USER’S GUIDE IPR-S1000 Satellite IP Router Receiver
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you for selecting the IPR-S1000. The IPR-S1000 satellite broadband Router Receiver is designed to provide high-speed data connectivity to the corporate and ISP markets, for applications such as BTV, corporate communication, distance learning, caching, file transfer, push, video distribution, protocole conversion and monitoring.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Installing the IPR-S1000 About the Installation section...............................1 Document objectives Audience Document organization Document conventions Terms and abbreviations Obtaining technical assistance Preparing for installation........................................2 Material verification Safety recommendations Site requirements Installation checklist Installing the IPR-S1000..........................................
DVB Ethernet IP User Interface Fixed Key Conditional Access SNMP Syslog IP Crypt Firewall Mac addresses NAT PPP PPTP UDLR Tools Spectrum TS Dump DVB Dump IP Dump Ping Traceroute Network statistics The Telnet interface.............................................75 Shell Commands Sections and attributes The SNMP interface.............................................93 Glossary............................................................................
Installing the IPR-S1000 INSTALLING THE IPR-S1000 I About the installation section 1. Document objectives This installation section explains the preparation for installation as well as the configuration procedures for the IPR-S1000. It also gives you information concerning the IPR-S1000 start up and troubleshooting. 2. Audience To use this publication, it is recommended to be familiar with cabling, electronic circuitry and wiring practices. 3.
Installing the IPR-S1000 5. Terms and abbreviations If you encounter difficulties in understanding some terms and abbreviations, refer to the IPricot glossary at the end of this manual. 6. Obtaining technical assistance For technical information and assistance, please contact: IPricot SA IPricot 10-12 avenue de Verdun 92250 La Garenne Colombes France Tel: +33 1 46 52 53 00 Fax: +33 1 46 52 53 01 E-mail: info@IPricot.com http://www.IPricot.
Installing the IPR-S1000 Ensure your safety Each electrical device must be handled with care, so please follow these instructions: 1) Before working on equipment connected to an electrical power supply, please remove any bracelet, necklace or watch. Such metal items may actually heat up so badly from an accidental electrocution that they may cause severe burns, or they may weld onto other metal parts and/or equipment. 2) Keep your working spot clean and clear during the complete installation process.
Installing the IPR-S1000 Protect the equipment 1) Never assume that electrical power is disconnected. Do check it first. 2) Do a previous check-up of any potential source of danger within your work environment (wet floor, visible electrical cable...). 3) Always disconnect AC power cable during the installation when moving the equipment. 3. Site requirements To assure normal operation and avoid unnecessary maintenance, it is recommended to prepare your site before installation.
Installing the IPR-S1000 III Installing the IPR-S1000 1. Connecting the cables The appropriate cables are necessary to connect the IPR-S1000 to the Ethernet network as well as to the satellite antenna. Refer to the following list and illustrations to correctly locate the different connectors. Connectors - Ethernet 10/100 Mbps RJ45 connector - Coaxial satellite connector, F type. - DB-9 serial connector (console / modem).
Installing the IPR-S1000 Making the connection Refer to the following illustration to correctly locate the different connectors. Connect the satellite antenna using a type F connector. Note: Make sure the cable is screwed and secured by tightening the connector. Connect the parallel port. Connect the Ethernet cable with a Shielded Twisted Pair. Connect the console port. Connect the serial port. Insert the Flash card. Note: Do not extract the card when the power is ON.
Installing the IPR-S1000 IP address In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol (IP) today, an IP address is a 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets accross the Internet. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu and with the «down» arrow, select «12. Ethernet». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Note: The «left» and «right» arrows allow you to scroll one by one the digits of the IP address.
Installing the IPR-S1000 Frequency The number of times an electromagnetic wave (the DVB carrier) goes through its complete cycle in one second of time. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «11. DVB». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) With the «down» arrow, select «112. Frequency», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 4) Enter a value using the same method that you used to set the IP address.
