Kongsberg MBR 144 User manual

Instruction Manual
MBR 144 Personal
Maritime Broadband Radio

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March2022©KongsbergSeatexAS
MBR144Personal
MaritimeBroadbandRadio
InstructionManual

KongsbergSeatexAS
www.kongsberg.com
Documentinformation
•Product:MBR144Personal
•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:G210–57
•Revision:3
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergSeatexAS.Nopartof
thisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformationcontained
withinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsberg
SeatexAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.
KongsbergSeatexdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergSeatexASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactKongsbergMaritime’ssupportorganisation.Youcancontact
ususingthefollowingaddress:[email protected]g.com.Ifyouneedinformationaboutour
otherproducts,visithttp://www.kongsberg.com.

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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................7
MBR144PERSONAL................................................................8
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................8
Systemdiagram..................................................................................................................9
Scopeofsupply................................................................................................................10
Restrictionsinguarantee..................................................................................................10
Radiofrequencylicense...................................................................................................10
Equipmentidentication..................................................................................................11
FCCcompliancestatement..............................................................................................11
ISEDCanadacompliancestatement................................................................................11
Exposurestatement..........................................................................................................12
Healthandsafety..............................................................................................................12
Networksecurity..............................................................................................................12
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................13
OPERATION...........................................................................14
Gettingstarted..................................................................................................................14
TurningontheRadioUnit......................................................................................14
EnablingcontactwiththeRadioUnit....................................................................15
DeningtheIPaddressonthecomputer'snetworkadapter..................................16
Operatingprocedures.......................................................................................................18
Settinguptheradiositeforoperation....................................................................18
Joiningawirelessnetwork.....................................................................................22
Editinganexistingradionetwork..........................................................................23
Addingorremovingequipment.............................................................................25
EnablingtheembeddedMBRlinkcrypto..............................................................26
CheckingthestatusoftheMBRnetwork..............................................................27
Userpreferenceprocedures..............................................................................................28
Selectingcolourpalettefordisplay........................................................................28
Userinterface...................................................................................................................29
Operationalprinciples............................................................................................29
Displayorganisation...............................................................................................29
Displayviews.........................................................................................................30
Functionsanddialogboxes..............................................................................................35
Menusystem...........................................................................................................36
MBRCongurationWizard...................................................................................37
Congurationguide................................................................................................37
Createsite...............................................................................................................38
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Addradiostosite....................................................................................................39
Conguresite.........................................................................................................40
LocalHostList.......................................................................................................42
Status......................................................................................................................43
Editnetwork...........................................................................................................44
Resourcemanagement............................................................................................45
Joinnetwork...........................................................................................................47
Cryptokeyconguration.......................................................................................47
Systemstatus..........................................................................................................48
Networkstatus........................................................................................................48
Individualradiositestatus......................................................................................49
INSTALLATION......................................................................50
Preparations......................................................................................................................50
Mechanicaldrawings..............................................................................................50
Necessarytoolsandequipment..............................................................................50
RadioUnitpowerrequirements.............................................................................51
MountingtheRadioUnittoaxedstructure..................................................................51
MountingtheRadioUnitusinghelmetbrackets.............................................................52
Cablelayoutandinterconnections...................................................................................53
Settingtoworksummary.................................................................................................54
DRAWINGS............................................................................55
Aboutdrawings................................................................................................................55
RadioUnitdimensions,xedmount...............................................................................56
RadioUnitdimensions,helmetmount............................................................................57
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................58
Performancespecications..............................................................................................58
Interfacespecications.....................................................................................................58
Frequencyspecications..................................................................................................59
Weightsandoutlinedimensions......................................................................................59
Powerspecications.........................................................................................................60
Environmentalspecications...........................................................................................60
Standardsandregulations................................................................................................60
Manufacturer’sconformitydeclaration...........................................................................62
MAINTENANCE......................................................................63
Checkingtheproductversion..........................................................................................63
Updatingthesystemsoftware..........................................................................................63
RepairingtheRadioUnit.................................................................................................64
EQUIPMENTHANDLING.........................................................65
Takingdelivery................................................................................................................65
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Unpackingandhandling..................................................................................................65
Storage.............................................................................................................................66
Disposal...........................................................................................................................66
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Aboutthismanual
Purposeofmanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptionsandproceduresrequiredto
install,congure,operateandmaintaintheMBR144Personal.
