BETA DRAFT Altitude 300-2™ Getting Started Guide Software Version x.x Extreme Networks, Inc. 3585 Monroe Street Santa Clara, California 95051 (888) 257-3000 http://www.extremenetworks.com Published: Auguest 2003 Part number: XXXX Rev.
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BETA DRAFT Contents Introduction 1 Related Publications 2 Conventions 2 Introduction 7 Hardware Description Altitude 300-2TM Models And Connections 7 7 Radio Characteristics LED Indicators 8 9 Optional Equipment Not Supplied 10 Software Description Installation Steps Altitude 300-2™ and Mounting Hardware Universal Mounting Bracket T-Bar Fasteners and Spacers Optional Antenna Shrouds Optional Plastic Cover 10 3 4 4 6 8 9 Painting The Plastic Cover 10 Ordering The Plastic Cover Kit 10 External
BETA DRAFT Contents Industry Canada - Class B European Community Japan iv 24 24 24 Altitude 300-2 Getting Started Guide
BETA DRAFT Preface This preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other publications that might be useful. NOTE To ensure proper operation of your Extreme Networks equipment, read this guide before you install any Extreme Networks equipment. Introduction This guide provides the required information to install the Altitude 300™ wireless port. It also contains general product information about the Altitude 300-2™.
BETA DRAFT Preface Related Publications The Extreme Networks wireless port documentation set includes: • Altitude 300-2™ Getting Started Guide (this guide) • Unified Access Deployment Guide. • ExtremeWare Software User Guide Documentation for Extreme Networks products is available on the World Wide Web at the following location: http://www.extremenetworks.com/ Conventions Table 1 lists conventions that are used throughout this guide. Table 1: Notice Icons Icon Notice Type Alerts you to...
BETA DRAFT 1 Altitude 300-2TM Wireless Port Introduction Introduction The Altitude 300-2™ wireless dual-band wireless port provides transparent, wireless high-speed data communications between the Summit 300™ family of wired LAN products and wireless fixed, portable or mobile devices equipped with 802.11a, and 802.11b/g. wireless adapters. The Altitude 300-2™ is part of Extreme Network's Unified Access Architecture.
BETA DRAFT Altitude 300-2TM Wireless Port Introduction 802.11b/g RP-TNC Connectors 802.11a RP-SMA Connectors Figure 1 shows the rear side of the integrated antenna model of the Altitude 300-2i™. The Ethernet cable is plugged into the RJ45 jack. It supplies both network connectivity and power to the unit. The Altitude 300-2i™ can be locked by either a standard computer cable lock inserted in to hole or a padlock in hole.
BETA DRAFT Hardware Description LED Indicators The Altitude 300-2™ includes four status LED indicators visible on the basic box or through the light pipes of the plastic cover. They are depicted and described in the Figure 3 and Table 1.
BETA DRAFT Altitude 300-2TM Wireless Port Introduction Figure 4: Package Checklist The Altitude 300-2™ wireless port package includes: • One Altitude 300-2™ wireless port (Altitude 300-2i™ or Altitude 300-2d™) • One short Ethernet straight cable • Altitude 300-2™ Getting Started Manual • One universal mounting bracket • Two T-Bar ceiling fasteners and fastener nuts • Two T-Bar fastener spacers • Four #8x1 inch (25.
BETA DRAFT 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installation Steps 1 For wall and ceiling installations the universal mounting bracket is used. If unit is being mounted on a table or shelf skip to step 4. Locate and install the universal mounting bracket.
BETA DRAFT HARDWARE INSTALLATION NOTE While the Altitude 300-2™ uses standard a standard 10/100BaseT signal and PoE power, it should only be connected to a Summit 300-48™ port for the proper operation of the management and configuration features of Extreme Networks’ Unified Access System. 6 Connect the computer cable lock (optional). When the Altitude 300-2™ installation does not use the universal mounting bracket, the unit can be locked with a computer cable.
BETA DRAFT cover. The universal mounting bracket is also used for installations where the Altitude 300-2™ is placed in the plenum area above a hanging ceiling. For these locations it is designed to connect to a box hanger bar that is attached to the ceiling’s T-Bars.
