Wireless LAN Array
Installing the Xirrus Array
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Important Notes About Network Connections
Read the following notes before making any network connections.
Mounting the Unit
Most offices have drop-down acoustical ceiling tiles set into a standard grid. The
Xirrus Array has been designed to enable mounting to a tiled ceiling via a
mounting plate and clamps that attach to the grid. Once the mounting plate is
attached, the Array simply rotates onto the plate (similar to a smoke detector).
Once the unit is mounted it can be removed and re-attached easily, without the
need for tools or modifications to the original installation.
This section assumes that you are mounting the Array to a tiled ceiling. If your
ceiling is not tiled, the mounting plate can be attached directly to the ceiling with
the screws and anchors provided (without using the tile grid mounting clamps).
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The Array’s Ethernet ports should be plugged into an Ethernet switch, not an
Ethernet hub—if a hub is used, we recommend that you connect only one
Ethernet port.
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The Gigabit1 Ethernet interface is the primary port for both data and
management traffic. If a single Ethernet connection is used, it must be
connected to the Gigabit1 Ethernet interface.
The 10/100 Ethernet Port can be used for managing the Array, and will only
bridge management traffic. See also, “Port Failover Protection” on page 33.
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When the unit’s IP address is unknown or a network connection has not been
established, the serial cable is used for connecting directly with the Command
Line Interface (CLI) via HyperTerminal. When a network connection is
established, the Array can be managed from any of the available network
connections, either Fast Ethernet, Gigabit 1 or Gigabit 2.
