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90-100832-000 Rev 5Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Access Point Quick Installation Guide 3
OverviewOverview
This guide is designed to provide you with the information needed to mount OAW-1200BGE and
OAW-1200ABGE Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Access Points and OAW-1200ABGR Alcatel OmniAccess
Remote Edge Access Points (OmniAccess 1200R APs). OmniAccess APs and OmniAccess 1200R APs are
part of the innovative Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Enterprise Platform (Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless
System), and require no manual configuration after they are mounted.
This document assumes that a site survey has been performed as described in the Alcatel OmniAccess
Wireless Access Point Deployment Guide section in the Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Product Guide, that
OmniAccess AP and OmniAccess AP 1200R locations and mounting options have been selected, and
that you have one OmniAccess AP or OmniAccess AP 1200R per indicated location.
After the site survey is done, you should have a map indicating the following:
• AP and OmniAccess AP 1200R locations.
• AP and OmniAccess AP 1200R mounting options: in the middle of a ceiling/hallway, projecting
away from the wall, or flat against the wall.
• AP and OmniAccess AP 1200R power options: power supplied by the AC-to-DC power supply
orderable from the factory, or Power over Ethernet (PoE) from the OmniAccess Wireless Switch,
another network device, or a PoE injector/hub (usually located in a wiring closet).
If you do not have a map, make one so you can record the MAC addresses from each location and
return them to the to the person who is planning or managing this wireless network.
Refer to the following sections to install the OmniAccess APs.
Note: When mounting OmniAccess APs and OmniAccess 1200R APs, make sure to maintain a
20 cm (8 in.) separation between the OmniAccess APs or OmniAccess 1200R APs and
bystanders to comply with FCC RF exposure regulations. Refer to the FCC Statements for
OmniAccess APs section for more information.
For more details about OmniAccess AP and OmniAccess AP 1200R installations, refer to the Planning
Notes section at the end of this document.