Zspark F5 PP 231

User Guide

Revision 1.2
March 31, 2019

Copyright © 2017 ZSpark Wave www.ZSpark.com

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FCC warning CE mark warning
This equipment has been tested and found to This is a Class A product. In a domestic
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, environment this product may cause radio
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These interference in which case the user may be
limits are designed to provide reasonable required to take adequate measures.
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 R&TTE compliance
accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. statement
However, there is no guarantee that interference This equipment complies with all the
will not occur in a particular installation. If this requirements of the Directive 1999/5/EC of the
equipment does cause harmful interference to European Parliament and the Council of 9 March
radio or television reception, which can be 1999 on Radio Equipment and
determined by turning the equipment off and on, Telecommunication Terminal Equipment and the
the user is encouraged to try to correct the Mutual Recognition of their Conformity (R&TTE).
interference by one of the following measures: The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the
▪ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications
▪ Increase the separation between the Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station
equipment and receiver. Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
▪ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected. Safety
▪ Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help. This equipment is designed with the utmost care
for the safety of those who install and use it.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC However, special attention must be paid to the
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
dangers of electric shock and static electricity
conditions: (1) This device may not cause
when working with electrical equipment. All
harmful interference, and (2) this device must
guidelines of this manual and of the computer
accept any interference received, including
manufacturer must therefore be allowed at all
interference that may cause undesired operation.
times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

FCC caution EU countries intended for use

To assure continued compliance, any changes or The ETSI version of this device is intended for
modifications not expressly approved by the
home and office use in Austria, Belgium,
party responsible for compliance could void the
Denmark, Finland, France (with Frequency
user's authority to operate this equipment.
channel restrictions), Germany, Greece, Ireland,
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Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. The ETSI
FCC radiation exposure statement version of this device is also authorized for use in
EFTA member states Iceland, Liechtenstein,
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements Norway and Switzerland.
in section 1.1307, a minimum separation
distance of 3.9 feet is required between the
antenna and all occupational persons, and a
minimum separation distance of 8.7 feet is EU countries not intended for use
required between the antenna and all public
None.
persons.

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Contents
Copyright ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Notice .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Trademarks ......................................................................................................................................... 2
FCC warning ....................................................................................................................................... 3
FCC caution ................................................................................................................................................ 3
FCC radiation exposure statement .............................................................................................................. 3
CE mark warning ................................................................................................................................. 3
R&TTE compliance statement ............................................................................................................ 3
Safety .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
EU countries intended for use ..................................................................................................................... 3
EU countries not intended for use ............................................................................................................... 3
CONTENTS............................................................................................................................................. 4
ABOUT THIS GUIDE .............................................................................................................................. 6
Purpose ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations ............................................................................................ 6
DEVICE ACCESS ................................................................................................................................... 7
First connection via Ethernet ............................................................................................................... 7
Windows OS .................................................................................................................................... 7
MAC OS ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Linux (Ubuntu) ................................................................................................................................. 8
First access to web management interface ......................................................................................... 8
ZSPARK PTP LINK GUIDED SETUP .................................................................................................. 10
Master’s guided setup ....................................................................................................................... 10
Slave’s guided setup ......................................................................................................................... 15
ZSPARK PTP CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................ 18
Appling and saving configuration changes........................................................................................ 18
Status ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Information .....................................................................................................................................19
Statistics .........................................................................................................................................19
Graphs ...........................................................................................................................................20
Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 22
Radio configuration ........................................................................................................................22
Network configuration ....................................................................................................................24
IPv4 Configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 24
IPv6 Configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Advanced Settings .................................................................................................................................... 26
Traffic Management .......................................................................................................................27
Ethernet Traffic Control ............................................................................................................................. 27
QoS ........................................................................................................................................................... 27
Services .........................................................................................................................................29
Date & time ............................................................................................................................................... 30
Management ............................................................................................................................................. 31
Wireless management interface ................................................................................................................ 31
SNMP ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
WNMS ....................................................................................................................................................... 32
System configuration .....................................................................................................................32
Security ..................................................................................................................................................... 33
Advanced settings ..................................................................................................................................... 34
Tools .................................................................................................................................................. 35

