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CableFree LC Microwave Web NMS Documentation

15 May 2014 Product Manual

Configuration by Web Interface

Connect a laptop/workstation to the CableFree LC Microwave Indoor Unit over Ethernet LAN/WAN using Telnet. Open the Web browser on the computer. In our examples, Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is used, though virtually any web browser can be used. In the address bar, enter the URL by typing http://a.b.c.d where a.b.c.d is the IP address of the unit. Ensure that the PC network settings are correct and both are on the same subnet. You will be prompted for user name and password.

A web-based management system is now available with a tabbed menu system as shown in the screenshots shown in the following pages.

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Starting Login Screen

Enter the default administrator username and password, then click the login button. This will now change the display to the Link Status display:

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Link Status display:

The Link Status screen shows the main RF properties for both local and remote end of the microwave link. At the top of the page are the RF transmit and receive power levels, main alarm indicators, time, date and option to log out of the NMS.

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The second tab is the Modem configuration screen

On the left of the screen are the current operating modes for the modem in the microwave indoor unit, including operating state, bandwidth, modulation, line interfaces and symbol rate.

On the right of the screen are options to change the settings for all of those parameters, and to store or restore settings.

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The third tab is the Link Quality display

This tab shows measures of Link Quality including errored codewords and frames, link up and down time counters, error-free, errored, severely-errored and unavailable seconds, and block error rate. It is possible to reset the counters, which is normally done after the link is commissioned for example.

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The Fourth tab is the Telco Lines screen which displays the status of the E1/T1 TDM ports on the Indoor unit

The status of each E1/T1 port is shown (above is the 32-channel version) with Loss of Signal (LOS), All-ones detect, Driver Failure Monitor (DFM). The number of active E1/T1 ports is summarised at the top as well as the state.

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The Fifth tab shows the Ethernet port configuration

The LC microwave indoor unit contains a sophisticated Ethernet/IP switch fabric with advanced features for VLAN, Quality of Service, per-port rate limiting and port-based priority schemes. These can be set for each of the 4 Ethernet ports on the indoor unit using the controls at the top of the screen. The bottom section shows the port state including up/down, duplex, speed, priority and ingress limits.

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The Sixth tab shows the Microwave ODU status

The ODU status tab displays and controls key aspects of the Outdoor Unit (ODU) for the local end of the link. On the left, the ODU status shows the state (TX on or off), transmit power, transmit frequency, receive frequency, IDU to ODU connectivity status, and below that specific information on the ODU that is connected.

On the right of the screen it is possible to select various RF parameters including transmit on/off, output power and transmit frequency.

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The Seventh tab shows the Logged Data screen

The data that is logged here is useful for diagnosis of link performance either at time of installation or subsequent operation. On the left, the logging period start and end times are shown. Next, the received signal level (RSSI) in dBm is shown. Next the demodulated received power is shown, followed by the demodulated Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR). To the right the Demodulated frequency and Temperature are shown. Each value has Minimum, Maximum and Average values for the monitored time period.

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The Eighth tab shows the Event Log for the LC Microwave Indoor Unit

Various system log messages are shown including up/down status of the complete microwave link.

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The Ninth tab shows the System summary screen

On the final System tab, various key information on the system are shown. On the left, the version and serial numbers are shown. Please refer to CableFree if you would like more information about these numbers.

Below that, the network settings are shown including MAC address of local unit, plus IP addresses of local and remote Indoor Units, and that of the management PC which is accessing the console.

On the right, system time and date can be set. Below that, the Technician and Status-only passwords can be set. The Technician account allows the operator to change settings in the microwave link. The Status-only account only allows viewing of the status.

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