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TECHNICAL MANUAL
TRIMAR 802.11a/b/g AP/REPEATER
PEGASUS WIRELESS CORPORATION TRIMAR TECHNICAL MANUAL Version 1.0
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Introduction The TRIMAR is a multiple-band, multiple-data-rate, multiple-role wireless data radio that meets many of the challenges faced by today’s wireless networking applications. Compliant with both 802.11b/g and 802.11a standards and operating in either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands, TRIMAR offers great flexibility in the Copyright trade-offs between data speed, link distance and frequency planning for adjacent coverage or linkages. Information in this document is subject
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Table of Contents Section Title Page Description Features 3 Specifications 4 1 Equipment Installation 5 Instructions and considerations for wiring and installing TRIMAR radios including manufacturer’s recommended practices. 2 Configuring the TRIMAR 9 Basic procedures for working with the TRIMAR web-based administration utility. 3 Information Tab 11 An explanation on how to obtain the current operational status of the TRIMAR. 4 Administration Tab 12 An explanation of the c
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Features GENERAL: SECURITY: Enterprise-class wireless LAN capable of supporting up to 48 WPA/WPA2 support for TKIP and AES cipher type with personal infrastructure stations/users. (PSK) and enterprise authentication (through 802.1x with Power-Over-Ethernet system (POE) allows individual radios to be RADIUS server). powered over the same cable used to carry data. Two RADIUS servers setup per each virtual AP to provide flexible and redundant deployment. Supports four WEP keys
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Specifications TRIMAR FCC label: • RF O Operating Frequency Range: 2.4 –2.4835 GHz, 5.15 – 5.85 GHz O Data Rate: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18,12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps O Turbo mode: 108 Mbps O Modulation: OFDM/CCK/DQPSK/DBPSK O Antenna Connector: Type N Female O Transmission Power: 14dBm typical at antenna port O Receiving Sensitivity: 65dBm @ 54 Mbps, -80dBm @11Mbps, at 10-5 BER Figure 1: TRIMAR FCC label • Network Interface: 10/100BaseT RJ-45 This label is located on th
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Tip: Place a UPS battery back-up unit or as a minimum, 1. Equipment Installation a surge protector between the power supply outlet and AC-DC adapter. Manufacturer’s Recommended Practices Applying Power and network connections to your TRIMAR Radio Figure 2: Hooking up the DC-Injector Safety Statement: Use only the power adapter provided with this product or other Pegasus WARNING: The DC-injector and the power adapter are not Wireless Corporation authorized replacement power adapte
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Equipment Installation (.. /continued) Installing the TRIMAR Radio HOW TO RESET THE RADIO TO FACTORY DEFAULTS: Should it become necessary to do a hardware reset of the TRIMAR AP to factory default settings, follow the steps below. Refer to Figure 3 for the location of the reset button: 1. Unscrew and remove the cable cover and gently pull assembly away from the main case. 2. To reset the unit the radio needs to be powered. 3. Press firmly on the reset button and watch th
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Equipment Installation (.. /continued) DC-Injector LED indicators TRIMAR-AP LED indicators LED Color State LED Color State Power Amber OFF when there is no power. NW (network) Amber Steady ON when network connection is successfully Steady ON when power is supplied established. to the unit. RX (receive) Green BLINKING when receiving Network Amber OFF when network connection is data. absent. OFF when radio is idle or Steady ON when network connection unable to receive data.
