User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 About This Getting Started Guide
- 2 Unpacking the ZoneFlex Wireless Bridge
- 3 Before You Begin
- 4 Pre-Installation Configuration
- Summary of Pre-Installation Tasks
- What You Will Need
- Access the Web Interface
- Step 1: Connect the Power and Ethernet Cables
- Step 2: Prepare the Administrative Computer
- Step 3: Connect the Wireless Bridge to the Admin Computer
- Step 4: Log In to the Web Interface
- Step 5: Change the Country Code
- Step 6: Change Optional Configuration Settings
- Step 7: Change Non-Root Bridge Configuration Settings
- Step 8: Test the Link Between the Bridges
- Step 9: Disconnect the Wireless Bridge from the Administrative Computer
- Step 10: Restore the Administrative Computer’s Network Settings
- 5 Provisioning and Associating the Wireless Bridge Pair (Optional)
- 6 Physical Installation
- Prepare the Required Hardware and Tools
- Determine the Optimal Mounting Location and Orientation
- Become Familiar with the Installation Components
- Decide How You Will Supply Power to the Wireless Bridge
- Deploying the Wireless Bridge
- Attaching the Mounting Brackets
- Mounting the Wireless Bridge
- Mounting and Connecting the External Antenna (Optional)
- 7 Aiming the Bridge Pair
- 8 Verifying the Connection
- 9 What to Do Next
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Pre-Installation Configuration
What You Will Need
NOTE: In general, you should first make configuration changes to the Root bridge,
followed by the Non-Root bridge.
What You Will Need
Before starting with the configuration task, make sure that you have the following require-
ments ready:
■ An administrative computer running Microsoft Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)
■ Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (or later) or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (or later) installed on the
administrative computer
■ Two Ethernet cables
■ PoE injector (if not supplied with the Wireless Bridge, you can purchase a third party
802.3af-compliant PoE injector or switch)
■ 6mm Phillips screwdriver
If you are planning to power the Wireless Bridge using a 12v DC connection, you will also
need the following:
■ One 3.1mm-3.3mm UL1185 (80°, 300V) single shielded DC cable
■ 12v DC, 1A DC power source (for example, a battery)
■ 3mm Phillips screwdriver
Access the Web Interface
CAUTION: Do not attempt to access the Web interface of both ZoneFlex 7731 units at
the same time by connecting both to the same Layer 2 switch or to the same broadcast
domain on a live network. This will cause a network loop, which can disrupt your entire
network.
Step 1: Connect the Power and Ethernet Cables
The procedure for connecting cables to the Wireless Bridge depends on the power source
that you will be using. You can do one of the following:
■ Use Power Over Ethernet
■ Use DC Power