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ComfastQuickStartGuide–COMFASTCFE312A 
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheComfastHighSpeedLongRangeAntennas.Usingtheseantennaswillallow
transmissionofyourIPcamerasorPCtooperateupto1KMat300Mbps.Thisquickstartguidefocusesonusing
theseAntennaswithIPSecurityCamerasandconfiguringtocreateaWireless
NetworkBridge.Wewillnotbe
coveringalloptionsinthemenusinreferencetoRo uters, AccessPointsandRepeatersasthesearenotnecessaryfor
ourintendeduse.
Let’sfirstunderstandthebasicprincipals.Accesspoints,Bridges,RepeaterandRoutersaretechnologiesthatallow
awirelesssignaltobe
sentoveralongdistanceandcanbeconfiguredforspecificWirelessNetworkrequirements.
Let’slookatsomeexamples:
 RouterUsethisforconnectiondirectlytoamodemforinternetconnection
 AP(AccessPoint)GivesWirelessConnectiontoaWiredNetwork
 RepeaterThisisused
toextendtherangeofawirelessnetwork,itconnectstootherwirelessdevicesand
re‐transmitsthesignaltoaNetworkAccessPoint.
 BridgeCreatesalongrangenetworkwirelessly.Thisremovestheneedforrunningwiresbetween
locations.Imaginehavingtorunalongnetworkcable
toanotherbuilding,shedoryourneighbourshouse‐‐
theseantennasremovethiscableandmakesaseamlessnetworkconnection.Bridgeisthemodeweusefor
IPCameraswhenyouwanttopositionacameraupto1KMfromtherecorder.
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IMPORTANT:DONOTmountyourantennauntilyouhaveconfigured
them–theyneedtobeabletocommunicate
witheachotherformingabridgeconnectionbeforeyoutaketothetoolsandmountingthem.
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HEPROCESSISNOTTO OHARD,REQUIRESAMEDIUMLEV ELOFUNDERSTANDINGOFNETWORKING,SH OULDTAKEABOUT
30
–45MIN UTESTOCOMPLETE 