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About This Document

This User Guide is for the networking professional who configures and manages the smartBridges’ Intelligent Nexus Platform of wireless access points (airPointNexus).

It provides detailed information on using the web-based configuration GUI to configure the airPoint™ Nexus unit. This manual will help you gain a better understanding of how the various components of Nexus work.

To configure smartBridges’ products, you need to have fundamental understanding of the concepts and technology of Local Area Networks (LAN) and wireless networking. The system installer will require expertise in the following areas:

Outdoor radio equipment installation

Network configuration

Use of web browser for system configuration, monitoring and fault finding

In this chapter, you will find an overview of the User Guide and where to obtain additional information regarding installation and set-up.

Overview of User Guide

This User Guide provides all necessary information needed to set up, configure and deploy the airPoint™ Nexus. The first chapter gives information on the configuration features and the system requirements.

The second chapter provides step by step information on logging in, changing passwords and configuring the various parameters for the airPoint.

The Security features and the procedures for displaying the Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics are explained in chapters 3 and 4 respectively.

In Chapter 5 more information on the system configuration tools, using the Profile Manager, conducting Link Test and estimating the Link Budget is given.

The steps for upgrading to the latest firmware are shown in Chapter 6. The abbreviations and acronyms used in this User Guide are explained in the Appendix.

Related Publications

These documents provide complete information about the Nexus series of radio units: airHaul™, airPoint™ and airClient™

Quick Install Guide (QIG)

Release Notes

Technical Specification

All the information can also be found on our website at http://www.smartbridges.com/

airPoint™ Nexus User Configuration Guide

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Contents Version AirPoint Nexus SB3210Table of Contents About This Document Overview of User GuideRelated Publications Technical Support Center AirPoint Nexus Configuration Features IntroductionSystem Requirements Pre-Installation Checklist for airPoint ChecklistsParameters Units Site a Site B Economical One radio model sB3210Signature of Engineer Name Date Rssi Post-Installation Checklist for airPointChecklist Parameters Units Site a Site B User Login and License Agreement AirPoint ConfigurationLicense Agreement Description of Parameters Descriptions Web GUI Administrator Password ChangeNavigation Menu Bar Using the Configuration PagesDescription of Menus Menu Item Menu Sub-items Editable Boxes for Parameter EditingInternal ACL Menu Item Menu Sub-items DescriptionNone WEP OnlyTools Help AirPoint Bridge Configuration Parameters Ethernet ConfigurationsWireless Configuration Wireless Settings Items Descriptions AirPoint Bridge Wireless SettingsRadio Protocol Items DescriptionsRadio Protocol Parameters AirPoint Bridge Performance Settings Bridge Configuration Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol STPDefault STP Values Setting Default Value Range Purpose Setting Default Value Range Purpose T e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m 11 Bridge Configuration WEP only Wireless Equivalent Privacy SecurityWDS Table T e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m Internal ACL with WEP disabled External ACL Radius & Internal ACL WPA-Radius External ACLRadius & Internal ACLWPA radius Traffic Statistics Traffic StatisticsTools System ConfigurationSnmp Security System Configuration DescriptionsSnmp Security Configuration Reset OptionsDelayed Reset NTP Time Server SetupProfile Manager NTP Time SettingsProfile Manager Menu Items Save ProfileProfile Calendar Load Operating ProfilePing Test Result Link TestThroughput Test Result Link Budget Planning10 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget AirPoint Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware UpgradeSuccessful upgrade pop-up window Appendix a Configuration of the Radius Server Produce Certificates T e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m Configure Server for TLS Install Windows XP Certificates and Setup Client for TLS Test TLS Change Windows XP for Peap Abbreviations Acronyms Appendix B Useful terms and definitionsWPA Snmp Appendix C Snmp Trap Appendix D License