User Manual

WARNING – DO NOT connect two radios to the same switch or a loop will be

created, which will create a failure of the

NOTE – Make sure that Access Control MAC addresses are correct and that

units share the same bandwidth, data rate and security settings. Access Control

List (ACL) is enabled as a factory default setting.

It is also important to have identified and prepared the antenna, RF coax and Cat5 solutions that

will be used in the intended application.

Positioning. It is important to remember that the SkyWay radio and antenna system generate

and transmit a great deal of RF power. During bench testing, antennas should not be pointed

directly at each other. Rather, establish a position so there is approximately 180 degrees

angular separation and 6 to 10 feet between units. Fine tune the antenna position so that the

Local RSSI is between -30 and -60 dBm.

Testing. If the system has been properly configured, the radios will begin communicating

immediately. The following steps are recommended to verify operation:

• Link State. On the Main Status screen, verify that the RF Link State is Green

(connected).

• Local ping. From each laptop/PC be sure a ping to the local radio is successful.

• Link ping. Now ping from one laptop/PC to the other laptop/PC. This will verify the end-

to-end link.

• Traffic test. Using IPERF or equivalent utility, verify traffic can be passed successfully

across the link.

NOTE - Keep in mind that the SkyWay-XL100t data rates will stress the

performance of the PC hardware, operating system and IP stack. To ensure that

this test equipment is not a performance bottleneck, pre-testing PCs, by connecting

them directly to each other, is strongly recommended.