User`s guide

AgileMeshNetworkBridge(AV3000) Page6
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3. ConnecttoLAN‐ConnectoneendoftheotherEthernetcabletoanEthernetswitchconnectedtothe
targetLAN.Thenconnecttheotherendtothe“LAN”portonthebackoftheAV3000.
4. PowertheAV3000–PlugtheAV3000powersupplyintoanACoutlet.
Thenconnecttheotherendofthe
powercabletothepowerconnectoronthebackoftheAV3000.Turnthepoweronbydepressingthe
“dot”sideofthepowerrockerswitchonthebackoftheAV3000.
5. StarttheAV3000–Waitabout30secondsandmakesure
thebluelightonthefrontpaneloftheAV3000
remainsoff.PressthesquareSTART/STOPbuttononthefrontoftheAV3000foracoupleofseconds,
thenrelease.Thebluelightonthefrontoftheunitshouldcomeonwithinabout30seconds.Fromthis
point,the
startupisautomaticandrequiresabout3minutesforthenetworkstosynchronize.
Note:IftheAV3000bluelightcomesonwithoutyourhavingpressedtheSTART/STOPbutton,theAV3000
wasnotshutdownproperlybeforepowerwaslastremoved.Torecover,waitabout3minutesandthen
brieflypress
theSTART/STOPbutton.Afterabout30secondsthelightshouldgoout.Then,re‐execute
step5above.
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USINGTHEAV3000
ManyofthefeaturesoftheAV3000arecompletelyautomatic.Theseincludethefollowing:
• Onceconnectedandstarted,theAV3000makesavailableDHCPservicesontheAgileMeshwireless
networktoanyconnecteddevicesthatcanuseit.Forexample,alaptopconnectedviaEthernettooneof
theAgileMeshwireless
nodes,receivesanetworkaddressfromtheAV3000automatically.Thisworksjust
thesamewaythatmostnetworkconnectionsofcomputerstoLAN’swork.
• AssoonastheAV3000isconnectedandinitialized,itfindsalloftheAgileMeshanalogvideoportsonthe
AgileMeshwirelessmeshnetworkand
automaticallysynchronizestheirtimeswithitsowninternalreal‐
timeclock.Itcontinuestodothisperiodicallysothatthetimesdisplayedwiththevideostreamsremain
consistent.
• AsaresultofitsautomaticsurveyoftheAgileMeshwirelessnetwork,theAV3000automaticallybuilds
anddynamicallyupdatesanembeddedweb
pagethatprovideseasyaccesstotheAgileMeshanalogvideo
ports.FromacomputerconnectedtooneoftheAgileMeshnodesonthemeshnetwork,thiswebpage
canbeaccessedbyentering“http://192.168.224.1”intothewebbrowser’saddressbar.Notonlyisthis
usefulforaquickaccessto
thevideostreams,butitdisplaystheportnumbersassociatedwiththevideos.
TheportnumbersareusefulindeterminingaccesstothevideostreamsontheLANsideoroverthe
Internet.
• Inadditiontothesecapabilities,theAV3000actsasaself‐configuringvideoroutertofacilitateconnection
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toothernetworks.ItautomaticallymakesthevideosourcesavailableonthenetworkattachedtotheLAN
sideoftheAV3000.ItaccomplishesthisbymappingthediscoveredvideosourcesintotheIPaddressing
subnetassociatedwiththeLANusingtheNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)technique.Oneunique
aspectof
thisautomaticselfconfigurationisthatthevideosourcesaremappedtopredictableport