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Internal-Antenna Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Quick Installation Guide

March 16, 2004

Internal-Antenna Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Quick

Installation Guide

Internal-Antenna Nortel Netwo rks WLAN - Access Point Quick Installation Guide

System Release 2.0

This Guide contains several sections allowing you to install an AS-1200-BG-INT or AS-1200-ABG-INT

Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. These models contain internal 802.11a and 802.11b/g antennas

and no connectors for optional external antennas.

If you are installing an AS-1200-BG-EXT or AS-1200-ABG-EXT Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point or

an AS-1200-ABG-EXT-RE Nortel Networks WLAN - Remote Edge Access Point (Remote Edge Access

Point) with internal 802.11a and 802.11b/g antennas and connectors for optional external 802.11a and

802.11b/g antennas, please refer to the External-Antenna Airespace Access Point Quick Installation

Guide.

• Overview

• Step 1: Collecting Required Tools and Supplies

• Step 2: Configuring the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Before Installation

• Step 3: Preparing Mounting Locations

• Step 4: Mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points

• Step 5: Returning MAC Information

• Planning Notes

• FCC Statements for Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points

ATTENTION!Special Considerati ons

While Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points have been engineered for easy installation, there are some

guidelines that are very important to the end users:

• PLACE Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points NO MORE THAN 140 FEET APART FROM EACH

OTHER. Placing Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points further apart almost always results in

poor coverage.

• DO NOT MOUNT Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points OUTSIDE BUILDINGS.

• DO NOT MOUNT Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points ON BUILDING PERIMETER WALLS

UNLESS THE OPERATOR WANTS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.

• MAKE SURE that plenum-mounted Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points are powered using

Power Over Ethernet (POE) to comply with safety regulations.

Summary of content (23 pages)

