RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release

Alignment Procedure Alignment and Commissioning 6. Click Continue. If the Manual Mode button is not enabled, you may not be connected to the HSU. Connect to the HSU directly using the network icon ( ), and entering the IP address of the HSU. 7. Verify the Band, Frequency, and Channel BW values, then enter the Sector ID of the HBS to which the HSU is connected. 8. Click Continue. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-4

Alignment Procedure Alignment and Commissioning The following screen will appear: 9. Align the HSU with the HBS to the best of your ability (only an approximate alignment is needed at this point). Once this is done, the system will move on to the next screen automatically.» The stage of the alignment procedure is indicated by either Sync, Scan, Point, or Lock being highlighted.» The upper right of screen shows the signal strength icon:.» If you have made a mistake in the procedure, you can restart it by clicking Restart.» If you want to see the data collected up to any given point, click Info and a table similar to the following will appear (click Info again to remove the table): 10. The angle at which the HSU is pointed to the HBS will be the zero angle, and all angles will be measured relative to this. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-5

Alignment Procedure Alignment and Commissioning The following Sync screen will appear: 11. This step involves the HBS transmitting to the HSU. Once you are ready for this, click Start. The first Scan screen will appear: The circle in the middle will become animated and zero in, indicating that the system is trying to get a fix on the signal measurement. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-6

Alignment Procedure Alignment and Commissioning Once a fix on the measurement is achieved, the system will start to evaluate the signal at this angle. This is shown by an animated pie figure filling in the circle: A good measurement is indicated by the pie figure turning grey. Once this happens, a new crosshair will appear, and a new circle will appear to the right of the first one as shown: move crosshair to circle 12. Rotate the HSU in azimuth - the crosshair will move. Keep rotating the HSU until the crosshair enters the black circle. Once again, the black circle will become animated and zero in, and once a fix on this second measurement is achieved, the system will start to evaluate the signal at this angle, shown by an animated pie figure filling in the circle. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-7

Alignment Procedure Alignment and Commissioning This screen shows the second measurement: You can skip any measurement (except the first) by clicking the mouse on the next circle. In this case, the circle will appear grey with an X in it as shown. This screen shows the sixth circle zeroing in while the system gets a fix on its measurement. After the fourth measurement, the WINTouch will start to measure angles on the other side of the zero angle. Here, the user decided to skip the fourth measurement. 13. Repeat this rotate-scan-measure procedure (step 11 to step 12) up to 7 times. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-8

Alignment Procedure Alignment and Commissioning Once the final measurement is completed, WINTouch will show the best angle for alignment using an animated blue circle, as shown in the Point screen: The best angle may not be in a straight line from the HSU to the HBS, due to complicated reflections or other factors. 14. Rotate the HSU in azimuth to this angle until the crosshair overlaps with the animated blue circle. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-9

Alignment Procedure Alignment and Commissioning Once you have rotated the HSU to the correct final angle, WINTouch will show the following Lock screen: 15. Lock the antenna: tighten the screws for the azimuth angle of the HSU (its antenna is integral with the body of the HSU). 16. Click Continue. The following screen will appear: WINTouch will re-evaluate the signal strength at this final azimuth angle. Once this is complete, the following screen will appear: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-10

Commissioning Alignment and Commissioning 17. Click Complete Alignment. This completes the alignment procedure. The first screen in the Commissioning procedure will then appear, as shown in the Commissioning section below. 6.6 Commissioning Commissioning consists of testing the throughput of the HSU-HBS pair. To carry out commissioning, you must first align the HSU with its HBS (see Alignment Procedure on page 6-2). Once the alignment procedure is completed successfully, and you have clicked Complete Alignment, the following screen will appear:» During the Commissioning procedure, the Commission button on the left part of the screen will become blue. This indicates that you are carrying out Commissioning. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-11

Commissioning Alignment and Commissioning» If you need to go back and carry out Alignment, you can click Antenna Alignment button on the left.» You can change the amount of time the test takes by clicking Define Test Parameters, and choosing the time value. Click Apply Changes to accept the new value: 1. Once you are ready to carrying out the throughput test, click Start Testing. A screen similar to the following will appear: After a few moments, the throughput test screen will appear: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-12