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Site survey .....................................................................................................................................35

Antenna alignment .........................................................................................................................37
Link test..........................................................................................................................................38
Maintenance ...................................................................................................................................... 41
Firmware upgrade ..................................................................................................................................... 41
Dual boot firmware images........................................................................................................................ 42
Network devices ........................................................................................................................................ 43
Support ..........................................................................................................................................44

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User Guide About This Guide

About This Guide

Purpose
This document provides information and procedures on installation, setup, configuration, and
management of the ZSpark PTP unit.

Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations

The following typographic conventions and symbols are used throughout this document:
Additional information that may be helpful but which is not required.

Important information that should be observed.

bold Menu commands, buttons, input fields, links, and configuration keys are displayed in bold

italic References to sections inside the document are displayed in italic.

code File names, directory names, form names, system-generated output, and user typed
entries are displayed in constant-width type

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Device Access
First connection via Ethernet
By default ZSpark PTP device obtains the IP address from the DHCP server. Follow the steps to
access device on different OS:
In case the ZSpark PTP device is unable to obtain IP address from a DHCP server, it
fallback to the default static IP 192.168.2.66.

Windows OS
Step 1: Connect your PC directly to the ZSpark PTP device via Ethernet.
Step 2: Open Windows Explorer, click on Network drive, and turn on Network discovery:

Step 3: Find the required ZSpark PTP device icon:

Step 4. Double-click on the device icon – you will be redirected to the device webpage automatically.

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MAC OS
Step 1: Connect your PC to the ZSpark PTP device via Ethernet.
Step 2: Run Bonjour application, click on Webpages and find the required ZSpark PTP device
name:

Step 3: Click on the selected item and the device web management interface will be loaded on the
default web browser.

Linux (Ubuntu)
Step 1: Connect your PC to the ZSpark PTP device via Ethernet.
Step 2: Open terminal application GNOME Terminal (or Konsole for Kubuntu) and type command
“avahi-browse -tr _http._tcp”. Find the IP address of the required ZSpark Wave
device in the received output:

Step 3: Open a web browser ant type discovered IP in the address field to open device web
management interface.

First access to web management interface

Follow the steps for first connection to the ZSpark PTP device web management interface:
Step 1. Start your Web browser.

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Step 2. Enter the device default IP address 192.168.2.66 in the web browser’s IP field. By default, out
of the box, or reset to defaults, ZSpark PTP unit will load the user agreement page. After user
agreement was signed, choose the ZSpark PTP unit’s operating country. According to the
chosen country, the regulatory domain settings may differ. You will be not allowed to select
radio channels and RF output power other the permitted values for your chosen country and
regulatory domain.

The Antenna Gain value should be set for products with external antenna only.

Step 3. After successful administrator login, you will see the main page of the device Web
management interface. The device now is ready for configuration.

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ZSpark PTP Link Guided Setup

The ZSpark PTP link consists of two units, one on each end: Master and Slave. If the radio settings of
the ZSpark PTP Master and Slave units are met (and units are properly aligned on installing), the
wireless link will automatically establish itself and the traffic will begin to pass between Master and
Slave.
After the first login to the ZSpark PTP web management interface, the setup wizard provides
simplified options to help you quickly get your ZSpark PTP link up and running.
Click Guided setup button to start ZSpark PTP units’ installation:

Figure 1 – ZSpark PTP guided setup

To setup ZSpark PTP unit manually you can cancel this wizard at any time (not
recommended).

Master’s guided setup

Follow the steps to setup ZSpark PTP link from the Master unit’s side. With this wizard, the
administrator is able to setup Master unit as well as scan the air, find the Slave unit, assign required
settings, thus creating the ZSpark PTP link.
Step 1. Choose the operating mode: choose Master and click Next button:

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Step 2. Specify essential parameters of the Master unit and click Next button:

Note that the Security -> Password is for connection security between ZSpark PTP units
as well as password to login to the web management interface. This password on Master
and Slave units must match.

