Axxcelera Broadband Wireless AB-100 User manual

AB-100 User Manual
Sept 18, 2003
Axxcelera Broadband Wireless
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Revision History
Version Date Author Comments
1 16-June-03 Matt Olson Created
2 18-Aug-03 Matt Olson Updated
3 21-Aug-03 Matt Olson Updated
4 27-Aug-03 Matt Olson Updated
5 18-Sep-03 Matt Olson Updated
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Table of Contents
REVISION HISTORY .................................................................................................................................... 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 3
1OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 7
2INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Factory Defaults.............................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Back Panel ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 ATM........................................................................................................................ 8
2.2.2 Ethernet................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.3 MNGMT ................................................................................................................. 8
2.2.4 LED......................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.5 PWR........................................................................................................................ 8
2.2.6 Ground ....................................................................................................................8
2.3 Technical Specifications ................................................................................................. 9
2.4 Console Port.................................................................................................................... 9
3WEB-BASED CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Status............................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Quick Start .................................................................................................................... 10
3.3 System........................................................................................................................... 10
3.3.1 Event Log.............................................................................................................. 10
3.3.2 One-click update ................................................................................................... 11
3.3.3 Remote Access...................................................................................................... 12
3.3.4 Firmware Update .................................................................................................. 13
3.3.5 Backup/Restore..................................................................................................... 13
3.3.5.1 Backing up your configuration ......................................................................... 13
3.3.5.2 Restoring your configuration ........................................................................... 14
3.3.6 Restart Router ....................................................................................................... 14
3.4 Configuration ................................................................................................................ 15
3.4.1 Save config............................................................................................................ 15
3.4.2 Authentication....................................................................................................... 16
3.4.2.1 Creating a new login account............................................................................ 16
3.4.2.2 Editing/deleting a login account ....................................................................... 17
3.4.3 LAN connection.................................................................................................... 17
3.4.3.1 Advanced… ...................................................................................................... 18
3.4.3.2 Creating virtual interfaces................................................................................. 18
3.4.4 Security ................................................................................................................. 19
3.4.4.1 Enabling Security.............................................................................................. 20
3.4.4.2 Enabling Firewall and/or Intrusion Detection................................................... 21
3.4.4.3 Setting a default security level.......................................................................... 21
3.4.4.4 Configuring security interfaces......................................................................... 21
3.4.4.5 Configuring NAT.............................................................................................. 22
3.4.4.6 Configuring NAT global addresses .................................................................. 23
3.4.4.7 Configuring NAT reserved mapping ................................................................ 25
3.4.4.8 Configuring Security policies ........................................................................... 26
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3.4.4.9 Configuring portfilters ...................................................................................... 28
3.4.4.10 Configuring validators .................................................................................. 30
3.4.4.11 Configuring triggers...................................................................................... 31
3.4.4.12 Configuring Intrusion Detection Settings ..................................................... 33
3.4.5 WAN connections................................................................................................. 34
3.4.5.1 Creating a WAN service ................................................................................... 34
3.4.5.2 Editing a WAN service ..................................................................................... 35
3.4.5.3 Deleting a WAN service ................................................................................... 35
3.4.5.4 Creating a virtual interface (routed services only)............................................ 35
3.4.6 IP routes ................................................................................................................ 35
3.4.6.1 Creating an IP V4 Route ................................................................................... 36
3.4.6.2 Editing a route................................................................................................... 37
3.4.6.3 Deleting a route................................................................................................. 37
3.4.7 DHCP server ......................................................................................................... 37
3.4.7.1 Enabling/disabling the DHCP server................................................................ 38
3.4.7.2 Creating a DHCP server subnet ........................................................................ 38
3.4.7.3 Editing a DHCP subnet..................................................................................... 39
