Aperto PacketMax 120 User manual

10009436 Rev B
Aperto PacketMax
PacketMax 120/320
(November 2008)
Installation and Operation User Manual

©Copyright 2007-08 by Aperto Networks
All rights reserved.
Specifications subject to change.
Aperto, PacketMax, and WaveCenter are trademarks of Aperto Networks.
All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
Aperto Networks
598 Gibraltar Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035 USA
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.apertonet.com

Aperto WaveCenter
Regulatory Information
CE Notice
Declaration of Conformity
Aperto Networks Inc. of 598 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas CA 95037, USA, declare under our sole respon-
sibility that the following product models, PM120/320-3G and PM120/320-5G, to which this declara-
tion relates, are in conformity with the following standards and/or other normative documents.
• EN 301 753
• EN 301 489
• EN 60950
We hereby declare that all essential radio test suites have been carried out and that the above named
product is in conformity to all the essential requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC.
The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 10 and detailed in Annex [III] or [IV] of
Directive 1999/5/EC has been followed.

Aperto WaveCenter
UL Information
CAUTION: For the CATV system, the CATV installer should install in accordance with Article 820-
40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies
that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as
close as possible to the point of cable entry as practical.
CAUTION: The external exposed (outdoor) run of the cables, from the exit of the building to the
antenna/radio assembly, should be less than 140ft, while the total cable run is as
described in this manual.
CAUTION: For Model PM 120/320, the Power Over Ethernet box is intended to be installed
indoor only and the Radio/Antenna is intended to be installed outdoors.

Aperto WaveCenter
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance
Aperto Network products sold within the European Union (EU) are subject to the requirements of
the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive; as implemented by national
legislation in each EU country. The objective of the Directive is to reduce the environmental
impacts of WEEE by promoting re-use and recycling, as an alternative to disposal.
From 13 August 2005, product placed on the EU market is required to be marked with the symbol
shown below. This symbol indicates that end-of-life electronic equipment generated within the
EU should not be mixed with other types of waste or placed in the general waste stream; but
should be segregated for the purpose of re-use or recycling.

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Scope of This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -i
Conventions Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -i
Intended Audience for this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ii
General Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ii
List of References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -iv
Chapter 1. Overview Of PacketMAX 120/320 Subscriber Station
PacketMAX 120/320 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
PM 120/320 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
PM 120/320 Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Point-to-Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Management, Configuration and Diagnostic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
SS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Event Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
3 DES Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Certificates and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
IP Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Automatic Frequency Scanning (AFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
PM 120/320 Package Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Components of PM 120/320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
PacketMax 120/320 Outdoor Unit (ODU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
PacketMax Indoor Unit - PoE (IDU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Chapter 2. Installation of PacketMAX 120/320 Subscriber Station
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Cables and Connector Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Additional Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Before Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Installation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Installing the Ethernet Cable and Boot Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Mounting PM 120/320: Pole Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Positioning the Outdoor Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Grounding the Outdoor Unit (Radio/Antenna) . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Connecting the Outdoor Unit to the Power Over Ethernet . . 2-11
Configure the PM 120/320 Using the HTTP Configurator . . 2-12
Align the PM 120/320 ODU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Rebooting the Subscriber Station and Connecting to the
PacketMAX Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
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Chapter 3. Configuring PacketMAX 120/320 Using Configurator
PacketMAX 120/320 Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Logging in to the Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Understanding the Pages in the Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Specifying Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Automatic Frequency Scanning (AFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Specifying Network Setup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Viewing Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Information Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Wireless Information Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
System Information Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Statistics Information Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
ARP Information Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Configuring Administrative Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Returning to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Rebooting the PM 120/320 Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Changing the Device Name and Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Enabling or Disabling Web, SSH, and Telnet Access . . . . . . 3-19
Enabling or Disabling the Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Changing Log In Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Throughput Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Appendix A. Specifications
General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
RF and Antenna Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
PM 120 General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Receiver Threshold Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Performance and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Mechanical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Mounting and Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Regulatory Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Appendix B. Event Reporting
PacketMax 120/320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Appendix C. Cables, Spares and Accessories
PacketMax 120/320 CPEs, Cables and Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
PacketMax 120/320 CPEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

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PacketMax 120 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
PacketMAX 120/320 Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Appendix D. Virtual Local Area Network
Bridge and VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Out of band Management with Management VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Inband Management with Management VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
VLAN Classifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4
VLAN Application Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5
Looping Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
Behavior of SS VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
Appendix E. Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Issues and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Appendix F. LIMITED EQUIPMENT WARRANTY (“Agreement”)
WARRANTY COVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1
REMEDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-2
LIMITED LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-3

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