Commissioning Alignment and Commissioning The system then tests the throughput of the uplink, downlink, and the aggregated throughput, as a result of the specific antenna alignment in place. The blue bar shows how far along on the test the system is, and on the right it shows how much time is left. Our example shows that the test is 69% complete, and there are 3 minutes and 8 seconds left. The throughput values for the uplink, downlink, and aggregated are shown. During the course of the test, these values can change. Red indicator on the aggregated throughput dial shows the aggregated throughput at this moment, while the green area reaches to the maximum value of aggregated throughput. The Frequency bar shows the frequency of transmission between the radios. In our example, this frequency is 5.820 GHz. Commissioning (throughput test) is now complete. 2. Results are stored in an Excel file in the location:...\my Documents\WINTouch\Install & Commission. Click RESULTS from this screen to browse directly to this location. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-13

Commissioning Alignment and Commissioning 3. The HSU is now ready to be registered to its HBS. Click CONFIGURATION. The following screen will appear: 4. To open the RADWIN Manager application, click START. The RADWIN Manager will open already logged in, in Point-to-Point mode. You can now register the HSU. For further instructions, see on page 8-1. 5. To change the 6-digit PIN that you entered when you logged on to WINTouch, enter the old PIN, then enter the new PIN twice, as shown. Click SAVE CHANGES. 6. To exit the screen without changing the PIN, or opening the RADWIN Manager application, click CANCEL. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 6-14

Part 2: PtP and Management Release 4.2

Chapter 7: Link Main Window 7.1 Overview This chapter explains the function of the various objects on the RADWIN Manager main window. The background acquired here will enable you to understand the direction and purpose of the detailed procedures (described in later chapters), required to build a SCB Jet link from the ground up. Here is the main window for a running link: Figure 7-1: RADWIN Manager main window for a fully configured link In Figure 7-1, we have enabled RSS extended view (see Preferences: Advanced on page 5-18) and also set the Maximum Information Rate (MIR; see : Maximum RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 7-1

Exploring the RADWIN Manager Main Window Link Main Window Information Rate on page 8-22) to 6.5Mbps for both uplink and downlink. 7.2 Exploring the RADWIN Manager Main Window The following sections describe the panels and toolbar of main window shown in Figure 7-1. 7.2.1 Main Tool Bar Figure 7-2: Main tool bar - Left three buttons Figure 7-3: Main tool bar - Right three buttons Menu Item Purpose Reference/Remarks Link ID - same as for Activation Operating Channel - same as for Activation Channel Bandwidth - same as for Activation Link Configuration Automatic Channel Selection - same as for Activation Throughput Mode Choosing PtMP Mode MIMO Modes: Not used with Smart Antennas : Transmission Ratio : Maximum Information Rate VLAN Functionality Quality of Service RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 7-2

Sector (Link) Status Panel Link Main Window Menu Item Purpose Reference/Remarks Spectrum View Changing the Link Band (Installer only) Tools Software Upgrade Bulk Software Backup Performance Monitoring Throughput Checking Preferences Monitor Events Advanced Preferences: Monitor - File location, interval and throughput units Preferences: Events - Color coding for events log and events log file location Preferences: Advanced - Enable/disable check for updates, Monitoring interval and timeout Get Diagnostics Retrieving Link Information Runs and stores diagnostics for link Log Off Help right arrow Help Button Return to log-on window Link Budget Calculator - Not available for this product Check for updates About: RADWIN Manager version number View this User Manual 7.2.2 Sector (Link) Status Panel Shown in a panel on the upper left side of the Main Window. The link level information is shown here. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 7-3

