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
Mounting and Connecting the External Antenna (Optional)
Mounting and Connecting the External Antenna
(Optional)
If you want to extend the range of your wireless bridge connection, you can connect an
external patch antenna to the standard N-type female connectors on the Wireless Bridge.
WARNING: Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace,
or service this equipment.
WARNING: Before connecting the antenna to the Wireless Bridge, make sure that you
disconnect the Wireless Bridge from the power source.
1. Disconnect the Wireless Bridge from the power source.
2. Unscrew the metal caps that protect the antenna connectors. Place the metal caps in
a safe place, in case you need them later.
3. Con
nect the antenna to the standard N-type female antenna connectors.
Figure 52. Connect the external antenna to the standard N-type female connectors on
the W
ireless Bridge.