Mine Site Technologies impact User manual

Wireless Network Switch
User Manual

Contents
Revision History............................................................................................................................................7
Contact Information.......................................................................................................................................9
About This Manual......................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 1: Understanding the Wireless Network Switch....................13
1.1 Hardware Overview...................................................................................................................14
1.2 System Layout ..........................................................................................................................16
1.3 Connectivity...............................................................................................................................16
1.3.1 Composite Fibre Ports ...............................................................................................17
1.3.2 Ethernet Ports.............................................................................................................17
1.3.3 Wireless Access..........................................................................................................18
Chapter 2: Network System Design ........................................................19
2.1 Installation Types and Coverage................................................................................................20
2.2 Power Requirements..................................................................................................................20
2.3 Choosing Antennas ...................................................................................................................20
2.4 Placement of Wireless Network Switches.................................................................................21
2.5 Placement of Antennas..............................................................................................................21
2.6 Determining Wi-Fi Distances between Wireless Network Switches.........................................23
2.6.1 Line of Sight Distances...............................................................................................23
2.6.2 Distances Around Curves...........................................................................................23
Chapter 3: Installation..............................................................................25
3.1 WNS Mounting Options............................................................................................................26
3.2 Antenna Mounting Options.......................................................................................................27
3.3 Installation Schemes..................................................................................................................28
3.3.1 Installation in a Straight Drive....................................................................................28
3.3.2 Installation in a Curved Decline / Incline...................................................................29
3.3.3 Installation in a Stope.................................................................................................30
3.3.4 Installation at an Intersection .....................................................................................31
3.4 Connecting Power to the Wireless Network Switch..................................................................33
3.4.1 Installing Additional Power........................................................................................34
3.5 Handling Composite Cable During Installation........................................................................34
3.6 Connecting Composite Cable to the Wireless Network Switch................................................35
3.7 Connecting Ethernet Cable to the Wireless Network Switch....................................................36
3.8 Connecting Antennas to the Wireless Network Switch ............................................................38
3.9 Manual Reset and Reboot .........................................................................................................40
Chapter 4: Understanding VLANs .........................................................43
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4.1 Understanding Trunk and Access Ports.....................................................................................44
4.1.1 Trunk Ports.................................................................................................................44
4.1.2 Access Ports................................................................................................................44
4.1.3 Port Allocation............................................................................................................45
4.2 VLANs and Wireless Networks.................................................................................................45
4.3 Native VLAN ............................................................................................................................46
Chapter 5: Configuration Using the Web Interface ..............................49
5.1 Logging onto the Web Browser Interface..................................................................................50
5.2 Configuration screen..................................................................................................................50
5.3 Basic Tab....................................................................................................................................51
5.3.1 Setting Up the LAN....................................................................................................51
5.3.2 Configuring Wireless Radio.......................................................................................52
5.3.3 Configuring Wireless Networks.................................................................................53
5.3.4 Configuring Wireless Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)..............................56
5.3.5 Configuring Asset Tracking and Location Based Services........................................57
5.3.6 Configuring Ethernet Switch Ports.............................................................................59
5.4 Advanced Tab............................................................................................................................60
5.4.1 Enabling the MAC Address Filter..............................................................................60
5.4.2 Fine Tuning Wireless Performance.............................................................................62
5.4.3 Defining VLANs.........................................................................................................63
5.4.4 Configuring the VLAN Port Map...............................................................................65
5.4.5 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) settings............................................................66
5.5 Tools Tab....................................................................................................................................67
5.5.1 Configuring Administrator and User Settings............................................................68
5.5.2 Saving and Restoring Configuration Settings.............................................................69
5.5.3 Activating Power Over Ethernet.................................................................................70
5.5.4 Setting the Time..........................................................................................................71
5.5.5 Rebooting or Restoring the Network Device..............................................................73
5.5.6 Upgrading Firmware...................................................................................................74
5.6 Status Tab...................................................................................................................................76
5.6.1 Obtaining Device Information....................................................................................76
5.6.2 Wireless Client Information........................................................................................77
5.6.3 Viewing System Logs.................................................................................................78
5.6.4 Viewing Network Traffic Statistics.............................................................................80
5.6.5 Viewing Ethernet Switch Information........................................................................81
5.6.6 Viewing Tracking Information....................................................................................82
5.6.7 Viewing Recent Tag Reports.......................................................................................82
Chapter 6: Centralised Configuration Management ............................85
6.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................86
6.2 Site Configuration files..............................................................................................................86
6.3 Editing Site Configuration Files................................................................................................87
6.3.1 Network......................................................................................................................87
6.3.2 System .......................................................................................................................88
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6.3.3 Setting the Time .........................................................................................................88
6.3.4 Enabling Power Over Ethernet ..................................................................................89
6.3.5 Setting up Asset Tracking and Location Servers........................................................89
6.3.6 Switch Configuration .................................................................................................90
6.3.7 VLAN Configuration..................................................................................................91
6.3.8 Wireless EAP Configuration.......................................................................................93
6.3.9 Wireless Network Configuration................................................................................93
6.4 Device Configuration Files........................................................................................................96
6.5 Editing Device Configuration Files...........................................................................................96
6.6 Applying Configuration Files ...................................................................................................97
Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide ....................................................101
Appendix B: Composite Cable Testing..................................................103
B.1 Visual Inspection of the Fibre Optic Cable.............................................................................103
B.2 Measuring and Testing for Power Loss...................................................................................103
Appendix C: Ethernet Cable Specifications.........................................105
Appendix D: Connecting a PC to an ImPact Network Device............107
Appendix E: Discovering Devices on the Network...............................109
Appendix F: Timezone Indices and Offsets .........................................111
Appendix G: Power Consumption Guide.............................................115
Appendix H: Maintenance Check-list...................................................117
Appendix I: ImPact Wireless Network Switch Specifications.............119
Appendix J: Acronyms...........................................................................121
Appendix K: HardwareWarranty and Software LicenseAgreement.123
K.1 Hardware Warranty.................................................................................................................123
K.2 Software End User License Agreement..................................................................................123
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Revision History
DateChangeRevision
July 2011Manual forWNS hardware Rev D and firmware 2.22.0A
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reserves the right to make changes to specifications and information in this manual without prior notice.
Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained in this
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Contact Information
AUSTRALIA
Sydney
25-27 Whiting Street
Artarmon NSW 2064 AUSTRALIA
Tel: [phone]
CANADA
Sudbury
1085 Kelly Lake Road
Sudbury Ontario P3E 5P5 CANADA
Tel: [phone]
CHINA
Hangzhou
4th Floor, Building 1
No. 5 Xianghong Road
Hangzhou CHINA 310011
Tel: [phone]x206
UNITED STATES
Denver
13301 W 43rd Drive
Golden Colorado 80403 USA
Tel: [phone]
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