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190. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 181 POLL ING REM O TE PL C S N ON SEQ UEN TI ALL Y Polling messages non - sequentially, where several poll requests are initiated asynchronously overla pping each other , is not recommended since it is less efficient. But if the system cannot be converted or designed with sequential polling, then some of the approaches used above for unsolicited messaging control (adding free on - air time) may need to be ap plied. MES SA GIN G W I TH TC P A N D TCP C ONNEC TION TI ME OU T TCP is a stream protocol where lost parts of the data stream are being retried by the low - level TCP driver of the PLC. Often the higher - level application of the PLC can function with TCP, UDP , or other. These applications therefore have message timeouts to allow retransmission of a presumed lost or delayed message. With TCP this is not really required since the low level driver will keep on trying and will only terminate the connection when tries are exha usted. It is important to set the application message timeout long enough to minimize the application retrying above the TCP driver retries. For example , if the reply for message 1 was not received in time due to temporarily network congestion or outage, a nd the TCP low - level driver still keeps on trying, then the application could end - up sending additional messages (2, 3 , and so on). During this congestion or temporarily short network outage period, the retried messages by the application could result in a backlog of outstanding messages and then on recovery resulting in a temporary sort of network storm that may take some time to recover or sometimes turns into a TCP connection failure or termination. For this case it i s better for the application to wait longer than trying to resend the message too quickly resulting in possible multiple responses or connection problems. The application message timeout should not be made way too long since it may be used by the PLC application to terminate the connection. A good value for TCP connections timeout that seems to work well is 20 seconds. This gives 20 seconds time to make a new TCP connection. On busy or temporarily congested / multi hop system, 25 or 30 seconds works better. These settings are required for mast er PLC and remote PLCs. For message timeout 10 seconds is often good, but on busy or temporarily congested / multi hop system, 15 seconds works better. These settings are required for master PLC and remote PLCs. If the system is often overloaded then monit oring is required to determine the cause and the delays. Traffic could be reduced or timeout needs to be increased. OPENIN G A NEW CONNE C TI ON WHI LE P REVI O US TC P C ONNEC TI ON I S S T I LL I N PRO GRES S The PLC should not re - open a new connection while the last one f or the same remote PLC is still in progress. When a TCP connection is attempted by the application the low level TCP driver will perform several retries to achieve the connection. Often the original TCP connection SYN message is sent then two more are retr ied using exponential backoff timeouts. This often results in 21 seconds (3 +6+12) for all 3 tries. If the PLC application or sometimes the TCP driver does not wait for the timeout to occur before starting a new connection, then multiple connections to the same destination could be in progress. If the PLC only accepts responses from the last connection attempted, all previous delayed SYN - ACK responses are ignored or terminated.
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173. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 164 Figure 91 Packet Flow, RF Interface (Private) The above figure shows that when Host 1 sends a packet, the source IP address is not changed by Viper (2) because the source does not origina te from the private RF network.
185. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 176 Eth A RF Eth B
188. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 179 Eth A RF Eth B
170. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 161 The preceding figure shows the Viper configur ed protect the Viper (1) Ethernet interface IP address from hosts loc ated on a public network. The following figure shows what this looks like. Figure 85 NAT Enabled, Ethernet Interface (Private) An IP packet whose source IP address originates from the Ethernet network and is sent towards the RF network will have its source IP address replaced by the RF IP address of the Viper (1) as shown in the following figure. Figure 86 Private to Public Packet Flow Host 1 will be able to ping Host 2, however Host 2 will not be able to ping or originate a message to Host 1 with NAT Eth enabled.
172. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 163 An IP packet whose source IP address originates from the RF network and is sent towards the Ethernet network will have its source IP address replaced by the Ethernet IP address of Viper (2). Notice in this configuration the Ethernet IP address for Viper ( 1) is considered private and the RF IP address for Viper (2) is considered private. The following figure shows how packets will be modified as the packets pass through the network. Figure 89 Packet Flow, Ethernet and RF (Private) In the following figure, the RF interface of Viper (2) is considered private. NAT is disabled for Viper (1). Viper (1) changes the source address of the packet, making Viper (2) believe that the packet originated from the RF network. Figure 90 RF Interface (Private)
174. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 165 USER NAT ENTRIES The user can add three (3 ) User IP addresses that will be considered private. The following figure shows User1 IP address 192.168.205.125 and User 2 IP address 192.168.205.90 will be considered private. If User 3, whose IP address is 192.168 . 205.87, is connected to the Viper, but not added to the table, User 3 192.168.205.87 would not be considered private. Figure 92 User 1 and User 2 (Private)
175. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 166 NAT PORT FORWARDING The NAT Port Fo rwarding table allows the user to specify a particular public port or range of ports to be forwarded to the private network hidden by the Network Address Translation table. The user can also select between TCP and UDP protocols. The following figure shows the NAT Eth IP subnet 192.168.205.0 will be hidden from the public network. Any TCP packets sent to the Viper with port number 2000 will be redirected to the Private IP Address and Private Port number entered in the NAT Forwarding Table. Figure 93 NAT Port Forwarding, Port 2000 is redirected to 192.168.205.125:23 The following figure shows the Private Network 192.168.205.0 being protected from the Public Network 172.31.5.0. Viper (1) NAT Eth interface is enabled and Viper (2) NAT is disabled. The Host 172.31.5.2 cannot send packets directly to the Private Network because it is hidden. In this example, Host 172.31.5.2 thinks that the IP packets are coming from 10.0.14.203.
176. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 167 Figure 94 Port 2000 is redirected to 192.168.205.125:23 When Host 172.31.5.2 wants to send packets to Host 192.168.205.2, the packets are sent to 10.0.14.203. NAT port translation allows Host 172.31.5.2:1435 (port 1325) to send TCP packets to 192.168.205. 5:23 (port 23) b y sending the pa ckets to 10.0.14.203:2000 (port 2000). The following figure shows how the packets would be modified as they moved through the network. Figure 95 Packet Flow, Port Redirection
204. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 195 WARRANTY STATEMENT CalAmp warrants to the original purcha ser for use ("Buyer") that data telemetry products manufactured by CalAmp ("Products") are free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to published technical specifications for a period of, except as noted below, one (1) year from the da te of shipment to Buyer. CalAmp makes no warranty with respect to any equipment not manufactured by C a lAmp , and any such equipment shall carry the original equipment manufacturer's warranty only. CalAmp further makes no warranty as to and specifically disc laims liability for, availability, range, coverage, grade of service or operation of the repeater system provided by the carrier or repeater operator. Any return shipping charges for third party equipment to their respective repair facilities are chargeabl e and will be passed on to the Buyer. If any Product fails to meet the warranty set forth above during the applicable warranty period and is returned to a location designated by CalAmp. CalAmp, at its option, shall either repair or replace such defective P roduct, directly or through an authorized service agent, within thirty (30) days of receipt of same. No Products may be returned without prior authorization from CalAmp. Any repaired or replaced Products shall be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. Buyer shall pay all shipping charges, handling charges, fees and duties for returning defective Products to CalAmp or authorized service agent. CalAmp will pay the return shipping charges if the Product is repaired or replaced under warra nty, exclusive of fees and duties. Repair or replacement of defective Products as set forth in this paragraph fulfills any and all warranty obligations on the part of CalAmp. This warranty is void and CalAmp shall not be obligated to replace or repair any Products if (i) the Product has been used in other than its normal and customary manner; (ii) the Product has been subject to misuse, accident, neglect or damage or has been used other than with CalAmp approved accessories and equipment; (iii) unauthorized alteration or repairs have been made or unapproved parts have been used in or with the Product; or (iv) Buyer failed to notify CalAmp or authorized service agent of the defect during the applicable warranty period. CalAmp is the final arbiter of such clai ms. THE AFORESAID WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CALAMP AND BUYER AGREE THAT BUYER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR AN Y BREACH OF ANY OF SAID WARRANTIES IT AS SET FORTH ABOVE. BUYER AGREES THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL CALAMP BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES WHETHER ON THE BASIS OF NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. The purp ose of the exclusive remedies set forth above shall be to provide Buyer with repair or replacement of non - complying Products in the manner provided above. These exclusive remedies shall not be deemed to have failed of their essential purpose so long as Cal Amp is willing and able to repair or replace non - complying Products in the manner set forth above. This warranty applies to all Products sold worldwide. Some states do not allow limitations on implied warranties so the above limitations may not be applicab le. You may also have other rights, which vary from state to state. EXCEPTIONS THIRTY DAY: Tuning and adjustment of telemetry radios NO WARRANTY: Fuses, lamps and other expendable parts
153. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 144 VIPER SC+™ OVERALL DIMEN SIONS AND MOUNTING HOLE LO CATIONS The f ollowing figure show s the overall dimensions of the Viper SC+ IP r outer with mounting plate and locations of mounting holes . The m ounting pl a t e allow s the Viper to be secured to any surface that can be drilled for thi s purpose. Th is drawing may be used for layout reference, but it is advised that a n actual physical comparison be made using the Viper and mounting plate before laying out and drilling mounting holes. Figure 80 Viper SC+ Chassis an d Mounting Plate Overall Dimensions and Mounting Hole Locations
169. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 160 NAT ON VIPER The purpose of the NAT (Network Address Translation) protocol is to hide a private IP network from a public network. This mechanism serves first as a firewall and second to save IP address space. In a Viper, it is no rmally used on the WAN side of an IP network to hide local IP addresses from an external IP network. The NAT - enabled device translates the source address of packets transiting from the private network to the public network. The original IP source address g ets replaced by the NAT - enabled IP address (address of the outgoing interface). The NAT module creates an address creates an address translation table that is used when traffic is coming back from the public network to the private network. The user can sel ect which of two interfaces (Ethernet or RF) will be considered private. The following examples illustrate how to configure the Vipers. The examples use a private network of 192.168.205.x and a public network of 172.31.5.x. ETHERNET INTERFACE P RIVATE The f ollowing figure shows NAT enabled for the Ethernet interface. Figure 84 NAT E nabled, Ethernet Interface (Private)
171. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 162 RF INTERFACE PRIVATE The following figure shows NAT enabled for the RF interface. Figure 87 NAT Enabled, RF Interface (Private) The preceding figure shows the Vipe r configur ed to protect the Viper ( 2 ) RF interface and Viper (1) Ethernet interface from hosts located on a public network. The following figure shows what this looks like. Figure 88 NAT Enabled, RF (Private), Ethernet (Private)
182. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 173 TAGGED MODE Ingress and egress packets on an interface operating in Tagged mode will typi cally be updated using the following rules (available in the VLAN tab for the interface in the Viper Web interface). VID is the VLAN ID contained in the packet. PVID is the Port VLAN ID (the VLAN ID associated with the interface and configured through th e Web browser). The Viper Web interface allows you to configure a VLAN Member table to help handle packets with VLAN IDs different than the VLAN ID associated with the interface.
202. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 193 Summary of Connected or Unconnected Operation With the Connected option selected and polling interval between messages for the same remote CIP connection is longer than the UnconnectedTimeout (default 30 seconds), CIP Forward Open and CIP Forward Close messages add 4 extra on - air messages (includes me ssage reply) for each unit polled. If each poll is 2 messages (message and reply), the 4 extra messages increase the message load (on air) by 200 % . Therefore the Connected checkbox should be unchecked (Unconnected) to avoid sending CIP Forward Open and CI P Forward Close messages. If Connected is required, then increase the UnconnectedTimeout and ConnectionRate timeout to a value greater than the polling interval per remote (use precaution with this). Timeouts used for message responses over Ethernet /IP Co nnected or Unconnected should not be too short, and therefore should not be set shorter than 15 seconds (normally) in the event it is required to be lower than 30 seconds for application - level retransmission. The TCP/IP communication driver does its own re transmissions and will not require application retransmissions of messages since a TCP connection will not lose a message unless the connection terminates normally or due to a problem. Therefore with TCP longer timeouts within reason are okay. Longer timeo uts (for example, 30 seconds) are okay since they minimize duplicated messages being buffered by TCP in the event of network congestion or communication problems with the remote unit. With future releases of PLC software and firmware, the described operati on could change. It is always recommended to be informed on PLC release changes from your PLC provider or manufacturer or Allen - Bradley or Rockwell Automation support. ALLEN - B RA DLE Y CO MPA C TL OGIX OR CON TRO LLO GI X SE RI ES PL CS SEND MAN Y TC P/I P KEE P - ALI VE MES SA GES The CompactLogix and ControlLogix series PLCs send TCP/IP keep - alive messages every 8 seconds in both directions for each TCP connection. When several PLCs do the same, it is possible that a good part of the on - air bandwidth is used up by the keep - aliv e traffic. We recommend that the Viper be configured in router mode and that the TCP Proxy is enabled. The Viper TCP Proxy feature will filter - out the TCP/IP keep - alive messages. The PLCs TCP keep - alive cannot be disabled nor adjusted. It has been recommen ded to Allen - Bradley and Rockwell Automation to have an option in the PLC settings to disable keep - alive and have user - selectable keep - alive intervals. This could potentially become available in future releases of PLC firmware. Also please refer to Viper General Setup With PLC s , earlier in this appendix.
40. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 31 4) Click Change Adapter Settings . 5) Double - c lick Local Area Con nection . 6) Click the Properties button .
29. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 20 An option to configure the Viper SC+ for multispeed networking is in the first step of the Viper Setup Wizard or later in the RF Network tab of the RF Network Settings page. Instructions for completing the Viper Setup Wizard and for configuration op tions in the Viper Web Interface tabbed pages are provided later in this User Manual. Figure 13 Viper SC+ Base Station with remote Vipers configured w ith different OTA data rates 2.3. UNDERSTANDING RF PAT H REQUIREMENTS Radio waves are propagated when electrical energy produced by a radio transmitter is converted into magnetic energy by an antenn a. Magnetic waves travel through space. The receiving antenna intercepts a very small amount of this magnetic energy and converts it back into electrical energy that is amplified by the radio receiver. The indicator of strength of signal energy received by the receiver is called the Received Signal Strength Indicati on (RSSI) and is expressed in dBm. A radio modem requires minimum amount of received RF signal to operate reliably and provide adequate data throughput. This is the radio receiver’s sensitivity . In most cases, spectrum regulators will define or limit the a mount of signal that can be transmitted and it will be noted in the FCC license. This is the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). Transmitted power decays with distance and other factors as it moves away from the transmitting antenna.
129. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 120 4.8.4. ONLINE DIAGNOSTICS Online Diagnostics is the fourth (from left) tab of the Diagnostics page. To navigate to this tab, select Diagnostics from the main menu and click Online Diagnostics. Settings in t his tab allow you to set the interval , configur e settings, and save a report containing diagnostic information. The transmission of online diagnostics may be enabled or disabled at any station or stations without affecting their ability to communicate with other stations. Online Diagnostics can be sent anywhere, including being backhauled. Backhaul adds to network traffic flow and must be taken into account when designing a network. If a return flow is necessary, it needs to be reduced substantially to have a minimal effect on the network. The Viper can support up to four (4) diagnostic socket connections at once. This may be used, for example, to carry out monitoring at a main office and at up to three separate field locations. It is also possible for one o f the four connections to use a serial port instead of enabling it in the Viper Web browser interface. Figure 72 Diagnostics – Online Diagnostics
140. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 131 5.2.3. USE DATA RETRIES Increase Data Retries in the Vipe r Web Interface in the RF Network Settings » RF Bandwidth Management tab . When data retries are enabled, the receiving Viper will reply with a very short RF Acknowledge message each time a unicast data packet is received correctly . The RF Acknowledge allow s the transmitting Viper to verify that the packet was received successfully. This does, however, add a small amount of latency to each packet, reducing overall throughput. If the transmitting Viper does not receive an RF Acknowledge, it will retransmit th e message again, up to the maximum number of data retries specified. 5.2.4. USE COLLISION AVOIDA NCE Enable Collision Avoidance in the Viper Web Interface in the RF Network Settings » RF Bandwidth Management tab. When enabled, the Collision Avoidance feature will transmit a short two - way handshake between the transmitting and receiving Viper. This tells any adjacent Vipers that a data transmission will be taking place. Adjacent Vipers will wait until the data transmission is complete before they try to capture the air by sending a new packet. The two - way handshake reserves air time from the network for the packet transmission. It will, however, add a small fixed latency to each packet. The added latency is small relative to the time it takes to transmit a large pac ket when the chance of collision is greatest. However, when short packets need to be transmitted, it can sometimes take just as long to complete the two - way handshake as it does to send the short packet. For this reason, the collision avoidance parameter a llows the user to specify the packet size threshold , above which the two - way handshake is implemented. For example, if the Collision Avoidance is set for 128, then the Viper will complete a two - way handshake before sending packets that are larger than 128 bytes, reducing potential congestion. The Viper will NOT complete the two - way handshake before sending packets that are smaller than 128 bytes, improving throughput.
144. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 135 Upgrade Viper Non - SC Modem Firmware Non - SC modem fir mware has a Viper 1.XX release number. This should not be confused with the radio firmware code. To upgrade the firmware in the modem, refer to the Support Bulletin on our website at http://www.calamp.com/suppor t . Upgrade Modem Firmware in Older Non - SC Radios To upgrade the modem firmware in older non - SC radios, refer to the Support Bulletin on our website http://www.calamp.com/support . 7.2.2. UPGRADE THE RADIO FI RMWARE To upgrade the firmware in the modem, refer to the Support Bulletin on our website at http://www.calamp.com/support .
192. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 183 AVO ID UNNE CES SA R Y TR AF FIC O VER TH E AIR NETWOR K Monitoring Remote PLCs with Monitoring Application Tools Continuously monitoring remote PLCs for monitoring purposes only via the on - air network adds additional traffic. This should be avoided unless required. Some of these software tools are made to run on local networks (high bandwidth) rather than over the air. If used set their timeouts as described above in Messaging with TCP and TCP Connection Timeout . Some applications when closed still leave their TCP communic ation layer running. So even if the main display is closed background monitoring still occurs. If this is suspected , use Wireshark to capture whether communication persists, or turn the monitoring PC off temporally to view any impact this has . Remote Alive Check Sometimes the PLC could perform pings in parallel to the communication connection. The ping result may be used to determine the presence of the remote or the master. This should be disabled where possible. If required, change ping interval to every 5 or 10 minutes. Check with PLC manufacturer for advice. MES SA GIN G W I TH TC P – OPENIN G AN D CLO SIN G TCP CONNE C TIO N F OR E AC H POL L Opening and closing TCP connection for each poll is not recommended. Opening and closing a TCP connection requires 2 - 3 times more in and out messages then messages for a simple poll. This increases the on - air traffic and adds extra delays for the polling. It is best to open all the TCP connections at the beginning when starting the poll and closing the TCP connection when poll is st opped. Unsolicited messages done at non - regular intervals and more than 4 minutes apart for the same remote should open and close the TCP connection for each message group. Having a polling interval of more than 4 minutes for the same remote PLC or having a mixed (more than 4 minutes and less than 4 minutes) interval for unsolicited messages, the TCP connection should b e opened and closed each time. With the Viper in proxy mode, after 5 to 10 minutes of inactivity, the Viper will remove the internal proxy c ontext and resume the connection without proxy. Therefore the benefit for proxy is lost. When opening and closing is required than the additional traffic load for TCP open and closing needs to be planned into the system design. SA F E LA DDE R L OGIC – S U GGES TI ON When a PLC remotely controls important operations of another PLC, it would be good to have ladder logic protection in case of communication failure with remote. For example , one PLC is at the pump station and the other is at the tank station. To avoid t ank overflow in case of communication loss, it could be possible to design the logic for the pump PLC to detect that if no data message were received for over 10 minutes from the tank PLC, to turn its pumps off if they were running. For example the remote PLC inactivity timeout could trigger this or some other method of detection.
195. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 186 Figure 99 Typical PLC Setup Channel Configuration Parameters When the polling interval is longer, CIP Forward Open and CIP Forward Close messages add 4 extra messages on - air between each unit polled. In each poll is 2 messages (message and reply), therefore the 4 extra messages increase the on - air message load by 200 %. For example, a system is set up for the PLC to poll the r emote PLCs every 120 seconds and is set to wait for the next poll loop if polling is not completed after the 120 seconds, therefore the loop becomes 240 seconds. Take the 240 seconds and divide it by 8, which gives 30 seconds. Set the Message Reply timeout on Channel 1 to 30000 milliseconds — or 32000 ms is some margin is required. More about Message Reply Timeout The M essage R eply timeout is also used for retransmission of messages in case there is no reply. Since TCP connection is used, the retransmission s are normally not required. Therefore with TCP longer timeouts within reason are okay. The Message Reply timeout on Channel 1 settings of the PLC should be set to the value determined by the previous example and since traffic is on - air and is retried, and the TCP driver performs its own retries, then: Msg Reply Timeout minimum = 10000 msec. Msg Reply Timeout maximum = based on value determined by the above example. With future releases of PLC software and firmware, the described operation could change. It is always recommended to be informed on PLC release changes from your PLC provider or manufacturer or Allen - Bradley or Rockwell Automation support. PLC Sends Many TCP/IP Keep - Alive Messages This has been seen on the MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 and on the SLC 5.
48. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 39 4. VIPER SC+ WEB INTERF ACE All operating parameters of the Viper SC+ are set through a web interface in your web browser once you have logged in. The built - in web server of the Viper SC+ makes configuration and status monitoring possible from any computer with network access to the Viper, either locally or remotely. The Viper SC+ IP Router Web interface is divi ded into two sections. In the left pane is the main navigation menu. On the right is the content area for each page and displays the parameter settings available for the selected menu item . Figure 25 CalAmp Viper SC+ IP Router Web Interface home page The first time you log in to the Viper SC+ if no configuration changes have been made to the unit from the factory, you will see a message instructing you to Change default settings (Use the SetUp Wizard) . Note: If the computer you a re using has previously been used to set up a CalAmp router, you may need to delete browser history (specifically temporary internet files) for some pages of the web interface to display correctly. The navigation menu on the left allows you to navigate to configuration pages for the Viper SC+ Router. Settings for the Viper SC+ are arranged by pages. Pages typically contain several tabs, each of which containing status information or configuration settings , which are distributed along the horizontal bar that contains the page label. The Home page for example, shown in the previous figure, has three tabs: Unit Status, RF Status, and Basic Settings. You can navigate to each tab by clicking the tab label. The current tab, Unit Status in this example, is indicat ed by the tab label highlighted in blue.
78. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 69 Figure 42 RF Network Settings – QoS QoS QOS ( Enable or Disable ) E nable or disable the QoS (Quality of Service) module. When QoS is disabled, only the hidden control transmit queue is operation al (packets are transmitted over the RF interface first come, first served) .
39. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 30 For Microsoft Windows ® 7 , do the following: 1) From the P C, select the Windows Start button » Control Panel . 2) C lick Network and Internet . 3) Click Network and Sharing Center .
201. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 192 Figure 103 Message Confi guration » Communication, showing Connected checkbox unchecked When C ommunication I s Between ControlLogix or CompactLogix and other – Logix Series PLCs. These PLCs/Controllers usually use Ethernet/IP CIP unconnected protocol to communicate with each othe r. Note (see th e fol low ing figure ) that when the Message Type is SLC Typed Read or SLC Typed Write, the Logix MSG instruction always uses an Unconnected CIP (notice that the Connected checkbox is grayed out). For example, this is used when using PCCC encap sulated in Ethernet/IP command. Others than read or write for SLC Figure 104 Message Configuration » Communication, showing C IP selected and C onnected C heckbox U n available
179. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 170 ViperTraps (b) ViperSaveConfig (l) ViperResetUnit (l) The eight branches expand into additional branches and leaves. The last two nodes are single leaves that perform specific functions following changes to the main branches. Agai n, all Viper SCx MIB objects can be accessed through an MIB browser. Figure 98 Viper OID Tree
63. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 54 If a remote Viper becomes completely unreachable or is disconnected, all packets destined for that unit will be transmitted the maximum numbe r of times since the packet is never correctly received. Continually transmitting and retransmitting packets to an unreachable remote will reduce available bandwidth to the remaining functional Vipers. Setting data retries to zero yields the maximum throug hput since no RF acknowledgement s are transmitted over the air. However, enabling data retries will provide the maximum level of reliability of the network. Valid settings for data retries are value s in the range of zero (off) to ten (0 to 10) , inclusive . The default setting is 2. Note: When Data Retries is set to Off, the unit is in “No Acks Required” mode. All other settings enable Acknowledgements. Collision Avoidance When enabled, the collision avoidance feature will transmit a short two - way handshake between the transmitting and receiving Viper. This tells any adjacent Vipers that a data transmission will be taking place. Adjacent Vipers will wait until the data transmission is complete before they try to capture the air by sending a new packet. This f eature is particularly useful when remote Vipers are located at sites where they are unable to hear each other transmit directly and both remotes want to transmit data to the same base station at the same time. In this scenario they may often try to transm it at the same time yielding a corrupted message at the base station. The two - way handshake reserves airtime from the network for the packet transmission. It will however add a small fixed latency to each packet. The added latency is small relative to the time it takes to transmit a large packet when the chance of collision is greatest. However, when short packets need to be transmitted, it can sometimes take just as long to complete the two - way handshake as it does to send the short packet. For this reason , the collision avoidance parameter allows the user to specify the packet size threshold above which the two - way handshake is implemented. For example, if the Collision Avoidance is set for 128, the Viper will complete a two - way handshake before sending pa ckets that are larger than 128 bytes, reducing potential congestion. The Viper will not complete the two - way handshake before sending packets that are smaller than 128 bytes, improving throughput. Setting collision avoidance to a value of 1500 or above eff ectively disables the feature, as the maximum data packet size is 1500 Bytes. Valid settings are Off, or values in the range from 0 to 512, inclusive. The default value is 128. Rando m Backoff When a data transmission competes in a busy network, there may b e several new Vipers waiting to send data. If all of these Vipers start transmitting at the exact same time, collisions will occur. To reduce the chance that more than one Viper starts transmitting at a time, the user can enable a random backoff. The Viper will randomly pick a time slot to begin its transmission. The user can specify the maximum number of time slots that the viper will wait before it starts transmitting. If the Viper detects that another unit started transmitting before itself, it will wait until their data transmission is complete before tries to capture the air again. Each time slot is equal to the time that it takes to complete a collision avoidance two - way handshake. If the user specifies a random backoff of 4, then the Viper will wait u p to a maximum of 4 time slots before it starts its transmission. On each new transmission, the Viper radio will randomly pick a time slot (from the time slot number zero, up to the maximum time slot) to begin its transmission.
1. VIPER SC + ™ I NTELLIGENT I P ROUTER S FOR L ICENS E D SPEC TR UM User Manual Viper SC+ ™ I ntelligent I P Routers for Licensed Spectrum PN 00 1 - 5 0 0 8 - 0 0 0 Rev. A Revised Dec em ber 201 3
152. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 143 SETUP and COM Port Interface EIA - 232F DCE Data Rate Setup Port 300 - 1 15 ,200 bps (Default: 19.2 kbps) (100 kHz capable models) Setup Port 300 – 19,200 bps (Default 19.2 kbps) (other models) COM Port 300 – 1 15 ,200 bps (Default: 9. 6 kbps) Display 5 Tri - color status LEDs Power, Status, Activity, Link, Rx/Tx Diagnostics Message elements Forward & Reverse Power Temperature Voltage QoS dropped p acket s Tx & Rx Total Packets
46. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 37 3.7.3. SETUP WIZARD STEP 3: RADIO SETUP The page for Step 3 of the Viper S etup Wizard allows you to set basic radio parameters for the Viper. Settings include the radio bandwidth (in kilohertz), Data And Control Packet Bit Rate ( in kilobits per second , or kbps ), Receive Frequency and Transmit Frequency (in megahe rtz), and Transmit power (in Watts). Figure 22 Viper Setup Wizard Step 3 Default settings for this page vary by Viper model and organization that determines compliance for the country or geographical area in which it is opera ted . The s e factors typically determine available frequency range, bandwidth, and transmit power. Refer t o RF Exposure Compliance Requirements and the frequency range specified for the model number in the G eneral S pecifications . Selecting a frequency range or transmit power that is out of compliance (in the country where used) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. When finished, click Apply to save any settings you have made in thi s page and then click Next to proceed to S tep 4 on the following page .
62. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 53 4.3.2. RF BANDWIDTH MANAGE MENT RF Bandwidth Management is the second ( from left ) tab of the RF Network Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings from the main menu and click RF Bandwidth Management. In this tab you can make configuration settings for RF con tention, TCP Proxy, Duplicate Packet Removal and Bridge Forwarding, and Transmit Packet Pacing. Figure 33 RF Network Settings – RF Bandwidth Management Contention Settings These are bandwidth management selectors. Thes e select i o n s allow the user to tune the device parameters based on the desired network operation. Selections toward the left favor minimum latency and maximum throughput; selections toward the right favor minimum congestion and maximum reliability. You may select fr om the numerical values offered, or select Custom and enter any whole - number values within the range shown. Data Retries When data retries are enabled, the receiving Viper will reply with a very short RF acknowledge message each time a unicast data packet is received correctly. The RF acknowledge allows the transmitting Viper to Verify that the packet was received successfully. This does, however, add a small amount of latency to each packet, reducing overall throughput. If the transmitting Viper does not r eceive an RF acknowledge, it will retransmit the message again up to the maxi m um number of data retries specified.
184. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 175 BRIDGE MODE (VLAN DI SABLED) Viper A Configuration Viper B Configurat ion Eth A RF Eth B Example: Host(A) C: \ > ping 192.168.1.2
186. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 177 BRIDGE MODE (VLAN EN ABLED) Viper A Configuration Viper B Configuration Eth A RF Eth B Example: Host(A) C: \ > ping 192.168.1.2
193. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 184 PLC LA DDE R LO GIC ON RE STAR T OPEN S AL L CO NNE C TION S A T ON CE IN S TE A D O F SEQ UEN TI ALL Y When the PLC ladder program is set up to have at startup all write message rungs set to true, all TCP connections are triggered “ simultaneously. ” This creates an overload of TCP SYNs and somewhat could congest the on - air traffic depending on the system. It is recommended to setup the ladder write message rungs not to start up simultaneously. Write mes sages should be setup to open the TCP connection sequentially. For more information it may be required to contact your PLC provider. VIPER GENERAL SETUP WITH PLC S SET UP VI PER IN R OU T E R MODE INS TE AD OF B R ID GE MODE Note: Viper Bridge Mode cannot filter kee p - alive and cannot operate in TCP proxy mode. If the system has very few units and few messages Viper Bridge mode could be used. But for larger systems and PLC doing many keep - alives, or on - air network being contentious, it may be required to use router mo de. Router mode allows retransmission of messages lost due to on - air contention. Bridge mode only does broadcasts without retries. In Bridge mode the applicatio n needs to retry lost messages. FIL TER IN G TCP KEEP - ALI V E WI TH V IPER TCP PR OX Y MODE When using TC P protocol and having PLCs where the TCP keep - alive rate cannot be controlled, it is important to enable Viper TCP (OIP proxy) mode. This requires that all Vipers are configured in router mode (Viper Bridge mode cannot filter keepalive and cannot operate i n TCP proxy mode). Note: For PLCs where the keep - alive can be controlled and are required, set keep - alive to 4 minutes. One of the Viper's TCP proxy mode usages allows filtering of keep - alive messages and prevents them to be sent over the air. Without this filtering, several PLCs sending keep - alive messages could easily load the on - air network. If TCP Proxy mode is not enabled, s ee documentation earlier in this user manual about using the Viper Web i nterface to enable it . By default Viper proxy mode is enab led. See the RF Network Settings » RF Bandwidth Manage ment tab . Also see RF Network Settings » Neighbor Table ( Connectivity S t atus ) to make sure that ne ighbors are configured with the proxy attribute. REPL ACIN G OR RESE TTI N G A VI PER US ING PR O X Y MODE WI TH OU T RES T AR TING POL LIN G When replacing or resetting: a remote Viper, a Viper used as a repeater, or even a master Viper connected through a switch, the Vipe r proxy context is lost . The Viper will reestablish proxy automatically . ALLEN - BRADLEY PLC FOR VIPE R SYSTEM This guide is intended to assist with Allen - Bradley MicroLogix 1400 and 1100 communication setup between master PLC and remote PLC using an Allen - B radley TCP protocol between PLCs. Some information may apply for the Allen - Bradley SLC 5 PLC.
199. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 190 Summary On TCP Connection Timeout (Inactivity Setting) Since the longest inactivity timeout per TCP connection with a remote unit (PLC/RTU) is 120 seconds (based on message inactivity for maximum of 120 seconds), it is important that each remot e (PLC/RTU) is polled with the 120 second period to avoid extra traffic resulting from additional TCP/IP open and close connection messages. For systems where polling is done infrequently (> 120 seconds), the additional TCP traffic needs to be considered f or the system traffic plan. For normal operation the inactivity timeout does not need to be specified in the Path setting. Master and remotes should be set this way, especially if remote PLCs send unsolicited messages or initiate communication with other r emotes. If a system has a mix of PLCs (CompactLogix or ControlLogix with MicroLogix or SLC), then also refer to information earlier in this appendix regarding the Allen - Bradley Micrologix 1100 or 1400 (may also apply to SLC 5) and Allen - Bradley PLC for Viper System information, which precedes it. ALLEN - B RA DLE Y CO MPA C TL OGIX OR CON TRO LLO GI X SE RI ES PL CS SEND S TO O MA N Y CIP FO RW AR D OPEN AN D CIP FO RW AR D CLO SE When using the Ethernet / IP with CIP communications pr otocol with Allen - Bradley CompactLogix or ControlLogix PLCs ( and with other Logix series PLCs), the option to use Connected or Unconnected is available in the Message Configuration. By default the Connected checkbox is selected and therefore it will add ad ditional messages (CIP Forward Open and CIP Forward Close) for each read - write operation when the next message is sent outside the message timeout period . The default setting is 30 seconds . To lower the on - air traffic, the Connected checkbox should be unch ecked (Unconnected). Connected or Unconnected operation description for CIP When the Connected checkbox is checked (Connected) , if there is not a CIP connection already established, then the controller sends an Open Forward CIP Connection command and waits for the Good response before transmitting the read or write command. The CIP connection remains open as long as there is activity before the timeout ( default = 30 seconds). Any message instruction sending commands to the same device can use the same CIP a nd TCP connection. If this timeout is reached, a close CIP connection is sent. When the Connected checkbox is unchecked (Unconnected) , the controller uses the Unconnected CIP ser vice to transmit the read or write command so there is less overhead. The Conn ection timeout is on a per - message instruction basis as shown below – this is with regards to the CIP connection, which is only controlled by the Inactivity timeout.
75. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 66 Figure 41 RF Network Settings – VLAN tab showing Advanced Settings only The Advanced Settings provide options for ingress packets (packets coming into the Viper) and egress packets (packets leaving the V iper) and for maintaining and displaying a VLAN Member Table . Advanced Settings Tagged Port or Untagged Port The title of the Advanced Settings section of the RF Network Settings » VLAN tab will reflect the Port mode selected. This section allows you to sp ecify what actions are to be taken with ingress and egress packets, based on their VLAN ID ( VID ) tag ( or absence of a VID tag ). VID is the VLAN ID contained in the packet. PVID is the Port VLAN ID (the VLAN ID associated with the interface and configured i n the Viper Web Interface). Ingress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag) If incoming packets are untagged, you can choose to silently drop thes e packets, keep them unchanged, or tag the packets with the PVID. For U ntagged P ort M ode, the default setting is to tag the packet with the PVID . For T agged P ort M ode, the default setting is to keep the packet unchanged.
191. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 182 Note: Making a TCP connection or connection attempt is the initial process to op en a TCP connection between two PLCs (also called Endpoints). Once the initial connection message exchanges are completed, the connection is open and ready for data message exchange use. The above re - open connection scenario can easily occur at one of the following : S tartup of PLC polling A remote not responding W hen temporarily network outage occurs Having the PLC retrying new connections too quickly , and on multiple remotes at the same time , results in a sort of “ message storm, ” resulting in more congesti on. The PLC application, ladder logic and/or TCP driver should set to wait for the complete connection timeout before starting a new one. Depending on the on - air bandwidth and the number of PLC remotes, only one or a few connection - attempts should be outst anding. If this cannot be accomplished, then extend the TCP connection timeout to 20 or even 25 seconds. Verify that no other adverse impact occurs. CLO SIN G OLD TCP C ONN E C TION The PLC should close old TCP connections if no longer required. When a TCP conne ction is no longer required, without response , or determined not usable, then the PLC should close it. Leaving these unused TCP connections open consumes Viper internal resources (limited) that could have been used for new connections (Viper TCP proxy buff er resource). SENDIN G FR A GMEN TED M ES SA GES For best performance the PLC should use single request message and the response from the remote should also be a single message . Sending multiple small or fragmented TCP messages over the on - air network is less eff icient than grouping the responses for example into a larger single message. Due to TCP/IP message overhead and radio on - air overhead, a small user message with its overhead is much less efficient than multiple small user messages grouped into a single sli ghtly - larger message. Also the on - air protocol often has to negotiate the on - air medium to be able to transmit a message, depending on collision retries and traffic, the performance is further affected. HE A R TBEA T ME SS A GES Sending heartbeat messages is gene rally not recommended. Heartbeat messages should be disabled where possible. If this is not possible then heartbeat messages should only be sent from one endpoint. Their interval should be 4 minutes and start 4 minutes after connection idle time (no data s ent in either direction). If heartbeats are used, depending on the number of connections using them and their interval, the resulting traffic load needs to be evaluated to assess their impact on the on - air network traffic.
21. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 12 2.1.1. POINT - TO - POINT NETWORK A point - to - point netw ork is the simple st type of network, and may be used for connecting a pair of PCs, a host computer and a terminal, a SCADA polling master and one remote, or a wide variety of other networking applications. Figure 4 Point - to - Point N etwork 2.1.2. POINT - TO - MULTIPOINT NETWORK A Point - to - Multipoint network is a common network type used in SCADA and other polling systems. The Master Polling station communicates with any number of remotes and controls the network by issuing polls and waiting f or remote responses. Individual PLC/RTU remotes manage addressing and respond when their individual addresses are queried. PLC/RTU unit addresses are maintained in a scanning list stored in the host program or master terminal device at the SCADA host site. Communications equipment is transparent and does not interact with specific remotes; all data is coupled to the host on a single data line (such a network is commonly used with synchronous radio modems and asynchronous radio modems). Figure 5 Point - to - Multipoint Network
114. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 105 Device Authentica tion When enabled, Viper performs local and remote device authentication using a RADIUS server . Set the VPN module of the Viper (local) to operate in server mode and set the VPN module of remote devices to operate in client mode. The Viper will authenticate remote devices using the RADIUS server when they are powered on and at regular intervals. The Viper will authenticate itself t o the RADIUS server at startup. The default setting is disabled. The following figure illustrates device authentication using RADIUS with a Viper network. In this example, VPN client 2 requests a secure tunnel. The VPN server initiates a RADIUS transaction to authenticate Client 2 using its MAC address as a user name and password. The tunnel is created only if the RADIUS server responds with an authentication grant. Figure 64 Device Authentication To utilize device authentication, your network must use the following parameters: The master device (Viper 1) must have Device Authentication Enabled and must be configured as an Access Point (RF Network Settings » RF Network) and a VPN Server (Security » VPN). All remote devices (Vipers 2,3 & 4) must have VPN Enabled and must be configured as VPN Clients (Security » VPN). Client Configuration RADIUS Server IP IP Address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Port UDP port number to use when sending authentication requests to the RADIUS serve r. RADIUS Secret Secret key shared between the RADIUS client and RADIUS server. This key is used to encrypt messages exchanged between the client and server application. RADIUS Timeout Amount of time (in seconds) t o wait fro a response when sending an auth entication request to the RADIUS server. If the response is not received, the request will be resent as many times as specified by the RADIUS Retries setting.
127. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 118 Figure 70 SNMP Model Manager and Agent Traps (or alarms) will be automatically generated whenever the forward or reverse power goes out of specification. These traps can be sent to a user - specified IP address or addresses. Figure 71 Diagnostics – SNMP SNMP SNMP Agent Enable or disable the internal SNMP agent by selecting the appropriate option. The default setting is Disabled. Local IP Address The Viper can be programmed to respond to SNMP queries to its local IP Address, RF, or Ethernet IP address (Automatic), or respond to its Ethernet IP address (Ethernet), or respond to its RF IP Address (RF). Select either Automatic, Ethernet, or RF. The default setting is Automatic. Read Community The password string entered in the Read C ommunity field grants read - only access to external MIB browsers.
181. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 172 VLAN UNTAGGING Reception of a tagged Ethernet packet. The Viper may receive a tagged Ethernet packet stru ctured like the following. (The VLAN header is highlighted.) Removing the VLAN header from the tagged Ethernet packet. The Viper (when configured to remove VLAN tags) removes the VLAN header from the Ethernet packet and it becomes an untagged Ethernet pa cket. INTERFACE MODES When VLAN is enabled (bridge mode only), Viper interfaces can operate in one of two modes: Untagged mode or Tagged mode. (The RF interface is limited to Tagged mode.) Each interface (called a port) is assigned a VLAN ID called a VL AN ID (VID) or P ort V LAN ID (P VID). UNTAGGED MODE Ingress (incoming) and egress (exiting) packets on an interface operating in Untagged mode will typically be updated using the following rules (available in the VLAN tab for the interface in the Viper Web Interface). VID is the VLAN ID contained in the packet. PVID is the Port VLAN ID (the VLAN ID associated with the interface and configured through the Web browser).
187. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 178 Eth A R F Eth B ROUTER MODE VLAN does not apply in router mode on the Viper. The Ethernet header is removed from the data packet when it passes over the RF medium. Eth A RF Eth B Example: Host(A) C: \ > ping 192.168.1.2
198. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 189 Figure 100 Message Configuration » Configuration and » Communication tabs in PLC setup utility Overriding the Default Inactivity Timeout — Not Recommended Unless Required Overriding the default inactivity timeout for the TCP connection in the Message Configurati on is not recommended unless it is required. But here are instructions how it would be done if required . It is possible to override the Message Configuration default inactivity timeout by adding to the path, for example, LocalENB,2,192.1.9:inactivity - 100,1 ,0. Using inactivity - 100 would set the inactivity timeout to 100 seconds instead of the default 120 seconds. (Note: Setting of inactivity - x, where x can be between 1 and 120 s econds. Using x > 120 seconds will disable the message completely.) Figure 101 Setting Example Using Custom Inactivity Timeout (100 seconds) Overriding the default inactivity timeout is normally not required and can cause additional undesired side - effects. One of these side - effects would be when the inactivi ty timeout is less than the longest delay between two messages; additional IP messages are sent for each close and reopen of the TCP connection. This adds a lot of on - air traffic and negatively impacts the system performance. Note: When using different ina ctivity timeout values for messages with the same TCP connection: When different messages for the same remote share the same TCP connection, each different message’s inactivity timeout would restart the timeout timer. Message example: msg1 inactivity - 60, m sg2 inactivity - 100, msg3 inactivity - 30. These mes sages are then sent as follows: msg1 is sent, msg2 is sent, msg3 and then a wait is done. Since the last message was msg3 with inactivity timeout of 30 seconds, the TCP connection would close after 30 secon ds of msg3.
168. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 159 APPENDIX F — NAT OVERVIEW NAT (Network Address Translation) is the process of modifying network address information in datagram (IP) packet headers while in transit across a traffic - routing device for the purpose of remapping one IP address space into another. Most often, NAT is used in conjunction with network masquerading (or IP masquerading) which is a technique that hides an entire IP address spac e, usually consisting of private network IP addresses, behind a single IP address in another, often public address space. This mechanism is implemented in a routing device that uses stateful translation tables to map the “hidden” addresses into a single IP address and then readdresses the outgoing Internet Protocol (IP) packets on exit so that they appear to originate from the router. In the reverse communications path, responses are mapped back to the originating IP address using the rules (“state”) stored in the translation tables. As described, the method enables communication through the router only when the conversation originates in the masquerading network, since this establishes the translation tables. For example, a web browser in the masqueraded ne twork can browse a website outside, but a web browser outside could not browse a web site in the masqueraded network. Most NAT devices today allow the network administrator to configure translation table entries for permanent use. This feature is often ref erred to as “static NAT” or port forwarding and allows traffic originating in the “outside” network to reach designated hosts in the masqueraded network. Figure 83 Basic NAT Operation In the above example, Host 1 sends a packet to Host 2. The Host 2 device does not see the private IP address of Host 1. When Host 2 sends a reply to Host 1, Host 2 uses the destination IP address 172.31.5.1, which is translated back to the appropriate destination IP address by the NAT enabled device , as shown in the preceding figure. NAT does a lot more than just translation of the source IP address. For the UDP and TCP protocol, NAT will also translate the source port numbers. Special handling is also done for more specific protocols like FTP (port 21) and Modbus (port 502).
44. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 35 3.7.1. SETUP WIZARD STEP 1: STATION NAME AND MOD E SETTING S The page for S tep 1 of the Viper Setup Wizard allows you to set the Station Name, the IP Forwarding Mode, whether the Viper will function as a Relay Point, an Access Point, and whether Multi - Speed Mode will be enabled. Figure 20 Viper Setup Wizard Step 1 Enter a Station Name , up to forty (40) characters in length. This should be a name that is unique (different from the names assigned to other units) on the network . Select the IP Forwarding Mode. Th e Mode may be set as either Bridge or Router. - Bridge mode is recommended for very simple network topologies. - Router mode covers network topologies from simple to complex. The default IP Forwarding Mode is Bridge mode. Select whether or not this Viper will function as a relay point. Relay points are used for relaying broadcast information and for forwarding online diagnostics to A ccess P oint or (AP) or D efault G ateway (DG) . Relay points must be selected carefully to reduce traffic in the network. The default setting is No (not a relay point). Select whether this Viper will function as an Access Point. This is the default gateway (for WAN access) of a Viper network. One and only one access point may be defined for each Viper network. The default setting is No. Select whether multi - speed mode will be enabled or disabled for the Viper router. The default setting is Enabled. Click Apply to save any settings you have made in this page and then click Next to proceed to step 2 on the following page .
99. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 90 Local Port The port used to accept incoming packets. Remote IP Address The IP address packets are to be sent to. Remote Port IP packets are sent to the remote IP address for the application associated with the port number entered. TCP Keepalive This parameter is expressed in minutes. The minimum value, zero (0), disables this feature. The maximum allowed value is 1440 minutes (which is equal to 24 hours or 1 day). The TCP keepalive feature will transmit a short keepalive message to test the TCP connection if ther e is no data transferred through an open TCP connection for the amount of time specified. If the keepalive message is received successfully by the remote endpoint, the TCP connection will remain open. If the keepalive message is not received successfully, the Viper will close the existing TCP connection. To disable this feature, set the TCP keepalive to 0 (zero). With the TCP keepalive feature disabled, the Viper will leave the TCP connection o pe n indefinitely. An existing TCP connection will only close if the remote endpoint closes the connection or if the Viper is unable to successfully communicate with the remote endpoint during a data transmission. UDP Auto - Response When sending a UDP packet, do not use the remote port and remote IP address configured, b ut rather sent to the IP address and port number of the last UDP packet received. When this feature is enabled, any packet to be transmitted is dropped until at least one packet has been received. UDP Local Copy When the socket operates in UDP mode and the remote address is a multicast (or limited broadcast) address, the packet can be sent out without giving a copy to internal applications. Local Copy enabled means a copy of the packet is sent to internal applications. Local Copy disabled means do not send a copy of the packet to internal applications. Status Status of the TCP Server mode may display as down or listening (N TCP Clients up). Status of the TCP Client mode may display as down, connecting, or up. Status of UDP may display as down or up.
100. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 91 4.6. SERIAL The Serial page contains four tabs: Com Port, Serial Port, VLAN, and Advanced. 4.6.1. COM PORT AND SE TUP PORT COM Port is the first (left - most) tab and the Setup Port tab is next to it to the right. To navigate to the COM Port tab, select Serial from the main men u ; to navigate to the Setup Port tab, select Serial from the main menu and then select Setup Port . The two tabs are nearly identical and provide access to all of the same settings — the only difference is the port that the configur ation settings are for . In e ach of the two tab s , you can enable or disable the applicable port and set serial communication parameters for i t. Figure 55 Serial – COM Port
91. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 82 Figure 50 LAN Settings – VLAN tab showing Advanced Settings only, when Tagged Port is selected Tagged Port Advanced Settings The Tagged Port Advanced Settings section of the LAN Settings » VLAN tab allows you to specify what actions are to be taken with ingress and egress packets, based on their VLAN ID (VID) tag ( or absence of a VID tag ). VID is the VLAN ID contained in the packet. PVID is the Port VLAN ID (the VLAN ID associated with the interf ace and configured in the Viper Web Interface). Ingress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag) If incoming packets are untagged, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or tag the packets with the PVID. T he default sett ing is to keep the packet unchanged. VID=0 If incoming packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets with the PVID, or delete their tag. T he default setting is to silently dro p the packet.
22. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 13 2.1.3. REPORT BY EXCEPTION CONFIGURATION In a true Report by Exception configuration, the remotes send data to the master only when an event or exception has occurred in the remote. However, most Report by Exception sys tems have a master/remote polling component. The master polls the remotes once every hour or half - hour to ensure there is still a valid communication path. In a Report by Exception configuration, there will not be a master controlling RF traffic and RF col lisions will often occur. Viper has several collision avoidance features to help minimize collisions. Viper is a “polite radio”. This means Viper will check the RF traffic on the receive channel before transmitting. If there is no RF traffic present (no ca rrier present) it will transmit. If there is RF traffic (carrier present) the Viper SC will buffer the data. Viper will transmit the buffered data when there is no RF traffic present. 2.1.4. EXTENDING THE COVERA GE AREA WITH A RELAY POINT A Viper can be configure d as a Relay Point (see the following figure) . Relay Points provide store and forward repeating of necessary information from one coverage area to the next. In Bridge mode all traffic is forwarded. In Router mode, only Broadcast Packets and address specifi c packets are forwarded. There may be multiple Relay Points to extend coverage over several hops. Note: Multiple relay points in a single network may slow the flow of data traffic. Serial data is always sent out as a broadcast message. A broadcast message cannot take advantage of IP routing mode so it must use relay points to move from one RF coverage area to another. However, it may be possible to configure the Viper SC+ so that it may be able to take advantage of the router mode feature and collision avoi dance features of the router mode. An option t o configure the Viper SC+ as a relay point is in the first step of the Viper Setup Wizard or later in the RF Network tab of the RF Network Settings page. I nstructions for completing the Viper Setup Wizard and for configuration options in the Viper Web Interface tabbed pages are provided later in this User Manual. Figure 6 Extending coverage areas by configuring the Viper SC+ as a relay point
31. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 22 2.5.2. ANTENNA OVERVIEW Antennas can come in just about any shape or size. However, there is one parameter, in particular, that the system designer should not ov erlook, especially if the radio installation uses gas discharge tube lightning arrestors. The parameter is the DC grounding of the active element in the antenna. A DC grounded antenna will measure 0 ohms from the active element to ground when tested with a n ohm - meter. One way to test this is to connect the ohm - meter from the center conductor to ground of the RF cable that is attached directly to the antenna. This will read as a short for a DC grounded antenna, and as an open for a non DC grounded antenna. N ote: Some antenna datasheets are misleading and will indicate the antenna is DC grounded. However, the datasheet may be referring to the body of the antenna and not necessarily the active element. For this reason, it is best to measure the antenna you plan to use to verify the active element is DC grounded. 2.5.3. THE WRONG COMBINATIO N The combination of a DC open antenna and a DC blocked gas discharge tube lightning arrestor creates a situation where static charge can build up slowly on the active element of the antenna. Static charge can be created by wind blowing across the antenna, precipitation hitting the active element, or other environmental causes. As static charge builds up on the antenna’s active element, over a period of minutes or even hours, the DC b locking capacitor inside the lightning arrestor is charged. Figure 14 Voltage buildup due to static When the voltage exceeds 600V (the breakdown voltage for IS - B50LN series PolyPhasers), the gas discharge tube turns on and the a ntenna side of the DC blocking capacitor is immediately pulled from 600V to 0V. Since the lighting arrestor’s capacitor was charged to 600V, that charge must dissipate through the radio. As the capacitor discharges, a large negative transient is created on the antenna port of the radio. Positive transients can also be created if the static charge buildup on the antenna has a negative polarity.
64. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 55 Normally the random backoff should be set higher for systems that may have a lot of contention. Random backoff can be disabled for systems that have a very controlled traffic pattern, where two or more Vipers are not expected to try to transmit at the same time. This parameter is oft en set equal to the estimated number of Vipers in the system that my try to start transmitting at the same time. When enabled this feature on average adds latency to each transmission. The latency will be noticeable when conducting a standard Ping test, as the total Ping time will increase and be more variable in nature. Valid settings for random backoff are value s in the range of zero (off) to ten (0 to 10) , inclusive . The default setting is 2. More Info — Clicking More Info displays the above information. Additional Settings TCP Proxy The TCP Proxy setting is available only when the Viper is configured in Router Mode . The default setting is Disabled. The TCP proxy optimizes the throughput of a TCP connection by removing some of the TCP packets from the air link. A Viper receiving a TCP packet over the air sends an RF acknowledgement to the sending unit. If the sending Viper receives the RF acknowledgement, it knows the packet made it across the airlink successfully. When the TCP proxy is enabled and the TCP packet contained data, the sending Viper immediately generates a TCP ACK to the sending host (RTU, PLC, PC, etc.). When the destination host receives the TCP packet, it generates a TCP ACK back to the source. This TCP ACK is captured by the Viper and is n ot sent over the airlink. Figure 34 TCP Proxy In this example, the following events occur in this order: 1) Host A sends a TCP data packet to Viper A. 2) Viper A transmits the packet over the air to Viper B. 3) Viper B immediately respond s with an RF acknowledgement and sends the TCP data packet to Host B.
72. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 63 Figure 39 RF Network Settings – Global Settings Global Settings Note: All selections in this tab apply to all Vipers in th e network unless you check the Single Station check box near the bottom of the tab and enter the RF MAC Address of the Viper to which the change will be applied. Delete Station Enter the RF MAC A ddress of the station to be deleted from the Neighbor Tabl e o f all Vipers on the network. To save this change to the configuration after remote operation, place a check in the check box at the right . Replace Station Enter the RF MAC Address of the unit that will be re mov ed and the RF MAC Address of the V i per that wi ll replace it. To save this change to the configuration after remote operation, place a check in the check box at the right . Change ND mode This setting allows you to change the Neighbor Discovery (ND) mode for all Vipers in the network. When this option i s set, you can select Manual Scan, Auto - Scan, or Disabled for all Vipers. To save this change to the configuration after remote operation, place a check in the check box at the right. Change TCP Proxy Mode You can change the TCP Proxy mode for all Vipers i n the network to enabled or disabled. To save this change to the configuration after remote operation, place a check in the check box at the right.
108. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 99 4.6.2.1. ADVANCED SETTINGS FO R SERIAL » VLAN Advanced Settings are available for both Serial ports (both the Setup and COM port). Advanced settings for VLAN config uration for both serial ports, Setup and COM, are on th e same, single tab. Figure 59 Serial — VLAN tab Advanced Settings only Untagged Port Advanced Settings Untagged Port Advanced Settings provide options for ingress packets (p ackets coming into the Viper) and egress packets (packets leaving the Viper) Selections in this section allow you to specify what actions are to be taken with ingress and egress packets, based on their VLAN ID (VID) tag (or absence of a VID tag). VID is th e VLAN ID contained in the packet. PVID is the Port VLAN ID (the VLAN ID associated with the interface and configured in the Viper Web Interface). Ingress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag) If incoming packets are untagged, you can choose to s ilently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or tag the packets with the PVID. The default setting is to tag the packet with the PVID.
135. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 126 4.9.2. PACKAGE CONTROL Package Control is the se cond (middle) tab of the Device Maintenance page. To navigate to this tab, select Device Maintenance from the main navigation menu and click Package Control. From this tab you can view information about installed firmware for the Modem and Radio and upgrad e the Radio Firmware if necessary. Package control is used for verifying a field upgrade of the Viper radio modem firmware. If the installation was successful, the web page will display PASS. If the installation is incomplete or some files are corrupt, the web page will display FAIL and will give an error message specifying which files are missing or corrupt. If an upgrade problem arises and persists, click the Package Control once more and have the resulting messages available when contacting CalAmp techni cal support. Figure 76 Device Management – Package Control More inf ormation about using the Package Control tab for upgrading firmware is provided in Chapter 7 . Upgrading Firmware , which follows. 4.9.3. WING COMMANDER Wing Commander is the third (right - most) tab of the Device Maintenance page . To navigate to this tab, select Device Maintenance from the main navigation menu and click Wing Commander. In this tab, you can configure Se curity and other settings for the Wing Commander Protocol (WCP). While the Viper can be upgraded locally or over - the - air in a one - to - one fashi on using the standard FTP protocol, the CalAmp Wing Commander Protocol (WCP) allows a DeviceOutlook™ server to efficiently and reliably upgrade a field of Vipers OTA (over - the - air) in a one - to - many fashion using multicast UDP/IP. Viper uses the Wing Comman der protocol for communication with DeviceOutlook , which is CalAmp’s Device Manager . DeviceOutlook allows for upgrading Viper firmware from a remote server. For a complete description of how to use these settings, consult the WCP Client User Guide , the Dev iceOutlook User Guide, and other related documents from the CalAmp support website, http://www.calamp.com/support . A typical upgrade scenario using DeviceOutlook is as follows. The DeviceOutlook server splits t he firmware upgrade archive into small numbered blocks, which it then multicasts to the Vipers. The DeviceOutlook server next polls the Viper units to assess which blocks need to be re - sent. The Viper stores the received blocks in non - volatile memory as th ey are received, maintaining the proper logical order even for blocks received out of order. When DeviceOutlook establishes that the prescribed number of Vipers in the deployment have received all the blocks, it directs the Vipers to install the image rece ived and perform a station reset. As a last step, DeviceOutlook verifies that all Vipers have successfully applied the firmware upgrade.
196. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 187 The PLC sends many IP keep - alive messages that are sent on - air. When several PLCs do the same , it is possible that a good part of the on - air bandwidth is used up by the keep - alive traffic. We recommend that the Viper be configured in router mode and tha t the TCP Proxy is enabled. The Viper TCP Proxy feature will filter - out the TCP/IP keep - alive messages. It has been recommended to Allen - Bradley and Rockwell Automation to have an option in the PLC settings to disable keep - alive and have user - selectable ke ep - alive intervals. This could potentially become available in future releases of PLC firmware. PLC Re o pens TCP/IP Connection With the Same Source Port This has been seen on the MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 and on the SLC 5. When the PLC is restarted, it uses the same TCP/IP connection source port previously used. Note: The SLC 5 also uses the same source port for each new connection without PLC restart. Earlier Viper firmware, when in Router mode and having TCP Proxy enabled, did not allow the new TCP connecti on to go through immediately if the same TCP source port was used and if the PLC did not terminate the old connection. After the old TCP Proxy connection timeout, the new connections are okay. Starting with Viper firmware v1.10 and Viper SC firmware v3.2 ( and continuing forward with Viper SC+) a new enhancement was added to allow new connection created when using the same source port. It has been recommended to Allen - Bradley and Rockwell Automation to have the TCP source port randomized when the unit is res tarted. This could potentially become available in future releases of PLC firmware. PLC Detecting Communication Failure While Viper TCP/IP Filters Keep - Alives The PLC should not reopen a new connection while the connection for the same remote PLC is still in progress. This has been seen on MicroLogix 1100 and 1400. When the MicroLogix PLC sends messages but does not receive response messages, it will still keep the TCP connection open forever as long as the Viper ACKs the keep - alives. Even if the PLC applic ation reports communication loss at the PLC application level, the PLC will not open a new connection. This is often a result after having communication issues with remotes. New firmware is available from Allen - Bradley for the MicroLogix 1100 and 1400. All en - Bradley MicroLogix firmware overview at the time of writing this document For website downloads: http://www.ab.com/linked/programmablecontrol/plc/micrologix/downloads.html MicroLogix 1100 s eries B (FRN 4 and above are Series B ) : MicroLogix 1100 series B before FRN 10 require to be upgraded to FRN 10 (released) . MicroLogix 1400 series A: MicroLogix 1400 series A before FRN 6 require to be upgraded to FRN 6 or 7 (released) . MicroLogix 1400 series B: MicroLogix 1400 series B before FRN 11 require to be upgr aded to FRN 11 (released). For other MicroLogix models, please contact Rockwell Automation Technical Support.
177. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 168 APPENDIX G — MIB FILE OVERVIEW Note: The SNMP feature (and the SN MP tab shown below) is only available when the appropriate feature key is installed in the Viper. Contact CalAmp for information about obtaining and installing the SNMP feature. When the SNMP feature key is installed, t hree MIB files are bundled with th e V iper’s firmware. In the Diagnostics » SNMP tab, c lick the “Download mibs.zip” link to download a .zip file that contains the three MIB files. These files contain links to the SNMP information available in the Viper. The MIB files must be loaded into a thir d - party MIB browser. Figure 96 Viper SNMP tab with Download mibs.zip link Caution: Certain MIB browsers (standalone or integrated in an SNMP manager) may require you to modify the MIB file’s extension (for example, from .MIB to .TXT). T h e three MIB files (found inside the mibs.zip file) are: (1) dataradio - regs.MIB contains a top - level set of managed object definitions aimed at managing products provided under the Dataradio brand , (2) 1213.MIB contains a set of managed object def initions aimed at managing TCP/IP - based network devices, and (3) Viper_scx.mib contains a set of managed object definitions aimed at managing Viper radio modems.
203. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 194 APPENDIX J — SERVICE AND SUPPORT AND WARRANTY STATEMENT Product Warranty, RMA, and Contact Information CalAmp guarantees that every Viper SC + ™ IP r o ut e r will be free from physical defects in material and workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase when used within the limits set forth in the specifications section of this manual. The manufacturer’s Warranty Statement is available o n the following page . If the product proves defective during the warranty period, contact CalAmp Customer Service to obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA). RMA Request/Contact Customer Service CalAmp 1401 North Rice Avenue Oxnard, CA 93030 Tel: 805.987.9000 Fax: 805.987.835 9 BE SURE TO HAVE THE EQUIPMENT MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER AND BILLING AND SHIPPING ADDRESSES ON HAND WHEN CALLING. When returning a product, mark the RMA clearly on the outside of the package. Include a complete description of the problem and the name and te lephone number of a contact person. RETURN REQUESTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION. For units in warranty, customers are responsible for shipping charges to CalAmp. For units returned out of warranty, customers are responsible for all shipp ing charges. Return shipping instructions are the responsibility of the customer. Product Documentation CalAmp reserves the right to update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. Product updates may result in differences between the information provided in this manual and the product shipped. For the most current product documentation and application notes, visit www.calamp.com . Tech Support CalAmp 1401 North Rice Avenue Oxnard, CA 93030 1.805.987.9000 or 1.507.833.6701 Option 2 for Fixed, narrowband, and radio modem products E - mail: productsupport@calamp.com
68. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 59 Neighbor Discovery Manual Sc an, Auto - Scan, or Disabled Select Manual Scan or Auto - Scan for the method of neighbor discovery or select Disabled to disable neighbor discovery. Here is what happens when each of these options is selected and then saved. The default setting is Manual Scan . Manual Scan The Viper starts in the Ready state. In the Ready state, the unit is quiet (no neighbor discovery control messages are sent). If the user clicks Force Scan (button in Control Operations section near the bottom ), the Viper initiates the Scanni ng for Neighbors state in which the unit is learning about other remote units and the remote units are learning about the Viper. The Viper goes from the Scanning for Neighbors state to the Saving Neighbor Table state when it stops learning any new neighbor information for a specified amount of time (this time interval can be changed using the parameter neighborDiscovery.convergeTimeout, expressed in milliseconds ). In the Saving Neighbor Table state, the content of the ne ighbor table is stored into non volati le memory . Then, if the unit reboots, the content of the neighbor t able is retrieved from this non volatile m e mory . Finally the Viper goes from the Saving Neighbor Table state to the Ready state. Auto - Scan The Viper starts in the Scanning For Neighbors stat e. In the Scanning For Neighbors state, the Viper is learning about remote units and the remote units are learning about the Viper. The Viper goes from the Scanning For Neighbors state to the Ready state when it stops learning any new neighbor information for a specified amount of time (this value can be changed using the parameter neighborDiscovery.convergeTimeout, expressed in milliseconds) . In the Ready state, the Viper is generating keep - alive packets. (The rate at which keep - alive packets are generated can be changed using the parameter neighborDiscovery.keepAliveTimeout.) In the Ready state, the Viper performs broken - link detection. The Viper is monitoring the keep - alive packets of other units one (1) hop away. The Viper knows the interval at which oth er units are generating their keep - alive packets. If a unit fails to receive four (4) keep - alive packets in a row from another unit, it removes that unit from its neighbor table and goes into the Scanning For Neighbors state. If the user clicks Force Scan (button in the Control Operations section near the bottom) , the Viper goes into the Scanning For Neighbors state. If any remote units initiate the Scanning For Neighbors state, the local Viper also goes into the Scanning For Neighbors state. Disabled Th e n eighbor discovery module is disabled and the Viper will not learn about any new neighbors. It will not generate any keep - alive packets. CalAmp recommends the following. Auto - Scan This feature is only for projects that contain no more than ten (10) radios w ith very strong RF paths. Manual Scan This should only be used to enroll all the remotes for the first time, then disable. After a Manual Scan, disabling the discovery mode locks all routes into place. Review all Neighbor entries and edit them if necessary to ensure that they are the correct and most reliable RF paths and also delete RF paths that are not required. For example, in most master and remote polling configurations, the remotes only need to have the master in their Neighbor Tables. Disabled This wi l l disable neighbor discoveries and allow you to Add Static Entries or use the Viper Route Generator (VRG) application to populate the neighbor entries.
189. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 180 APPENDIX I — VIPER PLC SE TUP PLC AND LADDER LOGIC SETUP The general information in this section is designed to assist PLC and system setup and for ladder logic program setup. The focus is on TCP communication. UDP is often friendlier to on - air networks since it requires less hands haking or overhead , b ut often TCP is the only choice available on PLCs. PLC communication via serial lines or serial terminal server is not covered here, nevertheless the general information provided here may appl y . POLL ING REM O TE PL C S W ITH OU T UN SOL IC ITE D MESS AGE S When polling multiple PLCs from a master PLC over the RF network, the polling method used has an important influence. To minimize on - air congestion and collision, it is best to sequentially time the polling to each re mote and have remotes generati ng none or few unsol icited inbound messages and also mak ing few remote - to - remote PLC messages or none . The master should be set up as follows. Sequentially poll next remote PLC when detecting the ladder logic “done” bit or equivalent message - complete opera tion or on the later logic “error” bit or equivalent (could be timeout or other). Wait for example, 2 00 m illi sec onds before polling the next remotes. This allows TCP handshaking to complete. For some systems it may be more or less, and therefore may requir e tuning afterwards. POLL ING REM O TE PL C S W ITH UN SOL IC ITE D MES SA GES AND REM O TE - TO - RE MO TE PL C MES SA GE S Polling using unsolicited messages is less preferable than polling sequentially each remote from the master only. In this case more on - air collisions can o ccur since messages from the master PLC destined for the remote PLC and messages from any remote destined for the master could have been sent on - air at the same time. These messages will be retried by the Viper ( in router mode) and if successful all is fin e. If the system traffic is loaded by many remotes and masters sending messages, then many message retries are made and throughput go e s down . The Viper protocol also ha s mechanisms to handle contention, but sometimes there is just too much to handle. When unsolicited or remote - to - remote PLC messaging is required, then it is important to time or limit the amount of these messages. For example, the master sequential poll could be set up to give some free air time between each poll to allow unsolicited messag es from remotes or between remotes to use the free air time to exchange messages. The time to wait between messages depends on overall network load and may only be adjust ed once the system is running. Maybe start by using a one - s econd gap between polls, or derive a value based on the project traffic load. There are different ways to achieve free ing - up air time to allow others to communicate. Other ways could also be okay , as long as free on - air time gaps are accomplished often. For example, it may not be go od to ha ve a gap every 30 seconds only. Note: Sometimes polling less often helps to reduce traffic and improve response.
28. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 19 2.2.3. VIPER ROUTER GENERAT OR (VRG) PROGRAM CalAmp has developed a Viper Route Generator (VRG) application that as sists in generating the Viper’s neighbor or router tables and also generates the configuration files for all the radios in your project within minutes. Figure 12 Viper Route Generator tool You should try to choose an IP addressi ng scheme so that the master Viper’s address is always first in a sequence and then the remote IP addresses to follow in that sequence. The VRG application can be downloaded from CalAmp. Contact CalAmp Technical Support to obtain the VRG application and in structions for its use . 2.2.4. MULTISPEED NETWORKIN G When using the Viper SC+ with a Viper SC+ multi - speed base station, it is possible to configure the network for multispeed operation. With the base station enabled as the rate controller , the remote devic e bec omes a rate follower . The rate controller (base station) can be configured to talk at different over - the - air data rates for each remote Viper. This allows the user to uniquely control the data rate for each RF link in the system using the Base Station conf iguration interface web pages. The user can program RF links with strong signal strength to communicate at fast data rates and RF links with low signal strength can be programmed to communicate at more - robust, slower data rates. Even if data rates vary fro m Viper to Viper, every Viper in the network must be programmed for the same bandwidth.
123. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 114 4.8. DIAGNOSTICS The Diagnostics tab contains f ive tabs: Interface Statistics, Remote Statistics, SNMP, Online Diagnostics, and Radio Log. 4.8.1. INTERFACE STATISTICS Interface Statistics is the first (left - most) tab in the Diagnostics page. To navigate to this tab, select Diagnostics from the main menus. Th is tab provides information about packets sent and received on each of the interfaces (Ethernet, the two serial ports, and RF), and Airlink Error Detection statistics. Figure 68 Diagnostics – Interface Statistics The Interface S tatistics tab reports the amount of traffic received and sent by each of the three interfaces: Ethernet, Serial and RF. The tab also reports statistics gathered from the airlink that can indicate the quality of the RF links. Note: Definitions that follow i n this section for use in this tab use the following conventions. Rx (or Input) = data received from a lower network layer. Tx (or Output) = data transmitted to a lower network layer. Cycling power to the Viper or clicking Clear (Zero) Interface Stats will reset all statistics to zero.
20. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 11 2. NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEM PLANNING This section discusses network architecture, basic network types, interfacing modems and DTE, data protocols for efficient channel operation, as well as providing tips for selecting an appropriate site, antenna selection, and reducing the chance of harmful interference. 2.1. NETWORK ARCHITECTURE In a radio system, only one radio should transmit at a time. If two radios transmit a t the same time to another radio, RF collisions occur. Collisions will slow data traffic and may corrupt data. Most SCADA networks have a device that is configured to be the ‘polling master’. It is the responsibility of this polling master to control RF tr affic so RF collisions do not occur. Viper has RF collision avoidance technology (checks the air wave for a carrier before transmitting) and Ethernet CSMA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access). CSMA is an Ethernet collision avoidance mechanism technology built i nto to all Ethernet connections. However, these technologies must still be supplemented by the HMI/PLC polling master to optimize RF data traffic. Some HMI/PLC Ethernet applications may depend solely on Ethernet CSMA to control the flow of messages to avoi d RF collisions in a Viper data network. This may flood the network with multiple polling messages, making it difficult for the RTUs to acquire the airwave to transmit their reply messages. This will cause the RTUs to compete for airtime and a dominant RTU may be created. While the dominant RTU/radio is transmitting, the other RTUs will send their reply messages to their connected Viper SC. Viper SCs will buffer reply messages because the dominant RTU/radio is transmitting (carrier is present). A Viper SC will buffer (while a carrier is present) a reply message until it can capture the airwave (carrier absent) to transmit. There could be five or six RTU/radios in a small system (or 10 or 20 in a large system), which could be trying to capture the airwaves t o transmit. The RTUs will not respond in the order they were polled but will respond when they are ready and have captured the airwaves. The dominant RTU is created because it happens to reply at just the right time and be in the right order in the polling sequence. A common method for a polling master to manage RF traffic is for the HMI/PLC polling master to poll one remote at a time. The next polling message is not sent until the current message has been completed (“Done”) or has timed out. This prevents more than one outstanding polling message. Ladder logic programs typically refer to these parameters as the message “Done” and “Error” bits. The “Done” and “Error” bits parameter values can be adjusted for longer timeout values, if required. Because the Vi per SC has the ability to use two completely different and separate SCADA polling protocols, it is important to have interaction between the two protocols. The Viper SC can send out an Ethernet TCP/IP polling message and also an RS232 polling message, whic h may or may not be generated by the same HMI/PLC. CalAmp recommends the user program the polling sequence in each protocol with logic that interacts with the other’s protocol “Done” and “Error” bits. The Ethernet polling protocol would not be allowed to s end a message until the current Ethernet message is either “Done” or “Error” and the previous RS232 message are either “Done” or “Error” bits are set. The RS232 polling protocol would also have a similar logic.
42. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 33 3.6. INTRODUCTION TO THE VIPER SC+ WEB INTERF ACE All operating paramet ers of the Viper SC+ are set through a web interface in your web browser once you have logged in. The built - in web server of the Viper SC+ makes configuration possible from any computer with network access to the Viper. The following figure shows the Home page of the Viper Web Interface. Figure 18 CalAmp Viper SC+ IP Router Web Interface home page The first time you log in to the Viper SC+ if no configuration changes have been made to the unit from the factory, you will see a mes sage instructing you to Change default settings (Use the SetUp Wizard ) . Note: If the computer you are using has previously been used to set up a CalAmp router, you may need to delete browser history (specifically temporary internet files) for some pages of the web interface to display correctly. The Viper SC+ IP Router Web interface is divided into two sections. In the left pane is the main navigation menu. On the right i s the content area for the page . The navigation menu on the left allows you to navigate to configuration pages for the Viper SC+ Router. F or quick setup of a few key parameters , select Setup Wizard at the bottom of the main menu . The remainder of this chapter will take you th rough configuration pages of the Setup Wizard. More advanced inform ation about parameters available for selection and configuration in all of the tabbed pages is provided in the following chapter. - To access online Help for content of a specific tab in the Viper Web Interface, click the Help link (near the top of the page) while in the tab. - To return to the Home page Unit Status tab from any tab in the Viper Web Interface, click the Home link. For some settings, a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect. These settings are indicated by a yellow al ert symbol ( ) .
47. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 38 3.7.4. SETUP WIZARD STEP 4: ENCRYPTION The page for Step 4 of the Viper Setup Wizard allows you to enable or disable encryption. When enabled, Viper uses AES 128 - bit encryption to protect your data from eavesdropping and to prevent intruders from changing your configuration. Use of encryption is optional, but we strongly recommend it for actual networks. The encryption pass phrase and key must be common to all units in a given network. Figure 23 Viper Setup Wizard Step 4 The default setting for encryption is Disabled and Vipers are typically shipped from the factory without an (or with a blank) Encryption Pass Phrase. When finished, click Apply to save any settings you have made in this page and then click Next to proceed to the Step 5 on the final page of the Viper Setup Wizard . 3.7.5. SETUP WIZARD STEP 5: COMPLETION AND RESET The final page, for Step 5 of the Viper Setup Wizard informs you that you have completed the Viper S etup Wizard. Figure 24 Viper Setup Wizard Step 5 You may use the Previous button to return to previous pages of the Setup Wizard to review configuration settings, but some changed settings will not take effect unless the Viper i s reset (powered down and restarted). Click the Reset link to reset the Viper router or click Done and then reset the Viper router. S ome settings (indicated by a yellow alert symbol ) ma d e on earlier pages of the Viper Setup Wizard, require a reset of the Viper before they will take effect. Click Reset at this time to reset the Viper to restart with the configuration settings made in the Setup Wizard .
96. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 87 Add — To add a Routing Entry, enter the IP Address and Netmask of the Destination Network and the IP Address and RF MAC Address of the Gateway f o r the Routing Entry to be added, and then click Add . See Note below. Delete — To remove an entry from the Routing Table, enter the IP Addres s and Netmask of the Destination Network and the IP Address and RF MAC Address of the Gateway shown in the table above, and then click Delete. See Note below. Note: I f you Add or Delete routing entries in the Routing Table, a reset of the Viper is required before the routing table change will take effect , as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ). 4.5.2. NAT NAT (Network Address Translation) is the second (middle) tab of the Router page. To navigate to this tab, select Router from the main menu and click NAT. From this tab, you can enable or disable Network Address Translation, maintain a Private Network Table for NAT and NAT Port Forwarding Table. NAT technology is a method by which IP addresses are mapped from one address space to another. In Viper , it is no rmally used on the WAN side of an IP network to hide local IP addresses from an external IP network ( that is , the I nternet). On Viper units, the user can select which one of the two interfaces (Ethernet or RF) will be considered private. Figure 53 Router – NAT
27. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 18 Viper #1 : Ethernet IP Address: 1 0 . 200 . 1 .1/2 8 RF IP Address: 10. 0 . 0 . 1 / 16 Viper #2 : Ethernet IP Address: 1 0 . 200 . 1 .1 7 /2 8 RF IP Address: 10. 0 . 0 .2 /16 Viper # 3: Ethernet IP Address: 1 0 . 200 . 1 . 33 /2 8 RF IP Address: 10. 0 . 0 . 3/16 Viper # 4: Eth ernet IP Address: 1 0.200 . 1 . 49 / 28 RF IP Address: 10. 0 . 0 . 4/16 ... Viper # 177: Ethernet IP Address: 1 0 . 200 . 12 . 1 /2 8 RF IP Address: 10. 0 . 0 . 177 /16 Viper # 178: Ethernet IP Address: 1 0.200 . 1 2 . 17 / 28 RF IP Address: 10. 0 . 0 . 178 /16 Figure 10 Ro uter Mode Example 2 Solarwinds™ Advanced Subnet Calculator (available as a free download from the Solarwinds website at www.solarwinds.com) can be used to help calcul ate subnets as used in this example. The Advanced Subnet Calculator will calculate and display the range of ho st IP addresses that can be used, as shown in the following figure. Figure 11 Router Mode Example 2 Subnet Calculations
60. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 51 4.3. RF NETWORK SETTINGS The RF Network Settings page contains seven tabs: RF Network, RF Bandwidth Management, Neighbor Table, Global Settings, VLAN, QoS (for Quality of Se rvice), and QoS Statistics. 4.3.1. RF NETWORK RF Network is the first (left - most) tab of the RF Network Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings from the main menu. The RF Network tab allows you to configure settings for the Viper RF net work. Figure 32 RF Network Settings – RF Network RF Network IP Forwarding Mode Select whether this Viper will operate as a bridge or router. The d efault setting is Router. Access Point Select whether this Viper will be an Access Point. The Access Point is the default gateway (WAN access) of a Viper network. One and only one access point may be defined for each Viper network. All Vipers in the network will set their default route to point to the Access Point. Viper can only be con figured as an Access point if it is operating in Router mode. The d efault setting is No (the Viper will not be operating as an Access Point) . Relay Point Select whether this Viper will operate as a Relay Point. For Viper s that are spread over multiple RF c overage areas the user needs to identify the units that will form the backbone between the coverage areas so that any unit can talk to any other unit in the network regardless of their locations. The units forming the backbone between the coverage areas ar e the Relay Point units. Selecting this parameter will force the unit to repeat all necessary information from one coverage area to the next. The default setting is No (the Viper will not be operating as a Relay Point) .
86. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 77 Daylight Saving Allows you to specify whether Daylight Saving time is in effect for the locale and time of year where the Viper is located. Local Time Displays the local date and time (to seconds) w hen the SNTP clien t is enabled, an SNTP server has been polled, and settings for time zone and daylight saving time have been configured correctly. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. 4.4.4. BROADCAST MULTICAST Broadcast Multicast is the fourth (from left) tab in the LAN Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select LAN Settings from the main menu and click Broadcast Multicast. This tab allows you to set parameters for Broadcast and Multicast from the Viper. Figure 47 LAN Settings – Broadcast Multicast
136. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 127 Figure 77 Device Maintenance – Wing Commander Most of the WCP settings (intrusive or transp arent packet pacing, addressing options, retries, etc.) are controlled from the server, leaving only a few settings to be specified on the Viper. WCP Security The user must set the WCP security configuration because all WCP communication is encrypted. WCP Login Log in using the WCP password before proceeding with the WCP security configuration. Enter the WCP Login in the field provided and click Login. WCP Password To set a new password, enter the new password and click Set Passowrd. The password must conta in at least three of the following. - An uppercase alpha character (A - Z) . - A lowercase alpha character (a - z). - A numeric character (0 - 9). - Any other printable character (for example, !@#$%). Password length must be a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 32 characters. Data Key Strength Select the data key strength, either 128, 192, or 256 bits, and click Set Strength.
194. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 185 PLC communication via serial lines or serial terminal server is not covered here. Nevertheless, some of the information could apply. Note: Please consult informat ion about general PLC setup presented earlier in this appendix for background information about systems with PLC setup. ALLEN - B RA DLE Y MI CRO LO GI X 1 10 0 O R 1 40 0 ( MA Y ALS O A PPL Y TO SL C 5) Following are important settings recommended to improve communication wh en used with a limited bandwidth Viper network. This provides more specific information that supplements the general PLC communication information presented earlier in this appendix. . Note: When required, contact your PLC provider or Allen - Bradley or Rockw ell Automation support. PLC Ladder Logic On Restart Opens All Connections At Once Instead Of Sequentially When the PLC ladder program is set up to have at startup all write message rungs set to true, all TCP connections are triggered “ simultaneously .” This creates an overload of TCP SYNs and somewhat could congest the on - air traffic depending on the system. It is recommended to setup the ladder write message rungs not to start up simultaneously. Write messages should be setup to open the TCP connection sequ entially. For more information it may be required to contact your PLC provider or Allen - Bradley or Rockwell Automation support . PLC Sends Too Many “ CIP Forward Open ” and “ CIP Forward Close ” Messages After the TCP connection is first established, then the C IP Forward Open command is sent to open the CIP connection. As long as there is always communication activity over that connection within eight times the Message Apply timeout of channel 1, there will be no more CIP Forward Close commands sent (this result s in fewer messages sent over the air, which is good). Often the C hannel 1 Message Reply timeout is set to 3000 milliseconds. This would generate additional CIP Forward Open and CIP Forward Close messages on - air if the polling interval exceeds 3 sec × 8 = 24 seconds.
52. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 43 Bandwidth, Bit Rate, and Modulation Displays the Bandwidth, and the Bit Ra te and Modulation for the configured channel. When applicable , separat e Bit Rate s and Modulation will be displayed for the Data Packet and Control Packet. Multi - Speed Mode When Multi - Speed mode is enabled, the units communicate with each other at a fixed s peed. A unit can be set to operate as a Multi - Speed Master or as a Multi - Speed Slave. A unit set to operate in Multi - Speed slave mode matches the speed of the unit set to operate in Multi - Speed Master mode. In a network operating with Multi - Speed, there mu st be at most one Multi - Speed Master unit and all other units must operate in Multi - Speed Slave mode. The Multi - Speed Mode can be configured in RF Network Settings » RF Network. Mode Indicates the mode of operation (ANSI, ANSI 900, ETSI) Refresh — Click Re fresh t o update the information display ed in the current tab . 4.1.3. BASIC SETTINGS The Basic Settings tab is the third (right - most) tab of the Home page of the Viper Web interface. To navigate to this tab, s elect Home f rom the main navigation menu (or click Hom e) and click Basic Settings. In this tab you can make basic configuration settings in the Viper router. Figure 28 Home – Basic Settings Basic Settings Station Name Th is is the u ser - defined name given to the unit to differentiate it from other units and used by various services. Enter a name up to forty (40) characters in length that is unique ( different from the name s assigned to other units ) on the network .
110. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 101 4.6.3. ADVANCED Advanced is the fourth (right - most) tab of the Serial page. To navigate to this tab, select Serial from the main menu and click Advanced. In this tab you can select if Serial/RF bridge Broadcast will be RF Only or RF and LAN. The parameter in this tab only has meanin g when operating in Bridge mode. Figure 60 Serial – Advanced Advanced Settings Serial RF Bridge Broadcast When a serial port is operating in Serial/RF Bridge mode, the packets received by the Viper from the serial port are sent over RF to all remote Vipers so they can pass this data over their corresponding serial port. The sending Viper achieves this by using a broadcast IP address. On reception, the remote Viper will pass this data over its serial port AND optionally send the data over its LAN port. RF Only When receiving Serial/RF bridge data from a remote Viper over RF, pass it to the corresponding serial port and do not send a copy of the data over the LAN port . When transmitting Serial/RF bridge data to remote Vipers over R F, do not send a copy on the LAN port. RF and LAN When receiving Serial/RF bridge data from a remote Viper over RF, pass it to the corresponding serial port and send a copy of the data over to the LAN port. When transmitting Serial/RF bridge data to remote V ipers over RF, send a copy over the LAN port .
166. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 157 To set up the Viper SC+ to enable or disable PSM using the command - line interface (CLI), u se either of the following two commands: set low.power.mode=0 ;(disable s PSM. ) set low.power.mode=1 ;(enable s psm , follows the state of the “ignition sense ” signal) save ;(w hen selecting either mode , enter save to save your set t in g .) Selecting Power Manag ement to Enable (follow ignition sense) as shown above, allows the white Ignition Sense line to control the PSM of the Viper SC+. Normally the W hite ignition sense line or “Enable ” line is tied to the B+ supply along with the Red B+ wire. When used for PSM , the white wire is connected to a line that will toggle from B+ to OFF. When B+ is applied, the Viper SC+ will be powered up as normal. When B+ is removed, the PSM sleep mode is enabled in less than 500 milliseconds (500 ms , or 0.5 sec). When B+ is reappl ied to the White wire, the Viper SC+ will wake up and be in full operation mode in approximately one second (1 s) if VPN is not used. If VPN is used, wake - up time will be less than or equal to five seconds (5 s). Wake - up time may increase if the system is congested since VPN requires the keys to be updated from the VPN server. The following table shows the maximum current drain used by the White wire. Input voltage is from +10 V DC to +30 V DC. This will allow the user to size the DC switching line to contr ol this feature. Enable Ignition Sense Input Voltage Current (Max.) Current (Typ.) 10 V DC 0.3 mA (max.) 0.2 mA (max.) 20 V DC 0.5 mA (max.) 0.4 mA (max.) 30 V DC 0.7 mA (max.) 0.6 mA (max.) The following figure shows the Viper SC+ power connector and identifies the location of P in 1 used for ignition sense . Figure 82 Viper SC+ Power Connector Pin 1 The amount of current drain will vary for each radio. Initial testing has shown a current drain of approximately 130 mA at + 1 2 V DC input. This is a power consumption of less than 1.6 W. These are average readings and are not a guaranteed specification. Please Contact CalAmp Wireless Networks Group Technical Support with any questions. Technical Support can be reached at: Email: product support@calamp.com Phone: 1.507.833.6701 Option 2 for Fixed, narrowband, and radio modem products.
94. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 85 Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the PHY Bitrate or PH Y Duplex setting in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect. 4.5. ROUTER The Router page contains three tabs: Routing Table, NAT, and VTS. 4.5.1. ROUTING TABLE Routing Table is the fi rst (left - most) tab in the Router page. To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings from the main menu and click Routing Table. The Viper supports RIPV2 (Routing Information Protocol version 2). This tab allows you to enable or disable RIPv2, view the routing table and connection type and add or delete routing entries. Figure 52 Router – Routing Table RIP v2 RIPv2 RIPv2 (Router Information Protocol version 2) is a dynamic IP routing protocol based on the distance vector a lgorithm. RIPv2 is used only in Router mode. The default setting is Disabled.
73. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 64 Clear Neighbor Table To clear the Neighbor Tables for all Vipers in the network, select this setting. To sav e this change to the configuration after remote operation, place a check in the check box at the right. Save Configuration This will send a Save Configuration command to all Vipers in the network. Get Status This will send a Get Status command to all Viper s in the network. The status will be displayed in the Neighbor Table tab of the RF Network S e t t ings page . Single Station If this check box is checked and the RF MAC Address of a Viper on the network is entered into the field below , any other selection made in this tab will apply to the Viper whose RF MAC Address is entered . When the box is not checked, any setting made in this tab will apply to all Vipers on the network. Apply — Click Apply to apply any changes you have made to Global Settings. Cancel — Cli ck Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any settings in this tab. 4.3.5. VLAN VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is the fifth ( from left ) tab of the RF Network Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings from the main menu and click VLAN. This tab allows you to make VLAN Configuration settings for the RF Network. VLAN (802.1Q) is op erational in bridge mode only. Router mode allows tagged mode only, so the advanced options have fewer selections available for specifying behavior b ased on VLAN ID . When the Viper is operating in bridge mode, VLAN can be configured to operate in tagged or untagged mode. Figure 40 RF Network Settings – VLAN (with Advanced Settings hidden)
116. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 107 Figure 66 Viper VPN Network with Relay Point A VPN tunnel is created by a client to a specific server. A server can have tunnels to many clients. A special shared tunnel is also provided to support a few special t raffic types: Point - to - multipoint broadcast and multicast packets. Telnet, Web, SNMP, and RADIUS packets. Device specific IP - service packets (GPS, RSSI, diagnostics, etc.). The shared tunnel is always available on a device, provided that its VPN service is enabled. Tunnel Maintenance Key exchange: Random cipher keys are used to encrypt VPN tunnel traffic. These keys are unique to each tunnel and are generated during VPN client/server key exchange. Tunnel keys are periodically updated to maximize security. S erver Status Advertisement By default, traffic normally sent via VPN tunnel is blocked if one client/server tunnel endpoint is non - operational. A server therefore advertises its status to ensure that all its tunnels have a very high availability. These are sent whenever the server is enabled or disabled through a reset, device hot - swap, or manual intervention. VPN clients can thus quickly re - establish their tunnels as needed. Configuration Most VPN server configuration settings are sent to each client durin g key exchange. AVPN server does not send the following settings to VPN clients: VPN login password and Master K ey. Device - specific General settings and IP - filter settings. Master Key The VPN Master Key is a configuration item essential to the security of VPN operations. A VPN server’s Master Key must also be set on each of its clients. Access to the Master Key (along with other VPN settings) is therefore protected by the VPN login mechanism.
122. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 113 Destination IP Filter Controls which traffic to the give n IP address or range enters the VPN. Examples (with Netmask 255.255.255.255) : Source IP address 172.30.51.3 allows packets only from the specified LAN IP addre ss into the VPN. Source IP address 0.0.0.0 allows packets from any LAN IP address into the VPN. (This is useful when LAN devices sending via the VPN are behind routers, usually the case for a VPN server co nnected to a backhaul network.) Note: The Netmask f or each IP address controls whether it is a single address or a subnet range. Examples : 255.255.255.255 restricts the IP address range to the specified value. 255.255.255.0 allows the last part of the IP address to range from 1 to 254 (0 and 255 are reserv ed) Source defaults 0.0.0.0 (server, allow any source ) [LAN subnet] (client, allow any local source) Destination default 0.0.0.0 (allow any destination) Source/Destination Ports The source and destination TCP/UDP port number ranges are used to select which packets are sent via the VPN based on application type. Source Port filter Controls which traffic from the VPN device or its immediate Ethernet LAN enters the VPN. Destination Port Filter Controls which traffic to the give n TC P /UDP port or range enters th e VPN. Examples: Destination ports 0 to 0 allows packets to any port. Destination ports 5555 to 0 allows packets to only port 5555. Destination ports 5555 to 6000 allows packets to all ports between 5555 and 6000. Default = 0 ( allow any port) Minimum = 1 M aximum = 65535 Refresh — Click Refresh to update the st atus and st atistics to show the most current information available. Clear — Click ing Clear (or cycling power to the Viper ) will reset all statistics to zero.
180. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 171 APPENDIX H — VLAN INTRODUCTION When VLAN is enabled, the Viper can perform certain actions based on the interface configuration and the content o f packets ’ VLAN identifier s or “tags.” Actions the Viper can perform includ e adding or removing, or replacing VLAN tags, and filtering or not filtering packets , based on their VLAN tag. VLAN TAGGING AND UNT AGGING Adding a VLAN header to an Ethernet packet is called “tagging,” and removing a VLAN header from an Ethernet packet is called “untagging.” Packets with a VLAN header can be recognized by looking at the Ethernet type field. Some common Ethernet types: 0x0800 : Ethernet data is an IP packet. 0x0806 : Ethernet data is an ARP packet. 0x8100 : Ethernet data is preceded by a VLAN header. VLAN TAGGING Reception of an untagged Ethernet packet . An untagged Ethernet packet is structured like the following. Adding a VLAN header to an untagged Ethernet pac k e t. The VLAN Header is added following the Ethernet Header and before the Ethernet data, as indicated highlighted in beige in the following figure.
43. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 34 3.7. INITIAL CONFIGURATIO N USING THE SETUP WI ZARD The first page of the Setup Wizard displays navigation information for the wizard Figure 19 Setup Wizard Welcome and Instructions The Setup Wizard consists of five ( 5 ) steps . E ach step is present ed as a single page with a few simple options to fill in or select. Each of the five page s for each step of the Setup Wizard that follow contain the basic configuration settings that are most commonly required to select or chan ge to set up th e Viper SC+ IP router for specific functionality . The steps are as follows. Step 1: Station Name and Mode settings: Station Name, IP Forwarding Mode, Relay Point, Access Point, and Multi - Speed Mode . Step 2: Network IP settings: IP Address, Network Mask, and Default Gateway . Step 3: Radio Setup: Bandwidth, Data and Control Packet Bit Rate, Rx and Tx Frequency ranges , and Tx Power . Step 4: Encryption: Enable or Disable , and Encryption Pass Phrase . Step 5: Setup completion and Viper reset . Instructions for each of these steps are prov ided on the follow ing pages . Note: some settings (indicated by a yellow alert symbol ) in the Viper Setup Wizard, require a reset of the Viper before they will take effect. When you have finished with the Viper Setup Wizard, it will be necessary to reset the Viper to restart with the new configuration settings made in the Setup Wizard. When you have read the information provided on the Welcome page carefully, click Quit to exit or click Next to proceed to Step 1 on the following page.
85. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 76 Note: If you change any of the above setting in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect. 4.4.3. SNTP SNT P is the third ( from left ) tab of the LAN Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select LAN Settings from the main menu and click SNTP. From this tab you can set parameters for the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP). Figure 46 LAN Settings – SNTP SNTP Client The SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) Client can be e nable d or disable d. T he default setting is disabled. Server Address When the SNTP client is enabled, enter the IP address of an SNTP Server. Period Enter the amount of ti me in seconds between that will elapse between each time the SNTP server will be polled to obtain the current time. The default setting is 64 seconds (1 minute, 4 seconds) between polling. SNTP UTC Time Display the time received from the SNTP Server (in se conds) when it was most - recently polled. (This field is read - only and non - zero only when SNTP client is enabled and an SNTP server has been polled. Time Zone Time Zone Allows you to s elect the time zone applicable for the location of the Viper. Facilitates translation of UTC time to local time.
89. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 80 Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the Mode, Port VLAN ID, or Member of Management VLAN setting in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required befor e the setting wil l take effect. 4.4.5.1. ADVANCED SETTINGS FOR LAN SETTINGS » V LAN When you click Show to show the advanced settings in the VLAN tab of the LAN Settings page, the tab expands downward to show the advanced settings. The following figure shows the Advanced Settings s ection when the Viper is configured for Router mode. Bridge mode is less restrictive . Advanced Settings for Untagged Port mode are fewer than for Tagged Port mode because controls are available in Tagged Port mode for maintaining and displaying a VLAN Memb er Table. Figure 49 LAN Settings – VLAN tab showing Advanced Settings only, when Untagged Port is selected Untagged Port Advanced Settings Untagged Port Advanced Settings provide options for ingress packets (packets coming into the Viper) and egress packets (packets leaving the Viper) Selections in this section allow you to specify what actions are to be taken with ingress and egress packets, based on their VLAN ID (VID) tag ( or absence of a VID tag ). VID is the VLAN ID contained in the packet. PVID is the Port VLAN ID (the VLAN ID associated with the interface and configured in the Viper Web Interface). Ingress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag) If incoming packets are untagged, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or tag the packets with the PVID. T he default setting is to tag the packet with the PVID.
183. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 1 74 VLAN MEMBER TABLE The VLAN member table is used for interfaces operating in Tagged mode only. It is used to select the behavior of the Viper when it processes packets with VLAN IDs that are different from the interface VLAN ID (PVID). You can maintain a list of VLAN IDs used when processing packets where the packet VLAN ID (VID ) is not equal to the interface VLAN ID (PVID). Example: 1) LAN interface is operating in Tagged mode. 2) LAN interface PVID = 100. 3) LAN interface contains the advanced configuration shown in the previous figure. 4) The Viper receives a (ingress) packet with VID = 4 00. The Viper silently drops the packet because the VID is not equal to the PVID and the VID is not in the Member table. 5) The Viper receives a (ingress) packet with VID = 200. The Viper keeps the packet unchanged because the VID is not equal to the PVID, bu t the VID is in the Member table. EXAMPLES The f ollowing examples show how packets are processed in Bridge mode with VLAN disabled, in Bridge mode with VLAN enabled, and in Router mode.
11. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 2 1.3. P HYSICAL D E S C R I P TION Viper consists of two logic PCBs, one that includes the modem circuitry and the other the radio module. Both are installed in a cast aluminum case. The unit is not hermetically sealed and should be mounted in a s uitable enclosure when dust, moisture, and/or a corrosive atmosphere are anticipated. 1.3.1. CHASSIS DIMENS ION S The following figure shows the dimensions of the Viper chassis and attached mounting plate. Figure 1 – Viper SC+ Chassis and M ounting Plate Overall Dimensions and Mounting Hole Locations The equipment is intended for installation only in a RESTRICTED ACCESS LOCATION per EN60950 - 1:2006. 1.3.2. LED PANEL There are five (5) Tri - Color LEDs in the LED panel of the Viper as shown in the following figure . Their functionality is described in the following table. Figure 2 – Viper LED panel
58. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 49 4.2.3. RF TESTS RF Test s is the third (right - most ) tab of the Radio Settings p a ge . To navigate to this tab, select Radio Settings from the main menu and click RF Tests. In this tab you can generate and send Test Tones, display the SINAD meter reading, or conduct a Ping Test and Command Response. Figure 31 Radio Settings – RF Tests Test Tones Note: This test may cause other Vipers to stop transmitting for the duration of the test tone if the y have been configured to Listen Before Transmit, since the test tone selected may be noise (Unmodulated or 1 kHz Sine Wav e) or data (Random Data) . Test Tones Allows a tone to be transmitted for testing purposes. The test tone will be transmitted for 20 seconds after the Start Test button is clicked unless the Stop Test button is clicked, which will stop transmitting the test tone. Three test tones are available. – Unmodulated – Random Data – 1 kHz Sine Wave Only one of these three types of test tone may be transmitted for each test. Once the type of test tone is selected, – Click Start Test to start transmitting . The sele cted tone will be transmitted for 20 seconds – Click Stop Test if it is necessary to stop transmission of the test tone before 20 seconds.
113. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 104 4.7.3. RADIUS RADIUS ( Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) is the third (from left) tab of the Security page. To navigate to this tab, select Security from the main menu and click RADI US. This tab allows you to make settings for User Authentication and Client Configuration for RADIUS security. Figure 63 Security – RADIUS User Authentication Command Shell, HTTP Server, and FTP Server Each of these services (C ommand Shell, HTTP Server, and FTP Server) can be set for one of three possible options : Local , RADIUS A nd Local , or RADIUS . Each of these options is explained below. Local When accessing the service, check the user credentials (user name and password) aga inst credentials stored in the Viper . The user will not be able to access the service if proper credentials are not provided. RADIUS A nd Local When accessing the service, check the user credentials (user name and password) against credentials stored in the Viper. If the credentials fail to match credentials stored in the Viper, check for a match against credentials stored in the RADIUS server database. RADIUS When accessing the service, check the user credentials (user name and password) against the RADIUS server database. If the user credentials fail to pass with the RADIUS server, access to the service is denied.
115. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 106 RADIUS Retries Number of ti m es the RADIUS client resends the authentication request message to th e RADIUS server if it does not respond with an authentication granted or authentication denied message. Delay Between Retries Amou n t of time (in seconds) to wait between retries when sending the RADIUS authentication request to the RADIUS server. Save — Cl ick Save to save any changes you make in this tab. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made in this tab. 4.7.4. VPN VPN (Virtual Private Network) is the f our th ( from lef t) tab of the Security page. To navigate to this tab, select Security fr om the main menu and click VPN. This tab a llows you t o set a password to access VPN settings, enable or disable VPN, and view Status and Statistics for VPN tunnel s . VPN Concepts A VPN secures network traffic by transporting it within encrypted “tunnels” be tween two VPN devices. A VPN tunnel ensures data privacy over any type of network. Multiple physical networks can exist between two VPN devices. A VPN tunnel thus provides a virtual “single hop” network connection between two VPN devices. The following fig ure illustrates a VPN network with one Viper programmed as a VPN server and three remotes set as VPN clients. In this example, a secure connection is established between all Viper remotes and the Access Point. Only a Viper configured as an Access Point can operate as a VPN server. Figure 65 Viper VPN Network This example can be further extended to include a relay point, which allows one unit to relay data from one RF coverage area to another RF coverage area, as shwon in the foll owing figure.
103. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 94 Figure 57 Serial – COM Port or Setup Port tab showing Advanced Settings only The Advanced Settings provide options for configuring IP Gateway Service Settings for the COM Port and Setup Port. For the COM Port, options are also provided for configuring RTS/CTS Mode Settings . IP Gateway Service Settings IP Gateway Service Each Serial port can be configured for one of several IP Gateway Services listed. The default setting for the COM Port i s Serial/RF bridge – DOX mode. The default setting for the Setup Port is CLI Service. CLI (Command - Line Interface) Service This interface provides a command line interface over an RS - 232 connection to a Hose PC. Check with CalAmp Technical Support for adva nced CLI information. Ser i al/RF Bridge – DOX mode This is a three - wire connection. Data is sent whenever it is present at the port. Flow control is not required. The IP Gateway service will use UDP transport protocol to send and receive messages. Serial/RF Bridge – RTS/CTS mode This is a five - wire connection. Data is sent after the device raises the RTS and the Viper returns a CTS signal to the device.
142. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 133 6.2. CLONING A VIPER The Viper configuration can also be cloned (copied) from another Viper by importing an existing configuration file from a nother Viper. An FTP utility is required to transfer the desired configuration from another Viper to the Viper being cloned from the other. After the configuration file has been transferred to the Viper using an FTP utility, the configuration file will app ear as a selection in the drop - down menu shown in preceding figure. Note: An FTP utility is a separate application the customer must install on his or her PC. CalAmp does not supply an FTP utility. Notes about Viper Configuration file s and file names Vali d characters that can be used in the file name are a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, - and _. File names must not contain a space character. Because many operating systems and file systems see the space character as a delimiter or separator, using a space in a file name is g enerally a bad idea. Use the underscore character (_) instead as shown in the sample file names. File names are case sensitive. Test.drp is not the same as test.drp (nor is TeST.drp or other similar combinations), and each may likely contain configuration settings that differ from each other. All file names must end with the .drp extension. The cloned configuration file may be renamed, if desired, but (it must not have any space characters in the file name, and) it must keep the .drp extension to be recogni zed by the Viper as a possible valid configuration file. Do not load more than five (5) separate configuration files into a single Viper. Loading many configuration files into a Viper ma use up an excessive amount of memory and may cause the Viper to malfu nction. After saving the configuration file back into the Viper using an FTP client, follow the instructions for Using CalAmp Pre - Provided (“Canned”) Configurations on the previous page to select and use the cloned configuration. Note: A reset of the Viper is required before the setting from the imported cloned configuration will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ). If desired, you can go through other page tabs to see how the Viper will be configured when res tarted using the cloned configuration. Important: If you use a cloned configuration from another Viper, the LAN IP Address is the one setting that you will want to change from the LAN IP Address setting of the Viper you cloned the configuration from, since each unit on a subnet should have a unique IP Address. After y ou reset the Viper, you will need to enter its IP Address in your computer’s browser address bar . If any changes to User Names or Passwords were affected, you will also need this information to reconnect and access the Viper via your browser after rebooting. For assistance with using CalAmp - provided configurations or cloned configurations (the following topic) contact CalAmp technical support. Or check the CalAmp Support website for information updates at http://www.calamp.com/support .
45. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 36 3.7.2. SETUP WIZARD STEP 2: NETWORK IP SETTINGS The page for Step 2 of the Viper Setup Wizard allows you to set the IP address, Network Mask, and Default Gateway for the Viper. Figure 21 Viper Setup Wizard Step 2 Enter an IP Address, Network Mask, and Default Gate way for the Viper if applicable. - The default IP Address is 192.168.205.1. - The default Network Mask is 255.255.255.0. - The Default Gateway is 0.0.0.0 There are several important considerations to be aware of for the se settings in addition to t h e explanation on the page. Each Viper should be configured with a unique IP address. (If you are in the habit of taking the default settings on each page, they will all have the same address of 192.168.205.1.) The Network Mask determines whether units are configured to be on the same subnet. If the subnet has a Default Gateway, its IP address should be entered in the field provided. Note: Once you have changed the IP Address and applied the setting, and after you have reset the Viper to make it take effect , you will need to enter this new IP address in your browser Address Bar to access the web interface of the Viper. When finished, click Apply to save any settings you have made in this page and then click Next to proceed to S tep 3 on the following page . No te: If you change the IP Address and the Viper is reset , you will need to change the IP Address in your browser’s Address bar to this address ( and enter your user name and password ) to access this Viper.
59. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 50 SINAD Meter SINAD (Signal to Noise And Distortion is a measure of signal degradation by unwanted or extraneous signa ls including noise and distortion. The higher the figure for SINAD, the better the quality of the received signal. The SINAD figure is expressed in decibels (dB) and is determined by the formula: SINAD = 10Log (SND/ND) Where: SND = combined Signal + Noise + Distortion power level ND = combined Noise+ Distortion power level 0db ≤ SINAD < 50 dB The receiver must be fed a 1 kHz tone. – Click Start Meter to start the SINAD meter. The calculated SINAD value is displayed. – Click Refresh Meter to refresh the SI NAD value calculated by the Meter. – Click Stop Meter to stop the SINAD meter. Ping Test The PING command is a network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable on the IP network. It works by sending an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protoc ol) packet (echo request) to a target host and listening for the ICMP echo response. Ping estimates the round - trip time (in milliseconds) and records any packet loss. Enter IP Address Enter an IP address in dot - decimal format of the unit to ping. For examp le, 192.168.205.100. Execute Ping — Once you have entered an IP address to for the Ping command, click Execute Ping to execute the Ping command. Allow enough time ( 20 seconds) to handle slow or non responding targets. Command Response If the Ping command e xecuted above was successful , t he response times appear in the text box when complete .
87. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 78 Broadcast Directed Broadcast This parameter controls the forwarding of directed broadcast packets from the LAN interface to the RF interface. Directed Broadcast is enabled by default. Limited Broadcast This parameter controls the forwarding of limited broadcast packets from the LAN interface to the RF interface. Limited Broadcast is disabled by default. Multicast Multicast Forwardi ng This parameter controls the forwarding of multicast packets from the LAN interface to the RF interface (and vice - versa) . The packets forwarded from the LAN to the RF interface are identified by the Multicast Address List. (All other multicast packets ar e dropped.) On the other hand, the Multicast White List controls which multicast packets are passed from the RF interface to the LAN interface. When the Multicast White List is empty, all multicast packets received from the RF interface are passed on the L AN interface, otherwise only the multicast packets identified in the white list are passed over the LAN. The default setting for Multicast Forwarding is enabled. Multicast to Broadcast (LAN to RF) When a multicast packet is forwarded from the LAN interface to the RF interface, the destination IP address can be changed to the broadcast IP address (255.255.255.255). The default setting for Multicast to Broadcast for LAN to RF is disabled. Multicast to Broadcast (RF to LAN) When a multicast packet is forwarded from the RF interface to the LAN interface, the destination IP address can be changed to the broadcast IP address (255.255.255.255). The default setting for Multicast to Broadcast for RF to LAN is disabled. Multicast Address List All packets received fro m the LAN interface with a multicast destination IP address matching one of the multicast addresses identified in this list will be forwarded from the LAN interface to the RF interface. Multicast White List All packets received from the RF interface with a multicast destination IP address matching one of the multicast addresses identified in this list will be forwarded from the RF interface to the LAN interface. If this list is empty, any packet received from the RF interface with a multicast destination IP address will be passed over the LAN . If this list is not empty, any packet received from the RF interface with a multicast destination IP address that does not match an entry in this list will be dropped. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have mad e in this tab. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab.
111. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 102 4.7. S ECURITY The Security page contains four tabs: Password, AES Encryption, RADIUS, and VPN. 4.7.1. PASSWORD Password is the first (left - most) tab of the Security page. To navigate to this tab, select Security from t he main menu. This tab allows you to set User Names and assign and change passwords for users o f the Viper to log in to the Viper Web interface . Figure 61 Security – Password User Name User Name This field allows you to add new user names for security on the Viper. For initial installation, all Vipers are shipped with the default User Name of Admin. If you want the Viper to check the password only at log in and not require a valid user name to be entered, click to place a check i n the box labeled Any. Note: If you are using a RADIUS server, the User Name will always be required. Password Old Password For initial installation, the default password for the Admin user name is ADMINISTRATOR (all uppercase letters). For subsequent acce ss, use the current password. New Password Enter a string of any letters or numbers of at least 8 characters and not exceeding 15 characters in length. CAUTON: Do not lose the new password or you will not be able to gain access to the unit. If you lose you r password, you will need to contact CalAmp for technical support.
147. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 138 Telnet: User command and TCP/IP protocol used for accessing remote PCs. Terminal Server : Acts as a converter between Ether net/IP and RS - 232 Protocol . TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol; UDP/IP - based file transfer protocol. Topology: The physical layout of a network. Transparent: Device capable of transmitting all data without regard to special characters, etc. UDP: User Dat agram Protocol ; Network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the sent data. Upgrade: To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. U RL : Universal Resource Locator; The address of a fil e located on the Internet. VDC: Voltage Direct Current VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network VPN: Virtual Private Network ; A computer network that uses a public network (example: the Internet) to transmit private data. VPN users ca n exchange data as if in side a n internal network even if they are not directly interconnected. VTS: Virtual Terminal Server
139. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 130 5. NETWORK OPTIMIZATION 5.1. MAXIMIZING TCP/IP T HROUGHPUT After optimizing the Viper a i r link , if there appears to be an unexplained speed loss, you can attempt to maximize TCP/IP throughput. TCP/IP throughput can be a challenge to measure, as performance is related not only to the RF link, but to how we ll flow control is implemented in the TCP/IP stack and each application’s design. The Viper SC+ has been optimized with this in mind. When the Tx/Rx LED flashes green or red, this indicates data is moving across the network. It also indicates (by the LED o ff periods) when data is not moving across the RF network at full rated speed. LED off periods indicate the application has not presented data to the Viper radio modem. Using different client/server combinations or applications may s how improvements. For e xample, one FTP server may work 30% faster than another, the buffer management is quicker to respond or has larger message buffers , and yet run at nearly the same speed over a pure Ethernet (no RF) link. Network Address Translation (NAT), payload data comp ression, and encryption have little effect other than adding a small latency to the flow of traffic. 5.2. MAXIMIZING THROUGHPU T WITH A WEAK RF LIN K 5.2.1. USE ROUTER MODE WITH RF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ENABLED Selecting Router mode is highly recommended when running over a weak RF link. This mode ensures that only the necessary packets are passed over the RF interface . Using bridge mode often results in passing more traffic than necessary. In router mode, you have options to enable Data Retries and enable Collision Avoidan ce to improve the network performance . The Data Retries and Collision Avoidance mechanisms are also available in b ridge mode when communication spans only one RF hop. Router mode requires some IP route planning to and from Viper units, but is well worth th e increase in link stability over the simple bridge mode . 5.2.2. REDUCE RF NETWORK BI T RATE The Viper SC+ has up to four speeds of operation available for each of the f ive channel bandwidths. The fastest speeds utilize 16 - level FSK (frequency shift keying). The slower speeds in each bandwidth utilize 2 - , 4 - , and 8 - level FSK, yielding a higher signal - to - noise level resulting in better sensitivity. When the received RF signal level is strong, the system is able to utilize faster bit rates. However, if the system ha s a low RF signal level or the RF signal levels are close to an elevated noise floor level, you can run at slower over - the - air speed for the system’s bandwidth. It may result in better overall performance.
61. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 52 Multi - Speed Mode Select whether Mult i - Speed Mode will be disabled or enabled. When Mult i - Speed Mode is disabled — the default setting , the units communicate with each other at a fixed data rate (Refer to APPENDIX B for data rates by model) . By enabling Multi - Speed Mode, the Viper can be set to operate as a rate follower to match the speed of the Base unit set to operate as the rate - controller . This means the Viper will adjust to the over - the - air data rate to that of the rate - controller. Only Viper Base Station units can be configured as a rate controller. RF IP Address The RF IP address is the IP address used when sending data and control packets on the Viper radio network. The default RF IP address will have the form 10.x.y.z, where x, y, and z are based on the last six digits of the unit’s Ethernet MAC address. RF Netmask Set t he RF Netmask to a valid common RF IP netmask for all units on the network. The default is 255.0.0. 0 . RF MAC Address The RF MAC Address is a shortened version of the Ethernet MAC address which is used to identify the Viper RF interface to other Vipers on the network. The default RF MAC address is assigned by the factory and is equal to the last six digits of the Ethernet MAC address (DD:EE:FF). While users cannot change the Ethernet MAC address , they may enter a new RF MAC address for the device. The RF MAC address must be unique for each Viper in the network. When the network is configured for router mode, this feature is useful when replacing a Viper in the field with a new one. The new Viper can be programmed to have the same RF MAC, Ethernet IP Address, and RF IP Address as the Viper that is being replaced. When the new Viper is installed, neighboring Vipers in the network will not know the original Viper was replaced. Neighboring Vipers will not need to have their neighbor tables updated. The default setting is to use the default RF MAC address, displayed in the format DD:EE:FF. MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) This value represents the maximum number of bytes the Viper will send in a packet. Ente r a value from 576 to 1500. The default value is 1500. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made to settings in this tab . See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If y ou change the IP Forwarding Mode, Access Point, RF IP Address, RF Netmask, RF MAC Address, or MTU settings in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect.
51. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 42 4.1.2. RF STATUS The RF Status tab is the second (middle) tab of the Home page of the Viper Web interface. To view this tab, s elect Home f rom the main navigation menu (or click Home) and click RF Status. From this tab you can view RF Status information for the Viper router. Figure 27 Home – RF Status tab RF Status RF IP Address The RF IP Address (default is assigned by the factory, based on the unit’s MAC address ) is the IP address that is us ed when sending data and control packets in the Viper radio IP network . The RF IP Address can be configured in RF Network Settings » RF Network . RF MAC Address The MAC address assigned to the Viper radio interface by the factory . RX Frequency The operating frequency currently being used for receiving data and control packets . TX Frequency The operating frequency currently being used for transmitting data and control packets . Transmit Power Level The curren t transmit power level setting . PA Forward Power The transmit power measured during the last transmission . PA Reverse Power The reverse power measured during the last transmission .
57. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 48 4.2.2. CWID CWID is the second (middle ) tab of the Radio Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select Radio Settings from the main menu and click CWID. In this tab you c an configure the Viper CWID parameters. Some regulatory agencies require a station identification. The Viper offers a Morse Code (CW) identifier or Continuous Wave Identification (CWID) that will identify the unit on the first transmission and at periodic intervals after that. This tab is used to enable this feature if required, and enter the CWID call sign and specify how often it will be broadcast. Figure 30 Radio Settings – CWID CWID CWID If CWID is enabled, the Viper will bro adcast the specified CWID; if disabled, the Viper will not. The default setting is Disabled. CWID Call Sign This is the CWID or “call sign” to be broadcast if CWID is enabled. CWID Interval This is the time interval, in minutes, after which the CWID will b e broadcast. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab.
101. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 92 Figure 56 Serial – Setup Port COM Port or Setup Port COM Port or Setup Port Each port may be enabled or disabled. The default setting is Enabled. Speed Select a 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 56700, or 115200 baud rate for the COM Port. Note: The Setup Port is limited to 19200. This should be configu red to match the settings of the connected device. COM Port : The default baud rate for the COM Port is 9600. Setup Port: The default baud rate for the Setup Port is 19200 . Data Bits N umber of bits making up each “word” of data . This is s et according to the Host configuration and should be configured to match the settings of the connected device. The default setting is 8. Stop Bits M ark s the end of the serial port data byte. This should be configured to match the settings of the connected device. The default setting is 1. Parity Added to identify the sum of bits as odd or even. This should be configured to match the settings of the connected device. The default setting is None. DCD Control The DCD (Data Carrier Detect) line can be set for one of the following : Always Asserted, Never Asserted, or Envelope Mode (the DCD will be asserted only when data is present at the serial port). This should be configured to match the settings of the connected device. The default setting is Envelope Mode.
26. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 17 Ethernet Subnet Mask Varies from Viper to Viper. RF Subnet Mask is the same for all units: 255.0.0.0 (hence /8 shown for all RF IP Addresses ; 8 ones (24 zeros) binary . ) HMI/PLC/RTU Default Gateway points to the Viper that the HMI/PLC/RTU is connected to. Viper #1 : Ethernet IP Address: 192.168.205.1/24 RF IP Address: 10.11.12.25/8 PLC # 1: 192.168.205.2/24 Default Gateway: 192.168.205.1 Computer/HMI # 1 : 192.168.205. 3 /24 Default Gateway: 192.168.205.1 Viper #2 : Ethernet IP Address: 192.168.206.1/24 RF IP Address: 10.9.7.251 / 8 PLC #2: 192.168.206.2/24 Default Gateway 192.168.206.1 Viper # 3: Ethernet IP Address: 192.168.2 07 .1/24 RF IP Address: 10. 8 . 0 . 52/ 8 PLC # 3 : 192.168.20 7 .2/24 Default Gateway: 192.168.207.1 Computer #3: 192.168.207.3/24 Default Gateway: 192.16 8.207.1 Viper # 4: Ethernet IP Address: 1 72.21 . 51 .1 05 / 16 RF IP Address: 10. 0 . 1 . 1 1 / 8 PLC # 4 : 1 7 2. 2 1. 51 . 106 / 16 Default Gateway 172.21.51.106 Figure 9 Router Mode Example 1 Router Mode Example 2 Each Viper has an Ethernet IP addre ss on a unique network. In this example, each network connected to the Viper’s local Ethernet port has 14 valid IP addresses that may be used for the Viper, PLCs, RTUs, computers, or other Ethernet equipment that may be connected. The subnet mask of the RF IP addresses has been changed to ensure that the RF IP network does not overlap any of the Ethernet networks. In this scenario, the RF IP addresses must be manually programmed to ensure that every Viper has an RF IP address in the network and that no RF I P address is used twice.
50. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 41 LAN MAC Address The MAC Address on the Ethernet port of the Viper. Uptime The duration in days, hours, minutes, and seconds (DD:HH:MM:SS) that the unit has been powered up and operational since the last reset. Modem Firmware Version The version of the firmware currently running on the Viper. Unit Status Displays the status of the Viper and reports any errors. H ave the content of the displayed Unit Status message available w hen cont acting CalAmp Techn ical Support . This information is also required if returning a unit for service under an RMA. IP Forwarding Mode Displays the IP F orwarding M ode, whether the Viper is operating as a bridge or router. The IP Forwarding Mode is configured in RF Network Setti ngs » RF Network. Station Mode Displays whether the unit is configured to operate as a Relay Point, Access Point, or Remote. The Station Mode is also configured in RF Network Settings » RF Network. DC Input Voltage Displays the system input voltage current ly seen by the unit . Transceiver Temperature Displays the transceiver input temperature. The Viper c an be configured to display temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit in the Basic Settings tab . VPN Status Displays th e status of the VPN (Virtual Private Network). When operational will display OK/Ready. If the VPN is not operational, Not Ready and the reason it is not operational will display. Refresh — Click Refresh to update the information displayed in the current t ab. Acknowledge Unit Status — T his button allows you to acknowledge and clear errors . Errors remain stored, even after cycling power, to aid in troubleshooting intermittent faults. Click the Acknowledge Unit Status button to return web page displays and un it Status LED function to normal operation.
90. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 81 VID=0 If incoming packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets with the PVID, or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. VID=PVID (The packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID) If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently dr op these packets, keep them unchanged, or delete their tag. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets with PVID, or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. Egress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag) If exiting packets are untagged, you can choose to silently drop th ese packets, keep them unchanged, or tag them with PVID. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID=0 If exiting packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag them with PVID , or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. VID=PVID (The packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID) If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is the same as the P V ID , you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or delete their tag. T he defaul t setting is to delete the tag. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - t ag the packets with PVID, or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See the Note that follows. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab.
155. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 146 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FOR MODELS # 140 - 5018 - 60x, 140 - 5048 - 40x, and 140 - 5048 - 60x The Viper radio is tested to and conforms with the essential requirements for protection of health and the safety of the user and any other person and Electromagnetic Compatibility, as included in following standard s. Standard Issue Date EN 60950 - 1 2006 (with Amendment A11: 2009 + A1: 2010 EN 301 489 - 1 2008 - 04 EN 301 489 - 5 2002 - 08 I t is tested to conform with the essential radio test suites so that it effectively uses the frequency spectrum allocated to terrestri al/space radio communication and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference, as included in the following standards. Standard Issue Date EN 300 113 - 1/2 2009 - 11 It therefore complies with the essential requirements and provisions of the Directi ve 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of March 9, 1999 on Radio equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity and with the provisions of Annex IV (Conformity Assessment procedure ref erred to in article 10). This device is a data transceiver intended for commercial and industrial use in all EU and EFTA member states. Language Declaration Česky [Czech] CalAmp tímto prohlašuje, že tento rádio je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalš ími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede CalAmp erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr radio overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. Deutsch [German] Hiermit erklärt CalAmp, dass sic h das Gerät radio in Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den übrigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. Eesti [Estonian] Käesolevaga kinnitab CalAmp seadme raadio vastavust direktiivi 1999/5/EÜ põhinõuetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele sätetele. English Hereby, CalAmp, declares that this radio is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente CalAmp declara que el radio cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνική [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ CalAmp ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ ΡΑΔΙΌΦΩΝΟ ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩ ΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ. Français [French] Par la présente CalAmp déclare que l'appareil radio est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE. Ita liano [Italian] Con la presente CalAmp dichiara che questo radio è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999/5/CE. Latviski [Latvian] Ar šo CalAmp deklarē, ka radio atbilst Direktīvas 1999/5/EK būtiskajām prasībām un citiem ar to saistītajiem noteikumiem. Lietuvių [Lithuanian] Šiuo CalAmp deklaruoja, kad šis radijo atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas.
24. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 15 Figure 7 Bridge Mode Example 1 Bridge Mode Example 2 The subnet for this Viper network is comprised of devices with IP addresses ranging from 172.20.0.0 to 172.20.255.255. The subnet mask is 255.255.0.0. The shorthand notation is: 172.20.0.1/16 since the subnet mask 255.255.0.0 contain s 16 ones (followed by 16 zeros ) when converted to binary. The first address 172.20.0.0 is reserved for the Network ID. The last address 172.20.255.255 is reserved for the broadcast address. There are 65534 valid IP addresses available to be assigned to ho sts on the network. Ethernet Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Network ID 172.20.0.0 Broadcast Address 172.20.255.255 Viper #1 172.20.0.1/16 Viper #2 172.20.0.2/16 Viper #3 172.20.0.3/16 ... Viper #105 172.20.0.015/16 PLC/RTU #1 172.20.255.1/16 PLC/RTU #2 172.20. 255.2/16 PLC/RTU #3 172.20.255.3/16 ... PLC/RTU #250 172.20.255.250/16 Computer #1 172.20.138.1/16 ... Computer #500 172.20.255.254/ 16
25. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 16 Figure 8 Bridge Mode Example 2 2.2.2. ROUTER MODE Router mode allows greater network configuration flexibility, allows the use of a variety of protocols, and also adds RF diagnostics capability to Viper networks. Diagnostics can be retrieved through the Ethernet port of the Viper. More information about Viper RF diagnostics is provided in section 4.8 Diagnostics . Router mode requires the setup of Ethernet IP and Serial IP addresses and is recommended only for users who have IT/Network support readily available to them and/or the authorization require d to make changes in to the network. In Router mode, each Viper uses two IP addresses: An Ethernet IP Address An RF IP Address Every Viper is factory configured with a default Ethernet IP Address 192.168.205.1 and a unique RF IP address. This RF IP addres s will have the form 10.x.y.z where x, y, and z is based on the last 6 digits of the unit’s Ethernet MAC address. The default network is 10.0.0.0/8. In Router mode, each Viper must have its Ethernet IP Address on a unique network and all Vipers must have t heir RF IP addresses on the same network. For consistent and reliable communication, the RF network addresses should not overlap or contain any of the IP Addresses in the Ethernet network. Router Mode Example 1 In this example, each Viper has an Ethernet I P address on a unique network. For Vipers #1, #2, and #3, each network connected to their local Ethernet ports has 254 valid IP addresses that may be assigned to other hosts. The network connected to Viper #4 ’ s local Ethernet port has 65534 valid IP addres ses. Note 1 All Vipers ’ RF IP addresses are on the same network. Because they are using the 10.0.0.0/8 network, all Vipers may use the default RF IP address programmed by the factory. Note 2 All the Viper Ethernet IP addresses are on different networks. No te 3 Computers, PLCs, RTUs, or other Ethernet capable devices can be connected up to each Viper’s local Ethernet interface. That device must be set with an IP address on the same network as the Ethernet interface of the Viper it is connected with.
33. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 24 2.6.1. ANTENNA GAIN Antenna gain is usually measured in comparison to a dipole. A dipole acts much like the filament of a flashlight bulb: it radiates energy in almost all directions. One bu lb like this would provide very dim room lighting. Add a reflector capable of concentrating all the energy into a narrow angle of radiation and you have a flashlight. Within that bright spot on the wall, the light might be a thousand times greater than it would be without the reflector. The resulting bulb - reflector combination has a gain of 1000, or 30 dB, compared to the bulb alone. Gain can be achieved by concentrating the energy both vertically and horizontally, as in the case of the flashlight and Yag i antenna. Gain can be also be achieved by reducing the vertical angle of radiation, leaving the horizontal alone. In this case, the antenna will radiate equally in all horizontal directions, but will take energy that otherwise would have gone skywards and use it to increase the horizontal radiation. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference, the antenna type and its gain should be chosen to ensure the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) is not more than require d for successful communication. 2.6.2. TYPES OF ANTENNAS A number of FCC - approved antennas have been tested for use with the Viper. Similar antenna types from other manufacturers may b e equally acceptable. It is important to follow the manufacturer’s recommended installation procedures and instructions when mounting any antenna. Table 11 Antenna Types Omni (Vertical Collinear) Yagi Vertical Dipole Omni - Directional Antenna In general, an omni - directional antenna should be used at a master station and Relay Points. This allows equal coverage to all of the remote locations. Omni - directional antennas are designed to radiate the RF signal in a 360 - degree pattern around the antenna. Short range antennas such as folded dipoles and ground i ndependent whips are used to radiate the signal in a ball shaped pattern while high gain Omni antennas, such as a collinear antenna, compress the RF radiation sphere into the horizontal plane to provide a relatively flat disc - shaped pattern that travels fu rther because more of the energy is radiated in the horizontal plane. Yagi Antenna At remote locations (not used as a Relay Point), a directional Yagi is generally recommended to minimize interference to and from other users.
32. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 23 Figure 15 Voltage transient immediately after the gas tube turns on During testing, tr ansients were measured on the antenna port of CalAmp’s Viper at voltage levels up to +/ - 280V. These voltage transients often have high frequency content that can easily pass through any filtering in the radio and damage components in the transmitter and re ceiver circuitry. 2.5.4. GOOD DESIGN PRACTICE S There are two relatively easy ways to avoid creating large transients due to static buildup on an antenna and the subsequent firing of the gas discharge tube in the lightning arrestor. Following either or both of the recommendations below will eliminate this potential problem. 1. Use antennas with a DC grounded active element. Antennas can easily be tested, by using an ohm meter, to measure the resistance from the center conductor to the ground of the RF cable that is di rectly attached to the antenna. The ohm - meter should indicate a short. (Some antenna designs, such as folded dipole or folded dipole Yagi antennas, inherently have a DC ground on the active element due to the nature of the antenna design.) 2. Use a lightning arrestor that does not have a gas discharge tube. PolyPhaser® makes several DC - blocked lightning arrestors that have an inductor to ground instead of a gas tube. These lightning arrestors will not allow the static to build up on the antenna, and there is n o gas tube that can trigger causing a transient into the antenna port of the radio. The following lightning arrestors, manufactured by PolyPhaser, have inductors to ground instead of gas tubes: a. PolyPhaser® Part Number: VHF50HN Frequency Range: 100MHz - 512 MHz, 750W b. PolyPhaser® Part Number: TSX - NFF Frequency Range: 700MHz - 2.7GHz, 750W Tip: Lightning arrestors that use gas tubes will normally specify a “Turn - On Voltage” in the data sheet. If you see this specification in the datasheet, it is very likely tha t the lightning arrestor has a gas discharge tube. If you are still unsure, contact the manufacturer. 2.6. SELECTING ANTENNA AN D FEEDLINE Viper can be used with a variety of antenna types. The exact style used depends on the physical size and layout. Viper has been tested and approved with antennas h aving a maximum gain of 10 dBi.
84. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 75 4.4.2. DHCP DHCP is the second (from left) tab in the LAN Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select LAN Settings from the main menu and click DHCP. In thi s tab you can enable or disable the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server in the Viper and set other DHCP parameters. Figure 45 LAN Settings – DHCP DHCP DHCP Server The DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Serv er can be e nable d or disable d. T he default setting is DHCP Server enabled. Start Address T h i s i s the first address that will be leased to other devices on the subnet when the DHCP Server is enabled . When a Viper is configured as a DHCP server, this filed r epresents the beginning IP address of the pool managed by the DHCP Server. Normally the Viper automatically calculates a default lease Start address as the Ethernet IP address of the Viper plus one. Number of Leases The maximum number of IP Addresses that will be leased out to units connected to the Viper when the DHCP server is enabled. It represents the maximum number of DHCP clients that will be able to lease an IP address from the Viper. Lease Duration The length of time in minutes that each IP address will be leased to a DHCP client before it expires and a new lease is required. Zero (0) minutes means leases do not expire. Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway assigned by the DHCP Server. In router mode, the default gateway is the IP address of the Viper itself. In bridge mode, the default gateway is 0.0.0.0. To override the default setting, enter a valid IP address to specify the gateway. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to ca ncel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab.
106. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 97 To disable this feature, set the TCP keepalive to zero (0). With the TCP keepalive feature disabled, the Viper will leave the TCP connection open indefinitely. An existing TCP connection will only close if the remote endpoint closes the connection, the Viper serial port is disabled, or if the Viper is unable to successfully communicate with the remote endpoint during a data transmission. The default setting is d isabled ; zero (0 ) minutes. RTS/CTS Mode Settings Note: RTS/CTS Mode Settings apply only to the COM Port and this section does not apply for the Setup Port. CTS assertion delay The time in milliseconds (ms) that the data will be displayed after the CTS has been sent. The default setting is 4 milliseconds. CTS negation dela y The time in milliseconds (ms) that the CTS will be kept asserted after the last character has been transmitted. The default setting is 4 milliseconds. Send buffered data before nega ting CTS All the data will be sent before the Viper drops the CTS control line. Fragment large messages Allows the data to be fragmented into smaller messages. Discard all buffered data when entering flow control The data in the serial port buffer will be discarded and only new data will be processed under the flow control. Sav e — Click Save to save the settings if you have changed any of the settings in this tab. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any change you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Refresh — Click Refresh to reload the tab with the settings currently in effect.
74. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 65 VLAN Configuration Mode The RF inter face operates in VLAN Tagged mode only. In Untagged mode, devices on this interface are not using VLAN tags. Incoming (ingress) packets are tagged with the port VLAN ID (PVID). VLAN tags are removed on outgoing (egress) packets. See the Advanced Settings section that fol low s for more options. Port VLAN ID Sets the P ort VLAN ID (PVID). Member of Management VLAN When the Management VLAN is enabled, you can access the internal functions of the Viper (HTTP, FTP, Command Shell) through this port if Member of Management VLAN is enabled. This is true only for ports of Tagged type. Ports of Untagged type can always access the internal functions of the Viper (HTTP, FTP, Command Shell). Advanced Settings (Show or Hide) Click Show to show adva nced settings in the lower part of the tab; click Hide to hide the advanced settings. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in t his tab. Note: If you change the Port VLAN ID or Member of Management VLAN setting in this t a b , as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect. 4.3.5.1. ADVANCED SETTINGS FOR RF NETWORK SETTI NGS » VLAN When you click Show to show the advanced settings in the VLAN tab of the RF Network Settings page, the tab expands downward to show the advanced settings . T he following figure shows the Advanced Settings section when the Viper is configured for Route r mode . In B ridge mod e the Viper may operate in Tagged mode or Untagged mode and this section does not appear drastically different except the name of the section will reflect the port mode selected and some selections are less restricted than those shown in the following figure .
71. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 62 Test Connectivity — Clicking Test Connectivity starts a Ping test to each neighbor in the table. “Reachable” will be displayed in the Connectivity Status column of the table if the Ping is successful. (Click Refresh to update t he table). Add Static Entry — Click this button to open a new window that allows you to enter static entries (as shown in the following figure) . The RF MAC Address, RF IP address, Ethernet IP address, RF netmask, Ethernet netmask, Hop count and the MAC add ress of the next hop and a description of it must be entered. Use the check boxes at the bottom of the window to set the attribute whether the unit is an Access Point (AP), Relay Point (RP), using NAT (NAT) or using the TCP proxy (TCP). Note that the netma sk format is a.b.c.d. Click Save to add the entry to the neighbor table; click cancel to close the window without saving. Figure 38 Add static neighbor entry window Delete Entry — To delete an entry, select it in the table and cl ick this button. Refresh — Click Refresh to update the information displayed in the Local Status section. 4.3.4. GLOBAL SETTINGS Global Settings is the fourth ( from left ) tab of the RF Network Settings page . To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings fr om the main menu and click Global Settings. This tab allows you to make several Global Settings for the RF Network. Note: Settings in this tab are only available when the Viper is in Router mode. The Global Settings tab allows you to make changes for a sin gle Viper or to the entire Viper network. It allows you to make changes to remote units’ Neighbor Tables.
178. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 169 OID In SNMP, each object has a unique OID consisting of numbers separated by decimal points. These object identifiers form a tree - like structure. The following figure illustrates this tree - like structure for the dataradio - regs.mib MIB, which comes bundled with the Viper firmware . A path to any object can be traced starting from the root (top of th e tree). For example, the object titled “dataradio” has a unique OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.3732. The MIB associates each OID with a label (in this example, “dataradio”) and various other parameters. When an SNMP manager wants to obtain information on an object, it w ill assemble a specific message (for example, GET packet) that includes the OID of the object of interest. If the OID is found, a response packet is assembled and sent back. If the OID is not found, a special error response is sent that identifies the unma naged object. Figure 97 Dataradio - REGS MIB tree Viewing MIB Files To view the hierarchy of SNMP variables in the form of a tree and view additional information about each node, open each of the MIB files with an MIB browser. In a MIB browser, each object (or node) can be selected and its properties (including OID) can be viewed. For simple networks, any MIB browser supporting SNMP v2c can be used. However, for managing complex networks, a more advanced SNMP Manager/Browser is rec ommended. Both Read Community and Read/Write Community passwords are required to operate SNMP MIB for all Vipers. The same password can be used for both read and read/write. This password is not the same password used to access the Viper Web Interface. The following figure shows top - level objects of the Viper_scx.mib file. It includes eight branches (b) and three nodes or leaves (l). Vipe r Module (l) Viper Status (b) Viper Diagnostics (b) Viper Setup (b) Viper SetupAdv (b) ViperStatistics (b) ViperSecurity (b) V iperNetworkManagement (b)
37. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 28 3. GETTING STARTED: QUICK S E T UP AND INITIAL CONFI GURATION These instructions allow you to setup a Viper SC+ so you will be able to verify basic unit operation and experiment with network designs and configurations. T o eliminate unnecess ary disruption of traffic on the existing network while you become familiar with the Viper SC+, you should use a network IP subnet address that does not overlap with subnets currently in use in your test area. 3.1. INSTALL THE ANTENNA An Rx/Tx antenna is requi red for basic operation. For demo units only, connect the antennas as shown in the following figure to provide stable radio communications between demo devices. Figure 16 Demo Antenna Assembly Note: It is important to use atten uation between all demo units in the test network to reduce the amount of signal strength in the test environment. 3.2. MEASURE PRIMARY POWE R Primary power for the Viper SC+ must be within 10 - 30 VDC and must be capable of providing a minimum of : 10 W supply fo r Tx at 1 W 40 W supply for Tx at 5 W, or 60 W supply for Tx at 10 W Viper SC+ Demo kits include a power supply with spring terminals. Observe proper polarity when connecting the cables to the power supply. The w hite wire must be connected to the red wire or B+ supply. See the following figure. 3.3. CONNECT THE VIPER SC + TO PROGRAMMING PC Connect an Ethernet cable into the LAN port of the Viper SC+ and plug the other end into the Ethernet port of your PC.
41. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 32 7) Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4 ) and click the Properties button. 8) Select Use the follo wing IP Address and enter: a. I IP Address: 192.168.205.10 0 b. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 c. Default Gateway: L eave empty 9) Click OK to apply and save these settings. (You may need to reboot your computer to complete the process .) 3.5. LOG IN After you have connected your PC to the Viper SC+ by Ethernet cable and powered the Viper SC+ , start your Web browser and enter 1 9 2.168.205.1 in the address bar. A connection Login window (or Web Server Authentication Window or Web Security window) similar to one of the following appears. or Enter a user name and password. T he default user name and password the Viper SC+ ship with are A dmin and ADMINISTRATOR ( both Admin and ADMINISTRATOR are case - sensitive — enter in all cap ital letter s ) and click OK .
83. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 74 LAN IP Address Allows each Viper to be set to a unique valid IP address. The default IP address for the Viper LAN port is 192.168.205.1. LAN Netmask Togethe r with the LAN IP Address , the LAN netmask determines the subnet the Viper is on. The netmask selected depends on the network topology. The default LAN netmask is 255.255.255.0. LAN MAC Address The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique address tha t a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. The MAC address is expressed as six hexadecimal numbers separated by colons in a format similar to AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF, for example. LAN Gateway This is the IP Address of the Access Point to be used as the gateway to the management network. If the Viper is the Access Point, do not change the LAN Gateway from the default address. The default address is 0.0.0.0. For each Viper network, one and only one Access Point may be defined. This is the Default Gateway ( for WAN access). Remote Vipers use the RF IP address of the Viper that is set up to be the Access Point in the network, as long as that Access Point is in the neighbor table. Once it scans and finds an Access Point, the Viper will then fill in the LAN Gate way automatically as that Access Point’s RF IP address. There is normally never any reason to change the LAN Gateway address, as the Viper does this for you whenever you perform a scan on the network or statically add an Access Point Viper to the neighbor table. LAN MTU The Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) is the maximum number of bytes the unit will send in a packet. Acceptable values range from 576 to 1500. The default value is 1500. Maintenance Settings Maintenance settings allow you to have two IP addresses for the Ethernet interface (RJ - 45 LAN connection). CalAmp recommends the maintenance IP address be a common IP address in all Viper radios in the system. This allows the user to enter this common IP address into all radios locally to obtain access. Mainten ance IP Address Enter a maintenance IP address that is differ ent from the LAN IP Address. The default maintenance IP address is 1.1.1.1. Maintenance Netmask Enter the netmask for the maintenance IP address. Together with the maintenance IP address, the mai ntenance netmask determines the subnet the maintenance IP address of the Viper is on. The netmask selected depends on the network topology. The default maintenance netmask is 255.255.255.0. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. S ee Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the LAN IP Address, LAN Netmask, LAN MTU, Maintenance IP Address, or Maintenance Netmask setting in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect.
109. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 100 VID=0 If incoming packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them un changed, re - tag the packets with the PVID, or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. VID=PVID (The packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID) If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID, you can ch oose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or delete their tag. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets with PVID, or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. Egress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag) If exiting packets are untagged, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or tag them with PVID. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID=0 If exiting packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag them with PVID, or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. VID=PVID (The packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID) If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop t hese packets, keep them unchanged, or delete their tag. The default setting is to delete the tag. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep t hem unchanged, re - tag the packets with PVID, or delete their tag. The default setting is to silently drop the packet. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See the Note that follows. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes yo u may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the Port VLAN ID (PVID) for either serial port, a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect , as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ) .
141. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 132 6. USING CALAMP - PROVIDED AND CLONED VIPER CONFIGURATIONS Several configuration files are pro vided pre - installed , saved in the Viper as shipped. These configuration files can be seen using the drop - down menu in the Config Control tab of the Device Maintenance page of the Viper Web Interface. See the following figure, which shows the list of the sa mple files. 6.1. USING CALAMP PRE - PROVIDED (“CANNED”) CONFIGURATIONS The following figure shows several CalAmp pre - provided or “canned” configurations. The list you see may differ slightly from the list available at the time of this writing, but the file name s should give some insight into the function and purpose for the configuration. To try any of these pre - installed configurations, select Device Maintenance from the Main Menu and then select Config Control to navigate to the Config Control tab. Figure 78 Drop - down list in Device Maintenance » Config Control Showing Available Sample Configurations Click the down - arrow at the right of the list box to expand the drop - down menu and select the desired canned configuration fro m the li st, and then click Proceed near the bottom of the tab. Note: A reset of the Viper is required before the setting from the imported canned configuration will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ). If desired, you can go through other page tabs to see how the Viper will be configured when restarted. I mportant: I f you select a configuration that changes the LAN IP Address from the LAN IP Address you entered in your computer’s browser address bar, or changes User Names and Passwords to access the device, you will need to know these to reconnect via the browser after rebooting the Viper. For assistance with using CalAmp - provided configurations or cloned configurations (the following topic) contact CalAmp technical support. Or check the CalAmp S upport website for information updates at http://www.calamp.com/support .
133. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 124 4.9. DEVICE MAINTENANCE The Device Maintenance page contains three tabs: Config Control, Package Control, and Wing Commander . 4.9.1. CONFIG CONTRO L Config Control is the first ( lef t - most) tab of the Device Maintenance page. To nav igate to this tab, select Device Maintenance from the main menu. Figure 75 Device Maintenance – Config Control Config Control allows you to save (backup) configuration settings and restore configuration settings from saved or ba ckup configuration files to the Viper. The following chapters about using CalAmp - provided and cloned Viper configurations and upgrading firmware explain possible additional practical applications for controls in this tab. U ser Configuration Settings Save C onfiguration using this name This option saves the current user configuration settings in the Viper to the user - specified file . Valid characters for the file name are a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, - , and _ . All Viper configuration files must have a .drp extension. A miss ing or invalid file name will cause an Invalid Entry message to pop up. To save the user configuration settings to a file, click the radio button and enter a file name, and then click Proceed. Import Configuration from or Delete Configuration These two rad io buttons allow you to import or delete a stored configuration file. Both options use the same drop - down list to select the configuration file. - To import a configuration file, click the radio button for Import Configuration , select the file from the drop - down list, and click Proceed . Note: Do not load more than five (5) separate configuration files onto a single Viper at a time. Loading too many configuration files onto a Viper can use up excessive device memory and can cause the Viper to malfunction.
98. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 89 Figure 54 Router – VTS Enable Virtual Term inal Server 1 through 5 Enable Virtual Server 1, Enable Virtual Server 2, Enable Virtual Server 3, ... Enable Virtual Server 5 To enable an instance of the Virtual Terminal Server, click to place a check mark in the box. Mode – There are three modes availabl e. TCP Server mode – Up to 128 TCP clients can connect to the TCP server. TCP Client mode – The client will attempt connection to the TCP server identified by the remote address and remote port number . UDP – Receive UDP packets on the local port number and send UDP packets to the remote address and remote port number . Local IP Address The source IP Address of outgoing packets is selected either automatically (by the IP stack) or it can be fixed to the IP address associated with any of the interfaces.
107. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 98 4.6.2. VLAN VLAN is the third (from left; second from right) tab in the Serial page. To navigate to this tab, select Serial from the main menu and click VLAN. This tab contains configuration for VLAN set up through either or both of the serial ports ( COM or Setup). VLAN configuration settings for both serial ports, Setup and COM, are on this single tab. Figure 58 Serial – VLAN VLAN Configuration (Setup Port or COM Port ) Mode Both serial interfaces, Setup and COM, operate in VLAN Untagged mode only. In Untagged mode, devices on this interface are not using VLAN tags. Incoming (ingress) packets are tagged with the port VLAN ID (PVID). VLAN tags are removed on outgoing (egress) packets. See the Advanced Settings For Serial » VLAN section that follows for more options. Port VLAN ID Sets the Port VLAN ID (PVID) Advanced Settings (Show or Hide) Click Show to show advanced settings in the lower part of the tab; click Hide to hide the advanced settings. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the Port VLAN ID (PVID) for either serial port , a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect , as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ) .
66. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 57 4.3.3. NEIGHBOR TABLE Neighbor Table is the third ( from left ) tab of the RF Network Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings from the main menu and click Network Table. The appearance of the Neighbor Table displayed and the controls provided to generate , build , or maintain it, will differ d epend ing on whether the Viper is configured as a Bridge or a Router . 4.3.3.1. NEIGHBOR TABLE FOR B RIDGE MODE In Bridge mode, the Neighbor Table tab allows you to add relay points to the Neighbor Table manually by adding the RF MAC address for ea ch Viper . Vipers may be designated as Dynamic or as a Relay Point. Remote Units may also be deleted from the list if required. The Neighbor Table feature allows unicast data packets to be sent as a directed message to a Viper that has been designated as a relay point. Other relay points will not repeat this message. However, if a broadcast message is sent, then all relay points will repeat the broadcast IP packets. Note: Most serial data will be sent as broadcast packets unless specifically programmed as un icast UDP or TCP packets. Figure 35 RF Network Settings – Neighbor Table (Bridge Mode) Add Remote Path RF MAC Enter the MAC address of the unit to be added to the Neighbor Table (Remote Unit List). Click Add Viper to add the add ress to the table below. Remote Unit List The Remote Unit List is the Neighbor Table when the Viper is in Bridge Mode. The RF MAC address of the Viper is displayed in the top header row of the table for reference. Note: The Remote Unit List (Neighbor) tabl e is updated every time the Viper sends (or receives) data to (or from) the Viper to the remote unit. Remote Unit RF MAC: This table column displays the RF MAC address for each remote unit. Communication Path: This column indicates the communication path f rom this unit to the remote. Direct means that there is no intervening unit.
38. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 29 Figure 17 Viper SC+ cable conne ctions 3.4. LAN CONFIGURATION The Viper SC + contains a DHCP server which will automatically assign an IP address to your computer, however in some cases it may be necessary to change the network settings on your computer to accept the IP address assigned by the Viper SC+. Before powering on the unit, confirm that your computer’s Ethernet port is set up to receive an IP address from an external DHCP server, confirm it is not set to a static address. The process required to do this differs depending on the vers ion of Windows or other operating system you are using. F or Mic r osoft Windows XP , do the following. 1) From the PC, select Start » Settings » Control Panel » Network Connections . 2) Right - click Local Area Connection to open the Properties box. 3) From the list , sel ect Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties to open the TCP/IP Properties box. 4) Select Use the Following IP Address and enter: a. IP Address: 192.168.205.100 b. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 c. Default Gateway: L eave empty 5) Click OK to apply your changes . Y ou m ay need to reboot your computer to complete this process , or right - click the network connection icon in the system tray that correspond s to the Ethernet connection and click Repair .
88. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 79 4.4.5. VLAN VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is the fifth ( second from lef t) tab of the LAN Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select LAN Setti ngs from the main menu and click VLAN. This tab contains configuration settings for VLAN set up through the LAN . Settings are similar to those in the VLAN tab shown earlier for the RF Network Settings, except settings in this page are for VLAN on the LAN i nterface . (Settings in the previous VLAN tab were for VLAN on the RF interface) . VLAN (802.1Q) is operational in bridge mode only. (Router mode allows tagged mode only and advanced options for specifying behavior based on VLAN ID are reduced.) When the Vi per is operating in bridge mode, VLAN can be configured to operate in tagged or untagged mode. Figure 48 LAN Settings — VLAN (with Advanced Settings hidden) VLAN Configuration Mode Select whether the LAN interface will operate i n VLAN Untagged or Tagged mode. Untagged : D evices on this interface are not using VLAN tags. Incoming ( ingress ) packets are tagged with the port VLAN ID (PVID). VLAN tags are removed on outgoing (Egress) packets. Tagged : Devices on this interface are using VLAN tags. Incoming (Ingress) packets are forwarded with their VLAN ID. Outgoing (Egress) packets are also keeping their VLAN tags. See the Advanced Settings section that follows for more options. Port VLAN ID Sets the P ort VLAN ID (PVID). Member of Management VLAN When the Management VLAN is enabled, you can access the internal functions of the Viper (HTTP, FTP, Command Shell) through this port if Member of Management VLAN is enabled. This is true only for ports of Tagged type. P orts of Untagged type can always access the internal functions of the Viper (HTTP, FTP, Command Shell). Note: After any of the above settings have been changed, they must be saved and the Viper must then be rebooted for the new settings to take effect. Adv anced Settings (Show or Hide) Click Show to show advanced settings in the lower part of the tab; click Hide to hide the advanced settings. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See Note below.
154. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 145 APPENDIX C — VIPER SC+™ REGULATORY CERTIFICA TIONS Domestic and International Certifications Model Number Frequency Range FCC IC (DOC) European Union EN 300 113 Australia / New Zealand 140 - 5018 - 5 00 * 140 - 5018 - 501 * 136 - 174 MHz NP4 - 5018 - 500 773B - 5018500 140 - 5018 - 502 140 - 5018 - 503 136 - 174 MHz NP4 - 5018 - 500 773B - 501850 2 140 - 5018 - 600 140 - 5018 - 601 142 - 174 MHz 1588 ACMA AS/NZS 4925 - 2004 (Spectrum Impact Assessment) 140 - 5028 - 502 ** 140 - 5028 - 5 03 ** 215 - 240 MHz NP4 - 5028 - 502 773B - 5028502 140 - 5028 - 504 140 - 5028 - 505 215 - 240 MHz NP45028504 773B - 5028504 140 - 5048 - 300* 140 - 5048 - 301* 406.1 - 470 MHz NP4 - 5048 - 300 773B - 5048300 140 - 5048 - 302 140 - 5048 - 303 406.1125 - 470 MHz NP4 - 5048 - 300 773B - 50483 0 2 140 - 5048 - 400 140 - 5048 - 401 406.1125 - 470 MHz 1588 ACMA AS/NZS 4925 - 2004 (Spectrum Impact Assessment) 140 - 5048 - 500* 140 - 5048 - 501* 450 - 512 MHz NP4 - 5048 - 300 773B - 5048300 140 - 5048 - 502 140 - 5048 - 503 450 - 51 2 MHz NP4 - 5048 - 300 773B - 504830 2 140 - 5048 - 600 140 - 5048 - 601 450 – 512 MHz 1588 ACMA AS/NZS 4925 - 2004 (Spectrum Impact Assessment) 140 - 5098 - 304 140 - 5098 - 305 880 - 902 MHz NP4 5098304 773B - 5098304 140 - 5098 - 500* 140 - 5098 - 501* 928 - 960 MHz NP4 - 5098 - 500 773B - 5098500 140 - 5098 - 502 ** 140 - 50 98 - 503 ** 928 - 960 MHz NP4 - 5098 - 50 2 773B - 509850 2 140 - 5098 - 504 140 - 5098 - 505 928 - 960 MHz NP4 5098504 773B - 5098504 UL Certification All models UL approved when powered with a listed Class 2 source. This device is suitable for use in Class I, Division 2 , Groups A, B, C, and D or non - hazardous locations only. Installation This device is intended for installation only in a RESTRICTED ACCESS LOCATION per EN60950 - 1:2006. * Obsolete models ** End of Life in 2014
49. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 40 - To access online Help for content of a specific tab in the Viper Web Interface , click the Help link (near the top of the page) while in the tab. - To return to the Home page Unit Status tab from any tab in the Viper W eb Interface, click the Home link. - T he Viper router can be reset if necessary by click ing the Reset link. You will be asked to confi rm that you want to reset the router and the Viper Web Interface will be unavailable until after the Viper powers up. Any ti me you change a parameter in a tab , you must confirm the change by clicking the applicable button at the bottom of the web page tab. 4.1. HOME The Home page of the Viper Web Interface contains three tabs: Unit Status, RF Status, and Basic Settings. 4.1.1. UNIT STATUS The Unit Status tab is the first tab displayed when navigating to the Viper Web interface. To return to this tab, s elect Home f rom the main navigation menu (or click the Home link at the upper right ) . From this tab you can view Unit Identification and Sta tus information for the Viper router . Figure 26 Home – Unit Status tab Unit Identification and Status Station Name U ser - defined name given to the unit for ease of reference and used by various services. The Station Name can be c onfigured in the Basic Settings tab. Model Number The model or product catalog number of the Viper router. LAN IP Address The LAN IP Address assigned to the Viper . LAN IP Address, Network Mask, and Gateway are configured in the LAN Settings tab.
67. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 58 Relay Point means that there is a relay point in between . Setting: Displays the current setting for the remote that is represented in the table row and allows you to change it if required . D ynamic The remote unit was discovered dynamically by sending or receiving a packet. Relay Point This unit is a static entry in the remote table . Delete — Allows you to remove entries from the table . To delete a unit from the table, click Delete in the row of the table that represents the unit to be deleted. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made to the Neighbor Table. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any change. 4.3.3.2. NEIGHBOR TABLE FOR R OUTER MODE The Viper SC+ is an IP packet router radi o that forwards packets to their destination based on routing statements (which network to send a packet to) in the routing table. The routing statements are automatically populated into the routing table by entries from the Neigh bor Table (shown in the fo llowing figure). Neighbors can be enrolled into the Neighbor Table by three different methods: Auto - Scan, Manual Scan, and Static Entries. Figure 36 RF Network Settings – Neighbor Table (Router Mode)
134. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 125 - To d elete a configuration file, click the radio button for Delete Configuration , select the file from the drop - down list, and click Proceed . Firmware Upgrade Settings Merge setting bundled in upgrade package with current configuration This option merges upgrad ed settings with the current configuration. Select this radio button and click Proceed to load an upgrade package and merge the current configuration settings. Then, click Save Config and Reset Unit to reset the Viper to operate with the upgraded firmware and current configuration . ( See note s below. ) Notes: The Firmware Upgrade process will replace an existing configuration with one that came bundled with the firmware upgrade package . A reset of the Viper is required for t o complete this process , as indicat ed by the yellow alert symbol ( ). Factory Settings Restore Factory Settings Use this selection to return the Viper to factory default settings . ( See notes below. ) Important: Activating Restore Factory Settings will reset the IP address of the unit to its default value of 192.168.205.1 and reset the User name and Password to defaults of Admin and ADMINISTRATOR. Have a record of all original Viper factory settings available before proceeding with restoring to factory settings. Proceed — Click Proceed to apply the settings in this tab. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel configuration changes made in this tab. Note: If you imported or deleted a configuration file in the Viper, or restored factory settings, a reset of the Viper is required for any of these to take effe ct, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ). Note: It is also possible to access the Viper’s CLI (Command Line Interface) to restore the factory default values. A terminal emulator program set to 19.2 kbps,N,8,1 can access the CLI via serial cable to t he Setup port, then entering the following CLI commands. Login: Admin Password: current password (or default password ADMINISTRATOR) default * [Enter] (this will log you out, but log back in as before) save * [Enter] stationreset [Enter] The above will res et the Viper and when the Viper is back online, it will have the factory default values including the default Ethernet IP address 192.168.205.1. This will not reset the security parameters, including the password
30. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 21 2.4. SITE SELECTION AND SITE SURVEY 2.4.1. SITE SELECTION For a successful installation, careful thought must be given to selecting the site for each radio. These requirements can be quickly determined in most cases. Suitable sites should provide the following. Protection from dir ect weather exposure. A source of adequate and stable primary power. Suitable entrances for antenna, interface, or other cabling. Antenna location with an unobstructed transmission path to all remote radios in the system. 2.4.2. SITE SURVEY A Site Survey is an R F propagation study of the RF path between two points or between one point and multiple points. UHF radio signals travel primarily by line of sight and obstructions between the sending and receiving stations will affect system performance. Signal propagati on is also affected by attenuation from obstructions such as terrain, foliage, or buildings in the transmission path. A Site Survey is recommended for most projects to determine the optimal RF paths for each link. This is especially true when more than one RF coverage area is required. A Site Survey will determine the best unit location for the Relay Points. 2.5. SELECTING ANTENNA AN D LIGHTNING ARRESTOR COMBINATIONS Very Important! Before you deploy your system you must read and understand this section. RF en gineers and installers have seen many types of radio installations over the years, and they know there are certain details that must not be overlooked at any installation. Most radio installations contain some form of lightning protection. However, the wro ng combination of antenna and lightning arrestor can create high voltage transients on the radio’s antenna port having devastating impacts on the life and reliability of modern day radio equipment. 2.5.1. LIGHTNING ARRESTOR O VERVIEW Lightning arrestors can take many forms. But some of the most common lightning arrestors use gas discharge tubes that turn on when the voltage across their terminals exceeds the specified threshold. Under normal conditions, these devices have very high impedance and no current flows t hrough the device. When the turn on voltage threshold is exceeded, the gas discharge tube turns on instantaneously and becomes a short. This functionality works well to limit the magnitude of a transient from a nearby lightning discharge. However, it can h ave very negative consequences if a gas discharge lightning arrestor is used with the wrong antenna.
102. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 93 Packet Forwarding Th reshold Allows you to change the Mark Character time for forwarded packets based on the character length. Possible selections are two (2) through (8), inclusive. The default setting is four (4). Flow Control Allows the implementation of RTS/CTS flow contro l or None. This should be configured to match the setting of the connected device. The default setting is CTS - Based. Note: Request to Send and Clear to Send flow control will require a five - wire connection to the COM port or Setup port. Connection Control Select Permanent (3 - wire) when the serial port is always enabled or select Switched (DTR bringup/teardown) when DTR is used to enable or disable the serial connection. This should be configured to match the settings of the connected device. The default se tting is Permanent (3 - wire) Status Displays t he status of the serial connection . Whether the connection is r eady or d own . Advanced Settings (Show or Hide) Click Show to show advanced settings in the lower part of the tab; click Hide to hide the advanced se ttings. Save — Click Save to save the settings if you have changed any of the settings in this tab. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any change you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Refresh — Click Refresh to reload the tab with the settings currently in effect. 4.6.1.1. ADVANCED SETTINGS FOR SERIAL » COM POR T OR SE TUP PORT When you click Show to show the advanced settings in the COM Port or Setup Port tab for the Serial page, the tab expands downward to show the advanced settings. The following figu re shows the Advanced Settings section of the Serial » COM Port tab . The Advanced Settings section of the Serial » Setup Port tab contains the same options in the IP Gateway Service Settings section as the COM Port tab, but the Setup Port tab does not have the RTS/CTS mode settings section below.
143. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 134 7. UPGRADING FIRMWARE 7.1. FIRMWARE INTRODUCTIO N The Viper uses two sets of firmware (code). The Device Maintenance page, shown in the following figure, displays the versions of the Modem and Radio firmware code currently running on the Viper. Modem Firmware code: This must be updated every time a software upgrade is required. Radio Firmware code: This code resides on the Viper SC+ transceiver PC board and requires the user to manually perform the upgrade process. Note: Radio Firmware code does not need to be upgraded each time the Modem Firmware code is upgraded. Figure 79 Device Maintenance – Package Control 7.2. HOW THE VIPER FIRMWARE I S UPGRADED The Vi per firmware code is upgraded by uploading new files into the radio using a FTP (File Transport Protocol) program or by using any FTP utility session. If using FTP, we recommend using a program such as FTP Commander. FTP Commander is available as a demo - ve rsion program and can be downloaded from http://www.internet - soft.com/ftpsoftware.htm . For information on performing an upgrade refer to the applicable Support Bulletins on our website at http://www.calamp.com/support . 7.2.1. UPGRADE THE MODEM FIRMWARE Very Important – Hardware Versions! There are earlier hardware versions for the Viper radio: Viper SC and SC+, and pre - SC. Each version requires a different ve rsion of the modem firmware. Note: You cannot load modem firmware for the Viper SC or SC+ into a pre - SC Viper. Upgrade Viper SC and Viper SC+ Modem Firmware SC Modem firmware version has a Viper 3.X release number. (See the figure above.) This should not b e confused with the radio firmware code. To upgrade the firmware in the modem, refer to the Support Bulletin or our website at http://www.calamp.com/support .
23. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 14 2.2. IP FORWARDING MODES All Ethernet capable d evices, or hosts, have at least one IP address and a subnet mask assigned to it. The IP address identifies a specific device and the subnet mask tells the device which other IP addresses it can directly communicate with. When any host needs to communicate with another device that is not within the same local area network it will first send the data packet to the gateway or router. The gateway or router will forward the packet to the desired location. Often times a packet will pass through several gateways o r routers to get to its final destination. The Viper SC+ has two different modes of operation: Bridge Mode – Bridge mode is for quick setup of units all on the same network. Router Mode — Router mode is for advanced networks. Both of these modes are explai ned in the sections that follow. 2.2.1. BRIDGE MODE Bridge mode is the simplest configuration for all Viper networks. Viper may be configured for bridge mode only when all devices are located on the same Local Area Network (LAN). Thus, all units in the network ca n communicate directly with all other units in the network. Each Viper has only one IP address assigned to it and the subnet mask is the same for every Viper in the network. Bridge communications does not require each Viper to have a unique IP address, but it is highly recommended and necessary for remote programming of the radio. Every Viper ships from the factory with the default Ethernet IP address of 192.168.205.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. The default subnet of the Viper consists of addresses from 192.168.205.0 to 192.168.205.255. The first and last IP address of each subnet is reserved, no matter what the subnet size is. The first IP address in the subnet is the Network ID. The last IP address in the subnet is the Broadcast Address. Bridge Mod e Example 1 This e xample illustrates a sample Viper network. The subnet consists of IP addresses ranging from 192.168.205.0 to 192.168.205.255. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. This subnet is sometimes indicated as 192.168.205.1/24 since the subnet mask 2 55.255.255.0 contains 24 ones (followed by 8 zeros ) when converted to binary. The first address 192.168.205.0 is reserved for the Network ID. The last address 192.168.205.255 is reserv ed for the broadcast address. There are 254 valid IP addresses that may be assigned to hosts on the network. Ethernet Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Network ID 192.168.205.0 Broadcast Address 192.168.205.255 Viper #1 192.168.205.1/24 PLC/RTU #1 192.168.205.10/24 Computer #1 192.168.205.100/24 Viper #2 192.168.205.2/24 PLC/RTU #2 192.168.205.20/24 Viper #3 192.168.205.3/24 PLC/RTU #3 192.168.205.30/24 Viper #4 192.168.205.4/24 PLC/RTU #4 192.168.205.40/24 ... Viper #100 : 192.168.205.253/24 PLC/RTU #1 00: 192.168.205.254/ 24
79. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 70 Defau lt LAN Queue Allows you to select one of the configured LAN Queues as the default queue. A packet coming from the Ethernet interface that must be sent over the RF interface will be placed into the default transmit queue unless a specific filter is defined that indicates which RF transmit queue to use. RF Transmit Queue Configuration Enable ( or Disable ) Place a check mark in the check box to enable a queue. Clear the check box to disable the queue. At least one LAN port queue must be enabled at all times. Ra te (%) The minimum guaranteed bit rate (expressed as a percentage of the available bandwidth). Minimum value is 0 %. Maximum value is 100 %. A value of 0 % means discard any packets sent to this queue. Ceiling (%) The maximum bit rate (expressed as a perce ntage of the available bandwidth). Minimum value is 1 %. Maximum value is 100 %. Queue Size (packets) The maximum amount of packets the transmit queue can hold. Minimum value is 1 packet. Maximum value is 128 packets. High Priority When sending packets, th e packet scheduler sends a packet from one transmit queue, moves to the next transmit queue and sends one packet, then moves to the next transmit queue, etc. All this is done while maintaining the configured throughputs per transmit queue. When the high pr iority queue is set, this queue will be processed first when transmitting, and once per every two other queues. Restore QoS Defaults — Click to restore default configuration settings for RF Transmit Queues. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have ma de in this tab. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Filters Settings in this section allow you to define up to 128 QoS filters to classify the packets in the various RF transmit queues. The foll owing f ields are used to define filters. VLAN ID The VLAN identifier is used only if operating in bridge mode . Source IP Address Use this to specify a range of IP addresses that will represent valid source IP addresses. (For example, 200.200.200.0/24, 200. 200.200.1 /32.) Source Port The UDP/TCP source port number. (A value of 0 means any value.)
197. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 188 ALLEN - BRADLEY CONTROLLOGIX AND COMPACTLOGICS PL C FOR VIPER SYSTEM This guide is intended to assist with Allen - Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogi x communication setup between master PLC and remote PLC using AB Ethernet/IP TCP protocol between PLCs. PLC communication via serial lines or serial terminal server is not covered here, nevertheless some information may be applicable. Note: Please consult the Viper General PLC setup, earlier in this appendix for important information about setting up systems with PLCs. ALLEN BR ADLE Y C OMP AC TL OGIX AND C ONTRO LLO GI X PL CS Following are important settings recommended to improve communications when used with a lim ited bandwidth Viper network. This provides m ore specific information that supplements the general PLC communication information presented earlier in this appendix. Note: When required, contact your PLC provider or Allen - Bradley or Rockwell Automation supp ort. PLC Ladder Logic On Restart Opens All Connections At Once Instead Of Sequentially When the PLC ladder program is set up to have at startup all write message rungs set to true, all TCP connections are triggered “ simultaneously .” This creates an overloa d of TCP SYNs and somewhat could congest the on - air traffic depending on the system. It is recommended to setup the ladder write message rungs not to start up simultaneously. Write messages should be setup to open the TCP connection sequentially. For more information it may be required to contact your PLC provider or Allen - Bradley or Rockwell Automation support . A llen - B radley CompactLogix and ControlLogix Series PLCs Ethernet IP Connection Timeout (Setting Timeout Too Short Can Cause Problems!) When using t he Ethernet IP with Allen - Bradley CompactLogix or ControlLogix (Logix series), the TCP Connection timeout is set on a per - message instruction basis using Message Configuration rather than Channel Configuration – Channel 1 of the MicroLogix series that was shown in the previous section. When messages are defined using Message Configuration and using path, for example, LocalENB,2,192.168.1.9:1,0, in this example: – TCP connection is opened when the first message is sent. – The TCP connection timeout is set by def ault to 120 seconds, since the inactivity default setting is 120 seconds. – While connection is established with the same remote IP and same port (in this example, 192.168.1.9) other messages will use the same TCP connection and therefore resetting the timeo ut count for each message sent. – When all messages are using the same default inactivity time (120 seconds) the TCP connection stays open as long as the next message is sent within the inactivity timeout period. – The TCP connection is closed after the last m essage plus the inactivity period (default 120 seconds). – The TCP connection can also be terminated based on network connection problems. The message configuration for this example will look similar to the following figure.
56. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 47 Enabled (listen to data only) Disabled These are explained below. Enabled (list en to noise and data) In this mode of operation, the Viper acts as a TCP server. It can accept up to 256 TCP connections from remote endpoints. Data received from any remote endpoint is sent over the serial port. Data received from the serial port is sent to every endpoint connected to the TCP server. Received level is above the carrier sense threshold if: Th e Viper is receiving valid data, The Vi per is not receiving data because two or more Vipers are transmitting at the same time causing a collision, The Viper is not receiving data because the RF level is right at or below data sensitivity, or There is interference from another RF system or electrical devices on the frequency that the Viper is operating on. Enabled (listen to data only) The Viper will moni tor the RF level on the receive channel. When the received level is above the carrier sense threshold, the Viper will try to receive and decode any and all messages from remove Vipers. When data is ready to transmit, the Viper will first check the receive level. If the receive level is below the carrier sense threshold, the Viper will immediately transmit data. If the receive level is above the carrier threshold, the Viper will try to determine if it is receiving valid data or just noise. If it is receiving noise, the Viper will go ahead and transmit. If it is receiving valid data, the Viper will wait until the complete packet has been received before transmitting. The Viper will typically take 5 to 250 ms to determine if it is receiving data or just noise. Disabled The Viper will attempt to receive and decode data when the received RF level is above the carrier sense threshold . When the Viper has data to transmit it will immediately transmit the data. The Viper will immediately stop receiving packets and wil l transmit over any other Vipers that are on the air and over any interference that may be present. This mode should only be used in a polling - type environment where the user has strict control over the traffic that is generated. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: It is the user’s responsibility of the user to check his or her FCC license or applicable regulat ory agency for the country or geographical area in which the Viper will be operated to determine the correct parameters and settings for the channel frequencies, power level and bandwidth. Selecting a frequency range or transmit power that is out of compli ance (in the country where used) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
53. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 44 Power Management When enabled, power management will allow the unit to g o into a low - power mode when the ignition - sense is off (when the white wire is disconnected from the red wire o r B+ supply ) . The default setting is disabled. Auto Reset Auto Reset allows you to set a time duration, after which the unit will automatically r eset itself. This is disabled by default. Unit Reset Interval If Auto Reset is Enabled, enter the number of minutes (after each power up — ten minutes minimum) the unit should be up between resets. The default setting is disabled. Temperature Setting Select whether temperature will be reported in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit on the Unit Status tab of the Home page and in Online Diagnostics messages. The default setting is Celsius. VLAN Mode The VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) mode is available in bridge mode only. (In router mode, it is enabled but does not affect packet forwarding and handling in any way.) When the VLAN mode is enabled, the Ethernet interface can be configured to operate in “tagged” or “untagged” mode, the RF interface operates in “tagged” mode and the Serial ports operate in “untagged” mode. Untagged: Devices on this interface are not using VLAN tags. Incoming (ingress) packets are tagged with the port VLAN ID (PVID). VLAN tags are removed on outgoing (egress) packets. Tagged: Dev ices on this interface are using VLAN tags. Incoming (ingress) packets are forwarded with their VLAN ID. Outgoing (egress) packets keep their VLAN tags. S ee configuration tabs for each interface for more specific VLAN configuration options. Management VLAN When Management VLAN is enabled, access to the unit will be allowed only through the Management VLAN ID. Management VLAN ID The ID is a value from 1 to 409 4 , inclusive . Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab . See Note below. Cance l — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the VLAN Mode, Management VLAN , or Management VLAN ID setting in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect.
65. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 56 4) Viper A hears an RF acknowledgement from Viper B and generates a TCP ACK to send to Host A. Host B receives the original TCP data packet and generates a TCP ACK to send back over the net work. 5) Viper B receives the TCP ACK, but does not send it over the air — saving bandwidth on the airlink. Duplicate Packet Removal Enable or disable the duplicate packet removal algorithm . The default is D isabled ( to preserve compatibility with older versions of the firmware). This algorithm detects duplicate packets that might appear through the system because of retransmits. Bridge Forwarding Selections for Bridge Forwarding are either Everything, or IP and ARP types only. The default setting is IP and ARP t ypes (Ethernet II types 0x0800, 0x0806) only. By selecting the Everything setting, the Viper will forward all 802.3 Ethernet II packet types. Use this setting to transnport protocols such as IPX, 802.1Q, etc. Note: Bridge Forwarding is not a v ailable in Rou ter mode because the Viper will automatically forward all packets according to its routing table. When selecting Router forwarding mode, all relevant IP settings must be configured. Tx Packet Pacing In a Viper network, a polling device may want to send a q uery to a remote device and wait for an amount of time for a response. Failure to obtain a response will trigger the polling device to resend a query. If the polling device resends the query too fast, it may collide (on the RF) with the previous response c ausing the new query and the old response to be lost. In this poll/response scenario, the user may not be able to configure the wait period between the request and the response in the polling device. The Tx pacing parameter allows the user to configure a w aiting period to insert in the Viper unit after each packet is sent out over the RF interface. This waiting period gives enough time for the response to come back to the polling device without causing any collisions on the RF interface. These parameters se t the amount of time for the Viper unit to remain idle after sending a packet over the RF interface. If it is set to 100 ms, it will send a packet, wait 100 ms, send the next packet, wait 100 ms, etc. Normally, the pacing is set to 0, meaning : don’t wait, send the next packet right away. TCP The TCP packet pacing (in milliseconds). Default setting is zero (0). UDP The UDP packet pacing (in milliseconds). Default setting is zero (0). Fragment Fragment packet pacing (in milliseconds). Default setting is zero (0). Other Pacing (in milliseconds) for any other type of packet. Default setting is zero (0). Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made to settings in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the Data Retries, or TCP Proxy settings in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect.
126. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 117 When the Packet Error Rate is indicated by a question mark (?), it is because the unit cannot determin e the value. This is because the sequence number is not included in the packets received over the air or because no IP packet has been received yet. To make sure a remote unit includes a sequence number in its packets, the “OIP duplicate packet removal” fe ature must be enabled on it. Transmitted Packets — Total number of IP packets transmitted on the RF interface (good and bad packets) to the remote unit (unicast or broadcast) . A packet is bad (failed) if notification was not received from the remote unit o f the arrival of the packet. The transmit Packet Error Rate (PER) is calculated using the same formula as explained earlier, repeated below for convenience. PER = (bad / (bad + good)) × 100 % When the Packet Error Rate is indicated by a question mark (?), it is because the unit cannot determine the value. This is because the “RF ACK” feature is not enabled on this unit or no IP packet has been transmitted yet. The “RF ACK” feature lets the unit know that the packet has made it to the remote unit. RSSI — Th e most - recent Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) from the remote unit. Each time a new packet is received from the remote unit, the RSSI in this table is calculated and updated. SNR — The most - recent Signal to Noise Ration (SNR) from the remote unit . Each time a new packet is received from the remote unit, the SNR in this table is calculated and updated. Refresh — Click Refresh to update the statistics to show the most current information available. Clear (Zero) Interface Stats — Clicking Clear (Zer o) Interface Stats (or cycling power to the Viper) will reset all statistics to zero. 4.8.3. SNMP Note: The SNMP feature (and this tab, SNMP) is only available when the appropriate feature key is installed in the Viper. Contact CalAmp for information about obtai ning and installing the SNMP feature. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is the third (middle) tab of the Diagnostics page. When the appropriate feature key is installed in the Viper to enable this feature, select Diagnostics from the main menu and clic k SNMP to navigate to this tab. SNMP is used by network management systems to manage and monitor network - attached devices , and provides a means to monitor, collect, and analyze diagnostic information . Viper is compatible with SNMPv2c. SNMP allows you t o access IP statistics and diagnostics from the Viper using third - party MIB (Management Information Base) browser software. The Viper can be programmed to respond to SNMP queries to its local IP Address, RF, or Ethernet IP address (Automatic) , or respond t o its Ethernet IP address (Ethernet) , or respond to its RF IP Address (RF) . Use the options and settings in this tab to e nable or disable the SNMP agent, configure SNMP settings, and enable or disable alarms for power conditions.
121. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 112 Notes: The Idle Timeout setting must be non - zero before Idle Probes are sent. The retry frequency of each probe attempt is det ermined by the Network Latency setting. For a Network Latency of 10, the probe frequency is 10 seconds. Default = 3 seconds Minimum = 0 seconds ( disabled) Maximum = 10 seconds Key Timeout (Available on VPN servers only.) Maximum duration of VPN tunnel ciph er keys. Key exchange consists of approximately twelve (12) 80 - 100 byte TCP packets (1 kilobyte), which may take several seconds — or longer when the network is busy. Notes: The retry frequency of each key exchange attempt is determined by the Network Late ncy setting. For a Network Latency of 10, the exchange attempt frequency is 0 - 70 seconds. A VPN server automatically sets this parameter on its clients during key exchange. Default = 6 hours Minimum = 1 hour Maximum = 24 hours Network Latency (Available on VPN servers only.) This parameter is a factor (multiplier) for tuning VPN maintenance operations. It affects the frequency of server status packets, idle probes, and key exchange retries (see explanations of these settings, earlier, for details). This num ber should be set higher if key exchanges are occurring more frequently than the Key Timeout setting (see the VPN Status and Statistics section. Notes: Only change this value by small amounts (1 - 5 seconds). Default = 10 seconds Minimum = 2 seconds Maximum = 30 seconds VPN Configuration – Client Settings Server IP Addresses (Available on VPN clients only.) The IP address(es) of one or more VPN servers. Note: When the VPN Server Status Frequency setting is zero (default), each of its clients must be set with that server’s RF IP address. Otherwise, this is optional (clients will “discover” the server’s IP address. VPN Configuration – Packet Filter Settings These filters provide criteria used to select which packets are sent via VPN tunnels. Packets passing ins ide VPN tunnels are protected with strong encryption. Traffic not matching these filters is discarded when the Block non - VPN Traffic is enabled (default). Otherwise, it is forwarded as - is (unencrypted. Note: Appropriate filters are automatically set when s electing the Set Client/Server Defaults buttons.. Source/Destination IP Address and Netmask The source and destination IP addresses are used to select which packet are sent via VPN tunnels. Source IP filter Controls which traffic from the VPN device or its immediate Ethernet LAN enters the VPN.
112. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 103 New Password (Confirm) Re - enter the new password string you entered above. Save — Click Save to save any new user name or password changes you have made in this tab. You will need to enter your new password the next time you log in to the Viper. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made in this tab. 4.7.2. AES ENCRYPTION AES ( Advanced Encryption Standard) is the second (from left) tab of the Security page. To navigate to this t ab, select Security from the main menu and click AES Encryption. This tab allows you to enable or disable AES Encryption and set the Encryption Pass Phrase. Figure 62 Security – AES Encryption AES Encryption Encryption When enab led, Viper uses AES 128 - bit encryption to protect your data from eavesdropping and to prevent intruders from changing your configuration. Use of encryption is optional, but we strongly recommend it for actual networks. The default setting is disabled. Encr yption Pass Phrase If encryption is enabled, enter a string of characters used to create an AES 128 - bit encryption key. The pass phrase can be up to 160 characters long. Using a phrase - length of at least 128 characters should provide an adequate security l evel for most networks. A good pass phrase mixes alphabetic and numeric characters and avoids easy - to - guess simple names or prose. Note: The encryption pass phrase and key must be common to all units in a given network. Save — Click Save to save any change s you make in this tab. See the Note that follows. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made in this tab. Note: If you enable or disable encryption or set a new encryption pass phrase, a reset of the Viper is required before any new set ting(s) will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ).
76. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 67 VID=0 If incoming packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets with the PVID , or delete the ir tag . For both mode s , U ntagged P ort M ode and T agged P ort M ode, the default setting is to silently drop the packet . VID=PVID (The packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID) If incoming packets have a VLAN ID tha t is the same as the PVID , you can choose to silently drop these packets , ke e p t hem unchanged , or delete the ir tag . For both modes, U ntagged P ort M ode and T agged P ort M ode, t he default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets with PVID, or delete their tag. The default for this setting, which is for Untagged Port Mod e only, is to silently drop the packet. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) but VID is in Table — Tagged Port Mode only If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, but is in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop t hese packets , keep them unchanged , retag the packets, or delete their tag s . T he default for this setting , which is for Tagged Port Mode only, is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) and VID is not in Table — Tagged Port Mode o nly If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID and is not in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets, or delete their tags. T he default for this setting , which i s for Tagged Port Mode only, is to keep the packet unchanged. Egress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag ) If exiting packets are untagged, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or tag them with PVID. For both modes, U ntagged P ort M ode and T agged P ort M ode, t he default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID=0 If exiting packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag them with PVID , or delete the ir tag . For both modes, U ntagged P ort M ode and T agged P ort mode, t he default setting is to silently drop the packet. VID=PVID If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets , k e ep t hem uncha nged , or delete their tag . For U ntagged P ort M ode, the default setting is to delete the tag. For T agged P ort M ode, t he default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) — Untagged Port Mode only If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets with PVID, or delete their tag. The default for this setting, which is for U ntagged Port Mode only, is to silently drop the pa cket. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) but VID is in Table — Tagged Port Mode only If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, but is in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets or keep them unchanged retag their packets, or delete their tags . The default for this setting , which is for Tagged Port Mode only, is to k e ep the packet unchanged .
148. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 139 APPENDIX B — VIPER SC+™ SPECIFICAT IONS These specifications are typical and subject to change without notice. G ENERAL S PECIFICATIONS Model Number Frequency Range Channel B andwidths Available FCC/IC Certified Models 140 - 5018 - 502 1 36 - 174 MHz 6.25 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz 140 - 5 02 8 - 504 215 - 240 MHz 6.25 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz, 100 kHz 140 - 5048 - 302 406. 1 125 - 470.000 MHz 6.25 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz 1 40 - 5048 - 502 450.000 - 511.975 MHz 6.25 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz 140 - 5098 - 304 880 - 902 MHz 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz, 100 kHz 140 - 5098 - 504 928 - 960 MHz 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz, 100 kHz ETSI/ACMA Certified Models 140 - 5018 - 600 142 - 174 MHz 12.5 k Hz, 25 kHz (ETSI/AS/NZ) 140 - 5048 - 400 406.1125 - 470.000 MHz 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz (ETSI/AS/NZ) 140 - 5048 - 600 450.000 - 511.975 MHz 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz (ETSI/AS/NZ) Frequency Stability 1.0 ppm for all models except the models specified below; 0.50 ppm for 140 - 502 8 - 504, 140 - 5098 - 304, and 130 - 5098 - 504 Modes of Operation Simplex, Half - Duplex Frequency Increment 1.25 kHz Power Source 10 - 30 V DC, Negative GND The Viper is UL approved when powered with a listed Class 2 power supply. RF Impedance 50 Ω Specified Temperature - 30° to + 60° C Operating Temperature - 4 0° to + 7 0° C Storage Temperature - 40° to +85°C, non - condensing RH Operating Humidity 5% to 95% non - condensing RH Rx Current Drain at 25°C DC Input 10 V DC Input 20 V DC Input 30 V 69 0 mA (max.) 60 0 mA (typ.) 345 mA (max.) 30 0 mA (typ.) 26 0 mA (max.) 225 mA (typ.) Tx Current Drain at 25°C Power Out DC Input 10 V DC Input 20 V DC Input 30 V @ Max. Power 6 . 0 A (max.) 3. 8 A (typ.) 2. 7 A (max.) 2 . 0 A (typ.) 1. 8 A (max.) 1. 4 A (typ.) @ 30 dBm (1 W) 1. 8 A (max.) 1. 4 A (typ.) 1 . 0 A (max.) 0. 8 A (typ.) 0. 8 A (max.) 0. 6 A (typ.) Cold start 35 seconds Nominal Dimensions 5.50 in. W × 2.125 in. H × 4.25 in. D (13.97 cm × 5.40 cm × 10.8 cm) chassis only Overall Dimensions 6.50 in. W × 2.1 7 in. H × 4.74 in. D (16.5 cm × 5.51 cm × 12.0 cm) with flat mount plate Mounting Options Mounting plate/pattern and DIN Rail Shipping Weight 2.4 lbs. (1.1 kg) Fan Output 5 V DC, 400 mA max.
167. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 158 POWER SAVE MODE FAQS Q: Is PSM currently available in the Viper product line? A: Yes. PSM has been supported since the version 3.4 firmware release a nd all units leaving the factory have version 3.4 or newer firmware installed. Q: Can I put PSM into a Viper that is not an SC or SC+? A: No. The Viper must have the Viper SC or Viper SC+ designation to have PSM. Q: Where can I obtain firmware at the most - current version for my Viper SC+ and for Viper SC units already implemented in the field? A: Firmware updates are available through DeviceOutlook™ and posted on the CalAmp website ( www.calamp.com ) . For assistance with downloading or installing firmware upgrades, contact CalAmp technical support by e - mail at productsupport@calamp.com or by phone at 1.507.833.6701 , choose Option 2 for Fixed, narrowband, and radio modem prod ucts. Q: Can I use my RTU/PLC to control PSM? A: Yes. A possible scenario might be for the remote PLC to activate the Enable line of the power connector, wait a few seconds, and then send and receive data. Once the response or poll is completed, it places the Viper back into sleep mode by removing B+ from the White wire. Q: Can I have the Viper SC+ listen for RF carrier to wake up the radio? A: No. In this case the remote Viper will not wake up since the Viper radio is asleep and does not listen to incomin g RF messages. The Ignition Sense line must be toggled from Off to B+ to wake up the radio. Q: Are there any other power - save modes available in the Viper that I can utilize in my system? A: No. Currently there are no other power - save modes available. Q: C an I use PSM on a “Report by Exception” system ? A: Yes. A report by exception polling routine is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of PSM . The Viper SC+ can be allowed to sleep until a condition occurs that triggers the PLC to send a response. The radio can be awakened, message sent, response received, and then PSM enabled again. Q: My system polling is based on strict controlled timed poll responses. Is PSM of any advantage in this application? A: Yes. As an example, each remote is polled every 6 0 minutes. At the end of a polling cycle, the SCADA server could issue a command to the PLC telling it to put the Viper radio to sleep for 55 minutes. The Viper will go to sleep for 55 minutes, then wake up again just before the next poll request is schedu led. Email: productsupport@calamp.com Phone: 1.507.833.6701 Option 2 for Fixed, narrowband, and radio modem products.
19. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 10 1.5.2. TWO - AND THREE - PIECE KIT ADDITIONAL ITEMS The following items are included with two - and three - piece Viper SC+™ Developer Kits. Description Item SMA Male to BNC Female Connector SMA Female to BNC Male Connector TNC Male to BNC Female Connector Mini Circuits 5 W 20 dB Attenuator Flex Rubber Duck Antenna (VHF, UHF, o r 900 MHz) 120 VAC to 13.8 VDC 4 A Power Supply
81. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 72 Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes to filters. Filter Table This area displays, in table format, any filters that have been defined above and added. Before packets are transmitted over the RF interface, these filters are applied to determine the proper RF transmit queue to use. The filters are passed from the top down until a match is found. These filters only apply when the QoS module is enabled. Delete All — clicking the Delete All link will clear all fi lters that have been defined and are displayed in the filter table. 4.3.7. Q O S STATISTICS QoS Statistics is the seventh (right - most) and final tab of the RF Network Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings from the main navigation menu and click QoS Statistics. This tab provides a table of statistics related to the Quality of Service (QoS) for each of the transmit queues in the Viper. Figure 43 RF Network Settings – QoS Statistics QoS Statistics RF Transmit Qu eue — Identifies the transmit queue: the transmit control queue, transmit queues enabled and described in the RF Network Settings » QoS tab, or COM port queue or Setup port queue. Packets Dropped — Number of packets dropped because the RF transmit queue is full. Bytes Dropped — Number of bytes dropped because the RF transmit queue is full. Packets Queued — Number of packets in the RF transmit queue. (Refresh t he t ab contents to see the current number.) Bytes Queued — Number of bytes in the RF transmit queue . (Refresh the tab contents to see the current number.)
82. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 73 Packets Sent (Success) — Number of packets that have been successfully moved from the RF transmit queue and sent over the RF interface. Bytes Sent (Success) — Number of bytes that have been successful ly moved from the RF transmit queue and sent over the RF interface. Packets Sent (Failure) — Number of packets moved from the RF transmit queue that failed to be sent over the RF interface. Bytes Sent (Failure) — Number of bytes moved from the RF transmit queue that failed to be sent over the RF interface. Refresh — Click Refresh to refresh the tab contents and update values displayed in the QoS Statistics table. Clear Statistics — Click Clear Statistics to clear the QoS Statistics table , reset all values t o zero and restart counting . 4.4. LAN SETTINGS The LAN Settings page contains s i x tabs: LAN Settings, DHCP, Broadcast Multicast, VLAN , and Ethernet (PHY) . 4.4.1. LAN SETTINGS LAN Settings is the first (left - most) tab in the LAN Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select LAN Settings from the main menu. This tab allows you to set the LAN IP Address, Netmask, gateway, and MTU for the Viper and specify the IP Address and Netmask of the maintenance server. Figure 44 LAN Settings – LAN Settings LAN LAN Port The LAN port interface can be e nable d or disable d. T he default setting is enabled.
151. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 142 Modem / Logic Model 6.25 kHz 12.5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz 100 kHz Viper Viper 100 140 - 5018 - 500 (obsolete) 140 - 5018 - 501 (obsolete) Viper 400 140 - 5048 - 300 (obsolete) 140 - 5048 - 301 (obsolete) 140 - 5048 - 500 (obsolete) 140 - 5048 - 501 (obsole te) 4 kbps 8 kbps 8 kbps 16 kbps 16 kbps 32 kbps Viper 900 140 - 5098 - 500 (obsolete) 140 - 5098 - 501 (obsolete) 8 kbps 16 kbps 16 kbps 32 kbps Viper SC 100 140 - 5018 - 502 140 - 5018 - 503 Viper SC 200 140 - 5028 - 502 140 - 5028 - 503 4 kbps 8 kbps 12 kbps 8 kbps 16 kbps 24 kbps 32 kbps 16 kbps 32 kbps 48 kbps 64 kbps 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps Viper SC Viper SC 400 140 - 5048 - 302 140 - 5048 - 303 140 - 5048 - 502 140 - 5048 - 503 4 kbps 8 kbps 8 kbps 16 kbps 24 kbps 32 kbps 16 kbps 32 kbps 48 kbps 64 kbps 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps Viper SC 900 140 - 5098 - 502 140 - 5098 - 503 8 kbps 16 kbps 24 kbps 32 kbps 16 kbps 32 kbps 48 kbps 64 kbps 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps Viper SC + 200 140 - 5028 - 504 140 - 5028 - 505 4 kbps 8 kbps 12 kbps 8 kbps 16 kbps 24 kbps 32 kbps 16 k bps 32 kbps 48 kbps 64 kbps 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps 64 kbps 128 kbps 1 92 kbps 256 kbps Viper SC+ Viper SC+ 900 140 - 5098 - 304 140 - 5098 - 305 140 - 5098 - 504 140 - 5098 - 505 8 kbps 16 kbps 24 kbps 32 kbps 16 kbps 32 kbps 48 kbps 64 kbps 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps 64 kbps 128 kbps 1 92 kbps 256 kbps Viper SC+ ETSI Viper SC 100 (ETSI AS/NZ) 140 - 5018 - 600 140 - 5018 - 601 Viper SC 400 (ETSI AS/NZ) 140 - 5048 - 400 140 - 5048 - 401 140 - 5048 - 600 140 - 5048 - 601 8 kbps 16 kbps 24 kbps 16 kbps 32 kbps 48 kbps Modulation Type 2FSK, 4FSK, 8FSK, 16 FSK Addressing IP
157. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 148 Country Acceptable Frequencies Prohibited Frequencies Luxembou r g 146 - 156.5125 156.5375 - 156.7625 156.8375 - 169.4 169.825 - 174 406.1 - 430 440 - 470 142 - 145 431 - 439 471 - 511.975 Malta Contact Authority Contact Authority Slovak Republic 146 - 174 410 - 448 142 - 145 406.25 - 409, 449 - 470 450 - 511.975 Slo venia 146 - 174 401.6 - 410, 440 - 470 450 - 470 142 - 145 411 - 439 471 - 511.975 Spain 147 - 174 406.1 - 470 430 - 440 All other EU and EFTA Member States 142 - 174 406.125 - 512 The countries not listed above did not reply to the notification, which means the country author ity did not have any question or problem with the notification information, however it will still be necessary to obtain a license and/or authorization from the appropriate country authority, and to operate the device in accordance with the frequency, power, and other conditions set forth in the authorization. FCC Emission Designators Viper SC+ 100 / 400 FCC/IC Type Acceptance – 6.25 kHz / 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel B andwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 5018 - 502 0 6.25 kHz 4 kbps 4 3.30 kHz 3K30F1D 140 - 5018 - 503 1 6.25 kHz 8 kbps 4 3.55 kHz 3K55F1D 140 - 5048 - 302 2 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 8 8.20 kHz 8K20F1D 140 - 5048 - 303 3 12.5 kHz 16 kbps 8 8.30 k Hz 8K30F1D 140 - 5048 - 502 4 25.0 kHz 1 6 kbps 16 16.5 kHz 16K5F1D 5 25.0 kHz 32 kbps 16 16.8 kHz 16K8F1D 6 6.25 kHz 12 kbps 4 3.20 kHz 3K20F1D 7 6.25 kHz 16 kbps 4 3.45 kHz 3K45F1D 8 12.5 kHz 24 kbps 8 8.50 kHz 8K50F1D 9 12.5 kHz 32 kbps 8 8.08 kHz 8K08F1D 10 25.0 kHz 48 kbps 16 17. 8 kHz 17K8F1D 11 25.0 kHz 64 kbps 16 17.0 kHz 17K0F1D
16. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 7 Viper SC+ 4 00 Series , Range 3 Model Number Frequency Range Description 140 - 50 4 8 - 3 0 2 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ 406. 1 - 4 7 0 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 50 4 8 - 3 0 3 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ 406.1 - 470 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 2RFP 140 - 51 4 8 - 302 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ Std. B S 406.1 - 470 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 53 4 8 - 302 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ R dnt. B S 406.1 - 470 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 5 34 8 - 303 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. B S 406.1 - 470 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 2RFP 250 - 50 4 8 - 300 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ 406.1 - 470 MHz Developer’s Kit (2 Vipers) 250 - 50 4 8 - 310 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ 406.1 - 470 MHz D eveloper’s Kit (3 Vipers) Viper SC+ 4 00 Series , Range 5 Model Number Frequency Range Description 140 - 5048 - 5 02 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ 450 - 512 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 5048 - 5 03 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ 450 - 512 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 2RFP 140 - 51 4 8 - 50 2 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 450 - 512 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 53 4 8 - 50 2 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 450 - 512 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 5 34 8 - 505 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 450 - 512 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 2RFP 250 - 50 4 8 - 50 0 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ 450 - 512 MHz Dev eloper’s Kit (2 Vipers) 250 - 50 4 8 - 51 0 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ 450 - 512 MHz Developer’s Kit (3 Vipers) Viper SC+ 9 00 Series , Range 3 Model Number Frequency Range Description 140 - 5098 - 304 880 - 902 MHz Viper SC+ 88 0 - 90 2 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 50 9 8 - 30 5 880 - 902 MHz Viper SC+ 880 - 902 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 2RFP 140 - 51 9 8 - 3 04 880 - 902 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 880 - 902 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 53 9 8 - 3 04 880 - 902 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 880 - 902 MHz 6.25 - 5 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 5 39 8 - 3 05 880 - 902 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 880 - 9 02 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 2RFP 250 - 50 9 8 - 3 0 0 880 - 902 MHz Viper SC+ 880 - 902 MHz Developer’s Kit (2 Vipers) 250 - 50 9 8 - 310 880 - 902 MHz Viper SC+ 880 - 902 MHz Developer’s Kit (3 Vipers) Viper SC+ 9 00 Series , Range 5 Model Number Frequency Range Description 1 40 - 5098 - 504 928 - 960 MHz Viper SC+ 928 - 960 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 5098 - 505 928 - 960 MHz Viper SC+ 928 - 960 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 2RFP 140 - 5198 - 504 928 - 960 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 928 - 960 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 5398 - 504 928 - 960 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 928 - 960 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 5398 - 505 928 - 960 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 928 - 960 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 2RFP 250 - 5098 - 500 928 - 960 MHz Viper SC+ 928 - 960 MHz Developer’s Kit (2 Vipers) 250 - 5098 - 510 928 - 960 MHz Viper SC+ 928 - 960 MHz Developer’s Kit (3 Vi pers) Key to abbreviations: BW = bandwidth, BS = Base Station, Std. = standard, Rdnt. = redundant, 2RFP = Dual RF Port.
70. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 61 Figure 37 Neighbor Node Detail window – RF IP Address and Ethernet IP Address. This Neighbor Discovery module uses this information to build the routing table. – RSSI (dBm) . The RSSI is logged for all units that are only one (1) hop away. For units more than one hop away or unreachable, the RSSI is not logged. Route to Neighboring Vipers – Hop Count and Next Hop . Indicates the route by which the remote unit can be reached. When the Hop Count is one (1), the device can be reached directly. Whe n the Hop Count is more than one (1), it can be reached by passing through another Viper, as identified by the Next Hop. – Entry Type There are three types of entries . Static: This entry has been defined by the user. The entry type ca n only be removed by the user. This entry cannot be replaced by a Dynamic or locked entry. Static neighbor entries can be added in any neighbor discover mode. If the Save button is clicked, all Static neighb or entries are saved in nonvolatile memory. They are re st ored to t he table after a reboot. Dynamic: A Dynamic neighbor entry is any one that has been learned by the Neighbor Discovery module. It can be updated or deleted by the Neighbor Discovery module when it detects changes in the topology. Locked: A Locked neighbor entry is a Dynamic neighbor entry that has been saved into nonvolatile memory . A Locked neighbor entry behaves like a Dynamic neighbor, except it is saved into nonvolatile memory and will be restored into the table after a reboot. Control Operations T he Control Operations section of the tab contains only buttons that allow you to modify the Neighbor Table. Clear RSSIs — Clears RSSI values from the table. Clear List — Clicking Clear List deletes neighbor units from the table. (Auto - Scan or Force Scan wi ll populate the table with neighbors discovered from the new discovery process, but you must click Refresh Force Scan — Clicking Force Scan starts the Neighbor Discovery process to update the table. (You must click the Refresh button to update the table di splayed to see new entries.)
97. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 88 NAT NAT NAT may be enabled or disabled on the Viper. The default setting is Disabled. NAT Private Network Table Parameters in this section allow customization of the NAT firewall protection. ETH ( h idden by NAT) The Network Address Translation table hides IP Addresses on the Ethernet side when enabled. RF (Hidden by NAT) The Network Address Translation table hides IP Addresses on the RF side when enabled. User1, User2, User3 Specific IP Addresses or Subnets can be specified and will be hidden by the Network Address table when the IP Address and Netmask are entered into the row and enabled. Clear Table — Click Clear Table to clear all entries from the NAT Private Network Table. NAT Port Forwarding Table This table allows entry of specific public ports or ranges of ports to be forwarded to the private network hidden by the Network Address Translation table. Clear Table — Click Clear Table to clear all entries from the NAT Port Forwarding Table. Save — Click Save to save the chan ge if you enable or change any of the settings in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any change you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the NAT Enabled or Disabled setting in this tab, a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ). For more information about Network Address Translation (NAT) capabilities of the Viper and how it is implemented in the Viper router, including an overview and examples, see APPENDIX F — NAT Overview . 4.5.3. VTS VTS (Virtual Terminal Server) is the third (right - most) tab of the Router page. To navigate to this tab, select Router from the main menu and click VTS. From this tab you can configure the Virtual Terminal Server parameters. The Virtual Terminal Server (VTS) is an application running inside the Viper that creates two socket endpoints. One socket endpoint is called “left” a nd the other is called “right.” Any data received from the left socket endpoint is sent over the right socket endpoint. Any data received from the right socket endpoint is sent over the left socket endpoin t . The socket endpoints can operate in TCP server m ode, TCP client mode, or UDP mode. Up to five (5) Virtual Terminal Servers can be configured and enabled. Each Virtual Terminal Server that is enabled works independently of any others.
128. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 119 Read - Write Community The password string entered in the Read - Write Community field grants read - write access to external MIB browsers. Trap Community The password string entered in the Trap Co mmunity field is included in SNMP trap packets. Trap IP List This list shows the user - programmed IP addresses where the Viper will send SNMP traps. To add an IP Address to the list, select the Add radio button, enter the IP address into the address field ( a.b.c.d), and then click Save (near the bottom of the tab) . When the page is refreshed, the IP address you entered will appear in the Trap IP List. To delete an IP address from the list, select the Delete radio button, enter the IP address to be deleted in the address field (a.b.c.d), and click Save (near the bottom of the tab). MIB Th re e Viper MIB file s are bundled with each Viper ’s firmware. Click the “Download mibs.zip” link to download a .zip file that contains the three MIB files. These files contain l inks to the SNMP information available in the Viper. The MIB files must be loaded into a third - party MIB browser. Caution: Certain MIB browsers (standalone or integrated in an SNMP manager) may require you to mod ify the MIB file’s extension (for example, f rom .MIB to .TXT). Each Viper firmware package is bundled with three MIB files (found inside the mibs.zip file): (1) dataradio - regs.MIB contains a top - level set of managed object defi nitions aimed at managing products with the former Dataradio brand , (2) 1 213.MIB contains a set of managed object definitions aimed at managing TCP/IP - based network devices, and (3) Viper_scx.mib contains a set of managed object definitions aimed at managing Viper radio modems. For more information about MIB files included with the Viper firmware, see APPENDIX G — MIB File . Alarm & Notification Below are the traps that will be sent on an alarm or notification condition to the server that has been added to the Trap IP List. Ea ch of t hese may be enabled or disabled. Forward Power — Forward power exceeds minimum or maximum levels. The default setting is Disabled. Reverse Power — Power exceeds maximum reverse power . The default setting is Disabled. PA Power — PA power has folded ba ck. The default setting is Disabled. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made to settings in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you enable or disab le the SNMP agent or change the Local IP Address , Read Community , Read - Write Community , or Trap Community password string , or add or delete IP addresses in the Trap IP List in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is r equired before any of th es e setting s will take effect.
77. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 68 VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) and VID is not in Table — Tagged Port Mode only If exiting packets have a VL AN ID that is not the same as the PVID and is not in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, retag the packets, or delete their tags. The default for this setting, which is for Tagged Port Mode only, is to keep the packet unchanged. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. Se e th e Note that fol low s . Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. VLAN Membership Add VLAN ID To Table — To add a VLAN ID , e nter the VLAN ID ( a s a number between 1 and 4094, inclusive ) and then click this button . The VLAN ID is added to the VLAN Member Table in the section below. Delete VLAN ID From Table — To remove a VLAN ID, enter the VLAN ID ( as a number between 1 and 4094, inclusive) that is displayed in the VLAN Member Table in the section below, and then click this button . The VLAN ID is remove d from the t able . Clear Table — To delete all VLAN ID entries from the VLAN Member Table from the section belo w at once, click this button. The VLAN Member Table section of the tab displays “table empty.” VLAN Member Table Th is section of the RF Network Settings » VLAN tab displays Member VLANs in table form as defined using the fields and buttons in the above sec tion. In no table entries exist, “table empty” is displayed. Note: If you made a change to the Port VLAN ID or Member of Management VLAN setting above in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before the set ting will take effect. 4.3.6. QOS QoS (Quality of Service) is the sixth ( from left ) tab of the RF Network Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select RF Network Settings from the main menu and click QoS. This tab allows you to make QoS configuration settings for the RF Network. Up to seven (7) transmit queues can be used to classify the packets before they are actually transmitted over the RF interface. Two of the RF transmit queues are used for packets coming from the serial ports of the Viper (one per seria l port: one for COM; and one for SETUP). The remaining five (5) RF transmit queues are used for packets coming from the Ethernet interface. The user can specify filters to classify the packets coming from the Ethernet interface into any of these five remai ning RF transmit queues. All seven transmit queues can be configured for minimum guaranteed bit rate, maximum bit rate,, and maximum amount of packets the queue can hold. Packets generated by the Viper itself are sent i nto a hidden RF transmit queue called the co ntrol transmit queue, which is not listed in the QoS tab and doe s not have any configurable options . In this queue, p ackets are transmitted over the RF interface in FCFS (first - come, first - served) order
92. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 83 VID=PVID (The packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID) If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is the same as the PVID, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or delete their tag. T he default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) but VID is in Table If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, but is in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged , retag the packets, or delete their tags. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) and VID is not in Table If incoming packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID and is not in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, re - tag the packets, or delete their tags. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. Egress Packet Untagged (The packet has no VLAN ID tag) If exiting packets are untagged , you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or tag them with PVID. T he default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID=0 If exiting packets have a VLAN ID set to zero (0), you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep t hem unchanged, re - tag them with PVID, or delete their tag. T he default setting is to silently drop the packet. VID=PVID If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, or delete their tag. T he default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) but VID is in Table If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is not the same as the PVID, but is in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silent ly drop these packets or keep them unchanged retag their packets, or delete their tags. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. VID!=PVID (VID is not equal to PVID) and VID is not in Table If exiting packets have a VLAN ID that is not the sam e as the PVID and is not in the VLAN Member Table, you can choose to silently drop these packets, keep them unchanged, retag the packets, or delete their tags. The default setting is to keep the packet unchanged. Save — Click Save to save any changes you h ave made in this tab. See the Note that follows. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. VLAN Membership controls and VLAN Member table appear below only in Tagged Port mode. VLAN Membership Add VLA N ID To Table — To add a VLAN ID, enter the VLAN ID (as a number between 1 and 4094, inclusive) and then click this button. The VLAN ID is added to the VLAN Member Table in the section below. Delete VLAN ID From Table — To remove a VLAN ID, enter the VLAN ID (as a number between 1 and 4094, inclusive) that is displayed in the VLAN Member Table in the section below, and then click this button. The VLAN ID is removed from the table.
117. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 108 A VPN deployment consisting of multiple isolated VPN servers can employ a different Master Key per server for additional security, since redeploying VPN clients to other servers would require their Master Key to be changed to match the new server’s key. Figure 67 Security – VPN Access To Sett ings VPN Password Enter the VPN password (leave the field empty if not set) and click Login to be able to access and change VPN - specific configuration settings. Clear VPN Password Master Key — Permits access to VPN configuration settings when the VPN passw ord is unknown. Service Control Enable VPN — Enables the VPN service on the Viper. Note: For packets to securely pass over the network, the VPN service must be enabled on both tunnel endpoints. Disable VPN — Disables the VPN service on the Viper. Note: F or packets to pass over the network unsecurely, the VPN service must be disabled on both tunnel endpoints. Enable VPN Clients (available on VPN servers only) — Sends a VPN Enable command to all clients regardless of the VPN server’s state. Notes: – The comma nd is broadcast a few times based on the Network Latency VPN setting. A server can send only one command at a time. – When VPN clients with a user accessing the VPN configuration cannot process commands from the server.
138. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 129 Queued Files ta ble The WCP client supports up to five (5) simultaneous file downloads. This table lists the status of each uploaded file. Server — IP Address of the server uploading the file. Filename — Filename of the file being uploaded. Size — Size of the file being u ploaded. Handle — A unique handle with which the server identifies this file. Blocks — A file upload is broken up into blocks, and the block size is under control for the server. Shown here is the total number of blocks for this file as well as the number of blocks written (received successfully). Completed — Percent completion of this file upload. Cmd — Shows the last command received by the WCP client. Cleanup Files — Click Cleanup Files to clear all entries from the Queued Files Table. Save — Click Save to save the change if you enable or disable Forward WC Traffic to RF network, or change any of the IP settings in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any change you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the Forward WC Traffic to RF network Enabled or Disabled or either of the IP Setting in this tab, a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ).
54. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 45 4.2. RADIO SETTINGS The Radio Settings page contains three tabs: RF Settings, CWID, and RF Tests. 4.2.1. RF SETTINGS RF Settings is the first (left - most) tab of the Radio Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select Radio Settings from the main menu . In this tab, you can view the Radio Capabilities and configure the channel number, frequency range for transmit and receive, bandwidth, transmit power, and other settings that determine how the radio will communicate. Fi gure 29 Radio Settings – RF Settings Radio Capabilities Frequency Range and Output Power Range Frequency Range and Output Power Range are factory set and vary as determined by Viper model or product catalog number and the organi zation determining compliance for the country or geographical area in which the Viper is to be operated. 140 - 5018 - 502: VHF, 136.000 - 174.000 MHz, 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W 140 - 5018 - 503: VHF, 136.000 - 174.000 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W – Dual RF Ports 140 - 5028 - 504: VHF , 215.000 - 240.000 MHz,, 6.25 - 10 0 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W 140 - 5028 - 505: VHF , 215.000 - 240.000 MHz , 6.25 - 10 0 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W – Dual RF Ports 140 - 5048 - 302: UHF Range 3, 406.1 1 25 - 470.000 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W 14 0 - 5048 - 303: UHF Range 3, 406.1 1 25 - 470.000 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W – Dual RF Ports 140 - 5048 - 502: UHF Range 5, 450.000 - 511.975 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W 140 - 5048 - 503: UHF Range 5, 450.000 - 511.975 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W – Dual RF Ports 140 - 5098 - 304: PCS, 880.000 - 902.000 MHz , 12. 5 - 10 0 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 8 W 140 - 5098 - 305: PCS, 880.000 - 902.000 MHz , 12. 5 - 10 0 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 8 W – Dual RF Ports
137. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 128 Data Key Enter the data key here and click Set Key. This must match the key set in the WCP server database. The key lengthe myst be exactly 16, 24, or 32 characters, corresponding to the data key strength values 128, 192, or 256. Click Set Key to set the data key. Logout and Save — Click to log out and save the new configuration . Logout and Don’t Save — Click to log out without saving the new configuration . The new configuration will be lost after a unit reset. WCP Settings Unit ID Enter a unique identifier to identify this unit. This can be used when a file upload is targeted to this specific unit. Group ID Up to four (4) group IDs may be entered. This un it will participate in a file upload targeting any of these Group IDs. IP Settings Multicast Group The WCP server uses multicast messages to target all units simultaneously. Therefore, the multicast group address must match that which is used on the server for a file upload targeting this unit. Local Port The IP port number entered here must match that which is used on the server. Remote IP Address The destination IP address used when sending WCP messages . ( I f “auto - response” is enabled, this parameter is n ot used. ) Remote Port The destination port number used when sending WCP messages. ( I f “auto - response” is enabled, this parameter is not used. ) Auto Response When sending a WCP message (UDP), do not use the remote port and remote IP address configured, but rather send to the IP address and port number of the last WCP message received. When this feature is enabled, drop any message to transmit until at least one message is received. Note: If you change the Multicast Group or Local Port in the IP Setting secti on in this tab, a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ). General Settings Forward WC Traffic to RF network Enable or disable forwarding traffic for the Wing Commander protocol onto t he RF network . The default setting is Enabled. Note: If you change the Forward WC Traffic to RF network Enabled or Disabled, a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ).
69. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 60 Note: Cal A mp strongly recommends visiting the CalAmp support website and downloading the VRG applicat ion. If necessary, contact CalAmp Technical Support for assistance with using the VRG application. Save — Click Save to save your changes if you change the method or disable neighbor discovery. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any change. Local Status There are five states of operation reported in the local status section of the tab: Ready, Scanning for Neighbors, Saving Neighbor Table, Testing Connectivity, or Disabled. – Ready . The Neighbor Discovery module is in the Ready state when it is not scanning for o ther units. If the Viper is operating in Manual Scan, it does nothing. If the Viper is operating in the Auto - Scan, it monitors the keep - alive packets of other units and sends its own keep - alive packet periodically. – Scanning For Neighbors . The Neighbor Disc overy module is trying to learn about other units. Other units are learning about this unit. – Saving Neighbor Table . In this sta t e, the Viper is saving all neighbor entries of the type Dynamic into nonvolatile memory . When the save is complete, all these en tries are now of type Locked. This state only occurs when the Neighbor Discovery module is operating in Manual Scan mode. – Testing Connectivity . The Neighbor Discovery module is verifying that the units in the neighbor table are reachable by sending them an alive - request and waiting for an alive - response. Round - trip time must not exceed ten (10) seconds. The alive - request is only sent once. – Disabled . The Neighbor Discovery module is disabled. Local Status also reports the number of Neighboring Vipers Found a nd the Discovery Duration , which is the time it took for the Viper to complete the neighbor - discovery learning process. Discovered Viper Neighbors Each entry in this table represents a remote unit. The table displays information about the remote device and information about the route to each remote device. Information on Neighboring Vipers – RF MAC Address. Identifies each entry uniquely. Click the RF Mac Address entries to display the details of the selected device in the Neighbor Node Detail window.
125. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 116 Noise Detected Count — N umber of noise (non - Viper carrier) detected above the carrier sense lev el. If the Noise Detected Count is high, it may be an indication that the Carrier Sense Threshold should be raised. Rx To tal “Other” Count — Total number of messages the Viper overheard that were intended for another station. These messages are discarded. Refresh — Click Refresh to update the statistics to show the most current information available. Clear (Zero) Interface Stats — Clicking Clear (Zero) Interface Stats (or cycling power to the Viper) will reset all statistics to zero. 4.8.2. REMOTE STATISTICS Remo te Statistics is the second (from left) tab of the Diagnostics page. To navigate to this tab, select Diagnostics from the main menu and click Remote Statistics. This tab provides information in table f orm about communication with remote units , includi n g st atistics for packets transmitted and received to and from them, received signal strength, and signal - to - noise ratio . Figure 69 Diagnostics – Remote Statistics Remote Statistics Table This Unit — Centered at the top of the table provides the RF MAC address of the Viper for reference. Table columns are as follows. Remote Unit — The RF MAC address of the neighboring remote unit. This table is updated every time the Viper sends (or receives) data to (or from) the remote unit. If the RF MAC address is prefixed with an asterisk (*, or star), it means this unit was learned of through a Relay Point (RP) unit. RF IP Address — The RF IP Address of the remote unit. Received Packets — Number of IP packets sent by the remote unit to this unit and received. A packet is bad, or failed, if at least one of the CRC, the length, or the system identifier is incorr ect, or it is simply missing (not received at all by this unit). The Viper is able to detect missing packets because of the sequence numbe r in each packet. PER — Packet Error Rate is expressed as a percentage that is calculated using the following formula. PER = (bad / (bad + good)) × 100 %
36. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 27 2.7. TERRAIN AND SIGNAL S TRENGTH A line of sight path between stations is highly desirable and provides the most reliable communications link i n all cases. A line of sight path can often be achieved by mounting each station antenna on a tower or other elevated structure that raises it high enough to clear surrounding terrain and other obstructions. The requirement for a clear transmission path de pends on the distance to be covered by the system. If the system is to cover a limited distance, then some obstructions in the transmission path may be tolerable. For longer - range systems, any obstruction could compromise the performance of the system, or block transmission entirely. The signal strength (RSSI) at the receiver must exceed the receiver sensitivity by an amount known as the fade margin to provide reliable opera tion under various conditions. Fade margin (expressed in dB) is the maximum tolerab le reduction in received signal strength, which still provides an acceptable signal quality. This compensates for reduced signal strength due to multi - path, slight antenna movement or changing atmospheric conditions. CalAmp recommends a 20 dB fade margin for most projects. The following table shows the RSSI versus Reliability. Table 13 RSSI Reliability RSSI Reliability - 100 dBm Approximately 50% reliability. Fading may cause frequent data loss. - 90 dBm Approximately 90% reliabilit y. Fading will cause occasional data loss - 80 dBm Approximately 99% reliability. Reasonable tolerance to most fading. - 70 dBm Approximately 99.9% reliability with high tolerance to fading. 2.8. RADIO INTERFERENCE Interference is possible in any radio system . However, since the Viper is designed for use in a licensed system, interference is less likely because geographic location and existing operating frequencies are normally taken into account when allocating frequencies. The risk of interference can be fur ther reduced through prudent system design and configuration. Allow adequate separation between frequencies and radio systems. Keep the following points in mind when setting up your radio system. 1) Systems installed in lightly populated areas are least likel y to encounter interference, while those in urban and suburban areas are more likely to be affected by other devices. 2) Directional antennas should be used at the remote end of the link. They confine the transmission and reception pattern to a comparatively narrow beam, which minimizes interference to and from stations located outside the pattern. 3) If interference is suspected from another system, it may be helpful to use antenna polarization opposite to the interfering system ’ s antennas. An additional 20 dB ( or more) of attenuation to interference can be achieved by using opposite antenna polarization. 4) Check with your CalAmp sales representative or CalAmp Technical Services for additional options. The Technical Services group has qualified personnel to help re solve your RF issues.
93. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 84 Clear Table — To delete all VLAN ID entries from the VLAN Member Table from t he section below at once, click this button. The VLAN Member Table section of the tab displays “table empty.” VLAN Member Table This section of the RF Network Settings » VLAN tab displays Member VLANs in table form as defined using the fields and buttons i n the above section. In no table entries exist, “table empty” is displayed. Note: If you made a change to the Mode, Port VLAN ID , or Member of Management VLAN setting above in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is r equired before the setting will take effect. 4.4.6. ETHERNET (PHY) Ethernet (PHY) is the sixth (right - most) tab of the LAN Settings page. To navigate to this tab, select LAN Settings form the main menu and click Ethernet (PHY). PHY is an abbreviation for the ph ysical layer of the OSI model. (For this reason an Ethernet transceiv er is often called a PHYceiver. It is a component that operates at the physical layer of the OSI network model .) This tab contains settings for configuration or negotiation of physical bi trate and duplex mode of the Viper SC+ Ethernet interface . Figure 51 — Ethernet (PHY) PHY Bitrate Select whether the bitrate of the transceiver will auto - negotiate or be set constant at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps. Auto Negotiate – Let the Ethernet interface determine the best speed based on the device facing it. Force to 100 Mbps – Manually configure the speed of the Ethernet interface to 100 Mbps. Force to 10 Mbps – Manually configure the speed of the Ethernet interface to 10 Mbps. Onl y one of these three option s may be selected, as they are mutually exclusive . PHY Duplex Select whether the duplex mode of the transceiver will auto - negotiate or be set to Full - or Half - Duplex. – Auto Negotiate: Let the Ethernet interface determine the be st mode based on the device facing it. – Full Duplex: Manually configure the mode of the Ethernet interface to Full duplex . – Half Duplex: Manually configure the mo d e of the Ethernet interface to Half duplex . Only one of these three options may be select ed, as they are mutually exclusive. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made in this tab. See Note below.
120. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 111 Operating Mode The Viper may be configured to operate as a VPN server or VPN client. (See specific disclaimers below.) – Server — Sets the Viper to operate as a VPN Server . ( Viper must be configured as an RF Access Point .) – Client — Sets the Viper to operate as a VPN Client. (Must be configured as a non - Access Point on RF . ) The default setting is C l i e nt . Notes: An Access Point connects to the backhaul via its Ethernet port. After changing this setting, click Apply to apply the new setting and refresh the page. VPN Configuration – Serv er Settings Block non - VPN Traffic (Available on VPN servers only . ) The Viper can be set to block or allow non - VPN traffic. – Enabled — The VPN service blocks all packets from the RF link that were not sent via a VPN tunnel. – Disabled — Non - matching traffic is not blocked. The default setting is Enabled. Notes: This setting is especially useful for blocking devices that are not configured for VPN operation from sending packets to the backhaul network. A VPN server automatically sets this parameter on its client s during key exchange. Status Frequency (Available on VPN servers only . ) The number of seconds between server status advertisements sent to VPN clients. An advertisement consists of a few packets sent at an interval determined by the Network Latency settin g. A server’s status includes its VPN service state (enabled or disabled) and load (0 - 100% tunnel capacity in use). A non - zero value permits VPN clients to “discover” servers (they do not need to be preconfigured with server IP addresses). Clients that are aware of more than one server can intelligently select one based on its advertised load. Notes: This value does not affect the server statuses that are sent whenever a VPN server is enabled or disabled . Server status packets are broadcast over radio links to minimize traffic. Devices acting as radio - relays must therefore explicitly enable station relay mode to forward server statuses. A VPN server automatically sets this parameter on its clients during key exchange. Default = 10 seconds Minimum = 5 seconds (0 = disabled) Maximum = 60 seconds (1 minute) Idle Timeout (Available on VPN servers only.) The number of minutes with no traffic received from a VPN tunnel before attempting an Idle Probe and/or Key Exchange. When Idle Probes are disabled, the Idle Time out will simply trigger Key Exchange. Notes: This value affects the time it takes for VPN clients to re - establish their tunnels after a VPN server is restarted. A VPN server automatically sets this parameter on its clients during key exchange. Default = 15 minutes Minimum = 0 minutes ( disabled) Maximum = 60 minutes (1 hour) Idle Probes (Available on VPN servers only.) On Idle Timeout, this sets the number of Idle Probes to send without receiving a reply. An Idle Probe attempt consists of a 100 - byte UDP pack et that is sent and received via a VPN tunnel. A successful send and receive prevents premature key exchange for that VPN tunnel.
150. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 141 Receiver Bandwidth Bit Rate 140 - 5018 - 6 0x 140 - 5048 - 4 0x 140 - 5048 - 6 0x Units Rx Frequencies 1 42 - 174 406. 1 125 - 470.000 450.000 - 511.975 MHz MHz ETSI Mode Useable Senstitvity @ 10 - 2 Bit Error Rate (BER) 12.5 kHz (ETSI) 8 kbps 16 k bps 24 kbps - 111 / - 108 - 104 / - 101 - 96 / - 92 - 111 / - 108 - 104 / - 101 - 96 / - 92 dB m dB m dB m Typical / Max 25 kHz (ETSI) 16 kbps 32 kbps 48 kbps - 110 / - 107 - 103 / - 100 - 96 / - 92 - 110 / - 107 - 103 / - 100 - 96 / - 92 dB m dB m dB m Adjacent Channel 6. 25 kHz 45 45 45 — dB Rejection (min.) 12.5 kHz 60 60 60 55 dB 25 kHz 70 70 70 65 dB 50 kHz 75 75 75 70 dB 100 kHz — 75 — 70 dB Spurious Response Rejection All > 75 dB dB Intermodulation Rejection All > 75 dB dB Tx to Rx Time All < 1 ms 5 ms (ETSI Versions) ms Channel Switching Time All < 15 ms (Band End to Band End) ms Receive Input Power All 17 dBm (50 mW) max. dBm Connectors Antenna Connector TNC Female (Tx/Rx) Serial Setup Port DE - 9F Serial Terminal Server DE - 9F Ethernet RJ - 45 10 Bas eT auto MDIX Power – I/O Power Header Power Plug CalAmp P/N 415 - 7108 - 113 (Weidm ü ller P/N 1615550000 ) 4 Pin, 3.5 mm, Power Header CalAmp P/N 897 - 5008 - 010 (Weidmüller P/N 1639260000) 4 Pin, 3.5 mm, Power Plug Cable: 60 inches Connections: Fan Output, Grou nd, Power, Enable
118. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 109 Disable VPN Clients (available on VPN se rvers only) — Sends a VPN Disable command to all clients regardless of the VPN server’s state. Notes: – The command is broadcast a few times based on the Network Latency VPN setting. A server can send only one command at a time. – When VPN clients with a use r accessing the VPN configuration cannot process commands from the server. Status and Statistics Note: Results of clicking Enable VPN or Disable VPN are not immediately reflected in the Status and Statistics. Click Refresh to update values displayed in th is section. Operating Mode Displays whether the Viper is operating as a VPN Server or Client. ( The Viper must be configured as an Access Poin t RF device to be a VPN Server; the Viper must be configured as a non - Access Poin t RF device to be a VPN Client.) S tatus Displays the status of the VPN tunnel service . When the VPN is operational, this will display OK/Ready; if VPN is not operational, this will display Not Ready and the reason it is not operational. Number of Tunnels Number of active VPN tunnels origin ating or terminating in the device. This number is subdivided into tunnels that are ready and tunnels currently undergoing key exchange. One additional shared tunnel is used for special types of traffic. (See VPN for an explanatio n of this shared tunnel and types of traffic this tunnel is provide d for.) Tunnels Ready Lists the number of active tunnels that are ready. Tunnels in Key Exchange Lists the number of active tunnels in Key Exchange. Packets Sent Number of packets sent by t he Viper through all VPN tunnels. Packets Received Number of packets received by the device from all VPN tunnels. Packets Received in Error Number of packets received in error by the Viper from all VPN tunnels. Possible causes of packets received in error are: – Reception of non - VPN packets when Block non - VPN Packets is enabled. – Decryption errors due to key exchange or packet corruption (infrequent). Password, Key Strength, and Master Key Note: These settings are not affected by Set to Defaults .
10. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 1 1 VIPER SC + O VERVIEW The Viper SC+ provide s any IP - enabled device with connectivity to transmit data. This DSP - based radio was designed for industrial applications utilizing 136 - 174 MHz, 215 - 240 MHz, 406.1 125 - 511.975 MHz , 880 - 902 MHz, an d 928 - 960 MHz frequencies. Operational as a wideband IP modem or router, Viper SC + is optimized for use in SmartGrid distribution automation, and SCADA applications. SCADA applications are defined as those with one or more centralized control sites used t o monitor and control remote field devices over wide areas. For example, a regional utility may monitor and control networks over an entire metropolitan area. Industry sectors with SCADA systems include energy utilities, water and wastewater utilities, and environmental groups. 1.1. GENERAL DESCRIP TION Designed to replace wire lines, the Ethernet and RS - 232 serial ports allow direct connection to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) or Remote Terminal Units (RTUs). Viper (Viper SC and Viper SC+) supports seria l and Ethernet/IP RTUs and PLCs. It is Standard IEEE 802.3 - compliant. Viper supports any protocol running over IPv4 (including ICMP, IPinIP, IPsec, RSVP, TCP, and UDP protocols). It provides MAC layer bridging and HTTP, ARP, and static routing packet forwa rding. 1.2. OPERATIONAL CHARACTE RISTICS Viper has the following operational characteristics: Frequency range of 136 - 174 MHz, 215 - 240 MHz, 406.1 125 - 470 MHz, 450 - 51 1.975 MHz, 880 - 902 or 928 - 960 MHz 142 - 174 MHz, 406.1 125 - 470 MHz, and 450 - 51 1.975 MHz frequency ran ges certified for European Union (ETSI EN300 113) 142 - 174 MHz, 406.1 125 - 470 MHz, and 450 - 51 1.975 MHz frequency ranges certified for Australia/New Zealand (ACMA AS/NZS 4925 - 2004 Spectrum Impact Assessment) User - selectable data rates – up to 256 kbps @ 10 0 k Hz Wide input power range of 10 to 30 V DC Built - in transceiver adjustable from 1 to 10 W (8 W max for 900MHz) Used as an access point or an end point with each configurable in the following: (a) Bridge mode for quick setup of units on same network or (b) Router mode for advanced networks Embedded web server to access status and/or setup information Remote access for over - the - air system firmware upgrades Advanced AES 128 - bit data encryption and security designed to meet FIPS 140 - 2 requirements Superior data compre ssion (zlib compression algorithm applies to Serial and IP connections) Native UDP and TCP/IP support Online and Offline Diagnostics Supports up to 32 different frequency channel pairs Rugged die - cast aluminum and steel case UL Certified when powered by a listed Class 2 source
130. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 121 Online Diagnostics On - line Diagnostic Interval The online diagnostic interval is t he time interval (in seconds) at which the Viper will broadcast the diagnostic string. Setting the online diagnostic interval to zero (0) disables online diagnostic reporting. The default setting is three (3) seconds. Version You can change the version o f online diagnostic messages, which a ffects the format. Three versions are available. 1. Computer Friendly — This is the “old style.” It is computer - readable, but can be difficult to readily underst an d 2. User Friendly — This is the same as Computer Friendly (1) , with the exception that a ll values are “human readable” (with the trade - off that this format is slightly more verbose). An example and explanation are provided in the following section. 3. Device Manager — This is the newest version available at time of wri ting this user manual. It is used with CalAmp’s external Device Manager tool, DeviceOutlook™. It is not compatible with previous versions (1 & 2) , so when it is in use, it must be enabled on all Vipers that are part of the network. This is the default setting to allow device management through DeviceOutlook. Local Copy Only When th is is enabled, the Viper will not piggyback its diagnostic messages over user traffic. The Viper will still output its diagnostic messages over to TCP clients connected to the online diagnostic TCP port. Version - Specific Configuration Information in the lo wer section of the tab will change depending on the Version of online diagnostic messages you have selected above. This section provides options for whether you want the Viper to use the IP Address or RF MAC address for identification Identification Select whether to use the IP Address or RF MAC Address of the Viper for identification in online diagnostics reporting. The default setting is to use the IP Address. Measurements These are presented as a checklist. Check the items to be included in the online di agnostic reporting; uncheck the items to omit. The default setting is to include all items. Save — Click Save to save any changes you have made to settings in this tab. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any changes you may have made to any of the settings in this tab. Note: If you change the Version or add or remove any items in the measurements list in the lower section in this tab, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ), a reset of the Viper is required before any of these settings will take effect. 4.8.4.1. HUMAN - READABLE OUTPUT FORM AT Note: This section is optional. For assistance or more specific information, contact CalAmp technical support. Or check the CalAmp Support website for information updates at http://www.calamp.com/support .
55. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 46 140 - 5098 - 504: ISM, 928.000 - 960,000 MHz , 1 2 . 5 - 10 0 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 8 W 140 - 5098 - 50 5 : ISM, 928.000 - 960,000 MHz , 12.5 - 100 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 8 W – Dual RF Ports European, Australian, and New Zealand Compliant Models (ETSI AS/NZ) 140 - 5018 - 600: VHF, 142.000 - 174.000 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W 140 - 5048 - 601: VHF, 142.000 - 174.000 M Hz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W – Dual RF Ports 140 - 5048 - 400: UHF Range 3, 406.1 1 25 - 470.000 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W 140 - 5048 - 401: UHF Range 3, 406.1 1 25 - 470.000 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W – Dual RF Ports 140 - 5048 - 600: UHF Range 5, 450.000 - 511.975 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W 140 - 5048 - 60 1 : UHF Range 5, 450.000 - 511.975 MHz , 6.25 - 50 kHz bandwidth, 1 - 10 W – Dual RF Ports Note: It is the user’s responsibility of the user to check his or her FCC license or applicable regulatory agenc y for the country or geographical area in which the Viper will be operated to determine the correct parameters and settings for the channel frequencies, power level and bandwidth . Selecting a frequency range or transmit power that is out of complianc e (in the country where used) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Settings Transmitter Th e Viper radio transmitter can be enabled or disabled . T he factory default setting is Disabled, to disable the radio transmitter until the Viper i s minimally configured. (Until the Setup Wizard is successfully completed.) Channel Number When the Viper Transmitter is Enabled, you may select a channel number . The number of channels available for selection depends on Frequency Range and Bandwidth. Vipe r supports up to 32 different frequency channel pairs . Tx Frequency (MHz) , RX Frequency (MHz) , and Tx Power The Viper can operate in simplex (same Tx and Rx frequency) or half - duplex (Tx and Rx frequencies are different) mode . All Vipers in a radio network must be set the same. The Tx Power setting allows you to increase or decrease the transmit power as required. Bandwidth (kHz), Data Packet Bit Rate (kbps), and Control Packet Bit Rate (kbps) These settings are computed from the Channel size and frequency range . Carrier Sense Level Threshold ( dBm ) The threshold Viper uses to determine whether a received RF signal is a valid message or unwanted noise. If RF level above the threshold is detected, the Viper will not transmit data. Signals are received and deco ded. Outgoing data is buffered until the channel becomes available. Threshold may be raised to prevent false detection in radio - noisy environments or lowered to gain extra receive sensitivity. Lower thresholds should only be used when ambient RF noise is v ery low. Receive sensitivity depends on the channel bandwidth and speed being used. Refer to Specifications for the Carrier sense by model. The default setting is - 110 dBm. Listen Before Transmit The Viper can be configured to listen on the Rx frequency an d determines if the RF channel is available. The c hannel is available as long as the received level is low er than the carrier sense threshold. When the channel is busy, Viper receives and decodes all remote messages. Outgoing data is buffered and sent when the channel becomes available. The default setting is Enabled (listen to data only). Three options are available for Listen Before Transmit. Enabled (listen to noise and data)
158. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 149 FCC Emission Designators Viper SC+ 200 FCC Type Acceptance – 6.25 kHz / 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz / 5 0. 0 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designato r 140 - 50 2 8 - 502 0 6.25 kHz 4 kbps 4 3.30 kHz 3K30F1D 140 - 50 2 8 - 503 1 6.25 kHz 8 kbps 4 3.55 kHz 3K55F1D 2 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 8 8.20 kHz 8K20F1D 3 12.5 kHz 16 kbps 8 8.30 kHz 8K30F1D 4 25.0 kHz 16 kbps 16 16.5 kHz 16K5F1D 5 25.0 kHz 32 kbps 16 16.8 kHz 16K8F1D 6 6.25 kHz 12 kbps 4 3.20 kHz 3K20F1D 7 6.25 kHz 16 kbps 4 3.45 kHz 3K45F1D 8 12.5 kHz 24 kbps 8 8.50 kHz 8K50F1D 9 12.5 kHz 32 kbps 8 8.08 kHz 8K08F1D 10 25.0 kHz 48 kbps 16 17.8 kHz 17K8F1D 11 25.0 kHz 64 kbps 16 17.0 kHz 17K0F1D 1 2 50.0 kHz 32 kbps 32 33.3 kHz 33K3F1D 13 50.0 kHz 64 kbps 32 34.3 kHz 34K3F1D 14 50.0 kHz 96 kbps 32 36.0 kHz 36K0F1D 15 50.0 kHz 128 kbps 32 33.0 kHz 33K0F1D Viper SC+ 900 FCC Type Acceptance – 6.25 kHz / 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz / 50.0 kHz Model Num ber Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 50 9 8 - 502 0 6.25 kHz 4 kbps 4 3.30 kHz 3K30F1D 140 - 50 9 8 - 503 1 6.25 kHz 8 kbps 4 3.55 kHz 3K55F1D 2 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 8 8.20 kHz 8K20F1D 3 12.5 kHz 16 kbps 8 8.30 k Hz 8K30F1D 4 25.0 kHz 16 kbps 16 16.5 kHz 16K5F1D 5 25.0 kHz 32 kbps 16 16.8 kHz 16K8F1D 6 6.25 kHz 12 kbps 4 3.20 kHz 3K20F1D 7 6.25 kHz 16 kbps 4 3.45 kHz 3K45F1D 8 12.5 kHz 24 kbps 8 8.50 kHz 8K50F1D 9 12.5 kHz 32 kbps 8 8.08 kHz 8K08F1D 1 0 25.0 kHz 48 kbps 16 17.8 kHz 17K8F1D 11 25.0 kHz 64 kbps 16 17.0 kHz 17K0F1D 22 50.0 kHz 32 kbps 32 29.8 kHz 29 K 8 F1D 23 50.0 kHz 64 kbps 32 30.0 kHz 3 0 K 0 F1D 24 50.0 kHz 96 kbps 32 29.5 kHz 29 K 5 F1D 25 50.0 kHz 128 kbps 32 30.5 kHz 3 0 K 5 F1D
146. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 137 M AC : M edia Access Control; The unique address a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. MTU : M aximum Transmission Unit; The largest TCP/IP packet that the hardware can carry. NAT : Network Address Translation; NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP add ress for the Internet. Network : A series of computers or devices connected for the purpose of data sharing, storage and/or transmission between users. Network Speed : Bit - rate on the RF link between units in a network. N ode : A network junction or connection point; typically a computer or workstation. O IP : Opt imized IP; Compresses TCP and UDP headers, and filters unnecessary acknowledgements. OIP makes the most use of the available bandwidth. O TA : Ove r The A ir ; Standard for the transmission and reception of a pplication - related information in a wireless communications system. P HY : A PHY chip (also called a PHYceiver) provides the interface to the Ethernet transmission medium. Its purpose is digital access of the modulated link (usually used together with an MII chip). The PHY defines data rates and transmission method parameters. P ing : Packet InterNet Groper; A network utility used to determine whether a particular IP address i s online. P LC : P r ogrammable Logic Controller; An intelligent device that can make deci sions, gather and report information, and control other devices. PVID: Port VLAN ID. QoS: Quality of Service; refers to resource reservation control mechanisms. RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial In User Service ; A networking protocol that provides central ized authentication authorization, and account management for computers to connect and use a network service. RIPv2: Dynamic IP routing protocol based on the distance vector algorithm. Router: A networking device connecting multiple networks. R S - 232 : Indus try - standard interface for data transmfer. R TU : Re mote Terminal Unit; A SCADA device used to gather information or control other devices. SCADA : Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition; A general term referring to systems gathering data or performing cont rol operations. SINAD: SIgnal - to - Noise And Distortion; a ratio used as a measure of the quality of a signal from a communications device. S N M P : Simple Network Management Protocol; A protocol used by network management systems to manage and monitor network - attached devices. S NTP : S imple Network Time Protocol; A protocol for synchronizing clocks of computer systems over packet - switched, variable - latency data networks. Uses UDP as its transport layer. Static IP Address: A fixed address assigned to a computer o r device connected to a computer or device connected to a network. S tatic Routing : Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. S ubnet Mask : An Ethernet address code determining network size and determining which addresses belong or do not on a specified subnet. Switch : A device connecting computing devices to host computers, allowing a large number of devices to share a limited number of ports. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol; A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent. TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol; A set of protocols for network communication.
164. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 155 VIPER CONFIGURATION (RADIO AND CONTROLLE R BOARD FOR BASE STA TION) 1. Ensure the latest Viper firmware is installed. 2. Ensure the Viper is c onfigured correctly for each tower group. a. Frequencies b. Power c. Bandwidth and over - the - air data rate d. Wing Commander parameters set e. Serial port data format correct f. Security has the same phrase in all Vipers 3. Ensure unique IP addresses and record for each locatio n. 4. Ensure the base station has been configured correctly and can communicate to the internal Vipers. a. Ensure the default gateway has been set in the base station controller. b. Ensure it is in auto mode (if redundant base). c. Ensure two remote Vipers’ IPs have b een configured (if redundant base). RF CONNECTIVITY AND PROTOCOL TESTING 1. Check and record forward and reverse power in Viper. a. Key the Viper via the web page RF test and check forward and reverse power readings under RF status. b. Correct any power issues if required. If the reverse power is greater than 1.2 watts, verify with a watt meter. 2. Ping the master Viper (from remote). Use a ping utility (CalAmp recommends Integra - TR ping utility; use random data 128 bytes, 200 pings). Ping success rate should be 97% o r greater. 3. Check and record RSSI and SNR values. a. At the master, record all remotes’ RSSI and SNR values. b. At the remote, record the master’s RSSI and SNR values. 4. Ensure the SCADA host control center can send commands and poll to end devices. Verify with the SCADA host control center that commands and responses are sent to and received from remote locations.
15. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 6 WARNING – EXPLOSION HAZARD - Do not disconnect unless power has been removed or the area is known to be non - haz ardous . WARNING – EXPLOSION HAZARD – Substitution of components may impair suitability for Class I, Division 2. The unit must be powered with a Listed Class 2 or LPS power supply or equivalent. 1.4. PART NUMBERS AND AVA ILABILITY Viper SC+ ™ is available in various models. Each is available with a range of features, kits, and accessories. Refer to the following table for product availability and part numbers for ordering . Refer to tables that follow for Viper SC+ accessories and for antenna options and kit s. 1.4.1. VIPER SC+ RADIO The following table s list Viper SC+ radios and kit part number s. Table 6 – Viper SC+ Radio and Kit Part Numbers Viper SC+ 1 00 Series , 136 - 174 MHz Model Number Frequency Range Description 140 - 5018 - 502 136 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ 136 - 174 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 5018 - 503 136 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ 136 - 174 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 2 RF P 140 - 5118 - 502 136 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ Std. B S 136 - 174 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 140 - 5318 - 502 136 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. B S 136 - 174 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz B W 140 - 5318 - 503 136 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 136 - 174 MHz 6.25 - 50 kHz BW 2RFP 250 - 5018 - 500 136 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ 136 - 174 MHz Developer’s Kit (2 Vipers) 250 - 5018 - 510 136 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ 136 - 174 MHz Developer’s Kit (3 Vipers) Viper SC+ 2 00 Series , 215 - 240 MHz Model Number Frequency Range Description 140 - 5028 - 504 215 - 240 MHz Viper SC+ 2 1 5 - 2 4 0 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 5028 - 505 215 - 240 MHz Viper SC+ 215 - 240 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 2RFP 140 - 5128 - 504 215 - 240 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 215 - 240 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 5328 - 504 215 - 240 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 215 - 240 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 140 - 5 3 28 - 50 5 215 - 240 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 215 - 240 MHz 6.25 - 10 0 kHz BW 2RFP 250 - 5028 - 50 2 215 - 240 MHz Viper SC+ 215 - 240 MHz Developer’s Kit (2 Vipers) 250 - 5028 - 51 2 215 - 240 MHz Viper SC+ 215 - 240 MHz Developer’s Kit (3 Vipers) Key to abbreviations: BW = bandwidth, BS = Base Station, Std. = standard, Rdnt. = redundant, 2RFP = Dual RF Port.
104. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 95 Online Diagnostics This is a TCP/IP based RF diagnostics mode. Displays the time interval (in seconds) wh en the Online Diagnostics string will be transmitted. Custom Allows you to customize the IP settings by selecting this setting. Choose the socket connection mode from the IP Gateway Transport list and configure the IP settings. IP Gateway Transport Selec t one of four modes of transport, TCP Server, TCP Client, UDP, or TCP Client/Server. Parameters for each of these modes are defined in Table 15 TCP/UDP Parameter Usage , which follows . TCP Server Mode In this mode of operation, t he Viper acts as a TCP server. It can accept up to 256 TCP connections from remote endpoints. Data received from any remote endpoint is sent over the serial port. Data received from the serial port is sent to every endpoint connected to the TCP server. Loc al Port Number – In TCP Server mode, you must set the local port number parameter. It identifies the port used by the TCP server when accepting connections from the remote endpoints. Remote IP Address and Remote Port Number – These parameters are not used In TCP Server mode. TCP Client Mode In this mode of operation, the Viper (local endpoint) tries to establish a TCP connection with a TCP server (remote endpoint). Once the TCP connection is established, any data received from the remote endpoint is sent ov er the serial interface. Any data received from the serial interface is sent to the remote endpoint. Local Port Number – This parameter is used to identify the local endpoint. The IP stack automatically decides the value assigned to the local port number. You can let the IP sta c k decide the value of the local IP address (local IP address = 0.0.0.0) or select a specific local IP address (as long as it is the IP address of one of the interfaces, Ethernet or RF. Remote IP Address and Remote Port Number – Thes e t wo parameters are used to identify the remote endpoint ( TCP Server ) . UDP Mode In this mode of operation, all UDP packets addressed to the Local IP Address and the Local Port Number are sent ove r the serial interface. Any data received from the serial i nterface is sent over the serial interface Local Port Number – The local port number parameters are used in reception to indicate which UDP packets are to be sent to the serial port. The local port number parameters are used in transmission to set the sour ce IP address of the IP header and the source port number of the UDP packet. Remote IP Address and Remote Port Number – The remote port number and remote IP address parameters are used in transmission to set the destination IP address of the IP header and the destination port number of the UDP packet . TCP Client/Server Mode In this mode of operation, the Viper acts as both a TCP server and a TCP client. Data received from any remote endpoint is sent over the serial port. Data received from the serial port i s sent to every remote endpoint connected to the TCP client/server. Local Port Number – Th is parameter is used to define the TCP server . Remote IP Address and Remote Port Number – The se parameters are used to define the TCP client. The Viper will try to es tablish a TCP connection to the remote endpoint defined by these two parameters when there is data received on the serial port AND there are no TCP connections already established .
145. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 136 APPENDIX A — ABBREVIA TIONS AND DEFINITIONS A ccess Point : Communication hub for users to connect to a LA N. Access Points are important for providing heightened wireless security and for extending the physical range of wireless service accessibility. AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. A irlink : Physical radio - frequency connection used for communication between units. A RP : A ddress Resolution Protocol; maps Internet addresses to physical addresses. B ackbone : The part of a network connecting the bulk of the systems and networks together, handling most of the data. Bandwidth : The transmission capacity of a given de vice or network. Browser : An application program providing the interface to view and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web. COM Port : Both RS - 232 serial communications ports of the Viper SC and Viper SC+ wireless radio modems are COM port s configured as DCE and designed to connect directly to DTE. CWID: a station identifier or “call sign” broadcast in Morse code at specified periodic intervals to identify the broadcasting radio. DCE: Data Communication Equipment Default Gateway: A device f orwarding Internet traffic from the Local Area Network (LAN) DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ; A networking protocol that allows administrators to assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by “leasing” an IP address to a user for a limite d amount of time, instead of assigning permanent IP addresses. DNS: Domain Name Server; Translates the domain name into an IP address. Domain: A specific name for a network of computers. DTE: Data Terminal Equipment ; This designation is applied to equipmen t such as terminals, PCs, RTUs, PLCs, etc. DTE is designed to connect to DCE. Dynamic IP Address : A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server. Ethernet : IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common tr ansmission medium. Firewall : A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a network from users on other networks. Firmware : The embedded programming code running a network device. Fragmentation : Breaking a pa cket into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium that cannot support the original size of the packet. F T P : File Transfer Protocol; A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network. Gateway : A device interconnecting networks with diffe rent, incompatible communications protocols. HDX : Half - Duplex; Data transmission occurring in two directions over a single line, using separate Tx and Rx frequencies, but only in one direction at a time. HMI: Human Machine Interface. Button panel, keyboard , or touch - screen equipped device that provides a means of human interaction in controlling devices. HTTP : HyperText Transfer Protocol; Communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World Wide Web. IPconfig : Internet Protocol Configuration; A c onsole application available in Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values. Displays the IP address for a particular networking device. LAN: Local Area Network.
162. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 153 APPENDIX D — VIPER SC+ ™ SITE INSTALLATION AN D SETUP GENERAL GUIDELINES This app endix addresses best - practices instructions for installing and setting up Viper SC + IP Routers. There are three areas that need to be reviewed for each site to ensure that the Vipers will perform at a high level. If these areas are properly inspected and any issues found corrected, then the Vipers will perform extremely well. It is important to record the commissioning information to make future troubleshooting simple, even for individuals who have li ttle RF or data protocol knowledge or expertise. These procedures assume that a basic system Viper configuration (router or bridge mode) has been decided upon by the customer and is known to technical personnel commissioning the sites. PHYSICAL INSTALLATIO N 1. Viper p ower s upply a. Ensure 60 watts for remote Vipers. 10 – 30 VDC, red and white are positive, black is negative. b. Ensure 90 watts for base station Vipers. 10 – 30 VDC, terminals are marked + for positive and – for negative. c. Ensure a good connection. Whit e must be tied (shorted) to + positive voltage if not using low - power feature. d. Watch the Viper’s LEDs to determine if the Viper is resetting when transmitting. This may be a sign of inadequate power supply capacity or poor power regulation. 2. Physical m ounti ng a. Remote Vipers . i. Remote Vipers should be mounted in a weather - tight housing. No ventilation is required. Radio operating temperature range is - 30° C to 60° C ( - 22° F to 140° F). When possible, a temperature - controlled environment is recommended. ii. When moun ting the Viper in a NEMA enclosure, care must be taken to mount the radio in such a way so that the coaxial feedline cables are not kinked or have tight bends. Kinks or tight bends can cause SWR issues and damage the cable. b. Viper b ase s tations i. Rack - mount b ase stations should allow for easy access to the top and rear (when practical) for ease of maintenance. ii. The base station should be mounted in such a way that prevents the feedline coaxial cable from kinking or having tight bends in the cables. Kinks or ti ght bends can cause SWR issues and damage the cable. 3. PolyP haser ® (lightning surge protection) a. It is extremely important to ensure that the correct type of lightning surge protector device is used. This will be based on the type of antenna being used: groun ded or not grounded. Although the antenna specification sheet may indicate the antenna is grounded, this may not be completely true. Please refer to Section 2.5 Selecting Antenna and Lightning Arrestor combinations , earlier in this Viper SC+ User Manual for the recommended combination of antenna and surge protection devices to use . Failure to install the correct type of lightning protection device may result in the failure of the Viper’s transmitter RF driver and final power devices. b. All lightning protection devices must be grounded in order for the device to provide protection for the equipment. Please refer to the manufacturer’s recommended grounding instructions. c. For remote Vipers, ens ure the device is installed correctly and securely to the housing unit. Water should not be allowed in through this bulkhead mount.
95. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 86 Save — Click Save to save the change if you change RIPv2 from Enabled to Disabled or from Disabled to Enabled. See Note below. Cancel — Click Cancel to cancel any change you may have made to enable or disable RIPv2. Note: If you change the RIPv2 Enabled or Disabled setting in this t a b , a reset of the Viper is required before the setting will take effect, as indicated by the yellow alert symbol ( ). Routing Table The Routing Table area displays a table of IP routes that are active in the Viper. In general, the Viper’s routing table is populated by the entries in the Neighbor Table. However, there are some instances in which routes may be required to be entered manually, but in most cases the Neighbor Table entries will be enough. # – A row number that the Viper uses internally to organize routing entries in the Routing Table. Destination Network – IP Address . Displays t he IP Address of the Destination Network . – Netmask . T ogether with th e IP Address, t he Netmask determines the subnet of the Destination Network. Gateway – IP Address . Displays t he IP Address of the Gateway . – RF MAC . If the route to the Gateway is pointing to another Viper, the RF MAC address is displayed in this column. Type – There are three different types of routes. Connected: Direct physical connection on the Ethernet port. Static: User - defined routes. Proprietary: Routes learned by the Viper unit that point to over - the - air destinations. Refresh — Click Refresh to update th e Neighbor Table to show the most recent information available. Routing Entries Fields in the Routing Entries section of the Routing Table tab allow you to manually add or delete entries to or from the Routing Table a b ove. Destination Network IP Address En ter the IP Address for the Destination Network. Netmask Enter the Netmask for the Destination Network . Gateway IP Address Enter the IP Address for the Gateway. RF MAC Address Enter the RF MAC Address of the destination Gateway
149. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 140 Transmitter VHF UHF 900 Tx Frequencies 136 - 174 MHz 215 - 2 40 MHz 406.1 1 25 - 470.000 MHz 450.000 - 511.975 MHz 880 - 902 MHz 928 - 960 MHz Carrier Output Power 1 - 10 Watts, Adjustable 1 - 10 Watts, Adjustable 1 - 8 Watts, Adjustable Duty Cycle 100 % (Power Foldback Allowed for High Temperatures) Radiated Spuri ous Emissions Per FCC / Regulatory Conducted Spurious Emissions Per FCC / Regulatory Transmitter Stability into VSWR > 10:1 (Power Foldback Allowed) Rx to Tx Time < 2 ms 4 ms (ETSI Versions) Channel Switching Time < 15 ms (Band - End to Band - End) Rece iver Bandwidth Bit Rate 140 - 501 8 - 50x 140 - 5028 - 50x 140 - 5048 - 30x 140 - 5048 - 50x 140 - 5098 - 3 0x 140 - 5098 - 50x Units Rx Frequencies 136 - 174 215 - 240 406. 1 125 - 470.000 450.000 - 511.975 880 - 902 928 - 960 MHz MHz Data Sensitivity @ 10 - 6 Bit Error Rat e (BER) 6.25 kHz 4 kbps 8 kbps 12 kbps - 115 / - 112 - 106 / - 103 - 100 / - 95 - 115 / - 112 - 106 / - 103 - 100 / - 95 - 115 / - 112 - 106 / - 103 — — — — dB m dB m dB m Typical / Max 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 16 kbps 24 kbps 32 kbps - 11 6 / - 11 4 - 10 9 / - 10 6 - 10 2 / - 9 8 - 95 / - 91 - 116 / - 114 - 109 / - 106 - 102 / - 98 - 95 / - 91 - 116 / - 114 - 109 / - 106 - 102 / - 98 - 95 / - 91 - 112 / - 109 - 106 / - 103 - 99 / - 95 - 90/ - 86 dB m dB m dB m dB m 25 kHz 16 kbps 32 kbps 48 kbps 64 kbps - 114 / - 111 - 106 / - 103 - 100 / - 96 - 92 / - 88 - 114 / - 111 - 106 / - 103 - 100 / - 96 - 92 / - 88 - 114 / - 111 - 106 / - 103 - 100 / - 96 - 92 / - 88 - 111 / - 108 - 104 / - 101 - 97 / - 93 - 89 / - 85 dB m dB m dB m dB m 50 kHz 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps - 111 / - 108 - 104 / - 101 - 97 / - 94 - 88 / - 85 - 111 / - 108 - 104 / - 101 - 97 / - 94 - 88 / - 85 - 111 / - 108 - 104 / - 101 - 97 / - 94 - 88 / - 85 - 108 / - 105 - 101 / - 98 - 94 / - 91 - 85 / - 82 dB m dB m dB m dB m 100 kHz 64 kbps 1 92 kbps 256 kbps - 1 03 / - 10 0 - 96 / - 9 3 - 8 9 / - 8 6 - 8 0 / - 7 7 - 10 0 / - 97 - 93 / - 9 0 - 86 / - 83 - 77 / - 7 4 dBm dB m dB m dB m
163. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 154 4. Feedline to PolyPhaser ® (lightning surge protection device) Remote Vipers i. All cable connectors should be installed using manu facturer’s guidelines. ii. Ensure all RF connections at the Viper and at the surge protector are hand - tightened. It is not recommended to use pliers or wrenches to tighten RF connectors. TNC male matches to TNC female; N male matches to N female, etc. Do not c ross - match TNC to N! iii. Ensure there are no tight bends in the cable. Do not kink the cable. 5. Antenna feedline cable to antenna (from PolyPhaser ) a. At the tower site, CalAmp recommends that the cable and antenna be analyzed to determine return loss. A low return loss (lower than 15 dB) should be inspected and corrected. b. At the remote site, CalAmp recommends that the cable and antenna be analyzed to determine return loss. A low return loss (lower than 15 dB) should be inspected and corrected. 6. Site g rounding All si tes should have a system ground. The base station or tower ground might be more intricate than at the remote sites. The base station might have a grounding bed outside that the inside grounding network connects to. In all cases, the following devices shoul d have their own grounding cable connecting to the system ground. i. Viper (via the back panel or cabinet ground). ii. PolyPhaser or an isolated grounding bus. iii. Antenna feedline cable shield. iv. Power supply. 7. Antenna mounting and alignment a. Tower site antennas i. Ensure the correct model was installed and record. ii. Ensure the antenna is mounted in the vertical, straight up and down. iii. Ensure there is the recommended standoff from the tower leg if applicable. iv. Ensure there is no other antenna mounted directly across from the an tenna. b. Remote site antennas i. Ensure antenna is mounted at least 12 inches from any obstacle. ii. If yagi, ensure yagi is aligned back to the tower location. Check with GPS. iii. Ensure yagi is mounted for vertical polarization and is level or slightly angled to the tower if extremely close. 8. Weatherproofing connections a. All connections exposed to the weather should be weatherproofed after the site has been tested and verified to pass valid data. Weatherproofing kits are available for outside RF connections. This includ es all shield grounds as well. b. Follow the manufacturer’s recommended installation methods when applying weatherproofing.
119. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 110 VPN Password This field is used to change the password used to gain access to VPN configuration settings. The password must contain at least eight (8) and no more than fifteen (15) characters using a combination of three out of the fol lowing four types of characters. – Uppercase letters – Lowercase letters – Numbers – Special characters Notes: The list of supported special characters is displayed after entering an invalid password. The VPN service cannot be enabled if this field is not set. Key Strength The number of bits used by all VPN keys. The v alue can be one of the following. – 128 bits – 16 text characters or 32 hexadecimal digits – 192 bits – 24 text characters or 48 hexadecimal digits – 256 bits – 32 text characters or 64 hexadecimal digits Hexadecimal digits include 0 throu gh 9, and a through f, or A through F. Master Key A key that must be the same for a VPN server and all of its clients. This k e y can be entered as a text string (weaker) or as a binary number (stronger). – A text string may contain any character. For example, “a 16 - byte string” (quotes are optional). – A numeric value should start with 0x (zero - x) to permit hexadecimal digits. For example, 0x00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff is a 16 - byte (128 bit) value. A numeric value provides a stronger key since each string c haracter contains only 7 bits, but two hexadecimal digits contain 8 bits. Notes: The length of the key must match the Key Strength setting in bytes (strength in bytes divided by 8). The VPN service cannot be enabled if this field is not set. Clear VPN Pass word and Master Key — Clears the VPN password used to gain access to VPN configuration settings. Also clears the VPN p as sword used t gain access to VPN configuration settings. Also clears the VPN Master Key. Note: To reset just the Master Key, set the Key Strength to a different value. VPN Configuration – General Settings Set Server/Client Defaults — S ets most VPN settings to appropriate values for either server or client mode of operation. Server mode should be selected on devices connected by Ethernet to the backhaul network. Client mode should be selected on all other devices. Notes: T he VPN Password, Key Strength , and Master Key settings are not affected . I t is recommended to select one of these buttons as the first step in configuring the VPN service . A utomatic Start The VPN service can be set to start automatically at startup ( or not to ) . – Enabled — Start the VPN service at startup. – Disabled — Do not start the VPN service automatically at startup. The default setting is Enabled .
132. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 123 Output Definitions F Radio/antenna reverse power measured in tenths (0.1) of watts at the source Viper. A value of 2 , for example, me a n s 0.2 W. G PER measured at the source. This is calculated as the percentage of packets re jected due to an invalid header/ checksum over the total number of packets received. To fit a small unsigned integer, this value is multi plied by 1000 and its maximum value is limited at 255. A reading of 2 , for example, means 0.002 % of packets were rejected. Table 17 Online Diagnostics RSSI Display Value RSSI Notes 0 N/A The RSSI Value is not available. 1 > – 6 0.25 dBm The RSSI Value is greater than – 60.25 dBm. 20 – 65.00 dBm 255 < – 123.75 dBm RSSI is less than – 123.75 dBm. X RSSI = – 60 – (X × 0.25), for X not equal to 0. 4.8.5. RADIO LOG Radio Log is the fifth (right - most) tab of the Diagnostics page. To navigate to this tab, select Diagnostics from the main menu and click Radio Log. This tab allows you to generate a radio log and save it as a text file. Figure 74 Diagnostics – Radio Log Radio Log When Generate Radio Log File i s clicked, the unit will execute a special script which gathers diagnostic and log information. This information is written to the Radio Log t e xt file named RadioLog.txt . This procedure takes several seconds. When the procedure is complete, you may then ex tract the Radio Log text file by right - clicking the RadioLog.txt link provided near the bottom of the tab and selecting Save As... to navigate to a directory on your PC. The RadioLog.txt file is an advanced diagnostic tool that should be sent to CalAmp’s tec hnical support for further analysis.
124. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 115 Ethernet Port Name: LAN — Indicates that statistics in this section are for the port named LAN, the Ethernet port. Rx Pkts — The total number of incoming packets received by the Ethernet interface (LAN). Tx Pkts — The total number of outgoing packets transmitted by the Ethernet interface (LAN). Serial Bytes and p ackets statistics for the Serial ports are presented in two column s, left and right , for each of the ports . Statistics li sted in the left column are for the S etup ser ial port . S tatistics l isted i n the right column are for the COM port. Rx Bytes — Total number of incoming bytes received by the Setup or COM port. Tx Bytes — Total number of outgoing bytes transmitted by the Setup or COM port. Rx Pkts — Total number of inc oming packets received by the Setup or COM port. Tx Pkts — Total number of outgoing packets transmitted by the Setup or COM port. RF Packet statistic s in the RF section are presented in two columns , as explained below . OIP Sublayer Packets — Statistics lis ted in the left column are for Optimized IP (OIP) sublayer packets. Rx — T otal number of incoming packets received by the RF OIP interface. Tx — Total number of outgoing packets transmitted by the RF OIP interface. Airlink Sublayer Packets — Statistics lis ted in the right column are for physical radio - frequency connection (Airlink) sublayer packets. Rx Ctrl — Total number of control packets received over the air. These packets may be RTS/CTS messages or RF Acknowledgements. Rx Data — Total number of data p ackets transmitted over the air. Tx Ctrl — Total number of control packets transmitted over the air. These packets may be RTS/CTS messages or RF Acknowledgements. Tx Data — Total number of output data packets transmitted over the air. Airlink Error Detecti on Airlink error detection statistics provide information about the quality of the RF link. Reliable Service Message Success Count — T otal number of service messages that succeeded. RF Acknowledgements must be enabled in order to generate a Reliable Servic e Message. Reliable Service Msg Failure Count — T otal number of service messages that failed. Total Retry Count — T otal number of retries for service messages.
17. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 8 EN 300 113 ETSI Compliant and AS/NZ Compliant Model s Table 7 – Viper SC+ EN 300 113 ETSI Compliant and AS/NZ C ompliant Radio and Kit Part Numbers Viper SC+ 1 00 Series , 1 42 – 174 MHz Model Number Frequency Range Description 140 - 5018 - 600 1 42 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ 142 - 174 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5018 - 601 1 42 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ 142 - 174 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ET SI AS/NZ 2RFP 140 - 5118 - 600 1 42 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ S t d . BS 136 - 174 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5118 - 601 1 42 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ Std . BS 136 - 174 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2RFP 140 - 5318 - 600 1 42 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 142 - 174 MHz 12.5 - 25 kH z BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5318 - 601 1 42 - 174 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 142 - 174 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2RFP Viper SC+ 4 00 Series , Range 3 Model Number Frequency Range Description 140 - 5048 - 400 4 06.1 - 4 70 MHz Viper SC+ 4 06.1 - 4 70 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/N Z 140 - 5048 - 401 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ 406.1 - 470 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2RFP 140 - 5148 - 400 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 406.1 - 470 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5148 - 401 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 406.1 - 470 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2RFP 140 - 5348 - 400 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 406.1 - 470 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5348 - 401 406.1 - 470 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 406.1 - 470 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2RFP Viper SC+ 4 00 Series , Range 5 Model Number Frequency Range D escription 140 - 5048 - 600 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ 450 - 512 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5048 - 601 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ 450 - 512 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2RFP 140 - 5148 - 600 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 450 - 512 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5148 - 601 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ Std. BS 450 - 512 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2RFP 140 - 5348 - 600 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 450 - 512 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 140 - 5348 - 601 450 - 512 MHz Viper SC+ Rdnt. BS 450 - 512 MHz 12.5 - 25 kHz BW ETSI AS/NZ 2 RFP Key to abbreviations: BW = bandwidth, BS = Base Station, Std. = Standard, Rdnt. = Redundant, 2RFP = Dual RF Port. 1.4.2. FAN KIT S AND CABLE S The following tables list standard fan kits and cable s available for use with the Viper SC+™. Table 8 – Viper SC+ Fan Kits Description Part Number Fan Kit, Viper SC+, Factory Installed 150 - 5008 - 0 01 Fan Kit, Viper SC+, Field Installed 150 - 5008 - 0 02 Table 9 – Viper SC+ ™ Power Cable Description Part Number Power Cable, Viper SC+ 897 - 5008 - 0 10
200. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 191 Table 19 Mnemonics and Data Types with Description for Allen - Bradl ey - Logix PLCs Mnemonic Data Type Description UnconnectedTimeout INT Timeout for an unconnected message or for making a connection. The default value is 30 seconds. If the message is Then Unconnected The ER bit turns on if the c ontroller doesn’t receive a response within the UnconnectedTimeout time. Connected The ER bit turns on if the controller doesn’t get a response for making the connection within the UnconnectedTimeout time. ConnectionRate INT Timeout for a connected message once it has a connection. This timeout is for the response from the other device about the sending of the data. TimeoutMultiplier INT This timeout applies only after the connection is made. The timeout = Co nnectionRate × TimeoutMultiplier. The default ConnectionRate is 7.5 seconds. The default TimeoutMultiplier is 0 (which is a multiplication factor of 4). The default timeout for connected messages is 30 seconds (7.5 seconds× 4 = 30 seconds). To change the t imeout, change the ConnectionRate and leave the TimeoutMultiplier at the default value. For the Logix controllers, the UnconnectedTimeout has to be individually adjusted in each message instruction tag. The default is 30,000,000 microseconds ( μ sec or μ s) , or 30 seconds. Figure 102 MSG1 UnconnectedTimeout, ConnectionRate, and TimeoutMultiplier When Communication Is Between ControlLogix or CompactLogix And Other – Logix Series PLCs To lower the on - air traffic, uncheck Connected in the Message Configuration » Communication tab in the PLC setup. The following figure shows an example when the Message Type is CIP Data Table Read or CIP Data Table Write. Note that the Connected checkbox should be unchecked. This is because if you leave it checked, then every time the MSG instruction is executed, a CIP connection (with CIP Open message) will be established and broken (with CIP close message) which adds unnecessarily to the network traffic.
9. Viper SC +™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page vii Messaging with TCP and TCP Connection Timeout ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 181 Opening a new connection while previous TCP Connection Is Still In Progres s ................................ ........................... 181 Closing Old TCP Connection ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 182 Sending Fragmented Messages ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 182 Heartbeat Messages ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 182 Avoid Unnecessary Traffic Over The Air Network ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 183 Monitoring Remote PLCs with Monitoring Applicatio n Tools ................................ ................................ .................. 183 Remote Alive Check ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 183 Messaging with TCP – Opening and Closing TCP Connection for Each Poll ................................ ................................ .. 183 Safe Ladder Logic – Suggestion ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 183 PLC Ladder Logic On Restart Opens All Connections At Once Instead Of Sequentially ................................ ................ 184 Viper General Setup With PLCs ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 184 Set Up Viper In Router Mode Instead of Bridge Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ . 184 F iltering TCP Keep - Alive With Viper TCP Proxy Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 184 Replacing Or Resetting A Viper Using Proxy Mode Without Restarting Polling ................................ ........................... 184 Allen - Bradley PLC for Viper System ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 184 Allen - Bradley Micrologix 1100 or 1400 (may also apply to SLC 5) ................................ ................................ ................ 185 PLC Ladder Logic On Restart Opens All Connections At Once Instead Of Sequentially ................................ ............ 185 PLC Sends Too Many “CIP Forward Open” and “CIP Forward Close” Messages ................................ ...................... 185 More about Message Reply Timeout ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 186 PLC Sends Many TCP/IP Keep - Alive Messages ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 186 PLC Reopens TCP/IP Connectio n With the Same Source Port ................................ ................................ .................. 187 PLC Detecting Communication Failure While Viper TCP/IP Filters Keep - Alives ................................ ....................... 187 Allen - Bradley Mic roLogix firmware overview at the time of writing this document ................................ ............... 187 Allen - Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogics PLC for Viper System ................................ ................................ ......... 188 Allen Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogix PLCs ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 188 PLC Ladder Logic On Restart Opens All Connections At Once Instead Of Sequentially ................................ ............ 188 Allen - Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogix Series PLCs Ethernet IP Connection Timeout (Setting Timeout Too Short Can Cause Problems!) ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 188 Overriding the Default Inactivity Timeout — Not Recommended Unless Required ................................ ................. 189 Summary On TCP Connection Timeout (Inactivity Setting) ................................ ................................ ...................... 190 Allen - Bradley CompactLo gix or ControlLogix Series PLCs Sends Too Many CIP Forward Open and CIP Forward Close ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 190 Connected or Unconnected operation description for CIP ................................ ................................ ...................... 190 When Communication Is Between ControlLogix or CompactLogix And Other – Logix Series PLCs .......................... 191 When Communication Is Between ControlLogix or CompactLogix and other – Logix Ser ies PLCs. .......................... 192 Summary of Connected or Unconnected Operation ................................ ................................ ................................ 193 Allen - Bradley CompactLogix or ControlLogix series PLCs Send Many TCP/IP Keep - Alive Messages ............................ 193 APPENDIX J — Service And Support And Warranty Statement ................................ .................... 194 Warranty Statement ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 195
8. Viper SC +™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page vi General Specifications ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 139 Viper SC+™ Overall Dimensions and Mounting Hole Locations ................................ ................................ .................... 144 APPENDIX C — Viper SC+™ Regulatory Certifications ................................ ................................ ...... 145 Declaration Of Conformity For Models # 140 - 5018 - 60x, 140 - 5048 - 40x, And 140 - 5048 - 60x ................................ ... 146 EU and EFTA Member States’ Acceptable Frequency Table ................................ ................................ ..................... 147 APPENDIX D — Viper SC+™ Site Installation and Setup General Guidelines ................................ .... 153 Physical Installation ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 153 Viper Configuration (Radio and Control ler Board for Base Station) ................................ ................................ ............. 155 RF Connectivity and Protocol Testing ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 155 APPENDIX E — Viper SC+ ™ Power - Save Mode ................................ ................................ ................. 156 Power Save Mode FAQs ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 158 APPENDIX F — NAT Overview ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 159 NAT on Viper ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 160 Ethernet Interface Private ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 160 RF Interface Private ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 162 User NAT En tries ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 165 NAT Port Forwarding ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 166 APPENDIX G — MIB File Overview ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 168 APPENDIX H — VLAN Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 171 VLAN Tagging and Untagging ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 171 VLAN Tagging ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 171 VLAN Untagging ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 172 Interface Modes ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 172 Untagged Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 172 Tagged Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 173 VLAN Member Table ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 174 Examples ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 174 Bridge Mode (VLAN Disabled) ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 175 Bridge Mode (VLAN Enabled) ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 177 Router Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 178 APPENDIX I — Viper PLC Setup ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 180 PLC and Ladder Logic Setup ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 180 Polling Remote PLCs Without Unsolicited Messag es ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 180 Polling Remote PLCs with Unsolicited Messages and Remote - to - Remote PLC Messages ................................ ........... 180 Polling Remote PLCs Non sequentially ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 181
3. Viper SC +™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page i Importan t Notice Because of the nature of wirel ess communication, transmission and reception of data can never be guaranteed, Data may be delayed, corrupted ( i.e. have errors), or be totally lost. Significant delays or losses of data are rare when wireless devices such as the Viper SC+™ are used in a normal manner with a well - constructed network. Viper SC+ should not be used in situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any kind to the user or any other party, including but not limited to personal injury or death, or loss of property. CalAmp accepts no responsibility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or received using Viper SC+ , or for the failure of Viper SC+ to transmit or receive such data. Copyright Notice © 201 0 - 2013 CalAmp. All rights rese rved. Products offered may contain software which is proprietary to CalAmp. The offer or supply of these products and services does not include or infer any transfer of ownership. No part of this documentation or information supplied may be divulged to any third party without the express written consent of CalAmp. CalAmp reserves the right to update its products , software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity . Product updates may result in differences between the informati on provided in this manual and the product shipped. For access to the most current product documentation and application notes, visit www.calamp.com . RF Exposure Compliance Requirements Viper SC+ radios are intended f or use in the Industrial Monitoring and Control and SCADA markets. Each Viper SC+ unit must be professionally installed and must ensure a minimum separation distance listed in the table below between the radiating structure and any person. An antenna mount ed on a pole or tower is the typical installation and in rare instances, a 1/2 - wave whip antenna is used. Minimum Safety Distance Antenna Gain (cm @max power) 5 dBi 10 dBi 15 dBi 132 MHz ( VHF ) 123 cm 219 cm 389 cm 215 MHz ( UHF ) 12 3 cm 21 9 cm 38 9 cm 40 6.1 MHz 1 06 cm 188 cm 3 34 cm 900 MHz (Model /PN 140 - 5098 - 304) 66 cm 117 cm 208 cm 900 MHz (Model /PN 140 - 5098 - 504) 64 cm 11 5 cm 202 cm Note: It is the responsibility of the user to guarantee compliance with the FCC MPE regulations when operating this devi ce in a way other than described above. The installer of this equipment must ensure the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit an RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population. Viper SC+ use s a low - power radio - freq uency transmitter. The concentrated energy from an antenna may pose a health hazard. People should not be in front of the antenna when the transmitter is operating. The installer of this equipment must ensure the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit an RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population. Recommended safety guidelines for the human exposure to radio - frequency electromagnetic energy are contained in the Canadian Safety Code 6 (available from Health Canada ), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Bulletin 65, and the Council of the European Union’s Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz) (1999/519/EC) .
35. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 26 Viper SC+ use s a low - power radio - frequency transmitter. The concentrated energy from an antenna may pose a health hazar d. People should not be in front of the antenna when the transmitter is operating. The installer of this equipment must ensure the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit an RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general popul ation. Recommended safety guidelines for the human exposure to radio - frequency electromagnetic energy are contained in the Canadian Safety Code 6 (available from Health Canada), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Bulletin 65, and the Council of th e European Union’s Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz) (1999/519/EC) Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance ( in the country where used) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Exigences de conformité d'exposition aux Radiofréquences La radio Viper SC+ est destinée à être utilisé dans les marchés contrôles industriels et SCADA. L'unité Viper SC do it être installée par un professionnel et doit assurer une distance minimale de séparation entre les sources radiantes et toute personne. Les distances sont indiquées dans le tableau ci - dessous. L’installation typique est une antenne de type fouet 1/2 - lo ngueur d’onde installée sur un poteau ou pylône. Distance de sécurité minimum Gain de Antenn e (puissance cm @ max) 5 dBi 10 dBi 15 dBi 132 MHz ( VHF ) 123 cm 219 cm 389 cm 215 MHz ( UHF ) 12 3 cm 21 9 cm 38 9 cm 406.1 MHz 1 06 cm 188 cm 3 34 cm 900 MHz ( Modèl e # 140 - 5098 - 304) 66 cm 117 cm 208 cm 900 MHz ( Modèle # 140 - 5098 - 504) 64 cm 11 5 cm 202 cm Note: Il est de la responsabilité de l'utilisateur de garantir le respect des règlements MPE de la FCC lorsque vous utilisez cet appareil d'une façon autre que cell e décrite ci - dessus. L’installateur doit s'assurer que l'antenne est située ou orientée de façon à ne pas émettre un champ RF dépassant les limites de radiations pour la population générale établies par Santé Canada. La radio Viper SC + utilise un émetteur à radiofréquence à faible puissance. L’énergie concentrée d'une antenne peut poser un risque pour la santé. On ne devrait pas être en face de l'antenne lorsque l'émetteur est en marche. Les consignes de sécurité recommandées pour l'exposition humaine à l'é nergie électromagnétiques de radiofréquences sont contenues dans le Code 6 canadien de la sécurité (disponible auprès de Santé Canada), la Commission Communications Fédéral (FCC) Bulletin 65 et la recommandation du 12 Juillet 1999 sur la limitation de l'ex position du public aux champs électromagnétiques (de 0 Hz à 300 GHz) (1999/519/CE) du Conseil de l'Union européenne.
4. Viper SC +™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page ii Caution: Befor e you deploy your system, you must read and understand Section 2.5 Selecting Antenna and Lightning Arrestor combinations . Exigences de conformité d'exposition aux Radiofréquences La radio Viper SC+ es t destinée à être utilisé dans les marchés contrôles industriels et SCADA. L'unité Viper SC doit être installée par un professionnel et doit assurer une distance minimale de séparation entre les sources radiantes et toute personne. Les distances sont indi quées dans le tableau ci - dessous. L’installation typique est une antenne de type fouet 1/2 - longueur d’onde installée sur un poteau ou pylône. Distance de sécurité minimum Gain de Antenn e (puissance cm @ max) 5 dBi 10 dBi 15 dBi 132 MHz ( VHF ) 123 cm 219 cm 389 cm 215 MHz ( UHF ) 12 3 cm 21 9 cm 38 9 cm 406.1 MHz 1 06 cm 188 cm 3 34 cm 900 MHz ( Modèle # 140 - 5098 - 304) 66 cm 117 cm 208 cm 900 MHz ( Modèle # 140 - 5098 - 504) 64 cm 11 5 cm 202 cm Note: Il est de la responsabilité de l'utilisateur de garantir le resp ect des règlements MPE de la FCC lorsque vous utilisez cet appareil d'une façon autre que celle décrite ci - dessus. L’installateur doit s'assurer que l'antenne est située ou orientée de façon à ne pas émettre un champ RF dépassant les limites de radiations pour la population générale établies par Santé Canada. La radio Viper SC + utilise un émetteur à radiofréquence à faible puissance. L’énergie concentrée d'une antenne peut poser un risque pour la santé. On ne devrait pas être en face de l'antenne lorsque l' émetteur est en marche. Les consignes de sécurité recommandées pour l'exposition humaine à l'énergie électromagnétiques de radiofréquences sont contenues dans le Code 6 canadien de la sécurité (disponible auprès de Santé Canada), la Commission Communicatio ns Fédéral (FCC) Bulletin 65 et la recommandation du 12 Juillet 1999 sur la limitation de l'exposition du public aux champs électromagnétiques (de 0 Hz à 300 GHz) (1999/519/CE) du Conseil de l'Union européenne. Class A Digital Device Compliance Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a co mmercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio - frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance (in the coun try where used) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
18. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 9 Table 10 – Coaxial Adapter Cables Length Connectors Type Part Number 18 inches TNC - Male to N - Male RG - 400 140 - 5018 - 502 48 inches TNC - Male to N - Male RG - 400 140 - 5018 - 503 72 inches TNC - Male to N - Male RG - 400 250 - 5018 - 502 18 inches TNC - Male to N - Female RG - 400 140 - 5118 - 502 1.5. COMPONENTS 1.5.1. BASIC UNIT The following items are included with the Viper SC+ basic unit. Description Item Viper SC+ IP Router 60 in. Cat 5 Ethernet Cable Power Cable Start Up CD - ROM and Product Documentation Card
34. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 25 Vertical Dipoles Vertical dipo les are very often mounted in pairs, or sometimes groups of three or four, to achieve even coverage and to increase gain. The vertical collinear antenna usually consists of several elements stacked one above the other to achieve similar results. 2.6.3. FEEDLINE The choice of feedline should be carefully considered. Poor quality coaxial cables should be avoided, as they will degrade system performance for both transmission and reception. The cable should be kept as short as possible to minimize signal loss. See t he following table for feedline recommendations Table 12 Transmission Loss (per 100 Feet) Frequency Range Cable Type VHF UHF 900 MHz LMR - 400 1.5 dB 2.7 dB 3.9 dB 1/2” Heliax 0.68 dB 1.51 dB 2.09 dB 7/8” Heliax 0.37 dB 0.83 dB 1 .18 dB 1 - 5/8” Heliax 0.22 dB 0.51 db 0.69 dB Outside cable connections should have a weather kit applied to each connection to prevent moisture. Feedline connections should be routinely inspected to minimize signal loss through the connection. A 3 dB lo ss in signal strength due to cable loss and/or bad connections represents a 50% reduction in signal strength. 2.6.4. RF EXPOSURE COMPLIAN CE REQUIREMENTS Viper SC+ radios are intended for use in the Industrial Monitoring and Control and SCADA markets. Each Viper SC+ unit must be professionally installed and must ensure a minimum separation distance listed in the table below between the radiating structure and any person. An antenna mounted on a pole or tower is the typical installation and in rare instances, a 1/ 2 - wave whip antenna is used. Minimum Safety Distance Antenna Gain (cm @max power) 5 dBi 10 dBi 15 dBi 132 MHz ( VHF ) 123 cm 219 cm 389 cm 215 MHz ( UHF ) 122 cm 21 8 cm 38 8 cm 406.1 MHz 106 cm 188 cm 334 cm 900 MHz (Model # 1405098304) 66 cm 117 cm 208 cm 900 MHz (Model # 1405098504) 64 cm 11 5 cm 202 cm Note: It is the responsibility of the user to guarantee compliance with the FCC MPE regulations when operating this device in a way other than described above. The installer of this equipment must ensur e the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit an RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population.
131. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 122 With the Online Diagnostics Version set to 2 (User Friendly) and saved, f rom a Command Prompt window, type telnet nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn.6272 (where nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn represent the Viper’s IP address in dot decimal format) . T he Viper’s online diagnostic output will display on your screen. The online diagnostic output is human and machine readable ASCII, comma - delimited format. Any reader program used (or written) must decode the Version field and check for the type — 1 for “Co mputer Friendly” or 2 for “User Friendly” — to determine the format. Note: No overhead is generated in the Viper i f no online diagnostic connection is actually made. The output looks similar to the output shown in the following figure. Figure 73 Diagnostic Output Sample – Computer readable and Human Readable format Table 16 Diagnostics Output Definitions for Computer - Readable Format Output Definitions Host MAC address of the station where diagnostic meas urements are being collected. The host will collect diagnostic messages from itself and all remote units with IPSD enabled. IPSD can be enabled or disabled in the Advanced Setup options for the port settings . Ver Version of the online diagnostics. Differe nt versions may have different parameters. This table describes Version 1. # Number of items that follow in the online diagnostic message. Period PERIOD (seconds). Specifies the time between generation of online diagnostic messages from the source statio n. Flags Online Diagnostics Flags. (CalAmp specific.) Source Source Address. In Bridge mode, this address displays the MAC address of the source Viper. In Router mode, this address displays the IP address of the of the source Viper station generating the diagnostic message. This is also the source station from the point of view of the RSSI measurements. Destination Destination Address. In Bridge mode, this address displays the MAC address of the destination Viper. In Router mode, this address displays th e IP address of the destination Viper. This is the destination station from the point of view of RSSI measurements. A Temperature of the source Viper in Celsius or Fahrenheit. Temperature units can be configured on the source Viper in Home » Basic Setting s. B Source supply voltage in excess of 8 volts, shown in tenths (0.1) of volts. Supply voltage = (ODM_reading / 10) + 8. V. A reading of 35 , for example, means 11.5 V. C RSSI measured at the source Viper for the last message received from the destination Viper. This is also referred to as the Local RSSI. Use the following table to interpret the RSSI value. D RSSI measured at the destination Viper for the last message received from the source Viper. This is also referred to as the Remote RSSI. Use the fol low ing table to interpret the RSSI value. E Radio/antenna forward power measured in tenths (0.1) of watts at the source Viper. A value of 51 , for example, me a n s 5.1 W.
14. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 5 SETUP / COM port Pin - Out Contact Numbering Contact Signal Name Signal Direction 8 Clear To Send (CTS) (1) DTE ← DCE 9 Ring Indicator (RI) (3) DTE ― DCE ( 1 ) Programmable ( 2) Always asserted (3) F uture use 1.3.3.3. POWER CONNECTOR Viper is supplied with a right - angle power connector (10 - 30 V DC). The following table shows the pin - out of the power connector. Table 5 – Pin - Out of the Power Connector Power C onnector Pin - Out Contact number (Left to Right) Color Description 4 Fan Power Output (5V) 3 Black Ground 2 Red Positive (10 - 30) VDC 1 White Enable to Power Management — See Note Power – Viper is awake. No Power – Viper is asleep. Note: The whit e Enable line must be tied to the red positive lead of the connector for the Viper to power up and function. WARNING – EXPLOSION HAZARD - Do not disconnect unless power has been removed or the area is known to be non - hazardous . 1.3.3.4. ANTENNA CONNECTOR Standa rd Viper SC+ models have a 50 ohm TNC female antenna connector. This connection functions for both transmit and receive. Warning: See Selecting Antenna and Lightning Arrestor combinations for information about t ypes of lightning arrestors to not use and good design practices to use when selecting a lightning arrestor for use with an antenna. Dual port models feature a 50 ohm TNC female antenna connector functioning for transmit (only) and a 50 ohm SMA female ante nna connector functioning for receive (only). The separate receive antenna connector is ideal for applications that require additional receive filtering, external PA(s) and other options. Warning: The transmit antenna port must not be connected directly to the receive antenna port of the Dual Port Viper SC+. Excessive power into the receive antenna port will damage the radio. Input power to the receiver should not exceed 17 dBm (50 mW). To reduce potential interference, the antenna type and its gain should be chosen to ensure the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) is not more than required for successful communication.
165. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 156 APPENDIX E — VIPER SC+ ™ POWER - SAVE MODE Viper has offered a Power - Save M ode (PSM) since the release of version 3.4 firmware. The normal power consumption is as follows. Table 18 Normal Power Consumption for Viper SC+ Rx Current Drain at 25° C DC Input 10 V DC Input 20 V DC Input 30 V Maximum 69 0 mA 345 mA 26 0 mA Typical 60 0 mA 30 0 mA 225 mA Tx Current Drain at 25° C DC Input 10 V DC I nput 20 V DC Input 30 V @ Maximum Power Out Maximum 6.0 A 2. 7 A 1. 8 A Typical 3 .6 A 2 . 0 A 1. 4 A @ 30 dBm (1 W) Out Maximum 1. 8 A 1 . 0 A 0. 8 A Typical 1. 4 A 0. 8 A 0. 6 A Using a 20 V DC input as an example, typical Rx current drain is 240 mA. Power co nsumption at this level is 4.8 W. With the PSM enabled, power consumption will drop to less than 2 W, providing a power saving of greater than 40%. PSM allows for much faster startup (wake - up) time. Normally wake - up time is approximately 30 seconds from a cold start (power off). With PSM, wake - up time is between two to five seconds (2 – 5 sec.) for full operation. The following functions are turned off during PSM: - Transmit and Receive; the radio will not receive nor transmit a message while in PSM. - Communicat ion ports are inactive; the Ethernet and serial ports are not functioning during PSM. PSM is enabled by programming the Power Management feature of the Viper SC+ in the Basic Settings tab of the Home page by setting the Auto Reset option to Enabled (Follow Ignition Sense) , as shown in the following figure . Figure 81 Enable Power Management Using the Auto Reset menu in Home » Basic Settings
5. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Viper SC + Overview ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 1 1.1. General De scription ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 1 1.2. Operational Characteristics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 1 1.3. Physical Description ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 2 1.3.1. Chassis Dimensions ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 2 1.3.2. LED Panel ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 2 1.3.3. Front Panel ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 3 1.4. Part Numbers and Availability ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 6 1.4.1. Viper SC+ Radio ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 6 1.4.2. Fan Kits and Cables ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 8 1.5. Components ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 9 1.5.1. Basic Unit ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 9 1.5.2. Two - and Three - Piece Kit Additional Items ................................ ................................ ................................ 10 2. Network Architecture And System Planning ................................ ................................ ................ 11 2.1. Network Architecture ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 11 2.1.1. Point - to - Point Network ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 12 2.1.2. Point - to - Multipoint Network ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 12 2.1.3. Report by Exception Configuration ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 13 2.1.4. Extending the Coverage Area with a Relay Point ................................ ................................ ........................ 13 2.2. IP Forwarding Modes ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 14 2.2.1. Bridge Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 14 2.2.2. Router Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 16 2.2.3. Viper Router Generator (VRG) Program ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 19 2.2.4. Multispeed Networking ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 19 2.3. Understanding RF Path Requirements ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 20 2. 4. Site Selection and Site Survey ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 21 2.4.1. Site Selection ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 21 2.4.2. Site Survey ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 21 2.5. Selecting Antenna and Lightning Arrestor combinations ................................ ................................ .................... 21 2.5.1. Lightning Arrestor Overview ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 21 2.5.2. A ntenna Overview ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 22 2.5.3. The Wrong Combination ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 22 2.5.4. Good Design Practices ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 23 2.6. Selecting Antenna and Feedline ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 23 2.6.1. Antenna Gain ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 24 2.6.2. Types of Antennas ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 24 2.6.3. Feedline ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 25 2.6.4. RF Exposure Compliance Requirements ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 25
7. Viper SC +™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page v 4.5.2. NAT ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 87 4.5.3. VTS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 88 4.6. Serial ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 91 4.6.1. COM Port and Setup Port ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 91 4.6.2. VLAN ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 98 4.6.3. Advanced ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 101 4.7. Security ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 102 4.7.1. Password ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 102 4.7.2. AES Encryption ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 103 4.7.3. RADIUS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 104 4.7.4. VPN ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 106 4.8. Diagnostics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 114 4.8.1. Interface Statistics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 114 4.8.2. Remote Statistics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 116 4.8.3. SNMP ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 117 4.8.4. Online Diagnostics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 120 4.8.5. Radio Log ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 123 4.9. Device Maintenance ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 124 4.9.1. Config Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 124 4.9.2. Package Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 126 4.9.3. Wing Commander ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 126 5. Network Optimization ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 130 5.1. Maximizing TCP/IP Throughput ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 130 5.2. Maximizing Throughput with a Weak RF Link ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 130 5.2.1. Use Router Mode with RF Acknowledgements Enabled ................................ ................................ .......... 130 5.2.2. Reduce RF Network Bit Rate ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 130 5.2.3. U se Data Retries ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 131 5.2.4. Use Collision Avoidance ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 131 6. Using CalAmp - Provided and Cloned Viper Configurations ................................ ......................... 132 6.1. Using CalAmp Pre - Provided (“Canned”) Configurations ................................ ................................ .................... 132 6.2. Cloning a Viper ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 133 7. Upgrading Firmware ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 134 7.1. Firmware Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 134 7.2. How The Viper Firmware is Upgraded ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 134 7.2.1. Upgrade the Modem Firmware ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 134 7.2.2. Upgrade the Radio Firmware ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 135 APPEN DIX A — Abbreviations and Definitions ................................ ................................ ................. 136 APPENDIX B — Viper SC+™ Specifications ................................ ................................ ......................... 139
6. Viper SC +™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page iv 2.7. Terrain and S ignal Strength ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 27 2.8. Radio Interference ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 27 3. Getting Started: Quick Setup and Initial Configuration ................................ ................................ 28 3.1. Install the Antenna ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 28 3.2. Measure Primary Power ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 28 3.3. Connect the Viper SC+ t o Programming PC ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 28 3.4. LAN Configuration ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 29 3.5. Log In ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 32 3.6 . Introduction to the Viper SC+ Web Interface ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 33 3.7. Initial Configuration Using the Setup Wizard ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 34 3.7.1. Setup Wizard Step 1 : Station Name and Mode Settings ................................ ................................ ............ 35 3.7.2. Setup Wizard Step 2: Network IP Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 36 3.7.3. Setup Wizard Step 3: Radio Setup ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 37 3.7.4. Setup Wizard Step 4: Encryption ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 38 3.7.5. Setup Wizard Step 5: Completion and Reset ................................ ................................ .............................. 38 4. Viper SC+ Web Interface ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 39 4.1. Home ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 40 4.1.1. Unit Status ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 40 4.1.2. RF Status ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 42 4.1.3. Basic Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 43 4.2. Radio Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 45 4.2.1. RF Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 45 4.2.2. CWID ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 48 4.2.3. RF Tests ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 49 4.3. RF Network Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 51 4.3.1. RF Network ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 51 4.3.2. RF Bandwidth Management ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 53 4.3.3. Neighbor Table ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 57 4.3.4. Global Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 62 4.3.5. VLAN ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 64 4.3.6. QoS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 68 4.3.7. QoS Statistics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 72 4.4. LAN Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 73 4.4.1. LAN Settings ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 73 4.4.2. DHCP ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 75 4.4.3. SNTP ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 76 4.4.4. Broadcast Multicast ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 77 4.4.5. VLAN ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 79 4.4.6. Ethernet (PHY) ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 84 4.5. Router ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 85 4.5.1. Routing Table ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 85
161. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 152 FCC Emission Designators Viper SC+ 100 / 400 ETSI Type Acceptance – 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 50 1 8 - 600 16 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 8 6 . 3 0 kHz 6 K 3 0F1D 140 - 50 1 8 - 601 17 12.5 kHz 16 kbps 8 6 . 1 0 kHz 6 K 1 0 F1D 140 - 5048 - 400 18 12.5 kHz 24 kbps 8 6.00 kHz 6K00F1D 140 - 5048 - 401 19 25.0 kHz 16 kbps 16 13.8 kHz 13K8F1D 140 - 5048 - 600 20 25 . 0 kHz 32 kbps 16 8 13.2 kHz 13 K 2 F1D 140 - 5048 - 601 21 25 . 0 kHz 48 kbps 16 12.9 kHz 12 K 9 F1D
159. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 150 FCC E mission Designators Viper SC+ 200 IC Type Acceptance – 12.5 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 50 2 8 - 502 2 12. 5 kHz 8 kbps 8 8 . 2 0 kHz 8 K 5 0F1D 140 - 50 2 8 - 503 3 12. 5 kHz 16 kbps 8 8 . 30 kHz 8 K5 0 F1D 8 12.5 kHz 24 kbps 8 8. 5 0 kHz 8K 5 0F1D 9 12.5 kHz 32 kbps 8 8 .0 8 kHz 8 K 5 0F1D Viper SC+ 900 IC Type Acceptance – 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz / 50.0 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 50 9 8 - 502 2 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 8 8.20 kHz 11 K2F1D 140 - 50 9 8 - 503 3 12.5 kHz 16 kbps 8 8.30 kHz 11 K 2 F1D 4 25.0 kHz 16 kbps 16 16.5 kHz 20 K 0 F1D (1 Channel) 5 25.0 kHz 32 kbps 16 16.8 kHz 20 K 0 F1D (1 Channel) 8 1 2 . 5 kHz 24 kbps 8 8 . 5 0 kHz 11 K2F1D 9 12. 5 kHz 32 kbps 8 8.08 kHz 11 K 2 F1D 10 25.0 kHz 48 kbps 16 17.8 kHz 20 K0F1D (1 Channel) 11 25.0 kHz 64 kbps 16 17.0 kHz 20 K0F1D (1 Channel) 22 50 .0 kHz 32 kbps 32 29 . 8 kHz 20 K 0 F1D (2 Channels) 23 50.0 kHz 64 kbps 32 30.0 kHz 20 K 0 F1D (2 Channels) 24 50.0 kHz 96 kbps 32 29.5 kHz 20 K 0 F1D (2 Channels) 25 50 .0 kHz 128 kbps 64 30.5 kHz 20 K 0 F1D (2 Channels) Viper SC+ 900 FCC / IC Type Acceptance – 6.25 kHz / 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz / 100 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 50 2 8 - 50 4 0 6.25 kHz 4 kbps 4 3.30 kHz 3K30F1D 140 - 50 2 8 - 50 5 1 6.25 kHz 8 kbps 4 3.55 kHz 3K55F1D 2 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 8 8.20 kHz 8K20F1D 3 12.5 kHz 16 kbps 8 8.30 kHz 8K30F1D 4 25.0 kHz 16 kbps 16 16.5 kHz 16K5F1D 5 25.0 kHz 32 kbps 16 16.8 kHz 16K8F1D 6 6.25 kHz 12 kbps 4 3.20 kHz 3K20F1D 8 12.5 kHz 24 kbps 8 8.50 kHz 8K50F1D 9 12.5 kHz 32 kbps 8 8.08 kHz 8K08F1D 10 25.0 kHz 48 kbps 16 17.8 kHz 17K8F1D
13. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 4 1.3.3.1. ETHERNET LAN PORT The Ethernet LAN port is an RJ - 45 receptacle with a 10 Base T (or 100 Base T/Tx for 220 MHz and 290 MHz models) Ethernet connection and Auto - MDIX. Refer to the following table for pin - out descriptions and Section 4.4.6 to configure the LAN settings for this port. Table 3 – Pin - out for IEEE - 802.3 RJ - 45 Receptacle Contacts Contact 10BaseT Signal 1 T X P (1) 2 T X N (1) 3 R X P (1) 4 SPARE 5 SPARE 6 R X N (1) 7 SPARE 8 SPARE SHELL Shield (1) The name shows the default function. Given the Auto - MDIX capability of the Ethernet transceiver, T x and Rx functions could be swapped. 1.3.3.2. SETUP AND COM PORTS The SETUP and COM serial connections are DE - 9F RS - 232 port s. Refer to the following table for pin - out descriptions and Section 4.3.4 for control line configurations of DCD, DTR, RTS, and CTS control lines. Serial port considerations: Viper SETUP and COM ports are Data Communication Equipment (DCE) devices. In general , equipment connected to the Viper serial ports is Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and a straight - through cable is recommended. Note: If a DCE device is connected to the Viper serial ports, a null - modem cable or adapter is required. Table 4 – Pin - Out for DCE SETUP and COM Port, 9 Contact DE - 9 Connector SETUP / COM port Pin - Out Contact Numbering Contact Signal Name Signal Direction 1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) ( 1 ) DTE ← DCE 2 Receive Data (RxD) DTE ← DCE 3 Transmit Data (Tx D) DTE → DCE 4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) DTE → DCE 5 Signal Ground (GND) DTE ― DCE 6 Data Set Ready (DSR) (2) DTE ← DCE 7 Ready To Send (RTS) (1) DTE → DCE
12. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 3 Table 1 – LED Functionality LED Color Definition POWER Green (Solid) Green (Blinking) Red Viper SC+ r eady, normal operations Upgrade in progress Viper SC+ hardware fault STATUS Green Blinking Green Red Amber (Solid or Blinking) Viper SC+ no faults, normal operations Viper SC+ scanning for neighbors Viper SC+ has a fault condition; check unit status Viper SC+ detects high background noise ACT Blinking Green Off Ethernet activity detected on PHY link (RJ45 / LAN) No Ethernet activity on PHY link (RJ45 / LAN) LNK Amber Green Off Ethernet connection Established, 100 Mbps (RJ45 / LAN) Ethernet connection Est ablished , 10 Mbps (RJ45 / LAN) No Ethernet connection (RJ45 / LAN) Rx/Tx Green Red Receiving data Transmitting data 1.3.3. FRONT PANEL The front panel, shown in the following figure, has connections described in the following table. Figure 3 – Front Panel (Dual Port Viper SC + 200 Shown) Table 2 – Front Panel Connections Item Description Quantity 1 50 Ohm TNC F emale Antenna connector 1 2 50 Ohm SMA F emale R eceive A ntenna connector — D ual - P ort models only . 1 3 Right - angle P ower C onnector (10 - 30 V DC) 1 4 DE - 9F RS - 232 ports : one (1) labeled Setup ; one (1) labeled COM 2 5 10 Base T Auto - MDIX RJ - 45 Ethernet LAN connection — VHF/UHF models , or 1 10/100 Base T/Tx Auto - MDIX RJ - 45 Ethernet LAN connection — 220/90 0 MHz models . 1
156. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 147 Language Declaration Nederlands [Dutch] Hierbij verklaart CalAmp dat het toes tel radio in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG. Malti [Maltese] Hawnhekk, CalAmp , jiddikjara li dan tar - radju jikkonforma mal - ħtiġijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid - Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC. Magyar [Hungarian] Alulírott, CalAmp nyilatkozom, hogy a rádió megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EC irányelv egyéb elõírásainak. Polski [Polish] Niniejszym CalAmp oświadcza, że radio jest zgodny z zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC. Português [Portuguese] CalAmp declara que este rádio está conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE. Slovensko [Slovenian] CalAmp izjavlja, da je ta radio v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/ES. Slovensky [Slovak] CalAmp týmto vyhlasuje, že rádio spĺňa základné požiadavky a všetky príslušné ustanovenia Smernice 1999/5/ES. Suom i [Finnish] CalAmp vakuuttaa täten että radio tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen. Svenska [Swedish] Härmed intygar CalAmp att denna radio står I överensstämmelse med de v äsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG. Íslenska [Icelandic] Hér með lýsir CalAmp yfir því að útvarp er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999/5/EC. Norsk [Norwegia n] CalAmp erklærer herved at utstyret radio er i samsvar med de grunnleggende krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. EU and EFTA Member States’ Acceptable Frequency Table Country Acceptable Frequencies Prohibited Frequencies Belgium 146 - 1 74, 406.1 - 430 or 440 - 470 450 - 470 470 - 512 Bulgaria None All Denmark 406. 1 25 - 470, 450 - 511.975 136 - 174 Estonia None All France Contact Authority Contact Authority Germany Contact Authority Contact Authority Greece 142 - 174 421 - 449 406. 1250 - 420 450 - 511.975 Hungary 142 - 174 406. 1 25 - 470 450 - 511.975 Contact Authority Italy 142 - 174 Contact Authority Latvia 142 - 174 406.125 - 470 450 - 470 470 - 511.975 Lithuania 406.125 - 430 440 - 470 136 - 146 430 - 440 470 - 512
2. REVISION HISTORY REV DATE REVISION DETAILS 0 January 20 08 Initial rele ase a s 00 1 - 5 0 0 8 - 0 0 0 . 1 May 20 08 Update d ual port Viper SC information . 2 September 2008 Added information about SNMP. Updated firmware upgrade instructions. 3 December 2008 Added information about TCP client server module. Added information about saving and restoring user configuration files. 4 April 2009 Added information about V1.5 Viper SC code release. A dded information about TCP prox y feature. Added note to RF acknowledgement section. Corrected Viper SC power cable part in accessory table. Added sp ecifications and part number for 900 MHz Viper SC. Updated RF exposure compliance requirements. Added choosing an IP addressing scheme. 5 July 2009 Added information about V1.5 Viper SC code release . Added information about Listen Before Transmit Disable feature. Added section about RF MAC override feature. Added section about the Periodic Reset feature. Added screen capture and information for the “Add Static Entry” function. 6 September 2009 Added Listen Before Transmit Disable Feature (Previously read: Added Listen Before Talk Disable Feature). 7 November 2009 Updated user manual for product name change from ViPR to Viper SC 8 June 2010 Added UL information. Added information and specifications for Viper SC - 200. Added information about V1.7 Viper SC f irmware release. Corrected radio firmware upgrade command line instructions errors in Section 13.3 that were introduced in revision 7 of the user manual. Added section about VPN. Added section about RADIUS. Updated SNMP section. Updated screen captures and descriptions. 9 September 2010 Rebranded for Viper SC, Updates to Security — VPN Section 4.5.3. 10 August 2011 Added VT ETSI Viper part numbers and ETSI Base Station part numbers (Section 1.5). Added sensitivity numbers for VHF ETSI Viper (Appendix A). Added additional regulatory certifications for V HF ETSI Viper (Appendix B). Updated VHF ETSI frequencies from 136 - 174 MHz to 142 - 174 MHz. Added frequency ranges for ETSI and AS/NZ compliant models in section 1.2. Rearranged model number layout in Appendix A. Added standards information to Appendix B. Updated RF Exposure Compliance Recommendations. Updated Unit Identification and Status mode selection, section 4.1.1. Updated Diagnostics Info — SNR from RF - MAC, section 4.1.2. Channel Table/Current Settings mo de selection changed, section 4.3.3. Multicast section updated, section 4.4.2. IP Optimization updates, section 4.4.4. VPN Configuration updates, section 4.5.3. Remote Statistics added, section 4.6.3. SINAD Meter added to RF Tests, section 4.7.5. 11 Augus t 2011 Updated EU and EFTA Member States’ Acceptable Frequency Table in Appendix B. 1 2 November 201 2 Added antenna and lightning arrestor combination. Added general PLC Setup information. Added new web server screens and information. Added Table of Figure s and List of Tables. Added frequency ranges for European Union and Australia and New Zealand. Added additional cross referencing. Reorganized information. Added RMA Request information and Factory and Technical Support information to make this manual cons istent with the Viper Base Station Not officially release d . A Dec em ber 2013 Adde d new model s , Viper SC™+ ; all Viper SC™ models become Viper SC+ when upgraded with new Viper SC+ firmware.
80. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 71 Destination IP Address Use this to specify a range of IP addresses that will represent valid destination IP addresses. (For example, 200.200.200.0/24, 200.200.200.1/ 32.) Destination Port The UDP/TCP destination port number . ( A value of 0 means any value.) DSCP The Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) consists of the six (6) most significant bits of the eight - bit Type of Service (ToS) field in the IP header. Selec t Any to not filter by this value. The following table contains DSCP values and descriptions. Table 14 DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) Values and Descriptions Value Description 0 CS0 – 000000 – Best Effort 8 CS1 – 001000 – Class 1 16 CS2 – 010000 – Class 2 24 CS3 – 011000 – Class 3 32 CS4 – 100000 – Class 4 40 CS5 – 101000 – Express 48 CS6 – 110000 – Reserved 10 AF11 – 001010 – Class 1 Low 12 AF12 – 001100 – Class 1 Medium 14 AF13 – 001110 – Class 1 High 18 AF21 – 010010 – Class 2 Low 20 AF22 – 010100 – Class 2 Medium 22 AF23 – 010110 – Class 2 High 26 AF31 – 011010 – Class 3 Low 28 AF32 – 011100 – Class 3 Medium 30 AF33 – 011110 – Class 3 High 34 AF41 – 100100 – Class 4 Low 36 AF42 – 100100 – Class 4 Mediu m 38 AF43 – 100110 – Class 4 High 46 EF – 101110 – Expedited Forwarding Protocol The protocol number in the IP header of the packet. Possible selections are All, ICMP, TCP, and UDP. Leave this filed set to All if this value does not matter. TCP ACK Only When this option is checked, the filter will look for TCP packets with a TCP header only (no TCP data) and with only the ACK flag set. Transmit Queue Specify the above transmit queue to use for packets that correspond to all of the criteria in the filter defined above. Add — Click to add filters.
160. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 151 FCC Emission Designators Viper SC+ 900 FCC / IC Type Acceptance – 6.25 kHz / 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz / 100 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 50 2 8 - 50 4 11 25.0 kHz 64 kbps 16 17.0 kHz 17K0F1D 140 - 50 2 8 - 50 5 12 50.0 kHz 32 kbps 32 33.3 kHz 33K3F1 D 13 50.0 kHz 48 kbps 32 3 4 . 3 kHz 34K3F1D 14 50.0 kHz 64 kbps 32 36 . 0 kHz 36K0F1D 15 50.0 kHz 128 kbps 32 3 3 . 0 kHz 33K0F1D 2 6 10 0 kHz 32 kbps 64 55 . 0 kHz 29K8F1D 2 7 10 0 kHz 64 kbps 64 53 . 3 kHz 30K0F1D 2 8 1 0 0 kHz 96 kbps 64 51 . 7 kHz 29K5F1D 29 1 0 0 kHz 128 kbps 64 52 .5 kHz 30K5F1D Viper SC+ 900 FCC / IC Type Acceptance – 6.25 kHz / 12.5 kHz / 25.0 kHz / 50.0 kHz / 100 kHz Model Number Channel type Channel Bandwidth Data Rate Baud Rate (kHz) OCBW Emission Designator 140 - 50 9 8 - 3 0 4 0 6.25 kHz 4 kbps 4 3.30 kHz 3K30F1D 140 - 50 9 8 - 3 0 5 1 6.25 kHz 8 kbps 4 3.55 kHz 3K55F1D 140 - 50 9 8 - 5 0 4 2 12.5 kHz 8 kbps 8 8.20 kHz 8K20F1D 140 - 50 9 8 - 5 0 5 3 12.5 kHz 16 kbps 8 8.30 kHz 8K30F1D 4 25.0 kHz 16 kbps 16 16.5 kHz 16K5F1D 5 25.0 kHz 32 kbps 16 16.8 kHz 16K8 F1D 6 6.25 kHz 12 kbps 4 3.20 kHz 3K20F1D 8 12.5 kHz 24 kbps 8 8.50 kHz 8K50F1D 9 12.5 kHz 32 kbps 8 8.08 kHz 8K08F1D 10 25.0 kHz 48 kbps 16 17.8 kHz 17K8F1D 11 25.0 kHz 64 kbps 16 17.0 kHz 17K0F1D 2 2 50.0 kHz 32 kbps 32 29 . 8 kHz 29 K 8 F1 D 2 3 50.0 kHz 64 kbps 32 3 0 . 0 kHz 3 0 K 0 F1D 2 4 50.0 kHz 64 kbps 32 29 . 5 kHz 29 K 5 F1D 2 5 50.0 kHz 128 kbps 32 3 0 . 5 kHz 3 0 K 5 F1D 26 100 kHz 32 kbps 64 5 1 .0 kHz 51 K 0 F1D 27 100 kHz 64 kbps 64 5 2 . 7 kHz 52 K 7 F1D 28 100 kHz 96 kbps 64 49 .7 kHz 4 9K 7 F1D 29 100 kHz 128 kbps 64 5 1 . 3 kHz 51 K 3 F1D
105. Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001 - 5008 - 000 Rev. A | Page 96 Table 15 TCP/UDP Parameter Usage UDP Mode TCP Clie nt Mode TCP Server Mode TCP Client/Server Mode Local IP Address REQUIRED Value Automatic = Let the IP stack decide. Ethernet = IP address of the Ethernet interface. RF = IP address of the RF interface. REQUIRED Value Automati c = Let the IP stack decide. Ethernet = IP address of the Ethernet interface. RF = IP address of the RF interface. REQUIRED Value Automati c = Let the IP stack decide. Ethernet = IP address of the Ethernet interface. RF = IP address of the RF interface. REQUIRED Value Automati c = Let the IP stack decide. Ethernet = IP address of the Ethernet interface. RF = IP address of the RF interface. Local Port Number REQUIRED Value * 1 - 65535 Do not use: 20, 21, 23, 123, 520, or 5002 UNUSED Value * IP stack decides the value. REQUIRED Valu e * 1 - 65535 Do not use: 20, 21, 23, 123, 520, or 5002 REQUIRED Value * 1 - 65535 Do not use: 20, 21, 23, 123, 520, or 5002 Remote IP Address REQUIRED Value * Unicast IP address OR * Broadcast IP address OR * Multicast IP address REQUIRED Value * U nicast IP address based on Local IP selection for TCP reply message REQUIRED Value N/A REQUIRED Value * Unicast IP address based on Local IP selection for TCP reply message Remote Port Number REQUIRED Value * 1 - 65535 REQUIRED Value * 1 - 65535 REQUIRE D Value * 1 - 65535 REQUIRED Value * 1 - 65535 TCP Keepalive UNUSED OPTIONAL Value * * 0 – 1440 (minutes) (0 = TCP Keepalive is disabled) OPTIONAL Value * * 0 – 1440 (minutes) (0 = TCP Keepalive is disabled) OPTIONAL Value * * 0 – 1440 (minutes) (0 = TCP Keepalive is disabled) * Avoid use of reserved port number values. (For example 20, 21, 23, 123, 520, 5002.) ** Setting the value of TCP Keepalive to zero (0) disables the sending of keepalive packets. Local IP Address The local IP address for IP Service s . Th e default setting is Automatic. Automatic – The Viper will respond to either its RF or Ethernet IP. Ethernet – The Viper will respond only to the Ethernet IP address. RF – The Viper will respond only to the RF IP address. TCP Keepalive The TCP Keepali ve feature will transmit a short Keepalive message to test the TCP connection if there is not data transferred through an open TCP connection after the specified number of minutes. If the keepalive message is not received successfully, the Viper will close the existing TCP connection.
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