User Manual

4.8.1 Unit Status ...........................................................................................................................................35
4.8.2 Setup (Basic)........................................................................................................................................36
4.8.2.1 Setup (General)............................................................................................................................................36
4.8.2.2 Basic IP Configuration.................................................................................................................................37
4.8.2.3 RF Setup ......................................................................................................................................................38
4.8.2.4 Serial Ports Setup.........................................................................................................................................39
4.8.2.5 Diagnostics...................................................................................................................................................41
4.8.3 Setup (Advanced).................................................................................................................................42
4.8.3.1 LAN (IP)......................................................................................................................................................42
4.8.3.2 RF (IP) .........................................................................................................................................................43
4.8.3.3 IP Services Setup .........................................................................................................................................44
4.8.3.3.1 NAT Overview........................................................................................................................................45
4.8.3.4 IP addressing modes ....................................................................................................................................47
4.8.3.4.1 IP Broadcast/Multicast Overview ...........................................................................................................48
4.8.3.5 IP Optimization & Tuning ...........................................................................................................................52
4.8.3.6 Time Source.................................................................................................................................................53
4.8.3.7 Ethernet (PHY) ............................................................................................................................................54
4.8.3.8 RF Link........................................................................................................................................................54
4.8.4 Security................................................................................................................................................55
4.8.4.1 Pass Control.................................................................................................................................................55
4.8.4.2 Access List...................................................................................................................................................56
4.8.5 Statistics...............................................................................................................................................57
4.8.5.1 TCP/IP .........................................................................................................................................................57
4.8.5.2 AirLink ........................................................................................................................................................58
4.8.5.3 Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................58
4.8.6 Maintenance ........................................................................................................................................59
4.8.6.1 Ping Test......................................................................................................................................................59
4.8.6.2 Unit Configuration Control..........................................................................................................................60
4.8.6.3 Package Control...........................................................................................................................................61
4.8.7 Radio - RF Tests ..................................................................................................................................62
4.8.8 Help .....................................................................................................................................................62
5. OPTIMIZATION & TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................63
5.1 M
AXIMIZING TCP/IP.....................................................................................................................................65
5.2 M
AXIMIZING VIA SETUP PAGES.....................................................................................................................65
5.2.1 Use Router Mode.................................................................................................................................65
5.2.2 Reduce RF MTU size ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.2.3 Reduce RF network bit rate.................................................................................................................65
5.2.4 Increase OIP Retries Limit..................................................................................................................66
5.3 T
ROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS ...........................................................................................................................66
5.3.1 Network Connectivity...........................................................................................................................66
5.3.2 Configuration Information ..................................................................................................................67
5.3.3 Statistics Information...........................................................................................................................67
5.4 F
IRMWARE UPGRADING ................................................................................................................................68
5.4.1 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................68
5.4.1.1 File Integrity Failure....................................................................................................................................69
6. SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................70
FIGURE 1 – VIPR – TO BE UPDATED WHEN AVAILABLE..............................................................................................11
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IGURE 3 – ANTENNA ................................................................................................................................................16
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IGURE 4 - BASIC SETUP ............................................................................................................................................17
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IGURE 5 - SETUP USING SWITCH (OR HUB) AND POE POWER INJECTOR....................................................................17
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IGURE 6 - POINT-TO-POINT IP NETWORK SYSTEM ...................................................................................................18
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IGURE 7 - POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT SYSTEM...............................................................................................................18
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IGURE 8 - VIPR FRONT PANEL.................................................................................................................................19
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IGURE 9 - PACKETS COUNTS FOR PER .....................................................................................................................24
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