Events Log Link Main Window Figure 7-4: Sector (link) Status panel Link ID: The unique identifier for this link. Frequency: The nominal transmission frequency in use between the HBS and HSU. Band: Range of frequencies of transmission between the HBS and HSU. Channel BW: Bandwidth of frequencies of transmission between the HBS and HSU. Tx Ratio: Percentage of time invested in transmission (as opposed to reception) Range: Range in use between the HBS and HSU Clock Sync: Indicates whether Synchronous Ethernet (Sync E) and/or IEEE 1588v2 Transparent Clock is configured for this link (ON) or not (OFF) Status: (shown as Active here) may be one of: Active - Managed ODU functional Device unreachable! - No Ethernet connectivity to the ODU Scanning - Finding the best frequency and operating band 7.2.3 Events Log The Events Log, shown in a panel on the lower side of the Main Window, records system failures, loss of synchronization, loss of signal, compatibility problems and other fault conditions and events. Only events from RADWIN equipment are shown in the Events Log panel. The Events Log includes the following fields:» Number: Sequential number (ID)» Date and time stamp» Message» Trap source RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 7-4

Link Status Light Link Main Window» IP address of the ODU that initiated alarm. For complete information about internal traps and alarms see Manager Traps and Active Alarms. Figure 7-5: Events Log panel The events log provides a color coded event list. Blue items (like the one in Figure 7-5) are informational. You can set the color coding for critical, cautionary and informational messages from the Preferences button. The Events Log is horizontally scrollable if it is too wide for your computer display. Use the top left drop-down list to filter the messages: Figure 7-6: Events Log filter selection 7.2.4 Link Status Light The meaning of Link Status Light is as follows: Table 7-1: Link Status light color codes Color Green Red Purple Brown Gray Description RT-B(HSU) r egistered, in sync RT-B(HSU) registered, no sync Authentication error Software Upgrade required RT-B(HSU) unregistered RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 7-5

Bottom Status Line Link Main Window 7.2.5 Bottom Status Line The status bar is fairly self-explanatory: Table 7-2: Status Line Items Item Connection State Connection Mode IP Address WiFi Icon Encryption Description Available or Unreachable, depending on sync status Network, Over the Air or Local Connected IP address or 255.255.255.255 for local connection Wifi access enabled Wifi access disabled AES 128 is on by default. AES 256 requires a license key. See Configuring AES 256 Encryption Support below. Table 7-3: AES Indicators for a link AES Level Supported Licensed for AES 256 RT-B(HSU) Encryption Icon 128 N/A 256 No Yes 7.2.6 Link Site Window The link site window appears as follows: Figure 7-7: Link site window - fully configured link. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 7-6

Link Site Window Link Main Window The RSS bars are shown per antenna. The Throughput bar shows the maximum possible throughput in green and the actual maximum in red based on the MIR setting referred to in Figure 7-1. Here are the site tool bars in greater detail: Figure 7-8: Site Tool Bars Table 7-4: Site Buttons - Description Menu Button Applies to site Purpose / Reference Both Both Both RT-A(HBS) RT-B(HSU) RT-B(HSU) Both Site Configuration Window Recent Events Active Alarms Deactivate RT-A(HBS) Deregister RT-B(HSU) Suspend a Deregistered RT-B(HSU) Reset the ODU RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 7-7

Chapter 8: 8.1 Chapter Contents This chapter is divided into two sections covering the two phases of Link configuration: 1. Link establishment: Initial setup 2. Link maintenance: Fine tuning and special functions 8.2 Link Establishment 8.2.1 Configuring the PtP Link The HBS has two Ethernet ports: One is for the PoE device and the second is a regular LAN port for management. You can either connect directly to the HBS via the LAN port, or connect to the HBS via the NOC, using either the LAN port or the PoE port. At this point, we also switch to PtP terminology, as follows: The HBS is labeled RT-A(HBS) and called the Master ODU. The HSU is labeled RT-B(HSU) and called the Slave ODU. The Link Master ODU requires activation. Activation and Deactivation are effected by clicking a toggle button. Assuming that the ODU intended as the Link Slave ODU is mounted, aligned, and powered up, it will discover the Master ODU and establish a link for management only. At this point the Slave ODU may be managed over the air. To enable traffic between the Master ODU, and the Link Slave ODU must be registered to the Master ODU to enable traffic between them. Following registration, you can set separately: Transmission ratio between uplink and downlink Uplink and downlink Maximum Information Rate (MIR) in Mbps VLAN parameters Quality of service parameters. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-1

