User's Manual

12 Wireless Mesh Node User Guide

AC power transformer and line cord selection

Easy Installation

Unpacking

Your HotPort indoor mesh node package contains the following items:

• HotPort indoor mesh node

• AC power transformer. US-only units will include a US cord; all other units

will include three different cords.

• Antennas. Single-band units will have one pair; dual-band units will have

two pair.

• CD containing user documentation and HotView network management

software

• Wireless Mesh Node User Guide (this document)

• End user license agreement

• Product warranty card

Note: The HotPort 3100 series and 3500 series mesh nodes are indoor-only

products. Any modiﬁcation to the hardware or software or enhancement

of this product for use outdoors is strictly prohibited and will void your

warranty.

Connections

Attach antennas

Select the proper pair of antennas for the spectrum to be used by your mesh

(2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) and attach them to the threaded connectors on the rear

of the HotPort enclosure. Tighten ﬁrmly by hand to ensure a good connec-

tion and to prevent the antennas from coming loose. Use only antennas

provided by Firetide. Do not use one 2.4 GHz and one 5 GHz antenna. Use of

other antennas not endorsed by Firetide for use with your unit is prohibited.

Connect Ethernet devices

Plug up to four Ethernet devices into the rear ports on the HotPort enclo-

sure. If you need additional ports, you can connect a small switch to the

HotPort node. However, keep in mind that all devices connected to the

switch will share the wireless bandwidth of the HotPort node.

Note: By default, all ports are enabled for use with any device on the mesh.

However, the port function and the VLAN access of each port can be changed

using the HotView mesh management software. Keep this in mind when

selecting a port for each device.

Add power

1. Connect the appropriate country-speciﬁc power cord to the HotPort

power transformer and plug the other end into an AC power source.

2. Plug the small power cord from the power transformer into the HotPort

node ‘power’ connector. All of the front panel LEDs will illuminate mo-

mentarily before switching to their normal function. For a description of

the LED functions, see page 6.

3. Start up all the Ethernet devices if they are not already on.