RapidLink 54
Wireless Bridge
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Installation Guide
5.3 Antenna Alignment
The
Antenna Align
page is typically used for initial antenna alignment (see section 4.4 for details). However, you can
also use it as a tool to monitor the quality of the wireless link in real-time. This is especially helpful if you have made
any changes to the system. Click
Start
and the tool runs continuously until you click
Stop
. Once the antenna
alignment tool has started, you will see the
Signal Strength
and
Received Value
measurements updated in short
intervals.
5.4 Firmware Upgrade
Periodically, RapidWave, Inc. will release firmware updates that enhance various aspects of RapidLink 54. If you have
questions about upgrading your firmware, please contact RapidWave’s support team.
Caution
Upgrading the firmware of RapidLink 54 may overwrite some of your configuration parameters. It is
therefore important to save a copy of your current settings before performing firmware upgrades so you can re-enter
your current settings at the end of the upgrade process. To document your current settings, access and print each of
the following screens:
Setup
,
Advanced
and
Security
. Make certain that you do this for both the Master and Partner
Bridge.
The steps involved in performing a firmware upgrade are as follows:
Step 1:
Obtain firmware image from RapidWave and save it to a directory on your computer or network drive.
Step 2:
Start an FTP Server on your computer. Configure an entry for the user name “rapidwave”, with the password
“rapidwave”. The home directory for the “rapidwave” user should be set to the directory where the firmware
image is stored.
Step 3:
From the Master side browser interface select Upgrade.
Step 4:
Specify your FTP Server address in the space provided.
Step 5:
Click browse to open the Windows browse file dialog.
Step 6:
Click
Upgrade
to upload the image to the Master Bridge.
Step 7:
Click
OK
when you see the pop-up with a warning and
OK
/
Cancel
options.
Step 8:
When you have successfully loaded the new firmware, the system must be restarted
.
Step 9:
Repeat steps 2-7 for the Partner Bridge.
Tip
For greatest interoperability, upload the same firmware image or revision for the Master and Partner Bridge.
Make sure that the firmware revisions match on both sides.