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Step 3. Connect Slave unit to Master unit as shown in pictures below (choose one of the given
connection options) and wait until the Slave units appear in the list if the bottom of the page:

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Note that Discovered device list displays remote ZSpark PTP devices having the default
settings only. Already configured devices will not be included in the list.

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Step 4. Select discovered Slave unit, assign following parameters:

Step 5. Click Apply configuration and review the ZSpark PTP link’s assigned settings:

Step 6. Click Finish to enable newly assigned settings for both units of the ZSpark PTP link:

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Step 7. The ZSpark PTP link is successfully configured. Check parameters of the established
ZSpark PTP link on the Status-> Information page:

The ZSpark PTP unit is now running but probably requires additional configuring to
conform to your network operational and security requirements. Refer to the next chapter
ZSpark PTP Configuration in this manual for the information you need to complete the
configuration.

Slave’s guided setup

Follow the steps to setup Slave unit. With this wizard the administrator is able to setup Slave unit to
scan the air, find and assign the Master unit, thus creating the ZSpark PTP link.

Step 1. Choose the operating mode: choose Slave button and click Next button:

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Step 2. Specify the required settings for the ZSpark PTP Link and click Apply configuration
button:

Note that the Security -> Password is for connection security between ZSpark PTP units
as well as password to login to the web management interface. This password on Slave
and Master units must match.

For convenience use search button next to Link ID to scan for the Master device

Step 3. Click Finish to enable newly assigned settings for Slave unit. After the setup process
will be finished, you will be redirected to Login page. Submit a password (assigned on the Step 2) for
login to the web management interface.

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Step 4. Check parameters of the established ZSpark PTP link:

The ZSpark PTP unit is now running but probably requires additional configuring to
conform to your network operational and security requirements. Refer to the next chapter
ZSpark PTP Configuration in this manual for the information you need to complete the
configuration.

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ZSpark PTP Configuration

Appling and saving configuration changes
The four buttons appear right after the configuration changes were made on the GUI, located on the
right top corner of the WEB GUI allowing managing device configuration:

Save changes – if pressed new configuration settings are applied instantly and written
to the permanent device memory.

Test changes – if pressed the device will start operating with newly set configuration settings
for 3 minutes. During this test time, the administrator is able to gauge if device is working
properly, and then Save changes. In case wrong settings were chosen (or even after faulty
settings administrator have lost connection with the device), the device automatically
reverts back configuration to an old one.

Discard changes – if pressed parameter changes are discarded. It should be noted

that if Save changes is pressed it is not possible to discard changes.
Logout – if pressed, the user will be redirected to the Login page.

It is not required to press Save changes in every Web GUI tab. The device remembers all
changes made in every tab and after action button is used, all changes will be applied.

Status
After login, the main Web management page displays Status Information page. The header of Web
management page displays Link quality and Ethernet port(s) status:

Figure 2 – Web Management Interface

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Information
Use the Status Information menu to check the current status of the ZSpark PTP unit and established
link (this is the default page when accessing the device’s web management interface). The
Information page displays generic information and status of the ZSpark PTP unit. The page divided
into four main categories: System, Radio, Link and Network. The System section displays the
identification information of the ZSpark PTP unit. The Radio section presents main wireless settings.
The Link table describes the ZSpark PTP link (Local and Remote site) connectivity parameters. The
Network section displays a short summary about network configuration (IPv4 and IPv6).
The information in the page can be updated using Refresh icon.

Figure 3 – Device Information Page

If ZSpark PTP unit operates as Master, the Link table contains possibility to manage
remote device’s (Slave) configuration. Click on the active link (Friendly name of the remote
device) and the dialog box containing Slave’s settings will be loaded.

Statistics
The statistics page displays detailed statistics of the PTP link performance. The Statistics page
divided into the two sections: Interfaces and W-Jet V statistics.

