AglieMesh AV3000 Series User manual

Rev.3.0a(3/12/08)
AgileMesh™ Network Bridge
AV3000 Series
User’s Guide
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Whenusingthisdevice,basicsafetyinstructionsshould
alwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskoffire,electricshock
andinjurytopersons,includingthefollowing:
a.Donotusethisproductnearwater.
b.Avoidusingthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
Theremaybearemoteriskofelectricshockfrom
lightening.
c.Donotusethisproductinthevicinityofagasleak.
AdditionalInstallationRequirements.
Wheninstalling,theplacementofthisdevicemustalso
satisfythefollowingrequirements:
a.ConnecttheunittoagroundingtypeACwalloutlet
(100‐240VAC)usingthestandardpowercord/adapteras
suppliedwiththeunit.
b.Placementmustallowforeasilydisconnectingthe
powercord/adapterofthedevicefromtheACwalloutlet.
c.Donotcoverthedevice,orblocktheairflowtothe
devicewithanyotherobjects.Keepthedeviceawayfrom
excessiveheatandhumidity,andkeepthedevicefree
fromvibrationanddust.
d.Installationatalltimesmustconformtolocal
regulations.
e.Whenthedevicewillbeconnectedtoothersystems,
consultthedocumentationthatcamewiththosesystems
foradditionalregulatoryinformation,safetyinstructions
andinstallationrequirements.
f.Alwaysdisconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthe
equipmentenclosureortouchinganuninsulatedcable,
jackorinternalcomponent.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
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Rev.3c(revised3/24/08)

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................4
GettingStarted..............................................................................................................................................................4
IncludedwiththeAV3000.........................................................................................................................................4
ConnectingandStartingtheAV3000........................................................................................................................5
UsingtheAV3000......................................................................................................................................................6
UsingtheAV3000fromtheMeshNetwork..................................................................................................................7
LoginfromMesh.......................................................................................................................................................7
UsingtheAV3000fromtheLANNetwork.....................................................................................................................8
LoginfromLAN..........................................................................................................................................................8
Using“View”fromtheLAN.......................................................................................................................................9
AVRDiscoverUtility...................................................................................................................................................9
Ports–HowtoSelect..................................................................................................................................................10
Whatareports?......................................................................................................................................................10
Howdotheyrelatetothevideosources?..............................................................................................................10
Whichportsshouldyouuse?..................................................................................................................................10
FromtheMesh............................................................................................................................................................10
UsingtheBrowsertoViewVideo............................................................................................................................10
UsingaViewingPackage.........................................................................................................................................10
FromtheLANorInternet............................................................................................................................................11
UsingtheBrowsertoViewVideo............................................................................................................................11
UsingaViewingPackage.........................................................................................................................................11
AdvancedConfigurationOptions.................................................................................................................................11
“Amcampage”Adminsection.................................................................................................................................12
“AmCamPing”Section.............................................................................................................................................12

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InterfaceConfigurationSection..............................................................................................................................13
MiscellaneousConfigurations.................................................................................................................................13
ConnectingOtherNetworkDevicestotheMesh........................................................................................................13
ConnectinganIPCameratotheMesh....................................................................................................................14
NetworkConfigurationsUsingtheAV3000.................................................................................................................15
Stand‐aloneNetwork..............................................................................................................................................15
ConnectionofMeshNetworktoaLAN...................................................................................................................15
ConnectiontoInternetthroughaLAN....................................................................................................................16
DirectConnectiontoInternetthroughABroadbandModem................................................................................16
AppendixA–AV3000PortMap..................................................................................................................................17
AGILEMESHSUPPORT..................................................................................................................................................18
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INTRODUCTION
TheAgileMeshNetworkBridge(AV3000)isdesignedtofacilitatethebridgingbetweenAgileMeshwirelessmesh
networksandcustomerlocalareanetworks(LAN’s).Whenconfiguredandconnected,theAV3000scansthemesh
network,identifiesvideosources,andthenautomaticallymapsthosesourcestotheLANtowhichtheAV3000is
connected.Itscapabilitiesinclude:
•AutomateddiscoveryofAgileMeshanalogvideoports
•DHCPserverontheAgileMeshnetwork
•Automatedself‐configurationforroutingbetweennetworks
•AlgorithmicmappingofAgileMeshanalogvideoportIPaddressestoLAN/WANnetworkports
•CanacceptaLAN/WANnetworkaddressviatheDHCPprotocol
•ReplicationofvideostreamstowardtheLAN/WANtominimizeloadingonthewirelessnetwork
•AutomaticDDNSsetupbasedonvideosourcenames
•User‐optionalone‐to‐onemanualremappingofIPaddressesbetweentheinsideandoutsidenetworks
•AutomaticportforwardingforAgileMeshnetworkIPaddressesassignedviaDHCP
•Automaticdynamicwebpagegenerationwithvideothumbnailimagestomakeidentificationand
selectionofvideosourceseasy
•AutomaticsynchronizationofthesystemtimesforallAgileMeshanalogvideoportsconnectedtothe
AgileMeshnetwork
GETTINGSTARTED
INCLUDEDWITHTHEAV3000
TheAV3000NetworkBridgeshipswiththe
followingitems:
•AnAV3000appliance
•ADCpowersupply(110VoltsAC
to5VoltsDC)
•Twostraight‐throughEthernet
cables.Oneoftheseisintended
forconnectingtheAV3000toan
AgileMeshnode.Theothercable