Installing the IPR-S1000 LNB Power The IPR-S1000 can supply power to the LNB. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «11. DVB». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) With the «down» arrow, select «117. LNB power», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 4) With the «+» or «-» key, choose to enable or disable LNB power. 5) Confirm the choice by pressing the «down» arrow. Note: For more information, browse our Web site at www.IPricot.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Configuring the IPR-S1000 I The LCD interface This chapter describes how to use the Liquid Crystal Display interface to manage the IPR-S1000. The LCD interface is mostly useful for the initial configuration. After that configuration, we strongly advise you to use the Web or Telnet interface. Indeed, these two interfaces will allow you to configure the IPR-S1000 in a more complete way. 1. Overview To select each element of the menu, press the «up» and/or «down» arrows.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 ETHERNET The second screen displays the primary IP address of the Ethernet interface. Example: Ethernet 192.168.43.48/24 Note: To go to the Main menu, press any key. MPE PIDs and IP statistics The third screen displays filtered MPE PIDs and IP statistics. Example: 1002 (0x3ea)...: 11KP 10MB Note: To go to the Main menu, press any key. 3. Main menu 1. Set config 2. View config 3. Monitoring 4. Reboot 5. Version Note: To return to the Basic screens, press the «left» arrow. 1.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 setup parameters. 1. SET CONFIG 11. DVB 12. Ethernet 13. IP 14. Profiles 15. Chg. write pwd 16. Chg. read pwd 17. Update firmware 18. Backup firmware 19. Auto update 11. DVB 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 11A. 11B. 11C. 11D. DVB LNB Frequency Bauds FEC Polarization Modulation LNB Power DVB IP address Start MPE Stop MPE MPE CRC LLC SNAP MAC filtering 111. LNB (Low Noise Block) This screen allows you to select the type of LNB you are using. 1) In the «1.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 3) Select «111. LNB», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: LNB: High Band Low band Universal LNB C-Band 3.7>4.2 C-Band 3.625>4.2 C-Band 3.4>4.2 L-Band 0.95>2.15 4) With the «+» or «-» key, select a band. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 112. Frequency This screen allows you to enter the DVB carrier frequency. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «11. DVB». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «11. DVB». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) With the «down» arrow, select «113. Bauds», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: Bauds: 27500.00 Kbauds 4) Enter a value by using the same method that you used to set the IP address. 5) Confirm the value by pressing the «down» arrow. 114. FEC (Forward Error Correction) This screen allows you to modify the FEC value. 1) In the «1.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 3) With the «down» arrow, select «115. Polarization», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: Polarization: Vert./RHCP/14v Horiz./LHCP/18v Note: Vert./RHCP/14v stands for «Vertical / Right Hand Circular Polarization» and Horiz/LHCP/18v stands for «Horizontal / Left Hand Circular Polarization» 4) With the «+» or «-» key, select a polarization type. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 116.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 3) With the «down» arrow, select «117. LNB Power», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: LNB Power: On Off 4) With the «+» or «-» key, decide to enable or disable LNB Power. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 118. DVB IP address This screen allows you to set the DVB IP address. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «11. DVB». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) With the «down» arrow, select «118.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «11. DVB». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) With the «down» arrow, select «11A. Stop MPE», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: Stop MPE PID: 1002 (0x3ea) 3032 (0xbd8) 32 (0x20) 4) With the «+» or «-» key, select a PID. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 11B. MPE CRC Multi Protocol Encapsulation - Cyclic Redundancy Check.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 3) With the «down» arrow, select «11C. LLC-SNAP», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: LLC-SNAP traffic: Discard SNAP 802.1 SNAP 802.2 (UDLR) SNAP 802.1/802.2 4) With the «+» or «-» key, select LLC-SNAP traffic. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 11D. MAC filtering This screen allows you to specify the number of bytes on which MAC filtering will be proceeded. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «11. DVB».
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Example: IP address: 192.168.043.048/24 4) Enter the IP address and the network mask. 5) Confirm the value by pressing the «down» arrow. 122. Media type Media type determines the connection speed to the Ethernet network. This screen allows you to select the best Ethernet carrier. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «12. Ethernet». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) Select «122. Media type», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 131. Unicast Unicast is communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network. This screen allows you to configure the IPR-S1000 as a router (Routing), a bridge (Bridging) or as a simple receiver. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «13. IP». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) Select «131. Unicast», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 (Yes routing), or as a multicast bridge (Yes bridging). 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «13. IP». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) Select «133. Multicast», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: > Mcast forwarding Accept src addr 4) Select Multicast On/Off or New network address, and enter the selected menu by pressing the «right» arrow.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 DNS 1: 000.000.000.000 DNS 2: 000.000.000.000 4) With the «+» or «-» key, fill in one or two fields (IP address type field). 5) Confirm the values by pressing the «down» arrow. 135. Bridging A bridge is a product that connects a local area network (LAN) to another local area network that uses the same protocol. This screen allows you to select a bridging mode (affects both Unicast and Multicast). 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «13. IP».
Configuring the IPR-S1000 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 137. Delete routes This screen allows you to delete all the routes. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «13. IP». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) Select «137. Delete routes», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: Delete all routes? Cancel Ok 4) Select the «up» arrow to cancel or the «down» arrow to confirm. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 138.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 IP address: 192.168.043.048/24 4) With the «+» or «-» key, set the IP address. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 14. Profiles Note: # is always followed by a profile name. * indicates that the profile is the startup profile. Profiles 141. Save 142. Fact. profile 143. TFTP load 144. TFTP save 141. Save This screen allows you to save the current configuration under a new profile name. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «14. Profiles».
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Factory profile: Startup Load 4) With the «+» or «-» key, select startup or load. 5) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 143. TFTP load This screen allows you to load a profile stored on a TFTP server. 1) In the «1. Set config» menu, select «14. Profiles». 2) Enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. 3) Select «143. TFTP load», and enter that menu by pressing the «right» arrow. Example: TFTP Server addr.: 192.168.001.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 New write password: ******** 1) With the «+» or «-» key, enter the new password. 2) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 16. Chg. read pwd This screen allows you to enter a new password for the read level. New read password: ******** 1) With the «+» or «-» key, enter the new password. 2) Confirm the selection by pressing the «down» arrow. 17. Update firmware This screen allows you to download a new firmware from a TFTP server. TFTP Server addr.: 192.168.001.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 «down» arrow. To cancel it, press the «up» arrow. 2. Menu View Config This screen displays the current configuration. There is no risk of altering the configuration. View config 21. Sat infos 22. LAN infos 23. MPE infos 24. DVB MAC address 25. Generic GET 21. Sat infos This screen allows you to visualize the satellite configuration. It is updated every three seconds. 12.379 27500K V + Auto 5.6dB - Satellite frequency (12.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Note: It is also the MAC address of the Ethernet interface and the serial number of the IPR-S1000 25. Generic GET Generic GET allows you to get information on sections and attributes. Section: bandwidth dvb eth fileasmanager ip ipcrypt ipf macaddress misc nat ppp pptp snmp syslog ndlr ui 3. Monitoring This screen displays real time information dealing with satellite connection and LAN diagnostic. Monitoring 31. Sat connection 32. LAN connection 33. MPE stats 34. Uncor.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Unlock VBER: 1.3 E - 02 5.5 dB - Locked/Unlocked signal - Signal to noise ratio (5.5 dB) - Viterbi Bit Error Rate (1.3 E - 02) 32. LAN connection This screen allows you to test the IP connection by using the ping program. IP address to ping: 000.000.000.000 33. MPE stats This screen displays the selected MPE PID and the total bit rate in Kbits/s and in IP packets/s. The screen is updated every second. 1002 (0x3ea)...: 0Kbits/s 0P/s 34. Uncor.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 To reboot the IPR-S1000, press the «down» arrow. To cancel the reboot, press the «up» arrow. 5. Version This screen displays the current system version and the satellite reception module. Firmware s1000-3.0 QPSK 1.41a II The Web interface. Note: It is strongly advised to activate the Javascript in the browser to use the Web interface correctly. This chapter describes how to use your web browser to manage the IPR-S1000.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 2. Main page Underneath are some definitions and explanations of the terms contained in that page. Name (S1000) and version (3.0) of the firmware. Viterbi Bit Error Rate corresponds to the rate of errors found in the packets after Viterbi correction. Channel Bit Error rate corresponds to the rate of errors found in the packets before any correction. Digital level or AGC level corresponds to the antenna’s reception level.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 For the IPR-S1000, the input bandwidth (at IP level) is limited to 40000 Kbits/s. . Eb/No is related to the signal/noise (in dB). In other words, it refers to the signal quality. The user’s signal will be considered as quasi error free if Eb/No is greater than 5.5 dB for FEC 3/4. This corresponds to a Vber of 2x10-4. DVB uncor. packets is the total number of packets that could not be corrected by the demodulator. Clicking on the «reset» link sets the counter back to zero.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 LNB power shows if the IPR-S1000 is supplying power to the LNB. Frequency corresponds to the reception frequency of the DVB carrier (floating point number in giga hertz). Baud rate is the number of symbols transmitted per second. In QPSK modulation, 1 symbol = 2 bits. It is a floating point number bounded by 2000 to 45000 Kbauds values. FEC: Forward Error Correction. It is a technique for improving the robustness of data transmission.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 IP address (Ethernet): Internet protocol. It is a unique network number included in any packet sent out of the network onto the Internet. 3. Profiles and passwords Definition: This module allows you to load, save and manage your profiles and passwords.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Load You have three possibilities to load a profile: In the drop-down menu, select the profile you want to load (an existing profile). Click on the load button. In the respective blank fields, enter the address of the TFTP server and the name of the profile. Click on the load button. Click on the browse button and select the file you want to load. Click on the load button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the respective blank fields, enter the TFTP server address and the name under which the profile will be saved. Click on the save button. Management In the drop-down menu, select the profile you want to rename. In the blank field, enter the name of the new profile. Click on the Ok button. In the drop-down menu, select the profile you want to delete. Click on the Ok button. In the drop-down menu, select the profile you want to be the starting profile. Click on the Ok button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 4. System Definition: This module allows you to load, save and manage up to two firmwares and to reboot the IPR-S1000. Firmware In the respective blank fields, enter the TFTP server address and the name of the firmware. Click on update from server or backup to server according to your need.