Aperto PacketWave 1000 Series Quick guide

PacketWave 100 Series
Subscriber Equipment Manual
070-20000340-01
Rev C1, September 30, 2002
PacketWaveTM
Fixed Broadband Wireless Access System
PacketWave 1000 Series
Base Station Equipment
Installation, Configuration, and Operation Manual
for Software Version 3.1

PacketWave 100 Installation and Operation
©Copyright 2002 by Aperto Networks
All rights reserved.
Specifications subject to change.
Aperto, PacketWave, and WaveCenter are trademarks of Aperto Networks.
All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
Aperto Networks
1637 South Main Street
Milpitas, CA 95035 USA
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.apertonet.com

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REGULATORY INFORMATION
FCC PART 15
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
• this device may not cause harmful electromagnetic interference, and
• this device must accept any interference received including interference that may
cause undesired operations.
FCC NOTICE: Radio and Television Interference
The PacketWaveTM 1000 Series Base Station Equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre-
quency energy and, if not installed and used according to the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter-
ference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which is found by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment or device.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver's.
• Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance.

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RF Exposure Notice
The installer shall mount all transmit antennas so as to comply with the limits for human
exposure to radio frequency (RF) fields per paragraph 1.1307 of FCC regulations. The FCC
requirements incorporate limits for Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) in terms of
electric field strength, magnetic field strength, and power density.
CAUTION: 5.8 GHz UNII — To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, antennas
used for this device must be installed to provide a separation distance
of at least 1.5m from all persons to satisfy RF exposure compliance.
CAUTION: 2.5 GHz MMDS — To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements in sec-
tion 1.1307, a minimum separation distance of 20 cm is required
between this antenna and all persons.
Canadian Standards Compliance
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme
à la norme NMB-003 du Canada

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CE Notice
Declaration of Conformity
Aperto Networks Inc. of 1637 S. Main Street, Milpitas CA 95037, USA, declare under our
sole responsibility that the product PacketWave 3.5 GHz system (3.4-3.7 GHz operation)
to which this declaration relates, is in conformity with the following standards and/or
other normative documents.
EN 301 753
EN301 489-4
EN60950
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 with the involvement of the following
Notified Body(ies): Compliance Certification Services, 561F Monterey Road, Morgan Hill,
CA 95037
PacketWave 3.5G Hz System is approved in the following countries:
0984
Country Lower band Upper band
Austria 3,510 – 3,549 3,560 – 3,599
Belgium 3,450 – 3,500 3,550 – 3,600
Denmark 3,410 – 3,490 3,510 – 3,590
Finland 3,410 – 3,500 3,510 – 3,600
France 3,465 – 3,495 3,565 – 3,595
Germany 3,410 – 3,580

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PacketWave 3.5G Hz System is approved in the following countries (continue):
Country Lower band Upper band
Greece 3,410 – 3,438
3,459 – 3,473
3,476.5 – 3,497.5
3,510 – 3,538
3,559 – 3,573
3,576.5 – 3,597.5
Iceland 3,400 – 3,600
Ireland 3,410 – 3,435
3,475 – 3,500
3,510 – 3,535
3,575 – 3,600
Netherlands 3,500 – 3,530 3,550 – 3,580
Norway 3,413.5 – 3,500 3,513.5 – 3,600
Portugal 3,410 – 3,438
3,600 – 3,800
3,510 – 3,538
Spain 3,400 – 3,460 3,500 – 3,560
Sweden 3,400 – 3,600
Switzerland 3,410 – 3,500 3,510 – 3,600
UK 3,480 – 3,500 3,580 – 3,600

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Table of
Contents
REGULATORY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Preface
Scope of This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Conventions Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Intended Audience for this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
General Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Chapter 1. QuickStart Guide
Planning, Site Preparation, and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Installing and Starting Base Station Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing and Starting Subscriber Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Chapter 2. PacketWave System Overview
Conceptual Overview of the PacketWave System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Cell Size, Capacity, and Scalability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Multiple Frequency Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
IP-Based System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Range of Backhaul Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Subscriber and Network Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Technological Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
RapidBurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
OptimaLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
ServiceQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Base Station (Cell Site) Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Base Station Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Multiple Base Station Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Base Station Radios and Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Subscriber Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Subscriber Radio/Antenna (Outdoor Unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Subscriber Bridge/Router (Indoor Unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
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Choosing the Right Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
DHCP or PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Placement of the Indoor Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
The PacketWave System’s IP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Address Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
SU-to-SU Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Clustering Wireless Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Multiple Subnets on a Wireless Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Variable-Length Subnets (VLSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
TFTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
SNTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
DNS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
SMTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
System Log Server (Syslog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Configuration and Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
WaveCenter Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Web GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
SNMP Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Event Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Service Offerings and QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Concepts of PacketWave Service Level Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Assigning Service Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Logon Levels (User Names) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Chapter 3. System Planning
Cell Site Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Subscriber Site Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
IP Planning: Addressing and Subnetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Configuration Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Service Level Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Chapter 4. Installing Base Station Units
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Front-Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Connecting the Radios to the BSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Connecting the Backhaul Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Interconnecting Multiple BSUs at a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Connecting an External Reference Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Connecting to the Alarm/Control Relay Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

