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XPress™EthernetBridgeGettingStartedGuide
• Choosean8‐digithex(0‐9andA‐F)NetworkNamethatwillbecommonamongtheAPandits
SUsandenter.Thehyphenisrequired.
• Choosea32‐digithexencryptionkeyandenterit.Again,thehyphensarerequired.Thiskey
mustmatchbetweentheAPandtheSUsomakeanoteofitaswell.
Afteren
teringtheparameters,clickthe“Apply”buttontosavethemtotheradio.
9.Whenallofthera
diosarekeyedandoperating,connectthemtoyournetworkandEthernet
devicesasdesiredandcycletheradio’ spowertobeginnormaloperation.Now,browser
managementoftheSUscanbeperformedoverthewirelessnetwork.Note:avoidpluggingactively
linkedradiosintothesameswit
chbecausethiswillcorruptitsroutingtableandmaycause
networkproblemsjustasifyouhadpluggedaCAT5cabledirectlybetweentwoportsofaswitch.
The POE Injector
TheXPre ssEthernetBridgeusesapassivePOEinjectorthatfollowsthe802.3afstandard.
Asseenabove,theXPressEthernetBridgeconnectstothePOEinjectorusinganotherEthernetcableto
thefemaleRJ45receptor.The12Vpowersupplyincludedwiththeradioplugsintothebarreljack
receptor.
TheRJ45Malec
onnectorwillconnecttoyournetworkorEthernet‐enableddevice.
Note:Ple
asenotethatfailuretofollowinstructionscanresultindamagetothe
radioandotherequipmentconnectedtothePOEinjector.