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Internal-Antenna Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Quick Installation Guide Internal-Antenna Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Quick Installation Guide System Release 2.0 This Guide contains several sections allowing you to install an AS-1200-BG-INT or AS-1200-ABG-INT Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. These models contain internal 802.11a and 802.11b/g antennas and no connectors for optional external antennas.
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• MAKE SURE THAT THE Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points ARE INSTALLED VERTICALLY. Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points ARE DESIGNED TO BE INSTALLED VERTICALLY, either standing up in a plenum or hanging from a ceiling, to create the largest coverage area per Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. Hanging the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point from the ceiling provides the best RF coverage. • DO NOT MOUNT Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point ANTENNAS WITHIN ONE METER (3 FT.) OF ANY METAL OBSTRUCTIONS.
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Overview Overview This guide is designed to provide you with the information needed to mount Nortel Networks WLAN Access Points (Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points). Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points are part of the innovative Nortel Networks 2200 series (Nortel Networks 2200 series), and require no manual configuration after they are mounted.
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Step 1: Collecting Required Tools and Supplies Step 1: Collecting Required Tools and Supplies • One Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point per location. • Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Mounting Kits, factory-supplied with each Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. • Optional Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Mounting Kits, factory-orderable. • Optional external AC-to-DC power supplies, factory-orderable.
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Step 2: Configuring the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Before Installation Step 2: Configuring the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Before Installation The following procedures are designed to make sure that your Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point physical installation goes smoothly and that initial operation is as expected. If you are unable to prepare your Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point for deployment, this Step also describes RMA (Return Material Authorization) procedures.
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• Alternatively, you may have a version 2.0 Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch that is part of a mobility group that can be reconfigured back and forth between Layer 2 and Layer 3 operation. If you do not have a mobility group of Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switches that can be reconfigured back and forth between Layer 2 and Layer 3 operation, refer to RMA Procedures later in this document to RMA your version 1.2 Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points. • If your version 1.
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g networks. If any part of the network is disabled in the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch, the corresponding YELLOW/AMBER/ORANGE LED remains off. - Note that the Red LED can light for a short period (10-20 seconds) when the AP reboots. If the RED LED comes on AND STAYS ON for more than a minute, disconnect the AP and call Nortel Networks Technical Support.
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Configuration Setup Configuration Setup Does My AP Qualify for this Procedure? • Does My AP Qualify for this Procedure? If your 2.0 or later version later Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point(s) cannot be configured for any other reason using the following procedure, refer to RMA Procedures later in this document. Configuration Steps for an Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Configuration Steps for an Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point 1.
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4. 5. - Make sure that a DHCP server is configured in the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch for both the Management Interface and AP-Manager Interface using the CLI, Web Browser, or WLAN Control System interface, and that the DHCP server is operating correctly. - Once the AP finds the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch, it attempts to download the new Operating System code if the AP code version differs from the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch code version.
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After completing Step 2: Configuring the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Before Installation for all Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points and Remote Edge Access Points, continue with Step 3: Preparing Mounting Locations.
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Step 3: Preparing Mounting Locations Step 3: Preparing Mounting Locations On your map, you should have the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point locations, mounting options, and power options. • Find the required mounting locations. • Use the ceiling-mount base to mark the wall or ceiling locations for sheet metal, drywall, or other screws.
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external antenna cable(s), optional power supply cable, and optional Kensington MicroSaver Security Cable into the sides of the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. Figure - Factory-Orderable Mounting Brackets • If necessary, drill holes for the various cables where they can be mostly hidden from casual view.
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Step 4: Mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points Step 4: Mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points Using the supplied or optional separately-orderable Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point mounting kits, mount each Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point in its indicated location, oriented as shown on the map.
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• Copy the MAC address(es) from the label(s) on the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point onto the corresponding location on the map. MAC addresses have the format 000B85xxxxxx. • Attach the ceiling-mount base to the bottom of the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point using the factory-supplied machine screws and washers. • Position the ceiling-mount base so its keyhole slots are partly on the drywall, sheet metal, or other screw heads installed in Step 3: Preparing Mounting Locations.
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Ceiling-Mount Clips Ceiling-Mount Clips When you are mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point on the extruded aluminium rails of a hanging ceiling, use the ceiling-mount clips to mount the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point as shown in the following figure and as described below: Figure - Assembling the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point and Ceiling-Mount Clips • Copy the MAC address(es) from the label(s) on the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point onto the corresponding location on the map.
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• Snap the ceiling-mount clips onto a hanging ceiling rail. Figure - Clipping the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point and Ceiling-Mount Clips to a Hanging-Ceiling Rail • Attach the cables to the sides of the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. Note: Make sure the cables are routed away from the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point antennas.
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Note: The Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point threaded holes have precision-depth threads. Do not overtighten the screws, or the bracket will not fit under the screw heads. Figure - Assembling the Mounting Screws and Spring Washers to the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point • Copy the MAC address(es) from the label(s) on the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point onto the corresponding location on the map. MAC addresses have the format 000B85xxxxxx.
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• Attach the cables to the sides of the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. Note: Make sure the cables are routed away from the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point antennas. Note: When the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point is powered up and is associated with an Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch (Green/Power and Yellow/802.11b/g and/or Yellow or Amber/802.11a LEDs lit), the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point begins broadcasting its beacon signal(s).
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Note: Make sure the side of the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point with the door is facing away from the wall. This ensures that the correct antenna is facing the building, and makes future upgrades easier. Note: If the screws do not securely hold the bracket, remove the Nortel Networks WLAN Access Point and adjust the screws until they securely hold the bracket.
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Step 5: Returning MAC Information Step 5: Returning MAC Information When you have completed the installations as outlined in Step 4: Mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN Access Points, return the MAC addresses and their locations on the maps or floor plans to the network planner or manager.
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Planning Notes Planning Notes About Cables About Cables • You will run one CAT-5 Ethernet cable from the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point to the (UNUSED PRODUCT), another network device, or a PoE injector/hub. When the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point will be mounted below the ceiling using the ceiling mount or wall mount brackets, you may have to drill a hole into the ceiling plenum to run the CAT-5 cable to the wiring closet.
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• When you are mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point out from a wall (flat sides along the room or hallway), use the projection-mount L-bracket supplied with the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. Use the L-bracket to mark the sheet metal, drywall, or other screw locations. • When you are mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point against a wall (flat Side A toward the inside of the building), use the flush-mount bracket supplied with the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point.
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Safety Considerations Safety Considerations • The 2230 Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points with or without external antenna ports are only intended for installation in Environment A as defined in IEEE 802.3af. All interconnected equipment must be contained within the same building including the interconnected equipment's associated LAN connections.