ActionTec 802AA, User Manual

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PRELIMINARY
Actiontec Electronics, Inc
. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
1.
Introduction
Actiontec AP Reference Design implements an IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN
(WLAN) AP or data-oriented Residential Gateway (RG) on a single PCB.
This Reference Design is intended to provide high-level information to designers
who want to develop a manufacturing-ready product, or architect a new product
based on the Actiontec AR5000 802.11a wireless LAN chipset and the Motorola
MPC8245 Power PC processor.
Detailed information regarding the Actiontec AR5110 and AR5210, Motorola
MPC8245 processor, National Semiconductor DP83185 Ethernet controller, Micron
SDRAM, and Intel Flash memory devices can be found in the appropriate vendor
datasheets or by contacting the appropriate company.
The Actiontec AP Reference Design hardware together with AP Reference Design
software provide an IEEE 802.11a Access Point supporting up to 128 IEEE 802.11a
station associations including the AP itself. Rates of 6 to 54 Mbps are supported in
standard IEEE 802.11a mode, and 12 to 72 Mbps in Actiontec turbo mode. All
transmission rates are supported across the 5.15 to 5.35 GHz spectrum.
e. Package Contents
The Actiontec AP Reference Design is provided in a completely enclosed plastic
housing with two antennas (180
°
swivel motion), a power supply, and a serial
cable for use in AP software configuration. The AP Reference Design contains a
single 10/100 Ethernet port. Use an RJ-45 cable Ethernet cable (not provided by
Actiontec) to connect the AP to a wired Ethernet LAN. Refer to