Targetaudience
ThispublicationisintendedforallusersoftheMBR144Personalsystem.Thisincludes
projectengineeringpersonnel,installationpersonnel,ITadministratorsandoperators.
Licenseinformation
TheMBR144Personalisnotsubjecttoproductlicensing.Theproductisaradio
transmittingdevice.Afrequencylicenseisrequiredforoperation.
Maintenancepurposes
Thismanualisalsointendedasreferencematerialforthemaintenancepersonnel.Keep
thismanualforlateruse.
Softwareversion
TheOperationchapterinthisdocumentisforMaritimeBroadbandRadioswithsoftware
version2.18orhigher.
Thisdocumentdescribesthewebinterfaceconguration.ForuseofAPI(Application
ProgrammingInterface),refertotheAPIdocumentation.
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MBR144Personal
Topics
Systemdescription,page8
Systemdiagram,page9
Scopeofsupply,page10
Restrictionsinguarantee,page10
Radiofrequencylicense,page10
Equipmentidentication,page11
FCCcompliancestatement,page11
ISEDCanadacompliancestatement,page11
Exposurestatement,page12
Healthandsafety,page12
Networksecurity,page12
Supportinformation,page13
Systemdescription
TheMBR144PersonalisaMaritimeBroadbandRadio(MBR).Itisapartofthe
MaritimeBroadbandRadio(MBR)productfamilyofreal-timesteerablephasedarray
digitalradiounits.TheMBR144Personalisintendedforoperationswherepersonnel
requirearobustcommunicationlinkduringsurveillanceandinspection.Thetilted
antennasaresuitableforhelmetmounting.TheMBR144Personalisalsoavailablewith
adedicatedplug-and-playcameraforlivestreamingandbatterypacks.
TheMBR144PersonalisanEthernetbasedradiothatrequiresnoextrainfrastructure
tooperate.ItoperatesonOSIlayer2asanetworkbridgetransportingIPpacketsover
theairinterfaceconnectingcomputers,sensorsandsystemstogether.Theradiohas
aTDMAaccessprotocolwithusercongurabletimeslotallocation.TheMBR144
PersonalsupportsInternetProtocolversion4.
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AradionetworkisanetworkofseveralMBRUnitscommunicatingtogether.Theradio
networkoperatesasawirelessradiomobileadhocnetwork(MANET)whichcanbe
usedasastand-alonenetworkorasanextensionofyourexistingradionetwork,orxed
networks.Theradionetworkisdenedbynetworkname,networkidandencryption
key.TheMBR144PersonalcanbeusedtogetherwithallotherMBRUnitsinthe
productfamily.
AradiositeisoneorseveralradiounitsconnectedtogetherbyalocalEthernet
connectionatthesamelocation.Thebenetsofaradiositewithseveralradiounitsisan
increasedcoverageareaorredundancywithradioscoveringthesamearea.Datalinks
toremoteMBRunitswillseamlesslybehandedoverfromoneRadioUnittoanother
RadioUnitonthesameradiosite.
Allantennas,radiotransceiversandsignalprocessingarecontainedintheradiounit.
TheMBR144Personalissetupviaawebinterfacewhichisavailableoneachradio
unit.ItcanalsobesetupfromanAPI(applicationprogramminginterface).Contact
KongsbergSeatexASforinformationonAPI.
Systemdiagram
AAntennaradome
BAntennaradiatingpart
CRadioUnit
DCombinedEthernetandpowercable
EEthernetconnectiontouserequipment
FConnectiontopowersourceonvessel
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Scopeofsupply
Thebasicitemsareincludedinthedelivery.Additionaloptionalitemscanbepurchased
fromKongsbergSeatexAS.
