User's Manual

CHAPTER 7. NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND START-UP
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Preparing the TFTP Server
The PacketWave System uses the TFTP server for storing files and downloading them
to Base Station Units and subscriber Indoor Units on request. Any third-party or pub-
lic domain TFTP server may be used.
Ensure that configuration files for all Base Station Units and subscriber Indoor Units
are stored in the default directory (typically \tftpboot) of the TFTP server, and that the
TFTP server is running.
Configuring the DHCP Server
A variety of DHCP servers are available. Their configurations follow the same general
principles, but vary in implementation, terminology, and user interfaces. DHCP con-
figuration should be performed by personnel knowledgeable about both DHCP in gen-
eral and the particular DHCP server to be used. Whichever DHCP server is employed,
it should be configured to include the parameters identified in Table 7-A.
CAUTION: Take special care to ensure that the BSU and subscriber configu-
ration file names entered in the DHCP configuration are exactly
the same as the files created using the WaveCenter Configuration
Manager and stored on the TFTP server. A newly-installed unit
will not be able to operate properly if it cannot locate and down-
load its configuration file.
Table 7-A DHCP Configuration Requirements
Servers Required: TFTP
Recommended: SNTP, DNS
Optional: SNMP, SMTP, POP3
Subnets (Scopes) Subnets / Subnet Masks
Routers / Gateways
Each Base Station Unit Hardware Ethernet / MAC address
Fixed IP address for backhaul interface
configuration file name
Each Subscriber Indoor Unit Hardware Ethernet / MAC address
Fixed IP address for wireless interface
configuration file name
Subscriber Hosts IP addresses if the subscriber Indoor Unit functions as a bridge
DNS server if the subscriber Indoor Unit functions as a NAT router