User's Manual

Getting Started
Trango Broadband Wireless — User Manual M915S Rev. 1 Page 5
• If connecting to a COMPUTER, use a Cross-Over
Ethernet cable from the NET port of the J-box to the
computer’s Ethernet port.
If connecting to a HUB, SWITCH, or ROUTER, use a Straight-Thru
cable.
• Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet.
CAT-5
STRAIGHT-THRU CABLE
24 VOLT POWER
SUPPLY
AC POWER
M900S (AP o
r
SU)
POWER-OVER-ETHERNET
J-BOX
INDICATES POWER TO RADIO
INDICATES POWER TO J-BOX
NETWORK
OR
COMPUTER
USE STRAIGHT-THRU CABLE
USE CROSS-OVER CABLE IF TO COMPUTER
IF TO HUB, SWITCH, OR ROUTER
CAT-5
Figure 6: Wiring Diagram
Both green LEDs on the J-box should be lit, indicating power is present at the J-box as well as the radio.
You are now ready to configure the radio via the Ethernet port.
Radio Management Concepts
Proper connections to the radios and careful IP/routing & planning will enable the network administrator to access
and manage the radios via TCP/IP remotely over the network. Radio management over TCP/IP can be performed
from computers connected to the Ethernet side of each radio. Computers connected to the AP can manage the SU
over the wireless connection. Computers connected to the SU can manage the AP, provided that switch 7 (TCP/IP
for SU) is enabled on the AP. Switches will be covered later in this text.
Opmode
To fully understand radio management of the M915S system, it is important to be familiar with the concept of
operation mode or “Opmode.”
APs and SUs can be in one of two Opmodes (“ON” or “OFF”). When in Opmode “OFF,” the AP is not
transmitting and it is not attempting to associate with SUs. Alternatively, when in Opmode “ON,” the radio is
transmitting and is attempting to associate.