Cambium Networks PMP/PTP 450i Series User manual

Cambium
450 Platform
User Guide
System Release 14.1.1
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Contents
About This User Guide ............................................................................................................................. 1
Contacting Cambium Networks ................................................................................................................xxviii
Purpose ...........................................................................................................................................................2
Cross references..............................................................................................................................................2
Feedback .........................................................................................................................................................2
Important regulatory information..........................................................................................................................2
Application firmware ......................................................................................................................................2
USA specific information.................................................................................................................................2
Canada specific information ...........................................................................................................................4
Renseignements specifiques au Canada .........................................................................................................4
EU Declaration of Conformity .........................................................................................................................6
Specific expertise and training for professional installers ..............................................................................6
Ethernet networking skills ..............................................................................................................................6
Lightning protection........................................................................................................................................6
Training ...........................................................................................................................................................7
Problems and warranty ..........................................................................................................................................8
Reporting problems ........................................................................................................................................8
Repair and service...........................................................................................................................................8
Hardware warranty .........................................................................................................................................8
Security advice......................................................................................................................................................10
Warnings, cautions, and notes .............................................................................................................................11
Warnings .......................................................................................................................................................11
Cautions ........................................................................................................................................................11
Notes.............................................................................................................................................................11
Caring for the environment ..................................................................................................................................12
In EU countries..............................................................................................................................................12
In non-EU countries ......................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 1: Product description ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Overview of the PMP/PTP 450 platform ........................................................................................... 1-2
Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 1-2
PMP/PTP 450i Series ................................................................................................................... 1-2
PMP/PTP 450 Series .................................................................................................................... 1-5
Supported interoperability for 450i/450/430 platforms ............................................................ 1-8

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Typical deployment ..................................................................................................................... 1-9
Product variants ........................................................................................................................ 1-11
Wireless operation ........................................................................................................................... 1-12
Time division duplexing ........................................................................................................... 1-12
MIMO ..........................................................................................................................................1-15
Encryption .................................................................................................................................. 1-15
System management ....................................................................................................................... 1-16
Management agent ................................................................................................................... 1-16
Web server ................................................................................................................................. 1-16
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) ......................................................... 1-18
SNMP.......................................................................................................................................... 1-18
Network Time Protocol (NTP) .................................................................................................. 1-18
Wireless Manager (WM) ........................................................................................................... 1-19
Radio recovery mode –Radio Recovery Console / Default Mode (fka Default Plug) .......... 1-20
Chapter 2: System hardware ............................................................................................................ 2-1
System Components ......................................................................................................................... 2-2
Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) ........................................................................................................... 2-2
Backhaul (PTP) ............................................................................................................................. 2-4
PMP/PTP 450 platform interfaces .............................................................................................. 2-7
Diagnostic LEDs ......................................................................................................................... 2-11
ODU part numbers .................................................................................................................... 2-14
Power supply options ............................................................................................................... 2-20
ODU mounting brackets & accessories ................................................................................... 2-24
Lightning protection .................................................................................................................. 2-25
Cabling and lightning protection .................................................................................................... 2-26
ODU interfaces –PMP/PTP 450i ............................................................................................... 2-26
Ethernet standards and cable lengths ..................................................................................... 2-27
Outdoor copper Cat5e Ethernet cable ..................................................................................... 2-29
Main Ethernet port .................................................................................................................... 2-30
Aux port ..................................................................................................................................... 2-30
Cable grounding kit ................................................................................................................... 2-32
Lightning protection unit (LPU) and grounding kit ................................................................ 2-32
Antennas and antenna cabling ....................................................................................................... 2-34
Antenna requirements .............................................................................................................. 2-34

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Supported external AP antennas ............................................................................................. 2-34
Supported external SM antennas ............................................................................................ 2-34
RF cable and connectors .......................................................................................................... 2-35
Antenna accessories ................................................................................................................. 2-35
RJ45 connectors and spare glands .......................................................................................... 2-35
GPS synchronization ........................................................................................................................ 2-37
GPS synchronization description ............................................................................................. 2-37
Universal GPS (uGPS) .............................................................................................................. 2-37
CMM4 (Rack Mount) ................................................................................................................ 2-37
CMM4 (Cabinet with switch) .................................................................................................. 2-41
CMM4 (Cabinet without switch) ............................................................................................ 2-41
CMM3/CMMmicro ..................................................................................................................... 2-41
Installing a GPS receiver ................................................................................................................. 2-43 GPS
receiver location ................................................................................................................2-43
Mounting the GPS receiver ...................................................................................................... 2-44
Cabling the GPS Antenna ......................................................................................................... 2-45
Installing and connecting the GPS LPU .................................................................................. 2-45
Ordering the components ............................................................................................................... 2-46
Chapter 3: System planning ............................................................................................................. 3-1
Typical deployment ........................................................................................................................... 3-2
ODU with PoE interface to PSU ................................................................................................. 3-2
Site planning....................................................................................................................................... 3-7
Site selection for PMP/PTP radios ............................................................................................. 3-7
Calculated distances and power compliance margin .............................................................. 3-7
Power supply site selection ........................................................................................................ 3-8
Maximum cable lengths ............................................................................................................. 3-8
Grounding and lightning protection .......................................................................................... 3-8
ODU and external antenna location ........................................................................................ 3-10
ODU ambient temperature limits ............................................................................................ 3-10
ODU wind loading ..................................................................................................................... 3-11
Drop cable grounding points ................................................................................................... 3-13
Lightning Protection Unit(LPU) location ................................................................................. 3-14
Radio Frequency planning .............................................................................................................. 3-15
Regulatory limits ....................................................................................................................... 3-15

