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Installing the Meru Air Point 100

Installing the Meru Air Point 100 1

Revision 0.1, September 2003 (9/22/03)

Installing the Meru Air

Point 100

This document describes how to physically install a Meru Air Point 100 wireless

network access point.

Unpacking the Access Point

Confirm that the following are in the access point package:

z Access Point

z Mounting bracket

z Light-pipe extender

z Two small mounting screws

z Registration card

z This guide

Installation Requirements

There are four ways of mounting the access point:

z On a horizontal surface, such as a table or a desk.

z On a vertical surface, usually a wall.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Installing the Meru Air Point 100 This document describes how to physically install a Meru Air Point 100 wireless network access point. Unpacking the Access Point Confirm that the following are in the access point package: z Access Point z Mounting bracket z Light-pipe extender z Two small mounting screws z Registration card z This guide Installation Requirements There are four ways of mounting the access point: z On a horizontal surface, such as a table or a desk. z On a vertical surface, usually a wall.
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Installing the Access Point z Underneath a horizontal surface, usually a ceiling. z Above a ceiling tile.
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Installing the Access Point z Relatively unobstructed access to the mobile stations that it will serve z A power-over-Ethernet connection to the network switch servicing the controller The access point communicates with mobile stations using radio waves like those used by cordless phones. These radio waves can go through walls, floors, and windows, but all of these reduce the range. Find a location where the radio waves can get to the mobile station with as little obstruction as possible.
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Installing the Access Point — 3/16-inch holes if you are using plastic anchors — 1/8-inch holes if you are using only the screws 3. If you are using plastic anchors, install them in the holes. 4. Screw in the screws most of the way, so that the screw head is about 1/16 of an inch from the wall. 5. Mount the access point on the screws, placing the circular portion of the keyhole mounts over the screw heads and sliding the access point down. 6. Point the antennas down. 7.
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Installing the Access Point 7. Slide the access point into the mounting bracket as shown in the following diagram. Slide the bracket’s feet over the two feet of the access point closest to the keyhole mounts. Figure 2: Attaching the Access Point to the Mounting Bracket #6 screw Slide into bracket #6 screw Attach with mounting screws 8. Position the small holes on the bracket over the small holes on the back of the access point. Use two screws supplied to attach the bracket to the access point. 9.
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LED Activity LED Activity After the Air Point 100 access point is connected, the LEDs near the RJ-45 connector should light. Figure 3: RJ-45 LEDs Link present: yellow = 100MB; green = 10MB Ethernet activity The green LED on the left indicates that Ethernet activity is taking place. The LED on the right indicates that an Ethernet link is present. If this LED is yellow, the link is a 100BaseT link. If this LED is green, the link is a 10BaseT link.
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Other Sources of Information Other Sources of Information This guide is part of the Meru wireless LAN documentation set, which also includes: z Meru Air Traffic Control System Command-Line Interface Reference, which provides an alphabetic listing of all of the commands available through the Meru controller’s console interface.
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Safety Precautions Safety Precautions Inside antennas must be positioned to observe minimum separation of 20 cm. (~ 8 in.) from all users and bystanders. For the protection of personnel working in the vicinity of inside (downlink) antennas, the following guidelines for minimum distances between the human body and the antenna must be observed. WARNING! The installation of an INDOOR antenna must be such that, under normal conditions, all personnel cannot come within 20 cm. (~ 8.0 in.
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Safety Precautions FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CAUTION: Changes or modifications to the Meru Air Point 100 access point which are not expressly approved by Meru Networks could void your authority to operate this equipment.
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Safety Precautions 10 Installing the Meru Air Point 100 Revision 0.