EZWatch EZBR-0519HD User Manual

EZ-BridgeLT-HD
High Performance Point to Point Wireless Bridge System
reliability. Shielded CAT5 cables to protect against EMI.
Achieve up to 15 Mbit/sec speed; 20Mbps for
5GHz version
Link up to 3 miles with good line of sight Plug and Play Simple Installation Best security available (WPA) Field Proven Wireless Technology
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Note: We highly recommend connecting the EZ-Bridge power sup-
ply to a surge protected outlet or an Uninterruptable Power Supply sys­tem. We also recommend using only shielded and grounded CAT5 ca­ble between the antenna and the POE Inserter and between the POE Inserter and the router or PC. This will help prevent damage from light­ning and electrical surges caused by lightning.
DANGER! Avoid Powerlines!
You Can Be Killed!
When following the instructions in this guide to install the antenna take extreme care to avoid contact with overhead power lines, lights and power circuits. Contact with power lines, lights or power circuits may be fatal. We recommend to install antenna no closer than 20 feet to any power lines.
Safety: For your own protection, follow these safety rules.
Perform as many functions as possible on the ground Do not attempt to install the antenna on a rainy, windy or
snowy day or if there is ice or snow accumulation at the install site or if the site is wet.
Make sure there are no people, pets, etc. below when you are
working on a roof or ladder.
Watch out for any power lines which may be overhead, under-
ground or behind walls., keeping safely clear of them with the antenna, ladders or any tools.
See appendix for FCC RF exposure guidelines
Recommended Tools: Pliers, Screws and screwdriver if
mounting to a wall. NOTE: You should be familiar with using tools such as these before attempting installation of the antenna.
You should be comfortable with working on a ladder.
Getting Started
It is recommended that you setup the EZ-Bridge™system in a single room to get acquainted with the operation of the units before in­stalling outdoors. Connect 1 EZ-Bridge™ to your router, switch or com- puter and just power up the other EZ-Bridge™. Make sure the anten- nas are pointing away from each other for best results. After powering up each unit, you should be able to communicate with each unit by typ­ing it’s IP address into a standard browser.
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Qwik Install
STEP 1: Choose a mounting location with good line of sight to the re-
mote location. The supplied bracket can be mounted to a wall or to an
existing pole up to 2” diameter. If only short distances are needed, the
antenna can be mounted inside a building.
TECH TIP: Microwaves travel in straight lines and they lose strength quickly when going thru buildings and trees. If there are
objects in the microwave path, then useable distance will be reduced. If
the target unit is less than 1 mile away then you won’t have to worry too
much about a couple obstructions but if over 1 mile and there are some obstructions in the microwave path, then the performance will be re­duced.
STEP 2: Mount the Bracket
To mount to a wall: The supplied u-bolt is not used and the bracket is screwed directly to a wall using customer supplied screws. To mount to a pole: Use the supplied U-Bolt and wing nuts. Make sure to use a lock washer at each wing nut. Tighten wing nuts evenly by hand. Use pliers if additional tight­ness is needed.
STEP 3: Mount the antenna housing to the
bracket. Put the hex head bolt thru the housing back fin. Put the star lock washer so it is be­tween plastic housing and metal bracket. Install wing nut with lock washer. Adjust desired tilt an­gle and tighten wing nut. Use pliers if additional tightness is needed.
TECH TIP: Because of the specially de-
signed wide beamwidth antenna, pointing is not criti­cal and simply pointing in the general direction of the receiving antenna will yield great results.
STEP 4: Remove the antenna bottom cover by using a
coin or house key or screwdriver to push in one of the side snaps and then remove the cover.
STEP 5: Route the shielded CAT5 cable
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through the bottom cover and plug into the RJ45 Jack inside the unit. Keep the black gasket material in the bottom of the cover to help keep out dust and insects.
STEP 6: Route shielded CAT5 cable from the antenna into the building. Always create a strain relief near the antenna so the cable is not pulling directly on the antenna. Use the CAT5 strain relief hook feature built into the housing back fin. The Ethernet spec allows for a maxi­mum cable length of 100 meters or about 328 feet.
STEP 7: Install a CAT5 cable be­tween the POE Inserter input and your router, switch or PC. Attach the CAT5 cable from the antenna to the RJ45 output port of the POE In­serter. Plug the POE Inserter into a surge protected AC power source to power up the EZ-Bridge™
Software Settings
We strongly recommend that you create a working plug and play link before making ANY changes to the soft-
ware settings
1. There is an HTML management system built into every EZ-Bridge™ unit which is accessed thru a standard web browser. The unit can com­municate thru the CAT5 ethernet cable connection or thru the wireless connection, so you can manage remote units from a single location. NOTE: The device will usually go into a 2minute reboot cycle When clicking on APPLY CHANGES. During this time it will be unresponsive.
2. IP ADDRESS: Default IP addresses for the EZ-Bridge™ are
192.168.1.139 and 192.168.1.239. To access the EZ-Bridge™ your computer IP address must be on the same subnet ie; 192.168.1.xxx.
TECH TIP: Download the EZ Discovery Tool from http://www.e-
zy.net/support . This tool will assist you in finding the EZ-Bridge™ on the network and allow you to change the IP address or set it as a DHCP client. Just select the unit, click on IP DETAILS, make selec­tions, enter the user name and password and save changes directly to the device.
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