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Cisco Aironet 1520 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Hardware Features
Caution
To provide inline PoE, you must use the 1520 power injector (AIR-PWRINJ1500-2=). Other power
injectors, PoE switches, and 802.3af power sources cannot provide adequate power, which may cause
the access point to malfunction and cause possible over-current conditions at the power source.
Cable Modem
The access point cable configuration contains an internal cable modem for connection to the cable
network from the pole-mounted cable lines. The access point can be powered using the 40-to 90-VAC
(quasi-square wave AC) power provided by the cable network.
Note
The access point uses a Scientific Atlanta DPC2100 cable modem board and 4015821 RF splitter.
The cable modem supports these main features:
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Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) 2.0
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Backward compatibility with existing DOCSIS 1.1 and 1.0 networks
Metal Enclosure
The access point uses a metal enclosure that can accommodate both indoor or outdoor operating
environments and an industrial temperature operating range of –40 to 131°F (–40 to 55°C). The access
point complies with NEMA 4 and IP67 requirements.
Optional Hardware
Some of the access point hardware options are listed below:
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Fiber-optic module and take-up reel kit (GLC-FE-100BX-URGD=)—Small form-factor pluggable
(SFP) module for connection to fiber-optic lines. The take-up reels are used to store excess
fiber-optic cable by wrapping the cable around the reels.
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Single strand fiber bidirectional optical transceiver
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1.3 (transmit) /1.5 (receive) micrometer wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) function
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100 Mb/s data rates
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LC receptacle
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Supports up to 15.5 mi (25 km) of fiber-optic cable.
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Pole mount kit (AIR-ACCPMK1520=)—provides hardware for mounting the access point to a metal
or wood pole, such as a streetlight pole.
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Strand mount kit (AIR-ACCSMK1520=)—provides hardware for mounting the access point to a
cable strand.
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Streetlight power tap adapter (AIR-PWR-ST-LT-R3P=)—connects to the light control connector on
a streetlight pole and provides AC power to the access point.
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1520 power injector (AIR-PWRINJ1500-2=)—provides PoE to the access point.