ESTeem 210C User manual

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MODEL 210C/M
Before You Begin
•The ESTeem Model 210C and 210M wireless Ethernet radio modems are compatible with many different applications. The
most common application is to bridge two or more Ethernet devices in a wireless network. This guide will demonstrate the
basic configuration and testing of a pair of 210C’s or 210M’s. For more detailed information, please see the ESTeem Model
210C/M User’s Manual.
•This guide assumes you have a working knowledge of Ethernet networking, TCP/IP protocol and how to identify and set the
TCP/IP address on your computer.
•The 210 can be configured using any current web browser software such as Internet Explorer, Firefox (Mozilla) or Google
Chrome.
•The following procedure will provide an initial communication link between two or more Model 210’s for testing purposes.
All the example commands listed in this guide can be adjusted to fit your communication network. Please consult the
ESTeem Model 210 User’s Manual for more details.
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Each node in your ESTeem Model 210’s network may have different hardware components based upon the final installation
location (i.e. Outdoor, Indoor, Point-to-point or Muti-Point). Antenna types, cable lengths, power supplies may be different, but
the following items will be required for basic setup:
Model 210C
AA109 Resource Disk
*Test Antenna
(AA20C.1 Displayed)
*Coax Cable
Power Supply
(AA178 Displayed)
Ethernet Cable
*The ESTeem 210C and 210M wireless modems require an antenna connection before testing. If you are using building
mount antennas for testing, you will need to physically separate the antennas or use attenuation.
Note: Your accessory model numbers may vary from the above, but you will need to locate each of above items to continue
configuration.

Front Panel Overview
Begin Programming
1. Assemble the ESTeem Model 210 using the following:
Power and Data Connection

2. The Model 210 will link to other Model 210’s on the network via the WLAN Media Access Control (MAC) address found on
the bottom of the case. This MAC address is six hexadecimal digits separated by colons and is configured at the factory.
Every MAC address in the world is unique and can not be changed. Complete the following chart to aid in your
configuration:
Name Serial Number IP Address Ethernet MAC WLAN MAC
Example Modem 1 E-14001
172.16.8.101 00:04:3f:00:01:01 00:04:3f:00:01:02
3. Configuration of the Model 210 is completed through the product’s internal web server. To access this configuration page,
you will need to enter the 210’s IP address in your web browser. The IP address set at the factory is Class B (i.e. 172.16.x.x)
address and is printed on the Quality Assurance sheet sent with each 210. If the factory default address matches your network
configuration, please proceed to Using Setup, otherwise continue to step 4.
4. Install the ESTeem Model 210 Discovery Utility. The ESTeem Model 210 Discovery Utility will allow you to configure
the IP address to match your network. Install the 210 Discovery Utility on your computer by inserting the Resource Disk in
your CD drive.
Note: The ESTeem Resource Disk is stand-alone copy of the ESTeem Web site (Figure 1). Navigation of the Resource Disk is
as simple as using your web browser. All technical documentation, User’s Manuals and the ESTeem Utility Program is
available on the disk.
Place the ESTeem Utility CD in your CD-ROM drive. The CD will auto load the ESTeem main page
Note: If the page does not auto load, open your web browser and set your address line to D:\index.html (Where D: is the
drive letter for your CD-ROM drive).
From the Support Menu select ESTeem Utilities and click on Download ESTeem Model 210 Discovery Utility.
Figure 1 –ESTeem Resource Disk Main Page

Note: This program is saved in a compressed file format.
Microsoft Windows XP® or newer operating systems will
open the file directly, but other operating systems will
require a common compression program such as WinZip
available for download at http://www.winzip.com
Extract the Discovery.exe file listed in the window to your
computer and double click on the icon to run the program.
The 210 Discovery Utility uses a Java Runtime and will
need to be installed on your computer before running the Utility. Please follow the link on the web site or Resource CD for
installation.
Figure 2- ESTeem Utility Download
5. Set IP Address on the Model 210. Connect the Model 210 to your computer either directly to the Ethernet card or through
an Ethernet Switch using a CAT-5e Ethernet cable. The Ethernet port on the 210 supports Auto-Negotiation so either a patch
cable or crossover cable will work. Open the ESTeem Discovery Program and press the Discover EST Modems button. The
Model 210 will be displayed in the program by the Ethernet MAC address and Current IP Address (Figure 3).
Note: The SSID and Mode of Operation will be adjusted later in the configuration.
Figure 3 – Discovery Program Main Page
Double-click on the configuration parameter you wish to change (Figure 4) and enter an IP address and Subnet Mask for the
210 that matches your network subnet (Modified fields will show in yellow). Press the Apply Changes button to save this to
the ESTeem. The 210 will disappear from the list and will reboot. Proceed to ESTeem Setup to continue configuration.
Figure 4 – Change IP Address Window