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Connecting to the RS-232 Craft Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Connecting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Chapter 5. Installing Radios and Antennas
Installing the Antenna Mounting System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Mounting the Antennas and Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Running the Radio Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Radio to Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Radio to Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Control Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Radio Signal Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Chapter 6. Overview of the Configuration Manager
Installing the WaveCenter Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
How the WaveCenter Configuration Manager Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
BSU and Subscriber Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Configuration Windows Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Managing Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Opening and Loading Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Downloading Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Using the WaveCenter Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Generate Have Disk File for IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Other Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Chapter 7. Configuring Base Station Equipment
The BSU Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Basic Procedure for Creating a BSU Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Main BSU Configuration Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
General Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Server IP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Bridging/Clustering Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
WSS Configuration Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Frame Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Channel Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Radio Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Multiple Subnet Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Burst Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Preamble Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Configuring SNMP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Configuring E-mail Alert Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Configuring Routing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

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Configuring IP Filter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Configuring Security Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Chapter 8. Configuring Subscriber Equipment
The SU Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Basic Procedure for Creating an SU Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
SU System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
SNMP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
IP Filter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Service Flow Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Configuring Service Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Configuring Service Flow Classifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
SU Routing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
E-mail Alert Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
NAT Routing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
DHCP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Radio Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Security Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Chapter 9. Network Configuration
and Start-Up
Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Required and Recommended Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Optional Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Preparing the TFTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Configuring the DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
System Start-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Adding Base Station Units and/or Subscribers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Chapter 10. The Base Station Unit Web GUI
Accessing the BSU’s Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Operation of the Web GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Main Menu and Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Submitting and Uploading Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Cancel and Refresh Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Hyperlinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
The Web GUI Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Connectivity and Cell Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Overview of BSU Web GUI Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Configuration Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Local Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12

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Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Bridging/Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Multiple Subnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Synchronization Timing Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
IP Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Wireless Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
HTML Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Device Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Antenna Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Status Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Performance Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Fault Reporting Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
E-mail Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Appendix A. Specifications
Appendix B. Event Reporting
Appendix C. Command Line Interface (CLI)
Appendix D. Frequency Plans
Appendix E. RF Signal Quality

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Preface
This manual is part of the documentation for the PacketWave fixed broadband wireless
system for delivering high-speed subscriber services. The PacketWave documentation set
includes:
•PacketWave 1000 Base Station Unit Installation, Configuration, and Operation Man-
ual: part number 070-20000340-01.
•PacketWave 100 Series Subscriber Equipment Installation and Operation Manual:
part number 070-20000330-01.
Scope of This Manual
This manual documents the installation, configuration, and operation of the PacketWave
1000 Series Base Station Equipment with software version 3.1. It also includes instruc-
tions for the configuration of PacketWave 100 Series Subscriber Unit.
This manual provides the following information:
• A
QuickStart section for rapidly placing a PacketWave System in operation.
• A conceptual overview of the PacketWave System.
• Descriptions of the PacketWave hardware components, including base station and
subscriber equipment.
• Descriptions of the PacketWave software components, including configuration pro-
grams and management interfaces.
• System and site planning information.
• Complete installation instructions for base station equipment.
• System configuration, management, and diagnostic procedures.
Installation and operating instructions for subscriber equipment are provided in the
Pack-
etWave 100 Series Subscriber Equipment Installation and Operation
manual.

