Zcom R2 Extender User manual

R2 Extender
User Manual
V 1.1.0 January 2009

Copyright
Copyright © 2008 all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, adapted, stored in a
retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the
written permission of the supplier.
About This Manual
This user manual is intended to guide professional installer to install the R2 Extender and how to build the
infrastructure centered on it. It includes procedures to assist you in avoiding unforeseen problems.
Conventions
For your attention on important parts, special characters and patterns are used in this manual:
This indicates an important note that you must pay attention to.
This indicates a warning or caution that you have to abide.
Bold: Indicates the function, important words, and so on.
Warning:
Note:

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
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 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.
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.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. To
avoid the possibility of exceeding radio frequency exposure limits, you shall beep a distance of at least
100cm between you and the antenna of the installed equipment. This transmitter must not be co-located
or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country
dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The
firmware setting is not accessible by the end user.

Content
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 11
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................11
APPEARANCE ...........................................................................................................................................................12
KEY FEATURES.........................................................................................................................................................12
TYPICALAPPLICATIONS ...........................................................................................................................................13
Telemedicine Broadband Wireless Application ...................................................................................................13
Education Broadband Wireless Application........................................................................................................14
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................15
PREPARATION BEFORE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................15
Professional Installation Required......................................................................................................................15
Safety Precautions...............................................................................................................................................16
Product Package .................................................................................................................................................16
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................................18
Assemble the Mounting Bracket..........................................................................................................................18
Pole Mounting.....................................................................................................................................................18
Interface Definition.............................................................................................................................................20
Connect Up..........................................................................................................................................................23
Grounding ...........................................................................................................................................................24
Power On ............................................................................................................................................................24
CHAPTER 3 BASIC SETTINGS............................................................................................................................26
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS ..................................................................................................................................26
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................................................27
HOW TO LOGIN THE WEB-BASED INTERFACE...........................................................................................................28
BASIC SYSTEM SETUP..............................................................................................................................................30
BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS .....................................................................................................................................31

CHAPTER 4ADVANCED SETTINGS..................................................................................................................34
ADVANCED WIRELESS SETTINGS .............................................................................................................................34
PEER-TO-PEER LINKS...............................................................................................................................................36
Antenna Alignment Tool ......................................................................................................................................37
LINK TEST................................................................................................................................................................38
LINK AGGREGATION.................................................................................................................................................40
SUPER MODE ...........................................................................................................................................................41
WIRELESS SECURITY SETTINGS ...............................................................................................................................42
Security Profile Configuration............................................................................................................................42
Access Control.....................................................................................................................................................44
RADIUS SETTINGS..................................................................................................................................................45
CHAPTER 5 MANAGEMENT...............................................................................................................................47
VIEW R2 EXTENDER BASIC INFORMATION...............................................................................................................47
VIEW ETHERNET STATISTICS ....................................................................................................................................47
VIEW WIRELESS STATISTICS ....................................................................................................................................48
CONNECTION ...........................................................................................................................................................49
PASSWORD ...............................................................................................................................................................50
REMOTE MANAGEMENT...........................................................................................................................................51
Remote Console...................................................................................................................................................52
SNMP..................................................................................................................................................................55
TIME SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................56
UPGRADE FIRMWARE...............................................................................................................................................57
BACKUP/RETRIEVE SETTINGS..................................................................................................................................58
RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................59
EVENT LOG..............................................................................................................................................................60
REBOOT ...................................................................................................................................................................61
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................................................62

APPENDIX A. CHANNEL – FREQUENCY TABLE............................................................................................64
APPENDIX B.ASCII ...............................................................................................................................................66
APPENDIX C. SSH SETTINGS..............................................................................................................................67
APPENDIX D. SERVICE SUPPORT.....................................................................................................................73

