WAVEOS USER GUIDE DTUS070 rev A.5 – December, 2016 Page 2 / 273 COPYRIGHT (©) ACKSYS 2016-2017 This document contains information protected by Copyright. The present document may not be wholly or partially reproduced, transcribed, stored in any computer or other system whatsoever, or translated into any language or computer language whatsoever without prior written consent from ACKSYS Communications & Systems - ZA Val Joyeux – 10, rue des Entrepreneurs - 78450 VILLEPREUX - FRANCE. REGISTERED TRADEMARKS ® Ø ACKSYS is a registered trademark of ACKSYS. Ø Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. Ø CISCO is a registered trademark of the CISCO company. Ø Windows is a registered trademark of MICROSOFT. Ø WireShark is a registered trademark of the Wireshark Foundation. Ø HP OpenView® is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 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Any changes or modifications (including the antennas) to this device not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this device, or the substitution of the connecting cables and equipment other than manufacturer specified. It is the responsibility of the user to correct any interference caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution or attachment. Manufacturer and any authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply with these guidelines. Phone: +33 (0)1 30 56 46 46 Fax: +33 (0)1 30 56 12 95 10, rue des Entrepreneurs Web site: www.acksys.fr Z.A. Val Joyeux Hotline: [email protected] 78450 VILLEPREUX - France Sales: [email protected] DTUS070 rev A.5 – December, 2016 Page 4 / 273 TABLE OF CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 8 II Products Line Overview ................................................................................. 10 II.1 Products goals ............................................................................................................. 10 II.2 Features common to all products ............................................................................... 10 II.3 Extra features per product model ............................................................................... 11 II.4 System design .............................................................................................................. 12 II.5 Products settings compatibility ................................................................................... 13 III Device installation ......................................................................................... 14 III.1 Power supply .......................................................................................................... 14 III.2 Antenna types ......................................................................................................... 14 III.2.1 Omnidirectional antenna ............................................................................................................ 15 III.2.2 Patch antenna ............................................................................................................................. 15 III.2.3 Yagi antenna ............................................................................................................................... 16 III.2.4 Dish antenna ............................................................................................................................... 16 III.2.5 MIMO antenna ........................................................................................................................... 16 III.3 Antenna installation ............................................................................................... 17 III.3.1 Non 802.11n/ac case .................................................................................................................. 17 III.3.2 802.11n/ac .................................................................................................................................. 18 III.4 Radio channel choice .............................................................................................. 19 III.4.1 2.4GHz overlapping radio channels ............................................................................................ 20 III.5 Regulatory domain rules ........................................................................................ 21 III.5.1 Antenna gain and RF output power ............................................................................................ 21 III.5.2 FCC rules for 2.4 GHz band ......................................................................................................... 22 III.5.3 FCC rules for 5 GHz band ............................................................................................................ 23 III.5.4 ETSI rules for 2.4 GHz band......................................................................................................... 24 III.5.5 ETSI rules for 5GHz band ............................................................................................................ 24 III.5.6 Radars detection overview (DFS) ................................................................................................ 25 III.5.7 Specific DFS features for ACKSYS products range ....................................................................... 28 IV Administration overview ............................................................................... 29 IV.1 Web interface ......................................................................................................... 29 IV.2 Reset pushbutton .................................................................................................... 29 IV.3 Acksys NDM ............................................................................................................ 29 IV.4 Emergency upgrade ................................................................................................ 30 IV.5 SNMP agent ............................................................................................................ 30 V Technical Reference ...................................................................................... 31 DTUS070 rev A.5 – December, 2016 Page 5 / 273 V.1 Networking components ............................................................................................. 31 V.1.1 OSI model ................................................................................................................................... 31 V.1.2 TCP/IP model .............................................................................................................................. 31 V.1.3 LAN layer: network interfaces .................................................................................................... 32 V.1.4 Physical interface ........................................................................................................................ 33 V.1.5 Network segment ....................................................................................................................... 33 V.1.6 Virtual interface .......................................................................................................................... 33 V.1.7 VLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 33 V.1.8 Bridge .......................................................................................................................................... 35 V.1.9 Tunneling .................................................................................................................................... 43 V.1.10 Unicast Routing in IP networks ................................................................................................... 45 V.1.11 Addressing in the Data Link Layer (OSI layer 2) .......................................................................... 46 V.1.12 Addressing in the IP layer (OSI layer 3) ....................................................................................... 47 V.1.13 Multicast routing ........................................................................................................................ 49 V.1.14 Firewall ......................................................................................................................................