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WRN wireless
repeater node
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Revision History
Revision
Change
Date
1.0
Initial version
07 July 2017
1.3
Added safety information required for product
certification purposes
14 August 2017
1.5
Added information required for CE compliance;
battery, power parameters.
13 November 2017
1.6
Added Canadian compliance information
12 December 2017
1.7
Added French translation on page 2
26 April 2018

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Copyright and Disclaimer
Copyright
Published in Sydney by: Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd
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Global Head Office: Level 5, 113 Wicks Road, North Ryde, NSW 2141 Australia
Telephone: [phone]
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(MST). Every care has been taken by the staff of MST to ensure the content of this manual is
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Contents
Revision History .......................................................................................................................iii
Copyright and Disclaimer ........................................................................................................iv
Copyright................................................................................................................................. iv
Warning................................................................................................................................... iv
Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................... iv
Safety and Compliance .............................................................................................................1
Warning: No tampering. ...........................................................................................................1
Warning:...................................................................................................................................1
Caution: Battery replacement...................................................................................................1
FCC Statement.........................................................................................................................1
FCC RF Exposure Statement:..................................................................................................2
ISEDC Compliance ..................................................................................................................2
Authorized CE representative in the EU for EMC compliance..................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Hardware ....................................................................................................................................4
What's in the Box .....................................................................................................................4
WRN at Glance ........................................................................................................................5

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User Controls and Indicators....................................................................................................6
Power button.......................................................................................................................6
WRN status indicators.........................................................................................................6
Battery status indicators......................................................................................................6
Fault indications ..................................................................................................................7
Software......................................................................................................................................8
Web Configuration....................................................................................................................8
Device Discovery......................................................................................................................8
Logging onto the Web Browser Interface .................................................................................9
Configuration Screen..............................................................................................................10
Device (Status)..................................................................................................................11
Wireless (Status)...............................................................................................................11
Statistics (Status) ..............................................................................................................11
Tracking (Status)...............................................................................................................12
Network (Settings).............................................................................................................12
Wireless (Settings) ............................................................................................................12
Services (Settings) ............................................................................................................13
System (Settings)..............................................................................................................13

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Centralised Configuration Management................................................................................14
Deployment ..............................................................................................................................15
Mesh configuration.................................................................................................................15
Recommendations for one WRN hop scenario .................................................................15
Recommendations for multiple WRN hops scenario.........................................................16
Zoning procedure..............................................................................................................16
ICA configuration....................................................................................................................17
Battery Replacement and Charging.......................................................................................18
Charging.................................................................................................................................18
Lachlan wheel ........................................................................................................................18
Restoring Factory Default Settings........................................................................................19
Repairs and Maintenance........................................................................................................20

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Safety and Compliance
Warning: No tampering.
No user replaceable parts. Products need to be installed and used by professionals,
disassembly only by professionals. Attempting to open the unit without the proper tools will
damage the ingression seal.
Warning: Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy.
The radiated power output of the radio module is below the RF exposure limits for uncontrolled
exposure. This device should be operated with a minimum distance of at least 20 cm between
the antenna and a person’s body.
Caution: Battery replacement.
RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE
FCC Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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FCC RF Exposure Statement:
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the
radiator & your body.
ISEDC Compliance
This device complies with Innovation, Science, and Economic Development 7 Canada licence-
exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d' Innovation, Science et Développement
economique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est
autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2)
l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage
est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at
least 20cm from all persons and must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter, End-Users must be provided with transmitter operation conditions
for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
Cet émetteur ne doit pas tre Co-placé ou ne fonctionnant en même temps qu'aucune autre
antenne ou émetteur. Cet équipement devrait être installé et actionné avec une distance
minimum de 20 centimètres entre le radiateur et votre corps.
Authorized CE representative in the EU for EMC compliance
HASO S.C. ul. Towarowa 20, 43-100 Tychy, Poland

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Introduction
MST Wireless Repeater Node (WRN) is a battery-powered solution for network
connectivity in underground locations, where no power or fixed network infrastructure
is available. Without requiring any setup or configuration, the units form a mesh with
up to 10 nodes that extends the open standards 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi coverage into the
working areas. This allows real-time data collection from trucks, loaders, and drill rigs
that are often working in areas without any communications for extended periods. It
also enables 2-way voice communications using the MST MinePhone handsets for
Coal and Hard Rock.
WRN has the following features:
1 x 802.11b/g/n wireless radio
Modulation: CCK, OFDM, BPSK, DQPSK
TX Power: 16 dB
1 x N-Type Male antenna connector
1 x 2dBi Omni-directional antenna
Two 96 Amp/h hot swappable Li-Ion batteries
Battery type: W-WRN-600
Power input parameters: 7.4V, 150mA
Typical operational time with fully charged batteries is more than 120 hours (the
actual time will vary depending on the environment and the amount of transmitted
data).
AeroScout® and MST Tag reading capability, allowing real time tracking of assets
and personnel
Low power consumption
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support for remote monitoring
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) based central configuration management
Support of 802.11s meshing
Weight : 3.45kg (with 2 battery packs)
Dimensions : 233x310x92 mm
Operating Temperature : 0 to +50 ℃

