ESTeem Edge 900 User manual

ESTeem Industrial Wireless Solutions
ESTeem User’s Manual
Edge 900
Manual Revision 1.1
June 2017

Electronic Systems Technology, Inc.
dba ESTeem Wireless Modems
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Author:
Date:
Name:
Eric P. Marske
Title:
Product Manager
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Name:
Michael Eller
Title:
President

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Overview
Congratulations on your purchase of the ESTeem Edge 900. The Edge 900 is a frequency
hopping, spread spectrum wireless (radio) modem operating in the unlicensed 900 MHz
ISM band (902-928 MHz). This simple to configure radio is used to network Ethernet or
legacy serial devices at distances up to 10 miles using a high security 256-AES encryption.
The Edge 900 is designed to provide secure and reliable wireless communication in high RF
noise environments.
Network Diagrams
The configuration of the Edge 900 is very simple in that there are only two modes of operation, as either a Master Bridge or
Remote Bridge. Every Edge 900 network will have a single Master Bridge with one or more Remote Bridges. The following
network diagrams should cover most applications but if you do not see an example of your application, please contact ESTeem
support at 509-735-9092 for help in selecting your mode of operation.
Figure 1: Point to Point Example

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Figure 2: Point to Point with Repeater Example
Figure 3: Multipoint Network Example

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Programming the Edge 900
The Edge 900 will be programmed
through the Ethernet interface using
the Edge 900 Configuration Utility
(Figure 5). The configuration utility is
embedded within our ESTeem
Discovery Suite which is available on
our Resource Disk or from our web
site (www.esteem.com).
The first step in configuration is
setting the IP address on the Edge 900
to match to the computer’s IP subnet.
ESTeem has provided a software
program (Discovery Utility) that will
allow you to set the IP address on the
Edge 900, regardless of the network
configuration of the computer.
Figure 4: Multipoint Network with Repeater Example
Figure 5: Multipoint Network with Repeater Example

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ESTeem Discovery Utility
The ESTeem Discovery Utility will allow configuration of the IP address on the Edge 900 radio to match the network regardless
of its current IP subnet. The Discovery Utility will also allow access to the Edge 900 Configuration Utility for programming and
troubleshooting the wireless network.
Installation
The Discovery Utility can be downloaded from the ESTeem web site (http://www.esteem.com) or is available on the Software
Resource media that was shipped with the Edge 900 radio.
1. The Discovery Utility is a Java™ based application compatible with any computer operating system (Window, Linux, etc).
The application requires two (2) additional support files to operate:
Java –Downloadable from http://www.java.com. The version required will be based upon your operating system.
Note: The installation and updates from Java may try and install additional web browser toolbars. Uncheck the optional
installation if they are not desired.
WinPcap –Downloadable from http://www.winpcap.org/. The version required will be based upon your operating system.
2. Once both the above programs have been installed, save the ESTDiscover.exe file to any location on your computer such
as the Desktop. Double click the ESTeem.exe program and Figure 6 will be displayed.
3. Connect the Edge 900 modem to your computer either directly to the Ethernet card or through a Switch using a CAT-5e
Ethernet cable (Figure 5). The Ethernet port supports Auto-Negotiation, so either a patch cable or crossover cable will
work. Press the Discover EST Radios button.
4. The ESTeem Edge 900 will be displayed (Figure 7). If the ESTeem Edge 900 is not on the same IP subnet as the computer,
double click on the IP and/or Netmask and make the necessary changes. Press the Apply Changes button when complete.
Figure 6: ESTeem Discovery Utility
Figure 7: Discovery Edge 900 Found

