WeLink PTP-PV2-14 3Gbps PTP Radio Head User Guide
- June 14, 2024
- WeLink
Table of Contents
WeLink PTP-PV2-14 3Gbps PTP Radio Head
Introduction
PTP 3Gbps V2
Part Number: PTP-PV2 14
WeLink PTP Radio Head
The WeLink 3Gbps PTP Radio Head is engineered for the ultimate cost to performance ratio. This radio head, when paired with the WeLink MBU, enables multi-gigabit connections of up to 2.5Gbps at distances of nearly 1km with 99.99% availability (rain zone K). The PTP Radio Head also features a compact, sleek design to allow for inconspicuous installation in almost any environment.
New Generation Same Simplicity
Expanding on our v1 system we are upgrading speeds but focusing on our core benefit: simplicity. Simply plug in the Radio Head into the MBU, aim and you have a multi gigabit link
Key Features
- Plug and play with MBU
- Dual firmware image with automatic rollback
- Full channel support from 57 71Ghz
- Auto modulation adjustment (hitless)
- AES Encryption supported
- Improved latency and throughput
- Proprietary fast path support
- Enhanced wireless statistics
- OTA seamless firmware upgrade support
- Automatic troubleshooting file generation support
Specifications
Hardware
- 60 GHz baseband modem + RF
- 2.5 Gbps Aggregate Capacity
Interfaces
- x1 2.5Gbps (Nbase T) Eth with PoE in
Wireless
- 57- 71 GHz
- Channels Supported 2 Ghz
- Radio TX Power:
- 14dBm @BPSK
- Antenna Gain:
- 4in: 34dBi
- Antenna Pattern
- 4in: 5deg +/ 4deg beam steering
- 7in: 2deg +/ 3deg beam steering
- Radio Sensitivity
- – 72dBm @ MCS1
- – 56dBm @ MCS12
Power
- x15W Power Consumption (Max)
Operating Environment
- – 30 to 65c
- IP65
Mechanical
- 4.5in x 4.5in x 4in, Weight 2.1lbs
- 8in x 8in x 6in, Weight 4.5lbs
Mounting
- 50mm pipe mount provided
- +/ 15deg vertical aiming
What’s in the Box
- 1 PTP Radio
- 1 Bracket
- 1 U Clamp
- 1 1m Outdoor Rated Cat6 Cable
- 1 M6 Threaded U Bolt
- 4 M6x10 Cap Screw
- 2 M6 Serrated Nut
- 1 PG16 White Plastic Cable Gland
System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, Linux, Mac OS X
- Web Browser: Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari,
- Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer 8 (or above)
Standalone Configuration
- The CUB without the MBU is unable to operate in a standalone PTP operation. Using a 48v .5A (4,5+:7,8-) POE injector (not included) it is possible to power the radio for testing, configuration and firmware updates.
users that is not permitted to use the product on aircraft or satellites.
Planning
Link Planning
- Prior to installation a network wide frequency plan should be coordinated. Consideration for the given topography, climate, interferences and other challenges will need to be considered.
Colocation
- 6 Channels at 2000MHz
Line of Sight
- Clear line of site PTP with no obstructions.
Installation
Tool List
- 10 mm wrench
Other Requirements
- Typical J-Arm installation or 50mm pole
- Mounting hardware are all properly grounded per local building codes.
User manual includes a statement that cautions users that is not permitted to use the product on aircraft or satellites.
Local configuration
Ethernet configuration
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Connect Cat cable from your computer to the LAN port on the power over ethernet injector.
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Connect provided Cat6 from the CUB to the POE port on the power over ethernet injector.
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Connect power to the power over ethernet injector
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The default CUB IPv4 address is 192.168.1.1
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Configure the Ethernet adapter on your computer to 192.168.1.x subnet
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Launch your web browser. Go to http://192.168.1.1
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The login screen will appear
CUB WebUI
POE Login
- Set your Ethernet IP address to 192.168.1.x/24
- Enter the default IPv4 address of 192.168.1.1 in your web browser.
Logging In
- Enter rootfor the username and adminfor the password.