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maybeusedtoconnecttheLANsideoftheAV3000toanEthernetswitchattachedtoaLAN.
•InstallationCDcontainingtheAVRDiscoverutilityinstallerandanelectroniccopyofthisUser’sGuide(in
PDFformat.)
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CONNECTINGANDSTARTINGTHEAV3000
TheAV3000defaultsettingswerechosentomakethemostcommontypeofsetupentirelyautomatic.Asaresult,
formostapplications,thereareonlyafewstepsrequiredtoplacetheAV3000intooperation.Pleaserefertothe
frontandbackpanelimagesbelowasyousetuptheAV3000.
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AV3000FrontPanel
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AV3000BackPanel
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ThestepsrequiredtoplaceanAV3000intoserviceare:
1. UnpackandInventory–UnpackandlocatetheAV3000,thepowersupplyandthetwoEthernetcables.
MakesuretherockerpowerswitchontheAV3000isintheOFFposition(i.e.thesideoppositethedotis
depressed)
2. ConnecttoAgileMeshnetwork‐ConnectoneoftheEthernetcablestotheEthernetnetworkportonan
AgileMeshwirelessnode.Connecttheotherendofthecabletothe“MESH”portonthebackofthe
AV3000.

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3. ConnecttoLAN‐ConnectoneendoftheotherEthernetcabletoanEthernetswitchconnectedtothe
targetLAN.Thenconnecttheotherendtothe“LAN”portonthebackoftheAV3000.
4. PowertheAV3000–PlugtheAV3000powersupplyintoanACoutlet.Thenconnecttheotherendofthe
powercabletothepowerconnectoronthebackoftheAV3000.Turnthepoweronbydepressingthe
“dot”sideofthepowerrockerswitchonthebackoftheAV3000.
5. StarttheAV3000–Waitabout30secondsandmakesurethebluelightonthefrontpaneloftheAV3000
remainsoff.PressthesquareSTART/STOPbuttononthefrontoftheAV3000foracoupleofseconds,
thenrelease.Thebluelightonthefrontoftheunitshouldcomeonwithinabout30seconds.Fromthis
point,thestartupisautomaticandrequiresabout3minutesforthenetworkstosynchronize.
Note:IftheAV3000bluelightcomesonwithoutyourhavingpressedtheSTART/STOPbutton,theAV3000
wasnotshutdownproperlybeforepowerwaslastremoved.Torecover,waitabout3minutesandthen
brieflypresstheSTART/STOPbutton.Afterabout30secondsthelightshouldgoout.Then,re‐execute
step5above.
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USINGTHEAV3000
ManyofthefeaturesoftheAV3000arecompletelyautomatic.Theseincludethefollowing:
•Onceconnectedandstarted,theAV3000makesavailableDHCPservicesontheAgileMeshwireless
networktoanyconnecteddevicesthatcanuseit.Forexample,alaptopconnectedviaEthernettooneof
theAgileMeshwirelessnodes,receivesanetworkaddressfromtheAV3000automatically.Thisworksjust
thesamewaythatmostnetworkconnectionsofcomputerstoLAN’swork.
•AssoonastheAV3000isconnectedandinitialized,itfindsalloftheAgileMeshanalogvideoportsonthe
AgileMeshwirelessmeshnetworkandautomaticallysynchronizestheirtimeswithitsowninternalreal‐
timeclock.Itcontinuestodothisperiodicallysothatthetimesdisplayedwiththevideostreamsremain
consistent.
•AsaresultofitsautomaticsurveyoftheAgileMeshwirelessnetwork,theAV3000automaticallybuilds
anddynamicallyupdatesanembeddedwebpagethatprovideseasyaccesstotheAgileMeshanalogvideo
ports.FromacomputerconnectedtooneoftheAgileMeshnodesonthemeshnetwork,thiswebpage
canbeaccessedbyentering“http://192.168.224.1”intothewebbrowser’saddressbar.Notonlyisthis
usefulforaquickaccesstothevideostreams,butitdisplaystheportnumbersassociatedwiththevideos.
TheportnumbersareusefulindeterminingaccesstothevideostreamsontheLANsideoroverthe
Internet.
•Inadditiontothesecapabilities,theAV3000actsasaself‐configuringvideoroutertofacilitateconnection
toothernetworks.ItautomaticallymakesthevideosourcesavailableonthenetworkattachedtotheLAN
sideoftheAV3000.ItaccomplishesthisbymappingthediscoveredvideosourcesintotheIPaddressing
subnetassociatedwiththeLANusingtheNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)technique.Oneunique
aspectofthisautomaticselfconfigurationisthatthevideosourcesaremappedtopredictableport