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Click on the browse button and select the firmware you want to load on the IPRS1000. Click on the Ok button. Here are some information concerning the default and secondary firmwares. Click on the swap them or erase secondary button according to your need. Reboot In the drop-down menu, select yes to reboot the IPR-S1000. Click on the Ok button. Distribution update code In the blank field, enter the distribution update code. Click on the Ok button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 5. DVB Definition: The Digital Video Broadcasting Standards Association created DVB as the standard interface to facilitate the delivery of MPEG-2 data over heterogeneous broadcast networks.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 LNB In the drop-down menu, select yes to supply power to the LNB. In the drop-down menu, select the type of LNB. In case the predifined values do not meet your requirements, you may then manually configure them in the following menu. In the field, enter the lower bound of the low frequency band. In the field, enter the upper bound of the low frequency band. In the field, enter the low band local oscillator. In the field, enter the low bound of the high frequency band.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the blank field, enter the frequency (in GHz). In the blank field, enter the baud rate (in kilo bauds). In the drop-down menu, select the baud rate locking method. In the drop-down menu, select the FEC value. In the drop-down menu, select the polarization. In the drop-down menu, select the modulation. Interface In the blank fields, enter the MPE PIDs. In the blank field, enter the primary DVB IP address. In the blank field, enter the DVB interface MTU.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menu, select the interface on which the IP copy will be done. In the blank fields, enter the 2 bytes prefix that will be added to the IP copy address in order to create a new DVB MAC address. Tuner In the blank field, enter a number (in seconds) corresponding to the delay between lock attempts. In the drop-down menu, choose to enable or disable tune frequency. In the drop-down menu, choose to enable or disable scanning frequency.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the blank field, enter a number (in KHz) corresponding to the scanning range. Click on the accept changes button. 6. Ethernet Definition: Ethernet is the most widely-installed local area network technology. In the blank field, enter the primary IP address. In the blank field, enter a secondary IP address if needed. In the drop-down menu, select the media type.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Click on the accept changes button. 7. IP Definition: This module allows you to manage IP parameters. General In the respective blank fields, enter the host and domain names.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the blank fields, enter the DNS. A maximum of two DNS (Domain Name Server) may be set up. The first one entered will always have priority. Forwarding In the drop-down menu, select yes to activate broadcast bridging. In the drop-down menu, select the unicast forwarding mode. In the drop-down menu, select the multicast forwarding mode. If multicast routing is active, incoming multicast datagrams are filtered according to their IP source address.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Static routes In the respective blank fields, enter the target network, the gateway and optionaly the interface address. In the blank field, enter the target network. In the drop-down menu, select the interface. Click on the accept changes button. 8. User Interface Definition: This module allows you to activate HTTP service, Telnet service, as well as TCP port 1234 access. In the drop-down menu, select active to enable HTTP service.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menu, select active to enable Telnet service. In the drop-down menu, select active to enable TCP port 1234 access. Click on the accept changes button. 9. Fixed Key Conditionnal Access Definition: Module that allows to decrypt (with two keys) packets enciphered in Fixed Key CAS. In the drop-down menu, select active to start Fixed Key CAS. In the first blank field, enter the PID. In the drop-down menu, choose between odd and even.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 The blank fields can display the currently accepted MPE PIDS. You can also add or remove other MPE PIDs using these blank fields. Click on the accept changes button. 10. SNMP Definition: Simple Network Management Protocol. A widely used network monitoring and control protocol where activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge...) is sent to the workstation console used to oversee the network. SNMP Agent In the drop-down menu, select active to enable SNMP agent.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the blank field, enter the Read ONLY community. In the blank field, enter the Read+Write community. In the blank field, enter the system sysContact. In the blank field, enter the system sysLocation. SNMP traps In the blank field, enter the Manager IP address. In the blank field, enter the community. Click on the accept changes button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 11. Syslog Definition: The IPR-S1000 can provide log information by using the syslog protocol. In the drop-down menu, select active to start Syslog. Log selection In the drop-down menu, select the facility. In the drop-down menu, select the comparison. In the drop-down menu, select the level.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Log forwarding In the blank field, enter the destination server. If you want to change local facility, make your change using the drop-down menu. In the drop-down menu, select yes to include the local date. Same as above. Click on the accept changes button. 12. Bandwidth Definition: This module allows you to choose the available input bandwidth. In the drop-down menu, select the bandwidth value. Click on the accept changes button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 13. IP Crypt Definition: IP Crypt encrypts IP packets between computer systems. In the drop-down menu, select active to start IP Crypt. In the blank field, enter the host or network IP address. In the blank field, enter the odd key. In the blank field, enter the even key.