Trango Systems Altum AC 600 User manual

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AltumAC600
600MbpsWirelessBridgewithHotspot
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UserManual

AltumAC600UserManualLT‐9064RevA
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AltumAC600UserManualLT‐9064RevA3
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Contents
Chapter1:Overview..................................................................................................6
1.1Introduction...........................................................................................................................6
1.2Language................................................................................................................................6
1.3SupportedProducts...............................................................................................................6
1.4SystemRequirements............................................................................................................6
1.5GettingStarted.......................................................................................................................6
1.6OperatingModes...................................................................................................................7
1.7ButtonsandChanges.............................................................................................................7
1.8PhysicalHardwareButton......................................................................................................7
1.9LEDs........................................................................................................................................7
Chapter2:StatusTab.................................................................................................8
2.1Overview................................................................................................................................8
2.1.1WirelessRadioMode......................................................................................................8
2.1.2Wireless(forAPMode)...................................................................................................8
2.1.3Wireless(forStationMode)............................................................................................9
2.1.4AssociatedStations(forAPMode)..................................................................................9
2.1.5System...........................................................................................................................10
2.1.6Memory.........................................................................................................................10
2.1.7Network.........................................................................................................................10
2.1.8DHCPLeases..................................................................................................................10
2.1.9LinkStatus(forStationMode)......................................................................................10
2.2Routes..................................................................................................................................11
2.3SystemLog...........................................................................................................................11
2.4RealtimeGraphs...................................................................................................................11
2.4.1Load...............................................................................................................................11
2.4.2Traffic.............................................................................................................................12
2.4.3Wireless.........................................................................................................................12
2.4.4Connections...................................................................................................................12
Chapter3:SystemTab..............................................................................................13
3.1.1SystemProperties.........................................................................................................13
3.1.2TimeSynchronization....................................................................................................13
3.2Administration.....................................................................................................................14
3.2.1Password.......................................................................................................................14
3.2.2SSH.................................................................................................................................14
3.2.3Telnet.............................................................................................................................14

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3.2.4Web...............................................................................................................................14
3.3Services................................................................................................................................15
3.3.1PingWatchdog..............................................................................................................15
3.3.2AutoReboot..................................................................................................................15
3.4SNMP....................................................................................................................................15
3.4.1SNMPInformation.........................................................................................................15
3.4.2SNMPConfiguration......................................................................................................16
3.5LEDConfiguration................................................................................................................16
3.6PhysicalHardwareButton....................................................................................................17
3.7Backup/FlashFirmware.......................................................................................................17
3.7.1Backup/Restore.............................................................................................................17
3.7.2Flashnewfirmware.......................................................................................................17
3.8Reboot..................................................................................................................................17
Chapter4:ServicesTab............................................................................................18
4.1DynamicDNS........................................................................................................................18
4.2Hotspot................................................................................................................................18
4.2.1SettinguptheConnections...........................................................................................18
4.2.2SettinguptheHotspot..................................................................................................19
4.2.3GeneralSettings............................................................................................................19
4.2.4NetworkConfiguration..................................................................................................20
4.2.5RADIUSConfiguration...................................................................................................20
4.2.6Authentication...............................................................................................................20
4.2.7User'sConfiguration......................................................................................................20
4.2.8LoggingintotheHotspot..............................................................................................21
4.2.9PossibleHotspotScenarios...........................................................................................21
4.3Discovery..............................................................................................................................21
Chapter5:NetworkTab...........................................................................................22
5.1Interfaces–WAN.................................................................................................................22
5.1.1CommonConfiguration.................................................................................................22
5.2Interfaces–LAN...................................................................................................................24
5.2.1CommonConfiguration.................................................................................................24
5.2.2DHCPServer..................................................................................................................26
5.2.3StaticLeases..................................................................................................................26
5.3Wifi–Overview....................................................................................................................26
5.3.1RadioinAPMode..........................................................................................................27
5.3.2Spectrum:InterferenceAnalyzerforAP.......................................................................27
5.3.3RadioinStationMode...................................................................................................28
5.4Wifi–WirelessNetwork......................................................................................................28

