Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Xtreme Networked Boat Broadband Products
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Xtreme P owered Networked Boat User Manual.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Physical connection & setup Section 2: Initial Bridge/router configur ation Section 3: Scanning for networks Section 4: Installing a wireless router.
Section 1 – INITIAL EQUIPMENT SETUP Confirm you have the following equipment included with your bridge: 1: P ower over Ethernet kit consisting of the following: W all power plug Inverter P ower over.
INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS 1: Attach the bracket to the rear screws of the bridge/router below: (rear of Xtreme power bridge) 2: Attach the bracket to the vertical surface of your boat in a convenient location. This device has a NEMA enclosure so it can withstand some water exposure.
(mounting bracket from vertical surface to the bridge router) 2: Attaching the antenna cable to the bridge/router The connector on the bridge/router is an N male type. W e have included an adapter that connects to the bridge and will accept our standard SMA cable.
Attach SMA adapter from the long range antenna cable to the adapter on the bridge/router unit via the antenna connector on the rear of the unit. Hand tighten only . Attach the coaxial seal around all RF connectors and then seal with silicone or a superior grade of electrical tape.
W ARNING: make sure you are using the correct cable between the P oE adapter and your bridge hardware. USING THE CROSSOVER INSTEAD OF THE P ASSTHROUGH WILL DAMAGE YOUR BRIDGE.
SECTION 2 – INITIAL BRIDGE SOFTW ARE SETUP T O CONNECT T O BROADBANDXPRESS OR ANY PREFERRED WIRELESS INTERNET PROVIDER 1: Open up your browser . T ype the following ip address into the address bar: 192.168.2.254 2: Y ou will be prompted to enter the username and password assigned to your bridge.
STEP 1: select next Begin by clicking “Next” on the initial wizard explanation screen. STEP 2: select Wireless ISP select next.
W ARNING: If you select the “Bridge” option you will be unable to access these configuration screens again without hard-resetting the unit (v ia the button on the back). STEP 3: select next: STEP 4: select next The LAN interface screen allows you to select the configuration IP assigned to your bridge.
STEP 6: T O SELECT A NETWORK T O CONNECT WITH AS A DEF AUL T Band: select 2.4 GHz(B+G) Mode: select Client Network T ype: select infrastructure SSID: Select your desired network(we have set your network as bbx).
Select finished The Wireless Security P age allows you to enter the appropriate pre-connection encryption key for the network you wish to join. Most commercial wireless networks do not use encryption. YOUR BRIDGE IS NOW SET T O CONNECT T O THE BBX NETWORK OR ANY OTHER NETWORK OF YOUR CHOICE.
Section 3 – SCANNING FOR OTHER NETWORKS Step 1: Open up your browser . T ype 192.168.2.254 in your browser to access the web interface of the bridge Step 2: Click on the labeled Wireless on the left sidebar .
Step 6: hit select on the desired network and scroll to the bottom and hit connect: Step 7: Y ou will get notice that you have successfully connected to the network of choice.
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Section 4 - INST ALLING A WIRELESS ROUTER WITH THE NETWORKED BOA T Any standard wireless router should work with the bridge router . W e standardize using the Linksys products due to their universal availability . BroadbandXpress typically will ship a router with your bridge to provide a complete package.
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