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| 1 Copyright Copyright 2013 4RF Limited. All rights reserved. This document is protected by copyright belonging to 4RF Limited and may not be reproduced or republished in whole or part in any form without the prior written permission of 4RF Limited. Trademarks Aprisa and the 4RF logo are trademarks of 4RF Limited. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Java and all Java-related trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Disclaimer Although every precaution has been taken preparing this information, 4RF Limited assumes no liability for errors and omissions, or any damages resulting from use of this information. This document or the equipment may change, without notice, in the interests of improving the product. RoHS and WEEE Compliance The Aprisa SR is fully compliant with the European Commissions RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) environmental directives. Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) The RoHS Directive prohibits the sale in the European Union of electronic equipment containing these hazardous substances: lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). 4RF has worked with its component suppliers to ensure compliance with the RoHS Directive which came into effect on the 1st July 2006. End-of-life recycling programme (WEEE) The WEEE Directive concerns the recovery, reuse, and recycling of electronic and electrical equipment. Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly. 4RF has instigated a programme to manage the reuse, recycling, and recovery of waste in an environmentally safe manner using processes that comply with the WEEE Directive (EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/96/EC). 4RF invites questions from customers and partners on its environmental programmes and compliance with the European Commissions Directives (sales@4RF.com). Aprisa SR User Manual 2 |
Compliance General The Aprisa SR digital radio predominantly operates within frequency bands that require a site license be issued by the radio regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the territory in which the equipment is being operated. It is the responsibility of the user, before operating the equipment, to ensure that where required the appropriate license has been granted and all conditions attendant to that license have been met. Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. Equipment authorizations sought by 4RF are based on the Aprisa SR radio equipment being installed at a fixed location and operated in point-to-multipoint or point-to-point mode within the environmental profile defined by EN 300 019, Class 3.4. Operation outside these criteria may invalidate the authorizations and /
or license conditions. The term Radio with reference to the Aprisa SR User Manual, is a generic term for one end station of a point-to-multipoint Aprisa SR network and does not confer any rights to connect to any public network or to operate the equipment within any territory. Compliance European Telecommunications Standards Institute The Aprisa SR radio is designed to comply with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(ETSI) specifications as follows:
12.5 kHz Channel 25 kHz Channel Radio performance EN 300 113-2 EN 302 561 EMC Environmental Safety EN 301 489 Parts 1 & 5 EN 300 019, Class 3.4 EN 60950-1:2006 Frequency band Channel size Power input 136-174 MHz 400-470 MHz 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz 12 VDC 12 VDC Notified body Aprisa SR User Manual
| 3 Compliance Federal Communications Commission The Aprisa SR radio is designed to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) specifications as follows:
Radio performance / EMC 47CFR part 90 Private Land Mobile Radio Services 47CFR part 15 Radio Frequency Devices Safety EN 60950-1:2006 Frequency band limits Channel size Power input Authorization FCC ID 406.1 to 454.0 MHz 456.0 to 470.0 MHz 12.5 kHz 12 VDC Part 90 Certification UIPSRN0400012A NOTE: 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 equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Compliance Industry Canada The Aprisa SR radio is designed to comply with Industry Canada (IC) specifications as follows:
Radio performance EMC RSS-GEN RSS-119 This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian standard ICES-003. Cet appareil numrique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Safety EN 60950-1:2006 Frequency band limits Channel size Power input Authorization IC ID 406.1 to 430.0 MHz 450.0 to 470.0 MHz 12.5 kHz 12 VDC RSS-119 6772A-SRN400 Aprisa SR User Manual 4 |
RF Exposure Warning WARNING:
The installer and / or user of Aprisa SR radios shall ensure that a separation distance as given in the following table is maintained between the main axis of the terminals antenna and the body of the user or nearby persons. Minimum separation distances given are based on the maximum values of the following methodologies:
1. Maximum Permissible Exposure non-occupational limit (B or general public) of 47 CFR 1.1310 and the methodology of FCCs OST/OET Bulletin number 65. 2. Reference levels as given in Annex III, European Directive on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)
(1999/519/EC). These distances will ensure indirect compliance with the requirements of EN 50385:2002. Frequency (MHz) Maximum Power Maximum Antenna Minimum Separation
(dBm) Gain (dBi) Distance 136 174 330 400 470
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(m) 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 Aprisa SR User Manual Contents Contents | 5 1. Getting Started .......................................................................... 11 2. Introduction .............................................................................. 13 About This Manual ............................................................................... 13 What It Covers ............................................................................ 13 Who Should Read It ...................................................................... 13 Contact Us ................................................................................. 13 Whats in the Box ............................................................................... 13 Aprisa SR Accessory Kit .................................................................. 14 Aprisa SR CD Contents ................................................................... 14 Software ............................................................................ 14 Documentation .................................................................... 14 3. About the Radio ......................................................................... 15 The 4RF Aprisa SR Radio ........................................................................ 15 Product Overview ............................................................................... 16 Network Coverage and Capacity ....................................................... 16 Remote Messaging ........................................................................ 16 Repeater Messaging ...................................................................... 17 Product Features ................................................................................ 18 Functions .................................................................................. 18 Performance .............................................................................. 18 Usability ................................................................................... 18 Architecture ............................................................................... 19 Product Operation ................................................................. 19 Physical Layer ............................................................................. 19 Data Link Layer / MAC layer ............................................................ 19 Channel Access .................................................................... 19 Hop by Hop Transmission ......................................................... 20 Network Layer ............................................................................ 21 Packet Routing ..................................................................... 21 Security ........................................................................................... 22 Interfaces ......................................................................................... 23 Antenna Interface ........................................................................ 23 Ethernet Interface ....................................................................... 23 RS-232 Interface .......................................................................... 23 USB Interfaces ............................................................................ 23 Front Panel Connections ....................................................................... 24 LED Display Panel ............................................................................... 25 Normal Operation ........................................................................ 25 Single Radio Software Upgrade ......................................................... 25 Network Software Upgrade ............................................................. 26 Test Mode ................................................................................. 26 Aprisa SR User Manual 6 | Contents 4. Product Options ......................................................................... 27 Dual Antenna Port ............................................................................... 27 Protected Station ............................................................................... 28 Operation .................................................................................. 28 Configuration Management ............................................................. 29 Switch Over ............................................................................... 29 Switching Criteria ................................................................. 29 Hardware Manual Lock............................................................ 30 Remote Control .................................................................... 30 Installation ................................................................................ 31 Mounting ............................................................................ 31 Cabling .............................................................................. 31 Power ............................................................................... 31 Maintenance .............................................................................. 32 Changing the Protected Station IP Addresses ................................. 32 Protected Station Software Upgrade ........................................... 32 Replacing a Protected Station Faulty Radio ................................... 33 Spares ...................................................................................... 34 Replacing a Faulty Protection Switch .......................................... 34 Data Driven Protected Station................................................................. 35 Operation .................................................................................. 35 Switch Over ........................................................................ 36 Configuration Management ...................................................... 36 Installation ................................................................................ 37 Mounting ............................................................................ 37 Cabling .............................................................................. 38 Power ............................................................................... 38 Duplexer Kit ...................................................................................... 39 USB RS-232 Serial Port .......................................................................... 40 USB RS-232 operation ............................................................. 40 Cabling Options .................................................................... 40 5. Implementing the Network ........................................................... 41 Network Topologies ............................................................................. 41 Point-To-Point Network .......................................................... 41 Point-to-Multipoint Network ..................................................... 41 Point-to-Multipoint with Repeater 1 ............................................ 41 Point-to-Multipoint with Repeater 2 ............................................ 41 Initial Network Deployment ................................................................... 42 Install the Base Station .................................................................. 42 Installing the Remote Stations ......................................................... 42 Install a Repeater Station ............................................................... 42 Network Changes ................................................................................ 43 Adding a Repeater Station .............................................................. 43 Adding a Remote Station ................................................................ 43 Aprisa SR User Manual Contents | 7 6. Preparation............................................................................... 45 Bench Setup ...................................................................................... 45 Path Planning .................................................................................... 46 Antenna Selection and Siting ........................................................... 46 Base or Repeater Station ......................................................... 46 Remote station .................................................................... 47 Antenna Siting ..................................................................... 48 Coaxial Feeder Cables ................................................................... 49 Linking System Plan ...................................................................... 49 Site Requirements ............................................................................... 50 Power Supply .............................................................................. 50 Equipment Cooling ....................................................................... 50 Earthing and Lightning Protection ..................................................... 51 Feeder Earthing .................................................................... 51 Radio Earthing ..................................................................... 51 7. Installing the Radio ..................................................................... 52 Mounting .......................................................................................... 52 Required Tools ............................................................................ 52 DIN Rail Mounting ........................................................................ 53 Rack Shelf Mounting ..................................................................... 54 Wall Mounting ............................................................................. 54 Installing the Antenna and Feeder Cable .................................................... 55 Connecting the Power Supply ................................................................. 56 External Power Supplies ................................................................. 56 Spare Fuses ................................................................................ 57 Additional Spare Fuses ............................................................ 58 Aprisa SR User Manual 8 | Contents 8. Managing the Radio ..................................................................... 59 SuperVisor ........................................................................................ 59 Connecting to SuperVisor ............................................................... 59 Management PC Connection ..................................................... 60 PC Settings for SuperVisor ....................................................... 61 Login to SuperVisor................................................................ 65 Logout of SuperVisor .............................................................. 66 SuperVisor Page Layout ........................................................... 67 SuperVisor Menu .......................................................................... 71 SuperVisor Menu Access .......................................................... 72 SuperVisor Menu Items............................................................ 73 Standard Radio............................................................................ 74 Terminal ............................................................................ 74 Radio ................................................................................ 84 Serial ................................................................................ 94 Ethernet .......................................................................... 100 Security ........................................................................... 108 Maintenance...................................................................... 122 Events ............................................................................. 135 Software .......................................................................... 142 Network Status .................................................................. 158 Protected Station....................................................................... 165 Terminal .......................................................................... 166 Maintenance...................................................................... 179 Events ............................................................................. 183 Software .......................................................................... 186 Command Line Interface ..................................................................... 202 Connecting to the Management Port ................................................ 202 CLI Commands .......................................................................... 205 Viewing the CLI Terminal Summary ........................................... 206 Changing the Radio IP Address with the CLI ................................. 206 In-Service Commissioning .................................................................... 207 Before You Start ............................................................................... 207 What You Will Need .................................................................... 207 Antenna Alignment ............................................................................ 208 Aligning the Antennas ................................................................. 208 9. Maintenance ............................................................................ 209 No User-Serviceable Components ........................................................... 209 Radio Software Upgrade ...................................................................... 210 Network Software Upgrade ........................................................... 210 Upgrade Process ................................................................. 210 Single Radio Software Upgrade ....................................................... 211 File Transfer Method ............................................................ 211 USB Boot Upgrade Method ..................................................... 212 Software Downgrade ............................................................ 213 Aprisa SR User Manual Contents | 9 10. Interface Connections ................................................................ 214 RJ45 Connector Pin Assignments ............................................................ 214 Ethernet Interface Connections ............................................................. 214 RS-232 Serial Interface Connections ........................................................ 215 Protection Switch Remote Control Connections .......................................... 215 11. Alarm Types and Sources ............................................................ 216 Alarm Types .................................................................................... 216 Alarm Events ............................................................................ 216 Informational Events ................................................................... 219 12. Specifications ........................................................................... 220 RF Specifications .............................................................................. 220 ETSI Compliant .......................................................................... 220 Frequency Bands ................................................................ 220 Channel Sizes .................................................................... 220 Product Range ................................................................... 220 Transmitter ....................................................................... 221 Receiver .......................................................................... 221 Modem ............................................................................ 222 Data Payload Security .......................................................... 222 Interface Specifications ...................................................................... 223 Ethernet Interface ..................................................................... 223 RS-232 Asynchronous Interface ....................................................... 224 Protection Switch Specifications ............................................................ 224 Power Specifications .......................................................................... 225 Power Supply ............................................................................ 225 Power Consumption .................................................................... 225 Power Dissipation ...................................................................... 226 General Specifications ........................................................................ 227 Environmental .......................................................................... 227 Mechanical .............................................................................. 227 Compliance .............................................................................. 227 13. Product End Of Life ................................................................... 228 End-of-Life Recycling Programme (WEEE) ................................................. 228 The WEEE Symbol Explained .......................................................... 228 WEEE Must Be Collected Separately ................................................. 228 YOUR ROLE in the Recovery of WEEE ................................................ 228 EEE Waste Impacts the Environment and Health .................................. 228 14. Abbreviations ........................................................................... 229 15. Index ...................................................................................... 230 Aprisa SR User Manual 1. Getting Started Getting Started | 11 This section is an overview of the steps required to commission an Aprisa SR radio network in the field:
Phase 1: Pre-installation 1. 2. Confirm path planning. Ensure that the site preparation is complete:
Power requirements Tower requirements Environmental considerations, for example, temperature control Mounting space Phase 2:
Installing the radios 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mount the radio. Connect earthing to the radio. Confirm that the:
Antenna is mounted and visually aligned Feeder cable is connected to the antenna Feeder connections are tightened to recommended level Tower earthing is complete Install lightning protection. Connect the coaxial jumper cable between the lightning protection and the radio antenna port. 6. Connect the power to the radio. Page 46 Page 49 Page 52 Page 51 Page 51 Page 55 Page 56 Aprisa SR User Manual 12 | Getting Started Phase 3: Establishing the link 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. If radios IP address is not the default IP address (169.254.50.10 with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0) and you dont know the radios IP address see Command Line Interface on page 202. Page 202 Connect the Ethernet cable between the radios Ethernet port and the PC. Confirm that the PC IP settings are correct for the Ethernet connection:
Page 61 IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address Open a web browser and login to the radio. Set or confirm the RF characteristics:
TX and RX frequencies TX output power Page 65 Page 85 Compare the actual RSSI to the expected RSSI value (from your path planning). Align the antennas. Confirm that the radio is operating correctly; the OK, DATA, CPU and RF LEDs are light green (the AUX LED will be off). Page 208 Aprisa SR User Manual Introduction | 13 2. Introduction About This Manual What It Covers This user manual describes how to install and configure an Aprisa SR point-to-multipoint digital radio network. It specifically documents an Aprisa SR radio running system software version 1.5.3. It is recommended that you read the relevant sections of this manual before installing or operating the radios. Who Should Read It This manual has been written for professional field technicians and engineers who have an appropriate level of education and experience. Contact Us If you experience any difficulty installing or using Aprisa SR after reading this manual, please contact Customer Support or your local 4RF representative. Our area representative contact details are available from our website:
4RF Limited 26 Glover Street, Ngauranga PO Box 13-506 Wellington 6032 New Zealand E-mail Web site Telephone Facsimile Attention support@4rf.com www.4rf.com
+64 4 499 6000
+64 4 473 4447 Customer Services Whats in the Box Inside the box you will find:
One Aprisa SR radio fitted with a power connector. One Aprisa SR Accessory kit containing the following:
Aprisa SR CD Aprisa SR Quick Start Guide Management Cable Aprisa SR User Manual 14 | Introduction Aprisa SR Accessory Kit The accessory kit contains the following items:
Aprisa SR Quick Start Guide Aprisa SR CD Management Cable USB Cable USB A to USB micro B, 1m Aprisa SR CD Contents The Aprisa SR CD contains the following:
Software The latest version of the radio software (see Radio Software Upgrade on page 210) USB Serial Driver Web browsers - Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are included for your convenience Adobe Acrobat Reader which you need to view the PDF files on the Aprisa SR CD Documentation User manual - an electronic (PDF) version for you to view online or print Product collateral - application overviews, product description, quick start guide, case studies, software release notes and white papers Aprisa SR User Manual About the Radio | 15 3. About the Radio The 4RF Aprisa SR Radio The 4RF Aprisa SR is a point-to-multipoint digital radio providing secure narrowband wireless data connectivity for SCADA, infrastructure and telemetry applications. The radios carry a combination of serial data and Ethernet data between the base station, repeater stations and remote stations. A single Aprisa SR is configurable as a point-to-multipoint base station, a remote station or a repeater station. Aprisa SR User Manual 16 | About the Radio Product Overview Network Coverage and Capacity In a simple point-to-multipoint network, an Aprisa SR, configured as a base station, will communicate with multiple remote units in a given coverage area. With a link range of up to 60 km a typical deployment will have 30 50 remote stations attached to the base station. However, geographic features, such as hills, mountains, trees and foliage, or other path obstructions, such as buildings, tend to limit radio coverage. Additionally, geography may reduce network capacity at the edge of the network where errors may occur and require retransmission. However, the Aprisa SR uses Forward Error Correction (FEC) which greatly improves the sensitivity performance of the radio resulting in less retries and minimal reduction in capacity. Ultimately, the overall performance of any specific network will be defined by a range of factors including the geographic location, the number of remote stations in the base station coverage area and the traffic profile across the network. Effective network design will distribute the total number of remote stations across the available base stations to ensure optimal geographic coverage and network capacity. Remote Messaging On start-up, the remote station transmits a registration message to the base stations which responds with a registration response. This allows the base station to record the details of all the remote stations active in the network. If a remote station cannot register with the base station after multiple attempts (RF LED flashing red) within 10 minutes, it will automatically reboot. If a remote station has registered with the base station but then loses communication, it will automatically reboot within 6 minutes. There are two message types in the Aprisa SR network, broadcast messages and unicast messages. Broadcast messages are transmitted by the base station to the remote stations and unicast messages are transmitted by the remote station to the base station. All remotes within the coverage area will receive broadcast messages and pass them on to either the Ethernet or serial interface. The RTU determines if the message is intended for it and will accept it or discard it. Only the base station can receive the unicast messages transmitted from the remote station. Unicast messages are ignored by other remote stations which may be able to receive them. Aprisa SR User Manual About the Radio | 17 Repeater Messaging The Aprisa SR uses a routed protocol throughout the network whereby messages contain source and destination addresses. Upon registration, the radios populate an internal neighbor table to identify the radios in the network. The remote stations will register with a base station, or a repeater, and the repeater registers with a base station. In networks with a repeater, the repeater must register with the base station before the remotes can register with the repeater. Additionally, all messages contain a message type field in the header and messages are designated as either a broadcast message, originating from a base station, or a unicast message, originating from a remote station. In a network with a repeater, or multiple repeaters, the base station broadcasts a message which contains a message type, a source address and a destination address. The repeater receives the message and recognizes it is a broadcast message, from the message type and source address and re-broadcasts the message across the network. All remote stations in the coverage area will receive the message but only the radio with the destination address will act upon the message. Similarly, the remote station will send a unicast message which contains a message type (unicast) a source address and a destination address (the base station). The repeater will receive this message; recognize the message type and source address and forward it to the destination address. It is this methodology which prevents repeater-repeater loops. If there is repeater (A) which, in some circumstances, is able to pick up the RF signal from another repeater (B), it will not forward the message as it will only forward broadcast messages from the base station (recognized by the source address). For unicast messages the repeater (A) will recognize that the message (from repeater (B)) is not from a remote with which it has an association and similarly ignore the message. Aprisa SR User Manual 18 | About the Radio Product Features Functions Point-to-Point (PTP) or Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) operation half duplex Licensed frequency bands:
