ORCA
Oakland Radio Communication Association
Site located in the Oakland Hills, just off Grizzly Peak Boulevard. Near the KPFA transmitter (map)(photos).
Site Details
Configuration
| Device | IP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Switch EX2300-C | 192.168.100.13 | |
| Mikrotik Wireless Wire RBwAPG-60ad | to Fish Ranch | |
| EdgeSwitch8 | 192.168.100.21, (AREDN LAN) | X.21 address is on VLAN 25 |
| EdgeRouterX | 192.168.100.20, (AREDN LAN) | Used to provide failover WAN |
| VLAN | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | AREDN WAN |
| 2 | AREDN DtD |
| 3 | AREDN LAN Griz |
| 4 | INET-K6MPP |
| 5 | MultiWAN |
| 6 | INET-ORCA 192.168.0.1/24 |
| 25 | Management |
| Port | Description | VLANs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Netgear switch | 1, 2, (3) | |
| 2 | Internet | (4) | |
| 3 | (3) | ||
| 4 | (4) | ||
| 5 | (2) | ||
| 6 | (4) | ||
| 7 | (2) | ||
| 8 | (4) | ||
| 9 | (2) | ||
| 10 | (4) | ||
| 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 25 | ||
| 12 | SW-KPFA via Wireless Wire 60 GHz | 2, 25 |
Configuration (proposed)
Replace Juniper switch with Edge Switch 8. Add Edge Router X to provide fail-over WAN support.
| Port | Description | VLANs | PoE | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 2 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 3 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 4 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 5 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 6 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 7 | EdgeRouterX Port 0 | 3, (4), 5, 25 | 802.3af/at | Direct to hAP before we include RouterX |
| 8 | SW-KPFA via Wireless Wire 60 GHz | 2, 4, 5, 25 | 802.3af/at | Need to reconfigure the other end to match this |
| 9 | Management | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, (25) | - | Will also have a management address on VLAN3 |
| 10 | hAP DtD | 2, (3) | - |
| Port | Description | VLANs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Switch Port 7 / INET-K6MPP | 3, (4), 5, 25 | 802.3af/at PoE in. Primary internet in, Multi-wan out |
| 1 | ORCA Box Net Internet | (6) | Backup internet, DHCP-in |
| 2 | (unused) | (5) | Multi-wan out |
| 3 | (unused) | (5) | Multi-wan out |
| 4 | hAP Port 1 / WAN | (5) | Passive PoE out. Multi-wan out |
| VLAN | Notes |
|---|---|
| 3 | DHCP Client 192.168.0.1/24 |
| 4 | DHCP Client |
| 5 | DHCP Server: 192.168.5.1/24 |
| 6 | DHCP Client |
| 25 | Static: 192.168.100.20/24 |
Notes
Connects to Fish Ranch using Mikrotik Wireless Wire RBwAPG-60ad (60GHz, 1Gbit Full Duplex)
Plans
A number of upgrades are planned:
- More ventilation work in ORCA box
- Replace Juniper switch with Edge Switch
- Setup LAN access for management
- Remove power injects we no longer need
- Install EdgeRouterX for WAN Failover
- Setup LAN access for management
- Install backup power (battery only)
Nodes
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-SectorTi
Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5 Titanium GPS (radio disabled)
Antenna: Sector (unknown)
Location: 37.86491, -122.21995
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-NSM5
Radio: Ubiquiti NanoStation M5
Antenna: 15 dBi (built-in)
Location: 37.86491, -122.21995
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-PBM5
Radio: Ubiquiti PowerBeam M5 400
Antenna: 25 dBi (built-in)
Location: 37.86491, -122.21995
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-HAP
Radio: Mikrotik hAP
Antenna: 37.86491, -122.21995
Location: -
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
Contacts
- Christiaan Adams - KJ6WEG - csadams@gmail.com