Avaya AP 8120, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 Release 1 0 Document Revision 01 AD NN47251 302 ...

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Page 5: ...13 Wall installation recommendations 13 Radio safety advisories 13 Radio frequency advisories 14 Additional radio safety advisories 14 Access Point 8120 installation 15 Mounting a wireless LAN access point on a wall 15 Installing an Access Point with a ceiling grid adaptor 17 Installation tools and utilities 21 Installation hardware and tools 21 Access Point Troubleshooting 23 Appendix 25 IEEE 802...

Page 6: ...6 Legend 26 Common antenna terminology 27 27 Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 NN47251 302 01 AD 10 May 2010 ...

Page 7: ...indoor installations only It does not accept the connection of external antennas The AP 8120 requires hardware installation only Access point configuration is performed on the WC 8180 after installation and connection to the network WARNING The installation of the Access Point 8120 should only be performed by qualified service personnel Read and follow all warning notices and instructions on the p...

Page 8: ...t view The following diagram illustrates the front view of the Access Point 8120 Access Point 8120 rear view The following diagram illustrates the rear view of the Access Point 8120 Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 NN47251 302 01 AD 10 May 2010 ...

Page 9: ...ounting options The access point can be mounted on the following types of surfaces Suspended T bar ceiling Junction box Solid surface wall or ceiling Attention The solid surface mounting option requires CAT 5 cable that does not have strain relief Other mounting options can use CAT 5 cable with or without strain relief Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 NN47251 302 01 AD 10 May 2010 ...

Page 10: ...urrently not experiencing any traffic activity Blinking green Associated client is sending or receiving traffic Blinking amber Non associated client is sending and receiving traffic Alternating green and amber The radio is unable to transmit due to excessive radio interference or the radio has failed 5 GHz Unlit The radio is disabled or currently not experiencing any traffic activity Blinking gree...

Page 11: ...on to a Wireless Controller 8180 This port is used to indirectly connect an access point to a WC 8180 through an intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 network The access point can receive power and data through the RJ 45 port Use a Category 5 CAT 5 cable with straight through signaling and standard RJ 45 connectors to connect to a network device The AP 8120 supports 802 3af An Avaya approved power injec...

Page 12: ... operate it outdoors Attention To reduce the possibility of connection interference caused by dust clean the CAT 5 connector pins before inserting a cable into an AP The following table lists the pin signals for the 10 100 1000 Ethernet straight through wiring Pins 4 5 7 and 8 are used when Avaya Power over Ethernet PoE is enabled on the port Wireless Controller 8180 Pin Function 1 Bidirectional p...

Page 13: ...tch is already installed and configured for the access points you can immediately verify the cable connection when you plug the cable into the RJ 45 port on the AP CAUTION AP 8120 access points are designed to receive power only from an 802 3af compliant source or an Avaya approved power injector Connecting an AP to a Power over Ethernet PoE device that is not approved by Avaya can damage the equi...

Page 14: ...n the radiating elements and all persons Additional radio safety advisories WARNING Install this device in such a manner as to maintain a minimum of 20 cm 7 9 inches separation distance between the radiating elements and all persons This safety warning conforms with FCC radio frequency exposure limits WARNING Do not operate the AP near unshielded blasting caps or in an otherwise explosive environm...

Page 15: ...les marked A may be used If wall anchors have threaded diameters of less than 3 5mm the holes marked A and the holes marked B may be used All wall anchors must have a head diameter of less than 10mm or the wall mounting bracket cannot be installed over them Perform the following procedure to mount a wireless LAN access point on a wall Procedure steps Step Action 1 Locate the appropriate position o...

Page 16: ...ead and the wall 3 Slip the wall bracket over the heads of the screws and slide the bracket to the right as viewed facing the wall 4 Tighten the screws to secure the wall mounting bracket tightly against the wall 5 Align the mounting tabs on the bottom of the access point sheet metal enclosure with the vertically oriented keyhole slots in the mounting bracket Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 N...