3.4.7.4 Creating a fixed host ......................................................................................... 40
3.4.8 DHCP relay........................................................................................................... 41
3.4.8.1 Enabling/disabling DHCP relay........................................................................ 41
3.4.8.2 Adding a DHCP server to the DHCP relay list................................................. 42
3.4.8.3 Editing/deleting entries in the DHCP relay list................................................. 42
3.4.9 DNS client............................................................................................................. 42
3.4.9.1 Configuring DNS servers.................................................................................. 42
3.4.9.2 Configuring DNS search domains .................................................................... 43
3.4.10 DNS relay.............................................................................................................. 43
3.4.10.1 Configuring the DNS relay list ..................................................................... 43
3.5 Ports .............................................................................................................................. 44
3.5.1 Configuring ports.................................................................................................. 44
3.5.1.1 Ethernet............................................................................................................. 44
3.5.1.2 ATM.................................................................................................................. 44
3.5.1.3 View advanced attributes.................................................................................. 45
4ADVANCED OPTIONS...................................................................................................................... 46
4.1 Edit ‘Service’ ................................................................................................................ 46
4.2 Edit ‘IPoA’.................................................................................................................... 46
4.3 Edit ‘Atm Channel’....................................................................................................... 47
4.4 Edit ‘Ip Interface’.......................................................................................................... 49
4.5 Edit ‘Tcp Mss Clamp’................................................................................................... 49
4.6 Edit ‘Rip Versions’ ....................................................................................................... 50
4.7 Edit ‘NAT’.................................................................................................................... 51
4.8 Edit ‘RFC1483’............................................................................................................. 52
4.9 Edit ‘Bridge’ ................................................................................................................. 52
4.10 Edit ‘Bridge Interface’ .................................................................................................. 53
4.11 Edit Spanning Bridge Interface’ ................................................................................... 54
4.12 Edit ‘Spanning Bridge Config’ ..................................................................................... 55
4.13 Edit ‘Auto Bridge’ ........................................................................................................ 56
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4.14 Edit ‘Ethernet’............................................................................................................... 57
4.15 Edit ‘Ether Channel’ ..................................................................................................... 58
5CONFIGURING 1483 (BRIDGED)..................................................................................................... 59
6CONFIGURING CLIP (IPOA) ............................................................................................................ 61
7AB-100 / AB-ACCESS 1483_S SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 63
7.1 AB-Access Configuration Files .................................................................................... 63
7.1.1 AP resolve............................................................................................................. 63
7.1.2 AP system.conf ..................................................................................................... 64
7.1.3 AP initbridge......................................................................................................... 64
7.1.4 SU2 initr1483........................................................................................................ 64
7.1.5 AP initswitchcli..................................................................................................... 64
7.1.6 SU1 resolve........................................................................................................... 64
7.1.7 SU1 initbridge....................................................................................................... 65
7.1.8 SU1 system.conf ................................................................................................... 65
7.1.9 SU1 initr1483........................................................................................................ 65
7.1.10 SU2 resolve........................................................................................................... 65
7.1.11 SU2 initbridge....................................................................................................... 66
7.1.12 SU2 system.conf ................................................................................................... 66
7.1.13 SU2 initr1483........................................................................................................ 66
7.2 AB-100 icf config file................................................................................................... 66
8AB-100 / AB-ACCESS CLIP_T SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 71
8.1 AB-Access Configuration Files .................................................................................... 71
8.1.1 AP resolve............................................................................................................. 71
8.1.2 AP system.conf ..................................................................................................... 72
8.1.3 SU resolve............................................................................................................. 73
8.1.4 SU system.conf ..................................................................................................... 73
8.2 AB-100 icf config file................................................................................................... 73
9AB-100 / AB-ACCESS CLIP_S SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 77
9.1 AB-Access Configuration Files .................................................................................... 77
