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Xetawave Xeta9-E User Manual

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    Xeta9 xetawave ethernet bridge user’s manual june 17, 2014 firmware version: 2.03 build 3166 and above models: xeta9-e, xeta9x9-e, xeta9x-e (emancipator+).

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    I contents warranty ............................................................................................................................. 1 fcc notifications ................................................................................................................. 2 antenna installati...

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    Ii 3.7.1 i/o and advanced settings for xeta9x-e, emancipator+ .......................... 55 3.8 system - administration.................................................................................... 56 3.9 system – firmware upgarde ..................................................................

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    1 xetawave llc warrants your xetawave wireless data transceiver against defects in materials and manufacturing for a period of two years from the date of purchase. In the event of a product failure due to materials or workmanship, xetawave will, at its discretion, repair or replace the product. In n...

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    2 this device complies with title 47 cfr § parts 1, 15, 101 of the federal code along with industry canada: rss-102, radio frequency (rf) exposure compliance of radio communication apparatus (all frequency bands) and safety code 6 of health canada. Specifically, 47cfr § 1.1310, table 1, limits for g...

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    3 3) connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4) consult the dealer or an experienced rf/radio/electronics professional for help. Note: whenever any xetawave llc module is placed inside an enclosure, a label must be placed on the outside...

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    4 note: industry canada and the us/fcc use the same rf power density level for their limits, but express them in different units. The us/fcc/osha/ansi use milliwatts per square centimeter (mw/cm2) and industry canada uses watts per square meter (w/m2). 2 2 / 10 / cm mw m w eq. 1 the following calcul...

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    5 the limits for industry canada are in watts per square meter and easily calculated from equations 2 and then 1 above. Table of mpe safe distance vs. Antenna gain and power output setting power out setting (mw)* duty cycle (linear) antenna gain (dbi) antenna gain (linear) fcc mpe limit (mw/cm 2 ) i...

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    6 gain is greater than 6 dbi, the power setting shall be reduced by the amount the gain of the antenna exceeds 6 dbi. In other words the eirp cannot exceed 4w or 36 dbm. Xetawave has successfully tested the xeta9 with the following antennas: 1. Device connected. 3 dbi omni-directional vertical anten...

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    7 the following antennas are approved for canadian use as detailed below. Gain impedance radio power setting type dbi antenna manuf. Part number input ( ) 10 out (mw) > 10 out (mw) small, radio connected, omni-directional 3 rubber duck (sleeve dipole vertical) lcom hg903rd- sm 50 10 500 base station...

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    8 this equipment is suitable for use in class i, division 2, groups a, b, c and d or non- hazardous locations only. Warning – explosion hazard – do not disconnect equipment unless power has been removed or the area is known to be non-hazardous. Warning – explosion hazard - substitution of components...

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    9 xeta1-e 1024 64 66.0 xeta1m-r 64 64 36.7 xeta1m-t 64 64 36.7 xeta1x1-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta2-e 1024 64 66.0 xeta2m-r 64 64 36.7 xeta2m-t 64 64 36.7 xeta2x1-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta2x2-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta3-e 1024 64 66.0...

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    10 xeta3x3-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta4-e 1024 64 66.0 xeta4m-r 64 64 36.7 xeta4m-t 64 64 36.7 xeta4x1-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta4x2-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta4x3-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta4x4-e radio 1 200 64 66....

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    11 xeta9m-t, 1 watt mas 250 64 62.4 xeta9m-t, 1 watt ism 150 64 39.0 xeta9-sb, 1 watt ism 200 64 66.0 xeta9x1-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta9x2-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta9x3-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024 128 85.5 xeta9x4-e radio 1 200 64 66.0 radio 2 1024...

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    12 1 mechanical / physical design 1.1 enclosed ethernet radios xetawave enclosed ethernet radios all have the same design with front access to communication ports, side access to rf connections and i/o connections. The radio may be din rail mounted or left on a surface. The top of the radio (or side...

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    13 mechanical design: enclosed ethernet radios.

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    14 mechanical design: board-level emancipator+ radio.

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    15 2 quick start guide – point to multi-point this guide provides step-by-step instructions to configure a basic point to multi-point network using either the 900 mhz ism or mas band. Detailed information on addition configuration options is provided in the web interface overview section. 2.1 ap (ma...

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    16 2. Enter a device name for the ap radio in the text box on the “main” screen and press the “save device name” button to save. 3. Navigate to the “network settings” page and configure the ip address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the radio. Vlan settings can also be set on this page if your...

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    17 5. Next, enter the radio’s new ip address in the address bar of your web browser and load the page. Note: depending on your computer’s configuration, it may be necessary to change or add an ip address on your computer to be on the radio’s new subnet. 6. Once on the radio’s “main” page loads, it w...

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    18 3. Configure exclusion zone, ism output power, and the hop pattern. Initially, it is common that there is no exclusion zone configured. In this case both the “lower” and “upper” values should be set to zero. The ism power should be set to a value between 100 and 1000 mw depending on the deploymen...