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Conforming to the limits............................................................................................................. 3-2
Available spectrum ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
Analyzing the RF Environment .................................................................................................. 3-2
Channel bandwidth ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
Anticipating Reflection of Radio Waves .................................................................................... 3-3
Obstructions in the Fresnel Zone ............................................................................................... 3-3
Planning for co-location .............................................................................................................. 3-3
Multiple OFDM Access Point Clusters ....................................................................................... 3-4
Link planning ...................................................................................................................................... 3-6
Range and obstacles ................................................................................................................... 3-6
Path loss ....................................................................................................................................... 3-6
Calculating Link Loss .................................................................................................................. 3-7
Calculating Rx Signal Level ........................................................................................................ 3-7
Calculating Fade Margin ............................................................................................................. 3-8
Adaptive modulation .................................................................................................................. 3-8
Planning for connectorized units ...................................................................................................... 3-9
When to install connectorized units .......................................................................................... 3-9
Choosing external antennas ...................................................................................................... 3-9
Calculating RF cable length (5.8 GHz FCC only) ....................................................................... 3-9
Data network planning .................................................................................................................... 3-11
Understanding addresses......................................................................................................... 3-11
Dynamic or static addressing ................................................................................................... 3-11
DNS Client ..................................................................................................................................3-12
Network Address Translation (NAT) ....................................................................................... 3-12
Developing an IP addressing scheme ..................................................................................... 3-13
Address Resolution Protocol .................................................................................................... 3-13
Allocating subnets ..................................................................................................................... 3-14
Selecting non-routable IP addresses ....................................................................................... 3-14
Translation bridging .................................................................................................................. 3-15
Engineering VLANs ................................................................................................................... 3-15
Network management planning ..................................................................................................... 3-19
Planning for SNMP operation .................................................................................................. 3-19
Enabling SNMP ......................................................................................................................... 3-19
Security planning ............................................................................................................................. 3-20

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Isolating AP/BHM from the Internet ........................................................................................ 3-20
Encrypting radio transmissions ............................................................................................... 3-20
Planning for HTTPS operation ................................................................................................. 3-21
Planning for SNMPv3 operation .............................................................................................. 3-21
Managing module access by passwords ................................................................................ 3-22
Planning for RADIUS operation ............................................................................................... 3-23
Filtering protocols and ports .................................................................................................... 3-23
Encrypting downlink broadcasts ............................................................................................. 3-27
Isolating SMs in PMP ................................................................................................................ 3-27
Filtering management through Ethernet ................................................................................ 3-27
Allowing management from only specified IP addresses ..................................................... 3-28
Configuring management IP by DHCP .................................................................................... 3-28
Controlling PPPoE PADI Downlink Forwarding ...................................................................... 3-29
Chapter 4: Legal and regulatory information .................................................................................. 4-1
Cambium Networks end user license agreement ........................................................................... 4-2
Definitions .................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Acceptance of this agreement ................................................................................................... 4-2
Grant of license ........................................................................................................................... 4-2
Conditions of use ........................................................................................................................ 4-3
Title and restrictions ................................................................................................................... 4-4
Confidentiality ............................................................................................................................. 4-4
Right to use Cambium’s name ................................................................................................... 4-5
Transfer ........................................................................................................................................ 4-5
Updates ........................................................................................................................................ 4-5
Maintenance ................................................................................................................................ 4-5
Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................... 4-6
Limitation of liability ................................................................................................................... 4-6
U.S. government ......................................................................................................................... 4-6
Term of license ............................................................................................................................ 4-7
Governing law ............................................................................................................................. 4-7
Assignment .................................................................................................................................. 4-7 Survival
of provisions ................................................................................................................. 4-7
Entire agreement ......................................................................................................................... 4-7
Third party software .................................................................................................................... 4-7

