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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1 About This Getting Started Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Unpacking the ZoneFlex Wireless Bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mounting Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom Cover and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Prepare the Required Hardware and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Get to Know the Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
LED Colors and What They Mean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Push Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
External Antenna Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4 Pre-Installation Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Summary of Pre-Installation Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
What You Will Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Access the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Step 1: Connect the Power and Ethernet Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Step 2: Prepare the Administrative Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Step 3: Connect the Wireless Bridge to the Admin Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Step 4: Log In to the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Step 5: Change the Country Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Step 6: Change Optional Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Step 7: Change Non-Root Bridge Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Step 8: Test the Link Between the Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Step 9: Disconnect the Wireless Bridge from the Administrative Computer . . . . . . 30
Step 10: Restore the Administrative Computer’s Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5 Provisioning and Associating the Wireless Bridge Pair (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Auto Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Manual Provisioning Using the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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