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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Physical Installation
Become Familiar with the Installation Components
Figure 31. Typical installation components using both PoE and DC power sources
Router or switch
PoE injector
Cat5 Ethernet
cable
PoE power
adapter
Ground rod
Outdoor-rated
FTP cable
Drip loop
Outdoor-rated
FTP cable
Ground rod
ZoneFlex 7731
Outdoor
Wireless Bridge
DC power source
INDOORS
OUTDOORS
DC cable
18 AWG min
green-and-
yellow
wire used
18 AWG min
green-and-yellow
wire used
Ground rod
Ethernet surge
protector
18 AWG min
green-and-
yellow
wire used
WARNING: Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or
service this equipment.
WARNING: Installation of this equipment must comply with local and national electrical
codes.
CAUTION: Make sure that you form a 3”-5” drip loop in any cable that will be placed
outdoors. This will prevent water from running along the cable and entering the Wireless
Bridge, the surge protector or the building where the cable terminates.
CAUTION: Be sure that grounding is available and that it meets local and national
electrical codes. For additional lightning protection, use lightning rods and lightning
arrestors.
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WARNING: The Ruckus Wireless PoE injector (if supplied with your Wireless Bridge) is
for indoor use only. Never mount the PoE injector outdoors with the Wireless Bridge.