Fortress Bridge: Index
124
operator account
see Bridge GUI, operator account
outdoor installation 11–19
mast mounting 18
preconfiguration 12–16
requirements ii, 8–11, 18
siting 9
weatherizing 16–17
P
passwords 36–37
changing
at installation 14
in Bridge CLI 90–91
in Bridge GUI 37
default
CLI password 82, 91
GUI admin password 14, 21, 91
GUI operator password 14, 21, 91
security requirements 14, 64
pingin Bridge CLI 104
in Bridge GUI 75
PoE 4, 6, 9
connecting 12, 19, 20
ports
antenna 6, 114
connections
indoor installations 19���20
outdoor installations 12, 18–19
internal LAN switch 6
in Bridge CLI 99
in Bridge GUI 36
locations 8
serial port
adapter 81, 106, 111, 115–116
settings 81
WAN port 7
connecting 12, 20
connecting when weatherized 19
encryption 23
PoE 4, 6, 12, 19, 20
see also network interfaces
power adapter 7, 9
connecting 20
power over Ethernet
see PoE
preconfiguration 12–16
R
radio settings 25–34
beacon interval 28
bridge mode 25–26
channel settings 26
configuring in Bridge CLI 86–88
configuring in Bridge GUI 29
configuring with SAC 106–111
configuring
in Bridge CLI 85–88
in Bridge GUI 24, 29
distance setting 27
Linux wireless extension tools 104–105
multicasting 28–29
preamble 27
radio band 25
radio mode 25
radio state 25
received signal strength indicator 29
transmit power settings 26
virtual radio interface settings 29–34
configuring in Bridge CLI 88–90
configuring in Bridge GUI 34
radios 7, 114
monitoring AP associations
in Bridge CLI 103
in Bridge GUI 72
monitoring interfaces 69
monitoring signal strength 70
received signal strength indicator 29
RF precautions 10
see also antennas
rebooting
from front panel 51
in Bridge CLI 101
in Bridge GUI 67
re-keying interval 40
configuring
in Bridge CLI 92
in Bridge GUI 40
with SAC 106–111
default 40, 92
restoring default settings 48
from front panel 51
in Bridge CLI 95
restoring from a backup file 64
RJ-45 weatherized boot
assembling 16–17
plugging in 19
RTS threshold 31