User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Scope of This Manual
- Conventions Used in This Manual
- Intended Audience for this Manual
- General Cautions and Warnings
- List of References
- Overview Of Subscriber Station
- Installation of Subscriber Station
- Aperto Installation Manager
- Specifications
- Event Reporting
- Cables, Spares and Accessories
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Virtual Local Area Network
- Troubleshooting
- LIMITED EQUIPMENT WARRANTY (“Agreement”)
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Chapter 1. Overview Of Subscriber Station
1.3 VLAN Mode
The way SS operates in VLAN mode has been discussed in Virtual Local Area Net-
work. Please refer to Virtual Local Area Network, for information on SS in VLAN Mode
and different user scenario examples.
1.4 Management, Configuration and Diagnostic
Functions
The PacketMax 100/300 includes a number of features which provide management,
configuration, and diagnostic functions. They range from front-panel LEDs to an user
interface (through CLI), and include:
LEDs — LED indicators on the front of the Indoor Unit show status of the LAN
and wireless interfaces as well as power to the unit.
Aperto Installation Manager — This utility initializes newly-installed subscriber
equipment and allows antenna alignment for optimal wireless communication.
Use of the Aperto Installation Manager (AIM) is described in Chapter 5.
SNMP Agent — Each PacketMax 100/300 includes an SNMP agent which can
be accessed via a standard SNMP manager, either directly or through the Base
Station Unit’s proxy agent.
Command Line Interface — For basic diagnostics, a limited command line inter-
face (CLI) to the PacketMax 100/300 can be accessed via telnet.
1.4.1 Upgrades
There are two types of upgrades that can be done using the EMS, and they are:
Bulk Upgrade : The bulk upgrade feature of EMS allows the users to upgrade
the BS/SS efficiently.
LAN Upgrade: When there is network connectivity to the BS, users can
upgrade the SS using the LAN upgrade tool in EMS. This implies that LAN
Upgrade can be used typically in a laboratory environment.
1.4.2 SS Configuration
SS configuration can be done in server mode or in local mode:
In local mode, the SS’s configuration is performed using the Aperto Installation
Manager (AIM).
In server mode, subscriber equipment is provisioned using the WaveCenter
Configuration Manager, as described in the Element Management System
Installation, Configuration, and Operation manual. On boot-up, after getting
address and file information from its assigned DHCP server, the Packetmax
100/300 downloads its configuration file from the base station’s TFTP server.
Configuration of the Packetmax 100/300 can be performed via the EMS or CLIs.