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Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc. • 367 Ghent Road, Suite 300

P.O. Box 5292 • Fairlawn, Ohio 44334-0292

www.aironet.com

User’s Guide

Aironet 3500 Series™

AP3500-E Ethernet

Access Point

DOC-710-004020-A1

Summary of Contents for AP3500-E

Page 1: ...Aironet Wireless Communications Inc 367 Ghent Road Suite 300 P O Box 5292 Fairlawn Ohio 44334 0292 www aironet com User s Guide Aironet 3500 Series AP3500 E Ethernet Access Point DOC 710 004020 A1...

Page 2: ...Aironet makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular...

Page 3: ...ip ment generates uses and radiates radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference However there is no guarantee that interfere...

Page 4: ...pt any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation European Telecommunication Standards Institute Statement of Compliance Information to User This equipment has bee...

Page 5: ...394122 Standards to which Conformity is Declared EN 55022 B EN 55011 B EN 50082 1 EN 60950 Manufacturer Aironet Wireless Communications Inc 367 Ghent Road Suite 300 Fairlawn Ohio 44334 The undersigned...

Page 6: ...tennas 2 1 Installing the Console Port Cable 2 2 Installing the Ethernet Connection 2 3 Attaching the AC DC Power Pack and Powering On 2 5 Viewing the Indicator Displays 2 6 Top Panel Indicators 2 6 B...

Page 7: ...uch as fixed stations mobile stations or another Aironet Access Point acting as a repeater to be able to associate to it These will then be able to communicate to each other over the radio network and...

Page 8: ...t in the user exposure to be substantially below the FCC recommended limits Do not touch or move the AP3500 antenna while unit is transmitting or receiving Do not hold any component containing a radio...

Page 9: ...to be professionally installed and should be located a minimum distance of 30 cm 12 inches or more from your body Please contact your professional installer VAR or antenna manufacturer for proper inst...

Page 10: ...will be either 120VAC 60Hz or 90 264VAC 47 63Hz to 12 18VDC whichever is appropriate for country of use Two standard 2dB Dipole Antennas If any item is damaged or missing contact your Aironet supplie...

Page 11: ...vices in the wireless infrastructure The size of a single cell depends upon the speed of the transmission the type of antennas used the physical environment as well as other factors The size of the en...

Page 12: ...ation Each root unit or repeater in the infrastructure contains an association table that controls the routing of packets between the LAN backbone and the wireless infrastructure The association table...

Page 13: ...epeaters stations and mobile stations branching down from the root unit as shown below The AP3500 E Aironet Access Point can serve as a root unit providing wireless data communications between the Eth...

Page 14: ...ther as root units attached to the LAN or as repeaters Each Access Point adds its own cell which can be used to provide additional coverage area greater total bandwidth or network redundancy For infor...

Page 15: ...hten finger tight is sufficient Position the antennas vertically for best omni directional signal reception 2 If you are using the Aironet Access Point with a remote antenna connect the coaxial cable...

Page 16: ...g a terminal emulation program Use a 9 pin male to 9 pin female straight through cable NOTE This connection is required for setting up initial configuration information After configuration is complete...

Page 17: ...o each end of a BNC T connector if applicable 3 Attach the T connector to the 10Base2 BNC If the AP3500 E is at the end of the Ethernet cable a 50 Ohm terminator must be installed on the open end of t...

Page 18: ...in place 4 Attach the other end of the transceiver drop cabling to an external transceiver To Attach the 10BaseT Twisted Pair cabling 1 Make sure the unit is powered off 2 Plug the RJ 45 connector in...

Page 19: ...the power port 2 Plug the AC DC power pack into an electrical outlet 120 VAC or 90 264 VAC as appropriate 3 Power on the Aironet Access Point by pushing the On Off button When power is initially appli...

Page 20: ...dicator Shows solid green when the Aironet Access Point has accepted a radio association Radio Indicator Used to indicate radio traffic activity The light is normally off but will flash green whenever...

Page 21: ...s associated Green Blinking Green Transmitting Receiving Radio packets Operational Blinking Green Green Transmitting Receiving Ethernet packets Green Blinking Amber Maximum retries buffer full occurre...

Page 22: ...en configured as the active port Ethernet Rx Flashes green when an Ethernet packet has been received Ethernet Tx Flashes green when an Ethernet packet has been transmitted 10Base2 active Solid green t...

Page 23: ...hrough the serial port the Aironet Access Point must be connected to a terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program Set the terminal to 9600 Baud No Parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit and ANSI com...

Page 24: ...dentifier that is attached to selected packets sent out over the radio network This functions as a password to join the radio network Stations associating to the Aironet Access Point must use the same...

Page 25: ...sign an IP address 1 Select Configuration from the Main Menu 2 Select Ident from the Configuration Menu 3 Use the INADDR option to establish an IP address 4 Use the INMASK option to define the interne...

Page 26: ...ironet unit Communications Use the following information to contact the Aironet Technical Support group Telephone 330 664 7903 Fax 330 664 7990 e mail techsupp aironet com Web Site For additional prod...

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