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Fortress Security System

ES820
Vehicle Mesh Point

Hardware Guide 

www.fortresstech.com
© 2011 Fortress Technologies

Summary of Contents for ES820

Page 1: ...Fortress Security System ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point Hardware Guide www fortresstech com 2011 Fortress Technologies ...

Page 2: ...FTSSearchResultPage cfm switch P id 41732 In order to support FCC KDB 443999 Fortress has limited the use of certain frequencies within the 5400 5725 MHz range Specifically the frequencies defined by the FCC as being of primary interest are those in the 5600 5650 MHz range which correspond to 802 11a channels 120 124 and 128 In order to comply with the KDB 443999 these channels have been removed f...

Page 3: ... 5610 MHz 151 113 MD BRANDYWINE W 076 50 42 N 38 41 43 5635 MHz 233 113 MD BENFIELD W 076 37 48 N 39 05 23 5645 MHz 184 113 MD CLINTON W 076 57 43 N 38 45 32 5615 MHz 249 97 MI DETROIT W 083 30 54 N 42 06 40 5615 MHz 656 113 MN MINNEAPOLIS W 092 55 58 N 44 52 17 5610 MHz 1040 80 MO KANSAS CITY W 094 44 31 N 39 29 55 5605 MHz 1040 64 MO SAINT LOUIS W 090 29 21 N 38 48 20 5610 MHz 551 97 MS DESOTO C...

Page 4: ...ow those devices the option of selecting a different non U S country code Fortress creates such licenses only for those customers who offer proof of non U S device usage and licenses are specific to particular devices and are not transferrable Devices having such a license should NOT be considered to be compliant with FCC regulatory requirements Please contact Fortress with questions about these s...

Page 5: ... THAN 9 DB ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FOR USE WITH THIS DEVICE THE REQUIRED ANTENNA IMPEDANCE IS 50 OHMS OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION OF THE DEVICE TO REDUCE POTENTIAL RADIO INTERFERENCE TO OTHER USERS THE ANTENNA TYPE AND ITS GAIN S...

Page 6: ...ts 1 Overview 1 This Document 1 Related Documents 1 The ES820 2 Shipped Parts 2 2 Installation 3 Preparation 3 Safety Requirements 3 Port Locations 4 ES820 Cable Harness 5 Connecting the ES820 5 Connections for Preconfiguration 5 Connections for Deployment 6 ...

Page 7: ...LED Indicators 7 Pushbutton Operation 8 Powering the Mesh Point On and Off 8 Pushbutton Rebooting 8 4 Specifications 9 Hardware Specifications 9 Physical Specifications 9 Environmental Specifications 9 Compliance and Standards 10 37 Pin Input Output Connector 10 3 Pin DC Input Connector 13 ...

Page 8: ...d to alert you to particular kinds of information as visually indicated by their icons Examples appear to the right of this section in descending order of urgency NOTE may assist you in executing the task e g a conve nient software feature or notice of something to keep in mind 1 1 1 Related Documents Each Fortress hardware series runs the same Fortress software and differences between ES and FC s...

Page 9: ...o 2 is a high power radio fixed on the 802 11a band with an option for 802 11n capability The ES820 s radios can function as a wireless access point AP providing secure WLAN connectivity to wireless devices within range and as a wireless bridge or node in a mesh network 1 2 1 Shipped Parts Included in each ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point shipment one ES820 Mesh Point one universal AC to 48V DC power adap...

Page 10: ...enna take extreme care not to come into contact with such circuits as they can cause serious injury or death Avoid metal ladders wherever possible For proper installation and grounding refer to national and or local codes WSNFPA 70 or Canadian Electrical Code 54 Indoor Outdoor Siting All interconnected equipment connected to the Mesh Point must be contained within the same building including the i...

Page 11: ...owered off When the Mesh Point is transmitting do not hold it so that the antenna is very close to or touching any exposed parts of the body especially the face or eyes Antennas must be installed to provide a separation of at least 20 cm 7 9 from all persons and any co located antenna or transmitter Regarding use in specific environments Do not operate near unshielded blasting caps or in an explos...

