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Installing the Wireless Bridge
Preparing for Installation
Figure 18. Reboot after completing the Manual Provisioning Wizard
To manually provision additional Non-Root Bridges, you can either:
■ Repeat the Manual Provisioning Wizard for each Non-Root Bridge, or
■ Save Root Bridge provisioning information to a local file, then import the config-
uration file to one or more Non-Root Bridges (see “Manual Provisioning using a
Local File”).
Manual Provisioning using a Local File
To provision a Non-Root Bridge using a local file
1. In the Root Bridge’s Web interface, go to Configuration > Wireless.
2. Locate the Export Configuration section, and click the Save Configuration to
local file link.
3. Save the file to a convenient location on your Admin computer.
4. Disconnect the Admin computer from the Root Bridge, and connect it to the new
bridge that you will configure as a Non-Root Bridge.
5. Log into the Web interface (Root: 192.168.2.1; Non-Root: 192.168.2.254).
6. The Manual Provisioning Wizard launches.
7. For Wireless Bridge Mode, select Non-Root Bridge, and click Next.
8. Locate the Import Configuration field, and click Browse (or type in the path and
filename in the field).
9. Select the file that you saved to your local computer in Step 2, and click Next.
10.The overview page entitled “Your Setup” displays the configuration information
that was imported from the Root Bridge.
11.Click Reboot to restart the new Non-Root Bridge and save configuration changes.
12.Once the reboot is complete, the new Non-Root Bridge is provisioned with
parameters matching those of the Root Bridge.
13.Repeat this process for additional Non-Root Bridges, if needed.
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