IEEE 802.11b Outdoor
Wireless Client Bridge
User Manual
November 03, 2004
Version 1.00
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and
retain it for future reference.
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Contents
CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1
1.1
I
NTRODUCING THE
W
IRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE
........................................... 1
1.2
P
RODUCT
F
EATURES
................................................................................. 1
1.3
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
................................................................................. 1
1.4
S
YSTEM
R
EQUIREMENTS
........................................................................... 2
1.5
I
NLINE
P
OWER
I
NJECTOR
(P
O
E) ................................................................ 2
CHAPTER 2.
INSTALLATION AND BASIC CONFIGURATION ......... 3
2.1
B
EFORE
Y
OU
S
TART
.................................................................................. 3
2.2
L
OCATE THE
W
IRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE AND
I
NLINE
P
OWER
I
NJECTOR
P
ORTS
4
2.3
P
REPARING
I
NSTALLATION
........................................................................ 7
2.4
B
ASIC
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................. 9
2.4.1
What you need to know..................................................................... 9
2.4.2
Basic Configuration Steps ................................................................ 9
2.4.3
Login into the Web Interface .......................................................... 10
2.4.4
Set IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Route IP ............................. 13
2.4.5
Set Wireless Encryption for Wireless Interface .............................. 14
2.4.6
Change Supervisor Account & Password ...................................... 15
2.4.7
Upgrade the Firmware ................................................................... 16
2.4.8
Back-up the Wireless client bridge’s Configuration Files ............. 20
CHAPTER 3.
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES ............................................... 22
3.1
W
IRELESS
C
LIENT
B
RIDGE
-
TO
-C
ENTRAL
W
IRELESS
B
RIDGE
.................. 23
3.2
W
IRELESS
C
LIENT
R
OUTER
-
TO
-C
ENTRAL
W
IRELESS
B
RIDGE
................. 24
3.3
W
IRELESS
C
LIENT
B
RIDGE
-
TO
-C
ENTRAL
W
IRELESS
R
OUTER
................. 25
3.4
W
IRELESS
C
LIENT
R
OUTER
-
TO
-C
ENTRAL
W
IRELESS
R
OUTER
................ 26
CHAPTER 4.
NETWORK PARAMETERS .............................................. 28
4.1
IP
C
ONFIGURATION
................................................................................. 28
4.2
C
ONFIGURE
SNMP.................................................................................. 28
4.2.1
Configure Community Pool............................................................ 28
4.2.2
Configure Trap Host Pool .............................................................. 30
4.3
C
ONFIGURE
W
IRELESS RELATED PARAMETERS
....................................... 32
4.4
U
TILITY
................................................................................................... 35
4.4.1
Software Upgrade........................................................................... 35
4.4.2
Administration ................................................................................ 36
CHAPTER 5.
MONITOR INFORMATION ............................................. 37