Page 12: ...reconfiguration Mesh Point software should be configured in advance of deployment This section provides instructions for temporarily connecting the ES820 Mesh Point for preconfiguration 1 Position the Mesh Point so that it operates only within its safe temperature range 2 Connect the Mesh Point s DC power inlet see Figure 2 1 to an external power source 3 Connect an ES820 cable harness to the 37 p...

Page 13: ...t the ES820 be mounted with direct contact to the vehicle chassis 2 Connect low loss coaxial cables to the N type connectors on the ES820 CAUTION The FCC requires co located radio antennas to be at least 7 9 apart The Mesh Point s anten na connectors are only 5 apart Avoid directly mounting two antennas to the Mesh Point s rear panel connectors 3 Run the coaxial cables to the external vehicle ante...

Page 14: ...Power can exhibit solid green Mesh Point is powered on and operating normally off Mesh Point is powered off slow flash green Mesh Point is booting Status can exhibit intermittent green Cleartext is passing on an encrypted port Ethernet1 and Ethernet2 can exhibit solid green Link has been established intermittent green Traffic is passing on the port Radio 2 Radio 1 Ethernet port 1 Ethernet port 2 S...

Page 15: ...oint boots then light solid green for normal operation or If the Mesh Point is on press the Power button to turn it off The Power LED will go dark The power button is tied to pin 33 on the Mesh Point s 37 pin I O connector which is a power control line Both switches must be OFF to power the ES820 off 3 2 2 Pushbutton Rebooting Reboot hard boot the ES820 by powering it off and back on again describ...

Page 16: ... antenna ports female one 48 V DC power input port one I O port for Ethernet 1 2 USB and Serial interfaces LED Indicator lines Power Status Ethernet 1 2 Radio 1 2 and Control Lines Power RF Kill Black Out Reset Zeroize radio Radio1 802 11a b g n Radio 2 high power 802 11a n indicators system LEDs Power Status Enet1 Enet2 Radio1 Radio2 controls Power button power draw 8W Maximum maximum heat dissip...

Page 17: ...unique to the ES820 Power pin 33 active lo powers the ES820 on and off When this pin is toggled lo the unit is permitted to power up and boot The switch state is tied to the chassis ON OFF switch both switches must be OFF to turn the unit off Tie this pin to a toggle switch Blackout pin 24 active lo controls blackout mode which turns all chassis LEDs OFF When this pin is held lo all of the LEDs on...

Page 18: ...be tied to a push button The 37 pin connector provides support for six LEDs five controls two Ethernet ports one USB port and one RS232 COM port Table 4 1 ES820 37 Pin I O Connector Pin Outs pin signal dir description 1 GND USB pin 4 Ground 2 USB D Bi USB Data pin3 twisted pair 3 USB D Bi USB Data pin2 twisted pair 4 USB Vcc USB pin1 Vcc 5V up to 200mA 5 Enet2 Link Act LED Out LED2 active Lo 8mA 2...

Page 19: ...6 Enet2 RX In Enet 2 RJ45 pin 3 Cat5 twisted pair2 27 Enet2 C Enet 2 RJ45 pin 4 Cat5 twisted pair3 28 Enet1 D Enet 1 RJ45 pin 8 Cat5 twisted pair4 29 Enet1 C Enet 1 RJ45 pin 5 Cat5 twisted pair3 30 Enet1 TX Out Enet 1 RJ45 pin 1 Cat5 twisted pair1 31 COM RXD In COM RS232 Rcv Monitor Port 32 Zeroize PB In SW2 Zeroize active on rising edge 33 Power_n Toggle In SW4 Power on active Lo 34 Enet2 C Enet ...

Page 20: ... FCC see compliance fuse 3 G grounding 4 H hardware safety requirements 3 4 specifications 9 10 I I O connector 10 installation 5 6 safety requirements 3 4 interference i O operating temperature 3 9 P ports connections 5 6 power connector 13 precautions see safety R radios 2 precautions 4 S safety precautions 1 requirements 3 4 see also specifications specifications 9 10 system requirements see sa...

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