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Figure 4 –Interface counters

Interfaces
This table contains detailed statistics of Ethernet and Wireless interfaces:
TX data – displays the total number of sent bytes by the Ethernet or Wireless interface of the link.
RX data – displays the total number of received bytes by the Ethernet or Wireless interface of the
PTP link.
TX packets – displays the total number of sent packets by the Ethernet or Wireless interface of the
PTP link.
RX packets – displays the total number of received packets by the Ethernet or Wireless interface of
the PTP link.
TX errors – displays the total number of sent corrupted packets by the Ethernet or Wireless interface
of the PTP link.
RX errors – displays the total number of received corrupted packets by the Ethernet or Wireless
interface of the PTP link.

W-JET V
W-Jet V is advanced proprietary wireless protocol that combines special techniques to achieve
superior performance and reliability even over long distances. This table displays statistical counters
of the PTP link communication protocol.
MAC address – displays MAC addresses of the Local and Remote units.
IP address – displays IP addresses of the Local and Remote units.
TX frames – number of transmitted data frames. The number in brackets (+xx) displays the data
change since the last page refresh.
RX frames – number of transmitted data frames. The number in brackets (+xx) displays the data
change since the last page refresh.
TX retry frames % – the percentage of attempts to retransmit data frames. The number in brackets
(+xx) displays the data change since the last page refresh.

Graphs
The Graphs page contains device statistics in graphic diagrams and is used for device monitoring.

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This page displays graphic diagrams of the following statistics: Signal level, Wireless and Ethernet
Throughput, Wireless and Ethernet PPS, CPU load, and Memory usage. Statistics in diagrams are
displayed real time, as well as can be displayed on hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Point the mouse cursor on the diagram line and you will get the numeric expression of the
particular statistic.

Signal strength diagram displays signal change of the Local and Remote PTP units at the chosen
period:

Figure 5 - Signal Strength Graph

Data throughput shows graphical expression of Wireless and Ethernet interfaces throughput
statistics of the PTP link in last 15 minutes.
Packets per seconds (PPS) displays graphical expression of Wireless and Ethernet interfaces PPS
of the PTP link in last 15 minutes.

Figure 6 - Data Throughput and PPS (Wireless interface) graphs

CPU load diagram displays device CPU load in appropriate time basis.
Memory diagram displays the graph of device memory usage:

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Figure 7 - CPU load and Memory usage graphs

Settings

Figure 8 – Web Management Interface

Radio configuration
Before changing Radio settings manually verify that your settings will comply with local
government regulations. At all times, it is the responsibility of the end-user to ensure that
the installation complies with local radio regulations.

The wireless security is hardware accelerated AES-128 encryption on all ZSpark PTP
units. The passphrase of the wireless link security can be changed in Settings->Security
page.

Use the Configuration | Radio Configuration menu to set up radio settings for the PTP link:

Figure 9 - Radio settings

Operating mode – specify the operating device role to create PTP link:

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▪ Master – the controlling unit of the PTP link.

▪ Slave – in this mode, the PTP unit connects to the Master unit thus creating the PTP link.
Operating country – displays ZSpark PTP unit operating country. The Country selection determines
the available channels and transmission power level based on regulatory restrictions in the operating
country. Initially country is selected on the first step of the ZSpark PTP unit's installation, though can
be updated if required.
Link ID – specify the wireless network name, for a ZSpark PTP link identification.
For PTP link establishment both units (Master and Slave) of a link must have exactly the
same Link ID.

Broadcast link ID – enables or disables the broadcasting of the link ID. Disabling Link ID Broadcast
makes ZSpark PTP unit invisible for all wireless clients.

If unit operates as Slave, there is possibility to scan for ZSpark PTP Master’s Link ID
automatically:

The scan results will appear in the Search SSID table.