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Hardware
What's in the Box
1. WRN with antenna
2. Shoulder strap
3. Protective cover
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WRN at Glance
1. Wi-Fi Antenna
2. Mesh / Uplink quality indicator
3. Wi-Fi Access Point indicator
4. Power On indicator
5. Tag tracking indicator
6. Fault indicator
7. Battery Release button
8. Battery
9. Power On Button
10.Lachlan wheel
11.Battery status indicator
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User Controls and Indicators
Power button
Press the button in the middle of the front panel to turn WRN on. Holding the button while
turning WRN on will cause a factory reset, which may take up to 5 minutes.
WRN status indicators
- Mesh / Uplink quality indicator. Green: healthy (>-65dB). Orange: moderate (-65…75dB),
Red: poor (<-75dB). Flashing at 50% duty cycle: establishing mesh. Flashing rarely: no
mesh, Flashing with any colour: indicates data transfers
- Wi-Fi Access Point. Flashing green: indicates data transfers. Stable light: idle. Disabled
Access Point: LED off.
- Power. Green colour. LED indicates that the power is on. Hardware controlled.
- Tracking tag. Flashes blue when tag broadcasts are received.
- Fault. Steady Red in fault condition.
Battery status indicators
Central moving green bar indicator shows charge status in 20% increments. Bar indicator turns
red when 12 hours of charge is left. Battery indicator turns red and starts flashing when WRN is
about to switch off due to the lack of charge.
Flashing red bar
Glowing rim indicates that the battery is in use:
In use Flat battery
The battery with the lowest remaining charge has the priority and gets connected on the power
up. After it is depleted and its indicator turns red the second battery gets connected instead.
When both batteries are depleted, with just one red bar remaining they both switch on and
continue powering WRN until the power is fully depleted.

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Fault indications
Communication failure. Requires repair
Unable to charge. Requires repair
Battery fail. Requires replacing
Charging timeout. Remove from charger
Too hot to charge. Do not charge
Too hot. Do not use
Too cold charge. Do not charge
IMPORTANT:
Once turned on the WRN cannot be switched off by pressing the power
button. Remove both batteries temporarily to switch off the power.

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Software
Web Configuration
The WRN has a built-in web-server that can be accessed from a PC to configure the device's
settings. The IP address of the WRN can be discovered and configured using the MST Device
Scanner software tool.
NOTE:
The Device Scanner tool can be downloaded from:
https://support.mstglobal.com/releases/software/devicescanner/
Device Discovery
The MST Device Scanner can be used to discover and change the IP address of IMPACT
devices from any PC connected to the same network switch (i.e. the tool will not work if there is
a router between the PC and the device being scanned). Upon opening, the Device Scanner
will automatically scan for devices.
To use the Device Scanner, navigate to the folder where the program is stored, and double
click devicescanner.exe.
The Device Scanner shows several columns of information for each discovered device:
Name - The hostname of the device. For the WRN, the default name is WRN.
IP Address - This can be set remotely on the device, in Settings > LAN > LAN Settings, or
from the Device Scanner (see below).
Type - The device type or model.
MAC Address - The MAC address of the device.
Interface - The network interface via which the Device Scanner is communicating with the
device.

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ID - The serial number on the device housing.
Firmware - The version number of the firmware running in the device.
Status - The uptime of the device. This can be used to easily determine which devices have
recently been connected to the network.
Revision - The hardware revision of the main processor PCB (not the overall WRN version).
To discover devices after the program has been opened, click the Scan button. To allow the
Device Scanner to continually check for new devices, tick the Continuous checkbox.
To change the IP address or settings of a device, highlight the row, then click the Configure IP
button. This will open a dialogue box allowing you to set the device to obtain an IP address
automatically using DHCP, or to manually set an IP address, Subnet Mask and Default
Gateway with the Use the following IP address option.
Logging onto the Web Browser Interface
Once the device's address is known, a web browser can be used to configure the remainder of
the device's settings. The web browser interface has a login screen with access at two levels:
ADMIN - Allows settings to be viewed and modified. Default password is ‘admin’.
USER - Allows settings to be viewed but not modified. By default, there is no password.
To log in to the web browser interface:
Launch your web browser and enter http://<WRN IP address> in the address field.
Press the ENTER key. The login screen is displayed.

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Type in the User Name and Password. The factory default user name and password are both
“admin”.
Click Log In. The configuration home screen is displayed.
Configuration Screen
Once logged in, the configuration screen will be available.
There are two main categories within the top-level menu, each selectable by pressing one of
the two buttons located in the top right hand corner of the screen:
Status - covers Device information, Wireless for access points and 802.11s meshing
information, Statistics for all ports and Tracking for live tag reads.
Settings –covers Network, Wireless, Services and System settings, which can all be
changed after editing mode has been enabled. To enable editing press Configure button
which appears on the right of the screen.

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More details on the sub menus are provided below:
Device (Status)
General - Device name, Uptime, System time, Firmware version, Site change Number and
Device change number
Power –Information about the status of the two batteries
Network - Information about IP address, Subnet, Gateway.
Device Information –Model, Revision, Built date, MAC address and Serial number
Wireless (Status)
Radio –Status (Enabled/Disabled), Channel number, Regulatory domain (country)
Access Points –List of access points with SSID, Status, Mac address, Security type
Mesh –Listing of associated stations, Listing of mesh paths
Statistics (Status)

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System –System performance data
Port Statistics - Network traffic statistics for each of WRN's wireless SSIDs and mesh
interface
Tracking (Status)
Live Tag Reads –Information about the tags seen by WRN. MAC addresses, RSSI levels,
Sequence numbers, Exciter IDs, Seconds since seen.
Network (Settings)
Network –Network settings for VLANs (Name, ID, Priority, Enabled)
VLAN Port Map –Radio ports mode and VLAN membership assignments
Wireless (Settings)
Radio –Radio settings
Access points –SSID, Security mode, Enable/Disable switch
Mesh –Enables/Disables mesh and allows to configure it

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Services (Settings)
Tracking –Enables disables tracking and allows to configure tracking engines
System (Settings)
Device –Device name, local time and TFTP server for Firmware upgradability.
Actions –Firmware updates and Configuration settings
For more information on any of these menus, see the WRN User Guide.