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Click on the accept changes button. 11. Firewall Definition: A firewall is a set of programs, located at a network gateway server, that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks. Basically, a firewall, working closely with a router program, examines each network packet to determine whether to forward it towards its destination.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the blank fields, enter the static rules. Rules to activate In the blank fields, enter the rules to activate only when PPP session is UP. Log to syslog In the drop-down menu, select yes to log to Syslog. Click on the accept changes button. 12. Mac addresses Definition: Short for Media Access Control address. A hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Displays the factory DVB MAC address which is always enabled. In the blank fields, enter additional MAC addresses. Click on the Accept changes button. 13. NAT Definition: Network Address Translation is the translation of an IP address used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. Your network is designated the inside network, and the Internet is the outside.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menu, select active to start NAT. Masquerading In the blank field, enter the alias address. In the first drop-down menu, choose to activate or disactivate dynamic NAT. If you choose active, select the interface in the second drop-down menu. In the blank field, enter the inside local networks. In the drop-down menu, select the outside interface. Extended user rules In the blank fields, enter the user rules.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the first drop-down menu, select auto or manual. In the second drop-down menu, select the input interface for satellite packets. Click on the Accept changes button. 14. PPP Definition: Point-to-Point Protocol. A data link protocol that provides dialup access over serial lines by encapsulating protocols in specialized network protocol packets.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 To obtain the signification of all the options as well as the default values, click on the help button. In the blank field, enter the phone number. In the blank field, enter the authname. In the blank field, enter the password. In the blank field, enter the modem initialization string. In the drop-down menu, select the debug level. To obtain the default options and values of edit chat script and edit disconnect script, click on the help button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Here are some information concerning PPP process and session. Click on the reload page to update or close current session button according to your need. Click on the accept changes button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 15. PPTP Definition: Point to Point Tunneling protocol (PPTP) is a protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private «tunnels» over the public Internet.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menu, select active to start VPN. In the blank field, enter the IP address or the FQDN, i.e. the PPTP server. In the blank field, enter the authname. In the blank field, enter the password. In the drop-down menu, select the debug level. To obtain the signification of all the options as well as the default values, click on the help button. In the blank field, enter the time between the keep-alive frames.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the blank field, enter a number (in seconds) corresponding to the timeout of the connections after the first one, which is configured by connect timer. In the blank field, enter the number of time the connection to the PNS is made. Here are some information concerning PPTP process and session. Click on the reload page to update or close current session button according to your need. Click on the accept changes button. 16. UDLR Definition: UniDirectional Link Routing.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menu, select active to start UDLR. Basic parameters In the drop-down menu, select the route for GRE upstream. In the drop-down menu, choose to enable or disable DTCP daemon. In the drop-down menu, select the DTCP annoucement group. In the blank field, enter the feeds. Behaviour When DTCP feed is lost, the default gateway can be automatically changed to this one. Click on the accept changes button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 17.Tools Spectrum In the drop-down menu, select the band. In the blank field, enter the baud rate (in killo.bauds). In the drop-down menu, select the polarization. In the drop-down menu, choose to enable or disable 22 KHz. To enable the fast mode, put a tick in the box. Click on the show spectrum or show peaks button according to your need.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 TS Dump Definition: TS Dump is an MPEG2-TS (Transport Stream) monitoring tool. It can perform the following tasks: - display the selected TS packets in different ways (hexa, hexdump style...), - record the selected TS packets into a file (using the browser or a FTP server), - display statistics of the selected PIDs. In the blank field, enter a list of Program Stream IDentifier (PID). The program will stop after this number of TS packets.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 The program will stop after this number of seconds. Allows one to specify which packets will be displayed. Allows one to specify the number of bytes that will be displayed. If selected, TS Dump will display the PID number before each TS packet. If selected, TS Dump will display each PID’s bit rate at the end of the dump. If selected, TS Dump will display the start and end dates at the end of the dump.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menu, select the dump mode. Click on the send request button. DVB Dump Definition: DVB Dump is a monitoring tool. Its goal is to dump and display, in a human and readable format, the service information tables as defined in ISO/IEC 13818-1 and EN 300 468. You can find the documentation at the following web sites: www.iso.org and www.etsi.org Note: In this section, you can enter any PID value. The PID revealer will detect the content present in this PID.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 IP Dump Definition: IP Dump prints out the packets on a network interface, and therefore it is useful to analyse network traffic. It is based on TCP Dump for filter rule syntax and runs on the same way.
