Antenna Deployment Tips; Testing The Device Installation - Motorola EWR6300 User Manual

2.7.1 Antenna Deployment Tips

Locate the antenna to minimize multipath:
- Minimize interference from nearby transmitters
- Maximize chance of a direct line of sight connection to other devices.
- Mount the supplied antenna vertically
2.8

Testing the Device Installation

Verify the operation of each installed EWR6300 and PWR device using the following procedure:
1. Apply power to the EWR6300 or the PWR6300, as applicable.
(On the PWR device, the power reset button will be illuminated to red.)
2. Obtain the transceiver MAC address and the Ethernet address that was recorded earlier in
the MAC_Address_Table
12-0A-xx-yy for the transceiver and 00-05-12-30-xx-yy for Ethernet.
3. From the MeshManager software screen, display the devices using the Display MAC
Addresses selection from the Preferences menu
Note: This step assumes that the device has been automatically detected via the Auto-Add
feature, or manually added using the Add New Device menu item in MeshManager.
4. Within the MeshManager software screen, select the appropriate EWR or PWR in the EWR
device tree. Note: The same EWR template is used for both device types.
5. Within the MeshManager software screen, right-click on the device MAC address and select
the Ping option.
A successful response to the Ping command verifies that the EWR or PWR is successfully
communicating to the infrastructure devices.
section of this document. The address will be in the format 00-05-
12