PTP topology contains 2 nodes, PoP node and a CN. PoP can be visualized as PTP master and CN as PTP slave
Before starting with the procedure, make sure E2E and cambium cnMaestro are installed and running in PC and also make sure E2E is synced with cnMaestro
Once cnMaestro is up and running, login to cnMaestro GUI and start configuration as stated below
1. Add PoP site in cnMaestro
Add Site for both PoP and CN as suggested by navigating to Manage->E2E network. Click on 3 dots to see Add Site option
Add site name for PoP and fill all the remaining details. You can also drag the site using the map in cnMaestro or search the location in “Search Address” option
2. Add CN site
Similarly add CN site
3. Add PoP node to PoP site
Expand E2E to see the added sites
Click on Add Node option and fill all the parameters. Click on “PoP Node” filed check box to configure PoP Parameters. Make sure E2E and PoP are in same network or routable in order to establish communication
4. Configure PoP params, E2E settings and Network settings in PoP node GUI
There are 2 ways to do this.
1st way: This is a simple way. We can simply download PoP onBoarding config from cnMeastro and then upload the same to PoP directly without the need of configuring manually in PoP.
i) First download PoP onBoarding config from cnMaestro. Click on 3 dots to see the option
ii) Uploading the file to PoP node
Now access PoP node web GUI using https://169.254.1.1/ IP address with admin/admin credentials and then navigate to Quick Start page. Click on “Import OnBoarding Config” option and then upload the file which was downloaded in previous step
2nd way: We can also configure PoP Parameters, E2E settings and Network settings manually in PoP GUI
PoP node should come up in Green once device gets onboarded to cnMaestro
5. Add CN node to CN site similarly(Don’t check on PoP node option)
6. Add wireless link between PoP and CN
Depending on the alignment and LOS, select respective node sectors mac address to add wireless link
There are 2 ways to add link
1st way: E2E Network → Configuration→ Links
2nd way: Expand network, expand PoP site then click on 3 dots of nodes to see Add Link option
A-node will be selected automatically in this case as we are adding link from node tab.
Once wireless link is up, link in cnMaestro will show as Green. Once the CN is onboarded, CN will also show as Green