AYRSTONE AyrMesh User manual

Ayrstone AyrMesh
Bridge Setup
TM
Quickstart Guide
Ayrstone.com
1Start Here
Quickstart Guide-
AyrMesh Bridge
Visit Ayrstone.com/support
for detailed instructions,
videos, slide shows, and a
troubleshooting guide.
NOTE: The AyrMesh Bridge consists of
two radios - the "Gateway" radio, which is
connected to your existing network, and the
"Remote" radio, which is connected to the
device you want connected to your network
Check the contents of the box:
• AyrMesh Bridge (2 radios)
• Power Supplies (2)
• Power Cords (2)
• Ethernet Cables (2)
• Zip Ties (2 - not shown)
MAC Address
Write down the MAC
addresses of your AyrMesh
Bridge radios - keep them in
a safe place
If you don't have one,
sign up for an account
on AyrMesh.com
Use a computer connected
to the same router as your
AyrMesh Bridge!
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POE LAN
POE LAN

2Assemble
and attach to
router
Click one end of an Ethernet cable
into the port on the power supply
marked "POE"
Use another Ethernet cable to connect the
LAN port of the power supply to one of
the LAN ports on your router.
Connect the power cable to the power supply
NOTE: Each Bridge radio must be
"initialized" by connecting it to your router
until it shows up in your AyrMesh.com account.
This usually takes
5 minutes, but may
take longer.
We strongly suggest
you do each half
individually (do one,
then the other)
Press button on
the back of the
Bridge radio and slide
door open. Press button
POE LAN
POE LAN
Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable from the "POE"
side of the power supply into the port on the Bridge radio -
slide in until it clicks in place
Slide the cover back
onto the Bridge radio
Plug in the power
supply. This is how
the whole thing
should look:
The left two lights
on the Bridge radio should be
lit up:
Make sure you have an account on AyrMesh.com
LAN
Reset
DO NOT FORCE CABLES
INTO OR OUT OF PORTS!

3
Let the Bridge
initialize itself
Each Bridge radio will check in to
AyrMesh.com to download the configuration
parameters for your account. This usually
takes a few minutes, but may take longer.
The power and Ethernet lights (left 2) will
be on (the Ethernet light may flash), and
the signal lights (right 4 lights) will start out
"running" from left to right. When the
Bridge half has checked in to AyrMesh.com,
only the rightmost signal light will be on.
4Finish the Installation
Each Bridge radio should be mounted
outside, up as high as possible, with the front
pointing at the other Bridge radio.
Maximum range for the Bridge depends on
having clear line-of-sight.
The Bridge is most easily mounted to a pole
with a zip-tie, as shown. The Ethernet Cable
is connected to the PoE port of the power
supply.
Do NOT remove the Bridge radio from the
router until after you see this light pattern.
5Signal Lights on
the Remote Half
Right Signal light - green
Third Signal light - green
Second Signal light - yellow
First Signal light - red
Ethernet activity light - green
Power light - green
Remote radio uses the signal lights to show
the signal strength from the Gateway radio.
The signal strength is exhibited as follows:
- Just the first (red) signal light - very low signal
- First and second (yellow) light - good signal
- First, second, third (green) light - very good
- All 4 signal lights - excellent signal
The signal lights on a Bridge Remote are
refreshed approximately once per second.
NOTE: To prevent water damage,
make sure Bridge radios are mounted
straight up and that the Ethernet
cable has a "drip loop" where it
enters any building.

6Using the AyrMesh
Bridge
Using the AyrMesh Bridge is extremely
simple: mount the "Gateway" radio up high
and in the clear, pointing where the "Remote"
radio will be. Plug the "Remote" end into the
device that you want on the network. Just
plug whatever device you want to have on
your network into the "LAN" port of the
Remote Bridge radio's power supply.
Power
Supply
PoE LAN
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Router
Power
Supply
PoE LAN
Power
Supply
PoE LAN
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AyrMesh™ Hub2n
Gateway Radio
Remote Radio
Using the AyrMesh Bridge to
relocate a Gateway Hub
See http://ayrstone.com/support
for additional information, hints,
and troubleshooting tips.
7Troubleshooting
- Ethernet Light does not come on, or Bridge
does not appear in router's DHCP table, or
bridge radio never checks in to AyrMesh.com
- Check all cables between router and Bridge radio
- Ethernet Light comes on, Bridge radio appears in
router's DHCP table, but Bridge radio does not
check in to AyrMesh.com
- Add Bridge radio's MAC address to your
AyrMesh.com account manually
- Signal lights do not not come on once installed
- Make sure Remote radio is pointed at Gateway
radio and is in range.