Installing and Connecting an Indoor MP
Installation Requirements and Recommendations
Indoor Mobility Point Installation Guide
2 – 2
Before you begin installation:
1. Open the carton and carefully remove the contents.
2. Place the packing materials back in the carton and save the carton.
3. Verify that you received each item in the previous list. If any item is missing or damaged,
contact Trapeze Networks.
Installation Requirements and Recommendations
For best results, follow these requirements and recommendations before installing an MP.
RingMaster Network Plan and Work Orders
If you are using RingMaster to plan your Trapeze Networks Mobility System installation, you
might want to create and verify a network plan for the entire Trapeze network installation and
generate an MP work order, before installing MPs. A network plan and the MP work orders
generated from it provide the following information about MP installation and configuration:
❑
Number of MPs required for adequate WLAN capacity in each coverage area
❑
Detailed installation location for each MP
❑
Settings for all MPs in the WLAN
MX Recommendation
Trapeze Networks recommends that you install and configure the MX before installing an MP. If
the MX is already installed and configured for the MP, you can immediately verify the cable
connection(s) when you plug the cable(s) into the MP .
(For information about connecting an MP to an MX port, see
“Connecting an MP to an MX” on
Wall Installation Recommendations
If you plan to install an MP on a partial wall or other vertical surface, orient the top of the MP (the
side with the LEDs) toward the intended coverage area. The radio antennas transmit through the
top of the MP but not through the bottom, where the bracket is located.
This recommendation does not apply if you plan to use external antennas. You can orient the
antennas independently of the MP. Orient an external antenna to face the intended coverage
area.
MP Radio Safety Advisories
When you enable the MP radio(s) as part of MX configuration, the radios can receive and transmit
radio frequency energy as soon as you connect the MP to the MX, either directly or through the
network.
Radio Frequency Exposure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Docket 96-8 for Spread Spectrum Transmitters
specifies a safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted
by FCC-certified equipment. When used with the proper antennas (shipped in the product),
Trapeze Networks MPs meet the uncontrolled environmental limits found in OET-65 and
ANSI C95.1-1991. Proper installation of the MP according to the instructions in this manual will
result in user exposure that is below the FCC recommended limits.
Warning!
An Indoor MP is designed to receive power only from an 802.3af-compliant source, a
Trapeze Networks Mobility Exchange (MX), or a Trapeze-approved power injector.
Connecting an MP to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) device that is not approved by
Trapeze Networks can damage the equipment.
