Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER
- Table of Contents
- 1. HAZARDOUS CONDITION WARNINGS
- 2. Reporting mistakes and recommending improvements
- 3. Getting Started
- 4. Hardware installation
- 4.1. Fluidmesh Hardware Installation
- 4.2. Connecting the Fluidmesh Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER to a network and antennas
- 5. Using the Fluidmesh Partner Portal
- 6. Device configuration using the configurator interface
- 6.1. Software and hardware prerequisites
- 6.2. Accessing the Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER for device configuration
- 6.3. Switching between offline and online modes
- 6.4. General settings
- 6.5. Network control
- 6.6. Advanced settings
- 6.6.1. Advanced radio settings
- 6.6.2. SFP settings
- 6.6.3. Static routes
- 6.6.4. Whitelists and Blacklists
- 6.6.5. Multicast
- 6.6.6. SNMP configuration
- 6.6.7. Wireless access point configuration
- 6.6.8. RADIUS configuration
- 6.6.9. NTP Configuration
- 6.6.10. L2TP configuration
- 6.6.11. VLAN settings
- 6.6.12. Fluidity settings
- 6.6.13. Miscellaneous settings
- 6.7. Management settings
- 6.7.1. View Mode settings
- 6.7.2. Changing the Administrator username and password
- 6.7.3. Overwriting and upgrading the unit firmware
- 6.7.4. Plug-In management
- 6.7.5. The device status view
- 6.7.6. Saving and restoring the unit settings
- 6.7.7. Resetting the unit to factory defaults
- 6.7.8. Logging out
- 6.7.9. Viewing the end-user license agreement
- 7. Software Plug-Ins
- 8. Troubleshooting
- 9. Electrical power requirements
- 10. Heat radiation data
- 11. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) radio interference statement
- 12. Notices and copyright
- 13. Fluidmesh end-user license agreement
- 13.1. Preamble
- 13.2. Notice
- 13.3. Definitions
- 13.4. License grant
- 13.5. Uses and restrictions on use
- 13.6. Open-source software
- 13.7. Termination
- 13.8. Feedback
- 13.9. Consent to use of data
- 13.10. Warranty disclaimer
- 13.11. Limitation of liability
- 13.12. Exclusion of liability for emergency services
- 13.13. Export control
- 13.14. General
- 14. Contact us
4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
4.1. Fluidmesh Hardware Installation
4.1.1. Installing the Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER
Environmental rating and unit roles
The Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER (part number FM4200F-HW) is a wireless
radio transceiver unit.
The hardware is contained in an outdoor-rated metal enclosure that can
be easily mounted on poles or walls.
The Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER can operate in any of the following
networking roles:
• As a point-to-point wireless bridge (see “Point-to-point wireless
bridge” (page 16) for details).
• As a single radio unit within a wireless mesh network (see “Mesh
network architecture” (page 17) for details).
• As a Master radio unit or Slave radio unit within a point-to-multipoint
wireless network (see 'Using the FluidMAX Management
Setting' in “Advanced radio settings” (page 97) for details).
Installation hardware
Metal clamps are supplied as part of the installation package, to allow
mounting of the unit on utility poles. Refer to the Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER
installation instructions for details.
4.1.2. Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER Status and link LEDs
Unit and link quality status
The front panel of the Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER (as seen below) contains
seven LEDs. The panel is used to check the unit status and wireless link
quality status.
Figure 6. Status and link/boot LEDs
During normal operation, the seven LEDs indicate the following
conditions:
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