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Fortress Bridge: Configuration
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NOTE:
The IP ad-
dress you assign
must be unique on the
network.
To reconfigure Bridge LAN settings:
1
Log on to the Bridge GUI
admin
account and select
LAN
SETTINGS
from the menu on the left.
2
On the
LAN SETTINGS
screen, make your changes to the
relevant field(s). These include:
CAUTION:
If the
WAN port is pro-
viding the link to an un-
encrypted interface,
such as a cable or DSL
modem or satellite up-
link, the WAN port
must reside in the net-
work’s unencrypted
zone.
™
Host name - a descriptive name for the Bridge
™
LAN IP address - the network address of the Bridge
™
LAN Subnet mask -
the correct subnet mask for the
Bridge
™
Default gateway -
the IP address of the default gateway
™
STP - enables/disables Spanning Tree Protocol
(enabled by default)
™
WAN Port
- configures the WAN port to reside in either
the encrypted zone of the Bridge-secured network or in
the unencrypted zone.
NOTE:
If you are
using Firefox’s
tabbed browsing, you
must close the active
browser instance
com-
pletely —not just Bridge
GUI’s active tab in the
browser.
Click
Apply
.
3
Click
OK
on the system prompt that instructs you to reboot.
4
Follow the instructions in Section 4.7 to reboot the Bridge.
You must use a new instance of the browser (and the new
IP address, if it has changed) when you next access the
Bridge’s management interface.
3.3 Radio Settings
NOTE:
Additional
radio interface set-
tings can be configured
through
V
IRTUAL
A
CCESS
P
OINT
S
ETTINGS
(accessi-
ble from the
I
NTERFACES
screen, Section 3.3.4)
and through the Con-
troller CLI (sections
6.4.3 and 6.7).
The Fortress Bridge is equipped with two, independent internal
radios, the basic configuration settings for which appear on the
RADIO SETTINGS
screen. The default settings are shown below.