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HD Mesh
HIGH DENSITY MESH SYSTEM
USER MANUAL
October 25, 2006
Revision 1.6
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Table of Contents Preface ....................................................................................................................iii Warranty Information ...............................................................................................iii Contact Information..................................................................................................iii Section 1 Introduction .................................................................................
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Preface This manual covers the basic configuration and installation of the HD Mesh system, and applies to the following part numbers: HD Mesh 1 US Model HD Mesh 2 International Model The HD Mesh 1/2 system consists of an outdoor rated NEMA box (R3/ IP42) that includes a 532 Mikrotik router board, a CM9 Wireless Access Point, one Omni 8dBi antenna, and 5 Trango PoE ports. The HD Mesh system may be used in conjunction with any Trango Point to Point backhaul wireless broadband
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HD Mesh Node Section 1 Introduction Trango has developed a mesh architecture that maximizes up time reliability, while minimizing the constraints on actual data throughput. The Trango solution focuses the fail-safe functions at the most important element of the network, the backbone. Maintaining a robust, hi-speed and redundant mesh backbone is the most critical aspect of the network. The result is that HD Mesh provides system performance and reliability well beyond that of competing
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HD Mesh Node Section 2 Hardware Overview The HD Mesh is an outdoor NEMA rated box that houses a Mikrotik 532 router. The router provides OSPF functionality on the routed ports that connect to two Trango Point to Point wireless backhaul radios which results in a layer 3 self healing wireless network. The other three Trango PoE ports can be used in conjunction with any Trango Access Point to provide wireless connections in a Point to Multipoint format. Each one of these PoE ports c
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HD Mesh Node System Radio Kits Option HDM5010-EXT: Includes 2Atlas5010-EXT 5 GHz radios, connectorized for external antennas HDM5010-INT: Includes 2 Atlas5010-INT 5 GHz radios, with integrated 23dBi antennas HDM4900-INT-18: Includes 2 Atlas4900-INT-18 4.9GHz radios with integrated 18dBi antennas HDM4900-INT-22: Includes 2 Atlas4900-INT-22 4.9GHz radios with integrated 22 dBi antennas HDM4900-EXT: Includes 2 Atlas4900-EXT 4.9GHz radios, connectorized for external antennas Lo
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HD Mesh Node Section 2 Getting Started It is always a good idea to first provision and test the equipment on the bench before deploying them in the field. This is a particularly useful exercise for the novice user. Opening the Box Open the box by flipping up the quick release lockable latches. Quick Pull away from box Release Lockable Latch Flip Up Connections and Power Note: Improper wiring of power may power unit but may cause damage to system.
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HD Mesh Node Location of RJ-45/LED Port The RJ-45 connectors for Trango Power Over Ethernet (PoE) injectors are located at the bottom of the mounting plate inside the HD Mesh box. The router ports and serial port are located at the top of the mounting plate. The PoE diagnostic LEDs are located on the face lid of the mounting plate. Functionality of the LEDs is described later in this text. (Figure 4) ROUTER POE Figure 4 HD MESH Management The HD Mesh unit can be
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HD Mesh Node Browser Interface The HDMESH features a convenient and easy-to-use web based configuration and management tool. No additional software is needed on your computer other than a web browser. The browser interface offers limited and basic functions, although the majority can only be performed via command line interface (CLI). To use the browser interface, the following must be present: • An Ethernet (wired or wireless) connection between a PC and the HD Mesh unit. •
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HD Mesh Node Primary Features and Pages of the Browser Interface: Navigation Column: Each page features a navigation column that runs along the left-hand side of the page. On the bottom of the navigation column is the current status of the router including its System ID, IP address, Time, Date, CPU Utilization, Uptime, Disk Space Free, Disk Space Total, Memory Free, Memory Total, Rx, Tx, AP, Clients, and Timeout. The navigation column also features buttons to each of the fo
