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Quick Start Guide for x86 FT
4 Operation
This section discusses operation of the x86 FT software with use case examples.
4.1 Use Case 1: Wireless Repeater (Bridge)
This is the primary use case. The x86 FT acts as a repeater to an existing wireless
network. In this case, the x86 FT operates in “bridge” mode (see 4.4 for a discussion of
bridge vs. router operation). Operation is as follows:
1. Login to the laptop as “ftuser”. Default password for ftuser is “squid123!” (change
the password at your discretion).
2. Remove any PCMCIA and/or Express Cards
3. Insert the Ubiquiti SR71X Express Card
4. Insert the Ubiquiti SRC PCMCIA Card
5. Open a terminal (Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal), navigate to the
~ftuser/bin directory:
cd ~ftuser/bin
6. Ensure that the proper interface is configured in the ~ftuser/bin/kismet.conf file.
To do so, run:
sudo lshw –c network
Under the “product: AR928X Wireless Network Adapter” entry locate the “logical
name” value (which should be wlanX, where X is an integer number). Edit the
~ftuser/bin/kismet.conf file (using, for example, “gedit ~ftuser/bin/kismet.conf”)
and set the “ncsource” parameter to the “logical name” value; for example, if the
logical name was found to be wlan2, then edit the “ncsource” parameter as
“ncsource=wlan2”.
7. Run the ftlauncher.sh script:
./ftlauncher.sh
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