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Tip: Always test all equipment at the workbench before Equipment Installation installing them at their final positions. (.. /continued) Example Installations Figure 4: Typical TRIMAR deployment schematic Figure 5: TRIMAR repeater mode schematic Figure 4 above illustrates a common wiring scheme for a TRIMAR radio unit Figure 5 illustrates a TRIMAR radio used as a repeater. In this type of that is physically connected to the network. deployment, no physical connection to the ne
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2. Configuring the TRIMAR AP Basic Procedure The TRIMAR AP uses a web-based administration utility. To access this Preset Factory Defaults: utility you will need to use Microsoft ® Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or a compatible web-browser. IP address: 169.254.1.240 User name: admin Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 Password: public Accessing the web-based administration utility: Default Gateway: 169.254.1.1 1. Connect a PC either directly to the TRIMAR radio. If the radio
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Configuring the TRIMAR AP (.. /continued) Navigating and using the web-based administration utility The different pages of the web-based administration utility can be accessed by clicking on the buttons located on the left side of the web-based administration screen. Make all the desired changes under each Figure 10: Save changes before changing pages tab and “Save” the changes before moving to the next tab. If the only changes that are being made are under the sam
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3. Information Tab This is the “home page” of the TRIMAR’s Field Definition/Meaning web-based administration utility. It will be displayed when the utility is first accessed 1 Access Point Name: The units assigned name/label and whenever the TRIMAR AP has been 2 Radio MAC Address: The units factory assigned MAC address rebooted after configuration changes The units IP address and IP addressing scheme 3 IP address: have been made. The units software firmware version numbe
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4. Administration Tab Device Control: (See Figure 12) Reboot: Clicking on this button causes the unit to be rebooted. This is normally used in conjunction with configuring the TRIMAR AP. Reset Configuration: Clicking on this button causes the unit to reboot and will reset the unit’s configuration back to its original factory default settings. Use with caution as this will cause all custom user settings to be lost. Figure 12: Device Control Firmware Upgrade: (See Figure 1
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Administration Tab (.. /continued) IP settings: (See Figure 15) These controls are used to assign the TRIMAR AP with its custom IP addressing scheme. IP Addressing Mode: Static – select this control if a static/fixed IP address is to be used. DHCP – select this control if the IP address is to be assigned by an external DHCP server. Default IP address: Use this field to enter a valid IP address. Default subnet mask: Use this field to enter a valid subnet mask. Figure 1
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Administration Tab (.. /continued) SNMP Setting: (See Figure 17) These controls are used to enable SNMP control of the TRIMAR AP. SNMP enabled: Check this box to enable SNMP management. SNMP server IP address: This field is used to direct the TRIMAR AP to the network location of the SNMP server. Figure 17: SNMP Setting Read community: SNMP read community string Write community: SNMP write community string Load Control & Balance Setting: (See Figure 18) These co
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5. Basic Wireless Tab (See Figure 19) Wireless On/Off: This control allows a TRIMAR AP to be switched On or Off. This is not the same as an on/off switch. It simply allows the wireless functions of the radio to be switched off for maintenance or other contingencies. Visible SSID: The TRIMAR AP can support up to eight SSIDs simultaneously. Only one can be visible. This control is used to specify which SSID is to be made visible. Alternatively, the same control is used to make
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Basic Wireless Tab (.. /continued) (See Figure 19 on previous page) Super Mode Options Auto Channel Select: This control allows the TRIMAR AP to Disabled Super mode operation is disabled. automatically select what it determines is the Super A/G without Turbo These modes are based on best channel to use. This occurs during the Super A/G with Static Turbo Atheros A/G cognitive radio radio’s boot up process. The channel it selects Super A/G with Dynamic Turbo technology. can be s
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6. Advanced Tab (See Figure 20) Fragmentation Threshold: This determines the maximum size of a data package in bytes. Packages larger than the set value will be broken up for transmission purposes. Reducing the package size in a noisy wireless environment should maintain overall performance. Factory default: 3200 bytes RTS/CTS Threshold: Reducing the preset value will enable RTS/CTS and may maintain overall performance in a noisy wireless environment. Factory default: 3
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Advanced Tab (.. /continued) (See on previous page Figure 20) DTIM Interval: This value determines the frequency when the Note about the TRIMAR MAC address options: radio will send broadcast/multicast packets to stations in power save mode. This function is The TRIMAR AP supports 2 MAC addresses, one used to address the associated with the Beacon Period. Ethernet port and the other the Wireless port. By default, these are set to a particular unit’s hardware and are unique to
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7. SSID Admin Tab SSID CONTROLS (See Figure 21) SSID #: Selecting an item in this dropdown menu allows configuration to be performed on the SSID selected. All the settings on this page are the exclusive properties of the selected SSID. Note the SSID number at the top of the frame – this indicates exactly which of the eight-supported SSID is currently being configured. The TRIMAR AP is designed to be able to support up to 8 SSIDs simultaneously. Each SSID can be assigned uniq
