HotPort 3203 Outdoor Wireless Mesh Node
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Table of Contents
F
IRETIDE
H
OT
P
ORT
3203
O
UTDOOR
W
IRELESS
M
ESH
N
ODE
.................................................................... 8
E
XAMPLE
N
ETWORKS
/A
PPLICATIONS
..................................................................................................... 9
P
LANNING
Y
OUR
N
ETWORK
..................................................................................................................... 9
P
OWER
O
PTIONS
...................................................................................................................................... 10
Power Supply ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Power over Ethernet (PoE)................................................................................................................... 10
H
OT
P
ORT
3203
I
NSTALLATION
................................................................................................................... 11
U
NPACKING
............................................................................................................................................. 11
Mesh Node............................................................................................................................................ 11
Antenna Assembly ............................................................................................................................... 11
Ethernet Transition Cable/RJ-45 Male Connector Kit......................................................................... 11
Power Supply ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Documentation..................................................................................................................................... 11
Compact Disk (CD).............................................................................................................................. 11
R
EQUIRED
T
OOLS AND
S
UPPLIES
............................................................................................................. 12
B
UILDING A
F
IRETIDE
M
ESH
N
ETWORK
.................................................................................................... 13
P
LANNING
Y
OUR
N
ETWORK
................................................................................................................... 13
Understanding HotPort Antenna Patterns ......................................................................................... 13
S
TAGING
C
ONSIDERATIONS
.................................................................................................................... 14
P
REPARING THE
S
ITE FOR
M
OUNTING
.................................................................................................... 15
Safety Considerations........................................................................................................................... 15
Weatherproofing................................................................................................................................... 15
Preparing Earth Ground ...................................................................................................................... 15
M
OUNTING THE
A
NTENNA
..................................................................................................................... 17
Mounting Guidelines ........................................................................................................................... 17
M
OUNTING THE
E
NCLOSURE
.................................................................................................................. 21
Mounting Guidelines ........................................................................................................................... 21
Wall Mounting..................................................................................................................................... 21
Pole Mounting...................................................................................................................................... 22
Installing the Sunshield........................................................................................................................ 26
C
ONNECTING THE
P
OWER
....................................................................................................................... 27
Connecting AC Power.......................................................................................................................... 27
Connecting Power over Ethernet ......................................................................................................... 28
Connecting Solar Power....................................................................................................................... 28
C
ONNECTING
P
ERIPHERALS
.................................................................................................................... 29
Providing Power over Ethernet to Peripherals..................................................................................... 29
S
TARTING
U
P AND
C
ONNECTING TO THE
M
ESH
.................................................................................... 31
Startup Sequence.................................................................................................................................. 31
Connecting to the Mesh........................................................................................................................ 31
A
PPENDIX
A-
C
ONTACTING
F
IRETIDE
........................................................................................................ 33