Page 17: ...a ceiling grid adaptor The ceiling grid adaptor comes with two interlocking bracket parts The larger bracket includes keyhole shaped slots which mate with tabs on the under surface of the AP and a threaded hole that mates with the captive thumbscrew on the AP The smaller bracket also includes a captive fastener and it can be oriented with respect to the larger bracket in two different ways corresp...

Page 18: ...le installing pay attention to the width of the grid strip in order to ascertain the appropriate orientation for the smaller bracket which is installed next 4 Mount the interlocking small bracket to the large bracket and clamp the two pieces together on the grid The smaller bracket has tabs formed into it which engage slots in the larger tab This allows the two parts to slide together and lock to ...

Page 19: ...carefully slide the access point onto the ceiling grid bracket assembly If the access point and the bracket assembly are correctly engaged it should be possible to engage the access points captive thumbscrew into the threaded tab provided on the ceiling grid bracket 6 Make electrical connections and return ceiling tiles End Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 NN47251 302 01 AD 10 May 2010 ...

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Page 21: ...ption Required hardware and tools Included with the product Universal mounting bracket Yes T bar clamp Yes Box cutter No Small screwdriver 3 mm or 1 8 inch No Ceiling installations Junction box No Universal mounting bracket Yes Small screwdriver 3 mm or 1 8 inch No Wall mounting 2 Phillips head screwdriver No Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 NN47251 302 01 AD 10 May 2010 ...

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Page 23: ...following table For descriptions of all the LEDs see Status Light emitting diode LED page 10 Health or LINK LED appearance Diagnosis Remedy Not solid green AP radio needs to be enabled Enable at least one of the radios If the LED is still not solid green try the remedy listed in this table based on the LEDs appearance Unlit AP is not receiving power Check the CAT 5 cable connections Do the followi...

Page 24: ...rsists enable a radio or place a radio in sentry mode Solid amber AP is waiting to receive boot instructions and a configuration file from a WC 8180 Wait a few seconds for the boot process to begin If the LED remains amber try the remedies for the other health LED appearances If the LED still remains amber ensure the AP is securely connected to its PoE source and to the network Avaya WLAN 8100 Ins...

Page 25: ... 457 2 456 2 467 2 472 2 484 Legend 11 Channels 1 through 11 inclusive U S based 13 Channels 1 through 13 inclusive EU based 14 Channels 1 through 14 inclusive Japan based 5 15 to 5 35 GHz bands IEEE mode 11a 11a 11a 11a 11a 11a 11a 11a Channel number 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 Frequency GHz 5 18 0 5 20 0 5 22 0 5 24 0 5 26 0 5 28 0 5 30 0 5 32 0 5 470 to 5 725 GHz bands IEEE mode 11a 11a 11a 11a 11a...

Page 26: ...umber 149 153 157 161 165 Frequency GHz 5 745 5 765 5 785 5 805 8 825 Legend 1 Channels 36 40 44 48 2 Channels 52 56 60 64 4 Channels 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 7 Channels 149 153 157 161 165 All combinations such as 1 2 7 represent all of the channels listed in the separate sections of 1 2 and 7 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 149 153 157 161 165 Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 NN47...

Page 27: ... Directional Refers to the antenna coverage pattern A directional antenna focuses its lobe or radiated energy in a particular direction In general as the gain of a directional antenna increases the radiating beamwidth or lobe decreases This design increases the transmitted power and communication distance in a specific direction at the expense of uniform coverage as compared to an omnidirectional ...

Page 28: ...rn as a vertical cross section as if looking directly at the antenna from the side H Plane graph The horizontal plane graph shows the radiated antenna coverage pattern as a horizontal cross section as if looking directly at the antenna from above Avaya WLAN 8100 Installation AP 8120 NN47251 302 01 AD 10 May 2010 ...