Tx power – set the radio transmit power at which the device will transmit data. The larger the
distance, the higher transmit power is required. To set transmit power level use the slider or enter the
value manually. The transmit power level that is actually used is limited to the maximum value allowed
by your country's regulatory agency.
ATPC – select to enable Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC). If enabled, ZSpark PTP radio will
continuously communicate with remote unit’s radio in order to adjust the optimal transmit power
automatically.
Max data rate, Mbps – choose the data rates in Mbps at which ZSpark PTP should transmit packets.
ZSpark PTP will attempt to transmit data at the highest data rate set and If there will be an
interference encountered, the device will step down to the next lower data rate automatically.
Channel selection – select the channel(s) at which the ZSpark PTP units will communicate. If more
than one channel is selected, then autochannel feature will be enabled. Automatic channel selection
allows ZSpark PTP unit to select a channel which is not used by any other wireless device or, if there
are no free channels available - to select a channel which is least occupied. The table displays
detailed information about each channel:

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Figure 10 - Channel Selection

Channel width – select the width of the radio channel. The ZSpark PTP supports 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 20
MHz, 40 MHz and 80 MHz radio channel widths.

Slave operating mode has only channel width selection. Slave unit inherits channel from
Master unit automatically.

Network configuration
The Settings | Network menu allows you to control the ZSpark PTP unit’s IPv4 and IPv6 network
configuration.

IPv4 Configuration

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Figure 11 – Network Configuration: IPv4

When assigning IP address make sure that the chosen IP address is unused and belongs
to the same IP subnet as your wired LAN, otherwise you will lose the connection to the
device from your current PC. If you enable the DHCP client, the browser will lose the
connection after saving, because the IP address assigned by the DHCP server is not
predictable.
IP method – specify IP reception method: IP addresses can either be retrieved from a DHCP server
or configured manually:
▪ Static – the IP address will be specified manually.
▪ Dynamic – the DHCP server will assign the IP address for ZSpark PTP unit. If DHCP server is
not available, the device will try to get an IP. If has no success, it will use pre-configured fallback
IP address. The fallback IP settings can be changed to custom values.
IP address – specify IP address for ZSpark PTP unit.
Subnet mask – specify a subnet mask for device.
Default gateway – specify a gateway IP address for device.
DNS server – specify primary and/or secondary the Domain Naming Server.
Secondary IP – specify the alternative IP address and the netmask for ZSpark PTP unit
management.

IPv6 Configuration
Click on the IPv6 slide to enable IPv6 configuration:

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Figure 12 - Network Configuration: IPv6

IPv6 method – specify IPv6 reception method: IPv6 addresses can either be retrieved from a
DHCPv6 server or configured manually:
▪ Dynamic stateless IP – the DHCPv6 client only obtains network parameters other than IPv6
address
▪ Dynamic stateful IP – the DHCPv6 clients require IPv6 address together with other network
parameters (e.g. DNS Server, Domain Name, etc.).
▪ Static – the IPv6 address will be specified manually.
▪ IPv6 address – specify the IPv6 Address for the interface.
▪ IPv6 prefix length– enter the Prefix Length for the address.
▪ IPv6 default gateway – specify IPv6 address for default gateway.
▪ IPv6 DNS server – specify the Domain Naming Server IPv6 addresses.

Advanced Settings

Management VLAN – click on the check box to enable a VLAN tagging for management traffic.
Access to the ZSpark PTP unit for management purposes can further be limited using VLAN tagging.
By defining Management VLAN, unit will only accept management frames that have the appropriate
Management VLAN ID. All other frames using any management protocol will be rejected.
Management VLAN ID – specify the VLAN ID [2-4095]. When a specific VLAN ID value is assigned
for ZSpark PTP network interface, only management frames that matching configured VLAN ID will be
accepted by device.

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When you specify a new management VLAN, your connection to the device will be lost.
For this reason, you should have a connection between your management station and a
port in the new management VLAN or connect to the new management VLAN through a
multi-VLAN router.

Traffic Management
The Services menu is divided in two sections:
▪ Ethernet traffic control
▪ QoS (available on Master only)

Ethernet Traffic Control

Configure the Ethernet traffic control on both Ethernet ports:

Figure 13 – Traffic control on Ethernet ports.

Enable speed limit – slide to enable speed limitation on both Ethernet ports.
Incoming speed – use slide, or specify manually the maximum speed in Mbps on incoming traffic.

QoS
QoS functionality is available only if device is operating as Master.

