPFragmentationThreshold radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPWirelessMultimedia radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPsuppressSSID radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPStationIsolation radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPSuperAGBursting radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPSuperAGCompression radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPSuperAGFastFrames radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPDSCPEnable radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPConfigurationTable.asVirtualAPConfigurati on.asVAPDSCP

Data Encryption Settings

Security mode selection WPA-PSK pass phrase: String minimum 8 characters WEP key entry method: enabled/disabled WEP key length: Integer, 40/64, 104/128, 128/156 WEP key: ASCII/Hexadecimal radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPEncryptionTable.asVirtualAPEncryption.as VAPSecurityMode radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPEncryptionTable.asVirtualAPEncryption.as VAPWPAPSKPassphrase radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPEncryptionTable.asVirtualAPEncryption.as VAPWEPKeyEntryMethod radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPEncryptionTable.asVirtualAPEncryption.as VAPWEPKeyLength radio.asVAP.asVirtualAPEncryptionTable.asVirtualAPEncryption.as VAPWEPKey

ACL
ACL address modify/delete ACL status per SSID, Off/White list: Integer asServices.asACL.asAccessControlTable.asAccessControl.asAcce ssControlListAddress asServices.asACL.asAccessControlTable.asAccessControl.asAcce ssControlStatus

SERVICES Radius
ACL address modify/delete ACL status per SSID, Off/White list: Integer ACL address modify/delete ACL status per SSID, Off/White list: Integer ACL address modify/delete asServices.asACL.asAccessControlTable.asAccessControl.asAcce ssControlListAddress asServices.asACL.asAccessControlTable.asAccessControl.asAcce ssControlStatus asServices.asACL.asAccessControlTable.asAccessControl.asAcce ssControlListAddress asServices.asACL.asAccessControlTable.asAccessControl.asAcce ssControlStatus asServices.asACL.asAccessControlTable.asAccessControl.asAcce ssControlListAddress

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SNMP trap notifications

Cold boot Warm boot Reconfig Radar detection info Association lost New association enterprises.netSnmp.netSnmpNotificationPrefix.netSnmpNotification s.nsNotifyStart enterprises.netSnmp.netSnmpNotificationPrefix.netSnmpNotification s.nsNotifyRestart enterprises.netSnmp.netSnmpNotificationPrefix.netSnmpNotification s.nsNotifyRestart notifications.asNotifyRadar notifications.asNotifyAssociationLost notifications.asNotifyAssociation

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APPENDIX J INFORMATION FOR RS-232 INTERFACE

Serial RS232 interface

The serial RS232 interface can be used for local management, as well as resetting the unit to factory defaults. The serial RS232 connector on the unit is standard DB9 female connector and its pin assignment is uniform with the EIA232 standard.

Figure 65 Serial RS232 (DB9 female) connector on the unit

Figure 66 Pin numbering on the female DB9 connector Pin number 2 3 5 Signal definition Transmitted data (DCE) Received data (DCE) Signal ground Table 10 Pin assignment of the used RS232 pins on the FlexNET unit DCE=Data Circuit-terminating Equipment (usually the modem), which is contrary for the DTE (usually the PC). DTE=Data Terminal Equipment.

Using the serial interface

The serial connection can be established by connecting the FlexNET product to the PC (laptop) by using 9 pin serial cable (DB9F DB9M; pin-to-pin) and using serial terminal program such as HyperTerminal (Win) or PuTTY (Win & Linux) with the serial connection properties presented below. Serial connection properties Port: Bits per second: Data bits: Parity: Stop bits: Flow control: COM1 or some other serial port where the serial cable is connected 9600 8 None 1 None

Note1: Unplug the serial cable from the PC when powering up the FlexNET unit. With some PCs the serial cable connection can cause factory reset. Note2: Unplug the serial cable from the PC if it is not used 88

Resetting the unit to factory defaults

The factory defaults can be loaded by using the factory default tool as illustrated below. The factory default tool is labelled as reset tool. See Page 53 Resetting the unit with the reset tool

Figure 67 The Reset tool

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APPENDIX K TRADUCTIONS FRANAISES DES MAJEURES PARTIES POUR DES CONDITIONS DE NORMALISATION CANADIENNES

Dni voir lannexe A pour la traduction franaise

Tandis que tout effort a t fait de rendre ce livre aussi complet et aussi prcis comme possible, aucune garantie ou forme physique nest implique. Les informations fournies ici sont sur de mme que la base. Les auteurs et lditeur nauront ni la responsabilit ni la responsabilit toute personne ou lentit en ce qui concerne nimporte quelle perte ou des dommages rsultant de linformation contenue en ce livre.