9.1.1 AP resolve............................................................................................................. 77
9.1.2 AP system.conf ..................................................................................................... 78
9.1.3 AP initswitchcli..................................................................................................... 78
9.1.4 SU1 resolve........................................................................................................... 79
9.1.5 SU1 system.conf ................................................................................................... 79
9.1.6 SU2 resolve........................................................................................................... 79
9.1.7 SU2 system.conf ................................................................................................... 80
9.2 AB-100 icf config file................................................................................................... 80
10 AB-100 / AB-ACCESS NATIVE_ATM (BACKHAUL) SYSTEM....................................................... 86
10.1 AB-Access Configuration Files .................................................................................... 86
10.1.1 AP resolve............................................................................................................. 86
10.1.2 AP system.conf ..................................................................................................... 87
10.1.3 AP initswitchcli..................................................................................................... 87
10.1.4 SU resolve............................................................................................................. 88
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10.1.5 SU system.conf ..................................................................................................... 88
10.1.6 SU initswitchcli..................................................................................................... 89
10.2 AB-100 icf config file(AP) ........................................................................................... 89
10.3 AB-100 icf config file (SU) .......................................................................................... 92
11 CONVERTING TO ATM..................................................................................................................... 97
11.1 CLIP_T ......................................................................................................................... 97
11.2 CLIP_S........................................................................................................................ 100
11.3 1483_S ........................................................................................................................ 105
12 APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................................109
12.1 Ethernet port................................................................................................................ 109
12.2 Ethernet cables............................................................................................................ 109
12.2.1 Straight................................................................................................................ 109
12.2.2 Cross-Over .......................................................................................................... 109
12.3 ATM port .................................................................................................................... 110
12.4 ATM cables................................................................................................................. 110
12.4.1 Straight................................................................................................................ 110
12.4.2 Cross-Over .......................................................................................................... 111
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Section 1
1 Overview
ATM networks have certain specific advantages over Ethernet networks but Ethernet networks
have certain advantages over ATM networks. At the heart of these advantages is the acceptance
of ATM as a core network technology and the acceptance of Ethernet as an end-consumer
protocol. Interfacing these two disparate network protocols typically involves the use of
expensive ATM switches and/or Ethernet routers with ATM interface modules.
Axxcelera's AB-Access wireless point-to-multipoint, LAN/WAN appliances are unique in the
industry in that they are able to provide either an ATM terrestrial network interface or an
Ethernet terrestrial network. Throughput and performance of the AB-Access product is
maximized when the Access Point (basestation device) is deployed with an ATM (ATM25)
terrestrial interface. Flexibility in the AB-Access product allows an ATM Access Point to
communicate with Subscriber Units (customer premise equipment) with Ethernet
interfaces. Thus, AB-Access itself serves as a network technology bridge between ATM and
Ethernet. But not everyone who deploys AB-Access desires to deploy ATM to the basestation.
AB-100 provides an inexpensive and effective means of performing ATM-to-Ethernet network
protocol conversions. Whether deploying the AB-100 as a way to make the most of an AB-
Access deployment in a "pure Ethernet" network or as a means of providing wireline ATM25 to
Ethernet (10/100 Base-T) conversions, AB-100 serves this task without requiring additional,
expensive ATM switches or Ethernet routers.
Ethernet over ATM is not new. Standards exist within the ATM world to coordinate how these
networks are to interoperate. These standards define how to terminate ATM networks at
Ethernet bridges (layer 2) as well as how to terminate them at IP routers (layer 3). AB-100
supports both of these varieties via the RFC 1483 and RFC 1577 ATM standards and thus is
compatible with standard ATM and Ethernet appliances. Because the AB-100 is both an
Ethernet device as well as an ATM device, other services such as firewall, NAT, DHCP server,
and DNS relay are also supported.
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Section 2
2 Installation
2.1 Factory Defaults
Username: atmos
Password: atmos
Ethernet IP Address: 192.168.4.2 /24
2.2 Back Panel
2.2.1 ATM
AnATM 25 UTP connection with LEDs that diplay link and traffic status.
2.2.2 Ethernet
A 10/100 BT Ethernet UTP connection with LEDs that display link and traffic status.
2.2.3 MNGMT
A DB-9 female connection that provides serial management to the unit.
2.2.4 LED
LED that displays status of unit. A green LED indicates the unit is powered on. A orange LED
indicates the unit is booting up.
2.2.5 PWR
A 48VDC power connector.
2.2.6 Ground
Grounding screw to connect grounding cable to.
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2.3 Technical Specifications
Temperature Range: -20°C to +50°C
Humidity: 95% at +40°C (104°F); non-condensing
Primary Power: 40-70 VDC (+48VDC) typ: 48V (max 150mA, typ: 85mA)
External Power Supply Options: 100-240V/100-120VA (50/60Hz)
Weight: 0.9 kg / 2 lb
Case: CastAluminum
NOTE: AB-100 should only be used with the provided power supply unless you have consulted
with an Axxcelera Engineer first. Using another power source could damage the unit if not
connected properly.
