User Guide BreadCrumb Wireless Network

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List of Tables

3-1. Available BreadCrumb Models ............................................................................................................8

4-1. Best-Case Distances by Radio Power.................................................................................................18

5-1. BCAdmin Line Colors Legend...........................................................................................................24

5-2. BCAdmin Line Styles Legend ...........................................................................................................25

7-1. Individual BreadCrumb Issues ...........................................................................................................47

7-2. Sporadic Network Connectivity Issues ..............................................................................................47

7-3. BreadCrumb-BCWN Connectivity Issues..........................................................................................48

7-4. BCAdmin Issues.................................................................................................................................49

A-1. LED Status Indications......................................................................................................................57

B-1. 802.11b Channel Frequency Table ....................................................................................................58

List of Figures

1-1. Meshing Example 1 - Full Connectivity ..............................................................................................2

1-2. Meshing Example 2 - Different ESSIDs Prevent Meshing..................................................................3

2-1. Version 2 Power Input ..........................................................................................................................5

2-2. Version 3 Power Input ..........................................................................................................................5

3-1. BreadCrumb ME - External Connectors ............................................................................................10

3-2. BreadCrumb WE - External Connectors............................................................................................11

3-3. BreadCrumb SE - External Connectors..............................................................................................12

3-4. BreadCrumb XL - External Connector ..............................................................................................13

3-5. BreadCrumb XLV - External Connectors ..........................................................................................14

3-6. BreadCrumb XLE - External Connectors (front)...............................................................................15

3-7. BreadCrumb XLE - External Connectors (back) ...............................................................................15

5-1. BCAdmin Screen at Startup (No Network)........................................................................................20

5-2. The BreadCrumb Box ........................................................................................................................22

5-3. The Client Box ...................................................................................................................................23

5-4. Asymmetric Connection Example......................................................................................................25

5-5. Redundant Connection Example........................................................................................................25

5-6. BreadCrumb Summary Panel.............................................................................................................26

5-7. Link Detail Tabs .................................................................................................................................27

5-8. BreadCrumb Properties - General Tab ...............................................................................................28

5-9. BreadCrumb Properties - Radios Tab.................................................................................................30

5-10. BreadCrumb Properties - Reachback Tab ........................................................................................31

5-11. BreadCrumb Properties - Forwarding Tab .......................................................................................34

5-12. WEP Conﬁguration Window............................................................................................................36

5-13. Access Control List Window............................................................................................................37

5-14. Set Access ID Window.....................................................................................................................39

5-15. BCAdmin Preferences Window .......................................................................................................41

7-1. Factory Reset Button..........................................................................................................................50

8-1. Joint Exercise Network.......................................................................................................................51

8-2. BCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb network.....................................................51

8-3. View of beach from command center.................................................................................................52

8-4. Balloon with Camera and BreadCrumb .............................................................................................??

8-5. Soldier communicating over BCWN using Microsoft NetMeeting...................................................53