Instructions de sret
Ce document doit tre pass en revue pour la familiarisation avec le produit et les instructions avant opration. Vrifiez quun au sol non interruptible de la terre de sret existe de la source dnergie principale et des circuits moulus du produit. Vrifiez que la source correcte de courant alternatif Est disponible pour ladapter C.A. pour produire 12... 20 volts continu pour le produit. Dmontez le produit de la puissance fonctionnante avant le nettoyage. Avertissement! Un installateur professionnel doit installer la station et les antennes de base. Vous tes averti que les changements ou les modifications pas expressment approuvs par la pice responsable de la conformit pourraient vider lautorit de lutilisateur pour actionner lquipement. (FCC 15.21)

Note sur les missions lectromagntiques

Ce dispositif est conforme la partie 15 des rgles fdrales de la Commission de communications (FCC). Lopration sous rserve des conditions suivantes : Ce dispositif peut ne pas causer linterfrence nocive. Ce dispositif doit accepter nimporte quelle interfrence reue comprenant linterfrence qui causent lopration peu dsire Avertissant ! Rayonnement lectromagntique. Veuillez garder ces produit et antennes relatives une distance 20 centimtres de corps humain.

Notification de normalisation
Les caractristiques et les paramtres du dispositif dcrit dans ce document sont sujets au changement sans communication pralable. Pour linformation de normalisation amricaine, voir le www.fcc.gov. Pour linformation de normalisation canadienne, voir le www.ic.gc.ca. Cet quipement produit, emploie et rayonne de lnergie sur les frquences par radio et, si non install et utilis selon ce guide, peut causer linterfrence nocive aux communications par radio. Cependant, il ny a aucune garantie que linterfrence ne se produira pas dans une installation particulire. Si cet quipement cause linterfrence nocive la radio ou la rception des missions tlvises, qui peut tre dtermine en mettant lquipement au loin et en marche, lutilisateur est encourag corriger linterfrence par un ou plusieurs des mthodes suivantes : - rorientez ou replacez lantenne de rception - sparez lquipement et le rcepteur plus loin - reliez lquipement une sortie sur un circuit diffrent de celui auquel le rcepteur est reli Veuillez tudier les directives de normalisation dabord permises montres dans lannexe 5, qui dcrivent des configurations permises de produit. On permet seulement le produit de ASN-900 dtre employ avec des antennes de Airspan et des accessoires (alimentation dnergie PSU-3) et des diviseurs de puissance. Aux tats-Unis et le maximum du Canada permis transmettez les niveaux de puissance et des frquences de canal sont montres dans lannexe 5.

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Instructions dinstallation
Le ASN-900 est conu pour lenvironnement extrieur dinstallation, sur une tour, un btiment grand ou un mt dantenne. Un installateur professionnel doit installer la station et les antennes de base. Linstallateur devrait galement tre au courant des structures, des limites, et des concepts de rseau.

-Upper mounting bracket (Support dUppoer) -Grounding bolt (Fondre le boulon) -Lower mounting bracket (Abaissez le boulon de fixation) -Aluminum enclosure (Clture en aluminium)

Direction dinstallation
Les connecteurs doivent toujours tre en bas dans les installations extrieures. Dans les installations dintrieur (par exemple entrepose etc...) la direction peut tre librement choisie si lantenne intgre nest pas utilise.

Installation de mt dantenne
Les figures suivantes prsentent linstallation dans la pipe de mt dantenne ; diamtres de pipe dantenne 45... 60mm (approximativement 1 ... 2 1/3 pouce).

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Aligner lantenne
Le technicien dinstallation doit mcaniquement aligner les antennes pour la meilleure assurance.

Diviseur de puissance
Vous pouvez relier deux antennes de secteur une radio en employant un diviseur de puissance. Pour la meilleure opration, les antennes employant la mme radio devraient se diriger directement vis--vis des directions de lun lautre. En outre la longueur des cbles entre les antennes et le diviseur de puissance devrait tre identique pour assurer la force gale de signal aux deux cellules. Le diviseur de puissance rduit le niveau du signal de sortie par le dBm 3. Les figures suivantes prsentent linstallation du diviseur de puissance.

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Puissance cblant en utilisant lalimentation de lnergie PSU-3

Lunit dalimentation de lnergie PSU-3 peut alimenter un produit de station de base de ASN-900. Lalimentation dnergie est une unit externe conue pour lopration dans lenvironnement extrieur. La tension dalimentation de lalimentation dnergie est de 24 volts continu. Les instructions de cblage dtailles sont dans lannexe 1.

Cblage dEthernet
La longueur maximum de lEthernet cblant sans rpteurs ou amplificateurs est de 100 mtres (330 pieds). Le cblage dEthernet doit accomplir des caractristiques de cble extrieur de ftp de la catgorie CAT5. Des instructions de cblage dtailles peuvent tre trouves dans lannexe 1

Couverture protectrice de connecteur

Si les connecteurs dEthernet ne sont pas utiliss vous devez couvrir les connecteurs par un dispositif de couverture protecteur. ASN-900 est embarqu avec les dispositifs de couverture protecteurs sur les deux connecteurs dEthernet par dfaut.

Application de la bande coaxiale de joint

En utilisant lunit avec les antennes externes, vous devez survivre au joint les connecteurs de N laide du joint attachez du ruban adhsif. Connecteurs de N qui ne sont pas humidit correctement scelle de laiss pour crire le raccordement, qui mne aux problmes de dgradation ou dassurance dexcution.