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Conventions Used in This Manual
The term “Base Station Equipment” refers to the combination of the Base Station Indoor
Unit, the radio, and the antenna. The term “Base Station Unit” refers to the Base Station
Indoor Unit.
PacketWave manuals represent special kinds of text as follows:
• Files names and URLs are represented in italics, with variables described inside
angle brackets. For example, if the URL http://<IP address>/ is referenced, you will
replace the variable <IP address> with the appropriate real IP address.
• Management interface text is represented by a bold font: for example, the Generate
Config File button.
• Labels on equipment are represented in a bold font: for example, the Control con-
nector.
WARNING: This format is used to indicate the possibility of personal injury or seri-
ous damage to equipment.
CAUTION: This format is used to indicate the possibility of system or equipment
operation problems.
Items of special importance will be formatted and marked by a pointing-hand icon, as
this paragraph is.
Intended Audience for this Manual
This manual is intended for system designers and planners, base station installers,
system operators, and others requiring or desiring information about the PacketWave
System. It provides information specific to the PacketWave system, but cannot and should
not be considered a tutorial on relevant technologies and practices.
It is expected that system designers and planners are knowledgeable about radio
communications, cellular communication systems, and IP networks. Tutorials on these
subjects are beyond the scope of this manual, and are readily available in published and
online materials.
Installation of radio equipment involves numerous factors, such as lightning and weather
protection, requiring considerable expertise. It is assumed that equipment installers are
professionals with knowledge of the principles and standard practices and procedures of
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General Cautions and Warnings
Observe the following when installing or operating any PacketWave System components.
Carefully follow all local building and electrical codes, especially the latest revision of
the National Electrical Code (NEC) and standard safety procedures for installing and
working with this type of equipment. Improper procedures or installation can result in
damage to the equipment or the building, and injury or death. If you are not sure
about whether the installation follows these codes, contact a licensed building inspec-
tor or electrician in the area for assistance.
Always use quality components—including cables, connectors, mounts, etc.—
specifically rated for your particular environmental conditions and system
performance requirements.
Always use appropriate tools, and follow the instructions of the tool manufacturers.
All outdoor installation, including equipment mounting and cabling, should be per-
formed by trained microwave radio technicians familiar with usual and customary
practices and procedures.
Take extreme care to avoid contacting any overhead power lines, lights, and power cir-
cuits while you are installing outdoor equipment. Contact with any of these objects
could cause injury or death. Do not install outdoor equipment near power lines.
Observe all customary and mandatory safety requirements when installing and oper-
ating PacketWave equipment.
Because Aperto cannot be responsible for improper installation or use of its equipment,
failure to follow these and other published cautions and warnings may void your equip-
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QuickStart Guide
This chapter outlines the basic procedure for installing a PacketWave System and putting
it into operation. It identifies the minimal requirements for getting the system up and run-
ning.
WARNING: This QuickStart Guide assumes that installation procedures will be per-
formed by qualified professionals following all safety and other require-
ments and acting in accordance with standard practices and procedures.
Failure to meet safety requirements and/or use of non-standard prac-
tices and procedures could result in personal injury and/or damage to
equipment.
All of the instructions presented in this chapter are discussed in more detail in subse-
quent chapters of this manual and in the
PacketWave 100 Series Subscriber Equipment
Installation and Operation
manual.
Planning, Site Preparation, and Configuration
Before you begin installing the PacketWave equipment, make sure you properly plan the
overall system and individual sites.
Step 1. Determine and Prepare Locations
A. Make sure that the base station is located such that it can communicate with sub-
scribers.
• Cell sector width may be 60º or 90º, depending on the antenna chosen.
• Distance between base station and subscriber site depends on the frequency
band, line-of-sight, and local conditions. Consult Aperto Networks Customer Ser-
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B. Make sure that the base station site includes a proper mounting structure for the
radios and antennas, and an indoor location for the Base Station Unit. With the appro-
priate model of Base Station equipment, maximum cable length can be up to 250 m
(825 ft). Contact Aperto Networks’ Customer Service for more details.
C. Make sure all subscriber sites have an appropriate radio/antenna support or mount-
ing location. Maximum cable length between subscriber Indoor Units (bridge/routers)
and Outdoor Units (radio/antennas) is from 50 m (165 ft) to 100 m (330 ft) depending
on the type of cable used. See the Subscriber Unit Manual for more detail.
WARNING: Each Base Station and Subscriber Unit is required to have lightning pro-
tection. Instructions and specific example of lightning protection equip-
ment is contained in the document titled
