3: Getting Started

This chapter describes the procedure for getting your WiBox 2100E device server up and running.

Installing the WiBox 2100E

Note: For diagrams of the mounting brackets, see A: Mounting Brackets.

Complete the following steps to connect and initially configure the WiBox 2100E. Initial configuration is done using the Setup Mode’s Change Setup menu.

Figure 3-1. WiBox 2100E Connected for Configuration

1.Connect one end of the supplied DB9F – DB9F null modem serial cable to the WiBox 2100E’s serial port 1.

2.Connect the other end of the DB9 serial cable to a terminal or a PC’s serial COM port.

3.On the PC, open a terminal emulation application (e.g. HyperTerminal). The default serial settings are 9600 baud, 8 bits, not parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control (9600, 8, N, 1).

4.Enter Setup Mode by simultaneously connecting the power supply and holding down the x key. Upon connection, the following information displays:

MAC address 00204A8178A4

Software version V6.7.0.0 (100118)

Press Enter for Setup Mode

5.Press Enter within 5 seconds to display the Change Setup menu. Current settings display in parentheses.

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