SpectraLink Corporation
Installation—NetLink Telephony Gateway
NetLink SVP Server
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The NetLink Telephony Gateway and Wireless Telephones rely on wireless LAN APs to
transmit and receive packets from Wireless Telephone devices. The APs must be
compatible with the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs, either frequency hopping
or direct sequence spread spectrum radios. To configure a wireless LAN to support
NetLink Telephony Gateways and Wireless Telephones refer to SpectraLink’s
WLAN
Application Notes
for your LAN vendor.
IP Addressing
The NetLink Telephony Gateway, along with each of the wireless devices associated
with it, requires an IP address. The system administrator must determine what IP
addresses are to be used by the NetLink Telephony Gateway and APs. Wireless
Telephones can be configured to use DHCP or Static IP addressing. Record IP address
assignments on the
Wireless Device Planning Worksheet
s—one for each NetLink
Telephony Gateway. The worksheets are started when the system is installed and the
information recorded on them is used in the setup and maintenance of the system.
NetLink Telephony Gateway: Setup and Maintenance
covers assigning IP addresses to
the NetLink Telephony Gateway and Wireless Telephones. Consult the
Configuration
Note
for your specific AP for information about assigning IP addresses to APs
.
4.3 Location of NetLink Telephony Gateway and
NetLink SVP Server
The specifications covered here allow for great flexibility in physical placement of the
components within stated guidelines.
Each NetLink Telephony Gateway and NetLink SVP Server measures approximately 4 x
12.5 x 7 inches, and weighs about five pounds. The units are designed to be wall
mounted, vertically or horizontally, over ¾” plywood.
Locate the NetLink Telephony Gateway and NetLink SVP Server in a space with:
•
Sufficient backboard mounting space and proximity to the LAN access device
(switched Ethernet switch), telephone switch and power source.
•
Easy access to the front panel, which is used for cabling.
•
For the NetLink Telephony Gateway, a maximum distance of 250 feet from the host
telephone switch for a digital interface, and 325 feet (100 meters) from the Ethernet
switch.
•
For the NetLink SVP Server, a maximum distance of 325 feet (100 meters) from the
Ethernet switch.