User`s guide

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 9
Quatech, Inc. Confidential
This chapter describes the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge. It also provides an overview of the
Bridge hardware. Topics in this chapter include:
 Package Contents. (below)
 Items Supplied by the User. (page 10)
 Hardware Description. (page 11)
 Selecting a Location. (page 17)
 Connecting the Bridge. (page 21)
 Verifying Your Connections. (page 25)
STANDARD PACKAGE CONTENTS
Before beginning the hardware installation, verify that the hardware package contains:
 One AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge with an attached cable and a male DB9 DTE
interface connector
 One AC power adapter and cord
 One AirborneDirect™ mounting cradle (mounting hardware is user-supplied)
 One female-to-female null-modem adapter
If you have the AirborneDirect™ Evaluation Kit, you should also have received:
 One Access Point (AP), IEEE 802.11b/g-compliant with DHCP enabled (optional)
 An AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge Quick Start Guide
 A CD containing this AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide, the
AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide, product briefs and
application notes, Adobe® Reader® for viewing the documents, an Airborne
Control Center (ACC), and a VCOM driver.
If any item is missing, damaged, or improperly functioning, contact Quatech.
CHAPTER 2
HARDWARE INSTALLATION