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Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menu, select the interface. In the blank field, enter a number of packets. In the drop-down menu, select the protocol. In the drop-down menu, select to enable or disable promiscuous mode. In the blank field, enter the dump duration (in seconds). In the blank field, enter a number corresponding to the bytes per packet. IP In the respective drop-down menus, select the IP parameters. In the blank field, enter the IP address.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 In the drop-down menus, select the size parameters. In the blank field, enter a number of bytes. Custom In the drop-down menu, select the custom parameter. In the blank field, enter the custom filter rule. For custom filter rule, the filter expression syntax is the same as the one of tcp dump. To attempt to convert addresses to names, put a tick in the box. To print the link-level header, put a tick in the box. To activate simpliest view, put a tick in the box.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 you are trying to reach is actually operating. In the blank field, enter the hostname or IP address. The program will stop after sending this number of packets. The program will stop after this number of seconds. To show network addresses as numbers only, put a tick in the box. To activate verbose output, put a tick in the box. Click on the go button.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 computer and a specified destination computer. It also calculates and displays the amount of time each hop took. In the blank field, enter the hostname or IP address. To show network addresses as numbers only, put a tick in the box. To activate verbose output, put a tick in the box. In the blank field, enter a value corresponding to the type-of-service field. In the blank field, enter a number (in seconds) corresponding to the wait time for a response to a probe.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 Click on the go button. Network statistics Definition: Network statistics is a module composed of three elements: the routing table, the interfaces statistics, and the ARP table. *routing table The routing table is a matrix associated with a network control protocol, which gives the hierarchy of link routing at each node. *Interface table The interface table displays IP packets statistics per interface.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 III The Telnet interface. This chapter describes how to use the Telnet interface to manage the IPR-S1000. The Telnet interface is designed for individuals who have precise and specific needs. The IPR-S1000 can also be remotely managed with a TCP connection on port 1234. As an example, you can use the Telnet program to test the protocol. 1. Shell Starting a Telnet session with the IPR-S1000 will display the following lines: DotBSD (IPr.IPricot.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 -Right and left arrows. -Backspacing. -Up and down scrolling arrows (for back and forth travelling between command entries). -Tab key (allows you to ask for text completion possibilities before the cursor). When you first press the key, it tries to complete the text. The second time you press the key, it gives you all the possibilities (in the event that there would be more than one available).
