User's Manual

Horizon Compact Plus Release 1.0.1 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 2
2.0 Advanced Configuration Features
Volume 1 describes the configuration of the basic features that allow the Horizon Compact Plus to
provide a wireless Ethernet link, with a throughput of up to 400 Mbps. A number of advanced
configuration features provide enhanced throughput, system access and management security, link
protection, quality of service and alarm management. Each advanced feature is described in detail in
the following sections.
Note that all redundancy related commands (web, SNMP, CLI) are not supported in this release.
2.1 Dynamic Configuration Change
There are a number of CLI commands that normally require a save mib followed by a reset system
command to take effect. This is disruptive to network traffic. Four commands that normally require this
are:
set radio config
set ip configuration
set network management interface
set vlan tag
These four commands are part of the basic configuration requirements for the system (see Volume 1 of
this manual for more information).
Only the Super User can invoke the CLI command set dynamic config change on/off. When this
feature is turned on, the above four commands can be run and the various associated parameters
modified and applied without resetting the system. This has advantages, but note that if the radio link
between two systems is the sole management connection, any changes to the radio
configuration parameters (set radio config) on a local system will result in loss of
communication and management to the far end system.
The far end system radio configuration needs to be applied first and then the local system. In this way
communicatons across the link can be reinstated and the system brought back up running with the
revised radio configuration.
WARNING:
The set radio config CLI command may be used to change the radio configuration
of an existing working link. If management of the far end Horizon Compact Plus is
only via the radio link, then configure the far end radio first. Otherwise, if you
change the radio configuration of the near end radio first, you will lose the link to
the far end radio and be unable to manage or configure it.