ZSpark PTP units support L2 (802.1p) and L3 (DSCP) QoS. In layer 2 QoS data is prioritized
according to VLANs while in layer 3 according to IP addresses. Both types of QoS can run together or
independently and traffic can be mapped into 4 different queues for each type applying strict or WRR
policies. Having QoS on your link allows you to prioritize mission critical data and real time data that
requires more capacity and higher PPS rate. Max capacity for each of the queues is calculated
according to the wireless link, dynamically.

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Figure 14 – QOS Configuration

QoS policy – choose the Strict or WRR prioritize method:

▪ Strict – with this scheduling the higher priority queues are transmitted before transmitting any
from the lower priority queues. The value of this type of scheduling is that high priority packets are
always handled before low priority packets which is required for voice or video data.

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Figure 15 - QOS Policy: Strict

▪ WRR - with this scheduling, a set number of packets from each queue is transmitted, in a round
robin algorithm. The higher queue’s priority, more packets are transmitted in as the algorithm
cycles through the queues in turn. This method guarantees that every queue receives some
attention from the port for transmitting packets.

Figure 16 - QOS Policy: WRR

QoS mapping precendence – select the QoS mapping priority either L2 (802.1p) or L3 (DSCP). This
option is available only if both types of QoS are enabled.
802.1p settings – enable L2 QoS and specify the priority queue [0-4] for each CoS value (0-7).
DSCP settings – enable L3 QoS and specify the priority queue [0-4] for each DSCP value (0-63).

The queue 1 has the lowest; queue 4 has the highest priority.

Services
The Services menu is divided into further five sections:
▪ Date & time
▪ Management
▪ Wireless management interface
▪ SNMP
▪ WNMS

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Figure 17 - Services Menu

Date & time

Use this section to manage the system time and date on the device automatically, using the Network
Time Protocol (NTP), or manually, by setting the time and date on the device.
The NTP (Network Time Protocol) client synchronizes the clock of the device with the defined time
server. Choose NTP from the configuration menu, select your location time zone and enter NTP
server in order to use the NTP service.

Figure 18 – Date&time: NTP Configuration

Enable NTP – select this option as enabled to configure NTP.

Timezone – select the timezone. Time zone should be specified as a difference between local time
and GMT time.
NTP server – specify the trusted NTP server IP or hostname for time synchronization.
Test NTP servers - click this button to check if the specified servers responses successfully.

To adjust the clock settings manually, disable NTP option and specify the following settings on the
right side:

Figure 19 – Date&time: Manual Configuration

Enable NTP – disable this option to set date&time manually.

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Timezone – select the timezone. Time zone should be specified as a difference between local time
and UTC time.
Date – specify the new date value in format DD/MM/YYYY
Time – specify the time in format HH:MM.

Management
Use this menu to manage access to the ZSpark PTP via SSH and HTTP:

Figure 20 – Remote Management Configuration

Enable HTTP – select tis option to enable or disable access to the device management through
HTTP.
HHTP port – specify HTTP port. Standard HTTP port is 80.
Enable SSH – enable or disable SSH access to device.
SSH port – specify the SSH service port. By default SSH port is 22.

Wireless management interface

Configure the additional management interface for easy access to the device’s web management
interface after newly installed (or rebooted) ZSpark PTP unit. After power-on, the ZSpark PTP unit will
switch in to a remote wireless management mode.
ZSpark PTP unit’s remote wireless management interface is accessible only visa HTTPS
and SSH via IP: 192.168.111.1

Figure 21 - Management interface configuration

SSID – assign the SSID for remote wireless management interface. Default
Security – choose the security options for remote wireless management access.
Passphrase – specify passphrase for WPA/WPA2 Personal security.
Activity interval – specify interval of remote wireless management interface activity. If no user logs
into the ZSpark PTP web management interface, after specified amount of inactivity, the remote
wireless access mode will be switched off automatically. (Default: 5 minutes).

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SNMP
SNMP is the standard protocol that is widely used for remote network management over the Internet.
With the SNMP service enabled, the device will act as SNMP agent.