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numbers.ThismeansthatyoucanaccessanyoftheAgileMeshvideostreamsontheLANifyouknowthe
AgileMeshnodenumberthatisprovidingthedesiredvideosource.AppendixAincludesatableofdefault
portnumberassignmentsassociatedwitheachofthenodenumbers.
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USINGTHEAV3000FROMTHEMESHNETWORK
LOGINFROMMESH
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OneoftheusefulaspectsoftheAV3000istheabilitytoeasilyviewvideoviathedynamicallybuiltwebpage
embeddedintheAV3000.Thiswebpagedoesrequiretheusertologin.Thedefaultusername/passwordpairis
“guest”/”guest”(withoutthequotationmarks).ThiswebpageisaccessiblefromtheAgileMeshwirelessmesh
networkthroughawebbrowserbyentering“http://192.168.224.1”
intothebrowser’saddressbar.Theloginscreenappearsasshownto
theleft.
OnceyouaresuccessfullyloggedintotheAV3000,youwillbe
presentedwithawebpagethatincludesthumbnailimagesfromeach
oftheAgileMeshanalogvideoportslocatedonthemeshnetwork.
Beneatheachthumbnailimagearetwobuttons,onelabeled“Admin”,
theotherlabeled“View”.Clickingonthe“Admin”buttontakesyouto
thewebpageforthecorrespondingvideosource.Clickingon“View”
bringsupanewbrowserwindowthatincludesthevideostreamfrom
thatparticularvideosource.Followingarescreencapturesthatshow
whattoexpectfromeachoftheseselections.
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AV3000ViewWindow AV3000AdminWindow
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USINGTHEAV3000FROMTHELANNETWORK
LOGINFROMLAN
Again,logontotheAV3000internalwebpagesfromtheLANsidebyenteringtheAV3000’sIPaddressintoyour
webbrowser’saddressbar.YoucandeterminethecorrectIPaddressbyrunningtheAgileMeshVideoRouter
(“AVR”)Discoverutility(seefollowingsection).