Channel sizes:
VHF 136-174 MHz UHF 400-470 MHz 12.5 kHz 25 kHz Typical deployment of 30 remote stations from one base station with a practical limit of a few hundred remote stations Dual antenna port option for external duplexers or filters (half duplex operation) Two Ethernet data interfaces plus two RS-232 asynchronous data interfaces Terminal server operation for transporting RS-232 traffic over IP Data encryption and authentication Radio and user interface redundancy (provided with Aprisa SR Protected Station) Complies with international standards, including ETSI RF, EMC, safety and environmental standards Performance Long distance operation High transmit power Low noise receiver Forward Error Correction Electronic tuning over the frequency band Thermal management for high power over a wide temperature range Usability Configuration / diagnostics via front panel Management Port USB interface, Ethernet interface Built-in webserver with full configuration, diagnostics and monitoring functionality, including remote station configuration / diagnostics over the radio link LED display for on-site diagnostics Software upgrade and diagnostic reporting via the Host Port USB flash drive Over-the-air software distribution and upgrades Simple installation with integrated mounting holes for wall, DIN rail and rack shelf mounting Aprisa SR User Manual About the Radio | 19 Architecture Product Operation There are three components to the wireless interface: the Physical Layer (PHY), the Data Link Layer (DLL) and the Network Layer. These three layers are required to transport data across the wireless channel in the Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) configuration. The Aprisa SR DLL is largely based on the 802.15.4 MAC layer using a proprietary implementation. Physical Layer The Aprisa SR PHY uses a one or two frequency duplex transmission mode which eliminates the need for a duplexer. However, a Dual Antenna port option is available for separate transmit and receive antenna connection to support external duplexers or filters (half duplex operation). Remote nodes are predominantly in receive mode with only sporadic bursts of transmit data. This reduces power consumption. The Aprisa SR is a packet based radio. Data is sent over the wireless channel in discrete packets / frames, separated in time. The PHY demodulates data within these packets with coherent detection. The Aprisa SR PHY provides carrier, symbol and frame synchronisation predominantly through the use of preambles. This preamble prefixes all packets sent over the wireless channel which enables fast synchronisation. Data Link Layer / MAC layer The Aprisa SR PHY enables multiple users to be able to share a single wireless channel; however a DLL is required to manage data transport. The two key components to the DLL are channel access and hop by hop transmission. Channel Access The Aprisa SR radio has two modes of channel access, Access Request and Listen Before Send. Access Mode Function Access Request Channel access scheme where the base stations controls the communication on the channel. Remotes ask for access to the channel, and the base station grants access if the channel is not occupied. Listen Before Send Channel access scheme where network elements listen to ensure the channel is clear, before trying to access the channel. Aprisa SR User Manual 20 | About the Radio Access Request This scheme is particularly suited to digital SCADA systems where all data flows through the base station. In this case it is important that the base station has contention-free access as it is involved in every transaction. The channel access scheme assigns the base station as the channel access arbitrator and therefore inherently it has contention-free access to the channel. This means that there is no possibility of contention on data originating from the base station. As all data flows to or from the base station, this significantly improves the robustness of the system. All data messages are controlled via the AG (access grant) control message and therefore there is no possibility of contention on the actual end user data. If a remote station accesses the channel, the only contention risk is on the AR (access request) control message. These control messages are designed to be as short as possible and therefore the risk of collision of these control messages is significantly reduced. Should collisions occur these are resolved using a random back off and retry mechanism. As the base station controls all data transactions multiple applications can be effectively handled, including a mixture of polling and report by exception. Listen Before Send The Listen Before Send channel access scheme is realized using Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA). In this mode, a pending transmission requires the channel to be clear. This is determined by monitoring the channel for other signals for a set time prior to transmission. This results in reduced collisions and improved channel capacity. There are still possibilities for collisions with this technique e.g. if two radios simultaneously determine the channel is clear and transmit at the same time. In this case an acknowledged transaction may be used. The transmitter requests an ACK to ensure that the transmission has been successful. If the transmitter does not receive an ACK, then random backoffs are used to reschedule the next transmission. Hop by Hop Transmission Hop by Hop Transmission is realized in the Aprisa SR by adding a MAC address header to the packet. For 802.15.4, there are 2 addresses, the source and destination addresses. Aprisa SR User Manual About the Radio | 21 Network Layer Packet Routing Packet routing is realized in the Aprisa SR by adding a network address header to the packet. This contains source and destination addresses. For the Network Layer, there are 2 addresses, the address of the originating radio and the address of the terminating radio (i.e. end to end network). This is required for routing packets across multiple hops e.g. PMP with repeaters. The Aprisa SR uses an automated method for performing address assignment and routing information. There are two types of packets: unicast and broadcast. Only the base station sends broadcasts which are received by all remote stations. User packets are not interpreted as the radio link is transparent. Traffic Data originating on the base station is broadcast to all repeater stations and remote stations Data originating on a remote station is unicast to the base station only This can be via multiple repeater stations. Data originating on a repeater station is unicast to the base station only Data originating on a base station serial port is terminated on remote station serial ports only Data originating on a base station Ethernet port is terminated on remote station Ethernet ports or serial ports (Terminal Server mode) User Traffic User traffic is prioritized depending on the Serial and Ethernet Data Priority options (see Serial >
Advanced on page 99 and Ethernet > Advanced on page 106). If the Serial and Ethernet Data Priority options are equal, then first come first served is invoked. Repeater stations repeat traffic also on a first come first served basis. Management Traffic Ethernet Management Traffic is also prioritized relative to user traffic (see Ethernet > Advanced on page 106). Aprisa SR User Manual 22 | About the Radio Security The Aprisa SR provides security features to implement the key recommendations for industrial control systems. The security provided builds upon the best in class from multiple standards bodies, including:
IEC/TR 62443 (TC65) Industrial Communications Networks Network and System Security IEC/TS 62351 (TC57) Power System Control and Associated Communications Data and Communication Security The security features implemented are:
Data encryption Counter Mode Encryption (CTR) using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Data authentication Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code (CBC-MAC) using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Data payload security CCM Counter with CBC-MAC integrity (NIST special publication 800-38C) Secured management interface protects configuration Address filtering enables traffic source authorization Proprietary physical layer protocol and modified MAC layer protocol based on standardized IEEE 802.15.4 Licensed radio spectrum protects against interference Aprisa SR User Manual About the Radio | 23 Interfaces Antenna Interface Single Antenna Option 1 x TNC, 50 ohm, female connector Dual Antenna Port Option 2 x TNC, 50 ohm, female connectors Ethernet Interface 2 x ports 10/100 base-T Ethernet layer 2 switch using RJ45 Used for Ethernet user traffic and product management. RS-232 Interface 1x RS-232 asynchronous port using RJ45 connector 1x RS-232 asynchronous port using USB host port with USB to RS-232 converter Used for RS-232 asynchronous user traffic only. USB Interfaces 1 x Management Port using USB micro type B connector Used for product configuration with the Command Line Interface (CLI). 1 x Host Port using USB standard type A connector Used for software upgrade and diagnostic reporting. Aprisa SR User Manual 24 | About the Radio Front Panel Connections All connections to the radio are made on the front panel. The functions of the connectors are (from left to right):
Designator A1 / A2 Description The A1, A2 are alarm connections are used in the Protected Station. 10 - 30 VDC; 3A
+10 to +30 VDC (negative ground) DC power input using Phoenix Contact 4 pin male screw fitting connector. ETHERNET 1 ETHERNET 2 AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies are available as accessories. See External Power Supplies on page 56. Integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX layer-2 Ethernet switch using RJ45 connector. Used for Ethernet user traffic and product management. See Ethernet > Port Setup on page 101. Integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX layer-2 Ethernet switch using RJ45 connector. Used for Ethernet user traffic and product management. See Ethernet > Port Setup on page 101. MGMT Management Port using USB micro type B connector. Used for product configuration with the Command Line Interface. See Connecting to the Management Port on page 202. Host Port using USB standard type A connector. Used for software upgrade and diagnostic reporting. See Radio Software Upgrade on page 210 and Maintenance >
General on page 125. SERIAL RS-232 traffic interface using a RJ45 connector. Used for RS-232 asynchronous user traffic only. See Serial on page 94. ANT
(Antenna connector) TNC, 50 ohm, female connector for connection of antenna feeder cable. See Coaxial Feeder Cables on page 49. Aprisa SR User Manual LED Display Panel The Aprisa SR has an LED Display panel which provides on-site alarms / diagnostics without the need for PC. About the Radio | 25 Normal Operation In normal radio operation, the LEDs indicate the following conditions:
Solid Red Flashing Red Solid Orange Flashing Orange Flashing Green Solid Green OK DATA CPU RF AUX Alarm present with severity Critical, Major and Minor Alarm present with Warning Severity Power on and functions OK and no alarms Tx Data or Rx Data on the USB management or data port Tx Data or Rx Data on the serial port All interface ports are OK Standby radio in Protected Station RF path fail Radio not connected to a base station Device detect RF path TX is Diagnostics on the USB host port active Function Active RF path RX is active Processor Block RF path is OK is OK and Active radio in Protected Station LED Colour Severity Green Orange Red No alarm information only Warning alarm Critical, major or minor alarm Single Radio Software Upgrade During a radio software upgrade, the LEDs indicate the following conditions:
Software upgrade started - the OK LED flashes orange Software upgrade progress indicated by running AUX to DATA LEDs Software upgrade completed successfully - the OK LED solid orange Software upgrade failed - any LED flashing red during the upgrade Aprisa SR User Manual 26 | About the Radio Network Software Upgrade During a network software upgrade, the AUX LED flashes orange on the base station and all remote stations. Test Mode Remote station and repeater station radios have a Test Mode which presents a real time visual display of the RSSI on the LED Display panel. This can be used to adjust the antenna for optimum signal strength (see Maintenance > Test Mode on page 128 for Test Mode options). To enter Test Mode, press and hold the ENTER button on the radio LED panel until all the LEDs flash green
(about 3 - 5 seconds). The response time is variable and can be up to 5 seconds. To exit Test Mode, press and hold the ENTER button until all the LEDs flash red (about 3 5 seconds). The RF LED will be green if the network is operating correctly. Note: Test Mode traffic has a low priority but could affect customer traffic depending on the relative priorities setup. The RSSI result is displayed on the LED Display panel as a combination of LED states:
Aprisa SR User Manual Product Options | 27 4. Product Options Dual Antenna Port The standard Aprisa SR uses a one or two frequency duplex transmission mode which eliminates the need for a duplexer. However, a dual antenna port option is available for separate transmit and receive antenna connection to support external duplexers or filters. The transmission remains half duplex. Example Part:
Part Number Part Description APSR-N400-012-DO-12-ETAA 4RF SR, BR, 400-470 MHz, 12.5 kHz, DO, 12 VDC, ET, AA Aprisa SR User Manual 28 | Product Options Protected Station The Aprisa SR Protected Station provides radio and user interface protection for Aprisa SR radios. The RF ports and interface ports from two standard Aprisa SR Radios are switched to the standby radio if there is a failure in the active radio. Example Part:
Part Number Part Description APSR-R400-012-SO-12-ETAA 4RF SR, PS, 400-470 MHz, 12.5 kHz, SO, 12 VDC, ET, AA The Aprisa SR Protected Station is comprised of an Aprisa SR Protection Switch and two standard Aprisa SR radios. This configuration provides the ability to hot-swap a failed radio without interrupting user traffic on the active radio. Additionally, retains the full temperature range specification of a single radio. The Aprisa SR radios can be any of the currently available Aprisa SR radio frequency bands, channel sizes or single / dual antenna port options. By default, the Aprisa SR Protected Station is configured with the left hand radio (A) designated as the primary radio and the right hand radio (B) designated as the secondary radio. Each radio is configured with its own unique IP and MAC address and the address of the partner radio. On power-up, the primary radio will assume the active role and the secondary radio will assume the standby role. If, for some reason, only one radio is powered on it will automatically assume the active role. Operation In normal operation, the active radio carries all RS-232 serial and Ethernet traffic over the radio link and the standby radio is unused with its transmitter turned off. Both radios are continually monitored for correct operation and alarms are raised if an event occurs. Both the active and standby radios send regular keep alive messages to each other to indicate if they are operating correctly. In the event of a failure on the active radio, the RF link and user interface traffic is automatically switched to the standby radio. The failed radio can then be replaced in the field without interrupting user traffic (see Replacing a Protected Station Faulty Radio on page 33). Aprisa SR User Manual Product Options | 29 Configuration Management The Primary and Secondary radios are managed with the embedded web-based management tool, SuperVisor (see Managing the Radio on page 59) by using either the Primary or Secondary IP address. Configuration changes in one of the radios will automatically be reflected in the partner radio. To ensure all remote stations are registered to the correct (active) base station, changes to the Network Table are automatically synchronized from the active radio to the standby radio. The Network Table is only visible on the active radio. This synchronization does not occur if the Hardware Manual Lock is active. Switch Over The switch over to the standby radio can be initiated automatically, on fault detection, or manually via the Hardware Manual Lock switch on the Protection Switch or the Software Manual Lock from SuperVisor. Additionally, it is possible to switch over the radios remotely without visiting the station site, via the remote control connector on the front of the Protection Switch. On detection of an alarm fault the switch over time is less than 0.5 seconds. Some alarms may take up to 5 seconds to be detected. The Protection Switch has a switch guard mechanism to prevent protection switch oscillation. If a switch-
over has occurred, subsequent switch-over triggers will be blocked if the guard time has not elapsed. The guard time starts at 20 seconds and doubles each switch-over to a maximum of 320 seconds and halves after a period of two times the last guard time with no protection switch-overs. Switching Criteria The Protected Station will switch over operation from the active to the standby radio if any of the configurable alarm events occur, or if there is a loss of the keep alive signal from the active radio. It is possible to configure the alarm events which will trigger the switch over. It is also possible to prevent an alarm event triggering a switch over through the configuration of blocking criteria. Any of the following alarm events can be set to trigger or prevent switching from the active radio to the standby radio (see Events > Events Setup on page 137). PA current Tx reverse power Temperature threshold RSSI Threshold Rx CRC errors Tx AGC Thermal shutdown Thermal shutdown RX Synthesizer Not Locked RF no receive data Ethernet port 1 no receive data Ethernet port 2 no receive data Ethernet port 1 - data receive errors Ethernet port 2 data receive errors Ethernet port 1 data transmit errors Ethernet port 2 - data transmit errors Serial port no receive data Serial port data receive errors Component failure Calibration failure Configuration not supported Protection Hardware Failure It will not attempt to switch over to a standby radio which has power failure. It will also not switch over to a standby radio with an active alarm event which has been configured as a blocking criteria. Aprisa SR User Manual 30 | Product Options Switch over will be initiated once either of these conditions is rectified, i.e. power is restored or the alarm is cleared. Hardware Manual Lock The Hardware Manual Lock switch on the Protection Switch provides a manual override of the active /
standby radio. When this lock is activated, the selected radio (A or B) becomes the active radio regardless of the Software Manual Lock and the current switching or block criteria. When the lock is deactivated (set to the Auto position), the protection will become automatic and switching will be governed by normal switching and blocking criteria. The state of the switch is indicated by the three LEDs on the Protection Switch:
A LED Green Off B LED Locked LED State Off Green Off Off Auto - Radio A is active Auto - Radio B is active Green Off Orange Manual Lock to radio A Off Green Orange Manual Lock to radio B The Protection Switch also has a Software Manual Lock (see Protected Station: Maintenance > Protection on page 179). The Hardware Manual Lock takes precedence over Software Manual Lock if both diagnostic functions are activated i.e. if the Software Manual Lock is set to Primary and the Hardware Manual Lock set to Secondary, the system will set the Secondary radio to Active. When a Hardware Manual Lock is deactivated (set to the Auto position), the Software Manual Lock is re-
evaluated and locks set appropriately. Remote Control The switch over to the standby radio can be initiated via the Remote Control connector on the front of the Protection Switch. This control will only operate if the Hardware Manual Lock switch is set to the Auto position. The inputs are logic inputs with 4700 pullup to +3.3 VDC. They require a pull down to ground to activate the control. The ground potential is available on the connector (see Protection Switch Remote Control Connections on page 215). Aprisa SR User Manual Installation Mounting The Aprisa SR Protected Station is designed to mount in a standard 19 inch rack. Product Options | 31 Cabling The Aprisa SR Protected Station is delivered pre-cabled with power, interface, management and RF cables. The set of interconnect cables is available as a spare part (see Spares on page 34). Power A +10.5 to +30 V DC external power source must be connected to both the A and B Phoenix Contact 2 pin male power connectors. The maximum combined power consumption is 35 Watts. Aprisa SR User Manual 32 | Product Options Maintenance Changing the Protected Station IP Addresses To change the IP address of a Protected Station radio:
1. Change the IP address of either or both the Primary Radio and Secondary radio (see Protected Station: Ethernet > Controller Setup on page 176). Changes in these parameters are automatically changed in the partner radio. Protected Station Software Upgrade The Protected Station software upgrade can be achieved without disruption to traffic. Network Software Upgrade This process allows customers to upgrade their Aprisa SR network from the central base station location without need for visiting remote sites. The Software Pack is loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Software > File Transfer on page 146) and distributed via the radio link to all remote stations. When all remote stations receive the Software Pack version, the software can be remotely activated on all remote stations. Single Radio Software Upgrade USB Boot Upgrade Method Assuming the Primary radio is active and the Secondary radio is standby 1. Using the Hardware Manual Lock switch, force the primary radio to active. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with the new software release into the secondary radio Host Port
. 3. Power cycle the secondary radio. The radio will be upgraded with the new software. 4. When the secondary radio upgrade is completed, remove the USB flash drive, power cycle the secondary radio and wait for it to become standby. 5. Using the Hardware Manual Lock switch, force the secondary radio to active. 6. Insert the USB flash drive with the new software release into the primary radio Host Port
. 7. Power cycle the primary radio. The radio will be upgraded with the new software. 8. When the primary radio upgrade is completed, remove the USB flash drive, power cycle the primary radio and wait for it to become standby. 9. Set the Hardware Manual Lock switch to the Auto position. The secondary radio will remain active and the primary radio will remain standby. To set the primary radio to active, use the hardware lock switch to select the primary radio and wait for it to become active, then set the hardware manual lock switch to the Auto position. Aprisa SR User Manual Product Options | 33 Replacing a Protected Station Faulty Radio Replacing a faulty radio in a Protected Station can be achieved without disruption to traffic. Assuming that the primary radio is active and the secondary radio is faulty and needs replacement:
1. Ensure the replacement radio has the same version of software installed as the primary radio. If necessary, upgrade the software in the replacement radio. 2. Set the RF Interface MAC Address (see Maintenance > Advanced on page 132). This MAC address is present on chassis label. 3. Using SuperVisor > Maintenance > Advanced Save Configuration to USB and Restore Configuration from USB operation, clone the primary radios configuration to the replacement radio. 4. Configure the replacement radio as the secondary radio and setup the IP address and other protection parameters (see Terminal > Operating Mode on page 80). 5. Set the Hardware Manual Lock switch to make the primary radio active. 6. Carefully remove the faulty radio from the protection switch and install the replacement radio. 7. Power on the replacement radio and wait for it to become standby. 8. Set the Hardware Manual Lock switch to the Auto position. Aprisa SR User Manual 34 | Product Options Spares The Aprisa SR Protection Switch is available as a spare part. This spare includes the protection switch and two sets of Protection Switch interconnect cables (one set is 6 cables). Part Number APSP-SRPSW Part Description 4RF Spare, Aprisa SR, Protection Switch The set of interconnect cables is available as a spare part (set of 6 cables). Part Number Part Description APSP-SRPSC-ST6 4RF Spare, Aprisa SR, Protection Switch Cables, Set Of 6 Replacing a Faulty Protection Switch Note: Replacing a faulty Protection Switch will disrupt traffic. Move the radios, the interconnect cables, the interface cables and the power cables to the replacement Protection Switch. On both Protected Station radios:
1. Power on the radio and wait for it to become ready. 2. Using SuperVisor > Maintenance > Advanced, enter the RF Interface MAC address shown on the Protection Switch label (see RF Interface MAC address on page 133). 3. Using SuperVisor > Maintenance > Advanced, Decommission the node (see Decommission Node on page 133) and then Discover the Nodes (see Discover Nodes on page 133). Ensure that the Hardware Manual Lock switch is set to the Auto position. The Aprisa SR Protected Station is now ready to operate. Aprisa SR User Manual Data Driven Protected Station The Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station provides radio and RS-232 serial port user interface protection for Aprisa SR radios. Product Options | 35 Example Part:
Part Number Part Description APSR-D400-012-DO-12-ETAA 4RF SR, PD, 400-470 MHz, 12.5 kHz, DO, 12 VDC, ET, AA The Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station shown is comprised of two standard Aprisa SR dual antenna port option radios and two external duplexers mounted on 19" rack mounting shelves. The Aprisa SR radios can be any of the currently available Aprisa SR radio frequency bands, channel sizes or single / dual antenna port options. By default, the Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station is configured with the left hand radio (A) designated as the primary radio and the right hand radio (B) designated as the secondary radio. Each radio is configured with its own unique IP and MAC address and the address of the partner radio. On power-up, the primary radio will assume the active role and the secondary radio will assume the standby role. If, for some reason, only one radio is powered on it will automatically assume the active role. Operation The active radio is determined explicitly by which radio receives data on its RS-232 serial port input from the interface. The active radio carries all RS-232 serial traffic over its radio link and the standby radio is unused with its transmitter turned off. If data is received on the RS-232 serial port interface input of the standby radio, it will immediately become the active radio and the radio which was active will become the standby radio. Aprisa SR User Manual 36 | Product Options Switch Over The active radio is determined explicitly by which radio receives data on its RS-232 serial port. The switching and blocking criteria used for the standard Protected Station do not apply. This means that events and alarms on the unit are not used as switching criteria. Configuration Management The Primary and Secondary radios are managed with the embedded web-based management tool, SuperVisor (see Managing the Radio on page 59) by using either the Primary or Secondary IP address. Configuration changes in one of the radios will automatically be reflected in the partner radio. Changes to the Network Table are automatically synchronized from the active radio to the standby radio but the Network Table is only visible on the active radio. Aprisa SR User Manual Installation Mounting The Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station is designed to mount in a standard 19 rack on two 1U rack mounting shelves. Product Options | 37 Aprisa SR User Manual 38 | Product Options Cabling The Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station is delivered with the radios, duplexers, rack mounting shelves and RF cables. The picture demonstrates the RF cabling but the product is delivered with the cables separately packaged. The set of interconnect cables is available as a spare part. Power A +10.5 to +30 V DC external power source must be connected to both the A and B Phoenix Contact 4 pin male power connectors. The maximum combined power consumption is 35 Watts. Aprisa SR User Manual Product Options | 39 Duplexer Kit The Aprisa SR product range contains a Duplexer Kit accessory. This kit provides a 19 rack mounted duplexer for use with the Dual Antenna port Aprisa SR radio. The Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit contains:
1x 1U 19" rack mount shelf with duplexer mounting brackets and screws 1x Duplexer 2x TNC to SMA right angle 590mm cables Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit example with a 400 MHz B1 duplexer:
