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Typical Uses for EZ-Bridge™
1. Connect your home to your office network. Transfer
files, operate remote applications, use printing and online
fax resources, synchronize files, backup files: Work
efficiently from home.
2. If your business is located in multiple buildings,
connect all your buildings together in order to share
internet access, do remote printing of forms, access your
MRP system from the remote building, provide email and other
network services to your remote building.
3. Extend your home network and internet access to a
shop, barn, studio located on your property. Share the
network resources.
4. Link a video surveillance camera or group of cameras
back to a central monitoring station.
5. Connect to a remote sensor station for remote data
acquisition and control. We have setup low data rate links
up to 10 miles using the EZ-Bridge.
6. Broadcast a video conference, seminar or presentation
to an overflow capacity facility.
7. Share your internet access with a friend or family
member up to 4 miles away.
8. View the content of your video server from a remote
9. Link Xbox or Playstation consoles for playing multi
player games with a friend across town.
Helpful Tools:
Wikipedia -
Wireless Bridge
Useful RF Calculations -
click here
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FAQ:
Q: Will the EZ-Bridge work with my Linksys, Dlink, etc router?
A: The EZ-Bridge works with all home and business routers and switches.
Q: Whats the basic difference between the 2.4GHz and 5GHz model?
A: The 2.4GHz is more forgiving of line of site issues and is not affected by
rain or snow. The 5GHz has higher speed and isn't affected by interference from
2.4GHz wireless access points. It requires very good line of site and long
distance links can be degraded by rain and snow.
Q: What if I don't have good line of sight between my locations?
A: At under 1/4 mile the EZ-Bridge is powerful enough that good line of sight
isn't very important. Over 1 mile, it is important to have good line of sight
between the two units. Shooting through a couple of trees won't have much affect
on performance.
Q: Can the EZ-Bridge be mounted indoors?
A: At short distances, the EZ-Bridge can be installed in an attic or room. The
signal easily penetrates normal wood framed structures or windows. Metal walled
or concrete structures create a signal barrier and will require outside or
window mounting.
Q: Do I need to be an engineer or technical person to install and operate
the EZ-Bridge?
A: The EZ-Bridge is plug and play with no setup required. If you can install a
wireless router or computer peripheral you should have no problem with the
EZ-Bridge.
Q: What do I need to supply to install the system?
A: You will need CAT5 or CAT6 cable to go between the Power Supply/POE Inserter
and the EZ-Bridge. We recommend shielded outdoor rated cable for any long runs
outdoors. Cable length can be up to 300 feet. You will also need a 1-2" diameter
pole or a wall to mount the units. If wall mounting you'll need to supply 4
screws.
Q: I can't open the unit's web page with my browser. What's up?
A: To open the EZ-Bridge web page with your browser you need to type in the IP
address of the EZ-Bridge into the address bar of the browser. Your computer must
be on the same subnet as the EZ-Bridge. If the EZ-Bridge IP address is
192.168.1.139, your computers IP address must be on same 192.168.1.xxx subnet.
You can see your computers IP address by typing IPCONFIG into a command prompt
window. You can reset your computer's IP address or you can change the EZ-Bridge
IP address using our DISCOVERY tool. Note: No duplicate IP addresses can exist
on a network.
Q: Can the EZ-Bridge be used as an Access Point so that I can access the
wireless signal with my laptop or PDA?
A: The EZ-Bridge can be reconfigured as an access point or client. It's possible
to configure as an access point with WDS so that you can have both a point to
point bridge link and an access point at the same time.
Q: I've reconfigured the EZ-Bridge as a client. I can connect to an access
point but when I power cycle it won't reconnect automatically. Any suggestions?
A: You need to set BSSID on the client to all zeroes. If you want the client to
only connect to a particular AP, then enter the AP's MAC address into the client
BSSID field.
Q: How do I reset to factory defaults if I can't open the unit's web page?
A: Power up the EZ-Bridge unit. Wait 2 minutes. Press and hold the black reset
button (visible inside the bottom of the unit) for 15 seconds. Wait 2 minutes
for reboot. Unit will now be reset to factory defaults.
Q: Can I have a router on both sides of the link?
A: Yes, On the internet side of the link, the EZ-Bridge would be connected to
one of the LAN ports on the main router. On the remote side of the link the
EZ-Bridge would connect to the WAN or INTERNET port on the router. The remote
side router needs to be configured to get it's addressing information from the
main router.
Q: Can I add a 3rd or 4th unit to the bridge to connect 3 or 4 buildings
together?
A: The EZ-Bridge is compatible with our EZ-GO2 2.4GHz and EZGO5 5GHz units which
can be purchased separately. To add an additional unit to the bridge, the 3rd or
4th unit must be able to "see" one of the original EZ-Bridge units. Change the
mode of the EZ-Bridge to WDS. Set the mode of the 3rd and 4th unit to WDS. Enter
the MAC address of the original EZ-Bridge into the 3rd and/or 4th unit WDS table
and enter the MAC address of the 3rd and/or 4th unit into the original EZ-Bridge
WDS table. When entering MAC addresses always enter without the ":" (colon)
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