Fortress Technologies ecure Wireless Access Bridge User Manual
Fortress Wireless Access Bridge: Installation
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Chapter 2
Installation
2.1 Introduction
NOTE:
Only essen-
tial configuration
settings, as required for
basic installation, are
covered in this chapter.
The full complement of
Bridge configuration
options is described in
the following chapter,
Bridge Administration.
basic installation, are
covered in this chapter.
The full complement of
Bridge configuration
options is described in
the following chapter,
Bridge Administration.
The Fortress Secure Wireless Access Bridge is a full-featured
Fortress controller device, providing strong data encryption and
Multi-factor Authentication™, including native RADIUS
authentication, to users and devices on the network it secures.
Fortress controller device, providing strong data encryption and
Multi-factor Authentication™, including native RADIUS
authentication, to users and devices on the network it secures.
The Bridge additionally comprises three, independent network
components that can be employed alone or simultaneously in
any combination:
components that can be employed alone or simultaneously in
any combination:
1
Radio 1 is a tri-band 802.11a/b/g radio that can be
configured to use either the 802.11b/g band or the 802.11a
band. It can function as a wireless access point (AP),
providing secure WLAN connectivity to wireless devices
within range, or as a wireless bridge in a point-to-point or
point-to-multipoint network.
configured to use either the 802.11b/g band or the 802.11a
band. It can function as a wireless access point (AP),
providing secure WLAN connectivity to wireless devices
within range, or as a wireless bridge in a point-to-point or
point-to-multipoint network.
2
Radio 2 is fixed on the 802.11a band. As the higher
powered of the two radios, it would normally be the first
choice for the bridging function in a mixed AP/wireless
bridge deployment, but it can equally function as an
802.11a AP.
powered of the two radios, it would normally be the first
choice for the bridging function in a mixed AP/wireless
bridge deployment, but it can equally function as an
802.11a AP.
NOTE:
The internal
LAN does not sup-
port NAT (network ad-
dress translation).
dress translation).
3
The eight RJ-45 10/100 Mbps Auto-MDIX Ethernet ports
(labeled
(labeled
1-8
) are connectors for the Bridge’s internal LAN
switch.
The Bridge is also an 802.3af power-over-Ethernet (PoE)
powered device (PD), drawing power through its WAN port,
when that port is connected to 802.3af power sourcing
equipment (PSE).
powered device (PD), drawing power through its WAN port,
when that port is connected to 802.3af power sourcing
equipment (PSE).
2.1.1
System Requirements
To display properly, the Bridge GUI requires a monitor
resolution of at least 1024 × 768 pixels and the following (or
later) browser versions:
resolution of at least 1024 × 768 pixels and the following (or
later) browser versions:
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0
Mozilla Firefox™ 1.5