Quatech AirborneDirect ABDG-ET Series User Manual

Page of 77
CONTENTS 
 
 
 
100-8007-141G  
AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge User's Guide 
Page i 
Quatech, Inc. Confidential 
CHAPTER 1  INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................1
 
TTF
EATURES AND 
B
ENEFITS
TT ............................................................................................................................ 2
 
S
AMPLE 
A
PPLICATION
.................................................................................................................................. 3
 
TTU
SING 
T
HIS 
D
OCUMENT
TT............................................................................................................................... 4
 
C
ONVENTIONS
............................................................................................................................................. 5
 
TTTerminology .......................................................................................................................................... 5
 
TTNotes ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
 
TTCautions ................................................................................................................................................ 5
 
R
ELATED 
D
OCUMENTATION
.......................................................................................................................... 6
 
CHAPTER 2  HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................7
 
TT
STANDARD 
P
ACKAGE 
C
ONTENTS
.................................................................................................................. 7
 
STANDARD PACKAGE 
H
ARDWARE 
D
ESCRIPTION
............................................................................................ 9
 
Reset Switch ......................................................................................................................................... 9
 
Indicator LEDs..................................................................................................................................... 10
 
Mounting Cradle.................................................................................................................................. 12
 
H
EAVY
-D
UTY 
P
ACKAGE
............................................................................................................................. 13
 
Indicator LEDs..................................................................................................................................... 15
 
S
ELECTING A 
L
OCATION
............................................................................................................................. 16
 
C
ONNECTING THE 
B
RIDGE
.......................................................................................................................... 17
 
CHAPTER 3  INITIAL CONFIGURATION............................................................................................................19
 
W
IRELESS CONFIGURATION
........................................................................................................................ 19
 
V
ERIFYING 
Y
OUR 
C
ONNECTIONS
................................................................................................................ 21
 
WPA-LEAP
 
S
ECURITY
.............................................................................................................................. 22
 
System Requirements......................................................................................................................... 22
 
Computer Resource Requirements .................................................................................................... 22
 
System Implementation Considerations ............................................................................................. 22
 
CHAPTER 4  AIRBORNE CONTROL CENTER.................................................................................................25
 
L
AUNCHING THE 
ACC ................................................................................................................................ 25
 
N
AVIGATING AROUND THE ACC
................................................................................................................... 27
 
P
ERFORMING 
C
ONFIGURATION 
A
CTIVITIES
.................................................................................................. 27
 
S
AVING 
C
ONFIGURATION 
C
HANGES
............................................................................................................ 29
 
B
ASIC 
C
ONFIGURATION 
S
ETTINGS
.............................................................................................................. 30
 
Status Page (Basic Configuration Settings)........................................................................................ 30
 
Miscellaneous Settings Page (Basic Configuration Settings)............................................................. 31
 
A
DVANCED 
C
ONFIGURATION 
S
ETTINGS
....................................................................................................... 41
 
Services Page (Advanced Configuration Settings)............................................................................. 41
 
Security Settings Page (Advanced Configuration Setting) ................................................................. 43
 
Update Firmware Page (Advanced Configuration Settings)............................................................... 45
 
Reset Page (Advanced Configuration Settings) ................................................................................. 48
 
CHAPTER 5  TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................................................50
 
T
ROUBLESHOOTING 
S
UGGESTIONS
............................................................................................................ 50
 
LED
 
T
ROUBLESHOOTING
........................................................................................................................... 52
 
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................................53
 
APPENDIX B FCC COMPLIANCE........................................................................................................................59
 
FCC
 
STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................. 59
 
FCC
 
RF
 
EXPOSURE
 
STATEMENT........................................................................................................ 59
 
I
NFORMATION 
F
OR 
C
ANADIAN 
U
SERS 
(IC
 
N
OTICE
) ...................................................................................... 59
 
M
ANUFACTURER
D
ECLARATION OF 
C
ONFORMITY
..................................................................................... 60