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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page i © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Fcc notice this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules . These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page ii © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. This device complies with part 15 of fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, includ...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page iii © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Disclaimer the instructions in this document have been carefully checked for accuracy and are presumed to be reliable. Radiolan marketing group and its writers assume no responsibility for inaccuracies and reserve th...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page iv © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Table of contents table of contents introduction............................................................................................................................................................................
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page v © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. A brief word about safety.......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 what you will need....
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 1 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Bridgelink-pro™ bpu introduction the purpose of this guide is to help successfully complete the installation and setup of a bridgelink-pro wireless ethernet bridge. The bridgelink-pro ® (bl-pro) is a module which conne...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 2 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. A typical bridgelink -pro™ application the figure to the right shows a typical bridgelink-pro application in which two buildings are connected. These buildings may be located up to 32 miles apart from each other, and m...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 3 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Quick setup guide 1 1. For a fast, successful installation, make sure you have: a non-switched electrical outlet to power. Access to the ethernet backbone - devices local to the electrical outlet. Installation location...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 4 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. 6. Mount the bl-pro bpu close to the antenna assembly so that the rf cable can freely attach the two. Fasten the bpu using the provided mounting hardware. 7. Attach the antenna assembly to the bpu using the provided rf...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 5 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Installation guide unpacking the bridgelink-pro units the bridgelink units come ready to use. To complete the installation, you will need two cat-5 jumper cables to connect your network equipment to the poe injectors o...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 6 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Radio port radio port the radio port allows the cpu module to connect to the transceiver module itself. This connection allows for modularity, assuring a smooth upgrade path for future radio or processor enhancements. ...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 7 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. 10baset leds 10baset leds on the upper left and right corners of the rj-45 jack, inside the bpu, are green leds, which indicate transmit and receive status from the network. When the car (for carrier) led illuminates, ...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 8 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Ac power adapter ac power adapter the supplied power adapter provides an easy connection to standard ac electrical outlets. The adapter plugs into the poe adapter’s power jack. Rmg recommends using a non-switched elect...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 9 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Planning the installation proper selection of the installation points is critical for the success of the installation. In this topic we will look at the factors that go into a proper site selection. Determining the dis...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 10 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Locating the poe adapter locating the poe adapter choose a location for the poe adapter where there is access to local network cabling and electricity. The poe adapter may be attached directly to a wall, and connects ...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 11 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. To run the ipassign utility on a pc with a 10baset network interface card, connect a 10baset cable between the bpu and the pc’s network interface card. Connect the power adapter to the power jack on the poe adapter, a...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 12 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Yes this launches your web browser and connects you to the bl home page, allowing you to assign a permanent ip address and to further configure the bpu. You must also disable dhcp to set a permanent ip address and sav...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 13 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Wall mount arm what you will need what you will need (2) rj-45 ethernet jumper cables a mounting structure for each side. Mounting structures mounting structures the bridgelink-pro’s bpu and its associated antenna may...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 14 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Greater distances increase probability for line-of-sight blockages: as the distance between buildings increases, there is a greater likelihood of objects blocking the line-of-sight between bl sites. When planning appl...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 15 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Installing the bpu tools you will need tools you will need crescent wrench, screwdriver, screws, pencil, and measuring tape. For a wall mount: drill with drill bits, screwdriver, screws, pencil, and measuring tape. To...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 16 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Installing the poe adapters important overview: you should connect up the poe adapter in the following sequence in order to avoid any damage to your ethernet equipment. 1. Attach the rj-45 connector from the bpu 2. At...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 17 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Power connection sequence apply power to the bpu apply power to the bpu connect the power adapter to the poe adapter and the electrical wall outlet. If the bpu is properly powered, the external led will illuminate gre...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 18 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Install the second physical bl-pro unit after verifying that the first unit is powered, you should begin the installation of the second unit using the exact same steps listed above. Once complete, you should do a fine...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 19 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Test the link select the desired frame size that you want to use for testing purposes. Similar to a ping, adjusting the frame size can vary test results. Enter your selection in the frame size field. The estimated dis...
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Bridgelink-pro™ installation guide page 20 © 2003 - radiolan marketing group, inc. Test the network the final step is to ping a known address on one side of the bridge from a station on the other side using the windows “ping” utility. If the ping is done successfully, you have properly installed the...
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