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    19 4. Configure slave and master transmit rates. While xetawave radios support multi-speed multi-point, for an initial configuration, it is best to start with a single speed for remote radios to simplify trouble shooting. The ideal setting is a function of distance, throughput required, transmit pow...

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    20 6. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    21 6. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    22 2.1.2.2 mas settings note: operating the radio in the mas spectrum (928 – 960 mhz) requires a license from the governing regulatory authority. 1. Navigate to the “rf transmission settings” page. 2. Select the mas band and configure the “xmit freq” which is the frequency the master will use to tra...

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    23 3. Configure transmit rates. While xetawave radios support multi-speed multi- point, for an initial configuration, it is best to start with a single speed to simplify trouble shooting. The ideal setting is a function of distance, throughput required, transmit power, and radio noise in the area. R...

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    24 5. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    25 7. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    26 2.2 remote (slave) radio configuration 2.2.1 ip configuration 1. Open up a web browser and enter the ip address of the radio. The default ip address of a xeta9-e is set to 192.168.0.3 at the factory. 2. Enter a device name for the remote (slave) radio in the text box on the “main” screen and pres...

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    27 4. Next an orange warning screen will appear as a safeguard from accidental changes. Confirm your changes by selecting a validation period from the dropdown box and press the “continue with save” button. 5. Next, enter the radio’s new ip address in the address bar of your web browser and load the...

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    28 6. Once on the radio’s “main” page loads, it will necessary to confirm your settings are functional by pressing the red “validate settings” button on the page. 2.2.2 rf configuration the rf settings will differ depending on whether the radio is operating within the unlicensed ism or licensed mas ...

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    29 3. Configure exclusion zone, ism output power, and the hop pattern. Initially, it is common that there is no exclusion zone configured. In this case both the “lower” and “upper” values should be set to zero. The ism power should be set to a value between 100 and 1000 mw depending on the deploymen...

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    30 4. Configure slave and master transmit rates. While xetawave radios support multi-speed multi-point, for an initial configuration, it is best to start with a single speed for remote radios to simplify trouble shooting. The ideal setting is a function of distance, throughput required, transmit pow...

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    31 6. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    32 6. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    33 2.2.2.2 mas settings note: operating the radio in the mas spectrum (928 – 960 mhz) requires a license from the governing regulatory authority. 1. Navigate to the “rf transmission settings” page. 2. Select the mas band and configure the “xmit freq” which is the frequency the master will use to tra...

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    34 3. Configure transmit rates. While xetawave radios support multi-speed multi- point, for an initial configuration, it is best to start with a single speed to simplify trouble shooting. The ideal setting is a function of distance, throughput required, transmit power, and radio noise in the area. R...

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    35 5. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    36 5. Configure rf network parameters and type. The network address is an identifier used to allow a group of radios to communicate and exclude non- member radios. In this example the number 2000 has been used. The “network radius” indicates the maximum distance between the master radio and the furt...

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    37 3 web interface overview xetawave ethernet radios can be quickly configured using a web-based interface. The default ip address to access the web administration pages is 192.168.0.3. While xetawave radios are capable of multi-megabit data rates, web administration pages have been developed to sup...

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    38 3.1 main menu device name – user-definable name to permit easier user identification with the device. When ‘save device id/name’ is clicked, the new value is also saved in the internal flash for use after the next reset or power up. Device id – the device id is used to uniquely identify radio nod...

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    39 display “checking...” for up to 15 seconds while configuration information is being read from installed rf modules. Radio 2 – if a second rf module is installed, this row will display information about rf module #w. If a second rf module is not installed, this value will display “not present”. Ma...

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    40 3.2 network settings this page allows for the setting of the ip address and subnet mask. It is critical that these values are set correctly and are compatible with other radios and devices on the network. Mac address – device mac address for ethernet communications. The mac address is set at the ...

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    41 subnet mask – mask applied to the ipv4 address to identify the network segment containing the radio and when forwarding traffic to the default gateway is required. Radio’s ip subnet. If a default gateway is configured, the radio will periodically attempt to resolve the mac address of the default ...

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    42 3.2.1 vlan configuration xetawave ethernet radios function as 5-port enterprise ethernet switches by implementing 802.1q vlans and trunks. The five ports that participate in the ethernet switching process are: port / interface description ethernet 1 physical ethernet interface which can function ...

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    43 vlan are accepted by the radio). All packets entering and leaving the radio are associated with the native vlan. When set to “exclude native” the port acts as a vlan trunk and will tag all frames leaving the port except those belonging to the native vlan. Traffic entering the port can be tagged o...

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    44 3.3 rf modules this page graphically displays the current state of each installed radio. Click a “radio” button to toggle power to a radio. A radio that is powered off will be automatically powered back on after a 2 minute interval to prevent inadvertently being disconnected from the radio. In ad...