BETA DRAFT HARDWARE INSTALLATION (1) Locate the three mounting holes on the back of the box (2) Insert the bracket’s mounting studs into the mounting holes (4) The box is properly installed when the lock hasp holes are lined up (3) Firmly slide the box down on the studs Figure 6: Mounting The Wireless Port On The Universal Mounting Bracket To remove the wireless port from the universal mounting bracket first unlock or remove the cable tie.
BETA DRAFT WARNING! For safety it is recommended that two T-Bar fasteners be used to connect the Altitude 300-2™ to a hanging ceiling. Make sure that the fasteners are securely on the T-Bar before installing the universal bracket and wireless port.
BETA DRAFT HARDWARE INSTALLATION Downward face of the T-Bar Optional spacer Figure 8: Installation Of Optional Spacer NOTE Use a small piece of tape to hold the spacer in place on the universal mounting bracket and install the spacer and the bracket together. Optional Antenna Shrouds Antenna shrouds are used with the Altitude 300-2i™ that has integrated dual band antennas. They are an optional item that is ordered with one of the plastic cover kits.
BETA DRAFT Optional Plastic Cover The plastic cover is used with either the Altitude 300-2i™ or Altitude 300-2d™. Plastic covers are optional and are ordered with the plastic cover kit. The cover is installed on the Altitude 300-2™ after all cable connections and antenna adjustments are made and after the unit is locked or secured. To install the plastic cover place it directly over the box and line up the antenna slots in the cover with the antenna tubes on the box.
BETA DRAFT HARDWARE INSTALLATION Painting The Plastic Cover. The plastic cover can be painted to match a decor with any paint that is suitable for polycarbonate plastic. The plastic light pipe must be removed before painting. The light pipe assembly can be gently popped off using a screwdriver that is slipped into the small lips provided on the light pipe. After painting, reinstall the light pipe by snapping it back in place. NOTE Painting the antennas is not recommended. Ordering The Plastic Cover Kit.
BETA DRAFT WARNING! The Altitude 300-2™ is not designed for outdoor use or sites that exceed its environmental specifications. Mounting Below A Hard Ceiling The Altitude 300-2™ may be installed underneath a hard ceiling where wall anchors are used to mount the bracket. Select the orientation for the bracket remembering that that integrated antennas are on the side and to the back of the Altitude 300-2i™. Use the bracket as a template to mark the holes on the ceiling.
BETA DRAFT HARDWARE INSTALLATION plenum rated, see the National Electric Code, NEC, Section 300-22(C). Equipment above the hanging ceiling should be secured to the T-Bars using a box hanger (not supplied). The universal mounting bracket has been designed to work with box hangers such as those from B-Line or Caddy, see Figure 11: Above The Ceiling Box Hanger Mount on page 20. Examples of these T-Bar box hangers products are: B-Line model: BA50A, www.cooperbline.com Caddy model: 512-BU, www.erico.
BETA DRAFT Mounting On A Wall The Altitude 300-2™ can be mounted on a vertical surface using the universal mounting bracket supplied. The vertical position should be with the Ethernet cable and lock hasp pointing up. Select the location for the unit and use the bracket as a template to mark the holes in the ceiling. For each of the four plastic anchors supplied with the unit, drill 4.8 mm (3/16”} pilot holes, 24.5 mm (1”) deep. If wall anchors are not being used drill 3.2 mm (1/8”) holes, 1 inch (25.
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BETA DRAFT A SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications Maximum Number Of Tunable Channels 802.11a FCC/IC: 13 ETSI: 4 France: 8 Spain: 8 MMK: 4 802.11b FCC/IC: 1-11(3 non-overlapping) ETSI: 1-13 (3 non-overlapping) France: 10-14 (2 non-overlapping) Spain: 10-11 (1 non-overlapping) MKK: 1-14 (4 non-overlapping) Data Rate 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps per channel 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps per channel 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps per channel Operating Frequency 802.11a 5.15 ~ 5.
