EnGenius Technologies IEEE 802.11b Outdoor Wireless Client Bridge - 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.
Version 1.02 i
■ Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1
1.1 I NTRODUCING THE W IRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE ........................................... 1
1.2 P RODUCT F EATURES ................................................................................. 1
1.3 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ................................................................................. 1
1.4 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 2
1.5 I NLINE P OWER I NJECTOR (P O E) ................................................................ 2
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION AND BASIC CONFIGURATION ......... 3
2.1 B EFORE Y OU S TART .................................................................................. 3
2.2 L OCATE THE W IRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE AND I NLINE P OWER I NJECTOR
P ORTS 4
2.3 P REPARING I NSTALLATION ........................................................................ 7
2.4 B ASIC C ONFIGURATION ............................................................................. 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 W IRELESS C LIENT B RIDGE - TO -C ENTRAL W IRELESS B RIDGE .................. 23
3.2 W IRELESS C LIENT R OUTER - TO -C ENTRAL W IRELESS B RIDGE ................. 24
3.3 W IRELESS C LIENT B RIDGE - TO -C ENTRAL W IRELESS R OUTER ................. 25
3.4 W IRELESS C LIENT R OUTER - TO -C ENTRAL W IRELESS R OUTER ................ 26
CHAPTER 4. NETWORK PARAMETERS .............................................. 28
4.1 IP C ONFIGURATION ................................................................................. 28
4.2 C ONFIGURE SNMP.................................................................................. 28
4.2.1 Configure Community Pool............................................................ 28
4.2.2 Configure Trap Host Pool .............................................................. 30
4.3 C ONFIGURE W IRELESS RELATED PARAMETERS ....................................... 32
4.4 U TILITY ................................................................................................... 35
4.4.1 Software Upgrade........................................................................... 35
4.4.2 Administration ................................................................................ 36
CHAPTER 5. MONITOR INFORMATION ............................................. 37