Setup Programming
You should now be ready to configure the Model 210 through your web browser. Open the web browser program and enter the IP
address of the ESTeem in the address line and press enter.
1. When prompted, enter admin for both the username and password and press the OK button.
2. Select Setup on the top menu.
Step 1 – Sign-In Screen
3. Press the drop-down menu and select AP Bridge and press the Next button.
Step 3 – Select AP Bridge

4. Set the DHCP services to OFF and press the Next button.
Step 4 – Turn DHCP Off
5. Verify the IP address and netmask for the 210 (listed as bridge device) are correct press the Next button.
Step 5 – Verify IP Address

6. Enter in the Gateway address in the default route IP address block and any DNS information for the server. If this is not
know or on a network without a Gateway, leave these items at factory default.
Step 6 – Enter Gateway Address
7. All 210 modems in the network must have the same Service Set Identification (SSID). The SSID is a number from 0 to
255 and the default SSID is 0 and we will use this for demonstration. Enter the SSID as listed above and turn off the
wireless security features by selecting the NONE radial. Press the Next button to continue.
Step 7 – Enter SSID

8. The mobile client access control list will be displayed. Leave configuration at default and press the Next button to
continue.
Step 8 – Access Control List Screen
9. All Model 210s on the same network must use the same RF Bandwidth. Most licensed frequency channel use 12.5 KHz
bandwidth. Leave the 210 at a default value of 12.500 KHz and press the Next button.
Step 9 – RF Bandwidth
10. All Model 210s on the same network must use the same Datarate. It is best to start with the default 64.800 Kbps datarate
and press the Next button.
Step 10 – RF Data Rate

11. Enter the operating frequency for the 210 either divisible by 6.25 KHz or 12.5 KHz. All Model 210 wireless modems
must be on the same operating frequency. Press the Next button to continue.
Step 11 – Set RF Frequency
12. Configure the repeater peer list by selecting Enable the repeater capability radial to YES (Below). Press the Add button
to the right of the repeater peer table.
Step 12 – Repeater Peer

13. Using the chart created in the Begin Programming section of this guide, enter the Wireless MAC (WLAN MAC)
address of the opposite 210 (the 210 this unit you are programming will communicate with) in the Peer 1 – MAC
Address field (right). Leave the Priority and Cost settings at the default values and change the Enable Link radial to
Enable and press the Create Repeater Peer button. Press the Next button.
Example Addresses
Name Serial Number IP Address Ethernet MAC WLAN MAC
210 We Are
Programming E-14096
172.16.48.189 00:04:3f:00:01:01 00:04:3f:00:01:02
Opposite 210 We Will
Create Wireless Link E-14034
172.16.38.114 00:04:3F:00:0B:00 00:04:3F:00:11:02
Step 13 – Configure Peer Table
14. The serial port configuration screen will be displayed. Leave all configuration at default and press the Next button to
continue.
15. Press the Commit Changes button and the modem will save all the changes made and reboot. The reboot time is
approximately 1 minute to be ready for operation.
16. Complete all steps in this Setup Programming section for the other Model 210’s you will be testing before moving on
the Testing Communication section.

Testing Communication Link
After you have configured at least two of the Model 210 wireless Ethernet modems for operation, you can verify communication
with each the following steps:
Status Light – The quickest source of link status is to view
the Status Light on the face of the 210. If the Status light is
solid, the Model 210 has a connection to another Model 210
listed in the Peer Table.
Status Screen/Peer Table – To view further information on
the status of the communication link (such as connection
speed, signal strength and last update time) you can open the
Status Screen from the Web Interface. After press the Status
tab at the top of the screen the Status: Summary will be
displayed showing the status of all ports and memory in the
210. Under the Wireless Status heading, click on the View
Peer Table. The Peer Table will list all wireless activity seen by the 210 and how it is classified.
Find the opposite 210 in the Repeater Peers list and information such as signal strength (in dBm) and time/speed of last data
packet will be displayed.
Opposite Modem’s Wireless MAC
Receive Signal Strength (dBm)
Last Packet Received
Peer Modem ID
Remote
Other Model 210’s
On Same Frequency
Repeater Peer Table

Ping Testing – The easiest method for testing the efficiency of data flow between the ESTeems is to conduct a Ping test to the
opposite modem’s IP address. This will test all links in the Ethernet Bridge.
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