Figure
FIGURE 1R2 EXTENDER ..............................................................................................................................................12
FIGURE 2TELEMEDICINE WIRELESS BROADBAND.......................................................................................................13
FIGURE 3CAMPUS WIRELESS BROADBAND.................................................................................................................14
FIGURE 4BRACKET MOUNTING –STEP 1.....................................................................................................................18
FIGURE 5BRACKET MOUNTING –STEP 2.....................................................................................................................18
FIGURE 6POLE MOUNTING –STEP 1.............................................................................................................................19
FIGURE 7POLE MOUNTING –STEP 2............................................................................................................................19
FIGURE 8POLE MOUNTING –STEP 3............................................................................................................................19
FIGURE 9INTERFACE DEFINITION ................................................................................................................................20
FIGURE 10 DETAILED VIEW OF RS-232 PORT...............................................................................................................21
FIGURE 11 WARNING LABEL ........................................................................................................................................21
FIGURE 12 VENT..........................................................................................................................................................22
FIGURE 13 CONNECT UP –STEP 1................................................................................................................................23
FIGURE 14 CONNECT UP –STEP 2................................................................................................................................23
FIGURE 15 CONNECT UP –STEP 3................................................................................................................................23
FIGURE 16 CONNECT UP –STEP 4................................................................................................................................24
FIGURE 17 GROUNDING ...............................................................................................................................................24
FIGURE 18 POECONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................25
FIGURE 19 SECURITYALERT........................................................................................................................................28
FIGURE 20 LOGIN.........................................................................................................................................................28
FIGURE 21 MAIN PAGE.................................................................................................................................................29
FIGURE 22 BASIC SETUP ..............................................................................................................................................30
FIGURE 23 BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS........................................................................................................................31
FIGURE 24ADVANCED PARAMETERS ...........................................................................................................................34
FIGURE 25 PEER-TO-PEER LINKS .................................................................................................................................36
FIGURE 26ANTENNAALIGNMENT TOOL......................................................................................................................37

FIGURE 27 LINK TEST ..................................................................................................................................................39
FIGURE 28 LINK AGGREGATION ...................................................................................................................................40
FIGURE 29 SUPER MODE..............................................................................................................................................41
FIGURE 30 SECURITY ...................................................................................................................................................42
FIGURE 31ACCESS CONTROL ......................................................................................................................................44
FIGURE 32 RADIUS SETTINGS....................................................................................................................................45
FIGURE 33 BASIC INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................47
FIGURE 34 ETHERNET STATISTICS ................................................................................................................................48
FIGURE 35WIRELESS STATISTICS.................................................................................................................................49
FIGURE 36 CONNECTION..............................................................................................................................................50
FIGURE 37 PASSWORD..................................................................................................................................................51
FIGURE 38 REMOTE MANAGEMENT.............................................................................................................................52
FIGURE 39 PUTTYCONFIGURATION 1 .........................................................................................................................53
FIGURE 40 PUTTYCONFIGURATION 2 .........................................................................................................................54
FIGURE 41 SSH............................................................................................................................................................54
FIGURE 42 OBTAIN MIB FILE.......................................................................................................................................55
FIGURE 43 TIME SETTINGS...........................................................................................................................................56
FIGURE 44 UPGRADE FIRMWARE .................................................................................................................................57
FIGURE 45 BACKUP/RESTORE SETTINGS......................................................................................................................58
FIGURE 46 RESTORE SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................................59
FIGURE 47 EVENT LOG ................................................................................................................................................60
FIGURE 48 REBOOT......................................................................................................................................................61

Table
TABLE 1PIN DEFINITION.............................................................................................................................................21
TABLE 2R2 EXTENDER FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS .................................................................................................26
TABLE 3RSSI-BEEP FREQUENCY ................................................................................................................................38
TABLE 4CHANNELS IN 5MHZ CENTRE FREQUENCY....................................................................................................64
TABLE 5CHANNELS IN 10MHZ CENTRE FREQUENCY..................................................................................................64
TABLE 6CHANNELS IN 20MHZ CENTRE FREQUENCY..................................................................................................65
TABLE 7CHANNELS IN 40MHZ CENTRE FREQUENCY..................................................................................................65
TABLE 8ACSII ............................................................................................................................................................66
TABLE 9SSH SETTINGS ...............................................................................................................................................67