User`s guide

Hardware Installation
100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 21
Quatech, Inc. Confidential
CONNECTING THE BRIDGE
Use the following procedure to connect the Bridge:
• Place the Bridge in a dry, clean location near the device to which it will be connected.
The location is required to have a power source and should be within 300 feet (100
meters) of a Wi-Fi compliant wireless LAN Access Point. The location should be away
from transformers, heavy-duty motors, fluorescent lights, microwave ovens, refrigerators
or other equipment that could cause radio-signal interference.
• Connect the male, DB9 DTE connector on the Bridge’s serial cable to a female, DCE
serial port on your device. If your device has a 9-pin male DTE connector, use the
female-to-female null-modem adapter supplied with the Evaluation Kit (or equivalent) to
make this connection.
• Raise the antenna on the Bridge so it is pointing vertically.
• If your Access Point is using WEP or WPA, disable the security. You can re-enable WEP
or WPA after the Bridge has been configured.
• Connect the supplied power adapter to the Bridge and to a grounded 110/240V, 50-
60Hz power source.