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Scan and Detect
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EG2s in the Network
In System->Devices, check “Device Discovery Tool” checkbox
Click the
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EG2 Devices tab
Click “Scan Devices” button. All
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EG2s in the network will appear in the data table.
To configure
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EG2, click the ID/Mac address of the unit:
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EG2 Configuration Screen
Assigning IP Address
By default,
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EG2 uses DHCP addresses. To configure Static IP, use the Type dropdown button and Select STATIC type and fill in the corresponding IP addresses:
Assigning
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Velocity SMB Server Address
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EG2 can connect to a primary and a secondary
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Velocity SMB server.
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Velocity SMB server addresses can either be IP addresses or DNS names. To configure
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Velocity SMB address(s) fill out the two Server IP fields.
Enabling TLS connection to
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Velocity SMB Server
To enable a secured TLS connection to the
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Velocity SMB server, check the TLS enabled checkbox on the configuration page:
Setting Up Master Bridge (release 1.1 and above)
Master Bridge(s)
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Velocity SMB Administrators can designate one or more
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EG2s in the fleet as “Master Bridge(s)”. A Master bridge facilitates global I/O access to the rest of the “Member” bridges.*note: it is highly recommended that Master Bridge(s) use static IP’s.
Member Bridge(s)“Member” bridges need to know the IP address(s) of “Master” bridges so as to forward Global I/O requests to the whole
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EG2 network. To configure Master Bridge Host IP, uncheck Master Bridge checkbox and enter IP:
NTP Configuration
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EG2 is able to use NTP to sync its system clock. To configure NTP, enter the NTP server’s address and check
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“enabled.” By default, the NTP server address is pool.ntp.org.*note: for NTP to work, please make sure a legitimate Name Server is configured on the
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EG2.
Installing TLS Certificate
After the TCP connection is established between the
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Velocity SMB server and the
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EG2, we need to install the
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Velocity SMB CA certificate and the client certificate on the
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EG2 by clicking the “Install Certificate” button. The client certificate, together with the
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Velocity SMB CA certificate
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, is used for the MQTT authentication.
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EG2 Configuration on Multimaster Spoke Database Server
If the server is configured as a multimaster spoke database server, the following additional steps are required before the Smart Bridges EG2s can be configured.
Go to System->Utilities->Server Activation.
Enter the configuration for the Enterprise License Server and click “Update” to update the license server information.
Go to System-
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>EG2 Devices.
Click the “Install Server Certificate” button to install the server certificate from the Enterprise License Server.
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EG2 Configuration on the Slave Database Server
If the server is configured as a slave database server, the following additional steps are required before the Smart Bridges EG2s can be configured.
Go to System->Utilities->Server Activation.
Enter the configuration for the Root CA Server and click “Update” to update the license server information.
Go to System-
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>EG2 Devices.
Click the “Install Server Certificate” button to install the server certificate from the Enterprise License Server.
Enrolling
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EG2 Device in
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Velocity SMB
In System->Devices, check “Device Discovery Tool” checkbox
Click
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EG2 Devices tab
To enroll a
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EG2 Device, click the Import button
On the next page, enter the device’s name and click Save.
The
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EG2 Device is now enrolled into
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Velocity SMB. Administrators can now assign the device to Controlled Areas.
Managing
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EG2 Devices
Goto System->
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EG2 Devices
Under Actions, there are a few control buttons to manage, troubleshoot, and update
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EG2 devices:
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Enroll Smart Bridge EG2 Device
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Sync Smart Bridge EG2 Database
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View Device Logs
Ping/Identify Smart Bridge EG2 Device. Status LED on the device will alternately flash red, green and blue for 30 seconds.
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Reboot Device
Download the Application or OS firmware
Managing Sync schedules
Smart Bridge EG2 device is able to synchronize its onboard database with Freedom the Velocity SMB server as frequently as every hour. This onboard database allows Smart Bridges EG2s to function independently during Freedom Velocity SMB server outage outages or network failurefailures. To assign sync schedules, simply click the corresponding checkbox under Device Sync Schedule.
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Managing Application and OS Images
Freedom Velocity SMB Server can store Smart Bridge Application EG2 Applications and OS images for updates.
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To upload the Application Image, Click the “App” tab under TRN. Click “Choose File”, select the image (*.strn) file, and click [ + ] to upload.
To delete the image file, click the [ x ] button for the image.
To upload OS Image, first, click the “OS” tab under TRN. Click “Choose File”, select the image (*.strn) file, and click [ + ] to upload.