- First time login will be asked to update the username and password or Skip
Dashboard
- Device Information: This section gives basic information regarding the device.
- Name: Displays the customizable name or identification of the device.
- Location: Displays the user defined location of the device.
- Hostname: Displays the user defined hostname.
- Active Firmware: Displays the current active bank firmware information.
- Backup Firmware: Displays the current backup bank firmware information.
- Board: Displays the processor information of the radio head.
- Uptime: Displays the total time the device has been running since a reboot or system was powered on. Days:Hours:Min:Sec
- System Resources: Displays current CUP and memory resources.
- CPU: Displays the current CPU capacity in percentage being utilized
- Memory: Displays the current system memory being consumed in MB.
- Internet information: This section gives basic internet connectivity information for IPv4 and IPv6 connections
IPv4
- Address
- Displays the local IPv4 address.
- Netmask
- Displays the local subnet mask.
- Gateway
- Displays the local gateway
- DNS
- Displays the local DNS servers
- MAC
- Displays the local MAC address
IPv6
- Address
- Displays the local IPv6 address.
- Prefix
- Displays the local subnet prefix.
- Gateway
- Displays the local gateway
- DNS
- Displays the local DNS servers
- MAC
- Displays the local MAC address
- 60GHz Radio: This section gives information about internal radio and the remote connected station
- Channel: Displays the current operating channel / frequency and spectral width of the channel being used.
- Clients: Displays the number of connected clients when in AP mode
- Radio SSIDs: Displays the remote connected radio head link information.
- SSID: Displays the SSID of the link.
- Mode: Displays the current mode of the local radio head Access Point or Station
- Security: Displays the current security being used over the link.
- MAC: Displays the local radio head MAC address.
- Connected AP MAC: Displays the remote connected radio head MAC address.
- Clients: Displays the number of clients in AP mode.
- Bytes Tx: Displays the number of bytes transited since reboot.
- Bytes Rx: Displays the number of received bytes since reboot.
- Link Time: Displays the total time the wireless link been running without synchronization loss. Days:Hours:Min:Sec
- Signal: Displays the signal rate.
- Tx Rate: Displays the current transmits rate base upon current modulation
- Rx Rate: Displays the current recieve rate base upon current modulation
- Throughput: Displays the current throughput over the wireless link
- Interval: Select a time interval from 5 minutes , 2 hours , Day , Week and Year
- Clients: Displays the number of clients connected in AP mode
- Interval: Select a time interval from 5 minutes , 2 hours , Day , Week and Year
- Internet Throughput: This section displays the current throughput to the internet interface.
- Interval: Select a time interval from 5 minutes , 2 hours , Day , Week and Year
- Toolbar: The toolbar shows client connections, WAN interface Tx and RX throughput, Device/Firmware actions
- Clients: Displays the number of connected clients when in AP mode
- WAN Throughput: Displays WAN throughput information.
Device Actions
- Fetch troubleshooting file: Downloads diagnostic file to the local computer containing additional debug information.
- Reset device to defaults: Resets the radio head to the original default configurations.
- Reboot Device: Reboots the device.
Firmware Actions
- Update Firmware: Updates the device firmware.
- Reset config after device update: After device firmware upgrade, radio head will be reset to default configuration.
- Backup firmware: Exports or imports system settings to the local computer.
- Switch firmware: Switches firmware banks from active to backup.
Network
- Network information: This section displays radio head network information.
- Internet: This section gives basic internet connectivity information for IPv4 and IPv6 connections.
IPv4
- Address
- Displays the local IPv4 address.
- Netmask
- Displays the local subnet mask.
- Gateway
- Displays the local gateway.
- Members
- Shows interfaces that are members of the internet interface.
IPv6
- Address
- Displays the local IPv6 address.
- Prefix
- Displays the local subnet prefix.
- Gateway
- Displays the local gateway.
- Members
- Shows interfaces that are members of the internet interface.
- Throughput
- Displays the current throughput of the internet interface.
- ARP Entries
- Shows local ARP connections.
- DHCP active leases
- Displays local active DHCP leases if configured.
