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Quick Start Guide

3Com Wireless
802.11a Outdoor Building-to-Building 
Bridge and Access Point

3CRWEASYA73 / WL-575

The 3Com WL-575 802.11a Outdoor Building-to-Building Bridge and Access Point provides IEEE 
802.11a or 802.11b/g wireless access to the network. The bridge offers a fast, reliable, and cost-
effective solution for connectivity between remote Ethernet wired LANs or to provide Internet access 
to an isolated site. 

Power is supplied by Power Over Ethernet (PoE) using a:

3Com propriety PoE Injector (output: 48V 60W)

About This Guide

This Quick Start Guide describes the basic installation of the bridge. It covers the following topics:

3Com WL-575 Outdoor Building-to-Building Bridge and Access Point

Observing Safety Precautions

Step 1: Unpacking the Bridge

Step 2: Preparing for Installation

Step 3: Mounting the Bridge

Step 4: Connecting External Antennas

Step 5: Connecting Cables

Step 6: Connecting the Power (PoE Injector)

Step 7: Checking the LED Indicators

Step 8: Aligning Antennas

Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for 3CRWEASYA73 - 11a 54 Mbps Wireless LAN...

Page 1: ...s to an isolated site Power is supplied by Power Over Ethernet PoE using a 3Com propriety PoE Injector output 48V 60W About This Guide This Quick Start Guide describes the basic installation of the br...

Page 2: ...tegory 5e cable or better with straight through signaling and standard RJ 45 connectors to connect the bridge to the switch on the network The bridge should be powered via proprietary Power Over Ether...

Page 3: ...location Additionally observe the following items before mounting or connecting the bridge Grounding Point In the event of electrostatic shock the connection of an insulated cable to the grounding po...

Page 4: ...bracket may need to be rotated around the pole during the antenna alignment process IP Address Record the bridge MAC address in a safe place before the bridge is installed in a hard to reach location...

Page 5: ...5 2 Fit the edges of the V shaped part into the slots in the rectangular plate and tighten the nuts 3 Attach the adjustable rectangular plate to the bridge with the supplied screws Slots...

Page 6: ...he antenna polarization direction all antennas in a link must be mounted with the same polarization Using the Wall Mounting Bracket Perform the following steps to mount the unit to a wall using the wa...

Page 7: ...ink or access point operation you may need to mount external antennas and connect them to the bridge Typically a bridge link requires a 5 0 GHz antenna and access point operation a 2 4 GHz antenna WL...

Page 8: ...screw on the unit NOTE When you have connected external antennas be sure to use the management interface to configure the bridge for correct antenna operation CAUTION Be sure that grounding is availab...

Page 9: ...able for 10 100BASE TX connections CAUTION Do not install the power injector outdoors The unit is for indoor installation only NOTE The wireless bridge s Ethernet port does not support Power over Ethe...

Page 10: ...eck the LED on top of the power injector to be sure that power is being supplied to the wireless bridge through the Ethernet connection NOTE For International use you may need to change the AC line co...

Page 11: ...resent or the Ethernet LAN port is disabled 11a Three LEDs Green and Flashing The 802 11a 5 3 GHz radio is enabled RSSI Mode One fully lit LED indicates a low RSSI output level two LEDs a medium level...

Page 12: ...bridge nodes must be aligned with the root bridge antenna The alignment process is the same as in point to point links but only the bridge node end of the link requires the alignment The signal streng...

Page 13: ...where the signal is strongest and secure the vertical adjustment in that position Troubleshooting Refer to the 3Com WL 575 Outdoor Building to Building Bridge and Access Point User s Guide or the 3Com...

Page 14: ...f 20 cm approximately 8 in The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the genera...

Page 15: ...ry to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into...

Page 16: ...unication To prevent radio interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding Equipment or its transmit antenna that...

Page 17: ...ch das Ger t RLAN device in bereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anf orderungen und den brigen einschl gigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999 5 EG bef indet Eesti Estonian K esolev aga kinnitab 3Com C...

Page 18: ...reikalav imus ir kitas 1999 5 EB Direktyv os nuostatas Nederlands Dutch Hierbij v erklaart 3Com Corporation dat het toestel RLAN device in ov ereenstemming is met de essenti le eisen en de andere rele...

Page 19: ...to ensure the Bridge Access Point device s are properly configured for European Community operation This device employs a radar detection feature required for European Community operation in the 5GHz...

Page 20: ...10015231 Revision AA Published December 2007 Safety Information AC Power Adapter Input 100 240 AC 50 60 Hz Output 48 VDC 1 2 A Power consumption 13 2 watts Unit Power Supply PoE input 48 VDC 0 6 A ma...

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