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5.4.1DeviceConfiguration.....................................................................................................28
AllowableAntennaGain................................................................................................................29
5.4.2InterfaceConfiguration.................................................................................................30
5.5VLANs...................................................................................................................................35
5.5.1VLANManagement.......................................................................................................35
5.5.2VLANEthernetTrunk.....................................................................................................35
5.6Hostnames...........................................................................................................................36
5.7StaticRoutes.........................................................................................................................36
5.8Firewall
.................................................................................................................................36
5.8.1GeneralSettings............................................................................................................36
5.8.2PortForwards................................................................................................................36
5.8.3TrafficRules...................................................................................................................37
5.9Diagnostics...........................................................................................................................37
5.9.1NetworkUtilities...........................................................................................................37
5.10QualityofService...............................................................................................................38
Chapter6:FinalNotes.............................................................................................39
6.1Troubleshootingsteps..........................................................................................................39
6.1.1PCcannotconnecttotheradio.....................................................................................39
6.1.2PCEthernetandWifiadapters......................................................................................39
6.1.3Mobilephonecannotconnect......................................................................................39
6.1.4MobilephoneconnectsbutcannotaccessInternet.....................................................40
6.1.5Unresponsivewebpage................................................................................................40
6.1.6Unresponsive.................................................................................................................40
6.2Resettingtofactorydefault.................................................................................................40
Glossary......................................................................................................................41
FCCInformation..........................................................................................................44
WarrantyInformation.................................................................................................44
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6LT‐9064RevAAltumAC600UserManual
Chapter1:Overview
1.1Introduction
ThisusermanualcoverstheoperationoftheAltum
ACwirelessradiouserinterface.Theradiocanbe
operatedasapoint‐to‐point(PtP)system,apointto
multipoint(PmP)system,orapointtopointwith2.4
GHzWifihotspot.Theradiosettingsandmodeof
operationarecontrolledwithawebbaseduser
interfacethatisrunfromanystandardwebbrowser.
Thismanualisorganizedthesamewayaspresented
ontheradiowebinterface.AftertheLoginand
Languagesections,thefollowingsectionscorrespond
tothetop‐leveltabs:Status,System,Services,and
Network.ThelastsectioncontainstheFinalNotes
whichincludetroubleshootinginformation.
TheFigurebelowshowstheaccesspaneloftheunit
withthevarioususerinterfacesannotatedfor
reference.
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Figure1:AltumACInterfacesandIndicators
1.2Language
Tochangethelanguage,pleasenavigatetothe
Systempage,lookfortheSystemPropertiessection,
clicktheLanguageandStyletab,andclickthedrop‐
downlistforLanguage.Youcanchangethelanguage
fromEnglishtoanotherlanguagee.g.Chinese(中文).
1.3SupportedProducts
ThismanualcoversthefollowingAltumACmodels:
A600‐EXT‐US(ExternalConnectors)
A600‐19‐US(Internal19dBiAntenna)
A600‐25‐US(Internal25dBiAntenna)
1.4SystemRequirements
OperatingSystem:MicrosoftWindowsXP,Windows
Vista,Windows7,Windows8,Linux,orMacOSX.
WebBrowser:MozillaFirefox,GoogleChrome,Apple
Safari,orMicrosoftInternetExplorer8orabove.
1.5GettingStarted
Beforeestablishingalinkseveralparametersmustbe
configuredusingthewebinterface.Toaccesstheweb
interface,performthefollowingsteps:
1. Connectthelocalareanetwork(LAN)portof
theradiotothePoEportofthePoEInjector
usingaCat5eEthernetcable.PlugthePoEinto
theACpowersource.TherightmostLEDon
theradioshouldilluminate,indicatingtheunit
isbootingup.
2. Connectthenetworkportofyourcomputerto
thePoEinjectornetworkportusingaCat5e
Ethernetcable.
3. AssigntheEthernetadapteronyourcomputer
withastaticIPaddressonthe192.168.1.x
network,e.g.192.168.1.10andwithasubnet
mask255.255.255.0.
4. LaunchawebbrowserandenterthedefaultIP
addressoftheradio,192.168.1.1,intothe
addressbar.Theradio'sconfigurationweb
pageshouldbepresented.
Thefirstpagethatyouseeistheloginpage.The
wordsonthetopleftdenotetheRadiohostname
andfirmwarebuildversione.g.A600v1.51_b141027.
2.4GHzN‐Male
5GHzSMA‐RP
WAN
Port
LAN
Port
RSSI/Eth/
PwrLEDs
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Thedefaultcredentialsare:
Username:admin
Password:trango
1.6OperatingModes
Theradiocanoperateinthefollowingmodes:
1. AccessPoint/Master.
2. Station/Client.
3. AccessPointWDS.
4. StationWDS.
Awideareanetwork(WAN)isanetworkthatcoversa
broadarea.Theworld'smostpopularWANisthe
Internet.
Inacommonlyusedsetup,theWANportofanaccess
pointconnectstoamodemviaanEthernetcable.A
modemcanbeacable,digitalsubscriberline(DSL),or
fiberopticmodem.Amodemtranslatesthesignal
fromtheinternetserviceprovider(ISP)toEthernet
signalsthattheaccesspointcanunderstand.This
allowstheaccesspointtohaveinternetconnection.
Otherdevicescalledstationsconnectwirelesslyto
thisaccesspoint.ThesedevicescanbeotherAltum
radios,mobilephones,printers,IPcameras,laptops.
Thestationsobtaininternetconnectionfromthe
accesspoint.
AnaccesspointWDSandastationWDStogether
extendthewirelesscoverage,likearepeater.More
informationonthesetupcanbefoundonpage31.
1.7ButtonsandChanges
Thebuttonsaredescribedbelow.
Reset:Undothechanges.
Save:Savesthechanges.Currentlypleasedonotuse
thisbutton.
Save&Apply:Savesandappliesthechanges.Please
usethisbuttoninsteadofthe'Save'buttonsothat
thechangeswouldbeappliedimmediately.Itis
recommendedtoclickthisbuttonbeforemovingtoa
differentpage.
Logout:Logsoutoftheradio'swebpage.
Note:Atthetoprightcorneroftheradio's
configurationwebpage,theremaybeeitherofthe
followingtextsdisplayed.
Changes:0:Meansthatallchangesonthe
configurationwebpagehavebeenappliedtothe
radio.
UnsavedChanges:Showsthenumberofchangesthat
havenotyetbeenimplementedinFLASHviatheSave
&Applybutton.
1.8PhysicalHardwareButton
PleaserefertoSection3.6.
1.9LEDs
Thelightemittingdiodes(LEDs)ontheboardare
describedinSection3.5.

