B+B SmartWorx ABDN-ER-DP551, ABDN-ER-DP551U Quick Start Manual

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LED COLOR AIRBORNE DEVICE STATE

POWER

Off

Adapter is not powered.

Red

Adapter failed Power On Self Test (“POST”).

Amber

Adapter passed POST but is not congured for wireless network

communication.

Green

Adapter passed POST and is congured for wireless communication.

LINK

Off

Adapter is not powered.

Red / Off

(Periodic Blinking) Adapter is searching for a valid network (Access
Point) that matches device’s conguration.

Green

Adapter has successfully associated with an Access Point.

COMM

Off

If Power LED is also Off, then Adapter is not powered.
If Power LED is On, then either:

• A physical connection detected on Serial/Ethernet cable.

• No TCP session from wireless interface has been established.

Red

No physical Ethernet connection has been detected.

Red / Off

(Blinking – OFF/Red) A physical Ethernet connection has been
detected and there is trafc across the interface. No TCP connection
to the adapter has been established on the wireless interface.

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Before you begin, be
sure you have the following:

ABDN-ER-DP551 &

ABDN-ER-DP551U

Wireless Ethernet Adapter

+ ABDN-ER-DP551 or ABDN-ER-DP551U
+ (ABDN-ER-DP551) 5 VDC power supply,
with 2.1 mm barrel jack
OR
(ABDN-ER-DP551U) Dual (Y) USB power cable,

with 2.1 mm barrel jack
+ 50 Ohm, omni-directional antenna
+ CD with Airborne Management Center Software

If your device is connected and congured correctly, you

will see the following LED Status:

POWER: Green
LINK: Green
COMM: Red / Flashing Red

(Continued)

Check Your Setup

7

802.11 Wireless Bridge,
Router & Serial Server

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Troubleshooting

8

Product Overview

Attach the Antenna

1

Connect the Antenna to the antenna connector located on
the side of the device.

Connect Ethernet

2

Connect the Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on a host
computer or network router/switch.

Connect Power Supply

3

(ABDN-ER-DP551) Connect the power supply to an AC

power outlet. Plug the barrel connector from the AC power
supply into the ABDN-ER-DP551’s power port.

(ABDN-ER-DP551U) Plug the Dual (Y) USB cable’s two USB
connectors into two USB ports. Plug the Dual ( Y) USB cable’s
barrel connector into the ABDN-ER-DP551U’s power port.

Connect To The Device

4

Run the Airborne Management Center (AMC) application.
If you don’t currently have AMC installed, you can install
it from the included CD or download and install it from
the B+B SmartWorx website. Just search for the model
number and follow the links to download soft ware from the
Downloads section of the product page.

Note: You may be require d to wait up to 180 sec onds befor e
the device is discovered and displayed.

When AMC star ts, it will request a login:

Select Group Name: “manuf” and enter Group Password:
“dpac”

AMC will load and discover the attached device:

Manage The Device

5

AMC will ask if you want to manage the new device,
select ‘Yes’:

Select ‘Yes’ to indicate device is using Factory Default
settings:

AMC will display the found Airborne device(s):

Right click the device’s name. Under “Connectivity Tools”
choose “launch Web browser for OEM-Cfg1.” This will
open the device’s browser-based management window.

Login to web interface:

Username “dpac”
Password: “dpac”

Continue conguration via the Web interface. Start with
the Conguration -> Express Setup page.

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Congure Your Device

6

Note: Use the H elp features o f the inter face to help yo u

congur e the device. W hen you are do ne congu ring the

device, pre ss ‘Commi t’ to save the ch anges, the n ‘Restar t’ to
restar t the device. You can o ptionall y press ‘Rel oad’ if you have

furthe r congur ation cha nges to make.

Tip: To easily conver t a Direct Et hernet devi ce to a bridg e, use
the Bridg e Templates in AMC. Fo r addition al informat ion, searc h
the B&B Kn owledge bas e for “bri dge template s”.

LAN

Cable

Power

Port

Antenna

LEDs