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5. If changes were made to the IP address, you will need to press the Discover EST Radios button again to show the changes
after the radio has rebooted. Right-mouse click on the Edge and select Configure Radio button to begin programming.
Edge 900 Configuration Utility
The Edge 900 Configuration Utility will allow programming of the radio for either the Master Bridge or Remote Bridge. Every
network will consist of a single Master Bridge with one or more Remote Bridge radios. The network will always be a “hub and
spoke” based network with the Master Bridge in the center (Hub) and the Remote Bridge(s) as end points (Spoke). If a
Master Bridge is used as the repeater site (Figure 2 and Figure 4 above) the configuration will be the same. Only the Master
Bridge can be used as a repeater site. The hopping pattern for a unique Edge 900 network is determined by the AES-256
encryption pass phrase set in step 4 of the following programing.
NOTE: For increased security, the pass phrase for the network must be entered to change the configuration on any Edge 900
radio. If the Edge 900 was previously programmed, Figure 9 will be displayed asking for the configured pass phrase. If pass
phrase is unknown or to reset all radio programming, select from a right-mouse click Advanced>Release to Factory State (Figure
10).
Figure 8: Opening Edge 900 Configuration Software
Figure 9: Enter Pass Phrase for Security
Figure 10: Enter Pass Phrase for Security

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The following is the programming procedure for the Edge 900:
Step 1 –Setting Mode of Operation
The Edge 900 will either be configured as the Master Bridge or the Remote Bridge. Every network will consist of a single
Master Bridge and one or more Remote Bridge radios. The first page of the Edge 900 Configuration Utility (Figure 11) will ask
if you are programming the Master or Remote Bridge.
Master Bridge Configuration
Verify the configuration page is set to Master Bridge (Figure 9) and select the following network optimization options. For
complete details on how to optimize the wireless network, please refer to the Network Optimization section later in this
user’s manual.
Figure 11: Step 1 –Master Bridge
Enable Multicast IP –This option will allow multicast traffic from IP addresses starting with 224.X.X.X or 239.X.X.X to pass
over the wireless bridge. To remove multicast traffic from the wireless network, uncheck this box.
NOTE: All network optimization settings are controlled from the Master Bridge. Once the Remote Bridge connects with the
Master, all optimization parameters will be downloaded to the remote sites automatically.
Enable Microsoft Netbios - This option will allow transfer of all Microsoft NetBIOS information to pass across the wireless
bridge link of Edge 900 radios. To remove NetBIOS traffic and greatly reduce the data load on Ethernet networks connected
to Windows based computers, uncheck this box.
Enable ARP Proxy –Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) traffic can be a significant amount of the Ethernet packets transferred
on a busy Ethernet network. An Ethernet ARP request is sent over the network to “find” an Ethernet device by its MAC and IP
address. Once determined, the IP data packet will then follow the ARP to the correct destination. In a static IP network,
where Ethernet devices and their programmed IP address do not frequently change location or programming, enabling the
ARP Proxy can greatly reduce the amount of Ethernet frames being sent over the wireless network. By default, the Edge 900
will pass all ARP traffic. To enable the ARP proxy, check the Enable ARP Proxy box.

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Remote Bridge Configuration
To configure the Edge 900 radio as a Remote Bridge, change the radial to Remote Bridge mode (Figure 12) on the first page.
Note that the network optimization options do not appear on the Remote Bridge as they will be set and sent over the
wireless network by the Master Bridge.
The first page is the only difference in configuration from the Master Bridge and the Remote Bridge. All other configuration
pages will be identical. Press the Next Button to continue.
Step 2 –Serial Port Configuration
Step two will set the data rate for the serial port on the Edge 900 (Figure 13). Configure to match the connected serial device
or skip to step 3 if only using the Ethernet interface. Press the Next button to proceed.
Figure 12: Step 1 –Remote Bridge Configuration
Figure 13: Step 2 –Serial Data Port Configuration

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Step 3 –Throughput and Reliability
Step three will set the option for how the Ethernet or Serial data will be processed by the wireless network. The default
setting is for an even balance between data throughput and number of RF packet retries, Balanced Mode, which is
recommended for most applications. If the data rate and response time is the highest priority, select High Throughput. High
throughput will send the data only once with no acknowledgements letting the application or protocol do the retries. Setting
the RF network for High Reliability will prioritize data verification as the expense of throughput. Once selected, press the
Next button to proceed.
Figure 14: Step 3 –Throughput and Reliability