User guide

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BreezeNET DS.11b User’s Guide
Manual Version 1.0
1. Preparation
Identify and record all information related to each of the Base Stations to be
configured.
2. Creating a template file
Identify and set the common parameters that should apply to all Base
Stations within your network.
3. Configuring all Base Stations
Import the template file and modify all the unique identifiers to differentiate
the Base Station from the other Base Stations.
We recommend that you create a backup file for each unique Base Station configuration,
using the Download Config File item from the Base Station menu in the main AP Manager
window. Use a file name that allows you to easily recognize the relationship between a file
name and the specific Base Station.
Preparing Large-Scale Networks
To prepare the configuration, you need to carry out the following activities:
! Unpack the Base Stations and record their serial number and MAC address
on the “Base Station Configuration Record” as printed in Appendix A: Start
Up Configuration on page A-1 of this document.
! Make a list of IP addresses available in your network, you will need one IP
address for each Base Station.
! Use the “Base Station Configuration Record” to assign one IP address to
each of your Base Stations.
! Record the intended system location of each Base Station on the “Base
Station Configuration Record”.
Creating a Template File
1. To create a template file, configure the first Base Station as described earlier
under Configuring Infrastructure Networks.
2. Save the configuration of this Base Station to disk as described in Step 4 -
Create a Back-up of the Configuration.
3. Create a copy of the back-up file with the name “common.cnf” or any other
name that will allow you to easily recognize the file as the actual template file
that we will use as the basis to configure the other Base Stations in your
network.
Do not start using your original back-up file as template file. Any changes you make to the
file might impair your ability to fully restore the original configuration of your first Base
Station, if the unit goes out of service. Always store back-up copies on a separate disk
and/or location.
Configuring other Base Stations
Having created the template file, we can now start (re-)configuring the other
Base Stations in batch-mode. For each Base Station, the procedure will be as
follows: