EnCOVER VE™ Access Pod (VAP) Installation and Commissioning
Dual Band EnCOVER VE™ Instant Coverage Solution User Manual
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5.1.2
VAP Locations and Mounting
It is recommended to place the VAPs on top of desks, cube walls, filing cabinets or higher on
walls so as to maximize the provided coverage per VAP.
Note: Mounting a VAP beneath a desk or other low location (i.e office corner) decreases the
effective coverage of the VAP and therefore a higher number of VAPs would be required to cover
the same area.
When installing the VAPs, consider the following:
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Placing the units, as much as possible, in an open area
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Availability of CAT-5e/6 infrastructure
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The VAPs plug into standard (RJ-45) Ethernet connection jacks.
•
If the jack to be used is already connected to Ethernet switch. For more information see
3.4.2 and
4.3.1.
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Aesthetics of the VAP location
5.1.2.1 Desk
mount
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Secure the Desk-mount adaptor to the EnCOVER VE™ Access Pod using the supplied screws
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Connect the RJ-45 jumper cable (CAT-5e/6) to the VAP
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Place the VAP on a flat surface according to the planed location
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Plug the other side of the cable into adjacent standard (RJ-45) Ethernet connection jack.
(the adaptor screws and cable are included in the VAP kit)
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When using an external antenna, connect the Ext. Antenna SMA connector(s) to the external
antenna(s). This option must be SW configured via the web GUI (internal antenna is enabled
by default).
Note: The maximum external antenna gain should not exceed 10 dBi.
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Verify that the VAP receives power and sync up to the VCU via the LEDs on the unit.
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*External Antenna connectors only available on specific VAP models (VAP-CELL-PCSE-EXTAN, VAP-DCS-UMTSE, VAP-DCS-UMTSE-EXTAN,
VAP-EGSM-UMTSE-EXTAN) (see
1.3.1).
Desk-mount adaptor
Access Pod
Ext. Antenna SMA
connector*
RJ-45 to
computer
Ext. Antenna SMA
connector*
RJ-45 to
VCU