2.4 Console Port
AB-100 has a DB-9 female serial port on it. The serial cable should be a straight DB-9 male to
DB-9 female. To gain access to the console of your AB-100, configure your terminal console
software with the following settings.
Name Value
Bps 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow Control None
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Section 3
3 Web-based Configuration
The web interface can be accessed by entering the IP address of the unit in the URL box. The
factory default IP address is 192.168.4.2.
3.1 Status
3.2 Quick Start
3.3 System
3.3.1 Event Log
The Event Log page is displayed whenever an error occurs or can be accessed via the System
menu by clicking on Event Log. The following page is displayed:
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3.3.2 One-click update
This allows you to use one-click to download new AB-100 images from a remote HTTP server.
You do not need to browse for the correct file to upload, which you must do when using the
Update process.
1. From the System menu, click on One-click update. The following page is displayed:
2. Click on the Next button. The Auto Update page is displayed. This page contains the
following information:
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•Existing software version: the software version that you are currently using.
•Available software version: the software version available for download.
•Download from: the available software version’s source address.
•Overview: URL that can be linked to a web page detailing additional information
about this software version.
3. To update device firmware, click on OK. The Firmware Update page is refreshed. The
page contains two progress bars:
•The first progress bar displays how long it is taking to fetch the new software
version from the web server.
•Once the software has been retrieved, the second progress bar displays how long
it is taking to write the new software version to Flash.
4. Once the file has been written to Flash, the Auto Update page is refreshed. The page
confirms completion of the update and asks you to restart your AB-100 in order to use the
new firmware. Click on Restart.
3.3.3 Remote Access
This allows you to enable temporary remote access to your AB-100 using Network Address
Translation (NAT).
NOTE: In order to configure remote access, you first need to enable the firewall and create an
external to internal firewall policy. For more information, see Security.
1. Once you have configured Security, from the System menu, click on Remote Access to
display the following.
2. Type in the length of time that you want to allow remote access for. Click on Enable.
3. The Remote Access page is displayed, confirming the number of seconds remaining for
remote access. There is also a Disable button that allows you to stop remote access before
the specified time ends.
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3.3.4 Firmware Update
This option allows you to upload firmware images to the AB-100 using HTTP. A .tar archive is
uploaded to the RAM of your AB-100. The archive is unpacked automatically, files are validated
and then written to Flash memory.
1. From the System menu, click Firmware Update. The following page is displayed:
2. Type in the network location of the new firmware image that you want to upload, or use
the Browse button to browse through the network and select the file. Click on Update.
3. Once the file has been uploaded to the RAM of your AB-100, it is written to Flash. A
status page is displayed confirming that the upload is complete and telling you how much
of the file (in bytes and as a percentage) has been written to Flash.
4. Once the file has been written to Flash, the Firmware Update page is refreshed. The page
confirms completion to the update and asks you to restart your AB-100 in order to use the
new firmware. Click on Restart Router.
NOTE: Updating your firmware could take up to 4 minutes to complete.
3.3.5 Backup/Restore
This page allows you to backup your configuration to, or restore it from your computer.
3.3.5.1 Backing up your configuration
1. From the System menu, click on Backup/Restore. The following page is displayed:
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2. From the Backup Configuration section, click on the Backup button. The File Download
window is displayed. Click to select the Save this file to disk radio button. From the Save
As window, select a file in which to save your backup configuration. Click on Save.
3.3.5.2 Restoring your configuration
1. From the System menu, click on Backup/Restore.
2. In the Restore Configuration section, click in the Configuration File text box and type the
network path of the file that you wish to restore. If you do not know the path details, click
on the Browse button and locate the file using the Choose file box.
3. Click on the Restore button. The page is refreshed with a Configuration Restored
message and details of the number of bytes uploaded.
3.3.6 Restart Router
This page allows you to restart your AB-100 System.
1. From the System menu, click on Restart Router. The following page is displayed:
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2. Click on the Restart button to reset the AB-100 system. The Restart page also provides
you with the option of restarting and restoring the factory default settings. Click on the
Reset to factory default settings box to check it, then click on the Restart button. Read the
console status output to check how the reset is progressing.
3. Once the login and password prompt is displayed at the console, you can login as usual
(with login = atmos, password = atmos), then refresh the browser that is open to the AB-
100 web page. The Status page is displayed and your AB-100 system has been reset.