Figure 22 – SNMP Service Settings

Enable SNMP – specify the SNMP service status.

R/O community – specify the read-only community name for SNMP version 1 and version 2c. The
read-only community allows ZSpark PTP unit manager to read values, but denies any attempt to
change values.

WNMS
Wireless Network Management System (WNMS) is a centralized monitoring and management system
for wireless network devices. The communication between managed devices and the WNMS server is
always initiated by the WNMS client service running on every device.

Enable WNMS agent – select to enable WNMS agent.

Server/Collector URL – specify the URL of the WMS server to which that heartbeat notifications will
be send.
Test connection - click this button to check if the specified server responses successfully.

System configuration
System menu is divided into further three sections:
▪ Device settings
▪ Security
▪ Advanced settings

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Figure 23 - System Menu

Figure 24- Device Settings

Friendly name – specify name of the ZSpark PTP that will be used to identify the unit.
Device location – describe the location of the ZSpark PTP unit.
Contact information – specify the name of the contact person, such as a network administrator, for
the ZSpark PTP.
Longitude – specify the longitude coordinates of the device [specific decimal format, e.q. 54.869446].
Latitude – specify the latitude coordinates of the device [specific decimal format, e.q. 23.891058].
Both coordinates helps indicate accurate location of the device.
Height AGL – specify altitude above ground level in meters.

Security
For security reasons set the password for administrator login and the ZSpark PTP wireless
link as soon as possible.

Figure 25 – Security settings

The hardware accelerated AES-128 encryption is used for user access to the device and
ZSpark PTP wireless link between both units.

Password – click button to change password that is used to manage access to ZSpark PTP unit, and
ZSpark PTP wireless link connection.

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New password – enter the new administrator password for user authentication.
Verify password – re-enter the new password to verify its accuracy.
The only way to gain access to the web management if you forget the administrator
password is to reset the unit to factory default settings.

Public status page –enable or disable the permission for not logged users to view the Status page.
Allow reset to default – use slide to enable or disable reset ZSpark PTP unit using external reset
button.

Advanced settings

Figure 26 – Advanced device configuration settings

LED – choose LED operation mode:

▪ Always off – LED indication will be always disabled.
▪ Always on – LED indication will be always enabled.
▪ Auto off – LED will be disabled at specified timeout.

ETH port speed – select the ETH1 and/or ETH2 ports speed:
▪ Auto
▪ 100Mbps Full Duplex
▪ 100Mbps Half Duplex
▪ 10Mbps Full Duplex
▪ 10Mbps Half Duplex
PoE passthrough to ETH2 – if enabled, the ETH2 interface becomes as PoE source device.

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Tools

Figure 27 – Web Management Interface

Site survey
The Site Survey tool shows overview information for wireless networks in a local geographic area.
Using this test, an administrator can scan for working wireless devices, check their operating protocol,
frequency, bandwidth and see signal/noise levels listed in the table or represented graphically.
To perform the Site Survey test currently, click the Update:

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Figure 28 – Site Survey Results

Graph data – choose what data to be displayed in the graphs:

▪ Only local site
▪ Only remote site
▪ Combined both sites
The option Graph data will be hidden if Master received no data from Slave unit or unit is
operating as Slave.

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Antenna alignment
The Antenna Alignment tool measures signal quality between the Station and AP. For best results
during the antenna alignment test, turn off all wireless networking devices within range of the device
except the device(s) with which you are trying to align the antenna. Watch the constantly updated
display as you adjust the antenna.

Figure 29 – Antenna Alignment

Start/Stop – press this button to start or to stop antenna alignment.

Sound – with this option enabled, the sound (beeps) will heard during the aligning process, if browser
allows this.
Averaging – if this option enabled, the graph will display the average Signal Strength of both
antennas.

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Link test
It is recommended to ensure that there is no traffic on the link before running the Link test
as results may not be completely accurate.

Use the Link test tool to check the quality of the established ZSpark PTP link. This tool tests the
throughput at selected packet sizes and iterations.

