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
Deploying the Wireless Bridge
Figure 39. 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: Do not apply power to the Wireless Bridge until you finish connecting all
other components.
1. Take t he root bridge to its mounting location.
2. Verify that the Cat5e FTP cable (outdoor-rated) from the Wireless Bridge is long enough
to reach the PoE injector that is installed indoors.
3. Cr
eate a drip loop in any cable installed outdoors. This will prevent water from running
along the cable and entering the Wireless Bridge or the building where the cable
terminates.
4. V
erify that the RJ45 port on the Wireless Bridge is connected to the AP/BRIDGE port
on the PoE injector.
5. Con
nect the Ethernet cable from the NETWORK port on the PoE injector to your
network router or switch.
6. A
pply power to the Wireless Bridge.
• If you are using PoE, plug the power adapter in to an AC power source.
• If you are using DC power, connect the DC cable to a DC power source.
7. Verify that the PWR LED on the back of the Wireless Bridge is steady green.
8. Repe
at steps 1-7 for the non-root bridge.
9. Con
tinue to “Attaching the Mounting Brackets”.