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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Provisioning and Associating the Wireless Bridge Pair (Optional)
Auto Provisioning
6. Click OK again to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
You are now ready to begin the physical
installation.
5 Provisioning and Associating the Wireless
Bridge Pair (Optional)
Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 7731 Wireless Bridge units come in pre-provisioned pairs, and
they will automatically associate with one another as soon as they are powered on.
Therefore in most situations, you will not need to provision or associate the Root and Non-
Root bridge.
However, if you need to reset either unit to its factory defaults, r
eplace one of the units, or
decide to switch which unit acts as the Root and the Non-Root bridge, you can use the
following procedure to re-provision (re-assign one unit as the Root and one as the Non-
Root bridge), and re-associate the link between the pair.
Auto Provisioning
The auto provisioning process is used to automatically designate one of the ZoneFlex 7731
units as the Root bridge and the other as the Non-Root bridge.
NOTE: The ZoneFlex 7731 Wireless Bridge units are shipped already paired so auto
provisioning will not be needed in the field unles
s it becomes necessary to restore factory
default settings.
Conduct the following procedure to automatically provision the root and non-root
bridge:
1. Reset both units to their factory defaults, by either:
■ Pressing and holding the Reset button in the bottom panel for at least 6 seconds
■ Click Reset Now next to “Reset to factory settings?” on the Maintenance > Reboot/
Reset page in the Web interface
CAUTION: Do not reset the units to factory defaults once they are mounted in their
permanent locations.
2. Connect two units together directly via an Ethernet cable and provide power to both
units (you can power up and then connect OR connect and then power up both units).
3. The LAN LED on both units (LED 2) should be solid green, indicating that the units are
connected to each other. At this point, if both units have been reset to factory defaults,
neither has yet been specified as Root or Non-Root.