Configuring the IPR-S1000 abort Allows to abort modifications after one or many set command. auth (Authentication) Allows to change the authentication level, i.e to switch to the public, read or write level. A password is needed only when switching to a more restricted level. read: Allows to read the whole IPR-S1000 set up. The user cannot configure the IPR-S1000. write: Allows a complete configuration access, and allows to change the set up parameters. bye Allows to exit the shell.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 bat: bouquet association table. cat: conditional access table. eit: event information table. nit: network information table. pat: program association table. pid_revealer: gives the type of flow. pmt_pid: program map table. rst: running status table. sdt: service description table. tdt: time and date table. tot: time offset table. exit Allows to exit the shell. get section.attribut Asks for the attribute value of the section.attribut.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 the interface that one listens to. quick: Allows to have a reduced display (minimum of essential information). timeout: Maximum duration of the capture (in second). timestamp: Displays time information on each packet (time is specific to the equipment). verbose: Defines a level of smoothness of analysis. The more the level is raised, the more the analysis is fine. lastprofile Prints the last loaded profile (followed by a «*» if modified). list Lists all available profiles.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 numeric: Allows to display IP addresses. timeout: Lifetime of the request. verbose: Allows to display all received ICMP packets. ppp (Point to point protocol) Acts on PPP process. close: Allows to force, on request, the closing of the session. isstarted: Allows to know if PPP service is launched. It launches out automatically when a road borrows the PPP interface. isup: Allows to know if PPP session is active. If active, allows to know negotiated IP addresses.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 kernelcontents: Displays the firmware contents. kernelstate: Displays the amount of firmware present on the Flash Card. kernelswap: Allows to switch from the current firmware to the previous one. packages: Displays the list of installed packages (software) and their version numbers. reboot: Allows to restart the IPR-S1000. tftpget: Allows to retrieve a kernel or a profile from the specified TFTP server. tftpput: Allows to put a kernel or a profile on the specified TFTP server.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 display_which_bytes: The number of displayed octets for each packet. display_which_pkts: The interveal of packages between two postings. ftp_addr: Access parameters to FTP server which will store TS flow. Necessary only if FTP is selected. ftp_login: Access parameters to FTP server which will store TS flow. Necessary only if FTP is selected. ftp_passwd: Access parameters to FTP server which will store TS flow. Necessary only if FTP is selected.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 fec: current FEC, useful if FEC auto is enabled. lock: Yes if locked, No else. macaddress: MAC address of this interface (it cannot be modified). macaddresses: List of all MAC addresses currently treated by the receiver card. mpebytes: Amount of bytes received at MPE level on the satellite interface. mpepackets: Amount of IP packets received through MPE on the satellite interface. sn: Eb/No. Signal noise ratio in dB.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 ipdump Dumps network traffic. bytecount: Indicates the program to analyze a certain number of bytes (default number: 68 bytes). custom: Allows to enter an expression for the filter (TCP Dump format). display: Allows to display the contents of the packet (either hexadecimal, or hexadecimal + ASCII). dns (domain name system): Allows to convert an IP address into a name. interface: Allows to choose the interface on which one will scan the packages.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 count: The number of ECHO_REQUEST. numeric: Allows to display IP addresses. timeout: Lifetime of the request. verbose: Allows to display all received ICMP packets. ppp (Point to point protocol) Acts on PPP process. close: Allows to force, on request, the closing of the session. isstarted: Allows to know if PPP service is launched. It automatically launches out when a road borrows the PPP interface. isup: Allows to know if PPP session is active.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 tftpput: Allows to put a kernel or a profile on the specified TFTP server. version: Displays two version numbers. The first one is the system version, and the second one is the version of the satellite reception’s software. traceroute + IP address or «host» name Prints the route that packets take to reach network host. numeric: Prints hop addresses numerically rather than symbolically and numerically. timeout: The process of traceroute will not exceed nsecond.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 pid_list: This mandatory field must be filled in by a list of Program stream IDentifiers (PID). The PID minimum value is 0 and its maximum value is 8191. pkt_count: The program will stop after receiving this number of TS packets. timeout: The program will stop after this number of seconds. Note: With the Shell interface, it is possible not to set a timeout nor a packet count limit. The user can then stop the program at any time using CTRL C. 3.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 dvb.crc_mpe Yes if CRC MPE is computed, No else. dvb.dvb_ipaddr IP address/network mask of the DVB interface. dvb.fec FEC value. dvb.freq Reception frequency in GHz. dvb.hiband_inf Valid values for high band. dvb.hiband_offset Local oscillator value for high band. dvb.hiband_sup Valid values for high band. dvb.ipcopy IP copy configuration. dvb.ipcopy_prefix 2 first bytes to use in MAC address with IP copy. dvb.llcsnap LLC SNAP activation; 0=discard, 1=802.1, 2=802.2, 3=both. dvb.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 dvb.mpe_pids List of MPE PIDs. dvb.mtu MTU of DVB interface. dvb.polar horizontal/LHCP/18v or vertical/RHCP/14v. dvb.relax_bauds Yes if baud rate is permissive, No otherwise. dvb.scan_freq Yes if frequency is scanned, No otherwise. dvb.scan_params Scan configuration. dvb.tune_freq Yes if frequency is tuned, No otherwise. dvb.tuned_freq Tuned frequency value. eth.eth_alias List of secondary IP addresses for the Ethernet. eth.media Media type (same order as on the web). eth.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 ip.keepforus Yes if bridged traffic is analyzed, No otherwise. ip.macaddr Source MAC address policy for bridging MPE traffic. ip.mcast_addr List of multicast senders IP addresses. ip.multicast Multicast 0=none, 1=routing, 2=bridging. ip.netforward Unicast 0=none, 1=routing, 2=bridging. ip.routes_gateway List of routes by/per gateway. ip.routes_iface List of routes by/per interface. ipcrypt.active Allows to activate or not IP Crypt functionality. ipcrypt.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 nat.autoiface_active Activation of interface change mechanism for incoming IP packages. It is strongly recommended to leave the parameter at AUTO. nat.autoiface_iface The interface of entering IP packets. nat.dyn_active Allows the automatic choice of the NAT process address to be activated or not. nat.dyn_iface Specifies which interface is used for the automatic choice of the address. nat.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 becomes available. This does not mean that the PPTP connection is established: the PPTP session remains down as long as no packets are transmitted by this interface. pptp.authname Contains the authentification login. pptp.connect_timer It is the timeout of the first connection. It is recommended to set a value just greater than the time to set up the PPP link. pptp.debug Allows to have debugging information in the IPR-S1000 logging system (see Syslog). pptp.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 that the SNMP agent will use to send traps. syslog.active Activation of the syslog service. syslog.config List of the options that allows to filter the messages of the IPR-S1000 log. udlr.active Activation of UDLR service. udlr.dtcp_group The multicast group in which DTCP information are received. udlr.dtcp_nofeed_router A default gateway which is installed when the DTCP feed is lost. udlr.dtcpd Activation or not of DTCP service. udlr.feeds The list of UDLR feeds. If udlr.