Surge Protection for
PacketWave Products
. This document is included in the CD that shipped
with the equipment. If missing, please contact Customer Service. Failure
to follow the instructions will void your equipment warranty.
Step 2. Define IP Networking
A. Each cell sector is served by a separate wireless subsystem (WSS) in the Base Station
Unit. The WSS wireless interface will be the gateway for all subscribers it serves,
which typically comprise a single subnet. Determine the WSS interface (gateway)
address based on the available IP address space and desired subnetting.
B. The Base Station Unit requires a DHCP server from which it and subscriber equipment
receive IP addresses and other basic configuration information, and a TFTP server
from which they download configuration files.
i. The DHCP server, or a DHCP relay agent pointing to it, must be on the same sub-
net as the BSU’s backhaul interface for the BSU to locate the DHCP server.
ii. The address of the TFTP server is provided by the DHCP server, so may be any
reachable IP address.
C. If SNTP (time), SMTP (mail), SNMP, and/or Syslog servers are to be implemented, their
IP addresses will be required during BSU configuration.
Step 3. Create BSU Configuration File(s)
A. Load and run the WaveCenter Configuration Manager program (provided on CD).
NOTE: The program can be run on the TFTP server or another computer from
which the files can be downloaded to the TFTP server. The Configuration Manager
runs on Windows 98, NT, or 2000 Professional; or Linx.
From the opening window, click on the BSU icon to open the BSU Configuration Manager.
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i. Go to the WSS — Multiple Subnets menu and specify the WSS IP Address and
WSS Subnet Mask (mandatory).
NOTE: If multiple subnets are to be implemented for the WSS, click on the save
icon; then click on the new instance icon and repeat this step until all subnets
are defined.
ii. Go to the WSS — Channel menu and specify the Channel Center Frequency
(mandatory).
iii. If desired, configure any optional WSS parameters as described in Chapter 7 of
this manual.
iv. Save the configuration by clicking the Generate WSS Config button and specify
the WSS being configured.
v. For an additional WSS, return to step i above. After all WSS are configured, pro-
ceed to step C.
B. Go to the MAIN — General menu and specify the Base Station Unit’s MAC Address.
C. If desired, configure any optional BSU parameters (MAIN,SNMP,ALERTS,ROUTES,
and IP FILTERS menus) as described in Chapter 7 of this manual.
D. When all configuration has been completed, generate the BSU configuration file by
clicking on the Generate BSU Config button and following the prompts. Save the con-
fig file with a name uniquely linking it to the BSU; Aperto recommends the default for-
mat bsu_<MACaddress>.cfg.
E. Close the BSU Configuration Manager. If there are additional BSUs to configure, return
to step B.
Step 4. Create Subscriber Configuration Files
A. From the WaveCenter Configuration Manager’s opening window, click on the
Subscriber Unit icon to open the SU Configuration Manager option.
i. Go to the System menu and specify the MAC address,SU Mode and SU Model
(mandatory).
NOTE: In version 3.1, the PacketWave 130 is the only SU model supported.
ii. If the SU Mode is NAT, you may want to go to the NAT Configuration page and
configure NAT parameters. However, the defaults will work for basic operation.
iii. If the SU Mode is NAT, SU’s built-in DHCP, which supports a maximum of 100 users,
is enabled by default. You may disable this DHCP or change its configuration
parameters in the DHCP Configuration page.
B. If desired, configure any other SU parameters as described in Chapter 8.
It is recommended that a User Name be specified in the System Menu. This name
is used by the Web GUI, and is the easiest way to identify a particular Subscriber
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C. When all configuration has been completed, generate the subscriber equipment con-
figuration file by clicking on the Generate Configuration File button and following the
prompts. Save the config file with a name uniquely linking it to the subscriber Indoor
Unit; Aperto recommends the default format su_<MACaddress>.cfg.
D. Close the SU Configuration Manager. If there are additional subscribers to configure,
return to step A.
Step 5. Configure the TFTP and DHCP Servers
A. Place all BSU and SU configuration files in the default TFTP directory on the TFTP
server.
B. Configure the DHCP server for the following:
• Default gateway IP address.
• IP address and subnet mask for TFTP server, and for other servers as desired.
• Range(s) of assignable addresses, with subnet masks.
• BSU MAC address and the name of the corresponding configuration file to be found
on the TFTP server.
• For each Subscriber Unit, its MAC address and the name of the corresponding con-
figuration file to be found on the TFTP server.
NOTE: If desired, different DHCP servers can be defined for the BSU and SU.
C. Make sure that the DHCP and TFTP servers are running.
Installing and Starting Base Station Equipment
The steps in this section outline the physical installation of the base station equipment.
(See Chapters 4 and 5 of this manual for details.)
Step 6. Install Base Station Radios and Antennas
A. Mount the PacketWave radios and antennas on the antenna mast or other support
structure using the mounting brackets supplied, or other brackets as required by the
support structure. Observe minimum distances between antennas and maximum
radio-to-antenna distances.
B. Connect the radio’s RF jumper cables to the appropriate connectors on the antenna.
C. Install radio signal and control cables between each radio and the Base Station Unit
location. Label the cable ends to prevent misconnections.
-Radio signal cable (RG6, 75 ohm, quad shield coaxial, male F connectors)