User Guide
Table Of Contents
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- About This Planning Guide
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- Address:
- Chapter 1: Planning considerations
- Regulatory planning
- Network migration planning
- Site planning
- Link planning
- Analyzing the RF Environment
- Selecting Sites for Network Elements
- Diagramming Network Layouts
- Grounding and lightning protection
- Configuration options for TDD synchronization
- Data network planning
- Security planning
- Isolating APs from the Internet
- Managing module access by passwords
- Filtering protocols and ports
- Port Lockdown
- Isolating SMs
- Filtering management through Ethernet
- Allowing management from only specified IP addresses
- Configuring management IP by DHCP
- Planning for airlink security
- Planning for RF Telnet Access Control
- Forwarding Downlink PPPoE PADI packets
- Planning for RADIUS integration
- Planning for SNMP security
- Ordering components
- Chapter 2: Legal information
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- Chapter 3: Reference information
PMP 450 Planning Guide
Chapter 1:
Planning considerations
This chapter provides information to help the user to plan a PMP 450 network.
The following topics are described in this chapter:
• Regulatory planning on page 1-57 describes how to plan PMP 450 links to conform to the regulatory
restrictions that apply in the country of operation.
• Network migration planning on page 1-58 presents migration scenarios to aid in planning a network
deployment
• Site planning on page 1-67 describes factors to be considered when choosing sites for the equipment
• Link planning on page 1-68 describes factors to be taken into account when planning links, such as range,
path loss and throughput.
• Analyzing the RF Environment on page 1-95 describes how to map RF neighbor frequencies, anticipate
reflection, assess RF obstructions in the Fresnel Zone, and plan channel usage.
• Selecting Sites for Network Elements on page 1-103 describes how to survey sites, find expected coverage
areas, clear the radio horizon, and calculate aim angles.
• Diagramming Network Layouts on page 1-106 includes tips on how to avoid self-interference as well as
interference from external sources.
• Grounding and lightning protection on page 1-108 discusses wiring standards, the need for surge
protection, lightning protection zones, and general protection requirements.
• Configuration options for TDD synchronization on page 1-116 covers the importance of GPS
synchronization as well as planning for installation
• Data network planning on page 1-120 discusses IP networking and other networking features provided
with the PMP 450 product
• Security planning on page 1-128 can be referenced for information regarding security features of the
product.
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