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Compliance with safety standards ................................................................................................. 4-22
Electrical safety compliance ..................................................................................................... 4-22
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance ................................................................. 4-22
Human exposure to radio frequency energy .......................................................................... 4-22
Compliance with radio regulations ................................................................................................ 4-28
Type approvals .......................................................................................................................... 4-29
Brazil specific information ........................................................................................................ 4-30
Australia Notification ................................................................................................................ 4-30
Regulatory Requirements for CEPT Member States (www.cept.org) .................................. 4-30
Chapter 5: Preparing for installation ................................................................................................ 5-1
Safety .................................................................................................................................................. 5-2
Power lines .................................................................................................................................. 5-2
Working at heights ...................................................................................................................... 5-2
Power supply ............................................................................................................................... 5-2
Grounding and protective earth ................................................................................................ 5-2
Powering down before servicing ............................................................................................... 5-2
Primary disconnect device ......................................................................................................... 5-3
External cables ............................................................................................................................ 5-3
RF exposure near the antenna ................................................................................................... 5-3
Minimum separation distances ................................................................................................. 5-3
Grounding and lightning protection requirements .................................................................. 5-3
Grounding cable installation methods ...................................................................................... 5-3
Siting ODUs and antennas ......................................................................................................... 5-4
Thermal Safety ............................................................................................................................ 5-4
Preparing for installation ................................................................................................................... 5-5
ODU pre-configuration ............................................................................................................... 5-5
Preparing personnel .................................................................................................................... 5-5
Preparing inventory .................................................................................................................... 5-5
Preparing tools ............................................................................................................................ 5-6
Testing system components ............................................................................................................. 5-7
Unpacking Components ............................................................................................................. 5-7
Preparing the ODU ...................................................................................................................... 5-7
Configuring Link for Test ................................................................................................................. 5-15
Configuring the management PC ............................................................................................ 5-15

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Logging into the web interface –AP/SM/BH .......................................................................... 5-16
Using the Quick Start Configuration Wizard of the AP/BHM ................................................ 5-16
Chapter 6: Installation ....................................................................................................................... 6-1
ODU variants and mounting bracket options .................................................................................. 6-2
Mount the ODU, LPU and surge suppressor ................................................................................... 6-3
Attach ground cables to the ODU .............................................................................................. 6-3
Mount the ODU on the mast ...................................................................................................... 6-5
Mount the top LPU ...................................................................................................................... 6-8
Mount the Surge Suppressor ..................................................................................................... 6-9
General protection installation ................................................................................................ 6-12
Installing the copper Cat5e Ethernet interface .............................................................................. 6-17
Install the main drop cable ....................................................................................................... 6-17
Install the bottom LPU to PSU drop cable .............................................................................. 6-19
Installing external antennas to a connectorized ODU .................................................................. 6-21
PMP 450i Series ......................................................................................................................... 6-21
PMP 450 Series .......................................................................................................................... 6-29
Attaching the PMP 450 platform AP and antenna to the mount point ................................. 6-35
PMP 450i Series 900 MHz AP ................................................................................................... 6-38
PMP 450 Series 900 MHz SM ................................................................................................... 6-45
Installing an integrated ODU ........................................................................................................... 6-49
Connecting Cat5e Ethernet cable .................................................................................................... 6-51
Connecting an RJ45 and gland to a unit ................................................................................. 6-51
Disconnecting an RJ45 and gland from a unit ....................................................................... 6-53
Installing ODU .................................................................................................................................. 6-54
Installing an PMP 450 platform AP .......................................................................................... 6-54
Installing a PMP 450 platform SM ........................................................................................... 6-55
Installing a PTP 450 platform BHM .......................................................................................... 6-56
Installing a PTP 450 platform BHS ........................................................................................... 6-57
Configuring the Link .................................................................................................................. 6-58
Monitoring the Link ................................................................................................................... 6-58
Installing the AC Power Injector ..................................................................................................... 6-59
Installing the AC Power Injector .............................................................................................. 6-59
Installing CMM4 ............................................................................................................................... 6-60
Supplemental installation information .......................................................................................... 6-62

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Stripping drop cable ................................................................................................................. 6-62
Creating a drop cable grounding point ................................................................................... 6-63
Attaching and weatherproofing an N type connector ........................................................... 6-66
Chapter 7: Configuration ................................................................................................................... 7-1
Preparing for configuration ............................................................................................................... 7-2
Safety precautions ...................................................................................................................... 7-2
Regulatory compliance ............................................................................................................... 7-2
Connecting to the unit ....................................................................................................................... 7-3
Configuring the management PC .............................................................................................. 7-3
Connecting to the PC and powering up .................................................................................... 7-4
Using the web interface ..................................................................................................................... 7-5
Logging into the web interface .................................................................................................. 7-5
Web GUI ....................................................................................................................................... 7-6
Using the menu options ............................................................................................................. 7-7
Quick link setup ................................................................................................................................ 7-12