User's Manual

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Outdoor
Wireless Router/Bridge
User’s Manual
Bef ore operat ing t he unit , please read t his manual t horoughly, and
ret ain it f or f ut ure ref erence.
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■ Contents
1. HARDWARE INSTALLATION........................................................1
1.1 BEFORE YOU START ........................................................................1
1.2 LOCATE THE ROUTER/BRIDGE AND INLINE POWER INJECTOR PORTS ..........3
1.3 PREPARING INSTALLATION .................................................................4
1.4 OUTDOOR INSTALLATION....................................................................7
1.4.1 Antenna Mast Requirements.....................................................8
1.4.2 Grounding................................................................................8
1.4.3 Antenna Alignment ...................................................................9
2. NETWORK TOPOLOGIES AND QUICK SETUP............................1
2.1 NETWORK TOPOLOGIES .................................................................. 10
2.2 QUICK SETUP................................................................................ 15
2.2.1 Configure Requirements......................................................... 15
2.2.2 Configure the RB....................................................................18
2.2.3 Configure the RB as bridge mode Root AP ..............................19
2.2.4 Configure the RB as Root AP with PPPoE Ethernet connection 25
2.2.5 Configure the RB as Root AP with dynamic IP address Ethernet
.............................................................................................27
2.2.6 Configure the RB as Root AP with static IP address Ethernet...29
2.2.7 Configure the RB as Remote Extension Bridge ........................31
3. INITIAL CONFIGURATION ..........................................................33
3.1 CONFIGURE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................33
3.2 CONFIGURE THE RB .......................................................................35
3.2.1 Configure the RB as Central Wireless Bridge ..........................37
3.2.2 Configure the RB as Central Wireless Router with PPPoE
Ethernet connection ...............................................................38
3.2.3 Configure the RB as Central Wireless Router with dynamic IP
address Ethernet ...................................................................44
3.2.4 Configure the RB as Central Wireless Router with static IP
address Ethernet ...................................................................45
3.2.5 Configure the RB as Remote Wireless Router .........................47
3.2.6 Configure the RB as Remote Wireless Bridge..........................52
3.3 CONFIGURE WIRELESS RELATED PARAMETERS ...................................53
3.3.1 Configure IEEE 802.11b WLAN parameters.............................53