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HD Mesh Node Winbox (GUI) Interface The HDMESH features a convenient and easy-to-use GUI interface tool. The Winbox interface offers the closest functionality to the Command Line Interface (CLI). . The Winbox interface provides a lot more functionality than the Web Interface. Winbox is improving with each release but CLI still provides the most functionality To use the Winbox, the following must be present: • An Ethernet (wired or wireless) connection between a PC and the HD Me
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HD Mesh Node Primary Features and Pages of the Winbox Interface: Menu Bar: Winbox has a menu bar that runs along the left-hand side of the page. Interface: General information of the interface, Status, Ethernet port settings and traffic. Wireless: Wireless status, Access List, Registration, Connect List, Security Profiles, and wireless settings. Bridge: Shows Bridge status, Ports in the Bridge, Filters, Broute, NAT and Hosts. PPP: Configure PPP interface, Secrets, Prof
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HD Mesh Node Command Line Interface The Web browser interface covers very basic features in a limited role. The command line interface (CLI) provides much more functionality, and is usually the management tool of choice for experienced users. The CLI can be accessed through Telnet or Console cable. Telnet Open a command prompt (DOS) session on your PC. Open a Telnet session by typing: telnet [ip address of router] All HD mesh units are pre-configured at the factory. The
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HD Mesh Node Section 3 Basic Configuration via Web Browser This section describes a few basic concepts, as well as how to configure basic settings using the Browser (HTTP) Interface. This section is written to address only the most basic steps. It is highly recommended that you visit and read Mikrotik’s website to gain an understanding of all important configuration parameters. In this section you will learn the following: • Configure an IP address • Configure Firewall • Conf
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HD Mesh Node Port Web Configuration Clicking on the IP address of the interface will bring up the port configuration page. The port can be disabled, configured to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server, or manually configured with an IP address and Netmask. (Figure 8) Figure 8 Port Name Web Configuration Clicking on the name of the port will allow you to change the name of the port. (Figure 9) Figure 9 Interface Web Graphing The Interface page has a graph link wh
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HD Mesh Node System Web Configuration The System page will allow you to change the password simply by clicking the password link. The ID of the HDMESH can also be changed from the system page. The unit can also be rebooted. The system page also provides you with a system RESET. (Figure 11) Note: The system reset defaults the unit completely to Mikrotik’s default configuration. You will then need to reload Trango’s default configuration. Figure 11 Firewall Web Configuration
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HD Mesh Node DHCP Server Web Configuration The HD Mesh node is configured by default as a DHCP server. DHCP Services can be applied to any interface. DHCP leases are also shown on this page. The following information must be to be provided. (Figure 13) • The DHCP interface • The IP address range that will be issues to DHCP clients • Primary & Secondary DNS Server • The Gateway IP address Figure 13 Trango Broadband Wireless — High Density MESH page 17
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HD Mesh Node Upgrading RouterOS via Web Browser The RouterOS can be upgraded from the web browser upgrade page. The RouterOS can be downloaded from Mikrotik’s web site www.mikrotik.com Click on the UPGRADE from the navigation menu on the left side of the web page. (Figure 14) Figure 14 A window browser will open for you to select the NPK file to upload. Once the file is selected click the upload button to begin transferring the file from you computer to the router. (Figure 15)
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HD Mesh Node Once the file has been successfully uploaded to the router the upgrade and downgrade button can be used. (Figure 16) Figure 16 The upgrade procedure will log out the current web session. The process will take a few minutes for the upgrade procedure to complete. (Figure 17) Note: DO NOT POWER OFF router during this process Figure 17 To verify the upgrade procedure was successful. Log back into the router and check the version under the system page. (Fig
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HD Mesh Node Section 4 Basic Configuration via Winbox This section describes how to configure basic settings using Winbox. This section is written to address only the basic steps. It is highly recommended that you visit and read Mikrotik’s website to gain an understanding of all important configuration parameters. In this section you will learn the following: • Configure an IP address • Configure Wireless Card • Configure Firewall • Configure DHCP Server • Configure OSPF Co
