Quick Start Guide

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2. Place the mating side of the Dual Lock™ patches supplied in this box on the desk, cabinet, book shelf, bracket, etc. Included in the package is a
Node footprint with appropriate cutouts for easy placement of the patches. Make sure that the surface is clean and you press hard enough for
the patches to stick. Align the assembled Node with the Dual Lock™ patches and apply light pressure to engage.
3. If you ordered the security locking cable (packaged separately), with the Node facing you thread the cable through the opening on the left side
of every module starting with the Antenna Module and ending with the Base Module, and secure it to a permanent object such as a bracket,
wall, desk, etc.
The Node is secure and ready to be plugged in!
Note: Strix external antennas, if purchased, can stand freely on any horizontal surface or be attached to it with the Dual Lock™ patches.
Power up the Node
An assembled Node may have zero , one or four Ethernet ports on the rear of its Base Module. If no Ethernet ports are present, just plug the power
cord into the nearest wall outlet. When at least one Ethernet port is present, the one closest to the power jack on the rear of the module supports
PoE (this is marked on the back panel). The power jack and/or PoE could be used as power sources in this case.
Attach Ethernet cables (not supplied) to the appropriate port(s) and turn the power on.
The front of each module has a single multi-color LED. During the normal Node initialization process the Base Module LED will initially turn
“orange” and almost immediately turn solid “green.” The LEDs on all other modules will blink “green” for a short period of time and then turn
solid “green.”
The Node is now operational!
Warnings:
- Access/One Network automatically obtains the necessary IP addresses from a DHCP server. This must be present on your network and
accessible by the Node .
- The Strix Network Node will recognize if a non-Strix external 802.11a antenna is attached to it and will shut down the corresponding radio.
This is an FCC requirement.
- If any module’s LED is ever solid “orange” or continuously goes through the startup sequence (orange, blinking green, orange…), please
consult your User’s Guide or contact your local Strix representative for assistance.
- Each Ethernet port (on the rear of the Node) has two small LEDs (link status and data traffic activity). These must be solid or blinking “green”
for the port to operate properly.
Install Manager/One utility
In most cases there is no need to manage individual Network Nodes in a Strix Access/One Network. The network is managed as a whole using the
Strix Manager/One web application. However, before doing anything else you must first download and install the Strix Manager/One utility:
1. Point your web browser to the support page at www.strixsystems.com and follow the Manager/One download instructions.
2. Install the Manager/One utility on the PC you will use for network management by executing the file you have just downloaded. Follow the
installation instructions on the screen. When the installation process is completed, a Strix Access/One Network button will be placed on your
browser’s top toolbar.
3. Click the Access/One Network button in your browser to see the Manager/One panel in that shows a listing of the discovered Access/One
Network wireless ‘cloud’.
4. Point your mouse to , and double-click on, any Network Server in the listing to start managing or monitoring the entire Access/One Network –
the panel will disappear at this point. The first time you use Manager/One, the login name you must use is Admin, and the factory default
password is also Admin. You will be asked to change the password the first time you login, and the network will remember your new
password. You can now attach and login to any Access/One Network Node or module.
5. The first time you launch Manager/One, you will be asked to provide a name for your Access/One Network. Any new Strix Nodes discovered
by the Manager/One in the future will be treated as rouge Nodes until you select and enable them within the network by authorizing them.
Keep in mind:
- DHCP and FTP servers must be accessible to your Access/One Network. A DHCP server automatically provides IP addresses to all Access/One
Network Nodes while an FTP server allows you to download image upgrades when desired.
- At least one Network Server module must exist in the Access/One Network (shown on the Manager/One panel in your browser). It is a good
idea to make sure that a Node containing a Network Server module is operational before all others.
- A single Network Server can support up to eight (8) Network Nodes in the Access/One Network. Using more than eight Nodes requires
additional Network Servers.
Network Security
Strix Access/One Network Nodes present a consistent network connection to attached wireless users (devices). Typically, these Nodes form a mix
of wired and wireless interconnections, with at least one Node connected to a backbone/overlay wired network. This infrastructure is always
secure – the Nodes are authenticated by the network and all wireless interconnections are encrypted ‘out-of-the-box’ using an AES cipher and a
Strix private encryption key. The wireless users (devices) attached via the wireless inter-Node connections are not allowed to connect to your
network until the wireless Node itself has been authenticated by you and allowed to join the wireless ‘cloud’.
User security policies are set within the Manager/One application screens. The User’s Guide complements the on-screen help information.