Garantie
Airspan Networks fournit une garantie de 12 mois pour lchec dquipement. La priode de garantie commence partir de la livraison du produit. Lchec dquipement est dfini comme dfaut qui est provoqu par un chec composant ou un dfaut de fonctionnement de systme qui empche lutilisation du produit selon des caractristiques, dans les circonstances o le produit a t employ dans les conditions indiques en termes de conditions environnementales et interfaces appropries (les donnes connectent, alimentation dnergie). La garantie dquipement ne couvre pas des checs provoqus par les forces normales (tonnerre), les variations dans lapprovisionnement de llectricit, le mauvais traitement utile ou labus comme le dsossage du produit. Airspan Networks garanties que le produit est conforme avec les normes de la FCC 15.247 (802.11 a/b/g), de la FCC 15.407 (802.11a), de lIC 15.247 (802.11 a/b/g), de lIC 15-407 (802.11a) et du CEI 60950. Lquipement dfaillant sera retourn Airspan Networks ou son associ de distribution dans les 30 jours de lchec. Le client enverra le produit Airspan Networks pour la rparation et lanalyse. En cas de dfaut grave dquipement, Airspan Networks peut alors envoyer une unit de remplacement. Le client payera lexpdition cote relie avec le retour du produit. Airspan Networks payera lexpdition cote quand lquipement est retourn aprs la rparation, ou lexpdition dune unit de rechange.

Dni
La politique de garantie et dentretien de Airspan Networks est que lquipement est manipul comme unit intgre. Quand des pices de rechange ou les accessoires sont considrs ceux-ci sont en dehors de de la porte de cette garantie dquipement. Des instructions pour des pices de rechange et leur utilisation sont indiques sparment. Dans aucun cas Airspan Networks sera responsable des consquences dun dfaut de fonctionnement dquipement aux activits du client dans les affaires ou dautres activits. Airspan Networks nest ni lun ni lautre responsable pour ne compenser aucuns dommages ou consquence aux clients, ou aux dpositaires de cela, qui sont provoqus par incorrect, non spcifi, illgal, labus ou lexcution injustifie de lquipement en service. Voir la documentation de produit pour des instructions dtailles sur lutilisation et linstallation, selon le but indiqu de lutilisation.

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R&TTE Notification according to article 6.4 of directive 1999/5/EC. Declaration of conformity

Hereby, Airspan Networks Finland (Radionet Ltd). Declares that these Radio LAN devices (ASN-700E/UK, ASN -800E/UK, ASN -810E/UK, ASN -820E/UK and ASN -900E/UK) are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of directive 1999/5/EC. In the evaluation of the requirements for compliance with the European RTT&E directive (1999/5/EC), following standards were applied: EN 300 328-1 (v 1.4.1): Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters(ERM) Wideband Transmission systems; data transmission equipment operating in the 2,4 GHz ISM band and using spread spectrum modulation techniques; EN 301 893 (v 1.2.3): Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); 5 GHz high performance RLAN; Harmonized EN covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive EN 60950 (IEC 60950-1-2001): Safety of information technology equipment EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 (v 1.2.1): Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services Airspan Networks Finland (Radionet Ltd.) is a vendor responsible for compliance of these products. Contact information In Espoo, Finland 1 February 2008. Airspan Networks Finland (Radionet Ltd.) Tel. +358-9-4392 1070 Fax +358-9-4126 762 www.airspan.com www.radionet.com
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GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION

UK Office for sales and general enquiries Airspan Communications Ltd Cambridge House Oxford Road Uxbridge Middlesex UB8 1UN Call: +44 (0) 1895 467100 Fax: +44 (0) 1895 467101 E-mail: sales@airspan.com Internet: www.airspan.com Customer Service Help-Desk for customer service emergency Airspan Communications Limited Cambridge House Oxford Road Uxbridge Middlesex UB8 1UN Int. Tel: +44 (0) 1895 467467 Int. Fax: +44 (0) 1895 467472 E-mail: support@airspan.com

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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
Airspan Networks Inc 2008 The information in this document is proprietary to Airspan Networks Inc. This document may not in whole or in part be copied, reproduced, or reduced to any medium without prior consent, in writing, from Airspan Networks Incorporated. This manual is subject to revision. All rights reserved. Right of modification reserved. This manual is supplied without liability for errors or omissions. No part of this manual may be reproduced or used except as authorised by contract or other written permission. This equipment is conditioned by the requirement that no modifications are made to the equipment unless the changes or modifications are expressly approved by the Airspan Communications Corporation Prerequisite skills: Personnel installing, commissioning, and maintaining the Airspan products must have a basic knowledge of telephony and radio communications, and have experience in installing, commissioning and maintaining telecommunications products. Airspan provides a range of comprehensive training courses specifically aimed at providing operators/users of Airspan products with the prerequisite skills to install, commission and or maintain the product. The courses are tailored to provide the level of training required by the operator/user. FlexNET ASN-700, ASN-800, ASN-810, ASN-820 and ASN-900 are brands of Airspan Networks Inc.

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How to find out more about Airspan products and solutions

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