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Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb LX3 User Manual

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    Breadcrumb ® lx / lx3 user guide version: 2.91 date: april 16, 2010 corporate headquarters rajant corporation 400 east king street malvern, pa 19355 tel: (484) 595-0233 fax: (484) 595-0244 http://www.Rajant.Com document part number: 03-100101-001.

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    Fcc and ic statements this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the device is operated in a commercial environment...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 table of contents fcc and ic statements.................................................................................................... Copyright statement..................................................................

  • Page 4: List Of Figures

    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 5 troubleshooting..............................................................................................................25 5.1 sporadic network connectivity..............................................................

  • Page 5: Preface

    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 preface purpose and scope this manual provides information and guidance to all personnel who are involved with and use rajant corporation’s breadcrumb lx/lx3 product. This manual begins with an introduction to the breadcru...

  • Page 7: 1  Introduction

    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 1 introduction rajant corporation's (http://www.Rajant.Com) breadcrumb lx/lx3 utilizes the ieee 802.11a and 802.11g wireless networking standards to form a wireless mesh network. The network is mobile, self-integrating, se...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 most breadcrumb deployments include elements from more than one of the above scenarios. In many cases, breadcrumbs will perform all of these tasks as shipped with no configuration necessary at all, providing an instant tan...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 example 1: suppose you have three breadcrumbs, called a, b, and c. Each has two radios. Breadcrumb a’s radios are on channels 1 and 8, b’s are on 8 and 11, and c’s are on 1 and 11. All three breadcrumbs are using the defau...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 1.3 description of breadcrumb lx/lx3 1.3.1 radios breadcrumb lx offers two radios, while breadcrumb lx3 offers three radios. 802.11g radios are used in the 900 mhz and 2.4 ghz bands, and 802.11a radios are used in the 4.9 ...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 table 2: 900 mhz radio channel and frequencies. Channel number center frequency (mhz) 5 912 6 917 the default channel for a 900 mhz breadcrumb radio is 6 (917 mhz). Table 3: 5 ghz radio channel and frequencies. Band channe...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 table 4: 4.9 ghz radio channel and frequencies. Channel number center frequency (mhz) 20 4950.0 25 4952.5 30 4955.0 35 4957.5 40 4960.0 45 4962.5 50 4965.0 55 4967.5 60 4970.0 65 4972.5 70 4975.0 75 4977.5 80 4980.0 the de...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 7 a: usb port. (lx and lx3) b: status led. (lx and lx3) c: eth0/pwr rj45 port. (lx and lx3) d: eth1 rj45 port. (lx and lx3) e: zeroize keys and restore factory defaults / led configuration switch (lx and lx3) f: type n rf ...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 1.3.3 antenna connectors the breadcrumb lx provides two type n female antenna connectors. The connector located on the front side of the enclosure (see f in figure 3) interfaces to the 2.4 ghz antenna. The connector locate...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 table 5: breadcrumb lx radio/antenna configurations. Lx model front side antenna back side antenna lx-2409 2.4 ghz 900 mhz lx-2424 2.4 ghz 2.4 ghz lx-2449 2.4 ghz 4.9 ghz lx-2450 2.4 ghz 5 ghz the breadcrumb lx3 provides t...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 1.3.4 power and ethernet connectors the breadcrumb lx/lx3 contains two 10/100 base-tx ethernet ports named eth0/pwr rj45 and eth1 rj45 (see figure 3). Both ports support auto-mdi/mdix allowing the use of either straight-th...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 warning in order to avoid sparking and possible damage to the unit, be sure to connect the powered ethernet cable to the breadcrumb lx/lx3 before applying power to the power supply. 1.3.5 status led the status led indicate...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 table 7: status led color codes. Color status solid red booting blinking red 1 error solid blue ready, but no peers solid green at least one 24 mbps or higher peer blinking green at least one peer blinking yellow (at a con...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 3 deploying the breadcrumb wireless network there are many factors which need to be taken into account when deploying the breadcrumb wireless network (bcwn). Section 3.1 describes the addressing scheme of the bcwn. Section...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 in some cases, however, it is necessary to manually set the radios to specific channels as described below. 3.2.1 channel assignment for single-radio breadcrumb devices single-radio breadcrumb devices such as the me2 prese...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 • devices placed too far away or in rf “shadows” may experience total loss of connection. • rf transmit power and receive sensitivity are important in determining the distances over which the device will be effective. • wh...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 allow for adequate wave propagation. A device placed directly on the ground has a significantly reduced effective range. Elevating a device above the ground dramatically increased the maximum effective range. Rajant recomm...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 3.4.2 deployment methodology the steps detailed in this section should assist you in successfully deploying the bcwn. 1. Scan the terrain on which the bcwn will be deployed. (a) determine the initial distances between brea...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 4 breadcrumb lx/lx3 usb firmware upgrade each breadcrumb relies on low-level software known as firmware for proper execution. Rajant periodically releases updated breadcrumb firmware. The updated firmware must be obtained ...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 occurs, note the new error code and then apply for technical support. 7. When complete, turn off power and remove usb storage device. Note an alternative method of upgrading the firmware of a breadcrumb lx/lx3 is explained...

  • Page 31: 5  Troubleshooting

    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 5 troubleshooting 5.1 sporadic network connectivity table 9: sporadic network connectivity issues. Problem resolution as a breadcrumb device’s battery approaches exhaustion, network connectivity will become sporadic for th...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 problem resolution you set for the network) using the software accompanying your wireless card. • ensure that the wireless client’s ip address settings are configured properly. • ensure that the security settings on the cl...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 appendix a: error and warning codes all possible breadcrumb error and warning codes are listed below: lx/lx3/me3 firmware upgrade codes (1*). 11 – flash image file does not exist. 12 – current flash image version is greate...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 128 – failed to checksum file system image. 129 – failed to create directory for next file system image. 131 – failed to mount next file system image. 132 – failed to create directory for settings. 133 – failed to copy cur...

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 411 – openssl fips vector test programs not found. 412 – openssl fips vector test hash mismatch. 413 – 802.11i aes-ccmp test vectors failed. 414 – unable to use fips ccmp encryption. 42 – mixed secnet/non-secnet configurat...

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    Breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide rajant corporation version: 2.91 03-100101-001 65 – unknown gas gauge revision. 66 – incorrect me3 gas gauge revision 0 eeprom settings. Other codes (7*) 71 – host flapping detected. 72 – critical i2c failure. A-4.

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    Rajant corporation breadcrumb ® lx/lx3 user guide 03-100101-001 version: 2.91 appendix b: using pole mount bracket 1. Use the supplied four (4) m5 screws to attach the mounting bracket to the lx/lx3. 2. Use the u-bolts to attach lx/lx3 pole top bracket to a pole. 3. Tighten the four (4) nuts on the ...