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Placement Guidelines

Placement Guidelines

You or your service provider or installer can determine the best placement for the Metro Broadband Gateway

by using the following guidelines.

Establishing a Good General Location

Your Metro Broadband Gateway should be placed:

•

On a shelf or other elevated location away from any physical obstructions.

•

Away from other sources of electromagnetic interference (for example, microwave ovens, and cordless

phones).

•

Away from large metal surfaces, pictures or mirrors.

•

Away from large furniture or other physical obstructions.

Using the Air Quality Indicator to Fine-Tune the Placement

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The Air Quality Indicator represents the wireless condition of the WAN link.

Wireless environments are sensitive to the physical arrangement of both electronic devices and furniture in

a room. You or your installer can observe the Air Quality Indicator LED to determine the best location. The

Air Quality indicator LED is described in

Table 2— “MM2211 LED Indicators and Descriptions” on page

11

.

Your service provider or installer can guide you through a self-help troubleshooting session if data

transmission quality deteriorates after an installation. Or, you may be able to determine a solution to the

problem on your own.

If “bad” (red) or “possibly acceptable” (yellow) air quality is indicated, you can adjust the location of the

Metro Broadband Gateway until a steady green LED indicates “good” air quality.

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Connecting to the Metro Broadband Gateway

Connecting to the Metro Broadband Gateway

Before using the Metro Broadband Gateway, you have to configure it to work within your home network.

Your service provider or installer will likely perform all installation tasks for you, or you may read the

following section to understand how to configure it manually.

The default IP address of the Metro Broadband Gateway is located on a label on the bottom of your device.

In order to connect to the Metro Broadband Gateway, your PC should be set to obtain an IP address

automatically.

Windows

Do as follows:

1.

For Windows 2000: Select

Start->Settings->Network

and choose

Dialup Connections

For Windows XP: Select

Start->Settings->Control Panel-> Network Connections

2.

Double-click the icon for the Local Area Connection designated for your home network. This is not the same

icon as your home wireless network.

3.

In the

Local Area Connection Properties

window, select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

and click

Properties

.

The window of appears.

Figure 11—

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties for Microsoft Windows computers

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Connecting to the Metro Broadband Gateway

4.

Select

Obtain an IP address automatically

, and click OK to exit the

TCP/IP Properties

window.

5.

Click

OK

to exit the Local Area Connection Properties window.

Macintosh

1.

Open System Preferences

2.

Click

Network

under “Internet & Network” of the System Preferences.

Figure 12—

Network option under Macintosh System Preferences

3.

Under Network, select to

Show: Built-in Ethernet

, and then select

Configure IPv4: Using DHCP

.

4.

Click

Apply Now

.

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Connecting to the Metro Broadband Gateway

Figure 13—

Configuring Macintosh network settings

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Connect and Configure the Metro Broadband Gateway

Connect and Configure the Metro Broadband Gateway

The following steps will guide you to set up and gain administrative access to your Ruckus Metro Broadband

Gateway.

1.

Remove the Ruckus Metro Broadband Gateway from the packaging and place it next to your computer.

2.

Connect the AC power supply to the Metro Broadband Gateway and plug the other end into a power outlet

or to a surge protector that is plugged into a power outlet.

3.

Connect the CAT5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer, and to the Ethernet port on the

Ruckus Metro Broadband Gateway.

4.

On your PC, open a browser window. Type the IP address as noted on the bottom of the device.

5.

When the login screen appears, type the username and the password as noted on the bottom of the device.

6.

Click the

Login

button.

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If your Metro Broadband Gateway is not properly configured, you will see the captive portal page.

Upon initial login, you will see the initial configuration options page.

Figure 14—

Ruckus Wireless Web Interface Wizard options screen

7.

On the initial configuration welcoming page, there are two options:

•

YES I want to use the wizard. To continue with the wizard, go to

Step 8

.

•

NO I want to configure it manually. To configure manually, refer to

Chapter 3:, “Status and

Configuration

.

8.

Click

YES I want to use the wizard

.

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