Figure2:Theloginpageispresentedupon
requestingtheradio'sIPaddress.

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Chapter2:StatusTab
Afterlogin,whenyouclickontheStatustop‐leveltab,
youcanseethesecond‐leveltabsofOverview,
Routes,SystemLog,RealtimeGraphs,andHotspot
Users.ThisisshowninFigure2.

Noticeinthefigurethattheradioisusingthelatest
andfastest11acwirelessstandardthatsupportsa
datarateofupto866.7Mbit/sovertheair,which
translatestoover600MbpsLayer2Ethernet
capacity.
2.1Overview
TheStatus→Overviewpageisdividedintothe
sectionsWireless,AssociatedStations,System,
Memory,Network,andDHCPLeases.
Uptime:Displaysthedurationoftimesincetheradio
waslastrebooted.
2.1.1WirelessRadioMode
Thewirelessradiofrequencyband,supportedmodes,
andcurrentmodeareshownintheboxontheleft
e.g.“5GHz802.11ac/anRadio”.ThemodecanbeAP
orCPEandissetbasedontheWifiConfiguration.For
allmodelsthe5GHzradioreferstoSMARP
connectors.The“2.4GHz802.11bgnRadio”refersto
theNconnectorsontheunit.

ThewordAPinthesmallcalloutboxmeansthatthe
radioisoperatingintheAccessPoint(AP)mode.If
thecalloutisCPE,itmeansthattheradioisoperating
ascustomer‐premisesequipment(CPE)i.e.astation.
TheLetterXisshowniftheradioisdisabled.
2.1.2Wireless(forAPMode)
TheWirelesssectionintheStatus→Overviewpage
showsasummaryofthewirelessparameters.The
followingdescribestheparameterswhenthedevice
isintheAPmode.

SSID:Displaysthenameofthewirelessnetworkthat
thisaccesspoint(AP)isoffering,theServiceSet
Identifier(SSID).
Figure5:AsummaryintheWirelesssectionfora
deviceoperatingasan802.11acaccesspoint.
Figure4:WirelessRadioMode
Figure3:TheStatus→Overviewpage.