Interfaces
- Interfaces: This section provides information on Ethernet interface.
- Internet: This section gives basic internet connectivity information for IPv4 and IPv6 connections.
Info
- MAC: Displays the local IPv4 address.
- Link: Displays the local subnet mask.
- Speed: Displays the local gateway.
- Bytes TX: Shows interface total transmit Bytes
- Bytes RX: Shows interface total receive Bytes
- Throughput: Displays the throughput of Ethernet 0
Clients And Activity
Clients
- Clients: This section provides current clients for radio heads in Access point Mode. CUB access points will only have 1 client connection.
- MAC: Remote radio head MAC address
- Radio: Remote radio information.
- SSID: Wireless link SSID
- Security: Displays the link security profile
- Uptime: Shows interface total receive Bytes
- Signal: Current link RSS in dBm
- Client information: Display a graph of current clients connected.
- Filter graph: Select intervals and values to view connected clients.
- Client information: Display a graph of current clients connected.
- Filter graph: Select intervals and values to view connected clients.
Activity
- Events: This section provides history of the radio head Events are listed in chronological order and timestamped.
- Items per page: Change from 10, 25, 50, and Allentries listed per page.
- Download Data: Downloads the event log in a .txt format to the local computer
- Search: Use the search bar to look for specific entries that match your criteria.
Entries
- Date & Time: Displays the date and time of each entry
- Year Month Day Hour:Min
- Message: Displays the event message.
Settings
Settings > Configuration > Network
- Internet Configuration
- This section allows configuration of the radio head should and internet connection be needed. From here you may add or configure and existing network.
- Network name
- User configurable network identification
- Network type
- Select from LAN or WAN networks
- IPv4 mode
- Select from using a Static IP or using DHCP client .
- Static
- Static IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS servers will need to be assigned.
- DHCP client
- A Fallback IPv4 address and Netmask will be needed.
- Fallback IPv4 address
- This is a user defined address that the radio head will default to if no DHCP server assigns a dynamic address.
- DHCP broadcast
- Enable or diable DHCP broadcasts
- Custom DNS
- Enable a custom DNS server.
- Custom MAC
- Assign a custom MAC address to the radio head.
- Management VLAN
- This section allows configuration of the radio head Management VLAN
- Disable
- Disable the Management VLAN. If selected a static IP will need to be assigned for Management
- Allow device access from this zone
- Allows device access from this zone.
Settings > Configuration > Wireless and Ethernet
- Wireless Configuration
- This section allows configuration of the 60GHz radio head.
- Enable
- Enable or disable the 60GHz wireless signal.
- Wireless Mode
- Select from Station (default) or Access point
- Channel
- Select channels 1 4. When wireless mode Station is used
- Auto may be used or a static channel may be selected.
- SSID
- Enter the unique SSID
- Scan
- Scan function will be available if the wireless mode selected is station. Lock AP MAC Enter the MAC address of pairing AP
- Security mode
- Select from Open or WPA2 personal
- Passphrase
- Enter a 8 63 character unique passphrase to be shared on the link.
- Network zone
- Select from Internet (default) or Local Network.
- Additional networks may be added from the networking tab.
- Data VLAN
- Enable to VLAN tagged data over the wireless link
- Ethernet Configuration
- This section allows for configuration of Ethernet 0
- Enabled
- Enable or disable Ethernet 0 port
- Auto Negotiate
- Select from Auto(1G & 2.5G), 100M full duplex, 100M half duplex, 10M full duplex, and 10M half duplex.
- Network zone
- Select from Internet (default) or Local Network.
- Additional networks may be added from the networking tab
- Data VLAN
- Enable to VLAN tagged data over Ethernet 0
Settings > Configuration > Services
- Services Configuration
- This section allows configuration of additional radio head services
- Web Services
- Configure non typical HTTP and HTTPS ports
- Enable
- Enable or Disable NTP
- Server addresses
- Enter IP address or domain name of the NTP server.
- Enable
- Enable or disable SNMP
- Protocol
- Select from SNMPv2, SNMPv3, or SNMPv2 + SNMPv3
- Community
- Enter the community string.