Basicitems
•1eaRadioUnit
•1eaCombinedEthernetandpowercable,1m
•1eaEnd-userdocumentation
Additionalrequireditems
Observetheseadditionalitemswhicharerequiredforinstallationand/oroperation.They
canbeorderedfromKongsbergSeatexAS,oranotherKongsbergofce,orpurchased
locally.
•Powersupply
•Computer
Forcongurationpurposes.
Restrictionsinguarantee
ChangesormodicationstotheproductnotexplicitlyapprovedbyKongsbergSeatex
ASwillvoidtheguarantee.
TheliabilityofKongsbergSeatexASislimitedtorepairofthisproductonlyunderthe
giventermsandconditionsstatedinthesalesdocuments.Consequentialdamagessuch
ascustomer'slossofprotordamagetoothersystemstraceablebacktothisproduct's
malfunctions,areexcluded.
Thewarrantydoesnotcovermalfunctionsoftheproductresultingfromthefollowing
conditions.
•Incorrectpowerconnection.
Radiofrequencylicense
Thisproductcontainsaradiotransmittingdevice.Afrequencylicensefortheuse
ofradiofrequenciesisrequiredforoperation.Useinnationalwaterswillrequirea
frequencylicenseissuedbytherelevantnationalauthorities.Theowneranduserofthe
equipmentareresponsibleforobtainingsuchalicensepriortoswitchingtheproductON.
ThisproductisincompliancewiththestandardETSIEN303276.Thisappliestothe
frequencychannels5862and5890MHz.
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ThisproductisincompliancewithFCC(FederalCommunicationsCommission)Part
15.407.Thisappliestothefrequencyband5725to5850MHz.
Relatedtopics
Frequencyspecications,page59
Equipmentidentication
ThisproducthasthefollowingidenticationsforFCC(FederalCommunications
Commissions)andIC(IndustryCanada).
•FCCID:Q8IM144M2PER
•IC:5637A-M144M2PER
FCCcompliancestatement
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCC(FederalCommunicationsCommission)
Rules.Operationofthedeviceissubjecttothefollowingconditions.
1Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived.Includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedina
marineand/orcommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergy.Ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
theequipmentmaycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunication.Theequipment
isnotintendedforoperationinaresidentialarea.Operationinsuchanareaislikely
tocauseharmfulinterference.Inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrectthe
interferenceathisownexpense.
Changesormodicationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliance,couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ISEDCanadacompliancestatement
TextinEnglish
ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanada(IC)license-exemptRSSstandard(s).
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions.
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1Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference.
2Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperationofthedevice.
TexteenFrançais
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd’IndustrieCanadaapplicablesauxappareils
radioexemptsdelicence.L’exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes.
1L’appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage.
2L’appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillard
estsusceptibled’encompromettrelefonctionnement.
Exposurestatement
TocomplywithFCCorICRFexposurelimitsforgeneralpopulationoruncontrolled
exposure,theantenna(s)usedforthistransmittermustbeinstalledonoutdoorpermanent
structuresinordertoprovideaseparationdistanceatleast20cmfromallpersonsand
mustnotbeco-locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
Thisproductcontainsaradiotransmittingdevice.Accordingtotheoutputpowerofthe
equipment,theminimumdistanceforhumanbeingsinacontrolledenvironmentis:
•Maximumpower/ETSIEN303276:40cm
•FCCpart15.407:20cm
Healthandsafety
Operationortroubleshootingofthisequipmentwillnotimplyanyriskforhighvoltages,
explosionsorexposuretogas.TheequipmentcomplieswithIEC61010-1/EN61010-1
standardsregardingproductsafety.
Networksecurity
IfaMBR144Personalsystemisconnectedtoalocalareanetwork,datasecurityis
important.
EquipmentmanufacturedbyKongsbergSeatexisfrequentlyconnectedtothevessel's
localareanetwork(LAN).Whenyouconnectacomputertoalocalareanetworkyou
willalwaysexposethedataonthatcomputer.Allothercomputersconnectedtothesame
networkmaybeabletoaccessyourdata.Severalthreatsmayimmediatelyoccur:
•Remotecomputerscanreadthedata.
