Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul FM3200 Endo
- Table of Contents
- 1. HAZARDOUS CONDITION WARNINGS
- 2. Reporting mistakes and recommending improvements
- 3. Getting Started
- 4. Installing the radio
- 5. Hardware installation
- 5.1. Fluidmesh hardware installation
- 5.2. Connecting the Cisco FM3200 Endo to networking and communications hardware
- 6. Using the Fluidmesh Partner Portal
- 7. Device configuration using the configurator interface
- 7.1. Software and hardware prerequisites
- 7.2. Accessing the Cisco FM3200 Endo for device configuration
- 7.3. Switching between offline and online modes
- 7.4. General settings
- 7.5. Network control
- 7.5.1. Ping softdog
- 7.5.2. FM-QUADRO
- FM-QUADRO for mesh network-capable devices
- Plotting and interpreting the wireless links
- Viewing live data for a radio or wireless link
- Viewing live RSSI data for a wireless link
- Manipulating the FM-QUADRO view
- Changing the relative position of device icons
- Showing KPI values for wireless links
- Adding an aerial map to the FM-QUADRO view
- Adjusting the transparency of the aerial map view
- Exporting a network representation file
- 7.5.3. Advanced tools
- 7.6. Advanced settings
- 7.6.1. Advanced radio settings
- 7.6.2.
- 7.6.3. Ethernet settings
- 7.6.4. Static routes
- 7.6.5. Pass lists and Block lists
- 7.6.6. Multicast
- 7.6.7. SNMP configuration
- 7.6.8. Wireless access point configuration
- 7.6.9. RADIUS configuration
- 7.6.10. NTP Configuration
- 7.6.11. L2TP configuration
- 7.6.12. VLAN settings
- 7.6.13. Fluidity settings
- 7.6.14. Miscellaneous settings
- 7.7. Management settings
- 7.7.1. View Mode settings
- 7.7.2. Changing the Administrator username and password
- 7.7.3. Overwriting and upgrading the unit firmware
- 7.7.4. Plug-In management
- 7.7.5. The device status view
- 7.7.6. Saving and restoring the unit settings
- 7.7.7. Resetting the unit to factory defaults
- 7.7.8. Logging out
- 7.7.9. Viewing the end-user license agreement
- 8. Software Plug-Ins
- 9. Troubleshooting
- 9.1. I cannot get the Log-in screen
- 9.2. I cannot log in to the FM Racer interface
- 9.3. I forgot the Administrator password
- 9.4. The wireless link is poor or non-existent in Bridge mode
- 9.5. I purchased a Fluidmesh device, but it is not shown in FM Racer
- 9.6. I cannot connect my Fluidmesh device to the FM Racer interface
- 9.7. I applied configuration settings to the device using FM Racer, but I have lost connection to the device in FM Racer.
- 9.8. How do I connect an existing pre-FM Racer device to FM Racer?
- 10. Electrical power requirements
- 11. Heat radiation data
- 12. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) radio interference statement
- 13. Notices and copyright
- 14. Fluidmesh end-user license agreement
- 14.1. Preamble
- 14.2. Notice
- 14.3. Definitions
- 14.4. License grant
- 14.5. Uses and restrictions on use
- 14.6. Open-source software
- 14.7. Termination
- 14.8. Feedback
- 14.9. Consent to use of data
- 14.10. Warranty disclaimer
- 14.11. Limitation of liability
- 14.12. Exclusion of liability for emergency services
- 14.13. Export control
- 14.14. General
- 15. Contact us
3.2.4. Mesh network architecture
Fluidmesh Networks offers wireless networking solutions that are based
on the mesh networking architecture, but can also fill more traditional
networking roles if needed. This allows substantial reliability and flexibility
advantages when compared to traditional wireless solutions.
A simplified example of a wireless mesh network is shown in Figure 2
(page 18). In such a network, every Fluidmesh hardware component
transmits the data packets that come from the components directly linked
to it.
In a reliable mesh network with an acceptable amount of redundancy,
every stream of data packets may reach the base station through any of a
variety of paths. The Cisco FM3200 Endo is designed to act as an
'intelligent router' that is able to forward packets coming from other
Fluidmesh components in real time, based on an optimal, software-
determined path. In addition, the absence of any single point of failure
greatly increases reliability when compared to any other wireless or wired
data-transmission technology.
Figure 2. Fluidmesh Mesh Networking Architecture
3.3. Fluidmesh network addressing
3.3.1. Bridge IP addressing
If needed, the Cisco FM3200 Endo can be operated in Bridge mode. This
creates a single point-to-point connection between two network segments.
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