Part Number Part Number APSA-KDUP-400-B1 4RF SR Acc, Kit, Duplexer, 400-470 MHz, s 5 MHz, p 0.5 MHz, ext Aprisa SR User Manual 40 | Product Options USB RS-232 Serial Port The Aprisa SR USB host port is predominantly used for software upgrade and diagnostic reporting. However, it can also be used to provide an additional RS-232 DCE serial port for customer traffic. This is accomplished with a USB to RS-232 serial converter cable. This plugs into the USB host port connector and can be terminated with the required customer connector. This additional RS-232 serial port is enabled with the SuperVisor mode setting in Serial Port Settings (see Serial > Port Setup on page 95). USB RS-232 operation The USB serial converter buffers the received data frames into 64 byte blocks separated by a small inter-
frame gap. For the majority of applications, this fragmentation of egress frames is not an issue. However, there are some applications that may be sensitive to the inter-frame gap, therefore, these applications need consideration. A 5 ms inter-frame is recommended for the applications that are sensitive to inter-frame gap timings. On a USB RS-232 port, Modbus RTU can operate up to 9600 baud with all packet sizes and up to 115200 if the packet size is less than 64 bytes. The standard RS-232 port is fully compatible with Modbus RTU at all baud rates. Cabling Options The following converter cables are available as Aprisa SR accessories to provide the customer interface:
1. USB Converter to 1.6 metre multi-strand cable 6 wire for termination of customer connector Part Number Part Number APSA-IFCA-USB-MS-16 4RF SR Acc, Cable, Interface, USB Converter, Multi-strand, 1.6m 2. USB converter to RJ45 female kit for USB to RS-232 DCE conversion. The RJ45 is mounted in a strain relief retention bracket. Part Number Part Number APSA-KFCA-USB-45-MF-04 4RF SR Acc, Kit, Interface, USB Converter, RJ45, Female, 0.4m 3. USB converter to DB9 female kit for USB to RS-232 DCE conversion. The DB9 is mounted in a strain relief retention bracket. Part Number Part Number APSA-KFCA-USB-D9-MF-04 4RF SR Acc, Kit, Interface, USB Converter, DB9, Female, 0.4m Aprisa SR User Manual Implementing the Network | 41 5. Implementing the Network Network Topologies The following are examples of typical network topologies:
Point-To-Point Network Point-to-Multipoint Network Point-to-Multipoint with Repeater 1 Point-to-Multipoint with Repeater 2 Aprisa SR User Manual 42 | Implementing the Network Initial Network Deployment Install the Base Station To install the base station in your FAN (Field Area Network):
1. Install the base station radio (see Installing the Radio on page 52). 2. Set the radio Network ID (FAN) to a unique ID in your entire network (see Terminal > Device on page 78). 3. Set the radio IP address (see Terminal > Device on page 78). 4. Set the radio frequencies to the frequencies you wish to operate from (see Radio > Basic on page 85). 5. Set the radio operating mode to base station (see Terminal > Operating Mode on page 80). 6. Set the radio security settings (see Security > Setup on page 109). Installing the Remote Stations To install the remote stations in your FAN:
1. Install the remote station radio (see Installing the Radio on page 52). 2. Set the radio Network ID (FAN) to the same ID as the other stations in the FAN (see Terminal >
Device on page 78). 3. Set the radio IP address (see Terminal > Device on page 78). 4. Set the radio frequencies to the base station / repeater station frequencies you wish to operate from
(see Radio > Basic on page 85). 5. Set the radio operating mode to remote station (see Terminal > Operating Mode on page 80). 6. Set the radio security settings to the same as the base station (see Security > Setup on page 109). The base station will automatically allocate a node address to the new remote station. Install a Repeater Station To install a repeater station in your FAN:
1. Install the repeater station radio (see Installing the Radio on page 52). 2. Set the radio Network ID (FAN) to the same ID as the other stations in the FAN (see Terminal >
Device on page 78). 3. Set the radio IP address (see Terminal > Device on page 78). 4. Set the radio frequencies to base station frequencies you wish to operate from (see see Radio > Basic on page 85). 5. Set the radio operating mode to repeater station (see Terminal > Operating Mode on page 80). 6. Set the radio security settings to the same as the base station (see Security > Setup on page 109). 7. Increase the radio network radius by one on all stations in the FAN (see Terminal > Device on page 78). The base station will automatically allocate a node address to the new repeater station. Aprisa SR User Manual Implementing the Network | 43 Network Changes Adding a Repeater Station To add a repeater station to your FAN:
1. Install the repeater station radio (see Installing the Radio on page 52). 2. Set the radio Network ID (FAN) to the same ID as the other stations in the FAN (see Terminal >
Device on page 78). 3. Set the radio IP address (see Terminal > Device on page 78). 4. Set the radio frequencies to the base station frequencies you wish to operate from (see Radio > Basic on page 85). 5. Set the radio operating mode to repeater station (see Terminal > Operating Mode on page 80). 6. Increase the radio network radius by one on all stations in the FAN (see Terminal > Device on page 78). The base station will automatically allocate a node address to the new repeater station. To remove a repeater station from your FAN:
1. Turn the power off on the remote station radios operating from the repeater station radio you wish to remove. 2. Turn the power off on the repeater station radio you wish to remove. 3. Decrease the network radius by one on all stations in the FAN (see Terminal > Device on page 78). Adding a Remote Station To add a remote station to your FAN:
1. Install the remote station radio (see Installing the Radio on page 52). 2. Set the radio Network ID (FAN) to the same ID as the other stations in the FAN (see Terminal >
Device on page 78). 3. Set the radio IP address (see Terminal > Device on page 78). 4. Set the radio frequencies to the base station / repeater station frequencies you wish to operate from
(see Radio > Basic on page 85). 5. Set the radio operating mode to remote station (see Terminal > Operating Mode on page 80). The base station will automatically allocate a node address to the new remote station. To remove a remote station from your FAN:
1. Turn the power off on the remote station radio you wish to remove. This is the only action that is required. Note: The remote station will continue to show in the Network Table list. Aprisa SR User Manual 6. Preparation Bench Setup Before installing the links in the field, it is recommended that you bench-test the links. A suggested setup for basic bench testing is shown below:
Preparation | 45 When setting up the equipment for bench testing, note the following:
Earthing Each radio should be earthed at all times. The radio earth point should be connected to a protection earth. Attenuators In a bench setup, there should be 60 - 80 dB at up to 1 GHz of 50 ohm coaxial attenuation, capable of handling the transmit power of +37 dBm (5 W) between the radios antenna connectors. Splitter If more than two radios are required in your bench setup, a multi-way splitter is required. The diagram shows a two way splitter. This splitter should be 50 ohm coaxial up to 1 GHz and capable of handling the transmit power of +37 dBm (5 W). Cables Use double-screened coaxial cable that is suitable for use up to 1 GHz at 1 metre. CAUTION: Do not apply signals greater than +10 dBm to the antenna connection as they can damage the receiver. Aprisa SR User Manual 46 | Preparation Path Planning The following factors should be considered to achieve optimum path planning:
Antenna Selection and Siting Coaxial Cable Selection Linking System Plan Antenna Selection and Siting Selecting and siting antennas are important considerations in your system design. The antenna choice for the site is determined primarily by the frequency of operation and the gain required to establish reliable links. Base or Repeater Station The predominant antenna for a base station or a repeater station is an omni-directional collinear gain antenna. Omni Directional Collinear Antennas Factor Frequency Gain Explanation Often used in 380-530 MHz bands Varies with size (5 dBi to 8 dBi typical) Wind loading Minimal Tower aperture required Minimal Size Polarization Range from 2 m to 3 m length Vertical Aprisa SR User Manual Remote station There are two main types of directional antenna that are commonly used for remote stations, Yagi and corner reflector antennas. Preparation | 47 Yagi Antennas Factor Frequency Gain Explanation Often used in 350-600 MHz bands Varies with size (typically 11 dBi to 16 dBi) Stackable gain increase 2 Yagi antennas (+ 2.8 dB) 4 Yagi antennas (+ 5.6 dB) Size Range from 0.6 m to 3 m in length Front to back ratio Low (typically 18 to 20 dB) It is possible to increase the gain of a Yagi antenna installation by placing two or more of them in a stack. The relative position of the antennas is critical. Example of stacked antennas Aprisa SR User Manual 48 | Preparation Corner Reflector Antennas Factor Frequency Gain Size Explanation Often used in 330-960 MHz bands Typically 12 dBi Range from 0.36 m to 0.75 m in length Front to back ratio High (typically 30 dB) Beamwidth Broad (up to 60) Antenna Siting When siting antennas, consider the following points:
A site with a clear line of sight to the remote radio is recommended. Pay particular attention to trees, buildings, and other obstructions close to the antenna site. Example of a clear line-of-sight path Any large flat areas that reflect RF energy along the link path, for instance, water, could cause multipath fading. If the link path crosses a feature that is likely to cause RF reflections, shield the antenna from the reflected signals by positioning it on the far side of the roof of the equipment shelter or other structure. Example of a mid-path reflection path The antenna site should be as far as possible from other potential sources of RF interference such as electrical equipment, power lines and roads. The antenna site should be as close as possible to the equipment shelter. Wide angle and zoom photographs taken at the proposed antenna location (looking down the proposed path), can be useful when considering the best mounting positions. Aprisa SR User Manual Preparation | 49 Coaxial Feeder Cables To ensure maximum performance, it is recommended that you use good quality low-loss coaxial cable for all feeder runs. When selecting a coaxial cable consider the following:
Factor Attenuation Cost Effect Short cables and larger diameter cables have less attenuation Smaller diameter cables are cheaper Ease of installation Easier with smaller diameter cables or short cables For installations requiring long feeder cable runs, use the LCF78, LCF12 or CNT-400 feeder cable or equivalent:
Part Number Part Description Specification RFS LCF78 50JA Feeder Cable, 7/8, CELLFLEX, Low Loss, Std, /m, MOQ 50 Low loss 7/8 (22.2 mm) feeder cable Bending radius of 125 mm min Attenuation of 2.5 dB / 100m @ 450 MHz RFS LCF12 50J Feeder Cable, 1/2, CELLFLEX, Low Loss, Std, /m, MOQ 50 Low loss 0.5 (12.7 mm) feeder cable Bending radius of 125 mm min RFI CNT 400 Feeder, CNT-400, 10.8mm, Double Shielded Solid Polyethylene Attenuation of 4.7 dB / 100m @ 450 MHz Low loss 0.4 (10.8 mm) feeder cable UV protected black Polyethylene, bonded AL tape outer conductor Bending radius of 30 mm min Attenuation of 8.8 dB / 100m @ 450 MHz For installations requiring short feeder cable runs, use the RFI 8223 feeder cable or equivalent:
Part Number Part Description Specification RFI 8223 Feeder, RG 223 5.4mm d, Double Shielded Solid Polyethylene Bending radius of 20 mm min Attenuation of 30.5 dB / 100m @ 450 MHz When running cables:
Run coaxial feeder cable from the installation to the antenna, ensuring you leave enough extra cable at each end to allow drip loops to be formed. Terminate and ground the feeder cables in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Bond the outer conductor of the coaxial feeder cables to the base of the tower mast. Linking System Plan All of the above factors combine in any proposed installation to create a Linking System Plan. The Linking System Plan predicts how well the radios will perform after it is installed. Use the outputs of the Linking System Plan during commissioning to confirm the radios have been installed correctly and that it will provide reliable service. Aprisa SR User Manual 50 | Preparation Site Requirements Power Supply Ensure a suitable power supply is available for powering the radio. The nominal input voltage for a radio is +13.8 VDC (negative earth) with an input voltage range of +10 to
+30 VDC. The maximum power input is 30 W. WARNING:
Before connecting power to the radio, ensure that the radio is grounded via the negative terminal of the DC power connection. Equipment Cooling If the Aprisa SR is operated in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 50C, the Aprisa SR convection air flow over the heat sinks must be considered. The environmental operating conditions are as follows:
Operating temperature
-40 to +70 C Storage temperature
-40 to +80 C Humidity Maximum 95% non-condensing WARNING:
If the Aprisa SR is operated in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 50C, the Aprisa SR must be installed within a restricted access location to prevent human contact with the enclosure heatsink. Aprisa SR User Manual Preparation | 51 Earthing and Lightning Protection WARNING:
Lightning can easily damage electronic equipment. To avoid this risk, install primary lightning protection devices on any interfaces that are reticulated in the local cable network. You should also install a coaxial surge suppressor on the radio antenna port. Feeder Earthing Earth the antenna tower, feeders and lightning protection devices in accordance with the appropriate local and national standards. The diagram below shows the minimum requirements. Use grounding kits as specified or supplied by the coaxial cable manufacturer to properly ground or bond the cable outer. Radio Earthing The Aprisa SR has an earth connection point on the top left of the enclosure. A M4 8mm pan pozi machine screw and a M4 lock washer is supplied fitted to the radio. This can be used to earth the enclosure to a protection earth. Aprisa SR User Manual 52 | Installing the Radio 7. Installing the Radio CAUTION:
You must comply with the safety precautions in this manual or on the product itself. 4RF does not assume any liability for failure to comply with these precautions. Mounting The Aprisa SR has four threaded holes (M4) in the enclosure base and two holes (5.2 mm) through the enclosure for mounting. Mounting options include:
DIN rail mounting with the Aprisa SR DIN Rail Mounting Bracket Rack shelf mounting Wall mounting Outdoor enclosure mounting WARNING:
If the Aprisa SR is operated in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 50C, the Aprisa SR must be installed within a restricted access location to prevent human contact with the enclosure heatsink. Required Tools No special tools are needed to install the radio. Aprisa SR User Manual DIN Rail Mounting The Aprisa SR has an optional accessory part to enable the mounting on a standard DIN rail:
Installing the Radio | 53 Part Number Part Description APSA-MBRK-DIN 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, Mounting, Bracket, DIN Rail The Aprisa SR is mounted into the DIN rail mounting bracket using the four M4 threaded holes in the Aprisa SR enclosure base. Four 8 mm M4 pan pozi machine screws are supplied with the bracket. The Aprisa SR DIN rail mounting bracket can be mounted in four positions on a horizontal DIN rail:
Vertical Mount (vertical enclosure perpendicular to the mount) Horizontal Mount (horizontal enclosure perpendicular to the mount) Flat Vertical Mount (vertical enclosure parallel to the mount) Flat Horizontal Mount (horizontal enclosure parallel to the mount) The DIN rail mounting bracket has two clips which are positioned to allow for the four mounting positions. Aprisa SR User Manual 54 | Installing the Radio Rack Shelf Mounting The Aprisa SR can be mounted on a rack mount shelf using the four M4 threaded holes in the Aprisa SR enclosure base. The following picture shows Aprisa SR mounted on 1 RU rack mounted shelves. WARNING:
If the Aprisa SR is operated in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 50C, the Aprisa SR convection air flow over the heat sinks must be considered. Wall Mounting The Aprisa SR can be mounted on a wall using the two holes through the enclosure (5.2 mm diameter). Typically, M5 screws longer than 35 mm would be used. Aprisa SR User Manual Installing the Radio | 55 Installing the Antenna and Feeder Cable Carefully mount the antenna following the antenna manufacturers instructions. Run feeder cable from the antenna to the radio location. Lightning protection must be incorporated into the antenna system (see Earthing and Lightning Protection on page 51). WARNING:
When the link is operating, there is RF energy radiated from the antenna. Do not stand in front of the antenna while the radio is operating (see the RF Exposure Warning on page 3). Fit the appropriate male or female connector (usually N-type) to the antenna feeder at the antenna end. Carefully follow the connector manufacturers instructions. Securely attach the feeder cable to the mast and cable trays using cable ties or cable hangers. Follow the cable manufacturers recommendations about the use of feeder clips, and their recommended spacing. Connect the antenna and feeder cable. Weatherproof the connection with a boot, tape or other approved method. The Aprisa SR antenna connection is a TNC female connector so the feeder / jumper must be fitted with a TNC male connector. If a jumper is used between the feeder and the radio, connect a coaxial surge suppressor or similar lightning protector between the feeder and jumper cables (or at the point where the cable enters the equipment shelter). Connect the feeder cable to the antenna port on the radio. Earth the case of the lightning protector to the site Lightning Protection Earth. The Aprisa SR has an earth connection point on the top left of the enclosure. A M4 8mm pan pozi machine screw and a M4 lock washer is supplied fitted to the radio. This can be used to earth the enclosure to a protection earth. Aprisa SR User Manual 56 | Installing the Radio Connecting the Power Supply The nominal input voltage for a radio is +13.8 VDC (negative earth) with an input voltage range of +10 to
+30 VDC. The maximum power input is 30 W. The power connector required is a Phoenix Contact 4 pin female screw fitting part MC 1.5/ 4-STF-3.5. This connector is supplied fitted to the radio. The negative supply of the Aprisa SR power connection is internally connected to the Aprisa SR enclosure. Power must be supplied from a Negative Earthed power supply. Wire your power source to power connector and plug the connector into the radio. The connector screws can be fastened to secure the connector. Additional Phoenix Contact 4 pin female power connectors can be ordered from 4RF:
Part Number Part Description APSA-CPH4-FEM-01 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, Connector, Phoenix 4 pin, Female, 1 item Turn your power source on:
All the radio LEDs will flash orange for one second and then the OK, DATA and CPU LEDs will light green, the RF LED will light orange and the AUX LED will be off The Aprisa SR radio is ready to operate The RF LED will light green when the radio is registered with the FAN If the LEDs fail to light, carefully check the supply polarity. If the power supply connections have been accidentally reversed, internal fuses will have blown to protect the unit. Spare fuses are contained within the radio, see Spare Fuses on page 57 for instructions on how to locate and replace the fuses. External Power Supplies The following external power supplies are available from 4RF as accessories:
Part Number Part Description APSA-P230-030-24-TS 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, PSU, 230 VAC, 30W, 24 VDC, -10 to +60C APSA-P230-048-24-TE 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, PSU, 230 VAC, 48W, 24 VDC, -20 to +75C APSA-P230-060-24-TS 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, PSU, 230 VAC, 60W, 24 VDC, -10 to +60C APSA-P48D-050-24-TA 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, PSU, 48 VDC, 50W, 24 VDC, 0 to +50C Aprisa SR User Manual Installing the Radio | 57 Spare Fuses The Aprisa SR PBA contains two fuses in the power input with designators F2 and F3. Both the positive and negative power connections are fused. The fuse type is a Littelfuse 0453005 with a rating of 5 A, 125 V, very fast acting. To replace the fuses:
1. Remove the input power and antenna cable. 2. Unscrew the enclosure securing screws (posi 2). 2. Separate the enclosure halves. CAUTION: Antistatic precautions must be taken as the internal components are static sensitive. 3. Access the enclosure spare fuses under the plastic cap. Aprisa SR User Manual 58 | Installing the Radio 4. Replace the two fuses. 5. Close the enclosure and tighten the screws. Note: Is it critical that the screws are re-tightened to 1.2 Nm. The transmitter adjacent channel performance can be degraded if the screws are not tightened correctly. Additional Spare Fuses Additional spare fuses can be ordered from 4RF:
Part Number Part Description APSA-FNAN-453-05-02 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, Fuse, Nano SMF, 453 Series, 5A, 2 items Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 59 8. Managing the Radio SuperVisor The Aprisa SR contains an embedded web server application (SuperVisor) to enable element management with any major web browser (such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer). SuperVisor enables operators to configure and manage the Aprisa SR base station radio and repeater /
remote station radios over the radio link. The key features of SuperVisor are:
Full element management, configuration and diagnostics Manage the entire FAN (Field Area Network) from the Base Station (remote management of elements) Managed network software distribution and upgrades Performance and alarm monitoring of the entire network, including RSSI, alarm states, time-
stamped events, etc. View and set standard radio configuration parameters including frequencies, transmit power, channel access, serial, Ethernet port settings Set and view security parameters User management Connecting to SuperVisor The predominant management connection to the Aprisa SR radio is with an Ethernet interface using standard IP networking. There should be only one Ethernet connection from any radio in the FAN to the management network. The Aprisa SR has a factory default IP address of 169.254.50.10 with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. This is an IPv4 Link Local (RFC3927) address which simplifies the connection to a PC. Each radio in the FAN must be set up with a unique IP address on the same subnet. The Aprisa SR Protected Station radio A (left radio) has a factory default IP address of 169.254.50.10 and radio B (right radio) has a factory default IP address of 169.254.50.20, both with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. To change the Aprisa SR IP address:
1. Set up your PC for a compatible IP address e.g. 169.254.50.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. 2. Connect your PC network port to one of the Aprisa SR Ethernet ports. 3. Open a browser and enter http://169.254.50.10. 4. Login to the radio with the default Username admin and Password admin. 5. Change the IP address to conform to the network plan in use. Aprisa SR User Manual 60 | Managing the Radio Management PC Connection The active management PC must only have one connection to the FAN as shown by path . There should not be any alternate path that the active management PC can use via an alternate router or alternate LAN that would allow the management traffic to be looped as shown by path . When logging into a FAN, it is important to understand the relationship between the Local Radio and the Remote Radios. The Local Radio is the radio that your IP network is physically connected to. If the Local Radio is a base station, SuperVisor manages the base station and all the repeater stations and remote stations in the FAN. If the Local Radio is a remote station or repeater station, SuperVisor only manages the remote / repeater station radio logged into. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 61 PC Settings for SuperVisor To change the PC IP address:
If your PC has previously been used for other applications, you may need to change the IP address and the subnet mask settings. You will require Administrator rights on your PC to change these. Windows XP example:
1. Open the Control Panel. 2. Open Network Connections and right click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties. 3. Click on the General tab. 4. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on properties. 5. Enter the IP address and the subnet mask (example as shown). 6. Click OK then close the Control Panel. If the radio is on a different subnet from the network the PC is on, set the PC default gateway address to the network gateway address which is the address of the router used to connect the subnets (for details, consult your network administrator). Aprisa SR User Manual 62 | Managing the Radio To change the PC connection type:
If your PC has previously been used with Dial-up connections, you may need to change your PC Internet Connection setting to Never dial a connection. Windows Internet Explorer 8 example:
1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Open the menu item Tools > Internet Options and click on the Connections tab. 3. Click the Never dial a connection option. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 63 To change the PC pop-up status:
Some functions within SuperVisor require Pop-ups enabled e.g. saving a MIB Windows Internet Explorer 8 example:
1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Open the menu item Tools > Internet Options and click on the Privacy tab. 3. Click on Pop-up Blocker Settings. 4. Set the Address of Web site to allow to the radio address or set the Blocking Level to Low: Allow Pop-ups from secure sites and close the window. Aprisa SR User Manual 64 | Managing the Radio To enable JavaScript in the web browser:
Some functions within SuperVisor require JavaScript in the web browser to be enabled. Windows Internet Explorer 8 example:
1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Open the menu item Tools > Internet Options and click on the Security tab. 3. Click on Local Intranet. 4. Click on Custom Level. 5. Scroll down until you see section labeled Scripting. 6. Under Active Scripting, select Enable. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 65 Login to SuperVisor The maximum number of concurrent users that can be logged into a radio is 6. If SuperVisor is inactive for a period defined by the Inactivity Timeout option (see Maintenance > General on page 125), the radio will automatically logout the user. To login to SuperVisor:
1. Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the radio. If you havent assigned an IP address to the radio, use the factory default IP address of 169.254.50.10 with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. If you dont know the IP address of the radio, you can determine it using the Command Line Interface (see Command Line Interface on page 202). Note: The Aprisa SR has a Self Signed security certificate which may cause the browser to prompt a certificate warning. It is safe to ignore the warning and continue. The valid certificate is Issued By: 4RF-
APRISA which can be viewed in the browser. 2. Login with the Username and Password assigned to you. If unique usernames and passwords have not yet been configured, use the default username admin and password admin. Important: After you login for the very first time, it is recommended that you change the default admin password for security reasons (see Changing Passwords on page 114). Aprisa SR User Manual 66 | Managing the Radio If the login is successful, the opening page will be displayed. Logout of SuperVisor As the maximum number of concurrent users that can be logged into a radio is 6, not logging out correctly can restrict access to the radio until after the timeout period (30 minutes). Logging out from a radio will logout all users logged in with the same username. If the SuperVisor window is closed without logging out, the radio will automatically log the user out after a timeout period of 3 minutes. To logout of SuperVisor:
Click on the Logout button on the Summary Bar. Aprisa SR User Manual SuperVisor Page Layout Standard Radio The following shows the components of the SuperVisor page layout for a standard radio:
Managing the Radio | 67 SuperVisor Branding Bar The branding bar at the top of the SuperVisor frame shows the branding of SuperVisor on the left and the product branding on the right. SuperVisor Alarm Bar The alarm bar shows the name of the radio terminal that SuperVisor is logged into (the local radio) on the left. If the local radio is a base station, the page shows the name of the current remote / repeater station (the remote radio) on the right. SuperVisor will manage all the repeater stations and remote stations in the FAN. If the local radio is a remote station or repeater station, the page shows the name of the remote /
repeater station on the left. The right side of the Alarm Bar will be blank. SuperVisor manages only the remote / repeater station logged into. The LED alarm indicators reflect the status of the front panel LEDs on the radio. Aprisa SR User Manual 68 | Managing the Radio SuperVisor Summary Bar The summary bar at the bottom of the page shows:
Position Left Middle Right Function Busy - SuperVisor is busy retrieving data from the radio that SuperVisor is logged into. Ready - SuperVisor is ready to manage the radio. Displays the name of the radio terminal that SuperVisor is currently managing. The access level logged into SuperVisor. This label also doubles as the SuperVisor logout button. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station The following shows the components of the SuperVisor page layout for a protected station:
Managing the Radio | 69 SuperVisor Branding Bar The branding bar at the top of the SuperVisor frame shows the branding of SuperVisor on the left and the product branding on the right. SuperVisor Alarm Bar The alarm bar shows the name of the radio terminal that SuperVisor is logged into (the local radio) on the left. If the local radio is a base station, the page shows the name of the current remote / repeater station (the remote radio) on the right. SuperVisor will manage all the repeater stations and remote stations in the FAN. If the local radio is a remote station or repeater station, the page shows the name of the remote /