Activating the RT-A(HBS) In what follows, we assume that you are logged on to the Master ODU with default IP address 10.0.0.120. Here is the opening situation: Figure 8-1: Main window: Link RT-A(HBS) ready for Activation 8.2.2 Activating the RT-A(HBS) To activate a RT-A(HBS): 1. Click the Activate button. The Activation Wizard opens. 2. Click Next: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-2

Activating the RT-A(HBS) Enter the Link ID, Name and Location. All fields are mandatory. Here are the entries for our demonstration link: 3. The Link Password may also be changed by clicking Change: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-3

Activating the RT-A(HBS) Full details for changing the Link Password may be found in Changing the Link Password. It is best left as is if there is no pressing need to change it. If you skipped an entry, it will be framed in red like this: 4. From the previous Activation Wizard window, click Next. 5. Leave the IP as is for now. If you change it here you may loose connectivity for the next window. We will set the IP address later using Site Configuration. To continue, click Next. 6. The next window is used to set the frequency and channels. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-4

Activating the RT-A(HBS) The default frequency is the lowest available (5.735 GHz) in the operating band, 5.730-5.845 GHz FCC/IC. 7. Click Other to see other available bands for this ODU. 8. For our purposes, we choose 5.820 GHz: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-5

Activating the RT-A(HBS) right hand selector wheel Observe that the right hand spin-button is no longer displayed. Had you left Other enabled, you could have chosen a frequency by working through those available in 5MHz increments. 9. Choose the required Channel Bandwidth: If your hardware supports 250 Mbps net aggregate capacity, you should chose 40 MHz Channel Bandwidth to enable it. 10. To use ACS, check the Automatic Channel Selection box: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-6

Activating the RT-A(HBS) You can perform a customized channel selection or click Select All to check all the channel boxes as shown: 11. Click Next. The Antenna type and Tx Power window is presented: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-7

Activating the RT-A(HBS) For operation using Licensed 3.X bands under FCC part 90 subpart Z and IC RSS-197 supporting 3.650-3.700 GHz: The RT-A(HBS) does not commence any type of transmission until the Activation process is completed, in compliance with those regulations. Do not use ACS prior to antenna alignment. The choice of Tx Power determines the EIRP and is affected by such considerations as radio limitations and regulatory restrictions. When setting Required Tx Power, it is your responsibility to chose a value in compliance with your local regulations. We will set Required Tx Power to 2 dbm for our example. Click Next. 12. The Summary window of the Wizard is displayed. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-8

Aligning the Antennas and Commissioning the Link Check that all information shown is correct and click Activate. After a few moments the Slave ODU will be displayed in the Manager RT-B(HSU) panel as shown in the next figure (Note that RSS Extended View is enabled so that we can see the separate antenna chains): Figure 8-2: Main window: RT-A(HBS) activated, RT-B(HSU) requires alignment 13. If you are using Local Connection, log out and log back in to the RT-A(HBS) on its IP address (currently 10.0.0.120). 8.2.3 Aligning the Antennas and Commissioning the Link Antenna alignment and commissioning should be carried out by a technician at the RT- B(HSU) site, prior to registration. Should they need to be repeated for a a registered RT- B(HSU), it should be first de-registered. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-9

Registering the RT-B(HSU) For instructions on Alignment and Commissioning the RT-B(HSU), see Alignment and Commissioning on page 6-1. 8.2.4 Registering the RT-B(HSU) Click the Registration button (see Figure 8-2). After a few moments, the registration process completes. Here is the status of the link: Figure 8-3: Main window: Link RT-A(HBS) activated, RT-B(HSU) registered 8.2.5 Basic Configuration for Operations For what follows, we will be logged on to RT-A(HBS). Several basic parameters should be configured for both link sites. Use the appropriate site Configuration buttons. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-10

Basic Configuration for Operations Figure 8-4: Location of Site Configuration button for RT-A(HBS) The next procedures should be conducted from the base station or NOC, logged on to RT- A(HBS). RT-B(HSU) Start with the RT-B(HSU) to avoid losing connectivity To complete basic configuration of the RT-B(HSU): 1. Go to Configuration System and change the Name, Contact and Location fields to meaningful values: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-11