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USING“VIEW”FROMTHELAN
AllofthewebpageoptionsappeartoworkidenticallywhetheraccessedfromtheMeshortheLANside.However,
the“View”button(locatedbelowthethumbnailimage)functionsdifferentlywheninvokedfromaLAN‐based
login.Inthiscase,thevideoshowninthewindowthatresultsfrompressingthe“View”buttonusesareplicated
videostream.Thismeansthatuptofivedifferentusersmayviewcopiesofthesamevideostreamfromfive
differentcomputersattachedtotheLANwithoutcausingtheadditionalvideostreamstobetransportedoverthe
wirelessnetwork.
ThelimitoffiveusersmaybechangedintheMiscellaneousConfigurationssectionsoftheAdminpage(described
inlatersections).Theparameterthatcontrolsthemaximumnumberofsimultaneousviewersischangeableby
pressingthe“VideoMultiplexer”buttonontheAdminpage.
AVRDISCOVERUTILITY
IncludedontheinstallationCDincludedwiththeAV3000istheAVRDiscoverutilityprogram.Thispackageis
primarilyusefulfordeterminingtheaddressthathasbeenassignedtotheAV3000foritsLANinterface.Itis
designedtorunonaPCthatisconnectedtotheLAN,nottothemeshnetwork.
IftheutilityhasnotalreadybeeninstalledonyourLAN‐connectedPC,inserttheinstallationCD.Iftheinstallation
programdoesn’tautomaticallystart,navigatetotheAVRDiscover_install.exefileontheCDusingWindows,and
double‐clickittolaunchtheinstallationprogram.When
theinstallationhascompleted,anewiconwillappear
onyourdesktoplabeled“AVRDiscover”.
Torunthisprogram,double‐clickontheicon.Because
yourcomputermayhavemultiplenetworkinterfaces,
usethedrop‐downlistatthebottomoftheAVR
DiscoverUtilityframetoselecttheinterfaceassociated
withyourPC’sconnectiontotheLAN.Then,pressthe
“ScanforAVRs”buttonatthebottomleftoftheutility
frame.Thatwillinitiateascanandshouldresultina
reportsimilartothatshowntotheright.
TheAVRIPAddressreportedistheaddressthathas
beenassignedtotheAV3000ontheLAN.Alsoincluded
isalistoftheAgileMeshcamerasattachedtotheAgileMeshwirelessvideonetworkalongwiththeirnetworkIP
addressesontheMeshsideoftheAV3000. 
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PORTS–HOWTOSELECT
WHATAREPORTS?
Asweusethetermhere,portscanbeviewedasanadditionalfieldintheIPaddressingscheme.Thisadditional
fieldisnecessarywhenavideostreamcrossestheboundaryfromonenetworktoanother.
HOWDOTHEYRELATETOTHEVIDEOSOURCES?
AttheinterfacebetweenanAgileMeshnetworkandanotherLAN,everyAgileMeshvideostreamoriginatingon
themeshnetworkhasthreeportnumbersassociatedwithit...7xxx,8xxxand9xxx.Inthemeshnetwork,allofthe
AgileMeshanalogvideoportsareassociatedwithIPaddressesbetween192.168.224.049and192.168.224.149.
The“xxx”digitsshownintheportnumbersabovealwayscorrespondtothelast3digitsoftheassociatedvideo
source.Forexample,ifthevideosourcehasanIPaddressof192.168.224.052(theaddressfornode1,camera1as
shownontheportmapinAppendixA),theassociatedportnumbersare7052,8052and9052.
ThemappingbetweenAgileMeshnodenumbersandtheassociatedportsisdetailedinAppendixA.
Asdescribedinthefollowingsections,the7000‐seriesportnumbersarethevideostreamingports,the8000‐
seriesportnumbersarethehttpaccessportsandthe9000‐seriesportsarethereplicatedvideoports.
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WHICHPORTSSHOULDYOUUSE?
Choosingtheportnumberdependsonthenetwork(i.e.,theMeshorthe“LAN”)towhichthecomputeris
connectedandtheprogrambeingusedtoaccessthevideo.Followingaresomerecommendationsforvarious
situations.
FROMTHEMESH
USINGTHEBROWSERTOVIEWVIDEO
Toviewvideousingabrowser,itisnotnecessarytospecifyaport.Forexample,itispossibletojustenterthe
meshIPaddressasaURLandaccessthevideosourcedirectly.Ofcourse,withtheAV3000,itiseasiertojustclick
onthe“Admin”buttonunderneaththeappropriatethumbnailimageontheAV3000webpage.
USINGAVIEWINGPACKAGE
Often,itisdesirabletorunaviewingpackagelikei‐ProViewertoviewandrecordthevideoonacomputer
connectedinsidethemesh.Inthiscase,youshouldspecifythe7000‐seriesportnumberforagivenvideosource.