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    45 3.4 rf settings the upper portion of the rf transmission page defines the frequencies and modulation used by the radio and the lower portion defines the networking parameters and how the radio works inside a network. 3.4.1 rf parameters the “rf band” allows the radio to operate in the ism (902-92...

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    46 hop within the required regulations. In particular, under fhss rules (less than 663kbps) the radio must have enough frequency bandwidth as required under fcc rules. Under dts rules (greater than or equal to 663kbps) there is no limit on the minimum bandwidth for the radio (it may operate on one f...

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    47 specifically, the 16qam mode at 3,535kbps should only be used for short distance, strong signal links. The mas receive modes are based upon the bandwidth of the permitted license. Either 12.5khz or 25.0khz bandwidth modulations are supported. 3.4.2 rf protocol the “network type” defines how this ...

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    48 the master radio’s address in the “upstream device id” address. The device ids are 16 bit numbers from 1 to 65,535 and may be reused if on different networks. The number of bytes of the user payload is input in “max payload bytes” and is not necessarily the number of bytes in the payload. The pay...

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    49 set the speed that the master radio will use to transmit. Set the speeds that the remote radios may use to transmit. Since transmissions from the master radio must be received by all remotes in the network irrespective of distance or rf conditions, the master radio is limited to a single data-rat...

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    50 the “master repeat” sets the maximum number of times the master will repeat a transmit packet in the absence of an acknowledgement from the remote unit. This is applicable only for a point-to-multi-point network. Thus if set to 3, then the master will repeat a packet up to three times unless the ...

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    51 and type of errors that the radio receives. And this in turn is a function of the noise and interference between the transmit antenna and the receiver antenna. As a general rule, as the packet size increases, the required signal strength (or received signal versus sensitivity) must also increase ...

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    52 3.5 serial communications there are two sets of terminal servers that need to be set; one pair for the user accessible ports on the enclosure and a second server(s) for the radio (either one terminal server for one radio or two terminal servers for the two radio configuration). The “local serial ...

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    53 any changes to this table will take effect when the “save terminal services” is pressed. The “local serial interfaces” sets the physical (electrical) interface parameters for the two user accessible ports as is standard for serial communications. The baud rate can independently. 3.5.1 serial port...

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    54 3.6 security settings the radio may encrypt all over-the-air transmissions between xeta9-e or xeta9x9-e radios using the aes-256 algorithm. If encryption is not desired, then all radios on the network should have the “enable aes” box unchecked; if the box is checked then all radios must be checke...

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    55 3.7 i/o and advanced settings the i/o connector on the side of the radio may be used to monitor a signal level and send an ip message based on the signal changing. Currently one digital input is configurable. The “alert dest ip” and “alert dest tcp port” are the ip address and port that the messa...

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    56 3.8 system - administration default password: admin the http server can be configured to require basic authentication, requiring the user name and password when a new connection is established. A “trusted ip adress” may be set to allow access only from that ip address. The previous settings are m...

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    57 3.9 system – firmware upgarde the software upload page permits the user to install updated software to the radio and ethernet board. Click on “browse” to select a file from the local file system. Click “upload new software” to upload and program the device. Note: the file name should begin with l...

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    58 3.10 utilities – rf ping this utility enables the direct testing of connectivity and link quality between a master and a remote/slave radio and can be initiated from either side of the link. In order to use this utility, enter the deviceid for the radio on the far side of the link you wish to tes...

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    59 3.11 diagnostics – lan statistics the statistics window opens in a new window and displays a table of the number of ethernet frames counted by the device. These are classified according to whether they were transmitted, received for the local ip address or received as broadcast frames and divided...

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    60 3.12 diagnostics – radio statistics xetawave radios continuously monitor several important rf and radio operating parameters for each frequency channel it is utilizing. These parameters are reported on this page. Most of the values reported on this are self-explanatory, but clarification is provi...

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    61 3.13 terminal server statistics this page reports current connections and statistical information for the radio’s terminal servers, installed rf modules, and local serial ports. Received serial frames – the number of serial frames, determined by inter-message delay or buffer thresholds, that have...

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    62 server connections – a running count of the number of server connections made to the terminal server that is servicing the interface. Client connections – a running count of the number of client connections initiated by the terminal server that is servicing the interface..

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    63 4 modem recovery the com1 serial port of the radio may be connected to a computer so that during power up the current ip and mac address of the ethernet board can be monitored. At power up, com1 uses these settings: 19200 baud, 8n1, no flow control. In addition to showing current configuration se...

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    64 5 appendix a: serial pin assignments 5.1 serial pin assignments for enclosed ethernet radios the following diagram shows the serial pin assignment enclosed ethernet radios: the xeta9e serial ports have hardware to support rs 232, 422 and 485. The following table shows the pin definitions for rs 2...

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    65 6 appendix b: status leds enclosed ethernet radios have pwr, xmit/tx and mode/rcv/rx leds. The pwr led shows radio power and link state. A red pwr led indicates that the radio has power but is not linked. A pwr led indicates that the radio has power and is green linked. Radios configured to point...