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•Remotecomputerscanchangethedata.
•Remotecomputerscanchangethebehaviorofthecomputer,forexamplebyinstalling
unwantedsoftware.
Usually,twoparametersareusedtodenethethreatlevel:
1Thelikelihoodthatanyremotecomputerwilldoanyoftheabove.
2Thedamagedoneifaremotecomputersucceedsdoingthis.
KongsbergSeatexhasnoinformationregardingthecompletesysteminstallationon
anyvessel.SystemsprovidedbyKongsbergSeatexareregardedasstand-aloneofine
systems.Theyarestand-aloneeventhoughtheymaybeconnectedtoanetworkfor
sensorinterfacesand/ordatadistribution.
Note
NonetworksafetyapplicationsareinstalledonKongsbergSeatexcomputers.The
computersarethereforenotprotectedagainstviruses,malwareorunintentionalaccess
byexternalusers.
SecuringtheMBR144Personalsystemitselfhasnomeaningunlessthereisapolicyin
placethatsecuresallcomputersinthenetwork.Thispolicymustincludephysicalaccess
bytrainedandtrustedusers.Thecustomer/enduseroftheMBR144Personalsystem
willalwaysbeinchargeofdeningandimplementingasecurity,policyandproviding
therelevantnetworksecurityapplications.
Note
KongsbergSeatexwillnotacceptanyresponsibilityforerrorsand/ordamagescaused
byunauthorizeduseoforaccesstotheMBR144Personal.
Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourMBR144Personalsystemyoumustcontactyour
localdealer,oroneofoursupportofces.
•Companyname:KongsbergSeatexAS
•Address:Havnegata9,7010Trondheim,Norway
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telephone,24hsupport:[phone]
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
•Website:http://www.kongsberg.com/maritime
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Operation
Topics
Gettingstarted,page14
Operatingprocedures,page18
Userpreferenceprocedures,page28
Userinterface,page29
Functionsanddialogboxes,page35
Gettingstarted
Topics
TurningontheRadioUnit,page14
EnablingcontactwiththeRadioUnit,page15
DeningtheIPaddressonthecomputer'snetworkadapter,page16
TurningontheRadioUnit
TheRadioUnitisturnedonwhenthepowerconnectorisinsertedinthepowersourceon
thevessel.Thesystempoweriscontrolledfromthepowersource.
Context
Thesoftwareispre-installedandthesystemwillstartautomaticallyafterithasbeen
turnedon.
Procedure
1MakesurethattheEthernetcableisproperlyconnected.
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2Insertthepowerconnectorintothepowersourceonthevessel.24VDC.
3ToturnofftheRadioUnit,simplyremovethepowerconnector.
Result
Thesystemisnowreadyforconguration.
Relatedtopics
EnablingcontactwiththeRadioUnit,page15
DeningtheIPaddressonthecomputer'snetworkadapter,page16
Settingtoworksummary,page54
EnablingcontactwiththeRadioUnit
TobeabletosetupandcommunicatewiththeRadioUnityoumustenablecontact
withtheunitviaabrowser.
Prerequisites
InordertosetuptheRadioUnityouneedtheseitems.
•ComputerwithanEthernetadapter.
•Up-to-datebrowser.ForexampleChromeorFirefox.
TheIPaddressoftheRadioUnitisfoundonalabelattherearoftheunit.
YoumustdenewhichIPAddressandSubnetmasktheEthernetadapterinthecomputer
shalluseforthiscommunication.
Context
Youonlyneedthecomputerforcongurationorre-congurationpurposes.
Note
TheMBRCongurationWizardpageonlyappearsthersttimeyousetupyoursite.After
thecongurationiscompleted,thewebinterfacetakesyoudirectlytotheMainview.
Procedure
1Setupthecomputerwith:
•IPAddress:10.19.127.10
•Subnetmask:255.255.0.0
2ConnectthecomputertotheRadioUnitviaEthernet.