repeater station on the left. The right side of the Alarm Bar will be blank. SuperVisor manages only the remote / repeater station logged into. The LED alarm indicators reflect the status of the front panel LEDs on the primary and secondary radios. Aprisa SR User Manual 70 | Managing the Radio SuperVisor Summary Bar The summary bar at the bottom of the page shows:
Position Left Middle Right Function Busy - SuperVisor is busy retrieving data from the radio that SuperVisor is logged into. Ready - SuperVisor is ready to manage the radio. Displays the name of the radio terminal that SuperVisor is currently managing and the active radio. The access level logged into SuperVisor. This label also doubles as the SuperVisor logout button. Aprisa SR User Manual SuperVisor Menu The following is a list of SuperVisor top level menu items:
Managing the Radio | 71 Local Terminal Network Terminal Radio Serial Ethernet Security Maintenance Events Software Network Table Summary Exceptions View SuperVisor Parameter Settings Changes to parameters settings have no effect until the Save button is clicked. Click the Save button to apply the changes or Cancel button to restore the current value. Aprisa SR User Manual 72 | Managing the Radio SuperVisor Menu Access The SuperVisor menu has varying access levels dependant on the login User Privileges. The following is a list of all possible SuperVisor menu items versus user privileges:
Terminal Settings Menu Items Menu Item View Technician Engineer Admin Terminal > Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Terminal > Device Settings No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Terminal > Operating Mode No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Terminal > Parameters Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Terminal > Primary Parameters Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Terminal > Secondary Parameters Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Terminal > TCP Connections Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Radio > Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Radio > Basic No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Radio > Channel Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Serial > Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Serial > Port Setup No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Serial > Advanced No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Ethernet > Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Ethernet > Port Setup No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Ethernet > Controller Setup No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Ethernet > L2 Filtering No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Ethernet > Advanced No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Security > Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Security > Users No Access No Access No Access Read-Write Security > Settings No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Security > SNMP No Access No Access No Access Read-Write Security > Manager No Access No Access No Access Read-Write Security > Distribution No Access No Access No Access Read-Write Maintenance > Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Maintenance > General No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Maintenance > Test Mode No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Maintenance > Defaults No Access No Access No Access Read-Write Maintenance > Protection No Access Read-Write Read-Write Read-Write Maintenance > Licence No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Maintenance > Advanced No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 73 Events > Alarm Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Events > Event History Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Events > Event Primary History Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Events > Event Secondary History Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Events > Events Setup No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Events > Traps Setup No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Events > Defaults No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Software > Summary Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Software > File Transfer No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Software > File Primary Transfer No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Software > File Secondary Transfer No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Software > Manager No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Software > Setup No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Software > Remote Distribution No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Software > Remote Activation No Access No Access Read-Write Read-Write Network Settings Menu Items Menu Item Network Table Summary Exceptions View SuperVisor Menu Items View Technician Engineer Admin Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only Read-Only As SuperVisor screens are dependent on the Aprisa SR configuration deployed, the following section is split into two sections:
Standard Radio Protected Station All SuperVisor menu item descriptions assume full access Admin user privileges:
Aprisa SR User Manual 74 | Managing the Radio Standard Radio Terminal Terminal > Summary TERMINAL SUMMARY This page displays the current settings for the Terminal parameters. OPERATING SUMMARY Operating Mode This parameter displays the current Operating Mode i.e. if the radio is operating as a base station, repeater station or remote station. Interface Mode This parameter displays the Interfaces available for traffic on the radio (see Maintenance > Licence on page 131). Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 75 TX Frequency (MHz) This parameter displays the current Transmit Frequency in MHz. TX Power (dBm) This parameter displays the current Transmit Power in dBm. RX Frequency (MHz) This parameter displays the current Receive Frequency in MHz. Channel Width (kHz) This parameter displays the current Channel Width in kHz. Network ID (Field Area Network) This parameter is the network ID of this base station node and its remote / repeater stations in the FAN. The entry is four hex chars (not case sensitive). Node Address The Node Address of the base station is 0000. If the Node Address shown is FFFE, this radio is a remote station or repeater station but has not been registered with the base station. The base station will automatically allocate a Node Address to all its registered repeater station and remote station radios. This address can be between 000B to 01FE. Network Radius This parameter displays the maximum number of hops in this network. Network Repeaters Proximity This parameter displays the proximity of repeaters in the FAN. Inband Management This parameter displays the status of the Inband Management option. Inband Management Timeout (sec) This parameter displays the number of seconds that the base station waits for a response from a Remote or repeater station before aborting the Inband Management request. Aprisa SR User Manual 76 | Managing the Radio Terminal > Details MANUFACTURING DETAILS Radio Serial Number This parameter displays the Serial Number of the radio (shown on the enclosure label). Sub-Assembly Serial Number This parameter displays the Serial Number of the printed circuit board assembly (shown on the PCB label). Active Software Version This parameter displays the version of the software currently operating the radio. Aprisa SR User Manual Previous Software Version This parameter displays the software version that was running on the radio prior to the current software being activated. A new radio from the factory will display None for the Previous SW Version. Managing the Radio | 77 Aprisa SR User Manual 78 | Managing the Radio Terminal > Device TERMINAL DETAILS The data entry in the next four fields can be up to 40 characters but cannot contain invalid characters. A popup warns of the invalid characters:
1. Enter the Terminal Name. 2. Enter the Location of the radio. 3. Enter a Contact Name. The default value is support@4RF.com. 4. Enter the Contact Details. 5. Set the Time, Date Format and Date. This information is controlled from a software clock. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 79 RF NETWORK DETAILS Network ID (FAN) This parameter sets the network ID of this base station node and its remote / repeater stations in the FAN. The entry is four hexadecimal chars (not case sensitive). The default setting is CAFE. Network Radius This parameter sets the maximum number of hops in this network e.g. if the Network Radius is set to 2, a message from that node will only pass 2 hops before it is blocked. The default setting is 1. All stations in the FAN should be set to the same value. Network Repeaters Proximity This parameter is set in base stations and repeater stations to indicate the proximity of repeaters in the FAN. It has no affect if the Network Radius is set to 1. The default setting is Separated Coverage. Option Function No Repeater No repeater in the FAN. Single Repeater Only Only one repeater in the FAN. Overlapping Coverage Multiple one hop repeaters where the remote station can see more than one repeater. Separated Coverage Multiple one hop repeaters where the remote station can only see one repeater. This option provides better network performance than the Overlapping Coverage option. Inband Management This parameter sets the Inband Management option. If the Inband Management option is enabled, SuperVisor operating on a base station can also manage all the remote / repeater stations in the FAN. Inband Management Timeout (sec) This parameter sets the Inband Management timeout period. This determines the time the base station waits for a response from a Remote or repeater station before aborting the Inband Management request. The default setting is 10 seconds. Aprisa SR User Manual 80 | Managing the Radio Terminal > Operating Mode TERMINAL MODE Operating Mode The Operating Mode can be set to base station, repeater station or remote station. The default setting is remote station. TERMINAL PROTECTION Protection Type The Protection Type defines if a radio is a stand-alone radio or part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station. The default setting is None. Protection Type Function None Redundant
(Protected Station) The SR radio is stand alone radio (not part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station). Set to make this SR radio part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station. The RF ports and interface ports from two standard Aprisa SR Radios are switched to the standby radio if there is a failure in the active radio Serial Data Driven Switching Set to make this SR radio part of an Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station. Provides radio and RS-232 serial port user interface protection for Aprisa SR radios. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 81 Protection Unit The Protection Unit defines if this radio is the primary radio or secondary radio in a Protected Station. One radio in the Protected Station is set to Primary and the other radio to Secondary. It is recommended that radio A (the left radio) be configured as the Primary and that radio B (the right radio) be configured as the Secondary. The default setting is Primary. This menu item is only applicable if this radio is to become part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station. PROTECTION MANAGEMENT IP ADDRESS Local IP Address The Local IP Address shows the IP address of this radio. Partner IP Address The Partner IP Address parameter is used to set the partner IP address if this radio is to become part of a Protected Station. Aprisa SR User Manual 82 | Managing the Radio Terminal > Parameters The Parameters page is a dynamic page that will display the parameters associated with the active alarms, set on Events > Events Setup on page 137. The screenshot below shows a small amount of monitored alarms as an example. The following is a list of alarm events that are monitored:
Monitored Parameter Current Temperature Last RX Packet RSSI Last Sample RX CRC Error Last Sample RF RX Data Last Sample Eth1 RX Data Unit Celsius dBm Ratio Count Count Customer Eth1 Data RX Errors Ratio Customer Eth1 Data TX Errors Ratio Last Sample Eth2 RX Data Count Customer Eth2 Data RX Errors Ratio Customer Eth2 Data TX Errors Ratio Last Sample Serial RX Data Count Customer Serial Data RX Errors Ratio Last TX Packet PA Current Last TX Packet AGC Last TX Packet Reverse Power Current RSSI mA mV dB dBm Event ID Event Display Text 4 7 9 34 10 11 12 35 36 37 13 14 Temperature Threshold RSSI Threshold RX CRC Errors RF No Receive Data Port 1 Eth No Receive Data Port 1 Eth Receive Errors Port 1 Eth Transmit Errors Port 2 Eth No Receive Data Port 2 Eth Receive Errors Port 2 Eth Transmit Errors Serial Data No Receive Data Serial Data Receive Errors None None None None If an associated alarm event occurs, the Parameters table will display the current value for that parameter. The refresh time is 12 seconds. Aprisa SR User Manual Terminal > TCP Connections The TCP Connections page displays the list of active TCP connections on the radio. Managing the Radio | 83 TCP CONNECTIONS TABLE The Next button will display the next page of 8 connections and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 connections. If the Auto Refresh option is ticked, the TCP Connections table will refresh every 12 seconds. Aprisa SR User Manual 84 | Managing the Radio Radio Radio > Summary This page displays the current settings for the Radio parameters. See Radio > Basic and Radio > Channel Access for setting details. Aprisa SR User Manual Radio > Basic Transmit frequency, transmit power and channel size would normally be defined by a local regulatory body and licensed to a particular user. Refer to your site license details when setting these fields. Managing the Radio | 85 TRANSMITTER / RECEIVER Important:
1. Changing the remote / repeater station frequencies will disable all management communication to the remote / repeater stations but then by changing the base station to match the remote / repeater stations, the radio links will be restored as will the management communication. 2. Enter the TX frequency and the RX frequency and then click Save. This is to prevent remote management communication from being lost before both frequencies have been changed in the remote stations. TX and RX Frequencies. The TX and RX frequencies entered must be within the frequency tuning range of the product frequency band (see Frequency Bands on page 220). If the frequency entered is not resolvable to the synthesizer step size for the frequency band it is rejected. For example; a 400 MHz radio has a synthesizer step size of 6.250 kHz. The default setting is 330 MHz for a UHF radio and 136 MHz for VHF radio. The TX and RX frequencies can be single frequency duplex or dual frequency duplex. Dual frequency duplex is often used for reasons of:
Channel Planning Network Efficiencies Regulatory rules Aprisa SR User Manual 86 | Managing the Radio Single Frequency Operation The TX and RX frequencies of the base station, repeater station and all the remote stations are on the same frequency. To change the TX and RX frequencies:
1. Change the TX and RX frequencies of the remote stations operating from the repeater station to the new frequency. The radio links to these remote stations will fail. 2. Change the TX and RX frequencies of the repeater station operating from the base station to the new frequency. The radio links to the repeater station and its remote stations will fail. 3. Change the TX and RX frequencies of the remote stations operating from the base station to the new frequency. The radio links to these remote stations will fail. 4. Change the TX and RX frequencies of the base station to the new frequency. The radio links to all stations will restore. Aprisa SR User Manual Dual Frequency No Repeater The TX frequency of all the remote stations matches the RX frequency of the base station. The RX frequency of all the remote stations matches the TX frequency of the base station. Managing the Radio | 87 To change the TX and RX frequencies:
1. For all the remote stations, change the RX frequency to frequency A and the TX frequency to frequency B. The radio links to the remote stations will fail. 2. For the base station, change the TX frequency to frequency A and the RX frequency to frequency B. The radio links to the remote stations will restore. Aprisa SR User Manual 88 | Managing the Radio Dual Frequency with Repeater The TX frequency of the remote stations associated with the base station matches the RX frequency of the base station. The TX frequency of the repeater station associated with the base station matches the RX frequency of the base station. The TX frequency of the remote stations associated with the repeater station matches the RX frequency of the repeater station. The RX frequency of the remote stations associated with the base station matches the TX frequency of the base station. The RX frequency of the repeater station associated with the base station matches the TX frequency of the base station. The RX frequency of the remote stations associated with the repeater station matches the TX frequency of the repeater station. To change the TX and RX frequencies:
1. For all the remote stations operating from the repeater station, change the RX frequency to frequency A and the TX frequency to frequency B. The radio links to these remote stations will fail. 2. For the repeater station, change the TX frequency to frequency A and the RX frequency to frequency B. 3. For the base station, change the RX frequency to frequency A and the TX frequency to frequency B. The radio links to the remote stations operating from the repeater station will restore. 4. For all the remote stations operating from the base station, change the TX frequency to frequency A and the RX frequency to frequency B. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 89 TX Power The transmitter power is the power measured at the antenna output port when transmitting. The transmitter power has a direct impact on the radio power consumption (see Power Consumption on page 225) and Save the change. The default setting is +37 dBm. Note: The Aprisa SR transmitter contains power amplifier protection which allows the antenna to be disconnected from the antenna port without product damage. Aprisa SR User Manual 90 | Managing the Radio Radio > Channel Access CHANNEL ACCESS Access Mode This parameter sets the Media Access Control (MAC) used by the radio for over the air communication. Access Mode Function Access Request Channel access scheme where the base stations controls the communication on the channel. Remotes ask for access to the channel, and the base station grants access if the channel is not occupied. This mode is a general purpose access method for high and low load networks. Listen Before Send Channel access scheme where network elements listen to ensure the channel is clear, before trying to access the channel. This mode is optimised for low load networks and repeated networks. The default setting is Access Request. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 91 Packet Size (Bytes) This parameter sets the maximum over-the-air packet size in bytes. A smaller maximum Packet Size is beneficial when many remote stations or repeater stations are trying to access the channel. The default setting is 1550 bytes. As radios dispatched from the factory have a Packet Size set to the maximum value of 1550 bytes, if a new radio is installed in an existing Field Access Network (FAN), the Packet Size must be changed to ensure it is the same value for all radios in the FAN. The new radio will not register an existing FAN if the Packet Size is not the same as the other radios in the FAN. This packet size includes the wireless protocol header and security payload (0 to 16 bytes). The length of the security header depends on the level of security selected. When the security setting is 0, the maximum user data transfer over-the-air is 1516 bytes. When encryption is enabled, the entire packet of user data (payload) is encrypted. If authentication is being used, the security frame will be added (up to 16 bytes). The wireless protocol header is then added which is proprietary to the Aprisa SR. This is not encrypted. Packet Time to Live (ms) This Time To Live (TTL) parameter sets the time a packet is allowed to live in the system before being dropped if it cannot be transmitted over the air. It is used to prevent old, redundant packets being transmitted through the Aprisa SR network. The default setting is 1500 ms. In the case of serial poll SCADA networks such as MODBUS and IEC 60870.50.101, it is important to ensure the replies from the RTU are in the correct sequence and are not timed out replies from Master requests. If the TTL value is too long, the SCADA master will detect sequence errors. It is recommended to use a TTL which is half the serial SCADA timeout. This is commonly called the scan timeout or link layer time out or retry timeout. When using TCP protocols, a TTL of 1500 ms is recommended because a TCP re-transmission usually occurs after approximately 3 second. In SCADA networks which use both serial and Ethernet, it is recommended that the TTL is set to half the serial SCADA timeout for serial remotes, and 1500 ms for Ethernet (TCP) remotes. For example, if the serial SCADA timeout is 1000 ms, a remote radio which is connected to the serial RTU should be set to 500 ms, a remote radio which is connected to a Ethernet (TCP) RTU should have a 1500 ms timeout. In this case, the base station TTL should be set to 1500 ms as well; or which ever is the longer TTL of serial or Ethernet. Aprisa SR User Manual 92 | Managing the Radio Packet Filtering Each Aprisa SR radio can filter packets not destined for itself. The Packet Filtering parameter controls this functionality. In an Aprisa SR network, all communication from remote stations is destined for the base station in the Aprisa SR network communication protocol. In a repeater network, a remote station will send a message to the base station. The repeater station will receive this and then repeat the message. The repeated message will then be received by the base station. Other remote stations connected to the repeater station will receive this message and depending on the Packet Filtering parameter, either forward this packet or discard it. This filtering capability can provide the ability for remote stations to communicate with each other when connected to a repeater, particularly useful in the event of losing communication with a SCADA Master, assuming the Aprisa SR network is still operational. IP Header Compression must be disabled for this feature to operate correctly (see IP Header Note:
Compression Ratio on page 93). Access Mode Function Disabled Automatic Every packet received by the radio will be forwarded to the relevant interface. The radio will filter (discard) packets not destined for itself according to the Aprisa SR traffic protocols The default setting is Automatic. Note: The Aprisa SR network is transparent to the protocol being transmitted; therefore the Packet Filtering parameter is based on the Aprisa SR addressing and network protocols, not the user (SCADA, etc.) traffic protocols. Aprisa SR User Manual LISTEN BEFORE SEND When the Access Mode is set for Listen Before Send, the Listen Before Send parameters can be set:
Managing the Radio | 93 ACK This parameter determines if unicast requests from the remote station are acknowledged by the base station. Receiving acknowledgments increases reliability of transport but reduces available channel capacity so if application has the capability to handle lost or duplicate messages, the ACK should be disabled. When enabled, the transmitter requests an ACK to ensure that the transmission has been successful. If the transmitter does not receive an ACK, then random back-offs are used to reschedule the next transmission. The default setting is enabled. DATA COMPRESSION IP Header Compression Ratio The IP Header Compression implements TCP/IP ROHC v2 (Robust Header Compression v2. RFC4995, RFC5225, RFC4996) to compress the IP header. IP Header compression module comprises of two main components, Compressor and Decompressor. Both these components maintain some state information for an IP flow to achieve header compression. However, for reasons like packet drops or station reboots this state information can go out of sync between compressor and decompressor resulting in compression and/or decompression failure resulting in loss of packets. The Compression Ratio controls the rate at which compressor and decompressor synchronize state information with each other. Frequent synchronization results in reduced ratio. IP Header Compression Ratio Function Compression Disabled High Medium Low Disables IP Header Compression. State information is synchronized less frequently thus achieving the best compression ratio. State information is synchronization less frequently than High setting but more frequently than Low setting. State information is synchronized frequently thus reducing the compression ratio. The default setting is High. Aprisa SR User Manual 94 | Managing the Radio Serial Serial > Summary This page displays the current settings for the serial port parameters. See Serial > Port Setup on page 95 for configuration options. Aprisa SR User Manual Serial > Port Setup This page provides the setup for the serial port settings. Managing the Radio | 95 SERIAL PORTS SETTINGS Note: The current Aprisa SR has one serial port so there will be only one record. Name This parameter sets the port name which can be up to 32 characters. Name SerialPort1 USB Serial Port Function This is the normal RS-232 serial port provided with the RJ45 connector. This is the additional RS-232 serial port provided with the USB Host Port
(see USB RS-232 Serial Port on page 40). connector with a USB to RS-232 RJ45 converter cable Mode This parameter defines the mode of operation of the serial port. The default setting is Standard. Mode Disabled Standard Function The serial port is not required. The serial port is communicating with serial ports on other stations. Terminal Server A base station Ethernet port can communicate with both Ethernet ports and serial ports on remote stations. RS-232 traffic is encapsulated in IP packets (see Serial > Port Setup TERMINAL SERVER SETTINGS on page 97). Aprisa SR User Manual 96 | Managing the Radio Baud Rate (bit/s) This parameter sets the baud rate to 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200 bit/s. The default setting is 115200 bit/s. Character Length (bits) This parameter sets the character length to 7 or 8 bits. The default setting is 8 bits. Parity This parameter sets the parity to Even, Odd or None. The default setting is None. Stop Bits (bits) This parameter sets the number of stop bits to 1 or 2 bits. The default setting is 1 bit. Flow Control This parameter sets the flow control of the serial port. The default setting is Disabled. Flow Control Function None CTS-RTS The Aprisa SR radio port (DCE) CTS is in a permanent ON (+ve) state. This does not go to OFF if the radio link fails. CTS / RTS hardware flow control between the DTE and the Aprisa SR radio port (DCE) is enabled. If the Aprisa SR buffer is full, the CTS goes OFF. In the case of radio link failure the signal goes to OFF (-ve) state. Inter-Frame Gap (chars) This parameter defines the gap between successive serial data frames. It is used to delimit the serial data to define the end of a packet. The Inter-Frame Gap limits are 0.5 to 16 chars. The default setting is 3.5 chars. Aprisa SR User Manual TERMINAL SERVER SETTINGS This menu item is only applicable if the serial port has an operating mode of Terminal Server. The Terminal Server operating mode provides encapsulation of serial data into an IP packet (TCP or UDP). A server connected to a base station Ethernet port can communicate with all remote station Ethernet ports and serial ports. Managing the Radio | 97 Note: The current Aprisa SR has one serial port so there will be only one record. Local Address This parameter displays the IP address of this radio. Port This parameter sets the port number of the local serial port. The valid port number range is greater than or equal to 1024 and less than or equal to 49151 but with exclusions of 0, 5445, 6445, 9930 or 9931. The default setting is 20000. Remote Address This parameter sets the IP address of the server connected to the base station Ethernet port. Port This parameter sets the port number of the server connected to the base station Ethernet port. The default setting is 0. Protocol This parameter sets the IP protocol used for terminal server operation. The default setting is TCP. Aprisa SR User Manual 98 | Managing the Radio Mode This parameter defines the mode of operation of the terminal server connection. The default setting is Client and Server. Mode Client Server Client and Server Function The radio will attempt to establish a TCP connection with the specified remote unit. The radio will listen for a TCP connection on the specified local port. Data received from any client shall be forwarded to the associated serial port while data received from that serial port shall be forwarded to every client with an open TCP connection. If no existing TCP connections exist, all data received from the associated serial port shall be discarded. The radio will listen for a TCP connection on the specified local port and if necessary, establish a TCP connection with the specified remote unit. Data received from any client shall be forwarded to the associated serial port while data received from that serial port shall be forwarded to every client with an open TCP connection. Inactivity Timeout (seconds) This specifies the duration (in seconds) to automatically terminate the connection with the remote TCP server if no data has been received from either the remote TCP server or its associated serial port for the duration of the configured inactivity time. TCP Keep Alive A TCP keepalive is a message sent by one device to another to check that the link between the two is operating, or to prevent the link from being broken. If the TCP Keep Alive is enabled, the radio will be notified if the TCP connection fails. If the TCP Keep Alive is disabled, the radio relies on the Inactivity Timeout to detect a TCP connection failure. The default setting is disabled. Note: An active TCP Keep Alive will generate a small amount of extra network traffic. Aprisa SR User Manual Serial > Advanced This page provides the setup for the serial port advanced settings. Managing the Radio | 99 SERIAL PORT ADVANCED Serial Data Priority The Serial Data Priority controls the priority of the serial customer traffic relative to the Ethernet customer traffic. If equal priority is required to Ethernet traffic, this setting must be the same as the Ethernet Data Priority setting (see Ethernet Data Priority on page 107). The serial data priority can be set to Very High, High, Medium and Low. The default setting is Very High. A queuing system is used to prioritize traffic from the serial and Ethernet interfaces for over the air transmission. A weighting may be given to each data type and this is used to schedule the next transmission over the air e.g. if there are pending data packets in multiple buffers but serial data has a higher weighting it will be transmitted first. The serial buffer is 20 serial packets (1 packet can be up to 512 bytes). There are four priority queues in the Aprisa SR: Very High, High, Medium and Low. Data is added to one of these queues depending on the priority setting. Data leaves the queues from highest priority to lowest:
the Very High queue is emptied first, followed by High then Medium and finally Low. Aprisa SR User Manual 100 | Managing the Radio Ethernet Ethernet > Summary This page displays the current settings for the Ethernet port parameters. See Ethernet > Port Setup, Ethernet > Controller Setup, Ethernet > L2 Filtering and Ethernet >
Advanced for configuration options. Aprisa SR User Manual Ethernet > Port Setup This page provides the setup for the Ethernet ports settings. Managing the Radio | 101 ETHERNET PORT 1 Status The Ethernet port status can be set to enabled or disabled. The default setting is enabled. Ethernet Data Mode Function Enabled Disabled Enables Ethernet data communication over the radio link. Disables Ethernet data communication over the radio link. Mode The Ethernet port mode can be set to Auto or Manual. The default setting is Auto. Auto provides auto selection of Ethernet Port Speed and Ethernet Duplex. If Ethernet port mode of Manual is selected, the Ethernet Port Speed and Ethernet Duplex can be set. Aprisa SR User Manual 102 | Managing the Radio ETHERNET PORT 2 If this radio is part of a Protected Station, these parameters cannot be changed. Apply Ethernet Port 1 Settings option (Ethernet Port 2 pane only) If you require Ethernet Port 2 settings to be the same as Ethernet Port 1, tick the checkbox. LOCAL SWITCH Local Switch option (Ethernet Port 2 pane only) This parameter sets the Local Switch option. The default setting is Enabled. Local Switch Function Enabled Ethernet traffic is switched locally between the two Ethernet ports and communicated over the radio link. Disabled Ethernet traffic is only communicated over the radio link. Aprisa SR User Manual Ethernet > Controller Setup This page provides the setup for the Ethernet Controller settings. Managing the Radio | 103 ETHERNET CONTROLLER IP Address Set the static IP Address of the radio assigned by your site network administrator using the standard format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The default IP address is in the range 169.254.50.10. Subnet Mask Set the Subnet Mask of the radio using the standard format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0. Gateway Set the Gateway address of the radio, if required, using the standard format xxx.xxx.xxx. The default Gateway is 0.0.0.0. These settings are the same as setting the parameters in Terminal > Device on page 78. Aprisa SR User Manual 104 | Managing the Radio Ethernet > L2 Filtering This page is only available if the Ethernet traffic option has been licensed (see Maintenance > Licence on page 131). FILTER DETAILS L2 Filtering provides the ability to filter radio link traffic based on specified Layer 2 MAC addresses. Traffic originating from specified Source MAC Addresses destined for specified Destination MAC Addresses that meets the protocol type criteria will be transmitted over the radio link. Traffic that does not meet the filtering criteria will not be transmitted over the radio link. Source MAC Address This parameter sets the filter to the Source MAC address of the packet in the format hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh. If the Source MAC Address is set to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF, traffic will be accepted from any source MAC address. Destination MAC Address This parameter sets the filter to the Destination MAC address of the packet in the format hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh. If the Destination MAC Address is set to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF, traffic will be delivered to any destination MAC address. Protocol Type This parameter sets the Ethernet Type accepted ARP, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6 or ANY type. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 105 Example:
In the screen shot, the rules are configured in the base station which controls the radio link traffic from base station to remote / repeater stations. Traffic from a device with the MAC address 00:01:50:c2:01:00 is forwarded over the radio link if it meets the criteria:
Rule 1 If the Ethernet Type is ARP going to any destination MAC address or Rule 2 If the Ethernet Type is ANY and the destination MAC address is 01:00:50:c2:01:02 or Rule 3 If the Ethernet Type is VLAN tagged packets going to any destination MAC address Special L2 Filtering Rules:
Unicast Only Traffic This L2 filtering allows for Unicast only traffic and drop broadcast and multicast traffic. This filtering is achieved by adding the two rules:
Rule Source Destination Protocol Type MAC Address MAC Address Allow ARPS FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF Allow Unicasts from ANY source FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF ARP ANY To delete a L2 Filter:
1. Click on an existing rule Select. 2. Click on Delete. 3. Click on OK. ADD NEW FILTER To add a L2 Filter:
1. Enter the Rule ID number. This is a unique rule number between 1 and 25. 2. Enter the Source MAC address of the packet or FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF to accept traffic from any MAC address. 3. Enter the Destination MAC address of the packet or FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF to deliver traffic to any MAC address. 4. Select the Protocol Type to ARP, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6 or ANY type. 5. Click on Add. Aprisa SR User Manual 106 | Managing the Radio Ethernet > Advanced This page is only available if the Ethernet traffic option has been licensed (see Maintenance > Licence on page 131). ETHERNET SUPPORT There must always be an Ethernet port available for management, so both Ethernet ports cannot be set to User Only. Ethernet Port 1 Function This parameter sets the use for the Ethernet port 1. The default setting is Management and User. Ethernet Port Function Function Management Only The Ethernet port is only used for management of the FAN. Management and User The Ethernet port is used for management of the FAN and User traffic over the radio link. User Only The Ethernet port is only used for User traffic over the radio link. Ethernet Port 2 Function This parameter sets the use for the Ethernet port 2. The default setting is Management and User. Ethernet Port Function Function Management Only The Ethernet port is only used for management of the FAN. Management and User The Ethernet port is used for management of the FAN and User traffic over the radio link. User Only The Ethernet port is only used for User traffic over the radio link. This option is not available if this radio is part of a Protected Station. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 107 Ethernet Data Priority The Ethernet Data Priority controls the priority of the Ethernet customer traffic relative to the serial customer traffic. If equal priority is required to serial traffic, this setting must be the same as the Serial Data Priority setting (see Serial Data Priority on page 99) The Ethernet Data Priority can be set to Very High, High, Medium and Low. The default setting is Very High. A queuing system is used to prioritize customer traffic from the serial and Ethernet interfaces for over the air transmission. A weighting may be given to each data type and this is used to schedule the next transmission over the air e.g. if there are pending data packets in multiple buffers but serial data has a higher weighting it will be transmitted first. The Ethernet buffer is 10 Ethernet packets (1 packet can be up to Ethernet MTU, 1500 bytes). There are four priority queues in the Aprisa SR: Very High, High, Medium and Low. Data is added to one of these queues depending on the priority setting. Data leaves the queues from highest priority to lowest:
the Very High queue is emptied first, followed by High then Medium and finally Low. Ethernet Management Priority The Ethernet Management Priority controls the priority of the Ethernet management traffic relative to Ethernet customer traffic. The Ethernet Management Priority can be set to Very High, High, Medium and Low. The default setting is Medium. L2 Filter This parameter enables / disables L2 Filtering. The default setting is disabled. If L2 Filtering is enabled, the filters defined in Ethernet > L2 Filtering become active. If L2 Filtering is disabled, the filters defined in Ethernet > L2 Filtering have no effect. Aprisa SR User Manual 108 | Managing the Radio Security Security > Summary This page displays the current settings for the Security parameters. See Security > Setup and Security > Manager for configuration options. Aprisa SR User Manual Security > Setup Managing the Radio | 109 PAYLOAD SECURITY PROFILE SETUP Security Profile Name This parameter enables the user to predefine a security profile with a specified name. Security Scheme This parameter sets the security scheme to one of the values in the following table:
Security Level Disabled (No encryption and no Message Authentication Code) AES Encryption + CCM Authentication 128 bit AES Encryption + CCM Authentication 64 bit AES Encryption + CCM Authentication 32 bit AES Encryption only CCM Authentication 128 bit CCM Authentication 64 bit CCM Authentication 32 bit The default setting is Disabled. Aprisa SR User Manual 110 | Managing the Radio Payload Encryption Key Type This parameter sets the Payload Encryption Key Type:
Payload Encryption Key Type Function Pass Phrase Use the Pass Phrase password format for standard security. Raw Hexidecimal Use the Raw Hexidecimal password format for better security. It must comply with the specified encryption key size e.g. if Encryption Type to AES128, the encryption key must be 16 bytes (32 chars) The default setting is Pass Phrase. Payload Encryption Key Size This parameter sets the Encryption Type to AES128, AES192 or AES256. The default setting is AES128. The higher the encryption size the better the security. Payload Encryption Key This parameter sets the Payload Encryption password. This key is used to encrypt the payload. Pass Phrase Good password policy:
contains at least eight characters, and contains at least one upper case letter, and contains at least one lower case letter, and contains at least one digit or another character such as !@#$%^&(){}[]<>... , and is not a term in a familiar language or jargon, and is not identical to or derived from the accompanying account name, from personal characteristics or from information from ones family/social circle, and is easy to remember, for instance by means of a key sentence Raw Hexidecimal The Raw Hexidecimal password must comply with the specified encryption key size e.g. if Encryption Type to AES128, the encryption key must be 16 bytes (32 chars). Aprisa SR User Manual KEY ENCRYPTION KEY SETUP The Key Encryption Key provides the ability to encrypt the Payload Encryption Key so it can be safely transmitted over the radio link to remote radios. The Key Encryption Key Type, Key Encryption Key Size and Key Encryption Key must be the same on all radios in the FAN. Managing the Radio | 111 Key Encryption Key Type This parameter sets the Payload Encryption Key Type:
Key Encryption Key Type Function Pass Phrase Use the Pass Phrase password format for standard security. Raw Hexidecimal Use the Raw Hexidecimal password format for better security. It must comply with the specified encryption key size e.g. if Encryption Type to AES128, the encryption key must be 16 bytes (32 chars) The default setting is Pass Phrase. Key Encryption Key Size This parameter sets the Encryption Type to AES128, AES192 or AES256. The default setting is AES128. The higher the encryption type the better the security. Key Encryption Key This parameter sets the Key Encryption password. This is used to encrypt the payload encryption key. Aprisa SR User Manual 112 | Managing the Radio PROTOCOL SETTINGS Telnet option This parameter option determines if you can manage the radio via a Telnet session. The default setting is disabled. ICMP option (Internet Control Message Protocol) This parameter option determines whether the radio will respond to a ping. The default setting is disabled. HTTPS option This parameter option determines if you can manage the radio via a HTTPS session (via a Browser). The default setting is enabled. SNMP option This parameter option determines if you can manage the radio via SNMP. The default setting is SNMPv2c. SNMP Proxy Support This parameter option enables an SNMP proxy server in the base station. This proxy server reduces the radio link traffic during SNMP communication to remote / repeater stations. This option applies to the base station only. The default setting is disabled. This option can also be used if the radio has Serial Only interfaces. Aprisa SR User Manual Security > Users Managing the Radio | 113 Note: You must login with admin privileges to add, disable, delete a user or change a password. USER DETAILS Shows a list of the current users setup in the radio. ADD NEW USER To add a new user:
1. Enter the Username. A username can be up to 32 characters but cannot contain back slashes, forward slashes, spaces, tabs, single or double quotes. Usernames are case sensitive. 2. Enter the Password. A password can be 8 to 32 characters but cannot contain back slashes, forward slashes, spaces, tabs, single or double quotes. Passwords are case sensitive. Good password policy:
contains at least eight characters, and contains at least one upper case letter, and contains at least one lower case letter, and contains at least one digit or another character such as !@#$%^&(){}[]<>... , and is not a term in a familiar language or jargon, and is not identical to or derived from the accompanying account name, from personal characteristics or from information from ones family/social circle, and is easy to remember, for instance by means of a key sentence Aprisa SR User Manual 114 | Managing the Radio 3. Select the User Privileges There are four pre-defined User Privilege settings to allocate access rights to users. These user privileges have associated default usernames and passwords of the same name. The default login is admin. This login has full access to all radio parameters including the ability to add and change users. There can only be a maximum of two usernames with admin privileges and the last username with admin privileges cannot be deleted. User Privilege Default Username Default Password View view view Technician technician technician Engineer engineer engineer Admin admin admin User Privileges Users in this group can only view the summary pages. Users in this group can view and edit parameters except Security > Users, Security > Settings and Advanced settings. Users in this group can view and edit parameters except Security > Users. Users in this group can view and edit all parameters. See SuperVisor Menu Access on page 72 for the list of SuperVisor menu items versus user privileges. 4. Click Add To delete a user:
1. Select Terminal Settings > Security > Users 2. Click on the Select button for the user you wish to delete. 3. Click Delete To change a Password:
1. Select Terminal Settings > Security > Users 2. Click on the Select button for the user you wish to change the Password. 3. Enter the Password. A password can be 8 to 32 characters but cannot contain back slashes, forward slashes, spaces, tabs, single or double quotes. Aprisa SR User Manual Security > SNMP Managing the Radio | 115 In addition to web-based management (SuperVisor), the FAN can also be managed using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). MIB files are supplied, and these can be used by a dedicated SNMP Manager, such as Castle Rocks SNMPc, to access most of the radios configurable parameters. For communication between the SNMP manager and the radio, Access Controls and Community strings must be set up as described in the following sections. A SNMP Community String is used to protect against unauthorized access (similar to a password). The SNMP agent (radio or SNMP manager) will check the community string before performing the task requested in the SNMP message. ACCESS CONTROL SETUP A SNMP Access Control is the IP address of the radio used by an SNMP manager or any other SNMP device to access the radio. The Aprisa SR allows access to the radio from any IP address. Read Only The default Read Only community string is public. Read Write The default ReadWrite community string is private. Aprisa SR User Manual 116 | Managing the Radio SNMP Manager Setup The SNMP manager community strings must be setup to access the base station and remote / repeater stations. To access the base station, a community string must be setup on the SNMP manager the same as the community string setup on the radio (see Security > SNMP on page 115). SNMP access to remote / repeater stations can be achieved by using the radios IP address and the normal community string or by proxy in the base station. SNMP Access via Base Station Proxy To access the remote / repeater stations via the base station proxy, the community strings must be setup on the SNMP manager in the format:
ccccccccc:bbbbbb Where:
ccccccccc is the community string of the base station and bbbbbb is the last 3 bytes of the remote station MAC address (see Network Status > Network Table on page 158) for the remote station MAC address. The SNMP Proxy Support must be enabled for this method of SNMP access to operate (see SNMP Proxy Support on page 112). Aprisa SR User Manual Security > Manager Managing the Radio | 117 CURRENT PAYLOAD SECURITY PROFILE Profile Name This parameter shows the predefined security profile active on the radio. Status This parameter displays the status of the predefined security profile on the radio (always active). PREVIOUS PAYLOAD SECURITY PROFILE Profile Name This parameter displays the security profile that was active on the radio prior to the current profile being activated. Status This parameter displays the status of the security profile that was active on the radio prior to the current profile being activated. Status Active Inactive Function The security profile is active on the radio. The security profile is not active on the radio but could be activated if required. Aprisa SR User Manual 118 | Managing the Radio Activate This parameter activates the previous security profile (restores to previous version). PREDEFINED PAYLOAD SECURITY PROFILE Profile Name This parameter displays the new security profile that could be activated on the radio or distributed to all remote radios with Security > Distribution. Status This parameter displays the status of the new security profile. Status Function Unavailable A predefined security profile is not available on this radio. To create a predefined security profile, go to Security > Setup on page 109. Available A predefined security profile is available on this radio for distribution and activation. Aprisa SR User Manual Security > Distribution Managing the Radio | 119 REMOTE PAYLOAD SECURITY PROFILE DISTRIBUTION Predefined Profile Name This parameter displays the predefined security profile available for distribution to remote stations. Status This parameter shows if a predefined security profile is available for distribution to remote stations. Status Unavailable Available Start Transfer Function A predefined payload security profile is not available on this radio. A predefined payload security profile is available on this radio for distribution and activation. This parameter when activated distributes (broadcasts) the new payload security profile to all remote stations in the FAN. Note: The distribution of the payload security profile to remote stations does not stop customer traffic from being transferred. Payload security profile distribution traffic is classified as management traffic but does not use the Ethernet management priority setting. Security profile distribution traffic priority has a fixed priority setting of very low. Aprisa SR User Manual 120 | Managing the Radio To distribute the payload security profile to remote stations:
This process assumes that a payload security profile has been setup (see Security > Setup on page 109). 1. Click on Start Transfer. Note: This process could take up to 1 minute per radio depending on channel size, Ethernet Management Priority setting and the amount of customer traffic on the network. 3. When the distribution is completed, activate the software with the Remote Payload Security Profile Activation. REMOTE PAYLOAD SECURITY PROFILE ACTIVATION When the security profile has been distributed to all the remote stations, the security profile is then activated in all the remote stations with this command. Predefined Profile Name This parameter displays the predefined security profile available for activation on all remote stations. To activate the security profile in remote stations:
This process assumes that a security profile has been setup into the base station (see Security > Setup on page 109) and distributed to all remote radios in the FAN. Note: Do not navigate SuperVisor away from this page during the activation process (SuperVisor can lose PC focus). 1. Click Start Activation The remote stations will be polled to determine which radios require activation:
Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 121 Result Function (X of Y) Remote Radios Polled for New Profile X is the number of radios polled to determine if the radio contains the new security profile. Y is the number of remote radios registered with the base station. Remote Radios Activated X is the number of radios activated. Y is the number of radios with the new security profile requiring activation. Remote Radios On New Profile X is the number of radios activated and on the new security profile. Y is the number of radios with the new security profile that have been activated. When the activation is ready to start:
3. Click on OK to start the activation process or Cancel to quit. Aprisa SR User Manual 122 | Managing the Radio Maintenance Maintenance > Summary This page displays the current settings for the Maintenance parameters. DIAGNOSTICS Last RX Packet RSSI (dBm) This parameter displays the receiver RSSI reading taken from the last data packet received. GENERAL Local Status Polling Period (sec) This parameter displays the rate at which SuperVisor refreshes the Local Radio alarm LED states and RSSI value. Remote Status Polling Period (sec) This parameter displays the rate at which SuperVisor refreshes the Remote Radio alarm LED states and RSSI value. Inactivity Timeout (min) This parameter displays the period of user inactivity before SuperVisor automatically logs out of the radio. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 123 NETWORK Node Registration Retry (sec) This parameter displays the base station poll time at startup or the remote / repeater station time between retries until registered. Base Station Announcement Period (min) This parameter displays the period between base station polls post startup. The default setting is 1440 minutes (24 hours). Node Missed Poll Count This parameter displays the number of times the base station attempts to poll the FAN at startup or if a duplicate IP is detected when a remote / repeater station is replaced. RF Interface MAC address This parameter displays the RF Interface MAC address when the radio is part of a Protected Station. USB AUTOMATIC UPGRADE USB Boot Upgrade This parameter shows the type of USB Boot upgrade defined in Software Setup > USB Boot Upgrade on page 145. TEST MODE Packet Response Timeout (ms) This parameter displays the time Test Mode waits for a response from the base station before it times out and retries. Transmit Period (sec) This parameter displays the time between Test Mode requests to the base station. Response Timeout (ms) This parameter sets the time Test Mode waits for a response from the base station before it times out and retries. The default setting is 3000 ms. RSSI Enter Button Timeout (sec) This parameter displays the Test Mode timeout period. The radio will automatically exit Test Mode after the Timeout period. Transmitter Timeout (sec) This parameter displays the transmitter Test Mode timeout period. The radio will automatically exit the transmitter Test Mode after the Timeout period. Aprisa SR User Manual 124 | Managing the Radio LICENCE Remote Management This parameter displays if Remote Management is enabled or disabled. The default setting is enabled. Ethernet OTA (over the air) This parameter displays if Ethernet traffic is enabled or disabled. The Ethernet OTA will be enabled if the Ethernet feature licence has been purchased (see Maintenance > Licence on page 131). SNMP Management This parameter displays if SNMP management is enabled or disabled. The default setting is enabled. Aprisa SR User Manual Maintenance > General Managing the Radio | 125 GENERAL Local Status Polling Period (sec) This parameter sets the rate at which SuperVisor refreshes the Local Radio alarm LED states and RSSI value. The default setting is 10 seconds. Network View Polling Period (sec) This parameter sets the rate at which SuperVisor polls all remote radios for status and alarm reporting. The default setting is 20 seconds. Remote Status Polling Period (sec) This parameter sets the rate at which SuperVisor refreshes the Remote Radio alarm LED states and RSSI value. To avoid problems when managing Aprisa SR Networks, ensure that the Remote Polling Period is set to be longer than the Inband Management Timeout (set on page 78). The default setting is 20 seconds. Inactivity Timeout (min) This parameter sets the period of user inactivity before SuperVisor automatically logs out of the radio. The default setting is 15 minutes. Aprisa SR User Manual 126 | Managing the Radio Write Alarm History to USB This parameter when enabled writes the alarm history file to a USB flash drive into the Host Port
. The file is a space delimited text file with a file name in the format alarm_ipaddress_date,time e.g. alarm_172.17.10.17_2000-01-13,17.13.45.txt. The maximum number of event entries that can be stored is 1500 alarms. The following table is an example of the alarm history file generated:
Index Event Name Severity State Time Additional Information softwareStartUp softwareStartUp information information protPeerCommunicationsLost major protSwitchOccurred information protPeerCommunicationsLost cleared rfNoReceiveData eth2NoRxData rfNoReceiveData rfNoReceiveData rfNoReceiveData serialNoRxData rfNoReceiveData rfNoReceiveData warning warning cleared warning cleared warning warning cleared 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 5 6 2011-05-08,12:26:31.0 Power on Reset 2011-05-08,12:56:33.0 Power on Reset 2011-05-08,12:56:39.0 Ethernet Comm Lost with Peer 2011-05-08,12:56:39.0 Keepalive missed from Active 2011-05-08,12:56:40.0 Alarm Cleared 2011-05-08,12:56:53.0 RF No Rx Data for 6 seconds 2011-05-08,12:57:03.0 ETH2 has not received data for 21 seconds 2011-05-08,12:57:05.0 2011-05-08,12:57:12.0 2011-05-08,12:57:23.0 2011-05-08,12:57:25.0 RF No Rx Data for 6 seconds Serial has not received data for 44 seconds 2011-05-08,12:57:29.0 RF No Rx Data for 6 seconds 2011-05-08,12:57:59.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 State The State column is an indication of whether the event is active or not. An even number indicates an inactive state while an odd number indicates an active state. The AUX LED will flash orange while the file is copying to the USB flash drive. Delete Alarm History file This parameter when activated deletes the alarm history file stored in the radio. Aprisa SR User Manual REBOOT To reboot the radio:
1. Select Maintenance > General. 2. Tick the Reboot checkbox. Managing the Radio | 127 3. Click Save to apply the changes or Cancel to restore the current value. 4. Click OK to reboot the radio or Cancel to abort. All the radio LEDS will flash repeatedly for 1 second. The radio will be operational again in about 10 seconds. The OK, DATA, and CPU LEDS will light green and the RF LED will be green if the network is operating correctly. 5. Login to SuperVisor. Aprisa SR User Manual 128 | Managing the Radio Maintenance > Test Mode TRANSMITTER PRBS Test Enabled When active, the transmitter outputs a continuous PRBS signal. This can be used for evaluating the output spectrum of the transmitter and verifying adjacent channel power and spurious emission products. Deviation Test Enabled When active, the transmitter outputs a sideband tone at the deviation frequency used by the CPFSK modulator. This can be used to evaluate the local oscillator leakage and sideband rejection performance of the transmitter. CW Test Enabled When active, the transmitter outputs a continuous wave signal. This can be used to verify the frequency stability of the transmitter. Test Mode Timeout (s) This parameter sets the Transmitter Test Mode timeout period. The radio will automatically exit Transmitter Test Mode after the Timeout period. The default setting is 10 seconds. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 129 RSSI ENTER BUTTON Response Timeout (ms) This parameter sets the time RSSI Test Mode waits for a response from the base station before it times out and retries. The default setting is 3000 ms. Transmit Period (sec) This parameter sets the time between RSSI Test Mode requests to the base station. The default setting is 5 seconds. Test Mode Timeout (s) This parameter sets the RSSI Test Mode timeout period. The radio will automatically exit RSSI Test Mode after the Timeout period. The default setting is 600 seconds. Aprisa SR User Manual 130 | Managing the Radio Maintenance > Defaults DEFAULTS The Maintenance Defaults page is only available for the local terminal. Restore Factory Defaults When activated, all radio parameters will be set to the factory default values. This includes resetting the radio IP address to the default of 169.254.50.10. Note: Take care using this command. Save User Defaults When activated, all current radio parameter settings will be saved to non-volatile memory within the radio. Restore User Defaults When activated, all radio parameters will be set to the settings previously saved using Save User Defaults. Aprisa SR User Manual Maintenance > Licence Managing the Radio | 131 LICENCE Fully Featured Radio When a fully featured Aprisa SR radio is purchased (indicated by the AA), it contains the licences which activate Remote Management, Ethernet Traffic, and SNMP Management e.g. Part Number Part Description APSR-N400-012-SO-12-ETAA 4RF Aprisa SR, BR, 400-470 MHz, 12.5 kHz, SO, 12 VDC, ET, AA Serial Only Radio If a Serial Only Aprisa SR radio is purchased (indicated by the A1), Ethernet Traffic is not enabled. Part Number Part Description APSR-N400-012-SO-12-ETA1 4RF Aprisa SR, BR, 400-470 MHz, 12.5 kHz, SO, 12 VDC, ET, A1 Feature Licences Feature Licences can be purchased to enable features if they were not purchased initially. One license key is required per feature and per radio serial number. Part Number APSA-LSRF-FET Part Description 4RF Aprisa SR Acc, Licence, Feature, Ethernet Traffic When Ethernet traffic is enabled, the Ethernet port status must be set to enabled to allow Ethernet data communication over the radio link (see Ethernet > Port Setup on page 101). In this software version, Remote Management and SNMP management are enabled by default. Aprisa SR User Manual 132 | Managing the Radio Maintenance > Advanced NETWORK Node Registration Retry (sec) This parameter sets the base station poll time at startup or the remote / repeater station time between retries until registered. The default setting is 10 seconds. Base Station Announcement Period (min) This parameter sets the period between base station polls post startup. The default setting is 1440 minutes (24 hours). When a new base station powers on, it announces its presence and each remote that receives the announcement message will be advised that a new base station is present and that they should re-register. This allows the new base station to populate its Network Table, with knowledge of the nodes in the network. If, during this initial period, there is some temporary path disturbance to one or more remotes, they may miss the initial announcement messages and be left unaware of the base station change. For this reason, the base station must periodically send out announcement messages to pick up any stray nodes and the period of these messages is the base station Announcement Period. Setting this parameter to 0 will stop further announcement messages being transmitted. Node Missed Poll Count This parameter sets the number of times the base station attempts to poll the FAN at startup or if a duplicate IP is detected when a remote / repeater station is replaced. The default setting is 3. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 133 Discover Nodes This parameter when activated triggers the base station to poll the FAN with Node Missed Poll Count and Node Registration Retry values. Decommission Node This parameter when activated resets the FAN registrations to remove the entire FAN from service. Note: Take care using this option. Broadcast Time This parameter when activated sends the base station Date / Time setting to all the Remote and repeater stations in the FAN and sets their Date / Time. This option applies to the base station only. Automatic Route Rediscovery This parameter enables the radio to transmit route discovery messages when packets are unacknowledged. When enabled, unacknowledged unicast packets are converted into uni-broadcast messages and sent through the network. All nodes see the message and populate their routing tables accordingly. When the destination node is reached, it sends a route response message via the shortest path. The intermediate nodes see this message and populate their routing tables in the reverse direction, thus re-
establishing the route. The default setting is disabled. RF Interface MAC address This parameter is only applicable when the radio is part of a Protected Station. This RF Interface MAC address is used to define the MAC address of the Protection Switch. This address is entered into both Protected Station radios in the factory. If a replacement Protection Switch is installed, the replacement unit MAC address must be entered in both radios (see Replacing a Faulty Protection Switch on page 34). The Protection Switch RF Interface MAC address is shown on the Protection Switch label:
Aprisa SR User Manual 134 | Managing the Radio CONFIGURATION Save Configuration to USB This parameter saves all user configuration settings to a binary encrypted file on the USB root directory with filename of asrcfg_1.5.3. Some parameters are not saved e.g. security passwords, licence keys etc. Restore Configuration from USB This parameter restores all user configuration settings from a binary encrypted file on the USB root directory with filename of asrcfg_1.5.3. Note: Activating this function will over-write all existing configuration settings in the radio (except for the non-saved settings e.g. security passwords, licence keys etc). Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 135 Events The Events menu contains the setup and management of the alarms, alarm events and traps. Events > Alarm Summary There are two types of events that can be generated on the Aprisa SR radio. These are:
1. Alarm Events Alarm Events are generated to indicate a problem on the radio. 2. Informational Events Informational Events are generated to provide information on key activities that are occurring on the radio. These events do not indicate an alarm on the radio and are used to provide information only. See Alarm Types and Sources on page 216 for a complete list of events. ALARM SUMMARY The Alarm Summary is a display tree that displays the current states of all radio alarms. The alarm states refresh automatically every 12 seconds. LED Colour Green Orange Red Severity No alarm Warning alarm Critical, major or minor alarm Aprisa SR User Manual 136 | Managing the Radio Events > Event History EVENT HISTORY The last 1500 events are stored in the radio. The complete event list can be downloaded to a USB flash drive (see Write Alarm History to USB on page 126). The Event History can display the last 50 events stored in the radio in blocks of 8 events. The Next button will display the next page of 8 events and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 events. Using these buttons will disable Auto Refresh to prevent data refresh and page navigation contention. The last 50 events stored in the radio are also accessible via an SNMP command. Auto Refresh The Event History page selected will refresh automatically every 12 seconds if the Auto Refresh is ticked. Aprisa SR User Manual Events > Events Setup Managing the Radio | 137 EVENTS SETUP Alarm event parameters can be configured for all alarm events (see Alarm Events on page 216). All active alarms for configured alarm events will be displayed on the Parameters page (see Terminal >
Parameters on page 82). This Switch and Block parameters are only visible / applicable when the radio is part of a Protected Station. Severity The Severity parameter sets the alarm severity. Severity Critical Major Minor Warning Function The Critical severity level indicates that a service affecting condition has occurred and an immediate corrective action is required. Such a severity can be reported, for example, when a managed object becomes totally out of service and its capability must be restored. The Major severity level indicates that a service affecting condition has developed and an urgent corrective action is required. Such a severity can be reported, for example, when there is a severe degradation in the capability of the managed object and its full capability must be restored. The Minor severity level indicates the existence of a non-service affecting fault condition and that corrective action should be taken in order to prevent a more serious
(for example, service affecting) fault. Such a severity can be reported, for example, when the detected alarm condition is not currently degrading the capacity of the managed object. The Warning severity level indicates the detection of a potential or impending service affecting fault, before any significant effects have been felt. Action should be taken to further diagnose (if necessary) and correct the problem in order to prevent it from becoming a more serious service affecting fault. Information No problem indicated purely information Aprisa SR User Manual 138 | Managing the Radio Suppress This parameter determines if the action taken by an alarm. Suppress Function None Traps Alarm triggers an event trap and is logged in the radio Alarm is logged in the radio but does not trigger an event trap Traps and Log Alarm neither triggers an event trap nor is logged in the radio Lower Limit / Upper Limit Threshold alarm events have lower and upper limit settings. The alarm is activated if the current reading is outside the limits. Example: 9 RX CRC Errors The Upper Limit is set to 0.7 and the Duration is set to 5 seconds. If in any 5 second period, the total number of errored packets divided by the total number of received packets exceeds 0.7, the alarm will activate. Units (1) The Units parameter shows the unit for the Lower Limit and Upper Limit parameters. Duration This parameter determines the period to wait before an alarm is raised if no data is received. Units (2) This parameter shows the unit for the Duration parameters. Switch This parameter determines if the alarm when active causes a switch over of the Protection Switch. This parameter is only applicable when the radio is part of a Protected Station. Block This parameter determines if the alarm is prevented from causing a switch over of the Protection Switch. This parameter is only applicable when the radio is part of a Protected Station. The Next button will display the next page of 8 alarm events and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 alarm events. Aprisa SR User Manual Events > Traps Setup Managing the Radio | 139 TRAPS SETUP All events can generate SNMP traps. The types of traps that are supported are defined in the Notification Mode. Destination Address This parameter sets the IP address of the server running the SNMP manager. Port This parameter sets the port number the server running the SNMP manager. Community String This parameter sets the community string which is sent with the IP address for security. The default community string is public. Notification Mode This parameter sets when an event related trap is sent:
Notification Mode Function None No event related traps are sent. Event Recorded When an event is recorded in the event history log, a trap is sent. Event Updated When an event is updated in the event history log, a trap is sent. All Events When an event is recorded or updated in the event history log, a trap is sent. Aprisa SR User Manual 140 | Managing the Radio Notification Type This parameter sets the type of event notification:
Notification Type Function Standard Trap Provides a standard SNMP trap event Inform Request Provides a SNMP v2 Inform Request trap event including trap retry and acknowledgement Notification Type set to Inform Request:
Timeout (second) This parameter sets the time interval to wait for an acknowledgement before sending another retry. Maximum Retries This parameter sets the maximum number of retries to send the event without acknowledgement before it gives up. Enabled This parameter determines if the entry is used. Aprisa SR User Manual Events > Defaults Managing the Radio | 141 EVENT DEFAULTS Restore Defaults This parameter when activated restores all previously configured event parameters using Events > Events Setup to the factory default settings. Aprisa SR User Manual 142 | Managing the Radio Software The Software menu contains the setup and management of the system software including network software distribution and activation. Single Radio Software Upgrade The radio software can be upgraded on a single radio single Aprisa SR radio (see Single Radio Software Upgrade on page 211). This process would only be used if the radio was a replacement or a new station in an existing network. Network Software Upgrade The radio software can be upgraded on an entire Aprisa SR radio network remotely over the radio link (see Network Software Upgrade on page 210). This process involves following steps:
1. Transfer the new software to base station with Software > File Transfer 2. Distribute the new software to all remote stations with Software > Remote Distribution 3. Activate of the new software on remote stations with Software > Remote Activation. 4. Finally, activate the new software on the base station radio with Software > Manager. Note:
activating the software will reboot the radio. Aprisa SR User Manual Software > Summary This page provides a summary of the software versions installed on the radio, the setup options and the status of the File Transfer. Managing the Radio | 143 Aprisa SR User Manual 144 | Managing the Radio SOFTWARE VERSIONS Current Version This parameter displays the software version running on the radio. Previous Version This parameter displays the software version that was running on the radio prior to the current software being activated. Software Pack Version On the base station, this parameter displays the software version available for distribution to all radios in the FAN. On the all stations, this parameter displays the software version ready for activation. USB AUTOMATIC UPGRADE USB Boot Upgrade This parameter shows the type of USB Boot upgrade defined in Software Setup > USB Boot Upgrade on page 145. FILE TRANSFER Transfer Activity This parameter shows the status of the transfer, Idle, In Progress or Completed. Method This parameter shows the file transfer method. File This parameter shows the software file source. Transfer Result This parameter shows the progress of the transfer. Aprisa SR User Manual Software > Setup This page provides the setup of the USB flash drive containing a Software Pack. Managing the Radio | 145 USB SETUP USB Boot Upgrade This parameter determines the action taken when the radio power cycles and finds a USB flash drive in the Host port. The default setting is Load and Activate. USB Boot Upgrade Function Load and Activate Load Only Disabled New software will be uploaded from a USB flash drive in to the Aprisa SR when the radio is power cycled and activated automatically. New software will be uploaded from a USB flash drive in to the Aprisa SR when the radio is power cycled. The software will need to be manually activated (see Software > Manager on page 149). Software will not be uploaded from a USB flash drive into the Aprisa SR when the radio is power cycled. Note: This parameter must be set to Disabled if the File Transfer and Activate method of upgrade is used. This Disabled setting prevents the radio from attempting another software upload when the radio boots (which it does automatically after activation). Aprisa SR User Manual 146 | Managing the Radio Software > File Transfer This page provides the mechanism to transfer new software from a file source into the radio. SETUP FILE TRANSFER Direction This parameter sets the direction of file transfer. In this software version, the only choice is To the Radio. Method This parameter sets the method of file transfer. File Transfer Method Function USB Transfer Transfers the software from the USB flash drive to the radio. FTP Transfers the software from an FTP server to the radio. File This parameter shows the software file source. FTP Username This parameter sets the Username to access the FTP server. FTP Password This parameter sets the Password to access the FTP server. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 147 FILE TRANSFER STATUS Transfer Activity This parameter shows the status of the transfer, Idle, In Progress or Completed. Direction This parameter shows the direction of file transfer. In this software version, the only choice is To The Radio. Method This parameter shows the file transfer method. File This parameter shows the software file source. Transfer Result This parameter shows the progress of the transfer:
Transfer Result Function Starting Transfer The transfer has started but no data has transferred. In Progress (x %) The transfer has started and has transferred x % of the data. Successful File Error The transfer has finished successfully. The transfer has failed. Possible causes of failure are:
Is the source file available e.g. USB flash drive plugged in Does the file source contain the Aprisa SR software release files;
Aprisa SR User Manual 148 | Managing the Radio To transfer software into the Aprisa SR radio:
USB Transfer Method 1. Unzip the software release files in to the root directory of a USB flash drive. 2. Insert the USB flash drive into the Host Port
. 3. Click on Start Transfer. 4. When the transfer is completed, remove the USB flash drive from the Host Port. If the SuperVisor USB Boot Upgrade setting is set to Disabled (see USB Boot Upgrade on page 145), the USB flash drive doesnt need to be removed as the radio wont try to load from it. Go to Supervisor > Software > Manager and activate the Software Pack (see Software > Manager on page 149). The radio will reboot automatically. If the file transfer fails, check the Event History page (see Events > Event History on page 136) for more details of the transfer. FTP Method 1. Unzip the software release files in to a temporary directory. 2. Open the FTP server and point it to the temporary directory. 3. Enter the FTP server IP address, Username and password into SuperVisor. 4. Click on Start Transfer. Go to Supervisor > Software > Manager and activate the Software Pack (see Software > Manager on page 149). The radio will reboot automatically. If the file transfer fails, check the Event History page (see Events > Event History on page 136) for more details of the transfer. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 149 Software > Manager This page summarises and manages the software versions available in the radio. The manager is predominantly used to activate new software on single radios. Network activation is performed with Software > Remote Activation. Both the previous software (if available) and Software Pack versions can be activated on the radio from this page. CURRENT SOFTWARE Version This parameter displays the software version running on the radio. Status This parameter displays the status of the software version running on the radio (always active). Aprisa SR User Manual 150 | Managing the Radio PREVIOUS SOFTWARE Version This parameter displays the software version that was running on the radio prior to the current software being activated. Status This parameter displays the status of the software version that was running on the radio prior to the current software being activated. Status Active Inactive Activate Function The software is operating the radio. The software is not operating the radio but could be re-activated if required. This parameter activates the previous software version (restores to previous version). The Aprisa SR will automatically reboot after activation. SOFTWARE PACK Version This parameter displays the software pack version available for distribution on base station and activate on all stations. Status This parameter displays the status of the software pack version. Status Available Activating Unavailable Activate Function On the base station, the software pack is available for distribution. On all stations, the software pack is available for activation. The software pack is activating in the radio. There is no software pack loaded into the radio. This parameter activates the software pack. The Aprisa SR will automatically reboot after activation. Aprisa SR User Manual To activate a software version:
1. Tick the software version required to be activated (previous software or software pack). 2. Click Apply. Managing the Radio | 151 The page will display a Status of Activating. Once started, activation cannot be cancelled. When the activation is completed, the radio will reboot. This will cause the current SuperVisor session to expire. 3. Login to SuperVisor to check the result. Aprisa SR User Manual 152 | Managing the Radio Software > Remote Distribution This page provides the mechanism to distribute software to all remote stations into the Aprisa SR network
(FAN) and then activate it. The Software Pack that was loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Software >
File Transfer on page 146) can be distributed via the radio link to all remote stations. This page is used to manage the distribution of that software pack to all remote radios on the network. This page is only available when the radio is configured as a Base Station. REMOTE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION Software Pack Version This parameter displays the software pack version available for distribution on base station and activate on all stations. Status This parameter displays the status of the software pack version. If a Software Pack is not available, the status will display Unavailable and the software distribution mechanism will not work. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 153 Start Transfer This parameter when activated distributes (broadcasts) the new Software Pack to all remote stations in the FAN. Note: The distribution of software to remote stations does not stop customer traffic from being transferred. However, due to the volume of traffic, the software distribution process may affect customer traffic. Software distribution traffic is classified as management traffic but does not use the Ethernet management priority setting. Software distribution traffic priority has a fixed priority setting of very low. To distribute software to remote stations:
This process assumes that a Software Pack has been loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Software > File Transfer on page 146). 1. To ensure that the Network Table is up to date, it is recommended running the node discover function
(see Discover Nodes on page 133). 2. Click on Start Transfer. Note: This process could take anywhere between 40 minutes and several hours depending on channel size, Ethernet Management Priority setting and the amount of customer traffic on the network. 3. When the distribution is completed, activate the software with the Remote Software Activation. Pause Transfer This parameter when activated, pauses the distribution process and shows the distribution status. The distribution process will continue from where it was paused with Resume Transfer. Cancel Transfer This parameter when activated, cancels the distribution process immediately. Aprisa SR User Manual 154 | Managing the Radio During the distribution process, it is possible to navigate away from this page and come back to it to check progress. The SuperVisor session will not timeout. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 155 Software > Remote Activation This page provides the mechanism to activate software on all remote stations. The Software Pack was loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Software > File Transfer on page 146) and was distributed via the radio link to all remote stations. This page is used to manage the activation of that software pack on all remote radios on the network. This page is only available when the radio is configured as a Base Station. REMOTE SOFTWARE ACTIVATION When the software pack version has been distributed to all the remote stations, the software is then activated in all the remote stations with this command. If successful, then activate the software pack in the base station to complete the network upgrade. Version This parameter displays the software version for activation. The default version is the software pack version but any valid software version can be entered in the format n.n.n. To activate software in remote stations:
This process assumes that a Software Pack has been loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Software > File Transfer on page 146) and distributed to all remote radios in the network. Note: Do not navigate SuperVisor away from this page during the activation process (SuperVisor can lose PC focus). Aprisa SR User Manual 156 | Managing the Radio 1. Enter the Software Pack version (if different from displayed version). 2. Click on Start Activation. The remote stations will be polled to determine which radios require activation:
Result Function (X of Y) Remote Radios Polled for Partners X is the number of radios polled to determine the number of protected stations in the network. Y is the number of remote radios registered with the base station. Remote Radios Polled for New Version X is the number of radios polled to determine the number of radios that contain the new software version. Y is the number of remote radios registered with the base station. Remote Radios Activated X is the number of radios that contain the new software version and have been activated. Y is the number of radios that contain the new software version and can be activated. Remote Radios On New Version X is the number of radios that has been successfully activated and now running the new version of software. Y is the number of radios that the activation command was executed on. When the activation is ready to start:
3. Click on OK to start the activation process or Cancel to quit. Aprisa SR User Manual The page will display the progress of the activation. Managing the Radio | 157 The example shows that during the activation process there were exceptions that may need to be investigated. When all the remote radios have been activated, the base station radio must now be activated with (see Software > Manager on page 149). 4. Click on OK to start the activation on the base station. Aprisa SR User Manual 158 | Managing the Radio Network Status Network Status > Network Table This page displays a list of all the registered remote stations for the base station and provides management access to each of the remote stations. NETWORK TABLE This Network Table is only available when the local radio is the base station i.e. SuperVisor is logged into the base station. To manage a remote / repeater station with SuperVisor:
Click on the radio button of the required station. The remaining menu items then apply to the selected remote station. Aprisa SR User Manual Network Status > Summary Network View is an overview of the health of the network providing the ability to investigate issues directly within SuperVisor. This page provides an overall summary view of the alarm status of all registered remote stations for the base station. When open, it provides a continuous monitor of the network. Managing the Radio | 159 NETWORK SUMMARY A network poll will start when any of the Network Status pages are opened (Summary, Exceptions or View). The network poll will only continue to poll the remote stations if one of the Network Status pages is open (SuperVisor can lose PC focus). The network poll continues from where it was stopped last time it was polling. The initial result assumes that all remote stations are operating correctly. Network Summary Example:
Result Function Network Polling Cycle The number of poll cycles since first opening a Network Status >
Summary, Exceptions or View page. Remote Radios Polled Polling Interval The page example shows 6 polling cycles. This shows the number of radios polled for the current polling cycle out of the number remote radios registered with the base station. The page example shows 1 radio polled for the current polling cycle out of 3 remote radios registered. The time interval between the completion of one radio poll and the start of the next radio poll. To set the polling interval, see Maintenance > General on page 125. Aprisa SR User Manual 160 | Managing the Radio If a remote radio does not respond to a poll request within 10 seconds, the previous readings from that radio will be presented. Connectivity to a remote radio will be show as lost if the remote radio has not responded to 3 consecutive poll requests. Aprisa SR User Manual Network Status > Exceptions This page provides a list of all registered remote radios that are in an alarmed state or have stopped responding to the SuperVisor polling. When open, it provides a continuous monitor of the network. Managing the Radio | 161 NETWORK EXCEPTIONS A network poll will start when any of the Network Status pages are opened (Summary, Exceptions or View). The network poll will only continue to poll the remote stations if one of the Network Status pages is open (SuperVisor can lose PC focus). The network poll continues from where it was stopped last time it was polling. Network Exceptions Example:
Result Function Network Polling Cycle The number of poll cycles since first opening a Network Status >
Summary, Exceptions or View page. Remote Radios Polled Polling Interval The page example shows 4 polling cycles. This shows the number of radios polled for the current polling cycle out of the number remote radios registered with the base station. The page example shows 3 radios polled for the current polling cycle out of 4 remote radios registered. The time interval between the completion of one radio poll and the start of the next radio poll. To set the polling interval, see Maintenance > General on page 125. Aprisa SR User Manual 162 | Managing the Radio If a remote radio does not respond to a poll request within 10 seconds, the previous readings from that radio will be presented. Connectivity to a remote radio will be show as lost if the remote radio has not responded to 3 consecutive poll requests. If a remote radio on the list is detected to be responding to a poll request and no longer be in an alarmed state, the entry for this remote radio will be removed from the list. View Events Clicking on View Events navigates to the Events page (see Events on page 135) for the specific remote radio where the radio events will be displayed. View Parameters Clicking on View Parameters navigates to Terminal > Parameters page (see Terminal > Parameters on page 82) for the specific remote radio where the radio parameters will be displayed. Aprisa SR User Manual Network Status > View This page provides a complete list of all registered remote radios. It is similar to the Exceptions page but it shows all radios, not limited to the radios with alarms. When open, it provides a continuous monitor of the network. Managing the Radio | 163 NETWORK VIEW A network poll will start when any of the Network Status pages are opened (Summary, Exceptions or View). The network poll will only continue to poll the remote stations if one of the Network Status pages is open (SuperVisor can lose PC focus). The network poll continues from where it was stopped last time it was polling. Network View Example:
Result Function Network Polling Cycle The number of poll cycles since first opening a Network Status >
Summary, Exceptions or View page. Remote Radios Polled Polling Interval The page example shows 2 polling cycles. This shows the number of radios polled for the current polling cycle out of the number remote radios registered with the base station. The page example shows 1 radio polled for the current polling cycle out of 3 remote radios registered. The time interval between the completion of one radio poll and the start of the next radio poll. To set the polling interval, see Maintenance > General on page 125. Note: as this polling feature utilizes air time, the polling interval should be selected to suit the network traffic. Aprisa SR User Manual 164 | Managing the Radio If a remote radio does not respond to a poll request within 10 seconds, the previous readings from that radio will be presented. Connectivity to a remote radio will be show as lost if the remote radio has not responded to 3 consecutive poll requests. View Events Clicking on View Events navigates to the Events page (see Events on page 135) for the specific remote radio where the radio events will be displayed. View Parameters Clicking on View Parameters navigates to Terminal > Parameters page (see Terminal > Parameters on page 82) for the specific remote radio where the radio parameters will be displayed. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 165 Protected Station The majority of SuperVisor screens are the same for the standard radio and the protected station. The following screens are specific to the protected station. Parameter Errors On protected station screens, parameter values displayed in red indicate discrepancies in common parameter values between the primary and secondary radios (see Protected Station: Terminal >
Summary on page 166 for an example of the red display). The value displayed is from the addressed radio. These value discrepancies can occur if the two protected station radios have been separately configured. The discrepancies can be corrected by re-entering the values in one of the radios. The value will be copied to the partner radio. Aprisa SR User Manual 166 | Managing the Radio Terminal Protected Station: Terminal > Summary TERMINAL SUMMARY This page displays the current settings for the Terminal parameters. PROTECTION INFORMATION Protection Type This parameter shows the type of protection:
Option Function Serial Data Driven Switching Provides radio and RS-232 serial port user interface protection for Aprisa SR radios. Redundant
(Protected Station) The RF ports and interface ports from two standard Aprisa SR Radios are switched to the standby radio if there is a failure in the active radio Active Unit This parameter shows the radio which is currently active (Primary or Secondary). Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 167 Switch Count This parameter shows the number of protection switch-overs since the last radio reboot (volatile). Primary Address This parameter shows the IP address of the primary radio (usually the left side radio A). Secondary Address This parameter shows the IP address of the secondary radio (usually the right side radio B). OPERATING SUMMARY See Terminal > Summary on page 74 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 168 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Terminal > Details PRIMARY UNIT / SECONDARY UNIT MANUFACTURING DETAILS See Terminal > Details on page 76 for parameter settings. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Terminal > Operating Mode Managing the Radio | 169 TERMINAL MODE Operating Mode The Operating Mode can be set to base station, repeater station or remote station. The default setting is remote station. TERMINAL PROTECTION Protection Type The Protection Type defines if a radio is a stand-alone radio or part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station. The default setting is None. Protection Type Function None Redundant
(Protected Station) The SR radio is stand alone radio (not part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station). The SR radio is part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station. The RF ports and interface ports from two standard Aprisa SR Radios are switched to the standby radio if there is a failure in the active radio Serial Data Driven Switching The SR radio is part of an Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station. Provides radio and RS-232 serial port user interface protection for Aprisa SR radios. Aprisa SR User Manual 170 | Managing the Radio PROTECTION MANAGEMENT IP ADDRESS Primary Address This parameter shows the IP address of the primary radio (usually the left side radio A). Secondary Address This parameter shows the IP address of the secondary radio (usually the right side radio B). Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Terminal > Primary Parameters The Parameters page is a dynamic page that will display the parameters associated with the active alarms, set on Events > Events Setup on page 137. The screenshot below shows a small amount of monitored alarms as an example. Managing the Radio | 171 TRANSMIT / RECEIVE PARAMETERS This parameter displays the parameters of the Primary radio. See Terminal > Parameters on page 82 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 172 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Terminal > Secondary Parameters The Parameters page is a dynamic page that will display the parameters associated with the active alarms, set on Events > Events Setup on page 137. The screenshot below shows a small amount of monitored alarms as an example. TRANSMIT / RECEIVE PARAMETERS This parameter displays the parameters of the Secondary radio. See Terminal > Parameters on page 82 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Terminal > TCP Connections The TCP Connections page displays the list of active TCP connections on the radio. Managing the Radio | 173 PRIMARY / SECONDARY TCP CONNECTIONS TABLE The Next button will display the next page of 8 connections and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 connections. If the Auto Refresh option is ticked, the TCP Connections table will refresh every 12 seconds. Aprisa SR User Manual 174 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Ethernet > Summary This page displays the current settings for the Protected Station Ethernet port parameters. See Protected Station: Ethernet > Port Setup, Protected Station: Ethernet > Controller Setup, Ethernet
> L2 Filtering and Ethernet > Advanced for configuration options. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Ethernet > Port Setup This page provides the setup for the Protected Station Ethernet ports settings. Managing the Radio | 175 ETHERNET PORT 1 Status The Ethernet port status can be set to enabled or disabled. The default setting is enabled. Ethernet Data Mode Function Enabled Disabled Enables Ethernet data communication over the radio link. Disables Ethernet data communication over the radio link. Mode The Ethernet port mode can be set to Auto or Manual. The default setting is Auto. Auto provides auto selection of Ethernet Port Speed and Ethernet Duplex. If Ethernet port mode of Manual is selected, the Ethernet Port Speed and Ethernet Duplex can be set. ETHERNET PORT 2 As stated, setting ethernet port 2 is disabled when terminal is protected. This is because Ethernet port 2 is used for communication between the Primary and Secondary radios. LOCAL SWITCH As stated, local switch is always enabled when terminal is protected. Aprisa SR User Manual 176 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Ethernet > Controller Setup This page provides the setup for the Protected Station Ethernet Controller settings. ETHERNET CONTROLLER Changes in these parameters are automatically changed in the partner radio. Primary IP Address Set the static IP Address of the primary radio assigned by your site network administrator using the standard format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The default IP address is in the range 169.254.50.10. Secondary IP Address Set the static IP Address of the secondary radio assigned by your site network administrator using the standard format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The default IP address is in the range 169.254.50.10. Subnet Mask Set the Subnet Mask of the radio using the standard format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0. Gateway Set the Gateway address of the radio, if required, using the standard format xxx.xxx.xxx. The default Gateway is 0.0.0.0. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Security > Manager Managing the Radio | 177 PRIMARY / SECONDARY SECURITY PROFILE See Security > Manager on page 117 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 178 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Maintenance > General See Maintenance > General on page 125 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual Maintenance Protected Station: Maintenance > Protection Managing the Radio | 179 SOFTWARE MANUAL LOCK The software Manual Lock is a software implementation of the Hardware Manual Lock switch on the Protection Switch. Lock Active To This parameter sets the Protection Switch Software Manual Lock. The Software Manual Lock only operates if the Hardware Manual Lock is deactivated (set to the Auto position). Option Automatic Primary Secondary Function The protection is automatic and switching will be governed by normal switching and blocking criteria. The primary radio will become active i.e. traffic will be switched to the primary radio. The secondary radio will become active i.e. traffic will be switched to the secondary radio. Aprisa SR User Manual 180 | Managing the Radio CURRENT PROTECTION INFORMATION Switch Control This parameter shows the status of the switch control i.e. which mechanism is in control of the protection switch. Option Automatic Function The protection is automatic and switching will be governed by normal switching and blocking criteria. Software Manual Lock The Software Manual Lock has control of the protection switch. Hardware Manual Lock The Hardware Manual Lock has control of the protection switch. Active Unit This parameter shows the radio which is currently active (Primary or Secondary). Switch Count This parameter shows the number of protection switch-overs since the last radio reboot (volatile). Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Maintenance > Licence Managing the Radio | 181 PRIMARY / SECONDARY LICENCE See Maintenance > Licence on page 131 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 182 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Maintenance > Advanced NETWORK See Maintenance > Advanced on page 132 for parameter details. PRIMARY / SECONDARY CONFIGURATION See Maintenance > Advanced on page 132 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 183 Events The Events menu contains the setup and management of the alarms, alarm events and traps. Protected Station: Events > Alarm Summary There are two types of events that can be generated on the Aprisa SR radio. These are:
1. Alarm Events Alarm Events are generated to indicate a problem on the radio. 2. Informational Events Informational Events are generated to provide information on key activities that are occurring on the radio. These events do not indicate an alarm on the radio and are used to provide information only. See Alarm Types and Sources on page 216 for a complete list of events. PRIMARY / SECONDARY ALARM SUMMARY See Events > Alarm Summary on page 135 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 184 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Events > Primary History PRIMARY EVENT HISTORY See Events > Event History on page 136 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Events > Secondary History Managing the Radio | 185 SECONDARY EVENT HISTORY See Events > Event History on page 136 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 186 | Managing the Radio Software The Software menu contains the setup and management of the system software including network software distribution and activation on a protected station. Single Radio Software Upgrade The radio software can be upgraded on a single radio single Aprisa SR radio (see Single Radio Software Upgrade on page 211). This process would only be used if the radio was a replacement or a new station in an existing network. Network Software Upgrade The radio software can be upgraded on an entire Aprisa SR radio network remotely over the radio link (see Network Software Upgrade on page 210). This process involves the following steps:
1. Transfer the new software to base station primary radio with Protected Station: Software > Primary File Transfer. 2. File Transfer the new software to base station secondary radio with Protected Station: Software >
Secondary File Transfer. 3. Using the Software Manual Lock, manually lock all protected remotes to the currently active radio
(this is necessary to prevent automatic switching during the distribution and activation process). 4. Distribute the new software to all remote stations with Protected Station: Software > Remote Distribution. Note: The software pack in the base station active radio is used for distribution. 5. Activate of the new software on remote stations with Protected Station: Software > Remote Activation. 6. Finally, activate the new software on the base station primary and secondary radios. Note: activating the software will reboot the radio which will reset the Software Manual Lock to Automatic. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Software > Summary This page provides a summary of the software versions installed on the radio, the setup options and the status of the File Transfers. Managing the Radio | 187 PRIMARY / SECONDARY SOFTWARE VERSIONS See Protected Station: Software > Primary File Transfer and Protected Station: Software > Secondary File Transfer for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 188 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Software > Primary File Transfer This page provides the mechanism to transfer new software from a file source into the primary radio. SETUP FILE TRANSFER FOR PRIMARY UNIT Direction This parameter sets the direction of file transfer. In this software version, the only choice is To Primary Radio. Method This parameter sets the method of file transfer. File Transfer Method Function Primary USB Transfer Transfers the software from the USB flash drive to the primary radio. FTP Transfers the software from an FTP server to the primary radio. Transfer from Secondary Unit Transfers the software from the secondary radio to the primary radio. PRIMARY FILE TRANSFER STATUS See Software > File Transfer on page 146 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 189 To transfer software into the Aprisa SR primary radio:
Primary USB Transfer Method 1. Unzip the software release files in to the root directory of a USB flash drive. 2. Insert the USB flash drive into the primary radio Host Port
. 3. Click on Start Transfer. 4. When the transfer is completed, remove the USB flash drive from the primary radio Host Port. If the SuperVisor USB Boot Upgrade setting is set to Disabled (see USB Boot Upgrade on page 145), the USB flash drive doesnt need to be removed as the radio wont try to load from it. 5. Go to Protected Station: Software > Manager on page 194 to activate the Software Pack. The radio will reboot automatically. FTP Method 1. Unzip the software release files in to a temporary directory. 2. Open the FTP server and point it to the temporary directory. 3. Enter the FTP server IP address, Username and password into SuperVisor. 4. Click on Start Transfer. 5. Go to Protected Station: Software > Manager on page 194 to activate the Software Pack. The radio will reboot automatically. Transfer from Secondary Unit 1. Select Transfer from Secondary Unit. 2. Click on Start Transfer. 3. Go to Protected Station: Software > Manager on page 194 to activate the Software Pack. The radio will reboot automatically. Aprisa SR User Manual 190 | Managing the Radio If the file transfer fails, check the Event History page (see Protected Station: Events > Secondary History on page 185) for more details of the transfer. Aprisa SR User Manual Protected Station: Software > Secondary File Transfer This page provides the mechanism to transfer new software from a file source into the secondary radio. Managing the Radio | 191 SETUP FILE TRANSFER FOR SECONDARY UNIT Direction This parameter sets the direction of file transfer. In this software version, the only choice is To Secondary Radio. Method This parameter sets the method of file transfer. File Transfer Method Function Secondary USB Transfer Transfers the software from the USB flash drive to the secondary radio. FTP Transfers the software from an FTP server to the secondary radio. Transfer from Primary Unit Transfers the software from the primary radio to the secondary radio. SECONDARY FILE TRANSFER STATUS See Software > File Transfer on page 146 for parameter details. Aprisa SR User Manual 192 | Managing the Radio To transfer software into the Aprisa SR secondary radio:
Secondary USB Transfer Method 1. Unzip the software release files in to the root directory of a USB flash drive. 2. Insert the USB flash drive into the secondary radio Host Port
. 3. Click on Start Transfer. 4. When the transfer is completed, remove the USB flash drive from the secondary radio Host Port. If the SuperVisor USB Boot Upgrade setting is set to Disabled (see USB Boot Upgrade on page 145), the USB flash drive doesnt need to be removed as the radio wont try to load from it. 5. Go to Protected Station: Software > Manager on page 194 to activate the Software Pack. The radio will reboot automatically. FTP Method 1. Unzip the software release files in to a temporary directory. 2. Open the FTP server and point it to the temporary directory. 3. Enter the FTP server IP address, Username and password into SuperVisor. 3. Click on Start Transfer. 4. Go to Protected Station: Software > Manager on page 194 to activate the Software Pack. The radio will reboot automatically. Transfer from Primary Unit 1. Select Transfer from Primary Unit. 2. Click on Start Transfer. 3. Go to Protected Station: Software > Manager on page 194 to activate the Software Pack. The radio will reboot automatically. Aprisa SR User Manual If the file transfer fails, check the Event History page (see Protected Station: Events > Primary History on page 184) for more details of the transfer. Managing the Radio | 193 Aprisa SR User Manual 194 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Software > Manager This page summaries and manages the software versions available in the primary and secondary radios. The manager is predominantly used to activate new software on single radios. Network activation is performed with Protected Station: Software > Remote Activation. Both the previous software (if available) and Software Pack versions can be activated on each radio from this page. PRIMARY / SECONDARY CURRENT SOFTWARE Version This parameter displays the software version running on the radio. PRIMARY / SECONDARY PREVIOUS SOFTWARE Version This parameter displays the software version that was running on the radio prior to the current software being activated. Status This parameter displays the status of the software version running on the radio. Status Active Inactive Function The software is operating the radio. The software is not operating the radio but could be re-activated if required. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 195 PRIMARY / SECONDARY SOFTWARE PACK Version This parameter displays the software pack version available for distribution on base station and activate on all stations. Status This parameter displays the status of the software pack version. Status Available Activating Unavailable Activate Function On the base station, the software pack is available for distribution. On all stations, the software pack is available for activation. The software pack is activating in the radio. There is no software pack loaded into the radio. This parameter activates the software pack. The Aprisa SR will automatically reboot after activation. Aprisa SR User Manual 196 | Managing the Radio Protected Station: Software > Remote Distribution This page provides the mechanism to distribute software to all remote protected stations into the Aprisa SR network (FAN) and then activate it. The Software Pack loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Protected Station:
Software > Primary File Transfer on page 188) is distributed via the radio link to all remote stations from the active radio. The distribution process is monitored from this page. When all remote stations receive the Software Pack version, the software can be remotely activated on all remote stations. This page is only available when the radio is configured as a Base Station. REMOTE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION Software Pack Version This parameter displays the software pack version available for distribution on base station and activate on all stations. Status This parameter displays the status of the software pack version. If a Software Pack is not available, the status will display Unavailable and the software distribution mechanism will not work. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 197 Start Transfer This parameter when activated distributes (broadcasts) the new Software Pack to all remote stations in the FAN. Note: The distribution of software to remote stations does not stop customer traffic from being transferred. However, due to the volume of traffic, the software distribution process may affect customer traffic. Software distribution traffic is classified as management traffic but does not use the Ethernet management priority setting. Software distribution traffic priority has a fixed priority setting of very low. To distribute software to remote stations:
This process assumes that a Software Pack has been loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Protected Station: Software > Primary File Transfer on page 188). 1. To ensure that the Network Table is up to date, it is recommended running the node discover function
(see Discover Nodes on page 133). 2. Click on Start Transfer. Note: This process could take anywhere between 40 minutes and several hours depending on channel size, Ethernet Management Priority setting and the amount of customer traffic on the network. Result Function Over the Air Transfer Progress The percentage of the software pack that has been broadcast to the remote radios. Poll Remote Locations X is the number of radios polled to determine the number of standby radios. Y is the number of remote radios registered with the base station. Transfer software to remote standby radios X is the number of standby radios with the new software version. Y is the number of standby radios requiring the new software version. 3. When the distribution is completed, activate the software with the Remote Software Activation. Pause Transfer This parameter when activated, pauses the Over the Air Transfer Process and shows the distribution status. The distribution process will continue from where it was paused with Resume Transfer. Aprisa SR User Manual 198 | Managing the Radio Cancel Transfer This parameter when activated, cancels the Over the Air Transfer Process immediately. During the distribution process, it is possible to navigate away from this page and come back to it to check progress. The SuperVisor session will not timeout. Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 199 Protected Station: Software > Remote Activation This page provides the mechanism to activate software on all remote protected stations. The Software Pack has been loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Protected Station: Software > Primary File Transfer on page 188) and distributed via the radio link to all remote stations from the active radio. When all remote stations receive the Software Pack version, the software can be remotely activated on all remote stations. The activation process is monitored by this page. This page is only available when the radio is configured as a Base Station. REMOTE SOFTWARE ACTIVATION When the software pack version has been distributed to all the remote stations, the software is then activated in all the remote stations with this command. If successful, then activate the software pack in the base station to complete the network upgrade. Version This parameter displays the software version for activation. The default version is the software pack version but any valid software version can be entered in the format n.n.n. Aprisa SR User Manual 200 | Managing the Radio To activate software in remote stations:
This process assumes that a Software Pack has been loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Software > File Transfer on page 146) and that distributed to all remote radios in the FAN. Note: Do not navigate SuperVisor away from this page during the activation process (SuperVisor can lose PC focus). 1. Enter the Software Pack version (if different from displayed version). 2. Click on Start Activation. The remote stations will be polled to determine which radios require activation:
Result Function (X of Y) Remote Radios Polled for Partners X is the number of radios polled to determine the number of protected stations in the network. Y is the number of remote radios registered with the base station. Remote Radios Polled for New Version X is the number of radios polled to determine the number of radios that contain the new software version. Y is the number of remote radios registered with the base station. Remote Radios Activated X is the number of radios that contain the new software version and have been activated. Y is the number of radios that contain the new software version and can be activated. Remote Radios On New Version X is the number of radios that has been successfully activated and now running the new version of software. Y is the number of radios that the activation command was executed on. When the activation is ready to start:
3. Click on OK to start the activation process or Cancel to quit. Aprisa SR User Manual The page will display the progress of the activation. Managing the Radio | 201 The example shows that during the activation process there were exceptions that may need to be investigated. When all the remote radios have been activated, the base station radio must now be activated with (see Software > Manager on page 149). 4. Click on OK to start the activation on the base station. Aprisa SR User Manual 202 | Managing the Radio Command Line Interface The Aprisa SR has a Command Line Interface (CLI) which provides basic product setup and configuration. This can be useful if you need to confirm the radios IP address, for example. You can password-protect the Command Line Interface to prevent unauthorized users from modifying radio settings. This interface can be accessed via an Ethernet Port (RJ45) or the Management Port (USB micro type B). Connecting to the Management Port A USB Cable USB A to USB micro B, 1m is provided with each radio. 1. Connect the USB A to your computer USB port and the USB micro B to the management port of the Aprisa SR (MGMT). 2. Unzip and install the USB Serial Driver CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.zip on your computer. This file is on the Information and setup CD supplied with the radio. 3. Go to your computer device manager (Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager) 4. Click on Ports (COM & LPT) Aprisa SR User Manual 5. Make a note of the COM port which has been allocated to the Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM3 in the example below) Managing the Radio | 203 6. Open HyperTerminal Session (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal) 7. Enter a name for the connection (Aprisa SR CLI for example) and click OK. 8. Select the COM port from the Connect Using drop-down box that was allocated to the UART USB. Aprisa SR User Manual 204 | Managing the Radio 9. Set the COM port settings as follows:
10. Click OK. The HyperTerminal window will open. 11. Press the Enter key to initiate the session. 12. Login to the Aprisa SR CLI with a default Username admin and Password admin. The Aprisa MIB menu is shown:
Aprisa SR User Manual Managing the Radio | 205 CLI Commands To enter a CLI command:
1. Type the first few characters of the command and hit Tab. This auto completes the command. 2. Enter the command string and enter. Note: All CLI commands are case sensitive. The top level CLI command list is displayed by typing a ? at the command prompt. The following is a list of the top level CLI commands and their usage:
CLI Command Usage adduser adduser [-g <password aging>] [-a <account aging>] [-i <role>] <userName>
<userPassword>
browser browser <state(STR)>
cd clear config debug cd <changeMode(STR)>
Clears the screen config userdefault save restore factorydefault restore set subsystem param(INT) level param(INT) get clear subsystem param(INT) level param(INT) help log dump clear deleteuser deleteuser <userName>
editpasswd editpasswd <oldpassword> <newpassword>
edituser edituser [-p <password>] [-g <password aging>] [-a <account aging>] [-i]
get list logout ls pwd reboot rohc set who get [-m <mib name>] [-n <module name>] <attribute name> [indexes]
list <tablename>
Logs out from the CLI Displays the next level menu items Displays the current working directory Reboots the radio stats show clear set [-m <mib name> ] [-n <module name>] <attribute name> <attribute set v]
Shows the users currently logged into the radio Aprisa SR User Manual 206 | Managing the Radio Viewing the CLI Terminal Summary At the command prompt, type ls Terminal Changing the Radio IP Address with the CLI At the command prompt, type set termEthController1IpAddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Aprisa SR User Manual In-Service Commissioning Before You Start When you have finished installing the hardware, RF and the traffic interface cabling, the system is ready to be commissioned. Commissioning the radio is a simple process and consists of:
