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Chapter 3 Further Configuration
In this chapter, we give more detailed descriptions of the network
configuration and utilities usage.
The RB can be setup as the Root Access Point (Root AP) or Remote
Extension Bridge (Remote RB).
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Root Access Point (Root AP): it can performed in four operation
modes:
1. Wireless Access bridge
2. Wireless Access router with PPPoE Ethernet connection
3. Wireless Access router with dynamic IP address Ethernet
4. Wireless Access router with static IP address Ethernet
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Remote Extension Bridge (Remote RB),
To create an Outdoor Point-to-Multipoint network
(
as shown in
Figure 3-1
)
,
select a centrally located station that is able to send and receive from every
other station in the network. This station is your “Root AP”. Each of the other
stations is setup as “Remote RB”.
Figure 3-1
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3-1 Configure Requirements
The RB is shipped with configuration that can be utilized right out of the box.
Default configuration is as a bridge between an Ethernet and wireless
network. Users simply need to attach the RB to your wired LAN. Default
wireless SSID is
rb8100
, respectively. If users would like to configure the RB,
please refer to the following procedures.
1. Start your Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser program from a
LAN-attached computer. To access the web interface of the RB,
you
have to disable
Access
the Internet using a proxy
server
function
in
View / Internet Options / Connection
as shown in
Figure 3-2
or add
the IP address of the RB (default IP address is
192.168.2.1
)
to
Bypass
proxy server for local addresses
as shown in
Figure 3-3.
2. Type the IP address and HTTP port of the RB (default IP address is
192.168.2.1
) in the address field (
http://192.168.2.1:2000/
) and press
Enter
. Make sure that the IP addresses of RB and your computer are in
the same subnet.
3. After the connection is established, you will see the User Identification
Window as shown in
Figure3- 4
Enter the proper
User Name
and
Password
to see the web user interface of the RB. The default user
name and password is
root
and
root
, respectively.
