User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 About This Getting Started Guide
- 2 Unpacking the ZoneFlex Wireless Bridge
- 3 Before You Begin
- 4 Pre-Installation Configuration
- Summary of Pre-Installation Tasks
- What You Will Need
- Access the Web Interface
- Step 1: Connect the Power and Ethernet Cables
- Step 2: Prepare the Administrative Computer
- Step 3: Connect the Wireless Bridge to the Admin Computer
- Step 4: Log In to the Web Interface
- Step 5: Change the Country Code
- Step 6: Change Optional Configuration Settings
- Step 7: Change Non-Root Bridge Configuration Settings
- Step 8: Test the Link Between the Bridges
- Step 9: Disconnect the Wireless Bridge from the Administrative Computer
- Step 10: Restore the Administrative Computer’s Network Settings
- 5 Provisioning and Associating the Wireless Bridge Pair (Optional)
- 6 Physical Installation
- Prepare the Required Hardware and Tools
- Determine the Optimal Mounting Location and Orientation
- Become Familiar with the Installation Components
- Decide How You Will Supply Power to the Wireless Bridge
- Deploying the Wireless Bridge
- Attaching the Mounting Brackets
- Mounting the Wireless Bridge
- Mounting and Connecting the External Antenna (Optional)
- 7 Aiming the Bridge Pair
- 8 Verifying the Connection
- 9 What to Do Next
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Pre-Installation Configuration
Access the Web Interface
You will need to re-enter the new IP address in your browser and login again to continue
editing configuration options. The non-root bridge will automatically detect the new IP
address of the root bridge and attempt to associate with it.
NOTE: This process may take several minutes. Do not unplug the ZoneFlex 7731 while
it is updating its IP address.
Change Device Name, Location, User Name and Password
In addition to the IP address, you can also change the device name, location, login name
and password on this page.
1. On the Configuration > Bridge pa
ge, replace the existing device name (default:
“RuckusWB”) with your preferred name for the device, as shown in
Figure 16.
Figure 16. Changing the device name, location, user name and password
2. Enter a Device Location to easily identify the location of the unit.
3. Enter GPS coor
dinates for location management via FlexMaster.
4. Ch
ange the User Name and Password used to access the Web interface.
5. Click Update Settings to confirm
changes.
Enable Management VLAN
If you would like to enable wireless bridge traffic to be part of an existing network
management VLAN, you can set the Wireless Bridge’s management VLAN to match your
network via the Configuration > Bridge page, as shown in
Figure 17.