May 2004
Introduction
This guide contains several sections allowing you to install a Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Port (2230/2231) and contains the
following sections:
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Overview on page 2
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Step 1: Collecting Required Tools and Supplies on page 3
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Step 2: Configuring the WLAN Access Port (2230/2231) Before Installation on page 4
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Step 3: Preparing Mounting Locations on page 9
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Step 4: Mounting the WLAN Access Ports (2230/2231) on page 11
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Step 5: Returning MAC Information on page 19
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Planning Notes on page 20
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How to get help on page 23
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FCC Statements for WLAN Access Ports (2230/2231) on page 24
ATTENTION!
Special Cons iderations
While Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Ports (2230/2231) have been engineered for easy installation, there are some guidelines
that are very important to the end users:
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PLACE Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Ports (2230/2231) NO MORE THAN 140 FEET APART FROM EACH
OTHER. Placing WLAN Access Ports (2230/2231) further apart almost always results in poor coverage.
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DO NOT MOUNT WLAN Access Ports (2230/2231) OUTSIDE BUILDINGS.
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DO NOT MOUNT WLAN Access Ports (2230/2231) ON BUILDING PERIMETER WALLS UNLESS THE
OPERATOR WANTS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
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MAKE SURE THAT THE Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Ports (2230/2231)
ARE INSTALLED VERTICALLY. Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Ports
(2230/2231) ARE DESIGNED TO BE INSTALLED VERTICALLY, either
standing up in a plenum or hanging from a ceiling, to create the largest coverage
area per WLAN Access Port (2230/2231). Hanging the WLAN Access Port
(2230/2231) from the ceiling provides the best RF coverage.
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DO NOT MOUNT Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Port (2230/2231)
ANTENNAS WITHIN ONE METER (3 FT.) OF ANY METAL OBSTRUC-
TIONS. THE RF WAVES FROM Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Ports
(2230/2231) ARE BLOCKED AND/OR REFLECTED BY METAL
OBJECTS, such as metal HVAC ducts, conduit, pipes, bookcases, elevator
shafts, stairwells, and metal walls. REFER TO THE Nortel Networks WLAN -
Access Port (2230/2231) Deployment Guide BEFORE MOUNTING WLAN
Access Ports (2230/2231) NEAR METAL OBSTRUCTIONS.
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WHEN MOUNTING WLAN Access Ports (2230/2231) IN THE CORNER OF
A RIGHT-ANGLE HALLWAY INTERSECTION, MOUNT THE WLAN
Access Port (2230/2231) AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE TWO
HALLWAYS. The WLAN Access Port (2230/2231) internal antennas are not
omnidirectional, and will cover a larger area if mounted this way.