Managing the Radio | 207 1. Powering up the radios. 2. Configuring all radios in the FAN using SuperVisor. 3. Aligning the antennas. 4. Testing that the links are operating correctly. 5. Connecting up the client or user interfaces. What You Will Need Appropriately qualified commissioning staff at both ends of each link. Safety equipment appropriate for the antenna location at both ends of each link. Communication equipment, that is, mobile phones or two-way radios. SuperVisor software running on an appropriate laptop, computer, or workstation at the base station radio. Tools to facilitate loosening and re-tightening the antenna pan and tilt adjusters. Predicted receiver input levels and fade margin figures from the radio link budget. Aprisa SR User Manual 208 | Managing the Radio Antenna Alignment A base station omni directional collinear antenna has a vertical polarization. The remote station yagi antennas must also have vertical polarization. Aligning the Antennas Align the remote station yagi antennas by making small adjustments while monitoring the RSSI. The Aprisa SR has a Test Mode which presents a real time visual display of the RSSI on the front panel LEDs. This can be used to adjust the antenna for optimum signal strength (see Test Mode on page 26). Note: Low gain antennas need less adjustment in elevation as they are simply aimed at the horizon. They should always be panned horizontally to find the peak signal. 1. Press and hold the ENTER button on the radio LED panel until all the LEDs flash green (about 3 - 5 seconds). Note: The time for the LEDs to display the RSSI result is variable, depending on the network traffic, and can be up to 5 seconds. Small antenna adjustments should be made and then wait for the display to refresh. The RSSI poll refresh rate can be set with the SuperVisor command Transmit Period (see Maintenance > Test Mode on page 128). 2. Move the antenna through a complete sweep horizontally (pan). Note down the RSSI reading for all the peaks in RSSI that you discover in the pan. 3. Move the antenna to the position corresponding to the maximum RSSI value obtained during the pan. Move the antenna horizontally slightly to each side of this maximum to find the two points where the RSSI drops slightly. 4. Move the antenna halfway between these two points and tighten the clamp. 5. If the antenna has an elevation adjustment, move the antenna through a complete sweep (tilt) vertically. Note down the RSSI reading for all the peaks in RSSI that you discover in the tilt. 6. Move the antenna to the position corresponding to the maximum RSSI value obtained during the tilt. Move the antenna slightly up and then down from the maximum to find the two points where the RSSI drops slightly. 7. Move the antenna halfway between these two points and tighten the clamp. 8. Recheck the pan (steps 2-4) and tighten all the clamps firmly. 9. To exit Test Mode, press and hold the ENTER button until all the LEDs flash red (about 3 5 seconds). Aprisa SR User Manual 9. Maintenance Maintenance | 209 No User-Serviceable Components There are no user-serviceable components within the radio. All hardware maintenance must be completed by 4RF or an authorized service centre. Do not attempt to carry out repairs to any boards or parts. Return all faulty radios to 4RF or an authorized service centre. For more information on maintenance and training, please contact 4RF Customer Services at support@4rf.com. CAUTION: Electro Static Discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy the sensitive electrical components in the radio. Aprisa SR User Manual 210 | Maintenance Radio Software Upgrade A software upgrade can be performed on a single radio or an entire Aprisa SR network (FAN). Network Software Upgrade This process allows customers to upgrade their Aprisa SR network from the central base station location without need for visiting remote sites. The Software Pack is loaded into the base station with the file transfer process (see Software > File Transfer on page 146) and distributed via the radio link to all remote stations. When all remote stations receive the Software Pack version, the software can be remotely activated on all remote stations. Upgrade Process The Aprisa SR network upgrade operation is indicated in base station and remote stations by a flashing orange AUX LED. To upgrade the entire Aprisa SR network software:
1. Using File Transfer, load the software pack into the base station (see Software > File Transfer on page 146). 2. Distribute the software to the entire network of remote radios (see Software > Remote Distribution on page 152). Note: The distribution of software to remote stations does not stop customer traffic from being transferred. However, due to the volume of traffic, the software distribution process may affect customer traffic. Software distribution traffic is classified as management traffic but does not use the Ethernet management priority setting. Software distribution traffic priority has a fixed priority setting of very low. 3. Activate the software on the entire network of remote radios (see Software > Remote Activation on page 155). Where the new software has been activated, remote stations will re-register with the base station. The remote stations software version can verified with Network Status > Network Table on page 158. 4. Activate the software on the base station radio (see Software > Manager on page 149). Aprisa SR User Manual Maintenance | 211 Single Radio Software Upgrade The software upgrade procedure is different for an Aprisa SR Protected Station (see Protected Station Software Upgrade on page 32). Note: If a radio has been configured for a Protection Type of Redundant (see Protected Station:
Terminal > Operating Mode on page 169), and that radio is no longer part of a Protected Station, the Protection Type must be changed to None before the radio software upgrade can be achieved. File Transfer Method This process allows customers to upgrade a single Aprisa SR radio. The Software Pack is loaded into the radio with the file transfer process (see Software > File Transfer on page 146) and activated (see Software > Manager on page 149). Upgrade Process The Aprisa SR upgrade operation is indicated by a flashing orange AUX LED. To upgrade the Aprisa SR radio software:
1. Unzip the software release files in to the root directory of a USB flash drive. 2. Check that the SuperVisor USB Boot Upgrade setting is set to Disabled (see Software > Setup on page 145). 3. Insert the USB flash drive into the Host Port
. 4. Using File Transfer, load the software pack into the radio (see Software > File Transfer on page 146). 5. Activate the software on the radio (see Software > Manager on page 149). Aprisa SR User Manual 212 | Maintenance USB Boot Upgrade Method A single Aprisa SR radio can also be upgraded simply by plugging a USB flash drive containing the new software into the USB A host port on the Aprisa SR front panel and power cycling the radio. Upgrade Process To upgrade the Aprisa SR radio software:
1. Unzip the software release files in to the root directory of a USB flash drive. 2. Check that the SuperVisor USB Boot Upgrade setting is set to Load and Activate (see Software >
Setup on page 145). 3. Power off the Aprisa SR and insert the USB flash drive into the Host Port
. 4. Power on the Aprisa SR. 5. The software upgrade process is complete when the OK LED lights solid orange. This can take about 2 minutes. The software will have loaded in to the radio Software Pack location. 6. Remove the USB flash drive from the Host Port
. 7. Power cycle the Aprisa SR. Login to the radio being upgraded and go to SuperVisor Software > Manager on page 149. The version of the uploaded software will be displayed in the Software Pack Version field. If the upgrade process did not start, the Aprisa SR could already be operating on the version of software on the USB flash drive. This will be indicated by flashing OK LED and then the OK, DATA and CPU will light steady green. Aprisa SR User Manual Maintenance | 213 If the radio is not operating on the new software (after the power cycle), it could be caused by the SuperVisor USB Boot Upgrade setting set to Load Only (see Software > Setup on page 145). In this case, go to SuperVisor see Software > Manager on page 149 and tick the Software Pack Activate checkbox and click Appy. If any Display Panel LED flashes red or is steady red during the upgrade process, it indicates that the upgrade has failed. This could be caused by incorrect files on the USB flash drive or a radio hardware failure. Software Downgrade Radio software can also be downgraded if required. This may be required if a new radio is purchased for an existing network which is operating on an earlier software release. The downgrade process is the same as the upgrade process. Aprisa SR User Manual 214 | Interface Connections 10. Interface Connections RJ45 Connector Pin Assignments RJ45 pin numbering Ethernet Interface Connections Pin number Pin function Direction TIA-568A wire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Transmit Transmit Receive Not used Not used Receive Not used Not used Output Output Input colour Green/white Green Orange/white Blue Blue/white Input Orange Brown/white Brown RJ45 connector LED indicators LED Green Green Status On Flashing Explanation Ethernet signal received Indicates data traffic present on the interface Note: Do not connect Power over Ethernet (PoE) connections to the Aprisa SR Ethernet ports as this will damage the port. Aprisa SR User Manual RS-232 Serial Interface Connections The RS-232 Serial Interface is always configured as a DCE:
Interface Connections | 215 RJ45 Pin Function Direction TIA-568A Wire Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RTS DTR TXD Ground DCD RXD DSR CTS Input Input Input Output Output Output Output Colour Green / white Green Orange / white Blue Blue / white Orange Brown / white Brown Protection Switch Remote Control Connections 1 2 3 4 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Function A radio active Ground B radio active Ground Aprisa SR User Manual 216 | Alarm Types and Sources 11. Alarm Types and Sources Alarm Types There are three types of alarm event configuration types:
1. Threshold Type These alarm events have lower and upper limits. An alarm is raised if current reading is outside the limits. Note: the limits for PA Current, TX AGC, TX Reverse Power and Thermal shutdown are not user configurable. 2. Error Ratio Type This is the ratio of bad packets vs total packets in the defined sample duration. For Serial, it is the ratio of bad characters vs total characters in the duration seconds. An alarm is raised if current error ratio is greater than the configured ratio. The error ratio is configured in Upper Limit field and accepts value between 0 and 1. Monitoring of these events can be disabled by setting the duration parameter to 0. 3. Sample Duration Type Used for No Receive data events type. An alarm is raised if no data is received in the defined sample duration. Monitoring of these events can be disabled by setting the duration parameter to 0. See Events > Events Setup on page 137 for setup of alarm thresholds / sample durations etc. Alarm Events Transmitter Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Configuration Type Function 1 2 3 4 31 PA Current critical(1) Threshold Type Alarm to indicate that the current drawn by the transmitter power amplifier is outside defined limits. TX AGC critical(1) Threshold Type Alarm to indicate that the variable gain control of the transmitter is outside defined limits. TX Reverse Power Temperature Threshold Thermal Shutdown warning(4) Threshold Type Alarm to indicate that the antenna is not connected to the radio warning(4) Threshold Type Alarm to indicate that the transmitter temperature is outside defined limits. critical(1) Threshold Type Alarm to indicate that the transmitter has shutdown due to excessively high temperature. Aprisa SR User Manual Alarm Types and Sources | 217 Receiver Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Configuration Type Function 7 8 9 RSSI Threshold warning(4) Threshold Type Alarm to indicate that the receiver RSSI RX Synthesizer Not Locked critical(1) Not Configurable reading taken on the last packet received is outside defined limits. Alarm to indicate that the receiver Synthesizer is not locked on the RF received signal. RX CRC Errors warning(4) Error Ratio Type Alarm to indicate that the data received on the RF path contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold. Radio Interface Path Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity 34 RF No Receive Data warning(4) Customer Equipment Interface Path Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Port 1 Eth No Receive Data warning(4) Configuration Type Sample Duration Type Configuration Type Sample Duration Type 10 11 12 35 36 37 13 14 Port 1 Eth Data Receive Errors warning(4) Error Ratio Type Port 1 Eth Data Transmit Errors warning(4) Error Ratio Type Port 2 Eth No Receive Data warning(4) Sample Duration Type Port 2 Eth Data Receive Errors warning(4) Error Ratio Type Port 2 Eth Data Transmit Errors warning(4) Error Ratio Type Serial Data No Receive Data warning(4) Sample Duration Type Serial Data Receive Errors warning(4) Error Ratio Type Aprisa SR User Manual Function Alarm to indicate that there is no data received on the RF path in the defined duration period. Function Alarm to indicate that Ethernet port 1 has no received input signal in the defined duration period. Alarm to indicate that Ethernet port 1 received input signal contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold. Alarm to indicate that Ethernet port 1 transmitted output signal contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold. Alarm to indicate that Ethernet port 2 has no received input signal in the defined duration period. Alarm to indicate that Ethernet port 2 received input signal contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold. Alarm to indicate that Ethernet port 2 transmitted output signal contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold. Alarm to indicate that the RS-232 port has no received input signal in the defined duration period. Alarm to indicate that the RS-232 port received input signal contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold. 218 | Alarm Types and Sources Component Failure Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Configuration Type Function 16 Component Failure major(2) Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that a hardware component has failed. Diagnostic Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Protection Sw Manual Lock warning(4) Configuration Type Not Configurable Protection Hw Manual Lock warning(4) Not Configurable 17 18 Function Alarm to indicate that the Protection Switch Software Manual Lock has been activated. Alarm to indicate that the Protection Switch Hardware Manual Lock has been activated. Software Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Configuration Type Function 20 21 32 39 Calibration Failure major(2) Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that the RF calibration has failed. Configuration Not Supported major(2) Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that a configuration has entered that is invalid. Network Configuration Warning Software Restart Required warning(4) Not Configurable Alarm to indicate a network configuration problem e.g. duplicate IP address. warning(4) Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that a configuration has changed that requires a software reboot. Protection Alarms Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Protection Peer Comms Lost major(2) Configuration Type Not Configurable Function Alarm to indicate that the standby radio has lost communication with the active radio. Protection Hardware Failure major(2) Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that there is a failure in the protection switch hardware. Aprisa SR User Manual 23 54 Informational Events Alarm Types and Sources | 219 Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Function 26 27 28 29 30 33 User authentication succeeded User authentication failed information(5) information(5) Protection switch failed information(5) Software Watchdog Expired information(5) Event to indicate that a user is successfully authenticated on the radio during login. The information on the user that was successfully authenticated is provided in the eventHistoryInfo object of the Event History Log. Event to indicate that a user has failed to be authenticated on the radio during login. The information on the user that was unsuccessfully authenticated is provided in the eventHistoryInfo object of the Event History Log. Event to indicate that a protection switch over cannot occur for some reason. The reason for the failure to switch is described in the eventHistoryInfo object of the Event History Log. Event to indicate that a software watchdog occurred on the radio. Any information relevant to the cause of the watchdog is provided in the eventHistoryInfo object of the Event History Log. Software Start Up information(5) Event to indicate that the radio software has started. Any information relevant to the software start up is provided in the eventHistoryInfo object of the Event History Log. Protection Switch Occurred information(5) Event to indicate that a protection switch over occurs for some reason. The reason for the switch over is described in the eventHistoryInfo object of the Event History Log. Aprisa SR User Manual 220 | Specifications 12. Specifications RF Specifications ETSI Compliant Frequency Bands Broadcast Band Frequency Band Frequency Tuning Synthesizer Step VHF UHF 136 MHz 400 MHz Range 136-174 MHz 400-470 MHz Size 6.250 kHz 6.250 kHz Channel Sizes Product Range Channel Size Gross Radio Capacity 12.5 kHz 25 kHz 9.6 kbit/s 19.2 kbit/s Aprisa SR User Manual 12.5251364009.619.2Available nowFuture releaseChannel Size (kHz)Gross Radio capacity (kbit/s)Band (MHz) Specifications | 221 Transmitter Transmit Power output 0.01 to 5.0 W (+10 to +37 dBm, in 1 dB steps) Transient adjacent channel power
< - 50 dBc Spurious emissions
< - 37 dBm Attack time Release time Data turnaround time Frequency stability Frequency aging
< 1.5 ms
< 1.5 ms
< 10 ms 1 ppm
< 1 ppm / annum Synthesizer lock time
< 1.5 ms (5 MHz step) Adjacent channel power 12.5 kHz
< - 60 dBc 25 kHz
< - 55 dBc Note: The Aprisa SR transmitter contains power amplifier protection which allows the antenna to be disconnected from the antenna port without product damage. Receiver Receiver sensitivity BER < 10-2 BER < 10-3 BER < 10-6 Adjacent channel selectivity 12.5 kHz 117 dBm 114 dBm 110 dBm
> 60 dB Co-channel rejection
> 12 dB Intermodulation response rejection Blocking or desensitization Spurious response rejection
> 70 dB
> 90 dB
> 75 dB 25 kHz 114 dBm 111 dBm 107 dBm
> 45 dB Aprisa SR User Manual 222 | Specifications Modem Modulation 4-CPFSK Forward Error Correction trellis code Data Payload Security Data payload security CCM* Counter with CBC-MAC Data encryption Data authentication Counter Mode Encryption (CTR) using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128, 192 or 256 Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code (CBC-MAC) using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128, 192 or 256 Aprisa SR User Manual Specifications | 223 Interface Specifications Ethernet Interface The Aprisa SR radio features an integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX layer-2 Ethernet switch. To simplify network setup, each port supports auto-negotiation and auto-sensing MDI/MDIX. Operators can select from the following preset modes:
Auto negotiate 10Base-T half or full duplex 100Base-TX half or full duplex The switch is IEEE 802.3-compatible. It passes VLAN tagged traffic. General Interface RJ45 x 2 (Integrated 2-port switch) Cabling CAT-5 UTP, supports auto MDIX (Standard Ethernet) Maximum line length 100 metres on cat-5 or better Bandwidth allocation The Ethernet capacity maximum is determined by the available radio link capacity. Maximum transmission unit Option setting of 1522 or 1536 octets Address table size 1024 MAC addresses Ethernet mode Diagnostics Left Green LED Right Green LED 10Base-T or 100Base-TX Full duplex or half duplex
(Auto-negotiating and auto-sensing) Off: no Ethernet signal received On: Ethernet signal received Off: Indicates no data traffic present on the interface Flashing: Indicates data traffic present on the interface Note: Do not connect Power over Ethernet (PoE) connections to the Aprisa SR Ethernet ports as this will damage the port. Aprisa SR User Manual 224 | Specifications RS-232 Asynchronous Interface The Aprisa SR radios ITU-T V.24 compliant RS-232 interface is configured as a Cisco pinout DCE. The interface terminates to a DTE using a straight-through cable or to a DCE with a crossover cable (null modem). The interface uses two handshaking control lines between the DTE and the DCE. General Interface ITU-T V.24 / EIA/TIA RS-232E Async parameters Interface direction DCE only Maximum line length 10 metres Standard mode data bits 7 or 8 bits Standard mode parity Configurable for None, Even or Odd Standard mode stop bits 1 or 2 bits Interface baud rates 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200 bit/s Control signals DCE to DTE CTS, RTS, DSR, DTR Protection Switch Specifications RF Insertion Loss
< 0.5 dB Remote Control inputs Logic 4700 ohms pullup to +3.3 VDC Aprisa SR User Manual Specifications | 225 Power Specifications Power Supply Aprisa SR Radio Nominal voltage
+13.8 VDC (negative earth) Input voltage range
+10 to +30 VDC Maximum power input 30 W Connector Phoenix Contact 4 pin male screw fitting MC 1.5/ 4-GF-3.5 Aprisa SR Protected Station Nominal voltage
+13.8 VDC (negative earth) Input voltage range
+10 to +30 VDC Maximum power input 35 W Connector 2x Phoenix Contact 2 pin male screw fitting MC 1.5/ 2-GF-3.5 Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station Nominal voltage
+13.8 VDC (negative earth) Input voltage range
+10 to +30 VDC Maximum power input 35 W Connector 2x Phoenix Contact 4 pin male screw fitting MC 1.5/ 2-GF-3.5 Power Consumption Aprisa SR Radio Mode Power Consumption Transmit / Receive
< 22.5 W for 5W transmit power
< 15.0 W for 1W transmit power Receive only
< 6 W full Ethernet traffic activity
< 4.5 W no Ethernet traffic activity Aprisa SR Protected Station and Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station Mode Power Consumption Transmit / Receive
< 31 W for 5W transmit power
< 23.5 W for 1W transmit power Receive only
< 14.5 W full Ethernet traffic activity
< 11.5 W no Ethernet traffic activity Aprisa SR User Manual 226 | Specifications Power Dissipation Aprisa SR Radio Transmit Power Power Dissipation 1W transmit power 5W transmit power
< 14.0 W
< 17.5 W Aprisa SR Protected Station and Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station Transmit Power Power Dissipation 1W transmit power 5W transmit power
< 22.5 W
< 26.0 W Aprisa SR User Manual Specifications | 227 General Specifications Environmental Operating temperature range
- 40 to + 70 C Storage temperature range
- 40 to + 80 C Operating humidity Maximum 95% non-condensing Acoustic noise emission No audible noise emission Mechanical Aprisa SR Radio Dimensions Width 177 mm Depth 110 mm (126 mm with TNC connector) Weight Colour Mounting Height 41.5 mm 720 g Matt black Wall (2 x M5 screws) Rack shelf (2 x M4 screws) DIN rail bracket Aprisa SR Protected Station Dimensions Width 430 mm Depth 220 mm (incl interconnect cables) Weight Colour Mounting Height 90 mm 4.46 kg Matt black Rack mount (2 x M4 screws) Compliance Radio EMI / EMC Safety 12.5 kHz 25 kHz EN 300 113-2 EN 302 561 EN 301 489 Parts 1 & 5 EN 60950 Environmental ETS 300 019 Class 3.4 Aprisa SR User Manual 228 | Product End Of Life 13. Product End Of Life End-of-Life Recycling Programme (WEEE) The WEEE Directive concerns the recovery, reuse, and recycling of electronic and electrical equipment. Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly. 4RF has implemented an end-of-life recycling programme to manage the reuse, recycling, and recovery of waste in an environmentally safe manner using processes that comply with the WEEE Directive (EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/96/EC). The WEEE Symbol Explained This symbol appears on Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) as part of the WEEE (Waste EEE) directive. It means that the EEE may contain hazardous substances and must not be thrown away with municipal or other waste. WEEE Must Be Collected Separately You must not dispose of electrical and electronic waste with municipal and other waste. You must separate it from other waste and recycling so that it can be easily collected by the proper regional WEEE collection system in your area. YOUR ROLE in the Recovery of WEEE By separately collecting and properly disposing of WEEE, you are helping to reduce the amount of WEEE that enters the waste stream. One of the aims of the WEEE directive is to divert EEE away from landfill and encourage recycling. Recycling EEE means that valuable resources such as metals and other materials (which require energy to source and manufacture) are not wasted. Also, the pollution associated with accessing new materials and manufacturing new products is reduced. EEE Waste Impacts the Environment and Health Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) contains hazardous substances which have potential effects on the environment and human health. If you want environmental information on the Aprisa SR radio, contact us (on page 13). Aprisa SR User Manual 14. Abbreviations Abbreviations | 229 AES AGC BER CBC CCM DCE DTE EMC EMI ESD ETSI FW HW IF IP I/O ISP Advanced Encryption Standard SWR Standing Wave Ratio TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TCXO Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TMR TX UTP VAC VCO VDC Trunk Mobile Radio Transmitter Unshielded Twisted Pair Volts AC Voltage Controlled Oscillator Volts DC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Automatic Gain Control Bit Error Rate Cipher Block Chaining Counter with CBC-MAC integrity Data Communications Equipment Data Radio Equipment Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Electro-Magnetic Interference Electro-Static Discharge European Telecommunications Standards Institute Firmware Hardware Intermediate Frequency Internet Protocol Input/Output Internet Service Provider kbit/s Kilobits per second kHz LAN LED mA MAC MAC Kilohertz Local Area Network Light Emitting Diode Milliamps Media Access Control Message Authentication Code Mbit/s Megabits per second MHz MIB Megahertz Management Information Base MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTTR Mean Time To Repair ms NMS FAN PC PCA PLL ppm PMR RF milliseconds Network Management System Field Area Network Personal Computer Printed Circuit Assembly Phase Locked Loop Parts Per Million Public Mobile Radio Radio Frequency RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances RSSI RX Received Signal Strength Indication Receiver SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNR Signal to Noise Ratio Aprisa SR User Manual 230 | Index 15. Index A access rights accessory kit antennas aligning installing selection and siting siting attenuators B bench setup C cabling accessory kit coaxial feeder CD contents E 113 14 208 55 46 48 45 45 14 45, 49 14 earthing environmental requirements 45, 49, 51 50 F feeder cables front panel connections H hardware accessory kit installing humidity I in-service commissioning interface connections Ethernet RS-232 Serial 49 24 14 55 50 207 214 214 215 14 51 49 65 66 122 14 50 114 46 46 214 215 50 45, 51 65 66 50 127 50 127 J Java requirement for L lightning protection linking system plan logging in SuperVisor logging out SuperVisor M maintenance summary mounting kit O operating temperature P passwords changing path planning path propagation calculator pinouts Ethernet RS-232 Serial power supply R radio earthing logging into logging out operating temperature rebooting storage temperature rebooting the radio RS-232 serial data RS-232 Serial interface interface connections for 95 94, 95, 99, 101, 175 215 Aprisa SR User Manual Index | 231 port settings for 95 S security settings 109, 115, 117, 119, 135, 139, 141 108 summary security users user privileges SuperVisor logging into logging out PC settings for T temperature tools U users adding changing passwords deleting user details user privilege W WEEE 113 65 66 61 50 52 113 114 114 113 114 228 Aprisa SR User Manual
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4RF Limited
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0021732375
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PO Box 13-506 Wellington 6440
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T******@TIMCOENGR.COM
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B2: General Mobile Radio And Broadcast Services equipment in the following 47 CFR Parts 22 (non-cellular) 73, 74, 90, 95, 97, & 101 (all below 3 GHz)
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UIP
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SRN0400025A
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P**** Y******
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+64 4********
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+64 4********
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| 1 | Long-Term Confidentiality Does this application include a request for confidentiality for any portion(s) of the data contained in this application pursuant to 47 CFR § 0.459 of the Commission Rules?: | No | ||||
| if no date is supplied, the release date will be set to 45 calendar days past the date of grant. | ||||||
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| 1 | Is this application for software defined/cognitive radio authorization? | No | ||||
| 1 | Equipment Class | TNB - Licensed Non-Broadcast Station Transmitter | ||||
| 1 | Description of product as it is marketed: (NOTE: This text will appear below the equipment class on the grant) | P-TO-MP FIXED TRANSMITTER, SCADA APPLICATIONS | ||||
| 1 | Related OET KnowledgeDataBase Inquiry: Is there a KDB inquiry associated with this application? | No | ||||
| 1 | Modular Equipment Type | Does not apply | ||||
| 1 | Purpose / Application is for | Original Equipment | ||||
| 1 | Composite Equipment: Is the equipment in this application a composite device subject to an additional equipment authorization? | No | ||||
| 1 | Related Equipment: Is the equipment in this application part of a system that operates with, or is marketed with, another device that requires an equipment authorization? | No | ||||
| 1 | Grant Comments | Power listed is rated antenna terminal power. Maximum conducted power output according to 90.205(s) is 5W. This device must be professionally installed. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance of at least 2.5 meters from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. | ||||
| 1 | Is there an equipment authorization waiver associated with this application? | No | ||||
| 1 | If there is an equipment authorization waiver associated with this application, has the associated waiver been approved and all information uploaded? | No | ||||
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Celltech Labs Inc.
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B**** H******
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250-7******** Extension:
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250-7********
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