SmartBridges sB3410 Network Card User Manual


 
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intelligent wireless platform
airClient™ Nexus User Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ..........................................................................................................4
Overview of User Guide......................................................................................................4
Related Publications...........................................................................................................4
Technical Support Center ..................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................6
1.1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................6
1.2. CHECKLISTS ...................................................................................................................7
2. AIRCLIENT CONFIGURATION..........................................................................................11
2.1. USER LOGIN AND LICENSE AGREEMENT.........................................................................11
2.2. WEB GUI ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD CHANGE............................................................13
2.3. USING THE CONFIGURATION PAGES ..............................................................................14
2.4. DEVICE MODE CONFIGURATION.....................................................................................18
2.5. AIRCLIENT BRIDGE TO AIRCLIENT ROUTER/NAT ............................................................19
2.6. AIRCLIENT ROUTER/NAT TO AIRCLIENT BRIDGE ............................................................20
2.7. AIRCLIENT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION..............................................................................21
2.7.1. Ethernet Configuration .....................................................................................21
2.7.2. Wireless Configuration .....................................................................................21
2.7.3. Bridge Configuration.........................................................................................23
2.7.4. Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ....................................................24
2.7.5. STP Settings Configuration..............................................................................25
2.8. AIRCLIENT ROUTER/NAT CONFIGURATION.....................................................................27
2.8.1. Ethernet Configuration .....................................................................................27
2.8.2. Wireless Configuration .....................................................................................28
2.8.3. DHCP Configurations........................................................................................31
2.8.4. DHCP Relay Configurations .............................................................................32
2.8.5. Routing Table ....................................................................................................33
2.9. WIRELESS SETTINGS MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................35
2.9.1. Wireless Settings ..............................................................................................35
2.9.2. Data Encryption.................................................................................................36
3. PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS AND BANDWIDTH CONTROLLER............................39
3.1. LINK PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS AND FEATURES........................................................39
3.2. BANDWIDTH CONTROLLER.............................................................................................41
4. SITE SURVEY TOOL .........................................................................................................42
5. ANTENNA ALIGNMENT ....................................................................................................43
6. TRAFFIC STATISTICS.......................................................................................................45
7. TOOLS................................................................................................................................48
7.1. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION..............................................................................................48
7.1.1. SNMP Security...................................................................................................49
7.1.2. Reset Options ....................................................................................................50
7.1.3. NTP Time Server Setup.....................................................................................51