Overview

Designed to connect two or more networks, typically located in different buildings, wireless bridges deliver high data rates and superior throughput for data-intensive, line-of-sight applications. The bridges connect hard-to-wire sites, noncontiguous floors, satellite offices, school or corporate campus settings, temporary networks, and warehouses. They can be configured for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint applications and allow multiple sites to share a single, high-speed connection to the Internet.

The high-speed links between the wireless bridges deliver throughput many times faster than E1/T1 lines for a fraction of the cost, thus eliminating the need for expensive leased lines or difficult-to-install fiber-optic cable. Because bridges have no recurring charges, savings on leased-line services quickly pay for the initial hardware investment. Wireless bridges connect discrete sites into a single LAN, even when they are separated by obstacles such as freeways, railroads, and bodies of water that are practically insurmountable for copper and fiber-optic cable. Combining powerful radios, industry-leading receive sensitivity, installation tools to assist in bridge placement, delay spread capabilities, and a broad array of directional and omnidirectional antennas, Cisco provides a complete solution for a wide variety of fixed wireless applications.

This module will give the students an opportunity to configure a 350 series bridge for various scenarios. Through the use of the hands-on lab activities that accompany this module, the student will develop an understanding of initial bridge setup, services configuration, and how configuration files should be managed.