3TypetheIPaddressoftheRadioUnitinthebrowseraddressbar.
ObservethattheMBRCongurationWizardpageappears.
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ForpreviouslyconguredsystemstheMainviewappears.
Result
Youarenowconnectedtothewebinterfaceonyourlocalradio.
Relatedtopics
TurningontheRadioUnit,page14
DeningtheIPaddressonthecomputer'snetworkadapter,page16
Settinguptheradiositeforoperation,page18
MBRCongurationWizard,page37
Settingtoworksummary,page54
DeningtheIPaddressonthecomputer'snetworkadapter
YoumustdenewhichIPAddressandSubnetmasktheEthernetadapterinthecomputer
shalluseforthiscommunication.Aslongasyoudonotreplacethecomputerorthe
networkadapter,youonlyneedtodothisonce.
Prerequisites
ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft®Windows®7and10operatingsystems.
ItisassumedthatyouarefamiliarwiththeWindows®operatingsystems,computer
technology,andinterfaceprinciples.
Procedure
1Closealltheprogramsthatarerunningonthecomputer.
2OpentheNetworkConnectionsdialogbox.
ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft®Windows®10operatingsystem.
aInthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,selecttheWindows®searchfunction.
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bInthesearchbox,type"NetworkConnections",andopentheNetwork
Connectionsdialogbox.
cRight-clickthenetworkadapteryouaregoingtouseandselectProperties
ontheshortcutmenu.
dOnthelistofconnections,selectInternetProtocol4(TCP/IPv4),andthen
Properties.
ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft®Windows®7operatingsystem.
aInthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,selecttheWindows®Startbutton.
bOntheright-handsideoftheStartmenu,selectControlPanel.
cObservethattheControlPanelopens.
dSelectNetworkandSharingCenter.
(IftheControlPanelisshownwithcategories,selectViewnetworkstatusand
tasks.)
eOntheleft-handmenu,selectChangeadaptersettings.
fClickonceonyournetworkadaptertoselectit,thenright-clickandselect
Propertiesontheshortcutmenu.
gOnthelistofconnections,selectInternetProtocol4(TCP/IPv4),andthen
Properties.
3SelectUsethefollowingIPaddress,andtypetheIPaddressandnetworkmask.
•IPAddress:10.19.127.10
•Subnetmask:255.255.0.0
4SelectOKtosavetheselectedsettings,andthencloseallthedialogboxes.
Relatedtopics
TurningontheRadioUnit,page14
EnablingcontactwiththeRadioUnit,page15
Settinguptheradiositeforoperation,page18
Settingtoworksummary,page54
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Operatingprocedures
Topics
Settinguptheradiositeforoperation,page18
Joiningawirelessnetwork,page22
Editinganexistingradionetwork,page23
Addingorremovingequipment,page25
EnablingtheembeddedMBRlinkcrypto,page26
CheckingthestatusoftheMBRnetwork,page27
Settinguptheradiositeforoperation
Thesetupisdoneusingawizard.TheMBRCongurationWizard.Aradiositeisone
orseveralradiounitsconnectedtogetherbyalocalEthernetconnectionatthesame
location.Aradionetworkisawirelessnetworkofradiosites.Youmustsetuptheradio
sitebeforeyoucanstarttheradionetworkconguration.AllcongurationoftheMBR
144PersonalMaritimeBroadbandRadio(MBR)isdonethroughthewebinterface.
Prerequisites
TheIPaddressfortheRadioUnitislocatedonalabelattherearoftheunit.Youmust
haveenabledcontactwiththeRadioUnit.
TheIPaddressandtheMACaddressforthethirdpartyequipmentmustbeknown.
Context
TheMBR144PersonalMaritimeBroadbandRadio(MBR)usesstaticlayer2bridging
(OSImodel-OpenSystemsInterconnectionBasicReferenceModel).Itneedsboththe
IPaddressandtheMACaddressoftheequipmentinordertoestablishanIPconnection
overthewirelessnetwork.
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