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Mode:Thisis'Master'ifthedeviceisinAPmodeor
APWDSmode.
Channel:Showsthechannelnumberandfrequency
thatthisAPisusing.
Bitrate:Thisisthemaximumbitratesupportedbythe
radiointhecurrentconfiguration.
BSSID:ThisistheMACaddressoftheAP'sradio.This
MACshouldbeusedforPTPmodesonthepeerradio.
Encryption:Displaysthewirelessencryptionused.
ACKTimeout:Showsthemaximumacknowledgment
timeinmicroseconds.
DFSStatus:IfDFSisenabled,theAPautomatically
switcheschannelifradarisdetectedonthecurrent
channel.
2.1.3Wireless(forStationMode)
Thefollowingdescribestheparametersforadevice
operatinginStationmode.

SSID:Displaysthenameofthewirelessnetworkthat
thisstationshouldbeassociatedwith.
Mode:Thisis'Client'ifthedeviceisinStationmode
orinStationWDSmode.
Channel:Showsthechannelnumberandfrequency
thatthisstationisusing.Normally,itwould
automaticallyselectthesamechannelastheAP.
Bitrate:Thisisthemaximumbitratesupportedbythe
radiointhecurrentconfiguration.
MAC‐Address:StatestheMACaddressofthedevice's
radio.
BSSID:ThisistheMACaddressoftheAP'sradio.
Encryption:Displaysthewirelessencryptionused.
ACKTimeout:Showsthemaximumacknowledgment
timeinmicroseconds.
DFSStatus:IfDFSisenabled,theAPautomatically
switcheschannelifradarisdetectedonthecurrent
channel.
TX‐CCQ:Displaysthetransmissionqualityin%.A
higherpercentagemeansabetterwireless
connectionquality.
RXRate:Showsthereceivebitrateofthisstation.
TXRate:Showsthetransmitbitrateofthisstation.
2.1.4AssociatedStations(forAPMode)
Thissectionshowstheconnecteddevices,iftheradio
isintheAPmode.

Iftherearenoassociatedstations,thetext“No
informationavailable”isdisplayed.Theparameters
shownareasfollows:
MAC‐Address:DisplaystheMACaddressofthe
station'sradio.
Network:Statesthenameofthewirelessnetwork.
DeviceName:Showsthenameofthestation.(Does
notshowforWDSmode)
LastIP:StatesthemostrecentIPaddressofthe
stationasseenbytheAP(doesnotshowforWDS
mode).
Signal:Displaysthereceivedsignalstrengthfromthe
statione.g.‐31dBm.
Signal/Chains:Showsthereceivedsignalstrengths
fromthestationoneachantennaporte.g.‐51,‐52

Figure7:ListofAssociatedStations.

Figure6:AsummaryintheWirelesssectionfora
deviceoperatingasan802.11station.

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dBm.Thevalueof33dBmistakentomean“no
antenna”iftheradiohasonly2antennas.
Noise:DisplaysthereceivednoisepowerattheAP.
TXRate:ShowsthetransmitbitratefromtheAP
towardsthisstation.
RXRate:ShowsthereceivebitrateattheAPfrom
thisstation.
TX‐CCQ:Indicatesthewirelessconnectionquality.
2.1.5System
Thissectionshowsthe(RadioUnit)Name,Model,
FirmwareVersion,KernelVersion,andLocalTime.

2.1.6Memory
Here,theTotalAvailableandFreememoryare
shown.

2.1.7Network
ThissectiondisplaysthestatusoftheLANandWAN
networks.

Status:Showssummariesoftheinterfacesforthe
LANandWANzones.Thismayincludeuptime,MAC
address,protocol,bytesandpacketsreceivedbythe
device,bytesandpacketstransmittedbythedevice,
anditsIPv4address.
2.1.8DHCPLeases
ThissectionshowsatableofMACandIPaddressesof
connectedcomputerswithstaticDHCPleases.They
arespecifiedintheNetwork→Interfaces→LAN→
StaticLeasessectionofthedevice'sconfiguration
webpage.MoreexplanationisgivenintheNetwork
sectionofthisusermanualonpage26.

2.1.9LinkStatus(forStationMode)
Thissectiononlyappliesifthedeviceoperatesasan
802.11station.

Figure12:TheLinkStatussection.
Figure11:CurrentlyactivestaticDHCPleases.
Figure10:Networksummary.
Figure9:TotalAvailableandFreeMemory.
Figure8:Systemparameters.