Configuring the IPR-S1000 GLOSSARY Analog Used to transmit audio such as voice, radio, stereo and control tones. Antenna A device for transmitting and receiving radio waves. ATSC The Advanced Television Systems Committee is an international, non-profit membership organization developing voluntary standards for the entire spectrum of advanced television systems.
Broadband A technique for sending data, voice, and video traffic over long distances by transmitting high-frequency signals over coaxial or fiber optic cables. Broadcast A packet delivery system where a copy of a given packet is given to all hosts attached to the network. Cable Transmission medium of copper wire or optical fiber wrapped in a protective cover. C-Band This is the band between 4 and 8 GHz with the 6 and 4 GHz band being used for satellite communications. Specifically, the 3.7 to 4.
DRO Dielectric Resonator or Dielectrically Stabilized Oscillator. Highly stable oscillator circuit employed by LNBs and BDCs (block downconverter). DTCP Dynamic Tunnel Configuration Protocol. The DTCP protocol is a lightweight datagram protocol. DVB Digital Video Broadcasting. A group of over 200 organisations from 23 countries which developed system specifications for the transmission of MPEG-2 digital signals by satellite, cable and terrestrial links.
Frame relay A high-speed packet-switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Frame Relay provides for a granular service up to DS1 rates of 1.544 Mbps and is suited for data and image transfer. Frequency The number of times that an alternating current goes through its complete cycle in one second of time. One cycle per second is also referred to as “one hertz; 1000 cycles per second, one kilohertz; 1,000,000 cycles per” second, one megahertz, and 1,000,000,000 cycles per second one gigahertz.
channel for control signals. ISO International Standards Organization: based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is responsible for promoting global trade of 90 member countries and establishing a wide range of voluntary standards including those pertaining to networking. The ISO developed the OSI reference model. ITU United Nation’s specialised agency for telecommunications. The ITU holds periodic conferences at which telecommunications issues of global importance are discussed.
MCPC Multiple Channel Per carrier. DTH satellite TV programmers use a transmission format called Multiple Channel Per Carrier to multiplex two or more program services into a single unified digital bit stream. With MCPC, a package of program services can use the same conditional access and forward error correction systems, thereby economizing on the overall bandwidth and transmission speed requirements. Microwave The frequency range from approximately 500 MegaHertz (MHz) to 30 GigaHertz (GHz).
PLL Phase Locked Loop. A type of oscillator that uses digital circuits and a precision reference signal to accurately control the frequency of the conversion oscillator. An LNB that incorporates a PLL oscillator has the characteristics of very low levels of phase noise and high levels of frequency stability. Plug and Play Also known as PnP, it is an Intel standard for the design of PC expansion boards that the IRQ and DMA settings and I/O and memory addresses self-configure on startup.
RIP Routing Information Protocol. A routing protocol in TCP/IP and NetWare used to identify all attached networks as well as the number of router hops required to reach them (see RFC 1058 and RFC 2453). Router A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic will follow. To do this it uses a routing to gain information about the network, and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as routing metrics.
TCP/IP or Transmission Control Protocol A connection oriented protocol designed for operation on the Internet. Considered to be a common language between otherwise incompatible computers. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol. The simplified version of FTP. It enables file transfers between two computers over a network (see RFC 1350).
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