Basic Configuration for Operations 2. In the Tx & Antenna tab, ensure that Tx Power is set appropriately. For our demonstration link, we reduce it on both sides (not shown) to balance the RSS at about 60dBm: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-12

Basic Configuration for Operations 3. Open the Management tab and set the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway to their required values. Here are ours: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-13

Basic Configuration for Operations 4. Do not change the other items for now. Click OK or Apply to save your changes. You are asked to confirm: 5. Click Yes to accept the changes. You may work with IPv4, IPv6 or both protocols. See Management. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-14

Basic Configuration for Operations RT-A(HBS) To complete basic configuration of the RT-A(HBS): 1. Go to Configuration System and change the Contact to a meaningful entry: This only affects reports. 2. Open the Management tab and set the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway to their required values. Here are ours: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-15

Basic Configuration for Operations 3. Click OK or Apply to save your changes. You may be asked to confirm: 4. Click Yes to accept the changes. You may receive an error message. If you do, log off and log on again to the IP address to chose for the RT-A(HBS). Here is the status of the Link: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-16

Advanced Figure 8-5: Main window: Link fully operational 8.3 Advanced The link as configured so far, is sufficient to provide basic service. Additional link-level services that can be configured are shown in the following list of hyperlinks: 3. : : Transmission Ratio 4. : : Maximum Information Rate 5. Changing the Link Band 6. Configuration with Telnet (Non-Secured and SSH) 7. : VLAN Functionality 8. :Quality of Service Items 1-3 are covered below. Items 4 and 5 are covered in separate chapters. By contrast, site-level configuration is covered in Site Configuration. Items 1 and 2 are included in the functionality provided by the tab (top left hand tab in Figure 8-5). Opening the tab, offers two sub-tabs: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-17

Air Interface 8.3.1 Air Interface Figure 8-6: Link Air Interface parameters - No ACS RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-18

Air Interface Figure 8-7: Link Air Interface parameters - ACS enabled Figure 8-7 and Figure 8-7 contain a subset of the Activation Air Interface settings. You may only change the Operating channel with ACS disabled. You may also need to perform antenna alignment again. These parameters are automatically inherited by the RT-B(HSU) when you click OK. Throughput Mode The Advanced button enables to choose a throughput mode: RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-19

Ethernet Throughput Mode determines how the Adaptive Modulation mechanism works. Maximum Throughput (default) should be chosen if throughput is more important than higher delay. Conversely, Reduced Latency minimizes delay at the expense of lower throughput. 8.3.2 Ethernet RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-20

Ethernet : Transmission Ratio The Transmission Ratio shows the allocation of throughput between downlink and uplink traffic at the RT-A(HBS). Figure 8-8: RT-A(HBS) Co-located client or independent unit The permissible Transmission Ratio is also dependent on RT-A(HBS) s HSS (collocation) status. (For further details about configuring and using HSS, see Hub Site Synchronization.) If the RT-A(HBS) is an HSS master, you will see something like this: Figure 8-9: RT-A(HBS) Co-located master Moving the slider to the right in stages, yields the following: The effective available range for Asymmetric allocation is determined by channel bandwidth as shown as well as link distance. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-21

Changing the Link Band : Maximum Information Rate You can set separately, the uplink and downlink Maximum Information Rate (MIR) in Mbps or leave it as Unlimited. The MIR acts as a throttle; leaving the uplink or downlink as Unlimited commits the link to operating at best effort. 8.3.3 Changing the Link Band Changing the Band in use is always carried out at the link level (not per installed ODU), and only in Point-to-Point mode. To change the Link Band you must be logged on to the RT- A(HBS) as Installer. In Installer mode, the Tools drop-down menu has an extra function, Change Band. To change the Link Band: 1. Click Change Band. A list of available Bands is displayed: Figure 8-10: Change Bands 2. Select the required Band and click OK. For our purposes, we choose 5.480-5.5.715 GHz FCC/IC. The band is highlighted and right button is enabled. RADWIN 5000 SCB Jet User Manual Release 4.2 8-22