Figure 30 – Linktest Results

Packet size – select packet sizes in bytes at which the test will be performed.
Iterations – select number of test iterations.
Master device – displays information of the Master unit (Slave side) of the established ZSpark PTP
link.
Slave device – displays information of the Slave unit (Master side) of the established ZSpark PTP
link.
Traffic direction – select the traffic direction for the performing test.
Start/Stop – click to start or to stop the throughput test.

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Spectrum analyzer
The Spectrum analyzer test displays detailed information about signal level of each ZSpark PTP
unit’s antenna on each available frequency. This enables administrator choose the best available
frequency/channel for the unit operation. The frequency list depends on the Country at which the unit
is operating, and chosen channel width.
Spectrum analyzer may temporary disable wireless link. Spectrum analyzer will stop
automatically after full spectrum scan.

Click Start button to perform the test:

Figure 31 - Spectrum analyzer results

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The grey colored column represents operating frequency of current ZSpark PTP link.

The combined (local and remote site) spectrum graph looks as follows:

Figure 32 - Spectrum analyzer results: combined spectrum

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Maintenance

Figure 33 – Maintenance: system functions

Reboot device – click to reboot device with the last saved configuration.
Backup configuration – click to save the current configuration file. The saved configuration file is
useful to restore a configuration in case of a device misconfiguration or to upload a standard
configuration to multiple devices without the need to configure manually each device through the web
interface.
Restore device config – click to upload an existing configuration file to the ZSpark PTP unit. If unit
operates as Master, then there is a possibility to restore Slave’s configuration as well.
Reset device to factory defaults – click to restore unit's factory configuration.
Resetting the device is an irreversible process. Current configuration and the administrator
password will be set back to the factory default.

All ZSpark PTP devices have physical reset button, located on the back side of the device.
This button is able to perform following functions:
Activate LED indication - click once,
Switch to RSSI or Status indication – click once,
Enable WiFi management radio - hold until 3 Blue LEDs are on,
Reset device to factory defaults - hold until all Blue LEDs start to blink.

Firmware upgrade
The firmware upgrade is compatible with all configuration settings. When the device is
upgrading with a newer version or the same version builds, all the system’s configuration
will be preserved after the upgrade.

Click the Update button and select the proper firmware image in the Firmware Update pop-up
window:

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Figure 34 – Firmware Upload

The new firmware image uploaded to the unit’s temporary memory. It is necessary to save the
firmware into the device permanent memory. Click the Upload button.
After the FW image successfully uploaded, the dialog box displays table with ZSpark PTP link units. It
is now available to choose which devices to upgrade. By default, both devices of the ZSpark PTP link
(Master and Slave) are ready for system firmware upgrade.

Figure 35 –Firmware Upgrade

Update – click to upgrade device with the uploaded image and reboot the system.
Do not switch off and do not disconnect the device from the power supply during the
firmware upgrade process as the device could be damaged.

Dual boot firmware images

ZSpark PTP units have factory installed default dual-boot firmware. With a new firmware upgrade, the
backup firmware is overwritten each time.

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Figure 36 - Dual-boot firmware images

Activate – click link to activate backup firmware. Backup firmware will be activated after reboot.

Network devices

Figure 37 – Network device configuration

Backup whole network config – click Backup to download configuration files of whole ZSpark PTP
link. The downloaded file will contain two configurations: Master’s and Slave’s.
New slave device config – click to setup and download a new configuration file for Slave unit. After
the Create button clicked, the dialog window with some Slave’s configuration parameters appears:

Figure 38 – Slave device config setup

Download – click to save a new created configuration file for Slave unit.

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Support
The troubleshooting file contains valuable information about device configuration, log files,
command outputs, etc. Device quickly gathers troubleshooting information automatically, rather than
requiring you to gather each piece of information manually. This is helpful for submitting problems to
the support team.

Figure 39 – Troubleshooting File Download

Troubleshooting file – click to download the troubleshooting file. This may take a few minutes to
gather information and to complete download.
System log - this viewer utility provides debug information about the system services and protocols. If
the device's malfunction occurs, recorded messages can help operators to locate misconfiguration
and system errors.

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