3.4 Configuration
3.4.1 Save config
To save your current configuration to Flash memory:
1. From the Configuration menu, click on Save config. The following page is displayed:
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2. Click on the Save button to save your current configuration in the im.conf file in the
FlashFS. After a short time the configuration is saved and the following confirmation
message is displayed:
Saved information model to file //flashfs/im.conf
3.4.2 Authentication
This option allows you to administer accounts for users who access the AB-100. From the
Configuration menu, click Authentication. The following page is displayed:
3.4.2.1 Creating a new login account
1. Click on the Create a new user button. The following page is displayed:
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2. Type details for the new user into the username, password and comment text boxes and
select May login? option:
•true means that the user can login but not dialin
•false means that the user can dialin but not login
3. Click on the Create button. The Authentication page is displayed. The table now contains
details for the user that you have just created.
3.4.2.2 Editing/deleting a login account
1. The Authentication page table contains an Edit user hyperlink for each user account entry.
Click on a link. The following page is displayed:
This page allows you to:
•Update details for a specific user account. Modify the necessary text boxes then
click on the Apply button.
•Delete a user account. Click on the Delete this user button.
2. Once you have edited or deleted a user account, the Authentication page is displayed and
the table reflects any changes that you have made on the edit user page.
3.4.3 LAN connection
This option allows you to:
•Configure the IP address and subnet of the default LAN connection to the AB-100.
•Configure a secondary IP address on the same subnet as the primary IP address.
•Create virtual interfaces; multiple virtual interfaces can be associated with the existing
primary LAN interface.
From the Configuration menu, click on LAN connections. The following page is displayed:
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Configuring primary and secondary LAN connections
1. The Default LAN Port section contains two subsections:
a. IP address and subnet mask details of your primary LAN connection. To edit
these details, click in the appropriate text box and type new primary address
details.
b. Secondary IP address details. To create/configure a secondary IP address, click in
the Secondary IP Address text box and type new address details.
2. Once you have configured the IP address(es), click on the Apply button. A message is
displayed confirming that your address information is being updated. If you have
changed the primary IP address, you may need to enter the new address in your web
browser address box.
3.4.3.1 Advanced…
See Advanced Options section.
3.4.3.2 Creating virtual interfaces
1. Click on the Create a new virtual interface… hyperlink at the bottom of the LAN
connections page. The following page is displayed:
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2. On the Create virtual interface page, type the IP address and netmask of the virtual
interface, then click on the Apply button.
3. The LAN connections page is displayed. The virtual interfaces section contains a table
listing the names of the virtual interface(s). Each virtual interface is called item# by
default.
4. Each virtual interface name has an Edit and Delete link associated with it.
To edit a service:
a. Click on the Edit link.
b. Change the options for the existing virtual interface, then click on Change. The
page is reset and the new values are displayed.
NOTE: All options are explained in detail in section Advanced Options.
To delete a service:
a. Click on the Delete link.
b. Check the details displayed, then click on the Delete this connection button.
3.4.4 Security
This option allows you to configure Security, NAT and Firewall:
•Security – AB-100 allows you to:
Enable Security, see Enabling Security.
Configure Security interfaces; Configuring security interfaces.
Configure triggers, see Configuring triggers.
•NAT – AB-100 allows you to:
Enable NAT between interfaces; see Configuring NAT.
Configure global addresses; see Configuring NAT global addresses.
Configure reserved mapping; see Configuring NAT reserved mapping.
•Firewall – AB-100 allows you to:
Enable Firewall and Firewall Intrusion Detection settings; see Enabling Firewall
and/or Intrusion Detection.
Set the Firewall security level; see Setting a default security level.
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Configuring Firewall policies, portfilters and validators; see Configuring Security
policies, Configuring portfilters, and Configuring validators.
Configure Intrusion Detection settings: see Configuring Intrusion Detection
Settings.
From the Configuration menu, click on Security. The following page is displayed:
This page contains the default Security settings.
3.4.4.1 Enabling Security
You must enable Security before you can enable Firewall and/or Intrusion Detection. In the
Security State section:
1. Click on Security Enable radio button.
2. Click on Change State to update the Security State section.
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