User's Guide

USER GUIDE
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his User Guide describes the Strix Access/One Network and its elements. Access/One
Network is a wireless LAN infrastructure that is designed to be simple and secure. This
guide follows the same approach. It is comprised and written as a series of short, simple
and largely independent sections that can be read in any order. This user guide covers
wireless network installation, configuration, security and management. Appendices reference
module management, technical specifications, CLI commands, FAQs and a security overview.
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Access/One Network comprises multiple physical network elements – Network Nodes – that
interconnect using either wired 10/100 Ethernet or wireless 802.11 RF links. Every Node in
turn consists of several distinct modules, each serving a different function or enabling a different
device wireless RF technology.
Each Network N ode within the Access/One Network supports any combination of end user
wireless devices that utilize 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a or 802.15.1 Bluetooth RF technologies.
Introduction of one of these technologies into the network is a simple matter of adding an
appropriate Wireless Module to each Network Node in the desired coverage area.
Access/One Network requires one Network Server Module to be present for every eight
Network Nodes in the network fabric to handle a variety of internal network protocols and
facilitate distribution of the network control logic.
Each Network Node uses a Base Module that provides power via an external AC adapter and
between 0 and 4 10/100 Ethernet ports for network connectivity. When present, one of the
Ethernet ports provides support for PoE (Power-over-Ethernet).
The Antenna Module rounds out a Network Node and covers all supported RF technologies.
Alternatively Strix’s detachable external antennas, or any appropriate 3
rd
-party external antennas,
could be used for directionality and/or the increased RF gain required in some situations.
Logically, the network intelligence is fully distributed between its elements. There is no single
point of control and failure. Each network Node is aware of its neighbors and will redirect user
traffic in case of the adjacent Node’s failure or overload.
Access/One Network is managed through a web browser and the Strix Manager/One™
software application. A full network view is presented regardless of the point of browser
attachment. One may configure or monitor the full network, any group of Network Nodes, or a
specific Node down to the individual module level. Telnet is also supported to any module with
use of CLI (Command Line Interface) commands and scripts to manage or monitor it.
A Manager/One plug-in is available for download from the Strix web site. When installed, it is
launched by clicking the Strix icon on the browser’s toolbar. Manager/One will automatically
discover all Strix Access/One Network elements and list them in its window. Double-click on
any listed Network Server and log in – the network is now yours to manage.
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