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4/21/03

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90-100xxx-000

Airespace AP Installation Guide

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Airespace™ and Airespace AP™ are trademarks of Airespace, Inc. All other 

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Summary of Contents for AS-1200-A

Page 1: ...100xxx 000 Airespace Access Point AP Installation Guide Airespace Access Point AP Installation Guide Airespace System 1 1 Last Updated April 21 2003 Airespace Inc 110 Nortech Parkway San Jose CA 9513...

Page 2: ...AP Installation Guide ii Trademarks and Service Marks Trademarks and Service Marks Airespace and Airespace AP are trademarks of Airespace Inc All other trademarks service marks and product names used...

Page 3: ...xpense RF Radiation Hazard Warning To ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements this device must be installed in a location such that the antenna of the device will be greater than 20cm 8 in...

Page 4: ...About Airespace AP 802 11a Radio Cards 6 About Airespace AP External and Internal Antennas 7 About Airespace AP LEDs 8 About Airespace AP Connectors 9 About Airespace AP Power Requirements 11 About A...

Page 5: ...s Guide About this Guide The Airespace Access Point AP Installation Guide allows installation planners network administrators and installers to work together to install Airespace APs in a target envir...

Page 6: ...nnovative Airespace Wireless Enterprise Platform Airespace System When associated with an Airespace Wireless Switch as described below the Airespace AP provides advanced 802 11a and or 802 11b AP func...

Page 7: ...he Airespace System most of the processing responsibility is removed from traditional SOHO small office home office APs and resides in the Airespace Switch The following figure shows Airespace APs and...

Page 8: ...4 21 03 Airespace Access Point 90 100xxx 000 Airespace AP Installation Guide 4 Airespace AP Mounting Options Airespace AP Physical Security Airespace Access Point Quick Installation Guide...

Page 9: ...g an 802 11a Radio Card AS 1200 AB Airespace AP with one 802 11a and one 802 11b radio and four high gain internal antennas The following upgrade card is available AS AP RC A 802 11a Radio Card Certif...

Page 10: ...space AP by adding a professionally installed 802 11a radio card The 802 11a radio supports diversity between the internal antennas and an optional factory supplied external antenna Refer to the Aires...

Page 11: ...360 degree 802 11a and 802 11b coverage areas Note that the 802 11b radio supports receive and transmit diversity between the internal antennas while the 802 11a radio supports diversity between the...

Page 12: ...top of the case They can be viewed from nearly any angle The LEDs indicate power and fault status 2 4 GHz 802 11b radio activity and 5 GHz 802 11a radio activity This LED display allows the wireless L...

Page 13: ...5 Ethernet jack used for connecting the Airespace AP to the Airespace Switch or to the switched network One 48 VDC power input jack used to plug in an optional factory supplied external power adapter...

Page 14: ...e Airespace AP using an external adapter plug the adapter into the 48 VDC power jack on the side of the Airespace AP The Airespace AP includes two 802 11a and two 802 11b high gain internal antennas w...

Page 15: ...g 7 Watts The polarity of the DC source does not matter because the Airespace AP can use either a 48 VDC or a 48 VDC nominal source Airespace APs can receive power from an external power converter see...

Page 16: ...8 VDC power converter or from Power Over Ethernet equipment The external power converter plugs into a secure 115 VAC convenience outlet to avoid having cleaning personnel unplug the converter when the...

Page 17: ...e installer runs a single CAT 5 cable from each Airespace AP to the PoE equipped Airespace Wireless Switch or other network element or to a PoE power hub When the PoE equipment determines that the Air...

Page 18: ...ing Options 90 100xxx 000 Airespace AP Installation Guide 14 Airespace AP Mounting Options About Airespace AP Mounting Options Refer to the Airespace Access Point Quick Installation Guide for the Aire...

Page 19: ...e of the Airespace AP housing includes a slot for a Kensington Micro Saver Security Cable You can use any MicroSaver Security Cable to ensure that your Airespace AP stays where you mounted it Refer to...

Page 20: ...e AP per indicated location After the site survey is done you should have a map indicating the following AP locations AP mounting options in the middle of a ceiling hallway in the ceiling plenum proje...

Page 21: ...ccess Point Quick Installation Guide 90 100xxx 000 Airespace Access Point Quick Installation Guide 2 For more details about the Airespace AP installations refer to the Planning Notes section at the en...

Page 22: ...802 11b antennas Note No 802 11a external antennas are currently certified or available in this release Contact Airespace Inc for a list of FCC approved 802 11b external antennas Map showing AP locati...

Page 23: ...he sides of the APs Figure Factory Supplied Mounting Brackets If necessary drill holes for the various cables where they can be mostly hidden from casual view When you are mounting the AP using a proj...

Page 24: ...ide 5 Where you are going to use the ceiling mount base install cus tomer supplied sheet metal drywall or other screws with 1 4 inch 6 35 mm or smaller heads protruding from the ceiling about 0 1 inch...

Page 25: ...iling plenum or below the ceiling but the APs perform best when mounted below the ceiling Note that the Airespace System supports Antenna Sectorization which can be used to increase the number of clie...

Page 26: ...ay use the ceiling mount base to mount the AP as shown in the following figure and as described below Figure Assembling the Airespace AP and Ceiling Mount Base Copy the MAC address es from the label s...

Page 27: ...the AP Note When the AP is powered up and is associated with an Airespace Wireless Switch Green Power and Yellow 802 11b and or Yellow 802 11a LEDs lit the AP is broadcasting its beacon signal s When...

Page 28: ...Airspace AP threaded holes have precision depth threads Do not overtighten the screws or the bracket will not fit under the screw heads Figure Assembling the Mounting Screws and Spring Washers to the...

Page 29: ...respace Wireless Switch Green Power and Yellow 802 11b and or Yellow 802 11a LEDs lit the AP begins broadcasting its beacon signal s When this happens complete the installation as quickly as possible...

Page 30: ...the bracket will not fit under the screw heads Figure Assembling the Mounting Screws and Spring Washers to the Airespace AP Copy the MAC address es from the label s on the AP onto the corre sponding l...

Page 31: ...ce Wireless Switch Green Power and Yellow 802 11b and or Yellow 802 11a LEDs lit the AP begins broadcasting its beacon signal s When this happens complete the installation as quickly as possible to re...

Page 32: ...esses and their locations on the maps or floorplans to the network planner or manager The Airespace Control System ACS software operators will use the MAC address and location infor mation to create m...

Page 33: ...able cannot be run through the ceiling plenum find another path to route the cable from the AP to the wiring closet When you are powering the AP from AC power route the power converter cable from the...

Page 34: ...n Guide 15 When you are attaching external antennas to the Airespace AP use cables with reverse TNC connectors to connect antennas to the ports on the side of the Airespace AP See the following figure...

Page 35: ...all or other screw locations The mounting base attaches to the bottom of the AP with two supplied screws and then the assembly slides and locks onto two sheet metal drywall or other screws When you ar...

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