EnGenius Technologies IEEE 802.11b Outdoor Wireless Client Bridge user manual

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.

		■ Contents
CHAPTER 1.		INTRODUCTION	1
1.1	INTRODUCING THE WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE		1
1.2	PRODUCT FEATURES		1
1.3	PACKAGE CONTENTS		1
1.4	SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS		2
1.5	INLINE POWER INJECTOR (POE)		2
CHAPTER 2.		INSTALLATION AND BASIC CONFIGURATION	3
2.1	BEFORE YOU START		3

2.2LOCATE THE WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE AND INLINE POWER INJECTOR PORTS 4

2.3	PREPARING INSTALLATION		7
2.4	BASIC CONFIGURATION		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	WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE-TO-CENTRAL WIRELESS BRIDGE		23
3.2	WIRELESS CLIENT ROUTER-TO-CENTRAL WIRELESS BRIDGE		24
3.3	WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE-TO-CENTRAL WIRELESS ROUTER		25
3.4	WIRELESS CLIENT ROUTER-TO-CENTRAL WIRELESS ROUTER		26
CHAPTER 4.		NETWORK PARAMETERS	28
4.1	IP CONFIGURATION		28
4.2	CONFIGURE SNMP		28
4.2.1		Configure Community Pool	28
4.2.2 Configure Trap Host Pool			30
4.3	CONFIGURE WIRELESS RELATED PARAMETERS		32
4.4	UTILITY		35
4.4.1		Software Upgrade	35
4.4.2		Administration	36
CHAPTER 5.		MONITOR INFORMATION	37
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