User's Manual

802.11a Bridge BR5811b MTI Proprietary Page 10
Chapter 1 Introduction
MTI 802.11a wireless outdoor
turbo bridge, BR5811b is a
wireless building-to-building
bridge solution, BR5811b provide
the data rate up to 108 Mbps that
is best suited for enterprises,
campus or off-site locations that
require LAN or Internet access
without the availability of wired
networks to extend the network
coverage. BR5811b provides the
point to point and point to
multi-point connection.
The wireless building-to-building
bridging solution contains a state
of the art wireless Bridge, high
gain performance 17dBi flat panel
antenna and Power over Ethernet.
For further protection, the bridge
and Power over Ethernet adapter
have build in lightning protector.
Rates of 6 to 54 Mbps are
supported in standard IEEE 802.11a modes, and up to 108 Mbps in Atheros Turbo Mode. All
802.11a transmission rates are supported across the 5.15 to 5.85 GHz spectrum.
1-1 System Requirements
The Bridge contains a small boot executive that allows the main operating system software to
be downloaded using the Ethernet port over an FTP connection. The Operating system
software can also reside in the Flash memory of the Bridge, which allows booting without the
need to download the operating system from the host PC over an FTP connection. A
configuration file is created in Flash memory to store user-configurable parameters. A
terminal or PC with an Ethernet connection is required to perform the initial Bridge
configuration. An FTP server is required for firmware update to the Bridge.
1-2 Product Configurations
The base hardware is an outdoor mountable metal enclosure. The BR5811b can be
managed via the network station remotely. The following are available product configurations:
n Fast Ethernet managed 802.11a wireless outdoor turbo bridge
n Outdoor Mounting Kit
n One POE Power Injector