- Enable
- Enable or Disable Remote syslog
- Mode
- Select from Instant logging to file,(default) Periodic logging, and Remote Server
- Protocol
- Select from TCP or UDP
- Server address
- Enter IP address of remote log server
- Port
- Enter port of log server.
- Enable
- Enable or Disable SSH
- Port
- Enter port of log server.
- Password login
- Require password upon SSH login.
- Enable
- Enable or Disable Device discovery
- LLDP listener
- Enable LLDP listener
- LLDP
- Enable Link Layer Discovery Protocol)
- CDP
- Enable (Cisco Discovery Protocol)
- MNDP
- Enable (MikroTik Neighbor Discovery Protocol)
- Enable
- Enable or disable SNMP Traps
- Protocol
- Select from SNMPv2, SNMPv3
- Community
- Enter the community string SNMPv2
- Password
- Enter the password SNMPv3
- Enable
- Enable or Disable Ping watchdog
- Ping interval
- Select ping interval from 5s to 300s
- Startup delay
- Select startup delay from 60s to 300s
- Failure count
- How many times failure must occur to enable watchdog
- IP address to ping
- Pingable remote IP address
Settings > Configuration > System
- Device Name
- Set the device name
- Device location
- Set the device location
- Country
- Set the country
- Hostname
- Set the Hostname
- Check for automatic firmware upgrade
- Enable or disable automatic firmware upgrades
- Time Zone
- Set Time zone
- Date
- Set Date
- Time
- Set Time
- Physical reset button
- Enable or disable automatic reset button (if supplied)
Settings > Tools > Device Discovery and Site Survey
- Chassis ID
- MAC address of discoverable device
- Local Port ID
- Local port of discoverable device
- Remote Port ID
- Remote port of discoverable device
- Management IPv4 address
- Management IPv4 address if used
- Management IPv6 address
- Management IPv6 address if used
- System Name
- Name of remote device
- System description
- Description of remote device
- VLAN ID
- VLAN ID if used
- SSID
- SSID of scanned site
- BSSID
- BSSID of scanned site
- Channel
- Channel of scanned site
- Signal
- Signal in dBm of scanned site
- Security
- Security protocol of scanned site.
Settings > Tools > Ping and Traceroute
- IPv6 or IPv4
- Select protocol
- IP address or hostname
- enter the IP address of remote device.
- Ping iterations count
- How many times to ping the device.
- Remote Port ID
- Remote port of discoverable device
- Remote port of discoverable device
- IPv6 or IPv4
- Select protocol
- IP address or hostname
- enter the IP address of remote device.
Settings > Tools > View Log
- Device Log
- View logged messages of radio head
Settings > Tools> Users
FCC STATEMENT
FCC Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference
- This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT NOTE
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
- This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
- This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 30cm between the radiator and your body.
Industry Canada
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
- this device may not cause interference
- this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
IC Radiation Exposure Statement
- This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
- This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 30 cm between the radiator and your body.
CE Statement
This equipment complies with EU radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 30 cm between the radiator and your body.
- All operational modes: 60 GHz: 802.ad
The frequency and maximum transmitted power limit in EU are listed as below:
- 57-71GHz
Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity
- Hereby, WeLink Communications. declares that the radio equipment type: PTP-PV2-14 is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU and Directive 2014/35/EU.
- The abbreviations of the countries, as prescribed in table to the left, where any restrictions on putting into service or any requirements for authorization of use exist.
Safety and Regulatory Guidelines
Warnings and Cautionary Messages
- Warning: This product does not contain any serviceable user
- Warning: Installation and removal of the unit must be carried out by qualified personnel only.
- Warning: When connecting this device to a power outlet, connect the field ground lead on the tri-pole power plug to a valid earth ground line to prevent electrical hazards.
- Caution: Wear an anti static wrist strap or take other suitable measures to prevent electrostatic discharge when handling this equipment.
- Caution: Do not plug a phone jack connector in the RJ-45 port. This may damage this device.
- Caution: Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform to FCC standards.
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References
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