Channel bandwidth .........................................................................................................93
Avoidance of weather radars ..........................................................................................94
Link planning .................................................................................................................. 95
Range and obstacles .......................................................................................................95
Path loss ...........................................................................................................................95
Adaptive modulation .......................................................................................................95
Planning for connectorized units .................................................................................... 96
Calculating maximum power level for connectorized units ..........................................96
Data network planning ................................................................................................... 98
Ethernet interfaces ..........................................................................................................98
Management VLAN .........................................................................................................99
Quality of service for bridged Ethernet traffic ...............................................................99
Configuration ......................................................................................................... 100
Preparing for configuration .......................................................................................... 101
Safety precautions ......................................................................................................... 101
Regulatory compliance ................................................................................................. 101
Connecting to the unit .................................................................................................. 102
Configuring the management PC ................................................................................. 102
Connecting to the PC and powering up ....................................................................... 103
Using the web interface ............................................................................................... 104
Logging into the web interface ..................................................................................... 105
Layout of the web interface .......................................................................................... 105
Configuring connectorized radios using the Quick Start menu ................................... 116
Configuring SM units using the Quick Start menu ...................................................... 119
Using the AP menu options ......................................................................................... 123
AP Configure menu ....................................................................................................... 124
AP Monitor menu .......................................................................................................... 153
AP Tools menu .............................................................................................................. 171
Using the SM menu options ........................................................................................ 192
SM Configuration menu ................................................................................................ 193
SM Monitor menu ......................................................................................................... 242
SM Tools menu ............................................................................................................. 264
Radius Server ............................................................................................................... 278
Installing Free-radius on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ................................................................. 278
Configuring Free-radius server ..................................................................................... 278
Configuring radius parameters on AP .......................................................................... 280
Configuring radius parameters on SM ......................................................................... 281
Configuring MIR profiles ............................................................................................... 282
Creating certificate for Radius server and SM device ................................................. 283
Vendor-Specific Attribute (VSA) Reference ................................................................. 287
Operation and Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 291
General Planning for Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 292
General Fault Isolation Process .................................................................................... 292
Questions to Help Isolate the Problem ......................................................................... 293
Upgrading device software .......................................................................................... 294
Upgrading on-board GPS chip firmware...................................................................... 295
Testing hardware ......................................................................................................... 296
Checking the power supply LED ................................................................................... 296