BETA DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS Maximum Output Power (Note that the maximum allowable setting varies with individual country regulations) 802.11a 5.15 ~ to 5.25 GHz: 16 dBm 5.25 ~ to 5.35 GHz: 19 dBm 5.725 ~ to 5.85 GHz: 19 dBm 802.11b 17 dBm 802.11g 15 dBm Radio Configurations Dual band: 2.4 GHz ISM and 5 GHz UNII/ISM Dual channel: one 802.11a and one 802.11b/g Number of Clients Greater than 256 Network Configuration Infrastructure Power supply Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Standard: IEEE 802.
BETA DRAFT General Specifications Emissions FCC Part 15.107 and 15.109 (C1ass B) IECS-003 (Canada) VCCI (Japan) EN 301.489-1 and -17 (Europe) Safety CSA 22.2 No. 950-95 UL 1950 UL 2043 EN60950 IEC60950 Radio Approvals FCC Part 15.247, 15.401-15.407 RSS-139-1, RSS-210 (Canada) EN 301.893, 300.328 (Europe) ARIB STD-T71, Telec 33B (Japan) AS 4268.2 (Australia) AS/NZS 354B (Australia and New Zealand) Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.11a/b/g IEEE 802.
BETA DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS Table 4: 802.11b/g Radio Modulation/Rates Sensitivity (dBm) DSSS-DBPSK (1Mbps) b -91 DSSS-DQPSK (2 Mbps) b -88 CCK-DBPSK (5.
BETA DRAFT B Maximum Distance Table Important Notice Maximum distances posted below are actual tested distance thresholds for the Altitude 300-2i™ with integrated antenna. However, there are many variables such as barrier composition and construction and local environmental interference that may impact your actual distances and cause you to experience distance thresholds far lower than those we post below. Table 5: 802.11a Maximum Distances 802.
BETA DRAFT Maximum Distance Table Table 7: 802.11g Maximum Distances 802.11g Wireless Products Maximum Distance Table, Integrated Antenna Speed and Distance Ranges EnvironmentalCondition 54 Mbps 18 Mbps 6 Mbps OutdoorEnvironment1 34 m (110 ft) 104 m (340 ft) 198 m (650 ft) IndoorEnvironment2 20m (65ft) 46 m (150 ft) 61 m (200 ft) 1. Outdoor Environment: A line-of-sight environment with no interference or obstruction between the wireless port and clients. 2.
BETA DRAFT C Integrated Dual Band Antenna Pattern The Altitude 300-2i™ has two integrated dual band antennas. The characteristics of the antennas are given in the tables and figures below. Table 8: Integrated Antenna Electrical Specification Frequency range 2.4 GHz - 2.5 GHz 5.12 GHz 1 5.875 GHz Gain1 1.5 dBi 4.5 dBi Polarization Linear, vertical Linear, vertical 1. Exclusive of internal cable loss: for 5 GHz band, 0.8 dB; for 2.4 GHz band, 0.5 dB.
BETA DRAFT Integrated Dual Band Antenna Pattern Figure 15: Antenna Radiation Pattern Reference Diagram 22 Altitude 300-2 Getting Started Guide
BETA DRAFT D COMPLIANCES FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
BETA DRAFT COMPLIANCES Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
BETA DRAFT E Power Over Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments The Altitude 300-2™ complies with the IEEE P802.3af specification in its support of two modes of power delivery on the RJ-45 Ethernet jack. Table 7 shows the pins that are used to deliver -48 volts to the wireless port and Figure 14 shows the RJ-45 connector's pin number assignment. The Summit 300-48™ uses the MDI, Mode A to deliver power to the Altitude 300-2™.
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BETA DRAFT F Ethernet Connector Pin Number Assignment Wireless Port - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad Hoc - An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with LAN adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Altitude 300-2™ - Extreme Networks’ secure enterprise grade, scalable, and manageable wireless port. The Altitude 300-2™ supports two radio channels: one 802.11a channel and one 802.
BETA DRAFT Ethernet Connector Pin Number Assignment 28 Altitude 300-2 Getting Started Guide
