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intelligent wireless platform
airClient™ Nexus User Guide
About This Document This User Guide is for the networking professional who configures and manages the smartBridges’
Intelligent Nexus Platform of wireless client devices (airClient™ Nexus).
It provides detailed information on using the web -based configuration GUI to configure the airClient 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 wireles s 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 airClient
Nexus. The first chapter gives information on t he configuration features and the system requi rements.
The second chapter provides detailed information on deploying the airClient Nexus in Bridge, Router or
NAT mode and modifying the various configuration settings. The process of configuring the radi o
performance parameters and Bandwidth Controller is similar for all three modes and is shown in chapter
3.
The Site Survey Tool is explained in Chapter 4 and the Antenna Alignment procedure in Chapter 5.
Chapter 6 shows how to display the Wireless and Ethernet Traffic Statistics. In Chapter 7 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 8. 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/