Mine Site Technologies NS50 Manual de usuario
NS50Wireless Network Switch
User Manual
Contents
Revision History............................................................................................................................................7
Contact Information.......................................................................................................................................9
About this Manual.......................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 1: Understanding the NS50 Wireless Network Switch...........13
1.1 Hardware Overview...................................................................................................................14
1.2 System Layout...........................................................................................................................16
1.3 Connectivity...............................................................................................................................17
1.3.1 Composite Fibre Ports................................................................................................17
1.3.2 Ethernet Ports.............................................................................................................18
1.3.3 Wireless Access..........................................................................................................19
Chapter 2: Network System Design.........................................................21
2.1 Installation Types and Coverage................................................................................................22
2.2 Power Requirements..................................................................................................................22
2.3 Choosing Antennas....................................................................................................................22
2.4 Placement of NS50 Units..........................................................................................................23
2.5 Placement of Antennas..............................................................................................................23
2.6 Determining Distances between Wireless Network Switches...................................................25
Chapter 3: Installation..............................................................................27
3.1 NS50 Mounting Options............................................................................................................28
3.2 Antenna Mounting Options.......................................................................................................28
3.3 Installation Schemes..................................................................................................................29
3.3.1 Installation in a Straight Drive....................................................................................29
3.3.2 Installation in a Curved Decline / Incline...................................................................30
3.3.3 Installation in a Stope.................................................................................................31
3.3.4 Installation at an Intersection......................................................................................32
3.4 Connecting power to the NS50..................................................................................................34
3.5 Handling Composite Cable During Installation........................................................................35
3.6 Connecting Composite Cable to the NS50................................................................................35
3.7 Standard Composite and Fibre Cable Lengths..........................................................................37
3.8 Connecting Ethernet Cable to the NS50....................................................................................38
3.9 Connecting F-LINK Terminated Composite Cable to the NS50...............................................39
3.10 Connecting Antennas to the NS50...........................................................................................41
3.11 Manual Reset and Reboot........................................................................................................43
Chapter 4: Understanding VLANs .........................................................45
4.1 Understanding Trunk and Access Ports.....................................................................................46
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4.1.1 Trunk Ports.................................................................................................................46
4.1.2 Access Ports................................................................................................................46
4.1.3 Port Allocation............................................................................................................47
4.2 VLANs and Wireless Networks.................................................................................................48
4.3 Native VLAN ............................................................................................................................48
Chapter 5: Configuration Using the Web Interface ..............................51
5.1 Logging onto the Web Browser Interface..................................................................................52
5.2 Configuration screen..................................................................................................................52
5.3 Basic Tab....................................................................................................................................53
5.3.1 Setting Up the LAN....................................................................................................53
5.3.2 Configuring Wireless Radio.......................................................................................54
5.3.3 Configuring Wireless Networks.................................................................................56
5.3.4 Configuring Wireless Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)..............................58
5.3.5 Configuring Asset Tracking and Location Based Services........................................59
5.3.6 Configuring Ethernet Switch Ports.............................................................................61
5.4 Advanced Tab............................................................................................................................62
5.4.1 Enabling the MAC Address Filter..............................................................................62
5.4.2 Fine Tuning Wireless Performance.............................................................................64
5.4.3 Defining VLANs.........................................................................................................65
5.4.4 Configuring the VLAN Port Map...............................................................................67
5.4.5 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) settings............................................................69
5.5 Tools Tab....................................................................................................................................70
5.5.1 Configuring Administrator and User Settings............................................................71
5.5.2 Saving and Restoring Configuration Settings.............................................................72
5.5.3 Activation Screen........................................................................................................73
5.5.4 Setting the Time..........................................................................................................74
5.5.5 Rebooting or Restoring the Network Device..............................................................76
5.5.6 Upgrading Firmware...................................................................................................77
5.6 Status Tab...................................................................................................................................79
5.6.1 Obtaining Device Information....................................................................................79
5.6.2 Wireless Client Information........................................................................................80
5.6.3 Viewing System Logs.................................................................................................81
5.6.4 Viewing Network Traffic Statistics.............................................................................83
5.6.5 Viewing Ethernet Switch Information........................................................................84
5.6.6 Viewing Tracking Information....................................................................................85
5.6.7 Viewing Recent Tag Reports.......................................................................................85
Chapter 6: Centralised Configuration Management ............................87
6.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................88
6.2 Site Configuration files..............................................................................................................88
6.3 Editing Site Configuration Files................................................................................................89
6.3.1 Network......................................................................................................................89
6.3.2 System .......................................................................................................................90
6.3.3 Setting the Time .........................................................................................................90
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6.3.4 Power Over Ethernet Configuration...........................................................................91
6.3.5 Setting up Asset Tracking and Location Servers........................................................91
6.3.6 Switch Configuration .................................................................................................92
6.3.7 VLAN Configuration..................................................................................................93
6.3.8 Wireless EAP Configuration.......................................................................................94
6.3.9 Wireless Network Configuration................................................................................95
6.4 Device Configuration Files........................................................................................................97
6.5 Editing Device Configuration Files...........................................................................................97
6.6 Applying Configuration Files ...................................................................................................98
Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide.....................................................103
Appendix B: Composite Cable Testing..................................................105
B.1 Visual Inspection of the Fibre Optic Cable.............................................................................105
B.2 Measuring and Testing for Power Loss...................................................................................105
Appendix C: Ethernet Cable Specifications.........................................107
Appendix D: Discovering Devices on the Network...............................109
Appendix E: Time Zone Indices and Offsets .......................................111
Appendix F: Connecting a PC to an ImPact Network Device............115
Appendix G: Maintenance Check-list...................................................117
Appendix H: Acronyms..........................................................................119
Appendix I: ImPact NS50 Specifications..............................................121
Appendix J: Hardware Warranty..........................................................125
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Revision History
DateChangeRevision
February 2012User Manual for NS50 hardware and firmware
2.22.16
A
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Contact Information
AUSTRALIA
Sydney
25-27 Whiting Street
Artarmon NSW 2064 AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 2 9437 4399
CANADA
Sudbury
1085 Kelly Lake Road
Sudbury Ontario P3E 5P5 CANADA
Tel: +1 705-675 7468
CHINA
Hangzhou
4th Floor, Building 1
No. 5 Xianghong Road
Hangzhou CHINA 310011
Tel: +86 571 85803320x206
UNITED STATES
Denver
13301 W 43rd Drive
Golden Colorado 80403 USA
Tel: +1 303-951 0570
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